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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
TURKEY BACKS UP BERLTN,
u. S. ENVOY is TOLD

WASHINGTON, Feb 21.--The Turkish
Government. has reafilrmed its pledge of al
lance with Germany and Austria Hungary
in a successful prosecution of the war, AM
bassador ElEus cabled the State Depart
ment from Constantinople today.
While the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies
expresses the greatest desire to Strength
en- our good relations i'm neutral countries"
the tilkus cable declared the foreign policy
will consist in remaining entirely faithful
to our treaties with our allies"
This action was taken by the Chamber of
Deputies when the Grand Nizier appeared
before that body and asked for a vote Of
confidence in the new Cabinet, The request
was unanimously granted.
The State Department in making public
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Ambassador Elkus's message had no com
mont to offer.
Ambassador Elkus's dispatch TO the Stat
Department follows:
Yesterday. after reading in the
Chamber Of Deputies the program of
the new Cabinet Grand Nizier asked
for vote of confidence. which was
given unanimously. The following
passages will interest the department:
"Our greatest desire is to secure to
every ottoman the benefits of all the
rights which the Constitution confers
upon him and in this manner to secure
the sovereignty Of the law in the coun-
try.
And our foreign policy will consist
in remaining entirely faithful to trea-
ties with our allies, in working TO as
sure and cause to flow nom this al
lance the greatest advantage for both
parties and to strengthen our good rea-
tions in the neutral countries"
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II 3 GUARDS AGAINST
EXCESS WAR PROFITS
c.cretary Baker Arranges With
National Commerce Chamber
for Supplies Purchase
AM TO PREVENT RAIDS

,AsuINGTON. Feb. 21.-Steps were
VIZ .odav 10 prevent one form of or
mkn.d mken raidng on the Federal treasury
n the event oil war -,-,,
war profit scandals, such as nave shocked
Wai ai.iiar in previous wars. are to be pre-
tne tnnes,sd through the cooperation OF ,ne Na-
,en.i ,rsi council of Defense with the 'hamper
" S,ommerce of the uhited states
resolution recently passed by the ma.
< .,anal chamber provides ,hat 'he oasIs @ VI
tpnJ, tnn,v from private sources III tlhe Oh
SUPPL, !,oiI he at a rate of profit so low as
3 war anI,,de a profit interest in war.
cecretary of war Baker, as pres
Iooass tbe Defense Council, called upon
ion,sort ioens, Rhett, of the Chamber OF ConN
Iaa for assistance ana adNlce III the
mss,se melye of supplies. Committees VIII be
puno,nted by the chamber to cooperate
appVn,t n,strict depot uuartermasters through
WIN ,no r,o nation in obtaining supplies au-
out.,.nd out . nv law at such rates of profit as
.hov consider reasonable.
az. ,s very desirable that private plants
,abt into the Government service in the
eIVsnsa nroblem should be insured a small
oee oa. on eupples," said Bascom Lee. chair
~, ~ the committee on national defense
ma nr ,he National Chamber of Commerce.
n, is exceedingly unwise TO rely upon
., sunply system which is economically
lunsound.
at is equally unwise to permit large
..osts 10 a few people making supplies for
r covernment and the stock market spec
u,s u,e,,on which inevitably follows. Interest
W. bonds on industrial plants must be paid
"a the holders of these bonds must not
Ss suddenly faced with a cessation of in
come. -, ., o.
,ouId he the instant stabilizing Of indus
vial credit and the complete elimination
n stock market speculation
"Such civilian and expert aid as sug-
.ested by the Secretary of War in pur-
shasins supplies Is in line with the best
srnerience in foreign countries now at war"
IA Elliott II. Goodwin, secretary Of the
rbamber of Commerce. Scores of COM
mlttees made up of civilian experts, are
now supervising the purchase of all sup
nIies In foreign nations. 1t has been found
N absolutely necessary agency in efficient
mobilization of industry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21

which the order itself characterized as n
"hagrant contradiction of international
law"
The blockade OF Germany is apparently
made complete by the order In council,
which Is evidently directed at shipping in
the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, where
commerce between scandinavian nations
and Germany has been more or less unre-
stricted in the past. From now on all such
shipping must put into British or Russian
ports for examination,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21

American inquiry whether Austria stu
atiirms her promises in the AnCona and
Persia cases as vague officials take
the position that the statements made in
the notes mentioned were intended to cover
those specific cases only and not to mark
out a future course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
FOOD EMBARGO URGED
TO CUT LYING COSTS

BOSTON. Feb. 21.--An embargo on food
shipments to foreign countries is suggested
as a remedy for high food prices in n minor
ny report by Francis y. Tyrcll, of the state
nigh cost Of living commission, submitted
to Governor Mccall today
An embargo upon food would not he un-
neutral If it's object were self-protection,"
Tyrell declared.
The minority report Of the commission
suggests the following remedies for high
prices; REDUCTION OF cost Of Government ;
increased production, fostered by the Gov
ernment; popularizatlon of fish as food ::
trolley freight extension: substitution of
milk for higher priced food cooperative
means of transportation appointment of n
commission to instruct the public in food
economies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
New York Women
in NeV Food Protest

Continued from Page One
the telegram said, "in our opinion demon
strated conclusively the vital Importance of
this investigation, not only to bring down
prices, but to let the people feel that the
Federal Government is in charge Of the stu
alton The situation is not only serious
but chaotic. The housewives of America
appeal to you, Mr. President, to use your
great influence to alleviate the situation.
and we urge Congress to support you in
this measure"
AT the present time Congress has three
patriotic duties to perform" said Mrs
Heath today. THE first duty is to provide
adequate defense for our country the second
70 provide production and the third to pro-
vide distribution Of food at normal costs
10 the people"
& personally I do not favor rioting," Mrs.
Meath said. But what are these people to
10? They are starving. The situation has
become acute. Women Of wealth are flood
ing the housewives bureau with inquiries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
GENERAL CROZIER WILL
UNDERGO SKIN GRAFTING
Operation Necessary on Account of X
ray Burns Received Fifteen
Years Ago

BALTIMORE Md. Feb. 2l.--Brigadier
General William Crozier, chief Of ordnance
Of the United States Army, viii today
undergo a slin-grafting operation at Johns
Hopkins Hospital for N-ray burns received
about fifteen years ago, when he under
went an operation in which the N-ray was
used. The burns are on his abdomen.
DR. John Staige Davis will perform the
operation. 1t is probable that portions
Of skin will he removed from other por-
tions of General Cro2icr's body, possibly
his legs, to be placed upon the parts Gf-
fcCted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
Two Rheostats in One

Two rheostats combined in one compact
unit. one step rheostat for coarse regula-
tion and the other n slide wire rheostat for
fine graduations, are features of device
that has Just made its appearance. II is
particularly applicable TO such work as the
checking of volunteers, watt-meters watt
hour-meters, etc. The rheostats furnish
voltage values anywhere between zero ane
The voltage value of the source To which
they are connected In cases of emergency
the apparatus being tested can he discon-
nected from the device by n safety button
which can only he reset by returning the
control to zero.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
BRITISH TIGHTEN ORDER
FOR GERMAN BLOCKADE

LONDON, Feb. 21.--An order in council
announced today> provides that vessels
carrying goods to and from enemy ports
are liable to capture and condemnation un-
less they call at an allied port en- route to
permit examination of their Cargoes
II was explained that the order was is
sued as n result of the German blockade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
Wilson Plans U-BO0t
Speech in Congress
Continued from Page One

the sea, this probably will lead to n new
flood of international protests such as
flowed in on Germany
II had generally been regarded as part
of the general sea plan of the Central
Powers to have Austria-Hungarian subma-
rines assist Germany by bloCkading the
Mediterranean and Adrlatic
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 21-German official
dom is intensely interested and puzzled
by the conferences Mt Vienna between Amer
ican Ambassador Pen1eld and the Austrian
Foreign Minister, according to Berlin ad-
vices today,
Astonishnlent is expressed that there
should be any doubt in the United States
that Austria-Hungary does not fully ap-
prove and support Germanys declaration
of relentless submarine warfare
TO SUPPORT GERMANY
On the contrary. It Is semioflcially de-
clared that Emperor Karl's determination
is to accord the most emphatic support
Of his ally. Participation of Austrian Of
ficials in the conferences which decided
upon the submarine warfare was also cited
as evidencnG Austras full sympathy with
the use of n weapon demanded by the
Allies illegal starvation blockade of the
Central Powers
Semioficial Vienna dispatches received
today in detailing the text of the note pre-
sented by Ambassador Penfeld holds the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
HydrOelectric Power in Spain

II appears that there are now fifty hydro
electric plants with an available horsepower
of more than 100000 working in Spain.
II is estimated however, that II is practica-
BILE to produce from water quite 5000. 600
horsepower, continues the Electrician of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21

which more than 900, 900 could be derives
from the River Ebro and its affluents Capl>
tai for such developments has In the po9t
been provided mainly in France and Greoo
Britain. IL Is hoped that the interest o<
these countries in the matter will not ~
lost, owing to the vast war expenditures N
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Star Closest to Solar System.

Barnard's Runaway" Star, ms the
star of remarkably great proper mo-
'don recently discovered in Ophiucbus
Is called by some astronomers, is prob.
ably nearer to the solar system than
any other fixed star whose parallax
has been measured with the exception
of Alpha Centauri. The parallax oh.
iservations at the Allegheny obserya-
tory give a value1of 3 second, while
from micrometric measures made by
Barnard, Russell obtains a value of
10 second. The parallax of Alpha
Centaur! is .76 second, corresponding
TO n distance of 4.3 light years. Ac-
cording to determinations made by F.
Gonnessiat. in France, from a COM
parison of photographs extending back
TO 1897, the new star is even nearer
than Alpha Centauri. He finds its
parallax TO be approximately one sec
ond, representing a distance of only
3-26 light years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
STAPLE FOOD CROPS NEEDED
Enlarged Production is Greatest and
Most Important Service Required
of Farmers.

Secretary Of Agriculture Houston, In
urging the planting of heavy acreage
or food and feed crops. emphasizes par
ticularly the practical certainty that
all such crops will bring very high
prices. He says:
1T Is obvious that the greatest and
most important service that is re-
CURED of our agriculture under exist
ing conditions is an enlarged produc-
ton of the staple food crops. Because
OF the shortage of such crops practical
~ throughout the world there is no
RISK In the near future of excessive
production such as sometimes has re-
suited In unremunerative prices to pro-
ducers. This is particularly true Of the
cereals and of peas, beans, cowpeas
soy beans and buckwheat. In view Of
the world scarcity of food, there IL
hardly possibility that the pro-
duction of these crops by the farm
ers of the United States can be too
great this year, and there Is abun-
dant reason to expect generous price
returns for all available surplus"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

'W. II. DATRYMPLE. Louisiana Station
III" sheep ticks or their Young may
be found on sheep III all times of the
year, but appear most numerous in the
spring and are especially noticeable
at Shearing time on the old sheen after
they have been deprived of their
shelter.
ms pest, although it seldom causes
any very serious damage. either To the
sheep or the wool, is at all tines an
annoyance and occasionally causes de-
clded losses To the sheep owner, be-
Ing Il blood-sucker and producing con-
siderable irritation. which varies nc
cordlng To the number of the ticks
present. Fortunately, these ticks NAV
De readily destroyed by suitable dips
or dressings; and it would be well
Whenever discovered. to have the sheen
treated to prevent the dissemination
of the parasites.
One of the dipping solutions recon-
mended Is Kerosene emulsion, which
may be prepared as follows: Dissolve |
pound of common soap in one |
gallon of boiling water. Remove from |
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
GRAIN FOR PRODUCING COWS
Much Depends on Quantity Of Min
Given and Food Obtained From
Good Pasturaoe.

| pOeS IL pay To feed grain TO cows On
pasture? The results obtained q, N.
University of Missouri College of Agr.
culture Indicate that it depends largely
upon how much milk the cows give
ana how good the pasture IS. r.
COW is producing less than Il pound Of
butter each day the necessary food can
De obtained from a good pasture. II
she produces more than this soms
grain can be fed profitably. This means
That Jersey COW should be able 10 got
enough food from grass to make about
70 pounds of milk daily and HoIsteIn
about % to 30.
IL VIII pay To feed grain to all cows
winch give more than this amount
since high-producing animals cannot
gather sufficient feed in the form OF
grass. a cow giving n pound and
half OF butter daily should receive
about five pounds of grain daily. and
one giving two pounds of butter should
receive seven or eight pounds of grain.
W men not more than four or five
pounds of grain are fed Ii NAV consist
ot corn. If more than this is needed.
some bran or n small amount of cotton
SEED meal should be added These
recommendations hold good only when
pastures are good. In late summer II
Will often be necessary to feed more
'r'lin to high-producing cows or give
'oine silage or green feeds to help out
he pastures.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
SWEET-P0TATO ENEMY
leat-Folder Found at Browns
vile, Tex, and in Louisiana.
Field Workers of Bureau of EntomoI.
ogy Find Insect Can Be Controlled
by Careful Spraying With
Arsenate of Lead.

'From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)
Sweet-pOtato growers are warned 10
De on The alert against Il new insect
pest, the sweet-potato leaf-folder
which was found in 1916 in injurious
numbers in the region of Brownsville
lex. 1t has been noted also in Louisi-
ana. Field workers of the Bureau of
Entomology of the United States de-
partment of agriculture who have
studied the new pest at Brownsville
FOUND 1t can be controlled by careful
spraying. ArSenate of lead used at
me rate of one pound of powder to
90 gallons of water, or zinc arsenate.
used at the rate of one pound of DOW
der to 40 gallons of water, were found
effective. These sprays destroyed
from % to 96 per cent of the larvae
on the sweet-potatO vines.
The sweet-pOtato leaf-folder con-
Structs a shelter by folding leaf or
drawing two leaves together with silk
which it spins for the purpose. As il
increases in size it devours most of the
leal except the larger veins and mid
RIB. In 1916, at Brownsville, Tex. the
pest was first observed about the mid |
die of September. BY the middle of
October the caterpillars had become
so abundant that it was found advis-
able to spray Immediately. When done
early one spray application may be
sufficient, whereas if treatment is de-
ayed until a large number of larvae
nave spun cocoons, two or more appli-
cations may be necessary in order 70
Effect complete control.
Natural enemies of this insect in
leXas are the jackdaw or boat-taiIed
'rackle and the spined soldier bug.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Cheap and Nourishino Dish

Two ounces of oatmeal are sufficient
to make a plateful of porridge, and
this, with a pennyworth of new milk.
ana some sugar, provides more nour-
ishing meal than mutton chop. with
our the fat, or half pound Of lean
steak.
The porridge. too. contains all that
the BODY requires-sugar, starch and
rat to provide for the energy and
warmth OF the body, the aIbumen for
forming the muscles, and the minerals
Tor building the bones and enricbing
the blood, but the steak provides for
the formation Of muscle alone. with n
mere trace Of the requisite minerals
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

me fire. stir in two gallons Of coo, 4.
ana agitate thoroughly until # is or.,
Sified. Use one gallon of this onS' '
sion to eight or ten gallons Of ~,
water, which should also ha NV
mixed. Fifty gallons of this solu,,'
VIII suffice for 30 sheep. ANY m,.
tity of this solution may he promo,
by observing the aforementioned ~.
portions.
Any of the cOal-tar dips on the ma.
ket. such as kreSo. etc, will also so,,,
as n dipping solution Of about tvo n.
cent strength with water.
Sheep that have been dipped shOrp
not be turned into the old pens or ma,
lures until about week afterw,,a
by which time it may be presumed ,h.,
any ticks left on the ground wn
have died. And any sheep recently nm.
chased. especially from the northsn
section of the country. should alwau
he dipped or otherwise treated befo,.
being turned out among the hom.
mock, so as to prevent, if possible hs
introduction and distributiO,
OF these parasites.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Modern Prairie Sod House

speaking of the trip which he and
his brother recently made through
western Kansas, eastern Colorado and
western Oklahoma. W. A. Stauffer saws
.hat sod houses are still very common
III that section of the country-in some
places as common as frame bousas
ana many of them are so well finished
INSIDE that one would scarcely know
that they were Of sod-plastered pa
pered ana good woodwork. He stopped
at many of these places and- found
mat many Of the people living I'm these
sod houses have automobiles and are
quite well-tO-do.-Marion Record
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

westward and southwark to Texas and
Mexico. In the larval stage it feeds
on leaves of almost any tree or shrub.
For ages the enthusiastic lepidopter-
list has regarded 1t as a beautiful crea-
ture. The dainty green body with
lateral stripes of pink and creamy
white covered with clusters Of branch
Ing spines forms an object to be ad-
mired-and respected too. 1t should
be handled with care or painful con-
sequences may result. Yet it Is a Gu
rious fact that In spite Of all the pains
that nature has taken to protect this
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
l[E} Till lLHNI[ZZLl6|f[1r
BENEFITED BY AMERICAN TRAINING

Sir Eric Campbell Geddes. who
has been appointed new first lord OF
the British admiralty, succeeding Sir
Edward Carson, is one of the handful
of great Britishers who emerged out
of comparative Obscurity with the adj
vent of the war. Until hOStilities be-
gan he was scarcely known outside of
railroad circles, and American railroad
men knew him best, for it was in the
United States that he got his training.
The new first lord is Il Scotsman.
born in India, but owes his abii-
ty in large degree to- his American
training. He is only forty-one years
old.
He spent a year in the Homestead
mills in Pittsburgh, and backed that
experience with three years in the
employ of the Baltimore and Ohio
railrC d.
When Lloyd George took the post
of minister of munitions in 1915 he
made Sir Eric his principal lieutenant,
or director general. In that post he con
arms, munitions, etc.
Sir Douglas Haig had him transfe
He was EniUh+ad ,,,I,.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Fruit Combinations

WIN the assistance of nature. Luther
burbank has invented a new annie
"mch Is described as "a triple comh,-
nation OF the alligator pear, the YAM
ana the regular apple" The new fruit
Is a salmon pink in color. with q ,ooth
er-iike covering. and is said to he
adapted for use in salads. If Mr. Bur.
oahk continues his experimental work
we may expect that he will some day
succeed in producing a combination
ounce. kumquat and custard ME
Providence Journal.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
DIRECTED TO BUILD MERCHANT MARINE

The biggest constructive job since
the building of the Panama canal, the
task of fitting together a fleet of mer-
chantmen that is to save Europe from
hunger, and possibly starvation, has
been turned over to a Chicago man
Edward N. Hurley.
Edward N. Hurley was picked.
probably, because of his record of
achievement. He is not politician. He
Is business mnn. 1t is not so many
years ago that he was sitting on the
throttle side of an engine cab for the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road. From this position he stepped
into a salesman's job for the United
States Metallic Packing company. of
which concern he soon became man.
ager.
For this enterprise he originated
and developed the pneumatic tool in
dustry of the United States and Eu-
rope.
lie is the executive head and prin-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
COTTON CROP is NEGLECTED.
Careless Wrapping, SampIing Abuses
and Indifferent Storage Illus
trate Disregard.

There is no agricultural product that
Is so neglected as American cotton.
The careless wrapping, the samplIng
abuses, Indifferent storage and country
damage all combine to Illustrate in a
most striking manner the utter disre-
gard of consequences and careless IN
difference which exists in the handling
and marketing of this important and
valuable crop. In no other case does
a farmer care for his product from the
time 1t Is planted in the spring until
1t is harvested in the autumn, and then
expose 1t to all kinds of weather and
abuse.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Whale Oil

The total production from Norway Of
whale oil during 1916 amounted 70
367,4OO barrels, as against 49, 900 bar
rels In 1915, $4,000 in 1914, and co.,
600 in 1913. The worlds production of
whale oil during 1916 amounted TO
634,5OO barrels. Compared with the
worlds production the Norwegian pro-
duction during 1916 was about IS per
cent, during 1915 about IS per cent,
during 1914 about rs per cent, and dur
Ing 1913, Il per cent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

Inc worlds nsrmal yield Of the six
great cereals ranges from 10000, OOO.-
600 to 19,OOO,OOO,OOo bushels.
The Indians who know the bee only
az introduced by the white settlers
Call 1t the white mans fly"
One OF tie latest inventions is a Sort
OF natter that keeps sleeper's moth
closed and thus prevents snoring.
A number Of leading American rail.
roads are at present conducting a pub
lcity campaign which has for its oh
1ect the warning Of the public not to
trespass on railroad tracks