THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 23. 1921.
Agricultural News of Special Interest to Nebraska and Iowa Farmers
Lice Damaging
Alfalfa Crop in
Some Sections
Outbreaks of Several Kinds of
Insects Reported in Ne
braska Army Cutworms
Also Busy.
Lice are doing some damage to
alfalfa in Richardson, Pawnee and
Gage 'counties, according to reports
coming to Prof. M. H. Swenk, state
entomologist, with headquarters at
the college of agriculture. Earlier
in the year an insect known as the
pea aphis did considerable damage
to alfalfa in southeastern Kansas,
in some instances destroying' whole
fields. It is the same insect that is
working in Nebraska.
The last monthly report of the
state entomologist to the bureau of
entomology, United States depart
ment of agriculture, shows small out
breaks of several kinds of pests in
the state. The injury, however, has
not been extensive. The report on
insect conditions in Nebraska from
April IS to May 15 follows:
"The most important .insect out
break during the month covered in
this report has been one of the west
ern army cutworm. These cutworms
v ere more or less active during early
April, but reports of injury -to crops
were not received -until April 20.
Wheat and alfalfa were the crops in
jured and the reports of injury were
from widely separated localities
Scotts Bluff county in extreme west
ern Nebraska, Phelps county in south
central Nebraska, and Madison coun
ty in northeastern Nebraska.
Wheat Field Destroyed.
In Phelps county the injury was
principally in the winter wheat, one
field of wheat had 25 acres complete
ly eaten off by April 22. In Madison
county the injury was chiefly' in the
alfalfa fields and fqr two vceks the
young alfalfa leaves were eaten' as
fast as they came out in some fields.
Poisoned bran mash bait was used ef
fectively in all the outbreaks.' ' The
worms matured and entered the
ground for pupation by May 1."
"The outbreak of the western wheat
stem maggot reported the" last of the
month, as brought to our attention on
April 9,T proved to be Very -local, in
volving only a small area. in' Morrill
county between Bridgeport and Air
liance. The maggots contintued bor
ing in the stems of the wheat in the
infested fields until about 'April 20.
On May 6 flies began emerging from
puparia in our rearing cages and
continued coming out. for 1 several
days, these puparia having 'developed
from maggots collected ' April 11'.
Whether these flies will start another
brood of . maggots oav'he present
wheat crop is yet to be determined.
"In Clay county a species of wire
worm has been- injuriously numer
ous in small grain fields. ' Oat fields ;
planted about March 15 were nvsome
cases killed out and had to be re
sowed by April 20. In the same locality-wheat
fields had . the extreme
ases of the stems badly gnawed by
these wireworms eaxly jn May, to-ithe
obvious-detriment of -some . of -the
fields. . t
Worms Attack ' RettU.
"Alfalfa roots we're found bored by
warms'. Jn a field in Madison county
that was suffering from crown roT
and in which the roots were tending
to decay.' ' ' T . . '
"The rather unusual mtrifber ot the
tarnished plant bug and of the clover
leaf hopper, reported from the wheat
fields in April, were more in evidence
in trie alfalfa fields in early May,' but
no obvious injury was. befog done
by them except in a few cases
"The -black peach alph'is was found
in excessive abundance' in a Jeach or
chard in Nuckolls 'county early: in
May, where it was killing the trees.
This is the first instance of abun
dance and serious injury1 by this aphis
that " we have rioted in this state.,
"Another new pest, found for the
first time in the state this spring, is
the strawberry crown miner, which
during April and early May did
much injury to strawberry beds' in
Saline county by boring into and ' hol
lowing out the crowns of : the plants.
Some patches were completely killed
and had to be dug out.
"The early strawberry slug began,
serious injury in southern "Nebraska
on . May 14. The imported currant
worm began injuries .about May 10.
Both slugs promise to be. quita injur
ious this spring. . .
"The number of egg masses of the
white-marked tussock moth is some
what larger than normal this spring
in many of the towns. and villages, of
eastern Nebraska. Some hatching of
the egg clusters began in latter April
"The' usual complaints of injury
from the poplar borer from' all over
the state, as wei, as injury, oy.tne
cottonwood scale, are being received
at this time," .", : ; '' '
Ford to Give Cash Bonus
! In Semi-Monthly Pay Checks
Detroit, May 21: In'stead of get
ting a single bonus at the end of the
year, Ford workmen on the pay roll
May 1 get an increase in wages, paid
on the regular semi-monthly pay
days,' which during the course of a
year, gives them money .equivalent
to that received in the yearly bonus
which has been abolished. , i
When figuring the new rates, the
object in mind was to determine the
increase that, if spread over a year,
would be approximately the same as
the 1920 bonus. ; . - ',.
Nebraska Cow Gives Weight
In Milk Every Eleven Days
John Stockwalter, a farmer living
near Pawnee City, Neb., has a Jersey
eowthat he declares produces her
weight in milk every 11 days. .The
cow is 18 months old and weighs
only 350 pounds. Mr. Stockwalter
says he has kept an accurate account
of her production and her daily aver
age is 35 pounds. The milk tests
5 3-4 per cent butter fat.
Jecumseh School Play
Tecumseh, Neb., May 21. (Spe
cial.) A" packed houe greeted the
juniors of the Tecumseh High school
in their play, "Midsummer Night's
Dream." As many were unable to
secure - seats, the play was given a
fcecond time
Annual Flowers Best for
By FRANK RIDGWAY.
Annual flowers occupy the center
of the floral 'stage around May 1,
the celebrated moving day, with
members of that great army of tran
sients who break camp to pitch their
tents on new grounds. The annual
fits into the schedule of the tenant,
who contracts with the rental agency
on the yearly basis just as well as it
does with the man who owns a cot
tage in the sburb, because the plantj
bloom the same year the seeds arc
sown.
Every family, tribe, club, or clan
can grow annuals. You do not need
to know the scientific language of
the flower to be successful. Beau
tiful assortments of these flowers
may be grown in pots and boxes on
the porch and in beds on the lawn
or in the garden. Annuals may be
attractively blended with the green
plants in the vegetable gardens and
the shrubbery and perennials on the
lawn. , Drivewavs. watlra an1 latvnc
may be effectively boVdered with
these flowers.
Formal space between a drive and
groups of trees may be filled with
annuals. ihere is a place for the
annual m or around the house of
practically every city home from the
congested apartment district, where
it is often necessary to use small
containers in windows and on porch
ledges, to the sparsely populated
suburb, where there is room for ex
tensive planting.
Simple Designs for Beginner.
The annual is becoming so gener
ally appreciated that it is a strong
competitor of the rose, and the car
nation, and other cut flowers with
reputations established years ago.
Some of the most showy flowers are
found among the annuals and they
are the easiest and cheapest to grow.
Many of them are dwarfs while
others grow tall, and by taking ad
vantage of the difference in the size
of the plants the seed may be
planted so that effective gradations
may be made. To do this it is nec
essary to know about how high the
plants normally grow.
, The size, shape, and color of blos
soms are all factors that must be
taken into consideration in the selec
tion and arrangement of the differ
net kinds of plants if the hand
somest effects are to be produced.
The beginner will avoid disappoint
ments by adhering to simple designs
regardless of the amount of space
that piay be available. Avoid 'com
plex designs at least for the first
year. Study the flowers you grow
each year, add a few new varieties
from time to time, and where space
will permit try out new ways of ar
ranging the plants, taking advantage
of the different colors, using the tall
est plants to form the background.
Dark Background Best
Work out combinations that will
give contrast. The blossoms always
show up best where they are given
a dark background. This fact can
be often taken advantage of at plant
ing time by using the shrubbery on
the lawn with its dark green foliage
as a background to make the blos
soms stand out like bright spots of
light. : J he ragged edges of a drive
way can be tinted with bright colored
annuals. This plan is especially ef-
fective where the shrubs do not
crowd too close to the border.
-. In . back yards and even on the
frdnt lawn there are unsightly objects
that may be covered un with some
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oi ine twining ana cnmDing varieties.
Dingy fences may be Covered with
vines., Ihere is color, form, and
foliage to meet every need and desire
in both the. summer and autumn an
nuals The, grower does not need to be
familiar with the botanist's technical
phrases and clauses of the anthers.
pistils, and stamens to be successful
in the- growing of annual flowers,
The best way is to start by using a
carefully assorted variety of com
mon annuals that has been thorough
ly tested. The old-fashioned varie
ties that have been grown in the
community for years -give satisfac
tion to the' -beginner and encourage
him to dig up the flower bed and
plant new seed every year.
Recent Rain Big Benefit
To Farmers of Holt County
A general rain of great benefit to
small grain, hay and pastures fell in
HoJt county early last week, the
fall being the lightest around O'Neill,
the county seat. The comparatively
dry spring in that section has en
abled the farmers and ranchers in
the southern part qf the county to
do much ; plowing . that ordinarily
cannot be done until late in the
month. The recent rain is said to
have put the ground in excellent
condition for corn planting.
Highways of Nebraska
Reported in Good Shape
The last general bulletin on road
construction indicates, that despite
unfavorable weather and consider
able, rain, last week, the general con
dition of main traveled roads in Ne
braska is excellent. Much dragging
and other work has been done.
Both the O. L. D. and Lincoln
Highway are reported in good shape,
and with very f':w exceptions this is
a general condition in practically
every part of- the state.
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Great Men of France
. Are All Teetotalers
Paris, May '21. The greatest men
in France are teetotalers, according
to G. Petit, for 30 years barman in
the French senate.
"Clemenceau drinks mineral water
and eats health cakes," Petit said
when he retired in April. "Poincare
drinks syrup and water and eats
an occasional sandwich. Briand pre
fers a refreshing milk drink of my
own invention. Most of the other
senators, including Vivana, drink
vichy water."
Man Takes Gun, Knife and
Poison to See His Ex-Wife
Paris, May 21. "I regretted my
divorce more bitterly than I regret
ted my marriage," Pierre Peguy told
the police after his arrest for at
tempting to break into his former
wife's home in the Rue Labat, Paris,
where she was living with her sec
ond husband.
Peguy earned two revolvers, a
dsgger and a bottle of poison in
his pockets.
Use Bee Want Ads for Results.
ASTER Tomorrow is the day to plant asters. Sow seed or set out
aster plants now and you will have rich blossoms of white or shades of
re an PurPk in August and September after the midsummer blooms
are a"ne-
Nebraska Farm Notes
Flans are being made in Lancaster
county to call together all jetired
farmers of Lincoln and suburbs, with
the idea of forming a club that will
meet at least once a month and dis
cuss some of the big subjects related
to agriculture.
The manager of the Hamilton coun
ty shipping association has just an
nounced that he expects to be pre
pared to handle cream on or before
June first, as soon as he can get
into his new office and have machin
ery installed. Poultry will also be
handled next month. Last week 38
cases of eggs were shipped out, as
well as six cars of live stock.
A simple poultry culling demon
stration conducted in Platte county
by the farm bureau, resulted in one
farm making more profit from the
poultry yard than the cornfield. The
total receipts from this flock were
$502 and the total expense was $89.
This left a profit of $413. As a re
sult of this one demonstration, 28
per cent of the township, or 20 peo
ple, have started feeding laying ra
tions to their hens. It is thought that
the one demonstration will mean
more than $5,000 to the county this
year.
At a meeting of Kanred wheat
growers of Webster county recent
ly, P. H. Stewart, agronomy special
ist, explained the method of inspec
tion and certification for this year
and stated that Webster county
ranked firsf in the production of Ken
red wheat Over 8,000 acres have
been planted this year and practical
ly all has been seeded with certified
seed. The field crops commit
tee appointed in the county consists
of Robert Reiher, Red Cloud; Frank
Sutton, Inavale; and L. . B. Krai,
Bladen.
C. H. Gustafson, president of the
United States Grain Growers', Inc.,
visited Lincoln last week end follow
ing a trip into Kansas where he ad
dressed farmers meetings at Empor
ia, Newton, Wichita, Hutchinson,
Larned, Manhattan, and Clay Cen
ter. The meetings were held under
the auspices of the Kansas Farm
Bureau,
In reply to a question raised by
the legal service department of the
state Farm Bureau federation, the
state tax commissioner has told the
county boards he feels that the per
sonal property return should be pub
lished in local newspapers. Where
such a statement has been published,
assessors report that it has forced
upon the assessment books, personal
property which would not otherwise
have been returned.
Protests from sugar beet growers
in western Nebraska, Wyoming and
Colorado have been raised, object
ing to a limitation of immigration
that does not provide for Mexican
agricultural labor to work tempor
arily upon the farms.
Steps have been taken in Hamil
ton county, to pool the 1921 clip of
wool. All of the last year's pool has
been sold" with the exception of the
three-eieghts and three-fourths blood.
The prices secured were as follows:
Fine, and medium clothing, 27 1-2
cents; 1-2 blood clothing, 27 cents;
tags, 5 1-2 cents; dead wool,. 15 cents;
fine seedy, 17 cents to 18 cents; me
dium black, ' 10 1-2 cents to 17 1-2
cents; 1-2 blood staple, 29 cents.
After carefully considering the na
tional grain marketing plan, as em
bodied in the articles of incorpora
tion and by-laws of the United States
Grain Growers, Inc., the members of
the board of directors of the Far
mers' Union of Nebraska, have voiced
their approval of the plan and have
urged all union members to give it
their support The Farmers' Union
in Nebraska had 40,000 members and
many of its state officers are assist
ing in promoting this new grain mar
keting plan.
Berlin Has Special Police
To Prevent Servant Thefts
Berlin, May 21. Stealing by male
and feimle thieves working in the
guise of house servants has reached
such, tremendous proportions in Ger
many, and especially in Berlin, that
a special department has been or
ganized in police headquarters with
a special staff of detectives to com
bat that form of crime.
Farm Bureau Starts Paper..
The Polk county farm bureau has
started publication of a . monthly
paper, of which the second number
has just leen issued. It is a three
column, four-page paper, filled with
matter relative to the farm bureau
work in the county and state. W. F.
Crozier is the editor and C. B. Bar
ber manager.
Appeal Liquor Case
Beatrice. Neb., May 22. (Special
Telegram.) Wesley Day, Piekrell
farmer, was fined $100 for having
liquor in his possession, and Clar
ence Knox of this city $50 ann costs
for being intoxicated. Both cases
were appealed to the district court,
Amateurs
Lack of Employment
In Large Cities is
Driving Men to Farms
Lack of work in the large cities is
driving the army of idle men back
to the farms, according to an inves
tigation recently conducted in sev
eral of the large industrial centers
of the country. The farmer who
found it difficult to obtain help a
year ago, when he offered the record
wages of from 75 to 80 cents an
hour, can select his hired help this
year from a large number of appli
cants whom the employment offices
promise from 30 to 50 cents an hour,
and in many cases, even less than
these figures.
One large employment bureau m
Chicago reports more than 2,500 ap
plicants for farm work last month.
From half a dozen middle western
states in the wheat belt calls for
about 1,800 farm hands were re
ceived, and nearly 1,400 men were
placed by the bureau before the va
cancies were filled through other
agencies.
Wheat Men Pool
40,000,000 Bushels
Approximately 40,000,000 bushels
6f wheat in four northwestern states
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon have been pooled, to be
sold by the United States ' Grain
Growers, Inc., this year, according
to a statement by U. L. Burdick,
president of the North Dakota Farm
Bureau federation, and a director in
the new corporation. Mr. Burdick
recently returned from a trip
through the four states mentioned, in
company with J. R. Howard, presi
dent of the American Farm Bureau
federation.
Members of the Northwest Wheat
Growers association recently decided
to' join the United States Grain
Growers.
Masons Elect Officerles .
Red Cloud, Neb., May 22. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Charity Lodge A.
F. & A. M. elected officers as fol
lows: Master, Howard S. Foe; se
nior warden, W. D. Edson; junior
warden, Floyd G. Turnure; treasurer,
E. L. Grimes; secretary, B. F. Perry.
Doane College.
Commencement at Dosno this year -will
be earlier than usual. The president's re
ception to the seniors will be June 4. Pre
ceding; this will be a piano recital at the
conservatory of music by Misses Helen
Reed of Redwood City, Cel.; Marian B.
Sheldon, Beatrice, and Mildred Cass, Ra
venna. June 5. the baccalaureate address will
be riven by President Bennett at the First
Congregational church. June 6 the first
part of the commencement exercises will
be given In a class day program, the
honor "D" dinner, the Junior class play,
and the commencement concert when a
large chorus of 100 voices will present
"Elijah," under the leadership of Pro
fessor O.' H. Aller.
June 7 will be the usual breakfasts of
the women's societies anil the alumni
chapel, business meeting and picnlo dinner.
In the afternoon stunts by freshmen And
sophomore classes, the oratorical contest
and - the annual meetings of the men's
societies and the general reception to
guests and citizens of Crete. June S. the
second part of the commencement exer
cises will be given with the granting of
degrees, honors and prizes. The program
will end with the alumni dinner.
The college has Just received two beauti
ful pictures, one an oil painting, the other
In pastels, from Miss Caroline Hansell of
iiartrora. conn.
A. K. Brown and M. M. Holcomb enter
tained the members of Delta Kappa PI at
a banquet Wednesday evening.
The men's societies held their annual
prlng Informal parties up the Blue river
ynaay and Saturday evenings.
Tuesday afternoon the college enjoyed
Its annual May picnic up the river. The
day was superb, and canoeing and water
sports were Indulged In, followed by base
ball and a track meet for all.
Miss Helen Sherrerd 'of Wood River was
presented In a Junior voice recital Wed
nesday night by Professor Q. H. Aller.
The class In radio haa been given the
usual tests and will be recommended for
the operator's license.
The active members as well as several
alumni members of Omega Pel Theta
spent the -week -end camping up the Blue.
Chadron Normal.
A targe and enthusiastic audience greet
ed the students In the Chadron-Wayne de
clamatory conteat here last Friday eve
ning, when four winners in the prelimin
aries held at each normal appeared to
represent their schools. The winning ora
tion was "The Call of Today," by Miss
Mae Moray of Chadron. . First place also
was won by Chadron in the declamation
by Miss Blanche - Blair. Verden Brum
mond very ably took the affirmative in
the debate.
The classes In the sewing department
gave a combined display of their semes
ter's work Friday.
The cookery classes of the home eco
nomics department are serving luncheons
and dinners as tho culmination of the
semester's work,
Baccalaureate service was held Sunday,
Rer. E. N. Tompkins of the Trinity M. B.
church of Lincoln delivered the sermon.
Commencement exercises will be held
Friday. C. F. Reavls. congressman. First
Nebraska district, will deliver the com
mencement address.
Kearney Teachers' College.
The settlor college dinner was held in
the gymnasium Saturday. President and
Mrs. Martin and Dean Lula .Wirt were
the guests ot honor.
The T. W. C. A. ha purchased S08
piano for the girls' rest room. It Is In
harmony with the other furnishings of
the room.
8ix state records were broken in the
annual high school track meet on the
college athletlo field last Saturday. North
Platte won the highest awards.
The Catholic club held a picnic break
fast last Sunday morning, In honor of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patterson.
In the extemnoranean speaking contest
last Friday night the first place was won
by Miss Laura Bancroft of Grand Island,
the second place by Claude Welrner of
Kearney, and the third by Marvin
8haffer of Cotner university. The judgea
were Professor Ralph T. Bishop, Colorado
State Teachers college, and Dr. Frederick
B. Knight of the University ot Iowa,
Union Formed by
Makers of Shoes
In East and West
Alliance of New England and
St. Louis Manufacturers
Indicates Return of
Prosperity.
By HOLLAN. . '
William Claflin, having learned the
trade of shoemaker and having mas
tered as an apprentice the operation
of the first shoe manufacturing ma
chinery which was installed in Mas
sachusetts, was persuaded that if
he went to St. Louis and there es
tablished a shoe manufacturing indus
try, the first of that kind in that city,
his success would be assured. Claf
lin's father was a shoemaker and
tanner in the Boston district. He
was a man of progress and was cour
ageous enough to abandon his tan
ning vats and put in place of them
machinery for the manufacturing of
shoes. Kis son labored from early
morning until darkness came in the
shoe factory.
He made choice of St. Louis, as
he long afterwards said, because of
its situation on the Mississippi river
and because of the certainty that it
would become the chief center of
trade carried on with the rapidly de
veloping southwest. He was suc
cessful in this venture. , It caused him
to be recognized as a leader who had
courage. His business increased so
that at last the sales aggregated $2,
000,000 a year.
Returns to Massachusetts.
He returned to Massachusetts, leaving
competent associates for the management
of the St. Louis industry. ' He again be
came a shoe manufacturer in New Eng
land and gained wealth and recognition
for his ability aa a public eerv'ant. Massa
chusetts elected him governor and after
wards he represented one ot the Massa
chusetts districts in congress.
St. Louis, following the example aet
by William Claflin, became conspicuous
for the manufacturing and marketing of
ahoes throughout the west. New England
gained command of the markets in the
cast and these two sections dominated
not only the domestic markets, but also
entered foreign markets, for Amerioan
made shoes gained popularity in other
parts ot the world.
East and West.
Following he example set by Claflin In
St. Louis a very large shoe manufacturing
corporation was established there, whose
output today is 70,000 pairs of shoes each
day. In the east another corporation, the
largest of its kind east of the Alleghanles,
Is manufacturing 40,000 pairs of shoes a
day. A day or two ago announcement was
publicly made of the nnlon of the St.
Louis corporation with the New Engand
corporation. By this union the combined
sales each year reach 1130,000.000.
Sventy-five years have passed since Wil
liam Claflin gave the initiative to the
shoe manufacturing industry In the west.
Today the largest representative of the
St. Louis industry and the largest repre
sentative of the New England Industry
have been brought together and there is
some sentimental suggestion associated
with this action because of the relation
of William Claflin to It.
Great Object Lesson.
As this combination has been perfected
with resorting to the customary method
of seeking public aid in financing it and
as nobody will be asked to buy any stock,
it Is possible to give consideration to this
Combination from the point of view of
its relation to national Industry. First of
all it is made at a time when some of
the industries are lagging, complaining
of depression. Tet it would not have been
made at this time were there not con
fidence in the return of prosperity. It la
the largest merger or combination in In
dustry that haa taken place in a long
time.
This combined industry is not to be a
retailer of shoes. It is to confine Its
work entirely to manufacturing. The Job
bers, of whom there are many, some of
them called very skillful In trade, will
pasa the shoes along to the retailers. The
policy which this combination will adopt
is based, first upon the view that the
greater of the number of shoes that are
made the greater the reduction in cost
for each pair of shoes and of this the
consumers will take advantage.
Quantity Production.
This new combination believes that the
greater number of shoes- manufactured,
the greater the reduction In cost to the
consumer. That is only another way de
scribing efficient production. The cor
poration also believes that there should
be no relaxing of the purpose to make
shoes better and better while at the same
time there is no Increase in cost but in
stead reduction. '
The combination haa $40,000,004 of as
sets and is therefore independent of any
financing. The policy which It will adopt
will serve as an object lesson for other
industries. It Is the policy of the United
States Steel corporation and in fact has
been adopted by nearly all the modern
industries that are . successful. It In
volves the greatest possible production,
the constant reduction of the coat ot pro
duction, and the payment of reasonable
wages, for in that way the output ot
American industry can. In spite of for
eign competition, command the domestio
markets aa well aa maintain and Increase
the markets in other parts of the world.
Military Moves of Leading
Nations of World Attacked
Philadelphia, May 21. An attack
upon the military aspirations of the
leading nations of the world and a
strong demand for reduction of arm
aments were made today and to
night by one democratic United
States senator and three republican
representatives who spoke before
the 25th annual meeting of the
American academy of political and
social science. They differed onry
in the methods they advocated to
bring about disarmament.
Continuous Light Service
' Is Assured for Liberty
Liberty, Neb., May 22. (Special.)
Twenty-four-hour light service here
has been assured by the action of a
mass meeting at which $5,000 of
bonds was purchased from the Beat
rice Power company, with current to
be supplied from the Barnston dam.
Citizens are to build their own trans
mission line which will cost approxi
mately $o,U00.
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Accepts New Position
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W. F. Therkildsen has resigned
from N. W. Ayer & Son, Philadel
phia, to accept the vice presidency of
the Critchfield Advertising Agency,
Chicago. He is generally accepted
as one of the most experienced and
competent agricultural advertising
men in the country. For a number
of years he had charge of the agri
cultural division of the Ayer agency
and before that was general man
ager of the Burpee seed house of
Philadelphia. '
Hastings Graduates
Present Class Play
Hastings, Neb., May 22. (Spe
cial.) The graduating class of the
immaculate conception normal here
presented the four-act historical dra
ma. "From Darkness to Light."
The cast of characters included:
Josephine, queen of France. .Thelma Talty
Terese, daughter of King Louis
Olive Elbert
Celine, daughter of King Louie
Frances Hess
Adele, daughter of Eugene '
i Katherine Delaney
Jeannette, royal princess Violet Deere
Annette, royal princess. Carolyn Ladenburg
Marguerite, royal princess. Hazel Chambers
Camilla, companion to the queen
Josephine Fox'en
Benedicta, abbess at Amiens
Frances Foxen
Sister Pauline, nun at Amiens. Alice Straub
Sister Tdeodore, nun at Amiens
Lauretta Melvln
Madeline, lady of nobility Regina Siren
Rosamonde (afterwards Lucille), Made-
' 'Una's' daughter Rosella Gibbons
Katherine, pagan woman. .. .Rlth Finnerty
Isabelle, pagan woman. ,. .Lucille Peterson
Irene, pagan woman Marie Wynn
Carolyn, pagan woman Martha Emery
Marie, pagan woman. . .Bernice McCartney
Lucia, pagan woman ..Vera Ryan
Loralne, pagan woman Helen Clancy
Ethel, pagan girl Myrle La Brie
Louise, pagan girl Winifred Quinn
Elva, pagan girl Leda Choquette
Emma, pagan girl Bessie Eckhout
Suzanne, pagan girl Nora Shanahan
Helen, pagan girl Mary Bohrer
Hoody-Hoody, witch Calista, Fletcher
Beth, queen of the Fairies. . .Alice Enright
Fairies Kathleen Trant, Winifred
Quinn, Frances Hess, Myrle La Brie, Ros
ella Gibbons.
Nymphs Helen Curry, Ruth Pierce,
Rosalia Huston, Aloysius Kroutwick, Car
rie Becker.
Summer Session for McPhail
Mufeic School Opens June 20
The summer session of the Mc
Phail School of Music at Minneapo
lis will open June 20 and will con
tinue until July 30. Free scholar
Ships will, be awarded at this time
to courses under the direction of
Glenn Dillard Gunn and Harrison
Wall Johnson, piano; Frederick
Southwick and Herbert Linscott vo
calists; Leon Sametini, violinist;
Hamlin Hunt, organist; John Sea
man Gams, teacher of expression
and dramatic art.
Contestants may sing or play
from memory at their option and
will be judged entirely on their abil
ity. Examinations will be held
June 18. ; ,
Midland College.
The high standard of dramatic that
Midland has always maintained was fur
ther exemplified on last Friaay and Tues
day evening in Hooper and West Potnt.
The Wynn Literary society very suc
cessfully presented the play, "Passing of the
Third Floor Back," for the second and
third time during the season. Due to the
splendid moral of the play, It waa ex
ceptionally well received 6y the two au
diences. The character work done by the
entire cast deserves notable credit and
Midland may well be proud of her ca
pability in dramatics.
The expression department under the
direction of Prof. Ernest rs. Mmner gave
a recital on Thursday. Much talent and
skill was shown in each numoer of the
program.
Prof. C. A. Nicholas presented Miss
Lena Ellenberger In a voice recital Wed
nesday. Miss Ellenberger appearea tot
her first time and haa a beautiful, rich
contralto voice. She rendered three
groups of songs. Miss Edna Hopkrna. vi
olin soloist, and Miss Vivian Vnthank, a
scpranlst, assisted Miss Eltenoerger In
the recital. Misses Lillian Hansen, Mary
Rangeler and Elisabeth Klotsche acted
as accompanists. . v
A group of four Mldlanders win make
a tour of the state during the next week.
The party consisting of Prof. E. R. Mls
ner, head of expression department; Miss
Edna Hopkins, head of violin department;
Miss Florence Mlxon, cornetist and pi
anist, and Miss Esther Aue, vocalist, will
Appear at the high schools at Hooper,
Oakland, Lyons, Weat Point. Wisner,
Emerson. Allen and Dakota City.
President and Mrs. Btauffer of Midland
entertained the faculties of Midland and
Fremont high school, Fremont graduates
aow at Midland and the graduating
claas ot Fremont high school. The party
was for the purpose of the guests be-
coming acquainted and the pians were
well fulfilled.
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China Called Land of
Opportunity to Youths
Portland, Ore., May 14. "Go to
China, young man 1"
This, in effect, is the advice of
Robert A. Ritcjiie, representative of
the Canadian Steel corporation, who
has returned from a three years' busi
ness tour in the Orient.
"China offers more opportunities
for a live young man than any other
country I know of," he said. "There
are countless numbers of commodi
ties now scarcely known in the Far
East that1 will in time offer them
selves as the basis of profitable
trade. The possibilities of China
have not been scratched and I pre
dict that not in our lifetime will we
see the country developed to even a
small fraction of its producing capabilities."-
Ritchie told of the horror of the
famine among the natives of the in
terior and stated it was far worse
than anyone who had 1 not seen it
could imagine.
Heir to British Title.
Doesn't Care Snap for It
Detroit, May 21. A seat in the
House of Lords and a fortune esti
mated at $1,250,000 await Francis B.
Courtney, head of the foundry plan
ning department of the Cadillac
Motor Car company, when he ar
rives in England. Courtney, who has
booked passage to England by way
of Montreal, says he doesn't care a
snap for the title of baron and n
tends to return to the United States
just as soon as the estate can be
settled.
Death of an uncle whose two sons
were killed in the world war made
Courtney the heir to the estate and
position.
A local trust company found him
here.
Courtney could assume the title of
baron and control the lands of Chi
selhurst. He said just before leaving,
however, that he would never adopt
the title. .
"I was contented before this great
fortune came to me." he said, "and I
am coming back to my country for
my heart is here."
Fountain of Youth Really
Ice, Says French Doctor
Paris. Mav 21. Dr. Voronoff. of
mnni-ev eland fame, will have to
find something new if he wants to
put one over on f rotessor uasion
Dauville, a well-known French bi
rtlncJct who also has found a wav of
prolonging life, but without operat
ing on patients.
, Whereas Lr. voronorr claims nc
can rejuvenate old men, Professor
Dauville claims he can prevent per
sons of both sexes from becoming
.He merelv advises everybody
to allow themselves to be packed in
ice for a given period ana says tnai
this process tends to prevent the tis
sues nf the hodv from deeenerating
and states that as long as the tissues
remain vigorous lite is possible.
Mr. Golfer!
A beautiful sight, isn't it, to watch your ball soar
through the air after a nice shot.
But, have you ever considered the force and tre
mendous speed behind that ball as it flies along?
Perhaps one of these days someone will fail to hear
your "FORE," will be struck by that innocent-looking
ball, and the result will be a law-suit.
You can protect yourself against all Liability from
Injury to the public while playing golf by a Golfer's
Liability Insurance Policy.
The cost is very small.
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Catholic Party
Leader Attacks
German Cabinet
Mathias Erzberger Says Sim
ons Organization Most Ex
pensive in World Danger
Of Losing Upper Silesia
By GEORGE SELDES.
Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, ltlt.
Berlin, May 22. Mathias Erz
berger, leader of the catholic party
and former minister of finance, who
is touring Baden in the interest of
securing disarmament, in an inter
view given the Tribune correspond
ent, violently attacked the Simon's
cabinet, saying it was the most ex
pensive one in the world. He also
alleged that France aims to separate
upper Silesia from Germany as the
surest means of breaking up the
German confederation.
"Our 10 month's luxury," said Dr4
Erzberger, "cost the nation $12,500,
000,000 or 700,000,000,000 in paper
marks. Not only financially, but
politically, it is the most expensive
cabinet we have ever had. The
cabinet's attitude on Poland resulted
in the Knox peace resolution delay.
The United States is now in the
ranks of the entente with both feet.
"The upper Silesian uprising was
timed to coincide with the French
occupation of the Ruhr basin. Oc
cupation of the Ruhr was prevented;
the French couldn't and wouldn't
halt the Polish insurrection because
they wanted to show Germany how
many irons they had in the fire. De
spite a satisfactory majority in the
plebiscite, we are in danger of losing
upper Silesia. The loss of Silesia
would certainly be the beginning of
the dismemberment of Germany.
Bavaria already is in open rebellion
against the national government."
Free-for-All Campus Fight
At Harvard Goes Under Ban
Cambridge, Mass., May 21. Har
vard heads have put the ban on th
annual free-for-all fight between the
seniors and freshmen on the steps of
Widener Library, and on the equally
celebrated senior picnic down the
harbor.
This action was taken because a
year ago blood-cur(jling motion pic
tures of the fray were obtained and
came to the notice Of sortie of the
university dons.
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Five Cents per share will be paid on Friday. July
IS, 1821. to stockholders of record st the sloes of
Dullness on Monday. June 10. 1921.
H. BLAlB-BMlTH, Treasurer.
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