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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1920)
( THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. i r TTfiHT P TALKED yJbUKLb ABOUT Succeeds Harding" in the Senate elected In 101'J. lie was elected governor In 1014. Senator-elect Willis has a creditable record both as congressman and gov ernor. In the house he was on the committee on Interstate and foreign com merce. He drafted the bill for the pensioning of Spanish-American war veterans. Mr. Sze, New Minister From China The new Chinese minister to the United States Is Sao-ke Alfred Sze. Some people, oddly enough, call him by his llrst name, Mr. Sao-ke (pro nounced. Soo-ke), but he Is Mr. Sze (pronounced See). He was born In the province of Che-klang. His fa ther was wise enough to appreciate nnd well enough off to afford him the benefit of a western education, and after a certain amount of local train ing on modern lines he sent his son to the United States, where he studied at the high school at AVashlngton. From the high school he passed to Cornell university. He then returned to China and was given lils first post of Importance as tastal or resident at Harbin. He was then recalled to Peking and be came minister of communications for a short period and also what one may call "Introducer of diplomatists." Then he was selected for the post of minister at London. He took up his duties In 1014. There were many dip lomatic developments oaring his long period of ofllce six years, the record for any Chinese minister to that country. Davis, Successor movement nmong large employers to give employment to members of sol diers' families. He aided needy relatives of soldiers, sailors and mnrlnes. In his olllclal capacity, and at personal expense, Mayor Davis greeted thou sands of returning soldiers at ports of debarkation and bid them God-speed when they went away. His stand for Americanism and against Bolshevism marked him tin a target by national terrorists. His home was bombed June 2, 1010. the night other conspicuous Americans were attacked. The mayor and Mrs. Davis were providentially saved. His live-year-old son was caught In the wreckage. Scobey of Texas, F. K. Scobey Is the second "mys tery man" from Texas. Col. E. L House of Austin, President Wilson? former confidant and adviser, Is still more or less of a mystery. And when It wns announced that Presldeiit-eiect Harding was going to Point Isabel for a vacation under the auspices of Scobey, everybody exclaimed, "And who the dickens Is Scobey V" Well, there doesn't seem to be much mystery about Scobey, after all. lie Is simply one of the many "old friends" of the president-elect. Harding and Scobey are friends of long standing. Their friendship dates from the days when Harding was a member of the Ohio state sen ate (1800-100:1). Scobey was clerk of the senate. He was also sheriff of Marlon county, Ohio. He Is now a banker In San Antonio. You can see by his face that he's a Jolly good fel low, whether he knows anything about nolItlCH or not. When Harding became a candidate for the presidential nomination, Scobey took off his coat nnd got himself elected a delegate to the national conven tion nt Chicago, and all through the convention, while the remainder of tho slate's vote was being split botween Wood nnd Lowden and Johnson, Senator Harding got one vote from Texas Scobey's. And during the long-drawn light nt Chicago, the Texan got Harding to promise that, win or lose, he would come down to Point Isabel to rest up. Cer tainly Scobey Is a good Judge of a fine place to play golf, catch tarpon, tako It easy, duck jKilItlca and dodge visitors. Frank nnrtlotte Willis, United Stntos senator-elect from Ohio null successor of the president-elect In tho senate, will he remembered for his speech In nomlnntloti of Hording nt the Chicago convention by nil who heard lilin. It wan n sort of innn-to-mn ti, regulnr-fellow speech, nnd caugh' the crowd. WHIIb Is unother of the "old friends" with whom the president elect Is happily well supplied. When Harding wns In the Ohio senate (1MXM). Willis was serving In tho Ohio house. Willis Is a "native son;" he win horn on a farm near Lewis Center Delaware county. In 1872. His father and his live uncles fought In the Civil war. He worked his way through Ohio Northern university. He was professor of history and economies at his alma mater 1894-11)00, and was ad mitted to the bar In 1000. In 1010 he was elected to congress; he was re il'WWllWIWWr 'nlWyi i H1 Ml 1 1 n XwiDaDT Union! to Cox in Ohio j Harry L. Davis of Cleveland, Is the successor of Governor Cox In Ohio. He Is forty-two years old and his boom for the governorship was launched tho night he was elected mayor of a Dem ocratic city for the third successive time. He Is self-made. He started at thirteen as a "stralghtener" In the Newburg mills. Home study anil night-school courses gave him a busi ness and engineering education. Sev eral years of varied business experi ence Intervened hefoie he entered pub lic office. His first ofllce was that of city treasurer In 1011. Ills record as treas urer elected him mayor In 101f. Da vis had to combat opposition of Peter Witt, tho IJaker-.Iohnson candidate. The machine of Tom L. Johnson nnd the appeal of Newton D. linker failed to defeat him. As n "war mayor," Davis made a national reputation. He organized a "Mystery Man" NICE FROCKS THAT GRACE THE DANCE WHAT seamstress docs not enjoy making up the lovely dunce and dinner frocks that give her Imagina tion food for pleasant thought? Whether she Is working for herself or some one else, and especially If her endeavor benefits n daughter, there Is less care and more Joy in the making of party frocks than In nnyMiIng else. Younger women are rapturous over them, the young matrons know that they look their best In them and mn turer ones travel on the rond to yes terday when they wear them. There Is a wide choice of styles to suit various types, and plenty of room for Individual taste In dance frocks. One mny choose quaint and demure Idens or be a little daring, or steer a course between the two. When there Is so much that Is vivid and sparkling and daring. It Is the simpler or quaint frocks that find themselves most charming. They do not belong to the Jazz era, and are refreshing for that reason. Decorative WOMEN have always been willing to lavish time on decorative fur nishings for their homes those lov ing touches of ornament sometimes crude and sometimes exquisite that f.how where their Interest Is centered and their hearts rooted. The time nnd work spent are worth while, hut In these busy modern dnys they can not give long hours to fnncy work. We are Indebted, therefore, to the people who bring out easily made and Inex pensive things that put n new coun tenance on familiar rooms and make them cheerful and livable. No one does more In this direction than the manufacturers of fine tlssuo and crepe papers, and they are not alone In their efforts. They make a long list of things and have brought their produc tions up to standards that rival much more costly articles. Among the paper furnishings Inmp and candle stands, vases and baskets compel more attention thnn anything else, for every woninn Is Interested In them. Shades for the lumps or can dles and flowers for the vim's follow, the latter now often bought at the mil A lovely dance or dinner frock of taffeta, as pictured here, bus n low bodice with narrow straps of tlie silk over tho shoulders, and over this n pretty fichu of fine net to mutch, edged with shirred taffeta strips frayed along the edges. The girdle, which Is point ed nt the front, recalls the old-time pointed bodice that seems to belong to the full skirt. The fichu Is Knotted nt the front and has short ends hnng Ing below the wnlstllne. The skirt Is widened at tho hips with a wire, and there are three rows of the frtuged strips set about It hero to emphasize Its fullness. Wide scal lops at the bqttom reveal a narrow petticoat underneath, that Is finished with the fringed strips also, anil this skirt, like many others, Is noticeably longer than skirts have been for some time. There are several signs besides this one of a reaction from extremes In styles that may be looked for in the coming spring. Furnishings liners. There Is u widening apprecia tion of winter bouquets, made of the berries, seed pods, straw (lowers and grasses that nature herself provides. Many tlowerllke ornaments nru inaile of pine cones, cut and painted and touched up with gilding, that are new and lovely. Many nrtlllclal flowers, with zlnnlns, asters and nasturtiums tho favorites, are dipped In clear shel lac which Is allowed to drain off while It dries on them nnd leaves them with a Hiirface like glass or porcelain. Lamp stands are made of paper rope and tho shades of crepe paper. A shade that has so much the appear ance of silk that It deceives tho eye Is shown In the picture. It Is made over a wire frame, Just as a silk shade would be, with rose-colored paper un dornenth and light-blue over It. The bend fringe Is In rose-color, the pnper a very fine crepe and In beautiful tones of color. ccnuoKT rr votum nrvimu union CHOOSING BREED FOR DAIRY BM Conditions to Be Met and Char acteristics of Cattle Must Be Considered. STUDY CONSUMERS' DESIRES Distinct and Deep Cream Line on Milk Dottle- It One Feature by Which Quality lo Judged Personal Preference Counts. Conditions nffeetlng dnlrylng vnry so greatly In the different sections of the United States that many things must he considered In the selection of a nultahle breed of dairy cattle. Al though the different dairy breeds are alike In general dairy tendencies, each breed has peculiarities which adapt It to certain conditions. Therefore, not only the conditions to be met but also the characteristics of the breed must be Judged In order to make the wisest selection. Two sources of Income from dairy cattle are to be considered. One Is represented by the sale of products, either milk or butterfat j and the other comes from the sale of surplus stock. Often the latter may amount to a con siderable sum, even though the herd Is composed of grade nnlninls. Another point that should be borne In mind Is Unit no single breed Is alto gether superior to nil others; It may excel In certain features, but not In Cloinllness Is Absolutely Ntcessary In Any Dairy. all. It Is best, therefore, to select the breed which comes tho nearest to meeting the necessary conditions. Market Requirements. Most of the milk sold In towns and cities Is subject to certain require ments as to quality, among which are standards for the butterfat and milk solids. For a large percentage of the milk, payment Is based upon quantity or weight, without special reference to any butterfat content above the legal standard. Local re quirements differ greatly as to the butterfat and solids content, hut the stniidard of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture for use In Inter state commerce of Jl.lifi per cent butter fnt and 8.fi per cent solids not fut Is a fair example of the quality of milk required. Many cheese factories and also some condensaries buy the milk on the weight basis, provided a cer tain minimum standard Is reached. Cows Producmu Milk of Best Quality Are Always Preferred, Recently It has become much moro common among the buyers to pur chase milk upon the hnsls of butter fat content. This basis Is being adopt ed among the large dealers In cities, nnd It undouhtedlv Is a much fairer method than the straight-weight sys tem. All creameries nnd Ice-cream factories and many condensaries buy milk or crenm on the butterfat basis, and a majority of cheese factories al so have adopted this method of huv Ing. Consumers, as a rule, much prefer milk of deep-yellow color which usual- ly Is considered to be an indication of richness. A distinct nnd deep cream- line In the milk bottle Is an other feature by which the quality of the mlfk Is Judged. Although gen erally the consumer docs not wnnt to pay more for a better quality of prod-, net. occasionally It Is possible to cre ate n demand for rich milk nt n hlgh er price. Breed Prevailing In the Community. Very often the benefits of co-opera tlve effort nre lost through the exer cise of an Inborn spirit of Independ ence. Consequently It frequently hap pens that In the selection of n breed no consideration Is given to the fact that a breed already may be estab lished In the locality. The predomi nance of n certain breed In n commun ity offers many advantages. A market Is established which, because of the availability of large numbers of nnl ninls, attracts burrs from n distance, especially those who buy large con signments. Under such circumstances all surplus stock may be ('ilsposcd of to better advantage and co-opcrntlve advertising also may be need effective ly. In nddltlon bulls may be bought co-operatively or exchanged with fa cility, thus very materially reducing the cost of service In the herd. Any necessary additions to the herd can be obtained, without cxnense for More Guernseys Have Been Import ed Into This Country During the Past Thirty-Five Years Than Any Other Breed. travel, from neighbors' herds with whose history the buyer Is thoroughly familiar. These advantages apply not only to the breeder of purebred cat tle but also to the owner of grades. Personal Preference Personal preference Is very Impor tant In choosing a breed, but too often It is the only thing considered, lead ing sometimes to the selection of a breed ununited to local conditions, with resulting failure for the venture. While the greater the Interest In any uiiderlnklng the more likely It Is to be successful, n dnlryman at least should consider his market nnd the commun ity breed, us well as his own prefer ence, In the matter of choosing a breed. In this country there Is a very wide range of conditions, as to both topog raphy and climate. On rich, level pastures all breeds thrive, but on rough, hilly land, where pasturage Is scant, they do not show equal adapt ability. In the extreme cold of the North, with Its long wjnters, different resisting qualities are needed as coin pared with the almost tropical heal In the southern parts of the countrj. Tho prices of the several breeds of dairy cattle have been subject to con siderable variation from year to year. Nearly all have had periods of "boom" when Inllated prices were paid for ani mals. Just as a herd mny enjoy a high tide of popularity, so It may suf- High-Producing Cows Always Pay Well for Their Keep. fer a period of depression. Frequent ly, during a period of depression, nnl ninls of good producing ability mny be obtained at relatively small cost. A comparison of prices during several years will Indicate the trend In value for any breed. Future of a Breed. It Is very difficult to arrive at n true estimate- as to the future devel opment nnd popularity of a breed, which Is a matter of grent Importance to the breeder of purebred cattle and. to a less degree, to the breeder of grades, since a considerable part of the income from dairy cattle comes from the sale of surplus stock. A marked variation l the mnrket price of cattle affects materially the re turns from the dairy. Perhaps one of the most common causes of fluctuation In price Is the prevalence of fads, of which the most popular Is color. Probably nothing retnrds the general development of a breed so much as these notions, which have no relntlon to the producing ability of animals. There Is a mnrked tendency toward larger size In dnlry cattle because a larger animal, by Its greater consump Hon of feed, has the possibility of greater production. Ordinarily, from the point of view of the added beef value, too much stress Is placed upon size. This difference In vnlue Is so small as to be of little Importance In comparison with other features. The type of the breed should be well established If tho breeder desires to hnviv the characteristics of his nnl ninls transmitted to their offspring. In the case of grade herds It Is especially desirable that tho characteristics of the purebred bull be tranrmltted to his offspring. Females showing th external characteristics of their slro mny reasonably he expected to hnvo alo some of the mllk-produclng ability of his ancestors.
