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Eagles Battle With
Panther on Mountain

As I was passing down a valley in
southeastern Washington, writes a
correspondent, / could see upon q
mountain side two large eagles swoop-
Ing at the back Of a large tawny PAN
Their and stabbing him with their sharp
talons. At first the big a tried to
outrun the birds. but they kept right
along with him. Then he tried walk
ing backward a few steps and then
lsaping up at the eagles, but they un-
derstood the trick and lodged him
easily.
Presently one Of the eagles lit on
the ground and, half-walkins, began
Tapping it, wings as II II were hurt.
The panther made a dive. but the bird
evaded him. and he got another stab
from the eagle In the air. Again the
two eagles began their old game Of
darting down at his back svery little
while, and he seemed to realise that
the best he could do was to make for
shelter among soms bushes half Q mile
away. But before he reached the
place he frequently felt the sharp hind
claws. which eagles uss when fighting
large enemies.
Had the eight occurred on the open
plain. the panther doubtless would not
have Jared - well. A. It was. the
eagles had had fine sport At his ex-
pense. I think that no unarmed per
son could fight of 4 pair Of eagles
any more than the panther could.
How many eagles that panther has
devoured. how many kits those eagles
have carried to their lofty perches on
the mountain tops, we cannot tell. II
only half Of the feuds and tragedies
among the wild animals could be re-
corded, what interesting stories we
should readI Some of the battles are
fought for mere sport some are fought
to the death. I have watched deer
and %antelopes kill %rattlesnakes. A
deer will walk around the reptile q
few times to get It to coll up; then
the animal will step back q few feet
and jump upon the coiled-up make
with all four Of Its sharp hoofs.-
Youths Companion.
, 1924-07-24

~& ~ GATHERED Mx
S U MEL And 7HERE"

Mrs. Martin LaVelle and grand
children, Pat and Anne LaVelle, who
have been spending the past month
In Rawlins as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j. Baroch, will leave the
latter part of the week for their
home in Springfield, Mo. Mrs. Baroch
will accompany Mrs. LaVelle home
for a visit of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. l.. Brown have
been Rawlins visitors during the
week from their home on the river.
Mrs. R. M. Roll and daughter,
Margaret, returned Friday last from
Little Rock, Ark, where Miss Mar.
garet attended school the past year,
and where Mrs. Roll recently went to
accompany her daughter home.
Mrs. Harris and daughter, Miss
Mabel Harris spent Friday last in
the city from the ranch out north.
, 1924-07-24
PROGRESS d PLAN

1t is very gratifying to see Rawlins, just at the stage be-
tween aim|ess town and forceful city, take unto itself a
Chamber of Commerce. For that body will give direction to
whatever community spirit now exists and be the cause Of like
spirit being e%ngendercd among the citizen group making up
this city of promise. Had the new civic body been "sold'' to
us by an outsider, had it sprung from n small faction even,
, 1924-07-24

Business visitors in the city last
week from the Snake River Valley
included w. K. Rummell, Leonard
Harris. W. T. Penland, W. L. Jones.
Geo. l.. Gideon and Clayton banks,
all Of whom spent a day or more
in the city.
, 1924-07-24

Mrs. E. A. Durant returned on Fri
day last from Los Angeles, Cal,
where she has been visiting her par
ents for the past several weeks.
, 1924-07-24

Mrs. H. F. Gear and daughter.
Miss Frances, departed the first Of
the week for their home at Eureka.
Utah, concluding = very pleasant
visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. 8. Storrs.
, 1924-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. WEIGH returned
last week from an enjoyable motor
trip thru Colorado, where they spent
two weeks.
, 1924-07-24

Mrs. E. B. Halstead is spending
the week in Rawlins from her home
in Rock Springs and Is the house
guest OF Mrs. Fred Mathison.
, 1924-07-24

Louis Toole spent Wednesday in
the city from his home in the Snake
River valley.
, 1924-07-24

L. ]. Overman OF Cheyenne has
been a business visitor here during
the week.
, 1924-07-24

Mrs. VIM. Marquardt of Laramie
Is spending the week in the city as
the guest Of her daughter. Mrs. G.
K. Taught. Mrs. Taught has been
quite Ill and her mother will remain
with her during her convalescence.
, 1924-07-24

Andy Nelson spent several days in
Rawlins the latter part of last
week from his home in Walcott.
, 1924-07-24

Miss Betty Lemon left Rawlins
last Friday for Logan. Utah, where
she will attend the Utah Agricultural
University.
, 1924-07-24
WASTED
BREATH.

BREATH.
wonder why
u 10 you can't
argue with .
woman.
You can; bat
II doesn't % aay
geoA
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
SOY BEANS NOT YET
ADAPTED TO MONTANA
Adverse clImaticaI Conditions and
Insect Pests Make this Leaums
a Doubtful Crop

In answer to the question "Are soy
beans good crop for MONTANA Prof.
Clyde Mckee, agronomist at Montana
State College, states that in view of
the present stage of adoption of the
soy bean 10 Montana conditions it Is
still best to go rather slow with this
crop. Individual farmers may well
plant a small area to soy beans and
with the continuation and extension Of
such test work an adoption will no
doubt take place similar to that which
has been brought about with corn. In
work carried on at the Montana Tx
pertinent Station In 1923, IL varieties
OF soy beans were tested out, three va
rieties indicated a superiority over the
others under Montana conditions and
the hest Of these was the variety
known as Wisconsin Early Black. This
Is by no means conclusive advises Mr.
Mckee, and should not be accepted as
more than preliminary indication.
August yaux of Sidney, one of the
farmers of the state who has tried
growing soy beans with some degree
of success, states that soy beans grew
well on his place on the Lower Vel
lowstone until the grasshoppers came.
He advises that where this pest is
prevalent there is little use attempting
to grow the crop as the insect seems
to prefer the little tender soy bean
plants above all other available food.
Mr.. .vaux advocates growing soy beans
with corn and sowing the two crops
at the same time. He recommends
planting three seeds to the Hill, the use
of the early varieties and clean culti-
walton. He believes that there are
good possibilities Of developing the
soy bean Into another good legume
crop for Montana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
ARSENIC OUTPUT OF JARDINE
NEARLY DOUBLED LAST YEAR

Operations Of the Jardine Mining
company Of Livingston for the last
year and activities planned for the
new year are outlined in the report OF
the company, just Issued for the bene-
1T Of the public and stockholders.
The stocks Of concentrates for the
year amounted to 3s1 tons. containing
Si6,7S3.30 In gold and 10000 In ar
senlc, a total Of $47.7433O In the ia
tons ut crude arsenic accrued In the
plant.
improvements in the milling viii in
crease the capacity from 40 tons to
175 or 200 tons day. Considerable
development was done In the mine, a
new ore body being opened up in the
Iron Duke" A tunnel 1s feet In
width and 40 feet deep was sunk and
425 feet driven in tunnel No %.
A total of 44.420 tons of ore was
mined and milled at a cost Of $40
per ton. To carry on the companys
mining and milling operations and con-
structIon work 40 ment were EN-
ployed. Further additions to the hous-
Ing facilities and Increase in the force
employed is contemplated the coming
season.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
STATE CHECKER ASSOCIATION
IN INTERESTING ToURNAM EMIT

The checker tournament Of the Mon.
tana Checker association was held at
the Y. NJ. c. A.. Helena. February %.
% and "a, and was played out ex
cepting the finals which were post
poned to later date not get deter
mined The tournament was pro-
nounced success. and was the hardest
fought battle of any hitherto conduct
ed. The result of the first round was
Henry II. Lepper Of Glasgow. 20
points; Albert Goldberg. Springdale.
% points; George f. Cook. Helena. &c
points; DR.. r. r. Frazier, Helena, 25
points; Thomas Rowe, Butte. %
points; John Goldberry, Springdale.
20 points, and Jack Williams, Helena,
10 points.
George Il. Cook was elected presi-
dent for the ensuing year. and Or. r.
r. Frazier, secretary and treasurer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06

In ork carried on in Madison county
last year over 10000 magpies were de-
stroyed. The magpie is Indicted on
three counts; first, at branding time
he Is a menace to cattle, often Obliter-
ating brands, eating great holes in the
sides of cattle and causing serious
losses; second. he is such destroyer
of small chicks that some farmers find
1t impossible to raise chickens because
of his ravages; third, he is a piIlager,
robbing hens nests and birds nests,
being especially partial to game birds.
In the campaigns waged against him In
Madison county last year over $50 was
paid ont In bounties which accounts
for 5000 magpies, and the Sheridan
Rod and Gun Club spent $50 in prizes
in magpie killing contests which ac-
counted for 1000 more OF the birds.
making total of 10000 birds killed
besides the destruction Of a large num-
Der Of eggs
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
NO POISON is FOUND IN
PROPERLY PACKED FOOD

There Is no danger of food poisoning
from canned goods II the food Is put
M properly according to directions Is
sued by the Montana Extension Ser
vice SAYS Miss Blanche Lee, extension
leader OF home economics The dis
ease known as botulism Is caused By
an organism which thrives in impr0p-
erly canned food In Montana there
have been but a half dozen cases re-
norteti to the State Board Of Health,
hut In each case the result has been
fatal. Doctors believe that there are
many more cases than those reported
being lists In health reports under the
heading ''ptomaine po.soning.v In
fho1e cases where canned food looks
l,nsl or smells bad. Miss Lee advises
"a take no chances but to dispose Of It
nv burning. II there Is a suspicion
Ihat canned goods have not been pus
m properly but, there are no outward
siwns Of spelling II sbest to boll the
end for at least 30 minutes. Authori-
les state that the botullsm organism
q most commonly found IN improperly
prepared canned vegetables. such as
sulnach. beans, corn and 80 on.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
COURT ACTION FOR
ANNULMENT BEGUN
CIVIL SUITS TO PREVENT FUR
TIER EXTRACTION or Gov
EMINENT OIL INsTleATED
POMERENE HEADS COUNSEL
Criminal Actlon, II Any, Awaits More
Detailed Study Of sketehy
Investigation Evidence

Westinghouse action in the oil
lease cases was initiated this week By
special government counsel while the
senate oil committee followed further
the Tail- OF the celebrated Mclean
kilograms.
The first step Of counsel will be to
oring civil action looking to the stop
page Of the extraction OF oil from the
naval reserves in California and Wyo-
ming and the annulment OF the leases
awarded by Albert b. Fall, as secre-
tary Of the interior, to DOheny and
Sinclair interests.
Any criminal action growing out of
the oil scandal must await more de-
tailed study Of the testimony adduced
before the senate committee and an
independent investigation to I'LL in
gaps In that testimony.
Alice Pomerene, former senator
from Ohio, viii have more or less gen.
erai charge of the civil proceedings
while Owen ]. Roberts OF Philadelphia,
viii devote himself and his staff prin-
cipally to the study Of the criminal
phases of the case.
President Coolidge Is expected to ap-
point additional special counsel to
prosecute actions looking to the re-
covery to the federal government Of
sections 10 and S6 In the Elk Hills re-
serve In California, now operated by
the Standard OIL company Of Califor-
mia.
The executive Will select counsel es-
pecially learned In land law to prose-
cute this case, inasmuch as the chief |
point at issue is whether these sections
were known to be mineral bearing at
the time the state OF California OBJ
tanned them as school lands upon the
grant Of statehood.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
DAUoHERTY pEFYlNc COOLIDGE
NEW YORK BANKER SAYS

New YorlS.-Presldent Coolidge has
asked for the resignation Of Attorney
General Daugherty, but has not re-
ceived It. Frank A. yanderlip, retired
banker, declared In an address here
Asked to elaborate on mis- assertion.
or to tell from whom he had obtained
the Information, Mr.. vanderlip was
uncommunicative
II will stand on that statement,
that's ALL" he told newspaper men.
Mr.. Vanderbilt added In his speech,
however, that he had sent word to the
president, but did not know whether
his communication had been received
THAT Daugherty should not he al
lowed to resign II the resignation was
TO be accompanied by "whitewash
letter"
Mr.. VANDERBILT said new political
party would be formed II the president
did not "go through with the present
investigation in Washington, where
ever II leads aud purify the federal
government"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
STATE AUDITOR SHOWS
WAY TO BIG SAVINGS
Letter TO State Examiners Points out
Method Of Shaving Recent
Appropriations Half Million

An additional half million dollars
can be shaved from the general fund
appropriations as made by the last
regular legislative assembly and the
recent extraordinary session. State
Auditor George P. Porter has advised
the board Of examiners Of which Gov
arnor Dixon ls president The auditor
addressed letter to the board with an
estimate 'of the requirements of the
beneficIaries under said appropria-
tons and possible percentage OF reduc-
ton, based upon past history, aDd
other data in possession Of this office"
The letter concludes:
1T will be observed that the esti-
mates indicate that 1t is possible TO
save to the general fund more than
100000 during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1924, by observing due econ
omy and this without impairing in the
slightest degree the efficiency Of any
departments offices. boards, or insti-
tutlOns In question"
The reductions propose dby the state
auditor range from one per cent for
the supreme court expense to AZ per
cent for the school OF mines mainte-
nance, the latter proposed cut totaIing
$4,000. The auditor suggests that the
for the agricultural col
ege maintenance and expense account
be trimmed $96e47, with additional
cuts Of $34,622 for the experiment sta
lion expense and S39,076 for the farm
srs' extension work. From the unlver-
'lty maintenance he would pare $62,-
IA aud from the insane asylum main
enance $4,000. From the normal
chool the auditors figures propose a
eduction OF $42.0s7 and from the fund
or county. attorneys salaries, $4,000.
AS concerns 20 funds he has recon-
nendAd no reductions.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
SKIM MILK SUBSTITUTE
FOR 7IDDYs MEAT SCRAP

In feeding chickens for. egg produc-
ton, skim milk may be substituted for
all or part Of the meat scrap In the
ration at the rate of one and eight
tenths gallons of skim milk for each
pound of fheat scrap, according to Miss
Harriet f. Cushman of the Montana
Extension Service. Since meat scraps
or milk furnish the necessary protein
In the diet for proper egg production 1t
is highly essential that one or both of
the above elements be included in the
poultry ration. In discussing the
merits Of these protein feeds, Miss
Cushman states that both win cost
about the same, about u cents day
for each 100 hens, figuring meat
scraps at five dollars per hundred
pounds and skim milk at three cents
gallon. The 100 birds should con-
sumo two and fourstenths pounds OF
meat scraps or four gallons OF skim
milk a day. MIX may be considered
as equal In value to the meat in the
diet provided the birds can be induced
to eat the necessary amount. If any
difficulty is experienced In this, milk
may be substituted for part OF the
meat scrap.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE
NEEDED IN INCUBATOR
Provisions for Humidity In Machines
insufficient Experiments at
State College, Show

The lack of moisture In the incu-
bator is one of the main causes OF
chicks dying in the shells, according
TO results obtained in tests carried on
by the Montana Experiment. Station.
Even though the ordinary moisture
pans were kept filled an insufficient
supply was apparent. Chicks con-
tinued to die in the shell and over a
period of eight years only SO per cent
Of the fertile eggs Matched. As soon
as additional moisture was supplied
the Matching percentage Increased and
in 1923 the number of fertile eggs
Matched increased to 50 per cent.
The application Of additional mols-
ture started two years ago in the mid
die of the lncnbations season and the
good results have continued. The
moisture is supplied by sprinkling the
eggs twice day with lukewarm water
with a gradual Increase In. amount of
water supplied with the approach of
the Matching season. On the eighteenth
day sprinkling was discontinued and
the incubator closed, including venti-
latOrs. From the results of this ex-
pertinent II would appear that under
high altitude conditions considerably
more moisture can be used than Is or
iinarily recommended.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
I : + = 4 4 4
MANY ATTENDED FARM
MEETINGS LAST YEAR
80 *++++A%**t++

That both a community and a CO.
operative spirit is developing among
the farmers of Montana is revealed
in the annual report of the Montana
county agent leader. Last year 3d.
253 farm folk attended meetings held
in connection with demonstrations car
rled on by county agents. These peo-
pie represent 267 farming communities
in "a counties of the state and the
meetings were held in connection with
2234 practical demonstrations. More
than $4,000 people attended other
-ings held by the extension represent
atives during the year and in addition
there were 1S2 extension schools and
meetings held by the extension repre-
sentatives during the year and In adj
dition there were 1872 extension schools
and short courses held throughout the
state with a total attendance of 1O4s6.
Since corn production has been one
of the most outstanding developments
In Montana agriculture in recent
years and especially during the past
year it is significant that there were
442 corn meetings held in the state
in 1923 by the Montana Extension
Service and that these meetings were
by 1921 farm people, in 374
farming communities.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
OREGON STATE COLLEGE AT
WORK ON HAY FEVER CURE

Corvallis, Ore.-Pollens to prevent
hay fever are being prepared ny the
Oregon college botany department.
The persons treated are inoeuIated
with a prepared solution containing
pollen before the pollens Of plants APP
pear in the spring.
Pollens carried by the wind and not
those carried by insects are the COM
mon ones which give hay fever, ac-
cording to DR.. Helen NJ Gllkey, as
sIstant professor Of botany. Different
persons are affected by different pol
lens.
When pollen is found that affects
person, ne IS treated by a series of In
EQUATIONS, which make him develop
a resistance against that kind of pol
len. These treatments are given early
enough so that the person will be i'm
mune by the time the pollens are ripe
in the spring.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
Razlna Jan

The Cascade county commissioners
have awarded the contract for disman-
Ting and removing the old county iail
at Great Fails to Albert ]. Fousek.
He will pay the county $50 In addition
to doing the work and taking possess
sion OF the material with the excep-
tlon OF the iron and steel in the struc-
-ture. There were min bidders. most Of
whom wanted to be paid by the county
for the Job.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06

Edmund Wagner, II, Of Bonner.
walked five miles to nnd help after
his liver and kidney had been pune
tnred BY a bullet. He had been out
with his q caliber rifle and at the
time OF the accident had been thrust.
Ing at piece Of ice In q small stream.
He was leaning forward, gripping the
gun by the nuxzle, when Il exploded
The boy started back to Bonner and
had walked about five miles when he
was met By his sister, who seok him ts
the city and called physlclan. The
lad h said 10 be- raeeveglnn.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
OUer the Great DiDide
Pieneers u lortY years aeo, or mere,
who have cems TO the cad al the trail

..ssssssssssssssssss
RoSS-John T. Ross, who, coming
from Novia Scotia In 1870, was one Of
the first locators In Argenta, and has
since that time been actively engaged
In the mining business at that place,
died at his home there.
SMITH-AL j. Smith, a OWL war
veteran, who, with his family located
In the Yellowstone valley In 1871, and
afterward moved to Bozeman. died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs Sol
Frank. at Livingston.
PARKER-I.. C. Parker, former
prominent mining man of Deer Lodge
and q member of the state legislature
in early days died at his home In San
francisco. California.
LOvE-wnllam Love. one OF the
first white men to homestead In the
Swan Lake country, and an old time
prospector of that section. died at the
Tea Kettle ranger station, where he
made his home with the ranger, near
Columbia Falls.
BEAN-Wmard E. Bean, who in
1882 arrived at Fort Benton via river
steamer, later took up claim Ia Fer
gus county and engaged In the sheep
business until 1906, when he sold out
and moved to Billings, afterward To-
eating again on a large ranch in the
Big Horn, died at a hospital in Har-
din.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06

AS result Of the four-day mem.
bershlp drive conducted by 100 men,
bers last week, the Butte chamber Of
commerce now has membership OF
l.027. During the intensive drive, 1s9
new members were secured. The ac-
tlvity will continue until the deslSed
goal f1,200 members has been at
tained.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-06
TERMINAL MARKET PRICES
Quotations Of interest 70 Montanans.
Week Ending March I.

Minneapolis Grain: Wheat Mon
tana Station hasis1 Dark Hard Winter.
So; Spring. 90: Rye, o.; Flax. gDu-
luthl S2.57.
Chicago Livestock Cattle Top.
g11.O0, average $1,000; Hogs. top.
$40 sheep. fat LAMBS, top. 1870 I;
ewes. 5000.
Boston Wool, territorial choice, 0l.a2
New York Metals silver, O. ctx. on. !:
CopnaE sss6 Zinc 9e.e0