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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.