Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 39, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 July 1915 — Page 8

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wmm san $100,000,000 TBarJy, Says Secretary Wilsoa SOGAR BEETS THE REMEDY.

Wo Could Raise Enough of Thtm in On Stat, Declares th Secretary of Agriculture, to Supply the Netdt of the WhoflT Nation. By JAMES WILSON, , Secretary of Agriculture. One would think that we had enough sunshine atid wind and rain In this, country for all our needs, but at present we are pajlng out to foreign nations the good round sum of $100,000,OOO each year for these things. This amount slips away from us for our annual importations of sugar, which comes simply from the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere. There is no reason why we should not save this amount for our own people, our farmers and laborers, and so on. We could grow enough sugar beets in a single state to supply the needs of the entire nation. Ihopo some day we shall grow all the 0U&JLT we need right here at home. But t present we arc paying this enormous nim each year to the cane producer In

ttm tropics, employing the cheapest labor under a foreign flag. Wlien I first entered the cabinet aa ßecretary of Agriculture under President McKinley in 1S97 I had been connected with the Iowa State Agricultural college for six years, and out there we had made experiments which taught us the grejij value öf the sugar beet not only for itsjpugar, but as an aid to the other crops and in its byproducts as a food for the stock. Wo made experiments with all sorts of root crop!9 potatoes, sugar beets, turnips, and so onto ascertain which vould be the nfost profitable for the Iowa farmers and dairvmen. We had m la rge herd of dairy lows, and we

tested :nhese diß'erent vegetables on.

nju-vuTrt lv Kixiu uieur enecc m vne production of milk and butter. We found that we could not get good remilts from turnips, potatoes and cab-

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wiien congress came to legfslaTe on that subject in 1903, it had the hoihic judgment to apjjrApriato much of our law. But I cannöl:iiow undertake tc mention the iogssiye-laws enactec in the interest t 'public health. They are nmnerousof course. That they are wisemay hö inferred-from

tne met tnat. fcealth; authorities of

other stfttta auothe federal governrneiv r.-.k "the-work of our state

Doard of h altar seoomUto rione. Dicc-se fycntlon Work.

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gesting in this connection, that I have the honor of having issued, as governor, the first proclamation issued in this country asking the people of a state to observe a day as Disease Prevention Day. In my proclamation I said: l "Health is the greatest of blessings and the source of efficiency and powers The enjoyment of life, and the achievement oft liberty and happiness are impossible without it. Therve Is nothing strikingly glorious in a civilization not founded upon intellectual ana moral as well as physical strength; for physical health is the sWrest foundation of mental an'd moral health." r t This proclamation attracted-,4 favor

able atU-ntion tthxoughout the nation.

It was (Trussed in pulpits and bj

publicist.-: and in newspapers and

magazines. The public snirited Na

than Straus of New York, in "urging

other governors to favor a disease prevention day said in part:

"The governor of Indiana has proposed a plan that will pay dividends to the state and Hs peo

ple. The idea is one of the best that ever has been Originated in this country. It is soood that I want to pass it along ho you in the hope that you will adopt it in your state." As an evidence of the humane and

progressive spirit of the people of In

dlana, I cite the fact that no day, set

apart by statute to be observed as a

holiday, was ever as generally and as

enthusiastically observed in Indiana

as was Disease Prevention Day. In dlana moves forward. , Indiana's Centennial.

Ana now let me say to vou, for

mer sons and daughters of) Indiana, those who have moved j&vay from your

Ola irioosier home Uo home where

you were first loved and where you A. f jt f i .

ursL reciprocaicu Jove i mt next

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by Harris & Ewlng. JAIES WILSON. l)ages because ot a deleterious acid that affected the butter, butr from eugar beets we got a fine quality of butter. The importance of this is in1 the faat that the farmer needs to'use a root crop in his rotation to clea the ground. The cultivation required iby such a crop improves the yield of 11 succeeding crops. Europe had learned the value of the t)eet, and the northern continental na

tions were making their own sugar from it and by using it ia rotation with othercrons had been obtaining Burprisingiy' big yields per acre. But here wo had been backward in realiIng its importance. The year I came into the cabinet the United States had produced only 29,000 tons of beet sugar. I- managed to get public spirited persons to contribute beet seed to begin Investigations, and we found that the two northern tiers of states had the most favorable conditions for beet culture. We made elaborate inquiries, eilt seed in all directions and had the beets sent b.ck to us for testings.

At the same time we started enouraging beet growing in the north wo began to stimulate the growing of licein the south. And - anticipated Jthat by this time our farmers would Ibe growing enough of each of these 'products for our needs. But, while they grow 'today substantially as much rice as is consumed in the United States, HhQ beet crop'fnmbhes only a small proportion of our sifgar. It Is more

camcuit to educate our farmers to beet raising; It Is a more complicated orm of activity. Last year our ugar beet crop netted 1505,455 tons of sgar, worth $G5.505,O00. Of this the farmers received about 420,550,000 for the beets, a fraction over iaper cent The beet tops brought $3 an aero, amounting to $1,35S,478; Itho pulp (left after the sugar is oxItracted froin the bets) was worth '5,033,108 and the molasses, a byjpcoduct of the ugnr, $1,211,030. So th total value of th crop was over 5)170,000,000. f There is no more profitubb crop tlum "be slurry b f

the hundredth anniversary of her admission into the Union of States. 1 know you will be interested in that historic event. Some of you will want to return on that occasion, bp-

cause near the old home rest the remains of fatherland niother; and hallowed is the spot where their ashes He. Somerof you will want to return, because there you can regale yourselves anew with the storie"s and experiences you enjoyed In flie flower of your youth, before you knew of the bitterness that comes with the breaking of family ties. Some of you will want to return to see how we, who have remained, have kei-t the old homestead and the faith. You will find In many instances, that the walks about and the hearthstone in 'the old house have been worn out by the hee' of time and replaced in modern stvito meet our demands. .The old well, with its moss covered bucket, is m more to be seeiui The winding path way down to th? spring is no longer visible. And while these things will bring to you a touch of pathos and sorrow, on all hands the evidence of aiiiappy people and a normal life industrious,

thrifty and cult ad will bring glad

ness to your hearts. You will discover!

that we have been farsighted enough to know that we.Jiad to make our own fortunes and cannot rely upon mother persons or the state, to make them for us Having indiv: ually progressed through our own endeavor, we are now ambitious to make a creditable showing of our state's greatness; and

you are asked, because of thef- ties that bind us together, not to fail to witness this display of Indiana's glory. But you will rlso discover, thar your mother state, in her first century, has not lived for hrraqlf alone. Her vision is worldwide r.ml imdc the bow of promise or her patriotism a patriotism rc-Mng upon justicewill be seen the manifestations of her fraternal spirit her aiiVcrlon for all mankind. Just now Indiana, is most solicitous for universal peace. All her moral strength is back of President Wilson, in his tireless efforts to heal the bU-edincr wounds of civilization, and re-esirl .ish the sohlen rule and the open door between the nations of the parrh. Indiana would love her neighbors as herself and she would find her neighbor wherever she can serve in promoting civic righteousness among men.

Addressed Audlenct of 6,000. Bev. Joseph K Grifils (Tahan), who is to lecture on this year's Redpath Chautauqua program, took part in the Indian conference at Columbus, O.. held under the auspices of the, American Indian Association, two or three ytars ago. Tahan la a member of

4fels association. About fifty Indians

were present from various parts of the country representing various trib. It was a great meeting. Papers and discussions on the welfare of the race were a part of the program. On Sunday, the 15th, Tahafi and sevenflSothers addressed an audience of 6,fco people i one ot the grout ball of Columbus.

BEDE DAY AT THE REDPATH CHAUTAUQUA HERE j Was Eight Years Congressman From MinaeS'öte Long Known as "Humorist of the National House of Representatives."

ON. J. ADAM BEDE, widely known orator and statesman, is to lec

ture on the forthcoming Itedpatfi Chautauqua program here. The day on which he appears will be known as "Bede Da"'

Mr. ueue was congressman, from Minnesota for eight years. During the time that he occupied a seat in our national legislative halls he was widely known as the "Humorist of the House," so witty were hls sayings and so excellent his humor. Often when in the midst of thq ordinary work of congress, when there were many empty seats and general listlessness, Bede would rise to speak. Immediately the empty seats would fill and the feeling of listlessness change to one of intense interest Mr. Bede has spoken before some of thro largest audiences in America. In presidential campaigns he has made speaking tours and has been given the

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big city dates for this work by the Republican committee in nearly every instance. Mr. Bcde's subject for this season's Chatitauquns will be "Our Country, Its Problom and Progress." a leature which is replete with humor and entertniumcnt, and yoi. ono which is filled with a splendid philosophy and food for thought. Mr. Node's affability in meeting people off tho platform also makes him a favorite Chautauquan. He is always ghui to meet and greet the people of his audience.

The Carroll Glees Scheduled For Our Chautauqua Program

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J1E Carroll Glees are coming to town Chautauqua week. and. in. addi

tion to their vocal work as a male quartet, both in solos and ensemble, they will introduce a most pleasing instrumental feature a quartet of saxophones.

Though the Carroll Glees have all the enthusiasm of a college glee club, their work is at all times artistic and refined, and their long experience before the public has given them excellent discretion in the choice of selections. TÖfc personnel of this quartet is as follows: Burleigh E. Jacobs, first tenor 8nd pianist; larl a. Lockman, second teifor and manager; John S. Otten, first bais and reader; Eui&ell Elates, second bass.

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