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Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
SPORTING NEWS

Charles Garland of Pittsburg won
from John Wilson of Chicago, 60, 6-1,
in the Western patriotic tennis
matches at Chicago.
The dates for the Women's Colorado
State Association championship at
Denver have been changed from Aug.
IA to Aug. % to 81, inclusive.
Busy's Lassie, winner of the $4,000
M. and M. stake at Detroit, repeated
her victory in another $4,000 Grand
Circuit race, the Paper Mills stake for
2:0S trotters at Kalamazoo, Mich, this
time winning in straight heats.
One of the most popular foreign vic
tories on the French turf in several
years was scored recently when w. K.
Vanderbilt's Franco-American bred
filly Brumelli won the first French
wartime derby and the first event of
any Importance run over the regula-
tion old derby course since 1914.
GENERAL
Twenty-one deaths, attributed to the
present record breaking heat wave,
were reported in Chicago in twenty
four hours.
An advance of l cent a quart,
making the price of milk 12h cents,
will cost the consumers $4,000 a
year in New York.
John De Saulles, former United
States minister to Uruguay, was shot
and killed at his home at Roslyn, Long
Island by his divorced wife, who was
Miss Blanquitta Errazuriz of Santiago,
Chile.
Walter ]. Hill, youngest son of the
late James ]. Hill, has volunteered his
services to the United States govern
ment in the quartermaster depart
ment and will be assigned to the pur-
chasing Of horses.
The crisis as the result of the lynch
ing of Frank II. Little at Butte, Mont,
is believed to have been passed and
there is practically none of the tense
feeling in evidence which was present
on the day of his death.
Following numerous complaints
against his actions among the miners
In the Yerington copper district a
committee of 200 prominent citizens
of Yerington, New, escorted C. w. Nc
Kennon to the boundary line of the
county and released him with orders
not to come back.
At Briar Cliff Manor, N. Y, Maj.
Gen. John F. Weston, who fought un-
der Custer in the Indian war, died aft
er brief illness.
Heat claimed the lives of 115 per-
sons in greater New York Aug. 1,
while hundreds of others were pros
trated. The maximum temperature
was SO.
While temporarily deranged through
fear that he would be drafted, Alma
Walt of La Porte, Ind, killed his 2
year-old son, wounded his wife and
committed suicide Mrs. Walt will
live.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
The True Word.

Two elderly New York clubmen who
have retired spend much of their time
gazing out upon the Fifth avenue
throngs from their leather rest chairs
at club lounge window.
Charles B. Towns was seated near
them the other day. A very stunning
woman of middle age passed in a
handsome turnout.
81 wonder how old she is?' said one.
"Woman is as old as she looks" was
the reply.
There was a pause. "And man is
not old until he quits looking" said
the first-and both resumed their gaz-
ing.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
Didn't Seem to Be "Free" Seeds


An Indiana congressman recently
made a liberal distribution Of free
seeds, sending them to his cOnstitu-
ents in franked envelopes on which ap-
peared the regular warning, Penalty
for private use, $780," says the Indian
apolis News. A few days later one of
his supporters wrote:
"I don't know what to do about those
garden seeds you sent me. 1 notice
1t is $500 fine for private use. don't
want to use them for the public.
want to plant them in my private gar
den. l can't afford to pay $500 for the
privilege. Won't you see if you can
fix it so l can use them privately? 1
am law-abiding citizen, and do not
want to commit crime"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep It Clear by Daily Use Of
Cuticura-TriaI Free.

A hot bath with ,Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by a gentle amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
in most cases Of eczemas, rashes and
itching of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your everyday toilet prepara-
tions and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
Her Idea.

Wifey-James, make little garden
for me in the back yard.
Hubby-Going into amateur garden
ing?
Wifey-Yes; l get some bird seed
and I'm going to try to raise canaries.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
Wise Precaution.

Vlsitor-When writing about China
do you refer to 1t as a republic or a
monarchy?
Editor-Always the opposite to
what it is at the moment. It's bound
to be the other by the time the ar
ticles gets into print.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
Wise Caddie.

Green Golfer (to caddie) are
you looking there for? l must have
driven it so yards farther than that.
Diplomatic Caddie-Yes, sir; but
sometimes they hit stone and bounce
back terrible distance, sir.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
In Fat Berth.

Towne-No; Grafton doesn't work at
all now.
Browne-He doesn't? Why, when 1
knew him he seemed to be young
man with considerable push.
Towne-All that's changed now. He's
a young man with considerable pull
and dOesi't have to work.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
An Apology.

"Are you not ashamed to use poi
soned arrows?
"I'm doing the best can in my linn
tied way" whimpered the savage. "Of
course, poisoned arrows only get 'em
one at a time. But we lack the me-
chanical facilities for wholesale opera
tions with U-boats."
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
The Ambitious Bride.

Blll-Hello! Home from your hon
eymoon trip already?
Gill-Oh, yes.
Rather short, wasn't it?"
"Oh, yes. My new wife seemed rath-
er anxious to get home and try her
cooking on me-"
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

The worlds normal yield of the six
great cereals ranges from 16,000,000, 900
to 19,000,000,0 bushels.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

Don't talk too much; a stiff upper
jaw is as useful as a stiff upper lip
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

Baking powder causes bread to rise,
but gunpowder will raise it quicker
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

A wise bachelor never tells a girl
she is pretty in the presence of her
rival.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10

Southern states yearly produce
], 100000 pounds of cottonseed oil.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-10
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No Smartng Just Eye Comfort 80 cents at
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
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means of maintaining the value of the
mark in foreign exchange. But when
this became known popular indignation
compelled the withdrawal of the export
privilege. War or no war, we may be
certain that any marked interference
with the customary domestic supply in
America will cause local food riots and
demands for an embargo on export. In
the event of war with Germany our
manifest duty will be to assure an ad-
equate food supply to France, England
and Italy, but the deliberate organiza-
ton of export will meet with insuper-
able opposition unless the domestic de-
mand is first satisfied.
The Federal government should make
il possible for all non-agricultural COM
munities to do what private wealth has
done in New York. Surplus supplies
should be gathered at strategic points
for release at critical moments. This
would check undue speculation. steady
local markets and prevent riots.
The next step beyond this preliminary
precaution has been advised by the
farmers of the Non-Partisan League of
Dakota and the Northwest. They pro-
pose that the government prepare to
take over terminal grain elevators, -four
mills, packing houses and cold storage
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By Courtesy of "The Neao Republic"

plants precisely as it has prepared to
take over factories producing munitions
for the army and navy. To locate the
major centres Of food shortage and dis
tribution would not call for protracted
investigation. Neither would their con-
troll require a large bureaucratic army.
As in the case of munitions, the govern
ment could rely upon volunteer COM
mittees of experts and local volunteer
organizations.
1t is upon such general economic in
centives to increased production that
the government will have to rely in this
crisis. Spring planting is on; in some
Southern sections crops are already
ripening. What the farmers and the
country have right to ask is an au-
thoritative statement of what the de-
mand for commodities is and the as
surance of a clear-cut programme of
government action.
But what if these general measures
fail to yield sufficient surplus to en-
able US to feed France, England and
Italy without serious interference with
our domestic habits Of consumption?
In anticipation of such contingency a
man of the exceptional experience of
Herbert c. Hoover believes that we
should begin at once TO apply policy
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How Did II Ever Get Out That
Women QUARREL?

"You mean the officers quarrelling
and resigning?" I asked jokingly.
why, that's all over town"
"The ideal Now, how do you sup
pose that got out"
Two very smart-looking girls entered
the room. "Td like to be in the cavalry"
said one. 1t appeared that dues were
three dollars a year; infantry outfits,
without rifles, cost twelve dollars and
cavalry outfits sixteen.
owe have about seven hundred mem
bers in New York alone" volunteered
my informant proudly, "a branch in
Milwaukee, and one being formed in
Boston"
Really" | said. Sergeant at the
armory said only about eighty were
drilling"
81 guess that old sergeant doesn't
know much" she said testify, and that
seemed to settle it, for the enrolment
figures are not published.
"All day long," I complained, 1--WE
been hoping to meet a woman who
would really kill man.
"Come down to the armory with me
on Thursday" she urged. "I'll show you
hundreds. Why, one came in here just
the other day-a great big strapping
woman Say she said, is this real
military organization? And can | have
a gun? | want to fight with the men,
Of course we're not really trained to
do that-to go into the trenches. What
we're really organized for is to protect
ourselves" She shook her finger at me.
What could you do she said, "if
German entered your home? You can't
shoot
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"here is the vice-president; perhaps
you'd better talk to her.
She was a nice sociable vice-presi-
dent. eyes, we're very democratic,
she declared in response to a question.
I'VE even take in colored women
"And these colored women-are they
-er-oficers? | asked stupidity.
"Oh, dear, no." she said, smiling
sweetly. "They scrub, you know
She also informed me that her league
was working hard to establish relief
stations under Red Cross standards.
These would contain blankets, band
ages, etc. The slogan of their pledge
was, Can You Fill Mans Place.
Then | went up to the 69th Regiment
Armory to see that really, truly mill
tary organization known as the Wom-
ans League for Self-Defence. | was
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it, whether the local market conditions
are due to car shortage, whether there
is artificial manipulation or control, no
one can state with certainty" To for
mulate a national food policy on the
basis of such complete ignorance is man
ifestly impossible. A food census should
be taken at once. And since Congress
has denied a special appropriation, the
Secretary of Agriculture should pro-
coed Immediately with the help Of vol
unteer agencies, such as local Chambers
of Commerce, State Departments of
Agriculture and State. Agricultural Col
leges, to find out where our food re-
serves are. But if our food supply is to
play an effective part in this years cam
paign, action, even on present imperfect
information, is more important than
further investigation
The experience Of Germany and Bel
GUM, where the patriotic appeal to self
sacrifice is exceptional, has shown that
individual farmers cannot be forced to
give up their supplies until they and
their families have satisfied their nor
NAL appetites. In this respect nations
behave like individuals. In 1915 the
German asparagus crop was large. Be-
cause asparagus brings high price
and because its nutritive value is small,
the German government permitted its
export TO Holland and Denmark as a
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A DAY WITH LADY MILL ARlSlS

feet on the next generation. Just now
the league is busy on a general scheme
of training along lines of what women
are called upon to do III wartime. Most
of the preparedness advocates | talked
with entertained uncomplimentary SEN
timents toward the pacifists; but the
most intelligent remark was made by
member of this same organization
81 think the pacifists are dangerous,
she said. because they have that spirit
ual quality we all adore. And then we
all love the idea of the Brotherhood OF
Man-but that's purely utopian, and
won't work"
Late that afternoon | went back to
the Woman's League for Self-Defence,
now open. | naturally expected to find
a severe military person in charge-but
instead she was sweet-faced and
motherly.
81 used to be a pacifist myself, y she
said, until / saw what happened to the
Belgian women"
Just then the telephone rang.
"Oh, how do you do, captain.' she
spoke into the receiver. "Why | think
everything's going to be all right. It's
all going to be patched up, and the Off
GERS are glad to come back and be
friends" She hung up. "There," she
said to me. "Now don't you go and put
that in your paper!'
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of partial repression. Our normal
abundance has bred in us wasteful
habits of consumption. The dietetic
minimum necessary to maintain health
is approximately 2,400 calories-vary-
ing from 800 for infants to $500 for
hard manual workers. But the CUSTOM
airy food consumption in the United
States averages 1000 calories We
scorn substitutes for the things we
habitually eat. We have a superstitious
prejudice against oleomargarine and
vegetable fats, although many Of them
are superior to animal products. The
cry of the East Side women that what
they wanted was not smelts or hominy
but their customary measure Of onions,
cabbageS and potatoes lent touch of
humor to their hunger riots. But our
set habits create psychological prob
lem that cannot be solved by ruthless
ness-they must be met by sustained
campaign of education. In this matter
many OF our local health boards are
already doing good work. AS result
Of his experience in Belgium and France
Mr.. Hoover believes that it is possible
ITO make the terms cdlorieS, fats, pro-
TENS, carbohydrates understood and
appreciated by every person who reads
A further aid to the solution Of the psy-
Geological problem would be to advise
the public exactly what monthly supply
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osophicaly, women is queer now
adays; first they want the vote and then
they want to get in the army"
/ could tell by his manner that ne
didn't intend to oblige them in either
particular.
At the National League for Woman's
Service | found that Miss Grace Parker,
national commandant, was i'll; but
Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer, would talk
to me. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, is a keen.
efficient, coldly intelligent person. To
my mind she is the personification of the
military spirit in this country. She
runs her own Office as if it were huge
corporation - no sentimentality - all
business.
The League for Woman's Service
grew out of a movement started by the
recent National Security Congress held
in Washington. 1t is working for Wom-
ems Bureau under the Federal govern
ment to deal with women's work and
welfare; a long distance programme,
which is intended to have immense eff
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and successful through young girls.
Only those between the ages of fourteen
and thirty need apply. | couldn't help
thinking it must be pleasanter that
way-especially for the soldiers. Be-
sides, brass buttons have way of Just
being brass buttons after women are
the wrong side Of thirty. They had all
the fine Impotence Of youth for the
older women's organizations and their
more conservative way Of doing things.
There are three divisions of the
Honor Guard: First aid to the wounded.
First aid to families-comprising care
of children, cooking, sewing, social SER
vice. First aid in general utility-com-
prising swimming, riding, telegraphy,
stenography, agriculture. They pledge
themselves to Uphold the National
Honor from criticism, our flag from
deSecration, our government and those
who represent it from disrespect." It's
a pretty large order
Five thousand members are enrolled
in the United States. All that | saw
were fine looking, healthy girls with a
natural love of excitement. / didn't
come across any with much knowledge
of history or the effects of war. / asked
one if she thought war brought about
the return of manly virtues, as so many
people believed. I couldn't make out
what she meant by her answer, but I'll
give it anyway. eyes, I think it will
bring all the suffragists and the anti
suffragists together, and everything
like that"
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One of the Lady MiffariSfS Hap
pens To Be Man

Ny next stop was at one of the nu-
merous offices of Preparedness Leagues
on Fifth Avenue. There came across
a man secretary, which was rare sight
in most Of the women's offices.
"Sit down." he said, genially. II
have a little telephoning to do, then I'll
talk to you. Here, read this interview
with our president while you're waiting
its from your own paper, and it's the
best thing ever written about our work.
That's why we had it made into a
pamphlet
CHANGING idly down the page, the first
thing / read was: "There is no unity
here she declared, few days ago in an
interview staged in her st. Regis salon,
with a musical setting Of exotic bird
songs and great swishing of goldfish.
How different the national conscious
ness Of the French isp"
could read no more, my brain reeled;
and the secretary had finished tel
ephoning.
"How many women are ready for
actual service" I asked, eff the country
should be at war tomorrow
Seven millionw he said, hitting the
desk to heighten the effect. He looked
me over and decided against me. "Any-
way" he went on, I'm afraid you're
too late. A reporter was in here yes
terday."
! suggested that even two might do
a story on so large an issue.
ooh, very WELL" he said, YEARLY,
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TNHE steadying effect which a few
carloads of hominy, rice, Pacific
smelts and Brazilian beans have
had upon the New York market shows
what can be done to control the food
supply when a community has the will
to take vigorous action. For years
New York has been trifing with its
food problem. 1t has muddled along
through interminable Investigations
without the will to formulate food pol
icy, as it has formulated health policy,
although the two are essentially insep-
arabic. Had the authorities prepared
against a possible. food shortage as
effectively as they prepared against pos
sible tampering with bridges and aque-
ducts the city need not have been dis
graced by rioting mobs and riotous spec
uIation.
New York has escaped the conse-
quences Of its unpreparedness more
easily than it deserved. II was rare
luck that there were men on the
Mayors Food Committee who knew
where smelts and beans could be reach
ed by telephone and who had money to
buy them without waiting for public
appropriation. The Federal govern
nent is not SO fortunate. In appealing
10 Congress 10 finance a food investi-
cation the United States Secretary Of
Agriculture said on March q Where
the food supply ia located, who owns it,
what may be the difficulties Of securing
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Of given commodity is available and
what this means in daily calOries per
capita. 1.-TWO very important reac-
TONS" says Mr.. Hoover, follow Sucn
publicity. The patriotic, well-thnklng
population responds at once. And
curious psychological effect IS induces
toward economy by directing attention
to the specific shortage. even if the max
imum food available is actually up 70
normal consumption
These are but rough indications y
what might readily be done to cohliO
our American food supply if the VIII "
control were present. But the problen
is a psychological one as much as a prov
lem of mechanical production and az
tribution. The will to economic mus
be in the people as we'll as IN their ."
fetal representatives. No programnp
can be effective that is not planned "
a national scale and inspired oy u
tional purpose. The present mudoie
Washington is the most serious oos'S''
to the development Of a rational pv
gramme of food conservation. IL -
government continues to drift, II 1t ls a..
to announce a definite purpose until "
planting season is passed, we shall nav,
our hands full with our own domeS"
food problems before the year Is al .. :,
end. With the food reserves OIL ~.
world practically exhausted our aol"|
as a nation to influence the outcome ~
the war grows increasingly proolemY
cal with every day of indecision.
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The leagues prospectus says: This
league is guarantee to the men of the
United States that if they will endeavor
to their utmost ability to protect our
properties, our homes and our beloved
country from oppression and treachery
we will assure them that we can pro-
tect ourselves" And also this Surely,
if it comes to finalities, a quick, clean.
honorable death from a well-aimed
bullet is preferable to the lingering
horror which comes from considering
ones self innately helpless DO read
this right? Is it a new Suicide Club?
When she told me that the league
planned to continue after the war
asked one more question; What ef-
feet do you think all these martial
movements will have on liberal, social
and economic forces"
Il don't know as they viii have any,"
she answered placidly. will they?"
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ChaperOned Coffee and Rolls -Four
Hours After the Break

Things looked up bit, however, at
the offices of the Girls National Honor
Guard. No red tape there! Miss
Theodore Booth herself, the young,
blond, pretty president, came out bub-
bling over with enthusiasm. She told
how they carried rolls and hot coffee to
the militiamen guarding the bridges,
and her eyes sparkled with excitement.
-Four hours after the break with Ger
many" she said my girls were out on
the bridges in blizzard--chaperoned,
of coursew
This is an organization composed al
together of youthful femininity. Accord
ing to their pamphlet: Organized by
young girls, governed by young girls
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Not All the Music You Hear Is
Martial Music

ooh, them," explained the guard; cts
a theatrical troupe practising dancing.
! watched 'em for long time yesterday,
but / couldn't make out what they were
doing. Those-er-movem - he
finished in embarrassment. "They are
going to South America. / got an idea
what South Americans is like; been
down on the border"
The sergeant was jovial fat man.
II can't tell you much" he said. "The
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halted by two guards, but admitted
after proper explanation. The sergeant
who drilled the women was busy, and
/ was told to wait. One of the guards
was friendly.
How would you like to be SOLDIER"
he asked. Strains of queer Oriental
music fioated down to us from the bal
cony and could hear girls voices.
whats up there?' I questioned in
surprise.