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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Need a Cow?

Owing to the drouth in west Texas and New Mexico many of the best breeding herds on the ranges are be- ing broken up and forced on the mar ket where they can only be used for caaners and in this way the best breeding cattle in America lost to the nation at this most critical time. The nation is now short several million head of cattle and in all the south west there has been a very short calf crop and the crop next year will De smaller and the demand for beef both for home consumption and for export is greater than ever before. For this req son America is facing the greatest beef shortage in history and is indeed a serious situation.
 The United States department Of aE- riculture in an effort to save as many of there good cows and heifers for breeding purposes and to keep them from being slaughtered at this time has placed a force of men in the southwest to list all cattle for sale and assist anyone wishing to buy cat tie in getting in touch with the men who have them for sale.
 The corn belt and central west should be able to care for many of these cattle and winter them on their stalk fields, straw stacks and other cheap roughages together with small amount of concentrates and in this way save many breeding cattle for the future. It is every mans patriotic duty to keep just as many as possible of these good females and the man who saves COW for the nation at this time is doing one of the greatest pieces of patriotic service possible and at the same time insure himself an excellent financial return, for breed- ing cattle should be in great demand in the spring and ought to bring good Srice.
 If ycu wish to purchase any of these cattle get in touch with T. Pryse Mescalfe. agent in animal husbandry, United States department of agricul- ture, Amarillo. Tex, who can furnish definite information and put you III touch with parties who have cattle for sale.
 The best way to take care of our big potato crop is to eat it. Then we can send more meat and wheat to our own and the allied armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

who buy supplies in this country. The government desires reports even from concerns using foodstuffs as ingredients in products not ordinarily considered food; from bottlers of sodawater and similar beverages and from chewing gum manufacturers, for example, be- cause of the sugar employed.
 Altogether, more than 750,000 schedules wilt be distributed. Mailing lists have been prepared to cover the field as fully as possible, but some individuals and concerns who should make report of food materials held by them undoubt- edly have been unavoidably missed The bureau of markets therefore is asking each such individual and concern that does not receive a schedule by January 2 to write to the bureau of markets. United States department of agriculture, Wash ington, D. C., or to any of the many agencies of the bureau throughout the country for a copy. The local ad- dresses of these agencies are given with each of the 750.000 schedules which are being distributed, and may conveniently be obtained by inquiry of any business associate who has received one of the schedules
 The act of Congress providing for the war emergency food survey fixed a fine not exceeding 5000 or imprison- ment not exceeding one year, or both, as punishment for any individual or concern who wilfully fails to make re- port when requested. or wilfully reports incorrectly. The bureau of markets however, counts on the full co-operation Of the affected trades and industries and hopes that there will be very few cases in which it will be necessary to enforce compliance through prosecution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Feeding Acorns
By D. R. WITTER

Under the stress of the high cost of poultry food concluded to experiment with acorns. I gathered several bushels of them and pounded them out of the shucks as one would walnpts. ground the acorns in an ordinary grinder or meat chopper, setting it coarse. mixed 1t with the dry mash ration, moistened With buttermilk. find a moderate pro- portion-about one to six of mash-fat- tening and egg-producing, and it takes the place of feeds high in protein, like wheat, meat scrap, and linseed or cot tonseed meal. The acorn mixture seems especially good for ducks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
FOOD INVENTORY STARTS SOON

The most comprehensive inventory of food resources in the United States ever made-the war emergency food survey, provided for by Congress-wiH be started within the next few days, when the first batch of more than 750000 schedules or questionnaires to be sent out will be placed in the mails The bureau of mar kets has been commissioned by the Sec retary of Agriculture to carry out the big stock taking enterprise with the CO., operation of other branches of the de-, pertinent. This survey will touch every dealer in food and food material, every food manufacturer, and every holder of substantial quantities of foods in the country except the family, requiring them to report stocks which they have or hand December S1, 1917. separate schedule will be sent to representative number of specially selected homes throughout the country and upon returns from these an estimate will be made for all homes.
 The approaching survey follows a pre- liminary inventory for a limited num- Der of food items made August 31, last, results of which have been nearly all tabulated.
 The aim of the major survey to be begun shortly is to give the government, producers, dealers and consumers exact information of the quantities of the va rious important food materials on hand. It is only with trustworthy figures of existing food stocks as a basis, as was pointed out when Congress provided for the survey, that safe plans can be made for conserving and distributing foods already on hand, and for producing the foods needed next season
 The survey will be made by means of schedules or questionnaires containing questions and blanks for answers in re- gard to S6 items, covering more than 100 different foods. These items are divided into 10 general groups: Grains and seeds, grain food products, meat and meat products, fish, animal and vege- table fats, dairy and related products, canned goods, fresh fruits and yege- tables, dried fruits, nuts and peanuts; and sugar, starches, etc. Answers are to show the quantities of each item on hand and an estimate of quantities, if any, in transit outward by freight or express, on December 31, 1917, and the quantities that were on hand December 31, 1916 The returns also will show the nature, organization and size of the business of each dealer They must be signed by the owner or an authorized official.
 Schedules will be sent to all dealers in food materials, all manufacturers of food products, and all holders of such commodities in lots substantially greater than family supplies Reports therefore, will be expected from whole- sale and retail grocers, bakers, confec- tioners and all other dealers in com modities containing food materials; from warehousemen and cold storage con cerns; from oommissaries of institu- tions and commercial and industrial es- tablishments; from exporters; from manufacturers employing any food product in their operations; and from representatives of foreign governments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Biddy's Philosophy
Boston Transcript.

From the Boston TTanScrIpt
 A Back Bay woman had been notified by her cook that she would be 'lavin' ? when her week was up. A little later, however, the cook changed her mind.
 q cannot understand you, Bridget, ? said her mistress. Here I've trotted all over town trying to find new cook, and now you tell me this. How did you hap pen to arrive at this new conclusion?"
 Well, num-, replied Bridget, T sez, when you were out, 'Biddy,' I sez, 'ye'd better wu'rrk for the devil ye know than for the divil ye don't know So it's stayin' I'll be, mum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
SPEND A QUARTER


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Back to the Farm
By J. A. WADE Commissioner of Agriculture


 After the floods, boil weevil disaster and general depression in 1915, the derartment of agriculture and indus tries thought it wise to conduct a small demonstration farm near Mont eonlery for the purpose or producing an object lesson in diversified tarm- ing and intensive cotton culture under boil weevil conditions. We could not use public funds for defraying the ex- penses Therefore, A. l.. Kirbrough, as- sistant clerk. agreed to rent the land, furnish the horse, pay all other ex- nenses and superintend it before and after office hours for the profit or loss, as the case might be- Twenty-one acres were secured and planted as follows: Eight acres 10 oats which were three-fourths dc- stroyed by freeze. After the scattered oats were harvested the same land was planted to corn and peas. Three acres were planted to sweet potatoes, three acres to corn and cultivated on the intensive plan, and seven acres in cotton planted April 1 with Cleveland and Uncle Sam varieties. The boil wee wills were hand picked before squares formed and the crop eultivatt shai- low once a week until August.
 The results were:
 Sixty-five bushels of oats
 worth ................. 5o.oO Two hundred and seyenty-flve
 bushels of corn >............ 4l2o0 Five tons peavine hay with the
 neas 10o.o Seven and one-nalf bales of
 cotton lint and seed lz5f.oo Sold roasting ears and peas to
 amount of ................. 1o,uV Three hundred and fifty bush
 al of pOtatOeS ............. o5UUJ Total receipts from 21 acres. $21es.5o Expenses of the crop were as fol- lows:
 Land rent ....-............. lee.oo Seed .....-.....--.... 4o'ov Fertilizer ..... ....a. ..'.-'.. vV.9V Feed ............... 1VV.oV Labor and miscellaneous ex-
 penses ..........5..... A1e.Vo Total expenses .............$ 5S6.oo Total net profit ........$ $15S3.5o This crop was cultivated in accord ance with the general advice given to the public by the department of agriculture It was produced on rent ed land with hired labor exclusive ly, one hired man and one pony doing the work Had MT. Kimbrough not had other employment and performed the labor himself his earnings would have been nearly $2000.
 We are publishing this for the ben- eft of the man in town who has had experience on the farm, to show him that his opportunities are far. better on the farm than in town working for small salary or wages. where he is forced to pay house rent equal to farm rent and pay twice as much as in former years for fuel and groceries. I earnestly appeal to all men who arc living in the towns and cities on small salaries, and who have had farm experience to get on the farms, if possible Your country needs you to help solve the food question for your selves, the country, and to win the war. We must recruit our producing army as well as our military forces.
 Biddy's Philosophy
 From the Boston Transcript
 A Back Bay woman had been notified o1lr f1,,f ,1ar I,t t1ax, ,s,,,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
NEW RULES FOR
THE DRAFT ARMY
EACH OF NINE MILLION MEN
NOT YET CALLED OUT WILL
BE CLASSIFIED.
Every Registered Man VIII Know HE
Exact Position and viii Be Able
to Arrange His Affairs Accord
inQly, 1t Is Announced.

Washington.-A sweeping change in
the machinery of the selective draft,
based on division of the 9.0OO,OOO re-
naming registrants into FIVE classes In
order of their eligibility for military
service, was announced Sunday by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder. De-
tails of the plan. which has been ap-
proved by President Wilson, are not
disclosed. It Is calculated, however, to
do away with virtually all the COM
plicated machinery of the first draft
and to make the operations Of the local
boards hereafter little more than rub
ber stamp progress.
The campaign was worked out In
conferences with local and district
board officials and approved by the va
rious state authorities. Its chief feat
ures are that every registered man VIII
know his exact position and be able
to arrange his affairs accordingly and
that no man deemed necessary In any
important industry or needed at home
to support his family will be called
to the colors unless the military situ-
alton Is desperate.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Government Will Sell
HOmeSiteS.

In order to encourage the cal
tivution and development of the
outlying lands included in the
townsite OF Hepburn, on the
Minidoka irrigation project in
Southern Idaho, a public sale
will be held on November 1Otn
OF number OF attractive subur-
ban lots containing from one to
twenty acres each. Several Soi
these tracts overlook Snake River
which affords excellent boating
and fishing. The lots are desir.
able AS homesites. The lar&er
tracts are suitable tor truck farm,
ing and fruit raising
The town of Hey burn is cent.
rally located on the project on a
branch OF the o. S. l.. and is sur.
rounded by rich farming country
now producing large crops of
cereals, alfalfa, sugar beets, pot
atoes and fruits. Full particu
lars concerning terms and locat.
ION will be supplied by the Pro.
ject Manager. U. S. Reclamation
Service, Burley, Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Notice to the Public

The Internal Tax on Amuse-
ment Admissions will go into
effect on the first day of Novem-
ber, 1917. whereas a Tax on
every adult of Two cents for
every Is or 20 cent admission
and on every child One cent has
been made "a law by the Govern
ment during the period of the
war; also a War Excise tax put
on films by the government is
II a'so lett for the exhibitor to pay
and the increased cost of other
materials make it necessary to
raise our prices to 10 and zoe. to
take effect on November l, 1917.
BY Order.
FRED JENKINS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Ranger Course at the
University of Idaho.

The School OF Forestry. Univer-
sity Of Idaho at Moscow, is an
nouncing the sixth annual session
Ofits Ranger Course. Thiscourse
covers three yeaIs of FIVE months
each and is designed to prepare
young men to pass the forest
ranger examination. Any able
bodied man with the equivalent
OF an eight grade education will
eligible for entrance. High school
preparation is highly desirable,
but not absolutely necessary.
There is 4 strong demand for
men trained in this line, aud the
school assists students in secur-
ing employ nent.
The session this year will open
November / and Close April /.
For catalogue giving particulars
address F. d. Miller. Dean. School
OF Forestry. M oscow, Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
VICTIMS OF ANTILLES INSURED
Dependents Of Each of Men Will 81
Given $4,000.

Observation-Disclosures the provisions
OF the new soldiers and sailors insur-
ance law, the treasury department has
announced that although the men lost
on the Inflated Antilles, sunk by d
German submarine, had not, in the
very nature of things, applied for gov.
ernment insurance, it would be paid
to their families under the provisions
of the act.
AS all hands in the military and ma
val service who perished with the lost
Antilles came within the scope of the
new war insurance law, the treasury
department announced that they au.
tomatically carried insurance to the
amount of $4,000 each.
This sum will be paid the families
of the dead soldiers and sailors in
monthly installments of $50 each over
period of twenty years. 1t is in ad-
dition to compensations which will be
paid to widows, children and depend.
ent mothers of the men. A widow, for
example, will be paid $25 insurance
and $25 compensation, total of $50.
While the $50 insurance Is u fixed
maximum, In cases where no applica.
ton for insurance was made, the adj
ditional compensation varies from SO
for a motherless dependent child to a
maximum of $75 for all dependents.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
ACADEMY NOTES.

Myrtle Taylor OF Almo entered
the Academy Monday. AS the
latest addition to the Student
body.
Virginia Samuelson, who was
injured few weeks ago in an
automobile accident has recover
ed and is able to attend school
again.
Edith Back, a member of the
Senior class was absent several
days last week on account OF
illness.
The Senior class Of the c. A.
are making great preparations
for their Character Ball to be
given tonight. The Seniors have
worked diligently to prepare
this lete and can promise every
one Il good time. They hope
that all will enjoy forgetting
themselves for one evening to
become some one else. Patronize
the Seniors by cominy and show
them that their interests are
yours. Tonight in the Gym.
Last Tuesday at the request OF
several citizens of the town, the
board. faculty and student body
voted to suspend school at the
Cassia Academy for ten days, in
order to help the farmers harvest
the crops. 1t was explained
that, owing to the shortage Of
labor there WAS danger of serious
loss, unless aid was extended
Viewing it as a community duty
the faculty and students are now
busy digging up mother earth,
mainly in the sugar beet fields.
ACADEMY TAKES LIBEkTY
BOND. At a meeting last Mon
day. the Faculty OF the Cassie
Academy unanimously voted thu
a One Hundred Dollar ,Libert,
Bond should be subscribed fol
by the institution. the money tc
be raised in part from proceeds
OF athletic contests, balls, and
the like, ard in part contributed
by the faculty. The bond is tc
remain the property of the Aca
DENY. the interest from which is
to be used tor movements for The
good of the school. 1t is hoped
that this action will be an impe.
tus to the sale OF the bonds in
Oakley. which has thus tar been
very light. Several members oI
the faculty have bought bonds
individually besides.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
THOUSANDS DIE
FROM STARVATION
TAINs IN SYRIA DENIED SUC-
cOR.-ARE PERISHINC.
Refusal Of Germany to Allow Safe
Passage Of Relief Ships Was The
Death Sentence Of Thousands
Of syrians.

New York-A thousand deaths Z
day from starvation out Of popu-
lation of $4,000 in the Lebanon noun
tains near Beirut, Syria, is the toll Of
famine conditions there resulting from
the war, it was declared here Sunday
by the Rev. William H. Hall of the
Syrian Protestant college, who recent
ly returned to this country from relief
work in that district.
Continuing Mr. Hall described the
tragic disappointment of the people
there, whose spirits were kept up for
weeks by the promised arrived last
Christmas time of the American relief
ship Caesar, which would have meant
life to thousands, but which never
arrived owing to the refusal of Ger
many and Austria-Hungary to grant
her safe passage to Beirut.
The Caesar, naval collier loaned
to the Red Cross by the navy depart.
ment, left New York months before
the entry of this country into the war
as Il christmas ship" for the needy III
Syria, carrying more than a quarter
Of a million dollars worth of food and
clothing contributed in this country
DAY after day the poor, starving
people along the coast and through the
mountains looked and prayed for the
coming of the American Ship Mr.
Hall said. "The country was canvass
ed by well organized committees, the
needy were listed, the work of distribu
tion was thoroughly prepared, offices
were opened and men chosen to direct
the distribution. The people waited
Their hopes were raised high.
week followed week and month fol
lowed month-in suspense the people
daily looked out to sea for her, but tn,
ship which meant life and hope tt
thousands never appeared. She wa,
held by military necessity while thu
people starved"
The city of Beirut is as sorely af
flicted as the mountain districts, Mr.
Hall went on, and day or night on.
hears the cry along the streets, Il an
hungry-give me bread" This is no
from beggars, but from laborers ant
tradesmen, people who have knowr
the comforts of life
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Telephone People Take
S., 900, 900 Bonds OF the
Second Liberty Loan.

The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and it's AS
sociate Companies forming the
Bell system, announces a sub
scrIption in behalf of themselves
and their employees for $5.OOO,-
600 of the Second Liberty Loan.
This subscription is to be allowed
to the localities or sections of the
country as nearly AS may be IN
proportion to the quotas as
assigned hv the Treasury depart
ment to the various Federal Re-
serve Districts, so that each such
Dsstrict will3 get credit for its pro.
POI tionate share OF the total sum
The actual subscription will be
made i'll each locality by the as
soclate Company operating in
such locality. The quote for the
Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company is 100000
which will be distributed thru
the Kansas CITY, Minneapolis,
Ddllis and San Francisco Reserve
Banks III proportion to the
amount 81 Mountain States
Territory located in each OF these
Districts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26

Last Saturday evening the
Local Red Gross Chapter did
record bus,ress in their Special
Chicken Supper which they serv-
ed at their headquarters under
the Oakley State Bank. The
small price OF CSC was charged,
and an excellent spread was had
for the price. Beior. the evening
was through everything was eat
up. The people sure turned out
fine to this supper in aid of the
Red Cross and the proceeds was
over 500 and which will go to
buy material and other goo de
they need to work with.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
BOB FITZSIMMONS CALLED.
Former Champion Pupiiist Loees Out
In Fight With Pneumonia.

Chicago. Robert Fitzsimmons.
former champion pugilist, died early
Of five days. The former champion
was taken i'll early last week with
what was at first diagnosed as
ptOmaine poisoning. Later 1t was dis.
covered he was suffering from double
pneumonia and physicians declared he
could not live.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, wife of the form
er champion, was appearing with him
ut local vaudeville house and was
with him until DEATH
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Panama Observes Liberty Day.

Panama.-Liberty day was celebrat-
ed in the canal zone on October ~ In
the interest of the war loan subscrlp-
tons. All along the zone, from the At
lantic to the Pacific, aviators distribute
ed bond literature. Canal employees
and officers and men of the army in
the canal zone so far have subscribed
more than $1OOO,O0O to the second
Liberty loan
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
SENATOR KILLED BY ACCIDENT.
Fatally Wounded by Brother While on
Hunting Trip.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Accidentally shot
in the chest while hunting ut Rush
Lake, Wis, with his brother, Gustave,
United States Senator Paul .. Husting
was fatally wounded. He died Sun
day night. The shot was fired by ms
brother The charge Of shot tore away
part of the senator's left lung He was
carried In an unconscious condition to
nearby farm house and surgeons
from all the nearby cities we're rushed
to the scene, but without avail.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Stake Conference
to be Held at
Twin Falls.

The Cassia Stake Quarterly
Conference will be held at Twin
Falls on Saturday and Sunday,
October 27 aud. % The Short
Line will run an excursion on
Sunday morning, leaving Oakley
at 7 80 m, and returning from
Twin Falls at 5 O'Clock pm.
One fare for the round trip,
which is 81 O5.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Must curtaiI Candy Output.

Washington.-As a preliminary step
for conservation of sugar against
further shortage, the food administra-
tion has sent out telegram urging
reduction of sales to candy manufac-
turers. The warning was sent to all the
sugar distributing agencies of the
country, notably the American refiners'
committee of New York and the sugar
distributing committee, which handle
cane and beet sugar respectively.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-26
Fourth Duma Dissolved.

Petrograd.-Owing to the elections
Tor the constituent assembly being de-
creed for November 25, the Russian
provisional government has ordered
the dissolution Of the fourth duma, de-
claring ne mandates issued to the dep
uties null and void.