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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1921)
NORTTT PTjATTFi RFiMT-WEKKTiY TTWRTNTC San Francisco Honoring Slain Detectives FARM POULTRY 6IDManTS National Park System Needs $1,500,000 WASHINGTON. Definite approval by congress of a comprehensive plan for development of the nutlonnl park system will Vo sought by the national park service of the depart went of the Interior In -submitting Its 1022 appropriation estimates. The estimates total $2,473,594 and provide for construction of roads, sani tary systems, camping grounds and electric lighting plants for the public camps and hotels. Jn add'ltlon to the regular expenses of maintenance arid administration. The estimates exceed the appropriation for the current year by approximately $1,500,000 all of which the service plans to use In In augurating Its development program. The service snld It would submit with Its estimates figures showing that each year the national parks re- ! And Thereupon Everybody Took Up Golf OPERATION of trains in interstate trnfllc, delivery of moll and mailing of Sunday newspapers on Sunday Avould be prohibited If congress should Xass the legislation which will be urged by the reform organization working for strict observance of the Sabbath. Tne 11" snuctioncd by the reformer's provides: Hereafter It shall be unlawful for any person in the employment of the United States to work or carry on his ordinary vocation on Sunday. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to operate on Sunday any freight, passenger or mall train In the carrying on of Interstate com merce. It shall be unlawful for any post jfllce to be open on Sunduy or to de liver mall on Sunday. It shall bo unlawful for any news- pperoft icexp.ni)erAori..publIcayon , punnsncu, or purporung-io ne pun llshed on Sunday to be received, car ried or delivered as mall. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation engaged in Interstate ommerce, or carrying on any business or vocntion under the lnws of or with the permission and license from the Anyway, It Boosts THE latest "reform" bill Is drafted by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington and It would forbid all American citizens nbroad and mem bers of the American diplomatic and consular services to serve liquors at public or olhclnl functions, or to rec ognize clubs where such beverages re dispensed. The bill also would require the diplomatic service to en force this provision. .The measure would prevent .Ambas sador John W. Davis from belonging to or attending social gatherings at the St. James club In Piccadilly, which Is open to nil members of the diplomatic corps. It would bar drinks from tho table of every American am bassador. It might even prohibit a diplomat from handing a friendly visi Cleanliness Is Next GRAECO-ROMAN baths of tho Unit ed States senate, lnstnlled nenrl olght years ago, but never put tuta service, are now being cleared of the cobwebs and, stains of time, apd will be In shape to offer their luxuries of steam, plunge, shower and electricity to the members of the new senate when It assembles. Charges of extravagance were aimed at tho botns in congressional debate when the power of administration last swung from Republican to Democratic, and ns a result the baths. Installed In the then new senate office building, were shorn of their expensive equip ment, bereft of their attendants and left to gloom. The marble slabs, Turkish rugs and steam proof tables and chairs were turned over to government hospitals, and only tho marble shells and nickel fittings left In plnce. Now, however, tho baths are coming hnck, but under n new plan. Mem bers of the senate themselves will pay a large part of the operating expenses, and a-special unofficial committee has taken charge of the assessments,' which will be levied against each user turn to the federal treasury In tho form of revenues, n largo dividend on the Investment. These revenues In tho 11)20 fiscal year were snld to have amounted to approximately 85 per cent of the cost of maintaining tho parks that year, while the revenues this year are expected to amount to 40 per cent of the year's cost. The sugges tion is added that, should the devel opment program be approved, it Is ex pected that the revenues within a few years will bo brought to a figure ap proximating the cost of administra tion, maintenance and protection. The estimates for the fiscal year of 1022 to lie submitted by ,the service for the various parks follow : Yellowstone, $402,300; Yoscmltc, $575,537; Glacier, Montana, $333,100; Mount Itainler, Washington, $214,400; Sequoia, California, $175,217; Grand Cunyon. Arizona, $150,000; Rocky Mountain, Colorado, $150,000 ; Mesa Verde, Colorado, $54,250; Lafayette, Maine, $50,000; Crater Lake. Oregon, $20,400; Zlon, Utah, $20,000; General Grant, California, $10,000; Mount Mc Klnley, Alaska, $10,000; Hawaii, Ha wnlinn Islands, $10,000; Wind Cave, South Dakota, $8,500; Piatt, Oklaho ma, $7,500, and Lassen Volcanic Na tional park, California, $5,000. United Stales, or npy of Its agencies, to do or carry on any ordinary vpea tlon or business on Sunday, the pur pose of this act being .to express our national determination to honor the Sabbath day and keep It holy as God commands, thereby securing for all that opportunity for spiritual and bodily refreshment decreed' by our Lord for the happiness of all men and tho safety of all nations, Any person who does any of the things above declared unlawful, or who procures or aids another shall be guilty of u misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not under $100, nor over $1,000. Corporations shall bo fined not less than $1,000 nor over $100,000. "See America First" tor a glass of wlno or beer in his home. , The proposed bill goes further than any suggestion heretofore made In con nection with - the prohibition move ment. Drastic penalties are provided for Infringement of the proposed law. Tho second offense would entail a prison term of from six months to six years. In such cases the sentence Is manda tory, the Judgo being given no discre tionary powers. Tho binding of American diplomats and consular officers Is made effective In this section: "That It shall be unlnwful for any citizen of the United Stntes or person owing allegiance to the United Stntes to serve any of the intoxicating liquors mentioned here In section 1 at a pub lic or official function, or give official recognition to any club or association that keeps or serves such liquors for beverage purposes." The beverages forbidden are de scribed as Including "distilled, spirit uous, malt, vinous, or any Intoxicating liquors that contain one-half of ono per cent or more of alcohol by volume, by whatever name they may be called." Door to Dignity In proportion to the service he exacts. The baths will bo soniewhut less gor geous than the original plan antici pated. They will, however, In their luxury and completeness still have claim to comparison with private club Installation. Senntors will be able to steam them selves out in a series of marble hot rooms, resuscitate themselves on tho drying room cots, Invigorate under ono of tho several types of needle and drench showers, nnd float in the swim ming size plunge. They also can try massage, the elec tric cabinet, or the prickling shocks from the btatlc machine. SUCCESSFUL SQUAB RAISING ; Birds Must Bo Kept Free" From Disease and Insect Parasites Keep House Clean. Thcro Is very little chanco of male tng money from squabs, unless the pigeons can bo kept comparatively free from disease nnd Insect parasites, pigeon specialists of tho United Stntca Department of Agriculture point out. If healthy breeding stock Is obtained, the- houses nnd yards kept clean, nnd careful attention given to the birds, diseases and parasites should not be n troublesome factor In squab rais ing. The stock should bo carefully watched nnd any sick birds removed for Success With Pigeons. from the breeding pens. The, house should be kept dry, clean, well ventl Inted, and free from drnfts. Hnvc tho floor covered with 1 Inch of fine gravel and rake off frequently the munuro which collects on tho top. Keep the yards clean either by crnplng the surface and adding fresh saniT or ,rnvel. or by digging over tho Innd iiul, If possible, planting It to grain. The nests, nest boxes, nnd pens diould bg kept cleun. but It Is not ud vlsable to disturb more than necessary the nests that contnln eggs or squabs. Sprny tho pens frequently with white wash containing n little crude enrbol Ic acid, or with a coal-tar disinfectant ; examine tho birds for feather lice, which are troublesome, especially In hot weather. Birds having many lice should be treated with sodium tluorjd, either dusting by the pinch method or dipping In n solution, the latter method being preferable. The nests or licst pans should be cleaned out and tho nesting material removed when ever dirty, enre being taken not to disturb tho squabs any moro than is absolutely necessary. . EXERCISE QUITE IMPORTANT Close Confinement During Winter Months Is Not Conducive to Profitablo Results. During the spring season fowls hav ing free range get nbundant exercise, but during the cold months mnny hens suffer from luck of exercise. (Jlose confinement without exercise Is not conducive to getting the best results from a flock., although the feed pro vided may be tho best, for idle. henB soon grow too fat to lay. It Is al most Impossible, to give laying hens that are confined too much exercise. The fowls may be encouraged to ex ercise In various ways, such as sus pending cnbbago heads, beets, etc.. so that tho birds have to jump for them, nnd scattering grain In the Utter. The litter should be from four to eight Inches deep nnd muy consist of straw (either cut or whole), hay, leaves, buckwheat hulls, shredded corn fodder, or any like convenient material. Tho hens should bo kept hungry enougli so that they will work diligently nil day for the corn scnttcred In this lit ter, say poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agricul ture. Whenever the litter becomes dump or soiled It must bo removed nnd fresh put in. GREEN FEEDS. FOR CHICKENS Sprouted Oats, Alfalfa Meal, Chopped Alfalfa, Clover Hay and Beets Are Recommended. Good kinds of green feeds for hens In winter, recommended by the Uni ted Stntes Department of Agriculture, are sprouted oats, alfnlfn meal, chopped nlfalfa and clover hay, cab bages and mangel beets. Cabbages may be hung up In the poultry house ; the beets are usually spilt and stuck on a nail on the side wall of the pen about a foot above the floor to keep the feed clean. Keep oyster shells, grit, charcoal, and plenty of clean drinking water before tho hens all the time. PULLETS MAKEjBEST LAYERS Feeding Stimulants or Highly Con centrated Food Is Most Injurious Practice. When pullets are' forced to lay early, by stimulants or highly con centrated food. It Ib an Injury,' as It taxes their vitality. A pullet that Is forced will lay very small eggs for n while, and when she ceases, in order to rest, she will not begin again us soon ns an ordlnaiy hen. She be comes prematurely old, and, on the average, does not prove as profltnblo as when she Is given time to mature before beginning to lay. View of the Imposing funeral cortege In Sun Francisco of Miles .Inekfon and Lester Dormun. detectives slain at Santa Rosa by gangsters. The thugs, who also killed a sheriff, were nfterwncds lynched. The government operntes a complete refinery at the experiment limn ot the United States Department uf As rlculture, Arlington. The equipment was designed by the bureau of public roads for studying methods of trcntitent nnd characteristics of crude petroleum used In building and maintaining highways. The oils from the wells li California, Texas nnd Mexico, are analyzed with the view of determining their relutlve roiul-hulldlug values. LOUISJE S. BRYANT Dr. Loulso Stevens Bryant, head of the department of education of tho girl scouts, hns a record of rich expe rience In child psychology, school hygiene and allied subjects. She was the first person to publish n book on school feeding. She conducted the school feeding Inquiry for tho Russell Sage foundation nnd then went to Philadelphia to take care of tho social Bervlco department of tho University of Pennsylvania. Belgium to Build Workers' Homes. An Intensive campaign for the con struction of. cheap homes has been be gun In Belgium on tho Inltlntlvo of an organization known ns La Soclete No tlonnle "dca Habitations et Logements a Ron, Mnrchc, which hns a capital of 100,000,000 francs and which Is un der supervision of the state. In Ant werp 125 of these habitations have Inst been completed In the populous quarter of Loolbrock, due lo tho In tervention of tho communal authori ties. It Is regarded merely ns a be ginning. The city is arranging to pro cure tho necessnry space for the con struction of 1,000 other houses with the aid of tho Soclete Nntlonnle. Of Course, "One authority says skirts are go ing (o be lower." "Well?" "Another says they arc going to be higher." "What are you going to do about It?" "Wnlt and see." Illrmlnghnm Ago Herald. Pessimism. "Father, what Is a pessimist?" . "My son, n pessimist Is a man who, vhen given his choice between two qylls, takes'both of them." Edinburgh Scotsman. Uncle Sam's Oil Refinery at Major Stimson ft? fri wtm MaJ. .lulla C. Stimson, superintendent of the army nurse Corps and dean of too army school of nursing, with her aides ut the army nurse corps head quarters In the munitions building, Washington. Constantine Regains His Throne King Constantine of Greece, Just recnllcd to his thronu, Is hero seen with. Queen Sophlo and their youngest daughter, I'rlncess Catherine. Tho photo graph wus mudo shortly before thoy; left Switzerland for Athens. Arlington and Her Aides
