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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

liz AIsl tdTSeC prdcIco. NOT one OF
the rockies had ever heard anything
bigger go off than a Fourth of July
nrecracker. Three gun crews were to
nre at the target in what is known as
short-range practice, which consists of
hiring at mark not very large and at
moderate distance. The doors of each
gun compartment were closed, so that
each gun was comparatively isolated
from the other and from communica-
ton with the entire ship except by tel
ephone or voice tube. Several runs
were made across the course; ranges
were taken down; the sight-setter set
his sights. and outside of actually FIR
Ing the pieces it was the first touch
In the test.
one OF the precautionary measures
which is always taken in target prac-
tice is that after a round is fired the
first loader looks through the bore of
the gun to see that there are no un-
burned powder grains or parts of the
powder bag or any smoke or flame left
In the gun. An automatic air-blast
drives the gases out of the muzzle,
thereby preventing premature explo-
sion. Neither the shell nor the pow
der charge are put in the breech until
this man sings out 'bore clear" But
at this practice the wind was on the
bow and drifted the smoke into the
gun parts and the muzzle Of the gun,
taking it longer to clear the bore.
Tho vOnn cyS<orS I-ror,- o~.l ho-l
told what flarebacks meant and that
any premature explosion would send
all hands to kingdom come. The order
commence firing" had been given. AL
most instantly the gun pointers found
their range and had the cross-wires in
the sights right on it. Number one
gun fired right after number two. As
the breech of number two was thrown
open some smoke and powder gases
from number one were blown into the
muzzle. The second loader, whose
duty it was to examine the bore, took
a good look through it, and, seeing
that the bore was apparently filled
with smoke, sang out: Bore not
clear"
Now, the lad with the powder charge
felt instinctively that something was
wrong. Anyway, his routine was in
terfered with. In his arms he had the
powder. He knew it's potential energy.
He knew the danger. So he threw
himself fiat on the deck and wrapped
himself around the powder bag Just
like an elephant wraps his trunk
around peanut. He had to shield it.
He believed that the life Of the ship
depended upon him.
With only months training the
boy had already the instincts Of a
man-o'-war's man. He was willing to
sacrifice his life to save the ship, and
he did it upon his own responsibility,
without anybody's say-so. He had al
ready learned initiative.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
INDIANS USE A GRABHOOK
Have Unique Outfit Which They Use
in Fishing for SaImon-Poies
Are Twenty Feet Long.

The Indians fish for salmon with q
"srab-hook," large iron hook fas-
tened to pole by loose cord three
or four feet long. A hole at the blunt
end OF the hook that slips over the
tip of the pole keeps it in place until
the fish is hooked. Then the hook is
pulled on the pole and the cord gives
the fisherman chance to play his
nsh If necessary before dragging it
ashore, says the Southern Workman.
The hooks are made by the black
smith, but the poles, about 20 feet in
length. the Indians make them
selves Of red fir. Taking a rough
piece Of dry wood of the required
length, they patiently work at it with
drawshave and knife until it is the
right size and tapering to suit the
workman. Then it Is usually hard
ened In the Goals before putting on the
cord, which they braid themselves.
II a pole breaks, as often hap
pens, the broken parts are dashed
together with string, pitch is smeared
over and melted by being rubbed with
hot stone, which makes the pole as
strong as before. The Indians gen
orally fish from the bank or from
Platforms built over the water. They
thrust the long pole out across the
river as far as they can and let the
current carry 1t down and into the
oank, trusting to chance and quick
JERK to hook the fish If they feel one
In the water.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
WANTED
DRUG STORES USE MANY EGGS
Furnish Medium Through Which PouI.
tryman Can Dispose Of Produce
and Obtain Valuable Adver.
Using.

1.-THE farmer Is missing a market for
his eggs by overlooking the drug
store" says the Farm and Fireside.
1.-THE drug store represents splen-
did chance to work up direct to the
consumer trade. One New England
poultryman started supplying the lead
ing drug store in city of 10000. His
farm, carrying several hundred layers,
was in an adjoining town on a car
line. He produced infertile eggs.
Through the publicity the drug store
gave him. opportunities by the score
came to him to sell direct. Now
large portion of his production the
year round is sold at retail prices. Nu-
merOus customers come to his farm to
buy eggs for invalids.
I'm the spring he does large bust.
ness in eggs by the case for water
CHASING. obtaining for his infertile
eggs premium of 3 to cents dozen.
Institutions are good customers. He
caters to this trade, believing there is
going to be tremendous increase in
the use Of waterglass.
IA drug store is one of the best Gus
toners poultry keeper can have de-
clared this man. Besides yielding an
additional profit, this trade makes a
reputation for you quicker than Il large
amount Of self-inspired paid, advertis-
ing"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
SWEET CLOVER FOR PASTURE
No Other Leguminous Crop, With Ex-
ception Of Alfalfa, Furnishes as .
Much Good Feed.

With the exception of alfalfa on
fertile soils, no other leguminous crop
will furnish as much nutritious pas
turage from early spring until late
fall as sweet clover, when it is prop
erly handled. Live stock thrive on it.
Animals which have never been fed
sweet clover may refuse to eat it at
first. but this distaste can be over
come by turning them on the pasture
as soon as the plants start growth.
There is practically no danger from
bloat from sweet clover, according to
Farmers Bulletin $40, "Sweet Clover;
Utilization" which has just been is
sued by the United States department
of agriculture.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

sui SINS III anu AilidS w
the insides of the ship.
I'VE didn't shove off. the ship did
the showing and left us fioundering in
the boats, me nursing q skun knee
from sliding down boat fall. We
were In two boatloads, white and
Hawaiians, and us sailors all gathered
in one.
Say, it was long way from home
and mother, and some of us kids just
new to the game and never before on
salt water. and sort of lonesome, with
wet sea rocking up and down and at
Us. / come from a farm in Wisconsin.
THE chief gunner's mate in COM
mand was some bird; he said we be-
haved like real 'gobs,' but l was sea-
sick to my tummy, though 1 didn't let
on. We were pulling like the devil.
1t was sort of rough, but the c. p.
o. kept us at the oars as if we were
training for boat race. All the while
we kept our peppers plumb on the
horizon. hoping to pick up a smudge
of smoke somewhere. The rubber-neck
wagon had nothing on us.
but it was getting more and more
lonely and awful wet. l remembered
the old wheeze, is the moon coming
up, too?' And while was sitting there.
pulling on the oar with one hand and
showing a ship biscuit in my face with
the other, couldn't help thinking that
at last the Germans got the Rocking
ham, having two years ago tried to
torpedo her. I couldn't help thinking
how the ships lamp trimmer told me
that in the middle of the night the
foremost crashed down and as the
ship stopped the skipper came out of
his room trailing his pajamas and
bawling out everybody. not knowing
what happened. Anyway, they all had
to take to the boats, and after padding
around all night and waiting for help
they found the old ship still afloat at
daylight so they climbed on board
again and sot back to port.
MAXIM out smoke, we headed
toward it, and in little while up lum-
hers a steamer above the horizon. us
hoisting the colOrs on an oar. She
looked like square-head tramp.
Finally she changes her course and
hicks us up. And. believe me, those
scandinavian guys were the real stuff,
and gave us lots to eat, and we cheered
IN some when we heard that she was
hound for the U. S. A.
but you should see us land, dressed
I'M in all kinds of sea rigs borrowed
from the tramp's slop chest, us looking
like going to masquerade. Hitting
the beach, some high-ups get us all to-
gether and we take passage for the fleet
nt Rase No. -, and get back again
TO our old home.
"And. say, weren't we the real he
roes when we came over the gangway?
7 puess yes-like a circus parade Swag-
gerinr M Main street with the rest or
tbe rubes looking on wild-eyed. We
had seen war all right, and right in the
sve TOO That's what l wrote mother
This was the kids story. Shift the
scene TO the dreadnaught down at the
base-these youngsters talking 1t all
over among themselves, touching up
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
hla Wish.

ms wife Is so angry with him she
-asnt spoken to him for two days"
zee wish l could make my wife
u mad as that"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

Checking Device for Runaways.
Mail and Breeze, by depriving it of
its straight ahead vision, or to stop
1t in the same way, in the absence of
the driver, by arranging the checking
device so it will be pulled by the turn
of the wheel.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

AVS I to Bill, Here she
blows!' and before l could
finish, the torpedo explOd-
ed and the Rockingham
was done for. Winged, we
lay there with the sea
surging in and filling up
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
HOGS NEED sUccULENT FEED
Pumpkins Are Excellent for Swine Be-
cause Seeds Are Especially Good
Worm Exterminatora.

Pumpkins make good hog feed.
Hogs need little succulence Of some
Kind to keep them In good condition
and help them make the best use of
grains. Pumpkins are especially good
for hogs because the seeds are excel
lent worm exterminators Keep that
IN mind.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
Her Life Mission.

her Husband-Even If you are the
%esident Of the Wellwishers' society l
aont see you doing much to make 9TH
ers happy.
'rS' PonderOsa-Auch you know!
very time walk out on the street
make lots Of women happy to think
~eyre not as fat as l am.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
CHECK FOR RUNAWAY HORSES
Binders So Hinged and Controlled a.
to Make II Possible for Driver
to Stop Animal.

The binders on this device are SO
hinged and controlled by a checking
device as to make it possible for the
driver to control the horse, if it starts
to run, writes G. J. Lynde in Farmers
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
AUTO ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON

j. E. Shubert's auto went off the
grade on the Peshastin road a mile
and a half east of. town yesterday
afternoon between 4:30 and 5 o'clock.
In the car were Miss Daisy Mcintosh,
Miss Gail Gilbert and Hother Shubert.
From the information given Miss Nc
Intosh was at the wheel and in some
way the car went over the grade
just beyond the Icicle Ditch Co.'S
spillway. The car turned over several
times throwing the occupants out.
Fortunately none of them received
serious injury. Miss Mcintosh had
a rib fractured and was otherwise
bruised. Young Shubert escaped
with bruises of painful nature. Miss
Gilbert escaped without injury. The
car was badely wrecked, say those
who viewed the wreck. Young Shu-
bert's father is in Wenatchee. DR..
Hoxey attended the injured and says
they had miraculous escape from
serious injury.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
JAS. McEyOY DIED MONDAY.

Lacking ten days of reaching the
allotted three score and ten, James
McEvoy breathed his last at the home
of his brother-in-law, Nelson For
syth, in the Mason creek valley, and
was brought to Leavenworth and
buried in the Leavenworth cemetery
Wednesday morning, following SER
vices in the Catholic church.
1t was our pleasure to know Mr.. Nc
Evoy and from an acquaintance that
extended over ten or twelve years we
can say he was man in every sense
of the word. Just, honest and never
spoke a harmful word about his fell
low man. Industrious and frugal
but generous to fault. He was born
in Ireland, to which land he made a
visit of year some six years ago.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

A regular meeting of the council
was called to order by Mayor Irwin
Tuesday evening and the following
councilmen answered present: Block
sedge, DAILY, Pipkin and Wunder.
After the minutes for the last
regular and special meeting were read
and approved the usual grist of bills
were read and allowed.
The clerk read a communication
from S. L. Americus regarding a
claim of C. F. Clark for Wages due
him by the city for services as
special policeman. The clerk was
instructed to write Americus that
there was an assignment on file with
the city for $33, the only claim ever
presented by Clark.
A communication from A. N. Pear
son, attorney for Piperno, asking for
settlement of claim of $50 for ex-
pense incurred by Piperno on account
of Piperno's girl falling on an icy
pavement. The Clerk was instructed
to notify Mr.. Pearson that the claim
was rejected.
The bond of j. C. Davis as police
judge was accepted and placed on
file.
Ordinance 1876 regarding the duties
of the chief of police and increasing
his salary was read second time and
passed.
The chief of police was instructed
to notify all persons that distractions
in alleys must be removed.
The request of Jas. Ainge that the
street on which his property fronts
be opened was referred to the Street
and Alley committee with instruc-
tions to report on same at the next
meeting of the council.
Following. are the bills allowed:
Trick & Murray, License tags
and plates.-.............................$ 11.55
F. T. Motteler, coal to City hall 1885
N. B. Day, flowers and flag to
city hall. .................................. 1900
Burroughs Add. Mach. Co. in
spection charge 500
Mutual Nero. Co., suplies........ 1.72
T. C. Yocum, street work and
park labor r............................ 1900
]. B. Bowers, fixing hose. 200
t. L. & w. Co. street lights and
supplies. 144.77
Cascade Garage, auto supplies. 4.06
Volunteer Fireman, Davis call 1000
lotal ---.---.---...-...,-...,..--.......-Sz4o.45
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17

Mr.. E. L. Tucker an old time en-
gineer on the G. N. for some months
stationed at Tye, and drawing $50
per for directing the juice on one of
the electric motors that hauls trains
thru the big hole in the Cascades,
slid down the mountain yesterday
with grip full of spondoolicks. He
says since the state has gone dry
there is no way of separating him
self from the coin of the realm where
he was and he came here to open an
account with the bank.
Mr.. H. l. Loving, District Fiscal
Agent, Mr.. L. A. Wilson, Logging
Engineer, and Mr.. C. M. Allen, Tele-
phone Engineer, all from the district
office at Portland, were visitors at
the local forestry office this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Lingley left
Thursday afternoon for Wenatchee
to attend the Yoeman's lodge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
OBITUARY

Frances Anderson Reynolds was
born near Salem, in Jay County, In
diana, Oct. 23rd, 1867. He was the
second son of George E. and Jose
pine Reynolds. He was reared a
farmer in early life.
He entered into active business at
an early age in which he continued
for several years near his birthplace.
He was united in marriage to Anna
E. Hastings of Fort Recovery, Ohio,
Sept. 17th, 1899, they making that
their home until 1908, when he with
his family including their two
daughters came to the northwest and
located at Mason Creek, Washington,
near Leavenworth, where he resided
for period of seven years, after
which time he with his family came
to Leavenworth, at which PLACE they
continued their residence until his
death.
He departed from thtis life on the
10th day of May, 1918 at the age of
so years, 6 months, and II days.
He leaves behind a wife Anna E.
Reynolds, their two daughters, Vivian
and Mary and four sons, Austin, Will
liam, George and Edward. He also
leaves behind three brothers and two
sisters, all of whom reside in Indiana,
except Day Reynolds, whose home is
at Couer d. Alene, Idaho.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
a ROUND, UNvARNISHED TALE"

Mr.. /. ]. Brownlow called on the
Echo one day the past week to say
that he objected to this paper saying
last week that he refused to buy a
Liberty bond. Asked if he had bought
a liberty bond, he said he had not.
Asked if he had been requested to
buy one, he said he had. In the light
of these admitted facts we here as
sert that out of his own mouth he
convicted himself of having refused
to buy Liberty bond. He also said
he would have bought bond but he
was not able to pay for it. There
are Liberty bonds as small as FIVE
DOLLARS, that can be paid for in
installments of 25 cents. Mr..
Brownlow will hardly claim that he
could not afford to buy one or more
of these. The man who will not
buy one or the other of these, under
present circumstances, when the very
existence of our government is threat
ened,, does not believe in the perpet-
uation of this government, and is
therefore not a good citizen. There
is no escaping this conclusion.
The statement that Mr.. Brownlow
was dismissed from service was made
on the authority of the manager of
the Cash Store.
The Echo bears Mr.. Brownlow no
i'll will, and there was no intention
to do him an injury.
To buy Liberty bonds is considered
news worth printing and we have
printed the names of all bond pur-
chasers. The fact that some people
do not buy Liberty bonds is also con-
sidered news worth printing by the
publisher of this paper, and he will
continue to print the news, "let the
chips fall where they may" Mr..
Brownlow had perfect right to re-
fuse to purchase Liberty bond Do
ing so is as much a matter of judg-
ment as duty.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
OUR MARINES IN FRANCE GET
NEW SOBRIOUETS.

The Germans, terrorized by their
maniacal fighting, have dubbed these
Americans, Devil Dogs"
But the French who have come into
contact with the Marines refer to
them "as the millionaire soldiers" T"
due to the fact that Marines are con-
stantly dividing their pay with the
French women and children who need
help. In many instances Marines
have been known to give up their en-
tire months pay to purchase food
for destitute French families.
And the Marines are proud of both
titles.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17

ing $50 adults who will give leader
ship to boys under the reserve.
"The second session will be for one
hundred and fifty carefully chosen
boys, sixteen to nineteen years of
age"
"The third session for one hundred
and fifty boys fifteen years of age,
and the fourth for one hundred and
fifty boys thirteen and fourteen years
of age"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
$245.45
FLOCKMASTERS AND SHEEP
ARRIVING.

w. A. McGuffie, from Yakima,
two flocks of sheep, VIM. Knox, Pros
ser, one flock and Benn Agor, Yaki-
ma, one flock, all brought in over the
Great Northern, arrived this week.
S. o. Stewart is here and says he
will have his sheep here soon.
The forestry office this week re-
ceived a car load of telephone poles
that will be used in building and ex-
tending the Chumstick line.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
SENATOR POINDFXTFR'S BILL TO
PREVENT RAILROADS FROM
Sitting Water Transportation-Rail-
roads Destroyed Boat Lines, then
Themselves Broke Down.

Washington, D. C. May ID, 1918.-
Leavenworth Echo:
A concerted and determined effort
to secure at this session of Congress
legislation to prevent discrimination
in railriad freight rates which op-
crate to stifle water transportation
competition, bath coastwise and in
land, is we'll under way in Washing
ton under the direction of combi-
nation of commercial and shipping
clubs and several of the state rail
road commissions and the indications
are that the Poindexter Bill, which
is designed to remedy existing con-
ditions, will shortly be favorably re-
ported to the Senate.
Members of The intermediate Rate
Association, under which the CONNER
cial and shipping clubs and railroad
commissions have organized to urge
this legislation, recently presented a
wealth of facts and figures before
the Poindexter subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce and the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
which clearly demonstrated that the
present system of Discriminatory
rate making as between long and
short hauls and especially as between
inland points and seaboard and river
points has been responsible for the
present deplorable lack of water
transportation facilities.
The Director General of Railroads
is understood to entertain the opin-
ion that the present rates to the
Pacific Coast and many of the Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and Ohio River
parts are discriminatory and made
at the expense of inland shipping
POINTS with the sole view to lis
couraging water transportation. The
Director General is expected to take
some action in the near fuaure to
stop this practice during the period
in which the railroads are under
Federal control The Poindexter bill
would not only stop this discrimina-
tory rate-makeng now, but would pre-
vent return to the practice after
the war.
The Government is very desirous
te the present time of inducing capi-
tai to invest in water transportation
lines, both river and coastwise, but
considerably hesitancy as to the
future exists. Unless some such
legislation as is proposed in the Poin-
dexter bill is enacted, thus forcing
the railroads into fair competition
| with water transportation lines, it is
very likely that capital will continue
to view with suspicion any such
| investments.
Legislation has been sought for
years to curb this unfair competition
which has practically wiped out water
transportation along our coasts and
upon our rivers but the railroads have
been sufficiently powerful and influ-
ential to prevent this enactment.
Members of both Senate and House
are rapidly coming to a realization
that the Poindexter bill is more than
mere rate measure; thtat it is a
war measure of the highest import
ance because of the possibilities it con-
tains for the rejuvenation of the great
avenues of water Transportation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
IF YOU RECEIVE A MESSAGE YOUR
BOY HAS BEEN DISCHARGED
1t is quite likely a Swindle-Do Not
Send Money He ASKS for With
out Verification.

A new form of swinding has de-
veloped Scoundrels send telegrams
to parents of soldiers asking for
money to come home on, that they
have been discharged and want to
come home at once, and fo" you to
send the $75 or $100 quick, waving
Identification, as they do not know
anyone and can not have the check,
(wired or mailed) cashed without
Identification. Always insist on hav-
ing a verification from the command
ing officer where your boy is station
ed, either by wire or letter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-17
JUST ONE DAYS EARNINGS FROM
EVERY ABLEBODIED PERSON.
Will You Give One Days Work to Relieve Suffering
and Misery During 1918?

That seems small amount to ask for but if all will
give this amount the Red Cross will be amply provided
for.
Let this be the minimum amount you resolve to give
Give much more your circumstances will permit
Read the advertisements of the Leavenworth business
With few exceptions they have devoted time and
advertising space to promote the welfare and prosperity
of the greatest Humanitarian Organization in this sim
full old world.
The Drive for Funds Begins Next Monday and Lasts
one Week.