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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26

<Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The output of beef and mutton In
the range country of the West should
slowly Increase from now on, in the
opinion of specialists of the United
States department of agriculture, who
have conducted an exhaustive study of
the meat situation in the United
States. The chief reason for de-
cline In recent years, the specialists
say. is the settlement of public lands
and consequent reduction in range.
While other causes have contributed
to lessened meat production in the
West, they have been more than offset
by rising prices and the greater prof
its in cattle raising, as well as by
general agricultural development
which has made for winter feeding
and pasturing on cultivated crops.
The prediction that this decrease
hereafter will give way to an increase
is based upon the belief that the
amount of live stock on farms and
homesteads will be greater in the fu-
ture, that the stock ranges in the ma
tional forests will continue to i'm
prove, that the carrying capacity OF
the stock ranges on the public domain
may be increased by legal regulation,
and finally that high prices of range
animals and better methods will re-
suit in a more efficient utilization of
the available forage, or, in other
words, greater production per unit
of forage.
In 1914 it was estimated that no
more than 30 per cent of the new set
tiers had more live stock than was
necessary to supply them with milk
and milch animals. The situation in
this respect, however. was changing
even then, and the movement for the
production of more live stock may be
expected to continue because both
market and agricultural conditions
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26

make this Indispensable to really sue
cessful farming. The change will be
gradual, 1t is said. and only a few
head of stock will be added to
farm, but ultimately and in the aggre-
gate the increase will be greater than
that which is likely to be accomplished
in any other way. The problem for
the states and the national govern
ment, it is said, is to aid in the change
by working out system which will
make such agriculture profitable.
In addition to this increase in the
numbers of farm stock there is little
doubt that the carrying capacity of
the existing ranges can be greatly en-
larged. This has been demonstrated
in the national forests, where i'm
proved methods and regulation have
increased the capacity of many ranges
from 10 to 30 per cent. This process
should continue for at least ten years
more, and should result in building
up the carrying capacity of the nation
al forests as whole by perhaps 10
per cent.
If similar control could be exercised
over the public domain outside of the
forests, it is estimated that the capac-
ity of these ranges could be increased
about 80 per cent. About half of this
would result from the Improvement In
the range itself after overstocking
and premature grazing were prevented
and natural reseeding facilitated. The
remainder would follow water devel-
opment. the construction of fences and
the Introduction of methods of hand
ling stock which are out of the ques-
ton as long as the improvement of
conditions on the range merely pro-
vides an incentive for hew men to
crowd in and undo by overstocking
whatever good has been accomplished.
The carrying capacity OF these ranges
has greatly diminished in the past,
and under the present system there is
no reason for supposing that 1t will
Increase In the future.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
.PAPER-MAKING TIMBER
GROWING IN coLoRADOs MA.
TIoNAL FORESTS.
Rapid Rise in Cost of Paper May
Make Possible Utilization OF
States Great Forests.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The recent rapid rise IN
the cost of print paper and the diff
culties encountered by the mills In
their efforts to supply the demand at
any cost have led both government
bureaus and private companies to ex-
pertinent with chips of various west
ern woods, and experiments conduct
ed by the Forest Service, according 10
a bulletin just issued by the latter de-
partment, especially. have demonstrat-
ed that good grades of paper can be
made from a number of woods here
tofore not used. 1t Is estimated that
some of these woods when cut into
chips, dried and baled, can be deiiv-
cred to the mills at a very small ad-
vance over the cost OF local timber.
Wisconsin papermakers are said TO be
already profiting from the experiment.
Much of Colorado's best timber, To-
Gated in the southern portions OF the
state, is yellow pine and unsuited for
wood pulp purposes. but there are
also thousands of acres of Engelmann
and blue spruce, aspen, alpine fir,
lodgepole pine and other varieties OF
pulp wood in the national forests that
could be utilized II a local factory
was established or better freight rates
made to eastern points, it is claimed.
The cost of labor in Colorado would
also be a factor to be considered.
However, if the paper scarcity con-
tinues it is thought extremely likely
that some effort will be made to uti-
lize Colorado's vast timber resources,
either by manufacturing the paper
here or attempting to obtain more IA
vorable rates to Wisconsin plants.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26

Other factors, though of less I'M
portance, that should tend to increase
the future production of live stock are
greater economy In the use of forage
both on the range and on the farm, the
use of more and higher grade bulls
and better management of the breed
ing animals through the year. The
last two, 1t Is said, offer the. posi-
bility of increasing the calf crop OF
10 per cent and the average weight OF
two-year-old steer perhaps ~
pounds.
Where winter feeding is practiced II
is believed that a yearling steer VIII
cost approximately $50 and long
two-year-old $45. In the range sec.
tions of the Southwest, on the other
hand, the costs may be estimated al
from SIS to $40 for yearling and
from $50 to $25 for two-year-old
With sheep there is a similar varia'
ton. In California the cost Of pro-
ducing a lamb is placed at $1.55, In
the Southwest at $1.71 and In the
Northwest at $1.S2. In considering
these figures it must be remembered
that they ell may be materially al
tered by increasing or diminishing the
percentages of births in the herds
and fiocks. Better methods, 1t Is
pointed out, will almost certainly In
crease the calf and lamb crops and
in this way reduce the cost of pro
duction per head.
In estimating these costs the inves.
tigators charged against the stock the
market value in the vicinity of all the
feed consumed. In this way the ne
cessity of considering the money in
vested in land and equipment was
eliminated but, on the other hand. al
lowing the stock owner profit on
the feed increases somewhat the esti.
mated cost of producing animals. As
the owner might not get his profit on
the feed If he did not raise stock to
utilize it, the actual profits in stock
raising nre probably somewhat greater
than the difference between the mar
ket price of the animals and the re-
ports estimates of the cost of produc-
ton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
"Look Again." Said the Queen sternIy

of the time. He was charming man,
but entirely INSCRIPTIONS. When duty
took him away from his royal mistress
they wrote love letters, just as ordi-
nary people do, and the letters of the
marquis always breathed undying de-
votion. And, while thus convincing
the queen that he lived for her alone,
he was quietly laying siege to young
Roman girl of wealth and beauty.
In his letters to this girl he ridi-
culed the queen shamefully, applying
satisfied with this business. he sent
several of the queens love letters to
her, that she might enjoy a good laugh.
But Nemesis was on the false lovers
trail.
There was certain cardinal who
had long been jealous of the marquis.
and who was anxious to be the queens
favorite. The cardinal had his spies,
and soon learned the details of Monal-
deschi's treachery. By some means he
secured possession of the entire corre-
spondence with the Roman girl, and
turned the letters over to the queen.
Christina must have had bad hour
when she read those letters, in which
her love and trust were ridiculed.
On Saturday, November 10, the mar
auis was summoned to the galerie des
Cerfs, n long and gloomy apartment of
the palace. He entered, bowling and
smiling in his accustomed manner.
The queen was there, with Father lie
Bel and three armed strangers. Chris
tina's face was as cold and rigid as
marble. AS the marquis advanced,
smirking. her glance brought terror
to his heart, although he had no ink
ling of what was in store. Turning
to Father lie Bel, she said:
"Hand me those papers,"
He produced the letters, which had
been intrusted to him by the queen.
She in turn handed them to the mar
Quis.
"Do you recognize these?" she asked.
There was an Icy sweat on the brow
of the marquis, and his legs trembled
under him.
II have never seen them before" he
stammered, at last.
"Look again." said the queen. stern
", "Are those not your seals7"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
New Fish Bait Declared Good.

The United States bureau of fish
cries reports that on the last cruise
of the Fish Hawk in Chesapeake bay
samples Of crayfish meat, put up in
brine, were distributed among crab
fishermen and dealers, to test its value
and the possibility of introducing 1t as
n substitute for some of the bats now
on the market. Fishermen who have
tried the crayfish say that it is n very
good bait.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
Road House Raid Causes Confusion.

The cherubs of gladness were over
come by the imps of gloom in the Sand
Creek voadhouse when d. r. Giles.
governors agent; Detectives Cook.
Klein and Davis. and several state
deputies walked in and informed the
Joyous gathering that the place was
under arrest. Chaos quickly followed
the entrance of the state officers.
Pretty girls and fashionable young
men rushed for doors and windows
and the officers had their hands full
for q few moments
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
Hodearrier. Threaten to strike.

The hodcarriers of Denver will
strike Nov. / unless wages are In
creased to 81 day. according to
notice received by the Industrial Com
mission from the Denver union. The
hodcarriers made their demand initial
ly last summer. On June l they re-
ceived an increase from $3.50 to $3.75.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
When the Home Team Lost.

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins, "do you believe in going ac-
cording to the will of the majority?'
"Of course. Everybody does"
"Then why doesn't the baseball Im-
pire try to make his decisions that way
oftener?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
Safety First.

Young Cheekly-Sir, l have come to
ask for the hand of your daughter In
marriage. I
Old Gotrox-But, my dear sir, she Is
only schoolgirl of twelve.
Young Cheekly-Yes, l am aware of
that. But l came early to avoid the
rush
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
Take Sc Insane Men to pueblo.

Fifty-six men were taken from the
county hospital in Denver to the in
sane asylum at Pueblo. This leaves
only ten inmates, women, in the Den
yer institution. In ten days they will
be taken to the Pueblo asylum.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
Avoid Rusty Milk Cans.

Never put cream in rusty or bat
tered can and always remember that
milk and cream have that property OF
absorbing bad fiavors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26
His Desire.

Aviator-Youre up in the air where
you wanted to go, you've got more
than the worth of your money. What
more do you want?
Scared Passenger want the earth.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-26

The man of business is born, not
made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07
With Other Editors Than Ours

pillar of salt and a pinch of salt we
don't know, but the explanation of
the origin of the dinipg-table super
stition, perhaps. is as good as any
other We laugh at signs and omens
but. if we do not believe in them
we pay a lot of attention 10 them
Everybody we know feels more COM
Portable if he sees the new moon
over his right shoulder; everybody
we know walks around a ladder in
stead Of under It: everybody we
know hates 20 break a looking glass;
everybody we know thinks seven is
much to be preferred to Is, and so
ii goes through a long list of super
stitions inherited with other house
hold goods from the days Of mental
fog in the past.
We have an idea that people are
superstitious because they like to
be There is a sort Of enchant-
ment about magic and mystery. In
a way superstition for the adult is
like a game of make-believe with the
children. We talk about this being
a practical age, and before the words
are fairly out of our mouth we see
a man laboriously trying 10 pick a
pin out Of crack in the sidewalk
fearing that if he shall leave it to
bad luck for the rest of the year
All, we'll; it is all harmless, and so
let the play go on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07
Quickest, Surest Cough
Remedy is Home
Made.
Easily Prepared in Few Minutes.
Cheap but Unequaled.

Some people are constantly annoyed
from one years end TO the other with
a persistent bronchial cough which is
wholly unnecessary. Here is home
made remedy that gets rights at the
cause and viii make you wonder what
became of il.
D. Get 212 ounces Pinex go cents WORTH
from any druggist, pour into pint bot
tie and iii the bottle with plain granu-
lated sugar syrup. Start taking il at
once Gradually but surely you will no.
tice the phlegm thin out and then dis
appear altogether. thus ending a cough
that YOU never thought would end. It
also loOsens the dry, hOarse or tight
cough and heals the Inflammation I'm a
painful cough with refarkable rapidity.
Ordinary coughs are conquered by IL in
"a hours or less Nothing better for brOn-
chitis winter coughs and bronchial
asthma.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup mixture
makes full pint-enough to last a
family a long time-at a cost Of only d
cents. Keeps perfectly and tastes pleas
ant Easily prepared. Full directions
with Pinex.
! Pinex is a special and highly concen-
trated compound Of genuine Norway pine
extract. rich Is guaiacol and il famous
the world over for it's ease, certainty and
prOmptness in overcoming bad coughs,
lcbest and throat colds.
J Get the genuine. Ask your druggist for
"215 ounces Pinex." and do not accept
anything else A guarantee Of absolute
sati sfactiOn. or money promptly refund
( ed goes with this preparation. The
P1nex Co. Fort Wayne, Ind.-Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07

quaTrels dssenton sudden al the waters
edge" or words TO that effect
Not thar We have ever doubted Congressman Barn
harts loyalty to the president that he needs
rather than encouragement from
home. o " commend the sending OF the message in
question. We know what II 10 be surrounded
by quarrel. the side against con
tlnually letting you know H. while those who are with
you by never say Your friends seem to
If they encourage you Bit and assert agreement
with you you may get stuck yourself. while your
enemies take chances and try 10 make you feel
small they II takes years of experience TO
discern just the line between big noise
and majority opinion-the thing that representative
government ought always stand for
Besides congress attempting interfere with the
presidents foreign policies is interfering with some
thing which in a way outside its jurisdiction. is
seeing TO exercise executive functions.
The recent unpleasantness at Washington arising
from congressional meddling with diplomatic matters
has had at least sautary effect II 10 make
precise OF the different branches of
government with regard foreign relations.
Many honest and well-meaning congressman has
realized with shock surprise. that diplomatic
negotiations with Germany. England any other
country are none official business The senate it
is true has good deal to with foreign relations
because it approve diplomatic appointments and
treaties to make them effective. But the
authority dictate modify foreign policies
own initiative. As for the house, it is cipher
in foreign relations until comes declaring
appropriating money.
our constitution places the responsibility conduct
foreign negotiations solely in the hands of the pres
ident Congress may disagree with his policy or
method but congress is not responsible. 1t may help
by support. hinder hm-as it did
lately-by its apparent disapproval But officially it
interfere. Congress take the Lusi-
tania case the armed merchantmen problem out of
the presidents hands than the president himself
money the United States treasury without
a congressional appropriation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07
BUYING AND SELLING
PATIENTS"
STANDARD Remedies

The evil Of fee splitting where
by many doctors who would resent
the appellation "quack" profit by
passing a patient from specialist
to specialist" has become so great
that three states, at least propose
to legislate against it.
In the legislatures Of South Caro-
lima. Kentucky and Virginia bills 10
prevent fee splitting have been pre-
sented In Kentucky where identi-
cal bills have been introduced in
both house and senate. the practice
Of fee splitting is, with a peculiar
clarity of expression rarely met with.
designated as buying and selling
patients" and South Carolina uses
the same language. The proposed
legislation is For an act to prohibit
buying and selling of patients by
physicians or surgeons or other per
sons. and TO define what shall con
stitute the buying and selling of pa
tients and TO fix punishment for
violation OF the act"
The bill provides that any physi-
clan who Carries. sends. or is i'm
any manner instrum entail in causing
patient to go to another physician
or surgeon" with the expectation of
receiving from such physician or
surgeon without the knowledge and
consent Of the patient ANY money.
gift. or other thing Of value whatso-
ever is guilty OF a misdemeanor and
shall be fined when convicted the
first time. When convicted of a
second offense the penalty is for
fixture of license
Legislators thus rightly squeeze
some Of the graft out of the prac-
tice of medicine. and such a law as
is proposed would be a just one, and
Of great benefit 10 such patients as
are passed" from one doctor to an
other which is a favorite way of
separating patients from their
money. but the real root OF the evil
will not be reached until every
pharmacy law. narcotic and drug
law that needs 10 be. is amended by
striking out the clause eXempting
physicians from obedience to the
law. These exemptions. were they
not tragic. would be a joke.
As we'll might a legislature amend
the horse stealing law so as 10 ex-
empt professional horse thieves, as
10 exempt physicians from the penal
ties OF the pharmacy. narcotic and
drugs law
When a physician invades phar-
macy he is no more entitled TO eX-
49,, r,-i1,, fror, tho mia rroaqx Ia " tina N
a pharmacist who invades the sacred
yrecincts Of the medical profession
should be exempt from the pains
precincts Of the medical profession
act.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07
CRITICISES COSTLY STATIONS-BUT
NO APPLICATION HERE.

The beautiful and very expensive railway stations
which have built of late years. more of which are
in construction and still more planned for the near
future being severely criticised the score of ex
travagance.
The chief commissioner of the state railways OF
Queensland. Australia says our railroads go in too
much for gIded and marble halls This, how
ever. everybody understands, has application here
in South Bend. Nay verify"
The Railway Age Gazette sustains this view and
mad the subject of provid-
ing marble passenger stations with immense
amounts OF waste space in them. observation cars
budets Wallets maids, unnecessarily duplicated passen-
ger train service. and of other uxuries which
money and which are unknown on the railways of
any other country"
Mr. Reginald Gordon in the Engineering Magazine
agrees with the foregoing indictments bames the
communities which these structures. Mr..
don admits that most of the stations needed re-
placing improving many of them still do. But
he deplores the lavish expenditures mammoth ter
minals-
Among the offenders against Mr. Gordon's economic
the Northwestern at Chicago the Union sta
ton at Washington, the terminals at Kansas City
spokane Dallas Minneapolis and Paul and Roches-
ter. y. y one of those building the Union
station in Chicago of those planned will be in
Cleveland The Grand Central in New York while just
costly given credit for arranging its tracks that
buildings may be erected them thus obtaining
revenue for the upkeep.
It is true that much more money has been spent in
terminals than the efficiency OF getting trains
requires. But when Mr.. Gordon warns us th.t we
ought satisfied with built purely
efficiency sacrificing architectural beauty
producing. plain that he taking the right
stand
middle ages communities built magnificent
cathedrals-and paid them-and who questions the
ennobing effect these rich and spacious structures
all beholders? They satisfied gorifed lives
only Of those who built them but also of their
descendants The genius of the American people
10 transportation and TO business. Why not express
through those mediums the artistic nation?
Who that before the pillars the
Southwestern Chicago who that walked
Of that "wasteful in the Pennsylvania
station in New noble space and sim
plicity. astonishing grateful silence
think o them without "A thrill?
The people. in buying transportation writes Mr.
Gordon, will not. knowingly. for architectural
monuments nor artistic ceilings nor vast areas in
which they may congregate look "A beautiful
and well-chosen Inscriptions It is not the func
Of railway provide these embellishments a
either for esthetc effect education of
the people at large
We not sure MT Gordon. We are not so
sure! South Bend doesn't exactly feel that way
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07

asserted that Germany is lighting
for existence English and French
political leaders have intimated that
Englishmen and Frenchmen might
as well die if they are not on the
winning side when the war is over.
Talk OF that kind is nonsense. and
the men responsible for il know that
il is nonsense. History shows us
that civilized nations are not ami
hilated by defeat. At the end OF the
Thirty Years war in 164S only a
fragment of the population of Ger
many was left. Austria has en-
gagged in numerous wars and nearly
always has been defeated In 1870
the French were whipped soundly.
Napoleon seated his brother on the
throne Of Spain. All of these ma
tons are today intact. and all but
Spain are hrst-class world powers.
Long ago it was seen that the
Selling of neighbors' territory was
provocative Of revolts and quite in
advisable. In considering the state
of Europe after the war il may be
assumed that all the belligerents will
have suffered about equally in the
relative number of lives lost. The
chief disadvantages TO the vanquish-
ed will be the loss of military and
naval power, the loss of colonies.
and the necessity of bearing part Of
the financial burden Of the victors.
But affairs will go on in the ordi-
nary way. The defeated nations will
toll and save and pay their debts.
In doing this their people will ac-
quire habits of industry and thrift
which will turn defeat into a splen-
did victory. Every country will pro-
duce things which its neighbors need
and in a few years enterprise and
integrity will dominate international
commerce, as they always must.