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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
SMALL MILK CONDENSING
OUTFIT INSTALLED AT u. OF |.
To Be Used For Experimental Work

For the purpose of demonstrating
TO students the processes of milk con-
densation, small condensing outfit
of laboratory scale has been installed
in one of the laboratories of the Uni
versity of Idaho dairy husbandry
building. The quantity condensed by
this apparatus is small, but its work
ing principles are identical with those
which govern the operation of large
commercial condensers.
eve expect to use this apparatus
later in the year in carrying on ex-
tensive experiments in milk condensa-
tion," said H. P. Davis, professor of
dairy husbandry, today. "The utiliza-
ton to best advantage Of SKINNED
milk and buttermilk is one of the
serious problems of the dairy industry
which we may be able to solve by in
telligent use of the condenser.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
OWNERS OF FLORIDA BARRED
Copy of Ponce de Leon's Grant Fails
to Qualify Colombian Women
for Admission.

New York.-A copy of Ponce de
Icons grant of Florida. signed by the
king of Spain, was shown to immigra-
ton officials by four Colombian wom-
en-, but it failed to qualify them for
admission to the United States.
Evidence of possible ownership of
an entire commonwealth of the United
States, acquired by inheritance from
the seeker of the fountain of youth,
was not sufficient for immigration in
spectors, who ruled that the women
and thirty-one other passengers must
stay aboard the steamship La Tour
aine because they had not filled out
Storm 22S."
An appeal has been made to the
state department. The Colombians in
clude Sonora Teresa de TANGO, wife of
the former Colombian minister to Peru
and sister of the minister to England.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
TREATMENT FOR SMUT
Lime Sulphur Not Satisfactory fol-
Treating Grain for Smut.

Idaho farmers are being misled by
certain commercial concerns and ag-
ricultural papers which have been adj
vocating lime-sulphur and powdered
sulphur for use in seed treatment.
Neither of these substances have
proven of positive value in control
ling smut. The fungicidal value of
both of them depend upon their being
subjected to higher temperatures
than obtains in the soil at seeding
time. Careful tests have shown that
neither of these substances can be
depended upon to even kill the smut.
which is on the seed under all con-
ditions.
The best authorities who have been
years in the study of smut control are
agreed that the two methods of seed
treatment which are most satisfac-
tory are the formaldehyde method
and the copper sulphate method. For
is the cheaper and safer
method to use where the soil is not
with the smut organism.
Copper sulphate or blue vitriol, as
it is sometimes called is more salts
factory for treatment of fall. sown
wheat where soil infection obtains.
Formaldehyde is the better treating
agent for barley, oats and spring,
sown wheat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
Volcano in Lake Kills Fish.

Klamath Falls, Ore.-Residents of
klamath county are at loss to ac-
count for the unprecedented eruption
which occurred last week in Diamond
lake. Thousands of fish were killed
and waters of the entire lake were dis
colored. Diamond lake is located about
nine miles from Crater lake and is
favorite haunt of fishermen. News OF
the disturbance was brought to Kla-
math Falls by r. %. Clanton. state
master fish warden. and FL. D. Stout,
deputy game warden. Mr.. Cianton ana
Mr.. Stout believe the destruction OF
the fish was caused by an underwater
volcanic eruption.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
FRUIT AND POTATO
GROWERS CONVENTION
Greatest Meeting Ever Held in the
Northwest

On December l to 5 inclusive the
orchardists and potato growers of
the Pacific northwest will meet in
Spokane, Washington, for their an
nual conference.
Some of the Horticultural problems
that will be discussed. by national
authorities are: Fruit Growing, Past,
Present and Future; Financing the
Fruit Grower; Soil Treatment; Pol
Imitation; Spray Control Problems;
Uniform Grades; Culture Problems,
Etc.
One day will be devoted to the
problems of the potato grower. Some
of the subjects to be discussed are:
Potato Growing in the Irrigated and
Non Irrigated Districts of the North
west; Selection of Seed Potatoes;
Seed Treatment; Varieties and Pota-
to Storage.
Many men of national prominence
will be in attendance, such as G. Har-
old Powell, M. B. Waite, etc.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
SINGER SUFFERS
TRIALS IN italy
Miss McVane Was Victim of
Many Prosecutions Dur
ing the War.
sCOFFED At IN STREET
American Ambassador Puts Wheels In
Motion and Her BackmaiIer Is
Sent to Prson-Puccini Planned
an Opera for Her.

New York-"If there was lack of
artistic temperament in the original
composition of Miss Dorothea Alastair
McVane, her experiences as a profess
sional singer in Italy would have
made good the defect, for she so inn
pressed the great Puccini that, at his
instance, she made her operate debut
as Mimi in his LA Boheme," carry
ing through the part with success
when she was in the first stages of
typhoid fever; she fell under official
suspicion as spy in laramie. where
there is an Italian naval station; she
underwent a siege of blackmail that
resulted in sending two oppressOrs to
prison. and she became the betrothed
of young noble, who was killed in the
war.
In addition, her progress toward a
career was hampered by the stern OPP
position of her father, Silas Marcus
McVane, formerly professor of history
and international law in Harvard, re-
firing as emeritus professor. After
ward the family became so proud of
the young singer that they established
home in Rome, where Professor Nc
Vane died at about the beginning of
the war.
Scoffed and Kissed.
In connection with the spy and
blackmail episodes it seems that Miss
McVane unwittingly snapped her cam
era when the lens was pointed in the
direction of masked batteries. Soon
she became the object of scoffing in
the street, she was Kissed at the OPP
era she found herself unable to get
letters to her friends or to hear from
them. She became so nervous and dis
piriied that she wished TO go away.
regar aless or her operate contract.
and was threatened with arrest if she
tried 70 20 Wien. at last. men an
noyed her with threats of publishing
the spy story and thus running her
carear unless she paid money to them.
she contrived to get word to the
American ambassador in Rome, who
put the wheels in motion for black
mail trial, whereby Miss McVane was
cleared and the men were punished.
She was led to adopt singing as a
profession on the advice of artists and
others who heard her voice in Paris,
where she had gone merely to perfect
her French. When her French instruc-
tors sent her to Milan. with letters to
the composer Puccini, she knew the
leading roles in 20 operas. 1t was re-
ported that Puccini intended to write
an opera for her, but the war alb
sorbed him in other affairs.
Something of Psychic.
Miss McVane is something of a
psychic. The story is that both she
and her titled lover believed firmly in
the survival of personality after death
and the ability. of the disembodied
spirit to communicate with the living;
and that they exchanged VOWS that the
one dying first would visit the surviv-
or on earth Ever since the lover died
she is said to have been expecting such
q visit.
Miss McVane's sisters are Miss
Edith McVane. managing writer and
novelist, and the Baroness Dodeman
de Placy, whose husband is a French
cavalry officer. The GcVane home in
Rome was long favorite meeting
place for social, literary and artistic
oolohritiac
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrifs open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking
snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness.
No struggling for breathe at night;
your cold or catarrh disappears
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20

In poultry culling demonstrations
held in six communities in Fremont
county, more than 500 hens were
culled out as uprofitable. A united
effort is being made among farmers
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20
This Means You.

When you ge up with a bad taste
in your mouth, a dull tired feeling, no
relish for food and are constipated,
you may know that you need a dose
of Chamberlain's Tablets. They not
only cause an agreeable movement of
the bowels, but cleanse and invigorate
the stomach and improve the diges-
ton. IN
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20

A good start toward developing the
standard industries of Benewah coun-
ty is reported by the county farm
bureau. A few farmers already have
succeeded in producing some excellent
Melted Gem and Idaho Rural seed
potatoes suitable for certification.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20

Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little of this fragrant, antiseptic
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed
up with cold or nasty catarrh.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-20

to eradicate tuberculosis from the
flocks of the county
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06
state Wide nrnnnI,nlinn.

The time has come when u state
wide organization of New Mexico
"i interests Is urgently needed The
lark If coordination IN the efforts
ln explore for oil j. already hr-
coming apparent Individual and
community cnoris are praise
worthy aud deserve generous sup
port. Bul such efforts have serious
limitations IN So vast AN undertake
inr rs locating the deep lying COM
mcrcial pil IN this state.
Financing oil explorations In the
state b. not progressing on the
seal" necessary IN get results. New
Mexico lHs moi sufficient surplus
capital uf H. avn that ran nj This
time be- spared from established m
dustry AMI business. ln make the
costly and extensive drilling i"-is
required Ia locate commercial oil.
outside capital must be- induced in
come TO the state. And II will re-
uuirc cooperative action Ia attract
lhr capital necessary Tor this pur
pose.
Goologisl- have predicted that
New Mexico Is the rummg great oil
center, and certainly if there Is oi'
IN paying quantities under meath
The surface Of the earth somebody
Is going la find II IL n r. within the
reach Of drilling machinery, a.,
there O. many companies already
organized In various parts of the
state. and new concerns are being
organized daily.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06
\rw Mexico Next.

Hundreds. probably thousands. 1T
New NrNicn citizens have invested
amount. great aud small m this ar
That Texas uil development enter
prise, according to the Albuquerque
Herald More recently hundreds uf
u, have been Investing In wild cat
enterprises lon our state. There
prc many who view with alarm the
,uipouriug nj money for oil invest
u"ni much of which they say
truly viii not come back. The law
ol average works IN this sort Ut
lung, however, a. m less foVcrish
business enterprises. There are The
losers aud the winners aud between
them there continues about an Even
break.
A. q matter If fact. We are near
nrighhors lo one al the greatest
mining siampedcs iu the history 1T
The world. the gold rush Ia Cali
luruia. while Il had some h%ardshlps
not now encountered and some pic
turesque features that are MISSING
from the muddy Texas ields, was
A. nothing m magnitude compared
either Ia the number of those rush.
ing into west Texas or the millions
Of the winnings of some of them
The New York Globe. attracted
by the noise the Texas bosom has
been making ~ Wall Street, sent
enc of is young men ia Fort
Worth. Wichita Falls and llanrrr
iic ha, been Writing a most engap-
me series Of articles about the oiI
stampede. Commenting on M,
stories, the Globe says In a recent
editorial:
Those tales Of the oil hoom semi
hack out Of Texas by Mr.. Guest oI
the Globe depict one of the pie.
t%urcsquc phases of American life
gigantic IN conception. harlnrir n
%colnring. which makes this western
civilization of ours a thing apar.
from an else IN the world.
Here ARE the giants of finance
who at home live In palaces Will
Roman baths. camping now u
prairie shack or dog tent gambler
who always appear when money h
loose, rs eruplions rome with fever
preachers caught up m The swir
~ money madness and sucked ini'
The vortex; farmers who yesirrda!
were barefoot taday riding In auto.
mobiles bought with the new wealil
that Is theirs because s0mconl
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06

H. g. Miller received q telegram
from T.. :. OBricn. of Los Angeles.
q few days ago stating that h.
ORrirnl had contracted with the
southern California Drilling Go. Ia
drill Ia a depth Of 5000 feet Mr..
OBricn took with him some of the
sandstone .igurk m the water we'll
which hr has drilled four miles
southeast of bcminR Ia a depth oi
between J00 and tan feet, and had
II analysed at Los Angeles and II
was pronounced of the same char
acler a, found In the California oil
Fields. The drilling company has
agreed lo proceed with the work
under competent and responsible
directions.
This Is good news for Drning. ~
VI means that II will 500 be- known
To a certainty whether the liquid
sold" Is at u very door Dcmine
Graphic.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06
LARGE OIL FIELD
ALONG MEXICAN BORDER

West Of NJ paso there Is a basin
mort than sixty nrics IN length q
the Mexican border and extending
Tar into that country. and from
fifteen 10 thirty miles IN width.
This basin is hordcrcd on the
northeast by the Mimhrcs, Cook aud
Florida mountains. and on the
southeast by the Victoria noun
tains. within these prospective
nclds are the neming and Column
bus developments. nrillinp Is getting
on ut both places and many pro-
posed drilling sits and locations
with much excitement and leasing.
These basins all extend In a gen.
cral direction from the northwest
Ia the southeast. and are an being
drilled. Some will undoubtedly
prove oil or gas. Any great strike
In any one of these prospective
fields means. you all know how
much 10 W paso, rs N paso IS tho
town lhrnuch which the oil aud
supplies must be- distributed and
which must be- used ~ %hcadquar-
tiers for the companies developing
as also for future rcnnrrics.
Headers who are familiar with
the oil business will mo- doubt inn
rrvdiirly connect the pictures these
basins bring before YOU. with one
1T the greatest Great fields In
the history Of the United states
Those r. the fields " Pennsylvania
where the pools were found be-
tween the mountain ranges extend
ing m these, iu a general direction
rom the northwest Ia the south
east That field marked a great
epoch IN American history l. there
amy reason why our field should
prove differently We have the
BEGINNING IN small shallow wells
IN the rrcos valley The pcnnsyl-
,ania field had H. beginning In lust
rNrh wells, Iona before petroleum
became Of any practical CONNER
rial use The first otl sold oui Of
iho prnn,, lyania field was sent over
the mountains 10y cart aud sold IN
bottles In the New England towns
a. q valuable medicine. u remedy
of nature. aud probably did have
20 much medicinal value ~ many
If the more expensive dupcs of the
tint" To-day uil D. M ~ the great |
medicines ever used n used cor
reril, Here Is hoping We lind II
near us m such value n they found
n IN Pennsylvania. n l. sure Ia be-
q great relief " not u complete
cure for our financial aud CONNER
cini ills. tho disease II was meant
tn cure ~ paso OH and Gas News
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06
New Mexico T BIZ Fleming f;.id'

tapped oil beneath their scanl,
acres; rich and pocr alike eager /,
samhlc ON any stock that promises
even the rcmoiesi possibility Of 10.
Turn. the camp followers Of for.
Tune OF every sort and degree; an,
ohrc. too, overshadowing all. drop.
ping the mamma or the promise OF
II ON which all live, Is oil. spouling
from The ground In n flood whose
very blackness spells yellow gold.
IL has all happened before In
the sold rush 10 California. IN the
sold aud silver and copper lcoms
through the mountain states. in the
rush Ia Alaska and ~ the Canadian
klondike, IN the OH hooms IN Kan
sas and Oklahoma And II Is all
part of a splendid picture com
pounded Of mining rushes. oil
hooms, coal strikes. Santa Fc trails.
cowboys, gamblers. fronlicrsmen. n
means the land h still new. still
80"
young, still sprawling virilc like q
young hoy Just coming into man
hood, who cannot enter the house
sedaicly hut must needs kick over
n couple Of chairs aud tables To-
show his strength.
There Is ma other land. no mat
ter how young IN white mans NC
cupation, where things happen Just
this way Australia has i,s gold
PUSHES. 81 did Canada, and South
\frica had the hardy souls If the
world hunting diamonds up Ia the
kimberley mines. hut Il Is Amer
ica that blows OF the I'D more
Times than can be- told ~ ". in
deed, II had more steam than any
else could boast
u Is. m truth. America. W are
right next door Ia unr of the
most picturesque of all American
slampcdes for wealth. More than
that W. may presently have a sim
liar stampede here m nur avn state
There are more Than forty drills ut
work in New M"Nicu today .ihnsr
NJ least whose Tools are moi stuck
and They r. working IN all parts
NJ the state " there Is oil In New
Mexico II viii be- found before man,
weeks haze passed. Aud II II isI
found -look out that YOU do not
get run u,er In the stampede.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06

The Columbus Steam Laundry II
now doing nrst-class work-2t hours
service-special attention and rates
given 10 family wash Phone %,
we'll do the rest. u
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-06
Free o " Baths

Free shower baths are now ready
at the Khaki Cub. 80 lf,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23

pany contends the death of Mr., Bill
ings resulted from suicide.
Mr. Utter. who was formerly a
friend of the Billings. had started pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Billings on
statutory charge involving, the daugh-
ter of the former, it was brought out
at the trial. The trial was to come up
in Seattle the day after Mr.. Billings
died.
According to the testimony of MT
Utter Miss Billings attempted to ar
range a financial settlement the day
before her fathers death, and when
this was refused she said, well, there
will be one less Billings. This case
will never be tried"
The defense introduced testimony
designed 20 show that the revolver
which Mr. Billings held. was fired
some distance from the head and that
the bullet accidentally entered the
mouth and caused death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
CAMP LEWIS REM0UNT
DEPOT IS DISCONTINUED

TACOMA, Dec. 23.-With the ship
ment of AGO horses from Camp Lew
is to Camp Kearney, last week the re-
mount depot at the local camp was
discontinued.
The remount depot was one OF the
departments at Camp Lew
lis since it's establishment during the
war. Cowboys from the ranges OF the
west to the number of 200 worked
under a dozen officers. included III
the number were some of the famous
riders of the country.
Eleven thousand horses and mules
were brought To Camp Lewis fresh
from the western ranges and "brok-
en-, for duty by the cowboys. These
men, though part of the national ar
my. were not required to wear fun
uniforms. With broad-brimmed army
hats and army shirts they cemhined
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23

of the bedraggled animal withsthe nat
in IT'S mouth. coupled with the unex-
plained disappearance Of the owner OF
the dog and hat. was accepted as evil
dencs Of the fact that Hontz had been
drowned, and the river was dragged
in an effort to locate the body. Even
tually Hontz' obituary notice was pub
lished.
Meanwhile Hontz had enlisted at
CHEYENNE and in due time reached
France. When he was in Brest the
news that he had been drowned reach
ed him, but before he could conmu-
nicate with his friends in America he
was rushed off to the battle front
wounded in Battle.
In the Argonne forest he received
machine-gun bullet through his lungs
and lay for two days before he was
found by the stretcher-bearers. In
the war departments casualty list he
was listed as killed in action" fact
OF which he became aware weeks later
while in the base hospital The cas-
uaity report eventually reached his
aged mother in Pennsylvania. who had
not heard the earlier report that the
rad been drowned. and il is said her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
.CONTENTED POLITICIAN
COMMITTED SUICIDE

TACOMA. Dec. 2s.-Miss Rhea Bill
Ifngs. daughter of OrviIle Billings, Ia
coma politician and financier, who
died from a pistol wound April 22.,
predicted the day before his death
that there would be one less in the
Billings family unless w H Utter OF
Seattle dropped a suit against Billings,
Mrs. Utter testified in federal court
here.
Mrs. Orville Billings is suing an in
surance company on an accident pol
cv of SIS, 900. The insurance COM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
CHRISTMAS WAISTS

A wonderful assortment of waists
and over blouses in all the suit and
pastel shades. Styles suitable for
both afternoon and evening wear.
Most Acceptable Christmas Gifts
The materials are crepe de chine
and Georgette, some are beaded,
others are braided and embroidered
while few are self trimmed, all
sizes.
The Prices are Greatly Reduced
SS.75 to $3.50
You have only one more shopping
day left now till Christmas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23

,grief was so profound that she died
short time later.
Hontz' lungs were so affected by
the bullet that he passed from one re-
cuperation hospital to another and
was finally sent to the Fort Whipple
army hospital at Prescott,Ariz.. where
he recovered sufficiently to allow him
to secure his discharge. He then
came to Laramie.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
GIFTS IN THE JEWELRY SECTION
: THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED

Bar Pins of rhinestones set in sterling silver
really magnificent. Each. $1.25 to s7;5o
Beauty Pins, gold plated, set. t..... S5c TO 0 .oc c
Earrings, the pair ....... .... oec 10 sz,oo
Lingerie Clasps of sterling silver or gold. Inc M
Rag Frames in silver and gold finish, so desir-
able now for making up the. new bags;
Each .................... Sl.1o W @o''o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
CANS BROS. SILK UMBRELLAS

High in quality and moderate in cost These
new colored silk Umbrellas with their trim
mings of ivory on handles, ETC., may be Just
the gift you are looking for. Prices begin at
$500 to $500. Plain Black Umbrellas at
$500 to $500. e9 nts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23
TWICE DECLARED
DEPARTED, IS NOT DEAD

kRAMTf,. Wyo.. Dec 23-Harry
= tfontx is rot dead. despite the pres
ence Of large crop q newspaper
saorles. Supplemental .by one official of
report relating that or o. least Two
separate OCCASIONS he departed to that
bourn frola hieh no traveller return
eth. 80
Jfontz a printer. was seized in 1918
with an overwhelming desire TO eniisl
IN the army. So strong was the u'e
that be responded without takihs 'llns
a. nn,isv his friends OF his intention
~ ~ chevenne and join the army
a. to make provision for the care OF
- net dog. in his haste TO board the
train he lost his hat
Dog FoIolws Hat.
H.s dog. unable TO follow him lii''
.ho train. pursued the hat. which vas
blown into q stream. The appearance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-23

WOODSTOCK, Ill. - The Gray
school. erected So years ago, and said
to have been the first school build :
ing in northern Illinois. was recently
destroyed by fire. ~. ~ ~ --sss si-.-