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4L. .SIDELIGHTS m Light on Late Committee on Public Information WASHINGTON. Congress or at least the senate apparently would like to know something about the actual operations of the late lamented com mittee on public Information and the present condition of Its affairs. Anyway, Senator Smoot of Utah, Introduced a resolution the other day, which was read, considered by unanimous con- sent and agreed to in part ns follows: Resolved, That the director of the council of national defense Is here by directed to report to the senate as soon as practicable: A statement showing all the expenditures of the committee on public Information by principal classes, such ns salaries; traveling; printing done at the govern ment printing ofllce; printing done elsewhere than at the government printing office; advertisements, photographs, and films; telephone, telegraph, and cable; office furniture; rents; and automo biles. In this statement set forth in detail the name, address, position, busi ness, or occupation of each payee, together with an explanation of the pur pose for which such expenditures were made. If the expenditures were for traveling, including subsistence, state fully the purine of such traveling, whether the expenditure therefor included persons other than the payee; If so, the names and addresses of such person, together with a general statement ns to the extent and purpose of the traveling. A statement of the unpaid accounts of the committee on public Informa tion In the same form as the foregoing statement. A statement of the funds and property in the possession of the committee on public information, Its employees, agents, or representatives, and the lo cation of the same nt the time the council of national defense was placed In charge of its affairs. The resolution also calls for a statement of funds and property recovered, and disposition of hies and mailing lists and all other pertinent facts in con nection with the auditing and closing of the accounts and affairs of the com mittee. . Apparently, also, the senate is in a hurry, since if the Information Is not ready a preliminary jind-partial statement is requested. 18,000 Ex-Convicts Organize '-Gray Brotherhood" A MYSTERIOUS organization of ex-convicts, known as the Gray Brother hood has a membership which is believed to exceed 18,000. It is stated that Its alms are to humanize the prisons and develop the ambitions of the inmates toward cleaner and better lives. Its officers and leaders are unnamed, but the bend, who Is known ns tho Hrav , . .... " 1 DfiMT Brother, Is said to be n man of much -fum capacity and Influence. lie Is on terms l(J(Ei CVS If) r res It II "1JU B .mm m m ill mm w - ted States senators and Is said to be not unknown nt the White House. The Gray Brotherhood is responsible for several prison Investigations brought with the desire to improve conditions and not merely to play politics or satisfy a grudge. It is al so claimed on behalf of the Gray Brotherhood that it is thoroughly patriotic find-American. A statement of the program of the new organization is substantially as follows : The Gray Brotherhood will attempt to help individual prisoners during their incarceration, and especially on their release. The Brotherhood will provide jobs for released prisoners and try to edu cate the public to a more intelligent attitude toward the man who has commit ted a broach of tiro law. An attempt will be made to clean up the prisons, morally, hygienlcally, and politically. A fight will be made on the grafts said to be rampant in all prisons. The Brotherhood will fight the political control of prisons by entering the political field Itself. It will try to force the wardenshlp and other prison offices out of the hands of politicians and into those of penological experts and students. The Brotherhood will be organized In every state to force advanced prison-reform measures through the legislatures. It is the purpose towipe out utterly the present penal system. Shortage of School Teachers Threatens Nation THE country is faced with a serious shortage of school teachers, chiefly through failure to provide adequate salaries, according to reports to the United States bureau of education. Conditions are becoming slightly better, however, the report states, in some '-V T hi i i ii I I l i pa JL -: ) sections, compared with those of last October, when the National Education association conducted an inquiry into the situation. Based on returns from state school officials, the reports show that on Feb ruary 13 last there were 18,279 schools closed because of lack of teachers and 41,000 were being taught by teachers characterized as "below standard, but taken on temporarily In the emor- gency. ureater snortages are snown to exist In southern states. Salaries paid teachers in 1018, statistics show, were on an average of 0CM5 for elementary teachers and i?l.o:U for those teaching In high schools. From salary schedules collected from various states, giving salaries received by Individual teachers In throe counties In each state, it is shown that wages paid rural teachers fell far below the foregoing average In many states, many localities showing salaries paid as low as .$150 and $i!00 a year. In 11X) state, county, city and private normal schools, representing GO per cent of the total normal schools In the country, there were 11,500 fewer stu dents enrolled November 1, 1010, than during the prewar period. A similar falling otT is shown In teacher-training departments in colleges, while other departments show great increases in enrollment. America Rapidly Becoming Most Befurred Nation FUKS In a temperate climate have always been a sign of wealth. As we are the richest nation of the earth, wo are rapidly becoming the most be furred nation. The last five years have seen the largest amount of furs sold in this country in Its history at stead- re,"' t A 7.1 J V vj u lly Increasing prices and at the mo ment the United Plates, next to Bus si.i. Is probably the greatest consumer of fur garments i:i the world. While London still disputes the faet, American fur dralcrs say this country has become the center of the fur Industry. It Is Interesting to note the 12.000 Alaska sealskins ottered for sale on account of the United States government were dressed, dyed, and ltiJirhlned In this country Instead of at London as formerly. The furs sold In February In St. Louis, came from every corner of the world and Included L'OO.ooo China dog mats, uscU mostly for coats in cold north west countries; from Siberia. 1.500,000 squirrels, '200,000 ermine, 8,000 white foxes, To.tHH) kolinskies, 'jno.uoo marmots, FJS.OOO fltch, and 0,000 Russian Klhlev. A ist nil la sent l.ooo.ooo pounds of rabbit skins, oOO.OOO Australian epos mihi, lo.M) wallaby, ll.ooo kangaroo, 100,000 ringtail opossums, and 00,000 red foxes. Fron. WxAw and Turkestan were offered 10,000 Persian lambskins. Ftirope contributed so.imh moleskins and many thousand red foxes. The United States ottered MRU) inuskrnts, :UKJ,KX) skunk, '22,000 beavers, c'0,(JX) wolves, 1.000 silver foxes, lUö.O'H) raccoons, and many other vatlctica MAKNGMRON INSIDIOUS FOES Cabbage Grower Likely to Be Discouraged at Prospect of Fight. CUTWORMS MOST INJURIOUS Larvae of Number of Kinds of Medium-Sized Grayish cr Brownish Moths Are Found in Garden Allowed to Grow Up in - Weeds. When the grower enters his well-kept garden, In which a day or two before he has set out a fine lot of cabbage or tomato plants, and finds that a goodly part of them have been cut off near the roots by some invisible and insid ious foe, he is likely to become dis couraged at the effort to fight the stealthy attacks of these nocturnal ma rauders, and to wonder whether the game is worth the candle, especially after the-plants which he resets are attacked In the same manner. If he Is familiar with the habits of rut worms, however, he will, before re planting, make a search of the soil within a few inches of the base of the damaged plant, and will probably be rewarded by uncovering a smooth, greasy-looking, gray or brownish cat erpillar from an inch to an inch and a half in length, the foe for which he is seeking. Found in Weedy Garden. Cutworms are the young or larvae of a number of kinds of medium-sized grayish or brownish moths, and are likely to be found wherever a garden has been allowed to grow up in weeds the previous season. They pass the winter as half-grown caterpillars bur ied In ilie earth, and' in spring come forth w:th a several-months appetite which they satisfy with the first edible vegetation that comes to hand, this often being the gardener's choicest transplanted vegetables. As the sea- As Preventive Measure Scatter Poison Bait Over Garden Before Setting Out Plants. son goes on, they become mature and enter the ground, there undergoing the transformations which are completed by the Issuance of the moth In mid summer. If the garden is known to have been weedy last season, the proverbial ounce of prevention may be exercised by scattering thinly over It, just be fore setting' out the plants, a poisoned bait. This is prepared by mixing thor oughly a quart of dry bran with four or five tablespoonfuls of white arsen ic or Paris green. It is then made into a wet mnsh by the addition of a quart or more of water, Into which has been stirred a half cupful of cheap sirup or molasses. It may be scattered thin ly over the field a day or two before planting, or will serve as a protection to the newly set plants if a little is sprinkled around the roots after wet ting them down. lietter results are secured by putting out poison after sunset, since cutworms begin to feed about dusk. Poison Is Dangerous. Care should be taken that this bait Is scattered thinly, as It might be dan gerous to children or domestic ani mals. In small gardens, transplanted Tegs- tables may be protected by surround ing their stems when setting them out with a somewhat stilt paper band ex tending from about an Inch below the surface to two or three Inches above. Tin cans with ends removed afford similar protection. TREATMENT FOR SICK FOWLS Weak or Ailing Hens Should Be dis posed of at Once, or Separated and Treated. Any weak or sick hens should be dis posed of as soon as discovered, or separated from the Hock and treated because they are not only likely to die but they are likely to Infect other mem hers of the llock with disease germs. TWO STEMS OF CLOVER Lime the land for clover. A tun of lime on wheat In the fall will make two stems of clover grow where one grew before. MOTOR TRUCKS VERY USEFUL Bought by Farmer Not as Slngle-Puix pose Machine, But for Variety of Uses on Farm. It Is only in the past two or threo years that tractors have been used ex tensively as general-purpose machines. They were bought for and used prin cipally for plowing, and, to quite an extent, for threshing and filling rllos. Now they are used for harvesting, pre paring the seedbed, drilling, hauling manure spreaders, and so on. The tractor, to be a paying investment on most farms, must be profitable for a variety of work. So it is with the motor truck. The truck salesman lays special stress on (j m W. i l jh rut 4 mmmmt f II 'S' f " ' ''''''''.-' SA , V . . , v-.v. 1 ' 4 Väv "v ' ;-": ' Truck Gathering Potatoes in Field. the hauling of orops to market or ship ping point. This is a very important use, but it is a long way from cover ing all the farm needs for a truck. The truck salesman's hauling-to-mar-ket argument is comparable to the earlier days of the tractor when it was sold around the plowing idea princi pally. Both the truck and tractor will be bought by the farmer not as single purpose machines, but for their appli cation to a variety of uses. The farmer's 'hauling requirements may be divided into two general classes: (1) Hauling on the road and (2) hauling on the farm. On most farms where trucks are used the haul ing on the farm will constitute by far the greatest number of uses for a truck. Power Farming. STRAW ROUGHAGE FOR STOCK That Obtained in Threshing Soy Beans Has Been Found to Be Satis factory for Cows. Soy bean straw which is obtained from threshing out soy beans for seed makes a very good roughage for all kinds of stock. It will not dry up cows, but on the contrary it has been found that it will increase milk pro duction. It Is a common practice in sections where the crop is grown ex tensively for seed to bale the straw after threshing and sell it to dairymen and stock feeders. ESSENTIAL PIG POINTS The essential points in the care and feeding of the brood sow and litter are 1. The provision of comforta ble farrowing pens. 2. Individual attention to each sow and litter at the time of harrowing. . ricnty of exercise and sun shine for young pigs. I. Liberal feeding of the pigs on grain in addition to milk of the dam. The legumes are our most important crops. Farming is a profession as much as a business. Garden, chickens, bees, fruits and other sidelines are worthy of atten tion. Some seed and manure might cover up that bare spot in the meadow or pasture field. Hogs should never have damp sleep ing quarters and their bedding should be changed often. -- Examine clover and grass seed with a magnifying glas to see whether there are any noxious weed seeds In the lot. Do not neglect the fences till plant ing time when It will be a dilllcult matter to spare the time required to repair them. A good cellar under the house? where It Is cool in Stimmer and warm In win ter Is one of the best places to operate an incubator that can be found. The farm library goes with the farm ofllce. The bulletins from your ex periment stations and state college ought to be handy to the desk whert you keep your papers and accounts. Many School Children are Sickly and täte cold ca?l!yf are fevcr!?h and constipated, bav headaches, stomach or bowel trouble. r3 M ' MOTH vjüum is SWEET c POwP TEXDS MA RS (Used foy Mothers for oust 3 years Are pleasant to take and a certain relief. They tend to break up a cold iu 24 hours, act on the Stomach, Liver and Bowels and tend to correct intestinal disorders and destroy worms. 10,000 testimonials like the following from mothers and friends of children telling: of relief. Originals are on file in our offices : 4I think MOTnEK GRATS SWEET POW PEIW FOH CHILDREN are grand. They ner recommenced tomyikter by a doctcr. I ana cLvinjr thrm to my ltUle thre yrar eld girl who va verj puny, and ehe is pickir woniirruiiT. 'We hare used MOTH Ell G RATS ? WEST POWDERS I OR CHILDREN at different tlmcf for past nine years, arid a!way found thrm a rorfrct children mcCicite axd very MtiSi'aciory iu every ait" Get a package from your druggist for use when needed. Do Not Accept Any Substitute for MOTHER CRAY'S SWEET P0HDERS. 1 I til are helping their husbands to prosper are gfad they encouraged them to go where ttfey could make a home of thei own save Dayintr rent and reduce cost of livine whtre thv could reach prosperity and independence by buyi.ig on oaty terms Fertile Land at $15 to $30 an Acre land similar to that tvhich through many years has yiatded from 20 to 45 bushals of wheat to the ncrt. Hundreds of farmers in Western Canada have raised crops in a single season worth more than the whole cost of their land. With such crops come prosperity, independence, good homes, and all the comforts and conveniences which make for happy living. Farm Gardens Poultry Dairying are sources of income second only to grain growing and stock raising. '. good neighbors, cnurcnes. telephone, etc.. give you the Good climate. opportunities of a new land with the con veniences of old settled districts. For illustrated literature, maps, description of farm opportunities in Manitoba. Saakatcnewan, and Alberta, reduced railway rate, etc.. wnt Department cr imnucratioa. utuw, (Jas., or J. M. MacLACRLAN 215 Tract! on-Terminal BldJ Indianapolls Ind. Canadian Government Agent DON'T WHINE IN" SICK ROOM Remember to Carry Cheer, Not Sym pathy to Those Who Are Tem porarily "Shut In." Kvcry one is called upon now and then to visit, the sick room. Condi lions surrounding the bedside visita-' tlons present a wide variation. There is one rule that holds good under all conditions, and that is to carry cheer and sunshine not a long face, but a smile. If the patients are able 'talk to them of what Is going on outside. Help them to forget themselves. A man who for over twenty years hair been paralyzed, was visited by a friend who was profuse in expressing his sympathy and regret at the sick man's helplessness. As he was about to leave, the afflicted man said, "Come again, won't you, but when you do please forget to tell m that you are sorry for nie as every one tells fnc that. I've heard It every day for twenty years. Help me to forget It. I5ring me a breath of the outside world." Flowers are always a gracious help In making the sickroom a place of cheer. A book or a magazine also helps. Thrift Magazine. Rare Sugar Found in Honey. Investigation of certain stores of crystallized honey found In various places In Pennsylvania where the bees had died from starvation Jed to the discovery of a quantity of rare sugar, known as melezltose, which lias been extracted and purilied and placed at the disposal of the bureau of chem istry. The weekly news letter of the department of agriculture says that melezltose is one of the rarest sugars. Minute quantities of It have been avail able to men of science for many years, but the supply has never; been sulli dent to permit of extensive experimen tation. Now the United States de partment has several kilograms. Cuticura Soap The Safety Razor Shaving Soap Cuticcra Soap shares without maff. Everywhere 25c SAYS PILES ALL GONE AHQ (10 MORE ECZEMA "I had eczema for many years en my head and could not get anything to stop the agony. I saw your ad and pot one box of Peterson's Ointment and I owe you many thanks for the good It has done me. There Isn't a blotch on my head now and I couldn't help but thank Peterson, for the cure is great." Miss Mary Hill. 420 Third avenue. Pittsburgh. Pa. "I have had itching piles for 13 years and Peterson's Is the only ointment that relieves me, besides the piles sem to have Rono." A. D. Rüper, 1127 Washing ton avenue. Racine, Wis. Use Peterson's Ointment for old sores, salt rheum, chatin and all skin diseases. 25 cents. Druggists recommend it. Mall orders filled by Peterson Ointment Co., Uuffalo. X. Y. HARDLY "PAID FOR EXERTION Small Sum Collected From Burglar Didn't Recompense John for His Disturbed Repose. Balked His Desire. A gentleman and his wife were ad miring some college buildings erected by wealthy nluinnl. Presently they came to a noble hall, over the main entrance of whiclrwns n tablet read Ins, "Erected by John C. Black, as a memorial to Ids beloved wife.' "Oh," he said with a sich, "that is what I should like to do for my col- li'jre." And for the? life of him he couldn't understand why his wife sud denly became cold to him. There would be n very sizable rush of town boys to the farm If town boys had their wny. exclaimed "I'll show The clock struck the hour of three. The wife rose on one elbow nnd lis tened. Then she nudged her side part ner. "John," she whispered, "there's a burglar downstairs." "The deuce there Is, John, Jumping out of bed. him." He crept downstairs. There was the sound of a crash, a revolver shot and the sullen thud of men engaged In mortal .".mimt. Then a window smashed and nil was still. .The terri fied wife turned on the light and hur ried Into the hall. "John !" she called timorously. "All right, my dear," called John. MI found him. All be had was CO cents. Much Alike. The stage manager was hurriedly giving instructions to his property man. "Did you say you wanted a window or n widow, sir?" nsltcd the latter, somewhat perplexed. "I said window' he replied, nnd add m1, with n laugh, 'but they're both much alike." The property man scratched his head. "Don't see how you make that out, sir." "Well," replied the stage manager, "when I get near either of them I al ways look out!" XT- FOOD FORTIFIES. against exhaustion and illness if it's the right kind of food. GrapeNet is easily digested and witln cream or good milk is a well balanced ration that builds tissue and increases strength of body and mind. . TnercsS q Keason 9 .