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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
CHICKS INFESTED WITH LICE
Mother Hen Should Be busted With
Some Good lnsset Powdsr-Maks
Examination Often.

Where chicks are raised with hens.
they are likely to become. infested
with lice. II the Iice get very nu-
merous, they greatly retard the chicks
growth and may even cause their
death. The hen should be powdered
thoroughly with some good Insect
powder before she II put In the coop
with the chicks, and at intervals Of
several days or week thereafter.
The bnby chicks should bo examined
for lice. particularly on the head.
under the wings and about the vent.
II any are found, little grease. such
'ns lard. should he rubbed on In those
places. Apply grease moderately, m
too much will injufe the chicks. The
thtcits should be examined frequently
and the treatment repeated II lice are
found on them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
Latest Gambling Device.

quIring a dark room and q point Of
light against which the egg is held to
get kind Of X-rny view Of Its In
terior. The process Is slow and the
conditions under which the men must
work are more or less unsanitary.
A newer method employs the cam
ding device shown in the illustration.
This device confines the dark area
where II belongs around the egg.
The projection on top Of the device
has q slight slnnt 80 that It Ii impos-
sible for any light to get to the egg
from above. With this device one
room may be used for Gambling. grad
Ing and packing.--Popular Science
Monthly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
MAKING MONEY WITH cAPoxs
Fowls Should Reach Full sIxe Before
FattenInu-erIng Better prlcss
as Than Turkeya.

Capons should reach full size be.
fore fattening. and this should BE-
when they are from ten to twelve
months old.
Fatten them from two to three
weeks before marketing--tw0 II they
ara shut up in dark coops. Feed
them all they will stun Of cornmeal
and middlings. wet. but not too wet.
with milk.
Cracked bits Of glass are used 90
an aid to digestion. but good grit II
safest where the ground stun IL used.
Grit Of some kind they must have.
The farmer who does not keep over
lot Of male birds as capons will loso
big profit on fowls, rs turkeys do not
nt any time sell as high as cap0ns per
pound.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
CHAPTER u.
. Meet the Mystery.


Before the evening meal had ended
the party still lingering In the cozy
quarters below over their coffee and
cigars-the yacht once again got under
way, and steamed slowly eastward down
the Sound. 1t was already dusk when
We returned to the deck and resumed
card playing beneath the awning. cleo
trlc lights sparkling overhead. never
recall a softer. sweeter air. The men
behind me were again discussing the
war news. but their voices scarcely
reached my ears. Once I leaned for
ward, observing the red and green
lights Of an approaching steamer. as
our siren spoke. but was altogether too
negligent to cross the deck and watch
the stranger pass by.
The fact was | could not Danish en-
tirely from mind the recollection of
that woman whom had seen In this
very spot the night before. had ac-
tua!ly seen her-it was no vision, no
dream. No doubt Darlington had faith
In what he said. and possessed no sus-
pIcion. whatever Of her presence on the
yacht But she was here nevertheless
why, how. for what purpose. By
whose help could not conjecture-but
that she actually existed and was hid.
den somewhere aboard. I had not the
slightest doubt. and l must solve; the
mystery alone.
But how could I prove the vision
truef how establish. at slkaSt to my
own satisfaction, her. Identity. and pur--
pose? thought 1t all over again and
again. II Carrington was unaware Of
her presence and OF thhg I really. no
longer felt shy doubt--then she must
have slipped aboard unseen. or. per-
chance. aided and abetted by one Of the
crew. Somewhere below, where discov-
cry was not probable except through
accident. she was kept In hiding. Yet
to accomplish this she would nsed as
slstance. She must have had aid In
getting aboard Unseen; someone who
knew of vacant cabin. and who could
supply her with food. Only an off,
Ger could hope to do, this without
arousing suspicion. Except f6t'the en-
gineer. Gault, whom l had not seen.
but who was hardly In a situation to
render such service. there were three
who might be accomplices-the>sc cap
tnin. Turner. and the FIRST and second
ofiicers-Hatch and Seeley. dismissed
all thought OF the first two almost In
stantly. Turner wns m old seastiog. q
former navnl officer. unappronchable,
ana an extremely strict dlsciplinarinn;
while Hatch was tall. lank. slow-
spoken individual. never guilty Of the
slightest civility to anyone. Neither
of these would ever aid and abet a
woman under any conceivable circum-
stances.
or the second officer. Seeley. I re-
membered burlington had mentioned
the fact that he had beea In his en-
ploy for over ten years. He was the
one most likely to listen to the plea of
woman. and to be deceived by her:
and besides. as suddenly recalled. II
was during his watch on the bridge
that the girl had ventured on deck
seeking the fresh night air.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
Terrier Saves Three Families.

Cincinnati, O.-"Teddy." the pet bull
terrier Of Morgan Kerwlck. manager
Of the st. Charles hotel. saved three
families from suffocating from am
monia fumes In a dwelling at No. 425
Plub street by barking furiously. The
terrier tugged at the covering Of Mrs.
Kerwick's bed. Mrs. Kerwick awak-
ened other tenants. Mrs. Clara Wood
and her daughter, Edna. residing on
the second floor. almost were over
come. Louis Fugazzo. Occupying the
uppsf Moor, carried his aged mother to
the OPEN -.-s
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
STALE BEER AS FLY TRAP
to Catch Carriers Of Deadly
Diseases.

Chicago. you trap the buzz
zing ay. would you soak him In the
eye. would you gladly see him die
use stale beer. -
A local wholesale provision house.
In . little pamphlet called TRAP the
Fly" urges all daeir employees to In
stan traps, and advises the juice OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
PHEAsANTs SAVE CHICKENS
Warn Of Approach Of Wild Hawks To-
ward the Barnyard Poui-
try.

Hood River. Ore.-Forrest L. Moe,
rancher Of the Odell district, says
he has lost no chickens from the nu-
merous hawks that frequent the neigh
borhood because Of well-defined sys-
tenn Of signals maintained by the Chi.
nese pheasants on the place and the
barnyard fowls. teA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
POULTRY
.FASIS
GAMBLING EGGS IN NEW WAY
Recent Device Confines Dark Arsa
Just Around Eso-ImpossIbls fer
Light to Get In.

As far rs the consumer Is concerned
there are only two kinds Of eggs
good ones and bad ones and usually
he cannot distinguish one from the
other until he breaks the shell. But
to the dealer there are several grades
between the best and the usnble eggs.
For years these grades have been
determined by candling-a process re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
TAKE GOOD CARE OF BRo0DER
vermIn and Disease Developed More
Rapidly In Warm Weather Than
In cooI--plslnfeet Often.

BE sure that the brooder Is cleaned
and disinfected frequently and regu-
larly. vermin and germs Of disease
should not be allowed TO get Into .
brooder but II they should invade. do
not forget that they develop more rap
IDLY IN warm weather than n cool.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04

Kansas, City, Mo.-Gail Hartman,
nine years old. drilled the children of
her neighborhood In "The Sleeping
Beauty" and presented 1t In her yard
asa Red Crop benefit The proceeds
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04

the hops. when fiat and warm. as one
of the best baits for the critters.
Then. too. II you don't want to waste
the beer you can use sugar and vine
gar-which doesn't evaporate as quick
ly as the suds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04

The old pheasant cocks. according
to Mr.. Moe, usually sight the hawk
first Their cries are taken up by the
barnyard rooster. who warns the old
hens.
"The latter" says Mr.. Moe. 'rmmedi-
ately hurry their little chicks to safety,
and thus the Chinese phesants have
solved the hawk problem for us. The
birds eat up good deal Of corn, but
! figure that they are worth II"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
THE BEST SEA STORY IN TEN YEARS"

In quoting widely
book
duee this serial to readers Certainly
and arteries blood s
apIane trenches
10 night in midsummer
Of
in "contraband" will plot Of
Just read ~ The Editor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04
Gro BE coNTiNUED.)

Slots cut part way through the blade
facilitate the work OF new hoe fos
mixing mortar and cement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04

What is your guess about the
girl? Do you suppose she 10 q
spy for some foreign govern
ment who wants to get to Eu.
rope In manner less public
than the regular steamship lines
offer7
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-10-04

Grass seeds germinate In from IA to
IL days. --.,-s.,ss... ..ss...<. ..... ...-
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06
MAIN FEATURES OF
new REVENUE BILL

Washington.-The war revenue bill.
as finally agreed on by the house and
senate conferees provides for the rails
ing Of approximately $4,000, 800, 900. as
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06

be subscribed. but oversubscribeG. No
one Is asked to donate or give his
money to the government, but every
one Is asked to lend his money to the
government. The loans will be repaid
In full with interest ut the rate Of a
per cent per annum. A government
bond Is the safest investment In the
world; II Is as good as currency and
yet better. because the government
bond bears interest and currenc:g does
not. No other Investment compares
with It for safety and ready conser;i
bllity into cast"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06
GARFIELD FIXES COAL PRICES
Fuel Administrators Announces Final
Decision, Which Will BE Bind
inp on All Dealers.

Washington. - Fuel Administrator
Garfield announced regulations. effec-
tive ut once, for the Limitation of the
retail prices of bituminous and an
thracite coal throughout the country.
The fuel administration has fixed.
in the conclusions arrived at, not the
specific price which the retail dealer
will be allowed 10 charge the con-
sumner. but the gross margin which
the retail dealer will be allowed to add
TO the average wholesale cost Of his
coal in making retail prices.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06
Tota,

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than 81 cards, an additional cents
on the present rates.
Taxes on life insurance, eliminated
from the house bill in the senate,
were amended and reinserted, raising
about $5,OOO.OOO. Effective November
l the new taxes on new insurance pol
icies issued are 8 cents per 500 or
fraction thereof on life insurance and
l cent per 81 on the premium charged
On marine, casualty, fire and inland
assurances.
Amusement taxes agreed upon pro-
vide that all persons entering places
Of amusement free, except employees
and officials on duty and children I'M
der twelve, would pay tax rate of 1
cent on each 10 cents or fraction
thereof Of the admission charge. This
tax also would apply to cabarets and
similar performances where the cost
Of entertainment Is included in other
costs, such as service. Holders of an
nual box seats would pay 10 per cent
Of the annual rental. Nickel theaters
and shows, rides and other outdoor
park amusements with a maximum adj
mission of 10 cents and benefit enter
tainments and agricultural fairs were
exempted.
After November 1. 1917, members of
all clubs, except fraternal orders, pay
ing more than SO annual dues would
be subject to 10 per cent tax.
Exemptions Are Allowed.
On excess profits the cOnferees
agrt ed upon a minimum deduction of
per cent and maximum of 10 per
cent, instead of the 6 to 10 per cent
fixed by the senate. Other exemp-
tons are $4,000 for corporations and
$4,000 for individuals. Corporations,
partnerships and individuals having
no capital stock would pay fiat rate
Of per cent on net profits in excess
of $4,000 for corporations and $4,000
for individuals and partnerships.
Miscellaneous income tax amend
ments inserted by the senate were
generally adopted, including the So
called Jones amendment for tax Of
10 per cent on corporations indis-
tributed surplus, without allowance
for income taxes paid. The 10 per
cent tax would not apply to undis.
tributed income actually invested or
employed in business or invested In
federal securities after September I,
1917, and 5 per cent penalty for sur.
plus retained but not employed is pro-
vided.
In making provision for administra-
ton and. collection of the new and
existing taxes the conferees provided
that the special tax Of 12h per cent
on war munitions manufactures shall
be reduced to 10 per cent, but re-
tanned to January 1, 1918. It now
yields about $29,OOO,OO0 annually and
the senate had proposed its repeal.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06
Secretary McAdoo issued the follow

Secretary McAdeo issued the follow
Ing appeal:
There Is now offered to the Amer
lean people new Issue Of $1,000. OOO.-
OOO of bonds to be known as the sec
onc Liberty loan. They will be issued
In such denominations and upon such
te7ms that every patriotic citizen win
have an opportunity to assist the gov
eminent BY lending his money upon
security Of the government bond.
1T Is essential tn the success of the
war ard to the support of our gallant
troops tbs these loans shall not only
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-06
SEEKS NEW LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary Of tho Treasury MeAdoo
Formally Opens Campaign to
Raise Needed Fands.

Washington.-The campaign for tn,
second Liberty loan Of $1,000. OOO. 900
was formally opened at Cleveland by
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo.
Ten million subscribers To the new
loan will be sought, and Il Is possible
that the ultimate Issue OF bonds may
be $5,O0O,OOO.DO0.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
REFERENDUM VOTE
ON LOCATION OF THE
CAPITAL PROPOSED

To counter the move made in the
senate yesterday morning to have the
legislature authorize the issuance Of
ss6o,ooo in bonds to build the wings 70
the new state capitol building, a mea
sure made its appearance in the after
noon calling for a referendum vote to
determine the Prepayment location OF
the state capital in Idaho. The measure
has the backing of Senators Elliott
Hill. briggs Eames and Cummings.
1t Is claimed that the contention Of
southeastern members is that il the
state IS to be divided, and for that
purpose two resolutions are now pend :
ing before the legislature. the south :
east should have the capital so that It
would have more central location.
Pocatello is suggested as the place for
1t. The bill calls for a preferential vote
for its definite location, which, it Is
claimed. the constitution provides for
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22

ran away and went back to NANNY
jackson. But they found her and took
her back and the court held she was O
delinquent and placed her in the Gus
tody Of Mrs. Louis Brock.
WoMeNe CLUB CONTROVERSY.
The result was a splitting Of the
Southern Women's club, OF which Mrs.
BROCK was a member. Some of the
others wanted share in caring for
Marjorie and there were some heated
arguments over the little girl.
One night Nanny" called at the
BROCK home. held friendly chat with
Marjorie and departed A few min
ntes later 1t was discovered Marjorie
was gone.' There were accusations of
kidnapping and the aged negress was
nailed into court. But not all the DO
lice and all the private detectives and
all the volunteer sleuths in the CITY
could find Marjorie until an astute
newspaper reporter located her in De-
troit.
COULD SOLVE MYSTERY7
Now the authorities arc planning
to bring her back. They don't know
Just what to do with her in View Of
her runaway propensities. They don't
think she Is a bad girl and they don't
want to send her to reform school
So they are making renewed and siren
uous efforts to find out Just who lar
Jorie really Is and, II possible, pla ce
her in the keeping Of some OF her own
folks. 1t IL believed NANNY" could
soiVe the mystery IL she would. But
she won't. She loves the child too we'll
10 lose her now after all these years.
And Marjorie
All ! want is Nanny" she says
pialntively. II don't care who 7 am
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head OF
catarrh disappears. Your elogged nos
trils will open. the air passages OF your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely No more snuffling. hawking,
mucous discharge. dryness or head
ache: no struggling for breath at
night
Get n small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
In your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage Of the head. soothing
and healing the swollen or inflamed
mucous membrane. giving you instant
relief. Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic. Don't stay stuffcd-up and
miserable. Relief is surc.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
AMERICAN GIRL OF
Twin FALLS WEEDS
FRANK SARGE, JAP
Attorney 6. M. Booth of
Twin Falls Denies Accom-
panying the Japanese to
County Clerks Office.

telegram received late yesterday
by Representative Collin OF Minidoka
county from c. II. Burgher, clerk and
recorder Of that county, stated in ef.
feet that Frank Sarge. the Twin Fall.
Japanese and Miss Della Ray, an
American girl. secured a license from
him and were married the same day
This 10 the couple refused license
by the recorder Of Twin Falls county
and to prevent the marriage Of whom
as well as other Mongolians inter-
| marrying with American girls, that
Senator Atherton introduced a bill In
the legislature Tuesday.
The county recorder OF Twin Falls
says the Japanese was in Jail there
all winter on a statutory charge and
the woman he has since married was
lived at Buhf
DENIAL BY BOOTH.
c. NJ. Booth, the attorney Senator
Atherton mentioned on the floor Of the
senate as accompanying the japanese
to the county recorder at Twin Falls,
flatly denies that he did so and de-
mands retraction from Senator Ath-
erton. The senate will give Senator
Atherton an opportunity to reply.
Booth says that the Japanese went to
his office at Twin Falls to talk the
matter over and he advised again st
marrying the American girl. telling the
Japanese that mo respectable Jap
anese would marry white woman"
II was later and when alone that he
went to the court house on another
matter. met the clerk and talked with
him about the case.
Representative Sims of Twin Falls
first received the letter regarding the
application of the japanese for the IL
cense from the clerk. and turned it
over to Senator Anterior.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
Telegraphic Tabloids

NEW YORK-A deaf man with two
ear trumpets stood close to the noisy
Airedales at the dog show for hours.
explaining that it was mo use to at
tend the show IL you can't hear EN-
bark"
RYE. y. Y.-Mrs. Richard T. VAIN
wright had hunch. all was not well
with her silver here. So she came
down from New York and trapped an
intruder loaded with 1t and drinking
her burgundy.
NEW YORK-Miss Anita Owen
composer Of Daisies Won't Tell" was
wooed and won in tUo-day courtship
here by DR.. A. G. Jones, Bridgeport
Conn.,, dentist.
BANGOR--F1ve million bushels of
potatoes are tied up in Aroostoo
county because the railroads are short
OF coal. They would cell for SO n bar.
rel IL they could he gotten to market.
P1 T S II RIG - Introducing the
speakerless banquet, "angeled" and
staged at the William Penn hotel by
$50 members OF the Pennsylvania
Bankers association. Professional crit
les decla red 1t the greatest ever.
CLEVELAND-Will Abram and
Nellie Shay enthusiastically got a mar
riage license. Next they bought "a
newspaper. II showed table giving
increased food prices. They handed
the license back to the clerk.
NEW YORk-"Georgia Washing
ton" better known as Ruth Knott,
8 year old st. Louis girl, can't tell a
lie. either. She chopped down a Ho-
tel Majestic palm with souvenir
Ratchet and produly told mother,
George had nothing on her"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
STOPS ANY COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound"
Opens Clogged Nose and
Head and Ends Grippe.
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold
either In the head. chest, body or
limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head.
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming. relieves sick headache. dullness,
feverishness. sore throat. sneczing.
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease your throbbing
head! Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only 10 cents
at any drug store. 1t acts without
assistance, tastes nice, causes no In
convenience. Be sure you get the gen.
uine.--Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22

in music. When the court authort-
ties stepped in she was preparing to
place the girl in a Catholic institution.
Marjorie didn't like the detention
home.
They locked me behind bars and
made me scrub floors and wear
uniform like q convict" said Mar
jorie afterwards. They put me in
with girls who talked naughty and
acted worse and didn't like It,"
So the first chance she got Marjorie
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
CRAIG TELLS OF INTERVIEW.

Senator Shields took the stand and
corroborated Booths testimony insofar
as 1t related to any conversation he
had with him regarding the anti alien
bill.
c. w: Craig. one of the signers to the
affidavit filed with the state depart
ment, denied that Booth had talked to
him or his companions in a spirit of
levity. He told OF the invitation to
Booths room and of Booth doing all
the talking. Booth, he explained, said
after they reached the room. Make
yourself comfortable. gentlemen" and.
continued Craig, then proceeded to say
In substance: Il was sent here by
the Japanese association OF Idaho to
XIII the anti-alien bill which accom-
plished in violation Of their instruc-
tons" He said Booth explained the
conditions AZ he found them in the
legislature. Pointing to a telephone
on the wall" said Craig, Booth de-
clared he had called Herrick at WASH
ington asking him to file a protest and
to call up the representative of the
Idaho Daily Statesman to get out an
article with headline regarding the
matter; that the Japanese association
had no intention Of filing a protest but
he had forced them: that he had gotten
In touch with the japanese agent In
the southeast and instructed him to Sc
cure options on lands surrounding
those owned by Representative Ander-
son and Mcmillan"
SENATORS NAMED.
rat O ,x,l-x -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-22
KENTUCKY INVITATION.

Another feature OF the case which
came into prominence and yet in re-
gard to which there was conflicting
evidence, was that Booth had invited
Messrs. Rankin. Craig Hasbrouck and
Winchell to his room on the night OF
Feb. 3. by using what was said to be
the Kentucky invitation to have a
drink, or come on up over the noun
tains that he uncorked "A bottle of
whisky ard placed 1t on the table but
that no one drank.
The hearing opened before the ju =
dietary committee of the senate, Of
which Senator Perry w. Mitchell is
chairman. and before the members OF
the senate and large audience OF
spectators. 1t lasted until o'clock
The examir alton of witnesses was con