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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29
Social Gossip
At Washington
By: Sally Gordon

Washington-When IS 4 congress
man not a congressman
Answer-When he becomes a glori'
fed messenger boy.
The requests that bulge the mai
sacks Of the senate and house Office
building often leave these Servants
OF the people" namely. senators and
representatives who have been sent
10 Washington 10 transact important
legislative business, guessing as to the
idea their constituents have Of i'm
portant legislative business
In days before the distribution of
garden seeds was discontinued \ mem
Der OF the house from the South re-
ceived numerous requests from a man
in his district for pea seed" He sent
the seed as requested until it became
monotonous. Then he wrote TO the
important one:
My dear Jim: What in the world
are you doing with all the pea seed
I've sent your You have had enough
to plant the whole state OF Mississippi"
When Jim replied he said: Land
sakes, man. we amt plantin' them
peas we're maxim soup Of 'em and they
make darned good soup too"
In the same class was the old lady
who requested her congressman to
send her some seeds of the seedless
In spite OF all the irriiations that
grow out OF sending out government
eeds. many congressman regard them
IS a great asset and a movement is
N loot to re-establish this annual
to the farmer. |;
A congressman from Illinois. a ;
indy fellow, anxious to please the
olks back home, was decidedly dis
irbed by the receipt OF a letter from !.
man in his district whose wife had !,
led. who assigned him the delightful !.
OF collecting her life insurance. :.
he main office of the insurance COM !,
my was IS Washington. so it would :
ot be any trouble for him to look ).
ter It, The company had been
tie slow in making payment.
Mr.. Congressman realized that this n,
uld by no stretch of the magma n
IN. be considered a part OF his duties "
d consequently maintained a Dig e,
ned silence. Then came another let .,
from the same source with an Nc
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29

the people prepared the way for ths
great revival which followed. Again
the people were drawn to God under
the leadership OF their prophet. and
their enemies were subdued. Samuel
raised a monument in grateful recog-
milton of Gods providence, calling it
Ebenezer, meaning, Hitherto hath
the Lord helped us On our coinage
our government has erected its 'Eben-
ezer, and the sentence, In God we
trust, is a living memorial of our
faith.
The last verse in our lesson states
Samuel built an altar to the Lord
IN his own house. In that fact we
have the secret Of his power. Daily
ne was linked with God. Men. let us
raise IN our homes affairs. Gather our
about this altar and dailv
Here | raise my Ebenezer. Hith-
n by Thy help I'm come :"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29

Iabusive accent. Don't you read your
mail. etc."
The pestered mar in desperation
seized his hat and travelled to the
aforesaid insurance Office with the
result that the money due the mourn
ing CD spouse was forwarded i'm
mediately. But while the member Of
congress was performing this irrele-
want errand an important measure in
which he was vitality interested came
up in the house and he missed a roll
call.
A congressman has certain well de-
fined duties such as looking after the
pension claims OF the soldiers and sol
diers' widows in his district. If he
comes from the west where settlers
take up government lands it is his
duty to inform them as to the pro-
ceedure for securing it and having it
patented.
He must endeavor to give the peo-
pie of his district proper p~ost-ofice
facilities. free dlivery in towns and
good rural routes for the country. :
In fact. his real duties are too numer-
to mention. II is almost pathetic
that his time and patience and energy
should be wasted upon the e~xtraordi-
nary and trivial demands of people
who have not the least conception OF
the serious character Of his Office.
Some OF the misguided ones seem
10 imagine that he has breakfast with
he President about twice a week. plays ,
golf every afternoon and goes to the Z
heatre or a reception every night. In
tead, his mornings are devoted to =
lis correspondence and visits 10 the
departments. His afternoons are spent :
n the senate or house listening TO r
'ordy gentlemen discourse upon every
under the sun while he fire.
participates in the discussion.
AT the end of this perfect day he
usually ready to sleep without rock
lg.
General Isaac r. Sherwood. the
Idest member OF this congress says
lie oldest request that has come to
m from a man who wished to start
the Angora goat industry and wrote
ask if he could send him a goat.
he old General, who has a keen
nse of humor, responded in poetry
that nobody could get his
The congressmln's wife is fire.
emily embarrassed too. by queer re-
ests. Send me something from the
hite House when you attend your y
st reception" was the plea Of a dear -
lady. The wife of the official ~
iley around on that occasion and s
covered that everything but the gold :
no and the logs on the hearth Z
re either nailed down or guarded. :
she ilched a spray OF fern :
m the decorations. This she en-
sted to her husband who lost it so
old lady received only a carriage !
OK bearing the White House coat :
mother choice bit OF work cut out s
a congressman was presented when
aged man of some wealth died out
He left his fortune TO Z
iece in Colorado and to other rela- :
5 OF whom all trace had been lost.
lost heirs lived in Washington
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29

character Of his prophetic leadership.
lie Institutes a revival Of religion. He
calls the people together for a prayer
meeting. and for a public confession
Of their sins. Their old habits OF idol
airy, their paganism had sapped the
nation Of It's virility. Even as they
gathered for this service from all parts
Of the land, the army OF the Philis-
tines gathered 10 attack them. Israel
was panicky in her fear. ard pied
with Samuel:
Cease not 20 cry unto the Lord
our God for us. that he will save
as from the hand Of the Philis-
tines
Its a wholesome sign when a poo
pie will gather together and plead be-
fore God TO be merciful. There are
sins committed by individuals and by
nations that only a merciful God can
forgive. individuals often gather in
the church, pleading for divine for
givencss. but nations officially very
seldom act as II they felt an offended
God might Judge them for their
works Of unrightcousness. How often
IN these times do we hear Of govern
ments urging their subjects to gather
n their respective houses OF worship
10 plead for interccssion at the throne =,
grace? Has Germany ever official
y recognized her culpability before
iod for her perfidy in attacking Bel
ium and France? When the v%ictori-
ms allies met at Versailles TO dictate 7
cace terms do you remember a single
ession where God was invoked for
Is aid in restoring a rightful peace? "
here is a place today in all nations
'r the anne kind Of a revival that :
amuel inauguraicd at Mizpeh. In
ir own land our presidents have been g
OF an overruling providence sc
the affairs Of men and many presi- as
proclamations have been made OF
questing Americans TO meet togeth- DC
for public intcrccssion.
One OF the most notable OF these XII
ordinations was from the pen of 10
I'm Adams. second president of the III
States. ! think il the most re- a
ious in its expressions Of all presi- de
ntial proclamations. Let me quote tas
Ines from IL: TIL
March 6. 1899. PA
no truth is more clearly taught no
Volume Of Inspiration, nor any an
re fully demonstrated by the ex- "''
fence OF all ages, than that a deep
sc and a due acknowledgements OF cou
governing providece OF a Supreme iioi
ng and of the accountableness OF and
4 to Him as the searcher OF hearts nih
. 1t is likewise a plain dictate of ter
y that in circumstances of great -
enoy AMI seasons OF imminent dan
earnest and particular supplication '"e
be made to Him who is able to gre
md. or to destroy 'ne
r., the
The president then urged that III ,he;
OF April next be observed over ra;s,
nation a.
day of solemn humiliation. fast r.
and prayer; that they call to mind 49,
numerous offenses against the 49,
I High God, confess them before 49,.
with sincere penitence, imploring 49,,
pardoning mercy. through the f.;,L
{ Mediator and Redeemer. thru ST
c OF His Holy Spirit we may be ,h.,
osed to yield a more suitable :, /
TO His righteous acquisitions 800
10 come -
$ the time at our disposal is about raise
said the Judge, Il can only re- fam;l
o two other important points in sing
lesson. The public gathering of err h,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29

ol1s II. SHawn, Republican of Chicago. one tim.
president OF both the Illinois and chieaso R,r A.
s09anons who has been appointed by prrs;d.r,
ooonose as Special Counsel to prosecute N, IT,,
= lone investigation Mr. Srawn was suanp,d
m washington after eonierring with the prrs,ssa.
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IMPERIAL kLONSEL BELIEVES
 EMPEROR SEWED UP TIGHT

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2S.-Paul S Etheridge, imperial klonsel of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has is sued a statement declaring the con tract in which William Joseph Sim mons, imperial emperor, relinguished all rights and interest in the order was "so tight, he, Simmons, cannot bob up again." the Atlanta Constitu tion says today.
 The statement followed the pur ported issuance of a statement by Simmons in Jacksonville last night which quoted him as denying he had "sold out for a consideration of s145,50O, and declaring he has merely severed relations with the organization and has discounted his royalty of $1,O00 per month, which was being paid him for the use oi the ritual which he is said to have copyrighted
 Attorney Eetheridge, according to the Constitution, announced that under the agreement with Simmons, all litigation pending between Sim mons and imperial headquarters, in cluding libel suit filed by Imperial Wizard H. W. Evans against Sim mons for s150,O0O, now pending in Little Rock, Ark, would be termi- mated.
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PINCHOT LOOKS FOR SCANDAL
 IN ALASKA LANDS
BALLAINE'S CHARGES MAY SHOW MORE DETAILS FALLS
 DEPRAVlTY

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Gifford Pin chot, who is resting in a private san itarium here, declared this afternoon that the coal lands scandal in Alaska would overshadow the Teapot Dome oil leasing sensation. He said more details concerning Falls interest in Alaska would be accounted for when the oil investigation is completed, and in time it had to take up the charges of John E. Ballaine and the Big Four Brotherhood, who allege that the coal lands were turned over to the interior department and devel- opment suspended.
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APPROPRIATION ITEMS
 ARE VETOED BY WOOD

MANILA, Feb. Ex-Governor Gen eral Leonard Wood today vetoed items of the annual appropriations bill, passed during the last session of the insular legislature, which ad- journed providing funds for the execu- tive, treasury and commerce and com munications departments. The rest of the bill was approved.
 By executive order the appropria- tions bill of last year will hold over during the coming year in respect to the items vetoed by the governor general.
 The action of the appropriations bill items had been anticipated.
 The bill curtailed the appropria- ton for the governor generals of flee, slashing the salaries of his aides and cutting of funds for the operation of the governor generals yacht. l Elimination of an appropriation fo1 l the payment of special bank exam i iner is said to have caused the eXecu | tive's decision to veto the three treas ury items.
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CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TO TIE
 MEMORY HARDING
HARDING BELONGED TO ARlSTO cRAcY AND TO THE PEOPLE,
 SAID HUGHES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Sen ate and the House today paid formal tribute to the memory of the late President Harding. Both chambers met jointly in the presence of Cool idge, the cabient and members of the Supreme Court to hear the eulogy de livered by Charles E. Hughes, secre tary of state.
 A section of the gallery was res erved for Mrs. Harding and the ladies of the official group.
 Harding belonged both to the ar istocracy and the plain people, salc Hughes. He said the late presiden was equipped for his task by inherit ance and training which were com pletely typical American.
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DELWOOD WILL ARRIVE AT
 KETCHIKAN ABOUT MAY 10

The steamship Delwood will arrive at Ketchikan with the new cable May 10, and the cable will be connected May 12, according to reports received at that place last week. The cable from Ketchikan to Seward will not be com pleted until September IS. The ca bleship gives out the following sched- ule:
 Arrive London March 5 leave Lon don March 24, arrive Seattle May 3, leave Seattle May 5, arrive Ketchi- kan May 10, leave Ketchikan May 12, arrive Seward May IS, leave Seward May IS, arrive Seattle May 24, leave Seattle May 26, arrive London, July 5, leave London July 25, arrive Seat tie September 6, leave Seattle Sep tember S. arrive Seward September 1 IS.
 The Army and Navy Register quotes the price on the new cable at $1,00C a foot, including laying.
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NEW GAS RATES ARE
 OPPOSED AT SPOKANE

OLYMPIA, Wn., Feb. 2S.-Notice of suspension of a new three part rate by the Spokane Gas & Fuel company will be filed soon, officials of the de partment of pubic works announced today upon receipt of a protest by the city of Spokane.
 The complaint of the city alleges that the new rates asked by the gas company are excessive and eXorbi- tant and contrary to pfo?'sicns ot the franchise unla- which tie com pany IS pernlittel r. operate. me city a51s real;u t"r:u' oi present rates.
 February 9 was the effective date of the new rates filed by the company.
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STANLEY HARRIS HAS BEEN
 IN BIG SHOW FOUR YEAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Stanley Har- ris, young second sacker picked to pilot the Washington Americans this season, steps into this role with one of the briefest major league records any manager has ever had. He is 27 years old, the youngest leader in eith- CT circuit, and has had but four full seasons of play in fast company, yet his employer, Clark Griffith, himself a former major leaguer, has placed the fullest confidence in his youthful star.
 Harris is three years younger than George Sisler, now manager of the St. Louis Browns, and four years the junior of Dave Bancroft, former Giant shortstop, who has taken over the helm of the Boston Braves. With Iris Speaker of Cleveland. and Ty Cobb, of Detroit, they are the only player-leader in the majors.
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HEAD OF ALASKA ROAD
 EXPEDITION IS FINED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-A H. Moore the promoter of the Eldorado Development company, who took 105 men and women to Nome last year in the schooner Fred J. Wood, the ob- ject being community colony, was fired $500 in the police court here for violating the wage and labor laws. Each employe paid Moore $200, and was promised that the company would take out $4O,OOO a day by working Mocre'2 properties near Nome The scheme was dismal failure, many of the gold seekers nearly starving be- tore they were able to Ietu l to the states.
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Newspaper files of 1904 show pick led pork then was 8 cents a pound. A gentleman could buy a pair of fancy worsted pants for $2, or a pint of rock and rye for 29 cents. Women had abandoned the hustle and become fad dists for the flowing sleeve. Stiffly starched undermuslins were standard equipment for the fair and low derbies for the men. In World affairs, Japan and Russia were about to go to war, and lot of European monarchs had signified their intention to attend the Kaiser's birthday celebration on Jan- uary 27th.
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Will Call Palmer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Sen atorial Committee decided today to call A. Mitchell Palmer to the stand. Senator Dill declares Palmer to have been a go-between in the delivery of the Mclean messages to Fall, read today. John A. Mayer, a Mclean em- ployee, said that the Philadelphia publisher was busy with Underwood Curtis and Zev
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NOME NATIVES ARE BEING
 DRIVEN OUT OF COUNTRY

Wm. T. Lopp, superintendent of the Alaska division, Bureau of Education, is authority for the statement that the time is fast approaching when the na- tives in the Seward peninsula will be driven out of the country by the en- croachment of capital. The reindeer grazing grounds are being taken up by miners and there are no grazing permits or land leasing laws in Al aska. Many Eskimos owners of large herds of deer are starting to drive their herds toward the railroad dis trict.
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WRANGELL TEAM WINS

The Wrangell basketball team tour ing the state of Washington has managed to win game at last, de- feating the Mt Vernon five. The team is a good deal like the man who challenged any man in the word to a jumping contest, and was so badly beaten by a number men in his own neighborhood that he sat down and cried. He took in too much ter ritory.
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Ask Immunity for Mclean.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Senator Underwood, democratic candidate for the presidency, was among those who have gone to Senator Walsh with pleas to excuse Edward B. Mclean from testifying before the senate in the Teapot Dome oil leasing investi- gation. Senator Walsh also announc- ed that A. Mitchell Palmer will likely be called as a result of his efforts to keep Mclean off the stand.
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H|GH OFFICIALS
 TOOK BR|BES SAYS
 HENRY WlTERH0USE.
PRESIDENT AERO LEAGUE OF AMERICA GOES ON WITNESS
 STAND

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Henry Wood house, president of the Aero League of America, will tell the Senate oil Investigating committee, before whom he has been subpoenaed the names of high officials of the Harding ad- ministration, who received $1OO,OOO brib-s for tbeir influence in connec- tion with oil matters, he declared to-
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AGED WOMAN PULLS OFF
 BIG SWIMMING STUNT

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Feb. 2S.- Mrs. Anna Van Slike, of this city cele- brated her 63rd birthday by swim ming ten miles at sea in nine hours and 20 minutes, and to show that she was still fresh mangled the Star Spangled Banner the last mile of her swim
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New photo of Dr. Sun Vat Sen, head of the Canto Government, who has ca bIed to Ramsay Macdonald, leader of the British Labor party, asking him to "bring to the notice of the British people, and particularly the workers, the grave situation which the British representatives in China have been instrumental in creating at Canton" He declared the foreign gunboats in the harbor and other threats of force are "done at the instance of the Brit ish Minister on advice of the senior Consul at Canton, who is the British Consul, and the inspector general of Chinese Maritime Customs, who is a British National.
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Many Secret Messages.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Many se- cret and more or less damaging mes sages, which passed between Wash ington and Palm Beach for E. B. Me Lean and Albert B. Fall were made public this afternoon by the Senate committee.
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ANCHORAGE SPORTSMEN
 WORK ON GAME LAWS

To get suggestions toward the re- vision of the game laws and fur laws, meeting was held at the home of Al Hardy deputy game warden of .Anch- orage, at which number of Anchor age sportsmen were present. Sug, gestions made will be endorsed by the Anchorage Rod and Gun club
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LEFT THOUSAND TO
 57-YEAR-OLD BIRD

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 2S.-Polly, the 57-year-old parrot, which sings popular songs and converses fluently in French and English, has been left thousand dollars in the will of the ate owner, Thos. B. Whitney, a hot el man.
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DAUGHTER OF ALASKAN
 MARRIED AT U. OF w.

SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 2S.-Helen Menon, a daughter of Walstein G.. Smith, territorial treasurer at Juneau and John Tufts Cass, of Pasadena, were married today in the University of Washington fraternity house. Mar guerite, a daughter of Governor and Mrs. Scott c. Bone, was one of the brides attendants.
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MAJ DE QUO

The nal de ojo, or evil eye is still believed in by the natives of Hayti, Central America, and many of the La tin republics A greenish tinge to the eye is attributed to this cause. It's possessor is stunned as something deadly.
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NORMAN DAWN IN EAST
 TO SELL ALASKA PICTURE

Norman Dawn, director of the Nor man Dawn Alaska Productions pie ture, filmed in Fairbanks this win ter, is in the East negotiating for the sale of the film. He has had several offers from we'll known companies but is holding on for higher price.
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McAdoo Gets Bid Fee

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-Wm. c. McAdoo, democratic candidate for the presidency, confirmed the report that his firm got a $150,O0O fee from the Republic Iron and Steel company, of Youngstown, Ohio, but said the work was for helping the company out in a tax matter at Washington.
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MURDERER OF FAMILY
 SENTENCED TO HANG

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb. 2S- Frank McDowell, Florida youth who confessed to the murder of his father mother and two sisters, has been sen fenced to hang, but on account of his youth may have his sentence commut- ed to life imprisonment.
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NINETEEN FILIPlNOS DIE
 FROM EATING POISON FISH

MANILA, Feb. 2S.-Out of twenty natives who ate fish at banquet at the town of Boronong, nineteen died. Many species of fish in the Philip pines are poinsonous at certain sea son of the year which were responsi- ble for the deaths.
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HARDING ADVISED ILLNESS LIABLE
 CAUSE TROUBLE
IF RECOVERED WOULD HAVE BEEN INVALID REST OF
 HIS DAYS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The late President Harding was advised before his death of the character of his ill ness, and the prospect that if he re- covered he was likely to lead the life of an invalid, Secretary Hughes said, following his memorial address. The Secretary said that when Harding was told this, he exclaimed: Well, if that's the case this party might just as we'll come to an end now"
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Conspiracy to Loot Lands

ST. Joseph, Mo- Feb. 2S.-Albert B. Fall resigned superior position in the Senate to accept an inferior posi- tion as Secretary of the Interior, as a part of a previously formed con spiracy to loot the oil reserves, Sen ator J. A. Reed, democrat, of Missou- ii, charged in an address here last night
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M'LEA|l HAD LEASED WIRE: PALM BEA EACH
 KEEP TOUCH FAIL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Sen ate committee today in executive ses- sion, delved into telegrams sent to Edward B. Mclean when the latter was at Palm Beach, It developed that Fall, through Mclean, was in touch with every thought and action of the Senate Investigating committee sitting in Washington, and that Me Lean who had a leased wire to Palm Beach, Florida, received and sent hun dreds of telegrams to Fall
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GERMANY COMING BACK
 BE PROSPEROUS NATION

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Charles M. Schwab, who arrived here from a two months European trip, said that Germany is stagging comeback, and will again become one of the most powerful nations of the world
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Will Not Resiqn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-"It is not my purpose to even consider resign ing until after a fair hearing on the charges preferred against me-" At torney General Daugherty said today, as he was leaving for Palm Beach, Florida, via Chicago
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ANCHORAGE MAN WILL
 SEED 35 ACRES TO OATS

Paddy Welch ,an Anchorage home steader, plans to seed 35 acres to oats. One acre will be planted to strawberries and vegetables. MT. Welch has 12 head of fine cattle. Last year his oat. crop from seven acres ran 75 bushels to the acre. Mr. Welch says that agriculture sure pays.