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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Philippines Must Wait a While for Independence WASIIINGTON. Republican lenders In congress hnvo reached a decision 40 postpones Indefinitely the question of granting Independence to tlu -Philippines. The decision of the Republican lenders against consideration o. tho Filipinos' plea for independent 6 OfSS &) taken until more convincing proof lias been offered of tho ability of the Fili pinos to stnnd alone nnd to continue to mnlutaln the Institutions of government and education established by the United States which r.ve wrought such beneficent chnnges in the Islands In 20 years. Moreover, It wns deemed Inad visable to take a step of ouch great moment to these wards of the American republic until the equilibrium of world conditions Is restored. It Is now taken for granted that the question of liberating the Philippines will not bo considered seriously until the congressional committees shall have visited the Islands and made nn exhaustive Investigation nnd report to congress. The Filipino delegation was advised of this status of the matter before leaving Washington, nnd made no protest. In fnct, It transpires that tho delegation did not expect to obtain favorable uctlon nt this time. The dispatch of the commission by the Philippine legislature was forced 1y the minority party In the Island, which accused the majority party of flack of aggressiveness In seeking Independence. Fifty-Fifty Pacific Fleet Is New Naval Policy THE departure of the Pacific fleet marks an epoch In American navnl history. For the first time tho naval force has been divided with exnetly hnlf of Its power assigned to guard the western seaboard. For the first time nlso the strategic value of the canal Is to be ully tested when Admiral Hugh Rod nun moves his armada through to Pa cific waters. And for the first time Americans of the far West are to see with their own eyes the full pomp and power of tho navy tbat hns been their pride for years. The main base of the Pacific fleet will be In Puyet sound, Washington. The composition of the Pacific fleet tells Its own story. The three .uost modern ships of the line In the nvy, the New Mexico, Idaho and Mississippi, are headed west. Not since President Roosevelt sent the Atlantic fleet to girdle the globe have tho people of California, Oregon and Washington seen In their harbors a more powerful nnd modern fighting craft than the old hero ship Oregon, long out of dnte and holding her plnce on the navy list only because of her valiant record. Beside the 30,000 ton flagship of the Pacific fleet the Oregon will be nlmost a pigmy, .and agnlnst even the speed of more thnn 17 knots, which made the old ship queen of the navy for years, Rodman's main fleet, his eight big ships, can maintain about 21 knots for hours at a time, while his destroyers can turn up "35 knots. The sailing of the great fleet marks Not while the German fleet existed or while German eyes were leveled cov etously at the rich and undeveloped resources of South and Central America could American naval strength have Envoys and Rich Gifts, a NOVELTY, even in cosmopolitan Vk other day to President Wilson of grntulutlng him on the successful termination of tho war and bearing gifts David and Solomon this government wns Mucnda. ruled over all Sheba at that came to listen to his wisdom and see the country, nnd as she returned to her own dominion she proclaimed the religion of the living God. From that tlmo until Constnntine the Great Ethiopia laws of the Old Testament. In the Christian according to the gospel of fought for her Christianity and Independence against the surrounding Mohum ueduus and heathens. "All the peoplo of Ethiopia, knowing that tho United Stntcs of America, nfter securely establishing her own Independence, has taken upon herself tho wonderful duty of assisting the allies in ence, rejoiced nnd praised the American The gifts Included elephant tusks embroidered In jewels, and a gold box her son, tho heir apparent. National Guard Must Be Reorganized With Care DETAILS of tho plans of the war department for reorganization of tho National Guard as upproved by Secretary Baker disclose that tho states may organize up to their full limit If they desire, but In so far as federal aid Is concerned they may only recruit at present up to 200 men for each sena tor and representative. In emergency tho maximum organization could be increased to 800 men for ench senator nnd representative. In a circular let ter Secretary Buker says : "It Is tho desire of the war de partment to re-establish the National Guard on a firm and efficient basis and to obtain in the commissioned and en listed grades a maximum of men with service In the United States army. during the great war. To achfeve that end it will bo necessary that tho regu lations be fully complied with, and tho requirements for admission in the Nntionnl Guurd both for officers und enlisted meu fully observed. "The appointment of officers and enlistment of men who aro not suitable for active 4leld service, either for professional or personal reasons, or who would not bo able to participate completely and fully in a federal call, will' serve only to lower tho military efficiency of the National Guard as a whole. Tho war department requests the earnest co-operation of the soveral states und territories In making the National Guard an effective force during the period of Us reorganization." followed thu recent hearing accordei tho Philippine commission nt a join session of the house nnd senate com mlttces on lnsulnr affairs. It trans plred that few, If any, of tho Rcpub llcan or Democratic members of thost committees had been sulllclently lm pressed by the representations of the delegates to take a stand In favor ol freeing the Islands nt this time. Tho general conclusion wns that no step In this direction should bo a complete change In navnl policy. been divided But No Queen of Sheba Washington, was tho presentation the the special envoys of Abyssinia, con from their empress, Wnlzeru Zaudltu. The Dedjazmatch Nado was the ora tor. Ills fellow envoys were the Kan tlba Gabrou and the Ato Herouy. The Ato SInkae was secretary and Inter preter. The envoys wore red velvet robes, heavy with gold and silver trimmings, and large silk turbans, era broldered with pearls. The address was in part: "More than 5,000 years have elapsed since the establishment of the Ethiopian government. In the time of well known. The queen of Ethloplu, time. She henrd of King Solomon nnd has believed In God according to the time of Constnntine Ethiopia became Jesus Christ, and since that time has gaining equal liberty and Independ people." mounted In solid gold, native garments containing letters from tho empress and PLAN FOR FIGHT ON CANE BORER Parasites From Tropical Coun tries Offer Best Means of Destroying Pests. CONFINED TO THREE REGIONS Insects Reduce Yield of Sugar In Vary I no Measure, Averaging About 20 Per Cent Feed on Other Plants Than Sugar Cane. '.Prepared by the Unltod States Depart ment of AjrrlcuUure.) Importation of parasites from Cuba and other troplcnl countries offers the most hopeful method of ridding the sugar-cano growing region of tho United States of the sugar-cane moth sorer, or at leost of keeping it under control and reducing the Injury from t. Damage In Three Regions. The sugar-cane moth borer In the United States Is confined to three Iso lated regions, closely conforming to the areas of large commercial plantings of sugar enne southern Loulslann, southern Florida, and the extreme southern tip of Texas. Throughout those regions It reduces the yield of sugar In varying measure, averaging, perhaps, about 20 per cent. Tho chief damage results from tho larva tunneling lengthwise through the ma ture cane, not killing It, but Injuring It severely, retarding Its growth, and subjecting It to the fungous disease known as red rot. A measure of damage follows larval attacks upon very young plants, resulting In what '.s known as dead hearts. The moth borer feeds on a number of plnnts other than sugar cane, render ing usual methods of control extraor dinarily difficult and, for the most part, not efficacious. Experiments In poisoning, attraction to light traps, and the like have not proved effective. Five definite recommendations are made, however, other than the Intro duction of pnrasltes. How -to Fight Pests. Scraps of cuno left about the fac tory and derricks nfter the grinding season should be destroyed, probably by burning, and cars In which cane Is shipped should be kept free of such scraps. Seed cane should be planted Ir. the fall and kept as deeply covered ns practicable. Cnne for shipment be yond the infested area should be se lected so as to obtain It free from borers or, 1C this Is Impracticable, It should be soaked for at least an hour Banish the Borer From the Sugar Cane Fields. In bordeaux mfxture or absolution of nicotine sulphate previous to ship ment. The "trash," "leaves," or "shucks" left on the fields nfter cut ting should not bo burned but should be lightly covered with earth In the fall and plowed out In the spring. The cutting out of "dead hearts," and dead plants Is said to be theoretically sound practice and. where an abun dance of cheap labor Is obtalnnble. might be recommended. It Is pointed out that the Introduc tion of pnrasltes has proved effective In Hawaii, and thnt experiments In the United States have given promis ing results. If the Introduction of beneficial parasites can be undertaken It should be done on a large scale, and It would bo advisable to station two men In Cuba to collect the parasites, and ono In Louisiana to receive and ultimately to release them on tho. plantations. KILL SQUIRREL-TAIL GRASS Weed Can Be Eradicated by Prevent ing It From Producing .Seed It Is Harmful to Stock. Squlrrel-tull grass or wild barley is a bad weed. It helps spread the riM of wheat and outs which has been found on It every year for 150 years In Iowa, and It Is Injurious to stock, nnd especially horses. The awns pierce the mucous membrane of the moutu causing Irrltntlon and finally ulcera tion of tho jawbones nnd teeth. Tho wild barley can be exterminated by keeping It from producing seed. This Is simple enough, but It Is often diffi cult to do on land that cannot bo plowed or mowed. North Dakota Ag ricultural College. WORST WEED ENEMY OF ALFALFA PLANT Care Should Be Taken to Prevent Introduction of Dodder. Grazing Close With Sheep Has Been Recommended as Effective Control Against Noxious Plant Burn Off Affected Parts. (Preparod by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture) Dodder Is considered by many as ono of tho worst weed enemies of al falfu. The dodder seeds gcrmlnnto In the ground nnd the young plnnts soon nttnch themselves to tho nlfnlfa seedlings. As soon as the threadlike stem of dodder Is attached firmly to tho nlfatfa plant the stem connecting It with the ground withers away. Thenceforth the dodder lives entirely on the alfalfa. Special care should bo exercised to avoid Introducing It In the nlfnlfa seed at planting time. Grazing close with sheep hns been recommended ns nn effective control against dodder. In the East, however, where dodder Is most nbundnnt, sheep nre not plentiful, nnd it Is not posslblo for every alfalfa grower to use tho grazing plan. Besides, grazing nn nl fnlfa field too closely with sheep often Protect Alfalfa Fields Against Dodder by Rigid Control Measures. results In permanent Injury to tho stand. Some authorities recommend the complete removal of the nffected nlfnlfa plants where the dodder ap pears only In Isolated spots through the field. This practice, however, la only successful In the very early stages of the pest and beforo It has gained much foothold. A rapid and efficacious method of stamping out dodder, recommended by specialists of the United States De partment of Agriculture, la to watch the alfalfa fields for the Initial evi dences of dodder, and ns soon ns signs of tho pest appear to sprlnke the In fected spots with kerosene, npply the match, und burn off the nftoctcd areas. This practice kills out the dodder and, properly applied, does not Injure the alfalfa permanently. In burning tho doddered portions of the field n blow torch Is useful, hut where such a de vice Is not available some readily In flammable material, such us waste or old rags wrapped with wire on tho end of n stick nnd soaked In kerosene, will servo. CONVERT SUMAC INTO MONEY Plant May Be Gathered and Soto' Profitably to Tanners and Dye Manufacturers. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Sumnc, which grows abundantly la certain sections of the United Stntes, may be gathered and sold profitably to tnnners nnd dye manunfeturers, sny the speclnllsts of tho bureau of chem istry, United States department of ag riculture. Tho price of sumac has Increased In recent years, because of the decrease In Importations of this plant from Sicily. Tho American su mnc, If properly gathered nnd cured, is equal to the Imported article. In certain sections of Pennsylvnnln, Maryland, Virginia nnd West Virginia good wages can be made, the depart ment of agriculture says, by gathering nnd selling sumac during July, August and September. Arrangements for tho sale of the sumac should be mado be fore It Is gathered. Department Hullet'n No. 70(1, which gives useful Information regarding cur ing nnd sale of sumnc, can he hnd upon application to the United Stntes depnrtment of agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. PUREBRED FOWL PREFERRED Given Same Care and Feed They Will Make Better Profit Than Mon grels Account Uniformity. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Purebred poultry means uniformity of products. Uniformity of products means Increased profits If they nro properly marketed. Given tho snmo enro and feed, purebred fowls will muko n better profit than mongrels. INJURIOUS WORK OF CROWS Rob Nests of Many Small Birds Which Are Helpful to Farmer "In Destroying Insects. Most of the small birds nre helpful to tho farmer In destroying Insects nnd every protection should be nfford ed them. They havo much to contend with, one of their worst enemies being tho crow, which robs so many of tho nests during tho hatching season. NO PLACE FOR SCRUB BULLS Poor Animals Have Done Much Dam age to Dairy Interests and Are Worse Than Worthless. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Bull associations, though few In number, wage eternal warfare on tho scrub. Tho scrub bull has done much damage In this country. lie Is worse than worthless. He lowers tho pro duction of nil future generations of the herd he heads. Ho cannot In crease milk production oven In n herd of scrubs because, like them, ho Is a scrub. In a herd of better breeding the damage he may do Is almost limit less. The grade bull Is little better be cause, most of his ancestors being scrubs, he Is certain to transmit scrub qualities to his offspring. Tho grade bull may have tho form and color markings of a purebred, but ho lack? A Purebred Bull That Pays. tho power to transmit with nny de gree of ccrtnlnty the qualities of nny high-producing ancestors ho mny hnvo. That herd Is very poor indeed lu which a grade bull can mnko any marked Improvement. Tho registered scrub comes of low producing registered ancestors, there foro he transmits only Inferior quali ties to his calves. Registration Is not enough to gunrantee production. Per manent dnlry herd Improvement enn never come from tho scrub, the grade or the registered scrub. A constant fight against tho cattle fever tick has put large portions of tho southern states Into the tick-free nren. Why not lnnugurnto a similar fight nil over the United Stntci against scrub sires, against tho scrub, tho grade, the registered scrub, against scrub sires of every kind? Taking each state, county by county, why nol cllmlnnto tho send) nnd establish scrub-free areas In every stnto? STINGY FEEDER CHEATS SELF Dairy Cow Must Have Materials for Maintenance as Well as Milk producing Foods. (Prepared by the Unltod' States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho cow requires not only mnterlala for maintenance but must also have protein, fat and carbohydrates to make milk from. The milk contains water, fat, protein (cnseln or curd), sugar und ash, and these aro nil made from the constituents of tho food. If Insufficient protein, fat and carbohy drates arc contained In the food given her tho cow supplies this deflclencj for a time by drawing on her own body, nnd grndunlly begins to shrink in qunntlty or quality of milk, or both The stingy feeder cheats himself np well ns the cow. FEED AND SALT REGULARLY Cow Becomes Accustomed to Getting Meals at Certain Time Devi ation Causes Worry. A cow Is pretty much u crenture of habit. She becomes accustomed tc getting her feed nt n certain time each day and If thnt time arrives without tho feed she worries about It and this affects her milk production. For this reason regularity In feeding Is vcrj Important. Also watering and snltlnfi should be nttended to punctually. And the water should bo good; It Is u mlS' take to require rows to drink tnlnted water, for It certainly lmpnlrs the health If It docs not affect the quality of the milk. The mnn who provide? properly for the wnnts of his cow lias a right to expect that they will re pay liiin in u more abundant milk flow, 9 DAIRY NOTES A good silo requires also a good onsilnge cutter. In the dairy business hurvest con tlnucs the year around. You never saw a cow thnt would pot do better work on good sllngo than without It. For u cow that refuses to let down her milk, a feed of something whllo milking often helps. The biggest leak In the dairy busi ness comes through keeping two cows to do tho work of ono. To estimate the amount of feed left In tho silage, flguro 1 cubic foot of Sllngo us equul to 40 pounds. Friends Gave tier Up Mrs. Hoffman's Recovery From Dropsy a Surprise. She Used Doan's. "I wns In dreadful shape," says Mrs, W. II. Hoffman, 069 Oakley Ave., Ham mond, 111. "There was a sickening pain across the small of my back and when I stooped over, knife-like twinges near ly urove mo wild. 1 nau large puffs under my eyes and tny body bloat ed bntlly all over. 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Every household a pros pective customer. You can make from $500.00 to $1000.00 per month easily. Write for Catalogue and Dialers Contract OXO-GAS HEATING COMPANY 1S08 HARNEY ST. OMAHA. NEB. Soldiers Soothe Skin Troubles with Cuticura Soup, Ointment, Talcum 2S. each. Sample! of "OuUeu ,t)ept.E,BitM." I'D 11 HAI.K 1,060 acres Dawea Co.. Neb. Fenced, rolling, deep soil, water, 70 acres la alfalta. School oloie. Trice J17.C0 per acre; uarcaln. U. W. JOSEPH, Crawford, Neb. Grouch Remains. Mrs. Flutbush What's the matter with you and Hensonhurst?" Mr. FlntbiiHh Oh, he Insulted me. "What did he say?" "Called me an old grouch." "Don't mind him. You're not so old, dear." Yonkors Statesman. AMERICANS MAKING GOOD AT SIXTY-FIVE Don't worry about old ogo. A sound man is good nt nny sgc. Keep your body In good condition and you can ba as hale and hearty andnbloto"do your bit" ns when you were a young fellow. Affections of the kidneys and bladder nre ntnong tho leading causes pfi early or helpless age. Keep them clean and tho other organs in working condition, and you will havo nothing to fear. Drive tho poisonous wastes from tho BTStcm nnd avoid uric odd accumula tions. Tnko GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules periodically nnd you will find that you aro ns good as the next fellow. Your spirits will, bo rejuve nated, your muscles strong and your ralnd keen enough for any task. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do tho work. But be sure to get the original Imported GOLD MEDAI Haarlem Oil Capsules. They are re liable nnd should help you, or your money will bo refunded. For sale by most druggists. Ia scaled package three sizes. Adv. Like a Veteran. A friend of mine who wus down In tho JIawallan Islands with the Ameri can first field artillery told mo he hnd not been lln the service long but was already as tanned ns a raspberry and iih bowlegged as a donkey. Exchange. 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