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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1919)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMMVEEKLY TRIBUNE. c Gay Calico Frock's for Outings ALL FARMERS ASKED TO GRADE UP HERDS AND FLOQKS BY USE OF PURE-BRED SIRES AMERICANS MISTREATED IN MEXICO We Iinvo gome faithful friends among cotton fabrics thtit often lapse into more or less complete oblivion. When they are nbout forgotten they emerge at the call of some great and -enterprising customer. Having dropped out of general favor they become un usual nnd exclusive and thereby much to be desired by the smart set, nnd then we ure refreshed by such exam ples of wholesome chann and simplic ity as that which appears In the calico frock pictured. It could not be much simpler than It Is. It Is artfully un pretentious, Just the thing for the art less millionairess who Intends to get back to nature and chuse a few coun try butterflies by way of a change. This particular calico frock Is red and white, like a stick of peppermint candy. In fact they have much the same flavor. The plain, straight skirt, you will notice, does not aspire to a very wide hem such as Is allowed In organdies and lawns, but It is shirred Wo are to have a variety of new and unique styles In blouses this fall. Al ready the advance models have passed in review and manufacturers are pre paring still others to follow. These will show modifications and adaptations of the styles already presented and of the wholly new forms of trimmings that have been brought out. American producers, now in competition with Europe, for the trade of the world, as pire to making the American blouse pre-eminent, like the American shoe, in style, and as good as the best In material. Therefore we expect, with good renson, blouses that will accom plish the utmost that designers can do, In n variety of styles. Tailored blouses are shown In flesh, white, navy and black satin and with high necks and long sleeves. Fine tucks In groups that form stripes ptove to be appropriate and most pop ular for trimming. The illrectolre in fluence appears In tailored models hav ing collars and frills of thnt period. Georgette and foulard are combined In other tailored blouses, the plain georg ette forming the body and sleeves, with cuffs, vest and dlrectoiro collar of foulard. x .1 Iitnnuna ftinro II TO SOIllfi very rich and unique models. One or black satin is cut kimono style, wmi short sleeves, nnd has a basque so long that one wonders It Is classed as a blouse. In keeping with Its style It Is adorned with embroidery In silver and gold, of Japanese Inspiration. Col Blouses Greet the New Season In several rows at the waistline Into the narrow belt. All the sewing on this frock Is carefully done. The old fashioned pockets are outlined with a very narrow fancy braid of white cot ton and have the simplest of very nar row black ribbon set on them a little caress for being so pretty and quaint The- waist, as simple and plain as the skirt, Is finished at the "V-shaped neck with a wide plain collar of whlto net set off with a bow of black ribbon and a white lawn chemisette fills It In daintily. Altogether this Is a dress that Is worth the while of an artist in clothes, and it Is very pretty. Perhaps the same design Is responsible for the brown and white small-checked ging ham, made up with the Introduction of white lawn In accessories, with a hat to match, that outshines Its more expensive rivals on the street These familiar materials and unpretentious dresses have their own charm and are in a class by themselves. ored georgette with trimming of paral lel rows of drawn work and embroid ered iloral designs appears among tho elbow-sleeved models for dressy wear. Silk floss as a trimming Is as popular as georgette In materials. It has been used to Imitate baby lamb fur and proves wonderfully effective on georg ette Russian blouses In gray, navy and mahogany color. Rlouses like thnt pictured, draped to the side, nnd tied with hanging ends, are assured favorites. Heavy floss, In several rich colors, and unusually placed makes the most effective trim ming on them, and pongee khakl-knot or silks of like chnracter or plain sat in may be used to make them. The georgette blouse pictured Is one of an nlwny Increasing number In which front nnd back panels are ex tended below the waistline to simulate a basque. It Is embroidered with silk Hose and Its edges finished with nar row pipings of satin. Novel Jardiniere. Purchase u largo size beau pot In the shape of a flower pot with wide, rim. They cost about 12 cents. Now use a dark green glossy palntho cover It. When dry dip a small brush In washable gold paint and draw a pret ty design around the rim and you have a handsome container for u fern. Mayor appeared. Ills men stripped tho house and took us to a bandit camp. Wo were prisoners till February 18, 1010. November 13, 1018, my mother died of slow starvation. This General Mayor was a personal friend of the bandit Kapata. November 15, 1018, he sent me to Mexico City with a messago for Zapata, threatening to kill my husband if I were not back In two months, lie Rent with me an Indian woman to watch me. I made the long trip on time and we were Anally set free." Doctor Sturgls was beggared and wrecked physically. Mrs. Sturgls was brutally treated. IMPORTANCE OF OUR OUTDOOR LIFE MaJ. Gen. Ilugh L. Scott, that dean of American fighting men, strongly urges that both stntc and federal aid be given to every legltlmato movement to make attractive nnd perpetuate our outdoor Interests. Hunting and fishing ho places In the front rank of outdoor sports, which tie believes was one of the greatest factors in making It possible for Uncle Sam to cross the seas with an army capable of standing the strain nnd acquitting themselves ns our boys did. General Scott knows whereof ho speaks. Ketlred under the ago limit, his robust body and keen mind per mitted him to spring back Into the har ness at his country's call. Ho credits his fitness to the clean outdoor life he has lead. The most Important thing to keep in mind Is the sensible conserving of; the game nnd fish wo tfowhave. No one section of the country must bo allowed to overindulge Its natural wish to take game or fish to Its own detriment or to that of another section. A spirit of conservation should dominate all. Whether we perpetuate n species by artlficlnl breeding and distribution or by commpn-sense restrictive legislation Is not tho point. The fact Is that each and every American species must bo s'aved and incrensed to numbers permitting nt least some shooting. Wo ennnot afford to delay or quibble over doing a thing that must be done. ADMIRAL "ROUGH ron of tho grand fleet during the war with Germany. The order of knight conferred ou Admiral Rodman was similar to the distinction given Admiral Sims by tho British king nt tho saino time, but neither ofllcer could accept because American regulations did not permit members of the military or naval establishments accepting decorations from foreign nations. Later, acceptances wero allowed. JOHN BULL CORNERING FUEL OIL The senate has adopted u resolu tion by Senator Polndexter, Repub lican, of Washington (portrait here with), authorizing tho federal trade commission to Investigate recent In creases In tho market prlco of fuel oil In the United States, nnd especially oh tho Pacific coast. Action by the senate was taken after Senutor Phelnn, Democrat, Cali fornia, had charged that British Inter ests were attempting to acquire vast oil interests In California and that Great Britain was endeavoring to cor ner tho world oil Industry. He de clared that unless steps wero taken to encourago American oil operations abroad the world's supply will bo In the hands of British nationals within a few years. Under tho resolution, tho commis sion Is authorized to Investigate the source and supply of oil la this coun try and also inquire into what cor porate interests have conducted tho production, reflulng and marketing of oil in tho past few years, and whether there havo been, any Indications of illogical restraint of trade ana unfair competition. Dr. nnd airs. Charles T. Sturgla, victims of Mexican outrages, have ar rived In New Orleans nnd will prob nbly tell their story to congress. Doc tor Sturgls Is an American dentist who went to Mexico 20 yenrs ago to prac tice, no ncqulrcd a coffeo plantation worth $100,000 near Dcpolon in Chi pns. In 101C ho married Miss Cora Koenrlght in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Sturgls' mother, slxty-flvo years old nnd In delicate health, went to visit tho Dcpolan plantation. Here is Mrs. Sturgls' story In brief: "In January, 1018, wo wero raided. Tho raiders wero Carrnnzlstn soldiers commanded by Cnpt. Lcopolda Garcia and Capt Julio Castlllano. They over ran the house, made nil the plantation hands quit and told us they would run every American, out of tho country. Captain Garcln struck mo with tho butt of his rifle. "June 20, 1018, Gen. Rafael Cal y - HOUSE" RODMAN "When" Admiral Hugh Rodman flrsl came to the Pacific coast years ago as a junior officer soon after his gradua tion from Annapolis ho acquired the sobriquet "Rough House" from men and officers of the navy. Returning now nt tho head of half the American navy, ho brings a deco ration from tho king of England, which In that country would cause him to be addressed "Sir Hugh" as a knight com mander of the order of St Michael and St. George. Admiral Rodman throughout his naval career has been noted as a dis ciplinarian. "He got things done," In tho words of the nnvy. Direct methods of getting things done earned the title "Rough House," bestowed In affection by his men and brother officers when ho was young. Yenrs later tho same qualities brought him distinction from the British ruler, when Rodman was commander of the Sixth battle squad wm&m mmm mm mmm mm mm mmmmmm mpsm First Threo Daughters of Sultana's Virginia Lad to Freshen. '.Preparod by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture) Looking forward to future food needs of tho country's Incrensed popula tion, tho Uflltcd States department of agriculture, In co-oporntlon with tho itoto agricultural colleges and other agencies Interested In llvo stock Im provement, announces a national bet tor live stock crusade, to get actively In motion October 1 under tho slogan !f "Better Sires Better Stock." Tho plan Is to hasten tho replace ment of tho multitude of scrub domes tic nnlmals In tho United States with purebred or high-grado stock and also to Improve tho quality of purebrcds themselves. It has been evolved through long and enroful observation of tho live stock Industry In this coun try and after extensive consultation with specialists and breeders. Nation's Milk Average Low. " For many years this country has contained thousands of tho finest spe cimens of llvo stock In tho world, but In spite of that fact tho qunllty and productlvo capacity of tho average farm herd and flock Is still low. For Instnnco, tho nverago dairy cow In the United States yields about 4,obfl pounds of milk a year, a figure scarce ly two-thirds tho average production In some European countries, such ns Denmark. Tho United States has thousands gf cows which have milk yields of more than 12,000 pounds doublo tho Danish nvcrage but on tho other hand It has hundreds of thou sands which arc kept for milk nnd yet yield only n small fraction ns much product ns tho best cows, though ro rclvlng nenrly as much feed and care. Tho dlfferenco In milk yield Is duo In large measure to a difference In breeding, hut n herd of low production can bo Improved rapidly by tho uso of a purebred sire from a family of high producers. More Sirloin on Well. Bred Cattle. Among nil classes of llvo stock n similar condition exists. Proper breed ing of beef nnlmals results In better nnd more uniform stock, having n greater percentage of desirable cuts of meat and a smaller quantity of bono, offal, nnd Inedible pnrts. Likewise In swlne, sheep, goats and poultry pro duction, tho kind of pnrent stock large ly determines tho quality and market value of tho products. Tho crusndo of Improvement now to bo undertaken Is the outgrowth of Investigations In genetics, of llvo stock observations In mnny countries, nnd n closo study of public opinion. In most live stock re gions of tho world n gradual evolu tion toward better llvo stock hns been taking place placo for centuries. Tho rapidity of these chnnges has an Im portant bearing on world commorco nnd on fho prosperity of tho nations In which Improvement hns been great est. Individual and community efforts In many cases have resulted In mnrked llvo stock progress In smnll nrens. Tho Islands of Jersey and Guernsey aro familiar examples of this kind of ac complishment, but no lnrge country so far has endeavored In an organized wny to Improve all Its live stock si multaneously. Live Stock Men Equal to Task. Ofllclnls of tho bureau of nnlmal In dustry nnd others who havo consid ered tho problem from every angle aro convinced that It Is possible to hasten tho natural course of llvo stock evolu tion with benefit to the nntlon. They are confident nlso that tho llvo stock men of tho country are eager to under take the task. Tho means of accomplishing most of tho Improvement, which nffects about 200,000,000 head of llvo stock, besides poultry, will bo through wider distribution nnd Increased uso of pure bred sires and dams. Onco the use of purebred sires be comes genernl throughout tho coun try, tho process of grading up will bo rapid. Many experiments and also practical experience, when good sires are used, show that within threo gen erations most of tho individuals in n scrub herd bonded by a purebred malo rcsomblo purebred animals In nppear ance. In n few more generations, un der skillful breeding, tho former scrub stock Is graded up to such nn extent thnt for production of meat and other animal products, thoy aro practically ns useful as purebrcds. The chief dif ference between n "high-grade" anl iral and n purebred Is In the value for breeding. Only tho latter can bo used In producing purebred breeding stock. Moreover only purebrcds nro eligible to registry. Official Emblem to Do Furnished. Tho department of agriculture through Its co-operative state agencies Is prepnrlng to supply live stock rais ers with printed Information thnt tells in popular language the best animal Average Yearly Production of Two Year Olds: Milk. ButterfaL Lbs. Lbs. Daughters 9,676 E1S Dams 4,092 263 Incrcaso 4.C81 2M breeding methods nnd tho advantages to bo derived from their use. In addi tion tho department of ngrlculturo Is to furnish nn ofilcltil emblem, suitable for display, to every farmer agreeing to uso only purebred sires nnd In other ways to co-opcrato In tho better live stock effort. To obtain the emblem n farmer or breeder will be asked to fill out n slmplo blank showing tho number nnd kind of llvo stock he pos sesses nnd also to declare' that all his malo breeding animals nro purebrcds. From tho number and nnture of tho blanks received tho department will bo nolo to measure tho progress of tho crusade, nnd nt tho same time obtnln vnlunhlo statistical Information which will bo mndo public at sultnblo Inter vals. Tho bettewnent of the nntlon's llvo stock Is by no menns n now Idea. Tho topic has been discussed nt length from public platforms nnd In tho ag ricultural press for mnny yenrs. Ag ricultural colleges, breeders' associa tions, various llvo stock organizations, hanking and business Interests, llvo stock judges nnd experts theso nnd other forces nro responsible chiefly for the progress alrendy made and tho Bcntlment for further development. Organization of Campaign. A general co-ordlnntlon of tho work, however, now seems desirable, with a minimum of red tape nnd a maxi mum of red blood. So far as tho ac tivities of tho department of agricul ture In tho crusndo nro concerned, tho burenu of animal Industry, In co-opcrn-tlon with the state colleges of agricul ture, will bo responsible for llvo Btock policies especially tho breeding work and scientific problems. The states relations service of tho depnrtmeni will work In co-operation with tho col leges of agrlculturo for carrying tin plan of action through tho cxtcnslor. divisions to every llvo stock ownci t who can bo reached. County agent nnd other field workers of the depnrt ment nnd tho colleges will ho locn! sources of Information and assistance. Wlillo It is believed that stockmen of tho country naturally look to agri cultural officials to Inaugurate a cru sado of this kind, tho problem pri marily is ono of ndequato production and effective distribution. Responsi bility for success depends accordingly on breeders and nil llvo stock owners. Response to Will of People. For several months tho department has been mnklng an analysis of live stock sentiment as expressed In tho farm press and In correspondence re ceived In Its vnrlous offices. Of nil tho topics discussed tho need for a better quality of domestic animals has been pre-eminent. To make the crusado against scruh llvo stock most effectlvo tho depart ment welcomes constructive Ideas anil suggestions from all sources. Tho fol lowing classes of llvo stock nro to bo Included In tho campaign for improve ment: Cattle, horses, asses, swlne, sheep, goats, and poultry. In spite df tho conspicuous merit? of the task about to bo undertaken there are also a number of obstacles It Is recognized that sentiment In fa vor of purebred slres.-whllo strong, Is by no means unanimous. To win the support of those who, through lack of Interest or opposition, fall to take their part In tho crusndo against scrub live stock Is ono of tho problems to bo met. The cost of desirable purebred sires Is nnother Importnnt factor which hoe long been an obstacle to live stock Im provement. Co-operative ownership divides the expense considerably, nnd tho Increased value of tho young stock raised also helps to overcome thnt ob jection. In addition tho campaign Is expected to stimulate a greater pro duction of purebred breeding stock of good quality. LIVC t STOCKS In summer, when the owner is busi est, sheep require practically no care Hit nil. Breed tho mares to tho best-bone, closest-coupled stallion to bo found' in tho vicinity. The hind upon which sheep grnzo Is gradually enriched, tho ground be ing very evenly covered with tho droppings.