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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-12
A Word to Jefferson
 County Election Officers

Returns from Tuesdays election will be very difficult to With the scarcity of help is impossible to get enough reporters county
 The AgeHerad therefore requests the returning officers to that the returns in their boxes reach The Herald office promptly Tuesday night. Send them either by tele phone Everyone including yourselves will be know the results and the promptly the figures assembled the quickly all learn the outcome Send them they develop in order that they be dis played on the bulletin
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
RECORD BY TlLLY ALCARTRA
Famous Hoisteln Recently Came
Through With New High Mark Of
4o.56 Pounds Of Butter.

"You can't keep a good man down"
and this aphorism is as true Of cows
as it Is Of men. In proof Of which Is
the news that the famous purebred
Holstein. Tilly Alcartra, is again at her
old tricks Of rolling up records. She
recently dropped her sixth calf. heif-
er. and gave such promise OF another
successful lactation period ahead Of
her that her owners decided to put
her on test.
She came through with a new mark
for seven days with 40.56 pounds Of
butter out Of 1921 pounds of milk.
which shows the pace she is making In
the yearly test she Is on.
With this record she is the twenty
fifth "4Opound" Holstein COW.
Tilly Alcartra has to her credit the
production of 30.451.4 pounds of milk
yielding 1,1s9.O2 pounds Of butter in
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26

tron in charge. A gas burner is pro-
vided for heating water or milk. The
room Is heated by a coal stove.
Financing Rest Room.
In financing rest room two items OF
expense are to be considered-initial
cost Of furnishing and the annual cost
Of maintenance. rest room may be
financed wholly or partly by the wom
ems organizations until arrangements
are made to meet the expenses through
public appropriations. 1t may be
financed through town or county ap-
propriations or by private individuals,
or by any Of these In combination.
Usually the permanently established
rest room Is located at the town hall
or county courthouse since appropria-
tions can be made annually for the
maintenance OF such rooms from pub
lie funds. When financed by private
individuals the money is either be-
quest or gift. or the money spent for
the rest room Is considered by the mer-
chants as bringing returns In increased
trade. In such cases there Is no ex-
pense to the women making use Of the
room and the value of the cooperation
of women's organizations lies in their
making known the location of the
room and thus insuring a more general
use of It,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
SCOUTS KEEN ON W. s. s. SALES.

Probably no service that the mem
bers of the Boy Scouts Of America
have been called upon to render has
created SO much genuine enthusiasm
the length and breadth OF
the land as the War Savings stamp
and certainly no other serv-
ice can be more helpful to the govern
ment or beneficial to the boys. individu-
ally or as troop members.
Each scout is provided by the gov
ernment with franked red postcards
on which to note the sales OF stamps,
and the money is collected by postmen
and rural carriers. This work is in
accordance with the plan definitely
outlined In the special manual for the
Boy Scouts Of America issued by the
treasury departments national war
savings committee.
The work can be carried on without
In any way interfering with school
work, other wartime activities, or the
regular scouting program.
All awards for this service will be
based upon the red post card returns
only. Any scout who takes orders
from 25 people will get an Achieve
ment" button. When he has sold $3.50
in stamps the government will send
him an "Ace" medal, and a bronze
palm will be added for each extra $1Oo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
REST ROOMS FOR
NEEDS OF WOMEN
Clubs Work With Local Organiza-
tions to Establish These
Conveniences.
FINANCING IS NOT DIFFICULT
FurnIshInos Of WeII-EquIpped Room
Should De Simple, Comfortable
and DurabIe-Members Donate
Pieces Of Furniture.

Rest rooms have been established In
more than 200 counties in the United
States to meet the needs of country
women in town on business. They pro-
vide a place where the farm woman
has right without asking any favors,
to the use Of facilities for rest and re-
freshment. They have been established
by woman's rural organizations in CO.
operation with other local organiza-
tions, with individuals, and with vii
lage, town or county authorities, by
business corporations operating prl-
vate markets, and by individual mer-
chants. Where farm women's organi-
cations have been interested In estab-
fishing rest rooms, local farm women's
clubs have been able to arouse the nee
essary community interest in the need
for rest rooms to insure their financial
support This has been done through
cooperating with other local farm
women's clubs, with organizations Of
women in town, with civic leagues, and
with chambers of commerce, and with
county agents.
Room In Oklahoma.
In cooperating with other clubs in
establishing rest room any local farm
women's club may take the initiative.
A rest room was established in an Okla
homa town through the cooperation of
four women's rural clubs. A committee
from the club interviewed the business
men Of the city, but met with little en-
couragement. They were told that rest
rooms had been tried and were fail
ure. that some of the stores had rest
rooms already, but that they were not
used by the country people. After
three weeks Of effort a member Of the
committee lesrned of a vacant room In
the courthouse that could be used for
rest room If permission were obtained
from the county commissioners. Mem
bers Of the committee and their friends
called upon each of the commissioners
to request the use of the room and to
ask his advice as to how to proceed.
As result the matter was brought
formally before the commissioners at
their next meeting and the room placed
at the disposal Of the members of
these organizations.
The furnishings Of a well-equipped
rest room should be simple, comfort
able and durable. As an example of
rest rooms furnished by group of
country women's clubs whose members
personally donate pieces Of furniture
or secure them as gifts from various
interested merchants, one may be cited
which IL provided with rocking chairs,
straight chairs, a table with reading
material, oil-cloth covered lunch tables,
. couch. = CRIB, and a screen. Free
telephone service and electric lights
are furnished. Clean sheets and pill
lev cases may BE- secured from the ma
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
8I3O&
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council of the Boy
Scouts OF America.)
WHERE ARE MEN TO lEAD7

There isn't lad but wants to grow
Manly and true at heart.
And every lad would like to know
The seeAet We impart.
he doesn't desire to slack or shirk,
Oh, haven't you heard him plead7
He'll follow a man at play or work
II only the man will lead.
Where are the men to lead todayf
Sparing an hour or two,
reaching the lads the game to play
Just as a man should do?
Village and slums are calling, Come"
Here are the lads. indeed.
Who can tell what they might become
II only the men will lead?
Motor and golf and winter sport,
FIJI up the time lot,
But wouldn't you like to feel you'd taug1
Even boy knot?
Country and home depend on you.
Character most we need;
How can boy know what to do
If there Isn't man to lead?
Where are the men to lend hand.
Guiding at boyhood's side?
Men who will rise In every land,
Bridging the Great Divide"
Nation and flag and tongue unite
Joining each class and creed
Here are the boys who would do right.
But where are the men to lead?
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
SCOUTS HAVE BOND POSTER.

There can be no doubt that every
boy scout realizes that the war against
Germany and her allies is war for
boy scouts and boys who are not scouts
and for their sisters and mothers too.
The Boy Scouts Of America can take
off their coats, roll up their sleeves
and pitch in as bravely as they did
few months ago to help their country
gather the Liberty bond money to fight
on for freedom.
The thirA Liberty loan finds the
scouts carrying the pledge into every
home. Their work was so valuable in
the two campaigns that the govern
ment has given them a special poster
in the third one and one million copies
have been printed.
The Boy Scouts Of America have
been tested and found true. They have
shown their love for their country.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
How Colorado Women
Financed q Rest Room

Private solicitation and a county ap-
preparation enabled the establishment
Of n rest room for country women at
Grand Junction. Colorado. The fur
nishings Of the room and the matron's
salary were provided by an organiza-
tion composed Of number of rural
women's clubs. One hundred and fifty
dollars was appropriated from county
funds and a like amount from town
funds to pay the cost of the rent and
heat of a convenient room, as no quar-
ters were available in any of the pub
lie buildings. For furnishing the room
contributions were solicited from men,
bers of the organization and from the
merchants in town. To pay the ma
irons salary Of $25 month pledge
cards were issued. each calling for the
payment of cents a month. In two
years the demands for other activities
In connection with the rest room de-
veloped and the monthly expenditure
increased from $50 to $16O a month.
This additional amount was provided
from profits from a restaurant estab-
lished In connection with the rest room
and by subletting space for a woman's
exchange. The total receipts from all
sources averaged 9100 4 month, which
amount Is expended in carrying On the
various activities undertaken.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
FEEDING THE sUcKLINe PIGS
shslled Corn 10 Particularly Good
When They Begin to Nose
Around for Food.

(Ffom the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
When the pigs are about three weeks
old, sometimes less, they will begin to
nose around for something to eat. II
they are going to do as they should this
something must be supplied. One of
the best feeds at this particular time
is shelled corn. It should be in a self.
feeder in a pen where the pigs can go
to 1t and will not be bothered by any
Of the rest Of the hogs. This can be
arranged by a creep just large enough
to admit the pigs handily. Don't forget
that these little fellows grow quite
rapidly and from time to time the
creep must be made larger. After the
Digs are 4 or weeks old, especially II
they do not have good grass pasture,
the addition Of some shorts. tankage,
or oil meal Is advisable. Nothing
would be better. however. than skim
milk. The self-feeder in which Is
kept corn and other feeds should be
maintained right along up until wean-
Ing time, and after that II the pig is
Intended for market purposes. Pigs
to be used for breeding purposes may
be kept on q self-feeder all the time
with splendid results, but in some
cases they get too fat and logy and do
not take the proper exercise. The most
profitable pig Is the one that never
quits growing from farrowing time
until he Is driven over the scales.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
HOW SCOUTING WAS STARTED.

Scouting Is not the result Of mere
chance, nor OF artificial stimulus. 1t
Is normal outgrOwth OF the times,
through which the boyhood Of this CIV
ilization, developed far beyond that Of
any previous age, may find its own
natural expression.
1t is the only movement in recorded
history through which this has ever
done Its oath and law are the codifi-
cation of the essential principles Of
this civilization into the language OF
the boy
They place before him, at his most
critical time OF life, the age of choice,
definite, comprehensive guide, fitted
TO his nature. his years and his devel-
opment.
Scouting appeared at the most cru
cial time in the history of the race,
and was the prophecy Of the type OF
man soon to be needed for the preser-
vation of our civilization. That man
is now coming on the stage of action.
1t is vital that his preparation should
begin with the boy.
The world movement was at first
spontaneous and sporadic. 1t soon be-
came necessary to organize 1t to save
Its wonderful possibilities to the world
and in 1907. in Glasgow, Scotland
ius had unconsciously brought the
movement into being-Sir Robert Ba,
den-Powell.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
GIVE COWS BALANCED RATION
Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats Are
Used by Animals in Quite Differ
ent Proportions.

In feeding dairy cows the best re-
suits are always secured and the most
economic use Of feeds Is obtained by
providing balanced ration. Careful
studies have shown that the three
classes Of nutrients In feeds. proteins.
carbohydrates, and fats. are used by
different animals in quite different pro-
portions. A ration that supplies these
nutrients in the proportion that the
animal requires, is called a balanced
ration. When enough Of each of these
classes is fed there is no waste, caused
BY feeding an unnecessary amount Of
one class Of nutrients. Protein is used
by the animal chiefly to form the mus
cles or lean fesl, OF the body. the hair,
the horns, the hoofs and the casein in
the milk. The carbohydrates and the
fat are q source Of energy in the body,
as well as that Of the body fat and the
fat in the milk.
The compounding of a balanced ra-
tion is not difficult II one has at hand
tables which show the digestible nutri-
ents Of the various feeds. Many farm
ers, however, obtain good results by
more simple methods, and have found
the following rules useful:
1. Feed all the roughage that the
COW will eat up clean.
2. II the roughage contains eight to
ten pounds Of leguminous hay. such as
clover, c0wpea or alfalfa, mix the
grain ration so that 1t will contain
from IA to 16 per cent Of protein. II
the roughage does not contain large
proportion Of leguminous hay, but is
composed largely Of corn silage, corn
stalks, and timothy hay, mix the grain
ration to contain 20 to "A per cent Of
protein.
3. To cows such az Jerseys or Guern-
seys. giving milk testing 4 per cent in
butterfat or higher, feed the grain mix
ture at the rate Of one pound to every
three pounds Of milk produced. To
cows giving milk which tests 81 per
cent In butterfat or less, feed one
pound Of the grain mixture to every
three and one-half to four pounds of
milk produced.
4. II the COW is in poor flesh and Is
giving good flow Of milk, she will u.s.
ually respond to heavier feeding and
the grain ration should be increased.
A copy of Farmers Bulletin No. TAB,
which discusses the feeding Of dairy
cows. will be sent free on application
to the division of publications. United
States department of agriculture,
Washington, D. G.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
PRODUCTION OF LIVE STOCK
Good Permanent Pastures, Lesumlnous
Crops, sIlo and Purebreds
Are Essential.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Where live stock is a factor on the
farm, make every field hog-tight and
sheep-tight: have thoroughly good per-
manent pastureS: grow leguminous
crops build silo; and keep only pure
bred males. These five things are alb
solutely essential In the economical
production Of live stock. OF course,
this program calls for some labor and
expense, but the permanent condition
of prosperity in the sections devoted
to live stock production is proof Of the
good profit derived therefrom.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
SHIP COWS WITHOUT HORNS
Horned Animals should Be Tied Sc.
eursiy to Preclude Possibility Of
Injury to Others.

II possible, ship only animals with
out horns. In case horned animals are
shipped they should be tied securely
or penned OF in one end Of the car to
preclude the possibility of injuring 9TH
sr animals during the trip.
Similarly. when bulls are shipped
In mixed loads, they should be securely
penned apart from the females.
Other conditions being equal. 1t is
advisable to load car to capacity, %
the animals travel better where there
70 q minimum Of space In which to
move about.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
First Colonial General Hospital.

First Colonial General Hospital.
1t was on February Z, 1851, that the
first general hospital was chartered in
the colonies-the Pennsylvania state
hospital In Philadelphia. Joshua Cros-
Dy was the first president Of the IN
stitution, and Benjamin Franklin. who
had been prominent in urging the es-
tablishment of an institution for the
care Of the sick, was the first clerk. II
was in this hospital In 1860 that Thorn
as Bond gave the first clinical instruc-
ton In America.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
Healthy Pigs Kept Under Sanitary
Conditions Are Better Able to With
stand Diseases.

susceptible or subject to ailments
which, If not remedied, checked, or pre-
vented, will result in the curtailment.
of production, despite all efforts that
may be made.
Diseases Of swine may be crassed
in two groups: (a) Ailments which
are not highly destructive and can be
treated as a rule by the farmer; (b)
highly destructive diseases, particu-
larly Of infectious origin, which spread
rapidly and kill quickly, and to handle
them properly requires the co-opera-
ton of not only the farmers and stock
raisers, but federal and state officials.
In the first group which Is not high
ly destructive may be mentioned such
ailments and conditions as parasites.
both internal and external (worms and
Mce); mango and other skin diseases;
tumors and assesses; poisoning by
agents as caustic potash and mold in
pneumonia thumps. or other digestive
: -A1sorders. These ailments as a rule
can be readily treated by efforts of
the farmer himself. and the applica.
ton Of home remedies often proves ef-
fective in their cure. Preventive meas
ures at all times should be observed,
such as proper housing and feeding,
sanitary conditions of yards and shell
ter, good clean drinking water. and
above all the elimination Of filthy
mudholes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
SPECIALISTS HELP TO
ESTABLISH REST ROOMS.

Representatives of the United
States department Of agriculture
are glad to give assistance to or
ganizations Of women desiring to
establish rest rooms. Specialists
of the bureau Of markets are
particularly interested In pro-
vidIng such quarters for women
in marketing centers. A recent
publication of the bureau Of
markets, REST Rooms for Wom-
en- in Marketing Centers," dis
cusses the plan and gives spe-
cific advice on the various de-
tails. Frequently the county
home demonstration agent or
county agent may be able to aid
In the enterprise.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
ooInos OF THE SCOUTS.

The scouts Of Wolsey, 8. D., aided an
invalid woman by carrying fuel and
water and doing chores about the
house, and have often wheeled her to
church.
The scouts in Conyers, Ga, put a
War Savings stamp display ad in the
paper and have sold several thousand
dollars worth.
In Waterbury, Conn.,, the Rotary club
furnished 60 auto trucks. and 240 boy
scouts collected piles Of books set out
for the army camps.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26

365 days. In two years she produced
6O,27S pounds of milk in three years
she produced s6,67s pounds of milk In
four years, 103.099.3 pounds Of milk,
and in five years she has produced 123.-
351 pounds of milk and 4.S56.5 pounds
Of butter. She is the champion long
distance cow. At the time of her fresh
ening she was nine years. three months
and two days of age.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
ATTENTION GIVEN BABY BEEF
Industry Increasing In Importanee on
Account Of the Scarcity Of
Feeder Cattle.

With the growing scarcity Of feed
er cattle and the advance In value Of
farm lands, the baby-beef industry
q Of increasing importance and IL
receiving the attention Of farmers
In all live stock sections Of the counr
~.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
NO EXEMPTION

II you cannot launch a bullet at the 6end
across the sea,
Buy q bond!
It will reach Its little target straighter
than a homing bee
Buy a bond!
II you've bought a lot before,
Don't believe you've done your chore-
Buy Q half dozen more!
Buy a bond!
Strickland Gillian.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
FARM
ANIMALS
PREVENT DISEASES OF HOGS
Most important Way to Conserve and
lnerease Pork Produetlon-Eiln-
lnate Mud Holea.

prepared by the United States Depart-
ment OF Agriculture.)
In the problem Of conserving and
increasing pork production, 1t must be
remembered that one Of the chief tac-
tors is the prevention Of disease.
Swine, particularly young animals, are
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
The Djmcuftv.

II understand young LOTUS draws
quite small salary In his clerical
work. He could make much more Just
now by going into factory"
"Yes, but then he would have to
draw wages"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
Some Needed.

Some Nee0e0.
'"That baby does nothing but scream
all the time"
"Well, dear. I'm a. loyal as you are,
but you must agree with me that this
is one case where we must be pad-
osts."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-11
,SULZER CARRIES
 ANOTHER PRECINCT
 IN FIRST DIVISION

Returns from Suloia Bay in the First Division were received this morning, and Sulzer added eight to his First Division majority as re suit
 The result at Suloia Bay follows:
 Democrats-For Delegate, Sulzer &, Maloney 0; for Senator Britt ', liar rison 1 for Representatives, Batchel- Ter l, Bishop s, Casey 5, Cobb 1, Connors ,, Sowerby 2. White 6, Young 2; for Road Commissioner, Wiley :.
 Republicans-Wi Wickersham 3, Davies ,, Mccormack ,; E. c. Hurlbut, for Road Commissioner 1.
 Suzer's total in the First Division is now 1900 Maloney's 52S, Wicker shams 336. Sulzer majority over Maloney, TIP.
 Three First Division precincts, Tokeen, Beaver Falls, and Dolomi are missing. They should put Sul gers mapority over the 800 mark
 The totals for the four Divisions as far as heard from follows:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-11
TWENTY MORE MEN FOR DRAFT
 ON MAY 15TH
The Recruits Have Been Notified to Appear for Examination or Be
 DeIinquents.

Twenty nore men must be fur nished by Juneau for the draft on May 18th, according to w A. Clark, chairman of the Board, this morn ing. Thirty-six remain to be fur nished to fill the quota, but Juneau has received credit for twelve men who have been transferred to local boards in the States and four who have been transferred to other local boards in the Territory.
 The twenty men necessary have been notified to appear for physical examination and some have already done so. Until the physical exam nations of all twenty have been fin ished 1t will be impossible to tell whether it will be necessary to notify more to appear or not.
 Should any of the twenty fail to appear and be classed as deserters or should any of them be rejected on account of physical disability, il will become necessary to call enough more men to fill the quota
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-11
Details Brought Out Con- CernIng J. I. Kuthbert Arrested for h.
 veStigatiOn.
COMING ON THE ALASKA
Is Claimed That He Forged Check, and Another De- CaSiOn Broke into
 a Trunk.

!. T. Kuthbert, arrested at Cor doya, to be charged with the mur- der of James Collins at Thane re- gently, will arrive in Juneau on the steamer Alaska early next week. Marshal J. M. Tanner this morn ing received a wire from Marshal Brenneman, of the Third Division, to the effect that Kuthbert was be- ing brought south on that steamer.
 C. J. Alexander, of the Hoonah Packing Company today told the authorities that Kuthbert came north on one of their cannery tend ders and landed at Gambler Bay. He was discharged by the company and drifted from there to Thane where he secured work. MT. Alex ander is authority for the state ment that Kuthbert forged draft against the Hoonah Packing Com pany and succeeded in getting it cashed, and that at Gambler Bay he was also guilty of breaking open a trunk.
 This morning Marshal Tanner re- ceived a wire from the military au- thorities saying that Kuthbert de- serted on February Sth from Fort Flagler, Washington, and that if successful in getting freed on the murder charge he will be taken in custody by the military authorities. Since the officers have been investi. gating Kuthbert they find that he has {. long record of petty crimes.