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South African Farmers Solve Many Problems Nebraska University Professor Say This State Can Profit By Methods UhciI - In Africa. Lincoln, March b. Nebraska farmers can profit by following some of the practicts of the South Africa farmer, iu the opinion of Dr. Ernest Anderson, professor of gen eral chemistrv at the University of Nebrsaka. Dr. Andersoji last fall came to the University of Nebraska from the University of Transvaal at Pretoria, South Africa, where he was professor of agricultural engineering for several years. South Africa farmers, he say, have solved many problems that have been a handicap to 'Nebraska farm ers. The fanners of South Africa. Dr. Anderson says, are progressive and rpend a great deal of money each yiar to fight plant and animal dis eases and also to learn up-to-date farming1 methods. At present, he says, particular efforts are being made by the government and farmers to combat the grasshopper, tick and other plagues detrimental to stock and grain. New Breeds of Stock. The Africando cow and sheep. Dr. Andersou says, easily could be raised in Nebraska. The cow is a large, stocky animal and fattens quickly on grass, and makes fine beef, he says. It is not a milk cow. The Africando sheep, he says, is equally easy, to raise and' produces YPpllpnf mnltnn hut nn wnnl Thic sheep, Dr. Anderson says,, can be utilized as a source of butter substi tute. It has a tail about a foot long and four inches in diameter, which is nothing but pure fat. "It renders into a kind of butter that does not have a mutton taste nor is it greasy," he says. This butter substitute is rather generally used in some dis tricts. Another sheep of South Africa, which Dr. Anderson believes could be profitably raised in Nebraska, is the Karakul shtep. This animal is a wool producer. The young lamb pelt is glossy, glistening black, and is in ucmana at lancy prices. Dry Weather Corn. The kaffir corn and cape goose berry, Dr. Anderson says, also could he successfully raised in Nebraska. The corn grows with very little moisture and produces a grain that is very sweet. The cape gooseberry is a hardy plant and produces a berry that makes excellent jam. Farmers of South Africa plant many trees on their otherwise waste lands. Many South Africa farmers. Dr. Anderson says, have increased te value of their land thousands of dollars by reforesting a few acres. In the arid sections of the country the land is irrigated ' in much the same fashion as in western Nebraska. In har&essing their horses, the South African does not use collars. uui a ureasi si rap. ur. nnoersoil says the breast strap is less expen sive and just as efficient. Train Women for Gafe Managers Lincoln, March 6. In response to a demand for women trained to manage cafeterias, cafes, tea rooms, jiotel dining rooms, dormitory din ing rooms and other similar insti tutions, the University of Nebraska Is now offering a course of study Jailed institutional management, the purpose of the course is to train roung women college students how to do the buying, serving, cooking tnd other general managerial work connected with a first-class dining toom. " According to Miss Margaret Fed le of the home economics depart ment of the college of agriculture, mere is an increasing demand for Eood : home cooking among the merican people 'who eat away from ome. Triis class has grbwn rapid V in the last few years, due in part to the servant problem. Unable to bnploy satisfactory maids to pre tare and serve the food in the lome, large numbers of people are low eating "out." Accustomed to tome cooking, they patronize hotels, bfes and cafeterias that serve food rith a home flavor. Letters are coming to the home iconomics department from owners If hotel dining rooms, high school fetenas, cafes and other kind of ting, houses, indicate that there is ( strong demand for women man gers.4 There are already many suc essfuj women managers, Miss Fed e says. Among the subjects included in c new course are economics, ac bunting, business' administration, sarketing and institutional cookery hd management. Thp Ktiiitontc or Sven practical work in the woman's ! bmmons, the dining room in the J prmiiones on trie city campus of he University and in the cafeteria t the college of agriculture. Kearney JNormal hIVT, ,0 Washington o ttend the National Association of Xormal fchool Presidents. . ' This l Rood music week at the normal Ihool. Monday the children n h. r grades save the programs in the audi Wum. Wednesday the High school or tr save three numbers. The Olee ub sang three numbers. Friday morn- . jg Mrs. Hull gave two piano numbers, and Jaa Kurth sang a group of songs. In the Emanon- Aspastan debate the y von the decision two to one. Misses lara Stevens and Cecelia O'Mslley argued r the admission of .the Japanese on the Jne terms as European Immigrants, leesrs. Weeks and Bunney supported the . tgatlve. Tha girls of the Dean's conned staged clever little playlet, which was written Pauline McVey. Mabel Nelson and Kl . r Anderson, undnr ihm rtir.tinvi n art. The sketch Illustrated graphically a wiirci soi-iai sianaaras ior college 1 relative to dress, manners and o- usage. officers of the T. M. C. A. elected the following Year am Prmint ode Weimer:. vice president. Clvd lllams: secretary. Henry Crozler: trcas. Sr. Vera Wllklns. 'ha officers of the T. W. C. A. are as owe: President. Marian Walker: sec tary, Katharine Black: chairman of fl gica committee, Caryle Weinbrandt; airman of devotional committee. Pauline Vey; chairman of social committee, later Mallory; chairman of membership Mimlttee, Ruby Morris; chairman of mis His. and Bible study. Mabel Miller. Karon 4 the Dramatic club presented eo one-act plays, "Lima Beans." "Tha U Gate" and "TwI of Thorns." under i direction of Mrs. Doris Smith. In litton to this, a group from the City unatle club under the direction nf Miss pwford will reent "Hope My , IDa" '... Holding a Husband Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of a Wife The Way Dicky Met Madge and Took" the News. If Dicky and I live to celebrate our diamond wedding, with a century and more of birthdays behind us, I do not believe I shall ever be able to prophesy his conduct at any given time. He always brings the unexpected element into every situation and I suspect that this is one of his great est attractions for me. My life had been so grooved and monotonous before I mot him that I have wel comed with avidity the entirely dif ferent existence which I have led with my temperamental artist hus band. 1 hail expected frowning criticism and irritation, if not actual rage, at the despoiling of our rooms and es pecially at my neglect to telephone him concerning it as soon as I had discovered it. As I drew up my car to the station platform I found my self actually trembling with appre hension. 1 pulled myself together only with a mighty effort. It seemed to me that I could not stand anger or even irritated annoyance from Dicky, especially with the knowledge that Edith Fairfax, cool, critical and watchful, would be with us in a few minutes. Vanishing Clouds. And then, as the train came pulling into the station, Dicky swung down from the steps before it stopped his invariable custom, and one that always frightens me. He threw up his hand in a burlesque military sa lute as he saw me standing by the car, ran over, tossed a bag tnd an immense box, evidently a florist's, into the tonneau, and confronted me with a mocking smile, in which I saw with amazed rejoicing there was no trace of ill-nature. "Well, old dearl" he said, and then I think he must have seen the relief shining from my eyes, for there came into his own a sudden softness, and regardless of the people at the sta tion he stooped and kissed me, "Honest, I didn't mean to be a big brute!" he said, as he put his hand beneath my elbow and assisted me into the car. "You looked just now exactly as if you expected a spank ing. Truly, I haven't any cat-o'-nine tails concealed about me." "I'm not sure I "don't deserve one," I said demurely. "But, truly, Dicky, I didn't mean" He stopped me with another mock- liip: smile. "No question on earth of what you deserve," he said, "but. fortunately for you, I'm a soft, yielding person. But let's cut along home. I'm anx ious to see what's left." "Do you want to drive?" I asked. "What! Deprive you of the pleasure of tooling this chariot through the Marvin streets!" he laughed. "I have been guilty of many crimes, but never, never in my life, madame, have I taken candy irom tne nanas ot a haby. Won, non, ma cherie. Drive along." , t "We can't go straight home," I said, as I threw in the clutch. Cause For Fear, "Why not?" "Because Edith is waiting at the florist's for us to pick her up," I re plied. "What the dev oh, I see! Flowers for tonight's welcome. I brought along a few myself, some for you frirls to wear, and a bunch for Her Fluffiness to stick anywhere in the rooms she pleases. But, say! Can't you take me up home first? I know you women. If Edith is at a florist's shop selecting flowers she'll keep us until all hours." My heart leaped with pleasure at his casual, off-hand tone. But 1 knew that I could iiot grant his re quest. My imagination conjured up the curl which Edith Fairfax's lips would wear if T came back to the shop without Dicky. She would never credit Dicky with wishing to go home without seeing her, but would think that I had purposely avoided a meeting between them. "I am afraid we. can't do that," I said "doubtfully. "You see, every minute is precious to Mrs. Durkee this afternoon. She's changed the whole scheme of decoration lor Lelia's room since yesterday, and we're almost out of our minds today. Edith planned to do her errands while I went to the station after you. and she will be -waiting for me to neip tier decide about the flowers. She knows you're coming, too, and it would look " "Police! Help!" Dicky groaned. "I know what that means." He threw his voice into a falsetto. "'Here, dear, don't you think these are a trifle more the shade than those? What are these, Mr. Blank? Four dollars? Oh. that is too rough! What do you thing, dearie? Couldn't we get along with, shorter stems? No, I suppose we couldn't. Well, please show us "Do shut up, Dicky," I pleaded, laughing. "You know neither Edith nor I do that sort of thing." "I know that I or any other man couldbuy out a whole florist's shop while any woman on earth is begin ning to sniff around the glass case," he retorted. "But I supose I'll have to be the goat, so hie for the florists shop. Perhaps I can hurry things up a bit," he added hopefully, but to my dismay. I had visions of the disastrous possibilities of Dicky's hurrying up thingr. (Continued Tomorrow.) Hindu women are said to have the most beautiful figures of any women in the world. Coffee May Harm You- POSTUM Cannot And Bostum is a fully satisfying meal-time beverage which all the family can drink with benefit as many cups as desired. "There's a Reason" Eight District Debates Held bv State Schools Teams Slowly Being Elimi nated From Tournament Ut Be Held at Nebraska Uni versity rn May. Lincoln, Neb., March 5. (Special.) In deciding which of the 5 schools in the Nebraska High School Debating league shall repre sent the 11 districts in the 14th an nual state debate, which this year will be a tournament at the Uni versity of Nebraska in May, the fol lowing additional eight district con tests, on the repeal of the literacy test restriction on immigration, have been held: CENTRAL DISTRICT. Second Serlr. Friend-York. At York, February 24. Won by York, unanimous. Judges: Buiit. .1. A. Doremus, Aurora; Prof. K. H. Wells. Ne braska Wesleyan untversUy; Prof. H. H. Foster, College of law, University of Ne braska. EASTKKX niSTRICT. Third Round. Schuyler-Routh Hifh school (Omali). At Schuyler. March 3. Won by South Hlirh. 2 to-1. Judges: Co. Supt. K. S. I.eoron. Co lumbus: Supt. C W. Warwick. North Bend; Prof. F. C. Walters, Midland col lege, Fremont. EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT. . v First Series. College View-Ashland. At College View, March l. Won by Ashland. 3 to 1. Judges: W. T. Davis. College View: Esther S. An derson, University of Nebraska: Everett p. Kirk, Union college. NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT. Second Series. Battle Creok-Alblon. At Battle Creek, March 3. Won by Battle Creek. ! to 1. Judges: Dr. J. T. House. Wayne State Nor mal; O. R. Splllman, Pierce; W. L. Dow ling, Madison. JiORTH WESTERN' DISTRICT. ' x Second. Series. Sidney-Bayard. At Sidney, February 16. Won by Sidney, unanimous. Judges: Rev. Henry F. Martens,' Lodgepole; Supt. F. L. Smith', Chappell; Judge H. R. Busse, Chap pell. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. First Series. Edgar-Hebron Academy. At Edgar, Feb ruary 21. Won by Edgar, 2 to 1. Judges: M. S. Gray, Davenport: V. O. Davenport; V. O. Rewick, Carleton; Co. Supt. Loy J. Gllkeson. Clay Center. ' SOUTHEASTERN' DISTRICT. First Series. Humboldt-Wymore. At Wymore, Febru ary 26. Won by Wymore. 2 to 1. Judges: 8. E. Clark. Beatrice; Mary Naylor Brown, Beatrice High school; Supt. Wilber Em mert, Dlller. SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT. Second Series. ' McCook-Holdrege. At Holdrege. February 28. Won by Holdrege, 2 to 1. Judges: Rev. Charles E. Schoficld, Inavale; O. A: Drake, Law '22. University of Nebraska; Clarence L. Clark, Lincoln. WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT. The following debates are announced: s Ord-Burwell. At Burwell, March 18. Mason Clty-Merna. At Jlason City, March 18. - Cotner College The first dual debate In which Cotner will participate will be held Friday with York college. Cotner will debate on the affirmative. The Cotner negative team will meet York on thr same question at York at the sarae time. Marvin Schafer, Randolph Smith and Ray Bradley com prise the affirmative team for Cotner, and the members of the negative trio are Richard McCann, George Bobb and Bar ton Johnson. Herbert Ford, superintendent of mis sions near San Juan, Porto Rico, ad dressed the students of Cotner Wednesday. Professor Barbour of the geological de partment of the state university gave an Illustrated lecture on "American Citizen ship," at tha Cotner auditorium Wednes day. "The" Famous Mrs. Fair." a modern American drama in four acts, was pre sented by the Cotner Dramatic club Tues day. In the near future the college dramatic class will produce two strong plays, 'The Witching Hour" and "The Dust of the Earth." An Informal "all-college night" mixer will be held at the church basement of the Bethany Christian ehurch Monday evening. Miss Ruth Roche, student volunteer sec retary of Wellesley college.' addressed Cotner students at the Joint Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. meeting Wednesday. Nebraska Wesleyan Thomas Q. Harrison as winner of th first place In the oratorical mutest at Ne braska. Wesleyan last Tuesday, will re ceive a year's tuition. Habeeb SkeirlU, the second place man will receive a halt year's tuition. Nebraska Wi!eyan a:id Union college win m.'Pt In an ciii-v ::i contest Tues day In the Wesleyan Auditorium. T. Q Harrison. E. E. Spencer and H. J. Skeiri'., will represent Wesleyan- A tournament 'Jay will h held--t 'Ne braska Wesleyan, March If). Invitations have been bent to captains of all schools participating in the tournament to visit the Wesleyan pampus. Practice has ts"un at Wesleyan for the intercollegiate track meet May 21. j Harold Carr, member ot the senior class ac iNtDrasaa vtesieyan, nas , accept ?a tne pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal church at Brock and will begin duties there at once. Vice Chnrcellor G. W. Isham of Ne braska reports that 13 members of tho Wesleyan alumni association havo sub scribed 111,000 toward the endowment fund. In addition to this' members of the lioard of trustees who are not alumni have given $44,000. Altogether $305,fl00 has been subscribed. Doane College Th county Sunday . school convention met in Crete. Prof. A. G. Heyhoe made an address on the subject of "The Teacher Who Teaches." The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. cabi nets with Rev. J. M. Bradshaw, Rev. Taul Reynolds and Dean Margaret Tay lor were entertained at dinner at the home of President and Mrs. John W, Ben net. Dean of Men and Mrs. A. C. Hey hoe and Dean of Women Miss Ah.ornothy, were also guests. Dr. Brdsaaw . ot the education society of Boston, Rv. Mr Reynolds and Dean Taylor, both ofChU cajro, came for the annual .life work con ference with the students this week. Dr. Hawkes has been showing Saturn to the college folks and some of the, towns people. At this time the rings are invisible because the earth lies tn their plane. This is a' phenomenon which oc curs once in 15 years.- Pawnee City Masons Are Entertained at Tecumseh Pawnee Citv. Neb.. March f (Special.) Twenty prominent mem bers of the Masonic lodee here were guests of the Tecumseh branch of the order, where two of their broth ers took the commandery degree. A banquet was served, Chamber of Commerce n At Scottsbluff Ask Better Beet Price Scottsbluff. -eb., ilarch 6. (Special.) The directors of the Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce have approved resolutions asking the Great Western Sugar company to include in the beet contract with farmers this year a clause guaran teeing them "a share in whatever profits may accrue from a better market or higher tariff. The flat rate of $7 a ton offered the farmers ,.rA n tl? tact vear ie tint ; it lumbal H - - .) - - - - considered inuui oi an iuuuwiuh" to plant beets. The resolution reads: "Resolved. That we ask the Great Western Sugar company to reconsider its proposed contracts for 1921 as speci fied in its statement to the growers and insert fn the same clause by which, if the - wholesale price of sugar averages higher during the present year than the average whole-,-ale price of sugar for the months of January and February, 1921, or a favorable tariff Jaw is passed by congress, which ' .enhances and in creases the wholesale price of sugar, that . the farmers be given a I fair share of such increased raised m price SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS11SSMSSSSSBSSSSSSSSSSB1BSSJBBSSBBBBWSMSB1BWSBBSBBBB CLARKE G. POWELL, Mgr. Simplified System Of Taxes Planned (Continued From Page One.) apply to incomes of the calendar year 1921.-none of the money will be collected until the calendar year 1922. ' In considering future expenditures there is no certainty that any further decrease iti appropriations' can be made during the next two or three years, and it is quite within the realm of possibility that the new department heads will insist upon additional funds. Question of Soldier Bonus. The question of .a soldiers' bonus also is an uncertain clement entering into the situation. The bonus bill as reported recently from the senate tinance committee, provide that its benefits should not be made ef fective until January. 1923, but agi tation may be renewed in the com ing session to advance the date. The senate leaders have suggested that the necessary funds be obtained by diverting for this purpose, the in terest on the $10,000,000,000 owed the United States by European na tions. 1 Presumably by that time, these debtor nations will have resumed AUTO SHOW atjita Audi lor iuttt The Perfect Show FOR fifteen years the Omaha Automobile Trade Association has pleased middle western motorists with good shows. Some have been BETTER than others. Each year the man agement saw where improvements could be made where something making the show PERFECT was lacking. But not so this year. The 1921 SHOW is as nearly PER FECTLY ARRANGED AS IS POSSIBLE. The Newest Motor Cars Elaborate Decorations Music by Three Orchestras 'Way down in your heart you feel the motor spirit stronger than ever. ' Nineteen twenty-one is THE AUTOMOTIVE YEAR, so everybody is going to see the Omaha Auto Show ALL NEXT WEEK Auditorium and Annex payment of' the $500,000,000 annual interest, This item of half a billion dollars is not being considered in the computations which are being rnade in connection with the forthcoming revision of revenue laws. The bonus could be financed out of this sum if ipread bver a period of years, Esti mates of the cost of the bonus bill range from about $1,SOO,000,000, if all ex-service men took cash, to $5, 000,000,000 if other forms of adjusted compensation were preferred. Disbursements Heavy. With the single exception of the year 1865, at the close of the civil war, the fiscal year 1917, was the first in which ordinary disburse ments, which do not include pay ments for the postal gervice, exceed ed $1,000,000,000. The total in. the fiscal, year- 1865, was $1,295,099,290 and m 1917. $1,147,898,991. In the fiscal year 1918 the total amounted to $8,966,532,266, and in 1919, to $15, 365,362,742. - " Ordinary disbursements for the fis cal year 1920 amounted to $6,141,745, 240. Up to March 1 of the present fiscal year, including eight months or, two-thirds of the year, ordinary disbursements amounted to $3,247, 295,635. Following the civil war period, expenditures dropped to consider ably less than hair a billion annually. the low point being reached in 1878 . MAReH1419 when the total was $236,904,327. The total continued under the half bil lion mark until 18W, when it amount ed to $605,072,180. Between 1900 and 1910, ordinary expenditures ranged annuallv from $300,000,000 to $060,000,000. The smallest total dur ing the past decade was in 1911 when it amounted to $652,137,(8. In 1914 the total reached $700,254, 490; in 1915, $731,399,759, and in 1916, $724,402,999. Postal Expense Grows. Expenditures for the postal serv ice, which are not included in what are classed as ordinary disburse ments, were less than $50,000,000 up to 1885 and continued under $100. 000,000 until 1899. The annual total passed the $200,000,000 mark in 1908 and went above $300,000,000 for the first time in 1916. The $400,000,000 mark was exceeded for the first time in the fiscal vear 1920, and the $500, 000,000 mark will be passed in the current fiscal year. in 1921. Postal appropriations just made for the fis cal year 1922 also are in excess of $500,000,000. About 90 per cent of the expen ditures for the fiscal year, 1920, were directly traceable to the war, to past wars and to preparedness for future wars. Included in the 40 per cent were $1,020,000,000 interest on the public debt, $1,611,000,000 for the War department, $736,000,000 for the Navy department. $1,037,000,000 for federation of the railroads and payments under the guaranty, $531. 000,000 for the .hipping board, $421,000,000 fur the purchase of obli gations of foreign government $213,000,000 for pensions, $117,000, 000 for war risk insurance and $30. 000,000 for the purchase of farm loan bonds. War expenditures similarly ac counted for the bulk of the appro priations for the fiscal year 1921, which were made a year ago, and in those just made the percentage i still high. Posse Seeks Escaped Beaver City Convicts Beaver City, Neb., March 6. A posse of citimis headed by the sher iff are scouring the vicinity here tor Jack Burke and Roland Land, two prisoners, who escaped from the county jail here by sawing off thv.' bolts of the lock to their cell. Politics Speed Up Scottsblufl'. Ncb March 6. (Special. )--Spring politics has been quickened by the entry of L. B. Murphy for mayor. Mr. Murphy, a retail merchant, is in California, and is said to be reluctant to make the race. F. C. McCrcary has announc ed that he will not ask for re-clec-. tion. i
