Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1919 — Page 3

Million Drug Addicts in U. S.

Nation Leads World in Illicit “ Dope” Traffic Report to Government Shows

The special narcotic committee appointed by former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to investigate the drug traffic in the United States has completed its report and presented it to Secretary of the Treasury Glass. The report is of a most sensational character. It shows the United States as the largest consumer of drugs in the world, with more than a million addicts, and mbre than $61,000,000 spent annually by drug users to satisfy the habit. It also shows a national organization of “dope peddlers,” who carry on a lucrative trade in drugs smuggled from Canada, Mexico and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Although the peace conference has already taken action to protect China from the spread of the opium habit, the repoit shows the United States to exceed China and lead the entire world in the consumption of opium. Our annual consumption of opium is so extensive as to be able to furnish 33 grains of opium yearly to every man, wotnan and child in the country. . ' The committee’s table for the per capita consumption by the United States and foreign countries is a grim story in itself. The table follows. Opium total Consumpannual tion, : . consumption, per capita, Country— Population. lbs. grains. ‘ United States 100,000,000 470,000 33 Holland 6,000,000 3,000 3% France .....■• 40,000,000 17,000 3 Portugal •. ••. 5,500,000 2,000 2 Germany 60,000,000 ~ qj, ;..^Tr::.\ r ;T;T^r aooo Austria";... 40,000,000 8.000-4,000 1% 3-5 Ninety per cent of the drugs consumed in this country are used for other than medicinal purposes, and opium comes in this category, according to the report. The traffic is increasing by leaps and bounds. Practically all of the larger cities report increase, and one estimate of the nation’s number of addicts included in the report is 4,000,000 persons. The committee’s figure of 1,000,000 is thereby shown to be conservative. One-quarter of these 1,000,000 drug users, or 250,000, are unemployed. In this respect alone the traffic caused the country an annual loss in wages of more than $150,000,000. It is ,estimated that 237,655 persons are receiving treatment in an effort to loosen the hold drugs have on them. The strides the peril is taking, though, are shown by the estimate that 18,299,397 narcotic preecriptons were filled in the last year. • One of the most painful features of the report is that depicting the native-born American as leading in the consumption of drugs.

HENHOUSE HINTS

Your poultry houses should be well ventilated in summer. Every glass door should be left open night and day or removed until cold weather. It will require only a few minutes to do this and it will contribute much toward the comfort and best welfare of your hens, writes D. J. Lambert, Rhode Island station. During warm weather it does not matter which side of the house is open. It would be better if all sides were out. There is no danger from draft during August and September. Growing chicks will grow best when they can roost where there are clean perches and only a roof over their heads. With this simple arrangement there will be less#danger from crowding and mites. These mites or spider lice multiply very rapidly when the roosts are neglected. You will find them under the perches and in cracks and crevices of the adjoining woodwork. They Crawl out of their hiding places at night and suck their fill of blood from the birds on the roosts. You can often detect them by a very disagreeable odor which they - throw est. In order to get rid of them, the house must be opened up to the air, brushed and cleaned out thoroughly from ceiling to floor and then sprayed with a solution of cresote oil and water and then with whitewash, so as to know every part of the house has been covered. If a dirt floor, five or six inches of the top must be removed to make a complete job of housecleaning. Those who keep poultry and neglect to keep them clean and comfortable cannot expect them to be profitable.

Displaying the Flag.

There is no federal flag law now in force pertaining to the manner of displaying or hanging flag, but custom decrees that the union shall be hung to the north* or east when the flag is suspended otherwise than from a flagpole, inside o outside of a building. The stripes should be perpendicular to the ground or floor. These suggestions are embodied in a report on the subject made by the adjutant general of the army. $

WORDS OF WISE MEN

The schemer who flatters another man condemns, himself. a Silence is the best response, for all contradiction that arises from impertinence, vlugarity or envy. Sympathy is one of the great secrets of life.. It overcomes evil and strengthens good. It disarms resistance, meets the hardened heart and develops the better part,of human nature. ; J' . We learn little by, little ; it is only the persevering who ever know much.

Big Jim Vaughn Has Tackled Pirates Twenty-Eight Times —Won Twenty-Three Games

Jim Vaughn, the Cubs’ big pitcher, wishes that all othei; National league clubs were as easy for him as are the Pirates. The great southpaw has faced the Pirates 28 times in his six campaigns in the senior major league circuit and has won 23 of these games. He-joined the Cubs in the fall of 1913,. but did not work in a game against the Pirates that year.

Jim Vaughn.

In 1914 he turned the Smoky city outfit back five times in six starts, and In 1915 won three out of four against the Pittsburgh crew. In 1916 he was charged with losing two games to the Pirates, though he entered both of these games in the closing innings, going to the relief of a team mate. He beat them five times in a row In 1917 and five times out of six In 1918, and came out on the long end of a meeting with the Pirates in the opening game of the present season. Seven of the 23 victories Vaughn has hung up at the expense of the Pirates have been shut-outs, and he allowed them an average of only six hits per game.

$5,249,908,300; Fifth Loan Total

>. 1 The total subscription of the fifth Victory loan was $5,249,908,300, an excess of $749,908,300, pr, 16.66 per cent over the prescribed quota of $4,500,000,000, according to final official figures tabulated at tfhe, treasury in Washington, D. C. All districts except Atlanta and Dallas over-subscribed their quotas.

Should Have Confidence.

Life Is full of mysteries, but it is also full of blessed assurances. We need not dwell in »the land of questions and shadows, when so'inany things are clear and plain. We can hold fast to the things we know, and they will make a place of confidence large enough for our living and dying. ,

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER. IND,

A MYSTERY

The river hemmed with living trees Wound through Its meadows green; A low blue line ctf mountains showed The open pines Jaetween. One sharp, tall peak above them all Clear into sunlight sprang; I saw the Aver of my dreams The mountains that I sang! No clue of memory led me on But well the ways I knew; A feeling of familiar things With every footstep grew. Not otherwise above its crag Could lehn the blasted pine; Not .otherwise the maple hold Aloft its red ensign. So up the Iprfg and shorp foothills The mountain road should creep; So, green and low, the meadow fold Its red-haired kine asleep. The river wound as it should wind, Their place the mountains took; The white tom fringes of their clouds Wore no unwonted look. Yet ne’er before that river’s rim Was pressed by feet of mine, Never before mine eyes had crossed That broken mountain line. x A presence, strange at once and known. Walked with me as my guide; The skirts of some forgotten life Trailed noiseless at my side. 17 Was it a dim remembered dream? Or glimpse through aeons old? The secret which the mountains kept The river never told. But from the vision ere it passed ?( A tender hope I drew, * . - i And, pleasant as a dawn of spring, ' The thought within me grew. That love would temper every change. And, misty with the dreams of earth. The hills of heaven arise. —Whittier.

Mothers’ Cook Book

The poppy blazes in the sunshine, the grain fields are ripening into golden splendor, and the butterflies and humming birds seemed to have gathered the gorgeousness of nature’s loveliest hues and imprisoned them within their folded wings. ■■ 1— ■ ■ , «r Some Summer Sandwiches* Sandwiches are a most popular form of food which will be served freely during the warm weather. The following may be suggestive: Picnic Sandwiches. Take French rolls, cut off the top of each and then with a spoon scoop out all the crumb, leaving the shell with a small opening at the top. Mix together four chopped olives, one pickle, a teaspoonful of capers and one large, green pepper, chopped fine. Add three tablespoonfuls of finely chopped boiled tongue and mix with the white meat of a chicken chopped fine. Moisten with mayonnaise dressing and fill the roll; replace the top and arrange in a sandwich basket, serving at once. The filling may be added the last minute so that the shells will not become soaked. Potato Sandwiches. Mash four good-sized boiled potatoes, add a teaspoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls of thick cream and the yolks of four hard-cooked eggs rubbed to. a paste, a dash of cayenne and two tablespoonfuls of olive oil; mix well, and when a smooth paste is formed spread on slices of brown bread. Garnish the top with cress or lettuce. Chicken Sandwiches. These may be prepared as the picnic sandwiches and filled with chicken salad, or the chicken salad may be finely minced and, spread on buttered bread. . Sardine Sandwiches. Cut slices of bread a half-inch thick, butter after toasting and trim off the crust. Remove the skin and bones from sardines, lay them Carefully over the toast and sprinkle with chopped olives and capers mixed. Add Q teaspoonful of lemon juice and serve cut in any desired form. Lettuce and Cucumber Sandwich. Butter thin slices of white bread, then cover with a slice of cucumber and a bit of lettuce with salad dressing. Fruit and Nut Sandwiches. Put through the meat chopper ' a quarter of a pound of almonds with half a pound of chopped figs with a cupful of pecan meats; mixing them while grinding so that they will be well blended. Pack the mixture into round baking powder cans, pressing it in firmly. When wanted dip In hot water to loosen and cut in very thin slices with a sharp knife. Place between rounds of buttered bread.

Concerning Tax Returns.

Nonresidents, including returning soldiers will have 90 days after the proclamation of peace for filing tax returns. The extension was announced by, Revenue' Commissioner Roper. The Internal revenue bureau’s ruling that salaries of state officials and employees of counties, cities, and other subdivisions of a state, are not subject to federal income taxes, was upheld by Attorney General Palmer.

The Duty of All.

When the world blames and slanders us our duty is not to be vexed with. it « but rather to consider whether there is any foundation for it.

Will Require 200,000 Men To Harvest, Kansas Wheat, Says Labor Service Chief

An army of more than 200,000 men will be required to harvest the wheat crop In Kansas this year, according to A. L. Barkman, director of harvest work, United States employment service. Sixty thousand of this number must come from outside the state. In making the estimate, he referred to the report of the Kansas board of agriculture, which said that “with a general average condition of 99.32 per cent on an estimated total of 10,759,000 acres of growing winter wheat, Kansas never had a more flattering prospect for a record-smashing crop?’ The" harvest, labor problem In Kansas Is more difficult than in any other state, and 47,000 posters have been distributed among government buildings throughout the nation. While 500 letters a day are received from prospective workers, Barkman said most careful distribution will be necessary to prevent a labor shortage. Wheat cutting usually starts In the south central countie? of Kansas about June 15 to 20, reaching the central part of the state ten days later. The demand for men Increases as the harvest district broadens. “Men should, if possible, provide themselves with sufficient funds to tide them over for a few days in case of rains or unavoidable delays in securing work.” said Barkman. “The harvest fields do not offer light work, and the sun is often exceedingly hot. Therefore, boys and men who are unused to heavy work are handicapped In employment In competition with able-bodied, experienced men.” Missouri can care for its big wheat crop with local labor, Barkman said. Nebraska and states north will be supplied with harvest labor by the drift of men from Kansas, if that state, the center of the wheat belt, has sufficient supply.

Cheap Coffee Is Made From Dandelion Root, According to a Prominent Botanist

Much of the “surpassing” cheap brand of coffee is made from dandelion root, according to Prof. William Trelease of the department of botany at the University of Illinois. Dandelions, he points out, belong to the chicory family, and the root is used to adulterate coffee much as chicory. It Is also used to adulterate chicory. Professor Trelease believes that the dandelion, which generally is considered a pest to good lawns, is a very useful plant, which has strayed from Its proper place In the garden where it is cultivated. Besides being used for cheap grades of coffee, the plant yields a milky juice which? in the form of extract, is used as a medicine. The blanched leaves of the dandelion are often used for salads. They are also used as greens. In America there are two varieties of the dandelion, both of which are weeds. One kind has an olive-colored fruit pod, while the other has a red fruit pod. The latter is not so good for greens, since the leaves are stringy and cook down to almost nothing. There are 57 varieties altogether, most of which are native to Europe. In French gardens where they are cultivated they are delicious, especially for salads. ’ The leaves are used to feed silkworms when mulberry leaves are not available. Many people believe that dandelions are used for butter coloring. This is a mistake, however, as the name dandelion on the package Is a trade mark. The coloring is made from coal tar dyes.

Canning Club Products in Demand, Bring Good Prices and Increase Food Supply

Some of the canning club girls organized by the home demonstration agents of the United States department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges utilize their canning knowledge only to provide the family table with plenty of fruit and vegetables. The larger number, however, not only practice what they have learned for the benefit of their families, but increase their incomes by marketing the surplus. The agents who helped during the canning later assist In the marketing of the products. The uniform excellence of the 4-H brand makes it a comparatively •easy task to keep a customer once he has used the products. The agent in Jasper county, Mississippi, has found a ready sale for the canned fruits and vegetables her girls wish to sell. One day in March $175 worth were weighed, sold and shipped. The demand is "constant, because the buyer reports that the club girls’ canned goods are the best he has found on the market.

Use Large Granite Slab to Form Marriage Certificate

Among the' Islanders of 11 Jersey there is a pretty but curious marriage custom. As soon as the ceremony is over, and when the happy couple are entering into occupation of their home, the large granite slab oyer the porch is inscribed with the initials of the bride and bridegroom, and between the two a rough representation of two hearts,is entwined, the / whole thus forming a marriage certificate for all the world to see. It is said that, should couple by any chance be one day divorced, the hearts are pierced through by an arrow, which is cut into them, • * , .

Machine Helps Solve the Servant Problem

This machine which can be called the “Mechanical Maid,” was invented in England to assist housewives in overcoming the servant shortage. Dishes sufficient for a three-course service for five persons can be washed up in this machine In a few moments. Photo shows dishes being put into machine.

Intended for the Germans

Deadliest Poison Ever Known Was Made in the U. S.

Guarded night and day and far out of human reach on a pedestal at the interior department exposition in Washington, D. C., Is ft tiny vial. It contains a specimen of the deadliest poison ever known. It is “Lewisite,” product of an American scientist. It is what Germany escaped by signing the armistice before all the resources of the United States were turned on her. Ten airplanes carrying “Lewisite” would have wiped put every vestige of life —human, animal and vegetable, in Berlin. A single day’s output would snuff out the 4,000,000 lives on Manhattan island. A single drop poured in the palm of the hand would penetrate to the blood, reach the heart and kill the victim in great agony. What was coming to Germany may be imagined by the fact that when the armistice was signed it was being manufactured at the rate of ten tons a day. Three thousand tons of this most terrible Instrument ever conceived for killing would have been ready for business on the American front in France •On March 1. “Lewisite” is another of the big secrets of the war just leaking out. It was developed in the bureau of mines by Prof. W. Lee Lewis of Northwestern university, Evanston, 81., who took a commission as a captain in the army. It was manufactured in a specially built plant near Cleveland, called the “mouse trap,” because every workman who entered the stockade went under an agreement hot to leave the 11-acre space until the war was won.

Red Cross Issues Warning Against Using of Name and Emblem in Various Schemes

The American lied Cross has issued a warning to the public against persons who are using the Red Cross name and emblem for commercial purposes of various sorts. Any commercial enterprise that is seeking to push its business under the Red Cross name is doing so without the consent of the national and divisional headquarters of the organization. The provisions of its charter prohibit the use of the Red Cross name or emblem for commercial purposes. Some of the enterprises named by the Red Cross as unauthorized are the selling of trinkets and war pictures by discharged and wounded soldiers with the ■ statement that a part of the profits of the sales wijtt. be given to the Red Cross, and the offering for sale of certificates to the families of the meq in the service, representing that by such purchase the family may obtain the speedy discharge of their soldiers and representing that the proceeds of the sale of these certificates will result in benefit for the Red Cross.

BRIEF AND BREEZY

Praise a man and he’ll not call you a liar. The average woman finds .good looks an expensive habit. The man who lacks polish doesn’t always lack humanity. The /crab may not be as good eating as the lobster, but’he’ll do in a pinch.' The shorter the ice crop is in the Winter the longer the bi|l ; is in the summer.

Community Drier Will Help Save Much Perishable Food; Co-Operation Is Suggested

’ Cities’ or villages confronted with! the question of saving surplus perish-, able crops from home and school gar-i dens this season may well considert the construction and operation of a| community drier, according to E. Lu Kirkpatrick of the Colorado Agricultural college, who says: “Practically all vegetables, as well as fruits, may be dried or dehydrated! and kept in paper bags or paper cartons until needed for use this fall on winter. “The cost of a satisfactory fanequipped drier with a capacity of from 500 to 1,000 pounds of raw produce, per day will be between $250 and S4OO. The best general-purpose, plant is of the combined tunnel and cabinet type, fitted with an exhaust fan at one end and a box heating stove at the other. Pipe from the stove should run below the set of trays or tills throughout the full length of the drier. “Before undertaking the building of a plant, each community should make a thorough survey of the amount of perishable crops available, decide on, a satisfactory building for housing the outfit and formulate a business plan! of operation throughout the season.” -

JUST FOR FUN

Getting Nowhere. “How long has young Dubson been calling on Miss Peache?” “I can’t give you the exact number of nights, but I understand he has heard the family’s stock of phonograph records three times over.” “Umph! If she’s still playing the phonograph he isn’t making much progress.” < Has No Class.

Joyous Occasion. “A directors’ meeting, eh?” “Yes.” “A rather dull affair, I presume?” “No. A large dividend was declared. When there’s a juicy ‘melon* to cut, ifi there’s any humor in a director’s tem it comes out” Subject Exhausted.

. “W ell, why don’t you say something?” asked the angry woman after her long harangue. “My dear,” replied her husband, meekly, “nothing remains to be said.”

Indisposed. “Hubby, Pm ill today.” . “I could get my sister to come and; nurse yoti.’’ / • I • “Thanks, but I don’t feel well enough,' to entertain her.” > .. , ' “ 4 * Cause for Gratitude. He (during the quarrel)—You must think I’m as big a fool as I look. She—l think that if you aren’t you have a great deal to be thankful

“Miss Plain isn’t a society girl, 14 she?” asked Mrs. Outotown. “Oh, my, no,** replied Miss Guy. “In fact, she is ai very common person. She actually/ listens to the mw’ sic when she goes to the opera.”