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The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
Economic Change, Necessary.

Washington.-At President Wilson,
direction, the Department of Com
merce and the Federal Trade Commits
sion have begun an investigation tc
find means to prevent a flood of cheal
products from Europe on the Ameri
can market at the end OF the war
The President is convinced that extern.
sive economic readjustments will fol
low the restoration of peace and want.
the United States to be ready to mee,
whatever conditions develop.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
SO killed AND
. 200 INJURED
SPARK FROM WoRkMAN's HAM.
MER IGNITEs GASOLINE
TANK CAR.
.ATARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
TWO CITY BLOCKS DESTROYED
BY EXPLOSION AND FIRES
FOLLOWING.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Ardmore, Okla. Sept. GA spark
from a workman's hammer ignited a
tank car Of gasoline here late today
and from the ruins Of two city blocks,
RACED by the resulting explosion and
the fires which followed, thirty-five
bodies had been recovered late to-
night
Fifty persons are believed to have
been crushed to death under falling
walls or burned to death while pinned
in the debris. Search among the ruins
was proceeding tonight, the workers
centering their efforts on the tangled
mass Of lumber and bricks which had
been the department store OF Maddin
and Company, where it was feared the
bodies Of many girls and women shop
pers and employees would be found
Loss $500 200.
The property damage was estimated
ut 100000.
A score Of fires caused by the flam.
ing gasoline. which was thrown for
blocks when the car exploded with .
terrific defamation. we're brought I'M.
der control after two hours desperate
work by the small local fire depart.
ment. aided by every able bodied man
in the city not assisting the injured.
The city Immediately was placed un.
der martial law.
The explosion wrecked an entire
block Of buildings in the heart of town
and precipitated a scene of panic.
Along Main street from the station
to the Wilmington hotel, every build.
ing was demolished. and on the oppo
site side Of the street the plant Of
Swift and Company, q two-story room
Jig house and cafe and other business
buildings were RACED.
Oil Starts Fires.
Over the splintered ruins of these
buildings and for blocks around the
flaming gasoline was thrown. starting
a score Of fires.
Not window in the city escaped
the force Of the explosion, and the
entire population, sensing the disaster
hurried into the streets.
Rescue parties quickly were organ
lied. Telegraph and telephone com
munication was severed for five hours
and 1t was impossible to obtain ait
from the outside world.
Two hundred injured were bein,
cared for tonight It was feared some
Of them would die.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01

this country. As q race, they have
been charged with having been active
In the so-called white slave" trade.
There Is direct evidence against some
Of the American tribes. showing that
hundreds Of the swarthy wanderers
nave lured away young white girls
nom towns. villages and farms. and
sold them into captivity. Moreover.
there Is evidence that the gypsies have
sold their wives and daughters into
captivity. indicating that the morals
OF the gypsies are deseneratins.
American communities which have
become aware Of the dangerous white
slave practices Of the gypsies are look.
Ing upon the horse-trading. fortune.
telling. thievins gypsies with more
suspicion than usual At this time.
They are warning young girls to
Keep away from the camps where
formerly they went to have their for
tunes told. warning householders to
keep gypsy women out Of their homes.
and warning constables to keep .
sharp lookout for the men who prom.
ise servant girls chances for good
Jobs. in the large cities.
The gypsy has thrived for many
years in the United States, where he
10 still somewhat of q curiosity. His
glib tongue. his skill in handling
horses. his persistence and his trick.
cry have enabled him to accumulate
much money. which he stores In
banks. Picturesque. untidy. fortune.
telling gypsy women have ably a..
sisted their lords in accommodating
money. for they have a decided facul.
ty for coAxing silver pieces from the
pockets of superstitious women, who
firmly, believe the gypsies have the
power Of foretelling events.
Gypsies have never gone through
the crucible which makes Americans
out Of foeigners. They have stead.
lily. as race. refused to become Amer.
leans. First and last they are gyp-
sizes and highly proud Of their Romany
extraction. They seldom marry out.
side OF their own race, and. with but
few exceptions. they refuse to identity
themselves with any nation. The
gypsfes now travelling the highways
OF England may be travelling the New
England States next year; the gypsies
who have made France their travel
ing ground the past decade may make
their camps this summer in Ohio and
Indiana, while the Austrian gypsies
may choose Michigan and Illinois, or
Missouri and Kansas for their next
operations. In whatever country they
are found the habits and customs Of
the gypsies are the same.
Gypsies. here today and there to-
morrow. have operated In the rural
districts very much In the same man
ner that the black-hand organizations
have operated in New York, Chicago,
Pittsburgh and the coal regions of the
United States. In order to make farm.
ers agree to their terms In horse
trades. gypsies have boldly stated
that. II their terms are not accepted,
they will burn down barns. poison
stock. or burn haystacks. They have
boldly stated. and they still so state
to dwellers In rural communities. that.
If persons appear against them In
court, the vengeance OF the tribe will
be visited upon such persons
There have been farmers who have
defied the threatening gypsies. and
such farmrs have had their barns
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01

burned and their cows poisoned and
no Eypsies have been sent to jail for
their crimes. It does not take long
for farmers who have tasted of the
vengeance Of the gypsies they have
dened to spread the news that the
swarthy tricksters mean what they
say when they make threats.
The average farmer IL helpless
against fire. and. therefore. the aver.
age. good-natured Yankee farmer
meets gypsys terms in q horse
trade rather than incur . greater loss
by having some OF his valuable prop.
erty burned to the ground. This may
seem weak on the part OF the Yam.
kee farmer. but the farmer knows the
eviieyed. dark-skinned parasites will
not impose upon him two years in sue.
cession. and SO he trades a fairly good
horse for . brokendown nag, saves
mis- stock and crops. and takes par
ticular pains In the future to dodge
the chicken-stealIng tribesmen.
While gypsies are too cautious. a
. general rule. to steal horses,
especially In western communities.
where men would give them chase,
they handle horses stolen by gang.
sters In New York. PHILADELPHIA. Bos.
ton. Chicago. st. Louis and other large
cities in which nags disappear mys.
teriously. Of which no trace can ever
be found.
1t was after the passage Of the
Mann act by congress and the break.
ing up Of the methods OF Interstate
trafhc In women which brought about
the passage Of the law. that the gyp.
sizes were hailed into the trade BY
clever procurers In the large cities.
who assured them OF big profits.
Gypsies, as has been said. acknowI-
edge no country In their religion,
which Is = religion Of hate. they have
no word for God. soul. or heaven.
They have their own king. whom they
elect yearly at q seaport In Spain.
This king is supposed to be indicted
into ONCE by the sacrifice OF two white
babies. In recent years. the gypsies
have found 1t safer to forego the
actual sacrifice of the babies. but year.
ly two white babies are stolen from
the enemy" appear at the coronation.
and are adopted by the king
Some of the gypsies are men OF
magnificent physique. and the battles
fought for the great honor Of being
dubbed king" would make the aver.
age censored prize fight appear lilse
childs play
The gypsies travelling the United
States and now seen camping along
the roads are no better educated than
the gypsies who travel the European
countries. The gypsy literature il
preserved chiefly by word OF mouth.
mothers and fathers teaching their
young the gypsy traditions. and those
traditions are kept as fresh as are
the Mother Goose tales of more en-.
lightened people The gypsy Is not
devoted in any way to the arts. o.
casionally. however. a great musician
arises from the gypsy tribes. Occa-
sionally. too. the gypsies turn out an
intellectual light such as GYPSY
Smith. the evangelist. who is a pure.
blood gypsy. and did not sleep In .
bed until he was twelve years old.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01

st. Louis.-Clares E. Shaft. presi-
dent Of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad. has been appointed receiver
by Elmer B. Adams, United States
circuit judge. on the filing of two suits
by the law firm of Boyle & Priest.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
When Making Juicy Pies

In making Juicy pie try beating
an egg light and mixing in the sugar
required by the fruit. Add a little
flour, mix thoroughly and then bake
as usual. In this way excess OF juice
will be in the pie and not in the bot
tom of the oven.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
Leftover Meat Recipe.

Cut up the meat in small pieces.
add onions and cold water to cover
them, let boil until the onions (cut
up) are done. then add diced potatoes
and the tLickened gravy, and salt, II
needed. 1t makes very easy and
cheap dish OF ieftovers.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
8isque Cream.

One-half pound peanut brittle. one
pint thick cream Put the brittle
through the food chopper; whip the
cream, combine mixtures. pour into a
mold, seal on the cover and bury in
equal parts of ice and salt for four
hours.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
FIRE REMOVES THE sTuMPs
Invention Of Oregon Man That Dues
the Work In Thoroughly Sys-
tematic Manner.

A stump burner that will consume
the green and unseasoned wood OF
fresh stumps. destroy the woody fiber
Just below the surface Of the ground
and even convert the larger roots into
ashes has been put to successful tests
in Oregon.
A hols is FIRST bored into the stump
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
currjed Tomatoes.

Chop an onion and an apple fine and
fry them in butter, season TO taste
with curry powder and add cupful
OF stock or hot water in which beef
cube has been dissolved. Pour over
fried tomatoes and serve very hot.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
Corey viii Head MidxaIs.

Philadelphia.-Steps toward reor-
ganizing the Midvale Steel Company,
control of which recently passed to a
syndicate headed by William Ellis Co
rey. were taken at a meeting Of the
board Of directors here.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
Rock island Receiver Resion,,

Chicago.-H. U. Nudge, one Of the
receivers for the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railroad. has resigned.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
WESTERN
MINING NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Metal Prices.
Spelter, st. Louis, 1910.
Copper, electrolytic. $1S.
Lead. New York, $3.50.
Bar silver, $0.49h.
IN . q . z 2

Colorado.
The Newton mill. Idaho Springs, 10
working three shifts.
The Gem property. Idaho Springs.
Nseing worked by ten sets Of leasers.
gsaT Shipping.
A new tungsten discovery Is re-
ported from Lee Hill. a few miles
from Boulder.
Great activity is reported at Ward
camp. The new Humboldt mill will
be in operation In a short time
Work will soon start on the Big
Casino. Lake City district, under .
comprehensive plan of development.
Tho Livingston shaft in Boulder
county has been newly equipped to
handle 100 tons each eight-hour shift.
The deepest mining which il now
done in the Cripple Greek district 10
on the twentieth level Of the Golden
Cycle.
The Carnotite Reduction Company
has been Incorporated to operate in
Aontrose county. The capital is
100000.
Frank Riccfs recent shipment from
the Santiago mine. Georgetown. was
Of about the usual $40 grade. There
were two carloads.
The Primes Mining and Milling
Company IL installing . carload Of
asw machinery on its tungsten prop
srty at Lakewood.
Dredge No. 2 recently exposed sew
eral new veins in Muggins gulch ON
the Swan river, and miners are said
to be considerably excited there
Abouts.
A very rich body of ore has been
discovered in the north end of the
1.30O.foot level Of the Cresson at Grip
pie Greek. The value Of the ore body
ID Appropriated at 100000.
Twenty-Five men are employed on
the Bwigocogh property in the Twin
Lakes district, part Of them doing
active mining and the others operating
the new ten-stamp mill which has been
put in first-class condition.
David Davidson and associates. leas.
ing on the King Solomon mine in Sum-
NIT county, are loading out their
eleventh car Of ore. They have had
returns Of $402 per ton from previous
shipments. and the current car 10 ex-
pscted to be . record-breaker.
In the tungsten district of Boulder
county there 10 unusual activity. The
price Of the IS per cent concentrate
has risen In few months from IS. 40
to s2s per, unit Of twenty pounds. The
n4arket in the East. where tuxsten
acid is used in manufacturing special
grades of steel. ..
Alleging that he has been crippled
for life, William F. Morris. q Denver
University student. has filed suit for
10000 damages against George w.
Twombley in the District Court He
charges that Twombley was guilty of
carelessness in handling his automo-
bile and thus caused the accident
which crippled him.
With q mighty crash the big trac-
ton engine belonging to I. N. Pepper
shot through the bridge across Cedar
creek, near the Montrose dairy farm.
two miles north Of Montrose. Three
hours later. at 6 o'clock. the manRled
and lffeless forms OF D. J. Scha mbach
and Fred Smith were taken from the
wrpckoUo
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01
Mayor Mullen Order. Martha, Law.

Denver.-Val Mullen. mayor of Ard
more, Okla, is Denver visitor anc
last night when the full import of tn.
disaster to his city became known he
telegraphed at once to put the city
under martial law.
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01

Experience often provides lot OF
raw material for Unnecessary conyee-
sation. ~
The Dolores star., 1915-10-01

. HE picturesque gypsy 10
finding his road harder
than usual. his earnings
much less. and his camping
grounds more difncult to
obtain. The department Of
justice Of the United States.
through its agents. has
placed = stigma upon the
gypsies who travel the
highways and byways OF
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
EARLY CORN BEST FOR SEED
Hard Freezes-IrreguIar Kernels
Should Always Re Rejected.

After the seed corn is husked, it
should be dried before hard freezes.
though early corn is apt to be well
cured in the shock il the shock has
stood up we'll No seed should be saved
from down shocks, even when the ears
look good on the outside. The germ is
next the cob. We have learned from
experience that grains with dark
points may sprout in the tester, but
they send up weak sprouts and are not
reliable.
A simple way of drying and storing
seed corn for home use is to fill coarse
burlap sacks and suspend them in the
barn by a single wire. Mice will some
times descend a double wire and take
the germs from your best kernels. OF
course, corn should not be sacked
when at all damp and less than a
bushel should not be placed in a sack,
says a writer in an exchange. This
method would seem tedious to seed
corn growers, no doubt, but it will be
of use to many small farmers.
The final selection OF corn for seed
should be made next spring when the
sacks Of ears are opened and the ears
shelled. Some defects will likely appear
then which were not noticed this fall
Irregular kernels should then be re
jected as they may lodge in the planter
and cause a poor stand For this rea
son tips and butts should be rejected
and all doubtful ears should be tested
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
Hogs Isolated While Being Watched
for Cholera Symptoms.

hog cholera virus. Scatter fresh air.
slaked lime abundantly about the hog
lots or d~isinfect with a 3 per cent solu-
ton Of cresol compound and white
wash the hog houses and fences.
Sick hogs should not be sold; Meth
err should they be driven along public
highways or transported in cars from
place to place, or placed in public
stock yards or pens. In other words,
the only way to properly control this
disease is to isolate it, and though it
may work a temporary hardship on the
individual owner to do this, it is GER
tainly, ultimately, to his interest and
to the interest of the great body Of
hog raisers, to do all in his power to
establish and maintain a rigid and eff
fective quarantine with respect to this
disease.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24

things that they like, for .everal
nights in succession, SO as to get the
rats accustomed to coming without
fear or suspicion.
After you have gained their conf
dence, cut a cross slit in the middle of
the paper and spread the feed as be-
fore.
The first rat that comes will drop
through into the water and get ON the
rock: the mex one drops through and
there is q fight for a foothold, and
they argue the point with such squea,s
that all the rats in the neighborhood
hasten in to find out what the trou-
BILE is.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24

table Compound, and now I feel like .
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more than it is claimed to do."- Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D. Nc. !, Maple
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
GOOD
ROADS MUST EE MAINTAINED
No Phase Of Public Thoroughfare
Problem Of More importance
Keep Surface Well Drained.

There is nc phase Of the road prob
tenance. The general impression that
there are certain types Of roads that
are permanent is erroneous. No per-
manent road has ever been construct
ed or ever will be. The only things
about a road that may be considered
permanent are the grading, culverts
and bridges. Roads constructed by the
most skillful highway engineers will
soon be destroyed by the traffic, frost,
rain and wind, unless they are proper
~ maintained. But the life of these
roads may be prolonged by systematic
maintenance. A poor road will not
only be improved by proper mainte-
nance, but may become better in time
than a good road without it.
The first and last commandment in
earth road maintenance is to keep the
surface well drained. To insure good
drainage the bitches should be kept
open, all distractions removed and a
smooth crown maintained. Except for
very stony soil, the road machine or
scraper may be used very effectively
for this work. The machine should
be used once or twice a year, and the
work should be done when the soil is
damp, SO that 1t will pack and bake
into a hard crust. Wide and shallow
side bitches should be maintained,
with sufficient fall and capacity to
dispose of surface water. These
bitches can in most cases be con.
structed and repaired with a road ma
chine.
All vegetable matter such as sods
and weeds should be kept out of the
road, as they make a spongy surface
which retains moisture. Clods are also
Objectionable, for they soon turn to
dust or mud, and for that reason
roads should lever be worked when
dry or hard. powders or loose stones
are equally Objectionable If a smooth
surface is to be secured.
A split-log drag or some similar de-.
vice is very useful in maintaining the
surface after suitable bitches and cross
sections have one been secured. This
drag can also be used to advantage on
a gravel road as well as on an earth
road. The principle involved in drag
ging is that clays and most heavy soils
will puddle when wet and set very
hard when dry. The little attention
that the earth road needs must be
given promptly and at the proper time
ii the best results are to be obtained.
In dragging roads only a small
amount of earth is moved. just enough
to fill the ruts and depressions with a
thin layer OF plastic clay or earth
which packs very hard, so that the
next rain, instead of finding ruts, de-
pressions and c1ods in which to col
lect, runs off. leaving the surface but
little affected.
The drag should be light and should
be drawn V the road at an angle of
about As degrees. The driver should
ride on the drag and should not drive
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
HOG CHOLERA
Disease Is Greatest Menace to
Successful Swine Raising.
BY Far Most Contagious and Fatal Of
Any Of Ailments Of Animals-In.
lection Carried to Healthy
Herds In Many Ways.

(By J. KASTLE and r. GRAHAM)
Hog cholera is the greatest menace
to successful hog raising. 1t is by far
the most contagious and fatal Of any
of the diseases of swine. The disease
Is due to an ultra-microscopic virus
which is present In the blood, the ex-
creta and in the Of all infect
ed animals. The infection may be car
ried from infected to healthy herds by
a number OF agencies, such as run
ming water, birds, dogs, new stock
from infected sources, and also on the
shoes Of persons who have walked
over infected areas. We can only hope
to control, and ultimately eradicate
hog cholera by honest, conscientious
and painstaking efforts on the part of
all farmers and hog raisers looking to
the effective isolation Of all animals
having the disease. scrupulous cleanli-
ness in the handling and care of hogs,
disinfection of infected premises, the
burning OF all carcasses of hogs that
have died Of this disease, proper care
in the selection Of fresh stock and the
careful and intelligent use of hog chol-
era r
Hogs should be fed a balanced ra-
ton consisting of such materials as
corn and various corn products, bran,
wheat middlings, oil meal, tankage and
distillers' dried grains and, whenever
possible, they should be supplied with
forage crops, such as green alfalfa
or alfalfa hay. Hogs should be sup
piled with an abundance Of pure, clean
water, plenty of shade in hot weather,
dry bedding. and airy, light, we'll ven
tilated hog houses.
Great care should be exercised in
the purchase of new stock in order to
secure healthy, vigorous animals, free
from disease. In this connection, it is
we'll to bearAin mind that hog cholera
has an incubation period lasting from
5 to 20 days, during which time the
animal may appear normal to all in
tents and purposes. Separate quar-
ters should be provided for the isola-
ton Of all newly-purchased animals,
where they may be kept from the rest
Of the herd for a period of three weeks,
and kept under observation for any
symptom Of the disease that may ap-
pear.
Following an outbreak Of hog chol-
era in a herd. a thorough cleaning
up and disinfection of hog lots and
quarters must be resorted to. Fire
and fresh air-slaked lime are the most
efficient agents for the destruction of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-24
BARREL TRAP CATCHES RATS
Piece Of Thick Wrapping Paper Over
Top With Slit Cut in Center
Will Prove Effective.

A trap which has been known to
catch the rodents by the dozens is
called the barrel trap. Procure q
watertight barrel, put a rock in the
bottom that will reach up about q
foot high and pour in sufficient water
to nearly the rock, leaving just
the upper point sticking out, and it
should be about large enough to hold
a single rat.
In place OF the upper head, stretch
a piece of very thick wrapping paper
over the top of the barrel and fasten
it securely by means of the top hoop
or a cord.
Dampen the paper slightly with a
moist sponge, and it will become tight
when dry. Feed the rats on this paper
head. with cheese-parings and other