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The Washington times., 1924-03-21
SALMON YOUNG
DESERTED At
BIRTH
Writer in Nature Magazine
Describes How Little Fish
Shift for Selves.

The story Of the salmon begins
with a pink egg the size of q
garden pea.
In a little over two months
writes William L. Finley in Nature
Magazine, Of Washington, the egg
reaches the eyed stage: that is, two
little eyes begin to show through
the transparent shell.
In about three months the baby
fish struggles till he cracks open
the shell and energies somewhat as
q chick matches from a hens egg.
When the newborn salmon comes
out OF the shell he looks as il he
were all eyes. He has very slen.
der tail.
On the under side, or the main
part OF his body, is the yolk sac
which furnishes him food for a full
month or more. He Is an orphan
without mother or father, SO from
the time he struggles up OUT Of the
sand he paddles his own canoe in
his world Of waters.
weighted down with the weight
OF his yolk sac, for the first month
he lies close to the bottom. under
and between protecting rocks.
Then when the lunch he started
with is absorbed, he Is more active,
buoyant, and can swim up. He
learns to rise to the surface and
snap up tiny insects. He develops
very slowly, day by day; his nose
always points upstream, but he
gradually comes under tho influence
OF the swift waters. He learns to
keep in the shallower places away
from bigger fish that may snap
him up.
The instinct that unerringly led
his mother up from the sea to the
mountain waters where he was
born takes possession Of him and
urges him on to a life in the sea.
1t may be nearly a year and he
may be from three to six inches in
length before he tastes salt water.
AS birds Of a feather flock to-
gether. so the little salmon collect
In schools, swim out of the river
into the unknown depths of the
ocean. The feeding grounds Of the
schools OF salmon are likely within
radius Of from ten to twenty
miles from the mouth Of the parent
stream, where they are always
within the influence of the fresh
coastal waters.
The Puget sound and the Fraser
river. that at one time produced
100000 cases OF canned salmon
each season, have been exploited.
the writer in Nature Magazine
points out, by commercial interests
to such an extent that these water 8
The Washington times., 1924-03-21

measures adopted as the result of
the war.
In the War Department. 1S,454
additional employees are being car.
ried as compared with those en-
ployed in June, 1915. This increase
is also due, 1t is said, to results of
the war.
The organization of the Veterans
Bureau left 28.164 new employees
on the Government payroll this
year where in 1915 no Government
employees were engaged in this
work.
111,464 Is Increase.
These three items alone account
for 66,4OO Of the employees on the
Government payroll in excess of
those in 1915. The total number
above those employed in 1916 is
III, AGA. The other $4,000 additional
workers carried ON the payrolls are
scattered through the val ious de-
partments where activities have
been materially increased as a re-
suit of the war, or conditions de.
veloping as the result Of business
expansion. The total number of
employees in the Government serv-
ice, under Civil Service, is 548,5S1.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
Grandmother Leaves
Home When Cat Is
Thrown AT Her

ATLANTIC CITY. March Fl.
Mrs. Mary Woods has asked
Vice Chancellor Robert H.
Ingersoll for an injunction to
restrain her mother, Mrs. Mary
Rhodes, who is making her
home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael McGilleys, from buying
or selling any real estate or
Withdrawing from the bank any
moneys she has on deposit,
pending decision Of a special
commission appointed by Chan
cellor Walker to determine
whether Mrs. Rhodes 81 capable
of handling her own affairs.
Mrs. Woods asserted that her
mother is mentally irresponsible
because Of advanced age and
that Mr.. and Mrs. McGilleys
have been trying to influence
her. Mrs. Rhodes is reputed
worth 100000, much of which
is invested in resort real es-
tate.
The mother, in her answer,
says she was compelled to leave
her daughters home because Of
the unruly conduct of her small
grandchildren. She recited sew
eral incidents, among which
was the throwing Of the pet
cat at her. The animal landed
in her hair, she said, and
scratched her face before she
could dislodge it.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
WINTER BUILDING GROWS
SAY INDIANA QUARRYMEN

CHICAGO, March 21.-Winter
building construction is going
steadily forward, it is shown in re.
ports from nearly 1000 cities and
towns to the Indiana Limestone
Quarrymen's Association.
Leaders in the construction in
dustry generally declare that the
winter building movement has
proved a success from an economic
viewpoint and that 1t has gone
far in eliminating seasonal unem-
ployment.
MANY cities have swung into a
new phase of development. in the
opinion Of construction experts,
who base their views on the ire
mendous activity in office building
construction during the last twelve
months" said the report. This
activity has been particularly mark
ed in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
Boston and Atlanta, and prom SEES
to continue generally. Reports show
building construction is being en-
cOuraged in the hope of gradually
bringing the nations building pho.
gram up to meet existing demands"
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
WARN AGAINST
ACTIVITY IN
POLITICS
Civil Service Tells Federal
} Employees Law Will Be
Enforced.

Warning against taking an active
part in political campaigns was sent
out today by the United States
Civil Service Commission to Fed
eral employees in all sections Of the
country.
1t was explained chat nothing In
the immediate situation caused the
issuance Of the warning.
In the warning sent out en-
ployes are advised that they are
accountable for political activities
on the part of relatives, wives and
husbands, where they attempt in
this way to accomplish by collision
what they are prohibited from un'
dertaking directly. Political activ'
ity, Of any kind. except exercising
the right to vote, the warning de-
clares constitutes a violation Of
when cognizance will be taken.
The warning includes the pro-
hibitions placed on Presidential ap-
pointees who are forbidden to use
their official authority or influence
or coerce the political action Of any
person; to make contribution for a
political purpose to any officer Of
the United States, or to solicit or
receive contributions for political
purposes from Federal officers and
employees.
Attention is called to the obliga-
ton resting on any person having
knowledge of such activities to re-
port the facts to the Civil Service
Commission.
The restrictions on political activ-
tiles apply to temporary employees
as well as to those holding per-
manent positions in the various de-
partments.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
MAY GO TO PRISON FOR
/ THEFT OF SCENT APPLE

NEW YORK, March GA three
cent apple, stolen, police say, from a
fruit stand, caused a charge Of
burglary, Sing Sing offense, to be
lodged against Michael Fleming,
twenty.
Patrolman Gordon said he heard a
crash of glass at the stand Of Vito
Cirque, saw two men running and
pursued them. One escaped, and
after firing q shot he captured
Fleming and said he found the
apple in his pocket.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
PAYROLLS TAKE
BUT TENTH Of
REVENUE
Cost Of Labor to Government
Is But Small Part of
Nations Expense.

Outside the salaries paid to postal
employees, the Government payroll
represents but 10 per cent of the
costs Of government administration.
The exclusion Of the employees in the
Post Office Department. according
to the Civil Service Commission,
ID determining the ratio of salary
expense to total government ex-
penSe, IL warranted as the Post OF.
ice Department is practically self
sustaining.
No industry, it is said, can show
q like record. Salaries paid Off
Gals and employees, it is pointed
out, usually constitute a large pro.
portion Of the overhead in all bust.
ness enterprises. The exception in
the case Of the Government to this
general rule proves, it is contend.
"a, that comparatively little could
DO saved in governmental operat.
ing expenses through the reduction
In the number Of Government en-
ployes.
Increases Held Essential.
In addition Civil Service stats
tics show that in the departments
where there is an increase in the
number Of employees as compared
with the number previous to the
war, this increase is made neces-
sary through the enlarged activi-
ties OF the departments as COM
pared with pre-war times.
illustrating this is the situation
at the Treasury Department where
the present working force of 55,411
employees is 24,7S2 greater than in
June, 1916. This increase Of al
most 100 per cent is made neces.
sary by the additional work Incl.
dent to income taxes, Liberty Bond
Issues and other special taxation
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
RISKS LIFE AND SAVES
WOMAN FROM DROWNING

WEST CHESTER, Pa. March 81
Although unable to swim, Francis
Kavanaugh, Of West Grove. plunged
thirty feet from a bridge over
White Clay Creek and rescued Mrs.
g. Hopkins, of Elkdale, from
drowning.
Kavanaugh succeeded In drag.
ging the woman to the shore Of
the stream, which is more than
ten feet deep at that place. Mrs.
Hopkins had been an inmate Of
the West Grove Hospital undergo.
ing treatment for a nervous condi-
ton and she was taken TO the
county hospital at Embreeville.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
MEMPHIS BANK SAID
TO BE 1853 SHORT

MEMPHIS, March 21.-Invegti-
cation is under way of an alleged
shortage Of $41,95s.SS, said to have
been discovered when state and
Federal Reserve Bank examiners
checked the accounts of the Union
and Planters Bank and Trust Com
pany here.
Announcement was made that
connection with the bank of r. S.
Polk, senior vice president, and r.
3. Scrivener, a teller, had been
terminated.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
Fire Blazes In Hold
Of Big Jap Liner
on Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO, March 81.
A severe fire is burning in
hold No. 8 Of the Japanese liner
MOrea Maru, which left Kobe
on March II enroute to Hong
kong, according to word re-
ceived here early today by the
Chamber of Commerce. The
vessel sailed from here Feb
ruary 26.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21

contain now only the remains Of a
vanishing industry. In other great
Western streams, the American peo-
pie are losing a valuable food sup
ply because the crop has been bar
vested by a class Of people who,
as a whole, are greedy for gain and
think only in terms Of the present.
The Washington times., 1924-03-21
Stunning Imported Silk
Underarm Bags
Special $2.95
Special,

Beautiful striped and MORE
silk bags, some strictly tai.
lored, some with pleated flap
and some with the chic black
silk safety cord. All are finely
fitted with change purse and
mirror and carefully silk lined.
STREET FLOOR
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
GIRL, 10, SHOT
ASGUN FALLS
OUT OF AUTO
~
Stella Shlorhun, Daughter of
Grass Lake Township
Farmer, Is Killed
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
Whole Charge of Shotgun
Enters Girl at Close Range,
According to Word Here

Stella Shlorhun, aged 10 years,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shlor-
hun. farmers living in Grass Lake
township, Burleigh county, north
east Of Wilton, was instantly killed
Sunday afternoon when shotgun
discharged accidentally.
The girl, according to information
to Coroner Gobel here, was driving
with her father, mother and brother
along a country road when the acci-
dent happened The father and
mother were in the front seat and
the two children were in the rear
seat.
A car door flew open and 12-
guage shotgun fell out. The gun
was discharged as it struck the run
ming board, and the entire charge
struck the girl in the face. The
charge penetrated deeply into the
girls head and death was declared
to be instantaneous.
Coroner Gobel planned to 90 to
the Shlorhun home today to make
further investigation Of the case.
The little girl was exactly III
years, eight months and six days
= old, according to the information re-
ceived here. Apparently, Coroner
Gobel said, the gun was not on safe
ty" but was cooked, and it discharged
Immediately upon striking the metal
running board of the car.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
LOW LEVY FOR
STATE HAIL
To Be 33 Cents This Year for
$500 an Acre Insurance

The state hail indemnity tax levy
for the season of 1924 is 33 cents an
acre for $500 an acre protection and
AZ cents for $1,000 an acre protec-
tion, it was announced by Martin Ha-
gen, manager of the department.
The levy is based upon losses ad
justed for the last season, which was
the lightest hail season in North Da-
kota in many years. The total in
sured loss was placed at 81 COG, ,024.-
95 by the hail insurance department.
1t is expected, Mr.. Hagen said, that
the present surplus of the hail in
surance department will enable it to
pay losses in cash as soon as war
rants are issued.
The departments figures show 29.7
percent of all crops in the state
were insured with the state hail in
surance department. However, there
was a decrease in the insured acre
age from 1923, when it was 100000
acres. The total amount of indem-
nifty loss last year was $4,4S5,OO0,
there having been 25,667 claims for
hail loss last year, as compared to
10,648 losses reported this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
STOLEN CARS
WANDERINGS
ARE CHECKED
Ford Coupe Makes Long Trip
Before 1t Is Returned
To The Owner

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 29.-Wander-
ings of a stolen Ford coupe and the
tribulations through which an insur-
ance agency can go in recovering a
car is told by E. P. Cosgriff, Fargo,
of Cosgriff and Won Sien who wrote
the final chapter this week for the
meanderings of the auto which began
last spring.
P. H. Haldorsson of Raub, N. D.,
bought coupe in October, 1923. He
insured it. Early this spring he
drove to Portland, Ore, to visit his
mother. The car was stolen in the
western city and on April 16, 1924 he
reported his loss to the insurance
company. The insurance was paid
and the agency began the hunt for
the machine.
Number on Car Changed
Early in July the first hint of
clue came when j. p. Pennington
was arrested with minor in Minot
for stealing Ford touring car at
Rolla, N. D. The pair were tried
and convicted. They had a coupe in
their possession at the time of their
arrest. Following their conviction
their attorneys demanded the car in
payment of fees. The sheriff wouldn't
release the car because he believed
it to be stolen. The number had
been changed on the car, but by APP
plying heat to the motor the original
number was found. Because the car
bore a Washington license officials
sought to trace the car in the west.
Finally the department of justice
at Portland, Ore, advised officials
that the car was one which had been
stolen in their city. The department
also found that Fargo company had
paid insurance on it.
Mr.. Cosgriff went to Portland to
claim the car but found that the at
torneys had obtained it through legal
processes. Cosgriff opened proceed
ings also, had the car within his
reach, when by more technicality, the
attorneys gained possession of it
again.
Cosgriff Proves Claim
Mr.. Cosgriff obtained 10 days to
prove his claim. He wired the Ford
company and found that the fradu
lent number on the car, belonged
to a Ford in Great Bend, Ore. BY
wiring the owner of the car which
actually bore the number he found
that the man still had his machine.
Finally Haldorsson arrived and iden-
titled the wandering coupe. The
Fargoan then had to pay attorneys
a fee, and following checking up
he found that he spent 1915 to re-
cover the Ford.
The thieves face prosecution un-
der the federal Dyer act when they
are released from their present en-
forced vacation. The insurance COM
pany recovered the car, but the ex-
pense practically equalled the value
of the machine by the time it had
been recovered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
LABOR BOARD
TO REQUIRE
TESTIMONY
Will Test the Constitutional
ity of the Transportation
Act of 1920

Chicago. Sept 2a--Test of the
constitutionality Of clause in the
Transportation act Of 1920, arming
the Railroad Labor Board to require
testimony, was begun today.
The board petitioned the United
States District Court to order John
Mcclure of Chicago and d. B.
Robertson Of Cleveland to testify
before the board, the latter to fix
the time and place.
Mcclure is general chairman of
the Chicago and Northwestern for
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers. Robertson is president of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men and Engineman.
The petition was filed before
Judge James H. Wilkerson by Ed
win A. Olson, United States At
torney, and Weymouth Kirkland and
Robert N. Golding, special as
Attorney General. The underlying
question, whether Congress through
legislation may delegate such
a body as the labor board
he power to compel test-
mony, was compared by legal obser-
vers to the case of Ex Parte
Daugherty, now pending on review
before the United States Supreme
Court. In that case United States
District Judge A. j. Cochran of
Kentucky, sitting by designation in
the southern district of Ohio, west
ern division, on May 81, 1924, held
that the Senate had "usurped judi
cial power" in attempting to enforce
it's subpoena of Nal S. Daugherty
in an investigation into alleged acts
of former Attorney General H. S.
Daugherty. Judge Cochran held,
however, that the question was mot
the power of Congress to compel
evidence from outsiders in aid Of
legislation but of either branch
thereof acting by itself without
previous actions on the part of Con-
Eress."
Mcclure and Robertson twice dis
regarded subpoenas Of the board.
On the first occasion subpoenas
were issued for them and for
another grand officer and 10l other
general chairman. Their appearance
| was demanded at hearing in a dis
pute over wages and rules between
the Brotherhoods and 4 managers
. committee representing "a western
railroads, including subs bsdiaries. The
roads comprise nearly all important
lines west Of Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29

the city owns the plant any such ex-
penditures arising under these items
should be charges against water
works operating funds and paid out
of'the revenues Of the water funds
and not cared for by general taxa
ton.
These items spent for water works
matters total $27O5.89. The total
contingent fund last year totalled
$5,542.75.
This year the city commission has
put $5,542.75 into the budget for con-
tingent purposes. 1t would seem rea-
sonable that this contingent fund
could be reduced by at least $27O5.89,
the sum spent last year on water
works expense which is hardly a pro-
per charge against the contingent
fund now that the plant is owned and
operated by the city.
Disbursements under the contin-
gent from Sept. 1, 1923 to Aug. 81
1924 follow:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
WOMAN, FOUR
CHILDREN, DIE
Mother Believed to Have
Slain Them, Herself

Mangum, Okla, Sept. 29.-The
bodies of Mrs. j. A. Melton and her
four children, their throats cut
were found lying close together in
one room by J. A. Melton, farmer
when he returned to his home five
miles southeast Of here late Satur-
day night. All were dead.
Officers who investigated the
death said the razor was found
clasped in one of the dead woman's
hands. It is their theory that Mrs.
Melton slew the children and then
took her own life before collapsing
beside the bodies of the four. She
is said to have been mentally de-
ranged for sometime.
Melton left his home Saturday af-
ternoon, remaining in Magnum until
late that evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
WORLDS FLIERS
AT LAST POINT
ON BIG FLIGHT
CircumnavigatiOn Of Globe
BY Airplane Officially
Ends at Seattle
CROWD GREETS THEM
Fliers Now Worry About
Having TO Attend Recep-
tiOns in Their Honor

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 29.-(By the
A. P)-Six United States Army
Aviators, who completed a flight
around the world with their arrival
here yesterday from Eugene, Oregon,
were prepared today to receive well
come which has been arranged by an
appreciative citizenry.
Elapsed time of the flight was 175
days, total mileage, start to finish,
1854; days actually in the air, &C;
actual flying time 351 hours, IL min
utes, average speed 1896 miles an
hour.
Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, command
er of the flight, officially reported
completion of the journey to Major
General Mason Patrick at Washing
ton, ID. c. by telephone last night. He
was informed by Gen. Patrick that
future duty and movements of the
aviators will be announced.
At public luncheon today the
fliers and their mechanics will make
talks describing their world famous
trip.
In addition to the luncheon, the
aviators will participate in the dedi-
cation Of monument at Sand Point,
commemorating mans first circum-
navigation of the globe by air.
When Lieut.. Smith finished a
luncheon aboard a private yacht yes
terdayl en- route to Madison and Vol
unteer Parks for a formal ceremony
and reception he expressed gratitude
that call the worries" of taking
care of their machines was over and
t!.e only thing left which he said
they could not avoid was the appear
ance of himself and comrades before
the public.
A telegram received last night
from President Coolidge informed
the men that the President intends,
on the convening of Congress, to
recommend that authority be grant
ed to reward the squadron by promo
ton and other appropriate action in
order that your distinguished SER
vices may have a practical recogni-
tion from your country"
At present, it is not known how
long the aviators are to remain in
Seattle or whether the air crusaders,
Boston II, Chicago and New Orleans,
are to be taken back by the original
pilots to the cities they were christ
ened after.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-29
STEAMER WITH
28 MEMBERS0F
CREW IS LOST
Pieces of Wreckage of Whale
back Steamer Are Picked
Up on Lake
NO BODIES ARE FOUND
Last Hope for Safety Of
Crew Is Given up With
Finding of Wreckage
NO BODIES ARE FOUND

Cleveland, O., Sept. 29.--Any doubt
of the sinking Of the whaleback
freighter Clifton, with her crew Of
% was dispelled Sunday with the
finding in Lake Huron of hatch COW
ers and the forward end of IL pilot
house.
No bodies were found.
Captain Dalton Hudson Of the
steamer Glencairn of the Great Lakes
transportation company, reported to
A. f. R. Schneider, general manager
of the Progress Steamship company,
owners of Clifton, that he encoun-
tered the wreckage late Saturday
about 70 miles from Goderich on the
detour Goderich course. The wreck
age as described was identified by
Mr.. Schneider as that Of the Clifton
Wreckage Encountered
"We arrived at Goderich at 1880
a. m. Sunday" the report states,
''Encountered wreckage at D. M
Saturday about 20 miles from Goder-
ich on the detour Goderich course.
The wreckage consisted of broken
hatch covers. In hopes of finding
something that could be identified as
belonging to some particular vessel,
we cruised around for about two
hours Finally picked up forward end
of a pilothouse. The pilothouse clock
and searchlight were attached"
The clock registered. Cap
! tain Hudson told Mr.. Schneider over
| the telephone from Goderich, Ontar-
10, but whether the boat sunk Sun
day afternoon or Monday morning, j.
not known. She was last seen pass
ing Mackinaw at 1920 q. IN. Sundo,
morning en- route from Sturgeon ba,
to Detroit laden with stone.
| Runs Into Gale
Captain Hudson was up bound or
Lake Huron last Monday. A gale wa.
blowing frorD the westward when HI
passed Harbor beach at a. M, ant
was at its height between 4 and
| O'clock
A number of large steamers wer,
forced to seek shelter, and in thu
opinion of Captain Hudson no boa
the size Of the Clifton could survive
the storm if the vessel was 40 mile
from shore.
Richard A. Harrison, travelling
commissioner for the Lake Carriers
association, who will have charge o
the work of searching for the bodie
of the % victims, left for Goderic
late today. He is due to arrive to
morrow morning. In the belief tina
the bodies will be carried to tn
Canadian shore, u thorough scare
will be made there.