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The sun., 1918-10-18
DEMOCRATS FEAR
LOSS OF CONGRESS
President Expected to Find a
Way to Appeal to People
to Back Nominees.
LEADERS ARE WORRIED
Republicans Predict That Thew
Will Gain at Least Twenty
Seats in the House.
Special DespdtcA to TEE srx.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE conviction
is growing here that with tho tcrmina.
ton of the political truce next Saturday
President Wilson will fnd some way OF
making 1t plain to the country that he
desires the election OF a Democratic
Congress this fall. The President Is be-
ing urged by some of his closest friends
to adopt such a course. and it is likewise
no secret here that the hopes of those
who are managing the Democratic cam.
paign are centred very largely in the
President himself coming to their as.
sistance.
OF course 1t would be hard to find a
Democratic leader or Congressman WHO
did not sincerely believe that once the
President spoke on the subject there
would be nothing left TO the Republican
campaign. Their reason for this is
plain. With his prestige increased by
world developments and the leader Of the
nation in its greatest crisis, they believe
that he has but to ask the country for
the support of a Democratic Congress TO
have it granted.
Publicly, Of course, the Democratic
leaders profess to feel confident that
they will retain the House by an In
creased majority. Privately. however,
some of them express great concern over
the situation. Reports reaching here
from many states have resulted in tho
Democratic leaders revising their early
expectations.
Their Anxiety Growing.
In midsummer 1t was the universal be.
lief among the Democratic managers
that the favorable turn in the war was
to insure them the House by large
majority. In fact, predictions were
be left wreck on the political shores
this fall. Their first awakening came
with the Maine election. Now it IA sis.
nificant that they are talking about the
big Republican campaign fund. while
their own campaign fund Is said 10 l..
coming along a little slow.
This anxiety has been growing viSihy
In the last week when reports have cone
In showing that districts they have been
counting upon as certain are decidedly
in the doubtful class Republican pre-
dictions of gaining at least twenty seats
In the House and turning the balance 81
power in their favor whiclY are said 10 Ne
based on extremely careful surveys, az
parently have alarmed the Democrats
This situation is known to have been
presented TO the President In severn
conferences which he has had in the
last two weeks with political leaders
of his party. President Wilson does not
want to see the Republicans in control
of Congress or of either House. Mem
bers of his Cabinet are Insisting that
this would be calamity.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

food in sufficient number and ouanti- ties to make our war program effec- tive. You as boy scouts can greatly aid by growing home vegetable gar dens, raising pigs and poultry, con serving food by canning and drying for home use and in many other ways open to you.
 "Will you not help your country again this year even in bigger and n better way than you did during the summer of 1917? Your task will be to beat your own record in food produc- tion and conservation. May your motto for 1918 be, Every scout to feed q sol dier and one other
 T desire to extend to you the hearty good will and cooperation of the offi- cials of the United States department of agriculture, also that of the co-op- erative club leaders of boys and girls extension work at the agricultural col leges, who will be glad to assist you in your work"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
DARING FLYERS
 AVENGE LONDON

eight without loss ana the French were responsible for 26.
 The German airmen are not lacking in courage, but the policy of their com manders appears to be to maneuver them in large formations, 15 and 20 at time. Six Is a common party. The "tip and run" strategy of their bomb CTS is only of advantage at night. From a great altitude they Hay their eggs" indiscriminately and then make off at a breakneck speed for their base. The larger types of machines, such as the triplane. are greatly favored. And more than anything they are lacking in that code of traditions fostered by the British navy and so admirably de- veloped by the airmen-
 The outstanding feature of the afr combat is the continuous gallantry and audacity of the British pilots. One youthful veteran, attacked by fight ing formation of Boches, fired into one machine, which turned over on it's back
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

and spun down out of control. Then he turned his attention to another and fired POO rounds into 1t. Suddenly It went into a spin and crashed.
 Out with a battle flight of our own the following day he added another German to his bag. Then, to make full measure that day, he spun lower ana fired an observation balloon. In the afternoon he finished the aggregate or four enemy airplanes and balloon Tn three days.
 Two British machines photography bound ran up against half dozen or the enemy's. Strictly speaking. theirs was a noncombatant craft. but. an noyed at the interruption, they laid about the enemy with their machine gun to such effect that in short time they had knocked out two of their at- tackers. The rest then flew away and the Britons returned in peace to their picture making.
 Recently our bombers achieved d. rect hit on a German army kinema with results which, according to pris- oner's story, were disastrous. Immedi- ately the Germans retaliated by bomb- ing our hospitals and stretcher bearers behind the lines.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

Too much importance cannot be paid to the construction of your hOghouse, and observation has no doubt con- vinced you that ''permanency pays" in this type of building perhaps more than in any other.
 A hOghouse built like daylight fac tory is as important to your bank ac- count as to the ultimate consumer of your ham and lard.
 By far the most effective means of lighting hoghouse is shown in the accompanying illustration. It Is through the rocf, and by using the greenhouse type of sash laid flush with the roof. In this way the sun shines down more directly upon the glass and less of the germ-killing rays are de- fiected.
 It is well-known fact, that prac- tically no germs can exist in direct sunlight, and therefore you should make use of this cheapest and best disinfectant on the market to do your share in reducing the enormous loss from disease in western hogs.
 The 6 by 8 or 6 by 2 foot-pen with the e-foot way along the passageway has proven to be the most economical size in the straight-side hoghouse and an
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

Is partly on account of no - quired and partly because os ,o,ins re ing or wall above the footing . rn sav' ing the hollow tile below the aro, m 'ay. level, 1t has been found tbo, erouhd in the way of strength or o,,,. uv.ulas serve its purpose is sacrificed s hr ; 10 ing out the joints between the erds ,s"s. '. the tile, and a great deal of t,mn a' oi M course, Is saved in laying. oi
 Experiments and experioroo
 proven that the only really satisfacto,' so,e way of building hoghouse aooe oiy :. to use hollow tile or faka eooO s boards or some other means of ao,n. !" Ing dead air spaces immediatalv ea', mns the hogs. This is well sacnroa 1Ier s using second-class tile in 4 or S,. " thickness with a finch top coat s o. l to 4 cement and sand spread m .or m Of this course of tile. ''p
 Iee proper changing of the air in i. hoghouse Is of the greatest imno. tance, Tor In order to do it properlv 1t Is necessary to have control at am times and yet have no drafts d,rect,. on the hogs.
 For letting the air in, openings shou,a be left just under the caves on each side of any type of hoghouse, and if i, found that by 12 opening about ev. cry six feet Is very close to being right This Is easily secured by leaving ont 5 by 8 by 12 tile If this size is used
 The exit of the air, the ridge.roll type of ventilator which we have dc. veloped, Is by far the cheapest and fully as effective as any of the more fancy types. For few cents, ridge. roll ventilator will provide as much ventilation as an equivalent number of dollars invested in some of the more elaborate types. These ventilators should be placed from six to eight feet apart, depending upon the expos. ure of the building.
 A very common mistake is made h providing means for the air getting out with no way for 1t to get In.
 Of course. the openings under the caves should be provided with small doors or other means for shutting of part of the air in extremely cold weath. CT. Sliding doors all connected to- gether by a light rod may be easily made so that the whole side of the building may be regulated at one time
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
Parcel Post Is Loaded Down With Unnecessary Articles for
 Army Men.
PRIVILEGE MAY BE CURTA|LEl
Postoffice Department Statement As serts That Large Number of Articles So Carried Can Be
 Purchased at Canteens.

Washington-That the parcel post mails to soldiers in France are greatly burdened by reason of so many un- necessary articles being mailed. and that there may arise necessity for curtailing the parcel post privilege to soldiers are shown in the following statement given out by the Post Or Ace department:
 Recently government transport reached France carrying to the sol diers at the front 715,9S0 letters and 895, $40 pieces of parcel post and news papers. The letters weighed SA tons and the parcels and papers in excess of 113 tons. By reason of the bulki- ness of the mall, this shipment took up in excess of 12,OW cubic feet of space on the transport. This means slice of the ships cargo space 100 feet long, 10 feet high, and 12 feet wide. The 715,9S0 letters went into 346 sacks but
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
Floor Plan.

1t Is possible to feed young pigs stim- ulating and conditioning foods before they are weaned.
 Some general details that apply to all types of permanent hoghouses will be interesting. Hollow tile founda- tions when laid on a hollow tile or concrete footing to get the proper amount of bearing on the ground, are as strong as the wall itself, which, of course. Is all that is neces- sary. It is only waste of material to put in 12 to 16-inch concrete foun- dalton to the floor line when the foot Ing 30 to 38 inches below the ground line can be easily made the proper width. and the wall really started at this point.
 It has been demonstrated that in building the foundation in this way to the floor line, fully 30 per cent Is saved when solid concrete founda- don Is taken Into consideration. This
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
HOW BOYS CAN HELP
Can Play Big Part in UphoIding
 American Ideals.
Secretary Houston Says They Can Aid In Home Gardening and Con-
 serving Food.

Washington.-How every American boy, although separated by the Allan tic ocean from the actual theater of the war against autocracy, can play his part in upholding American ideals, is pointed out by Secretary of Agricul- ture Houston in message addressed to the Boy Scouts of America. The sec retary pledges to the boys the hearty cooperation of the federal and state agricultural agencies.
 Secretary Houston's statement fol- lows:
 "The splendid army of Boy Scouts of America can be of very great help to the nation in this time of world naed. The war can be won only If we deliver siJs asen. the ships, and the
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
BOMB INVENTED BY STUDENT
New Missile Will Explode at An, Given Distance of Drop"
 Claims Inventor.

Eugene. Ore.-A student in the Uni versity of Oregon battalion has invent. ed bomb that will explode at any given distance of drop" The bomb can be hurled horizontally and will not explode, but when dropped it is SO arranged that 1t will explode after any number of feet fall-the length Of harmless fall being regulated by an at- tachment. If the bomb proves satis- factory under tests that are now being made it will be turned over 10 the war department for use by aviators.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

equivalent number of square feet floor space should be used for each pen in the round hoghouse.
 Experience and observation have convinced the writer that the parti- tions between the pens should be on hinges so as to swing up. Thus all pens may be turned together. The partitions along the passageway should slide up and be so made that they can be fastened about nine inches above the floor. By having the partitions along the passageway so that they may be raised partly up in this way,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
For Every Bomb Dropped in Eng land 999 Are Sent Down
 in Germany.
SILENCE MANY BATTERIES
Feature of the Ar Combat Is the Con- tlnuous GaIIantry and AudacIty of the Pliots-Difference In
 Strategy.

London.-Captain M, one of the British Flying corps, ambling watch fully behind a great bank of rolling clouds, spied in rift below Ger man patrol of six machines. The com bat was short, sharp and unequal Inn mediately his gun parked off. A Ger man dived headlong for the earth. His leader swept out of formation to meet the daring Britisher and followed suit. Enraged, the four others dashed for our man simultaneously, firing as they came. For the latter only one course was optional. Sweeping low from the sky until he almost skinned the tree tops and the roofs of the houses he reached home in safety.
 Which is to relate a recent blythe way air raid incident In that thrilling and most audacious factor of up-to- date warfare, aerial activity. When the day is clear and bright or when the hunters moon Eliminates the night the pilots and observers of the Royal Flying corps work overtime, and then some. From dawn to dawn, without intermission, until the rain clouds gather or the fresh wind grows too un- ruly, they are hard at 1t. fighting high up among the clouds or bombing rail. ways, ammunition dumps. aerodromes and billets in back villages.
 Nine Hundred and Ninety-NIne for One
 For every bomb on London in a Ger man raid there have been 999 dropped by our men on points and posts behind their lines. In this new warfare of give and take while the Boches are busy over England the English are buster over Bocheland. In a single day as the result of aerial observation 127 hostile batteries were silenced, 28 gun pits were destroyed, 80 men were bombed and over 60 explosions were caused in ammunition dumps.
 In two short months 12,999 bombs, aggregating weight of 23S tons, were placed at the disposal of troops, in- trenchments and batteries in the enemy lines. The R. F. c. in the period from Saturday, February 16, to Wednesday, February 20, accounted for 70 German airplanes with loss of 12. The naval airmen bagged further
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
Social Structure and Criminal.

It Is a herculean task to bring aouus reform in the administration oi criminal law. But the dawn or u pes ter day is at hand. It is becoming lnO.I ., generally understood that the crilso .o. Is one of the by-products Of an eVn ?. cial system, and that in the imp,V,s x. ment of our social structure VIII ~ ss found the solution of the propieln .Ss m the criminal.-Alexander Karin ID ''' Humanitarian.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
MAIL TO SOLDIERS
 ISOVERBURDENED

the pieces of parcel post and papers required 7,452 sacks. When this mail was unloaded at French port the let ters filled completely one of the small French cars which are half the size of the American mail cars, but the par cells and papers required train of 19 cars.
 Waits for Days on Cars.
 The mail that is unloaded from the ships must frequently wait days at the port before cars can be spared from the heavily burdened railroads In France to move the mail.
 When the United States army pos tai service was first inaugurated mail reached all of the camps in the coun- try in one to two days, according to distance and train connections. Today mail, by reason of its vast volume and the heavy demands on the railroads. frequently takes six days to reach Gen. eral Pershing's headquarters.
 According to report from New York and Chicago of some of the con- tents of this parcel post matter to the troops, 12-hour inspection of the par eel post as 1t was being searched for inflammables and explosives disclosed among other things, 1,642 boxes of matches, 381 cans of solidified alcohol. PA cigar lighters Gall of these of the greatest menace to the safety of the ship). 1,24S cakes. 3,S1S packages of candies, 1882 bars of chocolate. be- sides countless scores of useful. as well as useless, articles, including a bouquet of artificial flowers, a baby outfit, and bottle of whisky.
 The question this state of affairs raises is: Why send apples and or anges that become bruised in the long transit and rot in the stuffy holds of the ships, when the recreation rooms of the Young Mems Christian associa. tion and other welfare organizations serve fruit fresh from Italy and Spain that takes up no cargo space; why send cakes and candies and chewing gum, when the post canteens sell r varieties of cakes and cookies fresh baked in France, at American prices or a bare shade higher; why try to send across vast quantities of matches which endanger the ship and which is n penitentiary Offense to place even in the domestic mailsi
 Can Buy Same Articles In France.
 Two-thirds of the articles found fin 12-hour inspection tour when work. ing the soldiers parcel post are on General Pershing's canteen list md sold in retail quantities to the soldiers at practically wholesale prices.
 The question will have to be ms. wered by the relatives of the soldiers or 1t will, of military necessity, be answered drastically by the authori. ties in France charged with the re- sponsibility for the success of this war.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
Only Plea He Could Put Up.

Two young girls watched the 'nutty young Cuthbert" pass along the street.
 Did he appeal for exempdonT saio May.
 "Yes," said Ray. You might na'e known he would"
 "On what groundsT
 "T don't know" replied Ray, un' less 1t was upon the grounds thai II ,s hs went to war his wife's father wouiU have no son-in-law to support.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
No f.lore Flour Paste

Hutchinson. Kan. - No more vii, Hutchinson, or for that matter. Kan. sas, paper hangers use wheat flour In making their paste. Strict orders have been issued by State Food Ad- ministrator Walter r. Innis against using wheat flour in making paste. II, recommends the use of commercia paste instead.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
BETTER PIGS FROM
 THIS TILE HOUSE
Permanent Structure of SunIit Type Found Profitable In-
 veStment.
LIGHTING THROUGH THE ROOF
Partitions Should Be on Hinges So That They May Be Swung Up, Permitting Pens to Be Turned
 Touother.

MT. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm. for the readers of thfs paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects Address all inquiries to William A. Rad ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue Chicago. H., and only inclose three-cent stamp for reply.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
Salt as Royal Tribute.

Among the many items or i'Ds .ns furnished by different cities 10. ao mn mn royal revenue. is mentioned s T Tn loaves of very white salt renneu ,,,,n- the shape of mold, for the consu%r uons ton of the lords of Mexico A.U aount some excerpts from the royal aesctd .+sd book, of yearly expenditures, ex1aas aaassts by Torquemada. appear Low
 of salt.-MedIcine and Surgery
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

From the speed at which earthquake waves travel through the earth an English scientist has evolved theory that the world has dense central core, which may be measured in time.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22
How Man FIohts Natures Forcea

Life Is fight. From cradle to- grave man is engaged in a struggle against nature's forces. With our first breath we begin to counter these forces, and continue from our first
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

breath to our last. says Charles M- Horton, in Industrial Management. h. dividually we are compelled gradually to give way to these forces-to decay. It is the law. Nature dictates. Ana all life recognizes 1t. From earliest dawn of history mankind has instinc- lively resisted this law, actively ana passively. Humanity's first though'- elf-preservation-is the one big ac- tive agent. and as an agent 1t came 70 mankind as an outgrowth of primitive mans own endless fight against de' cay.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-22

Barcelona has an American en' of commerce for Spain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-19
Declaration of Secretary MeAdoo In
FL Paso Speech.

Ell Paso. Tex, April 19-"The
United States has gone to the very
limit in dealing with Mexico In an ef-
fort to maintain friendly relations
with that country" Secretary VIII
liam G. McAdoo declared to an audi
ence here.
There is not the slightest reason
why we should not continue at peace
with Mexico. II Germany will only
keep her meddling spies out of that
republic" the secretary continued.
"But Germany, in trying to deal
with Mexico and give her tho states
OF Arizona, New Mexico and Texas,
reckoned without Uncle Sam.
81 would like to see the autocrat
tyrant that could wrest three states
from out Of the American flag.
would even be curious to see the des-
pot that could even imagine he could
wrest the Lone Star state from this
union"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-19
S9O,OOO,oOO IN BONDS
Ninth District Rural Communities
Finish Work.
Later Reports VIII Swell Figures for
Third Liberty Loan-citles
Are Now Busy.

Minneapolis, April 19-More than
$90,000,000 has already been subscrib-
ed in rural districts, according to re-
ports received by A. r. Rogers, di-
rector of the Liberty Loan sales in the
Ninth Federal Reserve district.
The sales campaign for the third
Liberty Loan closed for the rural sec
tions of the district. Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Duluth campaigns are in full
swing.
ut must not be understood that all
the reports from the Ninth district
are in, or that the bond selling
throughout the district is complete"
said Mr.. Rogers.
During most of the three days of
the campaign it has been raining more
or less all over the six states In the
Ninth district. This has made the
roads almost impossible"
Many Counties Continue Work.
Many counties will continue their
bond selling campaign several days
and it is probable that complete fig
ures on the bond sales will not be
available.
M. Rogers, however, had sufficient
definite information to make him feel
justified in declaring 1t is certain that
the rural sections of the Ninth dis
trict had passed the $9O,OOO,OOO mark.
Minneapolis, St Paul and Duluth,
including st. Louis county, are count
ed on for $35,OO0,000 This, with the
100000, 900 from the rest of the dis
trict, reaches the required goal of
1926, 100000 set by Mr.. Rogers. The
actual government allotment to the
Ninth district is $150,000,000
There is no one who doubts that
the grand total of the three cities, to-
gether with the sum already raised In
the outside sections, will pass $685.
900, ,0OO," continued Mr.. Rogers, "as
nowhere has disposition been shown
to shirk the responsibility of support
ing the government at time when
hundreds of thousands OF American
boys are facing the Hun onslaught"