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NORTH PLATTR SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. One of the First Submarines DAIRY POINTS FORESHADOWING AUTUMN STYLES AMERICA MAKES BIG DISKS NOW i Lens Manufacturers Solve Diffi cult Problem With the Aid of Scientists. CATCHING UP WITH GERMANY Alt Mechanical Difficulties In Making of Large Telescopic Disks Have Deen Overcome Process Is Delicate One. New York. Largo telescope disks are being Hindu In the Untied Stale. Afl mechanical difficulties hnvo been overcome, according to (in announce ment iimdo Ity Dr. fleorgo W. Moroy, a member of the American Chemical society. Tills romnrknhle nclilovcmont Is duo to preparation mid handling of the In gredients required for pure and (law less glass and Is the result of experi ments begun nt the outbreak of the world war, under the auspices of the geophysical laboratory of tbe Carne gie Institution In Washington. Catching Up With Germany, Before 10M praetlcally all the op Heal glass In the United States was Imported from (lenniiny. When the United States entered the war tbe field glasses, innge finders, telescopes and other Instruments of precision used by her army and navy were equipped with lenses fashioned be yond tbe Hhlne. 1'rlvnte citizens even loanud or contributed opera glasses and binoculars to the fighting forces, Optical glass of fine quality, howev- er, Is now to be had on tills side of llm water, Tbe climax of this achieve ment of Industrial chemistry has been reached by American makers In the manufacture of lenses for telescopes At first disks which strengthened our view wero made three or four Inches In diameter. Recently a special four and three-quarter Inch lens was r- - "lz.--i r-2ff- '.smSm.-T. 1-1 One or the first submarines ever bulll by John 1". Holland, their Inventor, of whom It Ik fald that hu conceived the Idea of submarines as u means of destroying the British navy. Holland was an nrdent Kenlnn nri, associate of many Irish patriots who have gone down Into history. Lenders of the Revolu tionary party In Ireland became Interested In Holland's Iden and commissioned him to build n trial submarine. He built It well enough, but on Its trial spin on Long Island Sound It was struck by a coal haw and quickly sunk. Tho discouraged Irish leaders Rave up the .Idea. Later Holland built his first suc cessful submarine. "The Holland." which was accepted by the United States government In 1807. "The Holland" la here shown on her trial spin. ground for Lowell observatory at' FliigstiiTf, Ariz. Tho first nine and ono-linlf Inch disk wns turned out last December. Sx others have since been made and de livered. As their dlnmeters Increase disks are made with greater difficulty. Finally, on February 15, IlKiO, the firs' perfect 12-Inch disk wan furnished, nndjh -large optical glass corporation now lists this size for short-time deliv ery. Making Larger Disks. The next size attempted was n 20 Incb disk, In tho manufacture of which tho problem wns still more complex. Several flawless ones were produced, but they cracked In the annealing process. American Ingenuity wns brought Into play to devise a moans of slowly cooling these Immense plates Marks New Era' In U. S. Flying All Metal Plane Will Revolutionize Aircraft Design and Construction. BIG ADVANCE JN SCIENCE Frail Spruce and Linen Ship That Did Its Bit In War and Has Been Used In Commerce Will Be Displaced by All Metal Jype. New 'York. Tbe presence In Amer Icu of John M. Larson's JL-0 all metal monoplane will completely revolution ize aircraft design and construction, according to statements made here by leading airplane manufacturers. The frail spruce and linen ship that did its bt in the war and that has been used successfully, though pre cariously, In commerce will soon he lllsphlced by the sturdy all metal typo .brought out after the war by the Ooriiiuns, alhiost every aeronautical ' expert who has witnessed the per formnnco of the JL-0 agrees. One American manufacturing company link already announced ItH Intention of discontinuing operations. The War Plane Passes. There is tittle comparison between the JL-U and the old type plane. The only typo of airplane that was successful prior to tho JL-O's appear ance was tlio wood and linen blplnne. Tho wing beams, the long fuselage, the engine hearers, the struts, the under-carrlago wero made of either spruce or nsu ami tne wings wero covered with Irish linen. Tho fuse lage between the wings gnve support to the pnnels. It was a strong ship; only a cyclone or a crash could warp thtf wings nround the fuselage. Hut It appears as fragile and deli cate ns a china vase beside tbe JL-0. There is an all metal fuselage. One metal wing spreads from each Ride of RETAIN PUREBRED BULL CALF Good Dairyman Kn-iws Value of Young Animal in Way of Improving Grade Herd. Nature has her own percentage rules which nre as Infallible, in the long run, ns the denler's margin at a Monte Carlo gambling resort. Accord ing to this inflexible Inw of averages, there are about as many bull culves born ench ycur as thero are heifer calves. Every good dairyman knows tho value of a purebred sire of good rec ord, nnd what such an animal may accomplish In the wny.of improving n grade or scrub herd. Despite their acknowledged value, it appears that 73.000 purebred hull calvos of dairy breeds were killed for '-cal or wero fattened for beef in 1018. A cbnrt has been prepurcd by the dairy division, United States depart ment -of agriculture, which furnishes n graphic illustration of what happened to the purebred hull calves In 1018. The line representing purebred Hoi. steln-Frleslun cows registered In 1018 the body, a wing that mensures eight or ten inches in thickness at the lead Ing edge, and hns. a. trailing edge as thick as the blade of your knife. There are no Interwing struts to offer wind resistance, no control horns on the ailerons, no flying or landing wires, mi eontrnl wires free to the wlntk It has been said that the Hying-, landing and control wires of the old type' ship cut down its speed by as much us twenty-five miles nu hour. Wings Survive Side Slip. Tho wings of tho JL-0 are so rigid iliat only a head on crash will Injur. them. One plane that side slipped to the earth was Immediately righted and down away after a new propeller hud been put on. Not even the fuse higu to which the metal panels are attached was fhjurod. Elghty-llvo men have stood upon tho forty-seven foot spread without causing uny ill effects. The body of the plane contains n luxuriously furnished compartment that will seat hi upholstered chairs six people. Two pilots may be seated In tliu control compartment. The mo tive power Is furnished by a 100 horse power Mercedes engine, it requires five gallons of gasoline to fly 100 miles. Present aeronautical motors require from ten to fifteen, gallons for that distance. Tho motor is almost silent, compared to the deafening roar of the Liberty. A conversation can lie carried on in the cabin with tho motor wide open, According to Mr. Larsen, tho JL-fi represents the greatest step forward In flying in all time, lie lias pur chased all American rights, from the Junker company of Germany, which first perfected tho all metal plane. It was from nu nil metal buttle plane that the bocho shot down Maj. Uaoul Lufberry In tho most heroic air battle of the war. Dr. Hugo Junker, German engineer, is the original designer of the nil metnl Rhlp. of glass, so that they might be free from tho strain so likely to destroy them. Experiments by scientists of the geophysical laboratory showed ex actly how slowly their temperatures must be lowered, and tbe cooling schedule outlined was closely fol lowed. Owing, however, to the ex treme cold weather of hist March und the shortage of gas, tills schedule could not be followed. One snlcndld disk strnined and broke just when nearly ready to lie taken from the oven. Kqulpment hitherto used was then scrapped and an electric furnace was specially designed to meet the needs of the problem by experts of an electric company. This device is thoroughly Insulated and provided with an auto matic appliance which will hold the temperature absolutely constant to a fraction of a degree while tbe glass is being, treated to remove strain. Tho temperature can be dropped a few de grees it week. With the nld of this furnace now in process of construction It is believed that the last difficulty In the way of the American manufacture of the largest disks will be overcome. Or ders have already been accepted for tbe production of several large guar anteed disks, including one pair of the 18-lncli size for refracting telescopes, and a no-Inch disk for a reflecting tel escope. The furhnce will receive tliu 40-inch size. When tlmt goal has been readied, the company will continue tho development, so that eventually the largest and finest disks in the world will bo American made. NEED WEAPONS FOR SAFETY German Farmers Reluctant to Surren der Their Firearms. Says Cabinet Minister. Berlin. There Is a reluctance on the part of some German farmers to surrender their llreimns, diie to "tbe legltlmnto desire to protect their homes against intmui'dvts." Minister of Agriculture Braun siijcb' to u Tage- hlutt representative. - w Ho udded, however, th'qt a number of fanners hnvo been "Storing arias deliberately for subversive purposes,' but he suld tlmt tnese were nut us numerous as generally believed. "If the people only will keep their heads," Ilerr llraun said, "I do not believe there will be any organized outbreak In tho near future. The rural situation at this time inspires confidence." Vets Receive Money Due Half Century Lansing. Two Civil war vet erans, each more than 80, re ceived nld from the state, which wns duo more than half n cen tury ago, when tho board of state auditors granted them their unpaid bounty nnd Interest. h Thov were the, oldest ten who were similarly treated at tlio sumo session. & With the U. S. Navy at Vladivostok Farmers Aro Urged to Conserve Their Purebred Bull Calves Wherever Practical Instead of Butchering Them. runs out to su.uuu. tho line ror tne Inills of this breed 'registered during tbe snme yenr extends only to 30,000. The difference, 50,000, represents the approximate number of bull calves not registered. I'resumnbly most of them were either venled or fattened as steers. The Jersey breed in 1918 registered U0.000 cows and about 12,000 bulls a loss of 18,000 purebred sires, many of which might bo more profitably em ployed In the work of Improving scrub herds. Guernsey and Ayrshire totals are less, but the percentage of loss Is heavy there also. In tlio face of this waste It Is esti mated that live grades or scrub bulls arc In use for every purebred bull. Ac cording to experts of tbe United States department of agriculture the replacement of scrub nnd grnde bulls with good purebreds would quickly nnd materially raise the average pro duction of dairy herds. One of tlio reasons for the surprising situation outlined Is probably nn underdevel oped system of distribution. THUNDERSTORMS SOUR MILK Theory Held by Many People, but Au thorities Attribute Trouble to Other Causes. The season fvr thunderstorms Is nt hand and n good many farmers' wives will be concerned about tbe souring of the milk. The theory Is held by n good many that thunder will sour tho milk, but authorities say the souring should bo attributed to other causes. They say that the souring Is caused normally by the acidity which rnults from bacterlnl growth nnd sterilized milk will not sour during n thunder storm. Neither will milk that Is kept on Ice. The probable explanation lies In the fact that during the storms of this kind the temperature Is raised sufficiently to favor the multiplication of the milk-souring bnctcrln whera the temperature Is not regulated by the use of Ice. Ntl ONK turns away from the beau tiful and too-brief summer of the North, even to consider Its glowing autumn, except from necessity. But those who must think ahead in the matter of tho styles, have already giv en time and attention to frocks for early fnll, because they must bo ready for tho young woman whose school work is resumed in September. They are fore-handed nnd blaze tbe trail that mothers from one ocean to the other will follow, in outfitting their dnughters who are still in school. Even when materials have gravi tated to something like normal In price, only those of substantial qual ity and plain texture are chosen for school girls. Reliable fabrics and sim ple designing ure for them. Many schools prescribe a uniform for every day wear, and. this makes ensy sailing for those who must outfit the student. But there nre other things besides the uniform to consider, 'among them frocks tt) be worn on the street and on occasions when the student is not In school. Two new models that nre pretty und practical ought to please their youth ful owners, for they are becoming to lithe young figures. Brown is a fa vorite color nnd the frock at tfie left Is successfully made in this color oC any of the plain wool fabrics that can. be depended on for service. It Is n one-piece alTair having a blouse ornt niented with braid in the jfluue color,, that has the effect of embroidery. There are llaring sleeves with hand some braiding and a plain skirt set onto the blouse about six Inches below the normal waistline. Covered buttons aro set on In a loop at each side of the skirt. The plain round neclc which youth may venture to wear. Is: slashed at the front with a tiny vesteo Inserted made of Ince, and there is n. heavy silk cord finished with a knot, about tho easy waist. The vogue for accordion plaiting Is' to bold over into the fall, according to' the pretty dress shown nt the right Tills is nlso n one-piece model with plaited skirt set onto a plain bodice hnvlng a short Jacket with long sleeves, over it. A very wide girdle, finished with pointed ends falling from short loops, fnstens nt the left side. Tho Jncket Is outlined with two rows of narrow braid in white and the frock. In this Instance, dark blue. There Is a small sailor collar at the back. These are pretty frocks tlmt will serve with out a wrap for fnll, nnd with a warut coat will last out the winter. Caps for Morning Wear iiu- juiiuie shown u liv of liulivosiuk harbor showing the United States battleship Now Orleans In the fore ground, a .I'ip.tia-se liiittlcship next, and u Chinese battleship in the rear. The Insert shows Admiral A. S. G leaves. ciM.mnimtliig iuu AmerUuu naval force. BENEFITS OF SILAGE ACIDS Fermentation of Feed Has an Im. portant Dietetic Value Keeps Bowels Regulated. Tho acidity of silago caused largely by tlio formation of lactic acid by fho fermentation of the feed hns an Impor tant dietetic value, regulating tho bowels and checking undesirable pu Vrcfactlvo processes In the Intestines. The favorable Influence of Pllnge on the health of animals has been com monly noted, nnd 1b probably duo to tbe silage acids. Daiepy Nots Wash the separutor thoroughly after each separating. A normal calf should have all tho good roughngo It will eat. Roughage to the calf gives bulk to the feed and satisfies tbe normal appetite. Neatness in your own nppenranco and that of your barn never Impresses your visitors unfavorably. I'eople of the dairy countries In Ku- hrope always feed some straw In tho ration and they get good results. THE woman who meets the acid test of the breakfast table and the bathing beach nnd succeeds In looking attractive nt these plnces, Is th en vied of her sisters. It Is no small un dertaking, yet there nre mnny who succeed nnd there nre many who fall In it. Almost everyone can manage the garb for early morning successfully but tho bathing suit Is more dlfllcult and tnkes considerable study. It Is of less Importance than tho dress for the beginning of the day. Morning dress must be suited to the morning's occupation. In these serv antless days most women must en gage themselves with the business of getting breakfast ready or helping to get It. It Is not the hearty meal our j forbears indulged In. for most modem households have learned tho wisdom of a light breakfast, but It requires very practical dressing. Besides the one-piece, simple cotton frocks thnt como from the weekly laundering look ing crisp and sprightly, there are pop ular breakfast sets that Include fT skirt and a Jacket, or blouse, made of the same washable materials. These are the only weur for early morning working hours. The woman who ueed not concern herself with housework may Indulge in silk breakfast Jackets or those of georgette or chiffon. Pretty as they aro they nre not more pleasing ftinn those crisp cotton frocks worn by her busier sisters. Whatever the sort of dress, n pretty breakfast cap worn with It is tho strongest ally of fair woman nt tho breakfast table. These little niTalrs of rlbbono and Inces and all other guy and frivolous fabrics are made In un ending variety so thut there la a cap tor evWy face. One bus only to ex periment to find It, and this experi menting Is more worth while than we are likely to Imagine. The breakfast cap Is the least ex pensive of luxuries and tlio easiest bit of finery to make, ns mny be gathered by looking nt tho camples shown in the picture. One of them is made of wide satin ribbon fitted to the head by rows of shirrlngs. It has two bands of shirred lace ucross the front bor dered witli narrow flutings of ribbon nnd a rosette of this narrow ribbon nt ench side. A frill of lace nil around the cap finishes It. Sntlri ribbon about two nnd a half Inches. wide, nnd Ince cut In triangles form the crown of tho other cap. Tliu ribbon is placed In n band extending frmn back to front and from side to side with the spaces between, filled In with lace. Ribbon, is shirred in a band about the head, finished with bow nnd ends nt the buck. (J