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New-York tribune., 1920-04-11
& Journey the Moon Has a Dream Of fhe A<ae

Goddard's rocket, if the rocket is
aimed at Mars or the Moon. Pro-
fessor Goddard, who is a member of
the faculty Of Clark College, in a
recent report to the Smithsonian In
stitution, made the spirit of Jules
Verne dance a joyous jig. if we are
to believe Sir Oliver Lodge. Profes-
sor Goddard thinks that he can send
a multiple charge projectile to the
moon, or thereabouts, and he wants
to send along with it an apparatus
for taking chemical and physical pic
lures of the nature of the higher
levels of the air.
Captain Collins does not believe in
Instruments, as such. He wants to
attach himself to Professor God
dard's rocket instead of allowing
mere machines to tell the world about
its neighbors. He insists, however.
on participating in the construction
of the rocket, which is no more than
natural. We all like to see our state
room before We depart on the short
est Journeys.
Both Professor Goddard and Can
tain Collins are only carrying to a
scientific conclusion the predictions
and scientific dreams Of Jules Verne.
Jules Verne showed tho world moro
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about the. stuff Of which dreams are
made than any other writer the
world has known. lie wrote stories
about every one Of his ideas, but the
fact that he could create characters
IS well as dreams does not make
any of the dreams less true.
In his books "From the Earth to
the Moon" and Round the Moon
which were written about 1870
Verne foresaw in a general way all
the ideas which Professor Goddard
is putting in strict scientific formula
and all the adventuresomeness which
Captain Collins is trying to make
fact. According to Nerne's story. the
Gun Club of America after the close
of the Civil War was placed in the
ugly predicament of being utterly
useless. During the war this imar.
mary organization had turned all its
energies to the construction of LARGE
guns, until there was hardly a mem
Der who owned two legs, two arms
and an unfractured skull. After the
war they found no outlet for their
energies and spent the succeeding
few months after the making Of
peace benypanine the fact that this
New-York tribune., 1920-04-11

country would probably see no war
tor many years to come.
joyful News
Upon this atmosphere Of desmond
ency and despair the announcement
Of the president Of the club, Impey
Barbicane, fell like bombshell. He
calmly told the members that he was
going, with their aid, to shoot at the
moon. According to Verne. the idea
received universal approval in this
country and the plans were made
with great expenditure and enthu-
siasm after fund had been raised
from every country in the world.
The director of the astronomical
observatory of Harvard University
is put on the job by Nerne's imaeina-
ton and these are his directions:
"The cannon ought to be planted
IN a country situated between 0 de-
gree ard 2S degrees of north or
south latitude
1T ought to be pointed directly
toward the zenith of the place.
The projectile oNght to be pro-
PEELED with an initial velocity of
10000 yards per second.
at ought to be discharred at 10
New-York tribune., 1920-04-11

man & Co.. in Exchange Place, very
soon winning recognition there by
his mastery CT the subject of ex-
charge.
In after years, when Baruch had
become the directing genius Of the
War Industries Board and was lay
ing down the law to mighty corpo-
rations, fixing prices and otherwise
exercising powers such as were en-
joyed by few civilians in the world,
New-York tribune., 1920-04-11

great many persons, among them
many sincere and ardent enemies.
sought by reviewing his career in
Wall Street to discover the secret
OF his sudden and skyrocket-like &C
cess to wealth and power.
What they discovered was what
the newspapers frequently said Of
Fnm-that he was Spectator in
stocks; that be had an almost un-
eanny faculty for getting on the
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ers, the readjustment in the matter
of compensation is still to be made
1t is certainly unfortunate that
those who are engaged in teaching
our schools and laying the founda-
tions Of ideas of our young should
still be earning only barely enough
to keep body and soul together.
We Must Be Thrifty
AS to existing high costs. work
with increasing production will rem
eay these things. But we must
learn to economic. Work, in
creased production and thrift arc
the remedy"
'Do you believe in price-hxing in
peace times?' asked
NO" he replied.
Reference has been made TO
Baruch's prowess in the manly art"
/ OF self f-defensc. Here is a story told
by a friend Of his to illustrate this.
The incident occurred after Baruch
had become chairman of the War
Industries Board
Baruch, walking out of a res
taurant, was imprisoned in the re-
vo!ving door opening on the street
by three young college men who
thought 30 have some fun with him.
They kept the dignihed official trot-
ting swiftly around with the door,
to his Very great disgust, for several
minutes.
Finally. when they released him,
his face must have indicated that he
was anything but pleased by his ex-
perlence. but when he began to lee
ture the youths one Of them. who
looked like football player and had
been drinking, broke in:
Nov. you needn't get mad. If
you're looking for trouble you can
have it,
Things looked squally for a min
ute, but just then a bystander who
had known Baruch for years
stepped up and said:
Young fellow, you'd better let
that gray-haired man alone. He's
got punch like a mule, and I've
seen him hit man so hard once he
almost changed his religion"
The young college man noted the
glitter in the irate officials eye and
decided to take the advice of the
peacemaker. walking off with the re-
mark that there was no occasion for
anybody getting sore"
Belonged to Boxing Club
Baruch in his youth was a regu-
lar attendant at Woods gymnasium,
In Twenty eighth Street, a famous
center for lovers of athletics, which
Is no longer in existence. Physi-
cans, writers, actors, all sorts of
professional people, as we'll as no.
llcemen. pugilists and trough guys"
from various walks of life, went
! there.
( The instructor at Woods GYM
nasium was Billy" Mcclellan, and
there was keen rivalry between him
and Billy Edwards. instructor at
the New York Athletic Club, as to
which was the better trainer in
sparrlng. Once Mcclellan chose
three of his best pupils to meet
three OF those trained by Edwards
and Baruch was one Of the three So
lected. The match never came off
but only because the rival trainers
could not agree upon conditions. il
was said.
There IS one other interesting
fact about Baruch. This is that he
has never made a public speech in
his life. and can't even lay claim to
having delivered an address at a
dinner, which is something of a dis
tlnctlon In these days Of many din
ners and many speakers.
He IS married and has three chill
dren-a son, Bernard NJ. Baruch jr..
who is freshman at Harvard. and
two daughters, the eldest of whom
Is an expert radio operator, in which
she became skilled during the war.
The younger daughter is in school.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-11
Back Home

The travellers to the moon of Jules
Nerne's imagination are deviated
from their course by encounters with
several meteors and minor subjects
Of tie solar system, but they succeed
IN the sequel to the book in making
rapid tour Of the moon and its sur
rounding bodies, landing finally in
the ocean adjoining Florida.
In this country we have had sew
eral moon romances. A New York
newspaper in 1886 contained the
observations of one Sir John Her
schel, who from theCape of Good
Hope. by means of telescope. saw
on the moon deep caverns and large
hippopotami. green mountains bor-
dered by golden lacework. sheen
with horns Of ivory, white species
OF deer and inhabitants with men,
branous wings like bats. Edgar
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that 1t will hold three men, and the
president of the Gun Club. another
great manufacturer of armor plate
and the Frenchman set off for the
moon, after terrific explosion that
knocks down all the spectators of the
departure. which is made from
Tampa, Fla
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

I'D. Kennedy, general sales man
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
SUPERINTENDENT
|0F Skinner firm.
KNOWS THE GAME.
Rapid Rise From Errand Boy
to Guiding Huge Packing
Plant StartIes World
Industry.

Harry ID. Hunt, newly appointed
general superintendent of the Skin
ner company picking plant on the
South Side, has literally grown up
in the meat packing business.
His first plunge in the great indus
| try was somewhat inauspicious, but
his climb was rapid. Just 80 years
ago he entered the employ Of the
John Plankinton company, located
at Milwaukee, Wis, as an errand
boy. He was IA years old.
On Thursday he will give the word
which will throw into operation the
machinery of the most modern, and
one of the largest single packing
plants In the United States--thc
Skinner Packing company. And his
broad experience in the packing in
dustry will enable him to keep the
great plant moving with the eff
eient smoothness which can mean
only success, in the opinion of his
associates.
Startles Packing World.
If Mr.. Hunts first plunge in the
packing industry seemed inauspi
eious, subsequent happenings proved
that the event after all, was of i'm
portance, for Mr.. Hunt, after a
short apprenticeship as errand boy,
began to startle the packing world
with a series of rapid advancements.
He remained with the Plankinton
company until 1902, during which
time the company changed its name
to Cudahy Bros, and again to the
Plankington, Packing company. But
before he left the company his er-
rand boy job had grown to general
superintendent of the concern.
Not content with this meteoric
advancement, however, Mr.. Hunt ac-
cepted position as pork superin-
tendent with the Sultzberger &
Sons firm at Kansas City, Mo,
where he remained until 1905, when
he was transferred to Chicago and
made general manager of the Sultz-
berger & Co. plant there. When
this plant was taken over by the
Wilson & Co. Mr.. Hunt continued
in the same capacity.
Goal of All Struggles.
In 1916 he was transferred to Al
bert Lea, Mimi, as general superin-
-tendent OF the Albert Lea Packing
company, subsidiary OF Wilson
Go. at Chicago. Z
Two years later he resigned his
position to become general superin-
tendent of the Gordon, Ironside &
Fares frin,> located at Winnipeg
and Moose Jaw, Can.
Then came an offer which Mr.,
Hunt decided was the goal for ali
his struggles--an offer as general
superintendent of the Skinner COM
pany packing plant. He accepted.
Knows How to Smile.
With painstaking thoroughness he
has fami1iarized himself with the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

This was due to the fact that
the housewives had been educated
not to use macaroni products during
the war when wheat saving was
essential, and because OF competi-
tors cut price methods in the face OF
raise in price Of the Skinner prod
ucts. go =
However, in October of 1919, the
Skinner company was flooded with
orders. Carload orders came in by
telegraph and the export business
took a large squirt, Thereafter i'm
possible territories we're easily
opened UP for the Skinner products.
ard such large markets as Boston,
New York and Chicago, which had
not been affected by small advertise
ments, became large customers.
Plan Greater Campaign,
I'D. Kennedy, general sales man
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
PICTURES FROM
ARTISTS BRUSH
AID ADVERTISING
Skinner Firm Pushes Its Prod
ucts Into National Proml-
nence by Extensive Pub
Iicity Campaigns.

Mrs. Jones had just arisen. She
was drowsy and the task of order
ing groceries for the evening meal
seemed more disagreeable than usu-
al. She paused to glance at the
morning paper and found herself
gazing at the picture of the most
delicious, most appetizing dish she
had ever seen.
The steam seemed to rise from the
food, and she could fairly smell
its delicious aroma. She looked
again and saw the words SINNERS
Macaroni" at the bottom of the pic
ture. A minute later she was order
ing SINNERS macaroni from the
grocer and assuring him that moth
ing but SINNERS will doW
It is advertising, consistent ad-
vertising with plenty of pictures that
I has put Skinner's products on the
grocery lists of thousands of Amer
ican homes, in the opinion Of Paul
F. Skinner, chairman of the Skin
ner company board Of directors.
Opens Extensive Campaign.
When Mr.. Skinner left the news
paper business to open the macaroni
factory in Omaha 10 years ago, he
Immediately inaugurated system
Of advertising which has been eradu-
ally increased in volume until to-
day the Skinner company is one of
the most extensive advertisers in, the
country.
And today the Skinner company
includes not only fnacaroni factory,
but large wholesale bakery, a great
produce house, and the largest inde-
pendent packing plant In the world,
all located in Omaha, or the vicinity.
Before the war the Skinner COM
pany was using two-inch space in
1900 newspapers in all parts Of the
country, as we'll as about so general
magazines and Is trade papers. On
the advice Of Thomas Warfield Of
the Warfiald Advertising agency,
however, the smaller ads were dis.
continued and full-page spreads"
were adopted.
Favor Wonen's Magazines.
On the theory that IS per cent
OF the food products are purchased.
by women. a major partbf the adj
vertiscmcnts were confined to
womep's magazines. The newspa-
per advertising also consisted of
fhll-page. half-page and other large
copy under the new plan.
'Tn order to reflect the high
quality of the Skinner macaroni
products it was DECIDED to use the
highest class of advertising" exs
planned Mr.. Warfield. "After an
extended investigation the best food
artist in the United States was COM
missioned to make the paintings.
Dishes Of the most delicate, artistic
type. filled with steaming hot food,
were placed before the artist. One
of the hest chefs in Chicago pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
Stock Yards Manager
Predicts Success Of
New Packing Company

Among other well known men OF
the city who have expressed corlfl-
dence in the success of the Skinner
Co. packing plant and i'll the bene-
fits to the city which will result
from its opening Thursday, is
L. Buckingham, vice president and
general manager Of the Union Stock
Yards Co.
1--WE welcome any additional pack
ing plant that will increase the de-
mand for live stock in this market" !"
said Mr.. Buckingham, ''and there is
no question but that when the
Skinner plant gets Under way it
will be OF material assistance in that
direction. 1t will be good for the
farmers. good for Omaha and good
for Nebraska"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
''CREENS" SIGN
Of SPRING IN
The KITCHEN
DandeIions Start With First
Warm Spell - Spinach
Earliest Crop to
Plant.

Greens" are sign of spring in
the culinary calendar. With the first
warm SPELL :,ie dandelions start
into rapid growth and children and
grownups turn ort to collect the
material for "dandelio" green's" The
dandelion has rival in conmuni-
ties where there are brooks or
creeks, along the banks of which
the horseradish has taken up its
abode as the young horseradish
tops make excellent greens"
The dandelion is the standby until
the spinach crop in the garden is
large enough to gather for the
kettle. Spinach is grown in thou
sands OF gardens now where it never
was seen before. Greenhouses are
devoted to it in the wintertime, as
il grows with a minimum of heat
and is always a ready seller in the
market.
Aside from the old-fashioned
boiled, green's furnished by the
dandeIions, there is the material for
fine salad in this common weed
which spangles the country side and
plays havoc with lawns.
Dandelion As Salad.
The Frenchman selects the largest
and most vigorous dandelion plants
ON his domain and covers them with
flower pots or boxes so that they
will be bleached ard the leaves will
be much tenderer. He then gives
them an oil dressing of his favorite
prescription and eats them raw. The
Germans, Bohemians and Hun
garians wilt them with bacon or
ham fat and vinegar.
Spinach is the earliest crop to be
put in. In fact, it may be planted in
the fall and the young plants pro-
tected during the winter with straw
and lawn rakings.
There is one necessity in The
growing of spinach and that is that
it must be given the richest soil. In
fact, the soil can't be- too rich for
this succulent green. The richer
the soil the larger and tenderer the
leaves. 1t is a crop of short season
and a succession of planting must
be made. A common mistake is to
sow spinach too thickly so that the
plants are crowded and none makes
its best growth and the leaves are
small.
In addition to natural manures
spaded into the soil for spinach.
light applications Of nitrate of soda
during the growing period will
cause it to sprint and hasten ma
turity. Care should be used not to
apply this powerful fertilizer too lib
orally. A very thin sowing is all
that is necessary and it should nor
be sprinkled upon the plants.
The Swiss chard is now wide
iy planted, as it is beet that does
not form root to be eaten, but goes
all to top. Many prefer the regular
type of beet. using the whole plant
for green's" the tiny beets and
leaves together forming a fine dish.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

pared the cooked macaroni products
from selected receipts.
"The result OF these arrangements
was a beautiful, richly colored pic
ture which appeared in a full page
advertisement in the March, 1919,
Pictorial Review. This was the
first full page macaroni advertise
ment illustrated in coiors that ever
appeared in a magazine in this
country.
Follow War Education.
"All Skinner statesmen were sup
piled with the prints of<the adver-
tising and reprint sheets were sent
to every jabber and retailer in the
United States. The results Of this
radical change in the Advertising
plan were not felt for some time
after the campaign was launched.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

ager for the Skinner company, is one
of the shrewdest, most capable mer-
chandising men in the country, in
Mr.. Warheld's opinion. Without Mr..
Kennedy's assistance the advertising
campaign which proved so success
full coult not have been carried out,
Mr.. Warfeld says.
With the opening OF the Skinner
company packing plant Thursday
another and more extensive adver-
tising campaign will probably be
carried out, according to c. Coe
Buchanan, vice president of the
Warheld agency. Plans for this
campaign have not advanced to the
stage wheFe they can be made pub
lie, Mr.. Buchanan. says.
:, Bee Want Ads Are Best Business
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
--1--- - 80 r.
Open House for Big
New Plant Thursday

tContlnucd FROM PsEe One. This Section)
government official inspectors Of
fee on the third floor. The base
ment of the building is equipped for
stationary, dressing rooms and
barber shop. The Office structure
has been constructed to furnish
proper lighting and ventilating ia
cilities for. the comfort of its occu-
pants, and is the last word in model
Office buildings.
Another feature Of the great plant
is the service building, which will
contain welfare offices, cafeteria and
lunch rooms on the second floor;
laboratory, recreation room and
hremen's quarters on the third floor
and complete garage on the first
floor.
Branch Cold Storage Plant.
In addition to the great South
Side plant the Skinner company is
about to open branch house on the
northeast corner of Twelfth and
Douglas streets. The building which
will be occupied by the branch is
eight stories high, and Incorporates
the latest ideas in cold storage struc-
lures. 1t will furnish floor space
of two and three-fourth acres. and
will be utilized for cold storage, pro-
duce and a wholesale market, 1t will
also contain the general offices of
the company, and one floor finished
in white tile for the handling of
poultry. Its capacity will be 5,000,-
900 pounds of meat and produce.
r. {. Howe, president and general
manager of the Skinner company,
has outlined policy of operation
for the new packing plant, which ex-
perts say is certain to prove success
ful.
. "Our general policy is going TO be
to operate this plant on a jobbing
basis" said Mr.. Howe. "We are not
going to do any consigning to speak
of. We do not expect to do any
foreign business until financial con-
ditions abroad are such that we feel
assured the basis Of payment will be
sound. We understand that Eng
land has supplies on hand to do it
until July or August.
Intend to Carry Originality.
"Our canned meats will be sold
through wholesale grocers and will
be handled entirely separate from
our meat lines We have thoroughly
established outlets for our product
in all points throughout the coun-
try. We will run car routes all
through the middle west and our
statesmen are now on the road.
''We are going to buy a class OF
live stock that will make the product
the trade will call for and when we
cannot get that quality we will go
short. We expect to establish Tor
our brand a reputation that will
create a demand that will always
keep the plant going to its fullest
capacity.
1--WE have already sold canned
meats in every section of the coun-
try and have orders booked to keep
us going for two months. Our meats
will be cured as mild as it is posi-
bic to cure and insure keeping quail
ity.
What we intend to do, in short,
is have Skinner products carry
originality"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18
Opposed to Army Bonus.

Washington, March 16.-(Special
Telegram. )-Senator Hitchcock re-
ceived a letter from C. L. Whedon
of Lincoln, who was with the army
overseas, protesting against the vot-
ing of a bonus to those who served
in the great war a
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

Overshoes sufficiently large to
cover skates have been invented by
a New York man to enable skaters
to put on their skates at home and
walk TO the nearest ice.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-18

workings of the great plant, and
with the benefit Of long years OF
experience as an aid, he will grasp
the reins which control the great
machine with firm and practiced
hand, when operation is started
Thursday.
N Mr.. Hunt is a medium sized man,
inclined to be just frifle rotund.
but his movements are quick and
decisive. He knows how to smile
when a smile really helps, and his
men obey him with willing celebrity.
Such is the man who on Thurs
day will put into motion the ma
chinery of one Of the worlds great
est packing plants.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-22

I'll will have to make an apol-
ogy to you all for not being
able to give you a big ad with
prices. Here is the reason
they kept me so busy all this
week marking down prices
and adjusting the stock and
taking care Of the extremely
big trade that have been I'M
able to devote any time to
writing ali I'D. If you will be
so kind as to pardon me fer
this and come in and see for
yourself what | have been do
ing for you as to prices | know
you will be doubly repaid.
A. G. WESTBERG.
Merchandise Adjuster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-22
of the BOnrd of County Commits
siOners of Dickinson County, KAN
sas, mt their March Session, 1920
Monday. March I, 1920

Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session, all members pres
emit and spent the day discussing var
ious matters pertaining to the welfare
of the county
Adjourned to meet Tuesday, March
2, 1920, at a. M
Tuesday. March 2, 1920
Board met as per adjournment OF the
LIST; all members being present, and
spent the day auditing and allowing
bills
Adjourned to meet Wednesday. March
3, 1920. at 8 a. m.
Wednesday, March 3, 1920
Board met as per adjournment OF the
2nd, at a. m. all members being
present
Audited and allowed bills against the
county.
Allowed Mrs Pearl smith $40 per
month aid beginning March l, 1920.
Allowed Mrs Mary Beerhalter, $40
per month additional aid for March and
April 1920.
Motion was made by II. G. Brenizer
and seconded by John Book. that the
following resolution providing for the
issuance of s225,000 bonds for the pur-
pose OF paying the countys and town
ships estimated proportion of the cost
of building permanent roads in Dick
inson county state Of Kansas, known
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-22

FOR SALE-One top buggy nearly
new-B. w. Stewart Talmage. ltw"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-22

FOR SALE-2nd- hand Maxwell touring
car, in good shape, at a bargain If
sold at once See e. A. Gray, with
Riverside Light & Power Co, or tele-
phone 319. 19d6w1