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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
USE SPECIAL CARE
IN CURING ALFALFA
If Crop Has Been Cut and Still
Green, Best Not to Turn It
While Wet With Rain.

Particular care should be used n
curing alfalfa under adverse weather
conditions, asserts R. X. Bennett, In
etructor In crops In the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
If alfalfa has just been cut and Is
still green. 1t is best not to turn 1t
when wet by rain. 1t should be left
in the swath until favorable weather
conditions prevail. Providing hay has
dried enough on top 1t should be
turned, preferably with side delivery
rake and allowed to dry in the wind
row. Allow the surface to become dry
before turning the alfalfa under and
keep turning until all the hay is dry
are important points to observe. II
hay has been punched and is wet by
rain. open up the punches as soon as
the top Is dry and allow sun and wind
to blow through 1t.
Under the weather conditions Of the
last few weeks. shocking hay II good
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Add s4.4s2, 900 to Liberty Loan.

Denver.-Worn and weary from a
speaking tour totalling sixty-one
speeches. Secretary of the Treasury
William g. McAdo6 found inspiration
and renewed vigor for two vigorous
speeches delivered in Denver Friday
at the rally luncheon OF the Liberty
Loan army where he Witnessed dem.
onstration of the patriotism of the
capital city expressed in 2.444 sub
scr;ptions, aggregating $4.462, ,O5O.
bringing the total for the four days
Of the campaign to $751; 900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
FLOWING WILL
PROVE PROFITABLE
Puts Soil In Proper Condition for
Coming Season-Destroys
Grubs and CutWorms.
{By L. N. BENNINoToN.)


It will soon be time to demonstrate
to the amateur the value Of the late
plowing that the foresighted man did
during the late months Of last year.
There is none of the fancy natural
setting about the fall work that IL
found In the spring, but the man who
thought ahead and prepared his ground
will soon enjoy an advantage In the
form Of a much earlier crop, and In
the satisfaction of having completed
the Job while he was at 1t that the
less energetic and thoughtful farmer
Will not know.
During the first favorable days Of
spring the disk and harrow work will
be done, and the earth will be broken
with all of the riches that the fall
work bestowed. There are 80 many
workers who do not understand the
value of this initial work that at the
opening of the new year the resolution
ought to be made to take a leaf from
the book of experience and make this
year count ON scientific lines.
The fall work will put the ground In
proper condition for the coming sea-
son. Grubs and cutworms and all
of the bug tribe that come to harrass
and annoy the farm worker will get
short shrift when the plow turns them
up to the mercies Of the cold weather
that is to follow. And then the vege-
table matter that is plowed under will
have time to decay and blend with the
soil thoroughly. Where the plowing
is done on rough, hilly soil the fur
rows will catch and hold large
amount Of moisture that would other
wise be lost by reason Of the con-
formation Of the ground.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

(F'rom the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
The demand for breeding ewes has
exhausted the local supply in many sec
lions, the United States department of
agriculture finds. Western range ewes
are being. used to start farm flocks in
the corn belt and in the East. In the
corn belt these ewes have already
proved their ability to produce mar
ket-topping lambs when mated to good
rams of mutton-breeds and when well
cared for during the winter and after
lambing. They may be expected to do
well on the farms east Of the corn belt
and on hilly pastures Of the Appa-
lachian mountain system.
Uss Care In Selecting Ewes.
In purchasing these ewes care should
be taken to obtain those with sound
teeth, udders that are soft and pliable.
and teats that are sound and have no
hard cores. Ewes from one to three
years Of age are to be preferred. These
ewes may be in thin condition but
should suffer no discrimination on this
account alone. II thin they cost less
per head than II fat. and the flesh
needed to put them in good condition
can be put ON by the purchaser more
cheaply than 1t can be bought in the
open market
These ewes are usually free from
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

practice. Make small shocks that will
turn water. Leave until favorable
weather conditions prevail before put.
ting in NOW or stack. Some of the
most progressive farmers use shock
covers but for the average farmer. the
original cost Of these and the work re-
quired for their proper use, IL prohibi,
tive. :
For hay to be safe for storage In,
NOW the moisture content must be re-
duced to at least 20 per cent. This.
point can be determined by taking 4
small wisp Of hay and twisting. II NO
moisture comes out and 1t breaks read
lily 1t can be safely stored
Probably more alfalfa hay Il stacked
in Kansas than is stored In sheds and
1t is important that the stack be con-
structed properly. In building q cir.
cular stack the sides should be given
q fairly prominent bulge and the mid
die should be well tramped as more
hay Is lost through poorly packed GEN.
ters than in any other way. The top
should be fairly well rounded and
when settled should show good form.
II some marsh hay or slough can be
secured 1t IN advisable to cover with
this In order to shed water and to pre-
vent excessive losses during rainy
weather and before the stack Ii well
settled.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

stomach worms, and. thanks to the reg.
ulations governing the interstate ship
ment of sheep, are free from sheep
scab or other communicable diseases.
They can ordinarily be purchased
through commission men on such CEN
tral markets as Chicago, Omaha, Kan
sas City. East st. Louis, st. Paul. st.
Joseph, ETC., or direct from the range
breeders. Organizations interested in
effecting an increase in farm flocks
have arranged to sell Western ewes to
Eastern farmers at cost.
Regardless of how they are pur-
chased, the buyer should insist that the
stock be healthy. sound Of teeth, and
have good udders and teats.
Publications Of vaius.
Farmers Bulletin No. SIC, entitled
Breeds of Sheep for the Farm" will
assist the owner Of grade ewes in the
selection Of q purebred ram to head
the flock. This bulletin discusses tho
different breeds, their characteristics
and adaptabilities. Advice on the DIFF
ferent kinds Of equipment to be used
on the sheep farm can be obtained
from Farmers Bulletin No. $40 deal
ing with Equipment for Farm Sheep
Raising" These bulletins can be pro-
cured free by writing to the depart
ment Of agriculture, Washington. d. G.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
oiI survey ursed BY ln.peetor.

Confident that oil in abundance un-
derlies vast portion Of Colorado. and
that the state will rival its neighbore
in the West as a producer of crude
oil, james Duce, state oil inspector.
is vigorously urging upon the gov.
ernor and the members OF the State
Council for Defense an immediate sur
vey of the state with view to de
termining those regions underlaid with
oil. The state has a fund Of 100000
cash which Mr. Duce says IL immedi-
ateiy available for this work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
New M Mexico.

At Golden q hydraulic gold-washing
plant that the Santa Fe Gold Dredg-
ing Company is installing will be
ready for operation by December 1st.
BY q coincidence which may be a
good omen, big strike Of rich bonan-
"a ore was made ON the Lady Frank
lin group at Kingston. N. M, just at
the time when the value OF silver was
at high mark.
The option on the principal prop
critics of the Organ district taken by
the Phelps-Dodge Company has been
taken up by the American Smelling
and Refining Company for $3.50, 1000.
An immediate payment Of $4,000 was
made.
The Oaks Company is now mining
and milling SIT ore on the Deep Down
mine, one of their Central group. This
adds another shipper to Mogolion dis
trict and4hakes the fourth property
of the Caks Central group in which
they are maintaining a regular pro-
duction Auto truck transportation
to mill is under consideration. as there
are not enough burros in camp to
handle the production.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Wyoming.

Rumors persist concerning shale
we'll having been brought in by the
Akron Oil and Gas Company in its
second we'll
The Pathfinder well on 36-34-76, in
the Big Muddy field, has been straight
ened out and drilling is now progress
Ing in the most satisfactory manner
MIdwes, drillers cut into productive
saale at y depth of 400 feet In the
we'll that is being drilled for the Joint
account CT the New York Oil and Cur
tis Companies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
FAVOR WAGE INCREASE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS RAISE
IN CANON DISTRICT.
Board Found All Other Grievances
Presented by Miners Were Trivial
and Unimportant.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The Industrial Commits
sion made its findings and recon-
mendations following the investiga-
tion into the grievances presented to
1t by the United Mine Workers en-
ployed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. The commission recon-
mended that the scale Of hand mining
In the mines of the c. F. & l. in the
Canon district be increased 6 cents
per ton 30 that the scale in this dis
trtct will equalize with the scale at
Walsenburg and Trinidad.
The commission found that all of
the other grievances as presented by
the miners were trivial, unimportant
and not entitled to be classed as griev-
ances. and which could have been
promptly, easily and fairly adjusted
between the employees and the en-
ployers through the channels provided
by the company's industrial plan"
The commission finds that the
question of recognition of the union
is one with which the Industrial Com
mission has nothing to say, that the
scope Of the commissions authority
is limited to the question of wages,
hours and working conditions"
1t charged the miners with had
faith. from q patriotic standpoint, in
demanding at such time the recog-
nition of the union as the only alter
native to declaring a strike, and con-
cluded that prior to May 1. 1917, when
the controversy began, the average
daily wage Of miners in the Fremont
district was equal to or slightly in
excess Of the average daily wage paid
men in the employ Of the company in
the Trinidad and Walsenburg districts.
With the exception of the grant of
the increase In wages in the Cafion
district, the report finds for the oper-
ators all the way through.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Arizona.

The Cananea mines at Douglas. idle
since the strike last July, have re-
sumed operations.
Calumet & Arizona Copper Company
production In September was 5.250.000
pounds. compared. with 4.296.000 in
August and 3.54s.00O In July.
Work leading to development of
high-grade body of lead-silver ore was
started at the 130-foot level in the
shaft of the Silver King mine at su-
perior.
The Louisiana-Arizona Copper Min
ing Company is getting its new ma
chinery on the ground at the property.
nine miles west Of Bisbee on the road
to Tombstone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
M MontanA.

Within fifteen minutes the Montana.
Wyoming stock Exchange at Casper
raised $4,000 for Liberty bonds.
The Interstate Oil Company (Mon-
tana) has secured forty acres In the
Hepler field. Crawford county. Kan
sas (northeast corner Of southeast
quarter of section 31-27-22) within 200
feet of producing well. which was
brought in at depth of approximate
ly 600 feet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
HELPING HONEY BEE
IS ACT OF KINDNESS
Neglect to Provide Water Is az
CulpabIe as to Cut OFF Food
SuppIy-0ther Hints.
tBy W. H. UNDERWOOD,

CBy w. H. UNDERWOOD.)
We take pleasure in kindness in va
rious ways to the higher domestic ami
mails, well knowing that there is profit
in this humane treatment, but that it
should extend to bees may come as q
new thought to many.
Neglect to provide drink is as culpa-
BILE as to cut OF the food supply and yet
the bees are in, many instances. who'll
ly disregarded in this respect.
Yet the insects pluckily shift for
themselves In such cases, and they may
be found congregated about the vilest
places. If they happen to contain mois-
ture. not because they do not prefer
pure water but because 1t Is not con-
venient to obtain.
You may have noticed how they in
varlably flock about the watering
trough, If it happens to stand in the
neighborhood of the hives, showing
plainly that water is necessary, and
can you fail to appreciate how many
are drowned in this effort to get a
drink3
A fountain for their special accom-
mediation is so easily made that it
Is really wicked as well as wasteful to
neglect 1t. Cover a pan or other shall
low dish with wire screen cloth and
keep the dish filed with water, plac-
ing It in a shady place where it will
keep as cool as possible. The bees
can get the moisture through the
and vet there Is no possibility
Of their drowning.
Another hardship through pure neg
lect, and one which often results disas-
is a failure to keep the grass
moved In front Of the hives.
How would you like to have such an
in your path when coming
home tired and heavily Iaden3
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Colorado.


The White Raven at Ward takes
lead in the silver producers.
The shipping value of Colorado min
erals is close to 10O,000.0O0 per an
mum.
Many Of the leasers in the Big Five
tunnel are meeting with marked sue
cess.
New reduction plants are being ar
ranged for the Grand Valley tests now
being made.
Several chemists are working out
the available by-products from the
Mesa county oil-bearing shale.
At the Bezant mine In Leavenworth
gulch, near Central. work has been
started to unwater the mine.
Thomas johnson IL rapidly getting
the Two Brothers mine into shape for
. largely increased production.
The New Era mine in the Freeland
district is producing sufficient ore to
keep the mill running two shifts daily.
In Clear Creek county Robert Kane
and Brad Cowles made . shipment Of
200 sacks of carbonate Of lead ore
from the Frisco mine, Daily district.
Work is now under way on the COM
pressor building and sawmill At the
Colorado Central mine. and the gen.
eral plans for the rock or crushing
house have been completed.
Boulder county's mineral production
is e, tremely varied. Gold. silver, lead.
zinc, tungsten and oil are found in
commercial quantities. with mangan-
ese and molybdenum present In small
deposits.
Although Gilpin county has always
been classed as gold-producing coun-
ty on account OF its heretofore great
production Of gold. still her veins car
ry many other minerals as by-prod-
ucts. such as silver. lead. copper. zinc.
tungsten and uranium that now COM
mand q high price. and will add ma
terially to Its annual output for 1917.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
v. 9. Dollar Fund Incorporated.

Incorporation papers for "the Unit
ed States Dollar fund.-" backed by Eng
lish citizens Of the United States, were
filed in the office of James r. Noland.
secretary Of state. The purpose Of the
corporation is to donate and use
money" for the relief of the perma-
nently disabled soldiers Of the British
empire.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Golden Has s2oo, 900 In RadIum.

Golden. After six months work the
United States Bureau of Mines here
has just completed the extraction and
publication Of about two grams of
radium. valued. roughly, at 100000,
from over 400 tons Of Paradox valley
radio-content ores. ~-'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Dlseoverer Of Garden Of Gods Dead.

0Iseoverer Of Garden Of Gods Dead.
Colorado Springs. = Melanc h n
Sayre Beach, who with his partner.
Rufus Cable of Denver, discovered the
Garden of the Gods. died here. aged
83 years. He came to Colorado in
1858, and was one of the company
that formed the original townsite CON-
pany Of Colorado City. now Colorado
Springs. At one time Mr.. Beach
owned the now famous Manitou
springs. which he sold many years
ago for $500. He was q member of
Colorado's first Legislature. He
served with the union forces in the
Civil war and saw service also against
the Indians of the Pixies Peak region.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Noland orders 10000 Auto Tags.

Secretary OF State holland an
nounced that 10000 automobile license
tags have been ordered for next year.
He is confident that there will be at
least 10000 more motor cars in Colo
RADIO this time next year than there
are now. There are approximately
GO 900 now.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Fin. Trout Fry at rr.ppsr.' Lake.

TO hatch three-QuArters OF million
trout where none were Matched before
and to supply three OF the great water
sheds of Colorado with fine trout fry
is the plan put into successful opera
tion by w. B. Fraser. state game and
fish commissioner. who has made
Trappers' lake one OF the finest trout
hatcheries in the state. The three
water sheds to be supplied from this
hatchery are Bear river. Williams
Fork and the White river.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Bean crop Ia eIa one.

Denver.-Colorado's yield of Mexi-
can beans this year is. worth from
$s.O00.0OO to $10.O0O.000 at. present
prices, according to w. H. Kerr. chair
man Of the committee on markets Of
the Colorado Council OF Defense. The
bean crop is five times larger than
last years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
10 OF. HOLD MEMORIAL
GRAND SIRE FRANK Co. ooWpY
pELivERs ADDRESS.
Interesting Program Featured Golden
Anniversary Of Founding Of
Lodge In Colorado.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Pueblo.-The annual meetings of
the l. o. o, f. Grand Lodge and the
Rebekah Assembly were busy ones
Both organizations joined in memorial
exercises. A memorial address was
delivered by the grand sire, Frank G.
Gowdy and the names Of those who
have died since the last meeting OF
the grand lodge were read.
The officers elected and installed
in the grand lodge were: T. H. Doug
las, Pueblo. grand master: DR.. H. p.
Hanson Of Denver, deputy grand mas
grand warden; o. E. Jackson of Den
yer. grand secretary; Rev. Clyde H.
Inman of Colorado Springs. grand
chaplain; N. Koenig of Golden. grand
treasurer; ]. c. Bell. Trinidad, trus
tee; T. N. Young. Pueblo. grand mar.
shal; Jesse Yates, Boulder. grand con-
ductor: c. L. Smith. Colorado Springs.
grand guardian; William Klaster Of
Ramah. grand herald.
The Rebekah Assembly installed the
following officers: President, Mrs.
Maud Twombly of Pueblo; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Behymer of Rocky Ford;
grand warden. Mrs. Woodruff Of
Creede: grand secretary, Mrs. Lamont
of Denver: grand treasurer, Mrs.
Thompson of Florence.
The golden anniversary of the
founding of the lodge in Colorado was
celebrated with an interesting pro-
gram.
The Grand Encampment of the Col
orado l. o. o. F., which Is q body dis
tinct from the grand lodge, being COM
posed only of those who have been
presiding officers of local lodges. met
in l. o. o. F. hall.
About 200 were in attendance at tho
encampment. Beside the election and
installation of the new officers, the
chief business Of this body was the
voting of the purchase of $500 worth
of the new issue of Liberty bonds. and
the assessment of 50-cent per capita
tax to keep up the dues and benefits
of enlisted members. not only during
the war. but for one year thereafter.
The fund thus created is to be admin
istered by the grand officers.
Louis Herman Of Boulder. the retir-
ing Grand Patriarch. presided until af-
ter the installation Of the newly elect.
ed officers. The installation which
was most impressive was conducted by
the highest official Of Odd Fellowship
in America, Sovereign Grand Sire
Frank c. Gowdy Of Denver.
The newly elected officers Of tho
encampment are: Grand Patriarch.
Jake Abendschaw Of Las Animas:
Grand High Priest. Walter M. Merrill
Of Grand Junction; Grand Senior War
den. Charles Aukele Of Canon City:
Grand Junior Warden. John Arguss
Of Colorado EpI lnss; Grand Scribe. ].
M. Norman of Denver; Grand Treas
urer, N. Koenig Of Boulder.
Grand Sire Gowdy thrilled the en-
campment with q stirring appeal for
loyalty to the government. and for
support to the administration in every
way. especially in the policy OF con-
servation of all resources needed for
the prosecution of the war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Want Men who Know Machinery.

Want Men Who Know Machinery.
Any man who knows machinery is
wanted in the Twenty-sixth engineers.
now being recruited at Camp Dix.
Washington. according to letter re-
ceived by Mayor Speer from Durbin
Van Law, first lieutenant of the corps
of engineers
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Help Needed to Save Large Crop.

rep Needed 70 SaVe Large Crop.
That the governor should declare q
two weeks holiday from all labor not
absolutely necessary to the life Of the
state and send the men. boys and able
bodied women into the fields and or
chards to help the farmers harvest
the mammoth crop now endangered
by the sudden cold is the opinion OF
Senator John T. Tobin and of L. A.
Tanquary. both Of the district exemp-
tion board.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Ask Bids on Bean Supplies.

Several Quartermasters' depots of
the army have asked for bids on bean
supplies. and w. H. Kerr, chairman
of the committee on markets of the
State Council of Defense. is putting
them in touch with Colorado produc-
ers
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Man Accused Of wife Murder weds.

Man Accused Of Wife Murder Weds.
Boulder.-Dennis Satterfield of
Longmont, acquitted last spring on
the charge Of numbering his wife. An
ME Satterfield, was married here to
Goldie Woosiey. 1s-year-old Longmont
girl.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

MINING .... 80. go. ....
Prices for Metals.
New York.-Bar silver. S4Mc. Cop
per. casting, $23.171a.
st. Louis.-Spelter, $7.95.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. 60
per cent, $20.OO@25.00 per unit. Crude
ores, 60 per cent. $20.00025.00; 25 per
cent, $12.O0@12.5O; 10 per cent, $40
012.20 per unit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Can Hold Product. for Best Prices.

Farmers who build pit storages can
hold their produce for the best mar
ket prices and are not at the mercy
of the weather and transportation
companies. advises the committee on
markets Of the Colorado Council of
Defense. Specifications for the pits
can be had at the office Of markets.
Custom House building, Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union New. ssrv,e..
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
v....ra Newspaper Union New. Service.
COMING EVENTS.

COMING EvEMTS.
Oct. 39-31-Educational Association
meeting at Grand Junction.
Oct. s1-Nov. 2-Educational Associa-
tion meeting at Pueblo.
Nov. 1-3- Educational Association
meeting at Denver: ,,d
Nov. s-s-Livs Stock Show at Grano
Nov. is-Is-Automobils Show at Dom
. vor.
,scy. 13-.4-Rural School Conference In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
LAFOLLETTE AND HIS KIND WILL CAUSE MORE MEN ID DIE
This Is Opinion of American Rights League, Which Is Demanding His
 Expulsion

New York. October 2.-Expulsion of Robert NJ. LaFollette from the United States Senate was demanded in tele- gram sent today to Vice President Marshall president of the Senate. by the American Rights league.
 Thousands of young Americans whc might otherwise have been spared for years of service to their country" the telegram read. "may now be sacrificed as result of the seditious and trea- sonable utterances of LaFollette and his followers. In our own country the futile, dangerous and contemptibie policies recommended by the LaFol- .Iette group have encouraged other traitors to bolder opposition to the war and have reinforced the pacifista propaganda fof4 dishonorable anu dangerous peace. These utterances have been spread broadcast through out Russia. melting in the new dcni- ocracy distrust and disorganization and encouraging Germany to renewed endeavors.
 We most respectfully protest aBamst the hiseaheh toieraiee "HtSh permits men like l-aFollette to util- ize positions of responsibility in our government for undermining tne righteous purpose of the country ana for interfering with the organization of our resources for the defense of the republic and for the fulfillment of our national obligations We call upon the Senate to perform the patriotic duty of securing the immediate expulsion of Robert NJ. LaFollette.'
 The telegram was signed by George Haven Putnam. president. and Douglas w. Johnson, chairman of the executive committee.