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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-02

bages because or q deleterious acid
chat affected the butter. but from
sugar beets we got n fine quality or
butter. The Importance OF this Is I'm
the fact that the farmer needs toause
q root crop I'm his rotation TO clear
the ground. The cultivation required
by such a crop improves the yield Of
all succeeding crops.
Europe had learned the value OF the
beet, and the northern continental ma
lions were making their W sugar
from It and by using II IA rotation
with other. crops had been obtaining
surprisingly big yields per acre. But
here we had been backward In reals
ing its importance. The year 1 came
produced only 10000 tons OF beet
sugar.
L managed 70 get public spirited per-
sons TO contribute beet seed to begin
Investigations, and we found that the
two northern tiers OF states had the
most favorable conditions for beet cul-
ture. We made elaborate inquiries,
sent seed In all directions and had the
beets sent back 10 us for testings.
At the same time we started en-
s~ouraging beet growing IN the north
we began TO stimulate the growing OF
rice, IN the south. And anticipated
that by this time our farmers would
be growing enough OF each of these
products FOE our needs. But. while they
grow today substantially as much rice
as is consumed In the United States.
the beet crop furnishes only a small
proportion OF our sugar. 1t Is more
difficult TO educate farmers to
beet raising. II is a more complicated
form OF activity.
Last year our sugar beet crop netted
be5. 455 tons OF SUGAR. worth SGT. $685.
600. Of this the farmers received about
~$2e.3J0.000 for tie beets, n fraction
over 90 per cent The beet tops brought
% an acre. amounting 20 s1,35s.47S;
the pulp Qeft after the sugar is ex-
trncted from the beets) was worth
&3,0S3,10S ana the molasses, a by
product of the sugar. S1.2iI,o36. So
the total value Of the crop was over
$4,000 600.
There IL nc more profitable crop tha,
2he g beef
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Moold Save S1000O0,00O
yearly, Says Secretary Wilson
SUGAR BEETS THE REMEDY.
We Could Raise Enough of Them In
One State, Declares the Secretary Of
Agriculture, to Supply the Needs Of
the Whole Nation.
BY JAMES WILSON,
Secretary of Agriculture.

One would think that we had enough
sunshine aud wind and rain I'm this
country for all u needs, but at pres
ent we are paying out to foreign ma
lions the good round sum of 100000
600 each year for these things. This
amount slips away from us for our an-
nual importations of sugar, which
comes simply from the carbon dioxide
OF the atmosphere. There Is no reason
why we should not save this amount
for our own people, our farmers and
lab0rers, and SO on. We could grow
enough sugar beets in n single state to
supply the needs OF the entire nation.
Hope some day we shall grow all the
sugar we need right here at home. But
at present We are paying this enormous
sum each year TO the cane producer In
the tropics, employing the cheapest Ia
Dor under a foreign flag.
When 1 first entered the cabinet as
8ecretary of Agriculture under Presi
dent Mckinley In 1897 / had been con-
nected with the Iowa State Agricul-
tural college for six years, and out
there we had made experiments which
taught us the great value of the sugar
beet not only for It's sugar, but as an
aid to the other crops and in Its by.
products as a food for the stock.
We made experiments with all sorts
OF root crops-potatoes, sugar beets,
turnips. and so onto ascertain which
would be the Most profitable for the
Iowa farmers and dairymen. We had
. large herd OF dairy Cows, and we
tested these different vegetables on
tire cows to learn their effect In the
production OF milk and butter. We
found that we could not get good re-
suits from turnips, potatoes and cab
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Addressed Audience OF 5000.

Rev. Joseph X. Grifis (Tahan), who
Is TO lecture on this years Redpath
Chautauqua program, took part in the
Indian conference ut Columbus, o..
held under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Indian Association two or three
years ago. Tahan n q member OF
-this association. About fifty Indians
were present from various parts OF
the country representing various
tribes Ii was n great meeting.
Papers and discussions on the well
fare OF the race were a part Of the
program. On sunday, the 18th, Tahan
ence OF 500 people In one of the
great halls of Columbus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-02
BEDE DAY AT THE REDPATH
CHAUTAUQUA HERE
Was Eight Years Congressman From demonstrations
Known as "Humorist of the National
House of Representatives"

IN. j. ADAM BEDE. widely known orator and statesman, is to lee
~ tueo n the forthcoming Redpath Chautauqua program here. The
day on which he appears will be known as "Bede Day"
Mr.. Bede was congressman from Minnesota for eight wears DIR
I'M The time that he occupied a seal in u national legislative hans he was
widely known as the "IIumorfst of the House" 81 witty were his sayings and
30 excellent hs hunor often when in the midst IF the ordinary work of
congress, when there were many empty seats and general rsleSsness. Bede
would rfet to speak. Immediately the mpty seats would fill ad te feeling
OF hstlessness change to one of intense interest.
Mr. Bede has spoken before som Of the largest audiences in America. In
presidential campaigns he has made speaking ours and has been giyen the
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/K<lE Carroll Glees are coming to town Chautauqua week. and. in addL
ton TO their vocal work as a male quartet, both in solos and ensem-
BILE they will introduce a most pleasing instrumental feature-a quartet
of saxOphones
Though the Carroll Glees have Ill the enthusiasm of n conege ge club,
their work is at all times artistic and refined. and their long experience before
the public las given hem excellent discretion in the choice OF selections
RE personnel of this quarteti Is as follows: Burhigh T. Jacobs first teno
snd pianist; Earl A Lockman, second terror and manager; John s Often, first
bass and RadA; Russell Epakes secoId bass
4ekx9EN4 naHte SeHeaEsops By N%& arg0es as Neta Rhodes.
-. ,rr,y ap prOsSm e. ssG number - GsSR -A,
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owrsrs whose Gamer are requlsi-
toned. This compensation will be Axe
having regard to the prevailing freieh.
rates. Snip owners lave tho right %
appeal TO the superior Council OF Me,
camille Marine and can claim further
compensation for wear and tear on their
stea mers.
Until the wheat imported bv the Gov
reaches this Couutrv The spe.
clal committees formed In each prov
ince TOR the d!stribu,ion or wheat and
fiour will be financially aided ny thu
Government in order tina. their worh
can be started without further delay.
These committees are formed Of repre-
scntat!.es Of the chambers OF 70 mmorce
and the Provincial and Commune.
councils in each district with a popu.
latiOn OF not less than 10000 and Their
object IS to purchase wheat and dls.
tribute it n cost price So far. owing
10 the scarcity Of wheat in most cases,
the EFF rts OF the committees to lowe,
prices have been unsuccessful Grain
committees already are In operation IN
t~weuty-thrce OF the s~iNty-n!ne province.
whore retail dealers and even private
consumers can obtain wheat and ilour
al cost price.
In order To render ;he work 81 the
committees more profitable in practice
the banks OF issue vii! advance tn, nee
cssaly funds for the purchase OF whea-
on which they will hive a lien until
IL IL sold and the funds advanced paid
hack. The 900 600 tors OF whoa " .ch
viii be imported from now on will b.
distributed by the committees and II IL
hoped that the grain problem Ia thuA
satisfactorily solved, Meanwhile uhe
wheat in the army and navy stores. in
tended for mobilization purposes, re-
mains untouched.
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and then the whole feld was dotted here
and there with the little white spots.
The French guns opened on n corner
OF a w5od and shrapnel and shell burst
one after the other, sometimes several
at once in "A very restricted space.
Through the glasses some movement
could he seen under the explosions. The
was excellent. the project!les
covering the point perfectly and eS-
plod.ug at just the right height, They
came from French heavy guns probably
not less than Ave miles away. but they
not only reached The mark but burst
exactly AT the time when their eNplo-
sion would be most effective
The cause OF the concentration of
fire on this point was that n little group
~ men and horses had been seen at
work there and the Inference was
Drawn tnat II was the opening or =
mine which was being driven toward
some OF the French works.
Hardly less interesting than the
actual front is the region Immediately
to the rear where the reserves are quar-
tered, There Is a continual shifting OF
troops and the roads are busy with
transports of munitions,
The peasants are preparing the
ground for the harvests ~ the coming
year and occasionally some lad from
= dis,lrt department gets permission
to help and follows the plough AZ he did
N time OF peace.
or C1urc there are not enough viii
lar.s fnr all, and IN" rest OF the reserve
troops htye sO.Vcd the difficulty OF max
ing villages Of their own Along tha
sides ~ the roads and in the woods
they huild comfortable dwellings OF poles
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Must Import 100000 Tons.

II IL estimated that in order to make
up for the shortage Intil the next crop
II gathered 500, 900 tons OF wheat must
be imported, in addition to the 500, 900
tons already brought IN. Mainly owing
10 war a. ndit.Ous and the consequently
mere ts'd demands Tor Argentine wheat
prices are steadily rising, while freight
rates also are high. As a result the
o|nirultI"s connected with the importa-
ton OF wheat have considerably in
creased during the laai month, merchants
are colucring all the available supplies
and raising prices, and snip owners ar"
nnu.uE 1t more prOutIUie 10 carry gram
carpors 20 foreign countries, while the
Government cannot lower prices by sup
ply ug wheat oh,lply
The first ard most important measure
adopted by tie Government TO remedy
prevailing conditions consists in the
publication Of 4 Iovnl decree having
the force of law authorizing the state
10 requisiiion an unlimited number 4
italian steamers and usr them in carry
fng wheat to Italy from the United
States and the Argentine Republic. This
decree II tempered with a great deal o,
equity In ITS Provisions. First OF MI
Il is announced that phlS TIVE NJ,
and ten steamers VIII be rcquisitioneg
and a special commission presided oye,
nv n naval officer has been appo,ntcr
10 hx the compensation due 20 shir
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Owns NodkR DIstillrrN.

Although I own a vodka distillery on
my ostat. IN the province OF isSov J,
ike all other intelligent estate owners
In Russia. approve the new order We
received Only 10 per cent. OF the net
prof; OF our vodka manufacture any
way. the other 80 per cent going to
'he Government The distilleries were
lSeful for their by products. in the shape
( cattle feed and fertilizer. The plants
'3n without great difficulty he used now
In the manufacture OF starch and sugar.
II have travelled through the interior
OF Russia since vodka was abolished. J
saw no drunkenness. Ragged peasants
no longer lay by the country roadside In
sodden sluinber In the ciiies We were
actually able TO get our bread and mil
and supplies on the DAYS after holidays
wtnr laborcrs were accustomed TO drown
heir sorrows In a two days spree !
attanded n private party IN the capital,
where the hosts showed their patriotism
and customary obedience 20 imperial
mandates BY toasting their guests
health with water | once visited ~ 81
same family during ? b.r'hdly patty
for the pretty si~Ntven-year-old daughter
.rd saw the girls roYcruess take her TO
her room tipsv from cranberry Wine.
81 believe that an imperial order vas
essential In This matter. because the
people. on account Of their weak wills,
'Lr-~ fltalism and their ignorance never
could have reformed themselves. Even
though they knew the evils ~ vodka.
they lacked the power to act upon their
rea soning. They would try and FAN
Utter!ng the popular national watch
word. 'Nicheyo. Git makes no differ
ence). they reached FOR the white
no tie"
The first gathering OF agitators against
vodka took place in petrograd In De.
aemher and January, l9o?-l9lO The
Holy synod gave its blessing to the de-
llheratious. Soon after, the Russian
christian Temperance Association was
orranized and h. | Gladkov was M
president, Mr.. G,ndkov, IN a propaganda
booklet written In 1911, says:
Russia eroans from drunken de-
hatchery. The cries Of tortured wives
and the vail!ng OF fogged children min
Gle with the inhuman growlinEs of saw
age d|runkards. our people perish
Crimes are increasing with fearful
rapidly.
The blood freezes in ones veins. and
ones heart contracts with horror at
what Is happening In Russia. In Kiev,
for example. a drunken pair. for amuse-
mcnt, cut a shoemaker's head open fror
his eyes to his chin. Two men in wilma
recently amused themselves by driving
n nail int a woman's brain. At Orel
six intoxicated young men met a girl at
the on skirts OF the city and left her
half dead tied to "A cross In a cemetery.
Thee instances have been taken from n
single newspaper picked up at random.
"Our women and children even are
drunken. Not long since. peasa nj
maidens were offended when wine was
nharpd IN them. hut now nearly all
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When We arrived At our destination
the "ut.r, field OF hattie. or to be more
exact a small sector of the great line
that stretches from the sea TO Switzer-
land, lay in absolute peace, Rheims.
the great cathedral dominating the city,
was clearly visible, as We're the posi-
tons and localities so often mentioned
IN the c~ommuriques Cernay. Rornu.
Fort de Ia Pompclle, Ferms d'Alger,
Nogent ~l.Nhbcsse.
There was sunshine, hut il was the
watcry sun Of an early winter morn
ing, and for a long time it was not
strong enough to make transparent the
slight haze that lay In the wide valley
OF the Ncslc and on the heights be-
yond
Gradually the lovely rolling country
cleared and tho positions of the two
armies could u" made out. The trenches
traCei geumotriCal lines across the hills,
moro visible here than in other parts
Of the country, for the chulky soil OF
the Champagne district shows imme-
d,ately.
In the confusion Of hillocks ana woods
II was hard to trace with accuracy
whore Tie lines connected. but as the
light increased even this was possible.
50 close ar" the opposing lines that Il
seems impossible that II would be a
difficult matter 10 cross the Intervening
spHc" aud ucrupv tho hrs' trench in
front. Vet clos, as they are the haihed
wire cntauglcmcuis make it a long
march, We SAW a pun Of white smoke.
\ few seconds later We heard the faint
crash Of the bursting shrauuel ana the
duli boom Of the gun,
The "FrauCo-Gorman" trench has been
me scene Of very hard but indccislve
lighting II is in the shape Of a great
cross, tn" upright running from near
the crest to the FOO of a gentle slope
and the arm about HAIR way up tho
slope The FrCuch-it was originally n
wholly German trench-suCceeded in
gaining q foothold In the bottom Of tina
upright and could not be dislodged
Then they attacked and attacked again
until they made themselves masters o'
the cross arm AVID even advanced until
half of the remaining upright was theirs.
liut the Germans WcrC obstinate and
refused tn give M ana while We were
looking only a hastily erected barrier OF
dirt ANA stone separated the two forces.
II they 'ult so inclined the opponents
could doubtless reach across il and
shake hands.
The rrst pun was followed by others
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ITALY TO IMPORT
WHEAT FROM U. S.
Government. to Arrest Rise in
Bread Prices. Will Sell
at Cost.
WILL OPERATE SHIPS

ROME. Jan. cs-Seriou. bread riots
nave taken place in sicily and Tuscany,
as well as in other parts OF Italy. where
owing 10 the scarcity OF wheat the price
OF bread il gradually rising. Specula-
tors are blamed for corncring wheat and
artihcialiy raising prices. and meanwhile
the press censor suppresses any refer
ence to bread riots. even when the police
had to charge the mob and policemen
and citizens were injured. However,
neither the blame imputed to specu-
lators nor the methods OF the censor
proved sufficient to avert a wheat anime
and more up to date remedies have ac-
cordingly been adopted by the Govern
ment.
The problem OF supplying sufficient
wheat TO meet local requirements is un-
doubtedly one OF the most complex tasks
undertaken by the Government. The
grain problem. as IL is called now in
Italy, serious as II appeared soon after
the outbreak OF the war. was rendered
worse by the systematic smuggling OF
wheat to Germany n Austria last
autumn. War C~ontraband then iiourished
and grain merchants reaped eood profits
by selling wheat at pruhibltive prices to
The central empires, where potatoes were
being mixed with flour in bread making
as early as last September,
simultaneously the Army Supply Corps
bought wheat throughout Italy until the
military and nava granaries were filled
and Premier Salandra announced In the
Chamber that in case OF mobilization
there would he no 1lflgllltN in feeding
all the soldiers and sailors called to
arms. Thu protective import duty on
wheat was reduced and other efforts
were made to encourage importation
from North and South America after the
closing Of the Dardanclles. which
stopped Importation from Black Sea
ports, Te precautions adopted 10 avert
a wheat famine proved insufficient. how
ever, and accordingly the grain problem
Was recently taken up by the Govern
mont again and radical measures have
finally been adopted.
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American Dentists Help
Make French Army FIJI
Remarkable Operations Performed on Wounded Soldinx
Arouse Interest in New Aspect of War Surgery
Piece of Rib Substituted for %Jawbonr.
ARMIES SLOW TIC RECOGNIZE TOOTH umcroI

facial glands are properly a...,I.i.
medically.
A difficulty OF the various il, 1
lures under treatment was .il, r.
bones In question were not
broken into ten or q dozen s.p,,.,.
morsels-a thing which DENTIST. -
well how to deal Without were
pulverized into a perfectly urr.. .,,
able mass OF utterly smashed pp ,,,
ter. Teeth were blown down .r., Al.
scure corners at the bottom ~
mouth. from which position they
. extracted only with great da...
on account OF the danger Of h'n.l..
S-ray photographs gave no ass s..-
to the operators In these cases h4.,r,,
there were literally no solid p.e,.s .,
for putting together.
The patients appeared 30 slne- 4r.
treinely little pain during Tho roy-,.
OF the fixing OF all sorts OF c,r,l. ri
wire apparatus N Their we. %,
mouths because the p..ssurDs .
forces employed were app,.ei go ,.-
gradually, There were several men r,e..
ent for dressing who had u,.n l..a.
ether on the operating table 'n1 t.i-.
before while a surgeon placed morse.
OF their I'll whore Their own ,I,a.
Jaws had once been these fellows v...
smoking cigarettes and vhstl Z "a L.
tie and trying ou' a bit Of .ouye-sa',
Just to sec how the new htlys. ~ O..
| mouths worked. Apart sr.m 'ro ~.
~ stitches up and down to centre 10
their chins the faces looked ql,
normal.
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STUDY BAROMETER
FOR AIR RAID TIPS
SIS This Zeppelin Weather."
Is Asked in Paris Every
Day.
Special Correspondence 10 Tus srS.

PARIS. Feb, G-niscussion OF the
problem why don't the Xeppelins come
to Paris"' has been reduced to a sys-
tematic study Of airship weather and
calculations on the possibility OF personal
danger in case the barometer permits the
Germans to make a raid,
A low wine ana a steady barometer
now provoke bets. As 10 the chance OF
being struck by a bomb there is comfort
In the thought that Paris IL thirty-four
kilOmGters around the edges. that she
covers 257,55S, 600 square meters and
that her 600, 900 houses are scattered
along $500 hlomcters of streets and
among innumerable squares. gardens,
woods and courts.
The Figaro believes that insurance
against Taubcs and Zeppclins should
now be much lower than the peace time
rates against ordinary llfe or property
destruction because normal traffic and
normal crime have diminished to rev, 10
nothing relatively.
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KAISER'S ILLNESS SERIOUS.
I0ndon Medical Men Relieve
Throat Trouble Critical.

Lo~DoN. Feb. 6.-Harlev street takes
a grave view OF the kaisers throat
trouble. Med cal men do not discuss
private affairs even when the patient /.
an enemy. but II Is a fact that there
IL A distinct impression In medical cir
cles that the health of the EMPEROR
is anything but what it should be. l.
IL said that It Is only a matter of time
as to when a major operation will have
to be performed
The Emperor Is admitted to he a very
Troublesome and nervous patient, and
all this is against a satisfactory opera
ton.
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Rib In Place Of Ja wbone.

Roughly speaking. the injuries which
the writer actually saw one morning
IN the clinic We're about ~ much worse
than those reported, in Photographs.
from bad railway accidents as t5esc
latter were worse than face injuries
u ordinary lie. The mos; striking f.:
not the most Interesting cases were
'pse In chich all or most OF the lower
jaw had been shot away The basis
OF repairing such mouths was the sub
s,ltutIon OF a piece OF rib FOR the miss
ing jawhone. Teeth were placed upon
the new Jaw and in the course Of "A
Few weeks the patient could speak and
eat normally, There were some curious
clses In which the tongue had been
shot on in the middle An English
hoy who had gone 10 the hospital In
that condition spoke quite clearly out
q. his made over mouth after only 4
few weeks Of care.
There We're many cases. too. where
bullets had entered at the top OF the
Jaw on one side of the face. clipped
OF from twelve to sixteen teeth natly
down along the jaws, and blown he
whole bus!nses-tecth. pieces Of Jaw
bone and shreds Of tissue-out through
a hole which took up practically all OF
1--WE opposite fiat side Of the lower face.
$After a very short time such cases are
completely cured, 81 that the patient
may have a far better mouth han he
had when he went TO the hospital. The
surgeons work in cooperation with the
dentists. So that any complications In
the way OF assesses in the various