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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Peoples Mandate to Repub-
leans Requires That Con-
gress Be Allowed to Meet
Important Work Ahead
mighty Problems of Domes-
tic Policies Still Unsolv-
ed,'' Leader Tells Editors

VIII II. Hays, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee. in an
address to Minnesota Republican edi-
tors at a two-day conference in Min
neapolis, which ended yesterday, among
other things said:
There should be a special session
of Congress at once. This is no time
for petty jealousies, carping criti-
cisms, and pullings and haulings. The
Republican party accepts t.-e commits
sion given it by the people last No.
vember and wants an opportunity to
proceed to help solve the problems of
peace in the same spirit of patriotism
with which it whole -heartedly, with
out stint or measure, helped win the
war.
Many Measures Are Needed
"Let us have a special session of
Congress that there may be immediate
legislation moving in the direction of
efficiency and economy. to get the gov
ernment back to the limitations of the
Constitution; to prevent further
spread of Bolshevism: to establish the
business of the country on a sane,
sound and safe basis; to solve the
railroad problem; to establish a bet
ter relation between labor and capital,
with justice for both; to formulate
tariff legislation, both for revenue
purposes and for protecting the indus
tries of this country, especially those
new ones which have been developed
by reason of the war; to establish a
budget system which should have been
established long ago; to develop our
foreign trade; to improve our diplo-
matte service; to take up the shipping
problems that we may be assured of a
properly maintained merchant marine,
adequate to meet the developments of
our world trade; and to legislate for
the other innumerable problems which
are necessarily incident to the read
iustments Of the country's affairs to a
peace basis.
The people of this country, against
the heaviest odds, elected Republican
Senate and House for very definite
purpose. That purpose was to solve
these very problems by craftsmanship
OF experience.
Disputed Wilson's Reasoning
II am advised that the Chief Exec
utive issued a statement on Tuesday,
March A, just before he started on his
return trip for Europe, that 1T is not
IN the interests Of the right conduct of
public affairs that l call Congress in
special session while it is impossible
for me to be in Washington
1--WE are unable to follow the reason
ing which reconciles this statement
with his speech to Congress when he
said, 4 shall be in close touch with
you and with affairs on this side of the
water and you will know all that I do
| shall not be inaccessible
THE mighty problems of domestic
policy remain and they are still UNI
solved, but their solution is still more
necessary. In all fairness and justice
to the situation in the emergency
which exists in the country, we should
have this special session. The people
are entitled to have these elected Re
publicans given an opportunity to i'm
mediately, function"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

I Admission free to the Hip
podrome. Sunday afternoon,
March 9th. at 800 o'clock,
when Taft, Gerard and Nor
genthau tell why New York
should contribute $4,000, 900
to help save the lives Of
100000 starving refugees
n Bile lands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
County Organization

During the past winter considerable eff
Grafton of county community clubs into
country wide organizations. The results
of these efforts, juding from reports
reaching the department, have been very
sa tisfa Glory. SISSY
One important thing to be borne in
mind is that no organization will con-
tinue to exist that does not have some
definite plan of work and some definite
purpose to accomplish. 1t should be re-
membered, however, that too many ac-
tivities may result in failure. A few we'll
defined policies or purposes successfully
carried to conclusion will mean perma-
nency and success for these organiZa-
lions. Those responsible for the county
organization should lay their plans well
into the future. and keep interest in the
various local clubs active. Road improve
ment county agricultural fairs rural
telephone systems, improved or consol-
idated schools, vocational education,
standardized cotton and corn for the
| county, improved breeds of live stock
especially adapted to local conditions,
co operative marketing. public entertain
ments, and social welfare some of
the projects being undertaken by county
organizations. 1t is not believed to be
advisable for county to undertake
more than two or three of these at one
time at least not the first season.
Whatever is undertaken should be done
well before. projects are launched
! Get the movement we'll under way and it
will be carried forward by it's own mo-
| mentum. The hard work will come at the
! start. After it is started all you will
| have to do will be to direct it into the
proper channels
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
BY J. c.
Associate HOrticuIturist' Il


Every one should grow few mus
of cantaloupes in his home garden as
there is no vegetable as delicious as
a we'll ripened cantaloupe Many peo-
pie have ceased growing cahtaioupeo
because of the worms that Unrest .h'
fruits. You should not stop gro" ihe
them on this account. but, instead sc.
in the crop early, using the earnest
,,aturiny varieties and selecting the
best soils so as to mature the crop oe-
fore the appearance of the pests.
no grow an early crop well DRAM
ed rich. sandy loan soil sloping 10
the south and southeast should De useo.
Tha ground should be thoroughly pre-
pared by breaking up and puNerlzihs'
Iay off the rows. five feet each way
Mace in the hill about three or fous
good shovels full of manure Prepare
a hill bv digging the soil and manure
together, forming a hill. Plant 10 OF
n dozen seed in each hill as carry .ls
possible. In southern Alabama Marcn ~.
In central Alabama about April l anu :.
north Alabama. April 10. III aahsei y.
frost is over before this time, one ihien
risk few seed -. ,
few seed in each hill each week unit
danger of frost is over. In the firs'
nlanting is killed the later planted
seed will surely stand If the hts
| nlartine is not killed, the later piahe'
! inrs may be thinned out leaving =
stand of two or three plants to each mn,
plants should be carefully cultivate"
keeping all weeds down so that the vines
| ,,;li not have to be disturbed AFTER thes
begin to run on the ground. For earis
varieties / prefer the Extra Early hae'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Let's Plant Feedstuffs

Millions of dollars will stay at home,
cotton marketing conditions win be bet
ter and the south be sure of enough feed
stuffs, il feed crops are planted instead
of the usual acreage of cotton, accord
ing to X. r. Seeds of the Atlanta office
Of federal grain supervision. United stated
department of agriculture.
The cotton states whole have never
ra Used enough feedstuffs for their own
reeds, sending millions Of dollars annual
~ to the great grain states of the mid
die west for corn, oats hay and ground
, feeds to supply the deficit. says Mr.
Seeds who points out that the surplus
of these crops from the middle %est is
likely to be less this year because of
unusually large acreages planted to win
ter wheat last fall
1.-The department of agriculture esti-
mates that seven of the great corn pro
ducing states, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas Missouri. Nebraska and Ohio.
planted 1850 900 acres more winter wheat
last fall than III 1917 Unless additional
land is devoted to field crops In these
states this year, an increase Of 4,s5o0co
acres in wheat means a corresponding re-
duction, equal to about per cent, in the
land devoted to other feed crops
1.-The reduction in the supply of these
crops available for the south, however.
is even greater than the figures indicate
Only relatively small portion OF the
feed crops of these states leaves the coun-
ty where grown in normal years. and as
the amount needed for home consump-
tion is nearly constant, reduction in
the crop is almost entirely reduction.
| in the surplus which these middle west
states have to SELL For example, in
1917 when this country produced its larg-
est corn crop the seven states mentioned
had total crop of 1871, 100000 bushels,
but only 532 900 bushels, or 20 per cent
was shipped out of the county whefN
| grown A per cent reduction in the
total crop as result of a cut of that
amount in the acreage would have been
3d. sos, 900 bushels, or II per cent of the
available surplus This was on the larg-
est corn crop; the effect on a smaller
! crop will be even greater.
"A reduction of this kind in the market
able surplus of any crop almost newt
ably means higher prices for it when
! compared with other commodities. 1t is
always cheaper for the south to raise
her own feeds than to pay freight and
handling charges on them from the north.
but everything indicates that it will be
more than usually profitable this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
How to Clarity Fat

The world supply of fats is low. es~
pecally the supply of animal fats. and
/ it is necessary that none be wasted
in this country or someone in the world
is going to lack this important food
substance.
Much fat is wasted because of lack
of knowledge on how to prepare GER
tain kinds for cooking purposes. Beef
and mutton suet have strong charac-
tertistic flavors, but these may be re-
moved by carefully clarifying all the
fst and it will be suitable for almost
all cooking purposes.
aaet Rendering-Put the suet through
S-tlie food grinder. If it has an odor,
81 X it and add a pinch of soda to it
4 ing the rendering. Heat on the
81 * of the stove over hot water or
X pan set in the oven until the
~ can be squeezed from the cracklings.
a old overheating the fat, for this in
ries its keeping qualities and flavor.
3 ore in clean tin pals or crooks which
are covered tightly and set in a cool
place
To Clarity Fat-Mix boiling water
with the cold fat. Boil vigorously;
allow the mixture to cool and scrape
off the impurities which collect on
the lower surface of the cake of fat.
To remove a slight burnt taste or 9TH
err Objectionable flavors, melt the fat,
add thick slices of raw potatoes and
heat gradually until it ceases to bub-
BILE and the potates have become brown
A small pinch of. baking soda whites
the fat and helps to make it sweet
70 remove the strong odor from NUT
ton or chicken fat, heat fat very slowly
in a double boiler with whole milk
preferably sour. Use one-half cup
milk to each pound of fat Strain the
rendered fat through a cloth and when
it is set, lift fat from the milk which
remains.
When using fat like beef drippings
chicken fat, oil or clarified butter, in
place of butter in cooking. use only
four-ffths as much as the recipe calls
for butter. These substitutes are prac-
tically pure fat, whereas one-fifth OF
butter is water, curd and salt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
dip That Tick in March

The cattle tick eradication forces of
the United States department of agri-
culture and the cooperating state
do a number of things, among which
is driving the cattle parasite from a
larger number of square miles than
ever were cleaned out in any previous
year. AS one way of bringing that re-
suit they have adopted and intend to
follow the slogan:
Kill that seed tick in March,
There is only one effective way of
killing the tick. That is told in a
poster, soon to be placed in every tick
infested region, and saying in letters
that even a tick might read;
Dip that tick in March,
The reason for killing the seed tick
in March is amazingly simple. Two
ticks in March, allowed to live and
prosper. means thousands, at least.
in June. and millions soon afterward.
Therefore. tick killed in March means
thousands less in June, and millions
less in late summer.
Consequently, the dipping watts are
going to get in action this year earlier
than usual.
The seed ticks, Matched from the eggs
| laid the previous fall. begin to get
active when the warm days come in
March. If allowed to live. they suciS
cattle blood until they are full grown.
j Then the adult female tick having
gorged herself on cattle blood and
| transformed it into eggs. lays thou
sands of eggs which develop into seed
! ticks This is repeated over and over.
| One female tick, shortly after She
herself has left the egg stage, be-
comes able to lay from 5000 to 5000
eggs at one setting. These eggs hatch
| into seed ticks. and each female, in
her turn. lays from 5000 to 5000. so it
goes on. Is it any wonder that tick
allowed to live means millions later?
Don't share your milk, butter and
beef" say the antitick fighters. with
| the MANY thousands of cattle ticks that
spring from one seed tick if it is al
| lowed to mature. One-third of your
beef milk and butter will be wasted
| if you don't kill that seed tick early. :
..The early start stops the tick.i
"Dip that tick in March,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE BY PLANTING FEEDSTUFI
More Pink BOllWOrms

Two new infestations of the pink boil
worm of cotton have been found in Texas
by representatives of the United States
department of agriculture. and the work
of eradication has been begun under the
same system that SO completely elim
mated the worst known cotton pest from
the infested areas around Trinity Bay,
Beaumont and Hearne in 1917.
The new infestations are not in the
original quarantined districts but mucn
farther west. One is on the upper RIO
Grande. in the Great Bend district. where
it was not thought cotton was grown.
The other is around Barstow, in Ward
county, on the Pecos river
In exploring the Rio Grande for pos
sible evidences of the pest representatives
of the department of agriculture discov-
cred that the high price of cotton had lei
to the establishment of a few fields, per-
haps 400 acres altogether. in the little bot
toms at the base of the mountains that
come down to the river in the Great Bend.
Some of the seed, apparently, was
brought across from Mexico and a very
slight infestation of the pink boilworm
was found. There are no towns of any
Importance in that region, the customs
service is very limited, and there has
been little to prevent small-scale SNUG
Cling by which cotton seed from the La
guna may have reached the American
side of the river.
Investigation has shown that some cot
ton smuggled across from Mexico as well
as some grown in the Great Bend, found
it's way to the oil mill at Barstow Much
of this, brought up in the fall of 1911
was not ginned until September of the
following year and the insects had ample
time to escape to nearby cotton fields.
The infestation seems to be confined
to a few fields Immediately adjacent
to the mill
Despite its limited area, the infestation
at Barstow is regarded as much more
serious than the one in the Great Bend.
Barstow is in the midst of cotton culture
on a fairly large scale, while the Great
Bend infestation is in a mountainous
country where there are only few small
isolated cotton patches.
The department of agriculture now
has y men in the Pecos valley. making
survey and beginning the eradication
work. The situation there is regarded
as practically the same as was that at
Hearne, one of the areas in which a COM
plete cleanup was made in 1917.
C. l.. Marlatt chairman of the federal
hort cultural board, the branch of the
department of agriculture which is
charged with the pink bollworm eradica-
ton and quarantine work. recently told
the committee on agriculture of the
House of Representatives that survery
Inspection, and cleanup work of this kind
will have to be kept up along the Mexican
border continuously unless an arrange
ment can be made by which the United
States and Mexico can cooperate to elm :
mate the pink bollworm from the latter
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
MORE CROPS BY LESS LOSSES
by u. ii. TT SDABE, II
G Plant Breeder, r. xtenSiOn Service, Auburn

IL you go into your cotton fields in
the midst of the growing season and find
that from 10 to so per cent of your cot
tom is killed gby the cotton wilt disease
or ruined by the boil rot disease, 1T is
then too late to obtain good disease re-
sistant and disease free seed to plant.
When you visit your fields about the first
cultivation is needed and find that in
most places you have secured only about
two-thirds of a stand, then you will think
how easy it would have been to select
good seed for planting.
There are three general means by which
the crop yields of the farm can be in
creased. First, by increasing the crop
acreage: second. by using more green and
artificial manures judiciously: third, by
preventing the usual loss of large per-
centage of the crops from disease and the
use of bad seed for planting.
1t is easily seen that the third named
means of increasing the crop yield of the
farm Is the most inexpensive and can
be attended to at the very beginning with
very little extra trouble. BY planting
good sound seed, a perfect stand is in
sured, other conditions being favorable.
When perfect stand of crops is secured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Hampshire Breeders OF
Alabama Will Meet

The Raul Lumber company, with
holdings of much cut-over land in all
parts of Ala bama, does not beheVe IN
allowing land to remain idle
1t has been the policy of this com
pany to stock up many acres In peal
greed animals for themselves, ana 10
help start anybody else who has good
inclinations. To still further the live
stock game it is now sponsoring a
movement to push the Hampshire hog
to the front by organizing state
wide BODY for this purpose, and the
following from the Tuscaloosa News
of recent date will be read with inter-
est:
The Kaul Lumber company which is
widely known as a corporation with a
conscience, through their superlntend-
emf of the ranch department, has mailed
over zoo letters to the Hampshire
of getting them together at Selma on
March 26 and 81 to organize the Ala
bama Hampshire Swine association.
Mr.. Brosius is a firm believer in or
ganization, since he recognizes that in
union there is strength, and through
CO. operation results and success are as
sured in efforts of all kinds.
In Iowa, for instance, which Is con
sidered the greatest hog state in the
union, and incidentally. where the
Hampshire breed predomnates, it has
been found that organization has
brought about legislation that has been
y at, 1rlN
Hampshire men, but to all swine bre I'D
ers, and that the organization has
caused the pure bred business to build
up in a way that it has become proht-
able to every SOW owner in the entire
state.
The final analysis of the hog, says
Mr.. Brosius, is to produce the maximum
of pork at minimum cost. Every Hamp-
shire Breeder has clearly demonstrated
to his own mind that the Belted Grazer
meets this requirement. However, con-
tinues Mr.. Brosius, the present individ-
ualistic method of what might be
termed Missionary Work" among farm
ers and live stock men is not only eX-
pensive, and in many instances inef-
fective, but also affords an opportunity
! for an INSCRIPTIONS breeder to de-
stroy the confidence among farmers
| that the Hampshire breed is rapidly
making.
| Through organization it Will be pos
, sibe to obtain assistance from the
! American Hampshire association that
could not otherwise be secured. Mr..
Stone, general secretary of the above
, association has already promised a
/ so per cent discount in all advertising
! for the first year of the association, AND
as well as assuring the Hampshire
| breeders of Alabama special premiums
and prizes for the county and state
| fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Boys Baby Beef Book

The third edition of the Boys Baby
Beef book has just been issued by the
American Angus Breeders as
ISOLATION, ST. Exchange avenue, Chicago.
This 16-page booklet is finely illustrated,
printed in two colors and contains be-
sides the announcement of Secretary
Charles Gray, 10 articles from boy and
girl champions whose Doodle babies
have won state. interstate or national
contests. An article by L. p. Hall, feed
er OF four international carlot grand
champions, as we'll as the last steet
herd grand champion, tells the Youngsters
how to pick out the kind of calf that will
win.
A statement from the farmers bulletin
of the United States government on the
Aberdeen-Angus breed. as well as a state
ment by John Gosling, Kansas City
butcher and lecturer on beef carcass,
add weight to the letters from the boys
and girls who have won fame with black
calves. Pictures of Canadian. Indiana,
Wisconsin, Texas and other winners are
shown. Secretary Gray announces that
the American Aberdeen-A Angus Breeders
association will give $1,000 in premiums
to calf club and baby beef boys and
girls who feed Aberdeen-Angus calves
this year. He points out that the BOYS
and girls have done big bit in winning
the war and that they are on the right
track toward bigger and better agricu' j..
lural future by following the calf clua
up into pure bred beef cattle raising.
In getting out the Boys Baby Beef
book. which is merely a title and not
intended to leave the girls out in the cold,
the American AberdeenAngus Breeders
association has followed its lead IN
propaganda literature inauguarated some
years ago when Supremacy of Abei-
deen-Angus'' first appeared. Any teach
or. county agent, bank or individual boy
or girl interested may get copy for
the asking
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Direct Marketing Limited

While it may be attractive to city
dweller to believe that he can have a
vegetable garden grown for him 100 miles
or 100 miles away. place his orders for
the cost of stamp. and have the pro-
duce delivered at his door. it should be
remembered that not all farm products
lend themselves to direct marketing by
parcel post. Usually it is imptacticaDle
to market such heavy products as po-
tatoes by partel post, whereas eggs, but
ter. sausage, poultry, many vegetables,
and nut meats may frequently be shipped
with profit and al a saving to the pur-
chaser In general the greater the vaiue
a pound the more favorable is the chance
for direct marketing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Farmers Union Meets
by o. p. FORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS farmers Union
One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings of the Farmers union was held at
McFau on March 10 that We have had
in Calhoun county in several years.
The attendance was far beyond our ex~
pectation, as the weather was fine
and the farmers seemed so far behind
with their work. but they seemed to
forget everything and came and
brought their families and plenty OF
everything that was good to eat.
The meeting was called to order at
10 O'Clock and after preliminary work
was addressed by Prof. c. j. Burleson
of Auburn The next speaker was q.
T. McElderry of Talladega. He held
the audience spellbound for about one
hour I wish that every farmer in the
state could have heard him. He gave
many reasons why the farmers should
organize and cooperate with the bus;-
ness world and the business world CO.
operate with the farmer that we all
might prosper together. The meeting
then adjourned for one hour for re-
freshments and an old-time FARMERS
dinner was enjoyed by all.
The crowd was called to order al
| 1880 o'clock. The schools of Plum
Springs and Mccall marched in and
rendered some songs. Another good
/, lecture by Mr. McElderry to the chill
! dren which was enjoyed.
| The next speaker was w. {. lrby OF
Jacksonville He spoke on the power
Of organization His speech was very
| instructive. Mr.. Irby is organizer Tor
Calhoun and adjoining counties and
| is doing some good work. This ended
| the public exercises.
An executive session was then held
and a resolution to reduce cotton acre
| age one-third for the year of 1919 was
passed.s Also other resolutions that
were thought for the best interest OF
!! farmers.
| The meeting then adjourned to mee'
with West Point local in july, neal
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