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mmmmmmmmmmmm factory job or is not contributing ma terially to the total material reserve of necessary things is wanted for the army if he is young and strong enough. It will be a hard problem to work out to make the proper se lections but the matter is being ap proached with serious purpose and will be wisely considered by congress. At the present time there is little prospect that hotbloods who would like adventure and who would like to carry the American flag to the trenches in Prance will be satisfied. There will be much training at home, much preparation, but little of the spectacular or the bloody. o o JO TEACH WOMEN FLYING FOR THE UNITED STATES MRS. WALDO PIERCS. Mrs. Pierce is society's contribu tion to aviation. She is forming a class of women to teach them avia tion, so they may serve the United States. MAKES PLEA FOR SALARIED ADVISERS ON FARMING The Wisconsin plan of having sal aried advisers on farming in every county should be made nation-wide. This is suggestion of Max Loeb, school trustee and real estate deal er, in letter to federal trade commis sibn. Avisers help farmers rotate crops, improve marketing methods and in the end produce more food stuffs. Joseph E. Davies of com mission has replied they may go ahead with somp form of the plan. It would cost between $1,000,000 and 2,000,000 a year, but would result in many millions more of increased production, urges Loeb. o o ADMITS SHE NEVER SAW ROSS YOUNG GIRL PINCHED WheiTRuth Sensiba, 17, declared on the court of domestic relations witness stand that she had never seen Dr. Frank Ross, 322 S. State st, against whom she had made charges of improper conduct, she was arrest ed yesterday. Ross was arrested when Ruth and a friend, Hetty Swaysland, 16, 55 W. Erie, told the police of a trip to Mil waukea Ross admitted taking the journey, but declared it was on busi ness. . i o o WOMEN MAKE TOWNS DRY The women's votes tacked quite a. number of new nslmes to the list' of Illinois' dry cities yesterday in the spring elections. Biggest surprise was Danyille, which scooted into the dry column despite the 72 saloons that have held out against every at tempt to close them. Other new dry towns are: Mdrris, Johnston City, Harris, Wamac, Henry, Lacon, Lebanon, White Ash and Andalusia. West Chicago, Gard ner, New Douglas and Carlinville jumped from dry to wet o o Municipal Market ass'n endorsed plan for fruit -terminal at 18th st.