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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. msnowN cm WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO ASSIST . IN INCREASING THE FOOD SUPPLY Engage in Campaign for Bigger Crops Federal Department of Agriculture Trying to Interest the Nonfarming Popu lation in the Food Problem More Hands Needed to Help Till the Soil. OFFERS LAND FOR FARMING THE 1 smrarn 3 Now York. The farmers cnnnot work any harder only women untl children and men whoso regular work Is not agriculture cnn Increase the crops of the notion. This Is n truth which Impresses It self on nnyono who Investigates the experiences of the warring nations and tho prohlcms of our own. In Germany and the other central powers tho prohlem Is not one of more land, hut more labor. With the farm hands limited mostly to women, chil dren, wounded or otherwise Inca pacitated men, old men and prison ers, It Is found Impossible to produce n usual crop, even with ordinarily fn vorablo weather. In this country similar problems arc met. It Is useless to explain tho crisis to tho farmer and bis "hired men." They are going to get up at four o'clock In tho morning and work as long as It Is light In the hot months. Hut they were goTng to do that wheth er or not the United Stutes went to war. They cnn do no more. It Is only by bringing in hands which In other years would not bo devoted to the cultivation of tho soil that tho earth's bounty can be Increased. Therefore, the experts of tho de partment of agriculture, and of state farm bureaus, and various olllelal and semi-official organizations throughout tho country, arc trying to Interest tho non-farming population In the food problem. Nowhere are they meeting with greater success than on Long Island. This stretch of nearly level soil, very rich when fertilized, bids fair to bo ono continuous gnrden this year and make a new name for Itself as a truck produce center. It Is the promised land of the com muter. It Is a country of small hold ings, besides many largo estates. Women and children nro assisting In many ways to lncrenso tho yield. Suffragist Shows Her Worth. Ono of tho most Interesting points on tho Island, from a food-Increase standpoint, Is Mrs. Iluth Lltt's mag nificent 125-acro estate, Jackwlll farm, named nfter her two boys. It lies on Great South bay, near Hast Pnt choguc. Hero the suffragist Is finding a new way of proving herself lit for tho ballot. Tho votes-for-womcn enthusiasts are tilling tho ground and planting vegetables In a most elllelent way. They are doing all tho work them selves, real men's work. Mrs. Lttt has turned over a hugo field to tho suffragists, besides tools, horses, seeds and other things needed. Tho womep will put It entirely under cultivation, and they nro .making It a point of honor not to let a malo band assist them. Associated with Mrs. Lltt In tho ag ricultural venture are Mrs. George Baxter, Jr., tho suffrage leader of Long Island; Miss Grace Iloman, vlcp lead er; Mrs. W. Granville Smith und Mrs. Charles Gould. . A threc-dny-old Jersey calf has bo como tho mascot of tho woman farmers. "Tho women of England," snld Mrs. Lltt, carefully steering tho plow In a straight furrow as sho talked, "wero not prepared to do any work of this sort. It came to thcih In tho na turo of a great hardship, albeit they wero willing to do their 'hit.' Tho American woman has taken a leaf out of tho experience of her British sister and Js learning to do efficiently some thing that sho mny sooner or Inter bo called upon to do by tho government "Tho work Is good for women. It will turn n lot of women from house plants Into 'huskies' and will be of two-fold benefit, mnklng efficient work crs and garnering health and physical strength for tho women of tho nation." Mrs. Lltt turned tho plow over to ono of tho other workers and proceed ed to tho hothouse, wheru sho dls SUBMARINE CHASER AT TOP SPEED A vital part of the navy Is the fleet lilgh speed currying r gun and wireless played with natural prldo healthy young tomato, lettuce, bean and pen plants ready to bo set out when tho weather was gracious. Two huge greenhouses were filled with plants rendy for the open. A long row of chrysanthemums occupied an especial place In one of the hothouses. Tho lady fanner explaining that they wero all yellow ones and were being es pecially trained for suffrage decora tion only. Women Do the Work. "It's no kid-glove Job." Is whnt Al bert Johnson told ir0 women recently at the Astor hotel when ho talked to them about what they must expect when they begin a course In practical agriculture. They had responded to a call from Miss Alice Carpenter, chairman of tho executive committee of tho No. 0 Na tional Service school of tho women's section of tho Nnvy league, which hopes to train a score of women overy three weeks at the State Agricultural school, at Knrmlngdale, L. I., and at the same time train 200 women' In mili tary duties. The expectant agriculturists listened to some solid facts about tho work. Mr. Johnson, who Is head of the state school, announced at tho start that they hadn't a "farm hand" on tho place, and that tho women must do tho work themselves. "We take women of every nge," ho said. "Itecently wo had three grand mothers and ono great-grandmother In our classes." Anyone past the ago of eighteen Is eligible to enroll for the agricultural course under the guidance of Miss Carpenter and Mr. Johnson. There wero several gray-haired women pres ent whose faces brightened when they heard the reference to the agricultural activities of grandmothers. Every student Is to have a garden plot 35 by 20 feet, Mr. Johnson ex plained. These will be on the grounds of the stnte school. Every bit of tho work on that plot Is to bo done by tho students, under tho supervision of in structors. "Speclnl emphasis will bo placed on tho methods which can best bo cm ployed In vegetable growing In city ynrds, vacant lots nnd school gardens," ho continued. "All common vegetables will bo grown. Particular attention will bo paid to those of high-food nine, Including potatoes. "The work will Include seed testing, stnrtlng of seeds In fiats, use of cold frames, setting out plants, culture, harvesting, pncklng or otherwise pre-' paring the vegetables for mnrkctlng, storing and preserving vegetable's, tho last to Include canning. Many Practical Courses. "There will ho a course also In economic entomology, where the stu dents will tako up tho habits of in sects of orchards, gardens nnd farm crops. A courso In tho different types of Mills, poultry raising, which will In elude incubation rearing of chicks, their feed, care nnd management, kill Ing, dressing nnd marketing, and poultry house construction, also Is offered to the women bent on growing and conserving tho nation's food sup ply.". Milking cows, driving horses, feed- lug, the care and management of dairy cattle, hogs and horses are also to ho taught at tho agricultural school. Tho courses will open on April 2!l, and will closo on July 211. Living accommodations will bo provided on the grounds. Mrs. Carpenter snld they had rented an old-fashioned homestead for tho women students. "I'oinio patriotism' is Doing en couraged at tho headquarters of tho Woodcraft Leaguo of America, here, Ernest Thompson Seton, tho chief. Is urging all members to devote tlmo this summer to growing tho costly "spud." "The grent need for potntocs has of rubmnrlno chaser, small vessels of outfit. Earl Carroll, America's youngest nnd most versntllo composer and play wright, whoso royalties from his suc cessful comedies nnd numerous popu lar songs nro snld to bo In the neigh borhood of $5,000 weekly, believes in uctlng while others are planning as to what can be done for tho country In this crisis. Just outside New York city, within twenty-flvo minutes' rldo of the city hull, there Is u great tract of land that Mr. Carroll has succeeded In leasing. Ho has offered the tract to the super intendent of schools. The great stretch of land, covering about two hundred ncres, Is to be divided Into small plots (each 25 by 100), nnd schoolboys nnd glr.s are to nld In raising their quota of food for tho soldiers. caused us to urge the formation of clubs of boys nnd girls nnd men and women who will raise potatoes," tho leaguo says in Its pamphlet called Tho Hoo Behind tho Flag." A mini mum number of hills Is to bo raised by ench member, but It Is hoped that Ibis will be only n starting point. Clubs nro to bo formed in every stnte nnd prizes will be offered for tho best crops. GROWS HAIR FOR GIRL'S WIG Man Arrested In California Tells Story About Accident of Daugh ter. Sacramento, Cal. Boenusc his little' daughter, two enrs ago, when sho was but three ycrirs of age, fell Into tho fire and burned her scalp to a crisp so that hair never again will grow thereon, Henry Hamilton of Idaho, now working on n nearby ranch, Is growing n luxurlnnt head of hair, It being his Iden when ho returns homo to havo tho hair cut nnd mndo Into a wig for his little girl. Tho story came out the other day when Hamilton, who hnd been arrested tho night before while on a visit to this city, was questioned by Max P. Fisher, who had Inquired as to tho causo of tho flowing locks. Hamilton snld ho had como to Cali fornia to work during tho winter be cause ho could not got steady employ ment In Idaho during the cold weath er. Ho added ho expected to return homo In n fow weeks and prepnro tho wig for which ho has been undergoing ridicule becauso of his long hair. After his story had been verified ho was released. SCOURGE HITS BRITISH BEES Ravages Have Caused Honey Output In the United Kingdom to Be Cut In Half. London. Tho output of honey In Great Britain has been cut In hnlf slnco 1010 by the ravages of a scourgo known to bee keepers ns tho Islo of Wight disease. It has been known to kill millions of bees within a few days. Tho board of agriculture declares itself helnlcss until It can obtain now er to order tho prompt destruction of Infected hives. GERMAN OFFICER'S SON ENLISTS IN U. S. ARMY Chlcngo. Albert Werner Is a private In tho United Stntes army. Hack of his simple statement Is a story of heart-breaking struggle of a young man who wrestled nlono with his conflict ing emotions and who sacrificed everything for principle. Werner Is German born. He was brought to this country by his mother after his father had Joined tho German army. Today tho father Is a high ofllcer In tho kaiser's forces. Uncles nnd cousins of Albert Werner hold other high military posts. In Chicago Werner has been holding down a mail-order house Job at $-15 n week. When wnr was declared fellow workmen asked him what he Intended to do. Tho nnswer enme In tho words with which this story was started, Woman Makes Patriotic ASIIINGTON. Washington's most by Mrs. W. E. Harvey, chalrmnn mittee. She has two sons In the Third "Dear Mrs. Harvey: I have been reading In the papers that you are asking the women of the District to do their part. 1 wish to say I would like to do my part, bo It ever so little. I hnve no money I can give, and although I have n little elevcn-month-old bnby to look nfter, still there may be some thing I could do. "I am n seamstress using tho power machine, ulso n very good nurse. If it was not for my baby, I would go tomorrow morning nnd enlist. I hnve two boys In the Third regiment, who havo been down on the border; nlso I have n third son, who, if the president demands,, will go. Now, although with my Httlo baby, I may do ray little bit for ray country nnd our president, even If It Is only to tnko my bnby on one shoulder and our flag on the other nnd march down Pennsylvania avenue. If there Is anything I can do I hope you will call on me." Mrs. Harvey announced that this was only one of many similar letters she has received, nnd If possible sho would find a place for tho writer. Mrs Harvey said: "Children nro, of nil sufferers through war, perhaps the most pathetic. Tho work of minimizing their sufferlng.Is one of tho most Important that anyone cnn undcrtnke for they arc the future, these little ones, nnd vain is our tremendous sacrifice If they bo not preserved to benefit by It. A great or ganization will bo required for this work, and tho women who engage In It will find themselves grappling with ranny of the most vital problems that war brings. "What wo want saved out of this cataclysm wo must work with all our might to save. There Is work In abundnnce for everyone of us nnd will be, for long time to come." Speaker Clark Might Have Become a Millionaire XT EARLY everyone cnn tell a story of 1 a time, to stepping on the high rond being offered stock on the ground floor since become ono of tho financial rocks of tho country; some will tell of oil leases selling for n song and de veloping n veritable sen of the oozy fluid; while others will tell you how they sold n horse of the "Dobbin" class nt a "guarnnteed-to-bc-gentle" price, which developed Into n famous racer nnd captured all the big purses and blue ribbons in tho country; nil will tell of somo bonanza which lay inviting but unopened nt their feet. Spenker Champ Clark of Missouri Is no exception. When he was twenty-three years old nnd president of the Bethany college of West Virginia tho youngest college president In history he was urged by n friend to Invest his savings of $000 in coal lands In that neighborhood nt 80 cents an ncro. Everyone knows that tho conl lands of the Wesfc Virginia panhandle are now worth thousands of dollnrs an acre. But young Clark had heard nbout Missouri, deaf ear upon tho pleadings of his Investor friend "But," ho says, "I've got a piece Dnnlcl Boono ever built In Missouri, and a 'toddy' stick used by Colonel Ben ton." Tho speaker will have the walnut cut in two pieces nnd made Into pen holders, ono for his son, Bennett, and ono for his daughter, Mrs. Thomson Girls Replace Marines THE Washington navy yard has tho distinction of being the first service stntlon In tho United Stntes to employ girl telephone operators. This chnngo took effect only a few days called central, could not understand tho mystery cleared, however, no trouble Is being experienced, ns tho girls have como from various telephone exchanges throughout tho city and nro cnpablo of filling tho positions held so . Cots havo been placed In the room use. It Is thought probable thnt tho lent service Is being given by the young Theso young women, who nro enlisted In tho Nnvnl Iteserve corps, will bo uniformed. The uniforms nro expected War Now Holds Center GRIM-VISAGED wnr lias tho nation's capital In Its grasp. The evolution of tho United States from a peaco to n war basis Is manifested In many ways. Cabinet officials nnd responsible bureau chiefs no longer adhere to any certain hours of work. Theoretically, they nro nlwnys on tho Job. Most of tho members of the cabi net nro steady church goers, but Sun dnys now find them In their offices In stead of In their church pews. A deep ly religious man Is Josephus Daniels, secretary of the nnvy, but ho fractures tho Sabbath regularly nowadays nnd congratulates himself that he Is doing so In n good cause. Visitors at tho capital aro struck by tho transformation of the city nt night. Tho capltol building Is bnthed In wonderful Illumination that makes It nn object of general admiration nnd Instills pntrlotlsm in nil who have the privilege of seeing tho giant dome In n flood of light thnt make's It visible for many miles. Powerful searchlights wero installed on tho roofs of tho senutc and house wings of tho capltol nnd nt night theso nro trained on tho dome, with very Inspiring effect. Of course, a tenso situation llko tho present Is conducive to nil kinds of wild stories, nnd a day seldom passes when somcono does not honr, or dream, of n plot to blow up tho capltol. Theso reports travel with seven-leaguo boots, gathering momentum ns they travel. As n result tho police depnrment Is kept constantly on tho cul vive. Secret servico operatives nnd police in plain clothes aro stationed nt the vnrlous Important department and other buildings throughout the city, while a Jotachment of soldiers remains constantly on guard ut tho White residence. Offer to Serve Red Cross patriotic woman has been discovered of the lied Cross civilian reiici com regiment, N. u. V. U., wno snw service on tho border, n third "who, If tho president demands, will go," and an eleven-months old baby. Yet she has written to Mrs. Har vey offering to work for the committee, nnd to do her "little bit" for the coun try and the president, "even If It la only to tnke my bnby on one shoulder and our flag on the other and march down Pennsylvania avenue." The name of this woman Is with held, but this is her letter to Mrs. Ilnrvcy : how near he, or she, came once upon to great wealth. Some will tell of of some lnfnnt Industry which hag YOUKfKWI HAD A FINE" CHAtlCfTO CET RKh ONCE IF ro otiw BOUGHT- nnd to Missouri he went, turning a of walnut cut from tho first log cabin as Telephone Operators ago, and now six young women nro occupying the positions formerly hole" by marines. The change was a surprise to the many persons calling through the swltchbonrd nt the .nnvy yard, and it was with difficulty nt first thnt the operators explained to those who did not know of the change thnt girls nre now operating tho board. Familiar with a masculine voice nnswerlng their cnlls, n number of callers desiring con nectlons with various lines operated through the switchboard, not having why n feminine voice answered. With long by men. occupied by the exchange for the girls' chango will become permanent, as excel women. Two nre on duty at nil times, to arrive In the near future. of Stage at Washington HAY SUPPLY FOR DAIRY COWS Roughages Are Relatively Cheaper Than Grain, but Should Not Bo Fed Exclusively. "Because of the largo hay crop and the small demand for it now, roughages should be fed to tho limit of the dalrj cow's capacity, says Prof. C. C. Hay den of the Oldo experiment station. "Relatively, tho roughages, like hay nnd corn stover, nro much cheaper than grains, nnd hny Is of unusually good quality. Itoughage, of course, should not bo fed exclusively, as such feeding might lead to compaction and denth, even In dry cows and heifers. Some grain Is needed In every dulry ration." This dairy specialist also declares "Choice alfalfa hay at $20 a ton Is cheaper than bran nt .$30. Our experi ments show thnt soy bean hay Is In tho same class as alfalfa, and clover Is third. With corn nt $1 n bushel, clover hny should be worth about 20 a ton, or $5 more than it is now quoted."- Timothy hny Is recommended for milking cows only In small quantities; to replace such grains ns corn nnd hominy. Leguminous roughnges have proved far superior in numerous ex periments to timothy for cows in milk. trtrCrtrtrCrtrCrto-trtrCrCr PROFIT IN DAIRYING To mnko dollnrs in dairying, keep cows that are money. mak ers. Feed silage or other succul ence, plenty of good roughage and grain In proportion to pro duction. Supply plenty of fresh water. Ventilate barn thoroughly. Produce the best possible products. RECORDS OF BIG ASSISTANCE Help Breeder Answer Questions From Prospective Buyer of Herd Sire Write for Details. The present sharp competition in tho dairy business and the increased price of feed force tho successful dairyman to secure the greatest return possible from his outlay. If he has registered cows ho expects more for his progeny than if ho had only grades. But to obtain more nnd enough more to pay to keep purebred stock, L. W. Wing, Jr. of the Missouri college of Champion Shorthorn Bull. agriculture, reminds tho dairymen that ho must bo able to answer the following questions from the prospec tive buyer of a herd sire. Is the sire registered? What is the record of his dam? How many ndvunce registry daughters nnd proved sons has his ,slre? And what are the records of his igranddams and grandslres? If tho (breeder Is selling a registered cow he must nnswer: Whnt is her record; ' tho record of her dams . and grand-. dams und tho ubillty of herslre'and I grandslres to produce advance reg istry daughters and proved sons. To nnswer theso questions and meet the demands of buyer the breeder of purebred dairy cattle must do ofllclal testing. This testing is under the su pervision of the vnrlous stnte colleges 'of agriculture. Breeders ready to take up this work or wishing further Infor mation, should write to tho dairy de partment of tho college of ngrlculture of their respective stntes. CORK-BRICK BARN FLOORING Non-Absorbent and Adapted to Needs of Farm Animals Laid In Cement Over Concrete Base. Tho senrch for u warm, non-absorbent flooring suited to the needs of horses, cows, hogs and sheep has led to tho adoption of cork brick. Tho Ibrlck, ns described In Popular Science Monthly, consists of finely granulated cork nnd refined asphalt, heated and thoroughly mixed, nnd then molded under pressure Into bricks nine by four by two inches. The flooring is laid in cement mortur over a sub-base of concrete nnd crushed stones or ashes. MILK ALL COWS, THOROUGHLY Little Extra Time Required After Usual Amount Has Been Secured Will Pay Dividends. Sufficient time ought to bo taken to milk tho cows thoroughly even If so much other work on tho farm cannot bo accomplished. A Httlo extra tlmo required to work nnd mnnlpulnto the udder by hand nfter the usual amount of milk has been obtained will pay dividends and sometimes mnko a profit where other wise thero would have been a loss.