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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

bent Roosevelt He then became al
examiner Ia the customs division OF The
treasury. He resigned In 1910 10 be
gin the practice OF law.
Mr.. Peckham has been very active
In the affairs Of the American Legion.
He Joined Tank Corps post No. 10 In
1919. He was senior vice commander
and later commander Of the post. He
acted IS spokesman for a special COM
raittee from the department OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia 10 protest 10 Presl.
dent Harding against the release OF the
so-calied political prisoners He led
the 6gnt against a proposed approDrIa-
tion for the relief OF German women
and children, which was defeated In
congress.
In April. 1924. Mr.. Peckham was
married to Miss Marghueritta @. Kond-
rl1p. Of Washington. Mrs. Peckham
has been an active member Of the
American Legion Auxiliary. She h
now president Of Tank Corps poat.s
unit OF the Auxiliary. Mr.. Rsekham,
vino was delegate to the San Fran
cisco and st. Paul conventions OF the
Legion. is a charter member OF yolture
Locale 174 OF the Forty and Eight.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

POULTRY
EGG PRODUCTION IS
AIDED BY DRY MASH

One OF the most common mistake.
which many poultry Keepers make h
to leave the dry mash out OF the IA
ton which they feed their laying
hens The most common mistake Of
those who feed . mash IL that they
leave animal food out Of the maah.
To obtain economical egg produe.
ton without q well-balsnced mash Il
an uphill proposition. The principal
reason for this Is that a hen win eat
more feed when a portion Of Il Il fed
IN the form OF a dry mash. When q
mash Is fed the hens viii hold up Ia
production longer. a. It improves
their physical condition and prevents
early molting, which throws them out
or laying condition A well-balaneed
mash also helps' the hens to molt
quickly when the proper time comes.
A dry mash without animal food.
such as tankage or meat scraps. or a
substitute for such food In the form
Of skim milk. buttermllk. powdered
milk. evaporated milk. etc. Is but lit
he better than no mash at all. Those
who feed mash Of ground corn and
oats without a protein feed might Just
about as well not feed mash at all
For those who have not been using
a dry mash Il is suggested that they
try the following simple mixture 100
pounds ground corn. 100 pouhds ground
oa's. 100 pounds wheat mlddlIngs aud
100 pounds OF meat scraps or tank
age. II plenty OF skim milk or but
termik is available, put only 80
pounds Of the meat scraps or tankage
In the mixture. For the scratch feed
use mixture OF 200 pounds corn, 100
pounds oats and 100 pounds Of wheat.
Feed the dry mash In hopper from
which the hens can eat az any time.
Feed about one-thlrd OF the scratch
iced IN the morning and the remain
Ter Just before roosting time Adjust
he amount OF scratch feed 50 that the /
iens will eat at least one and one
ialg pounds OF the mash TO two
hounds OF the scratch feed. II the
lens DO not take readily TO the dry I
nash. feed portion OF it ct noon IN
slightly dampened, crumbly copdl.
ION. A ration Of this kind. supple
nented by some succulent food. such
s sprouted oats. will make the birds
ny II they are reasonably well bred.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
Lsgion's First Gun in
Illegal Voting Battle

Hundreds Of persons. aliens and
those otherwise disenfranchlsed. voted
az the last general election In Colo.
RADIO, according 10 Denver American
Legion ofSaclals. Many, IN 80 casting
their ballots, knew they they were vot-
ing frauduIentIy, the Legion charges.
The Legion fired its first gun 10 a
campaign to purge politics In Colorado
when John G. Vivian. commander Of
me department Of Colorado, conveyed
to DsstTict Attorney Joseph w. Hawiey
Of Trinidad, q request that Hawley
prosecute eight alleged aliens who
ars charged with unlawfully exercising
tins rights Of citizens In the last cleo
tlon. The Legion viii probably initiate
similar action in other sections OF the
state.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
ENLISTED NAN rs
MADE COMMANDER

Frank l. Peckham, department com
mander OF the department OF the Dis
trtet OF Columbia. is the Iirst enlisted
man to hold that position. He served
as private and corporal in the tank
corps and motor transport corps In this
country and In France.
Born In Philadelphia In 1883, Mr..
Peckham was taken 10 Washington By
his parents while an infant He re-
eeived the degree OF bachelor OF laws
u 1908 and OF master Of laws In 1909
from the National University Law
school
AT the age OF eleven, he became
page In the United States senate. From
1900 to 1919 he was closely associated
with Louis A. Coolidge. we'll known
Washington newspaper correspondent.
He was private secretary 20 Mr..
Coolidge during hls term az assistant
secretary OF the treasury under Presl
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
Understood Pullets Are
Low Producers of Eggs

Unlike chickens. turkeys do not In,
during the winter and therefore M
nests need to be provided for then
until spring. Then. II at liberty anS
left TO their own resources, they some
times select locations for their nests
TINT are much more suitable 70 the
turkeys than to the owner. Often
TREY are In such secluded places that
the eggs are liable to get'losss chilled
Dr. broken.
Hence II ls often advisable to place
nesfs here and there about the place.
Old barrels turned toward fence or
placed IN a bush heap, or in the cos.
ner OF board pile and bedded with
leaves or old hay with china egg or
Two, VIII sometimes prove tempting
Old boxes with nests Ia them. placed
10 out-Of-tbe-way corners or simply
nests OF hay containing china eggs in
corners OF the shed VIII prove satisfac-
tory.
II any OF these places are adopted
by the turkey she viii lay there and
the eggs nay be taken care Of until
she wants to sit. II tiIe weather Il
cold the good eggs may be gathered
and china eggs put In their places.
The same thing may be done II they
are IN danger OF being destroyed by
rats, crows, or other yarmlnts. How
ever, II IL never advisable to use new
barrels or boxes or anything which
suggests the hand Of man when max
Ing nests 10 attract the turkeys.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
Mold in Dat Sprouter

The easiest method Of stopping mold
IN the oat spr0uter IL to add ten drops
OF formalln 10 the water that ID used
to soak six quarts OF oats or a similar
proportion 70 other amounts. The
formaIfn does not in1ure the feeding
qualities Of the oats, but helps TO
check the mold. In addition TO the use
Of formalIn. care should be exercised
in keeping the containers sweet By
cleaning. The usa Of only heavy oars
will remove many which win not
anroaf.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Twentx-aix years IL n long time to
vast 70 be proclaimed q hero By your
coun1fg That has been the expert
eaee % Col Harry @. willard, re-
fired A@3ufant Of the American lie.
Riem post AZ Lewistown. Mont. who
wms 1seemfIy given a citation BY the
War department for displaying gal
la@fg8 in nelion ct Las Quasimas and
a&a1sAse aarlns the spanlsh-American
wme W cuha.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Picked up any clues In that murder
case yetTv asked the reporter.
'Wa-aII," drawied the chief OF po-
lies. IS he scratched his oficial head.
-fhe boys have been 80 busy lately en-
forcin' the parkin' law. lOOkin' fer
places where they sell reg'lar beer.
kseptnf en ere on the bathin' suits an
csmasrsn' books an movies. that they
havem't nacheriy had time to get start
81 on that cass~--Amerfcan Legion
Weekly.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

eight-hour shifts. with crew OF 81;
men to each shift.
One or more shafts at a time werl
Withdrawn from production. retlm
bered when necessary and ffrepro0feC
under the direction Of the mine fore
man. After the work In the shaft.
had been completed. gunlflng was CON
tinued at the main level stations. the
pump, fan and transformer stations
the ore bins and other surface struc.
lures near the collar Of the shaft. A
little below the collar OF each shaft.
the subways, or so-called surface
tunnels. carrying the air and water
pipes, and main electrical cables to
the mines. were also similarly fire
PROCEED.
The A. c. NJ. mines on Butte hin are
penetrated by 20 main shafts, reach
ing to variable depths from the surface
down to 5000 feet underground These
shafts are Of two kinds. viz, operating
shafts. through which men. ore and
materials are moved to and from the
surface, and air shafts. through which
the huge mOf0r-driven fans pump
5000, 900 cubic feet Of air per minute
to the workers. scattered throughout
hundreds OF miles OF underground pas
sages.
Would Cover iso-MEIe Highway.
Sixteen operating shafts. hundreds
Of stations underground and the struc-
lures adjoining the shaft. collars have
been Overiasu with more than 3,O0O.-
900 square feet Of cement-an amount
sufficient to surface a 20-foot highway
100 miles long.
Thirteen air shafts have been mafie
equally fireproof by a process known
as smooth-surfaclng, this being nee
essary TO increase air capacity. |
consists In fashion
Ing concrete slabs and placing these
'labs between the wall plates OF the
'haft. wedging them In position with
,egs and then spraying the wall pIaSes
md all small openings with cement.
The net result Of this painstaklng
program Is that there Is scarcely a
look or corner throughout the length
md breadth OF the Anaconda work
ngs obviously subject to fire hazard
hat has not been thoroughly fire
rooted and completely protected.
Along with fIreproofing, the entire
lectrical equipment underground has
cen thoroughly overhauIed. old pow
r cables have been replaced by the
ew steel-arm0red type. lighting and ,
Ignai cables have been renewed and
Odern, safety-ffrst switches have been 4
The cost 81 the electrical /
'ork alone ran Into the millions II
Fed by the city system. four-inch I
alter columns carry water down the !
iaffs to the stations. from which pipe
mes have been lnid to al drifts, cross 3
IT'S and Slopes. At every underground
alton there are reels OF fire hose '
INJECTED directly with the water COT
mos. There are fire extinguishers =
every station and near all electrical Il
suipment ON the surfaee 3 hose a
,nse Is located close to each shaft. q
Ieh supplied vita q quantity OF fire Il
,se, nFailsbIe for underground use n
needed All powder magazines are O
ectric lighted and no one ss SLOWED D
enter with an open iiglt u
In addition 10 the water lines. tiie Il
Indreds Of niles Of pipes carrying q
: to some 2.200 drills. IN ease Of e
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

continuous effort on the part Of tn
Anaconda Copper Mining company a
Butte
Architectural genluses for genera
lions have labored to evolve the fire
proof factory, apartment ouse ant
office building. Most of the hazard.
with which they have had to wrestls
are duplicated underground plus
many others
Specifically, the extraordinary firf
hazards OF deep vein metal mines may
be enumerated as follows:
]. The heavy. continuous tImberins
necessary for mine supports.
2. The high yentllating pressures In
the operating shafts and air shafts.
3. Earth movements in the country
rock which frequently ruptures cables
and dispiace trolley and lighting wires.
4 The strongly acid mine waters,
which quickly seize upon possible weak
points In the electrical Insulation.
8. Oxidation In old slopes contain
fng large amounts OF timber
1t Is little more than seven years
ago that the Anaconda company de
vised and began to put IN operation
comprehensive plan Of fire prevention.
This plan Included a thorough-golng
and costly program of fireproofing. the
reInodeling and strengthening Of cleo
trical installations, extensions OF the
underground water system, control OF
ventilation, reorganization of its fire
patrol and bringing to a point Of the
highest efficiency it's fire fighting crews
After seven years OF continuous
labor and the expenditure OF more
than a million dollars. the company has
today brought fire hazard conditions
to a point OF safety surpassed BY no
other mining community in the world
and equaled by few. In q word. its
properties ia Butte are
as fireproof as human ingenuity can
make them.
counting for Safety.
At the start 1t was seen that one I
OF the chief things needed was some
method Of applying a durable coating
Of fIreproof material to the mine tim
bers. Various experiments resulted
eventually in the wholesale application
70 all mine timbers In shafts. main
evel stations. pumps. fan and trans
former stations, surface ore bins and
,ther buildings and TO subways or sur
lace tunnels, Of coating OF fIrehr0Of
material consisting Of q fhree-tO-oDe
mixture OK sand and cement, which.
BECAUSE Of les method Of application,
-. .
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

necessity can be immediately eonn@ct-
ed with the water supply and made
to carry water, instead OF air. to the
Threatened area. Pressure Is controlled
By tanks, Installed at Intervals Of 200
feet. and provision is made to Increase
this pressure when necessary.
Air Currents Fully Controlled.
Although the constant operation Of
powerful ventilation fans throughout
the workings and on the surface might.
at first blush, seem to increase the
underground fire hazard, the contrary
is actually the case because Of a per
feet system Of control. In the first
place. every main ventIlatlng fan On
the hin Is reversible, or IN other words,
air can be sent in contrary direction
and smoke and fumes driven away
from the workers. In addition. han
dreds Of Iron or cement doors, Installed
In the main crosscuts and In the con-
nectlons between mines, can be opened |
or shut at will and thus provide fur
Their control OF air movement.
In the matter OF fire patrol. every |
shift boss Is required to patrol the
area where his men have been work
ing as soon as each shift goes off. In
this he Is accompanied by an assist
ant chosen from among the repair
men of hts crew. In this way from
eight to twelve men patrol every mine
after each shift. a
thorough inspection being completed
within one hour.
1000 TraInsd Rescue Men.
Making It dffeicnlt for fire to start
md impossible for Il 10 spread is the
way c. l. BefrIen. general superintend-
INT. sums up the A. C. A. fire proven
Ion program. Each Of our mines has
IS own Independent operating system
Mr. BerrIen continued. land at the
anne time, through interconnectlng
,assageways. the electrical, water and !.
Tentilating systems Of all can be levied
ipon to aid any one mine Further
more, al mines are 80 interconnected
hat In case OF emergency the men can
make their way from one mine TO M
Their and thus reach the surface
through some operating shaft other
han their own. These emergency exits Z
re all plainly marked at IfNportant q
nnction points underground. r
@It n important to know that every I
perating shaft on the hin is a down 4
asst shaft; that is, the air is being d
onstantIy drawn upward by the fans
I the 'wpcasf air shafts. This means G
lat In case fire breaks out. SMOKE and y
- are drawn away from the main sta n
ems. to which the men would natural q
{ flock IN case OF fire and from which d
veg could be hOissed 20 the surface d
ithout being exposed TO fumes. a
BAT IN case rescue work IL neces- Il
~ the company has the benefit Of II
le services Of at least 1000 men 81
h0m Il has trained within the last Il
NJ years b mine Fescue and first-aId
Ork- A minimum OF 10 trained men
required At each mine and some
Ines have az high So 90. But, as a
after OF fact, under present condi- e.
ms. with the thorDaeh protective
sssurea We have adopted, no fire In iit
Y mines could reach sufficient pro- g
rkious TO trap the men. The fact TO
At Buffe has had only two fires In pl'
E past 20 years with ioss OF life Re
0wg that there never has been a Sc
'seus Ore aaenmes n tee Butte mines as
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Fred, you were very restless IN
church this morning Why couldn't
you keep as stlIl as your tatherY"
Il don't know, mamma" replied the
obseryant youngster, unless It's cause
{ wasn't sleepy
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

Stag from the steel mills 4 now ind
ing 4 use after many years OF waste
When the Stag Is run on the furnaces
now, L IL run into water, where II dis
lntegrates Into fne puntcelIke gran
ules. These are scooped up and sold
TO the cement plant. where they are
used In the making Of cement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

A big, modern public school has nj.
most as many devices to entertain a.
big department store.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

FIREPROOF NINE = the
goal Of all humane mining
engineers ever since Solo
mon prospected at 0phir
for fubies with which to
bedeck his wIfely retInue
bids fair TO being re-
allied after seven years Of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19

short lima I alwmWM &n@w Va
Of Il on hard now fer cuss. barns
and otheg sznalE aiam0uaa aasszl
e. CondFDy, 2422 Grove @
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-03-19
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American
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-01-29
THE PIT. A. DISCUSSED
 FROM THE VIEWPOINT
 OF A SUPERINTENDENT
-1 (By c. E. Hagie, Superintendent of Wrangell Schools.)

The Parent-Teacher Association is one of that group of numerous organizations which came into exis- tence during recent years. Prob ably no group of people in the aver age community is capable of wield- ing a greater influence for either good or i'll, for progress or stagna- tion, for harmony or discord than this organization so universally and popularly known as the P. T. A.
 In some communities and under some leadership it has taken on the general aspects of a fault-finding committee. In other places it has degenerated into a handful of gos- siping women. In still other com munities it has become a wholly social organization where the meet 1uSS dlS SlFSA OSSt lo WAt anu eS& and song. In some places the P. T. A. exists, apparently, for the sole purpose of being entertained once month with programs given by the school children. Such programs often require so much of the pupils time in preparation as to interfere very seriously with consistent school work, besides shifting the respon- sibility from the P. T. A. to the shoulders of the already overburd
 ened teacher. Again the organiza- tion takes on the characteristics of a literary society or devotes its time to the study of technical school porblems. It is even possible to
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-01-29

find a Parent Teacher Association whose members have such a mis- guided ambition to do things that they are constantly encroaching up- on the field properly belonging to the school board and the superinten- dent-they are invariably mud ding or "antagonizing" Possibly not more than one P. T. A. in fifteen or twenty is realizing, in practice an active participation in the field or its legitimate usefulness.
 To the writer it seems that there is a well-defined, legitimate field operation for the Parent Teacher Association-a field not being taken care of by any other institution or organization. A school boards du- ties, as we'll as its limitations are we'll defined by law. Both custom and law have prescribed the activi- ties of the school superintendent or principal. Beyond these prescribed fields of school administration there is, in most communities, stupend- ous need for some organization some authority, some infiuence-to bridge the gap between the fullest needs of the community's children and the limited power of the regu- larly constituted school authorities to satisfy those needs. The Parent Teacher Association should fill that breach.
 Except for the P.-T.A. activi- ties the child's periodic report card is the only contact between the school and the home. Few parents visit the work of the schools often enough to know what is actually being done by the teachers. Discus ions by teachers and school admin ,istrators of the work being carried on in the schools, of the aims in education, of the problems-many of them far-reaching in their sig
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-01-29

Passions. Passions are likened best to floods and streams, the shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.-Slr Walter Ra- leigh.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-05
NEW STEEL TOWERS
FOR VASHON ISLAND

-Four new steel towers are being
erected by the Navy Department
for the U. S. government on Wash
on island, work having commcnc-
ed this week. One of these is G.
rected just opposite the News-Re-
cord office to the east, another
half a mile east of this one. Two
others are being built a mile
north. They will be used by the
government in testing out the
speed of boats on the Sound be-
tween the island and the main
land. w. A. Parker Of Bremclton
has the contract and MIR. McKen-
zie is in charge of the worlmen
doing the work.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-05
MAILING A LIE

An unfounded rumor is going
the rounds Of the island that 7,
Hansen president Of the bank and
P. Monroe Smock editor of the
paper are backing a move to have
all island post offices discontin-
ued excepting the one at Vashon
This is an unblushing lie with,
out an atom Of foundation,
Neither of the above named men
ever heard it mentioned, discuss.
ed it, advocated it, or believe in it
in any manner. 1t has been start.
ed by some person or persons who
seem to have nothing else to dc
but disturb the peace and unity
of the island. Such persons are
too cowardly to openly make
themselves known, and are toe
Sneaky to become amendable tc
the laws Of Washington. There
is absolutely no truth to this NAL
icious and idle falsehood
T. Hansen.
P. Monroe Smock.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-05
NEW BOAT AND
FERRY SCHEDULE

In this issue a new ferry sched-
ule to Fauntlcroy and a new boat
schedule to Marion Street is pub.
lishcd in full, This schedule is
now correct and as it will not ap-
pear again for some time, readers
are requested 'to clip it and pre-.
serve for reference.