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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06
Method Discovered Of COMMUNE
eating With Submerged
Submarines.
YOUTHS ARE LUCKY FINDERS
Revelations Come When Researcher
Ar At Work on 3omsthine Eiss-
Single Turn Loop Brings
Amazing Rssults.

Washington, ID. Gin general way
II II known that during the war
method was found TO communicate
with q submerged submarine from
shore or sea. How this Is done and
how It came to be discovered that 1t
could be done not until now has been
made public. Like a good many other
revelations It came when the research
err were at work on another problem.
The scientists Of the radio section
of the bureau Of standards stumbled
on its secret and the lucky ones to sus-
pect 1t were two young assistants not
long out Of high school. Their expert
ments and the development OF what Is
known rs the "lOop aerial" for subma-
rine radio communication by the bu-
reau resulted In device 30 simple
and perfect. and producing such won
derful results, that the navy has
adopted 1t and is equIpping all Its un-
dersea craft with this style OF loop.
In the fall of 1917 series OF expert
ments was undertaken by the bureau
to develop an apparatus for the detec-
tion Of enemy submersibles. J. A. VIII
loughby and p. d. Lowell were en-
gagged In the work. They had a notion
that a closed or rubber encased coil
Of wire offered the best chances for
success. They made one and threw
II one night into tank Of fresh water
on the grounds Of the bureau near
Chevy Chase. Nd. a suburb Of WASH
ington. To their delight they received
a signal from the big radio station ut
Arlington. The next night they sub
merged the Coll In the tidal basin Of
the Potomac near the new navy build
ing. Again the signal came with no
difference in strength whether the loop
or coil was suspended In air or sunk In
the river.
Discovery Significant.
The significance Of this discovery
struck both young men. Here was
way possibly to detect the presence Of
enemy submarines. but surely TO talk
with our own. which was equally Inn
portant. had been thought impossible.
This was In November. re- - =.
In December improvements In the
submerged coil brought the reception
Of signals from Lyons. France: Paris
and San Diego. Cal. BY March last
year excellent signals were received
ON single turn coll $50 feet long by
sixty feet high having wave length
Of 100 meters by $4,000 metern
In April Mr.. Willoughby discussed
with Lieutenant Commander H. p. st.
Clair Of the radio division Of the navy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06

VfsparsA b. the United States Depart
rnsnt Of Agrioulture.)
American dressed.meat production.
including lard. amounted In 1918 to
20, 128. 100000 pounds quantity new.
or before approached In magnitude BY
the livestock industry Of this or any
other country. The corresponding nG-
ure for 1917 was 1857 800. 900 pounds.
Three-fOurths Of this enormous in
crease was In pork and one-fOurth was
in beef.
The meat surplus In 1918 was 30
great that extra export demands made
little Impression on 1t, although 1918
export shipments Of meat and lard
nearly doubled the 1917 figures. rising
from slightly less than one and three
fourths billions pounds to slightly
more than three billion pounds-and
these figures do not include shipments
to American military forces abroad.
The aggregate 1917 consumption of
dressed meat and lard In the United
States was approximately 14.5OO,OOO.-
OOO pounds, but In 1918 1t rose to IL.
25O,OOO.OOO pounds. This means, after
uIOWIuR lOI IhSICubC III "sA
addition of q pounds for every man,
woman and child In the country. de
spite the fOOd.conservntion campaign
which in 1917 caused consumption to
decline considerably.
How Shortage Became Surplus.
"WhIle the people as n whole,
through their abstinence averted the
immediate crisis. II was the former
who was the really big factor In the
ultimate situation" says the bureau
OF animal industry. United States de-
pnrtment Of agriculture. which In au.
thority for the foregoing statement.
1.-THE producer. of course. was expect
ed to do his part. but did 1t with such
powerful effect that In single year
the meat shortage was turned into q
pronounced surplus. Thus In 1918 there
was not only meat enough to supply
all foreign demands compatible with
the restricted shipping facilities but
. greatly enlarged quantity was avail
able for the home consumption.
ITO be sure. 1t cost the farmer more.
very much more, to feed his animals
and get them to market. Likewise all
other steps from producer to consumer
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Keep Parents on Island In Con.
slant Fear.
Authorities Act - Prevent Further Nv
man Sacrifices BY the
Woeshipses.

Havana. Cuba.-with the recent sud-
den outbreak Of cannibalistic practices
by vootloo worshipers. which have re.
suited In the deaths Of at least three
innocent children and half dozen Of
the voo,ioos. the latter by the applica-
ton Of lynch" law for the first time
in this country's history, fathers and
mothers are living in constant fear
that their little ones may he spirited
away by the superstitioua negroes to
he offered up In sacrifice to 'Chaneo."
the god Of the "Brujos," a. they are
called in the Castilian language.
The voOdoos are divided into vari-
GUS sects, each With Its separate god.
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hull. Better, but not satisfactory, re.
suits were obtained. Up to this time
the frame of the bout had not been
used as ground"
The lower side of the loop was re-
moved and the ends Of the wire fas-
tened to the bow and stern. The top
of the loop was submerged eight feet !:
signals from Nauen. Germany. were
clearly heard. Very sharp indications
of direction were obtained when under
water or on top of 1t. And soon other
stations were heard. including Carnar.
Won. England: Rome. Italy, and vari-
GUS merchant vessels. Later expert
ments showed that communications
can be carried on at sea under all con.
ditions more efficiently with the closed
loop aerial than with the ordlnar.
antenna now In general use.
When a submarine equipped WITT
the perfected apparatus Is submerged
any North American or European sta
tion can be received as distinctly as
when 1t is on the surface. The maxi
mum depth Of submergence at which
signals can be heard IL determined by
the wave length.
Signals can be transmitted from the
loop to distance Of ten or twelve
miles when the submarine Ii COM
pletely submerged. the maximum dis
lance being obtained when the top OF
the loop Is practically at the surface.
The distance decreases to two or three
miles when the loop is eight or nine
feet below the surface.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06
GRASSES OF UNITED STATES
pepavtmsnt Of Agriculture In Nsesnt
bulletin Olives Much informa-
= tlon On subject.
tpreparsd by the United statss Depart
roSnt Of Agriculturs)

tPreparsd by the United States Depart
rosnt Of Asr1culturs)
II should he worth something to the
farmer to know about NIL the species
Of grasses that are native. have oeen
introduced. or are cultivated In the
United States. The United States
department Of agriculture has re-
Gently issued that Information 10
Bulletin No. 772. Under each genus
are given the species that are
Of economic Importance. either as use.
full or harmful grasses. The grains. OF
course. are Of greatest Importance.
Next come those that are cultivated
for meadow or pasture and other In
digenous species that furnish pasture
on native pastures and ranges.
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cRlPPLEs SHOULD BE KILLED
Do Not Permit Sentiment o. Tender
Hsartsdness to 0verruis coed
Common Sense.

prepared by the United States Depart
msnt Of Agricultufe.)
All cripples should he killed imme-
diately on being removed from nest or
incubator. Do not allow sentiment or
tender.heartednes to override good
business ability or common sense.
Weaklings and runts will not pay any
dividends. Do not einvest too much
time or feed on such.
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WVE.S1OCN
e&AQ3E.A

The number Of animals might DO
increased on many farms.
Uniformity in the size Of pigs II
something worth laboring for.
Oats may often be used advanta.
eeously to form . part Of the ration
for brood s0ws.
Rye is not a. good . feed for pigs
az corn and should be ground and fed
In the form Of . slop.
Sheep raising should be encouraged
chiefly where the land and other con-
ditions are suitable for It.
Drugs arc relied upon BY stockmeu
altogether too much for keeping ami
mails healthy and thriving.
Alfalfa and corn make q balanced
ration Of work In the haying and corn
blowing season.
To be successful in raising hogs, w
must give the brood sows special at.
tention and care at narrowing time.
The young calves should be fed
from buckets ~ clean as those used
In handling the milk for human con.
sumption.
Hogs stand confinement well and
may be kept In pens or small pastures
better than other animals raised on
the farm. .
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person only through injury to an.
other.
voodooism II not practiced by the
negroes alone. Many white persons
also are said to secretly take part in
their religious meetings, and accusa.
lions have been heard In various quar-
tiers Of the dimculties encountered by
odicers seeking to break up their TEN.
pies because Of the obstacles placed In
their way by persons Of influence.
An active campaign by the authori.
ties In Havana and other parts Of
the Island have resulted in the cap
ture Of numerous .Brujos" and the
ssiaure Of many curious and weird OBJ
jscts used BY them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06
r AISULI BANDIT
OF RARE CHARM

Washington. D. C.-That relentless
bandit. Raisuli. the Villa OF Morocco.
whose present raids have caused po-
litical crisis In Spain. has another side.
HE could not bear to hear child
cry. while on several occasions l no.
ticed his cure even to avoid allowing
the bees collected on his cup to drown"
Is the surprising statement. not OF
friend. but Of the wealthy American
who WAS held for ransom by Raisuli In
1904. until President Roosevelt sent
feet OF war ships and his famous ulti-
matum. "Perdicaris alive or Rnisull
dead" to Morocco.
Ion Perdicaris' own story Of his ad-
ventures as the prisoner Of the "Moroc-
cnn Robin Hood" Is told in Il communl-
cation sent by him to the National
Geographic society soon after his re-
lease.
"In many respects the man inter-
ested and attracted me. In spite Of all
my natural motives for dislike" said
Mr.. PerdIcaris. "Raisuli was at once
SO gracious and dignifieti. not to Us
only, but to his own wild adherents.
who evidently idOiixed their chIeftain.
whose position among them seemed
that OF the head Of \ Highland clan In
the olden times.
Has q Superior Character.
''He was quick to see the humorous
aspect Of a situation. while his repartee
was rs immediate and to the point M
though he had been born in County
Galway itself. In fact. I discovered to
my CONSERVATION that I was beginning
to like the nun. In spite Of my natural
resentment. found myself uncOn-
aci0usly accepting his contention that
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became more c6stly; hence the high
prices. But the unprecedented pros
perity Of the people as. q whole en-
abled them to afford the increased
cost. In fact, laboring people prob
past year than In prewar times"
Quantity Increases Remarkable"
1.-THE total number Of cattle slaugh-
tered in 1918 Is estimated at 15.7oO.-
400" says the bureau, "as against H.
72s.9OO in 1917. Their average weights
were practically the same for both
years, and the beef produced from
them was $685. 600, 900 pounds in 1917
and S.641 .OOO.OOO pounds In 1918. This
was a remarkable achievement. as 1t
hardly would have been credited that
beef growers could Increase their pro-
duction billion pounds In one year.
1.-THE hog natures quickly, therefore
q much more rapid Increase would be
looked for than was the result with
cattle. Even 80. the results for 1913
can be described only ms stupendous.
The hogs marketed In 1918 numbered
Gu, S54, 700, us against 57.4S3,SOO In
1917. Furthermore. the average weight
was on pounds more per hog In 1918.
Thus, when the animals are turned
into pork md lard we have total pro-
duction Of 600 pounds in
1918, as against s.47S,2S0.OOO pounds
In 1917, m increase OF 2.747.355.O0O
pounds. or 32.4 per cent. nearly one
third"
Striking increases In exports arc
also shown by the bureau. Beef ship
ments abroad in 1918 were o. per cent
more than In 1917. the chief 1918 items
being 5l4.OOOOOO pounds Of fresh beef
and 141 .OOO.OOO pounds Of canned beef.
Exports Of pork and lard in 1918
amounted to 2.270. 2s7 .O8O. which was
TT per cent more than the quantity
sent abroad In 1917.
Tho bureau shows that In the ngGre-
gate more meat by far Ii eaten In tho
United States than In any other coun-
try In the world. although some sparse
~ settled countries raising much meat
have q larger per capita consumption.
1t also says that there In room In tho
United States for 4 great expansion
In the use Of mutton and lamb.
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he was not n mere brigand or cattle
litter. but patriot struggling to res
cue his Berber followers from the tyr
His charm Of voice. the natural polse
and dignity Of his manner, his self
control under prOvOcatiOn.-all be-
trayed superior character. He Is. In
fact. u born LEADER and with certain
statesmanlike quality. He deplOred the
condition Of his country. the feuds
which separate the tribes. the many
deeds of violence and the blood so use
lessly she:.
"WhIle standing near Raisuli one
day on the village green, of which we
were now allowed the freedom. one OF
his followers came up from Tangier.
almost breathless from his haste. to
report the arrival Of the two American
squadrons. The man described how
the eight frigates had entered the bay.
one after another.
II watched Raisuli with anxiety. lest
experimenting the landing Of marines,
with \ view to our relief and his own
capture. he might endeavor to drag rs
to some more distaat and inaccessible
retreat. What was then my surprise
when. looking up with bright smile.
he said: We'll. think can now con.
graduate your
81 do not understand you.' re-
piled.
az mean answered Raisuli. that
the presence Of these vessels will lead
the authorities at Tangier to make
such representations to the sultan AZ
may result In his accedlng to my de-
mantis. and then you will be able to re-
turn to your friends.'
Part 40 Friends.
1.-THE next morning It was still dark
when our men began loading the pack
mules. and We reached the crest Of the
mountain. which lay between us and
Tansier. Just a. the sun rose.
AT last the mules, bearing the silver
dollars. carefully packed in boxes. ar
rived; but now luncheon was again
served In honor Of MulaI Ahmed. md
must be partaken Of. after which the
bullion was counted In another room
".The silver said Raisuii. address,
Ing me. has been counted-$9O.OOO, as
stipulated. in Spanish dollars. but
these letters showing me az he spoke
check book containing certified
checks on the Compton d'Escompte.
the French bank at Tangier. of the
value Of these. which are supposed to
represent $4,000. know nothing.
However. I will accept them on your
personal guarantee
"when had examined the checks
certified by Torres and Fl Canaan.
the sultan's delegate minister of a.
nance. I gave the required assurance
verbally. and Raisuli. leading me to
the door. where found my horse walt.
Ing for me. babe me adleu, saying that
he had learned to look upon me ms
friend and that he hoped I cherished
no III feeling on account Of my deten.
tloo."
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AmsrIo ans to Found school.

BrusSels-Ths Belgian government
has accepted the proposal OF Herbert
Hoover, director general OF the inter.
allied relief organization. that the
finnl assets Of the Belgian Relief
Commission, amounting to about $40.
OOOOO0 be devoted to the creation Of
Il foundation for the higher education
Of children of the workers and people
Of limited means.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06
"Make Mexico saf. Tor Americans.

Fl Paso, Tex-Intervention In Mex.
leo and the adoption Of the league Of
ratiOns ITO make the world safe for
American citizens" were urged by
Gov. w. p. Hobby Of Texns, In a speech
made at dinner given In his honor
here. This announcement was made In
the presence Of Mexican Consul Gen.
eral Andres q. Garcia and other Mex.
lean officials who were guests at the
dinner. He said, 1.-THE lives and prop
crty Of American citizens should be
protected In Mexico"
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Reward ser o,sss FIIsh..

HoQuam, wash.-Deeds to 1000
acres Of 0ray's harbOr land. lying
within what II has been hoped for
years will prove an oil belt. are to be
placed in local bank as reward for
the aviator who flrsts encircles the
globe. George J. Hubbard. a Seattle at.
torney, makes the offer. md has act
the time limit for WANING the land at
Aug. !, 1090.
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Anarchists Take Three Towns.

LOndOn.-The towns Of KupIRnsk.
sixty-One miles east-sOutheast Of
Kharkov. and Pavlovsk. on the Don
river. ninety miles sOuth-sOutheast Of
vorOnexh, hive been captured by the
Bolsheviki, according to statement In.
sued by the Russian soviet govern.
nent.
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Scarce % pede elrds.

oearoe - Dode 0lrds.
People who allow surplus fruits and
vegetables to spoil in the garden In
summer and buy canned garden prod
nets in winter will soon be rs scarce
~ dodo birds.
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Aviator 10 Fined.

Kansas City, Moon charge OF
flying his airplnne within ten feet Of
the roof of n farmers house, Charles
II. Levy was fined $25 and costs for
disturbing the peace In n Justice Court
ut DOtisOn, Mo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06

Dry land farmers are having success
in raising sunnowers for silage, the
sunhowcrs to be fed With corn. This
crop IL especially adapted to high val.
legs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06

Keep All Coops 0pen.
During hot weather he sure that
the coops for the chicks and the
houses for the hens are kept well
open, day and night, no. that they will
be a. cool as possible.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-06
MAJORITY o.. TRAiNMEh HAVE
GONE SACK TO WORK
ON COAST.
SOME STILL DEFIANT
PACIFIC COAST TIEuP ON RAILS
BROKEN AND TRAINS ARE
MOVING AGAIN.
western N.~.p.p.r Union New. Service.

Western Eswspspsr Union News Service.
Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 3O.-By \
slight majority 1000 switchmen and
yardmen, who have been Oh strike
here, voted to return to work. The
vote was taken Vt mass meeting,
which was addressed by A. +. Whit
ney, international vice president Of
the brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Following the vote. those who ballot
ell not to return to work declared
that, despite the result, they would
not return to work.
Los Angeles.-The four local broth
erhoods. including trainlnen. conduc-
tors, engineers and firemen, following
a meeting here. voted by IL twO-thirds
majority to return to work.
The action of the men brought to
an end railroad tie-up without prece-
dent in the history OF the West. 1t
caused IL cancellation of transcOnti-
mental trains, left many points In Cal
ifornia without mails for days. and
threatened II water famine at desert
points dependent on railroad tank
cars for their supplies.
Needing the announcement of the
government that 1t would run the
trains at nll costs, and the determine
tiOn of United States Marshal c. T..
Walton of Los Angeles that I'LL trains
In the strike area would be given nde-
quite protection, rnilrond strikers he
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e,odue4lon ., baby psss.

Production u Baby Dssf.
The proper care Of the calves from
birth to weaving time Ia just as essen
tial to the successful production OF
prime baby beef As the care and feed
Ing from weaving to marketing time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19

Mrs. Carrie Hedin of New
Richmond, Wis.,, was here this
week to attend the funeral of
her brother-in-law, Albin Hedin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner and chill
dren and Miss Thomas of Du-
quette, were in town Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Reese of Dempster, S. D.,
who has been up clearing on his
land here, returned to his home
Wednesday.
John Stafford and Carlton and
Mrs. Nettie Laying were in Sand
stone Tuesday evening to meet
Mrs. S. Stafford.
Albert Zingmark and J. A.
Zingmark of Salem, S. D., are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuelson.
Mrs. Jno. Stafford and Mrs.
Jess DeMaris left Wednesday
morning for St. Paul to attend
the State Sunday School Conven-
ton.
Misses Myrtle and Minnie Sny-
der returned from Anoka, We'd
nesday, where they have been
the past seven months--ever
since the big fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lingren and
Helen left for St. Paul Wednes-
day night to attend the State
Sunday School Convention and
the Bankers Convention.
Ray Gault of Wrenshall, spent
Sunday at his parents home, he
was accompanied home by his
little boy, who has spent the
past two weeks with his grand
parents here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
knute YOnason's Fourt Of July

All day Friday, July Fourt,
From East, from West, from
Sout and Mort,
From all de country round about
Will come de folks nit laugh and
shout.
At eleven o'clock we meet by
hall,
De old. de young, de big, de
small.
And den. if you want great big
lark,
You come parade NIT us to park.
We have program nit speech and
song.
1t ban guide, but not too long;
You know you skal bring basket
lunch,
ana after program, eat NIT
bunch.
And den. by crickets! we have
guide time,
You can buy ice cream for many
dime;
Oar ban base ball, races, fun
galore.
Such fun you never have before.
And den come fireworks, Holy
zee!
Such grand ones you may never
see.
And den, until de rooster crow.
We trip de light fantastic toe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19

Owing to breakdown OF
some of the machinery, the
planning mill has shut down
for a while.
A number of the young folks
from Duquette attended the
dance at the Jean Du Luth farm
on Saturday night.
Mr.. Hedlund of Sandstone,
and Mr.. l.. Johnson of Kerrick,
were in town on Wednesday of
last week and Monday of this.
Mrs. Koehler and son, Donald,
returned to their home in Mound
on Sunday, after short visit at
the home of Mrs. c. Dahlgren.
A number of Miss Thomas
friends surprised her on Thurs
day evening by a farewell party.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent.
The Ladies Aid, which was
entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. Dahlgren on Satur-
day afternoon, was very we'll at.
tened.
Mr.. Koehler and son, Law.
renee, drove from Mound in
their car Sunday, and are now
visiting at the C. Dahlgren
home.
R. +. Cummings and Ralph
Johnston arrived Tuesday noon
for a visit at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. Cummings.
Ed Duquette made a short
business trip to Duquette Mon.
day. He was accompanied by
his son, Herbert, who returned
to Duluth on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner and
children left on Friday morning
for a motor trip to Iowa, where
Miss Thomas accompanied them
as far as Minneapolis.
Miss Cloda Narcotic and her
sister, Mrs. Spong, came home
Saturday evening. returning on
Sunday. Miss Clara accompanied
them as far as Duluth.