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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

County are as happy as men can be
during their first few weeks Of army
life. OF course they do not feel good
nov as they are not through with in
oculaiions yet Almost all Of the
boys have already had military kitch-
en- police duty, and really they are
making first class Police" in this
particular way Each Of them feels
that he is soon to be much more
useful husband that he could possibly
have been had he not come TO the
army. There is so much necessary
sweeping in the army, and then they
wash and do lots Of things that will
be helpful on the return home. Some
Of the men who feel like this are
Douglas B. Jarvis. Elmer Rush. Char
lie Cox, John Jockson and Ebert o
Jordan.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

pupilistic abilities which rank him
among the nations best hcavyweights,
but also ms an al round athletic He
was a pitcher in the Texas League
some eight years ago whence he went
10 the Philadelphia American League
Club. Before his first season in the
majors was closed he quit baseball
to become a professional wrestler
Army authorities have found that
blows. parties and footwork Of box
ing is very similar to the actions in
the use of the bayonet They find
the soldier picks up these movements
in boxing more readily than he does
with the bayonet and consequently
boxing is being enthusiastically en-
couraged in all camps. In Camp
Travis boxing always has flourished,
hut now a special effort N to be made
to increase the efficiency Of the work
here
n I'LL E-..s.n... a g.. T--~..
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

W D. Shaw Of Mountainair New
Mexico, was here Wednesday on bust
ness Tie reports conditions favor
able in the section Of the state where
he Is located
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

Mrs. Geo. NJ. Arnett and children
spent last Friday and Saturday on her
ranch near Meadow. She was accom-
panied on the trip by Mrs J. L Dow
Harold and Bunnye, and they report
a most pleasant visit
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

Commissioner Talley was up the
first Of the week looking after bus
mess matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

Lubbock County Boys at Camp Travis
Happy.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-03

The men who came from Lubbock
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
A BUDGET TO CONTROL PENSIONS

One of the strongest arguments for the adoption of a
budget system by congress, such as President Wilson, former
President Taft and others have recommended, is the existing
pension system. A student of the workings of the pension
system SAYS this country has spent about six billion dollars on
pensions and Civil War claims, of which eighty per cent were
illcgitimate. Americans wish to treat our soldiers and sailors
fairly and even generously, but now is the time to protect the
treasury against pension raids which will continue as long
as the present system exists. Nothing but a budget will put
an end Ia the introduction and passage of such private pension
bills as have scandalized the. country for half a century.
Pension secrets are so jealousy guarded In washington
that only the annual pension appropriations and the fact that
nearly a million names were on the pension roll forty years
after the end of the Civil war are ascertainable. One person
in every hundred of the population was drawing a pension
when four-fifths of the veterans of that war were dead. Men,
women and children not entitled to pensions under the law
were added yearly to the roll in thousands by the passage OF
private bills, close scrutiny of which is a violation OF con
gressional courtesy"
Nobody can find out the names of the pensioners. If the
names were published or posted at each post office where the
pensioner receives his mail the eyes of the people would be
opened. Proposals to do so have been bitterly resented by
pensioners, yet a man drawing a pension for honorable service
and for injuries received when fighting for his country should
be proud of the record. There is reason to believe that pen
sions are being collected by alleged representatives OF dead
men on pretense that they are illiterate or very feeble, ana
in some cases by unblushing forgery and perjury. Local pub
licity would check such frauds, if they exist as is alleged by
responsible persons.
Members of both houses of congress fight shy of taking
such a step. Southern members are afraid OF being considered
unpatriotic and northern members fear the old soldier vote. A
prominent southern member said he would be glad to second
and support a publicity measure if presented by a northern
member.
Congress has not barred the introduction of private pen
ZION bills, and probably has no power to do so by direct legis
latiOn, but a resolution adopting a scientific budget system
would bar them. The budget system prevents additions to the
appropriations by private or special acts of congress. Nobody
has ever found a loophole for that sort of thing in the English
system, and congress can arrive at a similar result.-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
SCIENTIFIC MINING

Dead mines have been walked to life by modern ore treat
ment methods; improved milling devices and efficient mining
machinery. There is nothing more illustrative of the great
strides science has made in the mining industry than when
some old camp. once the scene of busy prospecting but later
abandoned to the lizard and the rattlesnake, is touched by the
magic wand of science and awakens to vigorous activity. Old
properties whose workings are filled with water are easily de-
watered by powerful modern pumps; wonderful mining ma
chinery and equipment are installed, and the mine soon put in
condition for operating. Ore that the former owners regarded
as utterly improbable is lifted to the surface and then handled
by scientific methods in a way that extracts paying values ard
may be said to transmute base products into gold. The supply
of available metal in western mineral areas is thus appreciably
augmented.
During the past year and more the gratifying news has
iabilitation of deserted camps and their successful operation.
merely an excrescence on the landscape and of no known value
f. any purpose, are made to yield gold or its equivalent. Sci
ence has done all this and still is busy experimenting, still try
ing to reach the goal of one hundred per cent perfection.
While it is true that many mines have been worked out and
new ones are urgently to be desired, the reopening of such a
large number of old properties as have again been put into
commission, has accomplished much in keeping metal produc-
ton up to a high tonnage. But science naturally has it's limita-
tons; it can do so much and no more. When a mine has been
absolutely worked out, as so many of them have been under
intensive modern methods, it's career as a producer is ended,
and unless it is duplicated by a new mine, metal production
will suffer correspondingly.
Once the war is ended, there can be little doubt that a large
amount of prospecting will be done, and a veritable army of
workers employed in the mining districts in developing new
claims. All conditions justify this oncusion-Denve Min
ing Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
MIXED FLOUR FOR EXPORT

Americans will have to cut down their consumption ol
wheat fully thirty per cent during the next SIX months 10 pro-
vide the amount of that grain which the food administrator says
we must export to feed our allies, part OF Laln-Amerlca, the
West Indies and certain dependent neutrals. We are told to
substitute potatoes, corn, rye, barley, oats, rice and other grains
for wheat. Undoubtedly this can be done without detrlment
to our health and it will be a good thing in the end to diversity
our diet in that way. The food eaten by persons OF moderate
means is too mOnotOnOus, so to speak.
Better cooking and the use of a greater variety of vege-
tables. fish and other foodstuffs would add to the pleasures of
the table, lower the cost of living and improve the health OF a
people affiliated with mild forms of scurvy because the scor-
butte properties of the pasteurized milk they are forced 10
live ON are not counteracted by fruit juices. Germs in raw
milk are probably more dangerous than pasteurlzed milk.
EurOpeans do not understand the use of corn as human
food. Now is the time to teach them. They ask us to ship
more wheat than we can conveniently spare. why not ar
range to mill the wheat on this side of the Atlantic and SEND
them the good flour we are asked to eat which is TO contain
three parts of wheat flour and one part OF corn flour, or an
equal or greater admixture of rye, rice or barley flour in place
of the corn flour? Such mixed flour would stay English and
French stomachs quite as well as it will American stomachs.
1t would introduce to them corn as an article OF diet, and we
can grow corn enough to feed the world.
Flour is less liable to damage in transport than whole
wheat. Drop a bag of flour in water and a crust will form
which will protect the interior. A bag of wheat dropped into
water will be wet through and every grain will be spoiled, if
not kiln dried within a few hours. Two large vessels laden
with flour and wheat were driven ashore on Long Point in
Lake Erie. Everything was wet. The salvage of the flour
amounted to seventy per cent, but the wheat was a total loss.
This proves that flour is a smaller risk than wheat.
Wheat is the best grain for human food, but it's alleged in
dispensabiity is due to its gluten, which carries water and
works with the yeast in bread making. 1t is impossible to
make yeastleavened bread, such as Americans, English and
French demand, without wheat flour, so a certain amount of
it must be used, but the wheat flour may be mixed with thirty
to fifty per cent of potatoes or corn, rice, barley, rye and other
flours without impairing this b~read-makingq quality. All that
is needed is enough wheat flour to "work" properly.
If English and continental Europeans learn to use corn
and mixed flour they will find it easier to feed themselves
after the war as well as while it continues. We should teach
them to eat a certain proportion of corn and other grain flour
just as we do-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

The machinery by which the purchase of a Thrift stamp or
a War-Savings stamp is to be made as easy and convenient as
the purchase of a spool of thread or a pound of nails, in every
community in the United States, is rapidly being established.
Already $4,000 War-Savings stamp agencies have been estab-
lished.
In addition to these agencies there will be 100000 "sales
stations" which do not receive direct authorization to make the
sales from the secretary of the treasury, but obtain their stamps
from authorized agents and sell them over their counters, at
their cashiers windows and other places.
Fifty thousand post offices now have War-Savings stamps
on sale and 10000 banks and 5000 individual firms and corpora
tons have been appointed agents. Nine thousand interstate
corporations having places of business in several states will
constitute $4,000 additional agencies.
An intensive campaign is now on for the establishing of
War-Savings societies which can be organized by ten or more
persons in any community, school, club, church. factory or Of
flee and can be affiliated with the National War-Savings O
mittee at Washington upon application.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

The Vossische Zeitung states that hopes of a more gener-
GUS supply of petroleum this winter will not be fulfilled.
The requirements of the army and navy in lubricating and
fuel oils is greater than ever before. The considerably aug
mented import of petroleum, resulting from the working of
the Rumanian oil wells, will not, therefore, allow of its use as
lighting oil.
The price of lighting oil for the next few months is still
under consideration. A moderate increase in consequence of
the decreased manufacture is possible.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
PAPER PIPING AS SUBSTITUTE

The Centralalblad der Bouwbedrijven reports that sue
cessful experiments have been made recently in Germany with
piping manufactured chiefly of paper. 1t has been proved that
paper pipes have three or four times as much power OF resist
ance against interior pressure as leaden piping, and weigh
only about one-ninth as much. They have only about one
sixth of the solidarity of copper pipes, and one-seventh of
their weight. Paper piping equal in weight to copper pipes
would be equal to them in solidarity also. Ii the paper pipes
are we'll glued they should have sufficient power of resistance
TO be used as gaspipes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
BROTHERHOOD AFTEk THE WAR

When this war is over Americans will know one another
better and lingering sectional prejudices will be wiped out by
contact in military camps. This intimate acquaintanceship
will not stop there. 1t will be continued, for it will embrace
the Canadians, with whom our soldier boys fraternize on the
other side of the ocean. The south will know the north and
the east the west as never before. The Civil war, the Amrican
Revolution and the war of 1912 will become history, and their
memories will cease to cause rancor when the descendants Of
those who participated in them find a new bond of union in
this great struggle against autOcracy and in support of demo-
cratic ideals. They will be remembered only as are the Wars
of the Roses are in England.
The British empire has been at peace for a hundred years
with France and America, which is the best proof that war is
unnecessary, though preparedness for war will be a burden
upon civilization if the kaiser is not decisively defeated-Ex-
change.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16
A SUBSTITUTES

The Leipziger Volkszeitung, referring to the list of "fine
herbs" which are used for war tobacco, states that. besides
hops, the latest addition to the list, rose, lime, sunflower. arti-
choke, sour, sweet and mahaleb cherry leaf, are much sought
after articles for the substitute tobacco manufacture.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

Count Czernin cabled an advance copy of his speech to
President Wilson, and this act has Infatuated the Prussian mil
itants at Berlin. More than anything that the Austrian pre-
mier could have said, this little courtesy proves his oountry's
desire for peace and encouro, ses the belief that a split in the
Teutonic alliance will hasten the end of hostiities. Straws
show which way the wind blows-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

If ice is scarce next summer because the federal govern
ment commanders the ammonia and limits the use of coal, the
ice companies will not be able to say such orders took them by
surprise. Washington has warned them, and the ice is ready
for the harvest.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

February contains twelve voorhees, days for the east, con-
sisting of four Sundays, four heatless Mondays, Lincoln's birth
Washington's birthday and four Saturday half holidays.
This leaves only sixteen ~workdays in the month and puts us
in Mexico's class. We shall not be overworked, if we are
underfed, this month-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

"We have reached the time in our natinoal life when no
loyal citizen in the country can afford to spend a dollar for
wasteful luxuries. Such an expenditure resolves itself into a
dsloyal act"1Cardinal Gibbons.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

Mr.. Hoover says that by fixing sugar prices he has saved
$2OO.OOO,OOO. They could save themselves two hun
dred million more by spending two hundred million less.-Gal-
weston News.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

A man who does not wear a Red Gross button is more to be
piued than blamed. Perhaps his wife will not allow him to
spend the dollar-Portland Oregonian.
Newark post., 1918-12-25
I'd Like To Know

There is one thing I'd like to know
About this jolly "Santa" shoW.
That chimney story has to be
Fired up a little bit for me!
Of course a child that's fairly
bright
Can see hoW he gets doUn all
right
That doesn't bother me,-but then
HoW does he get back up again9
I asked my grandpa, and he said
lie neUer got that through has
head!
"WeW stag right an thiS room and
see
How Santa gets back up," says he.
"That mystery shOWs mp eVery
gear;
Tonight we're going to make it
clear."
SO he sat up to Watch and acat;
I snuggled dorn before the CRATE
ENert thing I heard, from Grand,
pas CHR;
"Why, how IS this? Wei, I
declare!'
That room was full of Christmas
things,
The kind that Santa alacays brings.
Grandpa gazed mp that chimney
hole,
"That Santa chap is sig old soul
Wen hare to Wait another gear
TO hare that puzzle solved, 1 fear.
Anne Porter Johnson,
in the December st. Nicholas
Newark post., 1918-12-25

The express embargo on the ship
ment of live poultry for other than
market purposes has been amended to
permit the shipment of breeding stock
Don't forget to prepare for early
Matching. Think of the nice, big,
plump pullets that will be laying next
October and November, when eggs
are high. Early hatched chicks live
and grow better than those hatched
later, when the weather gets too
warm.
Mr.. Champion of New Hampshire
reports the following:
A poultryman started 965 chicks in
brooders and now has 400 mature pull
let's. Feed consumed, value S467 go.
Sold s2s6.93, worth of cockerels. Cost
for feed of the 400 pullets S1SO.S2, or
As cents each. Can't some Delaware
poultry keepers equal or surpass this
record?
CLARA M. NIXON,
Home Demonstration Agent at Large.
Newark post., 1918-12-25
GLASGOW

Mrs. Stanton Lank of Daven-
port. Iowa, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. McMullen.
Mr.. H. L. Dayett, Sr, and Mrs.
H. L. Dayett, Jr., spent Monday IN
Wilmington.
Mrs. Mary A. Frazer returned
to her home on Saturday from
Delaware Hospital. She is very
much improved.
Most all the influenza cases are
reported improving.
Mr.. W. X. Brooks and sister
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
There was no services on Sun
dav at Pencader Presbyterian
church on account of stormy wea-
ther. Rev. Walter ]. Clyde VIII
preach next Sunday, December ~.
His theme will be, "The Second
Coming of Christ" Also the fol-
lowing Sunday will be the same
All are welcome.
Florence V. Dayett spent Friday
with her sister, Mrs. R. A. Deibert
Mrs. H. L. Day EFT, Sr., spent
Thursday in Wilmington.
Mrs. NJ. P. Alrich spent Ihurs'
day in Wilmington.
Newark post., 1918-12-25
BALANCE SHEET or
FOOD OF The WORLD
Why America Must Save in
Order to Save Allies
From Want.

In support Of its policy to keep
farmers of the United States fully in
formed of world food conditions and
probable needs for certain commodi-
ties, the U. s. Food Administration
has completed a summary of unusual
importance to producers.
The world balance sheet Of food
products, shows a shortage Of three
billion pounds of fats and three mil
lion tons of high protein feeds. Among
fats are included pork products, dairy
products and vegetable oils.
Commodities of which there are suf-
ficient supplies, if used with economy,
are wheat, rye, beans, peas, rice, and
feeds other than those high in pro-
tein. Sufficient beef is in sight to
load all refrigerating ships capacity.
There is enough sugar for our nor
NAL consumption if other nations re-
tain their present short rations. If
be shortage. Coffee is the only
common food commodity of which
there is world surplus. With the
possible exception Of high protein
feeds, the United States has sufficient
food and feed for its own people, but
to fulfill its pledge Of 2O,00O0O0 tons
TO Europe by July 1, 1919, there must
be continued conservation and avoid
ance of waste.
The world shortage of fats is eX-
planned by Mr.. Hoover as 'due pri-
marily to the fact that Europe has
| been steadily underfeeding its dairy
herd, has made steady inroads into
| its herd of hogs during the war, and
to the facts that there has been a
great degeneration in the production
of vegetable oils in certain regions
owing to the inability to secure ship
ping"
According to Food Administration
calculations, even with all our sup
plies and best efforts, the world will
be far deficient in it's normal amounts
Of fats for two or three years at
least. The future of the American
producer who is equipped for general
farming seems to lie in liberal crops
Of meat products and homegrown
feeds with which to grow livestock
economically
Newark post., 1918-12-25

l give you my word that sooner or
later there shall come to you the little
golden casket that l told you of and
that / give to all those who. help ice.
Whether you see me or not this
year l cannot tell; but even if l do
not come, be sure that still hold you
all in my memory and my heart, as
know that you hold me in yours; and
in the years to come you will see me
many times and know me better.
Lovingly always,
SANTA CLAUS.
Newark post., 1918-12-25
The First Christmas

And there were in the same .
country shepherds abiding in .
the field, keeping watch over
their flocks by night.
And, 10, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone
round about them; and they
were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto
them, fear not; for, behold.
l bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to
; all people.
For unto you is born this
day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord.
And this shall be a sign
!. unto you. Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddlinp
uothes, lying in manger.
And suddenly there was
! with the angel a multitude of
! heavenly host praising God,
!. and saying,
|. Glory to God in the high
est, and on earth peace, good
+ will toward man
|. And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from
!. them into heaven, the shep-
/ herds said one to another:
Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing
!. which is come to pass, which
the Lord hath made known
!. unto us.
/. And they came with haste,
/ and found Mary, and Joseph.
I and the babe lying in a
/ manger.
j And when they had seen it,
+ they made known abroad the
T saying which was told them
/ concerning the child.
! And all they that heard it
+ wondered at those things
+ which were told them by the
+ shepherds.
+ But Mary kept all these
+ things, and pondered them in
+ her heart.
+ And the shepherds return
+ ed glorifying and praising
+ God for all the things that
/ they had heard and seen, as
+ it was told unto them.
! st. Luke i: $50.
+