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'4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX PORTLAND AUGUST " 5 1917.. Were They Ever Bunched More Lavishly Than in the Life of Mrs. Marshall Rus- isell, the "Luckiest Girl in ' . V 7 ...... , , ? Tom' SheTlin, the Football Hero Who BT GRACE THAYER. WHEN Elizabeth Sherley Shevlln was married the other day to Marshall H. Russell, that part of Newport society known as the female contingent was a unit In proclaiming her the luckiest girl in America. Tes, and there was practically the same unanimity among the male con tingent that she was the prettiest. Neither could have been far wrong. Both probably were right. Every earthly thing that goes to make happiness in life she not only has had it but her share has been the best and the most abundant. Beauty? The painter and .layman alike have paid her the tribute of ac claiming her as among the foremost of American beauties. When her first husband, Tom Shevlln, was chided by a. friend for' having too much self esteem, his reply was: "Why shouldn't I have? I married the handsomest girl in America." Since the day that Elizabeth Sherley made her debut at her home in Louis ville, the belle of Kentucky belles, she has been one of the most idolized fig ures in the exclusive social circles of the country. As accomplished as she was physically attractive, it was said of her that she had the wide, wide world to choose from whenever she cared to marry. An exaggeration, no doubt, but her life shows that it wasn't a very great overstatement, at that, for the list of those -who have wooed her includes representatives of nobility, the popular heroes, and men of multi-millions. Romance? She has lived a dozen novels. Her lite has been one romance after another. Glance for a moment at the bare outline. It was in 1905. Tale was meeting her ancient foe. Harvard, on the foot ball gridiron, and never w.-s a game harder fought. The hero of that day was Tom Shevlin, one of the greatest ends that ever wore the blue. Follow ing the game, the great end turned to one of his players and said: "I've realized my first ambition to day. I've contributed my share in hav ing Yale beat Harvard. I've got one more ambition. To marry that pretty girl sitting over there in the box." The "pretty girl over there" hap pened to be Elizabeth Sherley, then, as ever since, one of the reigning beauties of the South. The gridiron hero wooed in football fashion, and she capitulated to her giant sweetheart, but things did not go as smoothly as they might have there after. . , For one thing, an Army officer com mitted suicide shortly .after the en gagement was announced, and many who recalled his constant attentions to the Louisville beauty traced a connec tion. Then. too. when Miss Sherlev wti to Baltimore for a visit, the "400" of xnat city, - particularly the men, set - about to entertain rovallv the riistln- fruished beauty who had won the heart of Yale's idol. - Shevlin, it is said, ob jected to the adulation bestowed upon ner ana strenuously protested. Miss Sherley decided her fiance was entirely too jealous-hearted, and broke off the engagement. i oiiowea romance after ro mance. Miss Sherley was reported en Raged to the Marquis de Mores. Then it was reported she had accented tha proffered hand of Herbert M.- Harri- ins n. During all that time, Shevlln. too, was naving his share of adventure. In a rage ne went to Europe. He returned, still smarting from the unhappy end ing or nis love affairs, and a. little later it was announced that he would marry Vera Gilber This love affair, like the subsequent ones of the beauti ful Kentucky girl, failed to last Shevlin sought to obliterate from his mina tne recollection of his great love by immersing himself in business. Hr spent two years at work in Minne apolis, dui tne name could not be quenched, and so he sought again the hand of the pretty girl who sat In tv. box that historic day when he crashed mrougn me Harvard line. Miss Sherley, therefore, haa the hon or of winning her sweetheart twice. In January, 1909. they were re-engaged and the marriage followed a month later. Beauty and romance surelv the rV ceding narrative will show she has had all these. But you could hardlv call one the luckiest girl in America if she did not have riches! What of her weal in 7 When Tom Shevlin died in Decern ber, 1915, he left his beautiful widow an estate valued at 13.000.000 and 11 600,000 in insurance. She became not one one of the most beautiful, but one or tne richest widows in America. Shortly after her husband's death she became ill. It looked as if fortune had frowned at last on "the luckiest ZTH"I m America. But had it? She was taken to the Roosevelt Hos pital in New York, where she met the attending surgeon, Dr. James G. Rus ell. Following her complete recovery she met. tnrougn mm, his brother. Mar- haU H, KusseU, p Winchester, ya. Won Elizabeth Sherley's First Love. an investment broker. Another ro mance, leading to another happy con summation the wedding a few days ago which aroused Newport finally to crown her not only as the most beau tiful of the "400," as the men all say, nor one of the wealthiest, as the tax books show, nor one whose life has been replete with the most charming adventures. But also the luckiest, as the women will siy. Not pll women for some will wisely say that she could not be the luckiest without being the happiest, and how could she he happy without children? She has two Thomas, Jr.. and Eliza beth and nobody will ever convince her that they aren't the finest, smart est, prettiest tots in all this broad land these children of "lucky" Elizabeth Sherley Shevlin! It seems that Providence must have fought on ber side, even to the extent of furnishing for future generations indisputable evidence that the present generation did not magnify her charms. Court records as to wealth and the authentic written word as to her ro mances are ample to show there was no exaggeration on those scores as to her extraordinary life, and it also comes to pass that her fame as a beau ty is safe from the onslaughts of time by reason of a truly remarkable paint ing by Halmi. It is impossible, of course, to sug gest in a black-and-white reproduction the wonderful rose-like quality of her complexion, as Halmi has done in his painting, but even the reproduction for newspaper purposes is sufficient to at test to her extraordinary physical charms. Following is a summary of evidencf In support of Mrs. Russell's title at the luckiest girl in Ameria": ' Beauty Artists' and laymen declare 051 JYodemPoullrij (uliure FEEDING TO. BE DISCUSSED. There are two general systems of feeding ground grains, com monly known as the "wet mash" and "dry mash" systems. The virtues of each are discussed in a subsequent article. By ROBERT ARMSTRONG. Writer and Expert Poultryman. pr HE supreme need of our nation I is an abundance of foodstuffs. Without abundant food, alike for the armies and peoples now at war, the whole great enterprise upon which we have embarked will break down and fail. Upon the farmers of this country, therefore, in large mea sure, rest the fate of the war and the fate of the nations." This extract from the ' President's memorable appeal, to his countrymen Is as vital, perhaps, as his great mes sage to Congress wherein he declared: "The world must be made safe for democracy." Never before in the history of Amer ica, if in the history of the world, has there been such a grave responsibility laid at the door of agriculture.' We must avert a famine. No task has ever been inspired by a more worthy in centive. In consequence we are stirred to exert every ounce of energy and tax every resource to increase the food supply.' Not the least of our resources Is poultry raising. The world's meat supply is probably the lowest of all food reserves. It is also the hardest to re-establish, be cause it -requires the longest time. On this account poultry culture offers the greatest opportunity. No branch of live stock can be grown in less time than poultry and eggs. No kind of meat is more wholesome and sustain ing. No other variety of stock is so widely grown under such varying cir cumstances. No phase of animal hus bandry requires such a small invest ment to start, or responds so well to the care of inexperienced hands. Therefore, no greater opportunity is open to everyone with a small plot of ground to respond to the President's appeal than to raise a flock of fowls. It combines patriotism with profit, and is healthful and Interesting at the same time. Table Scraps Beat Ration. Notwithstanding that the value of the poultry products in this country amounts to almost $1,000,000,000 an nually, which would seem to Indicate that the greater part of this enormous output is produced by specialty farms operated on a large scale, it is a fact that the most important source of this supply lies in the small flock flocks maintained in the backyards and on general farms as side lines. Inciden tally, it should be borne in mind that the small flocks are the most profit able, by far, because la most cases the the World." Thomas Shevlin, Jr., her to be one of the most attractive women of her time. Riches. Her first husband left an estate of 3,000,000 and insurance valued at $1,500,000. Domestic happiness." Has two fino children, one boy and one girl, both of them bright and in perfect health. Romance. Saw "her . hero" win the great football classic of the year and become a National football idol. Won his heart and hand, but she was show ered with such adulation that her fiancft became jealous and she broke off the engagement. Was reported en gaged to the Marquis de Mores, then to one of ' the Harrimans, but her first love remained steadfast and after "her hero" had gone to Europe and had de products therefrom are in reality by products. It may seem discouraging to contem plate raising stock at a time like this in view of the high prices of grain. But this condition should not affect the keeper of a small flock. On every farm and in almost every household there is sufficient waste food and other products to maintain, a small flock of fowls, if only a dozen hens. It is esti mated that about J700. 000.000 is dumped into American garbage cans every year. Think of It, almost J1.000; 000,000 thrown away, for no reason except lack of intelligence, indiffer ence, gross neglect, prodigality. Is it any wonder that we are looked upon as the most extravagant people on earth? Is there -any reason why we THE White Aseel is one of the oldest races of fowls. Historians claim this is the fowl whose battles are al luded to in the "Institutes" of Mena, 1000 B. C' "Aseel" is an Arabic word meaning "high caste." The rulers of India bred this fowl for fighting, and to this day both sexes are extremely combative. Aseels are known in black, black-red, white, gray, spangles, speckles and mottles, but the first three are gen erally accepted as the distinct varieties. In 1850 or thereabouts the people of Cornwall, England, using the Black Red Aseel and some of the local fowl, evolved the- Paris, Cornish, Others . WHITE ASEEL. . J - , Son of the Famous "Tom" and Elizabeth Sherley Shevlin. voted two-years to business, he came back to plead again for her love. Mar ried. Had two children. Saw her hus band make a trenmendous success in business. Had the satisfaction of see ing him leave business to go back to his alma mater, Yale, and coach his old team to a victory over Princeton, and a tie with Harvard, when it had seemed this' was an impossible feat. Two years following her husband's death, when illness was added to her sorrow and fortune seemed no longer to smile upon her, she was taken to a hospital, which led to a meeting with another sweetheart, culminating in an other romance, with every indication a prophecy that "they will live happily ever after." should not be exhorted to economize? Economy in this case does not mean saving and hoarding, but conserving. Hoarding is the worst condition that can happen to us. since it makes for stagnation and lack of industry. Con servation, on the other hand, enables us to get the most from our efforts, and stimulates prosperity. That is what President Wilson meant when he enjoined us to "Correct our unpardon able fault of wastefulness and ex travagance." Response Is T'rgrd. The easiest and most practical meth od of eliminating the waste that occurs in the garbage can is to feed it to a flock of chickens. Large acreage is not required. The opportunity is open to everyone with a backyard or small using the White Aseel in like manner produced White Cornish fowls. The latter, while partaking In a general way of the huge muscular formation of its Aseel progenitor, proved to . be a most excellent table fowl. Aseel fowls in America are bred only for ornamental purposes. They have never become popular here probably because the females are poor layers. Aseel fowls weigh five pounds for fe males and six pounds for males, and in this respect suffer in comparison with the Cornish fowls, their descendants, which run from six to eight pounds for the females and eight to 11 pounds for males, mm --: " :-."-.'. ,,s"7 , ..:',.-'..t.-::3 I - . ; : s - s J I' - a : - r ' - - - A v i It ' ' - H , C. . i i- v - 3 I' ' v . - i - v:. X ' V A A .A -A" -A - , L -v. VA: A : 2 A--; ,i,"'''''T" Am. t Af " . 1 3 , V-v ' . - . . - . X V t -" - - - A Ax . " ,x 4 1 ? , v ' . I " .' -x- " :ti ' i 'd f ' " 3 - - - J' . . 1 ! 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Chick ens can be made to exercise on the floor of their house, in deep litter, into which the scratch grains are thrown for this very purpose. Or, an auto matic feeder can be Installed, which Is designed to induce exercise. Per haps this is not so desirable as range in an orchard, but it is a. good substi tute, just as the indoor gymnasium is a good substitute for the man who wants to keep in physical trim and who has not the opportunity of the tennis court, baseball diamond, golf links and other outdoor sports. . In the foregoing paragraph we over looked one other necessity dirt, for dust baths, to enable the hens to clean themselves. Tills, too, is in abundance and easily procured. Or sifted coal ashes will answer the purpose nicely. Grit to grind the food in the gizzard, oyster shells to supply lime for the eggs, and a little charcoal to keep the digestive organs sweet, are the other essentials to be supplied in small quantities, and which may be procured at the supply houses at a cost that is negligible. Table Scraps Not Garbage. ' The idea of feeding garbage to a flock of chickens may intrude on the sensibilities of some, though it is deemed a common practice with pigs. The idea, however, is more apparent than real. . We prefer to. use the:term "table - scraps" anyhow, since - there . Is Sherley, Who .Became the Wife of Marshall RusselL a difference between the two. Celery tops and the tops-of beets and other vegetables, the outer leaves of lettuce and cabbage, vegetable parings, stale bread, ends of meat, left-overs of cereals and sour milk are none the less edible because they are such. They have lost none of their value as food, except that they no longer appeal to the human taste. When fed to a flock of chickens they are greatly relished. The fact that table scraps are a mix ture of odds and ends gives them their chief virtue, which is a balanced ra tion. Properly fed, and by that we mean fed in a sweet wholesome con dition, there is no better food in ' the world for poultry. Fowls fed on table scraps invariably do better than those given a single grain ration. The rea son for this is perfectly plain: the fowl's system, like the human taste, requires' variety. No one article of food will maintain health and vigor. For- a . small, backyard flock the table scraps from the average household should supply half the food required. With the addition of a neighbor's table scraps, who, perhaps, is unable or un willing to keep a flock of fowls, al most the entire blll-of-fare can be fur nished. . ' Pointers Given Beginners. Experience has demonstrated that males in the pens reduce the total egg yield for the year. Furthermore, they are likely to Impair the quality of the eggs, for infertile eggs keep better than fertile ones. Then, too, there is the cost of maintaining surplus males. At a time like this only the producers should be kept. Non-producers should be consigned to the "block" as meat. As soon as the breeding season is over, "swat the rooster." Keep only enough young cockerels for the next breeding time. Remember, that a hen's temperature is 106. and man's 98 3-5. Therefore it is plain that they should not be housed alike. Too much sunshine is just as bad as not enough. If the yards are without natural shade, such as trees or shrubs, artificial . shade - must- - be - provided. "Tom" Shevlin, and Is Now MriJ Boards, an old awning, canvas or bur lap sacks can be' improvised nicely. Water-Is worth Just as much as feed in egg production. The hen can't make an egg with either one alone. Moral: If the hen's food bill Is worth $1.50 a year, that price, also, is the value of the water bill. Think this over: the egg is about 75 per cent water. BLISS LOOKS FAR AHEAD Relief Committee Xaraed for Possi ble American Prisoners. i WASHINGTON. July 24. Major-Gen-eral Tasker H. Bliss, acting chief of staff of the Army, recently issued through the Adjutant General's depart ment formal annoucement of the es tablishment at Berne, Switzerland, of a central committee which will extend relief to American soldiers who may be captured in the war and sent to Germany as prisoners. General Blis3 formal announcement follows: "The American Legation at Berne, Switzerland, has formed an organiza tion at that place by direction of the Department of State to co-operate un der instructions from that department mi luc Liaiiisii Amud&aiiuur in i- er lin, representing American interests in Germany, for the relief of Americans who are now or may be in the future detained as prisoners of war in Ger many. This organization has been designated the 'American prisoners" central committee.' Address Berne, Switzerland. "All members of the Army of the United States and all persons accom panying or serving therewith and sub ject to military jurisdiction should, in case of capture by German forces, com municate with that committee " The labor of handling hollow til has been lessened by the Invention of an. S-shaped tool, by which they ar picked np and-carried. -instead, of la the hands.
