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Colonization of Large Land Tracts
Advocated to Solve Labor Problems
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—;
Colonization by returned soldiers ■
and sailors of large tracts of land!
under the direction and with the!
aid of the federal government is j
recommended as a solution of many
of the labor problems arising from
demobilization by Secretary of La
bor Wilson in his annual report,
made public today. The govern
ment should, in the opinion of Mr
Wilson, establish and equip indi
vidual farms, which would be link
ed into community groups.
The war has demonstrated the,
patriotism and loyalty of American
labor, the report says, and in the
continuance of the “spirit of sac
rifice’” on the part of employer
and employe shown during the
war. Secretary Wilson believes
“lies the hope for the further at
tainment and development during
the days of peace of that democ
racy for which we have taken un j
arms.”
The right of collective bargain- j
ing. long recognized by the depart
ment of labor, Secretary Wilson
declares, has been more widely es
tablished by reason of the war.
He adds that “if the principles
upon which that agreement was
founded can endure the stress of
war. it is fair to suppose that
even greater success will attend
their application during the calmer
periods of peace.”
To solve the labor problems aris- j
ing from reconstruction, Mr. Wil-.
son recommends the continuation j
of the labor adjustment agency of
i
the national war labor board.
Agreements have been effected be
tween labor and employers through
this agency, the report says, by
which certain principles have been
placed above further dispute.
.Agricultural areas should be
purchased by the federal govern
ment and added to the public do
main to provide land for the carry
ing out of the proposed coloniza
tion program for returned mem
bers of the military forces, the re
port asserts. It is proposed that
administration of the program be
directed by a board consisting of
the heads of the agriculture, in
terior and labor departments.
Legislation needed to carry out
the plan. Secretary Wilson believes,
should include these provisions:
The possibility of commercialized
speculation must be eliminated.
Colonists must be given access,
not only to land, but to farms; not
to the bare soil, but to fully
equipped agricultural plants ready
to operate.
The farms themselves must be
welded together into genuine com
munities, by provision fpr roads,
schools and markets, under the
general supervision of the federal
government.
Arrangements have been com
pleted, says the report, to care for
demobilized men who do not care
to take up farm work so far as
possible through the United States
employment service, a branch of
the government.
The Attraction.
CRACKER JACK TO WORK
(Continued From Page One)
the north drift on the 320-foot
level. Raises are also being driv
en on this level to cut the Cracker
Jack vein and it is planned to run
other drifts from these raises both
iways on the vein and then drive a
series of raises through to the 120
foot level, where large bodies of
Iwo-grade ore were found in previ
ous work.
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HOLLAND FEARS LOSS
OF LIMBURG PROVINCE
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 12. — Peo
ple living in the southern part of
Limburg are excited over the re
peated reference in Belgium and
French newspapers to the possible
severance of the province from
Holland. Forty-nine burgomas
ters of the region have telegraphed
Queen Wilhelmina expressing in
dignation and assuring her of
their firm allegiance.
Slacker—What Is there about a uni
form that attracts a girl?
Girl—Nothing. It’s what the uni
form Is about that attracts her. A
real man, you know.
Loose Soil Dries Rapidly.
Soil heaped up around plants has a
higher average temperature than the
level ground, but It becomes colder In
the night, as it dries more rapidly.
Planes Smaller Than Birds.
The smallest British airplanes now
being manufactured are actually of
less span than the largest birds. The
great albatross has been known to
measure nearly eighteen feet from
wing tip to wing tip. A certain type
of “midget” airplane recently exhib
ited in London is only fifteen feet In
width.
One Result.
“Has your son had any success with
this aviation experiment?”
“Oh, yes; he has succeeded In mak
ing my money fly.”
WORLD ALMANACS
Tribune Book and Stationery 'Store
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LET THE KAISER LIVE
As long as flowers (heir perfume give
So long I’d lei the kaiser live;
Live and live for a thousand years
With nothing to drink but Belgian tears,
With nothing to quench his awful thirst
But the salty brine of a Scottish curse.
I would let him live on a dinner a day
Served from silver and golden tray,
Served with things both dainty and sweet,
Served with all but things to eat.
I would make him a bed of silken sheen
With costly linens' to lie between,
With coverts of down and pillets of lace
And downy pillows piled high in place;
Yet to his comfort he would yield
Let it be with the rot of the battlefield.
And blood and bone and bruins of men
Should cover mm—smother him—and then—
While God’s angels their vigil keep
And while the waves the white sands sweep
He should never, never, never sleep.
Through all the days and all the years
There should be one anthem in his ears,
Rising and ringing and never done
From the edge of light to the set of sun:
The moaning and wailing wild
Of a ravaged French girl’s illicit child.
In No Man’s Lund, where the Irish fell,
I'd start the kaiser a private hell
I’d jab him, stub him, give him gas,
In every wound I’d pour ground glass.
I’d march him out where the brave boys died—
Out by the lads—the crucified.
In the fearful gloom of his living tomb
There’s one thing I’d do before I was through:
I would make him sing in a stirring manner
The wonderful words of the “Star Spangled
Banner.”
DOCTOR URGES MORE
CLOTHES FOR WOMEN
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. — It is our
patriotic duty to put on more
clothes, save coal and improve
health,” was the substance of an
address before the public health
administration section of the Amer
ican Public Health association to
day by Dr. Jeannette F. Throck
morton of Cralitan, Iowa.
“There are fashions not only in
dress, but in trend of thought and
morals,” Dr. Throckmorton contin
ued. “The impulse which moved
our primitive ancestors to adopt
dress were, first, vanity; next, pro
tection and lastly modesty. Of
these, that of protection seems
most often disregarded by the gen
tler sex. The custom of wearing
summer clothing in winter is a
pernicious one, and the continual
chilling of the skin causes conges
tion of the internal organs with at
tendent ills.
“Erect carriage and gait are im
portant qualities and are influenc
ed by the style of corset and shoes
worn.
“Dress and morals are intimate
ly associated and modesty in dress
appears in demand but little at
[present. Our adolescent daugh
ters often use poor judgment, not
only in dress but in conduct.”
FLASH LIGHTS IN UNISON
Fireflies Seem to Have an Understand
ing as to When to Begin
an Illumination. \
Various observers testify to the fact
that myriads of glow worms very oc
casionally indulge in synchronous flash
ing with very beautiful effect. It is
thought by some that this phenom
enon is accidental, although in this
light some cases would seem incred
ible.
John V. Purcell of Washington,
D. C., records that in the town of Co
tabato, island of Mindanao, P. I., a few
years ago there were two trees about
the size of apple trees and perhaps a
hundred yards apart, and every eve
ning these were filled with fireflies
which flashed in unison, first one tree
lighting up and then the other. There
must have been several thousand in
sects In each tree, yet the synchronism
was so perfect that rarely or never
did a single firefly flash at the wrong
time.
“To the best of my recollection the
illumination period lasted about two
or three seconds and the dark periods
perhaps twice that long. I can posi
tively vouch for the accuracy of the
foregoing, for it seemed so strange and
produced so beantlful an effect that I
thought it one of the most remarkable
l things in the Philippines, and it made
« deep impression on me.”
ENJOY SINGING IN CHORUS
Why Children Should Be Encouraged
to Take Part in Exercises of
Juvenile Glee Clubs.
Anyone who has watched a class of
schoolchildren singing their songs to
gether, or the members of a juvenile
glee club raising their voices in mel
ody, knows to how great an extent chil
dren enjoy expressing themselves mu
sically. It is perhaps one of the few
times when they begin to get an ap
preciation of what concerted action
means in creating strength and power
both for the individual as well as the
group. You seldom get a child to stand
up and sing alone, but place him
among a large group of children and
note the change in him—the change in
his expression, his bearing and his
whole attitude.
It is therefore a cause for much en
couragement to hear the news that peo
i pie are growing interested in commu
| nity choruses for children. The move
| ment for grownups has become wide
spread and its good results have been
appreciated by all who have taken un
active part in it. The question natur
ally arises, then, why wait until a per
son is grown up before you let him
take part in that which undeniably is
I beneficial to him? Why not give the
child an opportunity to musically ex
press himself before he has grown too
self-conscious to do it freely?
TRANSPORTS CARRY
RETURNING TROOI*S
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—
Tho war department announced
today that army transports have
sailed from France with about
9000 soldiers. The 118th field ar
tillery, complete, sailed from
France on the ninth, the depart
ment announced later. Their
transport also carried other artil
lery and a number of consuls.
Hard to Explain.
Has it ever been fully explained
why it is that a man on a cold, raw
day will sit four hours uncomplain
ingly on a hard board in a rowboat
and hold a flsh pole, yet squirm and
fluget and fume if he is asked to sit
more than an hour and fifteen miuutes
on a cushioned seat in a well-warmed
church?
MRS. M. J. CANNAN has re
turned from Ely and reports that
her daughters, who have* been 111
with Influenza, have entirely re
covered.
BENJAMIN J. HENLEY arrived
today from Reno.
MR. AND MRS. HOWARD E.
LOVENIS entertained at a Thanks
giving dinner at Lark, Utah. Cov
ers were laid for eight. The in
vited guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Francis L. Downey, Miss Ruth
Richards, Mr. Grovenor and
Charles Taylor.
MAPS SHOWING SPEARHEAD
Large colored maps of the Gold
field district, showing Spearhead
and other properties. Price $1. j
F. M. Hertzer, Goldfield, Nev.
Adv.
TWO EX-PREMIERS IN CABINET
Situation in British Politics That Has
Never Before Occurred Is Among
ths Possibilities.
Herbert H. Asquith, former premier,
is often mentioned as a possible addi«
tion to the present cabinet. The Man
chester Guardian points out that if this
happens Lloyd George will have two
former prime ministers among his sub
ordinates. There is no former instance
of this state of things in modern his
tory, and it is a long time now since an
English government contained in a
secondary place even one former pre
mier.
The classical case occurred about the
middle of last century, and is furnish
ed by the game of see-snw which was
played by Lord John Itussell and Lord
Palmerston. In the government of
1846-52 Lord John Russell was prime
minister and Lord Palmerston foreign
secretary, and in the government of
1859-65 their two positions were ex
actly reversed.
It was Lord John Russell’s excep
tional fate to be prime minster from
the age of fifty-four till that of sixty,
to be in and out of subordinate office,
under Lord Aberdeen and then under
Lord Palmerston, from sixty to seven
ty-three, and at that age to be prime
minister again.
If Lloyd George gets Mr. Asquith as
well as Mr. Balfour he will have all the
1 living former premiers except one, the
exception being Lord Rosebery, whose
period of office—15 months—was so
short as to compare with the mete
oric premiership of the age of Can
ning. ___
Use Wireless Lamp.
A wireless signal lamp has been de
vised for various kinds of war work
which ennbles the users to keep up
communication under conditions where
It would be difficult or Impossible to
stretch telephone or telegraph wires.
A barrage fire, for example, would be
no hindrance to signaling by this new
apparatus. It can be used between
ii ground stntion at the battle front and
an airplane a considerable distance
away, flying over enemy territory.
Independent.
“Suppose all the doctors have to go
to war?”
“I don’t care. Mr. Hoover doesn’t
let me eat anything that disagrees
with me.”
Cost of Enrolling a Soldier.
Figures compiled from the records
of the first draft show that it cost
the government almost exactly $5
for each man drafted, according to
Popular Science Monthly. All but 7
cents of this amount represents the
expense of the draft boards. In com
parison with this, it is Interesting to
I learn that the volunteer system of
recruiting cost $24.48 per map in 1914,
$19.14 in 1915 and $28.95 between July,
! 1916, and April, 1917. These latter
figures, however, included the recruit’s
traveling expenses and the cost of bis
subsistence prior to acceptance.
Secretary of Interior Recommends
Improvements for Public Schools
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—j
Development of arid, swamp and
cut-over lands to provide farms
for returning soldiers, and im
provement of the public school sys
tem to provide for the American
ization of foreign-born citizens and
the education of illiterate moun
tain white population and negroes,
are two big reconstruction prob
lems, Secretary of the Interior
Lane says in his annual report
made public today. Schools, he
added, should lay more emphasis
on teaching trades.
Of immediate importance is the
proposal that the government sys
tematically go about the work of
providing work for soldiers on ex
isting irrigation projects in the
west. Later, Secretary Lane sug
gested, more extensive reclamma
tion of waste land should be put
under way, and small farms sold
to soldiers by the government
on a long-term payment plan.
Mr. Lane outlined in detail his
proposed methods of carrying out
this, program, which he character
ized as part of the “looking ahead
work” of the nation.
Referring to the returning sol
diers, he said:
“Being Americans and being
young, they will not ask or expect
pensions. They will want work.
They will want, if possible, a
chance for a home of their own.”
By systematic government de
velopment of idle lands, said Mr.
Lane, there will be provided imme
diate jobs ior tnese ujcu, ***•«'.
markets will be proctected against
possible collapse by being swamp
ed with a surplus of labor, re
established industries will be sup
plied with an immediate demand
for their products, the movement
of population to cities will be
checked, many “best proven Amer
icans” will be affixed permanently
to agricultural occupations and
great areas of land now neglected
and valueless will be brought into
use. a
“As an immediate program,”
said the secretary, “we should first
offer an opportunity upon our pres
ent irrigation projects for all who
wish work at clearing and level
ing the land not now cultivated,
but for which water is available,
or to which water can be brought
under the present irrigation sys
tem, and that such tracts shall be
developed under an appropriate
land-settlement plan. This we can
do at once and meet whatever la
bor problem may be immediate.
“As a second step I would urge
an appropriation for one or more
of the largest irrigation schemes
for which surveys are in an ad
vanced state. Concurrently it
would seem to me wise to under
take the draining of the most
promising projects, government
owned land preferred, but, if pri
vately owned, the land to be
bought at an appraisement made
by the farm loan board and sub
ject to the approval of the depart
ment of agriculture.
ON ITS WAY TO SCRAP HEAP
Dialect Known as “Pennsylvania
Dutch” Bids Fair Soon to Be a
Thing of the Past.
“Pennsylvania Dutch,” that curious
combination of German, English and
Yankee, which since Revolutionary
times has developed in parts of Penn
sylvania and Ohio, is going into the
discard. For more than a century It
has been growing just as languages
always grow, with use. It lias cor
rupted words, made words, created
forms, one might say a grammar of
its own. It has not, it is true, pro
duced a literature. But it has been the
speech of a considerable number of
persons in their homes. It long since
ceased to be recognizable as German,
and English it never was. In it. stu
dents tell us, are mingled German,
English, Welsh, French and even Gae
lic words.
‘•Pennsylvania Dutch” has been the
dialect of those German disciples of
Peter Menno who came to America,
some of them in pre-Revolution days,
seeking religious liberty and political
freedom. Some of these went into
Ohio during Revolution days, others in
to Canada, some as late as Civil war
days. Their religious beliefs contrib
uted to isolation. And they were large
ly an agricultural people.
Now the word has gone forth among
the Mennonites that it is no longer
patriotic to speak “Pennsylvania
Dutch,” and as fast and as thoroughly
as possible these unbelievers in war are
discarding the speech of childhood and j
home associations. The task is not an |
impossible one to them, since all or
nearly all of them have had some ex
perience in the common schools. From
among them 8,000 young men have
gone overseas to tight the oppressors
of their ancestors and the barbarians !
who threaten their own liberties.
The banning of “Pennsylvania !
Dutch” is an impressive object lesson |
to all Americans. Let’s all resolve to
speak English.—Detroit Fret' Press.
COAL DUST BLAST
KIUS SIX OR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—
Six of the crew were killed and SO
injured as the result of an explo
sion of coal dust on the armored
cruiser Brooklyn at Yokahoma, Ja
pan, on Monday.
Among those on the Brooklyn
reported injured is Charles R.
Laird of Canon City, Colo. The
navy department announcement
said the Brooklyn was not damag
ed.
A court of inquiry has been call
ed to investigate the explosion,
which was in several compartments
on the berth deck and the ship’s
bunkers.
The Brooklyn had been station
ed at Vladivostok since the Ameri
can expeditionary force landed
there to participate in the Siber
ian campaign.
She was the flagship of Rear Ad
miral Schley at the battle of San
tiago and is one of the famous
ships of the navy.
TREASURY TO ISSUE
LOAN CERTIFICATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—
The treasury department announc
ed another bi-weekly issue of loan
certificates of indebtedness of
$500,000,000, to bear four and
one-half per cent interest, to be
dated Dec. 19 and to be payable
May 20 next. The subscription
books will close on the twenty
sixth.
NAVY ORDNANCE CHIEF MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
I
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—
Some idea of the great work con
fronting the navy when the Unit
ed States entered the war is set
forth in the annual report of Rear
Admiral Earle, chief of ordnance,
made public yesterday. To this
bureau alone fell the task of ex
| pending during a single year more
than $500,000,000 for guns and |
equipment.
In discussing seemingly impos- !
sible problems, Admiral Earle dis
closed that the navy was called
upon not only to arm all American
war craft, auxiliaries and the mer
chant fleet, but to provide arma
ment for British, French, Italian.
Belgian and Russian shipping.
Guns of three to five-inch caliber
were at a premium and the de
mand for. them was 10 times
greater than the existing capacity
for manufacture. A total of 937
craft of all kinds, not in the reg
ular navy, were armed between
July 1, 1917, and July 1, 1918.
Gun mounts formed a separate
knotty problem. The facilities
created for their manufacture met
all urgent needs. The Linderman
Steel & Machine company of Mus
kegon, Mich., the report stated, de
livered 3 CO mounts for four-inch
guns 28 days ahead of schedule
and established a record for other
manufactures.
Only brief reference was made
to two of the most striking ac
complishments of the bureau, the
designing, building and shipping
of the 14-inch rifles on railway
mounts which effectually hammer
ed the German rear positions in
the closing weeks of the war, and
the development of a tractor mount
for rifles up to seven-inch caliber
from which the guns could be fir
ed. This latter achievement, nev
er attained by the allied armies,
the report said, was hailed in
France with even greater satisfac
tion than was the arrival of the
first of the 14-inch monsters com
prising the naval batteries.
Failure to obtain a sufficient
supply of depth bombs used by
American destroyers hampered ef
ficient operations against enemy
submarines. By strenuous efforts,
however, the shortage was over
come and before war ended Ameri
can destroyers were using depth
tombs freely, and this, the report
said, aided in curbing German sub
marine operations in the closing
months of the war.
The fire control equipment used
on American war craft is on a par
with that in any navy, Admiral
Earle said, and range finding and
sighting devices of the fleet have
betn greatly improved.
■'The -efficiency of our gunnery
assisted by these new instruments,”
he added, “should find our ships
in the next sea battle at least equal
in gunnery to any enemy.”
The first of the 16-inch, 50-cali
ber main battery rifles for new
dreadnoughts have been tried oirfr
with a success that exceeds expec
tations, fixing this monster of
naval warfare as “an exceptional
ly splendid piece of ordnance.”
Another new naval weapon. an 4
eight-inch bomb-throwing howitz
er, is tieing delivered to destroyers
or larger craft.