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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-28
VESSELS USED ARMAMENT


1t was learned that the memorandum
contained report of submarine COM
manders on a score of cases where al
legged British merchantmen had used
armement extensively. 1t gave fur
ther reference of the alleged British
admiralty orders to destroy subma-
rines.
Congress kept its hands off the sit
uation today.
Want Pacific Naval Base
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Naval
bases on the Pacific Caribbean are
needed, Admiral Knight, president of
the navy war college, told the house
naval committee today. He declared
that we now cannot defend the Phil
ippines He asked for $2,000,000 for
a Caribbean base as an immediate nee-s
rssity. He criticiz-L the lack of men
and fast cruisers and said that the
navy was unable to put forth more
than half it's strength He suggested
that the government do not buitdl
dreadnaughts this year but to con-
struct battle cruisers instead.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-28
JUST BEHIND

Polly-Does she follow the fashions
closely?
Dolly-Yes, but she never quite
catches up.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-28
EDUCATIONAL NOTE

Hokus-Do you think the colleges
turn out the best men?
Pokus-Sure, / was turned out in
my freshman year.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
MANY BIRDS UNABLE TO FLY
Having No Necessity to Use Wings
to Escape Enemies, Those Mem
beers Ceased to Develop.

OF the 20 kinds of birds existing In
New Zealand, 80 are found nowhere
else, and Of this number by far the
larger portion Is fiightless; this, no
doubt, owing to the fact that for ages,
ever since the sea swallowed up con-
tinent, leaving only the islands CON-
prising the present Dominion of New
Zealand. there have been no destrnc-
tive carnivora In the land, except those
small ones imported recently to adm
abating the rabbit pest, and, having no
enemies, the birds also had no use for
wings, which ceased to develop, and'as
years rolled by left many species with
only little nubbins for wings and alb
solutely without power of flight.
Centuries ago there were in exist
ence at least three varieties of gigan-
tic birds, two of which were as large
In body as the tabled roc, the rescuer
OF Sinbad the sailor. These included
the Hapagornis, the Dinornis or Moa
and the Cnemiornis, which was 81
gantic goose. The Moa became en-
tinct some 500 years ago. 1t was q
hlgftless bird, said by tradition to
nave been a hunter of humans, man
eater, was, of varying size and eI
tremely plentiful.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
MAKE HIGH-c0LORED BUTTER
Green Grass Richer in carotin Than
Any Other Dairy Feed-Breed
Has Influence on Color.

Green grass is probably richer In car
otin than any other dairy feed. Cows
fed on it will therefore produce the
highest colored butter. A ration of
bleached clover hay and yellow corn
is practically devoid of yellow pigments
and the milk from cows fed upon it
will gradually lose its color. 1t is, of
course, indisputably true that the breed
does influence the color of the milk
fat; but vary the ration and there will
be corresponding variation in the
color of the milkfat in each breed.
In the cows of the Jersey and Guern-
sey breeds, the bodyfat is frequently
of such deep yellow color that some
butchers and consumers look with dis
favor upon beef from these breeds. For
this prejudice there is absolutely no
justification. The yellowness of the
fat springs from the same causes as
the yellowness of the milkfat, and
there is no reason for Directing in one
case to the very thing that is priced
in the other.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20

In this connection 1t is pointed out
also that feeding straw in the winter
will insure under certain circum-
grass. In number of western states
it frequently happens that grass goes
to waste because feeders are unwill-
ing to pay the high prices asked for
steers in the spring. With an album
dance of straw on hand to lessen the
cost of wintering, feeders can take adj
vantage of the lower prices for stocker
cattle In the fall to secure on reason
able terms at that time enough stock
to pasture all the grass the following
year.
The production of corn slower is
about twice that of grain straw,
amounting to approximately 245,000,-
600 tons a year. A larger percentage
-S1.5-of this is fed than of the straw
but the waste is nevertheless astonish-
ing. For this, poor methods of feeding
are largely responsible. BY far the
most economical method of handling
corn is by ensiling, but as a matter
of fact only 81 per cent of the acre
age was put in the silo in 1914, the
year in which these investigations
were made. About IL per cent was
rut for green feed and 81 per cent al
lowed to mature for grain. 1t is in
the last portion of the acreage that
the greatest waste occurs. Stripping
the leaves from the stalks which are
subsequently burned, removing the
stalk above the top ear only, leaving
the stalks to stand in the field until
the loss of leaves and teaching have
removed much Of their fertilizing
value, are all unthrifty methods. Fur
therInore, almost per cent of the
stover Is burned, as though, instead Of
being potential source OF revenue, ii
was merely nuisance to be got
lid Of as a preliminary to blowing. In
some sutes the percentage Of slower
that Is thus thrown away Is as high az
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
LITTLE THINGS THAT CONN
Possihss Explanation Of wbv >
Business Enterprises Fail. Win.
Others Succeed.

1T Is an axiom that it is tho u.s
things that count, and 1 never Nv wv
better illustration of such lopio ~
an incident in cigar store tbe ~. aaa
day." said an observing man.
II wanted to buy box of o,,..
but it was a busy ts-He of day tn M
store was crowded and there wa,a.s
enough clerks to handle the rush n.
toners were impatient and comnl.I'
ing, but that did not help matters h.
for the clerks were hustling their ba,,
"When my turn came l asked 70,
box of cigars of a certain brand m,
clerk got them and started IN vra.
them up. AS / did not care TO M,
goods without looking them over |,
asked him to open the box. He dIa
but lost the small brass tack that haId
down the cover, so when he closed n,
box he had to look for another tack
FINALLY he took a tack out Of an.
other full box of cigars, but bent # "a
that 1t could not be used. Then b,
looked for an empty box with tacE
left in it, but there weren't any. othel
customers impatiently watched, grum
bling all the time. At last the clerl
had to open another box of cigars am
take the tack from the box, and witt
it he nailed my box.
"Now, why didn't that store hay
extra tacks on handY
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
Pistol Shooting.

At short range an expert will Keep
a can moving until his gun, is empty
either by shooting through it or strik
ing the ground directly underneath
IL. II the nature of the ground is right
thls latter method makes. the can
Jump In the air, the effect being quite
spectacular. Bottles or cans thrown
IN the air are not particularly difficult
10 nit If thrown so as to, make it as
easy as possible for the shooter, ana
almost any fair shot can put two
outlets through an old hat thrown Id
the air before it reaches the ground
In general the secret of hitting OBJ.
1ects thrown in the air is to aim the
pistol underneath them and fire as
tne object is falling into the line OF
sisht' One really good at this class OF
WORK VIII throw an object into the
ar draw his pistol from the holster
WIN the same hand with which he
threw, and hit the object before 1t
reaches the ground. There are few
VINO have the speed to do this, how.
ever.-Outing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20

z or 8 per cent and the total loss to
the country from the practice is esti-
mated at nearly $15,O00,OOO year.
To obtain satisfactory results from
the feeding of farm roughages such as
straw and stoyer, they must be COM
bined with some form of concentrated
feed. At the present time large guam
titles of such feed, in the form of cot
tonseed meal and cake, corn, molasSes,
peanuts and beans are exported for
the use of European feeders. If the
straw and slower that are now wasted
were employed to feed more cattle,
these concentrates could be consumed
at home. The result would be a tre-
mendous saving not only in the cost
of producing beef, but in the cost of
enriching the soil as well. In 1914,
for example, about 100000 tons of
cottonseed meal-half the total pro-
duction-were applied directly to the
soil as fertilizer. If this had been fed
to cattle instead, three-quarters of the
fertilizing value would have been re-
turned to the soil as manure. The loss
of the other fourth would have been
far more than counterbalanced by the
profit on the meat produced economi-
cally by the meal and the necessary
roughages. Much the same thing is
true of the other oil meals.
The value of these meals is far bet
ter appreciated in Europe than here.
Denmark, for example, feeds annually
d7Q Of oiI 60 ol. - L
mature cattle, the United States APP
proximately "a pounds. Furthermore,
the European feeder is aware of the
fact that the high protein meal, while
more expensive to buy, is more eco
nomical to use. Meal of this quality
is seldom sold on the domestic mar
kets because the American farmer has
not yet learned its value. Cottonseed
and linseed are perhaps the best
known of the Oil meals, but there are
others the use of which as feed could
be profitably extended. Both peanut
and soy bean meal and cake, for In
stance, are in good demand in Europe.
The efficient use of these and other
feeds discussed in the report is of the
utmost Importance to the American
farmer, it Is pointed out, because the
day when close calculation in feeding
was not necessary is, In all probability.
past. Hereafter 1t is likely that sue
cess will depend upon ability to put to-
the best use all available products. A
greater knowledge of what these pro-
ducts are and of the ways In which
they can be fed will result in the elim
nation Of enormous waste.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
HAY IN COMPETITION WITH STANDING FORAGE.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
The waste in the United States of a
vast quantity of feed available for cat
tie Is one of the important factors in
causing high meat prices, according to
Part Nv of comprehensive survey of
the meat situation in this country, re-
Gently completed by the department of
agriculture. The failure to make use
of this wasted material, says the re-
port, has diminished profits from cat
tie feeding, has unnecessarily in
creased the cost of meat production,
and has discouraged many farmers
from properly rounding out their agri-
cultural activities in carrying on cat
tie raising.
According to the report the loss in
grain straw and corn slower amounts
to more than $100,000OO0 annually.
Both of these products are disposed
Of most economically when fed to
cattle in connection with some form
of concentrated feed. Straw Is espe-
cialIy valuable In carrying the breed
Ing herd through the winter, in win
tering stockers, and as a supplement
tary roughage for fattening cattle.
Slower, too, Is an excellent feed for
wintering cattle, especially mature
breeding cows. Nevertheless, in many
sections of the country where these
products are abundant, little attempt
is made to take advantage of their
value for these purposes.
OF an annual straw crop of approx
mately 120,000,000 tons, 1t is estimated
that only two-thirds Is put to it's best
use-live-stock production. OF the re-
mainder little more than one-half is
sold or turned under and the rest-15
per cent of the total crops burned.
Burning is practically an absolute
waste and although blowing under
does contribute something to soil fer
tility, the benefit to the land is less
than that which would be derived from
the use of the straw to produce ma
nure. ''Of all systems of obtaining
permanent soil fertility" says the re-
port, none is so practical or as easily
available as that of feeding live stock"
The average value of all kinds of
straw is placed at about So ton. In
many sections, Of course. no such price
can be realized for 1t. and as a matter
of fact only about s per cent of the
crop actually is sold. The figure men
toned, however, may be taken as rep
resenting the value to the farmer of
straw If he will use 1t properly in his
farming operations as feed or bedding.
In order to illustrate how this may be
done the report gives three sample ra-
tons for wintering breeding herd of
beef cattle on straw combined with
silage, shock corn, and cottonseed or
linseed meal. Any one of these ra-
lions, 1t is said, will prove economical.
They are as follows:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
GOOD DEMAND FOR DRAFTERS
Every Farmer Should Have as Many
Mares as He Can keep--Start by
Buying Weanlngs.

Raising draft horses on the farm is
going to be a profitable industry for
many years to come. Every farmer
should have as many draft mares as
he can afford to keep.
A good way to start is by buying
weanlings or yearling FLIES. There is
always ready market for good draft
ers at $3.50 to $500 per head and they
cost no more to raise than horse that
would sell for 500.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
TIME FOR CUTTING ALFALFA
Postpone Task When There Is Mois-
ture on 1t in Form Of Dew or
Rain-lt Spells Hay.

If possible, cut alfalfa when there is
no moisture on it in the form Of dew
or rain. Outside moisture is much
harder to get rid of than inside sap.
and when present 1t spoils the hay
quicker than merely being put up
green does.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
Petty Arlthm.tIe

suppose you always look out for
..HI one" said the admIring friend.
NO. sir" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax. "A
sr "n VINO confines himself to such a
-. inquire as number one is likely to
a.. 'eie OUT OF the big calculations
'la' go with modern affairs" j.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
Wouldn't Do.

What are theseY y
"Elderberries, num-"
oh' said the young housekeeper. II
want want some young berries, please
louisville Courier-Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-20
Daily Thouuht.

why tell me that man is fins
speaker If it is not the truth that De
Is speaking? If an eloquent speaker
- not speaking the truth, is there
more horrid kind of object in crea'
uon?-Carlyle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
WATERWAYS CONVENTION WILL
DEMAND PREPAREDNESS

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6. A
mighty battle for deeper waterways
for commerce and national defense"
will be fought here one week from to-
day when delegates from every coast
al state will assemble in the Bellevue
Stratford hotel for the Philadelphia
convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways association.
With adequate preparedness against
commercial or international war be-
ing so agitated, the managers have
set the scenes for what they declare
will be the most important and sue
cessful gathering this association has
ever held. The theme of the conven-
tion will blaze from behind the speak
er's platform in electric letters-"To
Be Prepared for Commerce in Peace
and Defense in War is Common
Sense Preparedness"
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
Excellent Entertainment For
Worthy Object,

"The Virginian" by Owen Wister,
one of the most interesting western
stories ever written or presented on
the screen, will be the film attrac-
tion at the Gem Friday night, when
the club women of Durango give an
entertainment to increase the Colo
rado Federation of Women's clubs
scholarship fund. The entertainment
is worth more than the price of ad-
mission and the object a most worthy
one. The fund is loaned to young
women who desire higher educa-
tion and who would be unable to meet
the n necessary expenses without this
aid. 1t is loand to them without in
terest and they pay it back when they
complete their school work and be-
come self supporting. This money
that is working and will continue to
work thru the years to come has help
ed l7S Colorado girls meet their
school expenses. OF this number 10
have been from La Plata county. Not
one of them has failed to pay her
loan. The fund has reached the sum
of nearly $4,000. But the work to be
accomplished requires much larger
amount. In order to secure this our
club women are giving this enter
tainment, The money for the ticket
you purchase viii be utilized for the
worthy cause. Surely Durango has
more than thousand people who
will lend financial assistance to the
work, and you are one of them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
TO GIVE UP
HER ADOPTED CHILD

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. g. The
refusal OF Mrs. Ida Spencer to sur
render to the Canadian nuns, from
whom she adopted her, the year old
girl orphan in her home here, may
become an international incident, in
terested attorneys said here today.
The child is a British subject, but
is living here When Mrs. Spencer
adopted her from the Canadian or
phanage she was baby in arms.
She has had the child for more than
five years, but the Canadian nuns,
who urder Canadian law have the
right to recall any orphan to them
before they become of age, want her
back.
Mrs. Spencer says she will not give
up the child and that if they want
her they will have to fight to get
her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
HONOR TO MEMORY OF
REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Nation wide
observance of today as the birthday
OF the Marquis of lafayette, the man
who turned France in favor and sup
port of the American revolution. is be-
ing made in the United States.
The New York celebration commit
tee speaks of the day as "an oppor-
tunity to honor the memory and COM
memorate the deeds of one of the
noblest heroes of the American revo-
luton, thanks to whose efforts
Frances sympathy for cause of
freedom was given effective express
sion at crucial period of the strug-
gle for American Independence"
At Fall river, Mass, an eques-
trlan statute of Major General Lafay-
ette has just been unveiled.
Exercises will be held in New
Orleans today at the unveiling of a
bust of Lafayette in Lafayette
square.
A memorial service will be held at
st. PauPs cathedral in Boston.
In Washington, D. c., there will
be service of commemoration un-
der the auspices Of local patriotic
societies and there will be similar
services IN other cities thruout the
UAstad States, =,
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
TO DETERMINE
CAMPAIGN ATTITUDE

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 6.-Hun-
dreds of the nations most promi
nent suffragists came here today to
decide what attitude to take toward
the Republicans and Democrats in the
presidential campaign.
The National American Suffrage
association called this emergency con
vention and invited both Hughes and
Wilson to address it. There is some
indication that, even though the con
vention may not declare positively
in favor of Mr.. Hughes, the bulk of
the memberships influence may be
swung to him because he has declared
n. favor of the passage of the Susan
b. Anthony federal amendment grant
ing national suffrage, while Mr.. Will
son has not.
The convention will last four days.
Today will be given over to a three
cornered debate in which each suf-
frage leader will give her view of the
will discuss whether she members
should stop working for federal
amendment and seek state legislation,
or stop state work and concentrate
on the federal amendment, or to work
for both, as they have done.
These arguments will be led by
Miss Laura Clay of Kentucky, Miss
Kate Gordon of Louisiana, Mrs. Ida
Hustled Harper, Mrs. Glendower Evans
OF Massachusetts, Mrs. Raymond
Brown of New York, Miss Florence
Allen of Ohio.
Tonight there will be reception
to the delegates by the local associa-
ton and the Woman Suffrage associa-
ton of New Jersey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
KNOWLEDGE OF TUNGSTEI
BECOMING MORE EXTENSIVE

knowledge of tungsten has never
been extensive in the United States.
Tungsten mining has been limited
and the profits moderate. But the
European was has caused remark
able advance in the price and cor
responding enthusiasm for the dis
covery of tungsten ores in many parts
of the mining regions of the west.
Largely because of the previous ig-
norance of the subject, many of those
who have been lately attracted to the
tungsten business seem disposed to
contended that the price of metal in
the future will be almost as high as
it is at present. True enough, the
price of tungsten is not likely to de-
cline to the ruling figures of panic
times at a very early date, but the
miner should not forget that the war
prices are abnormal and that the
former condition of the tungsten
market in the United States was very
often unsatisfactory. Early in 1918
the Colorado miners were urging the
retention of the tariff on this metal,
although with more vigor than hope.
The steel manufacturers of the East,
with their vast financial connections,
were not anxious to support this pir-
ticular example of the protection
principle. Protection for the manu-
factured goods of these steel men
was one thing; protection for the
raw resource which the steel manu-
facturer wished to buy was another
thing. Usually SO; tariff revision and
patriotism are not even second cou-
sins. Accordingly, the tungsten bust
ness was in bad way before the
war started. When times were very
good in the steel business the tung-
stem miner was permitted to exist.
At other times, our eastern steel
manufacturer imported his tungsten
from abroad. The reason why he
found it impossible to import this
product after the precipitation of hos
tilities abroad was the action of the
/ British government in placing an
embargo upon the metal in its colon
les. Distractions to sea-going COM
merce were also n contributing cause.
We see no reason to suppose that
the restoration of peace will leave
the tungsten market in a state of
permanent initiation, although it is
evident that the war has made the
world far better acquainted with this
interesting metal and taught us uses
of that were only dimly limited at
before. The Germans appear to have
directed their wonderful technical
skill to devising important applica-
tions of tungsten, while the manu-
facture of armaments hereafter is
likely to be conducted on large
scale thruout the world as a means
of preparation against the next great
war. Tool steel may enjoy large
demand for long while after the
return to peace. But that which it
is important to realize is the past of
the tungsten industry. Its future
may not b vastly diftsrsat
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07
City Council Proceedings.

At the regular semi-monthly meet
ng of the city coang ] held i2c, night.
Frank Lake was awarded the con-
tract for the erection of addition to
the city hall, for the sum of $1O59.
There were three bids submitted, his
being the lowest. Bills for August
aggregating $2,376.01 were allowed.
An ordinance creating sidewalk inn
introduced and also traffic ordi-
nance. Both will be published in a
day or two. All members of the coun-
Gil were present when the business of
the session was transacted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-07

CONFLICT

WASHINGTON, Sept. CA sharp
diplomatic conflict between the Allies
and America is expected to follow the
retaliatory measures Incorporated in
the senate revenue bill last night.
Administration officials said it is
hoped that drastic legislation which
has been enacted may result in end
ing the blacklisting policy of Great
Britain, the discrimination against
American commerce, the interference
with American mails and embargoes
on American commerce.