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, 1917-11-22
IRRIGATED LAND CROPS.
Food Demands and Good Farming
Make Grain Growing Advisable
on New Irrigated Lands.

Because the grain crops are well
adapted to virgin land, irrigation farm
prs who expect to bring many new
ucres under the ditch in the near fu-
ture. have a unique opportunity. With
food crops in strong demand the OPP
~portunity goes hand in hand with good
farming. And in order that farmers
contemplating grain growing under ir-
r~igation may have all the advantages
of present knowledge on this subject,
- specialist in the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has collected
and made available this information
in Farmers Bulletin S63, Irrigation
Of GRAIN" just published.
As II rule, grains such as wheat, oats,
or barley, are, for several reasons, the
first crops grown on and being brought
under irrigation, says the specialist.
They are food crops and therefore in
demand they require less outlay In
preparing the land for irrigation and
in seed, and bring quicker returns than
most other crops they do well on new
soil and help to put the soil in condi-
ton for other crops; and in most Sec
tions their need for irrigation CORE
spends to the period OF greatest water
supply. Most of the streams of arid
regions are torrential, having u flood
period i'll the spring Ii early summer
and low water in the late summer. The
grains make their growth during this
flood period and are ready for harvest
when the streams subside.
Grain is essentially a crop for the
farmer with a limited capital, or for
the farmer on new land, according to
the bulletin mentioned. 1t is not adj
viSable, however, to grow many crops
of grain in succession on new land, as
Tie yields fall off rapidly. The land
should be seeded to alfalfa and grain
used only in rotation after the first
year or two.
Methods of irrigation crops are
restricted somewhat because of the fact
that such crops cover the entire sur
face of the soil on which they are
grown. The flooding method, some
times objected to because of the loss
by evaporation, is more suited to grain
crops because they seldom are irrigat-
ed before the grain is high enough to
protect the soil from the sun and wind.
Ihe border and basin methods of ir-
rlgation are also well adapted to grain
cropS, and are described in detail in
the bulletin. The proper time to irri-
gate, the quantity of water required,
ana the cost of growing grain under ir-
rigation are also discussed.
, 1917-11-22

All Wyoming motor vehicle licenses
expire on December 31st. Notices to
that effect have been sent out from
the office of the secretary of state and
are being posted in conspicuous places.
Owners who desire to retain their
present numbers for next year, or to
obtain particular numbers, must make
application and pay the fee before De-
cember LIST. No reservations will be
made after that date.
, 1917-11-22

mine this morning and will probably
be kept running almost continuously
from now on, at least as long as the
roads are passable.
This vehicle solves the %transporta-
tion problem, and in case the company
can employ n sufficient force of min
ers to get out the necessary coal there
viii be no immediate danger Of u fuel
shortage in these parts.
, 1917-11-22

a couple of choice registered Here
ford heifers, stock of Beau Carlos End,
from the herd of Davis & Mcconnell of
Saratoga, were recently purchased by
the State University at Laramie, max
ing Il notable addition to the herd of
pure bred stock in use at the animal
h~usbandry department of the State
College.
, 1917-11-22

Miss Frances b. Smith, county gu
~perintendent, accompanied by Mrs.
Glenn Scott, visited the Scarrow
school yesterday afternoon. This school
is i'll the Saratoga district, and is
in charge of Miss Edna Wilson.
, 1917-11-22
Big Truck to Haul Coal.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B.. McKillip return
ed home Monday from Denver, where
they had been for ten days. They
came back overland, bringing in a Re-
public two-ton truck with a Troy two
ton trailer, which will be used in trans
porting coal to town from the Inland
Coal Company's mine down the river.
The truck made its first trip to the
, 1917-11-22
Cattle Fever Quarantine Released i'm
Large Territory.

An order signed by Secretary of Ag-
ficultnre ID. f. Houston lifts on De-
'"nber L from 65,52O square miles in
southern states the Federal quarantine
against movement on southern cattle.
IT IS OF great Importance to cattle rails
'rS II dealers of northern states as
, 1917-11-22
Notice to Teachers.

The regular Teachers Examinations
will be held at Rawlins. Baggs, Sara
toga and Hanna, Wyoming, on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. December
6, Z and s, 1917.
FRANCES b. SMITH,
County Superintendent of Schools.
, 1917-11-22
Presbyterian Church.

lo:OO a. m, Sunday school.
IL 700, Preaching, AN ImmoyabIe
hihsdom.' Heb. 12:2S. Postponed
discourse.
go y. m, Preaching, THE Best
Thing IN the World.' Mari "a III az
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

plated in the clause of tho section
under consideration" rules Compen-
sation Commissioner John A. Scott
in passing upon q Pittsburgh COM
pensation claim in which questions
of posting notices and subcontrac-
tors liability were raised.
In the case of Galbraith VS.. Penn
sylvania Railroad Mr.. Scott makes
the ruling that THE right to install
ments of compensation on account of
an injury suffered in the lifetime of
the injured employe and not collect
ed by him are extinguished and that
there is no right in his dependents
to collect the same"
In the case of Chisler vs. Evans
Coal and Coke Co. Uniontown, it is
held that dependents of a man killed
while crossing a railroad track nee
essary to cross when told to get his
dinner bucket by his foreman are
entitled to compensation, but that
in Blouse VS.. Lackawanna Railroad,
Scranton. the claimant is not en-
titled to compensation when he rode
on cars of the railroad to reach a
place where his dinner bucket had
been left. 1t is held that the riding
was "a matter of his own choice"
This observation is made in Black
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

VS.. Valley Camp Coal Co., Luzerne
county: while the living expenses
of this family are considerable, we
think that under the act we have no
right to pass upon the private econ
omies of claimants, but are to accept
the living conditions Of the family
as presented in the evidence"
A new hearing is granted in the
case of TRY VS.. Mason & Hangar,
MELVILLE.
Women Asked to Help.-An ap-
peal to the women of Pennsylvania
is made to be as industrious in
gardening and in support of food
production campaigns next spring
and summer as they are in their
knitting this winter and fall is made
by Secretary of Agriculture Charles
E. Patton in a department bulletin
issued to-day. War garden and
general farm crop campaigns can
not be started too soon. All the pre-
liminaries should be worked out at
once so that work can be started
promptly. There should be a popu-
lar movement among the women in
the cities to secure land in order to
aid garden food production next
summer" he writes. The Secretary
also makes a plea for chambers of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

ers to his inquiry as to necessity of
increasing fire insurance rates. He
will observe the way its works out
in other states.
New Bridge - The Philadelphia
and Reading was granted permission
by the Water Supply Commission
last night to construct a bridge over
Mahanoy creek near Ashland.
Ainey ut Pittsburgh - While in
Pittsburgh this week holding hear
ings, Commissioner Ainey is making
observations in regard to the threat
ened trolley strike.
Fighting the Snow-Every man on
the State Highway Department force
has been modified to fight the snow
on the main highways. The task of
keeping open the Lincoln highway
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

commerce and boards of trade to
secure farm tractors for the use of
farm ers in their districts in order to
overcome the shortage of labor, say
ing. II believe farm tractors could
be kept busy all summer on fixed
schedule"
The department has announced
that Lancaster. Clarion, Montgom-
cry. Chester and Lycoming have ex-
tensively taken up the farm tractor
bought.
The apple belt" production in
Adams. Franklin and Cumberland
counties is given as eighty-five per
cent. of the normal crops this year
by department experts.
Receipts Away Up.-The increas-
ed demand for oleomargarine Ii
censes has already sent the receipts
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

is a big one. but the department is
getting results.
To Ask New Blds-New bids for
the repairs to the Pottstown Armory
will be asked at once.
Fish ssies Larse-Aceording to re-
ports received here. the sales of fish
under the carload plan have been sue
cessful in cities where tried this
week. The state is inspecting the
fish as to wholesomeness, but doing
nothing else, local food administra-
tors being in charge.
Local Chnrter-The Wholesale Au-
tomobile and Supply Company, of
Harrisburg, was chartered to-day,
with $4,000 capital. The incorporators
are c. L. Conover, w. N. Miller and
II. w. Sallade, of this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

of the State Dairy and Food Divi-
sion for 1917 over 1856, 200. which is
$4,000 ahead of the record for any
year.
To Help Sheep Saies-Plans are
being made by the State Department
OF Agriculture to extend its system
for sale of produce. stock and other
farming items to the sale of sheep
for whose increase n drive is being
made in Pennsylvania. To-day the
department announces that it has
listed forty-seven places where sheep
can be bought. The Bureau of Mar
kets will furnish information free of
charge.
Going into Details - Insurance
Commissioner Amber is going into
the details of the reply made to him
by the Philadelphia Fire Underwrit-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
LITITz MINISTER RESIGNS

Marietta. Pa, Dec. 1e.-The Rev
George d. Clarke, pastor of the LititEy
Kissel Hill and Neffsville Lutheran
Churches, has resigned to accept q
call to Georgetown, near Washing%
ton. and will preach his farewell
sermon the last OF the month. Eigf3
years ago he came to Lititz, and has
built up large congregation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
COMPENSATION
RULINGS GIVEN
Precedents Established by the
Commission in Passing
Upon Recent Claims

"The mere act
by the sub-con-
tractor of taking
out insurance to
cover the COM
pensation which
may become due
to his employees
in case of acci-
dental injury does
not create any
kind of a con-
t T a C t b Q tween
N1nVnC nc contain
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

him and his employees as {
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
HERO MINUS LEG AND ARM
SAVES GIRL, WINS A BRIDE
Manned Expert Swimmer Snatches
Miss King From the Surf.

New York.-The loss of his left arm
and left leg did not prevent Ludger
Gagne, Jr, of 90 Wesland avenue,
Boston, from being an expert swim
mer or from saving Miss Louise King
Of % Salem street, Winchester, Mass,
from drowning at Revere Beach last
summer and eventually winning her for
his bride.
When twelve years old, just half his
present age, Gagne's swimming and
diving records were considered marvel
ous. Then he fell beneath the wheels
Of train and lost a leg and an arm.
After his wounds had healed and al
though Boston harbor was full of
whitecaps and storm signals were set
he swan without trouble to Boston
light, six miles out
Gagne was talking to life guard at
Revere Beach last summer when cries
for help came from the water A girl
was struggling a considerable distance
from shore Gagne reached the girl
first She was Miss King.
Gagne and Miss King became en-
gagged. Her parents favored the match,
but advised the young couple to wait
until Louise was twenty-one They
vetoed the suggestion, however, and
were married by Deputy City Clerk
Cruise in the municipal building chap
ell, this city.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08

The warden will himself take the
training with his charges, and if the
convicts are summoned to war he will
offer his services. He is popular with
the men, and they say they would want
no better leader. Many have expressed
their eagerness to enlist-three- quar-
tiers of them-the prison authorities
say. There are about twenty former
soldiers and sailors in the prison, and
these are expected to act as aids to
Secretary O'Connell in teaching the
war game. The warden says he will
see to it that the men lack nothing in
knowledge.
He has issued a call to the three
cooks in the prison that they show
their patriotism by complying with the
request of President Wilson with re-
spect to wasting of foods. The peni-
Tertiary farm Is to be enlarged mate
rally.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
Notice of sheriff,s Sale of Real Property

Notice of Sherif,s Sale ofReal Property
In the Superior Court of the state OF Wash
ington in and for Chelan County
Aaron Woolard, Plaintiff
VS..
]. A. Graham, a widower; and James A. Ora
ham, as administrator of the estate OF Mar
Defendants
Under and by virtue OF an order of sale
for the foreclosure of mortgage issued out
of the Superior Court of the state of Wash
ington, in and for the County OF Chelan on
entitled action, wherein the above plaintiff,
Aaron Woolard has obtained Judgment
against the above named defendants, j. A.
Graham, for the sum of $2,737.29, together
with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum and for the further sum of
$4,000 as an attorney fee, and his costs and
disbursements in said action In the sum OF
$500; also decree of foreclosure of mort
gage on real property against each OF the
defendants above named In said cause,
which said judgment and decree bears date
the Bird day of May, A. d. 1917, and which
said judgment and decree was on the Tth
day OF May, A. d. 1917, duly and regularly
filed for record in the office of the Clerk OF
am Commanded to sell all the right,
title and interest of the above named de-
PENDANTS in the above entitled action, and
each of them, in and to the real property
described in said mortgage and situated In
Chelan County, state of washington, ana
to-wit:
All of lots q, %, 90 and 80 in block of
the Great Northern Plat to Wenatchee, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof.
or SO much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy plaintiffs Judgment interest there
on, costs, together with increased costs ana
attorney fees.
Notice is Hereby Given:-That on Satur-
day the 18th day of June, 1917, at the hour of
ten O'Clock q. M of said day at the front
door of the Court House in the City of We
natchee, Chelan County, Washington, will
in obedience to said order of sale. sell at
public auction for cash in hand, to the high
est and best bidder, all the right title and
interest of all the defendants Ia the above
entitled action in and to the real property
hereinbefore described or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said plain
tiff's judgment, together with interest
thereon, attorney fees, costs and disburse-
ments. and increased costs
Dated this 9Th day of May, A. d. 1917.
BURT McMANUS
Sheriff of Chelan County
SAMUEL r. TEMPLETON
Deputy
First pub. May nth, last pub. June 18th
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
nEBRASKA'S CONVICTS
MAY GO TO THE FRONT
They Are to Be Drilled In Tactics
by the Warden In the State
Penitentiary.

Lincoln, Neb.-The state penitentiary
is to be turned into a military garrison
for part of each day, and the states
prisoners will become soldiers If nee
essary. Warden Fenton has decided
on military drill for practically all the
convicts as soon as sham wooden guns
can be made. Prison Secretary O'Con-
nell, a member of the First Nebraska
regiment in the Spanish-American war,
will be drillmaster In chief.
Should the war with Germany reach
such a stage as to become a drain on
the citizens of the country Warden
Fenton believes the younger prison in
mates may he called TO the front. He
says he is adopting the military drill
as one of preparedness.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
BOARDING is UNPATRI0TIC.
Boston Man Says Those Who Lay Up
Food Are Traitors,

BostOn.-Henry B. Endicott, execu-
tive manager of the Massachusetts
committee on public safety, issued a
statement asserting that the person
who boarded money and large guam
titles of provisions for an indefinite
period SHOULD be pointed out as a
traitor to his country and to his fellow
men,"
Certainly nothing could be further
from patriotism or helpfulness TO other
people" he said, than for n set of men
who have money and credit to seltishly
purchase an unusual amount of sup
plies for themselves and by so doing
infiict upon their less wealthy neigh
bors the burden of unnecessarily high
prices"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08

THE next important requirement of
che French railways is for shop forces
They are short of men to repair their
locomotives. 1t is proposed to organize
a shop regiment, to be made up the
same way as the construction regi
ments, except that the lieutenant colo
mel will be a superintendent of motive
power. the captains will be master me-
chanics, the lieutenants will be shop
foremen and the noncommissioned Off
GERS gang foremen. The rest of the
company will be made up of boiler
makers, machinists. blacksmiths and
their helpers"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08

Here are few things that you can
not do:
You cannot jot down the square root
of two.
You cannot sneeze or yawn with
your head under water.
You cannot state the number of but
tons on your clothes.
You cannot draw an envelope by
only looking at the paper in a mirror.
You cannot put your left foot and
shoulder against wall and then raise
the other foot.
And yet you think you are cleverl-
London Answers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08

ana NJ Ieau OF EaCn re9incUt a.
Colonel Will Be Engineer Officer Of
Army--construotion Will Be Main
Work.
New York.--Need for expert railroad
men to repair the lines in France is 30
pressing that an urgent call has been
sent out by the railroads war board to
the various roads Of the country for
assistance in organizing nine regiments
of railroad men to go at once to France.
They will be a part Of the regular
army. and at the head of each regiment
as colonel will be an engineer officer
Of the army.
The plans of the board call for five
construction regiments, one shop or re-
pair regiment and three operating regi-
ments. Construction will be the main
work of the men sent over, but the re-
pair and operating needs are hardly
less immediate. A notice sent out by
the railroads war board says:
"The French railways are badly run
down. They need more or less complete
rehabilitation. France has no men who
can be spared for this work. She wants
all her men at the front Before we can
train men to go into the trenches we
can supply Frances railroad wants,
and we can do 1t practically immedi-
ately. Any men we send over must be
soldiers, so 1t will be necessary for the
railroad forces to enter the army.
I'VE propose to make up FIVE con-
struction regiments of six companies
each to do this rehabilitation. Each
regiment will have an engineer officer
of the United States army as colonel
and another officer from the army as
an adJutant. The other officers will be
made up Of railroad men, except that
the commissary will be provided by
tho United States army. Each lieuten-
ant colonel will be chief engineer of
a railroad or some one else of similar
experience. The captains will be taken
from the engineers of maintenance of
way, the lieutenants from supervisors
or road masters and the noncommis-
stoned officers from track and bridge
foremen. The privates will be track
labOrers.
THE pressing need just now is for
officers for these regiments. They will
require Eve chief engineers. thirty en-
gineers OF maintenance OF way, ninety
supervisors or road masters. sixty track
foremen and thirty bridge foremen.
Each company will have 100 track la
borers and fourteen bridge carpenters
as privates.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08

Durham, n. C. Vegetable gardens
bordering the railroad tracks is new
idea in North Carolina to add to Amer
ica's food supply in the world war. The
Durham and Southern railway, owned
principally by the Dukes, wealthy New
York tobacconsts, has offered its right
of way for planting. 1t has further
more offered free seed to encourage the
growers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
TOY GUNS POPULAR.
Modelled After Anti aircraft Weapons
Used by ZeppeIina.


Used by Zeppelins.
Washington.-Ted bears and mini
allure anti-aircraft guns are by far the
most popular toys in Great Britain,
says Consul Wilson in a report from
London to the United States bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce. Ted
dy bears have always been more or
less popular, but recent events seem
to have created greatly increased de-
mand for this toy.
The toy guns are modelled after the
anti-aircraft guns which were brought
into prominence by the visits OF the
Zeppelins.
Toys that find the most ready sale
are those of military character.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
NEW FORM OF ICON" GAME.
Two Inches of Butter Spread on Sand
Sold to Chicago Consumers.

Sold to Chicago Consumers.
Chicago, Ill.-A new form Of conf
dence game has been practised with
success here during the last few days.
Several storekeepers and hospitals have
reported to the police that they have
purchased from agents tubs purport-
ing to contain sixty pounds Of butter,
but have found when cutting into the
tubs that the butter extended but one
or two inches from the surface and
that the rest of their purchase was
sand.
The tubs were sold for as high as
1890, making the price Of the butter
in the neighborhood of 81 a pound.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
FAv0RS DAYLIGHT SAVING.
President, However, In Doubt az to
Necessary Legislation.

Washington. - President Wilson ex-
pressed his approval of the daylight
saving plan to delegation headed by
Representative Borland of Missouri
and Marcus Marks Of New York, presi-
dent of the National Daylight Saving
association.
The president told them the only
question in his mind about legislation
to carry it into operation was whether
congress leaders would look upon it as
war legislation, to which they have
tacitly agreed to limit the sessions ae-
tivities. The subject will be taken up
with the leaders.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-06-08
A RAILROAD ARMY
Will Build Up Lines of Traffic In
France.
NINE REGIMENTS CALLED.

They viii Be Part Of Regular Force,
and at Head Of Each Regiment as
Colonel Will Be Engineer Officer of
Army-construotion Will Be Main
Work.