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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
COSTS ARE REDUCED
BY IMPROVED ROADS
Less Power Needed by Autos and
Trucks on Paved Roads and
Gas is Saved

In the office of John Mullen, Depu-
ty Commissioner of Highways of
Minnesota, there are four diagrams
that mean lot to the man who is
considering whether hard surfaced
highways are worth the price. They
give the results of a number of tests.
The first is a graphic comparison of
the time required and gas consumed
by a two-ton truck, making a ten
mile trip over a paved road and over
a dirt road. 1t took nearly twice as
much gasoline on the dirt road and
exactly twice as much time. Here
is the diagram:
Gas consumed, time required, load
ed 2-ton truck-10 mile trip, Detroit,
Mich, test.
PAVED ROAD
Ok gals
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
TO POLICYHOLDERS
Service Men Must Not Overlook This
One Important Provision of
Act

The Bureau of War Risk Insurance
wishes to emphasize the Importance
to service men of one of the provi-
sions of the War Risk Insurance Act
upon the fulfillment of which may
depend the validity of their claim to
compensation under the Act.
The War Risk Insurance Act pro-
vides that mo Compensation shall
be payable for. death or disability
which does not occur prior to or
within one year after discharge or
resignation from the service, except
that where after a medical examina-
ton made pursuant to regulations,
at the time of discharge or resigna-
tion from the service, or within such
reasonable time thereafter, not ex-
.ceeding one year, as may be allowed
by regulations, a certificate has been
obtained from the director to the eff
feet that the injured person at the
time of his discharge or resignation
was suffering from injury likely to
result in death or disability"
Many discharged men are not ia
miliar with or are inclined to disre-
gard this provision of law and are al
lowing thier rights Hereunder to
lapse.
Requests for the certificate men
toned above should be made to the
Chief Medical Advisor, Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, Washington, D.
c.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
Morris Boys in Hawaii
"Schofeld Barracks,
Hawaiian Territory


"Oct. 5, 1919.
Editor Morris Tribune;-
Eve, meaning Clifford Thompson,
Ray Thompson, Bjork and I boarded
the S. S. Great Northern on Septem-
Der the 18th and were on the boat
nearly four days. Arrived at Hon
aluIu on Sept. 18th. Immediately
were marched to Oaha railway sta.
ton which is pronounced same as
'Wahoo,' entrained up in the noun
tains % miles distant from Honalulu,
Immediately put in quarantine due
out among the Siberian troops. We
only had one more day of quarantine
to do when Ray H. Thompson broke
out with measles and gave us two
weeks more. Coming out we rode
thru acres and acres of pineapples,
cocoanuts, paipais, melons, bananas,
coffee, etc.
'"The climate is very healthy and
exhilerating. Never varys.
1--WE we're entertained by some
people from Honolulu, giving us a
sweet line of Hawaiian music and
other entertainment.
Zone of the largest volcanoes in
the world 'Muna Loa' is now in
eruption, throwing off three huge
streams of lava flowing into the sea
causing the death of thousands of
fish. The distance the lava has to
flow is from 10 to Is miles long,
sometimes banking up. so feet high
then all cuts loose and sweeps onward
to the sea throwing glare high into
the sea and air, steam flying one mile
high. 1t isn't doing so much dam
age yet of consequence. as the land
which it flows over was previous
scenes of lava overflow: Thousands
are rushing to view the scene. Must
bring this to finish.
yours very truly,
"Private w. E. Brown,
"Wire Co. B, 3rd Field Battalion
Signal Corps, Schofeld Barracks
Hawaiian Territory"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
Perhaps Carpenters Struck.

The Victoria tower of the houses of
parliament, at Westminster, took some
twenty years to build. From base to
summit the tower contains 40 spa
cious rooms fireproof and pack
ed with state papers, the records of
centuries of English history.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
4.6 miles.
DIRT ROAD

The third diagram is a graphic
representation of the gasoline con-
sumed by a two-ton truck on a 100
mile run on the dirt road. It took
1913 gallons on the dirt road, 1879
gallons on the gravel road, and 8.4
gallons on the paved road, or less
than half what it took on the dirt
road.
Loaded 2-ton truck, 1OO-miIe run,
gas consumed, Cleveland, Ohio, test
DIRT ROAD
17.3 gals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31

GRAVEL ROAD
9.5 miles.
4.6 miles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
AZ Minis.

2.O3 gals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
GRAVEL ROAD
PAVED ROAD

1919 gals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
DIRT ROAD
"a Minis.

Below is comparison of the speed
of loaded two-ton truck on a gravel
road and on a>dirt road. On paved
road it made 1914 miles an hour, on
the graveled road 91a miles and on
the dirt road as.
Sped of loaded 2-ton truck, miles
per hour, Detroit, Mich, test.
PAVED ROAD
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31

The fourth diagram gives the pow
er required to move one ton on three
different classes of roads. It shows
why it takes more gasoline on the
unimproved road.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31

9.5 miles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31

1914 miles.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31
GRAVEL ROAD Good Condition)
71.2 to 81.3 lbs.
PAVED ROADS

Together they prove that the own
ers of automobiles can afford to build
concrete highways as proposed in the
Babcock amendment, can afford to
make those roads a present to the
state and will absolutely save money
in the gasoline bill by doing. it, to
say nothing of the saving in tires,
breakage and annoyance even though
we didn't count our time as being
worth anything at all.-Dassel Dis
patch.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-31

Power required to pull one ton,
Prof ]. B. Davidson, University of
California, test:
@s DIRT ROAD
218 lbs. ....
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12

daybreak about q hundred miles off
the east end of Cuba. Our skipper was
Scotch, and he put up some fight, but
1t wasn't any use. There was only
three of us left alive when the pirates
came aboard. One of these died two
days later, and another was washed
overheard and drowned down in the
Gulf. l am all that is left of the
Ranger"
'You saved your life by taking onT"
sanchez had the two of us, who
were able to stand, back in his cabin
He put 1t to US straight. He said it
was up to US whether we signed up or
walked the plank; and he didn't ap-
pear to care damn which we chose"
"And you say others of this crew
have been obtained in the same man.
nerT questioned, deeply interested,
and perceiving in this ray of hope.
"Not exactly-nO, l wouldn't pre-
cisely say that. It's true, perhaps.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
SORGHUM SILACE
FOR DAIRY COWS
Crop Promises to Become Cham
pion YieIder of SuccuIence
for Winter Supply.
STOCK RELISH CANNED FEED
Experiments Have Demonstrated That
1t 1s One of the Most Admirable
Crops for EnsiIage Purposes In
Dry Sections.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Sorghum silage, according to United
cialists, promises to become cham
pion yielder of winter succulence, not
only for dairy cows but for other live
stock which relish canned crops. I'm
fortunately, when sorghum was first
used for silage purposes, many grow
ers cut the sorghum too early, so that
when the material was removed from
the silo for feeding it was sour and
acid, and live stock rejected it, AS a
result, sorghum gained an evil reputa-
ton, although experiments have DEM
onstrated that it is one of the most
admirable crops for ensilage purposes
that can be grown in the Great Plains
region.
In five years experiments at Hays,
Kan, the average acre yield of sweet
sOrghums was 1924 tons, as compared
with SOC tons of kafir and 3.S tons Of
corn. In eastern Kansas, where the
rainfall is 80 inches or more, on fer
tile soils sweet sOrghums have yielded
49, tons an acre, as compared with
11.SS tons of kafir and 11.S1 tons of
corn silage. Detailed feeding expert
ments have shown that sweet sor-
ghum silage is proportionately equal
to corn and kafir silage for either beef
production or the maintenance of stock
animals, although for dairy cows this
variety of ensilage is less productive
because of it's low content of protein.
Acidity Is Low.
Sorghum silage should be cut when
it is mature, it's ripeness being denoted
by the presence of hard seed. The
| test for ripeness is when the seed will
crack when crunched between the
teeth. When cut at this time it pro-
duces Inequality silage which keeps
we'll and is more keenly relished by
| cattle than corn silage. Experiments
show that the average acidity of corn
silage is 2.O3 per cent, that of sweet
sorghum silage is LAG per cent, and
that of kafir silase is LAB per cent.
| The United States department of ag-
riculture does not advocate the grow.
ing of sorghum for silage in special
lied compromising localities, such as
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
(TO BE CONTINUED0
Bunnies for Bonnets.

The soft felt hats which constitute
the most distinguishing feature of the
American soldiers uniform are made
from rabbit skins. Not American rab-
bit skins, however. for the fur of the
American rabbit will not make hats.
1t does not possess the necessary felt
ing properties. Consequently the skins
have to be imported from abroad
mostly from Australia. 1t has taken
100000 rabbit skins to make the
hats now being worn by the huge Unit
ed States army. Since the war began
Uncle Sam has bought 100000 hats,
and each hat contains the fur of six
rabbits. In other words, every Amer
lean soldier is going about with half
dozen bunnieS on the top of his head.
Each hat costs the American govern
ment $1.75. This is wholesale price.
The ordinary retail price of similar
hats is 81. The reason why these hats
are so expensive is that not only the
rabbit skins but practically all the
other material that goes into them Is
imported from abroad. Thus the raw
silk for the bands comes from China
and Japan, and the shellac which stiff
fens the brim comes from India.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12

face was swarthv. long and thin, WITH
hard, set lips under a long, intensely
black mustache, his cheeks strangely
crisscrossed by lines. The nose was
large, distinctlvely Roman, yielding
him hawklike appearance, but it
was his eyes which fascinated me.
They were dark and deeply set, abso-
lutte wells Of cruelty. I had never
before seen such eyes in the face Of a
human being; they were beastly, dew
ilish; could feel my blood chill as
looked into their depths, yet I held
myself erect and waited for the man
to speak. Then his lips curled in
what was meant to be smile. He
arose, stepped quietly to the door and
glanced out, returning apparently sat
isf1ed.
II don't trust that steward" he
said, NOR, as a matter Of fact, anyone
else wholly" He paused and stared at
me, then added: 'H've never had any
faith in your race, Gates. but am in
clined to use you. Every Englishman
l ever knew was liar and a sneaking
poltroon. l was brought up to hate
the race and always have. I can't say
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
CHAPTER XIII.

Accept Proposal.
went on deck with the watch, and
mingled with them forward. A Portu-
guese boatswain set me at polishing
the gun mounted on the forecastle. I
was busily at work on this bit of ord
nance, when Estada came on deck for
moment. The fellow CHANGED to OBJ
serve me.
"You must be pretty tough bird,
Gates" he said roughly, cor 1 would
have killed you last night had the
mind to-"
Something about his voice and man.
ner led me to feel that, In spite Of his
roughness, he was not In bad humor.
THAT would have been a mistake
SIR" l answered, Strengthening up, rag
in hand, "for it would have cost you a
good seaman. Three years ago was
skipper on my own vessel. The Bonn
bay Castle, London to Hongkong;
wrecked her off Cape Mendez in fog.
was drunk below, and it cost me my
ticket"
"You know West Indian waters?"
slightly; I made two voyages to
Panama, and one to Havana"
"And speak Spanish"
"A little bit, sir, as you see; learn
languages easily"
| He stared straight into my face, but
without uttering another word, turned
on his heel and went below. l had fin
ished my labor on the carronade, and
was fastening down securely the tar
paulln, when a thin, stoop-shouldered
fellow, with hang-dog face crept up
the ladder to the poop, and shuffled
over to LeVere.
/, mister LeVere, sir"
swell, what is it, GunsaulesY
"Senor Estada. sir; he wishes to see
sailor named Gates in the cabin"
"Who? Gates? Oh, yes, the new
man. He swept his eyes about, until
he saw me. "Follow the steward be
low; Senior Estada wishes to see you
go just as you are"
Every good, sir"
The fellow led me away. There
was no one in the main cabin. l fol
lowed the reckoning steward who
raped with his knuckles on one OF
the side doors. Estada's voice an
swered.
stepped inside, doubtful enough
of what all this might mean, yet
quite prepared to accept of an!
chance 1t might offer. Estada sat up
right in the chair gazing straight al
me, his own face clearly revealed II
the light from the open port. Hi!
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
PAID FOR FAULT OF EMPRESS
How Foot-Stunting of Chinese Women,
With Its Accompanying Agonies,
Was Originated.

A small foot was at one time more
greatly desired by the women of China
than any other item of feminine beau
ty. How the practice of stunning
the feet originated is told by
Henry Charles SIR in "China as De-
scribed by Great Writer'S" He says ::
"The empress Of an emperor, who
reigned in China before the food,
was found by her liege lord near the
apartment of one Of the principal Off
GERS of the household, who had the
reputation of being. a lady-killer. Re-
ceiving from the emperor severe
reprimand, the frightened woman
pleaded in her defense that it was not
her fault, but the fault Of her feet,
which were so very large they bore
her to the forbidden precincts against
her will, Thereupon the emperor or
dered the fore part of her feet ampu-
tated. To conceal the fact the en-
press announced that she was to in
troduce new fashion of small feet,
and all about her were ordered to do
likewise.
At six years of age the Chinese girl
started to curb her feet. The foot,
below the instep, was forced into
line with the leg, the toes then
doubled down under the sole of the
foot, the big toe being made to over
lap the others. Bandages were then
applied with horrible pressure, and
for six weeks the child suffered in
tolerable agony. After this period
the pain subsidized and the child could
totter about on the stumps. This Gus
tom was abolished, with other relics
of early Chinese practices, by roya
edict several years ago.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
SHORTAGE OF SUGAR
BEET SEED IN 1921
Growers Urged to Provide for
Sufficient Supply.
Statement Based on Reliable Reports
From Representative Dealers-
Americans Must Depend Upon
HOMEGROWN Supply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Shortage Of sugar-beet seed in the
United States for the 1921 paintings
will be serious unless the beet sugar
companies and seed growers in this
country arrange Immediately for the
production of large part of their
sugar-beet seed requirements for that
year. This statement is based upon
unofficial but reliable reports from
representatives Of beet sugar compan-
les and seed dealers who have recent
ly visited the sugar-beet seed-produc-
ing countries Of Europe.
The sugar-beet seed situation for
1921 is serious because Of the limited
production Of sugar-beet seed in Eur
ope as compared with former years,
because Of the increased activity in
beet-sugar production in European
countries, and because of the increased
acreage planted to beets in this coun-
try in recent years. 1t is probable
that several years will elapse before
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
Varieties of Brooms,

Hemlock branches tied around a
stick formed common, old-time
broom. The short leaves soon began to
fall off, increasing the litter to be
swept up, but on the whole this crude
broom of the farm gave fair service.
A newer idea is the use of pine needles
as a substitute for the bristles of
brushes and brooms of today. The
needles are sometimes six inches or
more long, and for simple broom
they need simply tying around stick,
or brush can be made by inserting
little punches Of them into holes
bored in block of wood and filed
with hot pitch. The hard, sllicious
needles, which can be trimmed to even
length, are said to be durable and ef.
fective.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
Dare He Confide in Anyone?
Carlyle Takes a Chance.

Synopsis - GeOffry Carlyle,
master Of sailing ships at twen-
ty-six, Is sentenced to 20 years
servitude in the American COL
onies for participation in the
Monmouth rebellion in England.
Among the passengers on board
the ship on which he is sent
across are Roger Fairfax,
wealthy Maryland planter; his
niece, Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, a Spaniard, who
became acquainted with the Fair
faxes In London. Carlyle meets
Dorothy, who informs him her
uncle has bought his services.
Sanchez shows himself an enemy
of Carlyle. The Fairfax party,
now on Its own slOop in the
Chesapeake bay, encounters
mysterious bark, the Namur OF
Rotterdam. Carlyle discovers
that Sanchez is "Black Sanchez"
planning to steal the Fairfax
gold and abduct Dorothy. He
fights Sanchez and leaves him
for dead. In a battle with
Sanchez followers, however, he
Is overpowered and thrown into
the bay. In desperate, effort
to save Dorothy, Carlyle decides
to swim to the Namur. BY a
ruse he gets aboard and min
giles with the crew. The pirates
return to the Namur with Dor
othy, the captured gold and
Sanchez, badly wounded but still
alive.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
CHAPTER xli-continued.

He glanced about warily, lowering
his voice until 1t became hoarse
whisper.
"Three years, mate, and most Of that
time has been hell. I haven't even
been ashore, but once, and that was
on an island. These fellows don't put
any trust in my kind, nor give them
any chance to cut and run. Once in
awhile lad does get away, but most
Of them are caught and those that are
sure get their punishment. They
never try it again. I've seen them
staked out on the sand and left to
die; that amt no nice thing to remem-
ber."
''But how did you come into it?"
Like most of the rest. l was Sec
ond mate of the Ranger, Glasgow
brig. These fellows overhauled us at
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
VALUE OF HARDWOOD ASHES
In General the Smaller and Younger
the Wood Burned the Better
Eaggots Most Valuable.

Ashes from hardwood (deciduous
trees) are richer in both phosphorus
and potash than those from pines and
other soft woods (conifers). The ashes
of twigs (faggots for eXample) are
worth more for agricultural purposes
than the middle of an old tree. In
general the smaller and younger the
wood burned the better the ashes. The
ashes of coal do not contain enough
potash to make them valuable in this
connection.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
Sugar eeets Piled Ready for Market

normal quantities of sugar-beet seed
will be produced in European coun-
tries. American growers. therefore,
must depend to considerable extent
upon homegrown sugar-beet seed.
There seems to be no good reason why
this country should not produce its
full requirement Of sugar-beet seed an
nually. The domestic production of
sugar-beet seed, now totaling millions
Of pounds, has demonstrated that
sugar-beet seed Of the highest quality
may be produced in this country.
The present indications are that
there is sufficient sugar.beet seed,
either imported or domestic, now in the
hands Of nearly all of the beet sugar
companies in the United States to take
care Of the entire acreage to be plant
ed to sugar beets in 1920, but that
there is very little foreign sugar-beet
seed now available for importation,
and that, the foreign production in the
immediate future will be limited. Since
sugar-beet seed stored under normal
conditions will retain it's vitality for
several years, it would be advisable
for sugar companies to secure any
sugar-beet seed Of good quality now
available and not more than two years
old.
The domestic beet-seed production
is increasing rapidly. In 1918 about
5000 acres Of sugar-beet seed were
grown, while in 1919 upwards of 10000
acres were planted to beet roots for
seed in the United States. Unfortu-
nately, drought interfered with a nor
NAL production of sugar-beet seed in
some localities this past season, but
the resulting reduction in yield was
local and temporary and should not
prevent or retard the efforts that are
being made to produce in this country
an adequate supply of sugar-beet seed
to meet the American requirement for
1921 and the years following.
In order to produce crop Of seed
next year for the 1921 planting, it will
be necessary to select the beet roots
this fall, pit them so they will not
freeze during the winter, and plant
them as early as soil and weather con-
ditions will permit next spring. Per-
sons desiring full details in regard to
growing sugar-beet seed should ad-
dress the Office Of Sugar Plant Investi-
cations, Bureau Of Plant Industry, De-
partment Of Agriculture, Washington,
D. G.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12


Illinois and Iowa. However, the utili-
cation of sorghum as silage is recon-
mended in the Great Plains section,
and also in the Southeastern states,
where this cane crop will produce
greater yields and better ensilage than
will corn.
Velvet Beans in Combination.
In case a dairy farmer wishes to
raise an ensilage of practically bal
anced notwithstanding that his
location is in territory where both
these crops may be profitably produced
"a mixture of velvet beans and sor-
ghum is very satisfactory. This COM
bination is high yielding and produces
succulent canned feed which is very
productive of both milk and meat An
objection to velvet bean growing in
combination with sorghum is that the
crop has to be cut by hand, as it usu-
ually is densely matted and twined to-
gether so as to render impossible the
use of a corn binder.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12

that like you any better. than the
others. l don't, for the matter OF
that. But just now you can be use
full to me if you are of that mind.
This is business proposition, and it
makes no odds if we hate each other,
so the end is gained. How does that
sound?"
"Not altogether bad" I admitted.
II have been in some games of chance
before"
II thought as much" eagerly, "and
money has the same chink however 1t
be earned. You could use some"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
FIND CAMEL-GIRAFFE IN WEST
Such an Animal Ranged the Colorado
Plains Millions of Years Ago,
Scientists Say.

Amherst, Mass-A camel with the
neck and legs of giraffe ranged the
plains of Colorado a million and a
half years ago with the three-toed an
cestor of the horse, the Amherst col
lege geological expedition found in its
researches Of the last summer. The
expedition, which has just returned
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
HOGGING OFF CORN is BEST
Practice Once Termed by Farmers as
WastefuI Is Now Approved by Ex-
pertinent Stations.

The opinion once held by major
ity of farmers, that the practice Of
"hogging down corn" was II wasteful
method of harvesting a crop, has been
reversed in the light of experience.
The plan has been followed at expert
ment stations and on many farms for
a long time, and has proved to be high
ly successful and economical