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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1919)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA. Knight in I Is Now Pitiful Ending of Career of Sir Luke White, Once Member of Parliament. BANKRUPT AND A WRECK Some of His Poor Constituents Lost Their All by Intrusting It to Him War Makes Financial Distress Known. London From u poHltlon of nfflti ence, popularity and public service which won him n neat In parliament mnd n knighthood, Sir Luke White Is ending his days ns the Inmato of a workhouse infirmary In Driffield. Clev er enough to rise from poverty to a noted career, Injudicious Investments brought him low, und at the height of his political power he was forced to confess himself bnnkrupt. He carried down with him numerous trusting con stituents, and his liabilities of 000 Included .$05,000 In loans from poor people who had confided their all to him. The shame of hnvlng thus wrecked the savings of those who be lieved In him completely unnerved 1 il in. Now he Is dependent on public charity, his spirit utterly crushed, and )io Is one of the most pitiful llgures In 1 lie north of England. Began as Office Boy. Horn In Delghton, near York, In 18'iri, he was nn olllce boy at fifteen for a solicitor, who pnld him about 1)0 cents a week. After eight years In thnt service, of course with Increasing Income, he becanvc managing clerk for another solicitor in Driffield. In an other sir years ho was admitted to the bar ns solicitor, and In the same year ho succeeded to the practice of his employer, who had died. He speedily became known as a local prencher and spenker for a large district, and he was highly popular and successful. For years ho was chairman of the local board, and then of the urban district council. Then ho wont to the East Hiding county coun cil. In 1800 he was appointed one of the coroners for East Riding. He nct od ns election agent for Sir Angus Ilolden, Liberal member of parlia ment for the lluckrosc division, and when Sir Angus died In 1000 AVhlto wus chosen as his successor. In 1008 lio was knighted. Popular For Year6. ne continued to divide his time be tween his attendance at Westminster and his business in Yorkshire, but ns ho gave more time to his parliament ary duties than to his private affairs, his practice suffered. The war brought out the fact that he was In flnnnclal distress, and last fall ho resigned his seat and filed a petition In bankruptcy It appeared In the bankruptcy pro ceedings that some of his poor con- WOUNDED SOLDIERS 1 I 1 i i Wounded soldiers, convalescing at base hospital No. 1. Gun Hill Itoad. j N. Y.. are being given Instruction In farming and agriculture. Not only docs i this help tho men regain their strength and health, but provides them with a trade which they may follow after demobilization. Six Scribbled Words Dispose of Big Estate New York. A will of six words, scribbled hastily on tho margin of a dally market report four minutes before the testator died, was tiled in surrogate's court. Tho writer was Alexan der William Wniers, general agent of tho American Fruit ex change. With tlU words, "All I have belongs to Zulnin." he left his $200,000 estute to Zulmn Powell, his housekeeper. Mr. Waters hud Just reached his of fice on July II when he was seized by heart failure. a Must Tell Their Exact Age. Los Angeles, Cul. Judge F. 11. Tuft of tho superior court has ruled that hereafter when women are asked their age In his court they must not say, "I'm over twonly-one," but will be re quired to give the exact years. 908 Pauper POPULAR IN WASHINGTON Senorita Olga Eschaurre of Chile, who has been very popular In society circles of the capital during the past winter and spring, Is to marry Scnor Carlos Urlbe, brother of Senora do Ureta, wife of the minister from Co lombia. stltuents had confided their money to him to put Into wnr loans. I'rlends provided for him fnr awhile In a sanitarium near Scar borough. When tlmt fnnii hausted he was removed to the work- nouse infirmary, which almost adjoins uiu court in winch ho formerly prnc- Keep 300 Job Bureaus Open Welfare Societies Respond to Appeal of Federal Employ ment Service. FIND WORK FOR SOLDIERS Two Hundred and Sixty-four Offices Already Assured, With Replies From Five States Still to Be Received. Washington. So great has been the response of the country to the appeal of the United States employment serv ice to assist In the maintenance of its LEARN FARMING Tell the Age Washington. How old Is tho ocean? Standing on the shore and looking out over the expanse of water, tho ocean seems a fixed and eternal fact, but the seas had a beginning and will have an end. Scientists say that when this tlmo comes the last drop of water will have been absorbed Into the earth's crust, Its surface will ho a desert and all llfo will become extinct. The ago of the oceans have been estimated by a leading authority, Pro fessor Frank Clarke of the United States Geological survey, at about DO,. 000,000 years. This, of course, Is only an approximation, but Is based on carefully studied scientific data. All the water was once contained In tho vapor that surrounded the glow ing, slowly cooling mass which Is now the earth. After tho gases combined to form water the process of making the ocean salt began. This was the work of the rivers. Mineral salts were extracted from the rocks over which tleed. Ills tragic misfortune caused a great sensation In East Yorkshire; where for years he had been so well known and liked that In the town of Hrldllngton particularly his photo graph hung on the walls of every other house. He had been eminently n poor man's lawyer. Ills fate Is now brought afresh to public notice by nn action against Herbert Drown, a deputy coroner for the East Hiding of Yorkshire, who Is charged, Jointly with Sir Luke, with having appropriated to the personal use of Sir Luke In 1007 $1,000 Intrust ed to them by Wltham Hatlleld for In vestment. Sir Luke escapes arraign ment owing to his physical and ner vous collapse. Thousands of Cats Are Homeless by Prohibition New York Another of the i evils of prohibition has been dis- ? covered. j Seven thousand cats havo been made homeless In ftew York by the closing up of the saloons, It Is estimated. There were. well over 7.000 saloons In Now York and, outside the fash ionable bars In the big hotels. It Is estimated that every bar room had Its cat, some of them more than one. Now that the saloons are closed the cats are homeless. Adopt Married Man. HarrlMiurg. I'a. Although lit; if twenty-four years old and married. Lewis Simmers Walker has secured foster parents, for the Dauphin cpuntj court has approved the application ol Mr. and Mrs. Abraham I. Simmers tc adopt him ns their son. Walker htu made his home with the nged couplt for some years, and thoy made hlit their son to escape legal technicalities when thoy will give him part of theli estate. soldiers' and civilian workers' place ment organization In the field tha' with returns from five Inrgo states no) yet received, and those from none ot the other states complete, the contlnu mice of 204 employment offices nlreadj Is assured. Decause of Its limited ap proprlatlon the federal employment service Is Itself able to finance bin sixty olllces, nnd the outside support for the other 1200 olllces will be con tinned until congress acts upon tin Nolan-Kcnyon bills for a permanent national employment service. Welfare organizations and chamben of commerce lend among the varloiu agencies that are keeping federal em ployment olllces open, supplying qunr ters, personnel and funds. The agen cles which have been co-operatlnp with the employment service since de mobilization began also are continuing their support of the 11,000 emergency bureaus for returning soldiers and sailors. Keep 300 Open. John D. Densmore, director general of the United States employment serv ice, predicted that when the returns from the states are complete It will bo found that considerably more than three hundred federal olllces will bo open through voluntary contributions. From the end of March to June .'10, he said, more than four hundred olllces were kept In operation by outside funds In expectation thnt after the latter date the employment services would be able to resume their financ ing, but becnuso of the . reduced ap propriation for the new fiscal year, he explained, continued support Is being j asked for the next five months, within winch period, It Is understood con gress will have acted on the measure for a permanent service. "The response of the country indi cates a general desire of nil to give practical assistance to tho soldier and civilian war worker seeking to re establish himself. Mr. Densmore said: "It also shows that Amerle munltlos, having learned the value ot having a central public employment ofllce during tho last eighteen months want those olllces continued." of Oceans they (low and deposited In the sen. imich year the action of the streams Is said ro make the ocean sIIlMku. ...'. salty, and this is the basis on wtilcli Its age Is calculated. The amount of Mm i-urrieu ny tne rivers or the world Is computed by the scientists and com pared with the total quantity ln tho ocean. After evaporation and the ve locity of currents have been consul eied. It Is possible to calculate how long u nas taicen to make the sea water as sany as it is today. About three and a half per cent ot mineral salts and WJ per cent fresh water make up the oceans. Threo fourths of the solid matter Is common snlt, other Ingredients being chloride, sulphate and bromide of magnesium; sulphate and carbonate of lime and sulphato of potash, besides traces of various other minerals and metals, In cluding gold nnd silver. Liberty's song Is mostly chorus. HI KEEP RATS AWAY FROM HENS Rodents Destroy Feed, Eggs and Fowls and Are Inveterate Enemies to, All Poultry. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Every poultryman should bo on guard continually against rnts. They lestroy feed, eggs and fowls, and are Inveterate enemies to all kinds of poul try, from chicks, squabs, ducklings and young turkeys Just out of the shell to tough old birds awaiting the hntchet at the close of a long and noisy career. Although most of their depredations are confined to eggs und young birds, when driven by hunger rats kill full grown fowls at roost, biting them through the head or neck. Complaints about rats havo come to the United States biological survey, de partment of agriculture, from many A Dead Rat Can't Get Chickens Use a Trap. qunrters. For example, a fanner in Virginia reported 20 turkeys killed by these pests ln a night. Another, ln Knnsns, lost between 200 and 300 chickens and many eggs by rats dur lug the course of one summer. His neighbors had similar experiences. From New Jersey has come a report of rats killing young ducks. An Ohlonn has complained thnt the animals bur row beneath his coops and take chicks from under the hen. In cer tain neighborhoods of Massachusetts half a season's hatch of chickens nud ducklings huve been killed by rats. Ruts multiply rapidly when left un disturbed, where there is plenty to eat. One pair may lncrenso to more than 2,000 In a single year. Whoever allows his property to become over run by them Invites vexntlon and loss. MIXTURE FOR LITTLE CHICKS Give Equal Parts of Hard-Boiled Eggs and Rolled Oats or Stale Bread Soaked in Milk. (Prepared by the United States Depart-, ment of Agriculture.) For the first three days chicks may be fed a mixture of equal parts of hard-boiled eggs and rolled oats or stale bread, or stale bread soaked In milk. When bread and milk are used care should be taken tc squeeze all the milk out of the bread. From the third or fourth day commercial chick feed may be fed until the chicks are old enough to eat wheat screenings or cracked corn. PLAN FOR MARKETING EGGS Brown and White Shells Should Be Placed in Separate Packages Keep All Culls. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Market white-shelled and brown shelled eggs In separate packages. Eggs Irregular In shape, those which arc unusunlly long or thin-shelled, or tvhlch have shells otherwise defective, should bo kept, by the producer for home use, so that breakage In transit mny be reduced as much as possible. All males except those needed for breeding purposes, should bo got rid of as soon as possible. One of the best Inside linings for poultry houses Is tar paper, tacked on smoothly. Mites do not bother It. It Is said that farmers loso millions of dollars annually on account of poor methods of producing and handling eggs. He u crank about cleanliness, inltef, lice and disease in your poultry yard and see 'If it dousn't pay a big divi dend. Diseases of poultry are frequently transmitted through the drinking wa ter; the drinking fountain should be cleaned dally. Chicks on good range get practically all they need In the way of mineral salts through the fresh vegetables, but ranges are often overrated. Help save eggs by keeping the nesta clean und froe from lice. Gather eggs twlco dally, keep them In a cool, dry room or cellar, and market twice a week. Little chickens are often bothered with the large gray-head lice. These muy be destroyed by greasing tho head and throat with lard or sweet oil and uslug u louse powder elsuwhere. u , ' ----- HATS THAT AWAIT AUTUMN The time will soon be here for those exciting and fascinating excursions to the millinery shop ln search of new millinery, of which much Is expected. The old millinery axiom that a hat Is becoming when one looks better with It on thnn without It, Is a good thing to bear In mind. At the very least we expect hats, like mirrors, to "be to our faults a little blind, artl to our vir tues not unkind." Just how much the right shape and the right colors can do to transform a face, Is measured often by the long price which a small bit of millinery commands. It Is the Intangible In millinery that Is worth more than anything else the color harmony, the beautifully balanced lines, the poise of the hat on the head and Its appropriateness, that are worth more than mere material. No one understands this quite so well as the woman who hns reached middle llfo, or passed It. She expects her hats to do much for her In the way of enhancing her good points, nnd designers who specialize successfully In headwear for mntrons turn fabrics Into gold. One of their promising new models Is sho.wn at the right of the group of three hats pictured above. AMERICAN MADE Recently American manufacturers of underwear have thought so well of their achievements that they have pro claimed themselves ns the designers of the styles now favored In lingerie. They certainly are Justified In taking pride in the daintiness and attractive ness of the garments they make In such quantities und they find It easy to cultivate a taste for fine undernius 11ns. American women are appreci ative, but they are also practical and they demand pretty but not too fragllo garments. Few of them run to the extreme of wearing chiffon or georg ette In undies, or care for bizarre de signing. In the main they like lino weaves in cotton or crepe de chine for materials, not too much trimmed with fine and durable laces, hand embroidery- and other needlework. Hand crochet In laces holds Its own with them, and has everythlg to recom mend It. Of cqurso not much handwork Is to bo found on manufactured undermus Hns, but machinery has been made to do wonderful work nnd sometimes so effectively that comparisons with hand work aro uot by nny means odious to tho machlne-ninde garment. Some times the plain sewing on undermus llns Is done by machinery and the decoration by hand. Hut however they may bo put together and finished, the styles arc about the same In under garments. Threo popular pieces are shown ln tho group above, u combination, a nightdress and u pnlr of pajamns. The combination Is of batiste, hav If is mnde of black satin nnd the top of the crown Is soft. Nnrrow,. looped silk fringe, very brllllnntly black, makes n wide Irregular band' about the crown nnd there Is a narrow brim with lines that flow In easy curves about the head. The hat at the left, for a girl of ten or more, makes a picture on the head that boasts soft curls. Its crown Is of felt In sections joined ln seams that are outlined with stitches of wool yarn, and the rolling brim Is also of yarn,, apparently crocheted Into shape. At the base of each seam In the crown a pair of pert little leaves support a diminutive apple. Almost any little girl will look well In this picturesque hat. The hat at the bottom of the picture, made for a young woman, Is a dressy affair of silver tissue with an odd trim ming twining nbout the crown. The trimming Is likely to be mnde of twist ed ribbon with a fancy edge, but might be of silver tissue or georgette. The maker of trimmings Is no respecter of fabrics, taking anything that is with in reach and fnshlonlng It Into some thing new and strange und nearly al ways beautiful. UNDERMUSLINS 1 VWW. . AW .Vi-Xv ing the neck, nnnlmles nnd bottom of the knickers edged with nnrrow vnT luce. Small sprays of prim daisies, tied with bow knots ndom the fronf of the body and appear on the pants. The special glory of this garment I? a sash of satin ribbon thnt slips through silts about the waistline and" ties at one side. Very narrow ribbon gathers in the fullness nt tho top and' it is run through bending. A nightdress of nnlnsook Is shown, cut with short kimono sleeves and lound neck. It3 edges are scalloped and buttonhole stitched nnd there Is a pretty band of needlework around' the neck nnd shoulders. Detachable bows and rosettes of ribbon, that fast en with little safety pins, tiro among the treasures that some women own, and they add these pretty frivolities to their undergarments, pinning them on. The pajamas In the picture aro mnde of crepe de chine nnd embroid ered with colored silks. One finds nil' these garments In crepe do chine nnd' also In llesh-tone cot ion mull. In the long mn fine white cotton goods, prove their worth by standing wenr and wnshlng perfectly. s Velour for Skirts. In uddl'tlon to trlcotlnes and plaids, the favorites In the dress goods trade at the present time, velour checks are shoAvIng such strength that they de serve mention.
