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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12
HAY OPPOSED To
CONTINENTAL PLAN
Tells President He FavOrS a
Paid Militia-WOuId ELM
mate Officers.
AssocIated - servIce:

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan l.. - The
first definite indication Of what
troubled legislative sea the admin
istration's plans fer strengthening
the army viii have. came Tuesday
when Chairman Hay Of the house
military committee told Pres't Will
son he disapproved the fundamental
suggestion Of the program. organiza-
ton OF continental army Of 100000
federal volunteers.
The presidents reception Of this
expression was not disclosed. Sec'y
Garrison. who framed the admins
tration scheme. said later he ha6 no
knowledge OF what had transpired
at the white house and would not
comment on MI. Hays statement.
VIII Not Alter Plans.
He indicated. however. that the
attitude o. Representative Hay, be-
fore whose committee hearings on
the army bill will be resumed We'd
partment's insistence upon it's plan
in substance at least Following the
presidents lead In his annual ad-
dress TO congress. Mr.. Garrison has
insisted that the matter was one 10
be settled OF a nOn-partisan basis.
Representative Hay said he favor
ed passage Of militia pay bill un-
Ger a contractural provision with
state soldiers who drew pay from
the federal government which would
require them to serve in the regular
army in time Of war. He also pro-
posed 1t present organizations Of
the army be brought up to war
strength. which he said would furn-
ish the number Of men thought
necessary by Sec'y Garrison without
any large addition of officers or in
crease of overhead charges.
Need 500 Officers to- Train.
The administration plan which
Sec'y Garrison told the military
committee had the entire approval
Of Pres't Wilson, would provide for
additional regular army organiza-
tiOns TO bring the total force up ID
$4,000 as compared with approx
mateIy 100000 at present. This
would mean, he said in his testi-
rnony, approximately 500 officers
who would be needed for training OF
the continental force.
The secretary as well as Maj. Gen.
scott, chief Of staff. and other army
authorities have declared that no
proposal to employ the national
guard as first line troops could be
worked out that did not give the
federal government absolute juris-
diction over them in peace as well
as war times.
Hays stand No Surprise.
The announcement of Representa-
tive Hay was not a surprise 10 war
department officials, although he re-
Gently drew a tentative bill inciud-
ing the continental army scheme Tor
committee consideration after con-
ferences with Pres't Wilson and
Sec'y Garrison before congress as
sembled. This bill did not, however,
carry out the administration plans
for the regular army and added a
militia pay scheme not favored by
the war department.
A wholly different scheme con-
tempIating more than doubling the
regular army, had been proposed by
Sen. Chamberlain, chairman of the
senate military committee. in ten
tative bill prepared for considera-
ton by his committee. which has
not yet taken up its work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12
ROB BANK OF $4,000
Unmaskcd Men Lock Cashier and
Patrons i'm Vault.

Associated Press Service,
MUSKOGEE, Okla. Jan. "a
Two unmasked robbers Tuesday
locked the cashier and two patrons
of the Bank of Kellyville, Okla, in
the vault and escaped on horseback
with $4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12
DRAGGED FROM RIVER
Body OF Salesman Found With Rope
Around Neck.
Intena tional News service:

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 12.-
With a rope tied around neck the
body OF J. L. Rumsey, salesman, of
indianapolis was dragged from tie
Maumee river here Tuesday. Dee IN
was due to strangulation. a note
dated Jan. was found in one of
his pockets addressed 10 whom IL
may concern saying it was a pure
case Of suicide and that he was suf-
fering from an incurable disease.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12

COONLEY TONIC EXT sARsA-
PARIII4A & BURDOCK CO.-FOr
Rheumatism, Backache, Kidney
Troubles. 1t works Wonders.
Cleansing and Removing the Cause
of All These. Regular $1.OO size
Bottle for soc at-CoOnley's
-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12
HIT ON CROSSING
Lacrosse Youth Seriously Injured by
Panhandle Train.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service:
LAPORTE. Jan. 12.-Baldo SOM
mers. 10 years old. OF Lacrosse. was
seriously injured Tuesday afternoon
when his automobile was struck 10y
a. passenger train on the Panhandle
railroad. The machine was demol-
ished and young Sommers was
hurled 40 feet His skull is believed
to be fractured.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-12
AT THE SURPRISE.

The management Of the Surprise
theater announces a special attrac-
ton for Sunday. Jan. s. in the fam
GUS war pictures. Fighting for
France" These pictures recently
created a great deal Of interest in
Chicago when they were shown at
the LaSaIle theater. They not only
give the spectators an excellent idea
of how France makes war. but they
present some interesting sidelights
on the life of the men in the
trenches. These pictures have
proven strong attraction wherever
shown and they have been booked
here for one day only at a slightly
advanced price of admission.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
WHEN AND HOW TO SOW
ALFALFA.

The best time for seeding alfalfa
in all of Maryland, excepting the
mountain section, is between August
1st and September lst preferably be
tween the middle and last of August
In the mountain section seeding may
commence after June 18th, but usually
1t is better to wait until about the
middle of July. Nothing is gained by
spring seeding, for little or no hay is
obtained that season, because weeds
usually crowd out the young alfalfa
plants during the hot summer On
the other hand, fell seeding will yield
full crops the following spring and is
seldom subject to serious injury by
weeds the first year.
The rate of seeding should be %
pounds per acre. The seed should be
sown by itself; never with nurse
crop The method of seeding may
be broadcasting by hand or with one
of the various makes OF machines on
the market for that purpose. Among
these the Wheel-barrow seeder gives
good satisfaction The seed should b,
covered to a depth Of about Ainch
and for doing this no implement is
better suited than spike tooth harrow
with the teeth slanting back, or
weeder.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Njohk and tho Stars,

We are too much indoors. remarks
a writer in Golfers. Even when night
comes we turn up the lamp and sit
within its excluding circle to read
what other indoor men have written.
or we 60 out, hastily and under cover
Of the street lights, to get within 9th.
er walls where folks are gathered to
see or hear something Of what others
have done in films and plays and lee.
lures Or we sit on shaded porch
with trees about. 80 that the vast en-.
circling night is only GOODNESS and a
breeze. The stars do not get much
chance at US. Thus we keep the uni.
verse away from our souls. Such liv.
ing makes for pettiness Of the spirit.
These scandalizing. gossiping little vii
lagos always live under roofs and be-
hind blinds and curtains as II in am.
bush, that each inhabitant might be
in wait against the reputation of the
other.
Almost all Of those who wrote the
Bible lived in flat.roofed houses and
went up on the housetop when day
was done. so that the wheeling planets
and the whole host Of the stars were
their familiars
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Bible to Cost More.

The American Bible society has sent
out a warning to its friends and pa.
irons that the price of Bibles and 9TH
er publications issued by It are likely
to be advanced in the near future.
The European war. through increas-
ing the prices Of paper and other raw
material used in publishing houses, 10
given as the cause.
The Bible society officers state that
they recently have placed orders for
large quantity Of paper at the price
they have been accustomed to pay.
But all materials used in printing
Bibles have advanced from 10 to 100
per cent and future purchases prob
ably will cause an increase.
Announcement is made that the
stock of Bibles and books printed In
foreign languages, previously pur.
chased from Germany, is being rapidly
exhausted and the society is unable to
I'LL all orders received.
There is no indication at present
when the stock will be replenished, &C.
cording to the announcements that
have been sent to the members and
patrons Of the society.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

milk day to grow into $40 veal at
one month.
That it costs more to veal calf
than it will ordinarily bring is bad
enough in itself and deserves deliber-
alton on the part of the farmer who
may not have given the matter Of cost
systems much thought, says writer
in an exchange. The point is that the
calf is worth practically nothing until
labor and capital have been put into
him.
If anyone doubts this statement let
him try to sell an ordinary calf when
it is three days old and see what it
will bring. 1t takes time and effort
and money to bring calf to the point
where 1t Is productive. It's value at
birth is potential rather than actual.
1t would be as reasonable to credit
the COW with a yearling worth $40 as
a month-old calf worth $40
A wellbred, registered calf is worth
a goodly sum at birth because the
purchaser can feed it expensive milk,
grain and hay and still make a profit
on its ultimate value. An ordinary
calf would eat so much before it be-
came productive that only thought
less person would pay anything for 1t
at the beginning of its career.
Hence COW may properly be cred
tied with the actual selling value Of
her calf before any money is invested
in its development
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
PROTECT TREE FROM BORERS
Application Of White Lead and Lin
seed Oil Will Keep Female From
Laying Eggs.

Apple trees may be protected from
the tat-headed borer by painting the
trunks with a heavy application of
paint that will remain unbroken for
two or three months and keep the
female from laying her eggs. Pure
white lead and raw linseed oil,
mixed rather thick, will not mjure the
trees, when applied to young, smooth
bark, and form protective coat dur
ing the egg-laying season.
Before painting, however, the earth
should be removed from the base of
the tree for a depth OF from three to
four inches. The surface of the trunk
thus exposed should be first scraped
and painted and the earth then re-
placed. This is necessary, for the
beetle occasionally lays her eggs un-
der instead Of above bround.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
TREES OLDER THAN PYRAMIDS
MIA Estimated at More Than
5000 Years.

San FranciSco.-One of the wonders
of the ancient world, and probably
the greatest of them, is the pyra-
mids of Egypt. And yet some of the
giant sequoias of California that are
now thrifty trees had bark on them
a foot thick when Cheops began build
ing the great pyramid that bears his
name.
Beneath the shadow of the pyra,
midS Napoleon said TO his troops:
'Eorty centuries look down upon YOU"
There are trees in the grove estimated
by scientists, among them John Muir,
the eminent naturalist, to be eight
thousand and even ten thousand years
old.
The oldest living things in the world
are these giant trees.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
wild" ANIMALS IN MOVIES
Further Proof, II Necessary, That
Things Are by No Means Always
What They Seem.

Far be It from me to detract one
little bit from the glory Of animal &C.
tors. l know that some of their acts
are dangerous; but that does not mean
all Of them are. l myself have ap.
peared with lion-a real, great, big,
hairy brute, too-and he was just
about as ferocious as Canton flannel
dog, writes Rob Wagner In the Satur'
day Evening Post.
We once employed three brothers
who have brought up lion from cub
hood on boiled milk and blancmange,
and the only danger from the great
beast was that he might knock you
down II he heard the milkman. We
used him in an alleged comedy, where
in his part was to jump from a bal.
cony into the lobby of hotel and
scatter the inmates in all directions.
It was the hardest and longest scene
] have ever made, for poor old Leo
was SO friendly that he absolutely re-
fused to program. One of the broth.
ers disguised as . hotel clerk, was
supposed to be freed in a telephone
booth, with the lion waiting just out
side to eat him up. While he held the
receiver he shook like an aspen leaf.
but instead of calling the police he
was shouting:
Come here, Leo, old chap! Come
here! Come on, old top! For the love
OF Mike somebody slip me lump of
sugar! Come here, you darned old
cat, or III beat your bloomin' head
OF"
At last the king of the Jungle recog.
nized his friend and keeper and came
over and shifted at the door: and
while the clerk was acting his fearful
agony, he was kicking sugar under the
door to the happy and smiling lion.
The only casualty suffered was that
had some Of the grease paint licked
of my chin by what felt like file.
You see, the animal stuff isn't so rough
II the animal has been brought up
nicely.
One must admit that wild beasts
make the most thrilling pictures; but.
after all, the actors are hedged about
by every known protection. and in
time some Of them become as carefree
as the trainers thenselves
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

grain which may be fed at such times
that the COWS will not disturb the
calves.
The calves may be started on
mixture of two parts of shclled corn
to one part of oats by weight. The
oats may be gradually reduced until
none is being fed at the end OF eight
weeks but while this is being done
little old process linseed oil meal or
cotton seed meal should be added
and the quantity gradually in
creased until it makes up about a sew
enth Of the weight of the ration. On
full feed calves should eat about two
pounds of grain for every hundred
pounds of live weight III addition to
good roughage. Well-bred calves han
died in this way should be in prime
condition at the end Of about 10 or l?
months.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
METHOD FOR DRYING UP cow
No Specific Rule for Such Work.
Judgment and Experience OF
Attendant Is Required.

A COW should be dried off for six
weeks before calving. 1t may take
two weeks to dry her off. that depend
ing upon the persistency of milk flow.
To dry off COW the rich feed has
to be removed and the cow allowed
to pasture short grass or eat hay.
Some milk is left in the quarters at
each milking at first; then a milking
is omitted; then the milking is done
every other day, and afterward only
a little milk is taken, as seen to be
necessary There is no specific rule
for such work, and 1t requires the best
judgment and experience of the at
tendant.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
FEEDING SILAGE IN SUMMER
Farmer Must Decide for Himself
Whether Practice Is Cheaper Than
Letting Cows on Pasture.

Every farmer must decide for him
self whether it is cheaper or more
profitable to feed silage during the
summer or let the cows get most of
their feed from the pastures. If you
have land suitable for no other pur-
pose than raising grass it would not
pay to let it lie idle, but If your farm
consists largely of tillable land the
situation is quite different. 1t costs
time and money to raise corn and put
many farms it will pay to rely mainly
on the summer ollo for the dairy herd.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Hair Tonic a Poor Drink.

Hair tonic, the gilt-edged kind, that
grows hair on bald heads, and which
was solicitously purchased by his wife
to restock his head, came within an
ace Of causing the death of John Man.
aing Of Weverton, who took large
Iwig Of it, believing 1t was whisky.
Manning was found, writing in pain.
on the floor Of his room by members
of the family. A nearby empty bottle OF
hair tonic beside him caused the wife
to hurry for physician. On regaining
consciousness Manning explained that
he had placed a flask Of whisky on the
dresser before retiring and had picked
up the hair tonic In the morning think
ing that 1t was the liquor. He will re-
cover!-Philadelphia North American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
ESTIMATING VALUE OF CALF
Young Animal Is Worth Practically
Nothing Until Labor and Capital
Have Been Invested.

In estimating the gross product of
COW it is customary to credit her with
one calf year valued at SIS to $40.
A little clear thinking will reveal the
fact that no such amount can proper
ly be allowed the COW as producer of
wealth. The cow should be credited
only with the value of her calf three
days after birth. After that the calf
is not longer the creation of the dams
internal economy, but the product OF
feed that has market value. After
that time the cows milk can be sold
for cash in some form of dairy prod
uct. The average cost Of production
of milk in the United States is close
to five cents quart. A husky calf
will consume at least two gallons of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
FIRST BATH IN 20 YEARS
John Barker Wouldn't Have Taken
One Then But His Skiff
Capsized.

San Francisco.-John Barker, famil-
fairly known to the water front as
"Jack the Grappler," nearly seventy
years old, but active, was fished out
Of the bay the other day by Harry
Levinson, a short distance from Peter
sons dock. His skiff, in which he
picks up odd things about the bay, had
overturned.
Barker, somewhat winded and bit
full Of water, gasped when he was
lifted to the dock.
81 have been using that skiff for
almost ten years for just that kind of
work and It Is the first time It ever
treated me like that. But ! guess
needed the bath. 1t is the first time
In 20 years that I have had one."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
ChivaIrous Playwright.

Dion Boucicault, when his first play,
London Assurance" was accepted by
the manager of Convent Garden Lon.
don, refused to have the play produced
In the original version because 1t gave
no part to Mrs. Nesbit. an actress for
whom he had conceived high boyish
infatuation, and rewrote the whole
work in an incredibly short time 80 as
to'supply her with the role he wished.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
HAND STRIPPING is FAVORED
Some Failures With Machines Due to
Leaving Strippings in Udder-
Last Milk Is Richest.

milking machine user says that
some failures with the machines are
due to leaving the strippings in the
udder. He believes in saving the last
milk, which is the richest, and hand
stripping enables him to know the
exact condition of the cows udder
every day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
TREATMENT FOR MALE LAMBS
Young, as the Danger Then
Is Not Very Great.

When male lambs are not sold
promptly, it is important that they be
castrated, They will sell better, make
better growth, and give less trouble.
They should be castrated early, as the
danger is then very slight. The main
point in castration is to avoid contain
nation. Hands and instruments should
be kept cleaned with a good antisep-
tic, the wound should be washed, and
then the flock should be put in clean,
grassy lot or field.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
GRAIN RATION is DESIRABLE
Corn.and.Cob Meal, Oats and Cotton
seed Meal Mixture Is Recommend
ed for Dairy Cows.

A desirable grain ration for cows,
when corn and oats are used as a
base, is one made up of 300 pounds
of corn-and-cob meal, 200 pounds of
oats and 100 pounds of cottonseed
meal. Feed this at the rate of one
pound for every three pounds of 4
per cent milk produced. In addition
feed as much legume hay and corn
stover as the cows will consume.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
SUMMER WORK IN THE DAIRY
Nothing More Unpleasant Than When
Pastures are Short and the Flies
are Troublesome.

At no time of the year is dairying
more unpleasant work than during the
time when pastures are short and the
flies are troublesome.
Now is the time when it pays to
have supplemental forage crops and to
darken the stables and keep the cows
inside during the hottest-part of the
day The cold weather during the win
ter is less difficult to contend with
than the hot sun and flies during the
summer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
START BABY BEEF ON GRAIN
Provide Creep In Pasture So That
Young Animals Will Not Be Dis
turbed by the Cows.

A creep should be provided in the
pasture so that calves may have ac'
cess to grain without being disturbed
by COWS, as it is very important to
start beef calves on grain before they
are weaned. They may be kept in
separate lot into which the cows are
turned twice a day, if this method is
preferred. In this case there will, or
course, be no need for creeps or any
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
DIPPING TO ERADICATE TICK
Parasite Probably Does Less Damage
Than Either Mite or Louse-To-
bacco Dips Are Favored.

OF the commoner external parasites
attacking sheep, the tick probably does
less real harm than either the mite or
the louise. The illustration shows a
greatly enlarged figure of the sheep
tick. This pest is not easily killed by
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

the lime and sulphur dips frequently
used, but is killed very readily by any
of the standard strength tobacco dips,
extracts or solutions. The tobacco
dips are in general use, as they will
kill all the commoner types of exter-
nal parasites without injury to the
animal or the wool.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-06
"TnlDE FOLLOWS cArITAr.o

'aN'W Orb NOiId.
me experience of the foreign
banks I'm the Argentine republic has
exploded the theory that trade fol-
lows the flax The results obtained
thcrr show that trade follows cant
tai aud even iu these early DAYS OF
the Investment OF American capital
IN Argentine Issues and enterprises
mere iH ample evidence OF the truth
ana soundnvss of Tho latter theory 3"
Ihis statement from Carlos A Torn
onlsl of Bueuus Aires. known us tho
'Plcfpont Morgan OF South AmeH-
ca merits "A far wider audience than
the New York State bankers aasucia-
ton before which it was made.
The most mischievous doctrine ever
proclaimed n The name of nterna-
uohal commerce Is that trade follows
the nag, ANA 70 is moro Responsible
Tor the present European couflapra-
ton thuu any other primary cause.
0cnur Iotnquist also SAYS TINT trade
follows the loan, but ne exprrss
~ suites that the loan must be
without official protection" il must
he made Ia confidence. n must be-
Voluntary ou both sides. ii must be
10 mutual respect and trust aun
Squire business dealing
rms Us what We are now doing i'm
TINS country ana In others Ii is
what We are especially enabled 10 do
~ virtue of the federal reserve bauk
system and the Results are already
such ag 90 nuke no question OF The
truth thu 'tude follows capualf"
follows I'M peace and mutual prosper
itN