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MoHBWBY PI.A1 %' ̂ 51 #r'j «•' »V •* Ad&yr^f* ^ !*V" . . wr f ? Millions of Acr6s, Especially in West and South, Available for Farm Homes if Prop- &eito DeveIoDed>-^~* >•«<>: * '-J& •• •-X 'Psjt, HL. .. fm !» ^v3 tjjfcv -r * O MAKR part of the farm wealth of the nation an assured heritage of the men who fight the nation's war against Germany is the plan of Secretary Lane, who urges a vast reclamation scheme to meet the requirements for returning soldiers after the war. It is Secretary Lane's belief that the time has come when thought should be given to the preparation of plans for providing opportunity for these men, And because his department has handled similar problems in the past, he has 'made it "his duty to bring the matter to the at­ tention of the. president and congress. He points oat that every country has found itself face to face with this problem at the close of a great war. Prom Rome under Caesar to France under Napoleon down even to our own Civil war, the problem arose as to what could be done with the soldiers mustered out of military service. At the close of the Civil war America faced a somewhat similar situation. But fortunate!^"it that time the public domain offered opportunity to the home-returning soldiers. The great part the veterans of that war played In developing _ the West is one of our epics. The homestead tVVw. had been signed by President Lincoln In the second year of the war, so that out of our wealth £ ^ I in lands we had farms to offer the military vet- i* , erans. It was also the era of transcontinental railway construction. It was likewise the period . ' of rapid, yet broad and full, development of towns 4 V. and communities and states. ! To the great number-of returning soldiers to t / , the present war land will undoubtedly offer the *<vjY-. great and fundamental opportunity. The ex- ' perience of wars points out the lesson that -our 'f- 1 I service men, because of army life, with Its open- y'.s ness and activity, will largely seek out of doors "'•? vocations and occupations. | This fact Is accepted by the allied European £• nations. That Is why their programs and poll- 'X* des of relocating and readjustment emphasise |^r.. 5, the opportunities on the land for the returning soldier. The question then is, "What land can | he made available for farm homes for our «o$> Idler«r; ^ j. I We have not the bountiful pftiMIc domains «f f the sixties and seventies. In a literal sense, for the use of it on a generous scale for soldier farm homes as in thte sixties, the public domain is gone. The official figures at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1917, show that we have unappro* • -f- prlated land in the continental United States K > f to the amount of 230,657,755 acres. It is safe to • say that not one-half of this land will ever prove to be cultivable in any sense. So we have no land in any way comparable to that In the * public domain when Appomattox camg--rand men ^ turned Westward with army rifle and roll blan^ ket--to begin life anew. ; : ? While we do not have that matchless .public domain of *65, we dohave millions of acres ofun- developed lands la the Northwest, lake states ^ an(i South, and also swamp lands In the middle * "|" West and South, which can be made available X through the proper development. Much of this : j land can be made suitable for farm homes If' \ ; properly handled. ^ But it tfill require that each type of land be dealt with in its own particular fashion. The gf^artd lands win require water, the cut-over land £ | will require clearing and the swamp land must Vbe drained. Without any of these aids they re- sp-- main lately* No Man's Land. The solution of \ | these problems Is no new thing. In the admirable . achievement of the reclamation service tn recla- v. | matlon and drainage we have abundant proof ; | of what can be done. fd Looking toward the construction of additional s projects, Secretary Lane announces that plans •an^ ,nvest,pfttions l*ave been under way for some 1 "'"time. A survey and study has been In the course ^ / !"jOf consummation by the reclamation service on * i.^the great Colorado basin. That project, undoubt- , edl.v, will appeal to the new spirit of America. It ^ > f would mean the conquest of an empire in the •' ̂ ̂ Southwest It is believed that more than 3,000,- ;; If ^000 acres of arid land could be reclaimed by the •jt; ^completion of the upper and lower Colorado basin - ;; ^projects. ^ It has been officially estimated ,,f,t ? 15,000,000 acres of Irrigable land *v^*Xthe government's hands. This \;£^malning storehouse of government land for recla- V f matton. Under what policy and program millions-, ~,i'4>of these acres could be reclaimed for future farms ^•v^and homes remains for legislation to determine^ - The amount of swamp and. cut-over lands In s ;fpthe United States available for fanning Is exten- T ^Jnst how much there Is has never been <k- , jftennlned with any degree of accuracy, jpracticftl- '.? I ly all of It has passed Into private owner^Ip. •^°r that reason, in considering its use, It would necessary to work out a policy between the rivate owners and the government unless the and was purchased. It has been estimated that £.ffhe total area of swamp and overflowed lands In r * the United States Is between 70,000,000 and 80,- i,000 acres. Of this amount, about 60,000,000 tycZMM&ZAZtoMCi jla/e<5azzw3e<S . . . ' •'!* acres can be reclaimed and made profitable' "' agriculture. > The undeveloped swamp lands lie ehtefly fcp Florida, In the states along the Atlantic and gulf coasts, In the Mississippi delta and In Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and California. : What amount of |and In its natural Mate anfit for farm homes caif be made suitable for cultiva­ tion by drainage only thorough surveys and* studies will develop. It is known, however, that authentic figures show more than 15,000,000 acres have been reclaimed for profitable farms, most of which lies in the Mississippi river valley. The amount of cut-over lands in the United States, of course, it is impossible even In ap­ proximation to estimate. These lands, however, lie largely in the south Atlantic and gulf state*, lake states and the Northwestern states. A rough estimate of their number Is about 200,000,000 acres--that is,.of land suitable for agricultural development. Subst antially all of this cut over or logged-olf land is in private ownership. The fail­ ure,. of this land to be developed Is largely doe tp Inadequate method of approach. Unless a new policy Of development is worked out in co­ operation between the federal government, the states and the Individual owners a greater part, of It will remain unsettled and uncultivated. , The undeveloped cut-over lands lie chiefly In the Pacific Northwest (particularly In Washing­ ton and Oregon), in the lake states (Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin), and in the south At­ lantic and gulf costal states (Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis­ sissippi, Louisiana and Texas). Any plan for the development of land for the ' returning soldier will come face to face with the fact that a new policy will have to meet the ww' conditions. • The era of free or cheap land in Ihe United States has passed. We must meet the new conditions of developing lands in advanee-- security must, to a degree, displace speculation. There are certain tendencies which must be faced frankly In our,-consideration of a policy for land to the home-coming soldier. First, the drift to farm tendency. The experience of the world *• shows without question that the happiest people, the best farms and the soundest political condi­ tion are found where the farmer owns the home and the farm lands. The growth of this ten­ dency in America shows an Increase of per cent for the 20 years between 1890 and 1910. Second, the drift to urban life. In 1880 of the total population of the United States, 29.5 per ojN&ztrjvoizmwor changed the land situation. One of the feature* of this plan Is that holders are aided In improv­ ing and cultivating the farm. In a word, there is organized community development Its beneficial results have been well described by the Canadian commission which was ap­ pointed to investigate its results in New ZeM^nd. There, the commission reported, the farmeiv uaa built better houses or remodeled their old ues, brought a larger acreage of land under cuitlva- tion that would otherwise have rei..~ined lying idle; had bought and urged more labor-sav- ? ing machinery on the farms and in' the houses. They kept more sheep and pigs and had so large­ ly increased the revenue from their farms that they were able to meet the payments on the " mortgages and to adopt a higher standurd of Uving and a better one. Throughout the country higher ami better civilization was being devolved; the young men and women who were growing up were happy and contented to re­ main at home on the farm and found ample time ana opportunity for recreation and entertainment of a kind more wholesome and elevating caa be obtained in the cities. It may be said that this country, outside of Alasku, has no frontier today. Of course, Alaska will still offer opportunity for pioneer life. And, of course, Alaska likewise has yet unknown re­ markable agricultural possibilities, but unless we make possible the development of this land by the men who desire a life in that field we will lose a great national opportunity. Furthermore, this is ah immediate duty. It will be too late for these things when the war is over, and the work of definite planning should be done now.' The plan outlined by Secretary Lane does not contemplate anything like charity to the soidiera. He is not to be given a'bounty. He Is not to be made to feel that he is a dependent. Qn the contrary, he Is to continue, In a sense. In the service Of the government. Instead of destroying our enemies, he Is to develop our resources. The work thut is to be done, other than the planning, should be done by the soldier himself. The dam or irrigation project should be built by |gunt Boche Airman %lr served Better Ac It Wat, the Youth Probably Only Saeaped Ignominious Personal Cha* « * tlaement by Being Made a • y Prisoner of Although he was a boche we ad­ mired his audacity. He came hum­ ming out of the summer blue on a sultry afternoon, swooping from no­ where right in the inner guard of half a dozen of our unsuspecting kite bal­ loons. Swift and straight as a falcon he dived, and at the rattle of his ma­ chine gun and the flash of his tracer bullets pigmy figures strangely agitat­ ed came bobbing and gyrating earth­ ward under their spreading para­ chutes. Whirr 1 went his gun, and biff, went the first balloon, a thin train of fire leading to a scarlet blase and a gos­ samer wreckage. Before one could count twelve a second sausage had shriveled into skin and the Hun plane was making tracks for home. The "Archies" had been taken by surprise. For a moment it looked as if the unwelcome visitor would reach his lines. But suddenly the "Archies" ceased firing, and It was then we saw a British plane pursuing at a pace that could only have one result. The German "side-stepped" twice by In­ tention and once involuntarily. He smashed into a cottage like a goat but­ ting through a fence, his propellers going through the thatched roof and his rudder cocking up In the air. The solitary pilot was pitched into a cor­ ner of the long orchal-d. little the worse for his fall. He was a small, thin, rather mean-looking young man, and he blinked stupidly at the re­ gains of what had once been an air- plane. • little dog barked at him, lhalf a dosen fussy hens scolded him, 'and a very angry and very determined old lady came out of the cottage to investigate him. She was a typical Flemish dame, massive of build, tenacious in charac­ ter and practical In all things. Delib­ erately and of set purpose she ad­ vanced on the dazed airman. She caught him by the collar of his tunic. She shook her fist In his face, and she asked him In the incisive vernacular of the Flemish pAisant what he meant by smashing up her house. She ordered him to look at the mess he had made, calculated the cost and de­ manded payment, all tn a breath. She heaped insults on him, his parents and his airplane. As she talked all the glory of war and the spirit of conquest evaporated from the flying Hun. He shrank till he looked like a small boy caught In a mean theft; his airplane, with Its gaudy splashes, resembled a broken toy, and he tugged ruefully at his hair, and flushed and stammered and edged cautiously away. As he retired the old woman ad­ vanced, and I am convinced that bat for fhe prompt arrival of a guard of grinning Tommies she would have spanked that unhappy Teuton youth. Never did a man surrender so eagerly. When he and his escort had de­ parted the dame "shooed" away the hens and fhen industriously picked up the assorted fragments of the airplane for firewood.--Montreal Herald. 0' -fi r!2> im We witt win this matid Nothing ebc rectify matters until we dol dm/ iftM; Si iiiW ONE WAY TO CURE HEADACHE Excuses Somewhat "Fishy,^ Two men, who are quite well off, but very miserly In their expenditure, met recently In the gallery of a the­ ater. ' . Each was annoyed to be seen by the other In the cheapest place of the house. What brings you here?" each asked the other. "To tell the truth,H said the first, I've got a fearful cold In my head,, and as the heat ascends, I came up here where It Is warm. Besides, I'm a terrible sufferer from rheumatism. tym; the canals, ditches, the breaking of the land, and the building of the houses should, un- ' what brings you here?" der proper direction, be his occupation. He should be allowed to make his own home, cared for while he is doing it, and given an interest in the land, for which he can pay through a lpng period of years--perhaps 30 or 40 years. ^ The farms should not be turned over as the prairies were--unbroken, unfenced, without ac­ commodations for men or anlmi.4s. There should be prepared homes, all of which can be construct­ ed by the men themselves and paid for by them under a system of simple devising by which modern methods of finance will be applied to 'ountry. It is evident that since the war in Europe there has been a decided increase In the trend toward the city because of industrial conditions. The adoption by the United States of new policies In its land development plans for returning vet­ erans will also contribute to the amelioration af these two dangers of American life. A plan; of land development whereby land (a developed In large areas, subdivided Into indi­ vidual farms, then sold to actual, bonafide farm­ ers on a long-time payment basis, has been in force not only in the United States under the reclamation act but also in many other countries for several years. It has proved a complete suc­ cess. In Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and the Australian commonwealth It has completely THE VOICES OF BULLETS. * ..4. hundred steps more would have bf^nght me Inside of Cantigny. But I was doomed never to enter Cantigny; just then I went Into a shell hole. The rensons that made me drop Into the shell hole were, I think, two. For one, there was In the crater a wounded boy, a boy shot through Jhe shoulder, together with three hospital corps men who were starting to dress him, and I went in with some vague idea of offering help. But also something was aft£i>ftie"by that time. I had not noticed it at first; that is, when finally I became aware of it, it was the knowledge that it had been going on for quite a while. Little "zips" were passing by me; small, short whispers, hardly attaining the volume of sound, and gone almost before they were heard--discrete, quick, little zips like the lightest of pencil strokes--zip, zip, zip, and zip. Now and then, though. Just as brief, one reached a higher volume of sound, something like a short cat meow, but more resonant. Pee-a-oo« oowl--thus--a spiteful cry. Some sharpshooter was after me, some ambushed Boche who did not approve of Collier's Weekly. That Is really why I dropped Into the shell hole, I think--not so very much to help the three hospital corps men.-- James Hopper In Collier's. My opera glasses!" "Your opera glasses?" "Yes; they enlarge too much. I can't see from the boxes what Is going on on the stage. I have to come up here In, the gallery to be able to see with them at all!" BATTLE INCIDENT This is the story of three men, rep­ resenting the navy dental corps, the ^hospital corps and the United States I|narine corps. All are dead now--a 'ffpart of the toll of the battle of ~>Bouresches, won by the marines early |n June. The marine, Capt. Donald F. mean, had charged, leading his men |against a shower of machine gun bul- to the aid of a platoon that was Wf: &T •. 'j.) • tr t » • almost cut to pieces. And as he went forward he carried a pipe In his mouth and dallied with the stick he carried, The marines behind him, steadied by his coolness, pressed forward. Thei^ the machine gun stream caught Cap­ tain Duncan, drilling him through and through again. His men went on. The captain fell, gasping with pain. Dental Surgeon Osborne of the United States navy, and a hospital corpsman, unidentified, ran forward to his assist­ ance. They carried him to shelter. Then--the roaring boom of a big shell. A great, gaping hole where the shelter had been. The three men were gone, ULeru41#.^ilowu out of exlstegtee. s. -- •--(*»,. i ; • c.*,- k-.? • •'•V ->.-i*••••#. BRIEF INFORMATION Woman's Way. Ma Grump says: "A woman with a man is a good deal like a cat with a mouse; she don't care much about him till |» shows signs of gettln' •way.'* ' • One agriculturnl college and three ex­ periment stations are maintained by the government of jjjforway. A patent has tyeen issued for a silk gauze face shield to keep dust from the eyes and noses of automobilists. Platinum is so ductile that a wire ^,300 miles long could be drawn from a single Troy ounce of the metal. Pennsylvania's mining laws require * mule shall have 700 cubic feet of ail a minute and a miner 200 cubic feet. Cub Bear Caused Exi A cub bear, about ten. months old. caused much excitement at Moom Lake, Minn., the other day when it walked into town and scratched at the back door of a local restaurant The cook thought It was the owner's dog. Her discovery that It was not began a series of activities In the kitchen which could have been equaled onlgr by the bursting of a high explosive shell. When the cause of the disturb" ance was learned the men of the town formed an escort and drove the cub back to Its haunts. Bears are pro­ tected by law and for that reason It was not killed. Barbarous Practice That Is Said to Be p,r-!ufr Means Uncommon ̂ . Palestine. ICTaj. ^Tieodore Waters of ^tH'e^ftrls- t'an Herald on his arrival in Jerusalem went around with Dr. Henry C. Hurd when the latter visited the poor sick in that city. This Is one of his ex­ periences: The doctor went around among them, advising here, prescribing there, with little Marcus chatting his interpreta­ tions in his voluble way. "This man, he have a great beeg l ain in hees head. It hurt heem in the back of hees head." In the back of the man's neck was a piece of cord. It entered the skin at the side of the neck, continued under the skin across to the other side, where the end came through. The two ends of the cord had been brought together on the outside and tied in a knot. Nat­ urally It had suppurated, and the chance of blood poison was very great; but the man cherished It because It was the "cure" of a well-known native "doctor," who had ordered that It be kept there for seven years, after which the man's chronic headache would disappear and the cord might be taken out. It was shudderful to think of. Yet the practice i* by no means uncomomn. V - , * ^ r ' o i Just in Time. "Did she return the engagement ring when she jilted you?" "She didn't have any engagement ring. Just before I pro^«ed to her * joined a society for the prevention it useless giving." V tv~j v 1 t It's awfully hart! on aome men** eyes when they look for perfection fen themselves. INSTANTLY RELIEVED Wl flSTHMADOR MHMCr REFUNDED ASK AWMMiV UFT OFF CORNS! 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Freezone is the sensational discov­ ery of a Cincinnati genius. It is won- derfuL--Adv. « Identified Just the Sam* 6he--Waiter, can you tell me If Mr. Jones has been in today? Waiter--Mr. Jones? Is he the old man with the big red nose? She--Yes, that's him--but, look here; I want you to understand that my husband Is not Old, nor Is his nose big and red. - v * . Unseen. Affile--"Has your baby slater got any teeth?" Tillle--"Oh. yes, but she ain't hatched 'em out ytt." t Chinese are said to be taking to the alcohol habit - A N T I S E P T I C PQWDE- mTT .I I TOR PERSON^ mora I Dissolved in water for OpsNfcse [pelvic ctlaiiKikMMiailL - 1 , mW- w* nlrnMi MM. C* tar lAheaKag weadar fee Mntbiwtndewe Wmr A Bad Cough V asglected, often leads to atrtoea i Safeguard your kealtii, rr>tcv» yaar . and soothe your irritated tbfeet fcf i. .•* " rhV.':