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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1920)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. UNCLE SAIV! AS A HUNTER AND TRAPPER GENERAL OFFICERS HOLD CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON kA. y. . a. 1 -iZt?Zy Thi) government, In nlil of Hit' farmers who suffer greatly from tlio depredations or wild animals Hint destroy crops and Hvu stock, now employs between 100 and BOO professional liunter.s and trappers. One of tliuin Is here Hliown with his month's catch In Idaho. FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MEXICO EARTHQUAKE Goneral officers tf the United States nrmy, with the exception of 1'ershlng and one or two unable to attend, gathered nt the war department for a momentous conference. This photograph of them with Secretary I?akor, was taken In front of the war department. TRAINING THE INCOME TAX DIVISION OFFICIALS This photograph of wrecked buildings In Jahipa, state of Vera Cruz, la the lirst to arrive In the United States, Allowing some effects of tho recent disastrous earthquake in Mexico. AN IMPERIAL FAMILY IN EXILE HE IS "SOVIET AMBASSADOR" i I Kx-Kmpcror Charles of Austria, his wife, the ex-Empress Zltn, and their children, photographed in the garden of their villa at I'ranglnes, Switzerland. JERSEY'S "WET" GOVERNOR INAUGURATED This photograph of l.udwlg C A K Martens (on tho right), self-styled "soviet ambassador" to the United States, and his secretary, was taken In Washington, just previous to Mar tens' appearance before a senate com mittee. Ho promised to tell the sen ators a lot about tho communist parly's activities In America. HERE'S THE CHAMPION CAT Oov. Kdward .1. Kdwards or New .Jersey, taking the oath of olllee In front of the Htate house In Trenton. Chief .Justice Wllllnm S. Oummere of tho JVew Jersey supreme court, Is shown administering tho oath. Oovornor lCd wards h an open opponent of prohibition, and his first otllclal net was to vi"l nit wiill-dry loiter to the New Jersey assembly. Miss Marlon Hone's Winter Put which took tlrst nrlze at tho minimi championship cat show, hold by tho Atlantic cat eluii at the Wuldorf-As torln hotel, New York. Dally Thought. We may glvo advice, and still not inspire conduct, I.e HochefoiicauUl. The treasury department Is taking no chances on sending out greeu nion to advise the public 'on income tax matters. All employees of the income tax division are trained In an Intensive course of six weeks on every phase of the income tax schedule. This Insures uniformity und nccuraey. Here Is one of the classes. WHERE UNCLE SAM TESTS YOUR HOME BREW 'wAAW.v. "-W ,,,, Mil. f-"' jm i Iwif'il-n-S lb This Is tlio government laboratory which gives the final answer on the alcoholic content of homo brews which Uncle Sam's , inhibition sleuths seize. Hard cider, hair tonics, patent medicines, flavoring extracts, and all other forms of alcoholic drinks which the government samples will reach the same goal. The laboratory is in the treasury department where It has passed from tho Jurisdiction of the bureau of Infernal revenue to the federal prohibition commission. chief of home economics j CHICAGO TO HAVE A GREAT STADIUM I This Is the iii'i'epted design for n great stadium whleli will be built I), the South park commission of Chicago in (Jrant park Just south of the nev 1 iebl museum. It will cost $1,500,000 and will seat 100,000 persons. WINTER FUN FOR DUTGH CHILDREN Tile bead of the olllee of home em uomlcs. department of agriculture, a division which advises the American housewife how to preserve and pre pare food for hoj table. Is C. l I.ang worthy, a bachelor. He has been en gaged In the work for more than 1 twenty-live years. I Literal. Lasb summer my father and I picked cherries on shares at an old neigh bor lady's. This lady's grandson. agel seven, told tny brother that my fn ther was picking cherries over at grandma's. "Is he picking on shares?" asked tny brother. "No, he's picking on a ladder," answered the small youth. Kxchmige. l'hoto by Wt'lern Neiprr Union These three Dutch children are lunnig as much fun vxith their olil i'a-h-loned sled on a duck pond as do American little ones with their hohxIciN and skates.