THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
ROLLING UP A BIG GUN SHELL
FOREIGN THIEVES FARM t
ARE COMING HERE; f0Q jj(Y
Detectives Expect Lively Doings
at Social Events This
Winter.
PACK CHICKENS FOR MARKET
WAR DRIVES CROOKS TO U.S.
Many of the Private Agencies Have Re
ceived Calls for More Guards
Than Ever "War Million
aires" In Danger.
Washington. If you happen to own
a Jowel collection and your tasto runs
townrd wearing It In public, you had,
hotter hire n bodyguard this winter.
The United Stntes Is over-run with Lu-
Methods Recommended by Specialists
of Agricultural Department
Chill Every Fowl.
Poultry packnra arc urged by tho
specialists vi tho agricultural depart
ment It glvo unusual attention to pre
paring and packing blrde for ship
ment, particularly If the weather la
mild. Tho following methods are rec
ommended:
1. Keep the holding batteries for
your Incoming stock clean, well aired,
and freo from vermin, and see that
the chickens havo plenty of fresh wa
iter nnd plenty to cat.
Don't lclll n chicken when tho
lrop Is full of feed. Glvo tho chicken
ropcun crooks, somo of them tho honly water for 24 hours before It U
English troops on tho western front rolling u big shell up to Its gun.
FARMERS URGED
TO EARLY
Nation-Wido Campaign to Pro
mote Earlier Buying of
Supplies.
CAR SHORTAGE THE REASON
fore tho rush of spring work, nnd In
many cases "on the snow, hoforo tho
roads break up In tho spring. In view
of tho serious shortage of food prod
ucts nnd tho necessity for largo crops
during tho coming season, every effort
Is being made by farmers to secure
largo yields and tho correspondingly
largo profits which coma from high
prices, nnd tho demand for fertilizers
this spring Is expected to bo larger
than evor before. The manufacturers,
the railroads, tho dealers and tho farm
ers aro expected to co-operate In tho
"Do Your Spring Shopping" campaign.
smoothest thieves on the continent.
Private detectives and police agon-?
cles in New York, Boston, Philadel
phia, Washington, Chicago und other
big centers aro looking forward to ono
of the most active years In tho Inst
decade. It's all on nccouut of tho Eu
ropean war, which has made theft
I hardly worth whllo on u big scale
! across the water.
In Washington, there's a dctcctlvo
agency which specializes m un
guarding of guests nnd Jewelry nt big
social functions. Tho business of
this ngency is not confined to events
nt tho capital, for prlvato detectives
of faultless manner and speccli are
sent out on "Jobs" as far west as Chi
cago by this ngency.
Tho man who has devoted years of
experience nnd his organization or.
sleuths to tho nrotectlon of social
Wiled. Food In tho crop or In tho In
'testlnos of n dressed chicken causes
Shaping Weight and Board.
Itsa of flavor and hastens decay,
,?fhlch more than offsets any gain from
'extra weight.
fl ftnnrl lilnnillntr la nhonllitalv na.
Isentlnl to n good nppcaranco on tl
leaders und their- guests recently r Vrkct and retards decay,
AIDS IN HUNT FOR BUDDHA
Congested Condition of Railroads
Urged as Reason Why Farmers
Should Purchase Supplies In
Time for Spring Planting.
Now York. A nation-wide campaign
to promoto earlier buying and ship
ping of fertilizers, seeds, lime, farm
machinery and other supplies aud ma
terials for spring use has been stnrted
by tho Nutlonul Fertilizer association
here, In order that tho goods may bo
moved and delivered to tho farmers In
tlmo for use this spring. On account
of the congested condition nnd lack of
cars on tho rullrouds, Indications aro
that unless earlier shipments than
Usual aro mado tho supplies will not bo
delivered In tlmo for use. Without tho
necessary supplies, serious damage
would bo caused by uoxt year'B crops,
To Extend Shipping Season.
By calling uttcntlon to tho serious
car shortage, It la hoped that tho nor
mal shipping season of six or eight
weeks may bo extended over three
months, enabling tho railroads to move
tho plantfood, seeds, llino and other
supplies boforo tho spring planting sea
son opens.
Shipping conditions have been grow
ing worse Instead of better, uccordlug
to tho announcement mado by 'resi
dent Horace. Uowker of the National
Fertilizer association. Tho car short
ago on September 1 was 50,000 freight,
cars, ho said. On October 1, tho short
ago had increased to 00,000 cars, oil
November 1 to 108,000 cars and on De
cember 1 to approximately 150,000 cars.
Tho usual practice of farmers has
been to delay ordering their spring
supplies for fertilizer until Just before
tho senson opened, thus crowding 00
per cent of tho shipments of fertilizer
for spring crops Into a period of from
six weeks to two months,
Manufacturers declare that It will be
Impossible for tho railroads to move
tho 4,500,000 tons normally used each
spring, unless supplies ure purchnscd
earlier than ever before.
Some of the Advantages.
Other ndvuntages of early ordering
and shipping uro that f armors are uble
to haul the supplies to their farms be-
Chinese Government Assists In Search
for Youth In Whom Soul of Hutuh
ktu Is Reincarnated.
Peklng.Ono of tho Important "liv
ing Iluddhas" bf Mongolia, tho old
Konchurwu Ilutuhktu, recently died
nud his senior disciple, Lnmn Ako
wnngycnllnpuleh, Is now In Peking
preparing to make n pilgrimage Into
Tibet In search of- a young boy In
whom the soul of tho old Ilutuhktu
has been reincarnated.
The Chinese government has grunt
cd tho Lnmn tho use of a private car
to tho end of tho government railway
In Mongolia, and from that point ho
will proceed by caravan Into Tibet,
where ho. will search for n young
Buddha to roplnco his old muster.
Inquiries will bo mado by him In
Tibet for boys born lu a miraculous
way, with dlvlno signs, such ns u red
light or other forms of supposed dl
vine manifestations, nt about tho tlmo
tho old Ilutuhktu passed nwny. All
tho boys thus obtained will bo. then
carried to Llinssu, whero their names
will bo written, on slabs of wood and
placed In a golden urn. Tho boy
whoso namo"ls. first drawn out after
duo ceremony will bo dcclnrcd tho re-
cmbodtmont of tho dend Buddha.
HE PAID HIS BET
THIN7 FAT? DIET!
Now York. Yes, madame, It
can bo douet Eat nnd grow
thin. Sturvo and grow fat I
"Mrs. 0." too fat and "Miss II."
too thin, proved It with the uld
of an ovenlug .newspaper and a
class A A 1 diet.
Diet I That's what (lid I. It
won $50 apleco and a svelte fig
ure for tliem, With n running
stmt of 218 pounds, "Mrs. C."
whizzed down to 170, reduced
her bust from 40 to 41, waist
from 88 fo 83, hips from 40 to
48, thigh from 27 to 22, upper
arm from 14 to 121&, aud neck
from IS to 1394.
"Miss II." went up from, 10(1
to 120, from u 34 tp a 80 bust, a
25 to n 27 wulst, 80 to 30
hips, 17 to 20 thigh, n 10 to
11 upper arm, and a 12 to 13
neck.
The fat oiio nto things sho had
never oateu beforo and tho thin
ono ijult eating things Bho h1-
wnvs linil Itifliilcwil in.
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It took n long tlmo to convince this
chap that Wilson was elected prcsl
dent, Ho says that ho Is nut stubborn,
but that he wanted to bo sure. Ills
bet required that ho walk up Sixth
avenue, Now York, upsldo down a Job
that Is not relished by those In tho
habit of using their feet for that pur
pose. Quito u crowd gathered to an
noy this conscientious payer of his bet.
turned from n trip that extended,
north to Boston and west to tho Mississippi.
Big Year for Detectives.
"It's going to bo n big year for
agencies like ours," ho said. "Within
tho past twelve months Europe has
been sending over some of tho clover
est Jewel thieves this country has
over seen, nnd they havo only como
hero when it was clear that robbery
ns a profession was up agulnst hard
times abroad' until tho war was over.
"Theso crooks saw, nt tho closo of
tho first year of tho war," said this,
detective, "that tho big conflict had
put them out of tho running, simply,
because it hud pluced a ban on
extravagant functions In European
society. Additionally, tho habit of
thrift Is forcing Itself upon all classes,
of European society now and tho
wearing of more than tho simplest
assortment of Jewelry nt afternoon
nnd evening affairs Is considered at
most bad taste. It was gencrnlly
believed there, however, that the war
would not run longer than two yenrs
and tho blggesf criminals preferred
to lay low for a time, waiting for
peace. Just get It perrectiy clear in.
your mind that tho finished .European
criminal Is not anxious to operato
In tho United States.
"As a rule," said tho detective,
"tho language puzzles him, his accent!
marks' him as a foreigner and besides,,
no's not noxt to tho little Ins and
outs of ourpollco systems. Ho prefers
to stuy In Europo for tho Bamo reason
that n real chorus girl prefers to
stay on Bcoadwoy. It's almost doJ.
meanlnir to his nrt to bo forced to.
seek now fields of operation.
Foreign Crooks Coming.
"Within tho past year, though,"
this man suld, "It has become appar
ent that efforts to predict tho time
tho war will end aro rather futile,
and n lay-off of moro than a year la,
out'of tho question for most of theso
smooth-lingered boys. So they'ro
comlnir over here, und unless so-
cloty people keep on their toes, so
to speak, there will bo somo big hnuls
pulled off boforo spring. Tho enor
mous wnr export trado of tho United
States In munltlous, foodstuffs and
tho llko has created a brand now crop
of 'war millionaires,' nnd H must not
bo thought that thesu gentlemen of
crlmo from across tho Atlantic nro
Ignorant of that fact. It was Just
ono of tho reasons why they came, and
continue to come.
"Tho nverngo 'war millionaire' of
1010," this detecttvo declares, "Is of
tho suddenly wealthy typo, with no.
traditions, connections or backing of
tho proper social sort, nud ho makes,
a comparatively onsy mark for tho
foreign crook. Theso millionaires of?
1010, as n rule, go crazy over tho so
cial game within tho first six. montlts
after they make their money nnd it
takos tho loss of ?20,000 or $30,000
lu Jewelry or artistic trcasuro to teachi
them not to muku friends too quickly.
Tho renl society woman, howover, ccn
Bors her guest lists mortS cautiously
and thero Is less chanco of her being
mndo tho victim of a big steal."
Indian Names Simplified for Names of Places
WASHINGTON. The bureau of ethnology of tho Smithsonian institution
has recently completed work on the tnbulntlon of Indian names to meet
tho popular demand for post offices, inrks, villa sites nnd outlug organiza
tions. This compilation gives simpli
fied forms In Dakota, Onamn, Osage,
Blackfcet, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Chip
pewa and other Indian languages.
Many of the names aro especially in-,
foresting nnd musical.
In connection with the work of
this bureau, .officials thcra say that
they are bombarded with requests
for "tho Indlnn word" for this or that.
It apparently Is not generally known
that there Is no ono American In
dlnn language. On tho contrary, tho
Indian experFs of this bureau say that there are about 1,000 languages In the
two Americas, and practically 500 distinct Indian languages north of Mexico.
It becomes, then, Impossible to give "the" Indian word for any English
equivalent, nnd consequently it Is usually chosen from tho language of the
trlbo which Inhabits, or once Inhabited, tho particular section of the country
from which the request comes.
So numerous nnd difficult are tho Indlnn languages that n committee has
recently been appointed to devlso n standard method for transcribing them.
In addition to the many variations from nation to nation, there nro the
eccentricities In speech of the Individual, of tho family proper and of tho
camp group, all of which tends to Intrude transient forms.
4, Hang tho chicken by both feet
whllo picking. Hanging by one leg
ispolls the shnpo of the bird. Plcktng
on the lap gets tho skin dirty and
hastens decny.
G. Dry pick if possible. Scalding is
particularly undesirable becauso It
hnstens decay.
0. Chill every dressed bird until the
body tempernturo is below 35 degrees
F. Never naclf or shin an imperfectly
chilled bird. Moro decay Is duo to
imperfect chilling than to any other
single factor In dressing. Dry chill, if
possible. Chickens cooled in water
lose flavor,, decay sooner, will not cold-
etoro as satisfactorily ns dry-chllled,
and aro in every way moro undeslr-
sblo on tho mnrkct. Refrigerator cars
will carry well-ehllled goods in good
condition, but they cannot chill warm
goods to a sufficiently low tempera
ture.
7. Pack In boxes or small kegs
Whenever possible. A lnrgo barrel
makes an undesirable package, be
cause where poultry Is packed In lnrgo
masses tho weight of the upper layers
crushes tho birds at the bottom.
8. Ltno all packages with parch-.
ment paper and cover tho top of tho.
poultry before tho lid Is put on.
.0. Wrap every head In sultnble pa;
per so that blood from ono bird will
not mar tho appearance of another.
10. Uso only good refrigerator cars
and sec that they arc in good order.
Ico and salt the car 24 hours beforo
loading. Tho car, at tho end of 24
hours should show a tcmperoturo be
low 40 degrees F. at a point four feet
nbovo tho floor and between tho doors.
MATE UP PENS FOR HATCHING
Seasonable HInto' Applicable to Chick
en Yard Given by Expert of Col
orado Station.
m C. H. ANDERSON. Colorado Acrlcul.
' turn! CTnilporn irort rVilIlna l
Now Is tho time to mate un tho
breeding pens for hatching eggs In
February. Mako tho final culling, re
taining only tho strongest, thriftiest in
dlvldunls.
Seo that theso layers aro receiving
ja good laying ration, supplying plenty
jof protein, green feed and oyster
shells. This Is tho time to feed tho
surplus vegetables that uro stored
New Social Leaders for Washington Due Next March
THE recent election has overturned nil of tho old social circles and there
will bo almost entirely new soclnl leaders for tho next two years at least.
Official social life always plays an Important part In the doings of official
"Washington, nnd tho Sixty-fifth con
gress will seo, mnny prominent society
leaders returning to Washington, after
an absence, to replace a number of
notables who will be retired March 4,
through tho results of the recent clec-,
Hon.
Among tho moro prominent of the
newcomers will be Senator-elect and
.I-.A J. UUUUt UL'IIJ 111. JlllUUU I
island, who were extensive entertain-
nra rlnHfir tllr enactinn ff fl... Of-t. " V"
third congress: Representative and
Mrs. Medlll McCormlck of Chicago ; Senator-elect and Mrs. Philander O. Knox
.of Pennsylvania, who aro well known to Washlngtonlnns ; Senntor-elect Calder
of New York, nnd his family; Representative-elect and Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller
of Massachusetts, and Senator-elect Johnson nnd his family of California.
Tho majority of these hnve already been included In the social register
:of Washington. Mrs. Gerry was formerly Mathilde Townsend of the cnpltal,
and spends part of each season here, even Avhen her husband is not engaged
iat tho capltol. Mrs. Medlll McCormlck, who is a daughter of Mark Hannn,
has generally had a prominent niche in local social activities throuch her
'Intense interest In suffrage. The Knoxs ore. moro or less familiar through
;the senator's cabinet service, and they have always maintained a winter
residence here. Senator-elect Calder of New York had a long career In the
house, which makes him thoroughly familiar In cnpltal society, and Governor
Johnson and Representntlve-elect Fuller will be among tho really new faces
In Washington.
Among those whoso passing will bo noted with regret nre Senntor and
Mrs. Henry S. LIppett of Rhode Island, Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania, Sena
tor Kern of Indiana, Senator Sutherland of Utah nnd Senator du Eont of
Delaware. All of these families havo long been Identified with the social life
of tho capital...
District Sparrows Cling to Their Favorite Tree
THE passer domestlcus Is celebrated for Its fondness for human habitation,
and Its pugnacity, according to Webster. Also, for Its occupation of a
certain tree In front of the District building, according to Washlngtonlnns.
For passer domestlcus Is Just n polite
IT3 NOBODYiS
we LIKE THIS
cognomen for whnt human beings call
the English sparrow.
Why should the pnsser domestlcus
Washington!! choqse that particular
tree In front of tho District building;
Everyone knows that Fourteenth
nnd Pennsylvania avenue nnd Its vi
cinity nre about the busiest part of
Washington.- Street cars rumble by
every half minute or so, automobiles
and wngons nre continually passing up
and down, nnd policemen, commission
ers nnd tho other officials in the District building go to and fro along the side
walk continually. Yet the spuirow chooses thnt particular tree out of the
thousands with which the streets of Washington nre bordered.
No explanation could be given nt the "tree department" In tho District
building. There is as much curiosity there as anywhere else. It's not the partic
ular kind of tree. Sycnmores nre planted every few feet, down the .avenue.
Numerous efforts hnve been mnde to get rid of tho English sparrows,
but, In tho words of n policeman, "thero wasn't a thing doing."
When Mnjor Sylvester was chief he tried the experiment of shooting
rockets through tho tree nt night. A few angry, discontented and sleepy
jsqueaks resulted. Thero was n flutter of wings, the sparrows left and cume
back next day.
At tho department of agriculture, tho expert on birds, and especially
sparrows, said tho ways of a sparrow are many, and if he (the spnrrow)
wanted to roost or play in that particular tree, there was no known reason,
rhyme nor remedy. There was one, too, to cut the top of tho tree off, begin
ning six Inches from tho ground, but In that enso the sparrow would take up
his residence In tho tree next door.
So, there Is no scientific explanation of tho wnnts of the English spar
row. Ho prefers that tree, and In that tree ho will stay, nnd If predictions
based on history nro' correct, In that tree his children will live und flourish
until ltv(tho tree) dies of old age. ,
Hits the Baldheads,
Chicago. Add to tho high cost of
other things tho cost of girlie shows.
Announcement 1b made that beginning bellboys, says tho orlguator of tho Idea,
this week tho prices of scats In bald-1 Thnt Is tho reasou they havo been lni
Use Qlrlo for "Bellboys."
Cleveland, O, "Front 1" sayB tho
clerk at tho hotel desk, and Instead of
tho customary buttoned boy thcra
carao a "knock-me-dend" blondo or a,
dashing brunette to tnko your luggaga
and pilot you to your room.
"Bcllglrls" aro moro nttentlvo than,
head row will bo $2.50 Instend of $2.
Chorus girls nro getting $25 to $30 n I
week instead of tho formor, $18 and
$20, Is tho reason given by theater
managers.
stalled here,
Women guests find tho "bcllglrls" al
most us useful as a maid, tho manage
ment states, Tho "hook-mo-up" prob
lem Is now euBlly solved.
Splendid Farm Type.
away In tho cellar. A cabbago head
suspended by strings, n couplo of feet
from tho floor, will bo relished by the
hens. Bo suro you nro giving thcra
plenty of exercise. Wholo grain should
bo fed in n ten-Inch litter.
Clean up tho incubator and get It
In running order. It might bo advis
able to run a trial hatch beforo tho
season opens.
Thero Is always somo new equip
ment such os brooders and feed hop
pers, and this Is tho tlmo to order
all such supplies.
Have you considered any addition
to your poultry yard? A small trio)
with ducks, geese, turkeys, capons
pigeons might prove profitable.
White House Relics Now Are Properly Displayed
AN IMPORTANT change has been made recently in the White House col
lection of presidential relics, a collection which since 1003 hns been one
of tho show features of the mansion. From its Inception under Mrs. Roose
velt, tho relics of this unique nud his
torical collection have been kept in
email walnut cabinets which havo
stood In the ground-floor corridor,
where tho thousands of sightseers who
visit tho Whlto Houso annually hnvo
had a chance to see and enjoy their In
teresting contents.
Moro than two yearH ago tho relics
outgrew tho cuparlty of tho six cab
inets which held them, nnd plans were
mado for setting nstdo a room for
tho excluslvo uho or the collection.
A short time beforo tho PrcHldent nnd Mrs. Wilson left for Shadow Lawn
Inst fall, Col. W. W. Harts, superintendent of public biilldlngM and grounds,
brought to Mrs. WIIcoii'h attention tho plnns for remodeling n room for the
collection nnd showed her drawings for the first of the now cabinets. Mrs.
Wilson heartily approved tho project, ami Kelctod tho room to bo used. It
Is directly nt the wouth of the main Hlalrwny on tho ground floor corridor of
tho White House.
Tho walls nnd' celling nf lb room woro tinted a deup cream and tho
woodwork painted hit Ivory white,
Tho relics lu- Ihw ciihlneiM nw ui-rnriKcd nn far nu possible In chrono
logical ordtr, according to th priKldi-nUul succokhIou.
