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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

did so much -in.athe actual I'M.
provement of the road itself.
Particularly is this true in Iowa
where a commendable amount az
work was accomplished. Nearly
million dollars was IoWa's bill
for Lincoln Highway improve-
ment in 1916.
But the work is not complated.
1t remains for Iowa to carry it on,
mot in the interest Of. the Lincoln
Highway association, hut in the
interest of Iowa.
With a we'll graded, we'll
marked Lincoln Highway across
the state, there might occur q
disposition to relax in the en-
deavor. 1t is up to those living
along the route now followed by
the Lincoln Highway to see that
there is no abatement in tina eff,
fort to make a better road. The
placing of the official markers Of
the association did not establish
the location of the road irrevOc-
ably. Changes necessary in the
interests of efficiency--te make
for better or shorter LINCOLN
Highway in Iowa--may still be
made locally in the interest Of
transcontinental traffic. The
more improvement made at each
point along the way, the less ike,
ly will it be that any such changes
OCCUR. =
Improving and establishing the
Lincoln Highway in Iowa is ,IosEa's
lproblem. The Lincoln Highway.
association is not a road building.
Organization. The Lincoln High
way association will never under
take to build a trans-Iawa road.
The state is rich, we'll populated
and able in every sense sof the
word to build her own rOads--aI
build them permanently Any at
tempt the Lincolne Hig hway assoc
citation may make in the way Of
|actual road constructions will be
west of the Missouri river, par
ticularly between Salt Lake City,
Utah, and Reno, New, where the
long mileage and sparse popuia-
ton make the road problem one
absolutely beyondotlfe susnlest en-
deavor Of the local. population.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

mot expire until his Successor is
Iduly installed. He Will call The
SENATE to order and preside dur
ing The prellmlnarN organization
He will find ii conveniep.I 10 he
absent nj the aftcrnonp session
and il will then be ap 40 The son,
ate 'o choose II president pro tetn
for the session Senators are
discussing the question whether
Senator w. II. Arney Of Mar
shalliomn or Senator Prank r.
'Ellpmpson of Btrlinglon Will bs
ll;llil"I president pro lem for Tho
31th general assembly. senator
NfheN IS being urged for the
place by he Older legislators.
Ehey claim his years Of service
entl' lie him to first consideration
TIC served Two ferns in The house
and he is now beginning his Sec
QAd term i'm the senate.
Many Original Hawkeyes.
Native born ITawkcycs are
much i'm evidence i'm the member
snip OF The two houses. Tho sen
ate holds the banner i'm lhis. ro-
spert. Tllrty-two Out OF fiflv
senators We're born aud raised i'm
inns state. OF the remainder
elglll have lived here all huf five.
or less, of their wears: four
moved To the state between the
ages of five and ten and only six
nav" claimed other states for
the homes for longer periods
In The house fifty three la be ex-
acf. have always claimed Iowa
as heir home. Those who have
resided here all but five years
nr mber twenty-onc. and twenty
el'.i have lived outside for ten
OF more years. The farm is ado
Quately represented i'm thc next
gfterai assembly with fortv-sey-
en- Farmers, including men who
are partially identified with farm
ing interests. The senate claims
nine farmers.
Old Officials After Same Jobs.
Tom Walters, Jr., who served
as secretary of the senate at tlle
last SESSION.. has no opposition
iof fe-efection to the same posi-.
ION for the Thirty-seventh gen .
efal assembly. Practically all os,
the employees of the last scssio i
are a pplicants FOR the same posi- !
ions in the next session. w. e.
.ams ny has no opposition for
clerk of tie house.
-arges Increase for State Educa-
tionaI Institutions.
a d d j t ional appropriations
I'm bunting to s1,277,475 annually
Wild be asked by the state board
u education of the coming legis-
atture for the three state educa
'ional institutions. This win
make the total amount of STAFF
appropriations to the three state.
schools s3,2O2,475 per year. The.
schools also receive some money
outside the state appropriations
which will bring the total annual
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

is said there are 1000 yicksburg
veterans living in Iowa. How
many of them will be able to make
the trip is problematical. 1t is
planned that the state pay for
their transportation. The feder-
|al government will pay all other
expenses.
Dissatisfaction with the pres
ent fire rating. insurance law will
result in attempted legislation
to repeal it at the coming ses-
sion. according to information
reaching the state insurance de-
partment. Many of the Legislators
are now making inquiries regard
ing it,.
State Fair Asks for New Buildings
The state agricultural society
at its annual meeting voted to ask
the legislature to appropriate a
fund sufficient to construct a
large cattle barn to accommodate
at least 200 head of cattle; to
extend the horse barns so as to
do away with the wooden struc-
Iture; to double the size of ma
chinery hall as originally planned
SO that there will be room for an
automobile exhibit; TO extend the
amphitheater both eastward and
westward. The legislature will
be asked by the state fair asso-
citation to provide for the MAIN
Itenance of the fair ground build
ings, as it does for all other state
institutions.
w. B. Barney, state dairy and
food commissioner, appeared be-
fore the board to urge that a
Recommendation for a dairy
building at the fair grounds be
included in the report to the leg
islature. a.
w. L. Kuser, superintendent of
the industrial school at Eldora,
outlined to the fair board the plan
of the board of control of asking
the legislature for an appropria-
ton to erect two permanent
buildings to house the exhibits OF
the sixteen state institutions at
the state fair. The board gave
the matter a hearty Endorsement.
1t was suggested that not Tess
than $4,000 will be needed to
erect permanent fireproof build
ings suitable for the state cx-
hibit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

county. r. T.. Shortess of Tama
county, and Lewis j. Neff of Pot
taWaltamie county. Other names
have been suggested but il is NOT
likely that a list larger than the
above named will he considered
| Am effort is being made to get all
Tor the aspirants to Withdraw ex-
Icepl Pitt and Elwood as it is evil
dent that the friends and enemies
1of the state highway commission
feature of the present highway
law are DESTROYS of making a
clean-cnt Issue in organizing the
| house ~
| Will Call the House to Order.
Following an old time custom
ne senior representative from
POLK county will call the bQpse.of
representatives TO order and ON
This occasion this honor; will fall
upon James b.. Weaver. Contin-
'llng The custom of the past the
clerical force of The 361h general
assembly will be,on, duty until the
organization is completed. This
means that w. G: Ramsey of Bel
mond, chief clerk for The last SOS
sion, will call The roll of the.
house. BY virtue of his officiar
position he will also administer.
! ne oa1ll to The membership. This
Is done In a, body unless q mnrm
per OF the Quaker faith should la
present. and in that case he viii
step aside and afterwards make
affirmation instead of am oath.
The obligation is the same excent
mat where so help you God" is
used in an oath, "Fhis you do
under the pains and penalties of
is substituted.
The Senate Will Caucus Also.
with the consent of the renuh.
means of the. senate of the 37ah
general assembly, Senator G. q
delmer, caucus chairman. has
appointed a committee to consid.
er applications for legislative
positions for the session which
opens Jan. 8, 1917. The com
lnlttee will report to the repub-
mean senatorial caucus to be held
AZ the Slavery hotel, Jan. 6, at 9 |
p. IN. Senator Addison M. Parker
81 Des Moines was selected chair
nan OF the committee to recon-
mend a slate of candidates for the
senate clerical positions. The
other members of the committee
are Senator JOS. R. Frailey of
'ort Madison; Clement F. Kim
9all OF Council Bluffs; P. C. Hol-
loegel of Rockwell City and Karl
4eGompte of Corydon. The COM
nlttee will meet at the office of
Parker in Des Moines
'flday afternoon, Jan. 5, to nre-
'are its report.
Lieutenant Governor HARDING
Will Preside.
Hon. w. l.. Harding will be the
fflclal head of the senate when 4
convenes on January 8, as his{
ERIN as Lieutenant governor dc,e.(
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

- II yt5lnf n.nw. .*rieS
packages, the inculcation of hon
esty and to facilitate the sale Of
the fruit.
The Iowa League of Municipal
tiles is to again urge upon the
Legislature the passage of home
rule law for cities. City govern
ments are now restricted to the
privileges and powers specifically
lgranted by law. The league
wants to reverse this and give the
city councils and city officers a
free hand by granting them all
tpowers and authority not specf-
fically prohibited by law.
Representative Orville C. Lee OF
Sac county has announced that he
will introduce bill again this
session providing for the censor
ing of moving picture films. He
says that the theaters in the cit
les and larger towns get good
moving pictures. Public senti-
ment compels the operators to
show good moral films. But in
the smaller places the films
which cannot get by in the cities
kare shown. 1t is in the smaller
Fplaces that censorship will ac-
kcomplish the best results.
Mr.. Lee favors adoption of the
Torrens land title system.
The national convention of in
Esurance commissioners have
recommended that fraternal or
CARNATIONS be given authority to
insure whole families. The bill
recommended for enactment and
which will be introduced in the
Iowa legislature would authorize
fraternal societies to create sep
arate departments for the insur-
ance of children of parent men,
hers and provides for the main
tenance of special reserves and
adequate rates. s
i State Game Warden Hinshaw
Twill recommend an annual license
| fee of $500 per year for adult
males for the privilege of fishing
in the states rivers and lakes. He
/ feels that with such a; fund the
waters of the state could be re-
3socked with fish and the sport
would be really worth while.
| The prohibition forces are in
favor of asking the legislature to
pass a law placing limit on the
lamount of liquor a man may have
lin his home for personal use.
The full crew bill will probab-
!! ly be among the measures sup
ported by the trainmen again this
year, though no definite action
has been taken on the matter. The
bill has never passed either house
lof the Iowa legislature, but has
gained in support in recent years.
i The legislature will be asked "a
!. lassist the old soldiers from Iowa
who desire to attend the peace
1 jubilee on the battlefield at Vicks-
4 burg October 16 to 18, 1917. The
4 sum needed has been estimated
between $4,000 and $4,000. Il
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
Lincoln Highway Marking and
Improvement In Iowa. !.

More than ordinary, attention
was given the project of stan
dardizing and remarking the Lin
coin Highway as it was undertak-
en- during the past summer by
the Lincoln Highway. association.
The work was the largest of the
kind ever undertaken and is Of
unlimited value in the guidance of
through traffic on the great road.
@ Great credit is due the. COM
munities along the way who aided
in the undertaking and further
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
IOula's LAN,-MRkERs GET
TING READY FOR ACTION
sy j. W.. Jarnigan.

f}es Moines Iowa The rllir-
eNenlb biennial session of The
Genera Assembly of Iowa .on..
yenes Monday, january 9. lhe
same being Che second Mon,ay
IN January nest ensuing The cleo
ton Of ITS memhers, as provided
IN The constitution ct The state.
On lnesd;t january 9, liuvernar
arse viii submit his biennial
message and on Thursday. Jan,l-
airy H. Mil occur the inaugnl.a-.
ton OF Hon. w L. Harding. tho
newly elected governor. and Hon.
Z. = Moore the lieutenant gov
efnor, ia the presence Of IL Joint
session Of both the house and
senate. 'i'Ic inaugural address of
Governor Harding Will follow The
administering Of the oath bv
Chief Justice Frank r. oiaNnor.
Much interest cenlers i'm the ad-
dres4 rs II is expected that Tho
new governor viii outline The
contemplated policies Of his ad-
lllniSiralion.
inaugural saIl viii ge Revived.
ON Thursday night. january
Al, he usual reception for thc
pew governor will be held. Adj
jilant General Logan will he
master Of ceremonies and Gov.
aud Mrs, 6. w. Clarke will he at
the head of The receiving line and
present Coy. and Mrs. Harding TO
The people Lieutenant Governor
Moore and Mrs. Moore will he
next in order. Others in line will
be the newly elected state offic-
lals. members Of lhe supreme
court and tine legislative inaugu-
raj committee. The inaugural
hall will l,e revived after a lapse
OF several years and dancing will
be in the large lobby on the
ground floor. Senator A. M.
Parker Of Dies MoneS will be
1iidiflidll OF inc inaugural re- |
ception and ball.
To Organize the House.
a republican caucus will be |
held at The Slavery hotel Saturday
morning, January 6. for the nur-
pose of selecting a speaker and
the several officials who will
constitute the clerical force of
the. house of representatives.
There promises 10 be a lively
scrlmmage over the speakership,
as the road question is likely TO
figure prominently in the selec-
lion. The advocates of the
Johnston bill in the last general
assembly are united for M. B.
Pitt, Of Harrison county. Lee w. Il
ElWood of Howard county is the
Of HE more avowed
supporters of the present road
law Other candidates for speak ii
er are a, w. Slaught of Wapello !
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

ince,mc of The three institutions
up To S3,679.07S, or $7,358,t56
Tor tlie biennial period. Several
hundred instructors i'm the state
university. the state college at
.AmeS and the state teachers COL
IIegc at Cedar Falls are receiving
1.-THE Same salaries they got when
the cost OF living was nothing
like it is now. The state board of
education finds it a difficult mat
ter TO hold these instructors and
|if they resign it will be impos-
siblc to fill their places at pres
emit salaries. This is why the
board of education wants more
money.
More Room Needed.
The legislature will be asked TO
make an appropriation for a
building TO be used exclusively by
The supreme court, the clerk and
reporter of the supreme court and
the law library which now occu-
pies the second floor of the west
wing OF the state house. Tt is
argued thlt if these departments
arc moved from the capitol that
room enough can be provided to
accommodate the departments
That are now outside of the build
ing Their are at present twelve
department s that have no perma-
nent home. During the time the
legislature is not in session
committee rooms are occupied by
homeless departments, The sta
listiesal department. of the state
railroad commission. which oc-
cupios committee rooms, is being
renewed to flat on Desi Moines
street which is one of the few
buildings left i'm, the capitol ex-
tension. The office of reporter
for the supreme court also must
be. moved.
Much Legislation in Sight.
Those who have been laboTing
nn,ier the impression that the
coming general assembly will not
have much work on hand will
doubtless be disappointed when
The session gets down to business
Governor George w. Clarke has.
announced himself in favor of a.
law limiting the time that food
may be kept in cold storage.
Frank r.. Gaynor, chief justice
of Iowa for 1917, favors the es-
Establishment in Iowa of an inter
mediatetpo as a relief to the
sup RENE court from much of the
bus mess which now burdens the
doc. ket.
L legislation prescribing a stan
lar d for the grading, packing and
bra nding of apples marketed in
,Te sed packages will be asked by
he state horticultural society.
Sun ch legislation is desired, not
'O1 the purpose of Furnishing any
)n e, but for the purpose OF es-
al blishing a standard classified
il IN of grades for apples, stan
Ia I'd method of branching the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
To Amuse . coavalesosnt ettl1.

T 4Get;one fsthe eopA1aons toy bali
looms of bright colop,f Tie piece
of newspaper Ito the. end of the
string, tear off add to the
paper until the balloon is bal
anced, and give to the child TO
turn loose in the room. sIt will
perform the most curious antics,
constantly changing and going
about the room exploring every
thing, due to. the air currents.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

If there is not variety the appetite be-
comes faded. Finally this means i'm
paired health, falling off In produc-
ton and failure.
If you would have proof that chick
ems really relish table scraps offer them
plate Of carefully assorted tidbits
from the kitchen along with the GUS
tomary grain ration and note which
they devour first. If they do not fight
and scramble for the table scraps to
the exclusion of the grain 1t will be the
first case of its kind that has come to
the attention of the writer.
The best way to feed table scraps is
to run them through grinder. In this
way many articles are utilized which
would otherwise be wasted. For ex-
ample, the tail end of q steak, which
consists largely of fat and gristle, can
not be swallowed by the fowls at one
operation. If left to their own devices
the fowls will peck at 1t for hours and
drag and fuss it around the house or
yard until 1t becomes filthy dirty,
which is not exactly wholesome. If
this piece of steak is run through the
grinder and reduced to edible lengths
1t is speedily eaten before 1t has
chance to become soiled or spoiled.
The same idea holds true Of many
other articles. Eggshells may be fed
to fowls If they are reduced to ground
condition, whereas it would be unwise
to feed them In tie form of shells for
fear Of starting the habit Of egg eating.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

dark and trying to follow her busy
foragers. When the sun shines hot
and water is available they enjoy best
OF all to dive into its cool depths after
crawf1sh, frogs and water insects.
Some people may wonder where /
get the eggs to hatch. This is very
simple, as raise the Buff ducks, which
are all year layers, and always have
the best success Matching the eggs.
have heard women complain that their
ducklings ate too much. Upon being
questioned they admit that they fed
them at least half a dozen times a
day and the ducklings Just hung
around the house waiting for more
feed Such management, indeed, would
be proftless, but young ducks, like peo-
pie, can be trained to be lazy or indus
trious. They are smart creatures and
soon learn when to expect their meals
] always feed them early in the morn
ing and late at night when the chick
ems are on the roosts.
During the day they are always off
foraging among weeds and grass or In
the water. Quite often they find so
much that feed them only enough to
let them know they have not been for
gotten. They certainly convert waste
into meat. ! know of nothing that
grows to maturity more quickly than
ducklings. / feed them all the tough
lettuce leaves from the garden, as this
Is one thing that cannot be dried or can
ned, and young ducks like nothing bet
ter.
In the fall find that my ducklings
have grown to be ducks weighing from
six to eight pounds each. 1t is needless
to tell of the good prices get for them
on the market, Of the feathers, fancy
stock and eggs I sell Of the neat sum
Of money have realized, which is
nearly all clear profit.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

sensibilities of some, says II. A. Rob
erts In the Philadelphia Ledger. The
idea, however, is more apparent than
real. We prefer to use the term table
scraps" anyhow since there is differ
ence between the two. Celery tops and
the tops of beets and other vegetables,
the outer leaves Of lettuce, vegetable
parings, stale bread, ends of meat, left.
overs of cereals, sour milk and miscel.
laneous table scraps are none the less
edible because they are such; they have
lost none of their value as food.
Properly fed-and by that we mean
fed In a sweet, wholesome condition
there is no better food In the world
for poultry than table scraps. The fact
that they are mixture of odds and
ends gives them their chief virtue,
which is a balanced diet. Fowls fed
on table scraps invariably do better
than those given single grain diet,
and the reasons are perfectly obvious.
No one article Of food Will maintain
health and vigor. The fowls system,
ike the human taste. requires variety.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17
MONEY IN HOG RAISING.
Next to Poultry Swine Are Most Prof
itabIa of Farm AnimaI.

table of Farm Animals.
The meat supply Of the country can
be increased more quickly by the hog
route than by any other. The country's
need to augment its supply is great,
but prevailing high prices alone should
be sufficient inducement to farmers to
raise more hogs. The prospect of sue
cess never was brighter. The high
prices ruling In all markets show that
the demand for pork is in excess Of
the supply.
Hogs fit into the modern scheme Of
farming on nearly every farm and are
one of the most important animals to
raise both for meat and for money.
They require less labor, less equipment
and less capital, make greater gains per
hundred pounds of concentrates fed,
reproduce themselves faster and in
greater numbers and give a quicker
turn over of money than any other
animal. except poultry.
The hog has no rival as a consumer
of byproducts, and but for him numer-
GUS unmarketable materials might be
wasted. Kitchen refuse, not only from
farms, but also from hotels and res
taurants, when cooked before feeding
makes an excellent diet.
The value of skimmilk as hog feed
Is known on every farm, though not
always fully appreciated. In the neigh
borhood of large diaries pork produc-
ton is a very prominent and lucrative
supplement to the dairy industry.
The hog is also a large factor In
cheapening the production of beef
Hogs following steers have in many
cases increased the profit per steer by
from SO to SO. But hogs should not
be allowed to follow dairy cattle I'M
less the cattle are known to be free
of tuberculosis. owing to the disease
danger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17
GRAINS FOR POULTRY.
Value of the Various Cereals a. Meat
and Enn PrndrIcara

Value of the Various Cereals a. Meat
and Egg Producers.
There is more nutriment in white
oats or white middlings than there is
In the brown kinds. Damaged wheat
or screenings full of cookie are danger
GUS foods, says the Farm Journal. Oat-
meal If fed too freely will cause loose
ness of the bowels. Millet seed con-
tains considerable flesh forming mate
rial. There is more bone and muscle
food in barley than there is in wheat.
but the fowls seem to prefer the latter.
Bran is laxative and should be In the
daily bill of fare for both old and
young.
There is not the fattening property
In white corn that there is in yellow.
Wheat Is the most complete grain, but
must never be fed alone. Oats are a
muscle food, while wheat makes feath-
ers. Rye is a poor poultry food and
not relished by fowls. Boiled rye will
produce bowel disturbances. Broom
corn seed is relished by fowls. The
composition Of corn is largely starch.
Wheat, oats, bran and middlinga are
egg foods. Corn furnishes heat and
fat. It has been computed that In a
hundred pounds Of oats there are if
teen pounds Of flesh forming material,
six pounds Of fat, forty-seven pounds
Of starch, two pounds of bone forming
food and twenty pounds of husk or fiber.
Barley is grain hard to digest and
should be fed only occasionally.