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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

There were 104.721 acres of public
land sold at auction during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1919, according
to the annual report of Clay Tallman.
commissioner of the general land OF
flee. made public today.
The total area of public and indian
lands originally entered and allowed
during the year is II. S71.1S1 acres. not
including 137.403 acres embraced in
finals not heretofore counted as origi-
nal dispositions of land. This area IS
an increase of 1.S96,S49 acres as COM
pared with the area originally entered
and allowed during the fiscal year
1918. The increase is attributed to the
stockraising homestead act of De-
cember %, 1916.
The area patented during the fiscal
year is 1O.177.OO1 acres. an increase of
1.224.519 acres as compared with 1918.
OF this area S.3-2.31S acres was pat
ented under the homestead laws. an
increase of 1.S19.52i acres. not includ-
ing as homesteadS 10 334 acres pat
ented as soldiers additional entries.
Total cash receipts from the sales
of public lands. including fees and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
THREE-FOURTHS TIMBER
OF j. S. PRIVATELY HELD
Forester Graves Annual Report
Urges Cessation of Destruc-
tive Processes.

Private owners hold more than
three fourths of the present timber
supplies of the United States. de-
clares Forester Henry S. Graves in
the course of his annual report. made
public today. He calls attention to
the effects of uneconomic and waste
full exploitation of our forests in the
past and to the need of steps which
will put a stop to the destructive
processes and replace them with
methods which will build up rather
than injure the country.
THE situation necesSitates a broad
policy of forestry for the whole ma
ton which will include both an en-
larged program of public acquisition
of forests by the government. the
states and municipalities and pro-
lection and perpetuation of forest
growthS on all privately owned lands
which may not better be used for
agriculture and settlement" says the
report.
The proposed plan for realizing
these detectives contemplates CO.
operation between the federal govern
ment and the state. The government
and the states must join hands in
working out a program that will
bring into correlation the various
public and private efforts for the pro-
lection and right handling of forests.
The function of the federal govern
ment.- in addition to handing the
national forests. would be to stimu-
late, guide and coordinate state ac-
ton and conduct necessary invest!ga
tons regarding the best methods OF
forestry to assist the states in classi
fication of land and to harmonic &C
ton as between the different states.
The states would also have func-
ton in handling public property own
ed by them and they would have a
further direct responsibility in con-
nection with the protection and per-
petuation of private forest lands.
the government would work primarily
through state agencies. To initiate
the proposed policy there should be
a federal law authorizing the govern
ment to cooperate with the states in
bringing about the protection AND
right handling of forest lands within
their borders. and providing means Tor
such cooperation. =
1.-The net result of the steps already
taken to inaugurate and organize the
new movement for forestry has beer
to attract renewed and widespread at.
tention to the fact that real forest
problem must be reckoned with. ant
is of national concern; to establish
conviction in the minds of many who
have first-hand knowledge of the
facts that definite action to protect
the public interests involved and
safeguard a resource essential for
economic and industrial stability is
now required, and to secure what Is
believed to be a feasible program. of a
character to command general accept
ance as it becomes fully understood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
LAND OFFICE COMMISSIONER
MAKES HIS ANNUAL REPORT

commissions. sales of reclamation
townstes and sales of land in the
Oregon and California railroad grant,
We're s2.S17.o63. Total receipts from
the sales of Indian land were s1.3s7.
1871 Other receipts aggregated s9S.-
S29 The total receipts of the bureau
during the fiscal year were $43O3.674
Aggregate expenditures and esti-
mated liabilities of the public land
services. including expenses of dis
trict land offices and surveys made
from the ap >ropriations for survey
ing the public lands outside of rail-
road grant limits. were S3.02S554.
lecying a net surplus of S1.277,119 of
receipts over expenditures.
AS a result of Investigations by the
field employees 164.363 acres have
been restored to the public domain
during the year. OF this amount 79,-
040 acres represent fraudulent en-
tries. The area added to national
forests during the year from the pub
lie domain is 1924 acres. exclusive
of revested railroad lands There are
now ISL national forests. embracing
174,261.393 acres, of which a little
more than So per cent is public land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
JACK RABBIT INDUSTRY
PROMISING TO DAKOTANS

PIERRE, s. D., December S.-The
high cost Of caps and hats promises to
make the jack rabbit industry a
profitable one for residents of South
Dakota.
For many years the despised bun
MES, which cause thousands of dol
lars damage to crops every season.
have been slaughtered merely to re-
duce the scope of their dspredations
Farmers merely counted the results
of their slaughter in the saving to
their grain.
Eastern hat manufacturers have
made inquiries of state officials re-
garding xhe states rabbit resources"
intimating that the trade expects to
purchase rabbit skins in large guam
titles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
WASHINGTON HERALD'S
SALE IS ANNOUNCED
Passes to Herbert Hoover and
Others, With Rogers and
Suter in Charge.

Formal announcement of the sale
of the Washington Herald to Herbert
Hoover Walter S. Rogers, Herman
Suter, Charles r. Crane Julius H.
Barnes and others, is made today by
c. r. Brainard, who has held the con-
trolling interest in the Herald since
1913.
Walter 8. Rogers and Herman Suter
will be in active charge of the paper
under the new ownership, it is given
out.
No Political Significance.
It is stated that the transfer of the
Washington Herald has no political
significance. as among the new own
ers are both republicans and demo-
cratsf
The Washington Herald was estab-
lished in 1906 by Mr.. Scott c. Bone.
for many years editor of the Wash
ington Post. Mr.. Brainard. president
of Harper Brothers and owner of the
Mcclure and Wheeler Newspaper Syn
dicates. purchased controlling inter
est in the paper in October. 1913. He
states in his announcement that he is
disposing of his control because his
other interests prevent his living in
Washington and giving the paper his
personal attention.
sketch Of New Managers
Walter s. Rogers suggested and di-
rected the American governments
foreign cable and wireless news serv-
ices during the war, which sent
American news to most of the coun-
tries of the world. During the peace
conference he continued this news
service and had charge of the gov
ernment's relations with the press of
the world other than that of the Unit
ed States. His Office in Paris, working
in connection with the American
newspaper correspondents. transmit
ted to the American press by wireless
and cable over 100000 words. Mr.
Rogers was adviser to the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
HOLD PISTOL PRACTICE.
Preparedness Plan of Trust Com.
pany Officials and Employees.

NEW YORK. December 8.-Regular
pistol practice in one of the National
Guard armories for all officials and
employees having permits to carry
revolvers is now part of the pre-
paredness campaign" of the Guar
anty Trust Company of this city, in
view Of recent attacks on bank mes
sengers and bank hold-ups.
The target work Of the bankers
has improved in quickness and ac-
curacy in consequence Of the practice
to a point which is characterized as
excellent" One official scored % out
of a possible 80 points at the last
practice, and clerks, messengers and
special officers all did well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

peace commission on international af-
fairs relating to telegraph. cable and
wireless.
Mr.. Suter was associated with Mr..
Rogers in all this work. He was en-
gagged in newspaper work in Wash
ington for several years and for six
years was general manager of the
Nashville Tennessean. Later he was
general manager of the Philadelphia
Evening Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
vienna BEGINS REMOVING
REMINDERS OF ROYALTY

VIENNA. November Is Correspond
ence of the Associated Press) 1.-The
government has begun removing from
public buildings the statues, busts and
portraits of former royalty and royal
favorites and servants. These objects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

To Fortify the system Against Grip
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
which destroy germs. act as a Tonic and Laxa-
tive and thus prevent Colds, Grip and Infu-
enza. There il only one "BROMo QU1NINE."
Z. W. GROVES signature on the box. 30c.-
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
FINES FOR oGIERs. OF. GIRLS.
Students Of Colleges in Wales
Liable to Fine for Flirting.

BANGOR, Wales, November 10
correspondence Of the Associated
Press).-Under' the rules of the Anti
Noting League, the object of which
is to promote the best interests Of
the colleges here, a student is liable
to fine Of ~ cents if found guilty
of ogling or making any sign what
ever to attract the attention Of girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

A good fountain pen 10 an ink con
venience. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
In The Office

II should be in the hands of every stenoera.
pher and correspondent. 1t should be in evil
dence at the conference table, and on the tables
of reception rooms. Big business houses are
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IFS copies being received In one day recently
from large insurance company. Protect your busi-
documents from error by having this absolutely
dependable auide-book at your steno9raphers right
hasd. An error inspellinl punctuation may change
the estire meaning Of q contract or letter.
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A Wonderful Book of Facts

This Great modern Dictionary not only spells,
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1t 10 sure to establish itself az the most easily
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1t will answer more classroom questions than
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nunciation it has the textbook key and the
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Principal events in American and English his
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In The Home

It will be constant fount of information for
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understood explanations of those things which
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

How to Spell Phthisis
Find the Population of Syracuse
know When Antwerp Surrendered
know the Difference Between One
Type of Cattle and Another
What the Bolsheviki Are
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
Appreciated American Spirit.

Here is an anecdote from Maj. Ian
Hay Beith's '"rhe Last Million" that
shows the feeling Of one British off,
Ger toward the American doughboy.
II like the young Americans passion
ate affection for his country" said the
officer, land his fixed determination
to boost everything connected with her.
One day was waiting in a village for
an American staff car which was be-
ing sent for me from Chaumont. I
found one standing Mt the corner of
the street, so l asked the chauffeur.
thinking he might be from headquar-
tiers, Where are you frOmY And he
sat up and replied all in one breath,
as If I had pressed button, "Sir.
am from Marion. Ohio, the greatest
steam-shovel producing center in the
worldv Just like that. That is what
I call the right spirit"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
TO IMPROVE SEED POTATOES
Extensive Experiments Being Made In
Various States by Govern
ment o:ficials.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
To select strains Of potatoes which
are best adapted for commercial pro-
ductlon. the United States department
OF agriculture and cooperating state
agencies are conducting extensive ex-
periments In seed Improvement. Trials
are being made in Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa, Oregon, Washington.
Maine, and also In Louisiana, Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas. Several
strains Of the leading commercial va
rieties now grown in the North are
under test, the purpose being to study
them carefully under actual growing
and harvest conditions In the field,
and to select the best strain Of seed
Of each commercial variety. The fol-
lowing year each strain will be grown
ON a large scale. As the supply Of
seed stock permits, the seed Is to be
distributed among growers and seeds.
men, and in this way is to be gradu-
ally popularized and disseminated
This Investigation will be Of country
wide significance in improving the fu.
ture stocks Of seed potatoes.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
WASN'T ASKING FOR MUCH
All Buffalo wife Wanted Of the Hue
band was Just lone Of Those
Regional eanks."

Stevenson, we believe 1t was-0ur
memory isn't as good as 1t was before
the income tax passt d-trled to To-
cate the greatest happiness In
married life, remarks a writer In Buff
falO News. He said the greatest
need of Joy comes from recount
ing tales of cOurtship, didn't he? Or
is the pinnacle of happiness found in
social contact with others, whereby
husband and wife are spurred by the
law of contrast to love one another
more dearly? We forget which was
his conclusion.
"Tennyrate, both are wrong and un-
worthy of so great master Of litera-
ture. Our notion, you may say, is I'M
Important, and very probably you
speak within the law when you say
so. But to us the greatest Joy comes
in that mystic hour beside the eve
ming lamp, when the gray moss hangs
low from the nuptial tree, casting
shadowy fancies about the heart Of the
home. To sing to her, to write odes
to her, to recount the days work to
her-all are pleasant occupations.
To read to her, though, is the very
height Of evening enjoyment; she is
so attentive. hangs so interestedly
upon every word, and then her re-
freshing woman's views on what has
been read! For example, last night.
when he read two columns Of cOmpre-
hensive matter on the currency innO-
walton, after which she yawned, wound
up the clock and said
II wish you would stop tomorrow
and get one of those regional banks
and bring it home. l have one Of the
A. NJ. & A. banks and a dime bank,
too. But think one of those regional
banks would be so much more desir.
able for larger money"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
C1 B{RHi&kfAa

The wheel hoe makes garden cult
walton easy.
49, q
Alfalfa is relatively free from dis
eases and enemies.
=
Don't quit cultiv&ting now. Plants
need the soil stirred now as much as
ever.
Keep the potatoes well cultivated
Much depends on the way the crop
10 cultivated. The killing of weeds
u not the only purpose Of cultivation
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
BIRD SAVED LOST BATTALION
And for That Reason "President vii.
con" has Been Cited for the
D. q G.

The carrier pigeon that saved the
Lost Battalion" was visitor here the
other day with the third assistant Sec
rotary Of war.
This winged messenger, named Pres
ident Wilson, Is the sole survivor Of
a basket Of signal corps pigeons that
attempted to carry messages from the
Lost Battalion. to headquarters. For
this service the war department has
cited 1t for the Distinguished Service
cross. In action 1t had its left leg
shot away.
The official citation Of President Will
son follows:
During the operations Of the tanks
in the st. Mihlel offensive, one big
blue bird, known to his trainer az
President Wilson, working from the
tanks, carried messages of Importance
with such rapidity Of flight as to call
forth concentrations from the signal
officer Of the first corps. Transferred
to the Meuse-Argonne sector, with sta
ton at Cuisy. President Wilson again
proved his mettle. It was on the
morning Of November 3. the big blue
with his leg shot of, arrived at his
loft. His flight, the second on this
front, was made in 81 minutes. Ovel
a distance Of 20 kilometers. Particu
larry creditable was the performance Of
President Wilson because of the fac
that he homed in heavy rain and fog
A powerful bird. Of wonderful vitality
the big blue recovered quickly. and to
day graces the Hall Of Honor Of tn,
American pigeon service. Presiden
Wilson IL ofiiclally designated as U.
A. 10, 1854. b. c."-Philadelphia Led
ger.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
BRITISH ADVANCE IN AFRICA
Plan to Open Country Which the Huns
Had Picked az Worthy Of
Exploitation.

Railway development in Africa is
evidently to be prosecuted with vigor.
At any rate, preliminaries are under
discussion for branch railway into
Ruanda from the trunk line that Ger
man engineers had but just completed
from the Indian ocean to Lake Tangan-
yika. The new line will advance into
a country where the war in Europe
probably saved the natives from Ger
man attack. Ruanda had remained an
undeveloped part of the German pos
session, but had been examined and
written down as particularly worth
while to develop for the variety of its
products. The new railway had
brought German military force within
striking distance, and the history of
German management in Africa gives
every reason to believe that the open
ing up of the Ruanda country would
have been a disaster for the Watussi
who inhabit it. From the British
viewpoint, these natives are to be con.
ciliated rather than antagOniZed. They
are, in fact, one of the superior races
of Africa, held to be related to the
Egyptians, Assyrians, or some other
ancient African people, and should be
benefited rather than injured by the
coming of the iron horse and the
opening up Of their country under
British auspices.-Christian Science
Monitor.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The potato industry is seriously
menaced by malady new to this
countryside potato wart disease. Un-
less 1t can be eradicated before it
spreads to commercial paintings,
specialists of the United States de.
partment Of agriculture say it will
cost potato growers millions annually.
II is easily recognized and when dis
covered 1t should be promptly reported
to federal or state agricultural off,
Gals.
Like many other plant diseases and
insect pests, the potato wart disease
was imported from Europe. 1t is with
out doubt the most serious potato
disease yet discovered In the United
States. Unless promptly suppressed it
may prove disastrous to the entire
American potato industry. which in
wolves nearly half a billion dollars an
nually.
What to Look For.
Two bright spots reduce the menace
Of this disease.
Except in it's early stages, 1t is cas-
lily recognized; and it spreads slowly.
However, 1t cannot be detected I'M
til the potatoes are dug. as It does
not seriously affect the growth or
vig0r Of the vines.
It usually appears in the eyes Of the
tubers. Spreading from this point Of
Infection. it may gradually envelop the
whole potato and render it spOngy,
warty mass. It is characterized by the
prominent wart-like outgrowths on the
tubers.
The warts at first are whitish or
light brown. Eventually they turn to
darker shade. After decay starts
they turn black. Young warts, when
exposed to the light, turn green.
The warty tumors vary from the
size Of pea to walnut; or they
may even exceed the size Of the potato
on which they grow. In the latter
case, the warty mass loses all re-
semblance to potato. In some hills
some of the potatoes may appear per
fectly healthy. but the eyes are likely
to be infected.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23
New Kind Of CONSTRUCTION.

Several exhibition halls and assem-.
bly, rooms have been built In Norway
by attaching to the uprights met
ting" fashioned from wooden rods
about q third of an inch square In
cross-section. which are bound to.
gether with tin-plated iron wire. and
subsequently covered with a durable
plaster. Structures Of this sort, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine, are
easily and quickly constructed and are
said to be useful in winter time.