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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1918)
THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. WJTWGJm IDELIGftlS Servants Hardest Things nr ASIJINGTON. "Airs. Wnsh'n't'n, deed f? but Isc got V do It Goo'by Goo'-by," Hiiltl the dusky pantry queen h: had worked In the nenntor's fnmlly for years with more or loss satisfaction. cwtiEr ......... . ivoKin n FACTOR o3SE (with explosives," cautioned Mrs. Washington, entreating the cook to remain. " 'Deed taint no dangers, Sirs. Wnsh'n't'n, you jes gits Mowed up onet In a nvhlle. In dc kitchen you gits burnt up musicians fnctrles you Jes gits exploded better?" "Well, will you send me your sister, Blanches?" "She bin wo'kln' threo months In do 'ospltnl glttln' two dollns n dny." "Uow about your other sister, Hose?" "Mali goodness, she's uh lndy I She's runnln' dc elevator In dnt big depaht- ,'mont house on Connecticut avenue an uo not n i iv nut pusu uu u t name, an rnie nn' say 'Wash yo' step, plense' real polite, like dat an' den go downstairs ngln an' read uh book nil do res' ob do day. She nln't nevnh goln' t' wo'k no morel" I This Is not fiction; It Is plain, serious fnct that confronts the housekeepers In Washington. Servuuts are the hardest to the factories and the government has Capital Rapidly Becoming . i UNLESS present signs fall, one Important result of the wnr which will be of lasting duration will Jie tho making of Washington the most Influential publishing nnd educntlonal center of tho United States. This will fulfill ono of Gcorgo Washington's dreams of tho capital city named In his honor. Tho government printing olllce Is tho biggest printing plant In tho world, ,but since America's cntrnnce Into tho war tho cupaclty of that plant has been hugely overtaxed. The govern ment has been required to let many printing contracts-to private Arms, In eplto of tho fnct that tho law pro hibits such n practice except In case of 'nbsolvto emergency. Hut tho omcr 'cency has been absolute, because of tho enormous volume of publishing work Incident to the war which the govern ment has felt called upon to do. New York and Boston have regarded them selves ns tho publishing center of the western hemisphere and of the two New York has held tho lead. Now, however, government publications nro being issued at such n tremendous rnto that tion, many magazines nro published here, ibo published, some moving from other 'publications nro now being mailed from So much scientific work sow is being done at Washington, or at least directed from tho national capital, that Washington Is gaining much prestige ns a center of science and education. The (city was founded by George Washington national capital a great scat of learning and education. Tho Catholic University of America Is nt Washington, nnd Georgetown unl vorslty, ono of tho oldest In tho country, nlso 1b located here. Miss Jeannotte Rankin Has WTIIILE scores of women, some of IT o'clock In the morning, were lighting to force their way Into tho house galleries tho day of the voto on suftrago, u victorious fight. Tho speaker rapped suffrage and thoso for it quarreled over bated. 1 Tho main doors directly In front of entered. A Muck stole wns thrown over her left arm. She held a bunch of Bweethcart rosebuds, tied with yellow tullo, In her right hand. From forco of habit she dropped Into a seat In next Sho got up Immediately nnd went down the floor. Members taking an nctlvo pnrt In the passage of bills always sit there, Miss Rankin throw her bouquet carelessly on the table. Mondcll of Wyoming, referred to "Wyoming goyser," because he gushes jack of Miss Rankin's chair. Ho gave through, isno sniucu and nodded unucrstnnuingiy. Chairman Raker of the suffrage comnittteo left his place at tho table. He hnd brought his committee clerk to tho floor to bundle his papers. It was the first time there over hnd been u young woman clerk on the houso floor. There will bo more when suffrage Is universal. Bilk patch pockets, and collar of the front. Walsh of Massachusetts suggested tho arguments for suftrngc. Raker was put her hand on tho rending stand nnd Sho mndo u quiet speech for suffrage finished before her time expired and Government Clerks Likely T SEEMS ns If tho much-maligned government clerk Is soon to como Into his 1 own. Ho lias suffered for u lung several bills In congress designed to help measures, known ns tho Keating bill, stipulates temporary salary Increases for employees making $2,000 or less. The Increases graduato from 5 to 110 per cent. Another measure, known as the (Nolan bill, provides that no person who has been In tho employ of tho government for threo years nnd who is twenty years old shall rccclvo less han $3 per day, $00 per month, or fl.OSO per year. Hearings are now going ou before congressional committees upon these both, will pass congress. The scnlo of living has Increased so much In Washing ton that it Is declared uecessury for tho clerks to rccclvo higher wages in order to set along. Neither of tho bills is regarded twnporary relief. In tho oaso of tho many In tho ranks who, even though BMd more money. Even if both theso bills pass congress thero is a strong likelihood that still another bill carrying a complete reclassification of salaries will be drawn up and pmt'flted. to Find in Washington Ise gwlnc t' quit you nil. Iso orry, "You'ro not going to leave us?" In- quired Sirs. Washington. " 'Deed Ise got t' lenvc goo'-by goo'-by," returned Miranda. "Ise gwlnc t' wo'k In one oh dem mu sicians fnctrles gwlnc t' git three ilol- Ins uh day nn gits inah nights ofTen nil dc time an mnh holidays an' kin go see dc parades on dem natural holi days. An' Ah donn hnf t' wo'k on Sun days no more goo'-by." "Hut look at the risk you are tnk-1 lng; look at the dangers of working and scalded an' dnr you Is ; but In do nil t' pieces an whar Is you? Ain't dnt glttin' twelve dollns uh week. She (loan upstairs nn' pusn un in name again things in this city to find. The call depleted their ranks. an Educational Center their prestige Is Jeopardized. In addi and It Is understood many more arc to" cities. Some two hundred periodical Washington. Georgo Washington university In this nnd It was his dream to inuko the Her Day in the House whom renched tho capltol before seven with door tenders In n vain attempt modest llttlo woman, low voiced and rather timid, was sitting among 400 congressmen on tho muln llodr of tho houso of representatives watching them do exactly what she wunteil them to. That woman was Jcnnncttc Ran kin of Montnnn, the only woman ever elected to congress. It wns "Her day." Several thousand men nnd women who filled the galleries of the house looked down on her, nnd nil realized that hers had been no small part In tho for order. Congressmen opposed to tho time the resolution should bo do tho spenker Bwung open. Miss Rankin to tho last row. to the big mahogany tablo half way by "Joo" Forduoy of Michigan ns' tho so much In debute, leaned over tho her a tip on how to get tho resolution Sho had on a black silk dress, white samo material with two sharp points In that Baker allow Miss Rankin to open embarrassed, but agreed. Miss Rnnklu looked nt tho speaker for recognition. and was given closo attention. Sho returned to her seat aintd npplauso. to Get More Pay Soon time on small wages. But now thcro are this financial situation. One of these urC nTBit Miicrl HAVE tlORFTOUvf: tVMVTTnin COSU MORS bills, nnd It seems likely that one, If uot ns Ideal. Tho Keating bill Is only for Nolan bill tho clerks say that thero nro they receive more than $8 per dny, still LISTENING POST CLEVERLY CAMOUFLAGE!! Hero Is a snmplo of the clever engineers. What seems to be the corpse n listening post. SEA PORTS Rovival In Shipping Brings Pros perity to American Sea board Towns. ONCE BUSY MARTS OF TRADE Same Spirit That Made Old Salem Rich Now Seen In Merchant Ma rlnes's Development New Ports Springing Up. Washington-. Ono effect of the pres ent rapid expansion of tho Amerlcnu mcrchnnt marine Is n sudden nnd un precedented revival of business nt cer tain American ports which" a few years ago were thought to havo passed their zenith. Bath, Me Is cited as an example. In tho prosperous nineteenth century dnys of sailing ships Bnth was tho country's lending shipbuilding port. It declined steadily after the Introduc tion of steel ns a building material. Now Bath, building both steel nnd wood vessels, Is so prosperous that tho housing of the workmen taking jobs there Is n pressing problem. Tho snmo Is truo of several other North Atlantic ports, whllo In other sections ports nro springing up whero nono existed I before. Closo observers of tho present re vival In shipping sny that before tho United Stntes shipping bonrd's present construction plan Is completed n plan by which a vnst new merchant fleet Is to bu brought Into being tho develop ment of American ports will pnrallel on a lnrger scale that which took ploco In tho "good old days of the square riggers." In earlier times, ns nt present, every body In a port touched by the pros perity of scngnlng was keenly Inter ested In shipping. Present-day. 'secre cy about contracts, snlllngs nnd divi dends, had Its prototype In tho secrecy thnt enveloped such matters more than n hundred years ago, In n score of American ports, notably In Salem, Mass. In thoso dnys, wo arc told, "rival merchants sometimes drove the work of preparation for voyages night and dny. Ships which set out for foreign ports wero watched when they slipped thelwcnbles and sailed away by night." Personal Touch In Voyages. In those times thero was a more per sonal touch In voyngn than now, ns every man making n voyage was al lowed a certain space In tho hold for goods of his own. Pcnplu In tho home port of a ship outward bound Intrust ed their savings to their seafaring neighbors for ventures In far coun tries. This spirit of commercial adventure Is finding expression today on n larger nnd less porsonnl scale, say the oxports of the shipping board; and these stu dents of conditions truce the present PERILS OF BIRD SLAUGHTER National Association of Audubon So cieties Points. Out Danger of Relaxed Game Laws. New York. Grave "perils threaten the agriculture of the United Stntes through tho Indiscriminate slaughter of birds nnd of wild life, nccordlng to n statement Issued by tho directors of tho National Association of Audubon Societies. Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, tho secre tary of tho association, In making pub lic resolutions adopted by tho bonrd of directors, said that unless every ef fort Is made to enforce nil gamo pro tection laws, tho resulting unrestrain ed nctlvltlos of gunners nnd pot-hunters would soon destroy tho nntural foes of Insects nnd of rodent pests nnd of weeds. "Tho crops will save tho natton," says the ofllclal statement, "and the birds will help to bhvo tho crops." In this national crisis, America Is looked upon by our allies as tho grannry of tho world and tho source of food camouflage designed by the American of a horse killed in battle Is really onthuslnsm of tho nation for senfnrlng to beginnings In definite periods In which our old-tlmo ports were nt the height of their prosperity. In so do ing, they cite Salem as n good exam ple of what a venturesomo people may gain upon the sen. Salem at ono time stood nt tho head of tho cities of the United States In tho vnluo of Its Imports. . In 1812 It hnd 125 ships In the deep water trade, and of these, 58 wero East Indinmen. These vessels brought home cargoes of fabulous richness silks, .Indigo, spices, Ivory and other products of the far East. There are old people living in Snlem who remember when the city's undent warehouses were full of "hemp from Italy to Solve the Mobilization of Agricultural Forces Planned as Emergency War Measure. MEN TO BE FORCED TO WORK Radical Action Rendered Imperative by tho Necessity of Providing Larger Landowners With Labor Needed to Handle Crops. Rome. Tho first" of a series of emer gency wnr measures tending to lm provo ns much as circumstances will permit tho dllllcult food situation will be announced soon. Tho mobilization of nil tho agricultural forces of the country will bo ordered nnd tho new nrmy sent to work wherever thcro ex ists n scnrclty of farm labor. According to the experts of tho min istry of' ngiiculture, the radical mens ure, for which thcro Is no precedent, wns rendered Imperative by tho neces sity of supplying tho largo landowners and tho organizations which hnvo en- gngeci In agricultural enterprises on n lnrgo scale with nil the labor they need for sowing ami taking In tho crop. The scarcity of labor also has made Impera tive the co-ordination of work In farm ing operations. Take Census of Farm Labor. The mobilization will take place un der the direction of Agricultural Min ister Rnlnert, who will be assisted by n few of tho olllcers of the Italian gen eral staff. The mayor of each town will bo ordered to take the census of all the farm labor of both sexes In his dlbtrict nnd stntc the approximate time needed for local farming work. The next step will be tho compulsory en listment of every man In u new army which will be under the command of regular petty olllcers. Active operations will begin early In which mil"! sustain tho lighters In the mouths of struggle yet to come. There fore every effort should be made to Increase tho yield of our Holds. "This association points to the grave peril which attends the relaxing of tho wlso statutes enacted for con serving the wild llfo of this country, which Is moro nnd more recognized as an Importnnt economic factor." NEW INVENTION OF MARINES iti Called a "Bazooka" and Will Make You "Shake Your Feet" When In Operation. Port Roynl, S. 0. United States ma rines nt this station hnvo a new inven tion. It's called a "bazooka." No, It Isn't n cannon, nor n flying mnchlnc, nor u mnchlne gun, but when In opera tion It will mnko you "shnko your feet." Tho "bazooka" Is n simple contrivance consisting of but two pieces of gns pipe and n funnel, but Its secret Is the play ing. It Is said that tho Marino Corps Jazz band Is tho only ono In the world that bonsts of n "bazooka." CORE TO L Ft Luzon, pepper from Sumntrn, coffee from Arabia, palm oil from tho west const of Africa, cotton from Rombny, duck nnd Iron from the Baltic, tnllow from Madagascar, salt from Cadiz,' wlno from Portugal : nd tho Madeiras, figs, rnlslns nnd nlmonds from the Mediterranean; tens and silks from China ; rum, sugar and molasses from the West Indies; Ivory nnd gunwopnl from Zunzlbnr; rubber, hides and wool from South America, whalo oil from the Arctic nnd Antarctic, nnd the sperm from the South Sens." Salem ships wero pioneers In open lug new routes of commerce. Snleit merchants wero tho first to bring pep per from Sumatra, rubber from Soutl America and coffee from Mocha. The Salem ship Recovery, Capt. .Tohr, Ropes, was the coffee pioneer, and bo tween tho landing of her first cargo of the fragrant berry In 1708 nnd 1805 Salem Imported not less than 12,000, 000, pounds of Mocha coffee. Salem men were perhaps no mort nctlvo than other American deep-wntet snllors of the period but their rccordi wero better kept. Examining the causes of Snlcm'i great fame won upon tho sen, a recent Iilstorlnn of the mcrchnnt marine found thnt It wns "not In her hnrbor nor Id her store of shipbuilding timber. . . . It wns Salem men. . . . Americans of the Americans who built up the ro mantic commerce thnt left no sen un visited, no lnnd unexplored. . . , Their business required Iron will nnd Iron nerve, n noblo Imagination, belief In themselves and In their fellow man." Tho enso of old Salem, and of the newer ports now flourishing under the Impetus of tho country's present com mercial expansion, convinces the mari time specialists that the quality which won In both cases Is a constnnt one, being nothing less thnn American enterprise. VICTIM OF GERMAN RAID ENLISTS IN RED CROSS Chlcngo. Miss Vlctorlne Van Dyke, whose home wns destroyed when tho knlser's nrmy crushed Belgium nnd who escaped from German bondage nnd enmc to Chlcngo, Is on her way back to her war broken country to aid tho Red Cross. Her mother Is In Belgium nnd her two Boldler brothers nre pris oners In German prison camps. Food Question March. Thanks to different cllmntlo conditions the harvesting season In tho south of Itnly and In the Islands Is n month In ndvnnco on that of the North. Consequently the authorities expect to move tho different ngrlculturnl units from plnce to place till every crop has been taken In nnd then repent the op eration next yenr for tho plowing nnd sowing season. Tho general stnff has promised Its henrtlest co-operntlon provided the military situation at the front Im proves or, nt least, remains stntlonnry. In this case two or three hundred thou sand men will bo temporarily released from the nrmy and sent to work in tho farming districts. Tho men nnd the women will bo paid tho prevailing rnto of wnges. Expect No Hitch. Tho nuthorltles uro confident the plan will work without a hitch, and If the results nro ns predicted, nnd If tho prize nnd premium system falls, It is not Improbnblo that compulsory farming will be among the nfter wnr inensures with which tho government expects to solve some of the most dls Uesslng problems connected with tho resupplying nnd revlctunllng of the country. In connection with tho present food situation Premier Orlando announced in tho chamber of deputies thnt It could uot be Improved even If hostili ties ceased tomorrow, that the high cost of living nnd tho scarcity of nil the necessaries of life would contlnuo for u long time nfter the conclusion of pence, and that tho solution of tho problem of supplies Is thnt, today, tho country must rcsupply itself or be con tented with the little thnt can be Im ported from nbrond. At the same time the premier snld that before long the people will bo. called upon to mnko nddltlonnl sacri fices, and that In order to lncrensc tho ration of tho men In tho trenches new food restrictions would bo Imposed on the country at large. NOW IT'S "KNITTING NERVES" New York Physical Director Says it's uue to improper Handling of Needles. New York. Now It's "knitting nerves" caused by concentration of mind and hand on tho needles. Thou sands of women In New York nro af flicted, according to Dr. Louis n. UVi. miller, physical director of tho West Side i. M. C. A who adds thnt his only pntlonts that show symptoms of tho new wnr-tlme comMnlnt hnvo women. Dr. Welzmlller says that thero Is liable to bo an epidemic of "knitting nerves" unless knitters learn to knit nronerlv. Dr. 0. I", Chrlstenson, president of tho Psychological Research society, said: "Tho women nre overworking themselves. Knitting has becomo a craze. Nerves cannot stand this strain." Itnly possesses rich mines of zinc, but as It Is not a coal-producing couu-i try the output of the metal 1b limited. Costs Lass and Kills That Cold QUININE The standard cotd cure for 30 years In tablet form safe, sure, no opiate curea cold In 2 houri jrin In 3 day,. Money b a clcl fit falls. Get the genuine box with Red top and Mr. Ilill'a cloture on it. 9 Coats less, elves more, saves money. Jlllna 2Tblttafor25c. ffWlll UlJ At Any Drug Store Comparative Good Fortune. "Of course," satd Jonah, when he found himself In the whale ; "I'm a Ut tie nervous." "Cheer up," said tho whale. "You ought to bo glud I'm nn Innocent, In offensive whale. A few thousand years later you might have been sighted by a ruthless submurlne." OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR WEAK KIDNEYS Have you ever stopped to reason why It is that so many products that are ex tensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and arc soon forgotten? The reason is plain the article did not fulfil tho promises of the manufacturer. ThU applies moro particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curativo -value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain system the remedy I recommended by thoso who have been benefited, to thoso who are in need of it. A prominent druceist says. "Take for example Dr. Kilmer s Swamp-Root, a preparation I have sold for many yean and never hesitate to recommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent re sults, as many of my customers testify. No other kidney remedy that I know of has so large a sale. According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, the success of Dr. Kilmers' Swamp-Root is due to the fact that, so many people claim; it fulfils al most every" wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur inary troubles and neutralizes the urio acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by Parcel Post. Address Dr. Kilmer &, Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents; also mention this paper. Large and medium sizo bottles for sale at all drug stores. Adv. Obviously. "Como on," said the first flea as he hopped from tho brown bear's foreleg; "come over and join mo nt n snort game of golf." "Golf," exclaimed tho second flea, hastily taking n bite of hyena-; "whero in tho realm of Barnum are we going to play golf?" "Why," Enid the first flea, "over on tho lynx, of coursa." Jack o Lantern. To Dyspeptici: Others have found a steady course of Garfield Tea a pleau.nl, means of regaining health. Why not you? Adv. Edited. The romantic maiden made tho fol lowing ecstatic entry In her diary: "Although he has known me only. two dnys, he loves mo 1" Nothing could exceed her nnger and mortlflcntlon when she discovered, much later, that her kid brother had been rending her sacred little book. She know It, because he had scratched out the word "although" and substi tuted "because." RED CROSS BALL BLUE. That's the Idea. A pure blue, true blue, no dope. Gives to clothes a clear white, whiter than snow. Be careful, uso the best. Largo package, sold by good grocers only, 5 cents. Ask for II today. -Adv. Easiest Way. "What's tho best way of getting some hard ensh?" "Work somo soft thing." Killed by Poisons All scientists egret that polsonoml products in tho blood are eliminated by tho kidneys and liver. The kidneys act aa a kind of filter for theso products. When tho kidnoys ore changed or de generated, by disease or old age, them these poisons are Tetained in the body. If wo wish to prevent old age coming on too soon, or if we want to increase onr chanccB for a long life. Dr. Fierce of tho Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y,, says that you should drink plenty of water daily between meals to flush the kidneys. Then procure at your nearest drug store Anuric. This Anuric drives tho urio acid out. Scientific men havo learned that is gout, also rheumatism, . poisonous urie acid crystals aro deposited in or about tho joints, in tho muscles whero in flammation is sot up. If wo wish to keep our kidneys in tht best condition a diet of milk and vegej tables, with only little meat onco a day, is tho most suitable. Drink plenty of pure water, tako Anuric three times a day for a month. An-u-ric is many times mors potent than lithla and dissolves mis acid almost as hot water does sugar. You can obtain a trial package ofi Anuria by writing Doctor "V. M. Piorce, Buffalo, N. Y., enclosing ten cents, Boatrico, Nehr. "For about two years I hnvo bcon having kldnoy trouble. The urio acid spread through my system causing rheumatism in my joints. It would affect my limbs, also my arms; This would make me very miserable. X would also have pains in tho back and through my kidneys. I just recontly started taking Anuric and it has tako a the aches out of my joints, and my back docs not bother mo; Anuria is rapidly removing tho urio add from my system. I think it a splendid kidney remedy. I havo also taken 'Favorite Prescription' as a woman 'a tonic and it proved to be very good. I am glad to recommend Dr. Pierco'a medicines " Mib. A. B. Cullea. 423 8. 6th Et. CASCARA EX m i
