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Of the approximate 2.000 marital loops he has formed, though, Jbat is the first time Mr. Wagner was ever so treated, he says. tOACH DMVER&J&'WBATTLE WOLVES Oiw Man'a Throat Tarn Long Fight. in I: MMexico City.--The state of Durango, In Mexico, besides being notorious for Slaving the greatest number of scorpions in the world, is known and dreaded for its wolf herds. Hungry-mad herds of the man-eating beasts rove over the desert Stretches of the state and hide in the barren mountain passes, falling on possible human or animal prey which may appear. Only recently a herd of a hundred of the gaunt animals fell on two stages, •(ach drawn by eight well-fed mnles. A battle royal resulted on the parched surface of the desert between mules, their drivers, and the wolves. At the end of a four-hour battle by Hhoonlight, dawn showed one man dead, llut four of the sixteen mules alive, and ; .W>nie thirty or forty wolves ripped to f leces by mole hoofs or pierced by rifle bullets. * The stages were driven by five hardy t Mexican cowboys engaged in carrying feupplles to isolated villages In the barren waste. It was while they were camping at night that the wolves attacked. The man killed had taken refuge under one of the vehicles and was firing at the wolves from a prostrate position, when one of the angry animals I'ieaped on him and tore open his throat. His four companions were able to protect themselves from the savage attack of wolves while firing their rifles. •• 1 ' . Train Suction Picks Up Child, Hurls Her to Death Sunbury, Pa.--Mary Dworak, eight, died before reaching the Shamokin Mate hospital after the suction of a passing passenger train on the Phila- • ielphia & Reading railway had picked *|ier up and hurled her to the ground, fracturing her skull. ..j.. The little girl, daughter of Mr. and '" 'Mrs. John Dworak of Continental, a email mining hamlet in Coal township, .had attended Sunday school and was en her way home. People of that mining village must Walk along the railroad tracks to get •from the highway to their home. The Child had reached the top of the embankment from the highway and had Waited for a train on the track nearest her to pass by. As the last car went by she stepped over the tracks not knowing that a passenger train was coming on the other tracks. As it whirled by the suction picked up her body and hurled It five feet away. The only marks she bore were on the side of the face caused by falling^ on the - cinders. BABY COWBOY SLAYS FATHER WITH "TOY"GUN I Steals Chbtrity Monty; Repents; dives It Back Winnipeg, Man.--The bard's clai^n that "there is so much good in the worst of us," has found tangible expression in the act of a highwayman. Recently the highwayman held up and robbed C. V. Combes while on his way home with $227 of the proceeds of a concert held for the benefit of a fund for the poor children of Winnipeg. A few days later a burly, shabbily clothed man called at the office of the concern promoting the campaign for funds, left a package with the cashier, and quickly departed. In the package was found, the money and Mr. Combes' watch. Also Inside was a note saying: "Sorry we did the job. We didn't know whose money it was. Spent $2 before readtagr Buffet End* Parent's Life as He Praises Child at Play. Cork.--All evening loaf ffeieeyear- old Oazuros Manos rode through the house on a broomstick-horse, bravely clicking two cap pistols and snufiing out the lives of numberless Imaginary Indians. He cried delightedly : "Papa, I'm a cowboy!" "Isn't that nice?" , "Papa, look!--you're an Indian. Fm going to shoot you!" A second later the father, Anostatsos Manos, dropped mortally wounded with a bullet In his heart. The child had discarded a toy pistol and picked up his father's .82*Callber revolver. Mother la Shocked. The mother, in the kitchen, screamed. The three-year-old child, shocked, dropped the smoking gun and started to cry. "Mamma, I'm hurted," The mother rushed in and carried her husband to the bed. Patrolman Connaghton of the West Thirtieth street police station, hearing the shot, ruphed to the house. Within a half-hour Anostatsos Manos, forty-three, a chestnut peddler, had died at Rellevue hospital. Physicians, telephoned the news to tiie Tenth avenue home. The strick- Ml dean Poker Party Lexington, Ky.--Two natty appearing robbers obtained $250 In cash and jewelry )when they boldly walked in on a poker game and proceeded to "stick up" 12 men. Ely Cornett of Winchester, Ky., was cracked over the head with the butt of a pistol when he attempted to disarm one of the bandits. Smollett Baby Detroit, Mich.--Ricliard Krause Is the smallest baby on record In the Detroit health department. He weighs fourteen ounces and is seven inches long but is perfectly normal in every way with v^li-defined featues and finger about three-quarters of an Inch 4. The Qun Exploded. ea wife fainted. The child, unable to realize what had happened, laughed. Held Great Fun. He thought it had been great fun. All evening he had been proudly exhibiting his two cap pistols. They clicked and looked like regular revolvers. He romped through the house, "slaying all who crossed his path." Tiring finally, he wandered around looking for new experience. His father's ,32-caliber revolver lay on a box nearby. It looked familiar. This made three guns he had now. Attempting to imitate his former play, he looked around for the enemy. He saw his father. . . . "Oh, papa, look!" - • He pulled the trigger. The gun exploded. --* That was all. Except that police are in a Quandary. They do not knbw what disposition to make of the child, who answers all questions and discusses in detail what happened. •% • 'V i VS !"'• *> ' i U ' To Shoot Bandits San Diego, Cal.--Gov. Abelardo Rodriguez of the northern district of the Mexican state of Lower California has issued notice that all highwaymen caught operating in the district will be shot immediately on proof of their crimes. Stork* Leaves Triplets; Electrician Is Shocked New York.--Louis Brodsky, master electrician, was upset when he was obliged to work, knowing that his wife had just given birth to a baby boy. Brodsky was expected to buy the baby a pair of shoos and some other things, and it was necessary to work without taking time out. Needless to say, his mind was not on his work at all. The Brodskys already had two children, and Louis congratulated himself on the birth of the third. The nurse had telephoned liim at the Broadway theater in Long Island City. "Louis," cried the nurse in glee, "It's a boy!" "Yes, of course, and I am very happy," replied the electrician. "No, you don't know," contradicted the nurse. "It's another boy--It's twins, 'Louis. Ain't that grand?" Louis avowed that it was, but he dropped the receiver on the hook a trifle dazed. But the telephone was ringing again. "I know all about It," said the electrician. "Another boy." "You don't know," said the voice. "It's a girl. It's triplets, Louis, two boys and a girl." Brodsky rushed home In a cab. Thought Dead Philadelphia.--Given up as dead by his family, after he had disappeared while on a trip to Coney Island four months ago, Samuel Tushhan, thirtyfive years old, a Brooklyn druggi-t, was located in the private sanatorium of Dr. H. L. Randal, at Chestnut Hill. He was Identified at the sanatorium by Michael Rose, a former business associate. babbit Has Task Warsaw, Ind.--A rabbit with a proa trading tusk or tooth two inches In length was shot by Clark Moore irhilt- ^ hunting near this city. Dies Hunting Doctor Bedford, Iowa.--Harry Newton, forty- one, a farmer, dropped dead while he was running for a doctor after his mother was taken 111 suddenly. Heart disease caused his death. Model City Built by the Lumber Companies fx:.* ***** yv.-w.^ - IT" The comparative exhaustion of forests In other parts of the country has caused one of the great industrial migrations of history--the transfer of the lumber industry from the Great Lakes and the South to the Pacific Northwest, where one-half the remaining standing timber of the country is located. The'lumher companies decided to erect a model city out there, and Longview, Wastu of whose civic center a view is given above. Is the result The site, on the Columbia, river ^oidway between Seattle and Portland, was swampy grazing land. Ancient Treasure Found in Sahara Beloit College's Expedition Is Successful. Killed by Dad'a Truck Janesville, Wis.--Enid Arlene Rice, six. was instantly killed when she fell from the seat of an oil truck, which her father was driving here. The girl rolled uoder the' wheels and was crushed. Paris.--An account of how proof Was found of the existence of an ad- Tanced ancient civilization where desert winds now sweep over the shifting dunes of the south central Sahara and of the discovery of "a legendary tomb that Is not a legend any more" was brought to' Paris by the Count De Prorok-Beloit college expedition, Just returned from its labors In the sunscorched desert. The expedition's leaders, Count De Prorok and Bardley Tyrrell, a trustee of Beloit (Wis.) college, said their discoveries In the Hoggar country, which some antiquarians have regarded as the "lost Atlantis" of the ancient world, had fully repaid their Work. Found Old Trade Routes. "The primary object of the expedition-- establishment of the fact that in ancient times there were Saharan trade routes between Carthage and the great .civilization fch€n existing in the Hoggar country--was achieved," the sun-burned count said. "The tomb of Tin-Hanan (the discovery of which was announced November 28) Is, I believe, the greatest archeologlcal treasure Africa has ever produced. The statue of the Libyan Venus we found there alone would more than pay the entire cost of the expedition. "Tln-Hanan's tomb stands on a high volcanic rock overlooking the desert It Is built In a circular shape with rectilinear blocks, covered with Llbo- Berber inscriptions. These have been turned over for translation to Abbe j. B. Chabot, vice president of the French Institute. The tombs of 15 nobles, or amrads, surround the base of the tomb. "Tln-Hanan was the ancestress of the Tuareg line of kings, whose rule was that of a matriarchate, that is, the succession descended through a female side. Legend appears to link her with the great goddess of the Carthaginians, Tanit, and with Athene of the Greeks. The tomb resembles the so-called 'Christian's tomb' at Algiers, but is better preserved. "We began digging half way between the base and the top, driving Into the heart of the structure and then downward until we struck a passage leading Into an open chamber filled with dried dates, wheat and food stored ages ago. There were eight chambers, of which we explored only the treasures of the queen. 8oldiers Guard Tomb. "French soldiers ape now guarding the tomb, which the French government has declared a national monument. "Carthage and Utlca were not the first states to exploit the Sahara country. We found all along the way neolithic stations, marked by heaps of black stones and ancient flints, in the dry river bed, indicating that still more ancient trade routes had passed that way. These flints were the handiwork of man at the dawn of history and might be 10,000 years old. We found 14 in tbe same river bed within half an hour, showing that it was once a thickly populated region. "Louis Chapui, a former officer with the French Saharan troops, had once seen this tomb and recalled its location and guided us to It. There we were aided in the work by natives." The count said the natives, the Tauregs, a white race, vere hospitable everywhere, but that they became excited when the treasures were taken out of Tin-Hanan's tomb. The greatest diplomacy was required to quiet them. The expedition, he said, went unarmed. They treated the natives courteously and taught them to sing college and Rotarian songs. The Libyan Venus to which Count De Prorok referred is a small stone statuette of great antiquity found near the tomb of Tln-Hanan. Count De Prorok said it may date from nearly 10000 B. C. The treasure found In the tomb, In which a skeleton was discovered, Included "a golden diadem dotted with stars, five necklaces of precious stones, eighteen bracelets, nine of them gold and nine silver, furnishings of delicately carved wood, a complete set of toilet articles, a little mound of precious stones." "The expedition packed up 46 cases of these marvels," Count De Prorok said, "and presented them to the governor general of Algeria." Barber Falls Heir to Half $200,000 Estate Qulncy, Cal.--John L. Cook, barber, opened an important-looking letter from New York recently and found that he was heir to one-half of the estate of his father, the late Frederick Cook of Hanover, Germany, and that his share would be something like $100,000. The other half goes to Mrs. G. W. Krutchfleld of Huntsvllle, Mo., the barber's-sister. - NAVAJO INDIANS IMPROVE SHEEP Import Animals to Get Better Wool. Shtproefc, N. M.--The Navajo lbdian, a stalwart nomad of the Painted desert, has gone far afield to Improve the strain of the sheep which provide wool for the famous Navajo blankets. Successful experiments with Karakul sheep, Imported from Asia, have led to steps taken to renew the Karakul blood among the native sheep of the reservation by the importation of more of these rare animals. The Karakul sheep Is the source of a valuable fur known to furriers as broadtail, Persian lamb, or Astrachan. The cross between the Karakul and native Navajo sheep has produced an animal bearing a beautiful wool, not too fine for rug weaving, ranging in shades through tan, yellowish brown' and reddish brown. The Navajo sheep owner, as a rule, sells his entire clip of wool to the traders of the reservation, regardless of color of the wool. The trader sorts the "off", colors and stores them In the wool room. Later the Navaj^ women, who are the weavers of nie blankets which have made the tribe famed throughout the world, visit the wool rooms at the trading posts. They select and repossess themselves of such portions of the "off" colored wools as they may need for weaving purposes. Although many attempts have been made among Eastern manufacturers to color wool artificially for weaving, In Imitation of this natural product, the dyed wools fail by a wide margin to bring the prices demanded for the rugs and blankets fabricated froxfc the natural product Honeymoons Passe London.--Lydla Lopokova, Russian dancer, who married Prof. John Maynard Keynes, thinks honeymoons have gone out of fashion. "Busy folks hove no time for honeymoons," she says. "The night after I was married I danced as usual." A dissenting debutante points out that Lydla has been married twice and her second husband is an economist Now Wear Smocks New York.--They're wearing blue denim smocks in Wall street now. Every attache In one broker's office has one from the partners down to messenger and the boys who post the quotations. Best Baby in Greater New York Jean Rellly, pink and proud witfl the cup that tells the world she' Is th» best baby in Greater New York, haf>» ing won that honor on her birthday at the Health and Food exposition at the New Madison Square Garde!.' Baby Jean is seventeen months old. Match Ignites Water; Mystery Stirs Town Seattle, Wash.--Flames from a pool of cold, salty water, in a canyon near here are attracting much attention. Water In the pool sometimes sinks almost out of sight. Then It rises, troubled with the gas passing through it. If a lighted match is thrown in while it Is turbulent, fire rises. At times the eruptions are particularly violent, throwing out rocks and sending flames 100 feet high. / A short distance away flames play for over two weeks at a time over water which bubbles up between rocks in a stream. Although rumors of "water that burns" had been spread by Indians and hunters, the place was inaccessible until recently. I , s , S A** > • " I llL* /\?" "•*. • • ^ii^ninmi )i«imi in"'" ^ * fcoioioioioro^oj^oibioioibro^^ Pack Gives Demonstration Forest to University NewTIaven, Conn.--A gift to Yale university from Charles Lathrop Pack sfit Lakewood, N. J., of a demonstration forest for puhllc education in forestry was announced by Henry S. Graves, dean of the school of forestry. The tract Is located near Keene In southern New Hampshire and is adjacent to the forest land already owned by Yale where, for a number of years, experiments and research in the growth and production of white pine have been under way. The new tract Is close to the town of Keene and Is directly on the trunk highway to the White mountains. The prime purpose of the gift, according to Dean Graves, is to carry on practical demonstrations of forestry which may serve as illustrations in educating people how forests may be scientifically bandied. It will be a field museum with actual demonstrations of different methods of forestry that can readily be interpreted and understood by; visitor* Now Lobster Station Bremerhaven, Helgoland. -- Germany's once impregnable fortress In the North sea is being turned into a lobster-raising station. Extensive beds are being laid around the island. The fortifications were razed under .the' Versailles treaty. I • Marketing Aids Used by Farmer Good Evidence That Better 4^ Business Methods Being Employed. 1 (Prapand by the united states DeptrtaMat of Agriculture.) There Is ever^ evidence that farmers generally are using better business methods in handling and marketing their products, the bureau of agricultural economics points out In its annual report to the secretary of agriculture. "This is shown," Bays the report, "in the manner in which farmers have rebuilt their business from the depression of five years ago. It Is shown, also, by the steadily Increasing call for information on standardization and inspection of farm products, farm management, credit facilities, and both domestic and foreign market news." Is a Service Bureau. The bureau is organized to obtain by research and investigation facts on practically all phases of the economics of agriculture from problems in farm management to the final distribution of agricultural products to consumers. It is essentially a service bureau to give farmers the best available information on these subjects. Federal standards are now In use for 32 leading fruits and vegetables, 8 grains, 7 varieties of hay, cotton, wool, tobacco, butter and eggs, and for a number of classes of live stock and dressed meats. The American cotton standards are now used throughout the world, and the bureau is endeavoring to effect similar uniform standards for wool. Market news reports on shipments, supplies and prices of farm products In the leading market centers are used -by farmers everywhere, a nation-wide service on collecting and disseminating this news by telegraph and radio having been organized. The bureau operates the largest government leased wire circuit In the world In connection with this service. Much Help to Farmer- Facts provided farmers on th\ outlook for specific farm crops, It is considered, have done much to enable them to plan their operations. The pig surveys by the bureau have been used widely In an effort to reduce the ups and downs in the hog Indcstry. "Special effort Is made In the marketing work of the bureau to determine the kinds, quality and quantity of products which are and which should be offered for sale. In the process of distribution questions of standardization, packing, assembling, transporting, warehousing, financing, and finally of retailing all call for special studies and services. "Without broad Information In regard to general economic conditions, the farmer Is not able to meet the changing conditions In domestic and world markets. Hence the need of closely co-ordinating the farts of national and world production, movements and prices for the purpose of providing a basis upon which farmers may plan their programs of work." Alfalfa Proven Success . as Protein for Cows Alfalfa Is no longer an experiment; It Is a proven success. With alfalfa the dairyman has good financial possibilities, but without It the future holds but little hope. Few as yet really appreciate alfalfa or they would be growing a larger acreage of It. Alfalfa yields twice the tonnage of other hays and several times the amount of protein. Rightly handled It does not need to be seeded nearly a* often. In total feeding value It Is surpassed only In yield by corn silage and the two should go hand in hand as one balances the other. They are by far our most profitable crops, although sweet clover pasture and corn for husking are likewise profitable. Alfalfa will do well on any good corn soil that is well drained and supplied with lime. Land manured for corn the previous'year is preferable. Fall plowing Insures a flrmer steed bed and Is to be preferred for seeding down. Rolling of spring plowing is next best. In any case it will pay to fit the soil well. ^ - If the soli lacks lime, and a test will show whether it does or not, the lime can be applied any time after plowing In the fall, winter or spring. Later it should be disked In. Easiest and Humane Way to Dehorn Young Calves The easiest and most humane way to dehorn calves Is by the use of stick caustic potash when they are but a few days old. When the calf Is four to seven days old the hair over and around the knobs that later produce horns Is clipped close. The moistened end of a stick of caustic potash is then rubbed over the horn until a spot about the of a dime becomes raw. Grease may be applied to the outer edge of the spot to prevent spread of the caustic and making the sore larger than necessary. The calf should be kept In the dry for a few hours after the treatment Following the successful application of the caustic a scab will form over the knob and drop off in a few days. Stick caustic potash < an b« procured at a drug store for r few cents and may be kept for some lime in a tightly stoppered bottle. While handling the caustic it should be wrapped in paper to prevent injury to the hands. Get Plums to Bear Plums are notorious in their heavy blooming and their |>oor setting of fruit It has been shown that not only are there questions of sterility to be considered, but that plums frequently bloom during wet sp. lls. The best way to get plums to bear is to plant those varieties which are noted for their productivity. The next sfwp Is to provide cross-pollimtion bjt planting some other varieties nearby. And the third factor is to induce good vigor in the tree--one to thr.-e pounds of nitrate of soda will help a tree to hold its fruit is Paper Best Suited - f for Wrapping Fruit Should Have Good Strength 7 ",V-4: and Flexibility. . . ; bjr the United States DepartmMt of Agriculture.) Practical tests to determine suit* able papers for wrapping fruits and vegetables conducted By the bureau of chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture show that paper for wrapping apples, oranges, lemons, pears and tomatoes should weigh 10 or 12 pounds per ream of 500 sheets 24 by 86 Inches In Size, and that It should have a bursting strength of not less than 6 points. It should have sufficient flexibility and strength to withstand the vlgot^ ous rapid twist given the paper In wrapping and to give a smooth, attractive appearance to the wrapped fruit. Paper complying with these requirements generally has been found satisfactory by the packers, but paper not complying with the specifications has not proved serviceable. Wrapping papers of the right kind will retard evaporation and thus tend to keep fruits and vegetables in a fresh condition. They will reduce damage in shipment from rubbing Or Jarring, retard final ripening until removed by the retailer, and they will give protection from dust, frost or the sun. While It cannot be expected that one kind of paper will prove suitable for all kinds of fruits and vegetables, the specifications will enable shippers to purchase satisfactory wrapping pSr pers. In order to secure additional Information for fruit packers, the bureau of chemistry will examine samples of paper that have proved satisfactory In service. The sample sent In must consist of at least 20 wrappers, 10 new and 10 that show the paper torn or damaged in wrapping fruit. A full statement as to the points In which the paper Is unsatisfactory, the name of the maker, brand name of paper, and approximate percentage of the paper falling during wrapping, should accompany the sample which should be mailed to the bureau at Washington. Cultivation of Alfalfa Helps to Control Weeds Cultivation of alfalfa may be beneficial under two conditions--when barnyard manure has been applied to the soil as a top dress'ng, and when it Is necessary to control weeds, according to Prof. S. C. Salmon of tha department of agronomy at the Kansas State Agricultural college. "Efficient cultivation works the manure Into the soil where it more readily decays and hence becomes more useful to the plants," said Professor Salmon. "There Is good reason to believe that cultivation after applying manure may be ^ beneficial for that reason. There Is no experimental evidence, however, to verify or disprove this opinion. HBluegrass, crabgrass and foxtail which greatly damage old alfalfa fields can be practically eradicated through cultivation. When alfalfa fields are to be left for seed It may be especially desirable to remove all weeds by cultivation. "One of the best implements tor cultivation Is the spring-tooth harrow. If the ground Is very hard a disk harrow may be tised. A good time to cultivate Is early in the spring be* fore growth starts. Cultivation Immediately after removing the first crop is perhaps more effective In killing bluegrass whereas cultivation after the second or third crop Is cut may be most effective in killing crabgrass." Cowpea Valuable as Hay ' for Different Animals The cowpea is valuable for hay, be? Ing nearly equal to wheat bran In nutrition, according to the Department of Agriculture. The seed Is rich feed but is little used because of Its scarcity and high price. It also makes an excellent dish for human consumption and is considerably used In the South. The seed is long lived and can be stored for long periods without loss of germinating quality but is attacked by weevils, so seed houses are forced to treat it with carbon bisulphld before storing, to kill off these pests and to give later treatment to keep them In check. While there are a number of varieties only a few are recognized as of first importance and the seed trade is accumulating a stock of the best sorts for distribution .through careful testa and study. Christmas T^ree Crops Christmas-tree crops, raised on plal* especially set aside for the growing of ' evergreens, seems to be a coming busl- ,*•' ness, say forestry officials of the United States Department of Agriculture. Although federal foresters do not feel that the use of Christmaa trees is a menace to the country's timber supply they point out that tha practice of growing evergreens especially for the Christmas trade Is tSt better than cutting them in'an Indiacriminate manner. FARM-NOTES If the apples kept in tbe cellar tighome use are sorted occasionally rot will not spread. • • • * Every pound of frujt, vegetable* m milk or meat placed on the market fcttl a part In affecting the price of all. ^ • • • Conifers, the pines In particular, thrive better than hardwoods on poor , soil, says the United States forest serv» Ice. • • • European clover seed Is low la price and quality, though neither are as low as the man who would sell it for homecrown seed. • • • Experienced orchardmen have oh» served that narrow-crotched scaffoMt branches on apple trees break mora > easily than wide-crotched brancha* when loaded ,wUh frtiit