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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADf,,NiST RATION SAYS:

There is no royaii road to food
conservation. We can only ac-
eompIish this by Ahe voluntary
action Of our whole people, each
element In PROPORTION to Its means.
Il 10 a matter Of ecu atty Of bur-
den; q matter Of m mute saving
and substitution at ev- cry point In
the 20 600 900 kitchens Oh the TO-
900 600 dinner tables. and In the
2ooD 900 manufacture ~. whole
eaIs and setaiI estabh shme9ts ss
~ otuntSy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01
CORN WILL WIN
DEMOCRACY'SWAR
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAlNSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat Of the United States
has 0een Sent to Famine Threat
sned Europe.
MAlNSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.

Americas great corn crop, exceed
ing 5000. .O00. 900 bushels, will save the
worlds food situation. officials Of the
United States food administration be-
ueve.
Corn u the nations best food cereal.
housewives are beginning to realize.
It contains all the elements needed to
keep the body In q state of health and
when used according to the scores Of
tried recipes. especially when COM
bined With an added portion of oil or
fat, win sustain life indefinitely. In
dian warriors in colonial days lived on
parched corn alone for many days at a
time. and at Valley Forge parched
corn was at times the sole ration Of
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly to market this year than
ever before. Now. however, the cereal
u reaching the millers and consumers.
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent to Europe.
Today there are approximately 80
bushels Of corn for every American.
This quantity II greater by five BUSH
els than In former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay In the crisis Of war.
Just a. this cereal saved the FIRST
American colonists from famine on
many occasions, just as 1t served as q
staple food during the War Of the Rev
olution and during the Civil War, King
Corn has again come to the front In
the nations battle with autOcracy.
Corn meal u finding greatly increas-
ID use In the making Of ordinary white
bread Hundreds Of housewives and
many Of the larger bakers are mixing
20 Per cent. corn meal with wheat
Aour b make leavened bread. This
kind of . mixture II worked and baked
y IT, same recipes and with the same
;11<o11 TIT epDly - STRAIGHT wheat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01

10Iyloual i.
Keep the sows, then. in q good.
thrifty condition, not overfat, and let
;hem have all the necessary range, II
possible away from other stock, espe-
tally horses.
Some say that the sows are but a
half Of the herd, or, looking at it from
the other angle, that the boar is half
Of the herd. and it Is fair to assume
that this 10 true when we come to con-
slider the character of the offspring, for
they receive one-half Of their charac-
tiers from each parent. One very promi-
nent breeder has stated that IL the boar
Is an average boar he Is half of the
herd, but II he is a real poor one or
IN exceptionally good one he is all Of
1t. There is a good bit Of truth to that
statement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01
Varieties.


A late white potato Vn0WM -
White Star is frequently planted b
the southern portion Of the state The
Burbank ard Peerless are also grown
for late harvest.
Source Of Seed.
Quantities of Triumph seed come
from the Red River valley in Minneso-
ia. Much Maine-grown stock finds its
way into Southern seed channels.
Growers must be cautious about pur.
chasing their seed stock. See that the
tubers are free from diseases. This
caution applies especially to the
Maine grown stock.
Home grown seed from tho fall har-
vest is also used. AS 4 rule it is quite
free of scab and other diseases. and
very desirable The crop from this
seed is usually little later than from
Northern grown seed, but the yield Is
frequently greater.
Quantity Of Seed.
Fertility Of soil and other conditions
have a direct bearing on the size of
the seed piece to plant A plant in
poor soil will need much more nour-
ishment from the mother seed-piece
than one starting in rich soil where
plant food is abundant Eight, ten,
and twelve bushels of seed per acre
are commonly used under average
conditions when paintings are made
on 1-2 or foot ridges, and the seed
pieces are dropped about IL inches
apart. Sugar planters frequently plant
on 1-2 to 6 foot ridges and put corn
in the furrow before the potatoes are
harvested.
Treat With Formaldehyde.
Potato scab is usually found on seed
potato stock. Our plant disease spe-
cialist advises the treatment of seed
potatoes with formaldehyde whether
any scab is visible or not. as a small
amount OF the disease is liable to be
overlooked. Therefore, soak the seed
potatoes for two hours in a solution
made by mixing one pint of CONNER.
cial forrnalydehyde with thirty gallons
Of water. Growers should not neglect
this. For particulars send for Exten-
sion Circular No. 8 on potato scab.
Fertilizers.
Early Irish potatoes require a sandy.
well-drained and moisture-retentive
soil. They should not be planted on
cold, poorly-drained, heavy land.
II is difficult to state what fertiliz.
sr should be used for potatoes as con-
1itions are so variable Each grower
should work out his own fertilizer
problems. AS a very general guide it
might be said that cotton seed meal
and high grade acid phosphate (16 per
cent available phosphoric acid) in va
rying proportions and quantities per
acre would, in most instances, meet
the general requirements of the crop.
Fertilizer is very high at present.
but in purchasing It one should
remember that the values Of
,rops have also Increased, in many
Instances, in greater proportion than
he cost of fertilizer.-G. L. Tiebout,
rorticulturist, Extension Division.
louisiana State University.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01

II10 VuS WY p0Uno OI
wheat 0ovod n America means q pound
c3 wheat released for shipment to the
nations with which America is associ-
ated In the war.
There are q score Of corn products
that today possess unusual importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the kitchen instead of
granulated sugar IL one Of the leading
products made from corn
Corn oil, excellent for frying and for
every other purpose filed by salad oils,
- appearing on the market in large
quantities. It comes from the germ Of
the corn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-01
PLANT IRISH POTATOES
EARLY IN SEASON
A SANDY, WELL DRAINED, MOIST
URE RE- ENTIVE SOIL IS
BEST FOR POTATOES.
TREAT FOR SCAB DISEASE
All Seed Should Be Treated For Scab
Whether the Disease 10 vis
ibIe Or Not.

II the season Is favorable and the
price of seed is not too high, 1t is like
! ly that the acreage of Irish potatoes
will be substantially increased the
coming year. In view of the high ccsi
of seed, fertilizer. and labor, it will
be well for the potato grower to put
forth extra effort to produce good
crop so as to realize reasonable re
turn on his efforts as we'll as supply
the country with much needed food
The potato makes very acceptable
substitute for wheat. Most everybody
likes T. Grow and eat more potatoes
| and save he wheat.
To make satisfactory crop Of Irish
potatoes in this section it is necessary
to plant the seed early in the season
so "a to harvest the crop before hot
wea' ",r comes. The higher prices
usua y received for the very early po-
tato encourage carly planting Of
early varieties. Special risks are Of
ten ken 10 reach the early market.
When To Plant.
o. - 70 tho irroCularity of the sea-
son the variations in soil types in
Lou IA, m datin.a dates for plant
ing r 80 wen Beginners should
cons their farm demonstration
aso, nd experienced growers in
thei. vicinity Late January or early
Feh,ri~y (this latitude, Baton Rouge)
for early varieties would be about an
average TIM. giving Triumph pota-
toes, say. for late April and early May
harvesting Northward and southwark
in the state planting would be made
later and earlier. rs the case may be.
under normal conditions.
Varieties.
The Red Triumph il the variety
most popular for early planting. II n
round. red potato, that 10 very ear1y
and meets the market demands. ~
must be expected. the Triumph 1oAo
low yielder II frequently - coe1
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
PAY YOUR INCOME TAX,

The Official Bulletin, issued by the
government, prints this warning:
"If your income is taxable-and it
must be a modest one to escape tax
alton under the war revenue act of
October 3, 1917-don't wait to be no.
tilted that you must pay an income
tax. The government is not required
to seek the taxpayer. The taxpayer
must seek the government.
"You may file your return any time
before April 1, but if you wait until
April 2, you are subject to fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $1,000
and an additional assessment of so
per cent of the amount of tax due.
Returns are required of every un-
married person-man or woman
whose net income for the calendar
year 1917 was $1,000 or more, and of
every married person whose net in
come was $4,000 or more.
"The rate of tax is at least 2 per
cent on net incomes of unmarried
persons in excess of 81, 900 and on net
incomes of married persons in excess
of $4,000 Payment must be made on
or before June Is, 1913"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
PACKERS SLAVES
MENACE SOCIAL LIFE.

In ringing terms, Frank P. Walsh,
counsel for the organized workers in
the Chicago stock yards wage con-
troversy, declared that conditions in
this industry are a menace to Amer
ica's social life and called upon the
arbitrator, Federal Judge Alschuler,
to bring about readjustment which
would place these employees upon a
solid footing and give them a chance
in life. Mr.. Walsh likened the stock
yard workers to the slaves of ante
bellum days and said that the packers
have turned them into economic
hostages.
He declared it a crime against
American womanhood and a menace
to unborn babies to put women on a
killing floor to handle offal and singe
the carcasses of hogs, and he said
the substitution of so-called "uplift
work" for decent wages and fair
hours was worthy of nothing but con-
tempt.
"Your's is the duty and yours is
the chance" he said to Judge Alschu-
ler at the climax of his argument,
"to emancipate more slaves than
Abraham Lincoln did, by fixing liv-
ing wage for these people, regardless
of the supply and the demand. Your
decision in granting these demands
will affect the whole industrial world,
and bring more happiness into more
homes than any other single act ever
performed.
"Of the families of over 100000
workers two-thirds are barely exist
ing because they are underpaid. Your
decision will affect every one of the
industries in which they are employed
and will bring about better and a
higher standard of wages and living"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
ANY CHUMP CAN KNOCK.

Don't criticise your neighbor's faults,
no matter what they do;
Don't ridicule the masses, or malign
the chosen few;
Don't think yourself a censor of the
silly human flock
And just remember as you go, that
any chump can knock.
Don't laugh at those who make mis-
takes, or stumble by the way,
For you are apt to follow them-and
almost any day.
Don't think the others shifting sand
while you are solid rock
And don't forget for heavens sake,
that any chump can knock.
Don't be a puller down of fame on
other men conferred;
Don't give parting kick to one who
fell because he erred,
Don't think that you are perfect and
the only size in stock
And now, once more, just bear in mind
that any chump can knock!
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
STRIKE RIGHT UPHELD;
LABOR GROUP VIGILANT.

Although organized labor is doing
it's utmost to end strikes on war
work by developing the processes of
conciliation and arbitration, a wide
awake labor group was necessary to
block Congressman Joe Cannon's eff
fort to outlaw strikes.
When the question was presented
in a clear cut manner, a roll call vote
showed but 38 congressman favored
the plan.
The house was considering a bill to
punish destruction of war material
when Mr.. Cannon proposed "to catch
the l. w. WIS" by making it a Grim
inal offense to "conspire to prevent
the erection or production of such war
premises, war material or war util-
ities''
Congressman Heating, Nolan and
Lunn of the labor group insisted that
the pending bill intended to punish
those who attempt to hamper the
prosecution Of the war by destroying
war material, and that citizens forced
to quit work to secure better living
conditions are put in the traitor class
by the Cannon amendment which was
not the intention or purpose of the
bill
Congressman Morgan, member OF
the judiciary committee, refused to
accept the amendmnet which, he said,
"brings in questions which were not
involved in the original bill" Mr..
Morgan said he would vote for any
legislation that will punish men who
destroy war material or interfere with
the progress of the war, "but," he
continued, ~ am not willing to vote
for conspiracy provision which
might be construed to interfere with
the just rights of labor now so uni
versally recognized, do not believe
a conspiracy statute, applicable to la
Dor generally, without proper safe
guards thrown around it, will aid our
army and our navy or contribute to
our national strength in this hour of
peril and danger"
Despite these protests the amend
ment was adopted, as its friends sue
ceeded in raising doubt as to its
anti-strike intent. Congressman Lunn
then moved an amendment specifically
declaring that the Cannon amendment
did not apply to employees who have
agreed to stop work to better condi-
tions. Chairman Webb of the judi
ciary committee protested against its
consideration because the bill as it
then stood contained no reference to
employees, wages or conditions. The
trade unionists were taking no
chances, and on a roll call vote the
Lunn amendment was adopted by a
vote of 272 to 38.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
10-CENT STORES PAY.

Showing an increase over last year
of $649,586, or 11.51 per cent, the F.
w. Woolworth company, operating
1000 5 and 10-cent stores, announce
that sales for the month of February
totaled $6,294,900. The increase is
remarkable inasmuch as during the
month there were two holidays and
Is per cent of the stores were af-
fected by three heatless Mondays and
the New England by four heatless
Mondays.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
HEALTH INSURANCE BILL
ADVANCED BY LABOR.

Health insurance is going to come
just as sure as workmen's compensa-
tion came. To us, as wage-earners,
there are two courses open. Either
we may hold back blindly until bill
is passed which is disadvantageouS
and burdensome, or we may have
bill so drafted as to protect and pro-
mote the interests of organized labor"
This declaration is made in COM
Iprerensive report on workmen's health
insurance, issued for general distri-
button among interested unions, by
the committee on health of the New
York State Federation of Labor, of
which Commissioner James M. Lynch,
of the State Industrial Commission,
! is chairman.
The committees report sets forth
in detail the provisions of the health
insurance bill adopted unanimously
by the 200 delegates at the special
state convention in Albany, February
6. 1t appears simultaneously with
the Introduction of the Federation's
bill in the Legislature by Sen. Court
landt Nicholl who says: "The high
percentage of physical disability dis
closed by the draft examinations is a
call to prompt action in furnishing
health protection to those who most
need it."
eve are not going to sit idly by
much longer and see our citizens
afflicted by poverty due to sickness"
says the report. Referring to the
present opportunity and duty of
organized labor, the committee states:
"Already the casualty companies are
selling group insurance in plants, and
man has to work there a certain
number of months in order to be en-
titled to benefit. If he leaves, he
loses his rights. The detrimental
effect of such plan is obvious-it
tends to tie a man to his job. This Is
the time of organized labor to push
health insurance through, otherwise
the casualty companies will have con-
troll of the situation to the extent
that we will not be able to control the
wage scale"
The Federation of Labor was in the
beginning inclined to oppose health
insurance legislation, but following
careful study during the past year,
and the favorite vote of local unions
throughout the state on the report
and bill as finally accepted in revised
form by its own special committee,
the Federation has now unanimously
placed health insurance on its inn
mediate legislative program.
The bill, which covers sickness of
all wage earners and their depend
ents, provides cash and complete
medical benefits for 26 weeks in
year and offers special maternity
benefits for working mothers and the
wives of insured workmen. The
actual cost is to be shared equally
by the employers and insured en-
ployes, the maximum share of the
worker being about two cents on
dollar of weekly wages up to $12.
Lower paid workers pay proportion
ately less and the employer more.
General supervision of the system
is vested by the bill in the State In
dustrial Commission, as under work.
mems trade union sickness insurance
is not fected by the proposed act.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
WHAT THE LABEL REPRESENTS

The union label symbolizing as it
does the conditions which the union
itself is established to secure and
maintain is proof that these condi-
tions obtain in the making Of the ar
ticle upon which it appears. Firm
names, brands, trademarks, and
other devices by which products are
advertised may lose their original sig
nifancence through changes in the
fortunes of those who own them
The union label, being owned by the
union and subject exclusively to its
control, represents the same thing al
ways, s,amely, fair wages and hours,
clean workshops, and good workman
ship,-Walter Macarthur,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
LOSES LEG; GETS $4,000.

Private Bauman, of the Forty
second New York infantry, has been
awarded $4,000 by a supreme court
jury, He sued the Norfolk and West
ern Railway company for twice this
amount, alleging that his legs were
cut off through the negligence of the
defendant. He was doing guard duty
in the railroad yard at Lynchburg,
Virginia, when a train backed down
on him without warning.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
IMMIGRATION FIGURES.

The federal bureau of immigration
reports that 10,102 immigrants were
admitted to this country during De-
cember, last year. Of these Austria
furnished 4, German empire SO, Bull
garia, Serbia and Montenegro, 6, and
Roumania, 26. The largest number
came from Japan, which furnished
651; Italy, 626; Russia and Fin
land, $685.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
CAR MEN FLOCK TO UNION.

In less than three months the
Brotherhood of Railway Car Men has
enlarged its rolls on the $500 line"
railroad from 40 to 900 members.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

The Loose Wiles Biscuit company's
New York; profit of $2,O62,361 last
year was practically double that of
the preceding years. The value of
certain stocks in this company has in
creased from S27.98 share to $58.91.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
RAISE WAGES 50 A WEEK.

Bakers union No. 219, of Cincin-
natl, has secured new agreement.
Wages are increased So week,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22
LABOR NOTES

Organize yourself first, and then
urge organization upon others.
There are 10000 organized metal
workers in San Francisco.
New Jersey will abolish prison la
Dor contracts on July /.
Ten of the eleven states having no
workmen's compensation laws are in
the South.
Women as crossing watchers are
being employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The organized beer bottler4 of Bal
timore, Md, have secured wage
increase of $500 per week.
A union label on an article indi-
Gates that the employe and employer
have entered into an agreement salts
factory to both parties.
An act empowering authorities to
sell food and fuel to reduce the high
cost of living, has been signed by
Governor Edge, of New Jersey.
Experienced telephone operators Sc
lected by the government to go to
France will receive a salary of from
$50 to $125 month and rations, the
same as is received by army nurses.
After a lengthy strike the Retail
Clerks Union of ST. Louis has secured
20 per cent increase and nine
o'clock Saturday night closing agree
ment.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

WANTED 100000 people with
corns, callouses or chapped hands to
buy box of Honey Bee Ointment.
Guaranteed. r. w. Smith, Druggist.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

International Bricklayers have as
sessed each member $500 per year to
look after men who have gone over
seas from Canada and the United
States.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

Women employed in the Chicago
stockyards work ten hours day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-22

An act empowering authorities to
sell food and fuel to reduce the high
cost of living, has been signed by
Governor Edge, of New Jersey.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-16
NURSE REGISTRATION
PLANS ARE READY

Arrangements for the registration OF
all nurses In the city have been per
rected and the work under capable
women will begin at . O'Clock Monday
morning at designated places, The reg
istration places will keep open untiI b
o'clock in the evening except at the
postoffice, where the registration VIII
continue until . o'clock for the beneht
Of the nurses on day cases.
Every nurse in the city, regardless Of
color or character Of work, has been
asked by the surgeon general OF the
army to take part in tho registration
It is merely a survey Of the nursing
strength of the nation. from which In
formation of value will be available 1T
the event Of epidemic or catastrophe,
The women announced by Mrs. :. Nj
Williamson to be in charge Of the yari-
Gus registration places are General hos
pital. Mrs. Wesley Halliburton; Preshy-
tertan, Mrs. r. a. Fuller; Baptist Me
mortal, Mrs. viii Buck: st. Joseph
Mrs. Miles Buckingham; Lucy Brinkley,
Miss Helen Livermore; University o.
Tennessee, Ewes hall, Mrs, l., Il, Blan-
ton; CARLY Ramsay Miss Martha Stew
art; Oakvilie sanitariun,, Miss Gunthe'
and Miss lrma Lesser; postofiice, Mrs
John Shea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-16
Woman's Auxiliary,

The Woman's Auxiliary to Calvary
church will meet Tuesday afternoon a.
2:30 O'Clock in the parish house. Mrs,
James Watson will continue the study
of 1.-THE History of the Kingdom, as
Begun in the Upper Room"
Miss Percy Patterson will speak OF
Conditions in Turkey and the Chances
for Christianity. Miss Mabel Cooper
will be present to discuss THE Advent
Call"
Besides thestudy course there is bust
ness of Importance to come before the
meeting, and every member is request
ed to be present.
The many friends of Miss Louise
Vaughan will be pleased to know she
will be in Memphis on Wednesday, Nov.
20, and will speak at Calvary parish
house every afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
for 10 days.
Miss Vaughan was missionary sto
China for Is years, having served dur
ing the Boxer uprising. All interested
are cordially invited to attend these
meetings.