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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
The Press Tries to Break Into the
House of Lords

q ERMAN newspaper men are trying Z
~ bold stroke to increase their power
and standing. \ bily is under discussion
for reconstructing the Prussian House Of
Lords by giving representation in it to
various callings. including a considerable
number OF seats for the clergy and the
universities. Now the Berlin Press Club
has come forward with petition asking
that at least three representatives Of the
daily press be called to membership 1t
argues that the press contributes equally
with the churches and the universities TO-
ward feeding the intellectual and religious
life Of the people; and it quotes speech by
the Minister of the Interior, VINO said:
The men Of practical journalism are, by
reason Of their entire activity especially
predestined for lawmakers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

damage IS done BY the young, or lave, a
velowsh-white grub somewhat, larger than
the adult. While il is imposs bic to esti-
mate the total losses in year. the figures
for the industry whole are said to be
very larss. single firms report losses as
high as $4,000 year.
although thc beetle is noa found in al
parts Of the temperate zone, It's spread is
from warm tobacco-g growing countries suchc
as Cuba and the Philippines, where i.
breeds throughout the year. From these
countries the insects are sent out constantly
in hipments OF cigars leaf tobacco, either
IN the egg, larval or pupal stages, as as
adult beetles.
The insect lives in the tobacco during its
whole ifc, and thrives best with consdera-
Die warmth and moisture. In the Southern
States there are three or four generations
in n year. 1t does not live on growing tobac-
co and is not introduced from the fields.
although number of insects prey on the
beetle methods of artificial prevention and
control are necessary. Prevention IS i'm
portant and all places of manufacture and
storage should be thoroughly screened and
al refuse material, damaged stock etc.
promptly destroyed.
"A full discussion of the beetle and how
to prevent loss from it can had IN Farm
ers Bulletin 1856, by G. A. Runner of tho
Bureau of Entomology
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

clamor from local MOUTHS also knowing the
pangs of hunger; and appeals were sent in
to the authorities to do something against
the travelling 'hamsters.' With true Prus-
sian thoroughness the official mind sees the
remedy to be the closing down of all such
resorts. At least, such is the report, and
editors are being pelted with protesting
letters. One writer of such letter sar-
castically closed his communication thus:
"If the authorities wanted to remedy the
existing evil at one blow it would perhaps
have been more expedient to lock up every
German who is still living, inasmuch as
the mere fact of his existence raises the
suspicion that he has something to eat
over and above the general ration
Transferring has just brought the vii
lage Of Sodenthal, in northern Bavaria, a
peculiar notoriety II is health resor,,
with mineral baths. The place had not
been thriving in war times and so it was
leased to the administration of Employees
Insurance at Berlin for several years, to
be used as place for insured persons 70
recuperatc. The visitors, however. "harn-
stered' on an extensive scale, paying far
beyond the maximum prices allowed by the
regulations. and sent away the goods to
their families. The whole region around
Sodenthal was thus completely cleaned no
Of all food supplies; and then the man
ayers of the establishment were no longer
able to buy enough for its Kitchen The
result was that the establishment had tic
be shut up and the "hamsters" sent home
The "hamsters" often get caught, and
then there is trouble before The courts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
It IhrlVes on Tobacco

THE destruction wrought by the tobacco
d beetle has become so pronounced in
this country that the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has issue a bull
letin on the subject for manufacturers ana
dealers in tobacco products, says the dc
partment's Weekly News Letter This
beetle, it is pointed out, is fastidious in its
tastes fer at prefers the expensive sweet,
mild tobacco, especially the best Turkish
leaf" The report continues:
"The beetle is small brownlsh insect only
ouc-tcnth OF all inch long. Most of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

THE world has recently been witness
t. { rev trial Of the Nictorians-
oae famous writer attacking, an
ether defending them. The New States
mar" caught the significance of this drama
and submitted these observations: Mr..
Chesterton, n his "Short History Of Eng
Ind, has been saying:
-The most important hing that happened
IN he Victorian tine was that moth
mg happened. The very fuss that was made
about inner notifications brings into relief
'ae rigiGi-y ~ Tn when the main lines Of
sscia ..ie werc .ef. Is they wero a the
srench Revolgfion. We talk Of the French
ae7oiut.on - something that changed the
~ord, III rs most important relation to Eng
and IS taat + ald noe change England
Compare this with what Lord Morley
writes Of the same age IN his "Recollec-
lions:
"It was ~ epoca q hearts uplifsed with
s'pe, and brains active with sober and
sssniy reason for re common good.
aew fFu.as were welcomed in free minds,
fss7dlces we're diaarncd. Ercsh principles
ssasoas- rae tandards of ambition rose
.gaer ard purer Men learned 20 care
s'fe Tor one another"
Which Of these pictures, asks "The New
asa'esnan.' Is the true one IF Lord
Aorey Is right in saying that in
We Victorian era s.raen learned TO care
more for one another Mr.. Chesterton
pa
san hardly be right in saying that moth
a'9 happened" during this period. And
sS'' pernapa, the tvo statements are
s1paole IN some measure Of being recon
s'se The Victorian era, in so far as it
= regarded Is first chapter, is d matter
:" Joy among the angels. In so far, how
ger az Il regarded itself as the last per-
~ chapter IN the history Of civilization
= X we may be allowed to mix our
..s-@ pnora little, 4 whited sepulchre, on
-.NA = g impoaeibie 70 write an epitanh
ne victorian era was Il great begin
.~ss but bad end. Men may have learned
= care more for one another, but they
:, - '''I learn % any great extent 10 put
ss'l care for one another into practice
~ - me national life. They did issue u
= -ese y peraons guilty Of extreme cruelty
,'e'r fellows "Thus TAR shalt thou go
ss.4 no further" But their politics hardly
{. '.'s Deyend this. They did not see that
:. % not enough not to be actively cruel
!. man; one has to 70 beyond this, and
=. asS'geiy fair ard even generous to him
.m Victorian, "Thc New Statesman'
u an object Of abhorrence to
as people because, while he was al
- oesirous Of ii maximum Of good
49, a'nseif, ne WAS usually content With a
- 01n 81 good for other people. That,
s q, y only human nature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Getting After "Hamsters"

A BOLD and unique remedy against
"A Transferring has been proposed in
Germany, and the authorities, It is re
ported, are about 10 adopt it. To cham
stcr7 means, according TO the new lingo
introduced under stress of war, to hoard
food supplies. (The word means marmot,
TO which the Germans, rightly or wrongly.
attribute the squirrels habit Of laying by
his winters supply Of food The word
meets widely felt want, as nearly every
body transfers; and so it suddenly &C
quircd such a sweeping popularity as the
word "camouhage" to Americans.) The
discovery has been made that many per
sons who 20 to the seaside resorts or bath
ing places elsewhere come home witt food
sccretcd in their baggage. This caused g
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

Jacques Borchardt, Berlin merchant, has
just been tried for the new crime. He had
transferred on an extensive scale. and was
then so incautious as to quarrel with the
porter OF the house in which he lived
The latter denounced him to the authori-
ties. and a search brought TO light POO
pounds of oatmeal, $50 pounds Of cracked
barley, 50 pounds of wheat -four, IS CT
honey, 100 of whole hams a. Of the
highest grade sausage, 80 OF butter, % OF
rice and q Of coffee, besides 6 large jars
Of lard and $50 eggs. The court sentenced
him to pay 81 300. besides having his treas
ures contiscated.
At the trial his lawyer made a plea that
throws food of light upon food conditions
in Germany He said that it would be
playing an ostrich game to assume that ct
this time there was anybody in Germany
who was not buying all the food that was
offered to him clandestnoly. Everybody
knew, he said. that nothing whatever could
be bought at the maximum prices fixed bv
the authorities; butter was bringing $500
d pound lard s.. sugar IS cents and -four
70 cents The lawyer offered to prove
moreover, that his client had done onls
what the authorities themselves were do
ing; but the court refused to entertain the
motion. In passing sentence the judge
pronounced Borchardt "hamster Of pure
culture
The Berlin courts are busy these days
with cases against persons who break the
regulations fixing maximum prices and
against boarding. One Of them recently
imposed not less than %24 600 in fines on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
The I nreasOn-
ing Bump of
Locality
MARBLES l. BUCHANAN. writing
recently IN The Bookman," said:


Perhaps the most valuable and m
qucstionebly The rarest of mortal faculties is
The instructive. instantaneous and occult
ability to detect and 10 appreciate the
essential gst OF things. ] o apprehend from
the thousand and more deceptive, contradc-
tory and inconsequential indications the
significant Indication is knac6 possessed
by about one human being out OF every half
million. When all is said and done this
supreme acUteness Of perception is the AM
mating component Of all vital criticism
which remains At best mostly fclicitous
and inspired hintingj. and compared to The
clairvoyant accuracy Of his kind Of second
sight, 20 to speak. the most profound demon
stration Of literal nature appears a mere
futile waste Of effort. \ dominant attribute
of genius. it IS warred against persistontlv
and vehemently by collective stupidity Col
lective stupidity hates and fears it because
the possessing it makes for power It IS
inarticulate It cannot explain The uncon-
scious process by which Il reaches its cor
illusions and convictions. It is blind, un-
reasoning bump Of locality. # you look for
a manifestation of it in Wal Street you find
it buying Steel common al % when tle
community IN general IS buying government
bonds In the art world it buys Corots at
$50 apiece. When the rank and file have
recognized Corot's merits and conventional
competition IS boosting his prices to un-
heard-of heights, it turns its attention to
Monet, Manet, Degas. Pssarro.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Seeing Huns in the Mirror

- HE Royal Theatre of Wieabaden has
H. just made an odd Improvement in
the text of Wagners "Lohengrin." In the
prayer of King Heinrich, in the first act,
occurs the passage: "Oh, God, preserve us
from the wrath of the Hungarians The
manager decided that this was gross
offence against international politeness and
particularly against an allied state: and
now his Heinrich sings: Preserve us from.
the wrath of the Huns Besides holding the
mirror up to nature, this, in America, must
certainly be regarded as possessing the
merit of timeliness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Getting Fat Without a Fat Card"

u ONES, says a notice in some Of the
ID Berlin newspapers, arc the only
source for obtaining fat that has not yet
been adequately worked. In giew Of the
fac. that school children did good work in
collecting fruit kernels, ncttles and other
things, it is now proposed to put them to
collecting bones also. This has been
ordered through a decree by the Prussian
government. AS an inducemcnt for the
children to gather bones, it is ordered that
the local authorities allot to the parishes
where the bones we're collected a certain
proportion Of the fats recovered The
papers .dd this remark: st this time,
when the fat allowance has just had to be
reduced, this opportunity to obtain fat
without a fat card should be taken adyan-
tage Of"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

rF"o minerals containing chromium
were produced on commercial
scale in 1916. says Waldcmar r.
Schaller N a report on chromium ana
rare earth minerals, issued by the United
States Geological Survey. They are zir-
con, the slicate Of chromium, and bad
deleyite, the oxide of chromium, and they
are described as follows:
"Irson is colorless to yellow. red, brown,
gray or green mineral. generally in small,
we'll defined square prisms It occurs in
many rocks the crystalline limestoncs and
schlstf, gneiss, granite pogmatite aud sedi-
mentaty rocks The mineral is very wide
spread III its occurrence but is found ut only
few places in commercial deposits. In North
Carolina some Of the pegmatitcs contained
enough zircon TO warrant their development;
ut other places only tho concentrated scdi-
mcntary zircon-sand deposits have been
worked.
Zircon contains about SO per cen, of silica
and 81 per cent Of Zirconn the oxide Of err
contum. iron ~ common mpurity, but
many other clements have been found in
zircon. especially IN the so-callcd altered
varieties.
The oxide of chromium, Internationally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Germany Can't Get Enough Soap
These DAYS
EHE soap famine in Germany is mn

TNHE soap famine in Germany is much
more acute than the shortage of
food. The "VosSische Zeitung' re-
ports that it is receiving letters more and
more frequently from its readers, in which
they complain that neither soap nor substi-
tutes for it can now be obtained People
have their soap cards, but they can ge' no
soap on them; and they are compelled
either to wear soiled linen or try to clean
it with brushes, which wears out the car
ments very rapidly. To make matters
worse, new linen can be obtained in only
the smallest quantities, owing to the
scarcity Of material; and hence skin dis
eases are on the increase"
In view Of this state of things the semi
official news agency issued statement eX-
planning that the soap famine had been
caused by the growing military demands
for calcined soda.
Hope was expressed, however, that the
soap factories would soon be able TO obtain
their usual quotas OF soda; and then soap
would again be obtainable on the cards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Horses Are a Luxury

z he "luXury horse is The last poin. Of
4 attack by official Germany in its
struggle against hunger. A decree issued
a month ago by the military governor of
the district around Berlin prohibits the
keeping Of horses for pleasure riding or
driving after March /. Only princes of
the royal blood and foreign diplomats
may keep such horses. Racing and circus
horses are exempt. Whether the LUXURY
horses are to be converted into Injuries
of the table is not mentioned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

known as baddeleyite also called brnzlite
and jacupirangite) has been found in guam
tty only in Brazil. although it has been
identified IN Ceyion, Sweden, Italy and Mon
tana.
an the trade Tie name baddclevite seems
20 be restricted 20 Gle variety IN distinct
crystals, whereas the term brazilie IS applied
10 the sorous Dotry oidal columaar forms
The trade iaroe zir<te is used 10 designate
the commercial ore OF zrconia, the Gre being
a mixture OF baddeleyite or brazlite, zircon
and supposed new unnamed silicate Of zir
conium. Zirkite contains from about 20 to
81 per cent zirconium OXIDE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

A1DN eXempliles the contention
II that the appar!ton of a genius
is always inexplicable' Victor
Llchtenstein, in "Reedy's Mirror" writes:
Over against the evidence supporting the
heredity theory in the case of the Bach
family, musicians for two hundred years. we
have the example Of Franz Joseph Haydn
Maria Roller, cook. There is no record of
musical talent on the side of either the
Haydns the Rollers previous 70 its APP
peatance in the family OF Matthias and it's
sudden development in the of the cele-
blated Franz and two of his brothers re-
mains OF the eternal mysteries.
"Haydn's youth was continual struggle
against grinding poverty and hard knocks.
From the age Of eight to sixteen he sang
soprano in st. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna
&, when his voice broke he was turned out
rto the streets without penny and with
siotking dirty and shabby that he was
Ashamed to be seen. Despite his cruel suf-
fcr!ngs he remained steadfast and loyal to
his beloved art. and by adding at dances
ard weddings he managed to earn an oc-
cas- onai penny His few pupils paid him
about dollar month for lessons Jean De
Reszke ct al, attention!
"A chance acquaintance with the poet
Nc tastasio brought him to the notice OF
+ rpora, the great singing master and COM
poser, and from the latter he got many a
We liable hint in composition in return for
brushing the masters clothes or shining his
shoes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Ihefts

II Is hard to be hungry and remain
L honest, as the Prussian railway
authorities have discovered The Railway
Minister has recently sent circular letter
TO his chief directors of traffic calling at
tention to the fact that thefts of goods on
the railways are still increasing at q
frightful pace; and he announces methods
fot combating them. Railway stations and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

storage warehouses are to be better
watched by military and police officials
Cars must be sealed and the seals regu-
larly inspected by superior officials. Tie
drayage business is also to be closely
watched, and still other measures are
under consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
1t Grows Increasingly Hard to Aid
the Families Of Soldiers

T HE prolongation Of The war is hitting
German cities hard in the matter of
giving aid to the families of soldiers By
the end Of January such assistance had
amounted for the city Of Berlin alone. to
nearly 500 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

single day. These cases had mostly to
do with food, but not all Of them. Ore
protiteer was fined 1900 who had boz CHI
betting at $l.l0 a pound and sold 1t at
1926
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10
Haydn's Heritage and
Early Struggles

HAYDN eXemplfies the contention
IL that the appar!ton of a genius
is ALWAYS iuexplicable " Victor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-10

minerals containing chromium
were produced on commercial
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-04-26
closed stairway with the floor land
Ing near the center of the building.
Don'ts for Home Builders.

closed stairway with the floor land
Ing near the center Of the building.
Don'ts for Home Builders.
Don't invest In cheap plumbing and
lavatory fittings. If you do you'll soon
discover II to be the most "expen-
sive" economy you ever tried.
Don't plan wonderful variety OF
color schemes In decorating when the
consistent use OF simple color combina-
tons gives far more pleasing and deco
rative results.
Don't forget that rooms designed
after simple, straight lines lend them
selves more easily to decoration, prove
more sanitary. and are less tiresome to
live in than badly arranged rooms.
Don't fail to have large sheltered
porch off the living or dining room,
to be screened in summer and glassed
in for a sun parlor in the winter.
Don't build your living porch to the
west; ii would be sunny In the after
noon. just when the housewife is free
to enjoy IL. East southwest, and
south are the best exposures.
Don't regret Ii afterwards-make a
two-story porch, the second floor for
outdoor sleeping. There is nothing
more healthful.
Don't let your front door open d.
rectly into the living room. A hall or
veStlbule cuts off cold.
Don't plan to have the stairway as
cend from the living room. It's more
picturesque than useful.
Don't scatter the plumbing all over
the place; arrange II so the kitchen
sink is over the laundry tubs and d.
rectly under the bath room; thus keep
all the piping straight and simple and
hold down the cost.
Don't overlook composition flooring
for the bath room and the front vesti.
bule. 1t is so easy to keep clean.
Don't omit seat with hinged cover
for the front vestjbule; it is great
convenience as a handy place for rub
bers, porch cushions, children's play
things, etc.
Don't be prejudiced; glazed Dutch
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-04-26
TURKEY RAISING
GOOD SIDE Line
Requirement of Range Usually
limits Production of Big
Fowls to Farms.
BRONZE VARIETY IS POPULAR
Birds Are Especially Adapted to Grain
and Stock Farms Where There Is
Ample Ranging Ground
Astounding in Feed.

For those who are favorably stu
ated for raising turkeys, more profit
able side line scarcely can be found.
Plenty Of range is necessary to raise
turkeys, so this usually limits the OPP
portunity to the farms. Turkeys are
included in the department of agricul-
lures program for increasing poultry
production, and specialists of the de-
partment point out how and where in
creases can be obtained.
Turkeys are especially suited TO the
grain and stock farms where there is
ample ranging ground Astounding in
such turkey food as grasshoppers and
other insects, weed seeds, waste grain
such as is left in the fields after har-
vest, and nuts of such varieties as
beechnuts, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts
and acorns. On such farms the pres
ent prices of grain affect the turkey
raiser but little, for with the excep-
ton of what is used at fattening time
the feed consumed Is largely of such
a kind as would otherwise be wasted.
Raise More Turkeys.
With but little additional outlay to
the farmer many more turkeys could
and should be raised, federal special
lists say. The small number of turkeys
per farm in the United States is sur
prising. According to the census of
1910, which Is the latest that has been
taken, only 1871 per cent of the total
number of farms reported any turkeys
at all, and on those farms reporting
four breeding turkeys was found per
farm. Some farms by nature of the
crops grown on them or because of
unfavorable surroundings are not
adapted to turkey raising, but most
farms could easily handle breeding
flock Of from 10 to Is hen turkeys
and tom, raising from rs to $50 each
year at a good profit.
Throughout the middle West, where
most of the turkeys are raised, 1t is
unusual to see flock of more than
so on a farm, although in Texas, where
more are produced than In any other
state, fiocks of several hundred are
rather common. In sections Of the
Southwest and on the Pacific coast a
few persons have engaged In turkey
raising on large scale, rearing a
thousand or more every year. There
are not, however, enough turkeys
raised on the Pacific coast to supply.
the local demand. This Is true also Of
the Atlantic coast states.
Owing to the fact that the Bronze
turkey Is the heaviest, IL Is more
popular among turkey raisers than
other varieties. Since turkeys are sold
by weight the heaviest birds bring the
greatest returns. When large num-
Der of people are to be served, as In
hotels, restaurants, and boarding
houses. the demand is for heavy tur-
keys. For family use the demand is
for small or medium-sized birds. I'm
less they are to be marketed locally
among customers who demand small
birds, It is far more profitable to raise
the heaviest. Regarding other charac-
teristics, 1t Is quite generally asserted
that the Bronze Is the hardest variety.