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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19
Smoke Chasers
All DOlled Tn

FL Centre firemen appeared this
morning in all the glory of new uni
forms, presenting a spic and span
nattineSs for the edification Of
toWnspeople.
The uniforms are regulation fire
man uniforms, navy blue trimmed
with silver buttons.
Fire Chief Tom Reams is most
dazzling in the uniform with q
cleaning white cap adding the nee
essary dash and finish.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19
Chinese Held On
Smuggling Charge

While two Chinese were lodged in
the county Jail today on charges OF
smuggling three other Chinese into
the United States, Frank Reading,
deputy United States marshal. was
taking 81 more Orientals, two Mex
leans and one white man to San
Diego for trial by the federal court.
Chan Man Tan, Sc, and Chan
Gee Chiu, "a, were arrested by i'm
migration officers last night,
charged with smuggling three Of
their fellow countrymen across the
border.
The other prisoners taken to San
Diego were held here on immigra-
ton charges. Assisting Reading in
conducting the prisoners to San
Diego are Bert Beaver, Lloyd Cas-
/ tanian, Bill Atkinson and j. M.
! Mathis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19
Tunney's Cousin
Fined In Court

James Tunney, Al, claiming the
relationship of cousin to the former
champion, Gene Tunney, was fined
S100 by Judge J. E. Simpson in po-
lice court this morning for reckless
driving, and s75 of the fine sus-
pended.
Tunney was arrested by Frank
Smyer. city traffic officer, on a
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19

charge of drunken driving, reduced
in police court to reckless driving.
The greater part of the fine
against Tunney was suspended on
condition he pay the $25 by Deem
Der 5, and also pay $40 damages to
Mrs. w. H. Anderson, whose auto
mobile was damaged in a collision
on Imperial avenue before Tunney
was arrested.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19
Shot at Rabbit Starts Fire

MINERSVILLE, Pa, (U.P)-A shot
fired at rabbit was believed the
cause Of a fire which damaged a
farmers barn near here. The shot
missed the rabbit and ripped
through the barn wall to land in
a five-ton pile of hay. The barn
was destroyed by fire which follow
ed the shot.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19
WEST GOOD AUTO MARKET

SACRAMENTO, Cal, U.P)-Cal-
fornia continues to be a good mar.
ket for automobiles. A report Of
the state department of motor Ye-
hicles reveals that there was a gain
of 26519 in vehicle registrations
during the first nine months of the
year as compared to the same per-
iod of 1890
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-19

Muskrats are a menace TO levees
and bikes in some parts of Northern
California.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
LICENSE PLATES TO
Be WHITE ON BLACK

Montana's automobile license
plates in 1892 will have white let
tiers and a black background.
Thirty-fIve states will change
their color combinations in 1892,
and there will be 26 varieties. In
13 other states and the District of
Columbia, the colors of this year
will be retained but reversed. Elev-
en- states followed that plan last
year.
The survey revelas that first
rank will be divided between two
color combinations, with white on
black and white on blue, each be-
ging adopted by six states. These
color schemes will therefore pre-
dominate in 1882. with white on
black, retaining its 1881 position.
Second honor will go to the
black on yellow, white on green
and yellow on black combinations,
which will be used in four states.
Black IN orange and white on mar
Don will each be used in three
states, giving these combinations
third place. Beyond these more
standard color motifs will be found
a variety OF colors used to identi-
fly the units in the nations rub
bertired transportation system.
The Canal Zone win use plates
with black letters on yellow back
ground. while Hawaii will have a
combination of yellow on green.
Porto Rico, white on brown and
Alaska white letters on a dark
blue background. California will
use black on orange and Oregon
will use white on blue.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
State College
Farm Letter

Twenty-sev IN percent OF all tur-
keys marketed in Montana last
year were u~ndergrade, largely De-
cS'lse they were slaughtered be-
fore they were fat, says Miss H.
E. Cushpsan, extension poultry
specialist at Montana State col
lege. Young toms marketed for
the Thanksgiving trade suffered
more severely as over so percent
of the shipment failed to make the
top grade.
It takes only five pounds of feed
to make a pound gain, from the
nth to 9th week in the life of
a turkey. This means that 80
pounds would be plenty of feed for
the entire period including the
finishing. "T~hirty-two pounds
of any feed won't do" says the
poultry specialist. but a glance at
the feeds used at the u. S. Range
Livestock Experiment station at
Miles City shows how available
feeds can be so combined as to
give the proper finish.
A growing mash should be be-
fore the turkeys at all times, eau
tions Miss Cushman. At Miles City
a mash made UP in the following
proportions was used for the per
iod nine weeks to maturity: Is
pounds bran; 20 pounds shorts; Is
pounds each of ground barley,
ground oats and yellow corn meal;
nine pounds meat scraps. five of
dried buttermilk. three pounds of
steamed bone meal. two pounds
grit and one pound fine sifted salt.
Other grains can be substituted
but it is highly important that the
mineral and protein balance is
maintained. Four gallons of milk
daily to 100 turkeys may be sub
stituted for the meat scrap.
The mash used at Miles City is
not complete without the feeding
Of alfalfa hay. Dried leaves fed in
a hopper ? especially desirable.
"Pe certain 10 feed alfalfa" says
Miss Cushman. tor it is generally
believed that the crooked breasts
which occur during the finishing
period is due largely to the abb
senca of alfalfa" At that time of
the turkeys life, the flesh put on
so rapidly is too much for the
breast bone unless enough mineral
and vitamins are present to main
tain bone strength.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

ID. w. Hamilton, right, shows
how he found water with a twig.
Above he is pictured with his son
after digging the well.
glass which reflected sunlight far
into the we'll, was astonished to see
water bubble an inch high through
an opening made by a pick In the
hands of the well digger.
The well began to fill at the rate
OF 1000 gallons a day.
Seeing Is Believing
{ you win," said the school
authority. "But stin / don't believe
In witching."
"What does the twig have to do
with til" the water witch was
asked.
ct has everything TODD with It,"
was the reply. al don't care what
scientists say and / don't know why
it always turns down when there
Is water under it in the ground"
And that's all there is to 1t, ae-
cording to the well digger.
Scientists, who go about the
same task with elaborate tnstru-
ments based ON gravitationaI, mag
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

snake that had ensconced himself
in d particularly high mound.
Neither of the animals paid the
slightest attention to Hardin and
silently struggled for supremacy.
The dog, very much alive to the
menace of the snakes fangs, APP
preached the mound cautiously un-
til fairly close TO his enemy. Then
he darted forward and as the snake
struck, sprang into the air to fall
back Just out of reach. The actions
of the two were lightning like
in speed and Hardin could not see
whether the snake sunk in his
fangs at each attack. Blood on the
prairie dogs chest showed howev-
er, that at least a few of the dead
ly strikes had reached home.
AS he watched the battle Hardin
saw that the snake RAJ coiled in
such a position that the prairie
dog could approach only from the
front. Each time as the dog darted
in. the snake struck, then coiled
quickly and before the dog could
approach from the only entrance,
the snake was ready and waiting.
AS Hardin's sympathies went ont
to the dog, he was on the point
Of stopping the unequal fight when
the coming of his men broke it
up. A very sick dog was allowed
to crawl into a nearby hole I'M
molested. Hardin said the snake
was apparently uninjured. The
crew shared his sympathy for the
valiant little dog.-State College
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
5. D. COWBOY MAY
BE- 1881 CHAMPION

Salinas. Calf. Oct. 27:-Will the
grand championship Cowboy for
1881 be a Californian or a South
Dakotan. is a question that will be
decided at the Los Angeles Union
Stock Yards Rodeo Nov. 2Sth to
Dec. 5th. inclusive. There is only
twenty-five points difference be
tween Earl ThOde of Belvidere,
South Dakota and Johnnie Sch
neider of LivermOre, Calf. Points
will be awarded in each of the e.
vents at the Los Angeles show as
follows, LIST 300 points; End 225
points; 3rd $50 points and 4th
rs points. ThOde has won points
at rodeos in Tucson, Arizona; Red
Bluff, Modesto, Shellville and Wis
ALA. California; Livingston, Mont
ana; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Monte
Vista, Colo; Burwell, Nebraska;
Sidney, Iiwa; MERGED. Calf; and
Los Angeles, Calf, winning seven
firsts, four of them at Glass A
shows, winning points in bronze
riding, single roping and bulldog
ging.
Johnnie Schneider, who follows
Thode with 3175 points. has won
them at Saugus, Three Rivers, Hay
wards, ShellviIle, Visalia, Liver
more, Salinas, Redwood City, Mer-
ced and Los Angeles, California,
winning points in the same events
that Thode did, and in addition in
bull riding, winning four firsts
and splitting one first and second.
Schneider wOn the famous 10 Mora
trophy at Salinas this year.
The Stock Yards show will also
probably decide the champion
single roper. Herb Meyers of Ok
muIgee, Okla. is leading with 500
points, but ne is followed closely
by Andy Jauregui of Newhall. Cal.
The Team Roping championship
is also very close as Arthur Beloit
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
GRAZING CONTROL IS
SUCCESS in CUSTER

Bozeman, Mont. Oct. 27-The IA
stockmen who are members of the
Mlzpah1 Pumpkin Creek Coopera-
tive Grazing association in Custer
county have developed a system of
controlled grazing that laughs at
drouths, according to Alva A. Sim
pson, Forest Supervisor.
The members of the association
accomplished in 1881 what at one
time would have been regarded
as impossible. They ran a certain
number of cattle in 1929, the be
ginning of the controlled grazing
experiment. The next year they
had about the same number in
spite of the drouth. The range
stood the test so well that they
were able to run approximately
the same number of stock in 1891
as they did the two previous
years, even though the drouth con-
tlnued. The cattle this year con-
tlnued to make gains throughout
the grazing season and calves on
October l were estimated at an av-
erage of $50 pounds.
The aim of the association is
TO build up the carrying capacity
OF the los. 900 acres of range land
TO 1900 GOV units. At the start of
the controlled grazing trial in 1929.
the Forest Service determined the
carrying capacity of several sec
tons of land within the area. The
good results obtained in 1929. 1880
and 1881 show the success attain
ed but an accurate measure will
be made in 1888 when the Forest
Service will again survey the area
to determine the added CARRYING
capacity after five years of con
trolled grazing.
Thls spring the grass was es-
t1mated at 20 percent better than
adjacent uncontrolled range. This
was due in part to the number of
cattle being slightly less on con
trolled than Oh the open range.
In addition to controlling graz
ing the association is buying good
bulls in car lots, putting up nee
essary fences, poisoning prairie
dogs and developing water holes.
Zach II of these activities have
been done at a low cost. The as
ISOLATION lists the cost of eradi-
eating prairie dogs at S3.SS per
section. In 1928 there were only
four waterholes developed. Twenty
more were developed in 1929, then
20 more in 1880 and this year IA,
making a total of 60, or counting
the natural waterholes, an aver
age of one to each 2.67 sections.
Under the new system costs
have run as follows: For eight
months Of grazing in 1929 the cost
per COW unit was $3.50 per head;
in 1890 over a period of nine
months, the cost per unit was $1.25
per head, and this year over a
period of eight months the cost
remained the same as in 1880.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
rs THE SLUMP IN YOUR HEAD?

Herbert N. Casson, editor of Ef-
ficiency Magazine of London, re
Gently sent the following message
to American business:
you are depressed. You think
you are crippled. You T afraid OF
the future. You are full of tears.
you have half the gold of the
world and half of the machinery
and most of the automobiles and
all the skyscrapers.
you have the greatest home
market in the world and the larg-
est corporations that the world
has ever een
"You are ruled by ideas and less
by tradition than any other peo-
Die in the world. You have usually
done what you thought you could
do.
Now, can be it possible that a
progressive nation of 100, 900 900
people can be wrecked by the spec
uIations Of a little handful of fools
in Wall Street?
"The prices that were forced
TOO high had to come down. To-day
all the prices are too low.
There is now a golden cppor-
tunity for every man who has eyes
TO see it.
Dollars are now being sold for
thirty cents. Practically every Sc
in the United States is now
being sold at less than its value.
"eThe way to create a fortune is
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
ANIMAL FAMILIES Seem
ALMOST HUMAN--FIGHT

The theory that a ra~ttlesnake
and a prairie dog live together har-
moniously has been known to be
false for some time and from w.
f. Hardin Of Malta comes the in
formation that the two animals
will on occasion. fight desperately
Hardin. as foreman Of a prairie
dog poisoning crew was attracted
by the peculiar action of a dog.
Curious as to the reason, he APP
preached quietly and saw a prairie
dog trying to dislodge a rattle
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

oCAL CHURCHES .
~ q y y u z Y HHH

FIRST LUTHERAN
Sunday school 10 a. m. John Ap-
pelgren, supt.
Morning worship II a. m.
Communion service s p. m.
Service at Frazer 9 a. m.
st PauIs Ladies Aid meets on
Wed, Nov. 4th at 500 D.. m, at
the Victory school. They will auc-
ton a quilt and serve a lunch.
Prices for lunch 10 and Is cents.
Members will please bring cake
and sandwiches. A program will
also be rendered. Everyone is in
vited.
The Wolf Point Ladies Aid meets
Thurs, Nov. 5 in the church par
Tors. One half of the Aid members
will serve.
Confirmation class meets every
Sat. at 10 a.. m.
Junior choir meets Sat. at 2 D.
m. in church parlors. All young
folks of confirmation class as well
as all young people up to Is years
of age are asked to join.
No senior choir rehearsal this
week as the pastor leaves for Min
neapolis Sunday night to return
Friday evening. He is going on
business for the Synod.
Junior league program Sunday,
Nov. 8th at s p. m.
Service at Victory school, Sun
day, Nov. Sth at 8 p. m.
Frazer Aid meets We'd. Nov. II.
The pastor is happy to announce
that his charge at Wolf Point. Fra
ger and st. Paul's paid their synod
ical budget 1000 and wishes to
thank all who helped put this over.
0. R. A. Tollefson, pastor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

to buy from pessimists. Pay your
money and take the risk.
Prick started his career by buy
ing coke ovens in the slump of
1873. Carnegie made $500, 000, 900
by buying steel plants in slumps.
Hundreds Of fortunes have been
made by buying from pessimists.
Ye Gods, what a chance there is
at this moment!
I'm five years from now most
American business men will be-
long to the L Wish | Had club.
Then it will be too late to buy
a dollar for thirty cents. The OPP
portunity will be gone.
when a horse balks, the baIk
is in his head, not in his legs.
He moves on when he thinks he
will.
And when an American buis-
ness man is depressed. the slump
is in his head. There is nothing
serious to prevent him from MAX
ing money if he thinks he will.
When fear rules the will, moth
ing can be done; but when a man
casts fear out of his mind, the
world becomes his oyster.
"T0 lose a bit of money is moth
ing, but to lose hope or lose nerve
and ambition-that is what makes
men cripples.@
This silly depression has gone
on long enough. Get rid of it. 1t
IS inside Of yon. Rise and WALL
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
Scientists Failed to Locate Wafer
R1xt This KnuSan Did 1t Wiz a I11g

CHEMISTS have had little faith
~ in water witches" who claim
they can locate underground water
simply by carrying a forked twlg
over the surface in a certain man
ner.
But in locating water for a schooi
we'll in Kansas City. Kan. recent
ly. a water witch is reported 10
have succeeded where scientis1s
failed. And this is the story they
tell.
On the completion of the Eugene
Ware elementary school, the Doara
of education employed a geoiogist
to make a survey and a drilier ana
TO sink a we'll at the place moi
Gated by the scientist as the mos.
likely to produce water. The well
proved to be a dry hole.
Bets on Peach Twig
Then came forward D. W. Hamil-
ton. water WITCH" who lived near
the school.
with a forked peach twig 4 can
locate water" he said. III De'
on it,"
The board of education was
ready to bet for, under Hamlitohs
PROPOSAL, the board had nothing TO
lose. He was given a contract o
digging a we'll for 500 on a mo
water, no pay" basis.
Then Hamilton cut his peach
twig and started to walk over tne
school ground, holding the tw1g In
the manner shown in the accom-
panying photograph.
Suddenly l.. H. Brotherton, su-
perintendent Of the buildings TOT
the school board, and others, saw
the peach switch bend toward the
ground. Hamilton kneeled ana
turned the twig upward, but each
time. and for SO times. he said, the
twig yielded to a mysterious pull.
Digs at Own Risk
School board representatives stiii
skeptical, suggested Hamilton aig
way at his own risk. So the water
finder and his son, Edwin, went 70,
work.
In a few days they had a hole
slightly more than so feet deep
Confident, Hamilton telephoned to
the school superintendent, Come
On out and watch US strike water"
Brotherton went and, by aid OF a
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

the home OF Mrs. Sig Jensen Oct.
80, 2 D.. M
Services will be conducted in
the Church south of Vida Nov. 1
as follows:
10 a. m. Sunday school.
II a. m. Service: IF any man
serve me. him will my Father
honor.
2 p. m. Several speakers on the
following topics: Is prohibition a
national curse or a blessing? Is
prohibition a loss or a gain to the
farmer and merchant? Dangers of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

Figures obtained at the offices
of the state board of examiners
at Helena showed officials and en-
ployees Of the state government
and all its branches will contribute
about $4,000 a month toward the
drouth and unemployment relief
work.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

card playing.
Moral OF immoral effects of the
dance.
3:15 Sermon by the pastor: For
me to live in Christ. The christian
principle of living.
Nov. Is. Harvest Festival and
Missionary meetings will be con-
Quoted.
E. Niemann, pastor
Harlem high school is offering
night courses in commercial work
and home economics for adults.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

of Buckeye, Arizona and Bill Nc
FarIand address unknOwn) are
only twenty-five points apart.
Gene Ross of Sayre, Okla, is
leading in bull-dogging with 1900
points over Shorty Kicker with
1925 points. Johnnie Schneider of
Livermore is way out ahead in the
steer decorating ove Clay Carr
the 1880 all around champion cow
boy. with a lead of eve hundred
points. Earl Thode has no opposi-
ion as champion bronze sider.
having 1915 points against Pete
Knight of Calgary, Canada with
1900. Johnnie Schneider and Smoky
Snyder of Kimberly, Canada r
close in bull or steer riding. John
ME has 937 10 points to Smoky's
900. Herb Meyers of Okmulgee.
Okla. leads John Bowman of Trent,
Texas in calf roping by fie humid
red points.
President Maxwell McNutt of the
Rodeo Association of America an
nounces that the All Around Cow
boy Belt Buckle and the trophies
in each of the other events will
be presented to the winners at the
Rodeo Association ola Americ
convention which will be held at
Tucson. Arizona, February 18th
and 18th, 1882.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30
BAPTIST

The Helping Hands Society"
will hold its monthly meeting in
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-30

'netic, seismic, electrical, radioac-
tive, or geothermaI principles, think
it is mere chance when an unscien-
tiic person finds water. Q
1t is not because of any rmysterf-
GUS power acting upon the crotched
stick, they say, but because the per-
son holding it Is a quick observer
and. has had considerable expert
ence In finding water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-14

once the tan roadster shot for
ward. Ali this was better than
clinging to a swaying street car
Strapl
Nat drove with perfect assur-
ance. She kept up running fire
Of talk about the Leagues new re-
vue, about Sidney's divorce and
Lottie's wedding. AS they stopped
before the unimposing apartment
the girl turned impulsively:
There's something I've been
wanting to say to you, Mark" she
began. 81 want to tell you I think
it's perfectly splendid of you to
show your independence the way
you have. No matter what any one
else says, I'm for you'll"
Travers flushed. Thanks, Nat.
And thanks for the lift home. Nor
ma and I'll be seeing you soon" He
stepped from the roadster and sa-
luted as it pulled of down the
street.
An hour later from the chaise
lounge in her boudoir Natalie spoke
into mauve telephone. A servant
in the home Of Marks parents an
swered.
Eyes" Natalie said silky, "It's
Mrs. Travers I want to speak to.
Tell her Natalie is calling. Some
thing Important"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-14
REGIN HERR ronAY


Pretty Norma Kent. 2O-year-old Sec
Lhs,A,ivEKS, son q F. NJ. TRAVERs,
mllionaire real estate dealer, after the
father has sworn to cut Mark of With
CUT a penny II the marriage takes place
Norma has known Mark only a few
Neeks, and Old not know during the
son.
The story opens in Marlboro, middle
Ess5ern metropolis. CHRISTINE SAUND-
apartment. and BRADLEY HART.
SnIiS employer. are witnesses at the
Before this. Norma has refused to
marry BOB FARRELL. young lawyer
OF Wnom she Is fond as a friend.
marx sells his expensive roadster to
Eet money for the honeymoon. He AM
norma 60 TO fashionable Blue Springs,
Mnere the young man takes delight in
surrounding his bride with expensive
He. introduces her to HOLLIS STONE.
an Old friend, and it is evident from the
girls discompQsure that she has known
stone before. For some reason she also
FEARS him. She tries to confide in Marx
put loses courage.
One night Mark joins card game
80 goes not return until a. m. He
ADMITS he has lost all his money. The
young couple face the problem Of get
Dill and buy railroad tickets
mark wires his mother, but when the
hhn, en- 81 ,, comes II Is a curt refusal from
Hoi,, sa s,e marx borrows $500 from
next morning for Marlboro. There
marx insists on stopping at the expen-
siye Hotel Marlboro.
o. ne spends more time with his wealthy
friends than he does hunting a lob.
one evening he and Norma meet NATA-
LIE PRICE, a debutante who before
5 Ma1E marriage tried to inveigle him
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