THE NORTH PLATTE SEMIAVEKKTA' TRIBUNE.
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WHAT IT MEANS IN LONG RUN TO USE
FASHION'S EYES LINGER ON FINE COTTONS
PUREBRED SIRES INSTEAD OF GRADES
MARTENS' PLACE IN "WHO'S WHO"
"Ambassador" Martens (portrait
herewith) Is the center of what may
prove quite a storm. Senator Kenyon
of Iowa Introduced a resolution in
TIn (llvsT ill
T uV GmJc Bulli
part as follows:
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The shop windows are full of beau
tlful new cotton materials Hint lend
our thoughts to the coming of spring.
When the holidays are over, fashion
has turned her hack upon winter nil
her talk ,1s of summery clothes and
summer lands, and It is evident al
ready that her fickle eyes linger long
est on fine cottons. Unless all the
signs fall, they are to Iiave a great
vogue the exquisitely line wenves
forecast designing and workmanship
keyed up to their level In all kinds of
appnrel. This means a return to
needlework, embroidery and laces for
decoration and that clothes nre to bo
well made.
But the average woman Is less Inter
ested just now In the sheer, fine cot
tons, tlinn In the new ginghnms, or
chnnihrays, and other weaves- that nre
Jo clothe her sninll fry when summer
rolls around she Is captivated by
these Immediately. They are here, and
along with them ara the displays of
children's frocks for school and for
other wear, made ,of cotton fabrics.
They are simply and unusually well de
signed; women who do their chil
dren's sewing can hardly do better
than to copy them ; for they are the
product of trained specialists.
PLEADING THE
There aro some benutlful and more
or less useless accessories of dress
that fashion never frowns upon; al
though she treats them with consider
able Indifference for lengthy periods
of time. Fans nnd long enr-rings are
instances. About the time that we
think they aro forgotten, not to bo re
called, they emerge nnd find n welcome
as if they were something new. This
senson lias seen the reappearance of
fans with fashion smiling upon those
innde of feathers, and certnlnly nothing
ever pleaded the nuse of fans more
convincingly than these airy and smnrt
luxuries.
' Tho holidays developed the vogue of
fans made of ostrich feathers, for they
were bought more freely than others;
but the ostrich feathers, however
Mtupuious. .aiinot outshine the fans
made of the splendid feathers of the
peacock. These aro as wonderful as
Jewels. Fans of hire and of painted
or spangled satin nre among the things
Hint are never out of date, and they
have benefited by the vogue for feather
fans.
In the group of three fans shown
above two of ostrich feathers and ono
of peacock feathers are nletured. At
the top small, Hat plumes, uncurled
and mounted on Ivory or other kind of
sticks, form the leaves of the fan.
Funs of this kind are fairly large, uud
The "difficult" age anywhere from
nine to fifteen Is taken care of by
these experts with wonderful skill;
they know how to bring out tho
charms of the llnpper and how to con
coal her defects. In tho picture n
nlnld clnchnm dress for a girl of
twelve Is an example of excellent de
signing that will prove becoming, even
lending something of grace to an nwk
wnrd child. It is nicely finished with
pipings of white pique and there nre
several little points In its making that
'deserve consideration its length,
which Is about six inches below the
knees, the gnthercd panel set In at tho
front, being tho most outstnndln
Large pockets sloped at the top into
nolnts. three-ouarter length sleeves
and a belt thnt Is a wide French fold
made of bins strip of the gingham, aro
Items thnt give It its chic character,
Tho fnstoninc on tho shoulder with
round nenrl buttons .Is a little detail
but It Is In keeping with the rest of
the designing.
Colors are pleasing In the new ging
hams, and any of them can be used
with white pipings. Some of tho new
frocks hnve white cuffs nnd collars
there is a great variety in them.
CAUSE OF FANS
Incrcnso In size with the length of the
fenthers. They nre mndo In many benu
tlful, gay colors. Cleopntra was never
cooled by a fan more beautiful thnn
thnt of pencock feathers shown nt the
center of tho group. Tho Incompar
able markings and colorings of the nut
urnl fenthers mnke them the most ad
mired of the fenthers used for fans
These are mounted on tortoise shell
or other sticks, nnd are beautiful and
funchnnglng.
Very long, curled ostrich plume j
mane tno splendid ran at tne nottom
of the group. These aro shown In
many brilliant nnd mnny light colors,
nnd carried as the most important
Item In tho evening costume. They
belong with the rich, metallic bro
cades and clothes thnt have held swny
In the realm of evening gowns nnd
conts. They nre only at homo In com
pnny of this kind.
The story of fans Is too long to be
so briefly told, but' among tho success
ful novelties nre small palm lei.f fans,
painted In colors nnd bound about tho
edges Willi gold braid or faille ribbon,
small bouquets of silk flowers nro
mounted against the fnns just nbovo
tho handles, nil wound with ribbon
like that used for binding. A full
bow of tho sanio ribbon Is iled over
tho stems of the flowers. This Is
I something new In fnns, revealing out
j old nnd useful friend, tho palm l:nf
i fan. all dressed up In fine attire.
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Sports Materials.
I In sports materials one will find tin
! most attractive materials both In silks
and wools. Camel's hair, while not
necessarily a sports inntcrlnl, Is the
materlnl selected for some very dis
tinguished models In sports suits nnd
utility wraps or couts. Tho colors nre
very new,, among them a slate color,
a heather mixture, a greenish gray
and a soft shade of tan. None of
these have been so far able to super
sede In favor the conventional cham
ois color, however, which Is seen both
In suits nnd the Inrge nnd comfortable
coat that Is worn over the riding hnblf
or In the nuto.
The Untrlmmcd Necks.
The shallow, untrlmmed necks re
quire a wearer whoso good 'ooks nro
extreme
"Whorens one Ludwlg O. A. K.
Mnrtcns claims to be an ambnssador
to the United States from the Russian
soviet government ; and
"Whereaa he refuses to answer
certain questions before the Lusk In
vestigating committee In the city of
New York, on tho ground that ho Is
such ambassndor and entitled to dip
lomatic privileges; and
"Whereas said Martens has head-
quarters In tho city of New York nnd
is nlleged to bo directing propaganda
against this government;
"Resolved, That the committee on
foreign relations Is hereby authorized
nnd directed, through tho full commit
tee or through any subcommittee
thereof, to Investigate as speedily as
possible tho status of said Martens,
Europe ho represents; what, If any, recognition of any kind bus been necord-
ed him by this government."
The resolution was passed, after n
Scnntor Borah of Idaho which widens
clude "nil facts relative to the activities
bearing upon or relating to ltussln or
POLK AND PEACE
ning through nearly, all tho troubles
faulty distribution.
All the countries would benefit from such a united effort, he suld, and
the countries which are now In the best position economically would gain
from the strength given to the weaker
LANE TO LEAVE THE
Secretary Franklin K. Lane of the
department of tho Interior has mndo
the following statement concerning the
report thnt he has resigned from the
cabinet: "I ' ave not sent a resigna
tion to the president nor even written
it, but I do contemplate going out of
the cabinet nnd hnve withheld talking
to the president nbout It because I do
not wish to add to his burdens or wor
ries ut this time. Nor do I know
when the time will come when I cnn.
I have thought It unkind to say any
thing to him nbout the matter and
that any mention of It now by anyone
would be u needless annoyance."
Secretary Lane's ndnilrers and
their name Is legion hnve often said
that If he had been born In 1S07 In
stead of 1804 they would not have to
speak of him as "Mr. Presidential Im
possibility." The point Is that he was
born in Prince Kdwnrd Island and wax
taken to California at the age of three
by his father.
ifany thousands of nature lovers
he has done for the national parks.
national parks have become known
regarded as a great national economic
UNCLE SAM HAS
The organization now existing In
pose of carrying out these powers
appropriations, and expenditures.
The co-operntlon nnd co-ordlnallon now existing between the gov
ernment of the United States and the governments of the several states
or extragovernmentnl agencies for
uublic health.
what alloeod government or power In
long debnte, with an amendment by
the scope of the Investigation to In
of any other parties or organizations
Ilusslan propaganda In this country.
DELEGATES RETURN
The members of the American del
egation to the international peace con
ference at Paris have returned. Frank
I'olk, assistant secretary of state (por
trait herewith); Gen. Tnskcr II. .Bliss,
tho mllltnry adviser to tho American
delegation; Colonels Grant, Brown
ing, Hmbrlck, nnd Wallaco of General
Bliss' staff, and Henry White, former
ambassndor to France and a delegate
to the conference, were In the party.
Mr. Polk said he had entirely re
covered from the serious Indisposition
from which he was suffering when ho
went to France last June.
The great need of Europe is a
proper distribution system which
would permit supplies of all kinds,
from coal to food, to bo sent where
they nre most urgently needed, Is the
opinion expressed by General Bliss.
The morale of the Kuropenn mi
xtions Is lnrgely tied up with tho eco
nomic situation, lie declared, anu run
which exist there Is the question of
powers.
WILSON CABINET
think well of Secretary Lane for what
Largely because of his efforts, tho
to the Amerlcnn people and nre now
asset Instead of n financial liability.
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TOO MANY DOCTORS
The senate has passed a concur
rent resolution creating a Joint com
mittee to make a survey of and to re
port on the activities of governmental
departments, bureaus and agencies
which relate to public health. It Is
said that thero are -17 different depart
ments of health activities In Washing
ton. Senator France of Maryland, (por
trait herewith), who Is a prominent
physician, Is probably responsible for
the creation of a special committee of
six to hold hearings In place of tho
public health committee. The commit
tee is directed to report by June 1,
1020:
The statutory powers and duties
conferred by the congress on any de
partment, division, bureau, olllce, or
agency of the United States govern
ment to carry on any work pertaining
to the conservation and Improvement
of the public health.
tho federal government for the ' r
and duties, together with tho personnel,
the conservation or Improvement of the
Progress In FK Generation Using
(WW Dulls And NitUv Gow
See How Rapidly tno Proportion of Scrub
lahos When a Purebred
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
inont of Agriculture.)
Tom Jones nnd John Brown live on
adjoining fnrms. Each of them owns
n scrub cow. Tho county agent gnvo
them a United States department of
ugriculturc bulletin on grading up by
tho uso of better sires, nnd they hnvo
decided to try It.
Joo Smith, who lives n mllo down
tho road, owns a three-quarters grade
Shorthorn bull. The nearest pure
bred Shorthorn bull Is n herd header
ftt tho Ellendnlo farm, seven miles
nwny. Now, there Isn't a great denl
of difference on tho outside between
u three-quarters blood and a pure
bred. Tom Jones, being busy, pat
ronizes Joe Smith's three-qunrters
Shorthorn bull. John Brown, remem
bering a copy-book maxim that 'what
ever Is worth doing is worth doing
well, takes tho trouble and tho time to
pntronlze tho pure-bred bull nt tho
Ellendnlo farm. '
Short Cut to Good Blood.
Thcro would not seem to be very
much difference In tho offspring. But,
In nctuhl fact, John Brown accom
plishes In two crosses a result thnt Is a
little better than Tom Jones gets In
five crosses. In about four years John
Brown has an anlmnl of a fraction
higher grade than Tom Jones cnn get
in about 15 years.
There may bo no way to show It
mathematically, but every reasonable
man knows that tho difference between
four years nnd 15 years Is greater
than the difference between n mile and
seven miles.
Or, put It' In somewhat different
form. Say that both Tom Jones nnd
John Brown own a number of scrub
cows nnd desire to buy bulls. Jones,
being penny-wise, buys n three-quarters
Shorthorn for $150. Brown pays
$100 for n pure-bred Shorthorn. Most
men will agree that the difference be
tween 4 yenrs and 15 years Is grcnter
than tho difference between $150 and
$400.
The thing needs n little dlngranhnlng
to make tho differences stnnd out.
Hero Is what John Brown did by breed
ing his scrub cow to tho purebred bull:
1 plus 0 equals 1; divided by 2,
equals ft.
PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO MARKET PROBLEMS
Fact Is Shown by Survey Con
ducted by Bureau of Markets.
Model Law Incorporated In Whole by
One State and With Practically
No Changes in Others
Bureaus Established.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
That marketing problems nro being
Klven more nnd more attention by stntc
,,v.,.riinents Is shown by u survey
n.n tmri'iiu of markets has
Willi"
been conducting.
Following tho example of tho fed
,.r,.i overnment. 30 states have estab
i.uiwwi bureaus of markets or similar
agencies to study the buying nnd sell-
.n.lnntu Iftjur Ntnto loo
lllg Ol 11UI11 I.V.....W. -
luintiiros created such bureaus last
year The model law prepnrcd by tho
bureau of markets has been adopted
by ono stnte with practically no
,.i,nncn and hns been Incorporated
wholly or in part in tho laws of scv--.ni
nther states. In a few cases stato
departments of agriculture have be
gun marketing work under authority
of general clauses in their laws.
The activities of tho bureaus vary
from simply studying the conditions
affecting marketing, tnrougn regula
tion of marketing practices, to the tie
tual buying and selling of farm prod
uctH. ThlB lntter nctlvlty, however,
has been discontinued lu at least one
state. Most of tho bureaus have au
thority to establish grades and stand
nrds, Inspect farm produce, uud main
tain market news services.
Fkgrtti In Pa GawaUons Using
Grade Bulls and Native Cows
Blood (Black Portion)
Slro Is Used.
Dimin-
John Brown's calf was half Short
horn nnd half scrub.
Hero Is what Tom Jones did 'by
breeding his scrub cow to tho three-
quarters bull:
74 plus 0 equals ?i ; divided by 2,
equals .
.Torn Jones' calf' was thrcc-clghths
Sliorthorn nnd five-eighths scrub. Not
much dlffcrcnco In tho first generation
but wait. Using those heifer cnlves
as breeding stock and mating them
with tho same kind of bulls, hero is
what happens:
John Brown gets 1 plus whlcl
equals 1 ; divided by 2, equals .
Tom Jones gets plus , cqualr
08 ; divided by 2 equals 010.
John Brown's cnlf In tho second
generation outgrndes Tom Jones call
In the second generation by Short
horn blood.
It Pays to Start Rluht.
And Tom Jones hns to breed three
other generations of cnttlo (using the
snme kind of sire) to bring his cnttl
up to approximately the same grade
as John Brown's second generation of
offspring. In the meantime, using th
snmo kind of bull, John Brown has
graded his cattle up till the offspring
of tho original scrub cows con talc
3132 Shorthorn blood and only 13J
scrub blood. Tom Jones' cattle, lu
the same generation, contain 0312J
Shorthorn blood nnd 35128 scrub
blood. Jones herd, nfter 15 years of
work, still retains 35 times ns mucb
scrub blood ns John Brown's cnttlo
all because, 15 years ngo, John Brown
took tho time nnd the trouble to travel
seven miles Instead of a mile, or
saw his way clear to spend 5100 In
stend of $150. The cost of bulls varies
greatly, of course, according to quality
of breeding, age, nnd other factors.
Tho moral of the story, ns the breed
ing experts of tho United Stntcs de
partment of agriculture toll it, is to usi
pure-bred sires for herd improvement
Iteplnco the scrub sires nnd the grndt
sires with good pure-breds. Join tin
"Better-Sires Better-Stock" campaign
And consult your county agent, youi
agricultural college or the United
Stntcs department of agriculture fron
time to time for whatever Information
you may need.
RECEIPTS OF DURUM WHEAT
At Seven Primary Markets About 33,.
300,000 Bushels Were Received
In Last Fiscal Year.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart-
mont or Agriculture.)
Receipts of durum wheat nt scvew
primary markets were nbout 33,300,
000 bushels in the yenr ending June
80, 1010. During the Inst live yenn?
they were ns high as 43,000,000 buslh
els In 1010 and as low ns 10,100,00C
bushels In 1018. Exports of tills wheat
ranged from nbout 24,800,000 bushels
In 1010 to (l.COO.OOO bushels In 101$
and the exports of tho fiscal year 1D1C
were about 18,300,000 bushels. This
Is n hard whent with high gluten con
tent when grown on dry-lnnd farms,
nnd Is suitable for mncnronl nnd othei
pnsto products. Before tho war Its
chief competitor In tho markets ol
southern Franco and Italy, tho princi
pal destlnntlons of tho exports, waff
slmllnr wheat from southern Hussla.
Live Stock
tzmzd Notes
Too much salt Is poisonous to hogs.
Oats nnd bran make a fine ratloc
for the colt.
Clean hog pens menu greater prof.
Its from that' source,
Pasture grass constitutes n balanced
ration In Itself for live stock.
Drainage has much to do with tho
safety and danger of tho hog pen
The bull la of very changeable
moods, and one never cnn to!: when
thut mood Is going to vhuiigi;