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rapid succession and the
I three leaders fell dead. Immediately
the fourth hear charged with great
roars. A bullet halted him Just us he
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reached the aide of the other l>eara,
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aud he fell dead aerosa tflelr I mh IU- s .
Long and Arduous Tramps.
These four were the largest found
______i during the entire hunt. The hide of
sea lion und other denizens of the “old Muse.’’ as the bigge.-t grizzly
deep were sighted, and when we had was named by the men. measured 12
eome to anchor fishing was always In- feet in .length. The fur of these uui-
dulged In with great success.”
\ mats showed no blemishes of any kind.
The first encounter with grizzlies
In further skirmishes with the anl-
had plenty o f thrills. After the men ' uials not one of the party was In-
had left the Rolfe and hud spent 1 jured, although the bears did not fall
several days searching for "signs,” to the ritle as easily us did the first
fodfr full-grown hours came upon them four.
with such a suddenness that men and
To track the animals long tramps
bears stood watching each other through deep snows were necessary,
a few moments In astonishment. The and frequently the men slid down j
grizzlies made the first move. Three mountain sides. The cold, at times, |
of them crouched to the earth and was intense, despite the fact that It I
crept toward the hunters, only 50 was summer; It was close to the arc­
yards away. The fourth remained be­ tic circle. The animals were skinned I
hind. There wasn't even a tree to by the helpers after each killing und \
climb. When the three Iwars got with- ' ihe hides dried out und loaded on the
in three \ unis Sykes fired three | ltolfe for shipment home.
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Natural History Museums of Ok­
lahoma and Brooklyn Repre­
sented in Alaska Trip.
ORIVE LASTED THREE MONTHS
Bruin Gave Party Less Trouble Than
Did Storms— Saw Caribou, Wolver­
ine and Fox as Well as Bird
Life Every Day of Trip.
Ardmore, Okla.—A party of Amer­
icans, headed by C. E. Sykes of Ard­
more, oil operator, aud by Edward D.
Crabb of Norman, representing the
Okluhoma University Museum of Nat­
ural History, killed a total of 17 griz­
zlies after a drive which lasted three
months. Eleven other grizzlies es­
caped. The party are now after moose
and caribou, several specimens of
which will be forwarded to the Okla­
homa University museum and to the
Brooklyn Museum of Natural History.
The grizzlies gave the hunters less
trouble than did the hardships of
the Alaskan wilds, for the men en­
countered severe snow, add hail
storms for 30 days.
Besides Sykes and Crabb, the {girty
Included Hubert liockwell of Brook­
lyn, representing the Brooklyn mu­
seum; Charles Hofftnelster of Impe­
rial, Neb., noted big game hunter; Dr.
W. II. Chase of Seward, Alaska, well-
known authority on Alaska, and sports­
man ; Pete I.arson of Unga, Alaska,
chief guide, with several assistants. •
Long Trip to Hunting Ground.
On April 23, Sykes, accompanied by
Crabb and Iloffmelster, left Seattle
for Cordova on the S. S. Northwest­
ern and arrived at their destina­
tion April 30. At eight o'clock In
the morning of May 1 the Holfe II
was boarded and sail was set for the
hunting grounds. The trip from Cor­
dova to Unga consumed a week, In­
This photograph was taken ut the first appearance in public of the Girl
cluding a stop of two days at Se­ Scouts of China. These girls formed u guard at the “ Ear Eastern Olympic
ward and one at Uyuk bay, Kodiak games,” China vs. Philippines, In Shanghai.
Island. At Unga the guides and
packers were picked up and the jour­
ney continued to Pavlov hay, the
scene of the hunting.
Camp was pitched on the shore of
the hay, opposite the twin volcanoes
of Pavlov, one of which Is active.
This was the main camp, and was
continued from May 0 to June 5, the
date of departure for home.
"There was not a day while we were
ly mined In this country, or nt least
stream of wwte setal
exported from here, nnd comes hack
not see caribou, wolverine and fox. as
to This Country After Help­
with a service stripe.
well as n great variety of bird life,
Used in the War.
ing Win the War.
including ptnrmagin, swan, geese,
Silver was used in the war to off­
ducks nnd many other shore birds.
set Herman propaganda in the Fur
During the days aboard the boat many
East. While troops were holding buck
porpoises, thrashers, black fish, seal.
the Germans in their drive on Paris in
the spring of 1018, a flood of silver
.••-•"•--•‘■•»•••i
offset completely the efforts of tlist
Offset German Propaganda and Up­ Germans to stir up trouble in the Far
Biting Bandit Gets
held Confidence of the Natives
East. Silver dollars. Idle In the vaults
Her Ring in West
During Critical Period—Treas­
of the United States treasury depart­
ment, were melted down into burs and
ury Restoring Supply.
Omaha, Neb.—“ I wish I was
hurried across the Pacific to provide
back In Boston and had never
additional cover for pui>er money,
New
York.—Silver,
like
gold,
is
seen Omaha! This is a wild
about which the natives of Indiu hud
trickling toward the United States. It
town.”
So sobbed Mrs. I. \V.
become alarmed.
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Howlett of Boston, ns she told
Is coming to its best nnd readiest
The ini|Hirtance of dispelling dis­
police how two bandits had held
market la a stream that, of course. Is
quieting reports In the Far East
her up. along with a friend, and
not comparable to the amount of gold
about the reserves, is indicated by
bitten the diamond from her
Imported, but yet in sufficient volume
the Importance of stiver In the econom­
ring.
to present unmlstnkable evidence that
ic life of the Far East. It Is the
“ He said first he would have
nooks nnd crannies are being searched
money of (he bazaars of India. It is
to bite my finger ofT," sobbed
for hoarded silver, that bank vaults of
the coin In which hills are puld and
Mrs. Hewlett, “ nnd he pressed
Europe In which silver has been col­
purchases
made, nnd Is the coin with
a horrid gun to my head.
lected for months are being emptied,
which the native has been familiar
“ Finally he reached down
and that our own chest, depleted by
since childhood und the one bullion
and bit the diamond front the
wnr needs, Is being refilled to Its nor­
in
which he places implicit confidence.
ring."
mal brimming level. The stiver now
The size of this outflow of silver
coming to the United States was raost-
i from the United States in the days
when It was considered a necessity
I to aid In winning the war inny l>e
Judged from the figures of the dlrec-
| tor of the mint. In the six years
I from 1913 to 1920, inclusive. Imports
of sliver Into the United Stutcs
amounted to $368,933,478, while ex­
ports totaled $813,808,536, an excess
of exports over Imports of $ 114,875,*
058.
Production of sliver In the
' United States in the same period was
$332,807,500. From 1913 to 1919 In-
j elusive the amount o f new sliver
| consumed In the arts In the United
i States wag valued nt $93,709,681.
Shortage Made Up.
The following table of itu(>orts and
export* indicates why It was neees-
i sary to draw upon the stock of silver
In the United States treasury to make
tip the shortage, including the melting
1,121 155 silver dollars und<
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Pittman act:
Louvain Library as It Will Appear When Completed
China Now Has Its Girl Scouts
American Silver
Is Coming Back
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The Pittman act of April, 1918. a
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to the extent of 350.000.000 to meet
the world shortage of silver, prod ic-
tlon here facing far short '>f meet I- j
aáR
the demand. The stock of silver monpy
held by the United Stntes Was re­
duced from $757.400.021 In 1915 to
$540.282.504 held at the end of 1920.
Now the chest Is being replenished.
Last February the coinage of silver
Capt. Roald Amundsen, famous Scandinavian, who discovered the South dollars was resumed and the treasury
pole. Is shown In the Seattle too. Hiding on the elephant Is hla four-year-old Is to continue Its purchases of sliver
• adopted daughter. Oakonlta« a full-blooded Eaklm«, and his eight-year-old I until that melted to help win the war
haa been restored.
ward. Camilla, who Is part Eskimo.
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The new library for I.ouvniti university, for which Dr. Murray Butler of New York laid the foundation stone, a*
It will appear when completed. Thirty-three nations have contributed to the rebuilding of the famous library de­
stroyed by the Germans.
Reclaim Arid
Areas of W eál
reclamation projects proper—gross re­
turns of vegetable products—were
about $79.000,000.
"The Salt River valley In Arizona
Illustrates well the results of irriga­
tion development, based on the federal
work.
The Salt river project Is In
Maricopa county, surrounding the city
of Phoenix, capital of Artzonn. Ac­
cording to the census data nnd otliqr
Would Place at Disposal of Settlers reliable statistics, about the time the
What May Become Most Fertile
reclamation net became law the
Soil In the Country—320,000
population of Phoenix was approxi­
Thrive On Irrigated Lands.
mately 5,000 nnd Hint of Maricopa
county 89,000, while the tnxnhle value
Washington.—New legislation Is be­ of property in the couuty was $9,000,-
ing prepared by committees of congress 000.
“ In 1920, the population of Phoenix
for opening up to mankind the arid
had reached 29,000, that of Maricopa
lands of the West.
Nearly 200,000,000 acres remain un­ county 89,(»10, while the taxable value
improved In the reclamation group of of property In the county was close
stales—more than all the productive to $100.000,000, or more thun ten times
lnmls of Germany and the United what It was when the reclamation
Kingdom combined.
Tills Improve­ act was passed. These results are at­
ment would accommodate many mil­ tributable ninlnly to irrigation devel­
lions more people nnd add billions to opment by the United Stntes. In na­
the aggregate wealth If reclamation ture, that country was distinctly arid,
were attended by a success commen­ with rainfall wholly insufficient for
surate with thut which has followed any cultivation.
“The main staple product fl'k> or ten
the work hitherto done.
The results of twenty years of Irri­ yenrs ago was nlfnlfn, coupled with
dairying. Though there were many
gation may he summarized thus:
Gross cosi, $135,000,000; net cost, gardens nnd some fruits raised and
$127,000,000; estimated area, on com­ other Industries and n good deal of
pletion of nil projects, 3,212,01)2 acres; grain, hut the most Important staple
Irrigable acreage, 1,732.374 acres; was alfalfa nnd dairying.
“A few years ngo the success of
Irrigated acreage In 1918, 1,111,516
acres; cropped acreage In 1918, 1,051,- long stnple cotton was demnnstrated
193 acres; crop value of Irrigated land for that region. That bringing very
yield for 1918, $06,000.000; value high prices large areas of alfalfn were
average yield per acre, $63.00; average ploughed up, the cattle were sold, and
cost per acre, on basis of total aren the people went extensively Into the
w hen completed, $42; average cost per raising of long staple cotton. That
acre on bnsls of area to which service was very profitable up to 1919 nnd was
wns ready to supply water during the one of the principal reasons why the
season of 1918, $70; average cost per product that year wns so high.
“ In 1920 nbout 145,000 acres were
acre on bnsls of actual area cropped
planted to long staple cotton, hut the
In 1918, $129.
Authorities on the results of Irri­ mnrket failed nnd very little of that
gation agree that the Investment or cotton has yet been marketed, al­
advance by the government of funds though It wns picked six months ago.
In the nnturc of loans has l»een pro­ It has potential value, hut leaves the
people In rather straitened circum­
ductive of groat wealth.
“ At the present time," neeordlng to stances, because o f the Inck «f
Director Arthur P. Davis of the re­ market nt the present time, nnd mnny
clamation service, “ the net Invest­ of them are going back to ntfnlfa and
ment of the reclamation fund Is np- dairying. The difficulty Is to get
high-grade cattle, which they had be­
pmclmataiy 1120,006,000. With I
has been Constructed about twenty- fore In n marked degree, hut gradu­
five projects which are now in vari­ ally they are getting hark Into the
ous stages of completion, several hav­ more stable Industry. Almost any
ing been completed, nnd we have'pre­ agricultural Industry down there Is
pared the Irrigation works necessary profitable."
«■'rank W. Robinson, a railroad
to serve about 1,675.000 acres of land.
That was the amount at the end of official, reports Improvements In Idaho
which he thinks nre typical of the
last year.
whole Irrigation section.
Sell Water Rights.
Increase in Wealth.
“ In addition to that, under one of
“ In I.atnh «ounty, In I960," he said,
the subsequent acts the service has
sold partial water rights from reser­ “ the assessed value «if property was
voirs constructed by It to canal com­ *6 500.600: In 1910 $20,000.000, and In
I. $34,000.001
bKTBBM In U t
panies. Irrigation districts nnd others,
which had been previously construct­ wealth of Tw-ln Falls county In the
ed and for which the water supply last ten-ycnr perlml was nb««ut 200 per
was Inadequate In the latter part of cent, while In Latah county In the
70 per cent. The number of acres of
the season.
“The sereage nerved l>y |pnrtlnl Improve«! land an«l In farms only—
water rights from the government In not Including waste lands nn«l Innd*
connection with private projects is a n«>t under cultivation— In' the Twin
little over 1.660,000 acres, so that we Falls county section In 1910 was ap­
hate approximately 2,7$0.6i»> acres proximately 100.000 acres, and In 1920
served in wfeota or In pert to- the 190.060 acres, while In Latah copnty
government, with the expenditure that In I960 there were 1S6.060 acres In
farms; In 1910, 213,060 acres; and In
I have mentioned.
“The population upon the projects !920, 223.000 acres. Indicating that In
which are entirely government pro- the last ten-year jierhid 10,000
acres o f this MMi-Irrlgated section had
J e c t ^ l s approx r:
1201»«» | p i .
l>eon pln<*ed under cultivation, while
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—and the Increase in population of In the Twin Falls s«s-tlon 90.000 acre*
the towns and the pew towns alto­ had tieen placed under cultivation.
“ In 1919 the total value of all crops
gether account for about 2"" »«) peo­
ple addltln) •
mg something like raise,! In the Twin Falls section on
320,060 people that have been afforded 190,000 acres was $28.591.692. while In
Latah county, on 223,000 acres the
homes as a result of this work.
"OB Ihe government projects there total value of all crops wa* $13.525,000.
“These people who ha)*» taken up
have he*n established 500 schools, 476
churches, and 216 banks. These hank* these Irrigated lan«ls are the most
have a capital of 0612,066 000^nd de­ aggressive nnd best type o f home-
posits of $113.006.600. There are. al­ maker and citizen In the United
together. over 260.600 depositors. The States. They *pen«J their money f«»r a
deposits In relation to the populaGon large amount of manufactured things,
are much greater on the reclamation the comforts of home, and they afford
projects than In the country at large. the best market per raplta for menu-
“In the rear 191». which was the factnred Eastern gn«>d*. tine Illus­
peak of prices, the returns from the , tration typical of that, and typlral of
Legislation Proposed to Spend
$250,000,000 to Open up
Unproductive Land.
NATION IS TO BE REPAID
Ornery Animal Is '
Offered for Sale
Grenada, Miss.—The tux su-
perxtsors of Grenada county
have reduced the assessment on
IV. W. Whitaker’s mule from
$50 to $20, the value originally
placed on the animal by Its
owner, after having raised the
assessment to the larger figure.
In n letter to the supervisors
Mr. Whitaker stntes:
“ In valuing this mule to the
assessor at $20 I was extremely
liberal with the county.
It
would have seemed too ridicu­
lous to have placed him nt Ills
real value, which, at the time of
falling values, could not have
exceeded $10.
"1 hereby make this proposi­
tion to any member of the
hoard, to nuy other citizen of
the county or state; Give me
$20 and take the mule, nnd may
the good Lord be with you un­
til we meet beyond the river.
“ For Inherent wlckeduess of
heart nnd meanness of disposi­
tion this mule. In comparison,
mnkes the devil n smiling
cherub; for a dtsliwllnntlon to
dlsslpnte useful energy this
beast makes the grasshopper a
model of Industry."
every Irrigated section In the West that
Is developed, Is reflected In figures of
the reclamation service on the Mini-
duko project.
"In 1019 the value of the crops was
$5.924,000. The value of the manufac­
tured articles used on that project
wns $7,139,000. In other word* on that
project In 1919 they purchased more
than they produced.”
W. D. B. Dodson, mnnnger of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, esti­
mates that on the slightly more thnn
1,000,000 ncres of Irrigated lands re­
claimed n total yield valued at $66,-
000,006 wns olitatne«! In 1918 and $90,-
000,600 In 1919.
“The value o f the average yield,"
he said, “ was 63.60 per acre from
crops alone for all Ihe Irrigated land
In 1918, ns compared with $20 an acre
for the average of all the cultivated
land «>f Ihe nntion In the year 1910."
Purpose of Legislation.
The purpose of the proposed legis­
lation Is to authorize and direct the
secretary of the treasury to trans­
fer to the reclamation fund upon tho
request of the secretary of the Interior
a total sum of $230,000,000 In the fol­
lowing manner:
During the flscnl year ending In
1922 hot exceeding $20.000.000; 1923.
$85,000.000; 1924. $45,000.000, and for
en«-h suorvH'dlng yenr for a period of
three yenrs not to exceed $50,000,000.
The money Is to he used by the In­
terior department In reclaiming arid
nnd seml-arld lands
In western
states.
Reclaiming these Innds Includes the
examination anil survey of the lands,
determining the character of the soil,
the feasibility of placing wnfer there­
on by menrs of flams, Reservoirs, tun­
nels, canals, dikes ami such other
means as scientific engineering may
determine ns feasible and practicable.
At the end of five years, under the
bill a physical valuation of the pr«>p-
erty of the district shall he made and
If Ihe taxable port Is fotind by compe­
tent appraisers to he double the cost
of r«>nstmctlon the «llstrlct shall Issue
Its bonds and from the sale thereof
the reclamation fund of the United
States treasury shall be reimbursed
to the amount of money expended on
the projects, |>r!ncl|>al and Interest.
The whole real ami personnl property
of the district stands pledged to the
payment of the bond*. They run not
exceeding twenty-five years.
As under the existing law. persons
«leslring to open an Irrigation project
must he organized Into a district In
conformity with the lawn of the state
or states In which the project In
whole or In part la situated.
The total of $256.066 666 advanced
to the reclamation fund la to be re­
paid to the United States treasury
from this fund beginning with the fis­
cal year 1942.