NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
CORHUUSKER ITEMS
Nows of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
Ncbrnskn loads nil other states In
pcrceutngo of farmers huvlng nutomo
biles, according to census figures given
out nt Lincoln by A. E. Henderson,
federal agrlculutrnl statistician. While
Iowa leads In totnl number of ntttos
on farms, the percentage of farmers
having automobiles In that state Is less
than In Nebraska. The actual number
reported on Nebraska farms Is 104,453
motor cars. In number of motor
trucks, Nebraska ranks fifth, being
exceeded by Pennsylvania, New York,
town and Ohio lit order of rank.
Itnlph Lawrence, Robert Bushncll
and Ilurold Blcrmnn, the Adams coun
ty slock Judging team that won the
championship of the Interstate fair at
Sioux City last week, were given a
rousing reception at the Chamber of
Commerce at Hastings. A subscrlp
lion was started to defray the ex
penses of the team to the International
competition at Atlnntn, Ga., October
10 to 2J. The expense of the team
winning nt Atlanta will be paid to the
competition In England next summer.
At Atlanta they will compete with the
Texns team upon the training of which
$10,000 has been spent.
France and Germany will be rep
resented In the Pulitzer nnd Larson
trophy nlr races at the International
Aero congress In Omaha on November
5$-4-r, according to entries received by
mall at the Omaha Aero club office
Georges Volsln of Paris, Inventor of
the Volsln bombing plane that the
French uued during the war, Is sending
two speedy planes to Omaha to par
tlclpate In both stellar events, ho
wrote. Itudolf Foss, German nvlator,
wrote from Gremcn, Germany, that ho
would enter one of his "planes In the
Pulitzer event.
When the International Aero con
gross takes place In Omaha In No
vember there will be entered two
ships owned by S. E. J. Cox of nous
ton, Tex., multimillionaire oil operator.
The fact that these ships are coming
from Texns will not arouse much In
tercst, but the fact that one of the
ships, known ns the "Texas Wildcat" Is
the plnne that attracted so much ntten
tlon at the Gordon-Bennett races In
France Inst year, has created a great
deal of Interest.
The elevator owned by G. E. Cnlnon
of Aldn, has been completely destroyed
by lire, together with Its contents,
The loss on the building Is estimated
at $12,000, and on the grain contained
therein, $8,000. The loss Is covered
by Insurance. The Grand Island lire
department was called to assist uhd
Bent Its mnln truck, covering the elgh
miles In eighteen minutes, but it was
nble to usslst only In protecting the ad
Jacent buildings.
The next legislature should cut the
state appropriations at least $10,000,
000, William H. Smith, former state
auditor, declared In a signed statement
which Is nlso to be published over his
signature In his newspaper, the Seward
Independent. Smith points out that
the state appropriations have grown
under the tutelage of the last two leg
islatures of the McKelvIe administra
tion from a little less than $10,000,000
to $30,000,000.
A large barn belonging to Ed Wil
liams living about two miles west of
Anselmo was burned to the ground and
with Its contents consisting of a mare,
thorobred hogs, some hay and grain,
representing a total loss. Mr. Wil
liams' Insurance policy expired In June
and hns not been renewed.
A new road hns been proposed at'
Wolback to furnish a short route from
Scotia to Wolback and to run on In an
easterly direction either to Fullerton
or Belgared and on to Columbus. A
number of Interested persons have
pone over the proposed route on a
trip of Inspection.
Peru's coal mine may ho re-opened
with the Intention of running It as a i
Business enterprise. John Alcorn of j
Omaha, experienced in mine operation,
ts going over tho property and will
stake a report in a few days.
A vigilance committee has been or
ganized nt the little town of Fllley for
the purpose of putting n stop to petty
thieving and other Infnctlons of the
taw. The committee has a member
ship of 35.
The city of Osceola hns been sued
for $23,034.35, by L. L. Beye, a paving
tontractor of Kansas.
George C. Conley, sent from Omnhn
:o the Ncbrnskn penltentary In 1911),
bits petitioned for pardon, alleging that
t Is his determination to become n
Baptist clergyman. He was convicted
of stealing nn automobile.
A committee of Nebraska state
bunkers nt u meeting, looking Into
lite uffnlrs of the defunct Hudnr hunk,
ktuted that the loss to the state
guarantee fund will not exceed $10,000.
Ground hns been broken at Hast
ings for St. Marks cathedral of the
Episcopal church. Iilsitop Bcochor and
Dean Tyner olllclated. The building
will cost upwords of $75,000.
A contract for the construction of
more thnn forty blocks of brick pave
ment at Nebraskn City, wits let to u
Lincoln construction compnny by the
rlty council. Work on the pro leer,
which will cost about $200,000 will
start soon.
Eleven hundred ninety-three dollars
In bills was sewed In tl.o upturrKl
cuffs of two pairs of overalls which
were found when tho body of n Hobo
was taken from a Burlington lumber
car at Alliance. He Is supposed to
have been crushed by falling lumber In
the car, and was found by other hoboes
stealing a ride.
Petitions to which were attached tuo
signatures of more than a hundred cit
izens and business men of Oakland,
Tokamah and Craig have been filed
with the state rallwuy commission,
protesting against the discontinuance
of trnlns 7 and 8 on the C, St. P., & O.,
between Omaha nnd Sioux City, re
cently ordered out of operation by tho
commission. The petitions will be filed
ns exhibits at a hearing on the mutter,
which Is to ho held In Omaha on
October 4. Serious crippling of tho
trallic conveniences between these
towns and Omaha Is given by the
signers of the petitions ns a reason for
their protest.
Antonio Llsbau of San Juan, Tex.,
while on a picnic trip down on tho
IMo Grande, found the deflated toy
balloon, Gladys Smith, of Humbolt, re
leased September 11, after attaching
her name and address. He so Inform
ed Gladys in a letter received by her.
Louis Green, who lives at Humboldt,
sent tip a balloon the same dt.y. Mary
Cartez of Edlnborougb, Tex., found
this, nnd wrote Louis about it. Louts
nnd Glndys are young persons; tho
Texnns are too, judging from their
notes.
One thousand tuborcullne tests per
month Is the goal set by Dr. II. D. T.
Lackle of the federal bureau of ani
mal Industry who Is doing nutl-tubcr-culosls
work In . Douglas, Washington,
Cnss, Sarpy nnd Otoe countries. A
number of cattle have been tested
every day as Interest In the work of
ridding the herds of the plague Is
growing all over the district. Dr.
Lackle does not believe that tuber
culosis Is Inherent In any breed of cnt
tle, but that conditions rather than tho
breed are the cause of the spread of
the plague.
The annual harvest of the sugar
beets, western Nebraska's great crop,
Is now on, as furmers hnvc commenced
digging, under orders of the factories
located at ScottsblufT, Goring, Mitchell
and Bayard. The beet harvest In the
North Platte valley Is expected to yield
700,000 tons of beets, an nverage of
ten tons to the ncre of tho 70,000
planted to the crop this year. This
will bring cash to the farmer of ap
proximately $5,000,000, and ns much
more will be pnld for labor.
Property destruction amounting to
$10,000 resulted from n blaze that de
stroyed Knuf and Rlnderpnchor's
slaughter house located a mile south
of Hastings. The buildings were filled
with fresh ments, Irird, lard oils and
other meat products. Five carloads of
livestock In the slnnghter pens, how
ever, were not Injured. Spontaneous
combuston of coal stored In the fur
nnce room Is believed to have started
the fire
liaising of $1,000,000 In Nebraska for
Methodist charitable and educational
Institutions was recommended by tho
flnnnce committee at the opening of
Nebraska Methodist conference nt
Lincoln. The money raised will be
spent on the following projects: En
largement Nebraska Wcsleyan unlvers
Ity, Methodist hospital nt Omnhn,
Methodist hospltnl at Lincoln, Meth
odist hospital at Scottsbluff.
One-fifth of the money Hemlngford
rnnchmen receive for cattle on the Om
aha market, must he pnld for trans
porting them, according to stockmen
who hnve been Investigating. The rate
on potatoes Is so high that little profit
will ho realized by growers in this,
the Important growing section of tho
state,
Fruit trees near Callaway, in Custer
county are In blossom, and some of the
potntoes which have been left In tho
ground are boglnlng to put forth new
vines. It Is said by oldtlmers that this
has never happened In the history of
Custer county before. Some think It
will lto a light winter.
Fire losses In Nebraska during tho
Inst seven months amounted to $1,100,
027.07, nccording to a report made by
C. E. Hartford, state fire marshal
The total number of fires reported In
that period was 015, more than half
of which originated in Lincoln nnd
Omaha.
Newman Grove Is the latest town In
Nebraska to declare a "strike" of teh
phone patrons. At mass meeting here
or larmers and sunscriliers, It was
decided to discontinue telephone ser
vice on October 1, on account of the
Increased rntes recently granted tho
telephone company.
County Attorney J. C. Cook of Fro
mont announced that he has rejected
the appntment ns deputy United
States district attorney In that dls
trlct.
Largo crowds attended the Ak-Sar
Hen races In Omaha.
'i ne isottrasKit state Teachers' ns-
sociatlon will hold Its annual meetln
In Omaha November 0-11. Head
quarters will be at the Hotel Fonten-
elle. J. H. Boverldgo, Omnhn Is pros
Ident. An attendance of 5,000 Is ex
pected.
Flro destroyed tho barns on the W.
II. McDonald farm west of North
Platte, together with live head of
horses, tho Frank Frederic! barn, In
the same neighborhood, in which two
auto, two horses nnd three calves
were burned, nnd the hrty barn of C.
W. Home at Maxwell In which 105
tons of hay were stored,
Proceeds of approximately $18,000
on 18,000 bushels of potntoes from
120 acres will bo the remarkable record
for Income set on the farm of Sum
Johnson, two miles north of Gordon
this year, If the entire crop holds up
to the average mnde by the part al
ready harvested. The potatoes al
ready dug have averaged 150 bushels
to the acre and are being marketed nt
j Gordon for $1.05 u bushel. For his
Uhare of the proceeds, Mr. Johnson,
t -whoso home is nt Plnlnvlew, Neb., has
rwcelved over $5,000. Ho purchased
i ine ittnu inree years ago ror sou an
- acre,
MUCH IDLE LAND
TO BE UTILIZED
Souces of Timber Supply for
Chicago Market Exhausted
One After Another.
FREIGHT BILLS HOW HIGHER
Ample Area to Support All Lumber
Requirements If Land Could be
Kept at Work Growing Varl.
ous Klnda of Trees.
'Prepared by the United States Depart
ment or Agriculture.)
"Reforestation has not been taken
seriously by the n'rngo businesss
man in the United Stntes." snld Col.
W. R. Greeley, chief of the forest serv
ice. United Stntes Depnrtment of
Agriculture, before the National Asso
ciation of Wood Turners recently.
"Reforestation hns been looked upon
ns a fad quite removed from tho prac
tical Interests of tlje manufacturer.
ns something more concerned with
parks or shade trees or rose bushes.
World's Greatest Lumber Market.
"Chicago Is the greatest lumber
market In the world. Since 1S00 nn
avcrnge of over 2.000.000.000 feet of
lumber hns come Into Chlcngo every
year. In 1020 the figure was nearly
2,500,000.000 feet, CO per cent of which
wont Into local construction nntl
manufacturing Industries. In 1000 the
nverage freight paid on lumber com
ing Into Chicago was less thnn $3 per
M feet. Since that time the local
sources of supply for this territory
have been exhnusted one nfter nn
other. Lumber shipments hnvc trav
ersed grcnter nnd grenter dlstnnces.
nnd the nvernge freight bill pnld by
the Chlcngo distributor hns steadily
risen to more thnn $12 per M feet.
"In other words, the Increased trans
portation chnrge on lumber shipments
Into Chlcngo, as a result of the exhaus
tion of the forest regions surrounding
It, represents n toll of $22,500,000 an
nunlly. And while Uils hns hnppcned
there hnve ncctimulnted in the Con
trnl nnd Lnke states nearly 23.000 000
acres of logged-off forest land which
is producing neither farm crops nor
timber: $22,500,000 Is the yenrly tax
which the wood-using Industries nnd
home builders, supplied through Chlcn
go, pny for the Idleness of n large part
of the soil In the surrounding stntes
which should furnish the nnturnl sup
ply for this district. This sum would
plnnt every year 1.500,000 acres of
land with forest, trees.
"This Illustration mny bo extended
to cov!r the four stntes of Illinois. In
dinnn, Wisconsin nnd Mlchlgnn. These
Rttos consume nnnunlly between
Scene in a Forest in the Pacific North
west.
4,000,000,000 nnd 5,000,000.000 feet of
timber In furniture fnctorles, ngrlcul-
turnl Implements, wood-turning estnb
llshments nnd other wood-using Indus
tries. Sawmills are excluded from
this estlmnte, also the requirements
for general construction nnd housing,
nnd the consumption of lumber on
fnrms. The ninnufneturers referred to
represent an Invested capital of $700.-
000,000 and enroll 200,000 skilled cm
ployecs.
Rapidly Exhausting Timber Supplies,
"We are cutting our timber probably
four times ns fast ns timber Is bo
ing grown. It Is useless to decry the
generous use which American Indus
try has made of our forests. It has
contributed powerfully to the Indus
trial development and commercial su
premacy of the United States. Tho
forestry problem does not result from
the liberal use of our forests, hut
from our failure to use our forest
growing lnnd. There Is nn ample
area of land In this country, -which Is
not tillable, to support all of our tlm
ber requirements, nil of our wood
manufneturers, all of our homo build
Ing nnd ngrlculturnl use of lumber,
Indeed, nn even larger export trade
than nt present, If that lnnd enn be
kept nt work growing timber. Re
forestation hns become n commercial
necessity of the United States,"
DEMAND FOR SMALL CAPONS
Little Matter of Education Make
Fowl of Lighter Breeds
Quite Popular.
There Is already a considerable de-
mnnd for small mature capons. A lit
tie matter of educntlon will mnke tho
enpou from the smnil vnrlety, when
fnt and well finished, Just as, popular
as tho big heavy enpon from tho lurgor
breeds for the very good nnd simple
reason that the smnll family often
use a five or six-pound capon to bet
ter ndvnntage than they can a ten or
twelve-pound one.
MORE AMERICAN FLAX
IS URGENTLY NEEDED
Supply From Russia Has Been
Greatly Curtailed.
Demand for Material for Manufacture
of Linens Continues as Strong as
Ever New Methods and Ma.
chines Investigated.
Prepared by the United Stntes Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The upside-down condition of things
In Russia has produced many unlooked-for
results, but none more un
expected to the casual mind than Its
el'i'cct upon tho supply of llnx fiber.
Rcforo tho World war Russia pro
duced nbottt 80 per cent of the flax
fiber used In mnklng linens. This sup
ply wns cut off, while the d em nnd for
linens continues ns strong us ever.
In the United Stntes the normal
consumption of flax fiber by the spin
ning mills, before the wnr, was about
10,000 tons n year, most of which wns
Imported. To produce this amount of
fiber about 00,000 acres Is required.
To help In meeting the situation the
United Stntes Department of Agricul
ture, through the olllce of fiber inves
tigations, Is encouraging the produc
tion of flnx fiber by experimenting
Threshing Flax at the Northern Great
Plains Station, Mandan, N. D.
with It In new localities, investigating
new methods nnd muchlnes. and de
voloplng Improved strnlns of tho finer
llax which arc taller, yield more and
better fiber, and some of which aro
resistant to dlsense nnd lodging.
It has been shown that bettor Max
ta nriuliirnil from Reed of selected
strains than from Imported seed, such
as hns been usod In the pnst. snorts
ure being mnde, too, to Incrense tho
seed of these selections for distribu
tion ccnornlly.
A speclnl survey is being made this
senson to determine the extent of dis
ease Injury to which flnx Is subject,
and to procure definite Infortnntlon
needful In devising methods for com
lintlnc such diseases.
About 0,000 acres of fiber flax was
crown In tho United Stntes In 1020,
but the relatively low price for fiber
has resulted In n greatly reduced acre
age In 1021, estimated at 3,000 acres.
PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE
Many Breeders Follow Practlco Some
Time Prior to Molting wnen
Quills Are Dry.
Mnnv breeders of gecso in the South,
and some In tho Middle West nnd the
North pluck tho feathers from tho live
Lwsi at some time nrlor to molting.
Some pick every six weeks during tho
summer, und early In tho fall, while
others pick only once or twice u year,
either in tho snrlng. or in both spring
and fall. Feathers are considered ripe
for picking when tho quills are dry
and do not contain blood. Both young
and old geese are plucked. Tho aver
age yearly production of feathers is
about 1.1 nounds to tho goose.
The practice of plucking live geese,
however. Is considered by many breed
ers to he cruel and Injurious. Geeso
should not be plucked during tho
breeding season. A stocking usually
is placed over the head of the goose,
nnd nart of tho soft feathers on the
breast, back and sides and abdomen
are pulled. Enough soft feathers to
support the wings nlways should bo
left. Geese feuthers nre uow bringing
about 75 cents a pound for pure white :
05 cents for average white: und 55
cents for gray. These prices ure for
good, dry fenthers.
COWS FRESHENING IN FALL
It Means Maximum Production When
Prices for Dairy Products Are
at High Level.
Milk cows bred to freshen In tho
fall mean maximum production when
butter, butterfat and milk prices aro
better than they are In tho summer. It
also transfers tho big Job of milking,
handling the milk, and caring for tho
calves to a time when the furiner Is
least busy. Help Is easier to obtain
during tho fall and winter and mora
tlmo Is available to devoto to cows
Cows freshening In the fall can bo fed
grain nnd made to produce better than
they do In summer.
LET POTATOES LAY ON SOIL
If Exposed for an Hour or So After
Digging Skin Toughens and
Wards Off Decay.
It Is nlways advisable to allow tho
potatoes to remain on the ground for
nn hour or two nfter digging, as this
toughens the skin ngalnst bruising
and decay resulting from handling. It
nlso loosens the dirt on thorn and re
moves some of the moisture from tho
surfnee, so that their appearance and
keeping uuulity are Improved.
After Every Meal
Seated Tifit A Kept Right
IV RIG LEV'S has steadily i
kept to the pre-war price. j
find to the same hteh stand- 11
ard of quality. ;
1 No other goody lasts so
I lone-costs so little or does II lV
so much for you. II
Bandy to carry beneficial
In effect full of flavora l
solace and comfort for 1 1
young and old. H
1 THE FLAVOR IL. " .
Witty Rogue.
Inkpcn, the journalist, had just
come to live In the little suburb, nnd,
of course, as all newcomers to any
district always are, he was the cause
of Interest to all of his neighbors.
"Wlniplo called upon him one eve
ning. "Snooks tells me," he started off,
"that you push n pencil for a living."
"That's so; I do," replied Inkpen.
"I think It's -wry foolish of you,"
frankly remarked Wimple.
"Why?" naked Inkpen.
"Becnuso a pencil should bo lead,"
explained Wimple.
Inkpen had not then learned thnt
Wimple was the "Wag of tho Wlllage."
Progression In China.
At no very remote time Chlnn will
hnve n very superior radio system. An
American compnny hns undertuken the
contract for building n stntlon nt
Shanghnl which will be as powerful as
thnt of Rordeuux, but will bo superior
In that It will have masts 1,000 feet
high. Other stations will afterward he
erected at Harbin, Pekln and Canton.
The Shanghai slatlon will be ablo
to maintain communication across the
Pacific without relay.
Even As You and I.
North "My cur Is bluck, trimmed
with red." West "My enr Is blnck,
too, but I got tho trimming I" Wny
side Tales.
An Ideal Is meant to live for, not,
with.
Do you know what constitutes
a strong constitution?
To have sound, healthy nerves, completely under
control, digestive organs that are capable of absorbing
a hearty meal, means you have a strong constitution!
Your general attitude is one of optimism and energy.
But an irritable disposition, frequent attacks of
indigestion, and a languid depression, indlcato your
system is not in correct .working order.
Probably you are not eating the proper food.
Pfobably the nutritious elements ore not being
supplied to your system in the proper way.
Grape-Nuts is the wholesome, delicious cereal
that promotes normal digestion, absorption and elimi
nation, whereby nourishment is accomplished with
out auto-intoxication. A mixture of energy-giving
wheat and malted barley comprise the chief elements
of Grape-Nuts. A dish at breakfast or lunch is an
excellent, wholesome rule to follow.
You can order Grape-Nuts at any and every hotel,
restaurant, and lunch room; on dining cars, on lake
boats and steamers; in every good grocery, large and
small, in every city, town or village in North America.
Grape-Nuts the Body Builder
"There's a Reason"
GLEY5
REALLY NOTHING TO MENTION
Outside of a Few Little Pleasantrlw,
Campaign In Chlggersvllle Was (
Quiet Affair. ,
"Wns tho last municipal enrap-lga
In Chlggersvllle n lively one?"
"No," snld Squlro Wltherbew. I
can't sny it wis as lively as imn
political fights we've had there In th
old town."
"The candidates didn't tndtrigo ta
personalities?"
"None to speak of. The Hon. Jasper
Suggs, who wits n cnndldnto for mayor,
called the Hon. Cicero Flltlklns, who
wns th' rival cnndldnto, a pillager ofi
widows an' orpharts, n white-livered'
skunk nn' n flop-enred hound, an'
Fllllklns told the voters that Suggs
wns n wolf In sheep's clothing, nn a
gln-sonked, booze-guzzling political
turncont, but outside of a few little
plensantrles like that It wau tw of,
the quietest campnlgns wo ever had.
In Chlggersvllle." Birmingham Age
Herald. Most of Them Behave. ' v.
"Who Is that gentleman?" !
"One qf our obscuro millionaires."
"Do you monn to toll me a man
worth millions In this country can bo
obscure?"
"Ccrtulnly. They don't all get mt
the divorce courts." Birmingham Age
Herald.
It lh n wlso proverb thnt can't t
effectually lamed by nnother one.