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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06
HOUSE ARMY BILL
ALSO INTRODUCED
Differs Little From Military
Measure Before the
Senate.
1924, 100 MEN AVAILABLE
Should Bill Pass Over Million
Men Will Be Immedi-
ateIy Affected.
1924, ,79O MEN AVAILABLE

AsTUNGTON. March with tho
.r'rp.untlun Monday N the house army
BIN iE chairman Hay 0f the military
..mmlltco the second NJ the natiouu
defense measures uonOmmendcd by
IruHiout Wilson waa before congress.
The FIRST NJ thcs" measures the senate
aHuy bll was iutr duooI SATURDAY. The
house h.l was accompanied by report
which asserts that the committee be-
Ilrtcs 70 hoh succeeded In cmbodylnE iu
'Hc measure every feature which iB ne.
rrssnr 90 bring about reasonable plan
for national defense SIS completed, tho
uoHaur, propose to increase the rcgumt
army 90 strength NJ 100 900 fighting
trpupH vhlsn means the addition uf A0,-
On' men ami ii3n officers II also proc
yIIo- I,e additional officers FOR detached
service with the national guard mil-
tory schools md elsewhere maxi
mum ltropsth however ls fixed AZ 10000
men
FederauIe militia.
Tho b.l provides for liberalization ~
tHo national gunrd substantially simila'
tD trpt proposed n the senate bill Tho
ultmlt strength uf tine guard h Create
under the house plan since q minimum
force NJ i25 n0u is stipulated 10 bee or
luIl'd within nf, wears The senate
plan provides for approximately 100000
E.arIfmcu lu the NUuf, bin sa In tho
E,nli' plan. AN officers reserve cOrps
b. provided fJr bat the house plan would
'uIUI, the enrolment nt the military
..pdnms Chairman Ihya report pstl-
Hif., thrt ~ force ~ l3gl59I mon train
nu f. ".IurE service 'Vll bo AT once
H airbln o1 pntsHa, ui this bin 10 reach
This 'oru Dee relics upon regulars with 4
.t-ruatU u, 800 Un nnI rrsrry" Of 6o,-
nuN Hnnn 10000 rHtuuu guardHmcn.
'.r s11a present tro1gth pyi upon
n"j I1H 'oulrr .'sulas or "nationd
ruard.wcu
Brs Scope Is Broad
a rm.c of tine house bm is the
broad cope given its proposals for
/ mob. Izi'iou Of commercial Industries and
/ lines Of communication for war use
. Regularly enlisted reserves In nll civil
occupations necessary 10 the mnintnonce
o' an army iu war time are authorized
ana government orders for war materials
nrr given right ot why AT al plants by
law The hll authorizes also the con-
stuCiou of 10 plant o. secure ntuos-
ruorIy uifrors1 'lr usD .u mauunctur.
iug explosives
IN, total cost 1l tar pl1n 'or the fryt
year i- estimated at tuf1''25l Whils
for th, nrh year aId thereafter II =
placed AT il3It9l9li.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06

wonder w. beyond the styN.
Upon that dark Plutoninn shore
They keep ON talking politics
Forever and forever mnro'
wonder Tor II but know
They'd trimmed II from all convcrsn tloi
IA bid this here old world ndicu
with much clnlion
! wonder down In hclrs red jaws,
Where things are In a sultry flN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06
MnsIm, ot u. NLnet,.rtn Hol,

U.l hath mo- fuuy like % nHnN,r,d lNH
Tine golfer who takes nl' upl IHyN uud
n.' wiss,d shots as part of the gImr j..
ON the we, to hugr,hul
Tho uu'fnr who Iift,th up HI- head .N-
eth up ula s,or, with 20
How would you Ike to .,. asks q o.
a. 1s big ns willard as lover H. ,u..
hctt and us nrgrcsslNr Is sullivan
Who would Do, lett 10 nrHt Tho muUN
trust'
Throw ,our hat into the rims
only lhirr weeks l,t uN sWiHr
liov Young and soon the Training
season w. only l0 recruits -u nr have
been Compared to Cobb. N1tty .r Wuguyr
Welcome,
out from the hlizprds and ou, from m,
SNOW.
out from uly roistyrIne ure,2ys tina,
blow
Two onio,ut friends rally back Co u,
strife
pink of condition and "Gomo of ma
mo-,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06
AFTER THE WAR, WHAT?

\ free lecture tcllnr nl about It b,
" H. Palmer. Musical Art Hall tonight.
5 D m Ady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06

Hall players. m certain Instances. may
ho paid too much, Nnt not often And onr
nf the greatest po1t-rvtlcrs We know of
h the statement that II II wasn't FOR
baseball this star ar that would be- lucky
20 make s. day
How much would Csruao be- making n
he couldn't sing How much would Mary
plckford be making " she couldn't Rct7
The boll player gets comparatively
nothing compared ~ trr hayrr Jess
Willard knorkcd out Jack johnson and
signed up with circus Willard drew
$4,000 for this expedition, or us much
n,rN months as ChrisIy Mpthcwson has
obtained through his SALARY In fifteen
years upon the mound
Willard, for one thirty minute hoNlng
matchG will ret more money than Cobb
wiz draw FOR three years, embracing ibO
bah games
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06

You can tell thls through tine gfpnt,
Increased interest iu baseball I'M golf
competitions in the fight rnme-in q doz
on ways shown b, the caRerncSs VI the
noncombutant TO have tho situation sized
up They want to know now whore a
year sgo they didn't care rap whether
Ty Cobb bltlcd 400 or 2ou. or whether
Cincinnati or Tacoma should enter IN,
worlds series
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06

1914. uuul the German army crossed
Belgiums borders. was great sporting
wear, but from August, l9li, on through
the bulk NJ 1918, sport WIS At q low chb
Now interest hns returned with greater
bulk than ever and, barring whirlpool
NJ war that shall dng America len lslr
is sure to bring sporting revival almost
without parallel
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

On uuimprovsd grades and without
proper drainage. failure has neees-
sarily resulted There are On record IN
the department. OF agriculture instances
showing where the so-caIIed maead-
an roads have been built with
bond money By simply dumping
hruksn stone at the wrong tine Of
year On muddy surfaces n-tsAss.=s
grades or aIiguments and without roll
ing or binding Investment of money
IN new roads does not become real
economy until provision IS made fer
keeping these new roads IN condition
BY maintenance and repair after they
are built.
Through a misauderssa-dzng Of ths
essential principles underlying the ss-
tznlisnmenr OK q proper country read
sTztan- con1icrs CT interest sometime
arise which cause tha failure 5f the
nonc-issls plan The location OF the
roads 70 be improved should not be
determined BY argument. hut uDar
sound engineering and economic Erin
c1ples- Before a community votes to
issue bonds for highways * Is neces-
sary 70 study thoroughly what roads
ought &c be improved, and the az
pruImate cost OF their construction
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

One big lot Men
up to 90; choice
they last
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

It viii not be difficult 70 keep
the farmer trade IN Oxford If our
business men 20 after it in the
right way. But waitingand drift
mg will not 10 il. The farmer
must be convinced by cold facts
that It : to hrs interest To do all
Of his trailing in this town. bat it
viii take something besi,les empty
words to ID it. He i a MAN Of
facts and nothing but facts will
have any weight with him. Hence
We repeat. It l. our duty 70 get to
gether AMI remedy the defects in
our commercial system that now
exist and make eundIaons such that
the farmer Will turn TO Oxford IN
s5inctiveIy as the most logical and
profitable place to trade
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

many communities. IL Is now becoming
common for counties to adopt this
pial- In all engineering construction
L IS customary 70 allow a certain per
cenrage Of the cost for engineering
and supervision There Is no reason
why highway building should be made
an exception 70 this rule. -lesszss
PER cent 0f the bond issue nav
vel be set aside for engineering and
supervision alone Money spent 10
hire a competent engineer to make pre-
huinary Investigations before bonds
are issued and to plan and supervise
construction VIII be vel spent. II
IS not uncommon ID find counties that
VII repeatedly postpone the sale Of
bonds IN order to obtain an Increase
OF che Per cent N Il bid for sI90. 900
or less and then proceed 10 CONSTRUCT
the reads in a most haphazard and Ill
planned manner.
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

OF the various methods cf financing
road projects the one most generally
pract1ced eur raisi1g a substantial fund
which VII be available zor Immediate
expenditure ts through ths issuance OF
baads. Experience. say the road spe-
cialists Of the department. has shown
COED reads 70 be a sound investment.
both from n business AMI economic
standpoint T. properly pruporuoned
and managed bond Issues ara made for
netr improvement. the roads them
selves VIII pay of the intshtadness
thus created through the utility which
they a1ort and the saving which VII
result IN the cost OF hau-lnE-
Some Reasons tor Failure.
Instances are lot lacking where
bond issues for highway purposes
have proved failures. These failures
a-e due 20 uizuaaagemeutr rather tnaa
70 detective principle. Where ccuu-
ties have issued highway bonds tha
proceeds OF which have been spent
% construct temporary read surfaces
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

Nov who VIII make the start In
this kind Of a forward movement
If each one waits for the other We
viii simply keep on drifting until
W. al drift under the sod Let a
leader step forward and this paper
viii be right behind him and push
ing and showing 70 the limit for
We want t0 see our home town
move forward and keep right on
moving AMI climbing Ii you
know Of a man who would make
an IDEAL Moses. 20 and tell him 80
punch him. wake him up. start
him 70 doing something. Then
do your own share 10 encourage
him and help him along If you
are the one for a leader, step out
and let u see you, and hear you,
and perhaps in the end We will De
able 70 10 something besides Just
drift. drift. drift
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

and maintenance. Too frequently IL
advised locations are adopted
Need for Highway Ensireers-
Highway plans for bond issues re-
guirs expert skill and professional
service. Before the amount Of bonds
IS determined. a thorough study Of
the needs OF the county should be
made and careful maps Of the pro-
posed highway system should be pre-
pared The sum TO be issued should
not be fixed until it Is reasonably
known what it viii accomplish It Is
customary for many counties to ap-
point commission Of business men
under whose Jurisdiction the bond
money IS expended. In ether cases
the county supervisor or county com
missioner has the direction OF expendi-
tures. The best results have aIways
followed where such commissions or
county boards have secured the serv-
ices Of 4 competent highway en-
gi1eer-
Guided BY the costly experiences OF
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

on May Buy One Dollars Worth OF Merchandise. nd
Get Ten Dollars Worth FREEt
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29
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LIQUID ECZEMA REMEDY
Is the GREATEST Eczema and Skin
Rerle5Y Of the
World

Cures all kinds Of itching skin
troubles How, poison oak. itch,
ringworm- ehIcken-pox. any Itch
Ing SKIN ana sores resembling
cancers Physicians fail. this
remedy cures For sale by r. 2
CaIlt0n ( Co. and BramletI L Son.
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fAdverrt.ementl
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29

The split Log drag has contributed
E-ors toward the economic maiuts-
nance Of public highways than any
Implement Of modern usage. A drag
can be built or purchased for $50 and
IS easily operated by anyone who can
drive a team.
Oxford eagle., 1916-06-29
4 Y. HILER
VETENARY SURGEON AND DENsT
7=NTSTEV

= ENAHh S0CLzQN And 1ENiST
1ENlSTPY
-rzcEcz4 experience enables ne c
G1zran1ee Satisfaction IN al csszs
tI -a.zzzs L. : n -
ar1es CT ire Mclzrs ard Inciscrs zasiiy
removed ard ard TIE mouth pur in nz-aral
condition. N1 1rner uerncd has yet oesr
-isrcyzre1 rat produces tne sane sa-s-
-azr1rT results. very few Horses Young
or -i1 1a4s u1rs or sss s1zr, sdEzs r
f1ZEl 5r1 lscucus zucr rnsir NaIars.
N1ien .azarz-s ne mouth ard ezuss r1r-
1re g -aa 1crss- nax=s nm anlz ms
1ea- e A. -rra-l.rzl s0si1Gn N1iIs eaanx
s11ers. rs lair Zsrs org. and the hcrss
Ezzz -ccr-
zaEs Your Hcrsss Mouth Examined.
L Cos-s T1u N1r-irz
-al-s rev re -suntFY r=csiga urum.r
z-zz1ar
-tI1s= ~ res. PHONE 21s
otzcz a HIsrIs Garzzs Oxf.rs. u S.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22

after filling the silo breaks the land
from which the silage corn was cut
and sows COW peas. The corn ripens
in August and he gathers 1t in Sep
TENDER, and turns the hogs in. He
uses the hogs to clean up crops that
would otherwise go to waste. He puts
the hogs in the velvet bean field In
which he plants corn and the hogs
fatten rapidly on the beans and corn.
He plants large fields OF corn and
velvet beans In alternate rows. He
says he can make more corn by plant
ing in fve-foot rows with row of
beans down each middle than he can
get in three and half or four-foot
rows. The corn is gathered and the
beans grazed by all kinds Of live stock.
The grazing season is long and the
cattle do well on native grasses until
about December 1. The cattle are then
turned on a field of velvet beans and
fatten very rapidly. The velvet beans
make beef of very fine quality. Large
numbers of his cattle usually go
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22
DIvERSIFICATI0M TELLS STORY
OF SUCCESS OF FLORIDA FARMER
When Frost Killed His Orange Trees He Turned His Attention to
Good Pastures Live Stock, Legumnous Crops Large Plows
and Strong Teams-mproved His Herd of Cattle by Pur
chase of Purebred Shorthon Sire
tBy C. H. AFFORD, State Demonstration

(By G. H. AFFORD. State Demonstration
Agent, Maryland.)
8. H Gaitskill, Mcintosh, Fla,
came to the state in 1884 and began
growing oranges, but did not sell his
Kentucky farm for some years after
he came to Florida. He was quite well
satisfied with his orange-growing ven
ture until the freeze of 1895 killed all
Of his trees. This freeze was a great
shock and the orange grower did not
know what to do. Mr.. Gaitskill started
to rebud and build up his grove, but
did not feel that it was advisable to
rely upon oranges for everything and
began to grow corn, hay and other
crops for man and beast. Prior to the
freeze he made no effort to grow feed.
but used some Of his orange money to
buy everything he needed. He soon
learned that he could grow very fine
crops Of corn, hay, oats, peas and
other general farm crops and finally
decided to raise good live stock to
consume the crops grown. Having de-
cided tc go into the livestock business
he sold his Kentucky farm and bought
an old sugar plantation adjoining his
farm and proceeded to make the grow
ing Of pork and beef his main work.
Bought Purebred Shorthorns.
Mr.. Gaitskill was not satisfied to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22

lack of dry housing, and began to do
some figuring. All my rural neighbors,
even Bert, left their plows, harrows,
hay rakes mowers, and even their
carts. out Of doors in rain and sun all
summer. and many of them all winter
A soaking rain followed by a scorch-
ing sun seemed to me, in my igno-
rance, a most effective way of running
wagon, of shrinking and splitting
hubs. Of loosening the fastenings of
shafts even in iron machinery. Nei-
Their do rusted bearings wear so long
as those properly protected. l began
TO understand why our farmers are so
poor, and l sent for Hard Cider
Just behind the barn he built me
long. open toward the east, and shin
gled rainproof. 1t cost me $500, but
every night every piece Of farm ma
chinery and every farm wagon went
under 1t, and the moving machine was
further covered with a tarpaulin. For
more than a year my shed was the
only one of the kind in Bentford, and
lAdl hSAt w uSSu W Sco uldCulu-
cry standing behind barns. half buried
in snow and ice. going to pieces for
want of care. l verify believe that the
New England farmer of today is the
most shiftless mortal north of the Ma
son and Dixon line-and he hasn't
hookworm for an excuse.
My next expenditure was for a ce-
ment root cellar, which scarcely needs
defense. as l had no silo on the barn.
and it would not pay to install one for
only two COWS. But the third item
filled Mike with scorn. | had been
making him milk the cows out of doors
for some weeks. taking tip from one
of the big estates. and keeping an eye
on him to see that he washed his hands
properly and put on one of the white
milking coats had purchased. His
utter contempt for that white rig Was
comical. but when told him that
was going to have a cork and asphalt
brick floor laid ia the COW shed ne
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22

work with the native stock, but went
to Kentucky and bought some pure
bred Shorthorn bulls and a few pure
bred females and bred the native COWS
to the Shcrthorn bulls. Improvement
was very rapid and he now has a very
dne lot of cattle, as the picture shows.
In the meantime ha continued the
work Of rebuilding his orange groves
and now has big trees in his large
orchards. He has INDUCED in some
truck-growing for the northern mar
kets and has made quite a bit of money
from his shipments. He grows some
cabbage and watermelons, but he does
not advise the average farmer to at
tempt truck on large scale and do
general farming at the same time. He
says that vegetables must be given
the best care and attention at the
proper time. He is gradually quitting
all truck crops except watermelons.
He plants from 40 to so acres every
year and plants velvet beans in the
melon field at the last cultivation. The
velvet bean is fine crop for fattening
all kinds of live stock and transfers
large quantities of nitrogen to the
soil.
Peanuts for Hogs.
He plants peanuts for the hogs to
harvest after eating the small and bad
shaped melons. He plants corn and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22
1z16heD l Of II
! u HPES :
WzAII]ER PRIC1APD EATON y
cOpyelot+r o. ooUeleOAy. pAoe q CO.

of the true funky. | came back and
reported. With polite good-by and
an invitation to call and see their gar
den the guests departed.
Stella and l stood in the south room
and listened to the car rumble over
the bridge Then we looked at one
another in silence.
Presently she picked up what ap-
peared like a whole pack Of calling
cards from the table, and glanced at
them.
John" she said, cts begun. They've
called on me. | shall have to return
the call Are all the rest like them,
do you suppose? Are they all so dead
ly dumb? Have they no playfulness
of mind? I tried 'em out On purpose
They don't arrive"
They're rich" said l. almost all
rich people are bores. We bored them.
The old man, though. seemed about to
become quite animated on the subject
of his stomach"
Stella laughed. tPm glad we were
in old Clothes" she said "And aren't
Epictetus and Luella darlings"
"By the way" | cried. why haven't
| met them before?'
81 just discovered them this noon,"
she answered. You were working at
the time. | was saving them for a
surprise after supper. Pm glad Gladys
and Gaynor brought no grandchildren,
though 1t would have been hard to
name so many correctly right off the
bat and it's terrible to start life with
a wrong name"
"As Mike would say. it is surely"
I answered. THAT Is why they were
careful to call you Stella"
do you like the name?" she whis-
pered, creeping close to me. "Oh, John,
I'm glad we're not rich like them
with a gesture toward the pack of call
| ing cards-''Im glad we can work in
the garden with our own hands and
| play games with toads and just be our
| selves. Let's never be rich!"
81 PROMISE" said L, solemnly.
Then we laughed and went to hear
| the hermit thrush.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22
BRILLIANTS

Against stupidity the very gods fight
in vain.-Schiller
Stupidity has no friends, and wants
none.-Horace Greeley.
Many @ sheep goes out woolly and
comes home shorn.-Danish Proverb.
Life is not so short but that there
is always room for courtesy.-Emer-
son.
Heaven should be kind to stupid
people, for no one else can be consist
ently.-Balzac.
Sympathetic people are often uncom-
municative about themselves; they
give back reflected images which hide
their own depths.-Eliot.
The world has no sympathy with
any but positive griefs. 1t will pity
you for what you lose; never for what
you lack.-Mme. Swetchine.
At last some curious, traveller from
Lima will visit England and give a
description of the ruins of st. Paul's,
like the editions of Baalbec and Pal
myra.-Horace Walpole.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22
MILK is GOOD FOR CHICKENS
One of Most Valuable Poultry Feeds
Available on Farm-Encourages
Hens to Lay.

The most valuable poultry food
available on most farms is milk Many
farmers feed all their surplus milk to
the hogs. Milk, when fed to the hogs,
makes flesh that sells for seven or
eight cents pound. When fed to
poultry, especially during the winter
months, it makes eggs that sell for Is
cents pound, and flesh that brings
twice the price ordinarily offered for
hogs. And besides, in discriminating
markets, milk-fed poultry always sells
for a premium.
Given all the milk they will con-
sumo, hens will lay we'll in season and
out Of season. One cannot overfeed
CT milk. 1t is safe to keep it before
the hens always
The vessels in which the milk is fed
should be washed and scalded daily
Earthenware crooks are the best for
the feeding of milk since they are cas-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22
FORESTRY NOTES

Weeping willows should be set out
in tiers.
Ambushes grow better when planted
in trenches.
It is considered highly appropriate
thing to plant rows of nut trees about
insane asylums.
Family trees must be planted deep
ly, but shoe trees grow just as well if
merely heeled in.
Family trees of wealthy people are
usually recognizable by the looping off
Of the lower branches.
"Great oaks from little acorns
grow" but they are nothing to the
great aches that grow from little toe
cOrns.
Hall trees bear more heavily in the
fall if planted near the front door
where the children can get at them
readily.
The White House lawn recently re-
moved its pines and set out spruces.
In other words, pining has given way
to sprucing up.
Most Of the chestnuts are dying out
from a pest, but the mother-in-law
joke still springs occasionally, from
another kind Of pest.
A well-kept avenue Of birches Is
considered correct for the approach
to a schoolhouse.-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-22

through the winter with very little
feed, except what is obtained from
the fields.
Siio is Useful.
He built his silo for the COWS and
calves when the grass does not prove
sufficient to keep them in good con-
dition. 1t is not winter or summer
silo, but is used at any time during the
year when the silage is needed.
He grows a great variety of crops
and has good grazing crops for his live
stock II months in the year. He uses
no fertilizer on his land He grows
leguminous crops TO feed the live
stock, and the live stock spreads the
manure over the farm. The growing
Of leguminous crops fills the soil full
Of nitrogen, adds immense quantities
Of humus to the soil and furnishes the
most valuable grazing for all kinds of
live stock
Mr.. Gaitskill uses large plows and
strong teams and turns under large
quantities Of vegetable matter to fur
nish humus. He does not abuse his
land by burning off the vegetable mat
ter and blowing with one-horse plow
He is planning to get a tractor, pillow
deep, turn under vegetable matter and
grow better crops each year.
Good pastures, good live stock, legu-