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caVernS that open Seaward
in the rugged mort hern face
Il OF Trinidad are some of the
strangest birds that ever fell
before gun of mine.
The cave bird of Trinidad is a bun
de Of oddities. Although it is one of
the goatsuckers and therefore should
eat insects, it lives exclusively on
fruit. 1t has a bill like a hawk, Il
hip.roof tail and long mouth bristles
that are purely ornamental.
1t lives and breeds in rocky caves
without knowing enough to fly out
when its home Is invaded In size 1t
is about as large as a common pigeon.
except that its wings and tail are
very long in proportion to the size
Of its body.
The adult bird measures Is to II
inches In total length and it's spread
Of wing is from 35 to 38 inches. Its
general color Is reddish chestnut
brown, marked with numerous fan
shaped white spots
The young birds develop on the alb
dominal region a thick layer Of fat,
which, when tried out, yields d fine
clear oil Of good flavor, so much
priced by the negroes and the Indians
or northern Venezuela that annually
the caves are raided and great num-
oers or The young are taken.
To ornithOlOgiStS the caVe-bird is
Known as SteatnoriS Steatnoris, and.
Dy virtue of It's queer form and habits,
1t Is now assigned to a genus by itself
1t is most commonly known to the
geological world as the "Guacharo
bird" but in Trinidad it Is called the
caVe-bird, 'oil-bird,' or "iabrutin. ="
Although its geographical area is
n v1yiH
much circumscribed, and is confined
to the northern part of South Ameri-
ca, from Trinidad TO Peru The caves
In which il is found are very few in
number
The rarity of this species in orni-
theological collections has been due to
Its rarity in a state of nature and
the inaccessible character of the cav
erns it selects as its home Being
strictly nocturnal in its habits. much
more so than other EoatSuCkers. It
is never taken outside of its cave
dwellings,
The Island of Trinidad forms the
hook on the end of the chain Of Wind
ward Islands that stretches southwark
from the Leeward group toward the
extreme northeastern point of Vene-
zuei;I. The point of the hook consists
or chain of eight or ten high rocky
AoiVtS 'oNtftu with luhuTldnl uOplcdI
vegetation that seem ever trying to
reach across the narrow strait of the
Dragons Mouth and join Trinidad to
the mainland
!:
IT was at Port of Spain. the capital
city Of Trinidad. that Chester Jack
son and l learned definitely of the eX-
istence of several caves on those
small islands. one of which was said
TO contain cave birds" Further in
quiry seemed To establish the fact that
the species thus designated was none
other than the object Of our quest
Without loss of time we hired a
boat, sailed up the Monos Island land
ed at a little whaling settlement we
found there, and hung our hammocks
Evening star., 1926-10-03

sur-Marne. 1t drank deep of
the golden July weather, and
swan noiSily I'm the Marine,
which swung a blue and shin
Ing loop below the town. The bat
TALON took but little interest in the
war, which could be heard growing
and muttering Internationally TO the
north and east Indeed, the unpleas
ant Bois de -Sealleau- u-BourescheS area
was only few hours march distant,
and Chateau Thierry was Just up the
river. The guns were loud and con-
tinuous in that direction.
But the ID American Division
Marines and troops Of the Regular
ArIny-had just finished a hitch of
SOME thirty-eight days attacking and
holding and attacking again, from
Hill l42, on the left. through that
chastly wood which the French now
called the "Bois de Ia Brigade de Ma
rine," to NeuX, on the right, and in
this battalion, as in the other units
of the division. such men as had
served were quite willing TO think
about something else.
July ! / came. Sort O Frog Fourth
o. July" explained a learned corporal.
standing in line for morning chow.
But Croutte took on this day no espe-
ciaI JOY in the far-off fall Of the
Bastille
In the afternoon a Boche came out
Of a cloud and shot down in flames the
fat observation balloon that lived just
up the river from Croutte. Certainly
there grew to be feeling in the
air.
About one O'Clock the morning OF
the 18th the Boche dropped nine-inch
shells into the town. The battalion
was turned out. and stood under arms
AL lNNe k,u1i
officer shifted around busily to see tt
the shells were the gas variety. They
were not, but the battalion, after the
Smelling stopped and the casualties
were attended 10. observed that in the
east light not Of the dawn was putt
ting out the stars The eastern sky
was all at1ame with un-tlashes and
a growing thunder shook the still air.
The files remarked that they were
glad not TO be where all that stuff
was lightin' and after breakfast pro-
jecoed the usual swimming parties.
Aquatic sports were then vetoed by
regretful platoon commanders. since
It appeared that Battalion II. Q. had
directed the companies to hold them
selves In readiness for instant move
ment TO AN unspeCifled place There
Upon the guns eastward took on a
more than professional interest. The
civilians looked and listened also.
Their faces were anxious. They had
heard that noise before. The hot July
hours passed. the battalion continued
to be held IN readiness. and got prac-
ttcally no sleep in consequence. There
was further shelling, and the guns
were undoubtedly louder-and nearer
Breakfast on the 18th was scant.
and the cooks held out little enCour-
agement for lunch Lunch was an
hour early. and consisted of beans.
The shadows Sere lengthening when
sae ougIes blew assembly" and the
companies fell IN. taking the broad
white road that led down the river.
At the next town--towns were thick
along the Marne from Chateau.
Thisrry to Meaux-they passed
through the ether battalions of the
9Th Marines. jeeringly at ease beside
the road.
Beyond them was the 9Th Regiment
Of Marines, arms stacked in the 6elds
by the river. Each hatta1Son TOOK the
road in turn. and, presently theEwhS2A
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to right and left. and little knot OF
French and American officers. Mai
Turrill standing forward The leading
company turned off to the left.
along the trenches. The 49th fol
lowed in column. Turn here" or.
dered the major. Keep on to the left
until YOU meet the Moroccans, and
go forward" The 49th went be
yond the trench. still in column OF
route, picking its way through the
woods. The lieutenant looked back at
his men as he went: their faces were
gray and drawn and old. they were
staggering with WEAKNESS. Fix bay
onets," and the dry click of the steel
on the locking ring ran along the
ragged column. loud I'm the hush of
dawn.
Copyright 1929
Evening star., 1926-10-03
Exclusive Meat Diet.

A N exclusive meat diet may not be
L n so bad al we are accustomed to
think What about Arctic explorers.
who live almost wholly on meat? a
New York physician, puzzled by this
question, recently investigated ths
habits and physique OF Vilhjalmur
Stefansson. the noted explorer, and
found that although Stefansson had
lived for many years on an almost
complete meat diet, he was in excep-
tionally good condition. Neither Ste
fansson nor any OF his men. so far az
we could determine" said DR. Clarence
w. Iieb. the investigator. in a report
to the American Medical Association,
suffered any I'll effects from long
continued meat diet"
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discomforts after that.
Well accustomed to the ways of war
the men growled horribly as they
crammed into their appointed chariots
While the officers inexorably loaded
the best part of a platoon into each
canton. the dusk hiding their grins
of sympathy.
Get aboard! Get aboard! WhereT
you put yo' pack? Now, what the
hell do l know about yo' pack? Want
special Stateroom an a coon valley
do, yuh, yuh -
The sergeants didn't grin They
swore and the men swore. and they
ragged all together. But in much less
time than 1t took to tell about it
afterward the men were loaded on.
The officers were skilled and prompt
in such matters.
WiZened Annamites from the col
onies Of France drove the camions.
Presently, with clangor and much
dust. they started their engines and
the Camion train jolted off down the
river road.
They left the river, and by the testi-
mony of the stars it seemed to the
lieutenant of the 49th that they were
the far horizon glowed with the fires
of war-flares, signal lights, gun
flashes from hidden batteries. The
route paralleled the line. The lieu
tenant visualiZed his map.
"Followin' the salient around-to
the north--the north-Soissons way,
or Montdidier. The Boche took Sois-
sons"
Quiet French villages along the
road, stone houses like gray ghosts
under the pale moon, and all lights
hooded against Boche planes. Long,
empty stretches Of road Shadowy
taken and passed. Horse drawn bat
teries of 75s on the move. Swift
staff cars that dashed by hooting.
Then long files Of horsemen. cloaked
and helmeted. with a ghostly CLINT of
lanceheadS over them-French cav
airy. Presently dawn, with low clouds
piling up in the rosy sky.
IT was mid afternoon when the
train stopped. and the battalion
climbed out on cramped legs. Fall
in on the right Of the road. .
Platoon commanders report. .
Keep fifty yards distance between
platoons. Squads right. . .
March" and the companies moved
off stlftiy, on empty stonlachs. The
little dark Annamites watched the
files pass with incurious eyes. They
had taken many men up to battle.
Company by company, the 1st
Battalion passed on, and behind them
the other battalions of the 5th Ma
rines took the road, and, after them,
the 9Th. None Of the wagons. or the
galleys-don't see the machine-gun
outfits, either" observed the lieuten-
ant Of the 49th Company. looking
back from the crest of the first low
hill. Here the battalion halted, hav-
ing marched for half an hour, to
tighten sings and settle equipment
for the real business Of hiking They
may get up tonight, chow and all
wonder how far we came, an where
we're goin'. No, sergeant-can't send
for water here-my canteen's empty,
too. All l know about it is that we
seem to be in hurry
The battalion moved off again, and
the major up forward set a pace all
disproportionate to his short legs.
When the first halt came, the usual
ten-minute rest out Of the hour was
cut to five. "Aw hell! forced march"
An the lootenant had forgot every
thing but close up. close up"-listen
at him
The camions had set them down in
a gently rolling country, unwooded,
and fat with ripening wheat. Far
across +. to the north blue with dis
Evening star., 1926-10-03

Internationally distinguished as a zoolo.
Het Dr. Hornaday here recounts few
incidents from the wealth of his expert
ehces as a collector of specimens. In
This calling he has Travelled the world
over, and while procuring material for
museums or capturing alive wild animals
x0r the New York Geological Park of
which he was dir .ctor for 30 years he
hss rtsked his l.e many times
A. with a love f.r animal life and an
nterest In Its pr-sery alton. DR.. Horna-
Ceen active a.: ssts6ishing new laws for
the protection df wild life generally.
PARTICULARLY the tariff law prohibiting all
amp0rtatons of WIZ birds plumage into
1he United States for millinery purposes.
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the cave? There was not a sign OF 1t
in sight, and Basanta headed our boat
straight to destruction on the rocks.
Presently, as the boat swept in past
huge brown rock larger than any
Of the rest, we saw the caves mouth
yaWning before us, black and grim,
like the entrance to an inferno. 1t
was about feet high by IA feet wide,
while into it the big waves rolled
continuously, much farther than we
could see.
An entering wave would half fill the
entire mouth of the cavern and the
next instant leave bare a number OF
Jagged rocks in the passage, on which
our boat would be split into kindling
wood if we failed to pass over them
all at precisely the right second or
time How mortal man could get into
that hole in the wall and get out again
with a whole boat was more than
two landsmen could see.
But we had come there to go in. or
go to the bottom. Mr.. Basanta gave
sharr orders and many of them,
which the oarsmen obeyed to the let
ter The negroes drew In their oars
for nearly half their length. The boat
was put in position in front of the
entrance, between two half-sunken
rocks, and held there for a fraction
of minute, like a hound in leash.
Presently a huge wave came rolling
in from seaward. AS 1t lifted the
stern of our boat, the steersman
yelled, Now, them The oarsmen
gave an answering yell. tugged
frantically at their shortened oars, and
In we dashed.
The big roller carried us safely over
the sunken rocks, but 1t also came
very near banging us against the
rocky roof of the passage AS we
Evening star., 1926-10-03
BY WILLIAM T. HORNADAY.

1DING far away in the gloomy
- caverns that open Seaward
In the rugged northern face
Il Il of Trinidad are some of the
Evening star., 1926-10-03
CHAPTER Nv.
0minous Events Leading Up to the
Charge at scissors.
BY JOHN W. THOMASON. Jr.
Captain. United states Marine Corps

/" HE lst Battalion lay in Croutte
sur Marine. 1t drank deep of
the golden July weather, and
L swan noisily in the Marine,
L. L., nd Oh, in
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
SALE OF license
PLATES IS SLOW
County Assessor Reports
Sale Of Auto Licenses
Coming In Very
Slow

County Assessor Thomas Trathen
reports that only about five hundred
license plates have been sold so far
by his Office. Heretofore there have
approximately one thousand licenses
sold in Gilmore county. Those who
have thus far neglected to purchase
their license plates and are still op-
Grating their cars are subjct to ar
rest.
The Assessors Office has received
from the purchase of the plates al
ready sold in the vicinity of $1,000,
ninety per cent Of which is appor-
toned amongst the different road
districts Of the county and the re-
naming ten per cent goes to the
state.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL
PLAYS EXCELLENT
Large Crowd Attends High
School Plays Last Friday
Evening Excellent
Performance

A large and appreciative audience
attended the presentation of three
one act plays last Tuesday evening,
by the dramatic club of the local
high school. Much credit is due the
players for the able manner in which
they handled Advertising For A
Husband" please Omit Flowers, +"
and Heirs At Law" In addition
very interesting features were pre-
sented during the intermissions, an
especially attractive feature being an
original dance by the Misses Bonnie
Goddard and Nellie Trathen. Ex-
cellent music was furnished by Miss
Helen Harmon, Virgel Mitchell and
Burton Stewart.
Those participating in the plays
were: Robert Sessions, Aida Ses-
sions, Burton Stewart, Mildred
Evans, Russell Vance, Charles Fara-
day, Wilbert Carrie Bonnie Goddard,
Caroyl Braden Dale Vandegrift,
Clayton Marshbanks Leland Cannon,
Margaret Little, Inez Yturri, Helen
Swain and Helen Harmon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
LOCAL BOY ENTERS
NAVAL SCHOOL

John Marshall Galloway, son of
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Galloway, enlist
ed in the U. S. Navy on January
goth at the Navy District Office and
was transferred the same day to the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
for a course of instruction as Avia-
tion Mechanic.
The Navy Office at Salt Lake City
announces that Callaway's Army re-
cord in Aviation qualified him for
an immediate Course of Instruction
in the Navy School which is recog-
nized to be an excellent school for
Naval Ayiators.
The Aviation Mechanics School at
Great Lakes is one of the thiry-one
Service Schools maintained by the
Navy in developing men as special
issts. Over two thousand Navy men
are graduated annually to supple
ment the specialist being trained by
the Fleet to man the various Naval
crafts.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
REPAIRS MADE
ON HIGHWAY
Force Of Men Now Engaged
In Repairing Highway
In Vicinity of
Hammett

Highway Supervisor Rich Thomp-
son states that he now has force
of four men employed on the state
highway near Hammett re-process-
ing the road. They are throwing
over the present surfacing from the
sides to the center Of the road and
dragging it. When they started
work they expected to complete six
miles Of the highway and at the
present time have about half of the
work completed
Travellers over the highway state
tina. where the fresh material was in
the road just after the recent storms
chat the road was almost impossible
but Mr.. Thompson is dragging it as
rapidly as possible and within a
short time the road will be in ex-
cellent condition. It is the plan Of
the state department to re-process
the entire road between Hammett
and Glenns Ferry.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
SHEEPNEN REPORT
GOOD INCREASES
Good Increase Is Reported
From Lambing Sections
Of The County And
At Grand View

Particularly favorable weather
conditions are favoring the sheep
men of this section during their
lambing season and at Grand View
it is anticipated that better than one
hundred per cent increase will be
secured. There are now about fifty
thousand had of sheep being lambed
in the Grand View sections, divided
amongst the following owners: Pete
Gandiago, Dan Latimore, G. w.
Hammond, Dixie Sheep Company and
the Bruneau Sheep Company.
A little difficulty has shown up
with the lambing operations near
Hammett as several of the owners
have been losing number of ewes
together with their lambs, as a re-
eult of a very peculiar infectious
disease, with which the owners were
not able to cope. A veterinarian
made the trip down there last week
and it is stated that the disease is
now pretty well eradicated.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
BASKETBALL AT
GLENNS FERRY
Local High School Team
Victors In Contest With
Glenns Ferry
Hoopsters

The basketball team of the Noun
tain Home High School returned
home last Saturday evening, the vic
tors in a contest with the team of
the Glenns Ferry High School. The
local boys, through their fast play
ing held the game their own way
from the first whistle until the close
of the game. the score being 2S to 8
in favor of Mountain Home.
The personnel of the Mountain
Home team was as follows: Monas-
terio and Davis, forwards; Harley
and Dick, guards and Caldwell, cen
ter. The membership of the Glenns
Ferry team is Blackstine and Good
man, forwards; Tudor, center and
Smith and Eldridge, guards. The
game was referred by Ted Peterson.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
PICTURE SHOW AND
DANCE NEXT FRIDAY

Indications are that the Standard
Hall will be about the most popular
place in town next Friday, February
10. c. M. Pickrell, manager of the
local Ford Agency, announces that
he has completed arrangements with
the Advertising Department of the
Ford Motor Company for free show
ing of new educational and indus
trial motion pictures on that date
and is preparing for the overflow
crowd which is usually on hand to
view these entertaining and instruc-
tive films.
The program is scheduled to begin
at 1880 p. m. and will consist of
about eight reels of unique scenic,
educational and industrial pictures.
Several short explanatory talks will
be made by the representative of
the Ford Motor Company during the
course of the eyning.
At the conclusion of the picture,
dance, featuring old time tunes and
steps and will be enjoyed. The pub
lie will be the guests of Mr.. Pickrell
and there will be no charge for the
evenings entertainmnt.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
FERRY ITEMS
OF LOCAL Interest
Interesting Items Of The
Activities Of Our Neigh
bors At Glenns
Ferry

Fred Dodge was in town Sunday
Mrs Dodge who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. R. H. Crisp re-
turned with him to Rogerson.
Mrs. H. V. Barnett returned We'd
nesday from two weeks visit in
Los Angeles.
Lee Hill, safety first supervisor
was here Wednesday.
Superintendent E. c. Manson went
through Wednesday on tour of in
spection.
J. n. Knudson went to Hot Lake,
Oregon, Sunday, where he is receiy-
ing treatments.
Howard Heniger went to Portland
on business Wednesday.
A very charming anniversary af-
fair was held at the home of Mrs
F. A. Rowe in honor of her tenth
wedding day. Her home was decorat-
ed with Valentine effects. Five hun
dred was the entertainment. The
high score went to Mrs. G. o. Phip-
peney, while the consolation went to
Mrs. e. R. Lane. A dainty lunch
con was served at a late hour, amid
decorations of red streamers and red
hearts such as is displayed during
the Valentine season. The effect was
very beautiful The guests were:
Ed NJ. Clark, H. Miller.
w. G. Anderson, Chris Gjording, H.
J. Wilt, Joe Morrow, J. G. Cook, r.
D. Gorby, C. P. Edge, E. r. Lane,
D. C. Anderberg, Sam Wiley, Tennie
Continued on page six)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
POULTRY Meeting
WELL ATTENDED
Prem Moore, Poultry Spec
ialist, Gives Interesting
Talk To Local Poul-
try Raisers

: The series of Poultry meetings
held in the county last week were
well attended and considerable in
terest shown. Prem Moore poultry
specialist for the University was the
speaker and his talks on the various
phases of handling poultry were
strictly to the point and highly in
teresting to ALL
The new brooder house which is of
the furnace type was one of the new
things described at the meeting
which bids fair to revolutionize the
methods in brooding chicks The
rather astonishing results obtained
in feeding cod liver oil, which is an
absolute substitute for green feed
also cause dconsiderable comment.
A one day Turkey school will be
scheduled little later and it is
hoped at that time to put in the en-
tire day discussing the growing of
turkeys. Turkey growers from the
whole County will be asked to come
to Mountain Home at that time
County Agent Service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
FIRE ALARME LAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Last Wednesday evening the quiet
of the town was disturbed by the
sounding of the fire alarm and upon
investigation it was found that a
stack of hay, about half mile from
the city limits was ablaze. The local
fire department responded promptly
and the fire was extinglished after
it had destroyed about half the stack
The hay belonged to Roscoe W. Smith
and he figures that he lost about 80
tons, and had no insurance on it.
Owing to the damp weather and the
isolated location Of the hay stack 1t
is believed that the fire was started
purpousely.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-02-12
MISS MARIE SMITH
DEPUTY AUDITOR

Miss Marie Smith was an arrival
from Boise last week end and on
Monday took up her position as
Deputy County Auditor in the office
of County Auditor F. NJ Hobbs. Miss
Smith was employed in the office
of Mr.. Hobbs several months dur
ing the past year and is familiar
with the work and will no doubt
give the same service of which this
office>is so we'll known.