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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
ASK CONGRESS
TO AID FIGHT
ON GRAIN RUST
Conference Urges Control of
Burberry Weed as Means
of Hating Pest.

An account of the second annual
meeting of the Conference for the Pre-
v%ention Of Grain Rust was given We'd
nesday by the radio service of the
Montana Farmer, published in Great
Falls. The Farmers service is broad
casted through KDYS, The Tribune's
station. Seventy-five members of the
conference were present at the meet
ing. which was held November IA at the
University farm, st. Paul, MINI. Mon
tana was represented by A. II. SAT-
ford of Bozeman, president of the
Montana State Farm bureau.
A resolution was adopted, by a
unanimous vote. urging congress to
appropriate $500.0O0 for the continu-
alton of the barberry eradication war
next year and recomme ending that the
various states in the spring wheat area
participate in the campaign in proper
ton to the individual seriousness Of
their rust problems.
Many Speakers Present
The principal speakers were Cover
nor r. A. Nestos of North Dakota.
President John Il. Howard of the
American Farm Bureau federation and
DR.. E. G. Stakman of the University
of Minnesota and the United States
department. VI agriculture 1feSlueOf
Howard described barberry eradica-
ton as one of the most important
activities on the national program of
the farm bureau. DIR. Stakman. Just
back from a trip abroad. reported that
western Europe has achieved complete
control over black stem rust of grains
by removing the responsible barberries.
Reports on the progress of the
eradication campaign in the United
States and the correlated educational
movement were made by DR.. Carleton
r. Ball, chief of the office of cereal
INVESTIGATIONS, DIR F. f. Kempton,
pathologist in charge of barberry
eradication, both of the United States
department of agriculture, and Har-
rison Fuller, director of the confer
ence. Experiments to develop chemical
methods of destroying the bushes were
described by Mol F. Thompson, form
erly state leader in Wisconsin.
The officers of the conference were
reelected. They are Governor ]. A. O..
Preus of Minnesota. president: Il. NJ.
Crosby of Minneapolis. vice president;
Harrison Fuller of Minneapolis. secre-
tary-treasurer. Minneapolis viii con-
tinue to be the headquarters Of the
conference, which has charge of the
educational campaign being conducted
in cooperation with the governments
operations in the field.
At 4 dinner given in honor of Presi-
dent Howard after the adjournment
of the meeting a large number of bust
ness men from the Twin Cities and the
northwest. expressed their enthusiastic
approval Of the Burberry eradication
campaign. They were impressed by the
progress made and the many indica-
tons that ultimate success in control
ling black stem rust Of grains might be
expected.
Progress In Montana
Montana was one of the states re-
porting favorable results from the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
1000 Plums Fall
as Harding Shakes
Political Tree Again

Washington. Nov. 22-About a
thousand nominations, mostly of post
masters, but not including supreme
court or other federal judicial selec-
tons, were sent to the senate Wed
nesday BY President Harding in the
first batch of presidential appoint
ments forwarded since congress re-
convened. The president also delayed
transmitting nominations for federal
reserve board vacancies and it was re-
ported that these would not be ready
before next month.
Many of Wednesdays nominations,
which included the federal coal com
mission and seven major and II briga-
der generals, had been submitted dur
ing the last session of congress, but
failed of action. .
Prompt confirmation of the coal
commission appointed soon after the
last session adjourned, is planned by
senate leaders, but several other non
nations are promised sharp opposi-
ton. Among the latter is the nomina-
ton of Walter l.. Cohen, veteran ne
gro republican leader, TO be comptrol-
Ter of customs at New Orleans.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

the lands Of the company have been
sold under contracts, the extreme dur
ration of which has been 10 years.
Under the new plan. lands are to
be sold on terms which viii provide
for the spreading of payments over a
much longer term. One-tenth OF the
consideration is to be paid in cash and
the balance, drawing simple interest at
6 per cent is to be amortized owe a
period Of 10 years: An annual pay
ment of $S1 a thousand of indebted
ness will pay for the land within the
term, including interest. This has
been evolved with the intention of en-
aiding the purchaser to employ his
capital in building up his new bust
ness to a greater extent than has been
possible heretofore when the heaviest
annual payments fell due at the be-
ginning of a contract, q method which
has resulted in slowing up materially
the development of the agricultural
districts of the west. Under the new
contract. the annual installments viii
be the same throughout the term.
To insure that only genuine settlers
and farmers may be given the benefit
Of this easy method of land purchase,
the contract requires residence on or
near the property and the expenditure
Of specified sums in improvements up
on the premises. The language Of the
contract in these respects is as fol-
lows:
LAS a material part Of the consid-
GRAFTON, the purchaser makes the fol-
lowing agreements: That he is now
residing within a radius of 10 miles
Of said premises, or will establish his
residence either upon the premises or
within a radius of 10 miles thereof
within six months from the date here
of. and will maintain such residence
during the period Of five years; that
he will utilize the premises for farm
ing or stock raising purposes, and to
that end. he will, within one year from
the date hereof, place upon the prem
leses improvements of q value equal
to 8 per cent of the purchase price.
and, within the second, third and
fourth years, he will. in each year
place thereon additional improvements
of a value equal to 5 per cent of said
purchase price. When improvements
TO the value Of 80 per cent of the
purchase price shall have been placed
on the premises this agreement shall
be fulfilled"
The new contract incorporates some
of the most approved and modern
methods Of land selling and, so far as
known to the company, is the first at
tempt Of any large land selling organ
ization in this direction. 1t is thought
70 be a long step toward better selling
methods throughout the northwest. d
program which the immigration de-
partment Of the railway company has
been strongly advocating.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

eradication already accomplished Most
Of the bushes have been removed and
there apparently has been a great re-
duction in the damage from black stem
rust. The government plant disease
survey estimates that Montana this
year produced 37,655,000 bushels of
wheat, 1.512.0O0 bushels of barley,
17,774,OOO bushels of oats and $50, 600
bushels of rye without ven a trace of
stem rust. These figures are prelimi-
nary, but it seems assured that Mon
tana escaped any appreciate losses
from stem rust this year.
wv. n. Christopher, state leader for
barberry eradication, ascribes this
freedom from rust to the removal of
the barberries. The weather condi-
tions, he reported, were very favorable
to the development of spores and be-
lieves considerable damage would have
resulted had there been any important
number of barberries to give the rust
a start in the spring and early sum-
mer."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

Alvin Byrant 81; Charlotte Grant.
%; both of Highwood.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
BL
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will include full rescue crew and equip
ment, it was stated.
Fifty men, mostly white, were caught
under the wreckage of the three skip
cars which plunged at great speed
when they broke loose from their moor
ings OF the tipple. 100 feet above.
Rescue crews found mangled bodies
and a score of injured men entangIed
with twisted steel and splintered wood.
The msn so caught were skilled work
men, many of them sub-foremen ard
electricians employed in the under
ground yard"
to be taken out alive, the explosion
came with little warning to the men
working deep in the entries. This miner
stated that the first warning he had
was when the conclusion Of the blast
half turned his body about. Realiz-
ing that an explosion had occurred, he
started to make his way toward the
mouth of the mine. He was Joined
by other miners.
Survivor Tells Story
This survivor, who escaped I'M
scathed. said that after he had pro-
ceeQed only Tor a snort distance, ne be-
gan to feel the effects of the dreaded
afterdamp and for a time believed that
he and his companions were doomed.
About this time, he said, shouts Of
other miners were heard ahead of them
and holding their breath as best they
could, muffling their faces in coats and
clothing, the little band of men strug-
gled onward. finally winning their way
to fresh air and thus gaining the entry
way. These men We're among the first
to reach the outside with actual news
of the terrible scenes inside the mine.
They told of passing over bodies in the
main entry and of seeing other miners,
badly injured and moaning for help as
the fatal afterdanp snuffed out their
lives.
According to company officials, the
explosion occurred simultaneously
with the crash of three skip" cars
which ran wild down the slope to the
mine yards approximately LOO
feet from the entrance. These cars,
breaking the cable. while they were
being hauled up the slope to the
entrance. crashed downward, severing
IN electric circuit. This caused a
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

The Prince of Wales is fond of goot
jokes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
Wife Slayer Must
Hang, State DEGREES

Olympia, Wash, Nov. 2~2.-Acting
Governor William j. Coyie Wednesday
refused a reprieyc. to Jnmes Z. Ma
honey, sentenced to be hanged at the
Walla Waila prison December ! for
the murder Of his wife, Kate Mooers
Mahanev. The appeal was made in per-
son by Mrs. Nora Mahoney, the con-
yicted mans mother, who asked for a
communication Of sentence or a reprieye
for time to make an appeal to the
United States supreme court, but the
acting governor denied both.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

spark and as the cars crashed into the
Yards where loaded coal ears were
assembled before being hauled to the
surface, the explosion occurred. So
great was the blast that the flames
belched upward ali the way to the mine
entrance, approximately LOO feet,
and then continued on 200 feet fur
ther to the mine tipple, setting this
afire.
ing in the yards" at the time and all
of these were either killed or injured.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
FAMILY Of SIX
Continued From Page One,

someone might have gotten into the
house while he was away atsnight at
his work at the Pennsylvania railroad
shops.
The letter expressed the belief that
members Of the family were taking
and asked for advice.
Breaking dewn the door of the
Henderson home Wednesday morning,
neighbors were confronted with the
spectacle Of the six bodies. That of
Henderson was sprawled ON the floor;
his wife's was found upright in a chair
before the fire and those of the four
children in bed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
Entire Family Had "Fiu"

Keep right on using Foley's Honey
and Tar, 1t will give quick relief said
the doctor, when the entire family had
the "flu." Never saw anything SO
good" writes Mrs. A. B. Griffith, An
drews, Ind. Neglected coughs and colds
often lead to serious complications.
Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
relief. Free from opiates ingredients
printed on the wrapper. Largest sell
ing cough medicine in the world.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
P. 3. SneIson Here
on Flying Visit

p. B. Snelson. editor of the Bill
lings Gazette, will leave for the Mid
land Empire city this morning after
spending the night in Great Falls.
Snelson has been looking after his
ranch interests at his far near Lewis
town. He has been at Billings since
May /. going to his present position
from news editor of The Tribune.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
EWCONTRACT
GIVEN BUYERS
OF N. P. LAND
Time Payments Extended Over
10 Years; Improvement
Clause Inserted.

TO encourage increased settlement
in the northwest and to give the pur-
chaser of it's lands the greatest pos
sible assistance as he starts to build
up his ranch or his farm. the Northern
Pacific Railway company through its
land department. has announced Il new
style Of land contract. Heretofore
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
liquefYina Carbon.

Carbon may be melted and main
tanned in liquid condition. according
TO the experiments 81 French inves-
tigatOr. The heating was effected I'M
der great pressure In the electric fur
mace. and IA curious phenomenon was
noticed nj 1900 atmospheres. namely,
that after brief failure Of the arc.
the current refused To pass even when
the power was much increased II 10
supposed that ms the carbon passed
into a liquid and transparent state. II
assumed rare allotroplc form. be.
coming nonconductor. The test was
too brief for study Of this condition.
but was made 10 include sudden cool.
ing of the molten carbon by flooding
with water of the interior of the pres
sure vessel. The minute diamonds
were recognized in the gray powder
thus obtained, the result heing. how
ever. not wholly satisfactory.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
EXPLAINING DOG-FkCEO MEN
formation to the lmpatience OF
Ancient King.

Curiosity. and u mans N that, Is re-
sponslble for the dog faces" Of IA
large tribe in southeastern China, ac-
cording To legend
Time was when this tribe was ms
pleasing in appearance as amy other
the legend runs The king in those
far.nif days greatly coveted the head
Of one Of his enemies, aS decoration
for spcar-point IN the court lie
offered Ills third daughter in marriage
to the hero who would slay the
enemy.
The king Of the dogs made up his
mind to win human bride. In due
time he laid the coveted head at the
feet Of the human king
The princess, Of course, was dis
mayed at the idea Of marrying dog.
and her father was sympathetic a
sage came to the rescue. saying that
If the dog We're put in Il box. and the
box were hung over the wall of the
city for 10 days, the dog would change
into "A man.
His directions were followed. But
before the 10 days had elapsed the all
too-human king opened the box to see
how the transformation was progress
Ing. out stepped something that was
man except for the head. which was
still that Of dog.
The princess was obliged To marry
the dog king, anyway. ana The race
gradually came TO bear the dogllke
facial ana cranInl features observable
today. The name IF the tribe. Ink.
kas. signifies dog headed"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
ESCAPED From a Shark.

The distinction of having had his
head in shark mouth and got II out
again belongs To "rreacle' II native OF
Thursday island. To- the north OF Aus
train. He Is described In The Cruise
of the Dream-Ship" by Mr.. Ralph
Stock, who says that his head looks as
IL II had been half cut on The author
tried Ia ger MN to give an account OF
the adventure. hut all "Treacle' would
say was Me push; i'm leave GO He
takes an extraordinary pride III his es'
cape, and in return for siXpcnce Will
show visitors the sharks teeth that are
sill embedded in his skull, and for the
same sum he allows himself 10 be pho
togrnphed lie speaks English in an
extraordinary way For instance. he
calls a gramoph,ne "BokkuS belong
noise" ami IA saw Is Pull um come,
pullum 20. brother belong tnmuhawk.'
An envelope is Trousers belong let
ter"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
ANCHORS OF MANY PATTERNS
Anything Sufficiently Weighty Used
Before the Invention OF Modern
Article With Flukes.

The britannica describes the anchor
MS 'an instrument Of iron or other
heavy material used for holding ships
or boats in any locality required, and
preventing them from drifting by
winds. tides. currents or other causes.
This is done by the anchor tafter II is
let go from the ship by means of the
cablc) fixing itself in the ground and
there holding the vessel fast.
The most ancient anchors consisted of
large stones, baskets full of stones.
sacks filled with sand, or logs of wood
loaded with lead. OF this kind were
the anchors of the ancient Greeks,
which, according TO Apoll0nus Rhod-
ius and stephen of ByZaniium. were
formed OF stone; and Athenaeus states
that they were sometimes made Of
wood. Such anchors held the vessel
merely by their weight and by the
friction along the bottom. Iron was
afterward introduced for the construc-
ton of anchors. and an Improvement
was made by forming them with teeth
or 'flukes' to fnsten themselves into
the bottom. The invention
Of the teeth is ascrbed by Pliny To the
Tuscans. but PanSanias gives the
credit to Midas. king ~ Phrygia."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
owed Their Lives to Parrot.

In the terrible earthquake in 1908
which destroyed several cities In
Sicily, many people We're imprisoned
under the ruins Of their houses. and
were rescued only because they made
their voices heard by rescue parties
In one ease voice was heard from
Il great pile II ruins crying, Maria !.
Maria :" Several hours We're spent by
n band of eager diggers In removing
overturned stone and debris. nj the
end OF which a hungry gray parrot
was discovered In III OF rage the
men were about Ia dash the bird 10
bits when one of them noticed move
ment in the pile of plaster on what
had been the first floor Of mansion.
Two women were buried there, both
alive as Il turned out. and both re-
covered from their awful experience,
thanks to the good voice and educa-
tion of poor Poll
More thnn hundred thousand per
ished In that one city of hessina
alone. all the buildings In II being
shaken TO the ground in 81 seconds
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
PECULIAR ACTION OF TIDES
Scientists at Loss 10 Explain Rise
and Fall Of Sea Around the
Society Islands.

The peculiaritlcs Of the tides In the
Society group of islands. in the South
seas were remarked MS long ago rs the
days of Captain Cook. In reality, the
rise and fall of the sca--which seldom
exceeds 10 lnches-can scarcely he
callsd tidal, for IL Is not influenced by
the moon: high water comes invariably
ut midnight and noon. and AT sunset
and sunrise the water Is always low,
says a writer In Harper's.
The local belief is that these So
called tides are due To wind; II Is
true that the mornings are usually
calm and that the breeze springs up
toward midday, to die away in the
late afternoon At IL or L. o'clock.
then. an increasing surf breaches over
the low barrier of coral and causes
the sheltered waters of the lagoon to
risa-a neat theory until one stops 10
think that the hours about midnight
(when the tide Is precisely rs high as
at noon) arc among the calmest of the
"a, and that the noon tide does not
fail on days of CLASSY stiffness.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
Moon Thoroughly Mapped.

The visible moon has been carefully
mapped with drawings and photo
graphs Sir Robert Ball has said
Astronomers know the surface Of the
moon better than geographers know
the interior Of Africa. Every spot on
the face OF the moon which is as
large ~ an English parish has been
mapped and all the more important
objects have been named"
This applies to only one-half of the
moons surface. of the other we know
nothing. The moons surface is richly
covered with markings, the largest Of
which are great dark spaces which
may be- seen with The naked eye. The
shadows thrown by the mountains OF
the moon are very dense and sharp
because the moon has no air. BY
means of the shadows thrown the
height OF the peaks on the moon have
been measured Some Of the craters
are more than go miles wide; some
have walls 10000 feet high
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
Wills SELF TO
Die, AND DOES
Astonishing incident in London Is
Attributed TO 4uto-Sug-
g2StIon.
AGED r'All IS WCTII.l
Means Planned for Hanging Are In
adequate. but He Perishes None
the Le,s-Head Hangs Imply
in handkerchief.

I.unu"n. Can man SUGGEST sui
eide 10 himself ana die OF the suggcs-
ton?
1t Is said ;hat til" natives of samoa
in the old days could "hatc" one an
other to death. Bu read on
Something has been written of tn"
extraordinary effect of Doctor C"ucs
mental suggestion treatment uppn n
group Of british shcllshock"d soldiers
He delivered his lecture To- them and
treated some Of them aS h" had treat
ed thousands of more or less normal
people NJ his now world.fam"us \anc>
clinic. AMI the result was an "uihurSi
~ hystcrical excitement which was
deemed to h. exceedingly injurious T."
the sufferers Il WAS. indeed mad
riot of the Shcll-Sh0ckcd
The episode created much criticism
~ ,hc whole idea of thcrapcuiical us
OF mental suggestion.
But ii by no means decreased tn"
ever increasing flock IF patients rush
Ing 10 Couc clinic 1T Nancy which this
summer has been greater than ever.
having been swcllcd to more than
twice ill., normal proportions by tour
Isis. many IL not most of them Ameri-
cans
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
LARGEST Com in the World.

Probably the largest coin In the
world is one belonging to Farren
Zerbe, internationally famous expert
on rare coins. 1t is piece Of
stamped copper plate 10 inches square
and weighs Gi2 pounds. II has Il value
OF - daler" (thc dalcr was q coin of
varying yalue) stamped on II, and the
date 1890. Such coins were common.
~ used In Sweden for some time dur
ing and after the wars Of Charles NIL
II is part Of IA collection Of more than
10000 specimens. representing me
diums of exchange Of all countries
and periods from the earliest times t.
the present day
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-04
For Sale
Five Valuable
FARMS

Having decided to give more time
to my lumber business, will sell at
private sale the following valuable
farms:
One farm one mile from Stockton,
on the St:te road leading to POGO
moke City This farm contains 100
acres, more or less, about so acres
being in cultivation Part of the land
is suitable for trucking, and the bal
ance adapted to the growth OF grain.
Two farms in Newark Election Dis
trict, situated on the seaside, p miles
from Newark station. These farms
are in high state of cultivation, and
are improved by new two story resi-
dences, and new barns and outbuild-
ings. They contain about $50 acres
Of land, 40 acres being in cultivation.
All high land, every foot good truck
land. Well drained, no bitches. The
woodland is well set in pine and oak
timber. The farms adjoin, and they
will be sold separately, or as whole.
One farm in East Berlin District,
81 miles from Berlin, containing 1875
acres. more or less, about fifty acres
are in cultivation, the balance being
heavily set in pine timber.
One farm in st. Martins Neck, 81
miles south of Bishopville, on the east
side of St Martins River, in sight of
Ocean City, containing $50 acres of
land, more or less. This farm lies be-
tween the st. Martins River and the
county road leading from Bishopville
to Whites Island, and has q frontage
of one mile on the st. Martins River.
The land is especially adapted to the
growth of trucks and all farm pro-
duce.
Any of the above described farms
can be bought at a bargain on easy
terms to suit the purchaser.
For further particulars, apply to
the undersigned owner.
JOHN l.. MASON,
Newark, Md.