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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16
BEARCREEK
Especial Correspondence

Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Besinque and
Mr.. Floyd Van motored to Bill
ings Wednesday, returning home
Thursday.
NorvelIe and Vincent Besinque
were visitors in Bridger Saturday.
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Mrs. Joe Bozone and Mrs. Paul
Mclean were visiting friends in
Washoe Saturday.
Mrs. T. w. Holley and baby son,
Ted Gents and Helen Noble spent
the week end here from Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beeney and
Thomas Lee motored to Sheridan,
Wyo., Friday and visited relatives
until Sunday.
Leila Mcdonald, Christina Miller
and Vera Marinchek attended Vo-
cational Congress held in From
berg Saturday. They represented
the eighth grade.
5 :
Mrs. Jay Babcock came up from
Billings Saturday evening to visit
Mr.. Babcock. They returned to
Billings Sunday.
5 :
Fred Thomas of Bridger was a
business caller in town Sunday.
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John Lennon and Mrs. Helen
Burkholder were shopping in Red
Lodge Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. McKinnon
motored to Red Lodge Saturday
evening.
DR.. and Mrs. J. G. Forney were
in Red Lodge Monday on business
George Reid motored to Billings
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lamport
spent the first of the week in Bill
ings.
The High School students gave
a party Wednesday evening fol
the eighth grades of Bearcreek and
Washoe. The evening was spent
in dancing and playing games and
lunch was served by the high
school.
Mrs. Robert Leavens of Billings
was visitor at the w. E. Lam
port home Friday.
Phil Noble, Jack Price and VIM.
Alexander motored to Billings
Thursday afternoon.
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Mrs. Bert Moore and son of Bel
fry were guests of Mrs. Moore's
sister, Mrs. Ralph Mclean Fri
day.
George Sucker and Roy Wads-
worth were fishing on Paint Greek
Friday.
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John Van of Klein arrived here
Saturday for a visit with his ia
Their, Paul Van, for several days,
Ed. Fluke of Billings spent the
week end here with his family.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Richardson
Of Red Lodge and Mr.. and Mrs
Alex Hawthorne were joint hosts
and hostesses at bridge party
Friday evening at the Hawthorne
home. There were six tables of
bridge in play with high honors
for Mrs. T. W. Holley and Mr.. Ell
mer Price; consolation to Mrs,
James Boyer and Ed. Gents. Al
ter cards delicious refreshments
were served Mr.. and Mrs. T. w
Holley of Billings, Mr.. and Mrs
E. F. Gents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
Besinque, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. No
BILE, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Pauley
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Price, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Thomas Freeman, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Fred Thayer, Mr.. and Mrs
James Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
Joyce, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. McKin
non, Mrs. VIM. Mcdonald and thu
hosts and hostesses.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16

spade tricks good in US hand. This is
an easy play, but comes up so often
that it should be thoroughly under
stood. With no re-entry in the hand, it
often is wise to lose the first trick of
suit and then play for the drop on the
second and subsequent rounds.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16

should play the nine. If z plays the
king at trick No. ., A should play the
queen and Y Z can not win another
trick. At trick No. 2, if z plays the
nine of spades, A should win with the
queen and return the six, which z wins
with the king. Z should then lead the
seven of hearts and A can win only the
ace. Played perfectly on both sides,
therefore, Y can win only three tricks.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16

President Hoover, who always
has been a staunch supporter OF
child welfare activities, issued a
proclamation setting aside May |
as Child Health Day. Declaring
the well-being of children to be
community responsibility, the Pres
ident called upon all Governors of
states to cooperate in advancing
child welfare.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16
Hand No. ?
Hearts *, Q, 10, 7, 6, 4, 2
Clubs = A, g., 2
Diamonds - none
Spades = ], o, 2
AUCTION BIDDING:

AUN HUN BIDDINJ:
No score, Y z a game in. z dealt and
bid three hearts, A bid four clubs, Y
bid four hearts and B bid five clubs.
Should z bid five hearts, double or pass2
Solution: This hand is very similar to
the preceding one, but with one i'm
portant difference. In this hand, Y
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16
Hearts "A. Q, ], 10, 8, 4, 2
Clubs = 10, 9, 2
Diamonds = K, 5
Spades A

AUCTION BIDDING:
Rubber game, no score. z dealt and
bid three hearts, A bid three spades,
Y bid four hearts and B bid four spades.
Should z pass or bid five hearts?
Solution: Z should bid FIVE hearts.
The rubber game is at stake, and there
is no certainty that the four-spade bid
can be defeated. Even if five hearts
cannot be made, it is good insurance
to try to prevent A B from making four
spades, game and rubber The bidding
at Contract should be the same.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16
Copyright. 1880. by Hoyle. Jr.

Here are several hands that offer
problems OF bidding that are both in
teresting and instructive:
Hand No. 1
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16
Washington Snapshots

Taken by the Helms News Service
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-04-16

The Labor Department is run
ming special trains across the con-
tinent every month or six weeks in
an effort to rid the United States
of aliens here Illegally. A cam
paign against these aliens has
been underway several months.
About 400 aliens per month have
been deported from various sea-
ports, during the last eight mon
ths,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Birds Pay Tribute to
Singers Golden Voice

Ninon Vallin, the French operate
star, is woman st. Francis, one of
her most regular and devoted audi
ences consisting Of hundreds of
small birds which come flying to the
window of her home in France as
soon as she starts singing. They
stag perched on the window-sills
and even on. the piano until she
stops. II have always adored birds,
she explained, in very broken Eng
lish, t. a reporter. l"Syhen ! was
little I'kad a let of them in cages, but
my father hated to see them in, cap
tivity. So he let them out in the
garden, but instead Of flying away,
they, stayed and used TO swarm
round me whenever started to
sing Asked how she first start
ed her career, Madame yallin re-
piled smilingly, ain church. Some
influential people had heard my
voice in church, and insisted on my
trying first in Lyons, then in Paris,
with the result that after singing 1T.
a charity performance Da Costa
heard me and Immediately booked
me for huge tour in South Amer
lea. Since then" she added laugh
ing, II have never stopped singing"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Chance for Home Owner
to Improve Property

Afew hundred dollars spent for al
terations or remodeling will do more
today for the home owner than sim
liar purpose any time since the begin,
ming of the World war back in 1914.
Scores upon scores of home owners
are taking advantage of this oppor-
tunity and a number of far-seeing
business men, sensing the demand for
modernization, have equipped special
departments to furnish the supplies
and oftentimes the workmen.
Homes that were thought to have
passed their day of usefulness, al
though situated in a good residential
section, have blossomed forth with
new exteriors, adding not only to their
own appearance, but to the appearance
and desirabilty of their neighborhood.
The home owner of today. like the
automobile owner. wants TO be mod
ern. He wants the latest in design,
appearance and operation. While the
automobile. due to it's construction, is
limited in life, the residential dwelling.
if properly cared for, will last cen
tury.-Cleveland News.
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citx.Planning idea Grow.

More than 500 American cities now
have city-planning commissions and
coming regulations. The rapid growth
Of the Explaining movement. which
got its real start at the beginning of
the present century. is due to the
business man and property owners
realization of the fact that money put
into well-kept parks, pleasant streets
and beautiful buildings is not an ex-
travagance but an Investment, the
Architectural Magazine observes.
Even the intelligent remodeling of a
single house may raise The standard
Of an entire neighborhood. The diff
ference between profitable and I'M
profitable rental of either home or
business property is often dependent
upon the attractiveness Of it's sur
roundings as well as the features Of
the building itself.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
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community
: B,aildir,q'
Plan Roadside Gardens
for American Highways

An ambitious plan to plant roadside
flower gardens along the entire length
of all the main American highways
is being sponsored by womens' or
CARNATIONS in several eastern states.
A considerable extension Of the move
ment is expected to develop during
the coming year, with the enrolment
of sponsoring organizations in all the
remaining states Of the Union.
Backers of the movement urge that
the common roadsides are telltale rev.
Citations of the civic spirit dominating
a community. Four states assachu
sets. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
virginia-have already officially rec
ognized this fact in their highway de-
partments by making substantial ap-
propriations and attaching compe-
tent landscape architect to the stats
in charge of road maintenance and up
keep. M *
Many other states are moving to join
this progressive group, the W0man's
Home Companion reports. and organ
lied committees are concentrating in
many localities on roadside work
which will eventually bring the more
backward commemorative into line.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Phosphorus Is Necessary
for Bone Construction

Phosphorus is material necessary
In the construction of bone. but its
greatest value seems to be in the pro-
duction of seed and grain. The phos-
phorus the plant uses over and above
that needed to form the leaf, stalk
and root seems to be a measure of
its ability to form the protoplasmic
nucleus, around which the grain is
formed, and without which no grain
will be formed. Because of this asso-
citation phosphorus has sometimes been
called the life-giying element. When
there is a good growth of leaf and
stalk, grain is increased in proportion
as the phosphorus is increased, other
things being equal. Where grain is
not produced in proper proportion to
leaf surface, It is an indication Of a
deficiency Of phosphorus. Usually the
the growth of stalk and leaf is an ap-
proximate measure of the available
nitrogen, and the grain produced is a
measure Of the phosphorus secured
above what was used for growing
stalk. Land that is rich in humus and
available nitrogen will grow straw
and stalks largely in excess Of a pro-
portionate amount of grain and I'M
less more phosphorus is applied there
IL great waste.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Concrete Tree Accumulation

With modern" art and ''modern"
architecture occupying more and more
space in our magazines. one naturally
expects to find the "modern" in gar.
den design Gardening seems to re-
spond more slowly to modernism, how
ever The tree, the shrub. or her
baceous plants, is oldfasllioned and
will not change its manner of growth.
Concrete trees, which we understand
have been introduced in Europe, in
evitably lack the appeal of seasonal
changes.
While their introduction would nat
urally be opposed by both nursery
men and tree doctors. they would re-
quire treatment, perhaps. by the sand
blaster, which might, after all, be econ
omy. Actually, it is possible that
with their use one could illustrate the
fact that design is of the greatest i'm
portance in the garden. and that a
landscape composition can be achieved
without the use of plants, but it is
hard to be serious about concrete
tree.-Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Sheet Erosion Is
Great Destroyer
Vast Area Being Washed
Thinner by Each Sue
ceeding Rain.

Sheet erosion, the amending process
which steals part of the topsoil
every time there is rain enough for
water to run downhill, is major
cause Of land depreciation, Fl. H. Ben
nett, soil scientist of the United
States Department of Agriculture, said
at the annual meeting of the American
Forestry association at Ashville, N. @.
Sheet Erosion Widespread.
"Sheet erosion is much more wide
spread than gully washing, but it is
more gradual and less noticeable" Mr..
Bennett said. Excessive washing has
virtually destroyed more than 17,0O0,-
600 acres Of formerly titled land in this
country, but there is vastly larger
area whose surface soil is slowly but
constantly being washed thinner and
thinner by every rain. The washing
away 1T the topsoil is rapidly lessen
ing the productivity of our land.
sour countrywide yields are not
increasing, even with all the benefits.
of research and extension services d.
rected toward this end; indeed, crop
yields are decreasing in many locali-
ties. The better soils are largely in
USE In many parts of the country the
area of these is being diminished
through the evil of erosion; that is,
more and more of these lands are be-
ing converted into inferior lands"
Land impoverished from over-crop-
ping frequently can be made to pro-
duce profitable crops through the use
Of fertilizing and soil-improving
crops, he said but land worn out by
erosion is essentially hopeless.
The topsoil contains the essential
elements for plant growth and when
this soil is eroded away, the subsoil in
the majority of cases fails to produce
as good crops as the original topsoil
and often is worthless, the bureau of
chemistry and soils has found
Methods of Prevention.
Mr.. Bennett outlined some of the
work being done by the Department of
Agriculture in the study Of erosion
and methods of preventing it. He sug-
gested better land utilization, better
protection of cultivated slopes with
terraces and other means, and the use
Of certain lands for forests as pre-
ventives Of soil erosion. A far-reach-
ing, practical, national program Of
soil protection and better adjustment
in land usage is an immediate need,
he, said.
Thorough study of erosion problems
Is now being made by the department
at eight regional experiment stations
established during the last two years.
These stations, which eventually may
number 20, are established on farms
were erosion is serious regional
problem, and are for studying methods
of erosion control and of holding on
the land more of the rain water. A
number Of the states are carrying on
supplementary work on erosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Lime and Sweet Glover
Will Increase Yields

Is lining worthwhile? Frank
Moore, Clay county, Illinois, contends
the man who is farming sour soil will
be doing something else ten years from
now If he doesn't lime. He has been
lime and legume convert ever since
he moved to that fiat land farm in the
central part of the state 10 years ago.
At that time he harvested 10 to 20
bushels of corn to the acre. Now his
yields are 45 bushels.
slime and sweet clover will make
this prairie land produce better than
the timber land of the same region"
said Mr.. Moore. 1.-The only time lime
fails is on the place where the owner
is always going to apply it. 1t won't
do any good if it isn't spread on the
land"
Mr.. Moore contends that it is better
to buy the fiat, sour land at low
price than to pay the going price for
highly productive land in other parts
of the state at the figure it commands
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
kRM EACTSIy>

Shear sheep only when the wool Is
dry. Damp wool will spoil.
Sodium ehlorate applications for
killing weeds have proven most effec-
tive in August.
Oats ground and sifted makes an ex-
cellent feed for young calves and pigs.
Soaking is not advisable.
Summer fallow land will need Just
enough cultivation during the summer
to keep down weed growth.
Once II required three hours of
work to produce bushel OF wheat
now it takes only ten minutes.
Tomato growers should be on the
lookout for leaf spot, especially If their
plants were not grown from treated
seed.
Asparagus thrives on sandy loan
SOllS, Uut contrary u popuidr DelleI
also does well on heavy soils If they
are well fertilized.
Oats will not flow out through cracks
and knotholes where wheat would
trickle out and waste. Almost any
sort of farm storage will do.
No grain crop is easier to store and
keep, than oats. Seldom does oats
heat. 1t will even absorb considerable
moisture from leaky roofs and still dry
out without getting moldy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Alfalfa Favored as
Superior Legume Hay
Contains Most Protein and
Lime, Says Expert.

Good legume hays are excellent
feeds, because they contain high per-
centage CT protein and lime, says E. r.
Reed, extension specialist in soils and
crops at the Ohio State university.
A ton Of alfalfa, he points out, con-
tains 212 pounds Of crude digestible
protein and 81 pounds of lime. A ton
Of red clover contains 152 pounds Of
digestible crude protein and 43.2
pounds Of lime; a ton of sweet clover,
200 pounds of digestible crude protein
and SIP pounds Of lime, and a ton of
timothy contains only 60 pounds of
digestible crude protein and 4 pounds
OF lime.
The most practical method Of maxi.
ing hay In Ohio, Reed believes, Is
found in the windrow method After
the hay is cut, it should be left in the
swath until well wilted. 1t is then
raked into small windrows with a
side delivery rake. The small wind
row permits uniform drying of both
stems and leaves and there is min
imum loss of leaf.
To complete the curing process. the
windrow should be turned at least
once each day. until dry enough for
storage. AS the top of the windrow
dries, turn it over on dry ground so
that the under surface is exposed. If
the hay becomes wet from rain, the,
same process of curing and drying is
recommended, except that the turning
should be more frequent.
When the hay is sufficiently dry 1t
is most efficiently taken up with a web
hay loader rather than the push arm
type which knocks off many of the
leaves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Wage Earners' Rewards

According to estimates made by.
Anna Rochester, the average weekly
earning Of some 16000,000 wage
earners are less than S25 a week.
Only in construction do average
wages. rise above $50 week, al
] though within every one of the in
dustrial groups various skilled trades
have gained through themselves or
through organization considerably
higher status. The union members
who run our trains, build our sky
scrapers, repair our plumbing, make
our suits and dresses, and othe j.
very few groups in all-who with
strong organizations have forced
wage scales far above the average,
include among them possibly an
eighth of the steel workers, even
a smaller number of the automobile
workers, considerable number of
nonunion buildings trades and cloth
ing trades and the small number of
the army of stenographers and book
keepers. Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Anti-Typhoid Serum

Ferdinand Vidal, native of Al
giers and professor in the Paris fac
ulty, collaborated with Chautemesse
in his early work on preventive vac
cinations against typhoid fever, and
made his mark by his discovery of
bacterial agglutination in 1895, and
its application in the diagnosis Of
typhoid. Sir Almroth Edward Wright,
professor of pathology, made typhoid
vaccination practicable in 1896 AMI
1897. inoculating over 5000 soldiers
in India in 1898.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
A<a1rii5tf
DIFFICULT

The general public cannot help but
take notice when confronted by the
views of the young society girl In
Brookline, Mass, when she came up
to take her test for drivers license.
She proved that she could drive her
car very well indeed, parked perfectly
and seemed in etery way competent
But the oral examination was differ
emit.
'What," asked the examiner pleas
antly, did you find most difficult to
learn in driving a carr"
SLOW to hit pedestrians with the
least damage to my car" was the cool
and utterly sincere reply.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Soybeans Immune

Fortunately the soybean. together
with all other legumes, is immune
from chinch bug attacks. If land next
to bug-infested wheat is not planted
it would be well to put in soybeans
The beans likely will be at least as
profitable as corn.
While It is profitable and practical
to construct barrier to protect corn
and sorghum crops from chinch bugs
yet this barrier will require consid-
cradle time and some expense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Informal Garden Best

The average home owner who must
attend to most of his garden work
himself will find it advantageous to
plan his outdoor living room his gar
den along informal lines. Such infor-
mality will give his garden delight
full air of freedom and grace. and In
asmuch as the plants are permitted to
develop naturally they do not require
the constant care to keep them look
ing well that the formal planting de-
mands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Raspberry Worm

This raspberry fruit worm is the
larva of a beetle about one-seventh Of
an inch long. These beetles do some
damage themselves in eating the flow
er buds and leaves, besides laying the
eggs which hatch into these worms
that live in the fruit. The best method
of control is to spray before the flow
ers open with arsenate of lead. 2h
pounds to 100 gallons of water. Gull
tivation of the ground under the
plants will also help in destroying the
pupal form of this insect which winters
in the ground near the plant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Oats for Stock

Corn must be exceedingly cheap to
be more economical than oats for al
most any class of live stock. If oats
sells for 20 cents a bushel. Oats
makes an excellent feed for milk cows.
Few experts in figuring rations for
dairy cattle leave out oats. Among
the most palatable feeds that can be
given to milk cows are corn, oats,
wheat bran, linseed oil meal and mo-
lasses. Oats is keeping pretty fast
company when 1t is listed with such
palatable feeds as corn and linseed
meal, but it has been placed in such
company by the best of authorities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Getting Ride of Moles
in Lawns and Gardens

The best way to get rid of moles in
lawns and gardens is to trap them,
says the biological survey of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. If
there are only few, however, and it
does not seem desirable to resort to
trapping, good results may be obtained
by the use of moth balls. Open the
runways at the edge of the lawn or
garden with a trowel and drop in
moth ball or two, or spoonful Of
naphthalene flakes, and replace the
earth. Moles dislike the odor, and it
may prove fairly effective in keeping
them away from the garden
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Details Make Difference

Details very often mark the differ
ence between charming garden and
Just another garden" The proper
placing of a bit of rock work, flow.
ering tree, flagstone path, or an In
viting lawn seat may be just what is
needed to make your garden individual
and appealing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
His Handicap

The Girl-Jaek. don't you see that
the wind has blown my hat down
the street? Why don't you try to
get it?
Escort Ia sprinter)-Don't worry!
Pm just giving it a hundred yards
start.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
No Fsb at All

Jones-If the grocer calls for mon
ey tell him I'm out.
Mrs. Jones-But that would be
telling a lie.
Nothing of the kind. I'm out Of
cash."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-17
Asparagus Becomes Paper.

Paper is being produced from the
refuse ends Of asparagus at cost
of about half that of similar quai-
ity made from rags. Popular Me.
chanics Magazine. FL a.s