TUB XOIiTII PL.VTTE SEMJ "WEEKLY TttlTUTNE.
FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION APPLIES ONLY
TO PLANTS WHOSE PRODUCTS CROSS STATES
LUSHES THAT RIVAL FURS
DANGER IN CLASS-MINDED MAN
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The production of fura appears to
lag a long vvuy behind the demund for
them If onu can Judge by prices they
bring today us compared to those of
three or four years ago. In the past
year price and real value appear to
havCj little relation in fur garments;
jthe most plentiful of pelts, undyed
and undisguised In any way, are made
up Into garments that are as expen
sive us good and substantial furs
ought to bo. Really good furs have
soared tip and away until they have
passed beyond the horizon for the
woman of modest Income. It was in
evitable tlmt plushes should forge
ahead at the same time hut In them
real value ami price go hand in hand
us they should. Plushes have been
made to Imitate furs very closely In a
group known as fur fabrics and they
are used for all garments that are
made of fuc A good plush Is much
to be preferred to a poor fur from al
most any point of view. It IS Just as
wnrm, It looks better and wears better.
Furs have been very closely Imitated
in these substantial fabrics,
A short cnpe-llko coatee of moleskin
plush, also a wide scarf of duvetyn
SOFIA
ND STURDY SWEAT
Soft and sturdy yarns, closely and
Jlrmly knitted Into sweaters and sweat
er coats with little ornamentation and
much warmth these are tho outstand
ing style features In this year's prod
ucts. There Is a reaction away from
strong contrasts In color, but varia
tions lu tho weave or knitting serves
for decoration. Above nil the new
sweaters and sweater coats look
warm; their collars take their cue from
those of coats; they are ample and
cozy. There Is nothing frivolous or
Inconsequential about these new mod
els; they are huslness-llke, snug-lit-ting,
anil neat.
A great many sweaters and sweater
coats are knit with caps to match.
There are occasional collnrless models
provided with n scarf In a lighter col
or and llulshed with a fringe of yarn.
Very long sleeves that are rolled back
at tho hand, pockets finished with a
baud In the color of the scarf having a
narrow yarn fringe below It, and but
tons set close together add dignity to
a handsome sweater of this kind.
There is a cap to match with a huge
but Hat pompon made of loops of yarn
on the top of It. Tills Is u sweater de
luxe, especially when It Is knit by
baud.
The two inodels pictured are meant
for good service mul entice their wear
er Into tho open ilf. They are ma
chine knit and made lu several col
ors, blue and gray being the favorites.
made up with this fur fubrlc, and
hat to match, Invite consideration ns
shown In the picture above. Thecoateo
.does nway with sleeves mid substitutes
for them pointed pieces that give It
the effect of a cape. There Is a full
shawl collar and a belt that slips
through slashes at tho back and front
where It fasteus with a buckle. This
model has the easy lines of a enpe, Is
graceful and may be worn slipping off
the shoulders. "When its warmth Is
needed and It Is belted In It sets close
to the figure.
This season has witnessed the return
of long, wide scarfs to favor along
with a great variety of other neck'
pieces. Fur fabric and duvetyn aro
combined to make the ample scarf pic
tured above long enough to protect tho
chest, encircle the throat and fall over,
the shoulder. Tho scarf Is the most
easily adjusted of neckpieces and ndi
mlts of several ingenious arrange
ments. The clover hat to match sug
gests the popular Napoleon shape and
Is trimmed with an ornament made of,
ostrich Hues that looks llko a flat
tassel. It has the approved drooping
pose nt the side.
Very heavy yarns are used for then
and most of them are knit with cap
to match to accompany the sweater
when skating, tobogganing or othe
winter sports engage their wearers
The sweater coat pictured buttons up
the front with bone buttons mid Is
provided with pntch pockets and a belt
of the knitted material. It has u rolled
collar and depends for ornamentation
and snug fit upon varlntlons in Its
knitting. A border at the bottom,
bands on the pockets and cuffs are all
put In by running the stitches In a
horizontal direction. Worn with a
heavy woolen skirt and a hat this
sweater will serve for practical wear
on the street In the morning and for
school. -
The gray sweater of very Ijeavy
yarn with sailor collar and cap to
mntch, Is meant for sports wear
Every athletic girl will seo Its advan
Inges. The new sweaters may be had
In a variety of colors.
Flattens the Hem.
Beforo hemming napkins by hnnd
run the edges of napkins through tho
sewing machine hummer, It will creoso
the hem straight for the hand sewlnc.
not represent the great body of Inbor men. I do not believe mat w. j. osier
and John Fltzpntrlck do, nnd I do not believe that they speak for the Intelligent
worklngmnn of today."
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INLAND GIT1ES COULD BE BOMBED
Chicago and other cities us far In
land could be bombed and wrecked by
even two enemy nlrcraf t launched from
warships 25 miles off the Atlantic
coast,' nnd the present const defenso
and nlrcrnft service of the United
States could not prevent it. That la
what Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, di
rector of military aeronautics, told tho
house military affairs committee re
cently. Graphic indication of Mexican bor
der conditions was given by the wit
ness when ho said:
"There Is now on the Mexican bor
der an efficient nnd effective force of
400 combat planes, with 300 In reserve
for replacement.
"The army hus about 4,500 planes
that could be put to use, but about
one-third of these planes are foreign
made and there are no extra parts for
repairs. Some 400 planes, mostly ob
solete and fit for training purposes
only aro being shipped home from France." Tho general told of what Is bolng
done for the aerial defense of tho country by saying:
"Tho war department's reorganization plan destroys the nlr service ub a
service and offers no Inducements for officers to remain permanently In It."
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U. S. SHIPS TO CARRY u7 S. EXPORTS j
these days, about what Is golug to happen to American business when Great
Brltnln and the other nations, supposed to have certain advantages over us,
get Into full swing. We have heard such doleful predictions many times long
beforo tho war. ' . , ,
After three months studying the situation in Europe I havo not observed
any outstanding advantage which they have ever us, cither from a production
point of view, or a labor point of view, or from tho character of products
manufactured. This is true not merely of manufacturing, but with reference
even to shipbuilding. , t e , .nn nnm
Wo needn't worry much nbout Hank movements from our foreign com
netltors. They will compete fairly. They understand now, better than ever
before, the evil of unfair competition. Germany's commercial system reached
the point where it became top-heavy.
RADICALISM IN
Warning that unless better pay
Is forthcoming for touchers In Amcrl--an
colleges the nation will bo face to
faco with a dangerous radicalism from
tho centers of higher education was
voiced by Herbert Hoover, former fed
eral food administrator, in an uddress
before the Harvard Club of California
at a dluner nt San Francisco,
"Out of the war nnd misery of the
war has arisen a silhouette of class
distinction und class hatred that Is not
to bo obliterated with n fow words,"
Mr. Iloovei said. "Tho development
of radicalism In Europe during tho last
12 months Is beyond anything in his
tory. America is a fertile field and
responds quickly to nny wind that may
blow. This European wind of radical
ism is sweeping our way nnd it 1b af
fecting us.
"In our great universities the in
structing und faculty Btaffs are hard
hit by tho present economic Bltuatlon,
which, In the faco of enormous prosperity, returns something like $7 a day to
tho educator, while tho craftsman who repairs his kitchen sink makes more In
fewer hours of work,
"America cannot permit this growing sense of injustice to rcranln with tho
nntlon's educators. There Is n menace to tho nation's surety In discontent In
tho bnckgrouud of tho university faculty work, and every right-thinking citizen
must see It."
Gov. J. P. Goodrich of Indiana, in
a recent address welcoming returned
world war service men, referring to
tho steel strlko said ho believed many
of the strikers wcro foreigners who
were unacquainted with tho American
principles of government.
"This Is n government of laws mid
not of men, or It Is not n government
nt all," ho said. "And wo havo to stand
for obedience to law and respect for
established Institutions. You aro not
going to sco tho government torn
down by Impious hands, which havo
done nothing to build It up. Tho Insti
tutions of our country nro challenged
as novor before. Tho great danger
today Is tho class-minded man. He
would substitute loyalty to a group to
loyalty to tho nation.
"I bcllovo In collective bargaining
and that men have tho right to or
ganlzo to protect tholr Interests. Somo
of these labor leaders, I believe, do
Ships nro tho controlling factor In
tho development of foreign trade. Be
fore tho war only 0.7 per cent of our
total exports was carried In American
bottoms. It Is our hope, If our pro
gram Is completed, to have sufficient
ships to move CO per cent of our total
commerce In American bottoms, writes
Edward E. Hurley, chnlrmon U. S.
shipping board, In Pan-Paclflc Maga
zine. We want to put the best American
initiative behind tho operation of tho
fleet; we want to get rid of red tape
and tho possibility of stagnation when
moving these ships to tho ports where
they will carry American trade. But a
very large part of tho task that con
fronts the nation can be made easy
and practicable, If such organizations
ns the National Foreign Trade council
will concentrate In a movement to urge
Araerlcnn manufacturers to study the
n-mnrt field. Wo hear n great deal
TEACHERS' RANKS
A Slaughterhouse With a
(Prepared ly tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
John Brown-Jones Is queer.
Want proof? Well, ho planted n lino
field of corn, but it was unfenced and
all of tho neighbors' stock had frco
access to it. t Brown-Jones turned in
and built n wovcn-wlro fence around
that field, horso high, bull strong and
pig tight But and hero is tho proof
of his quccrncss he left n tcn-fooj;
gnp with no sort of fence across It nt
nil. Tho cows and horses pushed at
that fence and tho hogs nosed around
it without result for n few days.
Then, as anybody might have known,
they found tho gap nnd tho Brown
Jones corn "went llooy."
Queer Isn't tho naino for It, you
say? Certainly not. Tho fellow was
a full-fledged fool only there wasn't
nny such fellow. That story Is a sort
of parable written to illustrato what
tho people of tho United Stutcs arc
doing every day with regard to tho
meat they cat. Against diseased nnd
unwholesome meat they havo built
tho fence, high and strong nnd closo
tvoven, but thoy havo left a hip open
gap through which nny kind of dis
ease or uncleanness may enter tho
louie nnd play havoc.
What Federal Inspection Is.
Take your own town, for Instnnco.
iVbout 75 per cent of tho beef eaten In
your town has the stamp of purity
placed on it by tho United States de
partment of agriculture. You know
It is clean and that the animal from
(vhlch It was taken was sound nnd
healthy. When tho steer went to tho
A Slaughterhouse Where Inspection la
Not Maintained.
pen, ready for slaughter, he was thor
oughly Inspected by n veterinarian of
the bureau of nnlmnl Industry.. If
there had been anything wrong with
him, or even u suspicion of anything
wrong with him, slaughtering him for
meat purposes would have been pro
hibited, But ho wns sound, nppnrent
ly, and wns killed for beef. But that
did not end tho Inquiry. After tho
steer wns slaughtered, nnother luspec
tor very carefully examined tho car
cass, tho lungs, tho heart, tho liver.
Still another department of agricul
ture Inspector wutched tho canning of
mich portions of tho carcass ns went
Into can3. And other inspectors of tho
department looked after tho packing
plant as n whole saw that sanitary
rules were observed, that tho water
supply was pure, that tho workmen
had facilities for keeping themselves
clean, that tho tables and other equip
ment did not become foul, that every
process wns carried out with duo
regard to cleanliness.
That system of Inspection, you say,
ought to lnsuro tho purity of tho meat
supply? Not nt all. It does lnsuro
purity of tho meat inspected, but fed
eral Inspection ennnot ho extended to
all meat; It doos not go all tho way.
Government Cannot Interfere.
Tho United States department of
agriculture, being n federal agency
mid operntlng under federal laws, can
not interfere In purely state affairs.
Supposo thero Is a packer or butcher
In your town au there probably Is
who sells his beef and other products
entirely within your nli'te. So far no
Federal Inspector (X) In Charge.
federal meat inspection is concerned;
ho can do os ho pleases kill diseases
cnttlo if ho wants to, nnd allow hit
plant to bo ns filthy as suits hla idea
of convenience. Federal meat Inspeo
tlon applies only to plnnts 'whose prod
ucts cross stato lines plants thai
slaughter In ono stato and sell somi
part of their products in other stntcs.
Taking it tho country over, nbout 2
per cent of tho beef consumed comet
from plnnts that sell wholly within
tho stato where they aro located nnd
that, therefore, cannot ba reached bj
tho Inspectors of tho United States
department of agriculture And at
long ns thero is 25 per cent or 1 pot
cent or uninspected meat offered foi
salo in your town, you ennnot feel cen
tain that the meat your children eat
Is dlseuse-freo nnd wholesome.
How About Your Town.
What Is to bo dono about it, you
say? Well, go sco what Is being don
nbout it. Tho stato might correct it
by the right sort of meat inspection
law, or the town might do It by thq
right sort of meat Inspection ordi
nance properly enforced. Do you know
whether your town docs that or not?
Among tho cities of 5,000 or moro
population, less than ono-thlrd main
tain any kind of meat Inspection.
Somo of that one-third havo a scrv
Ico called meat Inspection thnt does
not nmount to Inspection at all. Just
to illustrato:
Tho United States department of
agriculture, not long ngo, sent out a
questionnaire to mayors concerning1
municipal meat inspection. Hero aro
two questions and tho gist of tho an
swers received from ono city official:
Question "Does your city maintain
municipal meat inspection?"
Answer "You bet your Hfo this city
maintains municipal meat Inspection."
Question "By whom is tho Inspec
tion performed?"
Answer "By the city plumbing In
spector." Just for your own satisfaction, you
might sco what kind of meat Inspec
tion, if any, your town has. Then, if
it has none, or if it has not the right
kind, it would bo to your interest to
sco what can be done nbont It.
A Mother's Three Reasons.
A woman recently appeared beforo
tho city council of Snn Diego, Cal.,
and asked to be heard on tho matter
of local meat regulations. She told
tho council there were three renaons
why she wanted to seo nothing but
government Inspected meat In San
Diego. Then she Introduced her threo
children to tho council. Sho explained
that Uncle Sam demands federal In
spected meat for his soldiers nnd
sailors, and thnt her children aro just
ns Important to her as Undo Sam'
nro to him.
If there are not nny reasons run
ning around your house, nil you have
to do Is to look over Into your neigh
bor's yard. Or bo sensibly selfish
nnd think nbout your own welfare.
ASCERTAIN AGE OF CATTLE
Bulletin Issued by Department of Ag
riculture Gives Good Plan With
Illustrations.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Farmers' Bulletin No. 10G0, Just pub
lished, tells how to ascertain by tholr
teeth the ngo of cattle from cnlfhood
to about twelve yenrs of age. Tho bul
letin Is illustrated with six drawings,
which will nld tho stock farmer In
Judging tho age of his own nnlmnls or
of fioso ho mny desire to purchase. It
Is for frco distribution.
A bull Is known by the calves he
Beta.
Sows with litters require llbernl
feeding of grain, In addition to greeu
pasture.
Pigs must have plenty of good wa
ter nnd not water stagnutcd by tho
tilth of pens.
,
Tho hog on tlmiKr'm consnmos tho
waste products, wK?h are sometimes
conslderublo wheTPIabor Is se. rro.
