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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03
BY DANTE BARTON

WASHINGTON. March 1.-Accord
ing to Secretary of the Interior Lane
the United States is now in distress
full need of it's own natural resource:
Of oil. phosphate and potash. The
country has abundant supplies of oil
phosphate and potash on it's own pub
lie lands. But it cannot get at these
vital necessities for the governments
own use or for the peoples relief from
private extortion because the United
States senate will not let decent de.
velopment and conservation bill for 8
leasing system become a law. The
water powers Of the nation as we'll as
it's oil and other lands are in this same
state.
Thanks to the house of representa-.
tives, which has passed fairly good
leasing bills guarding the natural re-
sources remaining in public ownership
and thaEks to the National Conserva-
ton association Of which Clifford Pin
chot Is president. tho senate has not
been able to enact its own audaciously
bad bills. It has not been able tc
hand over the nations oil and potash
powers to private monopolists. Thanks
for this also are due to Secretary Of
the Navy, Daniels, who fought the oil
land sections Of the Phelan bill and
to President Wilson. who served In
formal notice that he would veto the
defensible Myers and Shields water
power bills il they were passed.
But at the command of wealthy
privilege grabbers and land monop-
olists the United States senate refuses
to agree to the house bill and blocks
development of natural resources
which are national necessities. It in
sists on giving away by perpetual
leases to private corporations the
water powers on navigable streams, by
the Shields bill, and on the public
lands and reservations, by the Myers
bill. 1t wants to give, by the Phelan
bill, private concessions in the oil
lands including even: those reserved
for the needs of the navy. 49,.
It has it's humorous as we'll as sad
phases, that, when Secretary Lane has
to come with his hat in his hand beg
ging the senate please to let the peo-
pie nave SOIlo uSo OI their OWN pIOp-
erty, he must address his letter to
Senator Myers of Montana who has
been particularly active against the
right legislation and for the wrong
legislation. If. instead of taking his
hat in his hand Secretary Lane will
take In his hand the club of public
ownership and operation of power
plants and of oil wells and potash and
phosphate beds on the public domain
he will find great sentiment in con-
gress and throughout the nation tc
support him.
Demand For Public Ownership
The action of the privileged monop-
olists has stimulated tremend the
demand for public ownership and de-
velopment Of the natural resources
This was shown surprisingly the other
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03
TO PROTECT SETTLERS

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The
house has passed senate bill No. 1889
which provides punishment for those
who make false representation to
purchasers of land. This legislation
is intended to put an end to the lurid
claims Of land agents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03
80: YEARS. a CITIZEN
.|=:;=. OF DULUTH

i, : Fsrmtr> Alderman in old second ward.
Fed fight to acquire gas and water
& 1ttnts <:..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03

Stands by Municipal OwnershiD.
VIII insist On real commission GOV.
eminent, and will cali fellow commits.
sioners into conference At all times to
determius general policies Of each divi-
=. sion Of the city. and IN. this manner
Will follow theory Of charter.
Believes in: Law enforcement, economy
In adninistratisn and Aeaest service.
- - :. I '!r'.-
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His latch string viii always Be a
The sutside 1T Ais sfiea dear for IL
Peer aad rich alike. Z. a ss .s. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03

assertion 80 many times made by
labor that the only way to make
labor laws effectiyas is to build effec-
tive labor organiZations-and then
laws will not be needed so much"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03

POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Inserted by William E. Culkin in behalf
of himself. Amount to be paid, $500.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03
Beat Hiqh Prices Next Fall

Buy Now Half Price-The Big Duluth
SIS Suits and Overcoats for $3.50.
$40 Suits and Overcoats for SO.
$25 Suits and Overcoats for $3.50.
$50 Suits and Overcoats for SIS:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-03

The Arctic tern holds all records
TOR length Of migration. When: the
young are full grown the entire fam
lily leaves the Arctic region and sew
eral months later is found .skirting tho
edge Of the ANTARCTIC continent.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
Method of Construction Always
Something That Must Be
Given Consideration.
POSSIBLE TO VARY EFFECTS
Two Kinds of Limestone That May
Be Employed to Advantage
Sketch Below Shows One That
Is More Than Usually At
tractive in Appearance.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. Or account of his wide experience
as For, Author and Manufacturer, he
liz without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A RRdford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
In some parts of the country 1t is
fasy to obtain natural materials which
may be used to very good advantage in
house construction. The principal
parts of the house In which natural
materials are used are porches and
chimneys. Frame houses having stone
porches and chimneys are given a SUBJ
stantial look which cannot be obtained
In any type of atwood construction.
The kind of stone which should be
used wiz depend partly upon what
kind is available and partly upon the
preference of the owner.
Trenton and Galena limestone may
be used to produce very desirable eff
fects The blush tint of the Trenton
Is preferred by some over the yellow
of the Galena. Sandstone has been
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URGE COOPERATIVE BULL ASSOCIATIONS

test of bull's real value: but 1t is
self-evldent that this test cannot be APP
piled until the bull approaches the age
of four years. In ordinary farm prac-
tice bulls are usually disposed of be-
fore their true value can be known.
The cooperative bull association
makes it possible to obtain several
years service from bulls that transmit
desired qualities and to eliminate all
others,
Cost Divided.
The original cost Of the Ave bulls
and their annual cost of maintenance
are usually divided among the mem
bers of the association according to
the number of cows owned by each.
Records on file in the dairy division
Of the department show that the mem.
hers of associations now organized
are getting the services OF these high
class purcbred bulls at an average cost
considerably less than they formerly
paid for the services of scrub bulls or
registered bulls OF doubtful merit.
Many farmers in Maryland, Michigan
and Minnesota, when questioned re-
garding the value of cooperative bull
associations, estimated that the use OF
sires belonging to the association in
creased the value of the offspring in
the first generation from 80 to so per
cent. The average Of these estimates
was Go per cent.
The educational work of each assoc
citation makes the members alert to
prevent the introduction and spread
of disease of any kind. The we'll
managed bull association requires that
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c0bbest0nes AttraetIvey Employee in the eunaalow.

used in various colors for porch and
chimney construction.
Some sandstones have the disadvan-
tage that they are not as durable as
might be desired. In localities where
large granite powders are plentiful,
blocks of this material may be cut
from the stone. These blocks may be
used either In regular form and size
or in various irregular shapes and
sizes. Rough-faced marble is par
dcufarly good material for porch and
chimney construction. Cobblestones,
used just as they are found, have
produced many attractive porches and
chimneys on frame houses. The cob
blestones should not be too small, and
they should be matched in the walls
so that the mortar joints will not be
too prominent. The color of the NOR
tar will depend upon the kind of stone
used and the effect desired. Mortar
which Is widely different in color from
the stone will attract more attention
to the porch or chimney than mortar
which has been colored to match the
stone as nearly as possible. Special
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
DEMOCRACY OF FLOWERS

BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYsEN.
Flowers, like genius, belong in the
family of democracy. The one is just
as pat to pick out log cabin as
palace for its home. President Will
son, speaking at the log cabin in which
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
Moonshine Wish.

The concentration of troops In Ha-
wall had brought together again some
old comrades of Indian frontier days,
and one of the good wives insisted
upon gathering them at her table to
talk of Aud Lang Syne. They had
been talking of comrades splendid
services and advancement up the lad
der of fame. ALI knew he was super
stitious and esitated to
stake all on one IL he could
see the new moon owe right Shout
der. The hostess sui led one of
her guests to the lawn to- Y his luck,
and said
"You must hold this silver dollar in
your left hand, look at the new moon
over your right shoulder, make wish,
and 1t will come true"
The thing was very quickly done,
and they rejoined the party. Later
the hostess asked If the wish had been
made, and, upon being informed that
1t had, she remarked:
where is my silver dollar?"
ooh" replied the guest, 81 wished
that might keep the silver dollar,
and it came true"-Harper's Maya
zine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11

exterior and interior design, The SIDES
of The house are finished with wide
siding strips. Large cohblestones are
used in the construction of the CHM
ney and the lower part of the porch
columns. Heavy timber rails are used
on the porch to harmonize with the
massiveness of the stone masonry col
umns. On each corner of the porch
there are three wooden columns car
ried up from the cap of the masonry
columns to the beam across the front
of the house. The roof is built with
intersecting cables. A louvre Is set
high up under each of the gables. The
louvre under the front gable is fianked
on each side by small window. The
ends of rafters and purlins are ex-
posed.
In the living room the most attractive
feature is the fireplace, ON each side
of which a bookcase is built. Small
easement windows are placed above
these cases. The fireplace may be
finished either with brick or with cob
blestones similar to those used In the
exterior masonry. The living room is
well-lighted room and is sure to be a
pleasant part of the house.
Glass doors lead from the living
room into the dining room. In this
room the attention is Immediately at
traeted to the buffet. A bay is built
into the outer wall and the buffet sits
into this bay, filling the entire space
below the three windows. Since the
doors of the buffet are flush with the
main wall, no space is taken from the
dining room by any projection at this
point. The buffet is very much part
of the house In this room and is de-
signed to look well In its surround
ings.
The kitchen has an adjoining pam
try, which may be used to greatly re-
duce the work of preparing meals. In
this pantry n table Is built under the
window at the end, n cupboard Is built
against the wall next TO the kitchen
and a long shelf extends across the
wall opposite the cupboard. The kitch-
en- is large enough to be free from
STIFFNESS and there are three windows
to assure plenty OF light. BY lnclud-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11

ing the pantry as part of the kitchen
design, the hardness of small kltcl-
en- is obtained without Its stuffy, poor
ly lighted features. The basement
stair is entered from the kitchen.
Two bedrooms are provided on the
other side of the house from the rooms
already described. The front bed
room is especially pleasant on account
of the large number of windows. There
are four windows ut the front and one
at the side In this room. A hall CON
meets the two bedrooms, and the bath
room is handily placed midway be-
tween them. There Is clothes chute
provided in the bathroom. Liberal
closet space is allowed Cor, both In the
bedrooms and in the hall between
them.
This house has its strongest appeal
to the housewife because of the spe-
cial attention which has been paid to
the artistic effect of both the exterior
and interior details and the arrange
ment of rooms, especially as regards
the convenience of doing housework.
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from the United States Department or
Agriculture)
A cooperative bull association is a
farmers organization, the chief pur-
pose of which is the joint ownership
and use of high-class. purebred bulls,
The association also may encourage
careful selection of cows, obtain better
prices for dairy products, Introduce
better methods of buying and selling
cattle. work for improved sanitary con-
ditions, intelligently fight contagious
diseases of cattle. and In many other
ways assist the dairy business.
The owners of small herds of grade
cows often feel that they cannot afford
70 purchase valuable pureAred bulls.
In consequence they buy scrubs, or
breed their cows to scrub bull or an
Inferior purebred bull on some near
by farm. One year Hoistein bull
may be used, the next year a Jersey,
and occasionally bull of no particu-
lar breeding. The work of the cooper
alive bun associations makes ii pos
sible for any farmer to own a share in
a purebred bull of high quality.
A bull association in its simplest
form may consist of three farmers who
together purchase three good regis
tered bulls of the same breed. Each
farmer keeps one Of these bulls fer
two years, at the end of which time
the bulls are exchanged to prevent in
breeding. For the same reason a sec
ond exchange Is made at the end of
four years. In this way by paying
the purchase price OF only one bull,
each member of the association has
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
Couldn't Brighten Hubby.

Maria was tender, sentimental lit
tie thing, Int to put 1t mildly, hardly a
beauty. She was very, very fond of
hubby, but exacted from him rather an
uldue amount of attention and service.
"Oh, George" she complained one
night. 81 don't believe you really love
mel Tell me would you feel it, dear,
If we were parted?"
"Eh-what's thatT said George,
Frightening up.
II mean if someone were to come and
offer to take me away, give me beau
tiful home and every loving care, and
all the best that money could buy, how
would you feel?"
1T doesn't arisel" he answered, re-
lapsing into moody silence. "Nobody'f
likely to offer!"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
FAVOR ALFALFA FOR
HORSES OF ANY KIND
To Be Fed Successfully, Crop
Must Be Cut at Proper Time
Feed as Concentrate.
{By C. w. M'CAMPBELL, Kansas State
Agricultural College.)

{By C. w. MCAMPBELL, Kansas State
Agricultural College)
If alfalfa hay Is properly cured, 1t
may be fed to any kind of horses.
This applies just as strongly to work
horses as to growing horses. In or
der, however to be fed successfully,
alfalfa hay must be cut at the proper
time for horse feeding purposes, and
must be fed as O concentrate rather
than as roughage.
The trouble which arises from feed
ing alfalfa is due to the method Of
feeding, not with the alfalfa hay. 1t
has been said that Il e proper time to
begin cutting alfalfa hay Is when the
field Is about one-tenth in bloom. Cut
ting at such time makes very good
hay for cattle, but such hay is too
''washy" for horses at hard work. To
make hay suitable for horses at hard
work, the alfalfa must be allowed to
get rather mature before cutting; in
fact, the field should be in full bloom
before the mower is started The hay
should then be properly cured and
stacked Special care must be taken
to prevent spelling or molding.
After the hay has been cured the
next consideration is the amount to
be fed The important cause of so
much trouble with alfalfa hay has
been overlooking, One pound of al
falfa hay contains 80 per cent more
digestible protein than one pound of
sheilcd cortland is fairly rich in car
bohydrates and fat. A person would
not think of feeding a 1,200-pound
work horse bushel of shelled corn in
day, yet by giving the same horse all
the alfalfa hay he will eat, as large
or larger amount of digestible pro-
tein will be fed. When large amounts
of alfalfa are fed, the horse receives
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
SPEAKING OF HEDGES
BY LIMA r. ROSE.

More and more the hedge is coming
into its own. For miles and miles
along the New Jersey coast, reaching
from Atlantic Highlands to Sea Grit,
is the most continuous stretch of
country homes in America. Million
aires, near-millionaires, people with
money and people who are merely COM
Portable have made this region show
place of never-ending interest. There
are more millionaires among the home
owners of this one spot than the en-
tire realm of England holds.
They have discarded the fence al
most entirely and mile after mile of
privet comes into view as one motors
along the smooth, beautifully kept
roads.
There are also, in the Pacific region,
hedges of geraniums five feet high,
hedges sof Gala lilies and of roses, but
the substantial, serviceable evergreen
hedge is the last word for elegance and
utility, and the New Jersey coast of
fers the best possible field for it's
study.
Here is how the landscape garden
ers of this section handle the plants: .
Before the plants are brought to the
ground quantity of top soil is pro-
cured for the purpose of filling in
about the roots. They need lots Of
moisture to keep them healthy and to
maintain the rich green color. Then
the transplanting is done in the spring
and the plants are handled with care
10 prevent the roots from being dried
out by the wind.
The eyergreens that run from - to
% inches are set from s to II inches
apart The larger plants can be placed
with 1S-inch intervals.
In order that the evergreens may be
bushy, they are pruned when planted,
and this makes the subsequent shaping
of the hedge easy. The spring time is
taken for the pruning, because the
plants are then resuming their growth
and the process finds its best results.
Starting at the beginning, the first
thing to do is to dig trench wide
enough not to cra1p the roots, so that
they can spread fiat and not touch the
sides. Then plenty of well-rotted stable
manure is worked In the trench with
the SOIL After the planting a coating
of manure is placed on the surface of
the soil, covering all of the earth that
has been disturbed. This mulch is left
In place for year. and is then usual
ly worked into the soil.
Where double-row hedges are re-
quired the plants are set in rows six
to nine inches apart and the plants
from 6 to 16 inches apart in the rows.
The whole eastern coast is begin
ming to show the effect of hedge Gull
ture. Newport, the queen of summer
resorts, Long Island and all of the 9TH
err show regions are literally marked
with the natural substitute for the
fences.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
~eNDvmloNr GRAND CHAMPION WISCONSIN BULL.

the use of good purebred bulls for
six years. A larger membership in
the association may either reduce ex-
penses or make possible the purchase
of better bulls.
Ideal Association.
The ideal association is composed
of n much larger number of farmers.
It Jointly owns five bulls, divides Its
territory into five breeding blocks"
and assigns one bull to each block.
AS many as so or 90 cows may belong
to the farmers In each block, and the
bull Is kept on some farm centrally To-
Gated. The blocks are numbered from
one to five, and every two years the
bulls are moved forward to the next
block. If all the bulls live and are
retained until each has made one com
plete circuit, no new bulls have to be
purchased during period Of ten years.
AS soon as the daughters freshen, evil
dence of the sire's true value begins
to. accumulate. This Is the only true
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11
EXTRA FEEDING AND
CARE OF DAIRY cow
Ohio Expert Gives Conclusions
Reached After Experimenting
With Station Herd.

Heavier feeding and extra care OF
cows will pay in more than half the
dairy herds of Ohio" says G. 9. Hay
den Of the Ohio experiment station,
in its Monthly Bulletin. His conclu-
sions are based on investigations with
cows in the station dairy herd.
One COW given extra feed and care
produced so per cent more Iailk and
67 per cent more butterfat than in
previous years. This increase was pro-
duced at II cents less per 100 pounds
of milk and % cents less per pound.
Of butterfat. Another COW gave per
cent more milk and so per cent more
butterfat than in former years. Her
increase cost 81 cents less per 100
pounds of milk and Is cents less per
pound of butterfat.
The lower costs are due to the fact
that little extra time in feeding and
caring for the animals is needed, and
no more stable room nor equipment is
required for large yields than for small
ones.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11

Abraham Lincoln was born, called at
tention to this feature of genius. When
he said that genius picked its society
as it willed, without regard to the
status of the persons, he also called
attention to one of the distinctive at
tributes of flowers.
/ am reminded of this idea by one
of the most recent social events among
the millionaires of the East Down on
Long island. where there are scores of
palaces more costly than anything that
any king ever dreams of building,
number of rich women came together
for an entertainment. They had three
elegant prizes to be awarded.
For what, you ask.
Bridge?
No.
These women of the aristocracy of
money came together, each bearing
little basket, to compete for the prizes
that We're given for the best arranged
basket of flowers that had been grown
by the woman who arranged the hand
basket.
All of the money commanded by peo-
pie who consider one with mere mill
Lion poor, could not provide these wom-
en- with pleasure that the poorest
child of the log cabin cannot enjoy.
What child is there in the land who
cannot pick and arrange a bunch of
posies with as much freedom as the
wealthiest of these grand danes?
think it a good idea. Why not
have little contests at which the taste
and good judgment of the members of
each little circle of a community will
be tested by the arrangement Of flow
ers?
One need not award cut glass and
silver prizes. There can be just as
much rivalry and competition where
the Prize is but a ribbon. And when
the award is made the committee that
judges the prizes ought to be made to
tell exactly why one Bouquet or basket
is better arranged than another. The
members should say in what respect
one set of flowers is better grown than
another.
Thus will be established an inter-
change of ideas as to the growing of
plants and flowers and the artistic GEN.
sibilities of each contestant will be de-
veloped while the stock Of general In
formation will be improved.
Flowers are the true democrats.
They are as sweet for the pauper as
for the prince. There is absolutely no
bar to a study of their beauties and /
would like to know that in million
homes the example of this rich coterie
on Long island is being followed to the
profit of other people and to the bet
ter production of the pretty things of
life.