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Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

Of Little jacques absence dog-team
limped slowly up the Still river trail.
.srhere he Is - cried Steele. ..NoM
wen hear how things have been go
Ing down below" And he hurried TO
the Ice to meet the half-breed
"Bosjo'. Jacquesl What's been
driving you so hard. Your dogs are
all in"
-Dere ees bad news down riviere.'
whats happened. qulckg What Is
ltT' Steele's heart skipped beat,
then started to pound. as he fiinched
from the answer 10 his question. when
David and Michel, witt anxious
faces, Joined him.
sDe night we leeve Wailing Riviere
to hunt de Windigo, he holler on de
ridge. De peopl' are YER scare"
Steele glanced at his friends to tina
them nodding In quiet satisfaction.
then cIappIng the astonished half
breed on the back hurst out with:
Jacques, that's not bad news;
that's good news He's moving
around and we'll hear him yet.
Where's the letterg'
The dog-runner handed Steele a
letter wrapped in oil-slsin which ran
as follows:
"AI0nsieur Steele:
Jacques brought your note. am
glad to learn that you have hope Of
the hound On the night you left, the
Windigo walled again on the ridge
opposite us.
Il am in fear that something has
happened to Tete-Boule. He left for
the caribou barrens a week before
you reached us and is long overdue.
Jacques tells me you did not find my
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25
Suddenly Lost Desire
for Thas POrferhousa

Abe Schwartz looked up quickly as
shahbiIy dressed colored man en-
tered his grocery and meat market in
Trvington and demanded "the best and
thickest porterhouse steak what you
got"
"All right" Abe answered as he
brought out an extra choice cut OF
meat. "you can have II just as thick
as you want Il. Just about how shall
cut thlsf"
The customer held HIS fingers apart
indicating about two inches. Then he
hesitated an instant.
About how much would It cost for
one that thickf" he queried
',iFell. II would run somewhere
close TO rs cents"
The c0i0red man gave a long. shrfil
whistle. then exclaimed:
MISUNDERSTANDING on, man,
les, give me nlekei,s worth Of liver,
Indianapolis News.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25
Factors on Which Money
in Dairy Farm Depends

Profitable dairylng is primarily de-
pendent upon;
]. Good cows and the reproduction
Of better ciws through the use OF pure
bred dairy bulls.
2. intelligent feeding Of cows and
calves.
8. Adequate care and attention to
details.
The COW that cannot produce IT'S
pounds Of brtterfat a year IN Colo
RADIO under average conditions. cannot
make any incowe over feed cost for
her owner. In other words, the COW
that cannot average two gallons Of
milk a day. testing 3.5 per cent for
810 days In the year Is not making the
owner a labor income.
Intelligent feeding does not consist
merely OF balancing rations. but rnther
Of balancing the feeds available in
your locality and those feeds that can
be obtained at a price which Is not
prohibItive.
Adequate care iB not the shelter Of
g barbed wire fence, neither is II of
necessity, a $4,000 establishment. but
dairying Is like a lot OF other things.
Extremes are not what we need--we
need a medium.-H. II. Lascelles.
Field Man, Colorado state Dairy Com
mission.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

II cream or other products are to be
sold and 3 dairy herd maintained for
profit, there should be from 10 to IS
dairy cows on the farm to put the en-.
terprfse on q business basis and make
X OF enough consequence TO warrant
the proper care and investment for
equipment, according to farm manage
ment specialists at the South Dakota
State college.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

s%*##A*s#ks#s ~ y y y sF*5F y ~ ~ y
In the use Of the milking machine.
more depends on the man behind the
machine than anything else.
Food and care given the dairy COW
during the cold winter months will re-
pay in Increased milk production.
Cattle prices, especially those OF
beef cattle, should be somewhat higher
this spring. so take good care of the
beef cattle herd. The time Of the cat
tIeman is approaching, II sppears
Maintenance Of the proper speed and
even pressure on the separator handle
ls an important factor In the separa-
ton OF milk and cream.
MangeI-wurzels stock beets and
turnips are excellent root crops for
succuieng feed IN winter. II you have
not enough cows 10 make q silo pay.
One OF the best ways to get dairy
ing started 10 your county IL to get
an organised movement for dairy calf
dub work started among your farm
boys and sirsA
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

Poultry Hints


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Eggs can be produced cheapIy only
from high-produeing stock.
No one grain supplies all the feed.
elements needed for egg production in
the right proportion.
Yellow corn, according to scientists,
Is better food for poultry as II con
tains yitamine A which Is essential
TO the poultry diet
Egg eating is a hard vice TO cure.
II usually starts from the hens break
Ing thln-sbeIIed eggs. To prevent the
laying Of such eggs give the hens
plenty Of oyster shells. Darkening the
nests discourages egg-eatlng, and more
beef scrap In the ration helps TO break
It up.
Most Of the fault found with In
cubators traces TO one big mistake
failure to heed the manufacturers d.
rections.
The shape or weight Of eggs in
no way shows what sex the chicks
will be, according to Department of
Agriculture tests
You can't afford 10 fool around with
hens II you are Matching for a flock
Of more than fifty layers. An In
cubas0r does the work about az wen
and at much less cost.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

ery with great benent As utuuu eaA-
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Mrs. c. E. Donovan, R. +. d.
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Of tablets 10 DR.. Pierce, Buffalo. N. !.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

DiscoveFy as a
splendid tonic and
blood medicine. Ny
son had a breaking
out on his face last
summer. gave
him the Golden
Medical Discovery
and the sore has
disappeared. | have
also KIN o wn OF
others who have
taken the 'Discov-
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With @Bayer crossr
Has sssn Proved Safe by Millions.

Warning Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed BY physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

Opinions are like watches no two
ever go alike, yet each man believes
IN his own.
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25
Good Blood I Good Looks 7

Aiexander. N. Dak. -@I can highly
recommend Dr.. Pierce'a Golden Medical
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25


The day that Little Jacques left the
post on his return to Portage lake
with the letter 70 Steele from st.
Onge the factor sat In his trade-room
staring with unseeing eyes at the
wall. The hope inspired by the re-
turn Of Steele, despalred Of as dead.
with his plans for the running down
OF the brute, whose appearances IN
the valley OF the Waillng and In the
lake districts OF It's watershed were
fast working the doom Of the post.
was at low ebb. Try as they might,
he felt that the problem which faced
his three loyal friends would prove
beyond their power OF solution ir
time to save the post There would
be little Christmas trade. and sum
mer would find WaiIlng River de-
serted
AS he sat broodlng with his pipe,
the jingle Of dog bells brought him to
his feet. Could II be Jacques return
Ing for something he had fcrgotten7
ST. Onge threw on his dufEie capote
and went out, to meet painting team,
OF huskies the steam OF their hot
breafhs rising In clouds in the biting
ar.
~Tete- -Boulel We thought some
thing had happenedl"
II see Michel at de fork Of De
stoopln'. He geeve me dis for you"
Tete-Boule produced from his sled
roll of birch-bark, on which were
traced with q charred stick syllable
characters in 0jibway.
St Onge translated. -Come to fork
STOPPING river quick when you get |
this from Tete-Boule. Michel
sYou met Michel upriverTy asked
the surprised factor
yes. be cum dere sc daylight, were
I camp. Hees dog can travel no more
He geevs tiis 70 me s6 you get dsfe /
before sun 50 d0wn. and he res heea
dog. Ha so back Portage lax dls
nleep.r
sDi6 be say what had hnppened7
He gave Tou no letter from Steele p
@As'aleu Steele ees ovair on De
E@@fEe Cugwnmg wfd DmveedH
nug wIy doeA he wmnt 10 see me
IonAshtr
Belt Valley times., 1926-03-25

message at the rendezvous. ! sent
Gaspard but he may have feared the
WIndigo and He'd to me. My daugh-
ter and are well and send our
felicitations. Hilaire st. Onge.y
"welI. what have you got to say,
MIcheIT~ demanded.
Il say wen de dog res. Jacques 90
down rIviere an breeng up grub. DE
WindIgo ees on dis lax now. We
hear heem soon"
David nodded IN acqulescence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
WINTERS HEAVIEST SNOWSTORM
CONQUERED BY PROMPT ACTION
Traffic Only Slightly Delayed Due to Quick Work
in Clearing Streets and Tracks-Four
Deaths in Wake

MarShaling its forces while the city
slept and the snow beat down. Wash
iStoh Snow-remoVal army fought
VICTORIOUS fight today against the
heaviest storm here since 1922. and
when the flakes stopped falling early
Today II had set record for clearing
IVA" the eight and one-half inches
which came down during the night.
\ number of serious automobile ac-
cldentS married the otherwise unusual
record for 50 severe a storm. One
enid was killed and two other persons
were injured in an automobile crash
'aSt night which caused one machine
To turn turtle. pinnins its occupants
underneath. 4 woman hurt last night
III another accident died today Other
less serious accidents We're reported.
Two Deaths Reported.
Two deaths. indirectly attributed to
the storm, were reported this morn
Ing.
Edgar Eecm. engineer of the Balti-
more and Oh-o Railroad. While work
M IN IN" Potomac Yards Va, slip
ped and fell. injurinS his head lie
was taken TO Union Station and then
10 Casually Hospital. where he died.
He Was 80 years old and lived al
Brunswick. Md.
While removing snow from his rear
yard this morning. Robert Lee Budke.
81 years old, of ELL Seventh street
northeast. was stricken with a heart
attack and dropped dead. When DR..
Nlllapiano of Casualty Hospital ar
rived in response to a telephone call
he found life extinct.
For the first time in the city'S his
tory of heavy snowstorms. officials
said today. street car and automobile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

transportation moved with little break
in regular schedules this morning, due
entirely TO the successful operation OF
the new system Of snow removal
worked out in detail last Fall by city
officials and business men. The cost
of the storm to the city has been set
AT $4,000, and the money is beinS
spent Immediately out of appropria-
tions made for the Refuse Departme mt.
District officials rely on Congress to
make the necessary deficiency appro-
priations
Traffic Moves Easily.
That the money will be well spent
was indicated by the ease with which
traffic of all sorts, except in the out
lying areas, moved over streets which
early today were covered by snow, in
some cases II inches deep. Street
car officials said none of their lines
were tied up completely, although
service vas delayed on few of the
suburban. systems. Chief clerks in
there was only a slightly larger per
centaSe of tardineSs.
Icy Streets Feared.
The streets OF the District will he
transformed into an even more dan
Eerous condition tomorrow. il is
feared. when freezing temperatures
tonight. following melting OF the snow
today. will bring sheets of ice and
packed snow. The thermometer will
drop to Is degrees tonight. Forecaster
Mitchell said today. Warmer weather
Is expected by the end of the week.
BY Saturday the snow will mostly be
continued on Page 3, Column -
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THREE OF CREW co
DOWN WITH WRECK
Eighteen Saved From
Schooner See Comrades
Perish as Ship Sinks.

BY the Associated Press
GLOUCESTEE, Mass. February 10.
Three members of the crew Of the
fishing schooner Ralph Brown lost
their lives today when the vessel was
driven ashore in the blizzard off Briar
Neck. Eighteen others. including the
captain, reached shore safely. nul
suffering from exposure and cold
The three men who lost their lives
were drowned. when they. with other
members of the crew, Went back 20 the
schooner to get their clothes and other
belongings after she had beer wa shed
close to the shore. The Others managed
to get off before huge wave struck
the l00foot craft and drove her far.
ther out to sea. but the victims found
themselves helpless as the ship was
battered by the roaring breakers The
vessel was pounded to pieces.
The men who We're killed were John
Gravata. John Loops and Manuel
Mitchell.
Their companions watching from
shore saw Gravata and Mitchell grab A
line which they apparently thought
led to safety. AS they started to work
their way ont on this line wave
struck them and they sank from sichr
Lopes stood by on the deck hoping
for rescue, but the ship was wrecked
before help could reach him
NORWEGIAN CREW SAVED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
RIOT TSQUAD|SSENT
TO SCRANTON MINE
Workers Reported to Be U.s.
ing Dynamite to Get Coal
for Own Use.
b. the Associated Press.


SCRANTON, Pa. February 10
Police today sent the newly formed
strike riot squad to the Gibbons Coal
Co., an outside working on the south
side of the city, following complaint
of the owners that "a number of
miners were dynamiting coal"
At police headquarters il was said
that the miners were getting coal for
their own use and IL was not believed
they had gathered for any hostile
demonstrations.
The rioI squad was on duty TODAY
as the result of 500 striking anthra-
cite miners marching Yesterday on
two washeries In protest azafnst' the
hydraulic production of coal.
. Equipped With Tear Bombs.
The squad, which will he on duty
till the strike ends. has shotguns and
tear gas bombs.
The police received call TO brea K
up disturba nee late last night, when
300 striking miners enSa ged in a free
for all fight at Throop. near here
Two miners were slightly injured. No
arrests were made.
The trouble started when automobile
ton plates. appeared to carry AWAY
coal. One group Of miners accused the
other of "bootlegging" coal. The trou-
ble was not connected with the demon
stration at the washeries
Deny Iiriting Riot.
Union officials today denied charges
made by Steve Mcdonald, former
president of the Central Labor Union.
and the owner of one of the washeries,
that the officials instigated the demon
S:ration, which ended when the miners
were dispersed by police, armed with
Sh0tguns
At Wilkes Barre John L..Lewis.
president of the United Mine Work.
ers. has refused to comment on the
action of the Senate in requesting
President Coolidge TO intercede in the
strike.
Thomas Kennedy. international sec
retary-treasurer, has denied that Mrs.
Andrew tHarrington) Horoka of Ma
hanoy City. A strikers wife. died OF
starvation Sunday. He said inquiry
had revealed that she had been sup-
plea with food and given medical at
.trtion.
Deputy Coroner Senior at Ashland
said he was convinced the woman's
death was due to starvation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Knotty Traffic Puzzle Involves
Three District Government Bureaus

without an official order from the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
The Water Department and Traffic
Bureau had completely overlooked the
bus lines and did not consult the
Utilities Commission in arranging the
change.
Engineer Commissioner Bell. chair
man of the commission. said he hoped
to find a way to untangle the problem
1t is likely the busses will be rerouted
while the Water Department is at
work, but the commission may, it
was said, permit the busses to con-
tinue to use E street despite the one
way order. The act creating the com
mission, it was explained. gives IL
authority to ignore the orders of any
other District department If they be-
come inconsistent or repugnant to the
commissions wishes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
STRIKE WILL SET RECORD.
Will Equal 164-Day Suspension o
1902 TOmorrow

PHILA ADELPHIA. February. 10
A).-The present anthracite suspen.
sion goes into history this week as the
longest hard-coal general strike since
the black diamonds were discovered in
Pennsylvania more than 100 years
ago.
Today the strike has lasted 1S3
days. equaling the record Of the sus-
pension of 1872. which continued from
April ! to September II.
Tomorrow the suspension will equal
the great strike of 1902 when, under
the leadership of John Mitchell. the
mine workers remained idle lS4 DAYS,
from May II to October %.
Back in 1887 there was a strike con.
Quoted by the Knights of Labor about
six months. from september to March.
but it was confined to the lower end of
the anthracite fields, composed Of
parts of the Schuylkill and Lehigh re-
Sions.
After an interval of 40 wears. chin
ney sweeps have again appeared on
the streets Of Philadelphia.
Cries Of "Sweepo' Sweepo," from the
throats of sooty individuals. carving
bundles Of sweep material, are bring
ing back memories of DAYS when wood
and soft coal were the chief articles
Of fuel obtainable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
FOUR DIE IN FIRE.

COATESVILLE. Pa, February 10
@.-Four children of Benjamin Et.
ters. the eldest s years old. were burn
ed to death today when fire destroyed
the Etters home at Goosetown, near
here.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. Et-
ters. alone in the house with her six
children Her husband, night worker,
had not yet returned from his work.
The mother managed to save two chill.
dren, but was unable to re-enter the
house to reach the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

Three departments of the District
became involved today in
an unusual traffic puzzle.
About to undertake the work of
tearing up F. street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, the Water De-
partment, mindful of an inevitab BILE
traffic tie-up recommended that the
thoroughfare be designated temporar
lily for one-way westbound traffic. The
Traffic Bureau agreed and one-way
street signs were put up today.
Some motorists became confused
upon discovering that they were upon
a newly created one-way street. but
turned around and proceeded in the
right direction. Two bus lines which
use e street on eastbound trips re-
fused to change their routes. however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Administration of Aid.
Mothers Sister
Born Same Day as
Niece of Latter
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
WOODSNILLE. \. H., February
10.-Daughters have been born to
mother and daughter here almost
simultaneously. The four are in
the same room at the cottage hos
pital and comprise a grandmother,
granddaughter, two mothers, three
daughters. two sisters, an aunt and
a niece. e.
Here is how: Mrs. Nettie Maynes
Greenwood is daughter of Mrs.
Carl Maynes. Mrs. Greenwood
daughter is granddaughter of
Mrs Maynes. while Mrs. Green
wood herself acquires new sister
in little Mildred Mavnes. The
Maynes child, in turn. becomes an
aunt of Mrs. Greenwood S baby,
Madelyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
FIGHT DENOMINATION
OF NYE FOR SENATE
Enemies Active as North Dakota
Non-partisan League Members
Gather for Session.

By the Associated Press
BISMARCK, n. Oak, February TO-
A fight on the denomination of Gerald
p. Nye as United States Senator from
North Dakota was in prospect as
members of the State Non partisan
League gathered for their State con-
vention today.
Names of two other candidates for
the senatorship were brought to the
front in pre-convention campaigning,
William Lemke of Fargo and James
II. Sinclair of the third congressional
district.
Those in charge of convention pro-
ceedings expressed confidence that
both Senator Nye and Gov. A. q.
Sorlie would be indorsed again by thA
leaguers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
CAPPER MOTHERS
BILL IS APPROVED
Senate Committee Prefers
Measure to One Passed
by House.

RallyinS to the support of the people
of WASHINGTON. the Senate District
committee today approved the Capper
bill to provide for mothers allowances,
in preference to the legislation on this
subject recommended by New York
social workers.
The House on Monday passed the
bill embodying the New York plan of
administering mothers allowances
through a separate agency in
dependent of all other welfare work.
The welfare and civic organizations
of Washington were practically unan-
imous in advocating the Capper bill.
because it would coordinate the ad-
ministration of mothers allowances
with the general welfare work of the
District government. in keeping with
the efforts of the District to bring
about consolidation of all similar aC-
tivities.
Administration of Aid.
The Capper bill. which will now he
reported favorahly to the Senate.
places the administration of mothers
aid in the Board of Charities.
There is also pending in both Sen
ate and House another piece of leEis-
CONTINUED on Page 5. Column 81
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NORWEGIAN CREW SAVED.
Heroic Rescue Marked by Heavy
Weather-Vessel Found Sinking.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February l0.-Another
American steamer has effected the
rescue Of the crew of a distressed
vessel in stormy weather. according
to a message to Lloyds from Staven-
ger.
The United States Shipping Board
steamer Casper came across the Nor
wegian motor vessel Pinto. which was
sinking, about 120 miles off Lyndenaes.
the southernmost tip Of Norway. at
noon yesterday and took off the crew.
the number of which was not given
in the message.
Steamers arriving in port today re-
port very heavy weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
DEAD MAN ON ENGINE,
Body Found on Pilot of Locomotive
in Macon, Ga. Station.

MACON, Ga, February 10 @.-
Police and railway officials were mysti.
fled early today when u Central of
Georgia Railroad passenger train, Co.
lumbus to Macon, came into the sta
ton here with the body of an unidenti-
ned white man lodged on the pilot of
the engine. Trainmen said the body
was not there when the train stopped
at a station short way out of Macon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Former Senator Better.

The condition of former Senator
George F.. Chamberlain is steadily
improving, and no alarm now is felt
oy his family and close associates.
The former Oregon governor suffered
a stroke OF paralysis last Friday, and
because Of his advanced age II was
thought his condition was critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
USE MACHINE GUN
TO SHOOT UP SALOON
Gangsters Spray Chicago Resort
With Bullets. Wounding Two.
Beer Feud Hinted.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 10.-A light
machine gun operated by gangsters
sprayed bullets into the saloon of
Martin Costello. on the South Side,
wounding two men. one probably IA
tally.
William Wilson, former pugilist,
NAV die. John Foley ice crea m
wagon drivers union official, was the
other victim. A barkeeper saved him
self bv ducking under the bar.
struggle for control of A beerrun-
ming gang motivated the attack, po-
lice said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Can't. Ogle Killed.

BOSTON, Mass. February 10 OP.-
Capt. Alfred w. Ogle, attached to the
Marine Corps Barracks at the Boston
Navy Yard, apparently blinded by
driving snow, was killed today when
he stepped In front of a yard loco
motive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Belgium o. KS Debt Pact.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. February 10
R.-The Chamber of Deputies today
approved the Washington agreement
for the funding of Belgium's war
debt to the United States. The vote
was rs to 8. with Is abstentions.