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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

over the hill"
They are working every night and
morning now whether | am able to go
with them or not and they are making
great plans for the harvest they are
gathering.
We have picked and put up one hun
dred quarts of wild fruit. The child
rem said 1t seemed like the berries
were calling. pick me or we will fall
off and rot" Their idea came from
the fairy story of the good and bad
girl.
Everyone cannot have a vacation in
the field and hills. yet there are few
who cannot be cleaners. Just gather
up something that might be wasted
and put It to use.
While in town last week was max
ing a little dress from a cast off big
one and before IL was finished my OPP
portunity came. | had often fed the
hungry for 1t is a tradition Of our
family, IF you never turn anyone away
from your door hungry you will never
have to beg for bread" But | had
never really clothed the naked though
| had often given clothes. With the
little dress in progress. | espied two
naked children. Immediately | sought
the cause and found they had but one
suit to their backs and that theil
mother was washing them. Quickly
| finished the little dress and converted
a MILDLY blouse into a shirt. A small
pair of pants were at hand and l hat
the comfort of clothing the naked.
Join the cleaners, old and young
~, ffr.a q, .rnnpfya No npnanivfnt
necessary. Observe one law, Low
one another" Pay your dues by gath
ering up something good you can be
stow upon others, if only kind words
Where are the cleaners who will conn
To help gather the harvest home?
Who will gather some golden grain
A feeble life to help sustain?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

and will continue to as more people
become cognizant Of the beauty OF its
teachings, than any other one influence
for good. Mrs. Eddy should have the
respect, admiration. and love Of the
whole nation, for she is its greatest
woman" It is interesting to know
that Miss Barton later became more
and more interested in Christian
Science. so that this founder of the
Red Cross society found herself grow
ing into a full agreement with the
teaching and practice of Christian
Science.
In acknowledgment of Miss Barton's
glowing tribute Mrs. Eddy replied in
words which may be found on pages
296 and 297 Of THE First Church OF
Christ. Scientist, and Miscellany"
There she said in part: Nov if Miss
Barton were not a venerable soldier
patriot. philanthropist, moralist, and
| stateswoman, l should shrink from
such salient praise. But in consider
| alton of all that Miss Barton really is.
and knowing that she can bear the
| blows which may follow said descrip-
ton of her sOul-visit, | will say,
Amen, so be it,
Christian Scientists have a duty
ward the Red Cross society. 1t il
danger of being swept into the orBN
of reactionary interests, or of being
monopolized by would-be powers that
cannot progress in the science of heal
ing the sick and the sinner because
they are dragging false material be-
liefs at their heels. Christian Scien-
lists are working out the benevolent
ideal for which the Red Cross really
stands. an ideal which should ever be
at work, in time of peace as well as
in times of war. They are humani-
~tarians. possessing the precious pear
of spiritual understanding which is an
ever present help. The world need;
their compassion and joy. 1t is cry
ing out for the liberty which they car
make available to the distressed b.
realizing the %unreality of all evil. lie
them help to keep this human idea
of benevolence under divine control
+ LET them see spirit coming to thu
+ flesh and healing it, let their though
Uumine with the radiance of imper
- ishable Joy every sick-bed whethe
8 under cover of a tent or a roof, lie
: them render again unto mankind tn
y activity OF a living faith which reveal
God at hand, in peace and war. an
= man %benevolently replacing the eros
p with the crown.-William d. McCrack
A 4 an
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

in hand now. In 1918 Mr.. Durkee, Jr.,
was married to Miss Eula Howard. a
OF Iowa, and a week later they
came TO Power county, taking up the
the same year. Mr.. Dur
KEGS father is applying his extensive
knowledge In the business Of wheat
growing to the farms the family owns
Ia this county, and while they are,
comparatively speaking, new corners
here. their influence In the local wheat
belt is being recognized by all. Be
sides raising the cereal they are pay
ing attention TO every feature In diver
sihcatiOn that adds 10 the betterment
and to the income Of the farm. The
soil here will not produce its best
yields by being seeded 10 the same
crop year after year and diversified
farming Is the best means of bringing
back u the soil its original fertility,
and the continuance of d~iversihcation
Is the only NEAR TO retain hat fer
tility when once Il has been regained.
This has been proven In many sections
Of the northwest and In the central
western states, and for that matter
throughout the entire country. The
federal government as well as prac-
tically all state governments are con,
stantly impressing that diversihcation
must be practiced on farms In order "a
get maximum results, and the farmers
that have gone into II, giving II a fail
trial, will not go back to the ole
methods OF robbing the soil. This fac
Is the best evidence that the practic,
IL It's own reward.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

as is the garden tract of nearly one
acre. She states that no farmer cal
really AFFORD to be without dairy cows
and a flock Of chickens. In the garden
she raises everything needed for the
household and much of the produce
yields far more thar the home a use.
over in the Moonshine district G.
l.. Durkee has a ranch with a nice
war garden near the we'll famed for
It's splendid cool water. That garden
has beer devastated by two stray
burros who positively refuse to leave
the place. The long-eared buns have
been driven on miles In every direction
OF the compass, and invariably are
back on the ranch before the rider
who ran them off returns. They have
brought the trick OF going through a
barbed wire or any other fence down
to a scientific basis and nothing stops
them. Whenever they feel the neces-
sity OF exercise. which is about every
other day, they go into the fields OF
some other rancher in that section
and help themselves to the grain, gar
den truck, and whatever comes handy.
They are wary like a coyote, and when
a man comes along the road they al
ways face him and are prepared to
scamper off at an instant's notice
hut they never make a break for the
road. 1t is always into a field. All the
ranchers within a radius Of 20 miles
OF that we'll will be delighted II the
owner or some other person will
please come and take the loafers away.
As far as the ranchers Whereabouts
are concerned the burros are free tc
all Corners as long as the supply lasts
Chinese lettuce is another weed pes
that Is gaining ground in some parts
OF the county This weed has n re
deeming feature and that is that al
livestock rellshes it. Horses will picl
il out when it is mixed with the nay
and seem to have a decided preference
for II.
one inauisitive coyote has been en-
countered by the Pilgrim so far in hi
wanderings. The old scout was me
i'm a gully, far from the beaten road
and was not inclined to give man,
inches of right of way. In fact, he diI
not offer to retreat until pelted wit
some stones. Coyotes infested VIII
rabies are not a pleasant beast to NEE
and since it is understood that nearl
all are thus infested it is not pruden
: to take any chances. AT that, throw
? ing stones is a mighty poor means Q
? defense unless the thrower is sure G
2 hitting the target every time.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

Mrs. Andrew Feulner. mother Of Leo
J. Feulner. came here from Spokane.
This explains why she considers dairy
ing an important factor in the up
building of the ranch on the Sun
beam road, for there is not a ranch
within a hundred miles of Spokane that
does not either sell butter or cream.
From two cows she ships cream by
rail to market and her monthly cream
check runs from $40 to S12. The home
IL also supplied with cream and butter
from the two COWS. The last quotation
she received from the creamery was
f6 cents per pound for butterfat. For
some time during the past winter she
received 50 cents per pound. These
figures speak for themselves when the
question Of groceries and provisions
presents Itself in the farm home.
Mrs. |. ]. Durkee is In charge Of a
garden covering two acres or more on
the ranch three miles east of town.
This garden was planted very late I'm
June on account of the deep snow
bank which had lodged where the gar
den tract is located. The corn. for in
stance. was not planted until June 20,
and but three showers happened along
that section since the planting. Yet
after but sixty days of growth the
stalks are full OF ears and the family
! table is never In want OF roasting
ears. Everything else in the garden
Is doing equally we'll. Three years
ago "a small tract of the garden was
planted TO Mammoth Russian sun
flowers The suuiowers growing this
year are a volunteer crop and II the
readers OF this do not believe that most
OF the stalks are eight feet high they
can walk out there and measure them
60 assure themselves of his fact. The
heads are i'm some cases fifteen inches
Ia diameter and laden with seed. sun
flower seed makes a splendid chicken
feed. and horses are very fond of IT,
Last year nearly five bushels of the
seed was harvested A sunnower plant
needs very little attention, for il is one
, of the hardest plants grown in the
= west. Quotations for seed are not al
? hand now. but the Pilgrim remembers
that a farmer In North Dakota who
had four acres i'm sunfiowers sold his
seed az S3.50 per bushel right on his
T ranch. the buyer paying the freight
[ to Chicago. In North Dakota in those
, DAYS many farmers used straw-burn.
{ ing heating stoves, and any person
who ever saw the monsters in opera.
tion knows what a nuisance they we're
II took three a~ble-bodied men to worl
{ them-one to bring In the straw. an
: other one to ram the straw down tn,
I stove. and a third man to remove tn,
muck from the bottom OF the stow,
and the room. Il "a customary fol
all three men to wear heavy o%vercoati
I while going through their respective
duties. for the theory that a straw
d burning stove gave out any heat wal
an idle dream. The mar who raise,
I the %sunhowers had EN- all beat. 10
d he had the stalks TO burn and the!
I we're a good fuel.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28
GINS LAST ONLY 100
DAYS AT THE FRONT

ORGANIZATION of an enlisted ordnance
corps of the national army with a to-
tai strength of 10000 men is directed
in army orders, all members OF the
existing ordnance enlisted reserve
corps being transferred to the new
establishment. 1t will comprise the
mechanical force to care for the re-
pair of the great and small guns OF
the fighting branches of the army.
The new corps will be divided into
units suitable for work with divisions
in training or in the field or at the
ordnance depots and repair shops be-
hind the lines.
Some idea of the work that must be
done in replacing and repairing guns
may be gained from the cast that on
any section of the western front every
artillery piece actively engaged must
be replaced every hundred days. A
new gun must be brought up and
placed on the carriage. The old n
will have been "shOt out" in that time
and must be refined. In addition,
damages to guns in action are frequent
and often skilled mechanics are needed
to make repairs without delay.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

Oliver Chadwick of New York, mem
Der of the aerial squadron of Cap
tain George Guynemar, the famous
French airman, is missing. 1t is be-
lieved he was brought down in an air
battle behind German lines.
Thirty-four of the los persons in
dicted for race riots at st. Louis a
month ago, can not be found.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28
ALONG The HIGHWAYS

Gleanlngs by the Pilgrim In His
Manderings Here and There.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

Mr. Durkee. Sr.. is "a native OF Wis
consin. and came 90 the state of Wash
agtou 20 engage in wheat raising i'm
Whitman county en- 1904. His son and
oliaborer here came with MIN. being
only a lad then. He grew up In that
great Hheat belt. working on the ranch
NiJh his father and getting an insight
into things that is standing him we'll
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-28

VI. Manor is cutting and threshiug
his grain this year with a combine har-
vester on his ranch last of town. The
motive power for drawing the machine
Is supplied by twelve horses, while
everything else on the machine is OPP
Grated by a IS horse power gasoline
engine, The engine consumes 10 gal
Ions of fuel each 10 hours. This Is
the drst try-out OF this machine by
MIR. Manor and he is Just getting ia
miliar with H. The Pilgrim rode OF the
machine for a mile or more. the 'trail'
leading over steep hills, down into
swales. and over more hills. II be-
hooves a man TO get a tight grip on
some part OF the machine while goirg
over the rough ground. for II one ever
fell on he would be apt to resemble
~fricasee unless he rolled out OF danger
at once In the hilly country. says
MT Manor. il is impractical TO operate
the machine With a tractor as the mo-
tive power. The implement is new
here and is being tried "a by several
farmers
Mrs. n. ID. Rohde is another one OF
the ladies residing on farms who be
/ neves that butter and eggs are Of inn.
portance ou the farm AS ovenue pro.
ducors The Rohde ranch is a mil,
and a half east of town and the dairy
herd is small in numbers but moi
ismail iu the income 10 produces. Mrs
IHuhde has kept q record OF the but
yer sold during the month of July from
/ three COWS and it totals $3.50. Thu
sale of eggs for the same montl
brought in Slf25. OF course. thu
home was supplied also with butte
aud eggs. The dairy and chickens ar
under the especial are of Mrs. Rohde
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
ARE GIVEN CHANGE,
 AS OFFICERS

Through the efforts of Delegate from Alaska to Congress Charles A. Sulzer, Alaska is to be allowed twen- " candidates for commissions in the United States army. The telegram stating that fact has been sent to all Alaska newspapers, a copy of | being received at The Citizen office yesterday The wire is syIl-eXpIana- tory and is as follows.
 Washington D. C.. June 19, 1917. Citizen, Fairbanks:
 Alaska is allotted twenty candi- dates al second Officers Reserve Corps training camps by adjutant general, following a personal appeal on my part. The camp begins at the Presidio, San Francisco, Califor. mia, on Angus, 27th l am trying to arrange that application for admis' sion be passed upon al army post in Alaska, thus saving the unneces sary trip to the states, Will notify you later about this.
 Application blanks are being sent by mail to United States commis, sioners in your towns, also to com mandng officers of all Alaskan army posts Applicants for commissions are to receive one hundred dollars per month, while in training, also transportation and other expenses.
 CHARLES A. SULZER,
 Delegate from Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
SAMUEL. BI ,CAl'S WIDOW SUES TO
 GET INSURANCE,
Associated plcSs)

SEATTLE, June 21 Mrs. Samuel Blum, wife of the late Alaskan mer- chant owning big mercantile inter csts in Cordoya and Valdez, Alaska, instituted proceedings in federal court here today against the United States Fidelity Casualty company of Penn svlyania and the Mutual Life Insur- ance company, asking that the court give her a judgment against the de fcndant concerns in the sum of $25,- 0OO The complaint alleges that Mr. Blum carried insurance in that amount in both companies, and that it has remained unpaid since his death. although the complainant has repeatedly tried to collect it.
 No answer to the complaint has yet been filed in court here. It is understood, however, that the de fendant companies will contend that Blum was d suicide, and that as such his widow is not entitled to benefits under the terms of the policies.
 Blum. it will be remembered, fell or jumped from a window in the fifth story of the Alaska building here early this spring, his offices being on that floor. Ii was contend ed by great many people at the time that he had committed suicide, while others, chiefly friends of the family and relatives, pointed out the fact that he had not been feeling well for some time previous to his death, and that he must have fallen ont of the window in a fainting spell.
 To the police investigation of the case, chiefly, is ascribed the conten- ton of the insurance companies that Blum committed suicide. Pointing out that the big Valdez store of his concern had just burned for the sec ond time within a year, and that the concern had lost boat load of lumber shortly before his death, they contended that he had committed suicide in fit of despondency.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
PROSPECTS FOR
 FOOD BII |. ARE,
 MUCH BRIGHIF, K
Associated prcss)

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21.- It is now generally considered here that the prospects for the passage of the administration food legisla ton before July l. as had been re quested by President Wilson, are now much brighter In fact, the leaders of the administration in both the house and the senate are to- night predicting the passage of the necessary measures before the time named last night, although they eX- pected that the measures would eventually pass, they did not expect their final enactment for two or three weeks yet
 The action taken in both the house and the senate today is generally considered as being indicative of the lators on the subject. Public opini- on and newspaper talk is also said to have had considerable weight with the legislators in the matter of their attitude toward food legislation. The food measures still have strong op- ponents in both houses, but thei: support is gradually drifting from them, and il is therefore expected that when the measures are brought up for final vote there will be but little determined opposition to their passage,
 ment calculated to delay final action on the bill And had the amend ment passed it would have had the effect desired by those who pro posed it and would have eliminated immediate action on it's passage The utmost importance to the leaders ot the administration in the house, as it showed that the tendency of most of the representatives is toward the ultimate passage of the bill.
 In the senate, too. a stumbling block was removed. It had been expected that the opponents Of the bill in the senate would object to final action being taken to such an extent that they would cause a fill buster to be inaugurated, but 1t IS understood tonight that the leaders of the opposition and the leaders Of the administration have tentatively agreed upon a compromise designat- ed to expedite the bills consideration.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
Red Eyes Indicted;
 Conspiracy Charged
l.A-+3Cfaftd rra~~)

NEW. YORK. June gi Under the statute prohibtrtnE consp.ra- C. a-a.u~t rhe government in aus form. Emma Goldman and Alexander Hrrkman lhc noted anarchists and sellalleged social srlorm,l-. v"le today indicted by tpdesu grand jury The spe- cIic charge is conspiracy to in duce men eligible 10 conscrjp- ton not 10 register as provided by law. The pair Were arrested several days ago. At that time both gave bonds in the sum of $25.ouo. \ renewal Of these bonds wa7 asked by District At torury SWann when the ndict- menr was returned today, but Goldman only Was able 10 lur- u.sh rhum Bettmm is now con fined in jail. having been unable to furnish satisfactory bail. The federal officials hcre feel certain of conviction in both cases.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
{ A Associated Press
 Wins Big Victory
Associated PTess)

AHNSOtldNSd iVooJ
 NEW YORK. June 21 The United States circuit court of appeals here today handed down a decision in favor Of the plain tiff in the case of the AssocI- ated Press versus The Inter national News Service. The de cision carried with 1t instructions to the district court to issue an injunction against the defendant in accordance with the decision The injunction will prevent the use by the international News Service ot any press dispatches sent out by the Associated Press, appropriatng such dispatches as having been sent by its own cor respondents. in the past the In terna tional better known per haps. as the Hearst" service, has appropriated Associated Press dispatches and has garbled them in such manner as to make them almost unintelligible.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
ALASKA BRINGS MUCH FREIGHT
 FOR RAILROAD

DAWSON, Y. r, June 20-The steamer Alaska sailed from port here this afternoon for Fairbanks direct She has a number of passengers for both Fairbanks and Ncnana, and is pushing d barge load of railroad construction material for Nenana, in addition 10 being herself loaded down with railroad freight. There is no freight for Fairbanks but d few fruit shipments. There is a considerable quantity of second class mail and some first class for Fairbanks.
 The passenger list of the Alaska was as follows;
 For Dikeman- Louis Sloss, W. H. Fairbanks, Volney Richmond.
 For Fairbanks M H. Davis, Ro- meo Hoyt, C. E. Robinson, Miss Adriana Bitro, Mrs. w T. Pinker- ton. G. l.. Skinner, F. L. Denman.
 (Mrs Lipman Simson and baby and sister and Miss Belle Crosse are also supposed to be passengers, but their names are not mentioned on the passenger list.-Ed).
 For Nenana-J. J. Abel, Peter Johnson. F. L. Forbes, J. B. Allin, ger, A. H. Bernfield, John kou launes, Robert Boyle, s. A. La touies, Ball Staptz.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25

GROUND TAKEN BY THE GERMANS
 IS RECAPTURED BY THE ALLIES
{ Associated Press ]

LONDON June ApNa all of the gro" captured by the Germans on il official dispatches received the war office tonight t front A of during the German advance all that ranas  aoFr lines waspr practically futesS
 o They gained until this morning. when violent tcde allied oeT The o declare to favcte zee
 FRENCH REFUSE GERMANS.
 ela h in acn inc tl .vrkrc rtrchc or 300 yards 0f)Nad front " Mondays i'm than coneats them tor The and Blond
 
 2OMGa dispatches late tonight from Belgium a concerned There however, considerable artillery cna1n being practically
 
 BIRN June 21 The office tonight reports general activity on the part the German al by which of the trenches captured by the 
 tonight that the French losses in the today mad been
 FIGHTING FAST FRONT
 he o The ling great 0ssa according to he
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
SLACKERS WILL
 BE ROUNDED UP
(AssOciated Press)

LOS ANGELES, June 21.-An edict has gone out from the district at torney's office ordering that all slack CTS be rounded up and the police force of this city as well as the fed eral and state authorities are now looking for them Warrants for 102 persons. charged with failure to reg ister as is required by law, were is sued today and others will shortly follow.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
WILSON HOST
 TO RUSSIANS
Associated Y~reSS)

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2l.- Following out his line of social pro cedure inaugurated when the French war commission first reached the United States, President Wilson to- night acted as host at a dinner at the White House in honor of the members of the Russian war com mission A few heads of depart immediate advisors were also pres ent at the dinner
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
TWO ASK FOR
CITIZENSHIP

Two petitions for naturalization were received at the office of the clerk Of court yesterday. They were those of Ali Gustav Theodore Exc EnOs).
 Ekeland is native of Norway. His witnesses are Reed Harris and s. R Hess.
 Enos is forswcaring allegiance to Portugal His witnesses are NJ. F. Hall and ! C. Morrow