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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Beaver on the Increase in
Wisconsin, but Extinction
Feared Within Few Years

Although beaver are apparently
doomed to extinction, Wisconsin game
wardens report an increase in the Lake
Superior country, in spite of the work
OF poachers.
A year or so ago state conservation
wardens received orders TO trap the
beaver from the big Bibon swamp,
which covers the bottom lands for
miles between Mason and Grand View.
Some farmers complained that the
dams built by beavers turned the
swamp upon their lands, and the war
dens were finally ordered to trap the
animals in ordinary steel traps, wound
with cloth, in the hope of catching
them alive without the infliction of Sc
rious injury, they to be taken alive and
transported to a state game preserve.
A few beaver were removed in this
way, but there are still quite num-
Der of beaver in the Bibon swamp.
In three Wisconsin counties, includ-
ing Sawyer and Rush, the season was
open during December, but it is not re-
ported that beaver in any large num-
bers were caught, for it was Illegal to
set traps within 500 feet Of beaver
houses, and trappers who confined
their operation strictly within legal
limits, did not report much success.
The poachers, however, levy constant
tribute on the beaver. still remain
ing in the country, and. in spite of in
creases reported during the past year,
will cause extinction within few
years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

full of dust and dirt and become of
fenSive. Water can be kept from
freezing in all except very low tenn
peratures by adding couple of pounds
of common salt to each bucketful. A
single bucket of water may check a
fire when the delay in getting water
from pump would allow the blaze to
become uncomfortable. In buildings a
long way from a water supply, cask
or tub of water from which to refill
buckets is very desirable.
There is a right and a wrong way
to throw water on a fire. Don't
become excited. Spread the water
with a sweeping motion all over the
flaming material. Water thrown hastily
may miss the blaze or fail to spread
properly over the burning material,
A fire chief of an eastern city at a
demonstration put out an angry fire of
oil-soaked material by calmly applying
ten cupfuls of water where they would
do the most good.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Hyacinths May Be Easily
Grown at Home to Force
Into Blossom in Winter

The hyacinth is one of the most sat
fsfactory bulbs for forcing into dos
som during the winter months. 1t IS
q coruparatively simple process whlcn
can be carried on in any home, ana
when good bulbs are started one IS
ouite certain to obtain beautiful spikes
of bloom provided the precaution IS
token 80 leave them in cool situation
long enough to get a root growth as
well as to have the crown OF leaves
broken apart. ,r
In any good bulb catalogue one VIII
find lists of varities some OF when are
starred as being especially desirable
far forcing. These are the sorts when
sbo,,ld he selected. The bulbs may be
grown in variety of ways. One way
IS simply to plant in garden soil, IN pa
ner or earthen flower pots, storing
them on the floor of cellar or basement
for about eight weeks while the roots
re developing. Another way is 10
o,ant in the prepared fiber when IS
now offered by most florists and SEED
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
The Great American Flag.

The American flag has had 13 stripes
since it's adoption, June IA, 1777, with
the exception of the period between
1895 and 1918, during which it had 15
stripes. This was caused by the ad-
mission of Vermont and Kentucky as
states in 1894 increasing the original
Is stripes to 10. In 1918 when five
more states were ready to join the
Union it was seen that an addition of
a stripe for each state would serious
ly disproportion the flag and to OBJ
viate this the stripes were returned to
the original Ii. The increase In the
number of stars has not married the
proportions of the flag. During the
Civil war the flag had 80 stars in its
blue field and now has As.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

Millions Of dollars worth of agricul-
tural wealth-much of it foods de-
stroyed by fire in the United States
every year. At normal prices and
with an average crop it would take the
value of the greater part of the potato
crop of the country to offset all that
is lost annually through the fires on
farms.
This is a dead loss to the nation
for the fact that most individual losers
are partially reimbursed through in
surance does not in the least reduce
the drain on our national resources
and it is a loss that is largely pre-
ventable. Simple ways to reduce this
great waste are suggested in Farmers
Bulletin 9O4, "Fire Prevention and
Fire Fighting on the Farm" issued
for free distribution by the United
State department of agriculture.
The fire bucket, according to the
writer's of the bulletin, is the Oldest,
simplest and cheapest fire extinguish-
er, and should be i'm every farm build
ing and home not equipped with more
elaborate fire-ighting equipment.
Round Bottom Buckets Best.
Any kind of bucket filled with water
and placed handily is good, but spe-
cial fire buckets with rounded bottoms
like a kettle are best. There is no
temptation to use such buckets for
ordinary purposes and they are much
more likely to be left hung on the
brackets or in the round holes cut for
them in shelves. Any kind of fire
buckets should be specially painted or
labeled and never used for any pur-
pose other than fire fighting. They
should be placed near entrances and
near the top of stairways or ladders
where they can easily be reached on
entering the building or loft. Several
buckets nested in a barrel of water
are an effective device.
Needless to say, the fire buckets,
should always be kept filed by replac-
ing the water lost by evaporation.
IF the buckets are covered, water
will not evaporate so rapidly nor get
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Worth Knowing.

In a new electric photograph
printing machine an automatic
switch shuts off the light at q
set time, insuring even prints.
Carbonic acid gas is used in
a machine Of European inven-
ton to spray mortar or plaster
on a wall and hasten it's set
ting.
A new attachment for foun-
tain pens holds them up at an
angle and prevents them spilling
ink when laid On horizontal
surfaces.
So that smoker can see what
is occurring Sehind him an Eng
lish inventor aas patented pipe
with small mirrors on the bowl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Examine Beans for Poisons.

The port laboratories of the bureau
Of chemistry of the United States de-
partment of agriculture are giving
special attention to detecting poison
Gus beans offered for import to this
country. According to the annual re-
port of the bureau of chemistry, the
high price Of beans has led to ship
ment of so-called Burma or Rangoon
beans from Asia and tapiramos beans
from South America, which are known
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Teaching the Child.

"Teach your child to keep his fingers
out of Ibis mouth and nose at al
all time," advises the federal PUBLIC
health service. "The greatest agent
in the spread Of those diseases whose
causative organism is present in the
secretions Of the mouth and nose IS
the human hand. Most OF us carry
our fingers to mouth and nose many
times daily, there to implant the germs
Of disease which other careless per-
sons have spread about, there to COZ
lect fresh supply of infectious matei
rial to scatter for some one else"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
AMERICAS AGRICULTURAL
ARMY.

In the field of agriculture we
have agencies and instrumentali-
ties, fortunately, such as no 9th
er government in the world can
show. The department of agri-
culture is undoubtedly the great
est practical and scientific agri-
cultural organization in the
world. It's total annual budget
Of 100000 has been increased
during the last four years more
than ~ per cent. 1t has a staff
of $4,000, including a large num-
Der of highly trained experts,
and alongside of it stand the
unique Immigrant colleges,
which are without example else
where, and the SO state and fed
eral experiment stations. These
colleges and experiment stations
have a total endowment Of plant
and equipment of $172,OOO,OOO
and an income of more than $780,
100000, with 1921 teachers, a
resident student body of 125,OOO,
and vast additional number
receiving instruction at their
homes. County agents, joint Of
ficers Of the department of agri-
culture and of the colleges, are
everywhere cooperating with
the farmers and assisting them.
The number of extension work
ers under the Smith-Lever act
and under the recent emergency
legislation has grown to $500
men and women working regu-
larly in the various commune
ties and taking to the farmer
the latest scientific and practical
information. Alongside these
great public agencies stand the
very effective farmers them
selves which are more and more
learning the best methods Of CO.
operation and the best methods
of putting to practical use the
assistance derived from govern
mental sources. - From Presi-
dent Wilson's message to farm
ers, January 81.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Coffee for Invalid.

If the invalid cannot take coffee try
making rice coffee. TO make this,
brown cupful of rice in the oven
carefully, without burning, and then
grind it fine in coffee mill. Put in
an earthen jar and pour g quart of
cold water over it. Let stand an hour,
strain it, heat it and serve it with hot
milk or with cream.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
His Case.

81 know man who knows perfectly
well how to manage wife liz every
particular"
"He may know how, but does he do
itY
mo, because they won't let him out
of the insane asylum long enough to
try"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

fighting
civilian behind Them Among the who responded this appeal
of of
service
a resident of Washngtong'
home applicant explained
take you're
But" protested applicant badly you
The memorable.
repeated
Uncle Sam thu lost a
whose time
He went there two months stayed weeks returned
the % to him
a a in he
be
He
arrive
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

houses at small cost. A special advan-
tage of this is that one can utilize at
tractive water-tight flower jars for
growing the bulbs. Another method is
to grow in water in hyacinth glasses or
even in graveh or broken granite in a
way similar to that in which the So
called Chinese lily is commonly grown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

is in really
of
o
darkbl blue ands etof a
NIaryS muscle achievement
couldn't of the taxi she
said.
what is the thing you you
the
replied.
uniforms and eang
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Those Girls.

"Jack said my
face was a poem"
cit is, dear
like one of Brown
ing's."
"How do you
mean?"
"Some of the
lines are so Deep"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

dEKRM15ky0rBES,

Don't let rats in your corn crib eat
holes in our national defense.
Tile draining wet lands will increase
crop returns from $40 to $40 per acre.
Improved farm machinery and ap-
planes will help out the labor scar
city. Be o high-pressure farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

EACH girl nanuIeS udIIy as IIdHy ds
100 pieces of baggage. During rush
seasons they '1ift" 200 pieces per day.
Punching the checks, sending the suit
cases down the chute, they declare is
the most thrilling part of the work.
Lots of muscle and a sweet disposition
are the necessary qualities.
Miss Grace Witty and Misses
Mary L. and Ethel Simpson acted as
spokesman for the group of II girls.
do we like our work?" they an
cunrnd tsWa'ra inst craZV about 1T.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

cases of two aliens who deliberately
violated the law.
Assistant United States Attorney
Arth said, in talking to Frederick
Xander, an alien who left the city
December Is only to come back again,
that his office has got tired of warning
aliens that the exclusion act, must be
oheved TO the letter and that no eX-
cuses will be taken any more.
handlers act was a deliberate vio-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

District Jail The who formerly lived at sa S G fv 49,
babies He had coache ms do
apprehended and they assisted MIN TO moe
stayed Baltimore lor
and took
andc came o Washington
which the
~ 0u
with the of subjects
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

case. Sadie gave him smile ana the
detectives inquisitive nature was
aroused.
what have you in the suitcaseF'
he asked.
whisky" she answered.
what are you going to do with
it," queried Evans.
''Sell it; I've got eight Quarts-yo
want TO buy one?"
'Sure; how much a quartz" asked
Evans. She told him So, and the de-
tective handed her the money and she
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
STORE GASOLINE UNDER
GROUND.

Gasoline is never safely stored
until it is in an underground
tank. The vapor from a single
pint will render the air in an
ordinary sized room explosive.
Heavier than air, the gasoline
vapor rests near the floor or
ground, and a person standing
may be unconscious of the dam
ger until he places lantern in
the danger zone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
PREVENT BLAzES
ON every FARM
Fire Buckets Should Be Handy in
Buildings Not Otherwise
Protected.
LOSS ANNUALLY IS IMMENSE
Salt in Water Keeps Emergency Sup
ply From Freezing-Special Fire
Pals With Rounded Bottom
Are Most Favored.
LOSS ANNUALLY IS IMMENSE
SAWDUST CHOKES OIL
BLAZE.

Have a bucket of sawdust
ready to choke an oil blaze-es-
pecially in. the garage or around
the gas engine. Adding two or
three pounds of common soda to
a bucket of sawdust improves it
as an extinguisher. Spread 1t
with a scoop. Water is of little
use where oil is blazing-it may
spread the flame. Sand, while
good to smother fires, is bad
thing to pour on machinery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

of
onealf
within small stiff fitting easily into ordinary pocket
officials
docurDen is q
fight American
replace the old conven tionaib
passport and Its require
neDts al
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Properly Stacked Lumber.

Tn order to be sure that every piece
of lumber is straight and true befors
heing used in building 1t is neceSs
sary to pay particular attention to the
wav It is stacked on the building sites
Lumber may be dry and well seasoned
when leaving the lumber yard, but una
less It is stacked in straight piles and
covered with boards to protect 1t from
the weather 1t is liable to warp and
twist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

case of persons travelling IN the west
ern continents old passports shall not
be issued. Travellers bound to Eu-
rope and Asia must in every case take
out new passports.
The first consideration in design
ing the new passports was protection
against counterfeiting and abuse. 1t
is printed on a distinctive paper made
especially for the purpose, which is Of
a blue-gray cast by reason of the fact
that the whole face is covered as a.
, no III ground nv ,aicroccOpic ranatitionS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

Idle acres or idle hands-either are
unpatriotic.
The best f1agpole American farmers
can erect is the silO. But why not put
up fiagpole too?
=
Poor seed is grave menace TO the
1918 corn crop. This danger can be
removed only by ear-testing.
y
A big garden well cared for will add
more dollars to the family purse than
any other acre on the farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

to yield hydrocyanic acid under some
conditions. Shipments indicating the
presence of hydrocyanic acid were
therefore excluded as being dangerous
to health. These poisonous beans are
varieties of lime beans of various col
ors, and in shape may not be unlike
the common navy bean. On careful in
spection they may be distinguished
from the common bean by the fact
that, unlike the common bean, they
show distinct situations, or stripes,
radiating from the eye to the edge,
There are also Other less noticeable
differences.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Humors and Exasperations of the Red Tape TangIe

abnthine
buildings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Very Likely.

"They tell me Jones is dead"
"Ah! That's probably why we see
him so seldom"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Bootegger Sadie Picked Wrong Man for Customer

TETECTIvE walking bootgger one morning
headquarters tie ABOUT TO poaru c
Patterson cooed Juggling heavy SUIT
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Changes Made in the Passports Issued by Uncle Sam

r mehonored old American with its
1 of
modern and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

II say, waiter 20
eyes sir"
as this a meat
less day?"
"It is, sir"
"Then give me
a double portion
of grilled bones,
please"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

wants more homes for newly arrived
clerks.
The manner in which the govern
ment goes about getting its help would
be a source of unending joy to the ap-
plicant did it not fret him. The same
is true about buildings and in a lesser
degree about homes.
Here is part of an appeal which
the civil service commission. has sent
broadcast, all over the United States
Thousands of workers are urgent
Nv needed in the prosecution of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
= ASHnNGTONk 81
. a., ,SIDELIGHTS = =
Alien Enemies Must Avoid the District of Columbia

w enemies beware Keep out the District Of 90
warning of the United States attorney
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Girls Jugge Station Baggage in the Capital City

- to province in
a kofg
atmosphere unnoiced and unsung
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
The Only Way.

The Only Way.
Smith gave me couple Of seats for
the theater today"
Topping! I'll get ready immedi-
ately."
"Do; and p'r'aps you'll be in time for
once. The seats are for tomorrow eve
Ming"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
Required Coal at Home.

Church-You and your wife spend
all your time in your car, don't you?
Gotham--Pretty near.
whats the big idea?"
"Oh, you see we don't require any
coal in the car"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14

His Order MeatIess.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-14
A FEW SMILES

A Stay-at-Home.
Mrs. Flatbush-Saw your husband
in khaki uniform today.
Mrs. Bensonhurst-Yes; he belongs
to the Home Guards.
"Goodl Doing his bit?"
swell, he's dissatisfied, because he's
all dolled up and no place to co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
Obituary
Mrs. kajsa SvensOn.

Mrs. kajsa Svenson, "a years old.
died at 1890 last evening in the home
of her son, John A. Westberg, 14a5
Eighteenth avenue. Moline, her death
being due to infirmities OF age. Mrs.
Svenson had been ill since New Years
dag. She was born Jan. 3. 1924 at
Westergottland, Sweden. coming to
this country in the year 1887, and
made her home in Moline for the past
81 years. She leaves to survive her
three sons, her husband having pre-
coded her in death 26 years ago They
are John A. Westberg and Gotfrid
Anderson. both residing in Moline, anu
Frank Johnson. Port Byron. all chang
ing their names as they grew to man.
hood. Fifteen grandchildren and six
great grandchildren also survive her
Private funeral services will be held
at $50 tomorrow afternoon from the
home of her son, John A. Westberg
1920 Eighteenth avenue, Moline The
request Of the family is that no flow
ers be sent. Cortege will be by auto
mobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
RELIEF Proposed
By SCHOOL BOARD
Additional Rooms Are to BE Erected
at Several buildings Because
OF Crowded Conditions.

So crowded have the schools OF the
the immunity become that steps
looki.s toward relief were considered
at the Meeting OF the East Moline
hoard OK eAucation last evening. 1t
MAS decided Tat two additional rooms
will have 10 re built at the Lincoln.
Garfield and Mckinley schools and the
services of an architect are to be Sc
cured at once. A hundred or more
homes are now being erected in East
Moline and as these are filled another
influx of children in the schools can
be expected.
The matter of school nurse was
also brought up. Talks relative to
the need of the services Of such a
person were given by Miss Belle
Smith, visiting nurse. and Miss Morse,
school nurse from Moline. Truancy
and sickness have greatly interefered
with the attendance in the schools
this year and it is felt that the en-
ployment of the nurse would go a
long way toward eradicating both.
Extensive repairs are to be made
at the Campbell school, which is at
tended by Negro children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
RATES ARE RAISED.

Rising costs of all things necessary
for general maintenance lead the Mo
line city hospital board, in conference
with the city commission yesterday
afternoon, to raise the rates asked for
room and board
This increase, it is estimated, will
raise the hospital receipts slightly
more than $4,000. Hereafter patients
at the hospital will pay from 81 to SIS
more week.
Steps were taken looking toward i'm
mediate remodeling Of the old laundry
into a detention hospital. The finan-
cial situation Of the hospital is not
very clear at the present time, but the
board hopes to go ahead with the de-
layed improvement and have the de-
tention ward completed before the end
of spring.
A note for $4,000 issued by the hos
pital is due July /. If the hospital is
successful in obtaining renewal OF
this note or can make another loan Of
$4,000 there will be no delay in the
construction of the detention ward
! That improvement will cost abou
5000. New machinery for the laun
dry, costing nearly $4,000, is also re
f, quired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
ATTENDS MOTOR SHOW,

Charles r. Gardner, assistant sales
manager of the Velie Motors Corpor-
alton, returned to Moline last evening
from Minneapolis, where he attended
the annual Minneapolis automobile
show. Minneapolis, said Mr.. Gardner.
united all its motordrawn vehicles in
one bi gexhibit. In addition to Moline
made automobiles there were repre-
scented large number of gasoline farm
vehicles from this community.
Mr.. Gardner also spent several days
with his family in Omaha, Moline's
unsolved house problem compelling
Mr.. Gardner to room at the Y. M. C. A.
He expects to bring his family to Mo-
line as soon as a suitable dwelling
place can be found.