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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
RAISE YOUR BIT!
By Richardson Wright.
Editor Of House and Garden

Among the ways the patriotic gar
dener can serve his country is to teach
his boys the rudiments of planting,
cultivating, pest warfare and harvest.
ing. This will have very direct and
practical application to the present crop
situation. Last year there was a short
age of hired farmhands, and this year
shows that only 81 per cent of last
wears number are now available
Hence the growing movement to per-
NIT schoolboys working out their mill
tsry service in helping farmers.
Of the crops which bulk large in the
worlds food supply few have attracted
more attention of late than the potato.
This year more acreage has been plant
ed to potatoes in this country than
ever before. Countless small gardens
which never knew them before are
preparing to yield these tubers in dl-
rect proportion to the knowledge and
care bestowed upon them by their own
ers.
Successful potato culture. like that OF
any other vegetable. is largely matter
of know how and elbow grease. 1t calls
first for a sandy loan soil, well drained
but with an abundant supply of water.
The ground should be deeply ploughed
and cultivated thoroughly, so as 10 be
we'll aerated. Fertilizer is generally
advisable, and it may be bought made
up especially for this crop.
After the plants are up keep the soil
about them well stirred and free from
weeds. Do not cultivate deeply, as
this might injure the roots. Should
potato bugs put in an appearance and
start to eat the leaves. get after them
vigorously and promptly with paris
green.
From three to five months is gener-
ally required for potatoes to reach
maturity, and since they are sensitive
TO frost, no time should be lost now
in getting them into the ground. In
the fall the tubers are dug by hand,
unless the planting is on scale large
enough to warrant the use of a regular
digging machine, and stored for use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Mrs. Mabel F. Mcclure

Mrs. Mabel Florence Mcclure. widow Of
Robert. C. Mcclure, who was vice-presi-
dent of the Mcclure Publishing Com
pany, died yesterday in the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, at Yonkers. Mrs. Nc
Clure died of cancer, from which she
suffered for six months. Her husband
died two years ago from self-inflicted
wounds. She leaves two sons-Bruce,
twenty-four. who is driving a French
ambulance in Albania. and Colin, TWEEN
ty-two, who is in Plattsburg two
daughters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Hoover Opens His
Offices; Confers
With Packers
Will Soon Select Assistants,
Who Will Work With
out Pay
To Push Food Bills
House Leaders Seek Passage
of Chief Measure
To-day

Washington. MAY 90 Herbert c.
Hoover. chosen by President Wilson to
be Food Administrator under the
Lever bill. opened Offices here to-day.
He will proceed Immediately with
plans for food control organizations,
and within few days probably Will
begin to select his assistants. Mr..
Hoover's only stipulation in accepting
the place was that neither he nor his
aids should receive pay for their SER
vices.
Several Chicago meat packers, head
ed By Louis F. Swift, called on Mr..
Hoover to-day to get his ideas con-
corning the relation of the packing IN
dustry to food control.
Washington, May 23.-The govern
ment's first food bill. providing for
national foodstuff census and appro-
priating about SIS 100000 for measures
TO stimulate production. was briefly
considered to-day by the Senate and
placed in position for continuous DIS.
cussion, beginning tomorrow, until
final disposal.
In the House tomorrow the second
and more drastic Administration meas
ure for control of foodstuffs will be
pressed for passage, subject to inter
ruption only by conference reports
This bill would authorize the creation
of a food administration, price hXine
and prevention Of boarding.
After several days of preliminary
work, occupied largely in revising the
original draft, the production bill was
brought before the Senate to-day by
Chairman Gore of the Agriculture
Committee. The brief discussion indi
Gated some measure of opposition, ever
to the proposed comforting OF power
upon the Secretary of Agriculture &c
have agents inquire into business Of
food dealers and owners.
Opposition in the Senate, however, il
largely centred upon the control meas
ure. Senator Gore is said to oppose
the 'price-fxing proposal, and for tina
reason is not expected to sponsor OF
introduce the bill as introduced in thu
House by Representative Lever, o.
South Carolina. with the approval o.
the Administration.
While Congressional leaders plan Z
expedite both food bills, the Senate
leaders expect to await House actor
upon the control measure, and possibly
will postpone its consideration for sew
eral weeks, until after the war revenue
bill has been disposed OF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Italian War Commission
To Be limited to New York

Mayor Mitchell and a committee will
90 70 Washington Monday TO extend a
formal invitation to the Italian war
commission TO visit this city.
The Mayor has asked Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president of Columbia Uni
versity. to be chairman of the ciu-
zens' committee 10 arrange for wei
come. Lloyd Griscom. former Ameri-
can Ambassador to Italy, will be chair
man of the executive committee. Plans
for the reception will be announced
later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Charles F. Murphy

Charles F. Murphy. forty-fve years
old. of 1904 Sixth Avenue. Brooklyn. as
sistant purchasing agent Of the United
states Shipping Board. died suddenly
yesterday in front of 90 Broad Street
while Oil his way 10 his Office, in the
Custom House. He leaves his wife aud
two children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24

be considered. One of these is likely
to be bill covering the work of en-
rloyes in factories. Such measure
would take the place Of the Brown bill
to permit the Industrial Commission to
suspend the labor laws in reference 10
the working of women and children In
factories. A hearing was given on this
bill this afternoon, and the Governor
strongly indicated that he would veto
il ON the ground that il is too broad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Miss Jane Saltonstall

New London, Conn, May 23.-Miss
Jane Saltonstall, ninety-eight, de-
scendant Of Governor Saltonstall, died
to-day at the Memorial Hospital fol-
lowing an illness Of few weeks from
grip. She is survived by nephew in
Rochester ~ Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
MARRIAGES

wFII-BREMsY- Sunday. Nay 20. the
Rev. DR.. Richard Stern officiating. AZ home
OF bride. 10 Park View ay. Masde. dsnsh-
ter Of ha, and Lillian Bren,sy,. TO Carryi
Lawrence We'll. son OF Emanuel and Ger
trude Hech. Well. Of New Rochelle. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
FISH

Fish is still plentiful in Fulton Market.
l25. 900 pounds of fresh tile arrived and
large quantities Of mackerel, halibut. cod and
whiting also were received. Many kinds Of
fish are on sale at low prices. The following
are yesterdays quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Dailv Food Prices

The Health Departments bureau of food
and drugs reports the following prices pre-
vailing in the wholesale market yesterday:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Mrs. Mary D. Oliver

Washington. May 23.-Mrs. Mary d.
Oliver, wife OF former Senator George
T. Oliver, of Pittsburgh, died here to-
day of pneumonia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
MARRIAGES

MAY-Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Nav. Of sl3 East I'd At. Brooklyn. an
nounee the marriage OF their daughter.
Anna 10 Mr.. William Goldfarb. May =.
1917.
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CONFIRMATION

MARy-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T.. Marx. Of
100 Riverside Drive. announce the con-
frmation Of their daughter. Emily. at Car
negie Hall. Sunday. May q. Al home
after 3. No cards. .
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IMPORTANT

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CEMETERIES

THE WOODIAwN CEMETERY.
:23d ST.. BY Harlem train aud BY Tfoiisy1
Lots OF small size for sale.
once 20 East .5d St.. ". Z.
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BIRTHS

q. 1914 Carroll ST. Brook
Ign. to Mr.. and Mrs. II. ii. Gordon.
daughter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
Cotton-Seed Meal For Poultry

Washington, d. c., May Cotton
seed meal in rather limited amounts
has been fed, since last November,
with excellent results. to a pen of 80
pullets on the experiment farm OF the
u. s. department OF agriculture. These
pullets have averaged 52.3 eggs each
in 20 weeks, from November / to
March 20, which is practically equal
to the best egg yield received this
year from any of the other expert
mental rations. No bad effects have
been noted from this feed, either in
the eggs or in the condition of the
fowls, and the hens eat this feed freely.
The ration Is as follows:
Scratch Mixture.
/ pound cracked corn.
/ pound wheat.
/ pound oats.
Dry Mash.
2 pounds cotton-seed meal.
2 pounds beef scrap.
4 pounds bran.
S pounds middlings.
8 pounds corn meal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
Coop the Mother Hen
Loss of Chicks by Exposure Largely conHnng

Washington, d. c., May lit is not
good poultry management to allow the
mother hen to range unrestricted with
her chicks. With such freedom the hen
frequently takes her brood through
wet grass and, as a result, some are
chilled and die, especially the weaker
ones which are likely to be left behind
The loss of young chicks which follows
such a practice is large and mainly
preventable, specialists in the u. S.
department of agriculture say. Further
more, the food which a brood allowed
to range with the hen obtains goes very
largely to keep up the heat of the body
and the chicks do not make as good
growth as they otherwise would.
Chick losses of this nature can be
largely prevented by shutting the hen
in a coop. Any style of coop which is
dry, ventilated, and can be closed at
night to protect the brood against cats,
rats, and other animals, and which,
while combining the hen, will allow the
chicks to pass in and out freely after
they are few days old. will be salts
factory. The hen should be confined
until the chicks are weaned, though a
small yard may be attached to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
THE CRISIS OF MAY DAY.

This is a critical day for the world.
May day is labor's great day in Europe
and the fate of the central powers is
trembling in the balance.
A. Curtis Roth gives some informa-
ton in Worlds Work for May. of the
trouble that may burst forth in an
overwhelming revolt as follows:
THE German fighting machine is
still in splendid condition. There
are no signs that this machine is
wearing down. According to every
indication. it is still fully equal to all
its tremendous labors. Danger is not
in prospect from without the wall of
trenches and naval guns. 1t is
threatening from within. from the
ranks of tagged. dispirited. torment
ed people. grown sullen in their mis-
ery.
"A mass Of pamphlets and loose
leaves of the peace propaganda were
circulated from hand to hand among
the people. Some Of these were
drawn up in very daring terms. A
number Of them came to my hand
through young German Socialist.
THE paragraph below conceals the
fuse which will ultimately fire the
blast of revolution:
We are winning victories and
bleeding to death. We are deva-
stating ever more of our neighbors'
lands and dying of slow starvation.
We are defying the anger of a
world in arms and staring ruin in
the face. The physical strength of
our people is exhausting; the
financial power of our nation is
exhausting; our supplies of raw
materials are exhausting; our
great organizations for the work
Of peace are slowly disintegrating.
We must have peace. If our gov
eminent cannot procure us peace.
what must we do?
s Will May day give the answer to
that great question?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

II y
Boys. get busy and buy a few set
tings of eggs for Matching or buy baby
chicks. These high prices for poultry
and eggs should prove an attraction
to many thousands Of North Dakota
boys, farmers wives, as well as to
poultrymen who are regularly in bust
ness.
In every poultry and farm paper
and also In many newspapers will be
found people advertising eggs for
Matching and day-old chicks for sale.
The writer has been a breeder of
purebred poultry for seventeen years
and can never remember a season
when there was such call for hatch
ing eggs.
People that have day-oId chicks or
eggs for Matching for sale this year
and are not advertising them, are let
ting some money get away
Some may think that 1t is rather
late to buy eggs for Matching. The be-
ginner will be more successful hatch
ing in April and May as better matches
are obtained in the natural breeding
season and the days of sunshine and
green grass. April Matching is early
enough for most breeds to mature and
the pullets to begin laying before cold
weather sets in, while May Matched
chicks are very profitable to produce.
1t Is far better to buy setting or two
of eggs in June when breeders general
~ make a reduction in price OF hatch
ing eggs than go without and lose
whole years work. In May or June
weather conditions are at their best
for the little chicks and it is not more
than half the work to raise them in the
colder months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

flying squadron who himself once
routed, single handed. a squadron Of
ten German raiders and who ID enc OF
the few Englishmen to receive both the
Victoria and the Military cross. Is in
the United States with the British
mission. now In conference with AM
| erican officials. Yesterday he gave a
graphic account of how the British and
French are maintaining practical con-
| troll of the air.
"The British fly on three levels" he
explained. with three kinds OF ma
chimes. The lowest are the artillery
directors who circle about in big figure
Fights about 5000 feet above the enemy
trenches and flash back directors to
the British gunners by wireless Above
them at 10000 feet are the heavy fight
ers with two men to a machine and
able to keep the air for four hours at
a speed of 10 miles per hour. At a
height Of $4,000 feet are the single
man light fighters, capable of 100 miles
an hour and of ascending the first TO-
600 feet in ten minutes"
Something of the extent of the Brit
ish air activities may be realized from
the statement that the British have
recently lost from thirty to forty air.
planes day, for several days and are
still able to maintain practical mastery
of the air. Almost all the British fly
ing is done far beyond the trenches
over German territory. while the Ger
mans seldom. venture over territory
held by the British. their air activities
being practically confined to attempts
at smashing the British machines that
are constantly swooping over their
lines.
Not only have the British and
French flyers deprived Germany of
practically all use of the airplane for
artillery direction and other observa-
ton purposes. but they have also
smashed down and keep down the
German observation balloons. In one
recent combined attack by French and
British air squadrons every captive
German balloon from the North sea to
Switzerland was smashed down and it
was three days before the Germans
attempted to send up another captive
balloon.
If the United States enters actively
into land fighting against Germany,
one of the big factors that will be
needed in the equipment will be a
great feet of airships with thoroughly
trained flyers in charge. This part of
Uncle Sans preparations is not being
neglected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
KEEP BUSINESS GOING.

The Hagen Newton Co. of Fargo is
deserving Of special commentator for
the fine spirit shown in their patriotic
appeal to the readers of The Forum,
: as published last evening in the
! advertising columns Of the paper.
To keep business going" is not only
the patriotic duty of every American,
but it is the sane and logical thing
to do.
1T is a subject which cannot be re-
peated too often nor too emphatically
called to the attention of the public.
Under modern conditions Of living,
no man lives to himself or dies to
himself" The whole warp and wool
of modern civilization is woven to-
gether in a great cooperative scheme
in which all must work together.
II the individual begins to lower his
standard of living. to hoard his money
and to live to himself. he is depriving
his fellows of part of that cooperation
upon which the whole fabric Of bust
ness life is dependent. This must in
evitably react AGAINST the individual.
II everyone spends less money, nat
uraIIy there will be less money in
circulation. there will be less business.
there will be less work and there will
be less income for the individual who
started curtailine the endless round of
the dollar. There Is need for more
efficiency. Each individual should ex-
tend his efforts to the utmost so that
he NAV Ise somewhere near the full
measure Of his power and energy.
There is also need for the elimination
of useless waste.
But it should be a patriotic
economy" that is practiced. an economy
that realizes that the best service that
business going full swing ahead. to
keen the national life as nearly normal
as possible.
In foreign countries it has been
found necessary to forcibIv' prevent
boarding and false economy during war
time. Americans should be sane en-
ough and long headed enough to keep
the whole great system of national
life fully alive. pnlsating with healthy
activity. keen and fresh and normal,
without being forced to do so.
Each individual citizen can do a |
business with added zest and with re-
newed energy and by maintaining him.
self in his position in life as he was
living before America entered the
war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

The scratch mixture is fed sparingly
SO that the hens eat about equal parts
of this mixture and Of the dry mash.
A large per cent Of the cotton-seed
meal in dry mash without any beef
scrap has not given satisfactory re-
per cent cotton seed meal ayerage
only 1872 eggs apiece in one year. A
considerable per cent of these eggs
had discolored yolks, with green or
broWnish- green spots, making them
UNIT for market The hens did
not like this mash and had to be forced
to eat 1T by feeding a very limited
amount of scratch grains
These results appear to indicate that
cotton seed meal can be fed at the rate
OF about 10 per cent of the mash, or
per cent Of the total ration, with an
equal per cent of beef scrap with ex-
cellent results. In sections where cot
ton-seed meal is produced, half Of the
beef scrap in the mash apparently can
be replaced by cotton-seed meal with
excellent results.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
CHINA CREATES
INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS BOARD
Established at Time of Sew
ering of Relations With
Germany.
(Bx Associated Press


Peking, May 1.-Since the break
ing off of diplomatic relations with
Germany, an international affairs
commission has been created to ad-
wise the premier and the president
upon international questions OF
moment. This committee at present
consists Of fifteen members, prac-
ticaily all of whom are elderly men
with wide experience in official af-
fairs. Premier Tuan Chi-jui is chair
man of the committee. DIR. WI Tirg-
fang, the minister of foreign affairs,
Lu Cheng-hsiang. former minister of
foreign affairs, Hsuing Hsi-ling, for
mer premier and Tsao Ju-lin. former
vice minister of foreign affairs, are
among the prominent members Of the
commission.
At the suggestion of the premier.
sub committees have been appointed
and the various men in the commits
sion will deal specially with matters
in which they have had wide expert
ence.
AS a result of the severance of Ger
man relations, many changes must be
made in the personnel of the railway
and custom staff. The commission has
decided that Germans employed on the
railways must surrender their posi-
tions, because OF the close connection
or transportation with any possible
war operations. In the customs SER
vice 1t will not be so easy to dis
charge the German employees because
Of the treaties in which neutrals are
just as much Interested as belliger-
ents. It is quite likely that Germans
holding responsible positions will be
asked to leave the customs service,
while those having merely clerical
places will be retained for the time
being.
The international affairs commission
is devoting much time to the discus
sion of the conditions expected to
exist after the war and is moving
with great caution.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

coop, If desired, to allow the hen to
exercise. The fence can be raised from
the ground far enough to allow the
chicks to go in or out, but not high
enough for the hen to escape. BY using
a coop the chicks can find shelter and
warmth under the hen at any time
and the weaklings, after a few days,
may develop into strong. healthy
chicks.
Where chicks are raised with hens,
they are likely to become infested
with lice. If the lice get very numer-
Gus, they greatly retard the chicks
growth and may even cause their
death. The hen should be powdered
thoroughly with some good insect pow
der before she is put in the coop with
the chicks, and at intervals of several
days or week thereafter. The baby
chicks should be examined for lice,
particularly on the head, under the
wings and about the vent. If any are
found, little grease, such as lard,
should be rubbed on in those places.
Apply grease moderately, as too much
will injure the chicks. The chicks
should be examined frequently and the
treatment repeated IL lice are found
on them,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
CASE AFTER Case

Plenty More Like This in Fargo.
Scores of Fargo people can tell you
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Many
happy citizen makes a public state
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be had than such endorsement?
A. M. Graves. expressman, SIG Third
ST.. Fargo. says: ''Doan's Kidney
Pills gave me quick relief from sharp
pains through the small of my back
and lameness and soreness over my
kidneys. had some fear that the
trouble would come back but 1t has
not. Ny work has been hard but my
back hasn't given out once"
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER Mr..
Graves added: ''Doan's Kidney pills
do me good whenever i take them.
recommend them to all my friends"
Price Soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-eei
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Graves has twice publicly recon-
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