Americans Get
Many Grizzlies
sea lion and other denizens of the
Natural History Museums of Ok deep were sighted, and when we had
come to anchor fishing was always In
lahoma and Brooklyn Repre
dulged In with great success.”
sented in Alaska Trip.
The first encounter with grizzlies
DRIVE LASTED THREE MONTHS
Bruin Gave Party Lest Trouble Than
Old 8torma—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, and 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 forwnrded 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, and hall
storms for 30 days.
Besides Sykes and Crabb, the party
Included Robert Rockwell of Brook
lyn, representing the Brooklyn mu
seum ; Charles Hoffinelster of Impe
rial, Neb., noted big game hunter; Dr.
W. H. Chase of Seward, Aluska, well-
known authority on Alaskn, and sports
man ; I’ete Larson of Unga, Alaska,
thief guide, with several assistants.
had plenty of thrills. After the men
had left the Rolfe and had spent
several days searching for “signs,”
four full-grown bears came upon them
with such a suddenness that men and
bears etood watching each other
a few moments in astonishment. The
grizzlies made the first move. Three
of them crouched to the earth and
crept toward the hunters, only 50
yards away. The fourth remained be
hind. There wasn’t even a tree to
climb. When the three bears got with
in three yards Sykes fired three
times in rapid succession and the
three leaders fell dead. Immediately
the fourth bear charged with great
roars. A bullet halted him Just as he
reached the side of the other bears,
and he fell dead across their bodies.
Long and Arduous Tramps.
These four were the largest found
during the entire hunt The hide of
“old Mose.” as the biggest grizzly
was named by the men, measured 12
feet In length. The fur of these ani
mals showed no blemishes of any kind.
In further skirmishes with the ani
mals not one of the party was In
jured, although the bears did not fall
to the rifle as easily as did the first
four.
To track the animals long tramps
through deep snows were necessary,
and frequently the men slid down
mountain sides. The cold, at times,
was intense, despite the fact that It
was summer; It wus close to the arc
tic circle. The animals were skinned
by the helpers after each killing and
the hides dried out and loaded on the
Rolfe for shipment home.
Louvain Library as It Will Appear When Completed
China Now Has Its Girl Scouts
■' The new library for Louvain university, for which Dr. Murray Butler of New York laid the foundation stone, as
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 Weál
Long T rip to Hunting Ground.
On April 23, Sykes, accompanied by
Crabb and Hoffinelster, 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 Rolfe 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 at the first appearance In public of the Girl
cluding a stop of two days at Se Scouts of China. These girls formed a guard at the “Far Eastern Olympic
ward and one at Uyuk buy, 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 bay, opposite the twin volcnnoes
of Pavlov, one of which is active.
This was the main cump, and was
continued from May 9 to June 5, the
date of departure for home.
“There was not a day while we were
on the hunting grounds,” Doctor
ly mined In this country, or nt least
Chase writes, "during which we did Stream of White Metal Flowing exported from here, nnd comes bnck
not see cnrlbou, wolverine ami fox, as
to This Country After Help
with a service stripe.
well as u greut variety of bird life,
Used in the W ar.
ing
Win
the
War.
Including ptarmngln, swnn, geese,
Silver was used In the war to off
ducks and many other shore birds.
set German propaganda In the Far
During the days aboard the boat many
East. While troops were holding bark
porpoises, thrashers, black fish, seal,
RAFFLED FRE IN THE FAR EAST the Germans In their drive on Parts In
the spring of 1918. a flood of silver
offset completely the efforts of the
Offset German Propaganda and Up Germans to stir up trouble In the Far
Biting Bandit Gets
held Confidence of the Natives
East. Sliver dollars, Idle In the vaults
Her Ring in West
of the United States treasury depart
During Critical Period—Treas
ment, were melted down into bars and
ury Restoring Supply.
Omaha, Neb.—"I wish I was
hurried ucross the Pacific to provide
back In Boston and had never
New York.—Silver, like gold, Is additional cover for paper money,
seen Omaha I This Is n wild
town.” So sobbed Mrs. I. W.
trickling toward the United States. It about which the natives of India had
Howlett of Boston, ns she told
Is coming to its best and readiest become alarmed.
The Importance of dispelling dis
police how two bandits hail livid
market In n stream thut, o f course. Is
her up, nlong with a friend, and
not comparable to the amount of gold quieting reports In the Far East
bitten the diamond from her
Imported, hut yet In sufficient volume about the reserves. Is Indicated by
ring.
to present unmistakable evidence that the Importance of silter in the econom
life of the Far East. It Is the
“He said first he would have
nooks and crannies are being searched ic
money of the bazaars of India. It Is
to bite my finger off.” sobbed
for hoarded silver, Hint bank vaults of
Mrs. Hewlett, “and lie pressed
Europe In which sliver has been col the coin In which bills nre paid nnd
purchases made, and 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
nnd that our own chest, depleted by since childhood and the one bullion
and bit the diamond from the
war needs. Is being refilled to Its nor
which he plaices implicit confidence.
ring."
mal brimming level. The silver now In The
size of this outflow of silver
coming to the United States was niost- from the United States in the days
when It was considered a necessity
to aid in winning the war may be
Judged from the figures of the direc
tor of the mint. In the six years
from 1915 to 1920, Inclusive, Imports
of sliver into the United Stntes
amounted to $368.933,478, while ex
ports totaled $813,808,530, an excess
of exports over Imports of $444,875,-
058. Production of sliver in the
United States In the same period was
$332,807,500. From 1915 to 1919 in
clusive the amount of new silver
consumed In the arts In the United
States was valued at $95,709,081.
American Silver
Is Coming Back
Eskimo Girls Riding an Elephant
Shortage Made Up.
The following tuhlo of Imports and
exports Indicates why It was neces
sary to draw upon the stock of silver
In the United Stntes treasury to make
up the shortage. Including the melting
of 270,121,155 stiver dollars under the
Pittman a c t:
Im po rts
1»»
1S1»
ISIS
1917
1S1«
ISIS
Excess ot
Exports Over
E xpo rts Im ports
... .«.oso.Mi su3.ti«.s:« 12s.t,a.in
.................. 8S.410.01S
.................. 71.376,6«»
................ 63.340.477
...................n j« 3 .2 s »
................ 34.483,864
T o ta l.
23S.021.061
262.840.404
34,130,876
n>.iS6.tw:
&3.6K.8S4
14S.61l.033
181.47O.T«
3O.7SO.3N
3s.331.74»
1S.114.S3C
m u . sts . «
The Pittman act of April, IMS. au
thorized the melting of silver dollars
to the extent of 350,tXX),(XX» to meet
the world shortage of silver, produc
tion here falling far short of meeting
the demand. The stock of silver money
held by the United States was re
duced from $757,490.624 In 1915 to
$540,282,504 held at the end of 1920
Now the chest Is being replenished.
Ijist February the coinage of silver
('apt. Roald Amundsen, famous Scandinavian, who discovered the South j dollars was resume,! and the treasury
pole. Is shown In the Seattle boo . Hiding on the elephant Is hla four-year-old la to continue Its purchases of silver
adopted daughter. Cakonlta, a full-blooded Eskimo, and his elght-year-ohi 1 nntll that melted to help win the war
ward, Camilla, who Is part Eskimo,
has been restored.
Ornery Animal Is
Offered for Sale
Grenada, Miss.—The tax su
pervisors 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 a letter to the supervisors
Mr. Whitaker states:
“In valuing this mule to the
assessor at $20 I was extremely
liberal with the county.
It
would hnve seemed too ridicu
lous to have placed him at his
real value, which, at the time of
falling values, could not have
exceeded $10.
"I hereby make this proposi
tion to any member of the
board, to any other citizen of
the county or state: Give me
$20 and take the mule, and may
the good Lord be with you un
til we meet beyond the river.
"For Inherent wickedness of
heart and meanness of disposi
tion this mule. In comparison,
makes the devil a smiling
cherub: for a dislnellnntlon to
dissipate useful energy this
beast makes the grasshopper a
model of. Industry.”
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Legislation Proposed to Spend reclamation projects proper—gross re
turns of vegetable products—were
$250,000,000 to Open up
about $79,000,000.
"The Salt River valley In Arizona
Unproductive Land.
illustrates well the results of Irriga
tion development, based on the federal
work.
The Salt river project is in
NATIDN IS TR BE REPAID Maricopa county, surrounding the city
of Phoenix, capital of Arizona. Ac
cording to the census data and other
Would Place at Disposal of Settlers reliable statistics, about the time the
What May Become Most Fertile
reclamation act became law the
Soil In the Country—320,000
population of Phoenix was approxi
Thrive On Irrigated Lands.
mately 5,000 and that of Maricopa
county 89,000, while the taxable value
Washington.—New legislation Is be of property In the county was $9,000,-
ing prepared by committees of congress 000.
for opening up to mankind the arid
“In 1020, the population of Phoenix
lands of the West.
had reached 29,000, that of Maricopa
Nearly 200,000,000 acres remain un county 89,000, while the taxable value
improved In the reclamation group of of property In the county was close
stntes—more than all the productive to $100,000,000, or more than ten times
lands of Germany and the United what It was when the réclamation
Kingdom combined. This improve act was passed. These results are at
ment would accommodate many mil tributable mainly to Irrigation devel
lions more people and add billions to opment by the United States. 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 that which has followed any cultivation.
“The main staple product five or ten
the work hitherto done.
The results of twenty years of Irri years ago was' alfalfa, coupled with
dairying. Though there were many every irrigated section In the West that
gation may be summarized thus:
Gross cost, $135,000,000; net cost, gardens and some fruits raised and is developed, Is reflected In figures of
$127.000,000; estimated area, on com other Industries and a good deal of the reclamation service on the Mlnl-
pletion of all projects, 3,212,092 acres; gTaln, but the most Important staple dako- project
Irrigable acreage, 1,732,374 acres; was alfalfa and dairying.
“In 1919 the value of the crops was
"A few years ago the success of $5,924,000. The value of the manufac
Irrigated acreage In 1918, 1,141,516
acres; cropped acreage In 1918, 1,051,- long staple cotton was demonstrated tured articles used on that project
193 acres; crop value of Irrigated land for that region. That bringing very was $7,139,000. In other words on that
yield for 1018, $(56,000.000; vnlue high prices large areas of alfalfa were project In 1919 they purchased more
average yield per acre, $63.06; average ploughed up, the cattle were sold, and than they produced.”
cost per acre, on basis of total area the people went extensively Into the
W. D. B. Dodson, manager of the
when completed, $42; average cost per raising of long staple cotton. That Portland Chamber of Commerce, esti
acre on basis of area to which service was very profitable up to 1919 and was mates that on the slightly more than
was ready to supply water during the one of the principal reasons why the 1,900,000 acres of Irrigated lands re
season of 1918, $70; average cost per product that year was so high.
claimed a total yield valued at $00,-
“In 1920 about 145,000 acres were 000,000 was obtained In 1918 and $90,-
acre on basis of actual area cropped
planted to long staple cotton, but the 000,000 In 1919.
In 1918, $129.
Authorities on the results of Irri market failed and very little of that
“The value of the average yield,”
gation agree that the Investment or cotton has yet been marketed, al he said, “was 63.00 per acre from
advance by the government of funds though It was picked six months ago. crops alone for all the Irrigated land
in the nature of loans has been pro It has potential value, but leaves the In 1918, ns compared with $20 an acre
people In rather straitened circum for the average of all the cultivated
ductive of great wealth.
"At the present time,” according to stances, because of the lack of laud of the nation in the year 1910.”
Purpose of Legislation.
Director Arthur P. Davis of the re mnrket at the present time, and many
clamation service, "the net Invest of them are going hack to alfalfa and
The purpose of the proposed legis
ment of the reclamation fund Is ap dnlrylng. The difficulty Is to get lation Is to authorize nnd direct the
proximately $120,000,000. With that high-grade cattle, which they had be secretary of the treasury to trans
has been constructed about twenty- fore In a marked degree, but gradu fer to the reclamation fund upon the
five projects which are now In vari ally they are getting back Into the request of the secretary of the Interior
ous stages of completion, several hav more stable Industry. Almost any a total sum of $250,000,000 In the fol
ing been completed, and we have pre agricultural Industry down there Is lowing manner:
pared the Irrigation works necessary profitable."
During the fiscal year ending In
Frank W. Robinson, a ra ll’oad 1922 not exceeding $20.000.000; 1923,
to serve about 1,675,000 acres of land.
That was the amount at the end of official, reports Improvements in Idaho $35,000,000; 1924, $45,000,000, nnd for
which he thinks are typical of the each succeeding year for a period of
last year.
whole Irrigation section.
three years not to exceed $50,000,000.
Sell W ater Rights.
Increase in Wealth.
"In addition to that, under one of
The money Is to be used by the In
"In Latah county. In 1900," he said, terior department In reclaiming arid
the subsequent acts the service has
In western
sold partial water rights from reser “the assessed vnlue of property was and seml-arld lands
voirs constructed by It to canal com $0.500,000; in 1910. $20,000,000, and In states.
panies, Irrigation districts and others, 1920. $34.000.000. The Increase in the
Reclaiming these lands Includes the
which had been previously construct wealth of Twin Falls county In the examination and survey of the lands,
ed und for which the water supply last ten-year period was nbout 200 per determining the character of the soil,
was Inadequate In the latter part of cent, while In Lntnh county In the the feasibility of placing water there
70 per cent. The number of acres of on by means of dams, reservoirs, tun
the season.
“The acreage served by partial Improved land and In farms only— nels, canals, dikes and such other
water rights from the government in not Including wnste lands and lands menns as scientific engineering may
connection with private projects Is a not under cultivation—In the Twin determine as feasible and practicable.
little over 1,000,000 acres, so that we Falls county section In 1910 was ap
At the end of five years, under the
have approximately 2,700.000 acres 1 proximately 100.000 acres, and In 1920 bill a physical valuation of the prop
served In whole or In part by the i 190.000 acres, while In Lntah county erty of the district shall be made and
government, with the expenditure that In 1900 there were 196.000 acres In if the taxable part Is found by compe
farm s; In 1910, 213,000 acres; and In tent appraisers to be donhle the cost
I have mentioned.
“The population upon the projects 1920, 223.000 acres. Indicating that In of construction the district shall Issue
which are entirely government pro the last ten-year period 10.000 Its bonds and from the sale thereof
jects Is approximately 120,000 people I ocres of this non-lrrlgated section had the reclamation fund of the United
—agricultural population on the farms been placed under cultivation, while States treasury shall be reimbursed
—and the Increase In population of , In the Twin Falls section 90.000 acres to the amount of money expended on
the towns and the new towns alto- had been placed under cultivation.
the projects, principal and Interest.
gether account for about 200.000 peo- j “In 1919 the total value of all crops The whole real and personal property
pie additional, making something like ’ raised In the Twin Falls section on of the district stands pledged to the
320,000 people that hnve been afforded \ 190.000 acres was $29.591.692, while In payment of the bonds. They run not
Ijitah county, on 223.000 acres the exceeding twenty-five years.
homes as a result of this work.
"On the government projects there , total value of all crops was $1X525.000.
As under the existing law. persons
“These people who ha\e taken up desiring to open an Irrigation project
have been established 500 schools, 476
churches, and 216 banks. These banks these Irrigated lands are the most must be organised Into a district In
have a capital of $012.000 000 and de aggressive and best type of home conformity with the laws of the state
posits of $113.000.0110. There are, al maker and citizen In the United or states In which the project In
together, over 200.000 depositors. The States. They spend their money for a whole or In part Is sltnated.
deposits In relation to the population large amount of manufactured things,
The total of $250.000 fXX» advanced
are much greater on the reclamation the comforts of home, and they afford to the reclamation fund Is to be re
projects than In the country at large. the best market per capita for manu paid to the United States treasury
“In the year 1919, which was the factured Eastern goods. One illus from thia fund beginning with the fis
peak of prices, the returns from the ' tration typical of that, and typical ot cal year 1942.