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New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

once caught an animal it's value has increased
several fold because Of the animal smell on it,
and it is we'll to reset it in the same spot. The
cautious trapper carries with him a square
yard of animal-scented canvas ON which to
kneel while setting trap, and uses gloves
soaked in animal fat. Sometimes he takes
additional precaution by walking down a
stream and placing the trap on strip Of land
jutting into the water, thus removing any
chance for the scent of his footprints to. spoil
a we'll laid plan. He knows that while scien-
titic'hunters and trappers are learning things
about wild animals, the animals themselves
are constantly picking up new information
about the methods of men, and are adopting
new means of self-protection. inexperienced
trappers often provide wolves and coyotes with
a liberal education, and they are quick to
profit by it.
An old wolf had been raiding ranches in a
certain Western locality, killing sheep and
cattle, and all efforts of the ranch owners to
kill him had failed. When the government in
spector came along and made inquiry one of
the ranchmen, himself not without experience
hunter, said: "'Tisn't any use chasin'
that critter. I've tried it-all Of us around
here have tried it for days at stretch in the
last year or two and no luck. Some day some-
body'll get chance shot at him. and that'll be
the end of him. But there's no use deliber-
ately setting out after him and expecting tr
get him..
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

next day or, rather, the second night, after
the pups are born the mother resumes hunt
ing operations herself
Knowing these facts, the hunter can make
his deductions according to the conditions he
finds. II he thinks the mother and father
wolves are both away, with pups back in the
den, he may close up the front of the den and
lie in wait for shot at the old folks when
they return. Or he can first dispose of the
pups and then seal up the den few in
trepid government hunters have been known
to crawl boldly into den, fashlight in one
hand, gun in the other; but there are GER
tain objections to this procedure. If nobody
happened to be home but the puppies the visit
might be uneventful enough, but in the event
Of flushing out a mother wolf, or of father
dropping in while ones back Is toward the
door, the situation might be embarrassing
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

the vicinity of Du Bos, Wyo., had killed sco,..
of cattle by striking them between the ava.
with its paws. When trapped by government
hunter Rowley this bear dragged an eigbt.foo.
log eight miles before it was overtaken and
killed
Numerous mountain lions and bobcats aso
have been exterminated by the government
Mountain lions are sought out best by the M.
of dogs. The great difficulty in trapping
them is that they do not tarry long in Ons
place.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
WOLVES and Coyotes
Keep a Hill Handy

Yet in few hours the government man had
not only killed the wolf, but six little pups
He did it by going about the job with
thoroughness, much as a skilled police official
might set after evidence following murder.
The first thing to determine was the direc-
tlon the wolf had taken after killing His
information that the animal had invari-
ably headed westward. This tailed with the
general lay OF the land, for both wolves and
coyotes like to live in sharp, rocky hills near
sandy, barren plains. In this instance the
nearest rough hills were about ten miles away.
The hunter figured out which route he would
be most likely to take to get there if he were
a wolf. He knew, too, that after gaining the
nearest hills wolf which has recently made
killing will often curl up on the sunny side
and take nap. In approaching such spot,
however, the hunter must have the wind in
his face, else the wolf, even though asleep,
may catch the human odor, arouse himself
and quietly continue on his way.
Our hunter knew that he was more likely to
find wolves singly or in pairs than in packs
just then, for it was February, and from Janu-
ary until the end of March in that section is
the mating season. Presently he came to foot
prints-one set belonging to male, others to
a female. The track of the female is a trife
smaller, narrower and more compact than that
of the male BY noting the general direction
of these tracks the hunter was able to confirm
his impression that he was headed toward the
logical place for the animals den. Later
he found other tracks converging and meeting
those he was following, and for time there
was stream of tracks, all headed the same
way. Then the tracks seemed to thin down
and finally to disappear entirely. The hunter
assumed from this that the den had been
passed. He began to look about for a prob
able location for the den, and also kept a sharp
lookout for wolf on the pinnacle of any one
Of two or three nearby hills. A wolf or coy-
ote likes to have a hill within $50 yards Of the
den to use for an observation post.
BY lying in wait at point where he could
be unobserved himself, with the wind in his
face and within sight of the most likely hill
tops, the detective-hunter got shot at the
wolf and killed him. A wolf is, in way.
easier to shoot than coyote, for it will take
chance on running out into the open if it
scents danger, where coyote, similarly stu
ated, would lie still. The reason for this is
that coyote seems to know that its colorine
may protect it from being seen wolf
places little confidence in it's coloring, and
would rather risk being shot while running to
a point of greater safety.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Bobcats, Like Men,
Fall for Chickens

One of the most successful bobcat halt. ;s
chicken tied to tree about twenty inches
above the ground, with trap beneath.
The entire number of predatory animal.
killed in the West under the direction of the
United States Biological Survey last wear
were: Wolves, 523; coyotes, 2150s; mountain
lions, 189; bobcats, 2,9S7; Canada lynx, 10;
bears, 94.
Notwithstanding the great number of GOV.
otes that have been exterminated bv the oov.
ernment, as we'll as by private effort of catt..
men, there are just as many coyotes as ever.
They are now found clear up into Alaska.
lnasmuch as they reproduce three times az
fast as deer, it will still be a long time before
the voice of the coyote in the lonely places ia
heard no more.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Cattle Worth $4,000
Killed by One Wolf

The lucky shot meant much to cattle raisers
IN that section, for an active wolf can accom-
plish an astounding amount Of damage, One
near Custer, S. D., in the course Of six or
seven years is estimated to have killed s25.-
600 worth Of cattle And during the months
OF October, November and December wolf is
willing to shop about over wide territory
searching for unprotected cattle. It will often
travel fifty miles in a.single night.
Having killed the old father wolf, the hunt
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
RAYMOND Denies All
Charges in Alienation Suit

(Contiaued from Page y
was the scene Of the alienation OF
Mrs. Joseph Snay's affections.
In the plaintiffs testimony, under
cross examination, it was shown that
Mrs. Snay left him on March 4, 1919,
and went to her grandmother's to
live. Previously, the wire had caused
her husband to be arrested for non
support. MIS-. Snay is alleged to
have stayed at the home Of her
grandmother for 10 days following
March /.
Atty. Farman introduced, as wit
ness for the plaintiff, George Trudell,
who lives not far from Frank Lon
tine on Glen Road. Trudell testified
that he had seen Raymond on several
occasions accompanied by Mrs. Jo-
seph Snay. Joseph Asselin, employed
in the American Clothing Co., testl-
fed that Raymond came into the
store, with Mis-. Snay to make pur-
chase.
After the plaintiff had rested his
case at 2.3O p. m, Raymond again
took the stand. lie said that Mrs
Raymond and young daughter Were
accidently killed on the South Rail
road bridge in Newport on June Z,
1919 when the dreadful event caused
him to suffer shock Since that i'll
mes, he has never enjoyed very robust
health he informed the jury.
He admitted having visited at the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
Senate Concurs In One
Dollar Poll Tax
lContinued from page onel

OF Ludlow; Bennett of manchester;
Austin OF Richford and Peet of 81.
George and opposed by Messrs.
simpson and " ebsler OF Hartland.
MI. Ripley OF PouItney tried to
amend the bill making it optional
with the town school district or city
whether TINS proposition should be
taken up or not but the amendment
was losl.
In defending the drovers' bill Sen
ator Cady Of Addison County called
attention to the present law which
compels farmers to snip re-acting
cattle to Burlington, the freight often
amounting to more than the salvage
received. He said the catde could be
Aipped to Boston in carload lots and
much more salvage procured.
Senator Taylor of Caledonia
County read a letter from a former
resident of Vermont, now living IN
Massachusetts, protesting against
sending tubelcular cattle into Massa-
chusctts to be eaten there, OF to
travel in cars with sound cattle and
perhaps would be sold in Nassachu
milk would be sold in Massachu-
sets.
Senator Cady replied that tubercu-
lar cattle would not be shipped with
sound dairy cattle but only with
cattle to be killed as beef and that
sound cattle would not be infected
in a few days.
Fourteen new bills were introduced
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23

ed in Canada, consists of a flushing
valve which when attached to the
outside Of the tank, is automatically
worked by the water pressure itself.
Inside the tank there is absolutely
nothing but the water. The valve
which is about the size of an ordinary
tea cup is constructed entirely Of
metal and will last Tor years be-
cause simplicity makes its getting
out of order impossible.
Mr.. Hall was a builder by trade
and after he retired form action
work, studied out and completed this
invention All though he did not live
to see his device in practical use, he
left it in the hands o. his son. Robert,
who is preparing to put it on the
market.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23

Shay home, where he sometimes went
ocal1y food and provisions, sent
by Mrs. Frank Lontine, grandmother
Of Mrs. Snay. Mr.. Lontine at that
time was sick abed and unable to
walk, so the task of carrying the pro
visions devoked upon Raymond, as
he himself explained. Never, he said,
was he at the Snay home at night,
that is, after the conventional hour Of
1000 p. m. Never, continuing his
testimony, did he make any demon
stration of affection for Mrs. Snay,
nor did she to him.
On one occasion, Raymond said
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23

he loaned Mrs. Shay SO in order that
she might purchase some shoes and
rubbers, which she greatly needed
He denied that he ever went to West
Charleston with Mrs. Snay.
Raymond was cross-examined
sharply by Atty. FaIman, regarding
his marriage to Mrs. Lunderville in
Canada. When Atty, Cleary objected
to this line of questions, as immateri-
al, the contesting lawyer created a
little surprise, when die announced
that he intended to Show that Ray
mond was never legally married to
Mrs. Lunderville, who was killed later
in a railroad accident.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23

sibyl Barber. who is studying music
at the New England Conservatory in
Boston.
M. 0. G. Chase who has been
cutie ill for the past few weeks, is
improving and it is now thought that
.he will recover good health, which
at her age of 81 is most encouraging.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
ALONE AND FORSAKEN
Sixth Letter
New York CITY.

New 1ork City.
June 4, 1921
Dear Lucille-Y yesterday | had the
shock of my life.
Don't worry. The current is off now.
For few moments. though, l was
actually speeches.. Some persons are
affected that way at the realization of
great loss. / am one of them. 1t
was a new experience. | had never
before lost anything of real impor-
lance.
Anybody can lose a dog. bank roll,
an umbrella or an automobile AL
most anybody. especially in moving
pictures, can even lose a diamond
necklace. But it takes me to lose a
whole moving picture concern. actors
directors, scenery and even the cleo
tric light bulbs
They were all in the old Paramount
studio when | left there the day be-
fore. They were not only there, but
they seemed settled as if for all time.
To return the next day and find moth
ing in the building but empty air
would make anyone want to reach out
for support. l reached, but there was
no support. There wasn't even a
three legged chair, such as is always
seen on the screen when a picture Of
an empty house is shown
j was alone.
Alone, in that great, dingy, spooky
old building, down among the garages!
Do you remember how we used to
shout into the ran-water barrel when
we were children, just to hear the
hollow empty sound? That is the way
my footsteps sounded in that empty
deserted building. 1t was CHASTITY. For
moment l was too frightened to
move. Then my eyes lighted On that
little brown railing that had always
separated the comets from the stars
in the film armament. Like "rhe
Star Spangled Banner it was "still
there." The moving men must have
forgotten tor else it was nailed to
the floor.
Amid the weird silence and lonesome
surroundings. that railing seemed sol
emn and impressive. It reminded me
of church. l gazed at it with awe.
How many supplicants, l wondered,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12

in our-next serial story-when it's a
good story and cleverly arranged to
produce the maximum amount of
hold-over suspense. agony-has fas-
tened it's grip more and more firmly
on the affections of the multitude
Magazines and family story papers"
can't exist without it. Big daily
newspapers are solving real life do
nestle problems with epitomized
forms of it. Wise motion picture
producers were quick to realize it's
advantages; and it has lately been
figured out that many motion picture
exhibitors credit sixty per cent of
their profits to their bookings of the
best serial pictures obtainable. E
In production and distribution Of
motion pictures, Pathe, first in the
field, has exerted the most powerful
and consistent influence in the direc-
ton of the picture serials develop
ment along lines of better stories and
bigger. more logical and more real
istic Interpretation on the screen.
This procedure has brought world
Ruth Roland. George B. Seitz. (who
Charles Hutchison. The mechanics
of the art have been developed to a
point where marvels of science are
employed in ways which recall Jules
Verne at his best. An example of
this is furnished in the new serial
production for Pathe distribution
called ''The Sky Ranger"
In this instance the necessary con-
flict Of interests, which keep the hero
and heroine in succession Of perils
and hairbreadth escapes from episode
to episode is furnished by rivalry for
absolute possession of wonderful
Notwithstanding less than me-
ehanism producing a searchlight ray
so powerful that it can reach the
planet Mars and destroy any sort of
material on land or sea Or in the air
with which it comes in contact. The
existence of this triumph of science
in other hands is fatal to another
great invention "a -airpIane
which noiselessy annihilates space,
can remain poised in the air at the
will of its polit but is vulnerable in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Model Of csual ard the
NecAaziaM by K1zaa II
Controls Acfaza1 CSnaL

horizontal bars is provided, which move
in direction 80 degrees apart The
bars are provided with bevelled stops,
known as dogs" designed to engage
one another.
When these dogs meet, it is impos-
sible to move one bar until the turn
ing of control handle has lifted the
dog out of the way Other control
handles meanwhile are locked out Of
action.
The advantage of this arrangement
is that there is no possibility of an in
correct sequence Of control No handle
can be turned out of it's proper order.
so that the operator cannot move
handle No. before he turns handle
No. ga proceeding which might
empty water out of lock while the
vessel was still in the lock chamber.
The Sylsyn system is used as the
medium of indication between the lock
machinery and the switchboard.
The canal to be controlled by this
system will connect the Mississippi
river with Lake Pontchartrain and will
eventually provide shorter water
route from New Orleans to the gulf
of Mexico.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12

that it has not the advantage, of
course, of inyisibility 1t is. there
fore, necessary that the owner Of the
super airplane shall set control Of the
all powerful searchlight It is easy
to imagine the spectacular series Of
conflicts which result from such .
necessity. and how a motion picture
serial may be lifted out Of the or
binary with expert use Of such ma
terial.
The motion picture serial. utilizing
the many mechanical developm ents
of that art, enjoys sort of public
appeal lacking in the case of printed
continued stories. 1t produces an eff
feet Of realism, through photography,
which printed words are powerless to
convey; yet it is capable Of portray
ing the marvellous almost equally
with the author of print, owing to
it's command of the means of pro-
ducing illusions so perfect that they
convey an impression of reality. Per-
haps all that the art lacks is the com
ing of another Schehere1ade with an
other ine1haustible tepertory Of
original stories Ito be continued in
our next.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12

desire to keep her head on her
hour fixed by statute for the regular
daily bridal execution approaches,
she starts telling the Sultan story
1t is good story. He is deeply in
terested. In fact, he is having the
time of his life. Nothing SO exciting
has happened since he can remember
Suddenly. right in the middle of the
most exciting part Scheherazade
comes to full stop and begins to put
up her black hair.
Go on, go on" says the sultan.
I'm listening
How can II" says she. THE hour
has arrived for cutting off my head
''Oh. bother.' eAclaims the sultan.
Go on with the story-we1l post
pone the execution till tomorrow
morning"
But Scheherazade, seeing her advan-
tage. replies that this is one of those
continuedin theneXt stories. anyway.
To leave the audience in suspense for
a day. or week or month. is part
of the game Besides, it will take a
year or two to tell this particular
story. Whereupon the sultan makes
his celebrated arrangement with
Scheherazade If she succeeds in hold
in his interest in this fascinating
narrative for thousand and one
nights he won't have her head cut off
at all. She'll be his baby doll for
life. and in Paradise afterward. Fur
thermore. he'll repeal that old bridal
execution law-he never got a real
thrill out of it. anyway.
"IlI go you says Scheherazade.
And so it was settled. and from that
day down to this the to-be- continued
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Getting Into the Movies
The Adventures of Local Girl in the Big Film Studios,
Told in the Letters of Dorothy.

, had appeared before it during the
years gone by. How many stars had
risen from behind it? How many
hopes and dissapointments had passed
like an endless procession, in and out,
through its rickety, ever-swinging
gateway? l thought Of Bryant's poem,
waiting by the Gate" Some of the
words floated before my mental vision:
81 grieve for LIES bright promise.
Just shown and then withdrawn
Then tire exploded in the garage
next door and | jumped half way to
the ceiling.
Far in the distance voice sounded
Nobody home--nobody home"
The words came to my ears like
beautiful music No shipwrecked
mariner ever welcomed the sight of
sail more than welcomed the sound
of a human voice Perhaps ! reflected
a chorister had been retained out Of
Difference to that churchly railing. In
voluntarily I glanced heavenward.
Nothing in sight but cobwebs. / turn
ed to the left The plain song con-
tlnued, ever coming nearer:
Nobody home-eyerybody moved
everything gone-everyone's gone
gone-gone.'
What a wonderful cantor! Involun
tarily l chanted the response.
Gone! Where have they gomez
The owner of the voice appeared to
view. Ye Gods! The office boy left
behind us sign post to point the way
to fame. He was grnning like Mr..
kipling's yellow Dog Dingo."
Just over to Long Island City," he
replied, still in monotone. They've
moved into the new studio. You'll
find 'em oil over there-just over
there--with an eloquent and sweep
ing gesture of his arm. There's no.
body here-only me. and I'm going to
lock up and leave. right now"
wait! | exclaimed. aghast. Where
is Long Island City? I never heard Of
it? Is it far? How can / get there?'
For "the soul of wit" that boys
brevity rivaled that of the director
who spoke to me the first day I en-
tered the studio.
Subway" he calculated, still as if
he were intoning a paslm, ANY old
subway. All roads lead to Long Island
City. Only costs a nickel
An awful feeling came over me that
the imp was gifted with a second
sight and / knew I was down to my
last quarter. Before the door closed
behind me he had resumed his. chant.
1t sounded like a occasional.
Nobody home-nobody home"
The thought never occurred to me
until this minute that he might have
been referring to my mental condition
If ] ever meet that youth again III
choke him.
Back trudged to the hotel, looked
at the clock in the office, counted my
25 cents over again and asked explicit
directions how to get to Lond Island
City by the quickest and cheapest
route The directions were clear
enough, but when I arrived at the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
Miniature Electrically Operated Canal to Control
Movements of Big Waterway Located at Distance

An electrical switchboard for con-
trolling the locks of Il canal, which IS
representation of the actual canal
in miniature, has just been worked
! out by the switchboard engineers of
the General Electric company. The
control board has been manufactured
by that company for the port commits
sion of New Orleans. which is build
ing a six-mie industrial canal
Quite out of sight of the canal it
self. one man as operator can control
the movements of tie lock machinery
and see before his eyes just what is
happening on the actual canal when he
turns the control handles
The system is patterned closely after
the central boards built for the Pan
anna canal by the General Electric Co
The control apparatus there is also
carried out as model of the real canal
It is working satisfactorily and has at
tracted great deal of interest among
engineers.
The control board built for the port
commission of New Orleans will be
the first of its kind in the United
States. and the only one outside the
Panama canal zone
The miniature canal. or contro!
board, is 1Gl. feet in length and is
rated at 11O-2o0 volts a C. In solving
the problem of lock control, the engt-
neers so designed the switchboard as
to show in miniature the actual opera
ton of all main apparatus: also to
indicate the level of water in the lock
chambers and the position of all water
valves
The switchboard shows the lock
chambers of the canal by a stretch of
marble slabs. extending from one end
to the other of the control board. 1t
various joints along the line of this
miniature canal. columns rise to vari,
Gus heights. These columns are sealed
for reading. and indicate the rise and
fall of water in the lock chambers
when the operator, by means OF the
control handles, opens and closes the
water gates in the actual canal.
On the top and near the edges or
the board are located the control
handles. These handles are operated
through an angle of 90 degrees. Ihey
open and close the circuits TO the elee-
trical apparatus which works the lock
machinery, located in the walls of the
locks. Name plates show the open
close" and "off" positions of the
handles
A special arrangement was worked
out to take care of the question OF
A series of vertical and