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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
L. s. Loses Money
Collecting Her
Tax

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 5.-The
government lost money when it
collected Marie o. Iules' in
come tax.
Miss Tuilec tax was seven and
ore-tenths Of one cent.
Collector of Internal Revenue
Goodcell estimated it would cost
the government 81 worth of
bookkeeping to record Miss Tul
les payment.
Wen Just call it square, - he
said.
no, I want to pay my tax,
Miss Tulles insisted. She laid
down bright new penny.
Keep the change, she said
after pocketing her receipt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
California May
Again Suffer
Power Shortage
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Califor-
uia, which suffered serious pow y
and water shortage last Ecar from
lack Of snowfall i'm the Sicrras IN
tho wirtcr of 1923, faces a similar
drought his coming wintcr, the
United States weather bureau rc.
ported today.
IN it, weekly report ON snow and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
Radio Flashes
EEEEEEElEEEEEEEEEEZE

Note-Here' a live wire,
peppy letter from one of our
most enthusiastic radio fans in
the town. Frank NJ. Bowles.
After reading his letter you
don't wonder why We all get
bitten with the bug. sooner or
later. Let's hear from some
more Of you fellows around
town. With such a wide realm
as radioland to talk about. you
certainly ought to have enough
in common 70 help make this
feature an interesting, worth
while one.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
LOCAL ACTORS
SEE SELVES ON
SILVER SCREEN

Last night. the long awaited pre-
scute1ian Of \ Romance ct ri
Centre ' had lis premier showing at
tlr Tsane rhcatee here, creating
mUeh enthusiastic interest. The
production was originally planned
TO he q three reel affair he- has
grown to tivr raeier. which has
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05

Hurrah for tle Radio FLASHES
Cor flickcr,I.
Your column viii he much aHrre-
ciated by local fans, and there are
.mof each day. Radio is here and
hr ia stay. Is possibilities are
a. set. Education. pa>time, in-
formation, music. stories. plays.
daily ucw,-and tLe kirk the pN
hounds get ON ot it, NOT to f.ea-
tiou being iu style. As told fl your
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
This Helps Eye Strain

SimpI" camphor, hvdrastie, Witch
hazel et>- as n.l#od ia lavop'ih evc
wash strengthens cvos aud helps
luy case weak, strained or sore
ewes. Layoptii. a"ls v"rv quickly.
Aluminium eye cup FREE. t.cnru, :
Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
The Weather

FOR Los ANGELES AND NICI-
N.IN-Mo#gi& cloudy toalgnt aad
Friday with possibly occls'mU
showers. Moderate temperature.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
-Gr~cttlcd, probably rain tonight
and Friday with mild temper. .;lc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05

MIA for the 48 hour period since
Wednesday morning.
OriviIlc led all other sections
with 3.16 inches. Santa Rosa had
2.4j; Rockland 241; Chico 1855;
Eureka 1.42 and San Francisco 1.10.
Light rain fell throughout the
southern part Of tho state during
the = hour period ending the morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05

In London, hotel ~as dvuamitcd.
Wei, that : jus, enc time the rooms
were li'tlc higher than usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05
Heavy Rainfall
Northern Calf.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Am
intensive rainfall was reported
from Northern and Central Califor-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Ruptured Pigs Are Not
Suitable for Breeding

1t Is not wise TO retain for breed
ing purposes any pig that has a navel
or scrotal rupture (hernia). as the
tendency to such unsoundness seems
to be hereditary. A ruptured boar
can beget pigs, and a ruptured sow
may farrow without trouble In
bears, however, the scrotal hernia
tends to enlarge and trouble the an
imaI and In sows, narrowing may In
crease the size of a naval or ventral
hernia and make her useless for breed
ing and unsightly for sale when fat
tened
Ruptured boar pigs can be castrated
successfully by the covered operation,
or by suturing after returning the
bowel to place and removing the tes-
ticles by means Of an emasculator.
Ruptured gifts may be treated so that
they may be fed OF tor the butcher.
In some cases, painting the enlarge
ment with tincture Of iodine severaI
times a week, or clustering the skin
with dilute acid until thickened and
hard will suffice, but In severe cases
a veterinarian had better be employed
to operate The chief aim should be
to avoid having such pigs by breeding
only from sound stock Even then,
unfortunately, some pigs may be born
ruptured-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Practical Suggestions
on Care of a Herd Boar

L. P. Crawford. herdsman of the
animal husbandry division at the
Clemson college, In making suggestions
on the care of the herd boar, says the
animal should be put In clean lot
A good grass lot. or one sown to rye
or rape, is preferable; however, the
mature boar does not consume very
much green forage, so nice grass lot
free of mud wallows Is all right This
should be large enough to permit the
boar taking plenty of exercise. Some
breeders like the practice Of putting
a mature boar in lot next to sows
SO that he will get the needed exer-
else by walking up and down the
fence.
A good well-balanced ration and one
that he will like can be made up Of
corn meal, ground oats, wheat bran,
shorts and tankage. The boar should
not be too fat. but should be In q
good thrifty condition
1t is well to feed the above ration
as very thin slop. A very thick
slop is not as palatable as a thin
one, and it would probably make the
boar too fat
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

sistance 1t is merely necessary that
the wire be large enough. To get the
number of turns on a reserved space
gauge wire. This causes resistance
and impairs fine tuning. The wire
used should be No. 20 or larger. Prac-
tically all the self-supportig variom-
eters now on the market have high
enough ratio of inductance for this cir
about this matter
Now, in converting the set, the an
tenna loading coil is removed from the
regular coil. as it will only hinder fine
operation. The variometer can be put
in a small unit by itself and connected
outside of the set, but 1t is advisable
and more efficient to rebuild the whole
set on a new panel following the dia-
gram in Fig. l. The variometer is best
placed at the left Of the variable con-
densers, near the ground binding post.
1t is to be placed so that the stator
windings will be at right angles to the
winding of the coil and connected
with the rotor toward ground poten-
tial The coil should be. placed as far
away from the variometer as possible
without having the connections to the
variable condensers too long to cause
a loss.
The Fixed Condenser.
The value and location of the fixed
condenser shown at No. l and No
cannot be given, since the inductance
of the variometer determines this fac
tor If the set tunes high place the
condenser at No. 2, and If 1t tunes low
place it at No. l. II is best. however,
to place the condenser at No. and
then experiment with its value Any
thing between .00025 and .0O2 may be
ideal. Perhaps the variometer selected
can cover the necessary wave length
band without any condenser whatever.
In such a case the small fixed con-
denser should not be used. But II a
condenser is needed it should be OF the
rugged mica type that cannot be
squeezed or easily bent Also try the
connection shown In the
dotted line A B in conjunction with
the condenser, removing the connection
between A and G.
The set is tuned in exactly the same
manner as before except that the vari-
ometer takes the place Of the taps
Revolve It until the loudest point Is OBJ
tanned and then adjust the condensers-
Considering that dead end losses
are done away with and finer control
Is obtained, this conversion Is well
worth the trouble and expense made |
on it.-New York Herald
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

ing, and is extremely easy to build.
The parts you will need are: One 70
plate variable condenser, one selecto-
former. one fixed crystal detector, one
fixed mica condenser of .OO15 MID.
capacity, a single-clrcuit phone jack,
a panel by and Dashboard Ola by
6 inches.
Mount the condenser and the phone
jack on the panel and the selectoform-
err on the Dashboard as shown in the
diagram. The crystal detector and
phone condenser may be supported by
means of the wiring or they may be
mounted on the Dashboard. The aeriss
connection may be made on either the
"F" or the IAN post of the selecto-
former. The rift terminal on the
crystal should be connected to the
phone jack. Try reversing the crys-
tai If the volume Is not quite as loud
as 1t should be.
The ground connection should be
made on the "GR" terminal Of the Sc
lectoformer. Use an outdoor aerial
from 100 to $50 feet In length for best
results and secure the best ground
connection possible.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

effect snow-like charm to fit into the
general landscape.
The preference for all-white sports
togs Is evidenced throughout all knit
ted outerwear, this season.
1t adds to the loneliness Of some Of
the new white sweaters and caps, that
they are furnished with white loop
knit borders, or If not Ioop-knit. then
sheared yarn which looks like heavy
white fur.
Scarf-sweaters are Immensely popu-
lar and practical. One appreciates
knitted scarf as an extra protection
against stinging frost and wind
An interesting feature in many of
the newest sweaters, is the high neck
Collars which spread up around the
chin. fastening closely about the throat
interpret the extreme of the mode.
Some of the very exclusive winter
sports models show collars and cuffs
Of white fur, the fur used also for the
matching cap
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
[,ASRLVE
.@sSTOCK
MINERALS FOR BEEF
CATTLE FAVORED

Live stock breeders know that II has
long been the practice to give cattle
common salt because the animals do
not obtain enough chlorine from their
feed to provide for proper digestion
Salt makes hydrochlorc acid In the
stomach, and this acid Is essential for
digestion.
to beef cattle may be deficient in min
erals other than salt, and that this
may affect the health, thrift, growth
and gains Of the animals. Cows fed
a ration low in iodine may produce
calves afflicted with golfer, and such
insufficient supply of calcium in the
ration fed to the young animals re
stricts the development OF the bonJ
framework, and pregnant cows fed
low-lime ration frequently calve pre-
maturely.
Seine plants are richer In minerals
than ether plants. Some soils pro-
duce plants richer in minerals than
those grown on other soils Thus
corn village grown on acid soils may
contain only half as much lime as
corn grown on limerick soils. Plants
grown IN some localities are lower In
content Of iodine than similar plants
grown elsewhere
Legume hays are rich in lime The
relative large amount Of lime in alfal
ia, clover, and soy bean hay, together
with their relatively high protein con-
tent makes them especially valuable
In the ration of the growing animals
or pregnant COW. Grains and wheat
bran carry abundant phosphorus, an
other mineral essential to the growth
of bone
In two recent trials with beef calves
at the Ohio experimental station, the
addition Of lime and phosphorus to
ration Of ground corn, linseed meal,
corn silage, and alfalfa hay resulted in
slightly larger gains, slightly less feed
per pound Of gain, and slightly larger
frames In another trial with fatten-
ing steers at the Iowa station, the adj
dition of a mineral mixture contain
Ing lime, phosphorus and iodine to a
ration of shelled corn, linseed meal,
corn silage, and clover hay proved
profitable
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

what a turmoil is Dame Fashion this
very moment.
However, Madame Mode is equal TO
the occasion She lavishes alike her
genius on wintry costume or Palm
Beach apparel. Indeed. her styling of
arctic sportswear is particularly note
worthy this season for its fine finesse
and general air of smart costuming.
The outfit shown here is complete in
every detail. There is a heavy middle"
pull-on sweater in white with buff Dor
dering, matching cap, striking
brushed wool gloves. Knockers and
snug knitted ankle hose In a beauty
contest it would surely have to be a
wondrous costume for summer to win
over this winter picture.
1t would seem as If fashion grows
more exacting each season as to re-
lating each detail of the costume to q
perfect ensemble. For instance. the
handsome outfit pictured elects to fea-
ture pure white with just suggestion
of yellow introduced In the trimmings.
The cap and sweater are knitted to
match, and the entire is designed to
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

the small accessories that keep up un-
tagging interest are things Of today.
There are a lot of them and all
metallic ribbons have the leading
roles to play in their bright drama
Narrow silver and gold ribbons, fancy
colored ribbons shot or edged with
tinsel and rich metallic brocaded rib-
bons, account for nearly all of the
headbands, hair and corsage orna-
ments, girdles and bags that set off
the costumes of their wearers- The
pleasant thing about them is that
they are easy to make and not ex-
pensiye when they are the product Of
spare time in the home
Leading the company of hair orna-
ments come those of narrow silver
ribbon. Sometimes a band Of it IS
set with little silk or metallic roses
in a half wreath. or three bands are
brought together at the ends and
spread apart at the center, where in
tersecting bands are set with tiny
silver roses. Or the strands Of rib
bon are interviewer and finished with
a little ostrich pompon In any color,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
BY PETER MOMBELLO


Those fans using a four-circuit
tuner have noticed that the control OF
the antenna coil is not good. For 43
turns of wire there are only seven
taps list, Sd, 7th, 18th, 21st, 31st, 43d)
and the number of turns that are
jumped when changing from one tap
to another cannot afford as fine con-
troll of the primary circuit as would
be desirable. Also in the tapped coil
only a portion OF the windings is ac-
tually In the circuit. This causes
greater distributed capacity and re-
sistance. The added capacity simply
increases the wave length of the coil
and the resistance dampens the cir
cult or decreases selectivity. All this
is commonly known as dead end loss.
This may not be extremely important.
as regeneration makes up for such
losses, but as mentioned before, finer
control is desirable.
The only instrument that can give
this finer control and, If properly Sc
lected, will do away with dead end
losses, is a variometer. In variom-
tltI luc l4uQCldaCC ~ fdlACo "
moving the rotor within the stator.
and with good vernier on the variom-
eter dial this variation can be as fine
as it is possible TO get with any instru-
meut. Then it will be noted that all
the turns on a variometer are used at
all times, and because of this no dead
end losses can detract from the eff
cheney OF a set using a variometer.
For these reasons ii can be readily
seen that the substitution of variom-
eter for the tapped antenna coll will
be a great improvement in the four
circuit tuner. But to make this change
worth while the variometer must be
selected with great care.
Three Important Things.
There are three things that must be
considered in variometer construction
low resistance in windings, low in
ternal capacity and proper inductance
value. Wooden variometers, If well
made, will have a low capacity value,
but shellac, varnish and poor rotor
bearings will make them unsatisfac-
tory. Nodded variometers are good,
but their high internal capacity makes
them also unfit for this use. For low
internal capacity the best variometers
on the market are those of self-sup-
porting type, in single layer form. or
still better. in lattice-wound form. The
windings should be attached to the
frame In such way that the frame
does not itself act as dielectric and
thus create capacity effects. Excessive
binding material on the winnings
should also be avoided. For low re-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Adritf
With
Hu1nor
ABSENT-MINDED

tones was absent-minded One day
he was invited to play tennis at the
club. He got ready in rather hurry.
AS he dashed down the hall he
sn@tched up some balls and put them
in the bag When he arrived at the
cluD he thought the bag felt heavy. so
he looked in it.
''Confound il :" said Jones. I've
brought the potatoesl Now, if Mary's
boiled the tennis balls, I'm done p
Boys Own Paper
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

a clever example being shown at
the left of the picture. A cor
sage ornament Of ostrich fringe,
centereu with fancy silk and tinsel
ribbon. is next it. A fashion for wear
ing flowers at the shoulder has
brought out small blossoms made of
loops of metal ribbon set In silver
leaves. The loops are drawn up at
the top and the wire stem is wound
with ribbon Bagr of metallic bro
cade have as much permanence In the
modes as any others. Two of them
are shown here. one of black and
silver brocade lined with gray sir
1t Is supported by fine. silver chain
run through tiny rings set near the
top on the inside. As a finish sill
yer tassel is sewed to the bottom.
The other bag. in silver and several
colors. is mounted on a silver filigree
mounting with silver chain.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
"a 1874 Western ks~snAn>r rr>aa.,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Pooling the Cook

you are keeping your cook long
time"
Yes. that Is because she hates me
So"
Because she hates you SO? I don't
understand"
Yes She is waiting TO quit until
| have a houseful of guests and / am
giving up having guests, just TO fool
her."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Guard Against Injuring
Your Delicate Phones

The telephones that are used In
radio work are delicate instruments
and should be treated as such. The
greatest injury that can happen to a
pair IF phones is falling from a table,
or from anywhere for that matter. To
eliminate the possibility Of dropping
the phones when not In use procure
one large hook and screw 1t in the wall
or ON the side of the table. Then the
phones may be hung on 1t with no pos
sibiIity OF slipping of.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Use Parts That Do Not
Have to Be Discarded

In building up your own receiving
set 1t Is well to consider that 1t may
be but a short time until you will
wish to build a better set, or add to
the one you already have. This
usually involves the purchase of addi-
tional apparatus and the discarding
Of some of the parts of your old set.
At that rate it doesn't take long be-
fore you have a lot of apparatus that
you have no use for, and that has cost
quite a bit of money. A circuit that
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
HANDSOME MATCHED SETS;
LEND TOUCH OF SPLENDOR

Furbelows have their fleeing day
and cross the sky of fashion In
sparkling companies. most Of them
gay and frivolous but full of charm
and class. Just at this time all the
pretty accessories that bring the cos
tune TO the proper climax are In
greatest demand and those that have
CLEAN Of gold or silver are enjoy
Ing their hour of triumph. If one In
cludes real jewelry in the list Of fur
bellows, good pieces have lasting
value and attraction, and change Of
fashion affects them very little. Put
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Exercise Needed by Sheep

1t is very important that sheep be
Induced or forced to take large
amount of exercise. Exercise con
tributes much to the health, strength
and vigor of the ewes. 1t tends to
prevent constipation and sharpens the
appetite and ewes that exercise freely
will approach Landing time in much
better condition to deliver and care
for their lambs than If confined In
limited quarters. This exercise should
be taken every day that the weather
VIII permit
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Loop Turn Spacer

A hard-rubber comb II mounted a,
the ends Of the loop frame makes en-
excellent wire spacer and holder. II
only a few turns are to be used. then
place the wire in every other slot. or
every third slot. to give the loop ~
large a surface as possible.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

THERE are two kinds Of us-those
Of us who do, and those Of us who
do not appreciate the joys Of winter.
Is II guess as to which class belongs
milady Of the accompanying picture?
Surely this young woman is dressed to
Took the part"
What with rush orders for bathing
suits and diaphanous frocks from a
clientele who would spend the winter
In sunny southlands, and equally as
imperious demands from those who
would revel in arctic environment for
sportswear of the sturdier kind, In
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Unidentified

Emanuel Jackson, mule tender, APP
oeared one morning on cru+ches-
4Lawsyl" exclaimed a friend -Ah
thought yo' was one o. de bes' mule
han'lers In de business"
so An is" affirmed Emanuel proud
ly; but we done get a mule In dis
mo'nin' dat didn't know nah reppita-
ton American Legion Weekly
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Identified

James. as 1 passed the servantS
hall today 1 saw you kiss one Of the
maids"
Eyes, madam, when would that h~v,
been, MADAME"
About four o'clock
"Oh, yes, madam. that would have
been Jane, madam" ColumbiN
Jester
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
No Harm, Done

Maid-If you please. m. Fido and
routou's a-chasing each other all over
next doors flower beds.
Mistress-Never mind; 1t keeps the
Earrings out of mischief.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
FURNISH THE CONTRAST

Mrs Nurich-We should sympa-
thize with the common people
they're so necessary.
Mrs. Aristah Kratt-Necessary 70
what?
Mrs. Nurich-How could one know
dear?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Arts and Arteries

She had a vast amount OF mOn.
but il had come TO her quite recently
One dry an acquaintance asked her II
she WIS fond of art
Ford of artr' she exclaimed
We'll, l should say l was II l am
ever il a city where there's an artery.
| never fail TO visit it-"-Christian
Evangelist
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Condenser, Phone Jack on Panel and
SeIectoformer on Dashboard

uses parts that can be used over again
In making an improved set should be
welcomed by many fans.
II you have yet to build your first
set, the best one to start In on Is the
crystal receiver. When selecting the
parts for your crystal set bear IN mind
that you may soon wish to add to
your set so that loud speaker may
be used or you can tune In on distant
stations. The circuit shown In the
diagram uses parts that can all be
used later on when you convert your
set into a one or two-tube set.
For a crystal receiver the circuit
has enough features about 1t that
should warrant your attention even If
you do not, at this time, intend to ever
build a larger set. The set has but
one tuning control, Is selecuve In tun-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
A Real Indicator

willis Does psychology Interest
YOUR wife?
,GilIis-H It Is fashionable this sea-
son and costs more than S. \ yard II
iioes.-Capper's Weekly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
FOLLOWS ALL LINES

First Stranger-What line do you
follow?
Second Stranger follow all lines
I'm q palmist.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Satisfactory Progress

The doctor entered the grocery
store. "How's the cheese todayr be
asked.
well. it's a bit stronger. DOCTOR
replied the grocer.-The Progressive
Grocer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
Get Rid of Bugs

II with reaches you are troubled.
You should hasten to obtain
Sodium iuoride from your druszt1t
Kills EN- quicker than a train
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
1t Often Happens

He bought a car.
So 1 was told.
But now he swears
That he was sold