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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

The remedy must be sought chiefly in measures
that will cause increased production of food
stufs and avoidance of waste in connection
with distribution and consumption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

ReDroduccd from pamphlet entitled "Food Pre-
nqredness@ by Henry r.. Seagcr Professor OF Po'nc@
1,.n,, and Professor Robert f. Chaddoch, associate
Professor of Statistics published at Columbia U"Ve'y
IN n sDIcndd series called "CoIumbia Var Papers.
MERICA has been called the worlds granaTy tnaI many
" persons m believe be neXhausbe reservoir OIL 1000
n Il v not America feed the world some years ago. anu
,yrort high prices the difficulty she beginning "
- fry herself orr food production has not kept pace ruin l."
18th n r opqion caused anxiety to agricultural experts
m before the outbreak Now when We must supply 1000
mot only 70 ourselves but to allies, the gavest aspect OF grave
situation . .....,.u.o
TIE significant result Of tendency Of Americans TO concentrate
in urban communities decrease I" the per capita P0d"
- ,, food ro4us The per capita production Of wheat IN the
[ stats thirty years ago in comparison with that of to-day as
follows: ,u.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

may merely whole bread-whch per
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
The Farmers Bank of Butler Farm
Products Display.

That Bates is one of the leading
agricultural counties of the state is
amply proven by the display of the
products of her farms and gardens
now on display in the lobby of the
Farmers Bank in this city.
In point of size, the most conspic,
uous objects in the display are three
gigantic pumpkins, one of which was
raised by w. F. Duvall, president OF
the bank. An immense squash is
contributed by A. w. Padley. The
potato family is represented by a
large sweet potato from the gardens
of R. E, Miller, in the south part of
the city. There is white corn, red
corn and yellow corn, and each ear
is the best ever raised in the coun-
ty. Broom corn and Kaffir corn
were not forgotten and good samples
of each can be found on the tables.
That this is a good grass county is
shown by a bundle of Sudan grass
over seven feet high. Also a fine
sample of German millet. While this
did not seem to be good fruit year
in this part of the country there are
some good pears and apples, that are
the products of Bates county
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
investigation will be made.

investigation will be made.
All of the old frame hog houses
were destroyed and these will be re-
placed by cement houses. Assistant
General Manager Weeks of the Stock
Yards Company said it would be al
most impossible to estimate the loss
at this time. Yesterdays run of cat
tie was 4I,ooo head, the largest for
many weeks. None of the officials
would say the fire was the result OF
a war plot.
As result of the fire there was no
market at the Stock Yards today. A
number of fine horses owned by ca.-
tie spectators were also lost in the
fire. the number lost being estimat-
ed at one hundred. Spectators who
went to bed last night with small for
tunes in their hands were awakened
this morning to find their fortunes
had been wiped out by fire.
J. b. Dill. assistant chief of the
Kansas City. Kas., fire department
and head of the first fire company to
reach the scene of the fire. said h:
firmly believed the fire was of in
cendiary origin. Lieut.. Bishoff Of
No. I6 engine company said he saw
fires in three different parts of the
yards.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
FIRE IN THE K, G. STOCK
YARDS
Several Thousand Head of Cattle and
Hogs and 100 Horses Burned
to Death,

Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. I6-Thou-
sands Of cattle-and-hogs perished in
the fire which broke out in the Kan
sas City Stock Yards at 2 o'clock
this morning and ragged until day.
light before it was gotten under con
troll by the firemcn. I,
Twenty-Five acres of cattle pers
and hog houses were destroyed. Es-
Inmates of the number of head OF
stock burned vary, some fixing the
number at 10000 but stock yard Of
ficials said the number lost would B.:
between $500 and 5000 cattle and e.
900 to $500 hogs. To estimate the
loss in dollars would be a difficult
task. the officials said. but it is gen.
orally believed. it will reach 81 ,ooo,-
600. Spectators in cattle are the
heaviest losers. Cattle and hogs were
driven from the pens and mingled to-
gether in the streets and the owners
will be unable to identify their stock.
II is probable the cattle and hogs
that escaped the flames will be sold
bv order of the circuit court and the
proceeds distributed in accordance
with the testimony Offered by the
owners. The cattle lost was mostly
stockers, the beef cattle having been
gotten ont of the yards. At noon the
firemen were still at work endeavor-
ing to extinguish the smouldering
flames.
Co. B of the Kansas City Home
Guards which has been patrolling
the Stock Yards since the National
Guards left the state. were not on
guard at the yards last night Gov
ernor Gardner having ruled that they
couuld not be used for service in
Kansas.
The origin of the fire is not known
but the belief was expressed that Il |
was Of. incendiary origin. A raid
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
Root Branch.

Welch brothers have bought a SI75
John Deer corn binder. 1t has All
elevator dump and is fine one.
Mrs. Ira Wiser and daughter and
Mrs Leslie I.afever were wild grape
hunting one day last week. did
not ask them if they had license for
hunting.
Frank Smith put up the Welcl
brothers priarie hay on the shares.
Mr.. w. l. Walbridge baled it.
Sol Wiser writes home from Fl.
Sill that the water is about to fail
and he expects to- be moved to some
other quarters soon. He is with Co.
3.
Last Friday night the howl of
wolves was heard and the dogs were
after them on Root Branch.
Co. b is doing hard drilling now
days. They drill from 7:3o to 1880
and from r:3o to $50. That puts
them in the dark for supper and they
use candles instead of lamps.
The frost we had Oct. E fixed ev-
erything for cutting and we have
had nice weather since and no more
frost.
| want wood cut on the shares or
will pay $I.oo corded up in the timber
4x8 feet.
Mrs. w. c. Green's mother is here
on a visit this week. Mr.. Green met
her at the train ia Butler last FRI
day. s
AsOv .
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
Urges That The Strike Order to
Coal Miners be Revoked.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct I6-Alex-
ander Howat, president of district II,
United Mine Workers of America,
tonight was in receipt OF telegram
from John P. White, national presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers,
urging that the strike Of $4,000 coal
miners in all mines operated by men,
bers of the Southwestern Interstate
Operators Association. called for
Friday morning. should not become
effective. He asked that such dras-
tic action" be not taken pending
further negotiations. Missouri. Ar
kansas. Kansas and Oklahoma are
embraced IN the affected district.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

orchards. John Phelps has on exhi-
bition a quart of very fine cane sor-
ghum that looks as though it would
go mighty fine with hot cakes.
There is also bottle of OIL, whicn
however, is from an Oklahoma we'll.
but the well is owned by a Bates
county man.
While there have been larger dis
plays of Bates county products, It
is doubtful if there have been many
better ones. Every one of the
products is almost perfect and would
win ribbon in almost any competi-
tion. The display is worth looking
at. Drop around and see what the
county can produce.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Cadet Cyril w. Courture has been
dismissed from the West Point mill
tary academy. President Wilson has
approved the court martial's sentence.
Two charges were preferred against
Courture, absenting himself without
leave for two hours and making n
false statement with intent to de-
ceive.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Mexicans crossed the border at
Terlingua. Tex, Wednesday night
and drove off 10 horses from the
ranch of >Butrill and Sublett, accord
ing to message received at Ell Paso.
The raiders were pursued by Ameri-
can troops to the International Line
yesterday but escaped with the hors-
,es. Terlingua is 20 miles south of
Maria, Tex.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

NJ. Howard against the Sweigart
heirs recently. J. Fl. Grain of Fl.
Scott. kas., and Mr.. January. Of Ne
vada represented Mr.. Howard in the
litigation, which has been IN pro-
grcss for several ycars.-Rich Hin
Review.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

The body of Herman Hcinisch. an
Austrian, who escaped from the guard
house at Fort Mcintosh Saturday
night, was recovered from the Rio
Grande near Laredo, Tex, Saturday
night. Heinisch broke Jail in COM
pany with four other Austrians and a
German. The body of Hans Frelich
another of the fugitives, was recov-
cred from the river Tuesday.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Two or three more days will b.
needed to complete arrangements for
formal awarding of commissions to
approximately 62s successful candi-
dates at Fort Des Moines officers
training camp for negroes, it was
said. Col. w. T. Johnston. detailed
by the War Department, will make
the awards.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

The New York Volks Zeitung, the
official organ of German speaking so.
cialists of New York, has been for
hidden the use Of the mails. The
newspaper recently is reported to
have refused an advertisement for
Liberty Loan bonds.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18
SWEIGART RANCH NEAR
CARBON CENTER SOLD
BY Trustee for $4,000, Judge Silvers
of Butler, Purchaser.

Judge John A. Silvers, Wesley
Denton and ]. w. Harrison of Butler
were in Rich Hill Tuesday morning
on business Judge Silvers lately
purchased the Sweigart ranch near
Carbon Center, concerning which the
Nevada Post says THE Sweigart
farm. consisting of 1870 acres locas-
ed near Carbon Center, was sold
Monday at the courthouse by NJ. T.
January, trustee, to John A. Silvers
of Butler. The consideration was
So, 900. The land formerly was
kuownS - the Col. Baughn ranch.
The trustees sale was held to satisfy
. Judgment of 5000 awarded to C..
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Judge Silvers informs us that it is
his intention to have preliminary
survey made of this land and if prac-
teal to levy same, a levy district will
be formed and the entire farm levied.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Frank Gotch, the worlds champion
wrestler, spent last week in hos
tai nursing his back which had beer,
badly sprained lifting a hog into i
wagon on his Iowa farm. He never
had much trouble tossing beefy for.
eigners around at will, but an Ameri-
can hog was a different proposition.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Mrs. Elizabeth James. mother Of
United States Senator Ollie NJ. James
of Kentucky. died after brief illness
at her home at Marion, KY, Friday,
while her son was speeding to her
bedside from Washington. Mr..
James was il years old.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Persons living in territory adjacent
to Camp Funston are reported to be
very indignant at the report that the
war department contemplates send
ing negro soldiers to that post And
Kansas was once the home OF John
Brown,
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Two officers and eight enlisted
men of the Rainbow division have
been sentenced to dishonorable dis
charge from the army for the "in-
temperate use of alcohol" The names
OF the officers have not been made
public.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Thomas b. Smith, mayor OF Philt-
on charges of conspiracy to commit
murder at the recent election held III
that city.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Because II Holland permits the Ger
mans to ship junk. sand and gravel
through that country to and from
Belgium, England has stopped all
commercial cable communication
with the Netherlands.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Nine bakers have been found guilty
of conspiring to fix bread prices in
Los Angeles, California, in violation
of the state antitrust law.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

w. II, Vcno, a wealthy resident OF
Manchester, England, has offered S.,
600 to the first British aviator who
drops bomb on Berlin.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

Ten Mexicans afflicted with lepro-
sy were last week sent back into Mex
leo by the United States health an
thorities
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
NOTABLES BORN THIS DAY.

Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, born in Mecklenberg, 3S years ago to- day.
 Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, born 61 years ago to- day.
 Brig. Gen. James H. McRae, recent ly assigned to command the 158th De- pot brigade at Camp Sherman, born in Georgia, 54 years ago today.
 Dr. Brandford Knapp, chief of the farm demonstration division of the United States Department of Agricul- ture. born at Vinton, Iowa, AZ years ago today.
 Harry E. Britain, director of the intelligence department of the British national service bureau, who has led movement to found club for Ameri- can officers in London, born A years ago today.
 Viscount Morley of Blackburn, vet eran English statesman, born at Black burn 70 years ago today.
 Bishop Richard G. Warehouse of the M. E. Church, South, born near Spring City, Tenn, 62 years ago to- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
GERMAN WOMEN
 FETCHED TO PLOW

What American women may expect if German "kultur" is not stamped from the face of the earth is gathered from the observations of an American bicycle tourist who left Germany shortly after the outbreak of the war, says the January Popular Mechan- ics Magazine in an illustrated article. The spectacle of women doing all man. ner of heavy labor was never particu- larly unusual in Germany even in pre- war days, but the sight of four women harnessed like horses and pulling a blow was distinct shock to the trav- eler, who witnessed this scene along the roadside in the state of Hesse- Nassau.
 The tourist stopped that night at a nearby inn and there, in conversation with a number of German peasants, expressed surprise that women should be driven to such drudgery. The peas ants were much astonished when in- formed that women in America seldom work at any task heavier than house. hold duties or light factory or office toll. .se..-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

As The Graphic, in accord with GUS tom, will not issue on Christmas, 1t takes this occasion to wish all a Christmas as merry as they would have it, and that they will find in their Christmas gifts that evidence of af- fectionate thoughtfulness which pro- vides added source of qualification and happiness.
 The Graphic hopes that there will be cheer and joy in all homes, and es- pecially that it's little friends will find delight in the day and their remem- brances from "Santy." While the eel ebration of many of the adults may be subdued somewhat by the knowledge of what's taking place lover there, " and by realization that preparations for American participation are prog ressing steadily, there's no need-and no purpose to serve-to permit this situation to interfere with the chil- dren's happiness. We are young but once. Let the children of today enjoy to the fullest the surprises and de- lights of Christmas.
 Merry Christmas, kind folk!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
SOUTH SHOULD NOT
 WASTE CORN CROP

There is large crop of corn over the south east of those portions oI Texas and Oklahoma which have SUI fered severely from lack of ram; but corn is not likely to be cheap. Those who are betting on the market, or dealing in futures, are of the opinlon that corn will sell for over dollar bushel in both December of thls year and next May. II,
 It is, therefore, important that the south does not waste her corn crop; By feeding our 100000 horses ana mules two pounds of cottonseed meal
 day for 200 days instead ot four pounds of the corn usually fed, we can save 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels of corn for feeding hogs or for sale. This is an important matter. Pork products, are scarce and high priced. If the hogs
 are largely fattened on peanuts, soy beans and velvet beans, with just a II little corn, and then they are hardened by four to six weeks feeding on corn and cottonseed meal-three parts ot
 corn to one part of cottonseed meal there is almost certainly a proht Tn
 using our surplus corn or that we can save by feeding the mules and horses two pounds day, in feeding hogs at
 the prices they will probably brlng.- The Progressive Farmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
AIR STARVATION.

Now is the time when air starvation is running rampant in the land. The ratio of persons dying from food star vation to those dying from air star vation is about one to 1000. And the diseases which primarily result from air starvation are pneumonia, con- sumption, croup, influenza and other respiratory maladies.
 It is so simple, too, to avoid many of these troubles-merely the breath ing of sufficient fresh air, not abus- ing the body by overeating and over- drinking, and not allowing ones self to become chilled.
 Microbes in rotten air cause an im- mense amount of mischief in life. Open the windows oftener. The fresh air of Gods outdoors is our best friend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
LABOR IN THE MILLS.

Conscription has played hob with the labor situation in our great mills in the industrial centers, the effect of which is felt throughout the entire country.
 The most curious feature of the sit uation, however, is the fact that fewer married women are offering them selves to the mills for labor.
 This is due to the fact that in order to prove claims for dependencies and thus gain exemption from military service, many men who formerly had their wives and families working in the mills have compelled them to re- main at home.
 The patriotic mill worker couldn't prove his family "dependening'' upon him if it was at work, so he is doing the supporting alone "for military reasons"
 There is no particular reason why such business should be permitted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
TROJAN CAMOUFLAGE
 USED AT CRAONNE

History's ancient example of camou- flage, the Trojan horse, has a modern variation of peculiar interest, says the January Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated article. During the fighting near Craonne on the western front, some time ago, a horse broke his traces and dashed across "No Mans Land" toward the German de- lenses. When near the edge of first line trench he fell. The French imme- diately made the best of the opportu- nifty and set camoufage artists at work fashioning a papier-mache rep lica of the dead animal. Under cover of darkness the carcass was replaced with the dummy. For three days ob- servers stationed in the latter were able to watch the enemy's movements at close range and telephone their in- formation to headquarters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
ONE DEAD, ONE HURT
 IN FIT. SMITH MINE


 Fort Smith, Dec. 23.-Price Pardin, age 20, married, is dead, and Charles Dewberry is seriously injured as the result of the first fatal mine accident that has occurred in Sebastian county for several years. Pardin was killed and Dewberry injured early yester- day morning by runaway coal cars in the Peacock Coal company's, three quarters of a mile east of this city.
 The cars, six in number, composed the first trip of the days work. They had reached about twenty feet from the top of the slope, when the cable broke and then ran back into the mine gaining terrific speed and running over Pardin and Dewberry, who were 500 feet from the top of the mine. Pardin died an hour and a half after he was injured. Dewberry is pit boss at the mine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
MORE COAL, LESS BY-PRODUCTS.

On the continent of America has ex lsted more coal than anywhere or earth. Yet this country has hereto. fore been depending upon foreign sources for such essential products made from coal as dyestuffs, fixed nj. 'trogen and many important drugs.
 Where, oh where, was our boasteo business acumen?
 Our output of coal has never beer adequately used; only two-thirds of its commodity value has been obtained.
 For years our big packers boastec that they used everything in hog but the squeal, and that the by-products they manufactured landed the great est profits.
 Our coal industry has been conduct. ed on exactly the opposite principle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
THAT FIFTEEN-CENT COIN.

A 15-cent coin is wanted-an inter- mediary between the dime and the quarter dollar.
 The coin in particular is wanted by big business concerns and amusement caterers.
 Wartime prices, taxes and other de- velopments seem to emphasize the need for the coin, they say.
 The agitation for the 15-cent piece was launched originally by a moving picture magnate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
piled with sufficient quantity, par ticularly the men in the trenches.

piled with a sufficient quantity, par ticularly the men in the trenches.
 And here is where the European sugar situation has tremendous bearing on conditions.
 A map showing the European beet sugar plants tells it's own vivid story. It depicts large number of such plants in Germany and Austria, a much lesser number in southern Rus sia, and a large number in northern France. Scarcely any such plants ex- ist in other parts of France.
 The western front battle line, there for, gobbled up most of Frances su- gar beet mills. The result is that the only allied sugar plants in Europe outside of those in inaccessible Russia are the only European source of sup ply.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
ISSUE PRIORITY ORDER.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Under an or der issued last night by Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the priority shipments board, structural material urgently needed in cantonment con struction work is included in the list of preferred commodities granted pre- cedence in car supply and movement. The order became effective today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

One Year Ago Today in the War.
 Dec. "A, 1916.-Allies continued to retreat in Wallachia; Tultscha, on the Danube, across from Bessarabia, oc- cupied by Bulgarians; French senate voted unanimously that France could not make peace while enemy occupied French territory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
MRS RODWORTH ILL.

Mrs. w. T. Glenn, 4O4 Walnut street, received word yesterday that her sister, Mrs. A. w. Rodworth, is seriously ill at her home in Malvern. MT. and Mrs. Glenn left yesterday morning for that city, making the trip in their automobile.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
Too Much Competition.

Now. where do you want your speech to come?" "Put me on before the celery is served. Two hundred people eating celery in unison make it very difficult to be heard"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Last week was busy one with Pine Bluff merchants. Today will be the busiest day of all. Get out early, and take as many of your packages home as you can carry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
GERMANY AND THE SUGAR
 SHORTAGE.

" If a sugar shortage exists in
 America it is due to the fact that we
 must keep our allies in Europe sup
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Many a Christmas gift was selected from brilliantly lighted shop windows last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1S92-Gen. Frederick T. Dent, noted soldier, and brother-in-law of Gen. U. s. Grant, died in Den yer. Born in St. Louis, Dec. IT, 1920.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Fifty Years Ago Today. 1S67-Sir Robert Napier again de- manded the release of the British captives held in Abys- sinia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

A few "lightless nights" will make us appreciate the more our handsome "white way"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1817-William D. Hartman, celebrated conchologist, born in Chester county, Pa. Died at West Ches- ter, Pa., August 16, 1899.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Apparently, the war is making peo- pie more charitable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24
WORTH REMEMBERING.

"Take heed that ye do not your aims before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven"
 Matthew vi:1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-24

Merry Christmas! Au revoir till Wednesday.