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SANDERS COUNTY SIGVOLUME 2C1II CAMAS. MONTANA, rm DAY, DECEMBER 26, 1919.

WORLD HAPPENINGSOF CURRENT WEEK

Brief Resume Most ImportantDaily News Items,

COMPILED FOR YOU

Events of Noted People, Goverment.

and Pad& Northwest, and Other

Thins Worth Knowing.

Forty young women, Christmas

brides-to-be of former American sol-

diers in France, arrived Tuesday in

New York on the steamer Chicago

from Brest.

Prank Hugo, an American citizen,

manager of the J. M. Dovies' ranch

near Muzquit, state of Coahuila, is

being held for $10,000 ransom by the

ViMates who raided Muzquiz last

Tuesday.

Captain Sir Arthur Whiten Brown,

who navigated an airplane across the

Atlantic in company with Lieutenant

Alcock in the world's first non-stop

trans-ocean flight, has entered a Vick-

ers-Virny plane in the proposed trans-

Pacific flight.

Announcement was made Monday

by the department of justice that an

investigation was being made of re-

ports of alleged "leaks" on supreme

court decisions by which speculators

had attempted to profit in stock mar-

ket transactions.

Gold dust worth approximately $400,-

000, brought by dog teams over the

winter trail from the Kuskokwirn

Iditarod seettons of Alaska armed

Seward Monday for shipment to Seat-

tle. The gold was the product of clean-

ups in the districts since the freeze.

Edward Reineck walked into the

Portland police headquarters Sunday

night and surrendered to Patrolman

Drapeau after confessing that he had

escaped from the Oregon insane asy-

lum at Salem. He said he wanted to

go back to the institution to escape

exposure to the cold weather.

Principles underlying President Wil-

son's plan for the settlement of the

coal strike, accepted by the miners,

are "fundamentally wrong as a mat-

ter of government," Dr. Harry A. Gar-

field, federal fuel administrator until

Saturday, told a hastily assembled sub-

committee of the senate. His resigna-

tion, sent to the president because of

his views, was accepted with those of

one or two of his associates, he said.

Juneau, Alaska, and vicinity were

rocked Sunday afternoon at 4:10

o'clock by one of the heaviest earth-

quake shocks experienced in years.

Buildings were badly shaken but no

material damage has been reported.

It is believed the shock centers about

the Katmai volcano, near Kodiak, and

that the volcano may be in eruption

again.

Complete government control of

prices and distribution of sugar is

necessary for the protection of family

consumers from profiteers, members

of congress declared Monday before

the house agricultural committee. At

the same time G. A, Zabriskie, presi-

dent of the sugar equalization board,

advised the committee that continu-

ance of the board would be useless un-

less it received control over prices and

distribution. These powers, Zabriskie

pointed out in a telegram to the com-

mittee, are not included in the pending

McNary bill.

By unanimous decision, constitution-

ality of the war time prohibition act

was sustained Monday by the supreme

court The opinion, given by associ-

ate Justice Brandeis, held in effect,

however, that the war-invoked "dry"

period still may be terminated by

presidential proclamation of demobili-

sation. In rendering its opinion, the

court, however, did not act upon the

validity of the Voistead prohibition en-

forcement act nor on appeals involv-

ign the alcoholic content\ of beer,

leaving those cases to future\opinions

which may be handed down next Mon-

day before the court recesses for the

Christman holidays. The doggie*

practically swept away all hopes of a

"wet" Christmas..

MOVIE ACTRESSES ARE SAFE

Two Passeugere on Grey Duck Swept

Overboard but are Rescued.

Miami Fla.—The yacht Grey Duck,

on which David W. Griffith, motion

picture producer, and a party of 36

left here Wednesday, arrived late Mon-

day at Nassau, Bahama islands, with

all on board safe, said a radio message

received at midnight by the Miami

Herald from Nassau.i.

The yacht, which' "v'five days

overdue on her arrival at Nassau, en-

countered heavy seas and members

of the party had been Without fOod

for three days, the message said. Two

passengers were swept overboard dur-

ing the voyage but were rescued.

The message said the Grey Duck

almost capsized and the pilot was in-

jured and others on board were forced

to take turns at the wheel while the

little craft wallowed in the seas.

To Probe Coal Deal.

Washington, D. C.—While relaxa-

tion of restriction in the use of bi-

tuminous coal continued Monday, in-

dicating government belief that the

strike crisis has passed, congressional

Investigation began to bear upon the

active participants in the settlement

The appearance of Dr. H. A. Gar-

field, whose resignation as fuel direc-

tor was accepted by President Wilson,

before the senate sub-committee in-

vestigating the coal situation, was fol-

lowed by indications that Attorney-

General Palmer and other high offi-

cials would be called on this week to

explain why plans of Dr. Garfield were

set aside and a compromise made with

the miners' union on a basis which the

former fuel administrator described as

"contrary to fundamental principles of

government"

Two Engineers Stricken.

Om a ha Tv. o veteran engineers,

grown old in the service of the Union

Pacific and driving different Sections

of the Overland Limited, were stricken

with paralysis while at the throttle

Saturday and both are no win a criti-

cal condition at a local hospital. The

engineers are J. W. Coolidge, aged 61,

of Council Bluffs, and William H. Bay,

58, of Omaha. As Engineer Coolidge,

on the first section, was dashing

through Valley, 35 miles west of Oma-

ha, his fireman noticed that he had

collapsed in his seat and that the train

was running wild. He immediately

stopped the train and summoned help.

Magpies Attack Cattle.

Butte, Mont.—Swarms of hungry

magpies are attacking half-frozen,

famished range cattle in some sections

of this part of Montana, according to

telephone messages received from

farmers by the Butte Miner. The

birds swoop down upon the cattle and

peck at brands, causing wounds which

are made more serious by cold weath-

er and the lack of food. Hundreds of

range cattle are said to be dying from

starvation since the severe weather

set in. One farmer is said to have

shot 17 of his herd that the stock

might be saved for beef before they

perished.

Williams Will Retire.

Hickory, Misa.—Senator John S.

Williams, democrat, Mississippi, de-

clared he would not be a candidate

for re-election. "I am disgusted\with

the whole political situation, especially

with the treatment of international af-

fairs," the senator wrote, "and I would

rather be a dog and bay at the moon,

than tgspend one day in the United

States senate after the expiration of

my term."

Wallpaper le Typed.

Ashland, Or.—Inspired by the recent

invention by a Kansas City man of a

typewriter which will write music,

Sylvester Kalor of this city is working

on a typewriter which will design wall-

paper. Thirty-three characters will

be operated by the keyboard, each typ-

ing a different kind of wriggly or

straight line. Mr. Kalor hopes to pro-

duce artistic designs at the rate of

six designs a minute.

Canal Plans Approved.

New York.—Secretary of War Ba-

ker, accompanied by General Peyton C.

March, chief of staff, returned Sunday

from the Panama canal zone. They

left for Washington soon after landing.

Secretary Baker spoke with enthu-

siasm of Improvements in progress at

the canal sone. "Porto Moo has ad-

vanced beyond description," he said.

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ALNUMBER 28

Oil TANKER LOST; KILLING COOTIES2 OF 50 SOB OF CHICKEN YARD

Chanslor on Rocks Off OregonCoast.

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SHIP BREAKS IN TWO

Fog and Heavy Sea Shrouds Diameter

But Lighthouse Keeper Die-

covers Wrecked Craft.

Bandon, Or.—At least 30 lives wet%

lost when the oil tanker J. A. Chanel*,

bound in ballast from Portia-14d to San

Francisco, was wrecked oft Cape Blan-

co early Thursday night, accordialtto the report of Earl Dooley, one Of

the survivors, who was rescued Fri-

day pight, after being washed ashore

from one of the Chansior's lifeboats

which capsized. Another member ef

the crew, whose name was not known

here, also was saved from the lifeboat.

According to Dooley, the ship strl*on a reef at 6.15 o'clock Thursdfly

night, broke in two a few minutes

afterward, the after part of the ship

sinking, taking 30 men -with it.

A score or more of the crew of fswere still unaccounted for early Sat-

urday, although efforts of the coast

guard and volunteer searchers were

exerted to the limit of human SB-

durance.

After the vessel broke in two, ac-

cording to Dooley's account of the

disaster, ten or a dozen of the sur-

vivors succeeded in manning a life-

boat, Captain A. Sawyer being among

those who occupied the small boat.

The lifeboat drifted about all Thurs-

day night and all day Friday, berth

unable to make a landing or secure

aid. During this period the men in

the boat picked up two members of

the crew, Dooley said. One of the

men, according to Dooley, was insane

when taken from the water and died

shortly afterward. The other sailor

is reported to have been dead when

picked up by the men in the ship's

lifeboat.

A few hours after the survivors in

the lifeboat had picked up the two men

from the water the boat capsized when

an effort was made to effect a landing

near Bandon, and the fate of the ten

or more men who were thrown into the

sea is as yet undetermined.

Earl Dooley and the other man,

whose name was not learned, are the

only known survivors of the wrecked

lifeboat.

Dooley, however, reported to his

rescuers that he believed others be-

sides himself and companion had man-

aged to make their way to shore, and

in the sailor's opinion six or eight

men will be located among the sand

dunes in the region of Bandon and

found to be alive.

Berger Returned to House.Milwaukee, Wis.—Victor L. Berger,

socialist, Friday was re-elected to con-

gress from the fifth Wisconsin district,

having defeated Henry H. Bodenstab,

republican, running as a fusion candi-

date, by 4806 votes.

Berger's total vote was 24,367 and

Bodenstab's 19,561. The returns in-

dicate that approximately 9000 voters

did not vote. The total registration

was about 63,000.

Should the house of representatives

again refuse to seat Berger, there

will be a vacant chair as far as the

Fifth Wisconsin district is concerned

until the regular election in 1920, As

Governor Phillip announced he would

not call another special election.

"I do not believe in spending any

more of the people's money in that

way," he declared.

Mexico Clash Kills Two.

El Paso, Texas.—An American pro-

vost guard and a Mexican civilian were

killed during an armed clash Friday

night between American soldiers and

the police and Mexidan smugglers at

the international boundiary line near

here.

Deficiency Bill Passed.

Washington, D. C—The urgency de-

ficiency bill providing $33,000,000 for

miscellaneous subjects, including $30,-

000,000 for increased war risk insur-

ance allowances, was passed Thurs-

day night by the senate.

Biting and Sucking Insects AreSerious Enemies of AllClasses of Poultry.

PESTS DEVELOP DISCOMFORTMites and Lice Decrease Efficiency In

?roduction of Eggs and Meet—

Hens Become irritable and De-

cline In Health.

(Prepared by the United states Doeart-merit of Agriculture.)

01' Lady Hen doesn't object toscratching for a living, but she balkson scratching for worms all day andthen having to scratch all night at ver-min which delight in strolling over herduring the era of darkness.Fowl lice and mites reduce egg pro-

duction, hinder the growth and reducethe quality of flesh of all classes ofpoultry. Mites are particularly bad

Sodium Fluorld Probably Is the BestLice Remedy.

among farm fowl, as these blood-suck-ing insects often gain a firm footholdin the flock before the farmer is awareof their presence. The hens becomeirritable and decline In egg productionand healthy condition as a result oflosing blood to the mites. In heavilyInfested coops it Is not unusual forthe chickens to become droopy andweak, with pale combs and wattles.The mites feed almost entirely at'night, except that they attack hens onthe nests during the daytime. Theysecrete themselves in cracks andcrevices around the chicken house durlag the day, and hence their mesenceoften is overlooked until a heavy infes-tation has developed.

Rout Mites From Roosts.In controlling mites It is first of all

essential to drive the pests from theroosts, nests and interior of the poul-try house, which should be sprayedwith a mixture of one part keroseneto four parts of crude petroleum. Or-dinarily one application is sufficient,but as an extra precaution it Is advis-able to spray a second time about one

month after the first treatment Poul-try should be kept out of the treated

buildings until the material has well

dried into the wood.Arsenical dip, as a spray, (filch as is

used to destroy cattle ticks, Is alsofairly, satisfactory as a control for

chicken mites; several applications

are required to eradicate the mites

from the poultry roosts. The miteswhich cause scaly leg usually can be

eradicated by applying crude petro-

CONCRETE FLOORS ARE BEST--

Consorvation of Soluble ManureMakes Big Returns In Shape of

Various Farm Crops.

By increasing the value of manureproduced, concrete floors for feeding

stables will return their cost In about

one year, as shown by tests at the

Ohio experiment station. The extracrop returns from manure kept on

concrete floors Is due to the soluble

plant food in the manure; this seeps

away where earthen floors are used.The cost of concreting floors gen-

erally amounts to about $3 per animalIn the ordinary feeding stable and thesaving In manure is equal to this

amount of every 1,000 pounds in live

weight of steers or cattle fed for the

year, as compared with animals fed

on earth floors.Concrete floors also make It easier

to provide better sanitary places foranimals.

If the cow Is dry during the winter

months, corn silage will furnish her

a good succulent feed.

leum to the legs with a brush or dip-ping them into this oil. One treat-ment Is esually enough.

Lice Like to Live on Poultry.If 'poultry escape infestations of

mites they are still exposed to visita-tions from lice, which, unlike themites, remain constantly with, thefowl. More than forty different kindsof lice attack domestic fowls and feedon portions of the feathers or on scalesfrom the skin, their presence In anyconsiderable number resulting In seri-ous injury.Sodium fluorid means sure and In-

stantaneoes death to poultry lice, andIn elthei the dust or dip form It isthe practical control. This materialin the dust form is applied by the"pinch" method, which consists inholding the fowl by the legs or wingsIn one hand, while with the other handa small pinch of the chemical is placedon the head, one on the neck, two onthe bark, one on the breast, one onthe tall, one near the vent, one oneither thigh, and one on the undersideof each wing when spread. This ma-terial may also he applied in a shakerconsisting of a tin can with nail hoespunched in the bottom, the chemicalbeing mixed with road dust or flour.

ATTENTION GIVEN TOFEEDING FALL PIGS

Improvement in Their Care IsUrged by Professor Evvard.

Syste in of Feeding "Cafeteria" Style

Types of Houses Attract

• :omment—Pigs Are PushedAlong From Start to Finish.

• At tin' lowa agricultural experimentstation at Ames, a great deal of atten-tion has been gi7en to fall pigs. Prof.John M. Evvard, chief of swine pro-duction, has been a leader in advocat-ing an Increase In the number of fullpigs and In the Improvement of theircare. His system of feeding them"cafeteria style" and his types of hoghouses have attracted much attention.

Professor Evvard says:"For a number of years the animal

, husbandry section of the experiment, station has been feeding pigs thatcome In the last day% of August orduring September. We push themfrom start to finish, until in April, andIt is flit unusual for them to weigharound 250 pounds, not so bad for pigsof eight. months of age, fed rightthrough the cold winter. Our fall pigsgain practically as well as our springpigs. We have/had fall pigs return uswithin five cents a bushel as much forthe feed they ate as the spring pigs.

These fall pig "pointers" are offeredout of the experience of the experi-ment station:

1. Keep the pigs warm and dry.2. Keep the pigs sanitary, killing off

the lice, worms and other parasites.8. Feed them exceptionally well; in

truth, feed them "free-choice style;"

Pigs Getting Dinner at Self-Feeder.

give them a chance at corn and tank-

age in separate feeders.4. Give them plenty of water. It is

not essential that you warm it, but a

little warm water once or twice a day

is all right.5. Believe in the fall pigs and have

faith in them and they will make good.

If you do your part, they will.

Use Clean Packages.

Don't market apples in a flour sack

or dirty box and expect to get a good

price. Clean, well-graded, unbruised

fruit in a clean package always sells

at a good price`and makes a reputa-

tion for the grower.

Covering for Strawberries.Strawberries may he mulched with

clean straw to the depth of four or

five inches as soon as the ground

freezes. Corn fodder is apt to be too

heavy for this purpose.

011 Will Save Machinery.

Some oil on the 'metal parts and

some paint on the wooden parts of

farm machinery this fall will save lots

of money.

Keep Roots Crisp and Fresh.

Vegetables and root crops that

wither should be packed In moist sand

for winter use. They will keep crisp

and fresh.

Tile Drainage Solves Prtblern.

The drainage must cons) to help

solve the question of bow to make

money on hundred-dollar laud.

• BOY •SCOUTS

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(Conducted by National Council of theBoy Scouts of America.)

WHAT ARE THE BOY SCOUTS?

Any boy, of any nationality, of any

creed, twelve years of age or older,

may become a Boy Scout if he prom,

ices to keep the scout oath and law

and prepares himself for simple tests

on the composition and history of the

Ameitican flag und the significance of

the scout badge and gen make several

cordage knots.

The Boy Scout movement is In no

sense a secret organization.

The plan is to group a number of

boys (not more than 32 in any one

troop, as they are designated) under

the leadership of it scoutmaster—a

carefully selected, clean, intelligent,

boy-loving volunteer leader—always

a man of sterling character and ma-

ture judgment. Hach troop and scout-

master are under the supervision of a

troop committee of responsible citi-

zens, usually officials of the church,

synagogue, school, settlement house,

asylum or playground with whit'!, the

troop Is connected.

Through such leadership the boys

of the troops are kept interested in a

program of play activities that are

health-giving and educational. They

take long tramps, studying nature In

all its forms. They learn woodcraft,

and-how to take care of themselves in

the open. They have troop meetings

each week for study, handicraft, ex-

periments, demonstration, etc., sad go

into camp every summer under trained

directors,

RESULTS OF SCOUT CAMPAIGNS.

The final results of the \V. S. S.

(Impala conducted by Boy Scouts of

America show 2,189,417 sales for $43,-

0=044.05.In New York state there were 304.-

790 sales, for $5,990,=.50. Scout G.Schuyler Tarbell of' Troop No. 4, Ith-

aca, N. Y., is the highest boy In theUnited States, with 710 sales, for $77,-215.25.The results of the Libertyloan cam-

paign conducted by the Boy Scouts ofAmerica throughout the United States

SCOUT G. SCHUYLER TARBELL,Leader in United States in Scouts'

W. S. S. Campaign.

are as follows: First Liberty loan,139,670 subscriptions, for $23,239,600;second, 533,885, $102,088,650; third.671,282, $81,692,300; fourth, 542,449,$74,629,400; Victory loan, 441,024, $70.-473,025, a grand total of 2,428,308 sub-scriptions, for $352,122,975.

SOO SCOUT BADGES IN A DAY.

The National Court of llonor of theBoy Scouts of America is acting upon300 per cent more merit badge applica-tions now than in any similar season.Combine with this numerical in-

crease the unmistakable evidence ofhigher standards In exa mitts:jam,largely owing to the circulation of thenew merit badge pamphlets, and thereIs inspiration in this inerease.About 2(X) different experts have con-

tryiuted to the completion of the MeritKadge library since the conclusion of

the Boy Scout week extension cam-

paign in June.