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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
THE MEAT SUPPLY SITUATION

In opening the conference of the United States live stock inoustry committee, held in Washington recently to consider ways and means for bettering condi- tions in the live stock industries and in- said, in part:
 You know the situation with which we are confronted. Wet should have needed to give increasing attention to the meat supply if no war had broken out Seventeen years ago there Ware about 192,000 600 cattle, milch cows, sheep and hogs in the nation; today there are about .000, or about 12.5o0,000 fewer than r years ago, And yet in that pe- riod this country has gained a nation. It has added to its population 26, ,000- three-quarters of that of France. Ob- viously. the problem of increasing he supply of meat is one of the utmost con- cern. It is one of the three or four big tasks in the field of agriculture to which 1 have consistently directed attention during the last four years But in this particular emergency it is immensely in- tensified. You know something of the conditions abroad. You know what war means in respect to the wastage of ma
 
 respect to the wastage of animals-of food animals, of draft animals. I do not know that it is possible-I suppose it is lmpossible-tO get accurate estimates; but from all the Indications we can get 1t is clear that the decrease of food animals can be measured only by tens of mil- lions. You know also how difficult it will be to restore former conditions, to rebuild the foundations of the live stock industries abroad of Der the conditions in the south after the civil war and recall now long it took the south to get approximately where 1t was before the war.
 ''The live stock men of this nation have an enormous problem to solve-enormous if it were limited to the supply of meat for the increasing population of this na- ton. But your task is much bigger. You are going to be called upon increasingly to furnish meat products to Europe, and also breeding animals: In this emergency I have no doubt you have been confront ed with unusual situations. One of our thoughts in calling you here was to have you reveal to us what is in your minds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
HOG SALE DAYS FOR ALABAMA

The Pike County Live Stock Market ing Bureau was organized at Troy, Ala, f,r the purpose of marketing hogs for the members. Regular sales days prob ably twice a month. for the selling of hogs at public auction will be designated the first sale to be held early in October The membership fee is $1. Any member can consign as many hogs as he may wish-from one upward-to be sold at the sales. The hogs will be divided into four grades and auctioned in carload lots. The initial membership of the Pike coun- N organization Is 46. Officials were chosen as follows: President, Judge A. B. Foster; vice president s. J. Skinner; secretary and treasurer. Casper Boyd; sales manager. Josh L. Copeland; assist ant sales manager. l.. J. Hawley: di- rectors, John F. Morgan, Homer Brant- Icy Lon Harmon, John Weed and Otis Paul. A movement has been begun .o establish hog sales circuit in counties of southeastern Alabama. It is planned to arrange to have sales in the several counties on succeeding days 80 that buy CTS may visit different sale each day while the sales in the circuit are in pro- gross.
 The Slocomb Hog Raisers5 association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04

to picture to us your difficulties, and D see if we could not in cooperation ar- rive at some sound conclusion and de- velop constructive programme which would not only assist the nation and your industries in this very troubled period,
 increase the meat supply of the nation bring relief to our own consumers and those of the nations with which we are cooperating, but also lay foundations which will make for orderly and constr1is- tive development after the war.
 The department of agriculture is es- pecially concerned with problems of pro- ductlon of conservation of farm and ani- nal products and materials, and of mar keting. The food administration is pe- culiarly concerned with the food supply of the nation It is impossible to
 any hard and fast line between their artivities. and the two agencies ob- viously must work in very close contact and cooperation.
 "One of the problems in which both the food administration and the depart ment are concerned is that of distribue- ing-the possibility of dstributing-sur- plus stock from sections of the country in which there may be shortage of feedstuffs to sections of the country in which there is a greater abundance of feedstuffs and a shortage of live stock. Many sections of the United States are understocked. The average farm in Iowa has about 10S or no head of poultry; the average farm in North Carolina South Carolina and Alabama, on the other hand, has between IT and 20. The average farm in Iowa has about 35 hogs; the average farm in North Carolina and Ala bama, about 5; in South Carolina, about 4. The average farm in Iowa has six milch COWS; the average farm in North Carolina and Alabama less than two; South Carolina, l. Deficits in proportion appear in other states of the union. There is no sound reason for continuance of this state of things. Many of the un- derstocked states of the union have pe- culiarly favorable conditions for live stock development and I am glad to say that some of these, especially in tle south, have recognized the fact and are making marked headway. Since 1913 and 1914 there has been tendency toward |, the increase of live stock in the nation, except sheep; and this increase has ap- peared very conspicuously in the south following the eradication of the cattle tick and the development of an active in- terest among farmers and business men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
By DORA c. FELL


 A popular newspaper man of Birrning- ham writes in recent article that inc only government worth while is one in which every class is represented. Fur ther along he says, We are in favor of popular government because we believe that the fact that people govern them selves will make them constant in it's support and will secure obedience to the laws their representatives make and the executive they select.'' We devoutiy wish this good suffragst would convert the starr on his paper over to his way of thinking. If men who believe in equal suf- frage would give small portion of their tlme to work in behalf of women who want the vote, instead of just their mild approval it would give great impetus to the work to which many people are giving their whole time.
 Speaking of letters which are read at meetings of the You Knit Unit" quote from a letter from the son of a suffragist and who is suffragist himself fellow in the Yeoman Training school at New port, R. l.. Well, mother, I wish you could have seen our crowd of rockies go- ing to bed in hammoclxs for the first time. Honestly, there never was a more laugh able comedy. The sailors hammock is lashed up seven feet from the floor. It is tied to parallel bars, men sleeping head at foot alternating positions down the row Of hunks. When the hammock is drawn up into position it is strung just about as tight as fiddle string and it has to be drawn up before fellow gets into 1t. It hangs perfectly level and there are no pillows. Unless it is strung perfectly tight the occupant is doomed to sudden spill the first time he shifts his position from one side to the other. Even : after the rope is tight a fellow cannot turn over. He has to get in on his back and stay there. The only practical way to get in this crazy bed is to take hold of the iron bar at the head and swing until you can straddle the hammock, with one knee and then pull yourself in. Well, you can imagine that sev en feet is some swing, and the fellow who can make if ought to be able to easily to qualify for Ringling's circus. It was sight to behold last night, to see us amateurs swinging In. The Lord only knows how we did it, but all of us did, and no one fell out during the night, although think every one took a solemn oath this morning that if he ever got back to his Ostermoor he'd never leave it again. The hammock folds up around a fellow much after the fashion which a pea pod folds around the seed it contains
 Mrs. Anita Baldwin of California is to ship some of the finest dogs to France to share in the horrors and sufferings of war Mrs. Baldwin Is chairman of the Red Star of Los Angeles. The Red Star of America means for animals what the Red Cross does for man-it is engaged in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04

at Slocomb. Ala, is arranging for pub lie auction sale of hogs. A committee was appointed to confer with hog rais- CTS associations of Dothan. Enterprise, Geneva. Ozark, Sampson and other points to arrange . schedule of sale dates that will not conflict The following were ap- pointed a committee to provide scales, sheds and pens: J. E. Cox, c. E. Se- grest, J. Fl. Watson. w. B. McArthur and L. P. Anthony. The federal depart ment of agriculture will furnish an ex- pert grader to attend public auction sales of hogs and aid in grading and in con- ducting the sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
IN THE WORLD OF SUFFRAGE

great humane work at the front. There IS movement on foot in France to honor the dog heroes, and the French society for the Protection of Animals" has awarded gold collars for special ser vices to 15 French war dogs
 
 The first woman in the world to fill the office of justice of the peace was Mrs. Esther Morris, a citizen of Cheyenne. When William H. Bright of South Pass was elected a member of the territorial council he went to Mrs. Morris for ad- vice as to what legislation he should un- dertake. She answered.: Introduce bill that will give to woman the right to vote and hold office" This was done in 1869, some folks got mighty mad about it, but Wyoming has never re- gretted the day when it took equality" for it's motto, and its example has since, been followed in all parts of the world The Independent says, Down in Maine they have not yet heard of woman's s emancipation. but they will in century or so
 Mrs. Phillips of Montclair. N. J., has found another new field for woman 8 work. She is in charge of one of the Erie railroads crossings, thereby earning enough to support herself while her hus- band is fighting in France.
 
 In reply to Mrs Johnston's telegram to Congressman Huddleston at Washington in regard to the federal amendment, he replies: Tt gives me pleasure that in complying with your telegram, I voted in its favor. I fear my vote is not con- sistent with my opposition to federal meddling with suffrage questions, but | resolve the doubt in favor of the women. It is great pleasure to serve you
 GEORGE HUDDLESTON.''
 
 Mrs. Lulu Jacobs chairman of the Mountain Home county committee, has through Mrs. Johnston invited speakers from the local association. We have a flourishing committee at Mountain. Home. and it is not only pleasure to speak for the community, but a treat to travel through that part of the state where we enjoy excellent roads and scenery that compares favorably with the most roman tic spots in Switzerland or elsewhere.
 Mrs. H. H. Shell will have charge of the work of the Ninth congressional dis trict work through the month of October. This appointment is made on account of the illness of MT. Johnston, which pre- vents our capable chairman from looking after any duty except that of nursing her husband.
 Tea Cake-Cream half cup of butter with a cup of sugar Add one egg well beaten, half a cup of sour milk, one spoon of soda, one spoon of baking pow der and three cups of flour. Roll thin and you will have co dainty tea cakes. Also add half a nutmeg.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
EVANGELIST LANDS ON GERMAN PROPAGANDTT

1--WE are at war. You are either
for America now or you are for the
kaiser. The time is now past for
argument. We are at war. This Tn
demanded thrust at our government
by peddling German arguments is
treason. 1t makes my blood boil. l
am an American from the crown of
my head to the sole of my feet There
is no place in this country for the
German apologist, except behind the
barbed wife of a military retention
camp, and that's where l am in IA
vor of putting them.
"Thank God this war is going to
cut the hyphen out of the German
American or from any other double
allegiance, and people of Durango,
it's just as much treason against high
heaven for you to fly the flag of the
devil and pose as christian. You
are either for Jesus Christ or you
are against him, and this campaign
is going to show you up. There's no
such thing as a hyphenated christian.
We are here to build up the churches
but not by adding to them a lot of
half converted people, who still con-
tinue to connect themselves up by
hyphens to all the deviltries of this
world. When you come down this
shavings trail, I want you to come
clean cut.
"'And as Jesus passed by he saw
man called Matthew sitting at the
place of toll, and He sayeth unto him,
Follow me- and he arose and fol-
lowed him. No hyphen there, no
holding onto the past. He didn't say,
I want to follow You, but would
like to take my card table along,
would like to go Jesus, but wait un-
til after the dance at Red Men hall.
Yes. Jesus, I appreciate your call,
but I am waiting for consignment
from Chama to be placed in my eel
lar. Sure, Jesus, I will Join your
church, but I will be very much en-
gagged on Sunday and I viii seldom
80 you. EiAs tAiAe. LssA Il h ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
MESSAGE FROM C. L. YOUNG.

Prof Bluck received an interesting
message from C. L. Young who indi-
Gates that he is having a large time
training at. Fort Sheridan, Ill. He
says that there is something new
every half hour and that he has joined
the coast artillery which handles all
guns above 5 inches and also the
trencn mortars, Nearly all in this
depar tinent, he says, are civil engin-
eers. At the end of the month the
coast artillery men will go to Fortress
Monroe, Va, where they will be IN
trainis;g until the term of work is
compioted.
We desire to say for MIR. Young
that s,lere will be but few, If any
men ii the service of the United
States more competent than he and
those .infantrymen who are ordered
to make charge on the enemy as
the big guns are throwing shot and
shell into the ranks Of the enemy
need not be afraid that they are tax
ing asg chances of being injured
when marching directly under the fire
from behind directed by such q disci-
plined anind as has c. l.. Young. But
very Few men possesse these finer
qualities of intellect to the degree
possessed by him. His mind is thoro
in its work and there is accurate de-
cision st every step. With such men
in the american army there is no pos
sibility of this nation losing q con-
test with any nation.
Mr.. Young is not merely Duran
go man. He has wide acquaintance
thruoui. the whole San Juan and the
state Of Colorado. His many friends
will join the Herald in wishing him
the best success in his military work
at Fort Sheridan and also at Fortress
Monroe, and then they will be with
him in thought when he goes to Eu-
rope tc help direct the movements
that will bring triumph to the Ameri-
can flag and nation which has never
yet been compelled TO lower its col
.ors Ia sy,y nation.
e
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
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RED CROSS IN NEED
OF "HOME" NURSES
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, d. C. Sept. A.
Americas public health nurses have
gone to war in such numbers that
the Red Cross today announced a
plan to recruit their ranks In this
country to meet the urgent need fol
them in homes. A scholarship find
has been established through the Red
Cross bureau of town and country
nursing. Amy graduate nurse wto
wishes to study for public health
nvsing work need only apriy to the
Red Citss. The childrens bureau
of the department Of Labor has point
ed out that unless the supply of puS-
lie health nurses is kept up during
the war the health of the country's
children will be menaced. 1t recon-
mended that public health nursing Ike
officially recognized as war service.
That is virtually what the Red
Cross has done. The public health
nursing course for graduate nurses is
is one year. Several Of the larger
city chapters have volunteered tc
pay the expenses of graduate nurses
who wish to take the one-year course.
The special training raquired for
this work includes the study Of rural
social problems, public health nurs-
ing, municipal health problems, foods
and domestics for families. The work
nurses includes not only bedside
nursing at farm homes removed from
the cities, but work In hygiena In
connection with country schools.
Special attention il given also to tbs
general welfare work among he
farming communities and IN town
sadsr 1900 lsRalatiea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
FORMER RESIDENT HERE.

Miss Nellie L. Roush of Chicago,
daughter of Thomas Roush who had
charge of the Ignacio trading post
% years ago, was here last night
en- route to Pagosa to visit Mrs. Dan
iel Boone and Mrs. Mary Pomeroy
This is her first trip to the old home
section in 20 years. After leaving
here her father served as custom
house inspector at Ell Paso for long
time. He passed away four years
ago. Her mother died about year
ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17

not hurt my business Oh. NO, no,
there was none Of that. He left all
and followed Jesus.
"It w&s Jesus unhyphenated call
that appealed to Matthew. 1t is what
calls to men today. Explain If you
can the multiplied millions of men,
who. are volunteering their lives as
well as the equally honored ones who
are called and who respect law and
order and established constitutional
government enough to Loyalty re-
spond. Look at these and explain
what leads them forth to live and
die for their country. The call to
a real service. ] call you to real
service, for your community, your
home and your country. As an able
bodied man in England must explain
his absence from the battle front,
SO you red blooded American men
ought TO feel blush Of shame II
you are not fighting on the side of
Jesus Christ in this battle for bet
ter world.
Matthew was hungry for Jesus.
He was waiting for him. So ] doubt
not there are men in Durango,
heavy hearted, pnsatisfied with life
waiting, waiting for what? They do
not know. They are prejudiced against
the church. They have even said, 4
am not interested in the tabernacle
meetins.' But they are waiting for
whom? They are waiting for an un-
hypbenated call of Jesus Christ from
an unhyphenated church"
Evangelist Lockhart will preach
tonight on "The Man Who Staggers
Not" Mr.. LIMIT is already getting
music out Of the crowd that shakes
the tabernacle room. Stoves have
been put up in the tabernacle and a
comfortable atmosphere prevails.
Sunday is to be a big day. Every
one is urged to attend Sunday scrool
at 9:45, at the different churches,
and then gather In the union services
in the tabernacle.
Mr.. Lockhart will preach Sunday
night % ~WdsAsd b ~ 1alaasAs
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
SAN JUAN COUNTY
BU,s IN SECOND OJOTA

The San Juan county soldier boys
in the second quota are Arthur Hem
ry Hill, Frank Krascovee, Dennis r.
Callahan, Carlo Zenti, NJ. Wiyachi,
Frank Beltramo, Ezra Warefiled, Jio
Fontanari, Elmer Likins. Paul Shan
non, John Del Bianco, Fred Anderson,
Lester Fulton Kramer, Carl Vickberg
CONSTANT Anesi, Aldo Biggi, Stevan
Vucovitch, Richard Pufahl, John
Braveman, Wilmer Wells. The alter
mates are Frank Howe, Algrandrino
Martinez, Andrew o. Nelson, Paul L.
Spears, Frank H. Day, Charles W.
Fleming, NJ. J. Sullivan, A. C. Cab
bert, Nathan S. Matthews, Albencic
Trujillo, Fortunate Franchini, Thom-
as Frank Lapin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
ANOTHER WAR BRIDE

The marriage Of Miss Emma Old
ham of bayfield, and Mr.. John Mounts
of Kline was solemnized ut the La
Plata rooming house yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock, Justice Taylor Mad
dox has officiated at each ceremony.
witnessed by Melvin Mounts and Rol-
lie Mounts. Both bride and groom
are highly respected young people Of
their respective sections. The groom
Is a member of La Plata county's SEC
ond quota Of National army soldier
hhQys and is to leave for Camp Fun
.ton next week. This 10 the third
son in the Mounts family to marry in
the past two years and Justice Mad
dov has officiated at each esssmeay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
MAY SEND EXHIBIT.

Word from George Allen of Farm
ington to E. P. Wilson of the Ex-
change states that he can send .he
finest exhibit in small way ever
coming from San Juan county, N. NJ.
if we can provide some one to look
after it and dispose of it. He will
be unable to take personal super.
vision Of the same. Now, it is up to
some one who can look after that
matter to call on MIR. Wilson concern
ing it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
FORMER DRUMMER
is NOW A KNIGHT
(By Henry Woody

(By Henry Woody
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. J
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
Aug. 28.-(By Mail.)-Knighthood in
the Royal Order of the Crown Of
Italy has just been conferred by
King Victor Emmanuel on Margin
Guilbaut, French soldier who before
the war was drummer for a whole
sale grocery house.
One of King Victor's hobbies since
the beginning of the war has been
the seeking out and rewarding of
real deeds of knighthood among the
soldiers not only of his own but of the
Allied armies. In comforting the cross
of a chevalier Of the Order of the
Crown of Italy on Guilbaut, King
victor dubbed him second "Cheva-
ier d'Assas."
Caught in a night ambush, and
knowing that unless the alarm were
given other French soldiers would also
be captured Gilbaut unhesitatingly
called out to his men to fire directly
onto his captors altho well knowing
like the Knight of Assas of old that
the bullets must almost inevitably
kill himself as we'll.
The daring plan proved effective
Realizing they were discovered and
that the French soldiers we're close
at hand, the Germans with curses
fell back into the darkness, the last
one thrusting his gun into Guilbaut's
face. Gilbaut seized the barrel and
succeeded in turning it aside, the bull
let tearing away part of one thumb
and grazing his chest.
With the alarm that had been Civ
en- the entire German patrol sta
toned earlier in the night for the
purpose Of ambushing the French,
beat a discreet retreat and Gilbaut's
sentinels and advance posts remained
master Of the situation.
simultaneously with the cross Of
the Order of the Crown Of Italy re-
ceived from King Victor, Gilbaut re-
ceived from the French government
the medaille Militaire.
- - - -
Miss Katie Knoblock arrived from
Stoner creek last night to enter upor
her new duties at the Palace.
DR.. and Mrs. Weston continued
their travels to Riverside today.
Scores Of out Of town folk were
here today giving Durango merchants
liberal patronage.
Mrs. Taylor Maddox and son Wood
~ ore s* Hsetsa fer ~ vssk sAd.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
MRS PENDLETON VERY ILL.

Mrs. Nancy Pendleton, Mrs. Olive
orme's mothtr, is very seriously i'll,
following a stroke of paralysis she
suffered Thursday evening about z
o'clock. On account Of her illness,
Mrs. Orme has postponed her trip to
Colorado Springs. Mrs. Pendleton's
other daughter, Mrs. C. L. Herbert,
is on her way from California to as
sist in the sick woman's care.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
MARKET FOR PEACHES.

A letter from ID. Postlewait Of
Lincoln, Neb., states that there are
no peaches in that state and that
there is a good market there. Let
the San Juan fruit growers take up
the matter with the secretary of the
Exchange and determine if it is pos
sible to supply that market.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
ORGANIZING A CLUB.

The citizens of this community are
considering with the school authori-
ties the advisability of organizing a
club for the purpose of arranging for
the use of the plunge at the new
High school building. This is mat
ter worthy of the earnest considera-
ton of all. We believe it is orac-
tical.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-17
(Ry limited Preaal
TWO MORE ALTERNATES.

In addition to the list of alternates
for the second quota of soldiers for
the National army the exemption
board has decided to include James S
Mccartney and William Edward
Knight.