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THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT V *» » rv r,A , JULY 13, 1920. HOME CAN Nils J NECESSARY THIS YEAR. Home canning™of utmost impor¬ tance during the war—will bo just as important this year, according to present indicatons us they are viewed ny the United States Department of Agriculture. The shortage of labor on the farms ingkes it necessary for the canneries to pay high prices for :he commodities that will be canned later in ihe season. Labor ui the can n ig factories is expensive and diffi¬ cult; to obtain. Everything, from cans to cartuge costs, has increased in pt.ee, and transportuiion is slow and nu<re expensive than it. was in war times. All this increase must be paid by the ultimate consumer; and .uere is not even assurance that there will be enough canned products to go uround. The solution is home can rung. That siigor is higher in price than it has been hitherto is advanced by tome a* a reason for canning either less fruit or nothing but vegetables; but unless one intends to give up j sweets altogether there seems no good reason for not using canned fruit on account of high-priced sy gar. There are few desserts that do cot take from one-half to one cup of sugar, and no dessert is more health -1 fui than fruit. It is not necessary to I use such thick syrup us was used in j I the days of plenty. A 10 per cent sy-j nip made of one part sugar and 9’ parts water will ... make , palatable * , • j any | | of the acid fruits. Such fruits as ap pies, pineapples, and the like can be ! canned without , In , fact, ordt- i sugar. nary glucose or corn sirup may be substituted for sugar in making the i I sirup. A palatable sirup is made by | mixing 1-2 cup sugar, 1 cup glucose, and 8 cups of water. It requires about 7 ounces of su gar for a pint jar. One cup of sugar will make 10 cups of sirup. A pound of sugar will make 20 cups. This last amount wall be sufficient for 20 pints of canned fruit. Where the 10 per cent sirup is used the cost of the su¬ gar to can a pint jar is 1 1 -2 cents whit sugar at 30 cents a pound. It is not expensive after all. o THE WORLD’S PRODUCTION OF GOLD. : . Estimated for 1919 and 1920. ! I The United States Geological Sur ■ vey, Department of the Interior, has . preliminary figures ... given out some showing the production of gold thru ’ the world in 1919. The produe tion it) the United States was $i>8,- 286,19«; Canada is-reported to have produced j . $14,0o/,UUU, nu»ui *pio,» t - ^ Australia (not including New New Zealand /.eaiunu of of the me islands^, Islands I $’ n l - , 268,000; the Transvaal, $171,640,- 123; Rhodesia and West Airich,.$18, . 631,070. There was a probably large decrease in the production of gold in Russia and Siberia in 1919. Some increase was probably made in the output of Central America and South America, » . which, . • , however, . doubt- . was , less offset by .decreases In the out put of other countries The incom plete , , returns . now available indicate that the world’s production of gold 9 in I9t9 waa between $346,060,000. and $350,000,000. The: world’s pro ; f duetion in 1918 amounted to $380,- ‘' a 924,500. „, rfw , : •, 1 Tfee Geological Survey further states thut information received dur the first 1920 indl- . .. ing six months ot , cates a still further decrease in the Producuon urodnetion of ot gold gold in in the ur United untttu . States and that the output for the year wiil-probablv be less than $50, 000,000. The. production in Alaska, Colorado, Califfirnia, Oregon, and; will b. much ta» in ml than it was in 1919, because water is Very short, for placer mining and| ft • tpany stainp mills are closed. Canada | as a whole may increase its output, although t^ie production of the Yukon t districts ,will he smaller than last . year. The qptput of Russia can pot; be estimated. That of Australia will' show a decrease. That of South..Af¬ rica and South America will proba¬ of bly show no radical decrease. Accord¬ ing to Geological Survey the indica¬ tions are that the decrease in the world’s production of gold in 1920 will not be so great-as it was iu 1919. ; ,i Book* For Summer Reeding The Home Base has on hand seve¬ ral very helpful books written by out own women that it is well for ever; member of our. auxiliaries to know If you have not read them, order a once.fur ypar summer reading. of ’ \Yhy and How,.” A history of the Home Miss.^i Society written in ajovy form for children and young people By Mary Helm. Price, 3.1* cents': Beautiful Gem.” The heart sto “A ry of 1 '.- Chinese girl, the firs! gradu¬ of ate from the Laura Haygood Memo¬ rial. By, Jane Watkins. Price, 50 cents. “in Bethany House." By Mary Elizabeth Smith. Price, $1.25. “The Days of June.” By Mary Culler White. Price, 50 cents. “Poj.umie.” A Korean story. By EUasue Wagner. Price »0 cents. “Kim Su Bang.” A Korean story. By EUasue Wagner. Priee, 60 cents. I- INTRODUCTION. Way hack in the schedule, lie fore th* Athletics had won a world’s ehamplon elilp. a letter was brought to niy office, written by an old player, Introducing Henry Beach Needham. In It I was asked to permit Mr. Needham to accom¬ pany our club in order to give him il chance to write some magazine articles baseball. He sat on tlie bench with me In this lea, l T eba,1 ', ° f by that I mean what g , is sometimes 1 for want of a better name, "inside Hike all American boys, tie played the game as a kid and he was ardent tan, the kind that pulls for you or losing. His magazine iirtlr-leij, publlslied after trip, were the first of the kind printed America. Then, as now, baseball tilled spm-e in th* pape.rs, but Mr Need was the first writer to introduce ihe j e ct Into magazines of general interest was on the bench with ns in that Athletics »«yenteerr-l lost the nn pennant ingH game to Detroit when I i9n» He visited me a year later when ‘ collaborated on a series of baseball coming to live netu Phlladel he became a frequent visitor al my as well as a regular attendant al ; »»'" <>«.* cr family the club ■ there was nobody so well i with the game as played by | Athletics, or who so intimately under- '! mV n “ ,lh0df '' a8 Henry Bea ° h Neetl In the full of 1913 lie came to my house nevv * tl1 11 manuscript in hi i hand. at ease, even though we were for a pennant, he did not tell what the typewriting was about. he said to me: “Connie, 1 want you to read this story— baseball story. It’s what I’ve learned you, used as a basis for fiction. of the characters you’ve met. One— Ford—you’ll never admit you reoojr I’ve tried to write a baseball story will not make the fans sore because technicalities of the game are wrong, ttiat will interest the general reader, he or she ever saw a K.um; or Head it, please, ami tell me—with frankness—If I’ve delivered the ’ ry Before I say what 1 thought of It right ft the bat, I want to make you under if 1 can, in vvlmt attitude of mind 1 knew 1 couldn't believe i liked the it’ l didn’t, and 1 knew 1 was going be har<1 to P |Paae - A manager has to »ome one hundred and fifty games reason, and wiiile we always try to win, we’re out to win every time, it ’t every game, no matter, how dose the that gets us worked up and excited. ; I likely to be so oyer a game on ' Well, the ball game described in “The ; kept me guessing. To a man like * had read nothing hut straight w, > , > piayera before the public, it was idling me napping to «prin^ on ine a j story with unfamiliar names, yet live big-league players—a story that my excUod lnU , re8t from beKinnln(j end. It’s a new position tor me to crltie. But I have strong in what I tlunk. by the enthu approval whtcli "The Jinx" and Needham stories received from TZr7VoT^°«l ot\%Z i am set against tt ts tile gamblers and P followers who batten on the na game and who would destroy It it could, to serve their own greedy '' lc ' 8lnK - an<1 retiring to th n, i want to say that, despite what satd of the grand players of ti.e past, is growing each season Into a a more fascinating game. Natu therefore the plHyer ls improvlnK stars of today may be eclipsed by 8tars of •"■noriow. So with baseball But that will be day after tomor , w . s.., me, and It ought to suit you-plsyer, ! n or mother of a baseball crank. That 1 may forget, as did this manager, how you are while reading on edge of your easy chair Is the wish of CONNIE MACK. SYNOPSIS. T.— Hts star pitcher definitely out ihe irnme, throuvii illness. Tris Ford, of tlie famous baseball team, Giant-Killers, secures Barney Larkin, twirier, but eccentric and dissi¬ and after a nerve-shattering sea¬ the Giant-Killers win the pennant ln American league. Gamblers, without reason, hel heavily against the in the world’s champion games -with the "Phillies." Winton king of second basemen and main hope at the bat, is kidnaped the first game. PART k The Star's Disappearance., in the visitors’ room of University hospital, which stank iodoform, Tris Ford, manager of Giant-killers, waited uneasily. Up¬ reposeful as belli ted tlie true the resident bacteriologist through his microscope. Be¬ this revealing instrument, on a drop slide, was a liquid glob¬ of bouillon taken from a culture typhoid bacilli. Keenly the disease detective ob¬ tlie care-free bacteria in tlieir sports. Some of the wrigglers in a continuous round of Others tore through and looped the loop as though invisible monoplanes. Those socially Inclined tangoed In But not oue bacillus was All acre in turmoil. The cul %vas .. p „ 0ll » : alm ost cruel cunning. tj>e_ba» j i \Wj/l '• eDowble yv i; 1 f< st k. i t n ! U> flf HeniipBeucli Needham * \ 1LLU S TR ATED ‘ZZ f v * • & by 1 c + l. ~ IRVIN MTERf Copyright, by Doubioday, Page and Co eiirian expert pfeclpitafeitTa flny quan¬ tity of blood solution into u minute amount of the culture, and deftly transferred the combination drop to a fresh slide. The base of the solution used was the blood of Bill Dart, pitching rnain stay of the Giant-killers. Curiously the resident bacteriologist awaited results. In the minutes there was to be noted a gradual quiescence ' , ln the movements of the , wrigglers, They ceased their mad pranks and set tied down its If overtaken with languor, 0n# , hy nne th4! t , ul>H)h lately static, curling tip in groups and going to sleep in a conglomerate muss, like so many young pups. In a quur ter of an hour there was not a sign of life. The bacteriologist had brought his experiment to a successful conclu sion. An interne came to Tris Ford and reported. Tiff* manager of the Giant killers got a dose of Jieuvy language ! ,n ... u w . h , '" h „ n 1,1 , ri 1 h,,«| hnsls K was laid h,ld on “Widal Widal * ,J >*«m» T«, Something assertively final about tilt ! surprisingly intelligible medical tern "nosftdvc" “You mean he’s got it?" asked Ford The interne majestically inclined hit j : i | : i <** j j ;y /'V s / am ■M 1 '/ m > / ■a WM X 2 m y 1 j \ i ; ! : j i | Mean He’s Got It?” asked **•' There Is not a shadow of A , . positive reaction typhoid.' A IUll<1 ‘' ase? can t tell? • i Not with certainty, of course. bacteriologist informed ine behavior of the bacilli after the of the blood solution and tla ure would indicate a pronounced of typhoid, probably a severe Poor. Bill, ** said Tris, half to him Then In a tone of authority lie lnt erne; “Everything to he done to make Mr. Dart com and to get him well, Don't to save a nickel. Our club will it. I’ll call again soon. Good Walking to the trolley, Tris Ford to three important conclusions; First—To count Bill Dart out fpt the entire season (not a fortnight old) and recast his campaign without tnk tug his most valued pitcher into ac¬ count. Second—To write to the surgeon general. United States army, and learn all about the Inoculation of officer* and enlisted men as a preventive of typhoid fever. Third To go ln search of Bamej Larkin, who was touted as the great¬ est left-hand • outside the breust works of org! d baseball. Like tlie manager in tne war game, Trls Ford believed in preparedness. He was almost invariably forearmed, But be wasn’t prepared for tlie trick played him by a criminally negligent city which harbored a water supply devoted to the propagation of typhoid bacilli. Otherwise lie wouldn’t have thought for one moment of hitching up with two yards and fifteen stone of human trouble, even though said trouble did boast a phenomenal fast ball and beautiful control—“control not of the man, but of the ball. Not one of the other fifteen major league managers would have under¬ taken the job of handling Barney Lar¬ kin. Two had tried. It was Parke of Pittsburgh who discovered Larkin. For fully twenty-four hours after Larkin pitched Id's first big-league game, shut¬ ting out Cincinnati, Parke boasted of his find. Then abruptly he ceased to boast; and after two weeks, replete ^ with excitement for the Pirates, the ! ac cent li e performer wj^j. tiy e^Uis_un- i conditional release. When fhe lug wus over, Parke made this ment: ‘Tve seen some grand port and some ‘hud actors’ In my day, ! I Barney Larkin’s got’em all beat. Ing u ball and crooking his elbow seem j to he born in him. Reminds me of a j famous Irishman who boasted he could : fight n duel and drink a bowl of punch i between thrusts. And the more lie drunk the harder he fought. So with Barney. He can pitch, shut-out ball between drinks. The more hard liquor he puts away the faster his bail the better his control. I’m not Joking —drinking actually Improved his pitch¬ ing. But It didn’t have the. same ef¬ fect on other pluyers with our clut)— there was the devil to pay. No more Burneys for me. Undismayed by the Judgment o1 Parke, the manager of the grabbed Larkin, bragging; Observe me—I can handle any player who isn’t actually bughouse. *» Balldoni observed. It wasn’t gether what Barney Larkin did, al¬ though that was “a-plenty, It what he did to the Cincinnati team, When they next appeared in the East, one of the sporting writers salt! that nothing so disorganized had come out of Ohio since Coxey’s army. Gladly tlie “load of wild oats," as Burney hud come to he called, was given Ills un conditional release. lie was now officially designated ■ “free agent." Bnt where had his free dom taken him? There was a sure way to trace Bar- j ney Larkin. He loved the spotlight; no near statesman or Thespian of tlie' chorus sought the bright white light j more persistently. Barney was either in the newspapers or seeking to break Into print. Most generally he found the scribes in a receptive frame of mind. Barney Larkin was to the TZ " mn Hny du " dny ’ And ,he stor ?’ nine times out of ten, got on to the w, ™ nnd tyuv “ ,ed OVPr ,he ( * ou, * tr T Trlp \ oM f en <L out an “ S - °- S ‘” t,> Barney u I.arkln, , the sitorting editor of the North Star acting ns transmitter. - Tlie scribe wrot^a story about Bar- 1 ney, rehearsing his exploits with horsehlde and liighball, and winding up with the query: i “Has anyone seen Barney? Is he far from the madding crowd of fans, bumping along on the water wagon, or is he mixing tip drinks and pitching with his old-time abandon and ne’er failing skill? We repeat—has anyone Seen Barney lairkin?” | Back flew the answer: “Barney Is ln our midst." It cante from Ihinxsutawrtey, state of Pennsylvania. Tlie rest was merely the correspond ence of diplomacy, at which Tris-trant t’arling-ford was a lineal descendant of Charles Maurice Talleyrand. The culmination was a telegram from Larkin, sent collect reading; “Come on and get me." I The manager of the Giant-killers ! the first train for Punxsutawney, ! is a borouglt most inconvenient located northeast of the Smoky city. took with him a corpulent roll of i hills. Tris Ford knew that he buy Larkin's release—not from outlaw club, but from the titides of l’nnxsutawney. Up Center street and down the shady side, Ford and Barney tramped, mak¬ ing more calls titan the letter currier. There were the clothier, the shoe-store f[ le haberdasher, the laundry, the harlier, every bar In town, and botii hotels to pay, and the express com¬ pany. Barney owed the express com¬ pany for transportation charges on a bulldog! The oue thing that saved the enterprise from complete insol vency was the departure of the daily train for Pittsburgh at one o’clock in the afternoon. Tris Ford did not leave 1’uuxsutaw ney altogether in a cheerful attltnd' of mind, notwithstanding he had cap tured his quarry, tor the directors o> the outlaw club came to the train in i body ami thanked ihe big-league matt ; ager because he was taking Barne ' >ut of town. Even to the nuin of trot ^ nerve this was disquieting. In the’manner told was Barney Ltu kiu brought to the Giant-killers’ bat yard. His first appearance, notubl;. unlike most pitching inaugurals, wn an unalloyed triumph. Facing Detroit, which club was the: ;-o!nc strong, he let the Tigers dow ’ vithout a Hit. But twenty-seven nte went to bat. and of these Bame struck out fifteen—a record cotnmen ed upon to this day. ln tlie last innin with two out and that demon batsma. “the Geffrgia persimmon.” at baL Bn ney walked toward tlie grand stain stopped, and then motioned the crow to go home. “All over I” he insisted. The fans roared It. delight—am roa red louder still when he struck th( champion batter out. From that mo- ' ment Barney Larkin was the Idol of t jj e f uns There were times, many t i mes> w lien he caused Rill Dart, who was fighting disease and death In the hospital, to he forgotten by the heart j esg rooter, The eccentric left-hande beeping t !, e Giant-killers In th( the Also, he was keeping Trls For awake nights. No such prize problen' In manhandling had been put up b Ford in the twenty years of his man agement. Unerringly Tris had size up Barney Larkin. The manager knev that whenever Barney was pitehin; airtight ball—mowing ’em down—i was necessary to keep an eye on him about eighteen hours out of the twen¬ ty-four; “going good." he was most in cllneti to give rein to his bad habits, gut when he was in a slump he was not diflk’u itjto hamhe. This was Inf re- qnent. Tor he was continually" the other pitchers In the pumher of games pitched and In games won. . Early in his association with Bai^ ney Larkin, the manager of the Giant fc'uiers decided, first-of fill, that he must’let the unruly pitcher believe he 1 was fooling his boss, Every excuse must be accepted a's the ungllded truth; otherwise Harney would have to he disciplined, and that would mean in a short tlme’h'is release. Usually j Trts Ford was "wise." But there was that episode in St. Louis which lllu ruinates Barney’s character, wherein Trls was fooler! completely. It was on the Giant-killers’ second trip West, Bartiey was given an aft ernoon off. He went at once to a sa loon near the ball park and started lti by negotiating a loan of five dollars from tlie proprietor. After the money hart gone Into drink for himself and his hobo admirers, he struck the pro | ,,,-letor for five dollars more, j The saloonkeeper hesitated. As g» curlty for the loan Burney offered tt hang up" tlie gold t watch tab which admiring fans had presented to him j i in appreciation of his mighty pitch ‘i n g. Giving it to the proprietor, Bar ney made this proposition; “You let me have the five, which will make ten I owe you, and T’ll make Tris believe I’ve lost my fob. Then he'll advertise for it and offer a re¬ ward of ien dollars.” Battle;, got the second five and with our delay It passed over the bar U • Wiu Ji \h V ||| m t ik» I \ !|%i .P 'ill M r i |M»B . A . r | •^1 /> 4 i a / / Got the Second Five, and With¬ out Delay It Passed Over the Bar to the Proprietor in Exchange for More Liquor. Tests conducted at .the Geor a Experiment Station indicate that . Irish Cobbler and the Spau.U :-.g Rose, two popular spring crop \*r-i ties, may be used to advantage .or planting a second crop in the Sc int¬ ern states. The small tubers of :nes« varieties harvsted in May or -June ; may be saved and planted in Jul . r August, for a fall crop, but 'u.B »eed does not always give a goodl stand. To insure a good stand of Cobblers or Rose for a second rop, seed tubers similar to those used for spring planting should be held over in cold storage until time to plant the fall crop. Such seed sprouts quickly on being taken from cold storage, and the resulting plants, un¬ der favorable weather’ conditions, produce a good crop of medium s^eed tubers. These potatoes are sui'aiile for eating thruout the winter, or .{isy may be stored in a place where they will not freeze and used as seed for planting the next spring* crop. Irish Cobblers, Spaulding IJ>5e. and Red Bliss raised as a second civp at the Georgia Experiment SU4:'n in the fall of 1919 were used as 3eed for the spring crop of 1920. On liar vesting this crop June 22, it *. 3 -. found that the second crop or h un* •grown seed of these three varieties had produced yields whjch compared favorably with seed, ot the same v.-.r' eties obtained from Northern starts. The Red Bliss was*use~d~in cur tests, but we do npt advise people., o plant this yariety either as a sprl.g or fall crop, because It .is very sus¬ ceptible to insects and diseases a. d does not yield as well- as the other varieties. Where it is p.ossibie to- irrigate'tiu land fall crop potatoes may be plant¬ ed at any time in July, hut in uiiiribi gated soil a better stand will be oS tained if the seed is planted in damp cool soil, following rain. With the present snortage and re¬ sultant high price of Irifh potatoes, efforts should be made to produce a fall crop cf potatoes' for table use, and for seed with’ which to raise a spring crop. J. A. McClintock, Physiologist, Ga. Exp. Station. Comedy in Make-Up. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stock spent Sat¬ urday and Sunday visiting the form¬ er’s parents at Hays. Stock of all kinds look good. They came off ihe wheat pasture, in fine shape and how are en the grass.—Plainville (Kan.) Times. proprietor in exchange for Their (lie wild performer wan hack to the grounds. Trts that he was outside, and, as he needed a rescue pitcher tlie game, be sent for Barney. .came without protest and en¬ the clubhouse to dress. But Die of the battle turned in the Giant favor, and the left-hander wa^ called upon. Shortly before the game ended Larkin eahie upon the field excitement. He rushed up to the bench, exclaiming that had lost his gold watch fob. Aftei last tnnn was out Barney had willing baseball workers and umpires raking the field for the that the saloonkeeper was holding a reward! According to Barney’s prophecy Ford, kind-hearted - souL adver vo lot ihe. "lost keepsake. "Walt ng in Gtiicegn when the Giant-killer wa« a telegram, charges col which read: ’’P'ob found. Send tea dollar reward." But it wasn’t Barney’* escapades troubled the manager so much as effect his raw behavior might have the morale of the team. This. too. the acknowledged reputation by the Giaut-killerg sans Lar¬ of helog the cleauest and most buucb of ball piay^re In country. The club was proud of such a repu This was what worried Trls He Teh no anxiety lest Barney 'the team What the manager was a call-down from biz men. Perhaps something like “Loek a-here, Trial We care some¬ for our good name If you don’t. one Totten apple will spoil the whole It's a sure thing one rounder Barney Larkin will ruin nut repu-• for decency and geutlemiinty Barney leaves a red trail over the circuit; and we're getting of It. If you think there's noth to our profession excepi wlnnlm. games, whv well try someihiiiu And ill’s- -• ’’■ (Continued next week.) - NEW “MOTOR ALCOHOL” MADE FROM MOLASSES. Hail to lowly and sticky molasses! From it is being, produced “motor 'icohol”—a substitute for gasoline. Discovered by J. P. Foster, chem¬ ist of one of the big .sugar planta¬ tions on the island = of Maui, Hawaii, production within the next three months will be sufficient to furnish fuel for all cars on the islands should a gaoline shortage occur. According to the first reports of the new fuel, brought to San Fran ci#co by District Manager F. E. Car | ro jj of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber c f California v >• motor al L »» gives more power, greater mileage, easier starting and more freedom from carbon than gasoline; Ic can be used without an adjustment of the carburator. The new fuel is performing in au¬ tomobile, marine, stationary, truck and tractor engines, in a 36 hour test made with a 75 horsepower tractor the consumption of “motor alcohol” was four gallons an hour compared to four and- a half gallons .of gasoline in the same engine on the same work. Examination of the cy¬ linders showed most of the old Car¬ bon deposit removed ana the remain¬ der so soft it could be removed jvith the fingers.' Sugar plantations have been let¬ ting their molasses run to wfast* or burning it for potash recovery. Ni¬ trogen and phosphoric acid are $!sc valuable by-products of molasses. Now, however, production of the pew fuel is found to be more profitable than obtaining other by-products. At present there is enough mo¬ lasses available to produce 9,000,000 gallons of “motor alcohol”—enough to supply all automobiles in Hawaii. Development of this industry will re¬ lease shipping space formerly used for transporting gasoline from ihe Uni*ed States. , - •July 1, 1920 ’ SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES Iu the Southern states it is possi¬ ble to grow two crops of Irish pota¬ toes each year—a spring crop plant¬ ed from January to April and har¬ vested from April to August, and a fall crop planted in July" or August and harvested from October to De¬ cember. From Virginia south the Red iic Cormick variety, also called the Lookout Mountain, or Peach $low, has come into «eneral use for faA planting, because it grows well, and a good crop in the fall* un¬ good growing conditions. The White McCormick, a whi e strain of the above varier , also used to some extent* for fi ll ■ The crop resulting from the plant¬ of either of these varieties ;s for. human food, or as seed ' r the next fall. McCormick . potatoes user as a crop in the Southern su. a rank growth of tops, i. U a few small tubers; theref of this variety should be confr-'d the fall or second crop of Irish po¬