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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
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ALFALFA EXCELLED
CLOVER FOR STEERS

Alfalfa excelled clover hay as
roughage for fattening steers In test
conducted at the Wisconsin eXperr
ment station during the past winter.
With 1.O5O-pound steers alfalfa proved
superior to clover in rate OF gam pro-
duced, feed requirements for gains ana
selling price when finished.
The steers were fed for 112 days and
had an average daily ration OF ABOUT
twenty-seven pounds of silage, ten
pounds of ear corn and six POUNDS OF
hay. The steers on the clover hay "a
ton were allowed an average or Ia
pounds Of cottonseed meal daily, wnlle
the alfalfa-fed steers got but 81 OF
pound of cottonseed per head daily
This difference was made to allow for
the higher protein content OF the al
falfa.
The steers on the alfalfa ration MADE
gains of 2.26 pounds daily, while the
clover ration produced gains OF l.oo
pounds. On each hundred pounds OF
gain, alfalfa had saving over clover
of approximately 55 pounds OF corn
ION the shelied corn basis), 81 pound,
of hay and PAL pounds of silage. The
alfalfa-fed steers brought III cents
more per hundred than the other iot
when sold The alfalfa lot made ABOUT
So more profit per head than those FED
clover, with corn at 66 cents per
bushel, clover at So per ton and al
falfa at $1940 per ton. The proht OF
the clover steers was doubtless cur
down somewhat by the larger amount
of expensive cottonseed charged
against them.
Aside from the clover-aifai1a COM
parison, the experiment was interest
ing in showing that large steers can
make gains of better than two pounds
a day on ear corn, silage, hay and
limited amount Of protein supplement
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Feeding Rye to Pigs

The evil effects which some people
have experienced from feeding rye to
pigs is not due 10 the grain itself, but
to a parasitic fungus known as ergot,
which is commonly found growing in
the heads of rye. Rye that is badly
Infested with this poisonous product
would be dangerous to feed in large
quantities, otherwise rye is an excel
lent food for hogs. 1t will give best
results, however, II mixed with other
grains, such as corn, barley or cats,
and ground fine.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Necessary Precautions
to Safeguard Young Pigs

If the narrowing pen or house Is
thoroughly cleaned with scalding hot
I've water, then disinfected, and the
SOW, especially her udder, is washed
with strong soap suds before being
placed in the narrowing house, the
little pigs will start life without pick
ing up worm eggs that cause so much
loss each year. If those precautions
have not been followed it will be nee
essary to worm the pigs later. This
is worth while, but much more expen-
sive and less satisfactory than. pre-
venting worms.
A satisfactory worm remedy con-
sists of five grains of calomel and
eight grains of santonin per 100 pounds
of live weight. Keep pigs off feed for
10 to II hours and mix these drugs
carefully and thoroughly in thick
slop. Use every possible precaution
to insure each pig getting an equal
share.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
you FIGHT WELL. ZEN"
copyrishs by ROBERT STEAD

SYNOPSIS. - Transley's hay
cutting OUTFIT, after stacking
1000 tons, is on its way to the
big Y.D. ranch headquarters.
Transley is q master OF men and
circumstances. Under. foreman,
Is substantial, but not self-asser-
tive. George Drazk, one OF the
men, is an irresponsible chap who
proposes to every woman he
meets. Transley and Linder dine
with Y.D. and his wife and
daughter Zen. Transley resolves
to marry Zen. Y.D. instructs
Transley to cut the South Y.D.,
spite o. hi an high water"
and fellow named Landson.
Drazk proposes to Zen and is
neatly rebuffed. Transley pitches
camp on the South Y.D. and finds
Landsons outfit cutting hay. Den
nison Grant, Landlords manager.
notifies Transley that he is work.
ing under q lease from the legal
owners and warns Transley on.
All of which means war. Y.D.
and Zen ride to the South Y.D.
Zen is natural vamp. not yet
balter-broke and ripe for mating.
Y.D. has taken a liking to Trans
ley. Zen hplds Transley Off and
encourages Under. Zen enjoys
tho prospect OF a race between
Transley aid Linder for her ia
vor, but secretly laughs at both.
She has another and more serious
encounter with Drazk. YD. now
ing machines are ruined by iron
stakes set In the grass. Zen pre-
vents open war with Landson.
Transley halfway proposes and
Is turned on. Drazk resolves to
burn out the rival outfit. Fire
blazes up in the Landson stacks.
The Y.D. outfit hastens to aid the
enemy. Zen rides off alone to
help.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16

little gurgles and chokfngs But she
| did NOT let go.
"When you insulted me this morning
I promised to settle with you; 1 did
not expect to have the chance so
SOON"
His head had gone under water.
Suddenly she realized that he
was drowning. She let go of the
thong, clutched her horses tail, and
was pulled quickly ashore.
Sitting on the gravel, she tried to
think. Drazk had disappeared; his
horse had landed somewhat farther
down. Doubtless Drazk had
drowned. Yes, that would be the e1-
PLANTATION. Why change it7
Zen turned it over in her mind Why
make any explanations? 1t would be
good thing to forget. She could not
have done otherwise under the cir
stances; no jury would expect her to
do otherwise. But why trouble a jury
about itf
HE got what was coming to him."
she said to herself presently. She adj
mitted no regret. On the contrary, her
inborn self-confdence, her assurance
that she could take care of herself
under any circumstances, seemed to
be strengthened by the experience
She got up, drew her hair into some
kind of shape, and scrambled a little
way up the steep bank. Clouds of
smoke were rolling up the valley. She
did not grasp the significance of the
fact at the first glance, but In a mo-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16

ment it impacted home to her. The
wind had changed! Her help now
would be needed, not by Mrs. Land
son, but probably at their own camp.
She sprang on her horse, recrossed
the stream, and set out on a gallop for
the camp. On the way she had to
ride through one thin line of fire,
which she accomplished successfully.
Through the smoke she could dimly
see Transley's gang fighting the back
fires. She knew that was in good
hands, and FASTENED on to the camp.
Zen had had prairie experience enough
to know that in hours like this there is
almost sure to be something or some
body, in vital need, overlooked.
She galloped into the camp and
found only TomplSins there. He had
already run a little back-fire to pro.
tect the tents and the chuck-wagon.
"How goes 1t, Tompkins?" she
cried, bursting upon him like courier
from battle.
"All set here, ma'am," he answered
"All set an safe. But they'll never
hold the main fire; it'll go up the val
ley h-l-scootin' ,-beggin' your pardon.
ma'am."
anyone live up the .alley?"
"There Is. There's the Limits
squatters about six miles up-it was
from them l got the cream an fresh
eggs you was good enough to notice,
ma'am An there's no men folks
about; JUS Mrs. Lint an young herd
Of little Limits; least, that's all was
there las night"
II must go up" said Zen, with in
slant decision. 81 cal get there before
the fire, and as the Limits are evidently
farmers there will be some plowed
land or at least pillow with which to
run a furrow so that we can start a
back-fire. Direct me-"
Tompkins directed her as to the
way, and, leaving a word Of explana-
ton to be passed on to her father,
she was off. A half hours hard riding
brought her to Limits. but she found
that this careful settler mad made full
provision against such a contingency
as was now NoihC tOOQl- liz ltl III
buildings, implements. stables, every.
thing was surrounded, not by fire.
guard, but by a broad plowed field
Mrs. Lint, however, was little less
thankful for Zen's interest than she
would have been had their little stead
ing been in danger. She pressed Zen
to wait and have at least a cup of
tea, and the girl, knowing that she
could be of little or no service down
the valley. allowed herself to be per-
suaded. In this little harbor of quiet
her mind began to arrange the days
events. The tragic happening at the
river was as yet too recent to appear
real had it not been for the touch Of
her wet clothing Zen could have
thought it all an unhappy dream Of
days ago. She reflected that neither
Tompkins nor Mrs. Lint had commend
ed upon her appearance. The hot sun
had soon dried her outer apparel and
her general disheveled condition was
rot remarkable on such day as this
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Adritt
With
Hu1,,or
HEARTLESS

"Ah," she sighed 81 shall never hear
his footsteps again; the step L have
listened for with eager ears as he
came through the garden gate, the step
that has so often thrilled my heart as
heard it on the front porch. Never,
never again."
HAS he left your" asked the SYM
pathetic friend.
mo. He has taken to wearing rub
Der soles."-Good Hardware.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
CHAPTER V-Continued.

Then TIL change his style of archi-
lecture the first time l run into him,
said Y.D. savagely. zen is too young
to think Of such a thing, anyway"
"She will always be too young to
think Of such thing, so far as Drazk
or his type is concerned Transley
returned. But suppose-Y.D., to be
quite frank. suppose l suggested"
"Transley, you work quick" said
I'D. II admit l like a quick worker.
But just now we have a fire on our
hands"
By this time they had reached the
camp. Transley gave his instructions
ride down to Landsons. They had
gone only few hundred yards when
YD. pulled his horse to stop.
''Transley he exclaimed, and his
voice was shaking. "What do you
smell?"
The contractor drew up and smiled
the air. When he turned to Y.D. his
face what white.
Smoke, Y.D.l" he gasped. 1.-THE
wind has changedl"
1t was true. Already low clouds Of
smoke were drifting overhead like a
broken veil. The erratic foothlll wind,
which few minutes before had been
coming down the valley. was now
blowing back up again. Even while
they took In the situation they could
feel the hot breath of the distant fire
borne against their faces.
well, It's up to u.s." said Transley
tersely. We'll make a fight of 1t.
Got any speed in that nag Of yours?"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16


Yards When Y.D. Pulled His Horse
to Stop.
Without waiting for an answer he put
spurs to his horse and set forward
on a wild gallop into the smoke.
mile down the line he found that
Under had already gathered his forces
and laid out plan of defense The
valley, from the South Y.D. to the
hills, was about four miles wide, and
up the full breadth of 1t was now
coming the fire from Landson's fields
There was no natural fighting line !;
Under had not so much as buffalo
path to work against. But he was
s'ready starting back-fires at intervals
az fifty yards, allotting three men to
each fire. bacE-ure Is q fire start
ed for the purpose of stopping anoth-
er. Usually road or plowed strip,
or even a cattle path, Is used for a
base. On the windward side Of this
base the back-fre Is started and al
lowed to eat Its way back against
the wind until 1t meets the main fire
which Is rushing forward with the
yx& and cbolses It out for lack Of
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Practical Worker

Bess-That's Mrs. Grabbit-she's
great war worker.
Bob-Indeedl
Bess-Yes; she married four Of her
daughters to soldiers.-The Soldier
Worker, Butte.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Problem

Jub-Did you marry we'll?
Dub-Yes.
Jub-What is your wife worth?
Dub dunno. 1t cost me five bucks
to marry her, but 1 amt been married
long 'nough to know whether I got
stung or not.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
TO MAKE HIM SHARP

His Wife-It amt good manners to
scratch your back on the door post
that way.
Mr.. Talltimber-I amt scratchin'
my back. I'm jest stroppin' my Shout
der blades
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
1t Doesn't Matter

Il suppose you are in favor Of hav.
Ing barber shops open on Sunday?"
"Oh, l don't know. By the time a
man gets mufiied up In dust coat and
puts on motor-goggles, it doesn't mat
ter much whether he's shaved or not"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
In the Living Room

"Tom, what is period furniture?"
SEARCH mel The only thing / can
think of in that line Is the electric
chair"
"Why do you call that period fur
niture?"
Because it ends a sentence"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
WoU!

what makes you think I didn't
know 1t was you 1 was kissingf" de-
manded her husband at the masque
ball.
by the way you kissed me-"
snapped his wife.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Good Enough

Young Wife-This dish, dearest, Ii
an original composition Of mine.
Hub CATER sampling it)-In future,
my love, perhaps you'd better cook
after the old masters.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Unseen1ly Mirfh

American lin London) Say, wait
er, doesn't anyone ever laugh In this
hotel?
Waiter-Well, yes, sir we have had
misunderstanding Show.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
A Continuous Performance

Two men walked into Westminster
abbey, and one of them listened, en-
raptured to the strains of the organ.
That's Handel" he murmured.
He plays very WE'LL" returned the
other.-London Tit-Bits.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
The Prince Sportsman

In a murmur approaching q moan
All sportsmen are heard to declare.
It's n pity the heir to the throne
Should chance to be thrown to the air.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
The Old Habit

Man came first-moreover,
We make bold to state,
Woman's ne'er got over
Her way of being late.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Illustrated Prouerb

North-Dobbs has divorced that
rich widow he married.
West-A fool and his money parted
Ell?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-16
Having Killed Drazk, what is
Zen gona to do about it7

fTO BIZ CONTINUEDA
Evening star., 1924-06-21
RHODE ISLAND FACES
LENGTHY FILIBUSTER
chairman of Senate Warns That
Republicans Will Be Talked
to Death"
CONSTITUTION CHANGE rs AIM
Democrats First Task Is to Draw
Opponents Back to Chamber.
BY Consolidated Press.

: BY Consolidated Press.
: PROVIDENCE, R l., June 21.-Lieut
Gov. Louis A. Toupn, villain or hero as
: YOU please of the Democratic filibuster
in the Rhode Island Senate, which only
a poison gas bomb followed by the flight
of the Republican majority could block,
has just begun to fight"
Sitting in his office in the statehouse
today. fully recovered from his gassing
and his forty-two unbroken hours in the
Senate chair he says he asks nothing
better than another chance to filibuster
the Republicans into submission to the
minority Democrat for referendum on
a constitutional convention.
That was what | meant when l made
my much-discussed statement that The
next time we get them in the Senate
chamber we will kill them," he de-
clared. II did not mean shoot them or
gas them or club them to death. | meant
talk them to death. We will leave il to
the opposition to start the violence
Indifferent to Charges.
The Democrats from the beginning
of this latest filibuster have charged
the Republicans with hiring thugs
and gunmen and with setting Thurs
days gas bomb in the Senate cham
ber. The Republicans say the Demo-
Gratis did it and that it was because
of fear of violence that the Re
publican Senators left the state.
We had no need 70 set gas
bomb.' Mr.. Toupin asserted. I'VE had
the opposition groggy, while the
Democrats were comparatively fresh.
] myself was fresh when the gas
was released as l am today after my
long rest. If the Republicans come
back Tuesday wnen the present re-
cess expires we will show them a
real filibuSter."
To the Republican charge of gross
misuse of power in holding up all
state business in an effort to force a
vote on the question of constitutional
revision, the lieutenant governor is
serenely Indifferent
Plan Fight to Victory.
THE issue is whether there shall
be government by the majority" he
said 1T is evident we have not that
now because the all-powerful Senate
is composed of a majority represent
ing less than 20 per cent of the
voters. The present administration
was elected on platform of consti-
tutional revision and we are going
to fight until we get it,"
The lieutenant governor is equipped
admirably for his job of leading the
filibuster, which requires his constant
presence in the chair to keep it from
being grabbed by Senator Sherman,
the Republican chairman pro tenn.
Short, stocky, of sturdy French
Canadian stock, he is but thirty-seven
years old and looks as if he could
withstand d sixty or seventy hour
spell in the chair-if only he can sue
coed in getting the Republicans back
in the Senate chamber.
Evening star., 1924-06-21

banks are the chief sufferers. but
remittance men" are getting anxious.
In order to keep mail with the United
States moving, q number of firms
have arranged to have mail forward
ed to Lewiston and other border
points, whence it is brought to To-
ronto by courier. Mail from the Ro-
tary convention meeting in Toronto
has been conveyed to Buffalo by mo-
tor truck every two hours.
The strike was precipitated by the
action Of the civil service commission
of Canada, which, when asked to re-
wise civil service salaries to get rid
of the high cost of living bonus and
put salaries on permanent basis,
started on the postal department.
After investigation it recommended a
scale which in many instances re-
suited in slightly lower payments to
postal employees, whereas the men
wanted increases.
The government stood aloof for
awhile, placing the responsibility on
the commission, but it finally offered
to continue the bonus scale until a
later date. Before the offer was made
the strike occurred in Toronto, Mon
treal and elsewhere. In most places
1T already has petered out.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
TENOR WINS IN SUIT.
Wife's Divorce Action Against
John w. Steel Dismissed.

NEW YORK, June 21.-Mrs. Sidonie
Espero Steel's action for separation
from John w. Steel, tenor and mu-
steal comedy star, was dismissed to-
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Visit Every Section of
Capital to Install
Equipment.
Latest Contributions to
Fund SiUeU Total to
Over S564.

In virtually every section of the
District today special details of Boy
Scouts are at work installing the
crystal sets donated to The Star
radio shut-in fund" at the bedSides
of the poor and needy invalids VINO
have appealed for one of the sets as
a means of driving away the loneli-
ness that has marked their long pc
riod of confinement.
The scouts reported at their pase
of operations in The Star building
early this morning and received their
ass "gnments from Thomas A. King,
assistant deputy scout commissioner.
VIII. is supervising the activities OF
the boys They left shortly after
wa d, each carrying a set, antenna
poles, aerial wire, insulators and 9TH
er apparatus necessary for lnStalla-
ton.
Additional cash contributions to the
radio fund received during the last
twenty-four hours brought the total
today to S564.75. This money will be
used to purchase headphones, antenna
wire. insulators and other installa-
tion apparatus. Radio sets donated
during the last twenty-four-ho pc
riod swelled the total of the equip
ment fund to 155 sets. 81 pairs of
headphones, 90 aerial posts, crystals,
pipe for 80 ground connections, an
tenna and lead-in wire and other ap-
paratuS for installation.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
SAFETY ZONES ILLEGAL.
Court Rules Three-Line Sections at
Car Tracks Unsupportab BILE.

WORCESTER, Mass, June al
Municipal motor vehicle regulations
intended to prevent autoists from driv
ing through safety zones indicated
by painted lines, one parallel to street
car tracks, two at right angles and
the fourth generally construed as the
track itself, received severe jolt to-
day when Judge Samuel Utley dis
charged fifty-seven motorists arrest
ed in a drive to enforce the regula-
tions.
The courts decision was based on
the ground that in the absence of
the fourth line the safety zone is
boundIess on one side and is there
fore not safety zone. The ruling
NAV have far-reaching effect, as the
three-Iined safety zone is in country
wide use.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
CUMMINS QUITS MEXICO.
British Envoy, Storm Center,
Leaves for q. S. and Home.

MEXICO CITY, June 21.-H. Cum
nard Cummins, British charge des
archives, storm center of a contro-
versy between the British and Mexi-
can governments. left last night for
the United States on his way home.
AS the train pulled out of the sta
tlon score of Britishers, who had
gathered to say farewell. shouted:
hip. hip, hurrah, Cummins. Long
live Englandw
With the exception of the Chilean
minister, all the Latin American
diplomats stationed here, refrained
from bidding Mr.. Cummins farewell
out the members of the American
embassy and the European chancel-
lerieS were present,
Evening star., 1924-06-21
FIGHT FOR DAUGHERTY
TELEGRAMS DROPPED
Senate Committee Counsel Ad
vises District Supreme Court
of Decision.

The Wheeler Senate in
vestigating committee has abandoned
it's intention of procuring private
kilograms of Harry NJ. Daugherty'
former Attorney General OF the
United States, and yesterday. through
United States Attorney Gordon ana
Special Assistant Attorney General
Chantland, advised the District Su,
preme Court that subpoenas directed
to the Western Union Tele egrapn
Company and the Postal Telegraph
and Gable Company had been with
drawn.
The court also is told that the COM
panies and their managers have been
relieved from responding to the sum-
Evening star., 1924-06-21
MAIL PILED HIGH
IN CANADIAN STRIKE
None Delivered Since Wednesday
After Walkout and Con-
gestion Grows.
BUSINESS MEN HAMPERED
Receive and Dispatch Few Letters.
Truck Many to q. s.

BY Consolidated Press.
TORONTO, Ont, June 21.-The postal
services of Toronto, Montreal and
other Canadian centers have been
completely demoralized by the strike.
Since Wednesday afternoon not a
single piece of personal correspond
ence has been delivered or collected.
Mail boxes on the streets are bulg-
ing with letters and all available
space at post Offices is piled with un-
sorted and undelivered mail. Stenog-
raphers are enjoying a fine holiday.
There are no letters to answer. How
ever, an unusual number of tele-
grams and night letters have to be
attended to.
Evening star., 1924-06-21

all outgoing and incoming kilograms
from and to Mr.. Daugherty for the
inspection of the committee
With this notification to the court,
counsel for the committee and for
David s. Barry, sergeant-at-arms OF
the Senate, filed a motion to dismiss
the two injunction proce edings
brought by Mr.. Daugherty against
the committee and the two telegraph
companies to prevent the surrender
or the private kilograms. Argument
on the motion to dismiss has been
scheduled for next Friday before
Justice Stafford.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Lightning Blast Shakes Town.

SCRANTON, Pa, June 21.-A two
story packing mill at the Dupont
Powder plant near Moosic. Pa blew
up when strnck by lightning early
today. No one was injured, but the
neighborhood of the plant was badly
shaken up. Many windows in the
nearby village of Belin were broken
Evening star., 1924-06-21

day by Supreme Court Justice Davis.
Mrs. Steel charged her husband
with cruelty and frequent intoxica-
ton. She said that he tormented
her by telling her that he loved other
women more than herself Steel de-
MED all of her allegations, alleging
that the cause of trouble between
them was his inability to back her in
her theatrical ambitions, as she de-
sired.