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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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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
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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.
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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.