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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

WASH: Witnesses before Senate agricultural committee stated that cattle men cannot find profitable markets and meat producers are staying in bushes for patriotism and not for profits. Over 75H of live
 stock in the corn belt of middle are no cars. The regulation of live stock industry is needed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

FOR SALE-Cabinet Grand piano with mandolin and guitar attach ment s200. H. Eastberg, Box 132, Treadwell, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

Many man gets behind because he looks too far ahead.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

EONOLULUy Ts~H4-Febs .20.--( By maiD.-Piloted by Majorx Harold M. Clark, U5.A. chief Eof Fthe Sixth Aero Squadron, the first modern seaplane of the army that has been assigned to service in Hawaii made its initial flight yesterday. The machine rose to height of more than six thousand feet Major Clark described flying conditions here as ideal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

If man has crows feet about his eyes, there must be some caws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06
lM NfI

Electrical Engineers, at convention of the Institute urged nationwide identification of railroads as a so-
 lution of fuel and transportation problem. He asserted that electri- flying the railroads will mean a saving of about 100, ,000 tons of coal and 40,O00,000 barrel of oil B year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

Old papers TOT saIs at T'he Empire ohica. Second and Main strests.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

FOR SALE CHEAU-One tent with fly, 14x16 Used only 3 months. Good as new. Inquire Treadwell Market.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

FOR SALE cheap-furnished or un- furnished, Groom house with bath. Dan Campbell, Treadwell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06

WASH: E. w. Rice, Jr., presi- dent of the General Electric Co. and president of American Institute ol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

been the rule of this office. as 1t Is the
policy OF the Department OF Agricu!-
ture, not to disturb legitimate bust
ness, since it Is disQuieting and dis
organizing to commerce. I have TO
say. therefore. regarding the planting
~ home gardens. plant for the use
OF your family alone. Plant all you
need for fresh table use, and all for
your canning and DIR! ng. but beyond
that keep out of the commercial field.
Give the legitimate marketer. who
makes 1t his business to sell his pro-
duce a clear and undisturbed field
for his operation. so that he may know
what his customary trade may de-
mand of him. Another point which
the home gardener should bear in
mind in planning and planting Is, pur-
chase only such seed as is required.
II this rule be not adhered 20 some
other home gardener may be deprived
OF his share of seed.
Now as to gardens" said Professor
Corbctt. I'VE want to develop these
gardens In just as economical a way
as possible. We would make each
town and village utilize its own ma
terials for fertilizers. There Is at
hand in every rural community, the
refuse from the stable and chicken
house, and the wood ashes. Carefully
handled such material contributes to
the enrichment of land with the very
best results, and leaves commercial
fertilizers for those who must pur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22
ills Hoped To make 1918 Banner Year for Field
and Home Gardens Win the War By
Raising Bumper Crops.
Copyright. lyis. The International Syndicate

- HE MOST VITAL issue Of the
day. as IL affects the mass OF the
people Of the United States. Is
food production and It's natural
eofoslary. food conservation. II every
man. woman and child in the land.
within whose power II is TO produce
h and conserve food would do their part.
the war would he won in a short
Hme
Last year the people responded
ncbly 10 President Wilson's call TO tin
and SOW and cultivate their gardens
and their fields. This wear the effort
= to be made more extensively and
more insensively, because the people
are aliye TO the fact that il is the
nAtton which is able TO supply It's own
people and It's allies in the war with
flood which r. 10 have the honor OF
sN1pnanG the war.
Many kgen cles re ar work in this
sgfAaAs sn6 earor which represents the
very fffe of the nation. The most
@tlmportant agency behind the people
4 IN the question of food production Ia
E4hA Department az Agriculture. Co
sopera ting with this branch OF the
FGoverpmens's service are the State
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's'1" p'''0"' Mako nen,,
F" ,As BIG House. ths o,s
0p Having Reached
Congestion Limit.

Mother Earth has been deserted. This
desertion has been going on for years.
John heard of that fifteen a week"
In Grand Rapids and he went to get it,
Bessie heard of that six week" 10
Des Moines with two evenings Off" and
she went 10 get that There was but
one answer. In 1900 about IS per
cent. of the population OF this country
was engaged in rural pursuits. In 1910
only "a per cent. was engaged In agri-
culture The trend has been away
from the farm. Every sixteenth man
YOU meet lives in greater New York
There rs but one answer-the high
cost OF living.
Four Questions.
In his series of lectures on price
movements. Prof. Irving Fisher. the
noted economist OF Yale. said that In
this problem as in all great problem.
there are four questions to answer.
They are: FIRST. What is II? Then
second: Why Is it? Then third /.
What of it9 And fourth What are
we going to do about it? If / may
venture to suggest the questions are
we'll put. They lead up to a climax
as 1t were. In fact / venture the
opinion that the people at the present
moment will listen eagerly to the an.
swer to the last question and walk
out on learned dissertation on any OF
the others. ] may even go as far as
to say that they do not care two
whoops about anything right now ex-
ccpt speedy answer to the last ques-
ton except possibly how long will 1t
be before somebody gets close enough
to the Kaiser TO substitute little
nitro glycerine for the air in the right
hand tire of the royal auto IN order
that the designated tire may come in
close and violent juxtapostion TO the
rocks in the road the said Kaiser takes
on his next jaunt to the Eastern front
The pressure of the question in the
City of Washington Is shown by an
offer of 900 a month for the dura-
ton OF The war" for an apartment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22
l1>0zIE x& 5zHSE za~1cu1ZU~2DCzLzs
.5211Tx1S <1aH C5e@2zo1zr2J~

1913 will be the growing OF sugar
beets FOR tbs purpose o. manufacture
ing syrups ard sweets 10 relieve the
sugar strinrency.
ANY state that will produce pota.
toes will grow beets. and any girl or
boy can produce syrup from these
beets by the tested methods which
have been at their disposal by tho
Department OF Agriculture" said Pro
lessor Corhctt. Beet syrup may be
t,sed for all purposes for which other
syrups or molasses may be employed
and will go long way toward reiiev.
ing the sugar shortage"
Other original processes which Pro
fessor Benson will introduce among
his clubs this season are vegetable
ma rmalades and fruit and vegetable
candy, all OF which have been sue
cesefully worked out in tho labora-
tories Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture. He Is also stressing quick meat
production. pork and poultry raising
being among his projects also the or
ganizing Of lamb and sheep clubs.
by means Of which he hopes to In
fiuence the wool supply. Professor
Benson will also encourage the genera!
utilization Of rabbits and other Wild
game. especially recommending their
canning and drying n . measure OF
food conservation.
School Children Big Hesr.
..rhsra ara over N 600 900 "A mev.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

10 the overcro wded ccnters Of con
sumption. There is but one result
for It seems the old law OF supply
that result Is the constant uptrend of
tho cost Of living. Secretary McAdoo
IS the new traffic cop" and as the
head OF first class traffic omrn is-
sion ne Will have TO begin studying
ways and means Of getting the people
back TO the land from whence they
20 me after this war IL over without
having them get back via the bread
line and soup kitchen. Let us not walt
on this Job but go and meet 1t. on
this point John ellsworth has this
to say: This question Of land Is the
question OF the future no matter what
happens in the war, To put men on
the land we must have the land ready.
We have the chance of our life 10
scotch the food danger and to restore
4 healthier balance between town and
country stocks" In care free America
tho thing seems to be 10 walt for "a
supreme moment in history and then
20 TO 1t as best we may.
fffCO tiPf Spotl AFf'
That moment has arrived. The facts
are that in answer to certain economic
aepandsethe people nre rushing from
he health giving open air and the
centcrs OF food production TO engage
acounat{on In overcrowded cities
where they pile themselves tier upon
yer In order 10 pay double prices for
tho very food which was in abundance
IN The places they left. Now the Con
,ress OF the United States Is consider
ing plans TO give each soldier farm
.ffer the war Can you Imagine any
ching more pathetic than having a per
, fectly behaved cyclone-broke farm on
your hands II you know nothing about
farming? All we'll and good for the
man who left the farm to go to the
front. But what are We going TO give
the thousands of war workers after
the war? careful estimate shows
there are 10000 war workers" In
Washington In excess of the regular
population. Other cities. especially
those near the environments and mum
ton factories are crowded. 1t al
| forces up the cost Of living to which
as with all questions. we get the same
answer; ITS all on account OF the
war" But Is St? Let us seq Ole
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

agricultural colleges, which are ex'
tending their hands to the food pro-
duction and conservation departments
| of the State Councils OF Defense and
| to every organization. great and small,
within the state which holds the great
food issue in view. The result. is that
behind the people OF every city. town
and rural community throughout the
land. who are willing to carry out
their part Of the production program
of 1918. there Is a branch of Federal
service ready to serve as an incentive
| and an aid to efficient work.
Professor L. C. Corbett. Chief OF the
ONCE OF Pathological and Horticul-
| tural Investigations of the United
States Department OF Agriculture. who
outlined the emergency garden plant
] ing program OF last year. was inter
viewed In the interest Of the peoples
food drive of 1913.
Strong Food Campaign.
| I'VE are making u stronger cam
! paign for home vegetable gardens this
/ year than ever before" said Professor
/ Corbett. land ] have few sugges-
! lions to make which may be OF se-v-
| ice In the new seasons work. II has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

pressure on food production this year
than last. A striking instance 10 at
forded by the State OF Nebraska.
whose Council Of Defense recently APP
pointed an expert to make q survey OF
the entire state. This shows every
foot Of tillable ground In the state
and the powers behind the project
stand ready to recommend the best
use to which the land may be put.
woman's Part
The woman's Department Of the
State Council OF Defense. Of Missouri.
has done a great work in food produc-
ton and conservation. The Thrift
Garden Committee of the Woman's
Council, Of ST. Louis. performed wait.
ant work last year. holding mass-
meetings to stimulate interest among
women and children Tho Junior Pro
tective Garden League, OF 81. Louis.
grew out Of this movement, proving
Itself a very eflicient organisation. The
work Of this league IL fully organised
for Its 1918 garden work.
In Its conservation operations the
81. Louis organization won higA
piaudtts from Professor Bs1son, es
the Department Of Agriculture, whe
pronounced the cannsry Of that clty
to be one Of the three best models II
the United States.
In Rhode Island the Board Of Kep-
reation Is asking that all vacant prop
erty be turned over to It for thu No.
sor1 not for recreation but for plant.
Ing. by which It would appear tAat
recreation in Rhode Island this year h
to be found In planting food gardeaa,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

can children OF school age in the
made wonderful asset in the war II
they are inspired to do II In the right
way and protected in doing II" said
Professor Benson. Last year our
children canned s5o.ooo.ooo cans or
packages OF home products. We hope
to double this amount during the year
before us"
Immediately upon the outbreak OF
the war the State Agricultural col
ieges revised their programs rear
ranging their work to meet the situa-
ton. Heads OF colleges called upon
the Home Economics TEACHERS to see
what could be done in the matter Of
food production and conservation.
Forthwith they. planned emergency
training for senior students, who were
given instruction In special classes
and many Of them sent back to their
home communities for the purpose Of
producing food and stimulating others
to like efforts. Matter was published
and sent throughout the states Tor the
use Of clubs and Of individuals. and
1t II an interesting tact that before
the establishment Of the Food Ad-
ministY1tion the agricultural colleges
throughout the United States had
their emergency work IN home econ
omics we'll In hand.
The councils OF defense OF the ma
jority Of the states. in cooperation
With the Department of Agriculture
ard the state agricultural colleges. are
placing . hundred per cent. heavier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

for which I have lease at $40. ]
too would like to Join in this mad race
for war wealth. but there Is not an
therefore ! would have to take a tent
and my jug OF sarsapariiia. now the
town has gone dry. and set UP my
abode In Lafayette Park. l seriously
contemplated this but was told by the
Committee on Private Information
that President Wilson would not have
the view from his dining room window
all cluttered up that way. This offer
lust goes to show that the old law of
supply and demand is still working
over time and l might revise i, by
saving 1t Is mighty hard to resist.
Now as~so Question No. 4. What Are
You Going to do About it," On one
page Of your daily paper you read
this headline: want Men Forced to
Work on Farms" Or your eye scans
this one: surprising Increase in
Number OF Wage Farmers Among
Women and Girls" On the next page
the headline writer engages your at
tention with this: Farms Again Send
Appeal for Help" and you turn over
to the next page and read: Housing
Committee Called by Mayor Takes up
Problems for City's New Working
Army" A rather mixed condition of
affairs when the people will not work
to feed themselves in the great health
giving outdoors yet will struggle In
conditions never meant TO be lived. In
to get money to pay for high priced
food. The world. seems upside down
In Its dizzy attempts to keep up with
the somersaults OF the great war god.
Rush To Cities.
Needing some figures and knowing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

a man who could give them to me
quickly 1 hunted up Scott Ferris.
member OF Congress from Oklahoma.
Turning to the Congressional Record
without a moments hesitation: Here
is just what you want" 1t was and
this Is 1t: The population OF the
cities increased by 100 per cent be-
tween 1890 and 1910. On the other
hand population on the farms in
creased only 20 per cent This means
that for every Ave headed for the city
only one heard the call Of the farm.
"Since you want little inside In.
formation on the High Cost of Living
let me cal, your attention to fact
l discovered in arguing for the pas
sage OF what Is known as the $40
Acre Homestead BILL" said Mr.. Ferris.
Here it is. In twenty years the farm
mortgages have increased $64o,257..
oo1. That figure is beyond my com
prehension and all I could possibly
digest mentally was to wonder who
got the odd dollar. dollar being
something could talk about with
some show of brilliancy. not in COM
pany perhaps, but at least between
man and man In the privacy of the
other mans once.
"This rush to the cities" continued
Mr.. Ferris. must be stopped and that
Is the one big aim OF this bill which
Mr.. Wilson has signed. / believe il
one OF the big things, the last Con-
gress did. Just how important it Is,
is shown by the fact that there have
been 10000 applications for land since
the measure was signed by President
wilson. \, seems evident to me the
people will go back to the land X they
can get It to go back to.
Homestead BIN.
AT the start Of Mr.. Wilson's ad-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22

that the Allies suffer much more In
that regard than their enemieA II
you want to help win this war while
Old Mother Earth Is temporarily de.
serted plant \ garden and you will
help.
TT Is not possible to exasgerate the
gravity OF the crisis that we az people
and a world power face" says Carl
vrooman. Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture. This L. the most
momentous hour in our history.
II not the most fateful hour In all
history. It Il not merely war that
concerns us-and war on . scale
transcendins anything that the world
has seen hitherto in the way Of mill
tary operations--but we are face to
face also with Wars most dreadful
handmaiden, Famine. Not a. . peo-
pie, of course, for we can always hope
to feed ourselves. but as one Of SIS
terhood OF nations, we arc face to face
with Famine. We may not be starv.
ing. but millions Of our fellow men
are. From now on. the supreme bust.
ness OF life for those of Us who stay
at home must be to mobilize our ma
tional resources 50 as to give to tho
men In the trenches tho kind Of back
ing that will multiply to tho utmost
their efYiciency and minimtse their
suffering and danger"
Couple that with what Mr.. Howe
says then look at the tenement house
records Of New York City, which show
that $4,000 people are living In
fats. This is but typical Of the crowd.
ed conditions that confront every mu-
nicipality today. What 10 Uncle Sam
going to do about It! This ques on
No 4 OF DR.. Fishers and the high
cost OF living interiock. The people
must be directed back to the land and
Secretary McAdoo can do nothing bet
ter right now than to start an In.
vestigation looking to the easy trans
formation Of the thousands Of war
workers into food producers IN other
words park the people to the best ad.
vantage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22
chase them as matter of necessity
City Compost Dump.

City Compost Dump.
For the cities, 1 am prepared to
advocate a municipal compost dump.
in some one OF tho many waste places
on the outskirts Of every town. This
would provide valuable source CT
supply to be drawn upon at will by
the people for their back and vacant
lot gardens. The American people
must learn to make as light a draft
dustries. which are reQuisitioned by
war needs. AS another instance. II IA
hoe or a rake Is broken they should
mend II, and so save industry and
material for the greater need Of the
day."
Professor o. Fl. Benson, who Is In
charge OF the Boys and Girls Club
work in the North and West, States
Relations Service. Department OF
Agriculture. has originated many Of
the production and conservation prof.
ects which have helped the country to
a material degree.
Corn And Potatoes.
Among those things which We are
stressing In the Boys and Girls club
work are corn and potatoes. which
will be produced in greater abund-
ance than ever before" said Professor
Corbett. War gardens and home
canning will be among the leading
projects along usual lines. A. one Of
the newer features Of the work Of
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ministrat ton ave years ago there were
TOO. 600. 900 acres Of land under public
ownership. The s4o-Acre Homestead
Bill. as It is called. hoped to provide
capital for farm improvements and to
create a standard form Of investment
based upon farm mortgage. This land
is scattered through the United States
and Alaska. Some OF It Is good agri-
cultural land. some grazing land. and
some Of 1t mountainous Tenantry is
Increasing at An alarming rate and
tenantry breeds unrest. This vast
domain was lying Idle, why not put II
to work, introduced House Bill
407. known as the 64o-acre raising
homestead bill. providing that each
and every family which had hitherto
not exhausted It's homestead right
could 90 upon $40 acres OF the public
land, which must be by the Interior
Department designated grazing land
erect house. build fence. set out
trees. cultivate such portions as their
means would permit and there by
convert the deserts and semi-artd
pla ces Of the West into homes for the
HON elcss. That bill is now law and
we have had 10000 applications. II
the law succeeds In making only
this 10000 tenant families into home
owners the committee will feel proud
Of it's work" u
Land In Plenty.
This seems to make 1t quite plain
that there Is plenty of land to go
round for quite while and It may
partly answer Question No. 4. but the
lure OF war wages seems to Offset any
rush TO the farms. The pressure on
the cities is we'll shown in state
ment by A c. Miller of the Federal
Reserve Board to the American Acad-
envy Of Political and Social Science
who said: WAR work needs Is. 0o0.-
900 men and IN this crisis. everything
must be circumscribed TO war work"
A tremendous publicity campaign II
on to get men for the feet the United
States Is building. Where are they to
come from? And when they do how
are they TO be fed? II you do no,
think that Question No. 4 needs an
swering write for the report OF the
u. 8. Government experts who tell
the Department OF Commerce that re-
ports OF Germany's food supply being
exhausted are greatly exaggerated and
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spysa4 parsonage wanted 10 make his
Tei~se~ay from the field OF battle.
Mo wanted u horse but the royal
knight of the Ballot Box today wants
:. place 20 sleep and he wants II badly,
particularly If he has Joined in the
rush TO the cities after war wealth or
is one Of those "dollar-a-day patriots,
aoaded with advice who swamped
-Washingfon by train loads in the early
.dayss of ihe. war. There was time
when .t9 uaftic question was one for
poiicemen Of metropolis 10 wrestie
with but now the question OF parking
the people has beeome a national one.
While Mr, r. trying to keep
down t14 cling. thousands
npon thef a'e are rushing
from the notion of food
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Population oftheCities Of
theU.S. Increased by 100
Per cent between 1890
and 1910 Population Of
theF arms IncreasedOnly
20Per cent.
BY RUSSELL T. EDWARDS.

r HOUSE. A HOUSE My King
dom for House" IS the 1918
version OF the kingly plant
u that Was made when a certain
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-11

adorned; or we can touch them up in
. stingy " . generous manner with
squirrel or Hudson seal. And here's q
secret to put into your notebook on
conservation! You can trim It with
bands from sweaters that have done
their service and have been discarded !
Startlingly new gowns, showing the
final touch Of French artistry, are
trimmed with material that might
ono have been turned into sport
sweaters.
And II you do not like any of these
trimmings. you can use wide bands Of
silk plush. Entire gowns are made Of
this material, clumsy as this may seem.
The truth Is hat the weave is so sup
pie and the surface SO silken that the
lines fall closely to the figure and have
that desirable trick Of moving with the
muscles of the body.
This plush, especially the tobacco
brown shades. will be reinstated, un-
doubtedly, for short separate coats as
substitutes for the more expensive
ones of sealskin. This was done wei
twenty-five years ago, with good re-
suits, ut a time when sealskin was the
high desire Of every woman who hoped
to dress well.