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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1919)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. msnrooN ciiy War Veterans Line Up for WASHINGTON. Posts of the American Legion In several parts of the coun try are lining up behind n bill recently Introduced In congress by Itopre sentntlve Dick T. Morgan of Oklahoma, by which any honorably discharged soldier, snllor or marine muy borrow orably discharged soldier, seaman or marine, to bo used In the purchase of a home. Loans may run for the entire time limit of CO years, or taken up in whatever payments the soldier can make. The Interest Is to be 8 per cent on the unpaid principal, with amortization payments on that, made annually. The loan may be made to tho full appraised value of tho home and its "mprovements. The $100,000,000 capital to be furnished by tho government under the Jill will be used as a working or revolving fund. The chief funds for financing ho proposition will be obtained through the issue and sale of bonds, limited y the amount of mortgages held by the corporation. To insure tho sale of these bonds at a low rate of Interest, the bill pro rides that tho government shall guarantee payment of both principal and the Interest. To meet any losses the corporation may sustain, tho bill provides for tho accumulation of an ample reserve or guarantee fund. Soldiers will not have to brcuk home ties, leave their friends, give up (their present employment and business, and go to distant states to obtain the ibencflts of the act. The benefits will be equitably distributed to every state. Under the plan proposed by Secretary Lane, embodied in tho Mondoll bill, only farm homes will be provided. Contrabass Sarrusophone Stumps Army Officers A SIMPLE and a civil question can an army teach a man to play tho con trabass sarrusophone? almost lost a recruit to the military establish ment and caused some trepidation at the war department. Elmer Swnnn of tlngerstown, Md., who has "rendered" musical pieces with tho home band, en tered the nrmy recruiting olllce at 509 Tenth street and said lie would enlist in the army if he could be taught to Vlay the contrabass sarrusophone. Tho sergeant seemed undecided as to whether to throw him out or take him seriously. Then he asked the cap tain. The captain assumed nn attitude of deep thought and, murmuring some Inaudible plea, retired to his back room, where ho telephoned the major at the war department. "Just hold rushed to tho colonel. "Thnt," said the colonel, "Is n matter which requires some deliberation. I will send you the desired Information In a moment." When the major had departed he frantically called up a band leader at Washington barracks and learned that the afore-mcntloned Instrument is something-like a bassoon, and-ls taught In the nrmy. Whether or not its simil itude to a bassoon made the character of the sarrusophone more comprehen sible to the colonel he made the following notation to the major: "Of course the contrabass sarrusophone is taught in nrmy bands. It resembles tho bassoon and Is a very important instrument." "You should have all that information at your finger's ends,"v the mnjor telephoned the captain. "The instrument you speak of Is like a bassoon and our bands would sound flat without it." What the captain told the sergeant Is not known, but tho sergeant told the prospective recruit to sign the dotted line. lie nlso added to himself that this "baboon" business was new to him and, probably, some new feature of the educational, scheme. Voila Kid Skirts for WASHINGTON modistes nre exercised over reports from Paris that design ers are telling American buyers that if they don't like the new knee- Jength skirt style "they can lump HORRORS. NE COULDNT SELL THAT KIND OF DRESS IN AMERICA goods If he wnsn't going to buy 'em? I ior wnen it was ueciueJ to insnion mis senson s sains iroin niues or uie caprlc younger" set, the designers wotted not of structural limitations Imposed thereon thereby. The sons and daughters of William and Nanny Gont are such little fellows that, If you're adhering to a one-skin-sklrt principle, that skirt has got to be nil-tired short. Paris Is adhering and the skirts certainly nre. Well, all the profiteeresses and other rich Indies will shoe-horn them selves Into kinds this fall except those who, less pecunious, choose to reveal their legs through transparent creations. In former years Pnrlslan designers have worked to please the Anierlcun filrl; she was their principal customer and what pleased her had to please overy one else. Now it transpires that during tho war tho French women have become subscribers to Paris fashions to such an extent that all styles aro created with a view to pleasing her first, others incidentally. Wide Range of Schools F TnB 540 schools, colleges nnd universities which have opened their doors for the re-education and vocatlonnl training of discharged soldiers, sailors and marines disabled In the world West, and of these 80 are In Chicago, with seven others In Illinois, according to the federal board of vocational edu cation, wlillo eight commercial iind In dustrial establishments In Illinois, of which six aro In Chicago, have under taken to train disabled men. It is tho policy of the board to utilize existing Institutions for. Instruc tion rather than to set up special schools and classes for the ro-educa-tlon of wounded soldiers for civil life, and nlso to assign the men, wherever possible, to institutions In or near their home. A total of 23 courses has been provided, the Instruction ranging from bee culture to bollermnklng, farm man agement to photography, and from concrete construction, sheet metal work, auto mechanics, nnd plumbing to salesmanship, theology, diamond cutting, medicine, and dramatic art. Educational Institutions In Chicago to which disabled men havo been sent number 31. rrrv 7rvm.Tr.;: - - Morgan Home-Loan $4,000 from the government to buy or build a home, repayment to be made within n period of 00 yenrs, with In terim Interest on the principal of 8 per cent per year. Congressman Morgan's bill pro poses to create u government corpora tion with $100,000,000 capital, sub scribed by the federal government. The corporation is to be authorized to make n loan up to $4,000 to any hon IF TH'ARMV . WILL TEACH ME TO PJ.AY TH'COHTRABRASS ttSHL MMUSOnjOftE ru join- the wire," the major answered and American Profiteeresses it!" or the equivalent In pnrlcvous Froncais. The latter threw up their hands and vowed they'd never, posi tively not ever, dare to take home "those things" for American girls. Their hostility toward the "last word" In Parisian fashions failed to awaken the old-time solicitous interest of tho creators. Of course it's too bad, the latter said, but explained that they're really rushed to deatli making tilings to reveal tho pretty calves of their own girls. And would Monsieur Amerlcaln please not paw over tho Kids nre responsible for the ruction. Open for War-Disabled war, more than 100 aro In tho middle WHEAT DISEASES UNDER CONTROL Precautions Taken to Prevent Spread of Two Dreaded For eign Foes of Plant. STRAW AND STUBBLE BURNED Experts Realize Possibility That Some Infested Spots May Have Escaped Observation Quarantine Is Avoided. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Indications are that tho two drended foreign foes of wheat, Hag smut and takc-nll, will not become widespread In the United States. The United States department of agriculture an nounces that the two states where these diseases appeared, Indlann and Illinois, liavo taken steps that will pre vent the sprend of the diseases from tho Infected ileitis and that should wipe out In a few years the Infection 'n Holds where It exists. Indiana ofllclals came to the recent hearing In Washington with adequate safeguards already placed. Shortly ' after the hearing, Illinois established slmllnr safeguards. All the Infected wheat In both states Is under control 1 and will be disinfected before any use ! whatever Is made of It. All straw and stubble nre to bo burned, threshing machines are to be thoroughly disin fected and no wheat Is to be grown In Infected areas for several years. But Fight Is Not Over. Under these conditlous full confi dence Is felt that neither of the dis eases will spread from the diseased areas In Illinois and Indiana. That does not mean, however, that the light against flag smut nnd take-nil Is over. It Is possible that one or both of the diseases exist this year In places where they have not been recognized. There Is, however, no great probability thnt this Is true. The department of agri culture and Its co-operating agencies have been diligently on the lookout for these two diseases all summer and have found no evidences of them ex cept In the two areas. Hoth Hag smut and take-all occur in Illinois and only take-all In Indlnnn. The experts, how ever, renllzo the possibility that some Infested spots may have escaped ob servation and It would not bo surpris ing If diseased fields are found else where next spring. In the meantime there will be no letup In the work of preventing either of the diseases from getting a real foothold anywhere in the United States. Tho federal department Is working with tliejnithqrltls of Illinois and. Indiana, gfivTng them every possible aid. Its pathologists arc energetically studying the disease and Its representatives arc searching (he country over tn make dood Crop of Wheat In Southern In diana. certain whether or not there' are other Infested ureas and to seo that effective measures of control are available If any such areas are discovered. Prompt State Action Prevents Quar antine. The co-operation of state authorities Is essential In order to prevent hard ship If further infestations should In discovered. Only the prompt action f Indiana and Illinois prevented the placing of a nuarnntlno against all the wheat in those states, a measure which would have meant hardship, not only to nil the wheat growers In the two states, but to dealers, millers and consumers. Hvcn prompter state action will be desirable If either of the dis eases Is found later to exist In any other state. Neither of these diseases Is likely to find Its way Into tho country again from outside sources. Tho department of agriculture has established qutmm tine regulations against all the rest f the world In which either of the dis eases exists. No small grain can come In for any purimso unless It lias been thoroughly sterilized with stenm heat. It Is the purpose of the department, say Its officials, to make tho cleanup of these plant plagues as thorough and as prompt as It did the foot-and-mouth dlsea.so of animals a few years ago. FERTILE SOILS FOR ALFALFA islipl Crop Does Not Thrive on Land Defi cient In Lime Turn Under Sweet Clover In Fall. Alfalfa will net thrive on poor land, MiHint ,nliln)i lu (Wlflont In lima Ktvun INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT EARTH WORMS Common Impression Is That They Are Injurious to Lawns. Where They Become an Annoyance Application of Kerosene Will Provo Beneficial Common White Qrub Also Nuisance. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of ARrlculture.) Tho smnll boy who Is preparing to go fishing has u friendly feeling for enrhvornis known by 'juvcnllo anglers as "flshln' worms" but his fa ther, with a particular pride In a well kept lawn, may regard them as ene mies. The common Impression Is that earthworms are Injurious to lawns, but the United States department of agri culture, through Its bureau of ento mology, says that the damage Is prob ably very light. In fact, It Is believed thnt Instead of being Injurious these worms are really beneficial In Increas ing the fertility of tho soil by bringing to the surface soil from n lower depth, nnd In this way keeping up a very slight but continual top dressing. Under some circumstances It Is bet ter that the worms bo exterminated, though they are not objectionable on house lawns. When they become mi- A Full-Grown White Grub. morons on putting greens of golf links their little earthen pellets are a source of annoyance. In such cases It Is rec ommended by tho department ento mologists that the soil he drenched with kerosene emulsion. This treat ment gives good results ngalnst tho common white grub, which Is nlso an enemy to lawns. Saturating the oil with a solution of corrosive subllmato Is nlso recommended, but It should bo remembered that this preparation Is deadly poison, and the greatest caro should be used In Its preparation nnd use. Three ounces of this substance should be dissolved in two quarts of water In some glass or glazed vessel which will not absorb the poison. The stock mixture of this preparation is sufficient for 50 gallons of water, or practlcnlly tho capacity of tho ordi nary oil barrel. This diluted mixture ?nhniilf! ho nnnllnil tn tho lnwn lit tho rK. r " i 1 ' j n II .!- square- yard, In enso tho lawn Is young or newly established. A stronger ap plication, not to exceed three gallons, can be used on older sod. EARLY FALL PLOWING URGED Practice Is Bank Balance Booster Because It Returns Best Crops for Several Seasons. Early fall plowing is a bank bal mice booster because It returns the iiest crops. It does this for several 'ensons, says Andrew Boss, vice dl- ector of the Minnesota experiment tat Ion. University Farm. St. Paul. It gives a longer period for tho do- composition of the stubble nnd other imrtlcles of vegetable matter turned under In plowing. It opens the soil to the fall rains. It helps to dispose of weeds which interfere with growth of crops. It lessens the nmount of spring work and thereby allows the prompt sowing of the crops In the spring. It enables one to avoid crowding at any time, and. therefore, Is heneflclnl both to men and horses. VALUE OF BARNYARD MANURE Protection Necessary to Preserve Its Fertility Is Not Recognized by All Farmers. Tho value of barnyard mnnure hns always been recognized, but tho protec tion necessnry to preserve the fertility of the manure has not been recognized. The value of manure on different soils Is Illustrated by experiments In differ ent parts of the state by the Missouri college of agriculture. As an average ni all experiments on outlying fields barnyard manure has brought a return of $1.00 a ton, although on some of the fields the return has exceeded fffl n ton. On one experimental field the re turn has been at the rate of $4.10 a ton. These experiments show that the farmer who Is not caring for his ma nure Is overlooking u most Important sourco of revenue. CLOVER SEED AND HAY CROP Pennsylvania Farmer Does His Cut ting When Most of Heads Aro Filled and Brown. A crop of seed and of hay can ho made from the second crop of clover Just ns well ns only ono crop, accord ing to the experience of a Pcnnsyl vnnla farmer. In his practice tho crop Is cut when most of tho bends aro filled nnd brown. It Is then cured In tho usual way for hay and when good nnd dry tho hullcrs will get nut nil tho seed as well as If the stalks wero dead and weatherbeaten. The result ing hay, while ncti of the best quality. mum CATCH AND DESTr6y MOTHS , Improvement on Plan of Bandino Trees With Burlap Has Been De vised by an Expert. When the codling moth lnrvn has done Its best to destroy the appearance of the ripest and rosiest fruits It can find, It seeks a place to spin a cocoon, and for this purpose It generally crawls up or down a tree trunk. Henco the usual method of trapping the moth Is to wrap a band of burlap around the tree trunk. An Improvement on this method, devised by U. II. Slgler of the United States bureau of ento mology employs n wire screen over the burlap band to form a trap Into which the larva enters and spins Its cocoon, but from which It cannot escape as a moth. To mnko the trnp, strips of burlap six Inches wide arc folded Into three thicknesses. Tho loose bark from the lower branches nnd trunk of the tree Is removed. A strip of this burlap Is folded onco around the trunk and held lu place by large tacks, driven In such u way that the edge projects about one-fourth of an Inch beyond the bur lap. IUack-pninted wire screening with twelve meshes to the Inch Is then cut Into strips six Inches wide, and the edge of each strip Is folded twice, allowing one-fourth of an inch to each fold. The strip of screening should bo long enough to nllow for an ovorlup of three to four Inches when placed around tho tree over tho burlap. It Is tacked to the tree so that both the upper and lower edges fit snugly A Burlap Band Covered With a Wire Screen. ngalnst the bnrk. The projecting tncks used to fasten the burlap pro- vent the wire from pressing ngalnst the cloth. To make sure that no moths can escapo through the opea tngs ulong tho edges of the trnp or along tho Hop, a thin coating of pitch tar may be used. The traps may be placed on the treo during tho winter or in the spring, not later than one month nfter the petals have dropped. Popular Science Monthly. BENEFITS OF A COVER CROP Improves Physical Condition of Soil, Prevents Puddling and Holds Rain and Snow. A cover crop may contribute to the welfare of an orchard In u number of different ways. It directly Improves the physical condition of the land, pre vents hard land from cementing or puddling, holds the rains and snows until they have time to soak away Into the land, dries out tho soli in tho spring, making early tillage possible. Sometimes It serves ns n protection from frost and It catches and holds some of the lending nitrates, of which the roots of trees are In little need Into in the season. It adds humus to the soil, renders plant food uvnllablo and upproprlates nitrogen If It Is a leguminous crop. VEGETABLES IN THE ORCHARD Crops Can Be Grown Between Small Trees That Do Not Shade the Ground to Any Extent. Vegetables can be grown between the trees in tho orchard wlillo tho trees are small and do not shade tho ground very much. Somo of tho early maturing vegetables may bo grown between tho rows of strawber ries during their first season. FRUNING TO SAVE ORCHARDS Very Often With Proper Attention Old Trees May Be Made to Pro duce Profitably. Don't spnre tho ax and snw in the old orchard when tho trees are dying nnd blowing over. Very often un or chard with caro can bo mado produc tive again by proper pruning. Save tho old orchards, ns many of the old reliable varieties nre very scarce. PROTECTING CHOICE FRUITS Place Paper Bags Around Bunches of Grapes to Keep Away Various Injurious Pests. Choice fruits, especially grapes, may often ho protected front Insect pests by tho uBoof paper bags placed around the bunches and securely fustcned by twine to the supporting shoot or caue. lings may ho put In place as soon as. tho blossoms have fallen. MKY TANKS TO KEEP CREAM COOL Can Be Purchased From Dealers In Dairy Supplies, or They May Bo Mado on the Farm. ' (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) On most fnrms cream can bo cooled most effectively by tho uso of cold water. In order to facilitate tho cool ing various types of tanks havo been devised. Such tanks can be purchased from denlcrs in dairy supplies nnd sometimes from the local hardware merchant, or they may be made on tho farm. A cooling tank should be largo enough to hold nt least two cream cans In order that the newly sepa rated cream may bo cooled in a can Ecpnrnte from that previously gath ered. In order to keep tho cream cool It Is necessary to change tho wator sev eral times a day. For this reason tho tank should be sltuntcd between the well nnd the stock tnnk so thnt all water pumped for the stock passes through the cooling tank, thenco to the stock tank. Of whntovor design the cooling tank mny bo It should hnvc n tight cover to keep out the hent, and for tho Bntno reason it is advisable to placo It in tho dairy house or under n shed so that tho sun ,cnnnot shine directly upon it. Art excellent tnnk may bo mado of two-inch planed cypress boards, prop erly bolted together, painted on tho outside nnd oiled on tho Inside; or, if It is desirable to keep tho cost down to the minimum, n very simple and cheap cooling tank may be mado from two or more oil or vlnegnr barrels ano for each can. Tho pipe conducting tho wnter Into tho tnnk should bo nbout 1A Inches In diameter, nnd upon entering tho A Serviceable Cooling Tank. tnnk by means of an ell nnd n short pleco of pipe, should turn down to within n few Inches of tho bottom so that the cold water may bo conducted to tho bottom, forcing the wnrmet water through the outlet pipe. Cream cans should stand on cleats so that water may circulate under as well as around them. The outlet pipe should bo nbout 1 Inches in diameter. Locknuts and sheet packing mny be used to mako tight Joints where pipes enter nnd leave tho tank. When using a tank In which wntet Is tho cooling ngent It must ho borno In mind that tho wnter should cither How through the tank continuously or bo changed so frequently that the cream will bo kept as cold as the well water. GIVE SOIL MORE ATTENTION When Dairymen Do This They Will Find Themselves Independent of Feed Dealers. The timo has como when dairy farm ers must devote more attention to soli management and crop growing nnd less attention to balanced rations until thoy got their farms on a self-sustaining bnsls. When dairy farmers do this they will discover that they are Inde pendent of feed denlcrs In feeding tho cows, and as the system Is continued a few years they will create a surplus which can bo utilized In feeding horses, beef cattlo, sheep and hogs. TIME FOR COWS TO FRESHEN Most Favorable Months Are Those Be ginning With November and Ending With March. Investigations by Professor McCnnd llsh of the dnlry department of tho Iowa Agricultural college lndlcato that cows freshening in August produco de cidedly less milk 'p.rAng the year than cows freshening in any other month. Tho most favorable months for cows to freshen are thoso beginning with November and ending with March.