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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI "WEEKLY TKIBUXE. mSpMQlpN CUT Universal Military and Vocational Training Bill WASHINGTON, Identical unlversnl military training bills have been Intro duced In congress by Senator Chamberlain, Democrat, In the senate and by Representative Kahn of California, Republican, In the house, as the result of conferences among various Inter provision for vocational training ns partof tho military work and for naval as well ns military training. "As the debates with reference to the peace treaty proceed In the various countries I nm more convinced that our safety us n nation will depend on our having a thoroughly trained force of young men who can join the colors -without delay," Mr. Knhn said. "I am convinced that the passage of such a jmcasure will give us a race of rugged Americans who will bo able to defend their country's rights at any time those rights may be attacked." The Kahn-Chambcrlaln bill directs that all male citizens of the United States shall upon the age of eighteen, or within two years thereafter, bo subject to military or naval service for training purposes and shall be inducted Into the army or navy and servo for a training period of six months and sucli further time as may bo necessary for enrollment, mobilization, and demobili sation. During the training period each man shall receive pay at the rate of $5 i month, besides transportation, clothing, laundry, shelter, subsistence, and all necessary medical and dental attention. National Capital May Allow "Uncle" to Return "VtT ASIIINGTON has been trying tho experiment of getting along without W pawnshops. For half a decade there have been no community "uncles" In the nation's capital. Thus has a city of 400,000 people, n city which In Its local affairs Is virtually unaffected by politics, been made the basis of nn ex periment to determine whether or not the pawnshop Is a necessary udjunct to Its life and well being. The answer seems to be that it Is, for Washington seems on the verge of again hanging out thnt sign of tho three spheres which beckons perenni ally to the financially unfortunate and to the Improvident. The hist of the legitimate "hock" shops in the District of Columblu passed In 1014. At that time a loan-shnrk law went into effect which cut down the interest rate that might be chnrged In the District from 3 per cent to 1 per cent a month. This law killed tho pawn business In the capital. With tho reduced rate of Interest the pawnbrokers could not make a proflt Most of them went out of business entirely, while a few located across tho Potomac Tlver In Virginia, within n ten-minute trolley ride of Washington. Now the authorities of the District favor the return of tho "hock" shops. Especially Is this true of the police department. One reason for this Is tho fact that regulated pawnshops are helpful In detecting thefts. Congress Asked for Money to Combat the "Flu" INFLUENZA killed G50.000 persons In the United States. The doctors say there will be another epidemic sooner or later. The American Medical association In convention passed resolutions requesting congress to appropriate $1,500,000 for Investigation of tho WESTlCATmc) "Be It enacted, etc., I'hnt to en able the public health service to Investigate Influenza and allied diseases In order to discover their causes and to prevent their spread, and for allotment of sums to universities, colleges, or other suitable research institutions, as In the Judgment of the secretary of the treasury are qualified for scientific re search, for the purpose of discovering their causes and methods of prevention, In accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the secretary of the trensury, and Including pay and allowances of regular and reserve commis sioned medical and sanitary personnel, and for medical and hospital supplies, printing, clerical services, and rent in tho District of Columbia and elsewhere; transportation, freight, and such other expenses as may be necessary, includ ing the dissemination of such Information to' the public, there is appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, tho sum of 51,500,000, available until expended." The resolution also sets forth that the secretary of war, tho secretary of the navy, and tho secretary of the treasury are authorized and directed, respectively, to utilize Jointly the personnel nnd facilities of the medical department of the army, the medical department of the navy and the public health service, so far as possible, In the investigation of tho causes and methods of prevention of Influenza and allied diseases. Two Billion Dollars Bonus for Fighting Soldiers A BILL to authorize the treasury department to Issue bonds In the sum of $2,000,000,000 for the purpose of providing additional pay for ofllcers nnd enlisted men In the army, navy nnd marine corps has been Introduced In tho house by .Representative Royal John son of South Dakota. The bonds would bo Issued under the direction of the secretary of tho treasury and would bo of the denom ination fixed by him and bear Interest at tho rute of 4 per cent. The bill provides for payments to all ofllcers and enlisted men, including nurses, who served between April 8, 1017, and the passage of the act, who have been honorably discharged or who shall bo hereafter discharged at 0 the rate of $30 additional for each month of service between those dates. No person who has served less than two months Is to bo given tho benefit of the measure, and It Is provided that no payment Bhall bo less than $240 regardless of length'of service. Soldiers, marines or nurses who were actually under Are In any battle against Germany nre to receive un additional payment of $100 ench. It Is further provided that the persons who served In a clerical capacity whose compensation exceeded $G0 a month are not to bo given any additional allowance under the act. When the bonds are Issued the payments may be mado in bonds If the recipients so desire. Ono effect of this distribution of extra pay and bonuses It muy or may not havo occurred to Mr. Johnson would bo the establishments records of oervlce under fire. The deserving would bo rewarded, and not tho least of their reward would be the government's certificate. ested organizations, Including the training camps association and army ofllcers, members of congress, and others. Representative Knhn said It In cluded the best features of the Swiss and Australian systems and announced that the military affairs committee of the house would begin hearings on It In September. New phases of the bill Include WW) IggfTHrf COULOtlTffEf) IffijjALONC WITHOUT ME cnuse and menns of spread. Repre sentative Fess of Ohio has Introduced a resolution in part as follows: "Wherens the recent Influenza epidemic caused approximately 550, 000 deaths In the United Stntes; and "Whereas medical science Is not yet in possession of complete data as to the cause, modes of transmission, prevention, and cure of this disease and its complications; therefore EXCESS PROFITS BEING RETURNED Collection From Dealers Proceed ing and Growers Will Get Their Share Soon. REPORTS NOT YET COMPLETE Auditing of Accounts of Large Firms Is Considerable Task No Re fund to Growers Who Con signed Their Clips. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture) Collection of excess profits from wool dealers Is proceeding, and their distribution to wool growers will be gin In tho near future. This announce ment is mado by tho United States de partment of agriculture, which Is com pleting the work of the domestic wool section of the war Industries board, in nccordnnce with n provision of the agricultural appropriation bill. Reports thus far received show thnt excess profits were made by about 10 per cent of the "country" dealers. Cor respondenco with "distributing center" denlers, whose total reports arc not yet completed, indicate that some of them have accumulated substantial amounts of excess profits on the wool which they actually bought. Auditing of the accounts of the larger dealers Is a con siderable task and will require sevcrnl months. The bureau of markets, which ucts for the department of agriculture Medium and Finer Grades of Choice Wool Are In Keen Demand. In this work, will enclose with ench check sent to a grower a circular letter giving the name of tho firm which handled his wool nnd which has re turned tho excess profits, of which the customer Is receiving his share. No Refunds to Consigners. The department cnlls nttentlon to the fact that tho regulations of tho war Industries board did not permit the purchase of woo In the great wool growing states of the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast region except In the case of clips of less than 1,000 pounds ench. All inrger clips were required to be consigned. This region produces about two-thirds of tho entire wool clip of tho country, which was about 257.000,000 pounds In'l018. Growers In the eastern states were urged to pool and consign their wools nnd many of them did so. Since the government paid the denlers a fixed commission on consigned wool, excess profits could bo made only on that pnrt of tho wool which they bought outright. Therefore, growers who consigned their clip should not expect to receive refunds. Since the government control of wool has ceased tho work of the department of agriculture In this connection con sists only of auditing the records and accounts of approved wool denlers, the collection of any profits which they may have made In excess of those per mitted tinder the regulation of the war Industries board, and the distri bution by the department of agricul ture of these profits directly to the growers upon whose wool the profits were made wherever the Identity of Hip wool can be traced. Permits Issued to Wool Dealers. The war Industries board Issued per mits to about .',fi00 "country" denier authorizing them to buy wool directly from tho grower. Permits were also Issued to 170 "distributing center" dealers who had facilities for hnndlim: wool in large quantities nnd most of whom were located on the eastern sosi hnard near the centers of wool manu facture. These larger dealers were re quired to handle wool on consignment from either growers or country dealer and were also permitted tn buy from country dealers direct, or from growers through their agents. Blank forms calling for a detatlil accounting have been sent by the de partment to both classes of dealers. Reports havo been received from about' .'1,000 of the country dealers nnd about one-half of the dealers In distributing centers. Tho taking over of tfie wool by the war department was completed so recently thnt many of tho larger dealers have been unable to prepnre their reports at an earlier date. The auditing of these reports Is proceeding ns rapidly as It can be done with the limited force available for assignment to this work, the department says. Selection of Sccas. Kvery farmer should study nnd pro mote methods that will Insure larger crops nnd better quality. Closo selec tion of seeds pays big profits. POTATOES PROPERLY STORED FOR WINTER Approximately One-Third of Crop Is Marketed in Fall. Reserve Supply Must Be, Protected From Extremes of Heat and Cold Provide Sufficient Ventila tion and Avoid Moisture. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Potatoes properly stored should not sustain a loss throughout the winter season of more than 5 per cent, nnd untler exceptionally good conditions not more than 3 or 4 per cent. The max imum return from the crop after it Is produced depends ou the care with which the potatoes are harvested, stored, graded, sacked, and the ability of the grower to sell at the most ad vantageous time. Approximately one third of the main potato crop Is mar keted nt harvest time, nnd the re mainder Is stored ns a reserve supply for winter and spring. It Is physically Impossible, as well as economically un desirable, to attempt to market the en tire crop In the autumn, and the only way In which potatoes can be hnndled successfully, so ns to Insure a uniform supply, Is to provide sufllcient storage on the farm or at the shipping station for from 65 to 75 per cent of the crop. Various types of storage places are now In use, ranging from pits or cheaply constructed dug-outs to large, substantially built storage houses. Plans for tho construction of storage houses are given In the department's Fanners' Bulletin 847, For successful storage, the tubers must be protected from extremes of cold and heat; a temperature of from D5 to 40 degrees F. Is considered sat isfactory. Sufllcient ventilation must be provided to remove foul air and excessive moisture. The storage house must be so constructed ns to mnko It possible to exclude the light, ns tho table quality of potatoes quickly de teriorates in the light. The tubers should be dry nnd reason ably free from dirt when put Into storage, an excess of moisture or soli increases the amount of bent In newly stored potatoes. The soli tends to fill up the spnees between the tubers, thus cutting off air circulation, and helping to retain heat that would otherwise escape. All diseased, badly cut. or bruised tubers should be removed from the crop before putting It Into storage. It Is a common practice for coinmcr clnl growers and shippers to store po tatoes in bins to n depth of 10 to 15 feet. This is almost certain to entail a much heavier shrinkage loss than when stored to a depth of not more than 0 feet. The heavier shrinkage Is the result of the greater amount of bent genernted by a large pile of potatoes, which results In a higher amount of moisture loss as well as n heavier loss from decay, as heat and moisture both help to develop organisms causing tuber rots. Frequently tho losses sus taincd when the potatoes are stored under these conditions reach 25 per cent, and where rigid care has not been exercised to remove all dlsenscd tubers before storing the crp. the loss Is even grenter. It Is advisable, therefore, to pile the potatoes not greater than 5 or 0 feet deep, nnd the floor dimensions of the bin should not bo grenter than 12x 12 feet unless provided with a series of ventllntlng shafts or division walls for the escape of moisture and heat. RAISE RABBITS FOR PROFITS Little Domestic Animals Are Easy to Handle and Remarkably Free From Disease. Rabbit raising on n backyard scalo Is not an experiment. Thousands of smnll rabbitrles In this country are producing meat crops regularly for family tables. These domestic anl mals are easily raised and remarkably free from disease when properly cared for. Tho Belgian hare is ono of the best rabbits for table use. It weighs moro thnn most breeds, develops rapidly Female Flemish Giant. and the quality of the meat is superior to all the others. Tho Flemish glnnt Is n Belgian haro bred exclusively for largo size, with the result that thu meat is coarser and loss delicate In flavor. These characteristics ure con sidered by some persons as desirable, but this is largely a matter of individ ual taste,. EXPERIMENT IN STEER FEED Pennsylvania Station Makes Success ful Test With Silage, Stover and Linseed Oil Meal. Twelve head of two-year-old steers wore fed at the Pennsylvania experi ment station on n ration of 1.00 pounds of corn silage, 2.12 pounds of shredded corn stover and 3.02 pounds of linseed oil meal per head dally. They made nn average dally gain of 2.22 pounds per head at it cost of .$1!1.S4 per hundredweight. The cattle wero valued at $14.40 per hundred, making u net profit of $20.03 per head. ' FARM t POULTRY CONSTRUCTS OF HEN HOUSE More Fowls Can Be Kept on Small Floor Area Under Colony Than on Intensive System. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture) A house constructed for the conven ience of the attendant will have enough cubic air space provided 2 to 5 square feet of floor space Is allowed per fowl. Fresh air should be se cure! by ventilation rnthcr than by furnishing a larger amount of cubic nir space than Is required for the con venience of the attendant. The neces sary amount of floor spneo depends upon the system, on tho size of tho iwns, the weather conditions, nnd tho size of the birds. More birds can be kept on n small floor area under tho colony thnn on tho Intensive system, where the colony system Is used in n mild climate and the hens have frco range throughout most of tho year. Colony houses holding from 80 to 75 hens are about ns large as can bo An Open-Front Poultry Houso Keeps Hens Healthy. easily moved, but lnrgcr numbers may be kept In one flock In n long house. Flocks of from 00 to 1C0 are well adapted to tho average conditions for tho production of market eggs. Largo numbers require less labor, fewet fences, nnd a lower houso cost than small flocks, but thoro Is u greatot chanco for disease and tho Individual hen receives less attention. TEN WAYS TO PREVENT LOSS First, 8elect Pure Breeds That Lay More and Larger Eggs Collect Eggs Frequently. (Propnrod by tho United Stntes Depart' tnent of Agriculture.) 1. Selecting pure breeds that lay more nnd lamer eggs, such as the White Leghorns, Wyandottes, Ply mouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Orp ingtons, etc. 2. Gtvtng better care, food, nnd shelter, with dry, clean, vermin-proof nests. 3. Confining males except In breed ing season. 4. Collecting eggs frequently, espe cially In hot or muggy weather. 5. Storing eggs In a dry, clean, cool place. fl. Uslnc smnll nnd dirty eggs at home. 7. Marketing frequently, with pro tection at all times from heat. 8. Selling for cash on a basis of size nnd quality, "loss off" Instend of "case count." 0. Using nn attractive package. 10. Combining shipments as a mat ter of economy. PROPER CARE FOR GOSLINGS As Young Fowls Grow Older They Con sume Considerable Grass and Other Green Stuff. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The brooding and feeding of gos lings Is not much different from that of ducklings cKcept ns tho goslings grow older they consume considerable grnss and other growing green ma terial and In thnt way cut down their feed 1)111. They enn be allowed frco range when they are two weeks old. Goslings are seldom brooded artificially but will do well with mother geese, hens or even ducks. OIJLWME Provide n nest for each 4 or C hens. Feed table und kitchen waste to tho hens. Give n light feed of grain In tho morning. liegln marketing tho cockerels as soon us they weigh one pound or attain a marketable weight. When selling eggs to the country merchant or cash buyer Insist thnt the transaction be on u quality basis. Nggs from "stolen" nests should not bo marketed; they are of unknown ago and quality and should bo used at home. ... AS YOUNG AS YOUR KIDNEYS The secret of Youth ii BfiTMINA- TION OF rOISONS from your body. This done, you can lire to be a hundred and enjoy the good thlnrs of life with as much "pep" as jrou did when In the aprkngtimo of youth. Keep your body in rood condition, that's tho secret Watch tho kidneys. They filter and purify tho blood, all of which blood panes throiyrh them onco every three minutes. Keep them clean and In proper working condition and you harat nomine; to icar. JJrivo uo poisnnnua wastes and deadly urie acid accumula tions from your avstcm. Take tJOLD MEDAL Ilonrlcm Oil Capsules and you will always bo in good condition. You will feel strong and vigorous, with steady nerves and elastic muscles. GOLD MHDAL Haarlem Oil Capsule are imported direct from tho Jabora- , tones nt iianricm. Holland. The 7 aro a rcliabla remedr which has been used by tho sturdy Dutch for over l.'w years, and lias helped them to develop into ono of tho strongest and hcarthlest races of the world. Get them from your druggist. Do not tak a substitute, in scaled packages three sizes. Adv. Willing Enoutjn. "Subbubs, why don't you make a garden?" "I'm willing, if you'll toll me what I Van grow with a tin can substratum and usheB for a top soil." Loulsvlllo Courler-Joumol. The Reason for "She." She "I never could see why they call a boat 'she.'" Ho "Evidently you never tried to steer ono." 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