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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
City Experts are in
Session ConsiderinQ
Problems of the City

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 24.-The an
nual convention Of the League OF
American Municipalities began here
today with large attendance Of may
ors and other officials representing
many Of the leading cities Of the
United States and Canada. During
the morning meetings Of the var
ious committees were held and the
convention proper opened this after
noon with an address Of welcome by
Mayor Herbert P. Keller Of st. Paul.
President David E. Heineman, of De-
troit responded. Another feature of
the opening session was the annual
report Of the secretary and treasurer
of the league, John McVicar of Des
Moines.
The sessions of the convention will
continue three days and will alter
nate between ST. Paul and Minneapo-
lis. The program calls for papers
and discussions on many municipal
problems. Included among the prom
inent participants will be Mayor Ma
hool of Baltimore, Mayor Dahlman OF
| Omaha, Mayor Maddox of Atlanta
Mayor Maloney OF Council Bluffs
Mayor Conard OF San Diego, Mayor
| Behrman OF New Orleans, Mayor
Love Of Lincoln, Neb., Mayor David
, son of Wichita, Kan, Mayor Carlton
Of Jamestown, N. Y, and T. K. Pow.
ell Of Fort Worth, Texas.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
ADDS MILLIONS TO CAPITAL

Akron, o., Aug. 24.-At a special
meeting here today Of the stock
holders Of the B. F. Goodrich Com
pany, manufacturers Of automobile
tires, it was voted to increase the
concerns capitalization from $1O,-
100000 to $2O,OOO,OOO. Half of the
new stock is said to be intended for
a stock dividend, while the remain.
der will be sold to finance plant addi-
tions contemplated, and also to pro.
vide working capital.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
Front View of TOmkinS Hall

the eighteenth century and We are
son is alive today and issued the
call for this meeting.
The First IOung-ster.
This first youngster has we'll been
called the child of the storm. How
ever much of the story may be tradi-
ton, it is we'll authenticated that
Jackets Fort was suddenly surpris-
ed by the Indians. that the courage
Gus John Young seized his wife and
their first born, only few hours
old, rushed out Of the fort and into
the darkness and a storm, reached
the river, placed his precious burden
in a canoe, and pushed off amid a
volley Of bullets and arrows. He
soon escaped from the view Of the
savages as he poled his canoe toward
Clendennin's Fort, twelve miles dis
tant, where Charleston is located.
Strange to say, none Of the little
family suffered either from the shots
of the enemy or the exposure and
anxiety of that awful night.
AS our patron hero looked back,
in his frantic but successful effort to
escape, he could see the flames Of
the fort where nearly all who re-
manned were killed or capturd
among the former being Jacob
Young, the brother of Captain John
Young.
The YOungs' Descendants.
to-
by Mrs. Mary Patton Hudson, Of Gin
cinnati, and the late John Slack
Sr., who long resided in this county
They might we'll be preserved In
poetic story, as soon as the family
produces 6. poet laureate.
John Young, the father. was
named as one of the trustees in the
first charter Of Charleston, passed
! by the legislature Of Virginia, De
cember 10, 1894, was commissioned
captain OF scouts, and was a hard.
pioneer. with Just the fortitude nee
essary to subdue the primitive will
derness with it's fierce savages ant
wild beasts.
Jacob Young, the first child, livet
| a. l'hS Gnu iilC, hiu uiSu II
Putnam county about the year 1875
He, like his numerous brothers an,
their descendants, was noted for hi
Industrious habits, patriotic devotion
and religious fervor. If, on tina
reriolous night, the red men ha
killed that first youngster and hi
parents, what would have become O
YOU?
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

They are worthy of such recognition
and d good Old-fashioned picnic, in,
cidental to doing SO, is good for the
nerves of their surviving, high
strung progeny.
Therefore, l commend this initia-
tive step on the part Of the Youngs,
and | hope that the descendants Of
other first settlers will follow suit
AS i am in the family only by-mar-
riage, [ do not know a great deal
about the clan from personal knowl-
edge, but will frankly admit that If
they are all like the sample who has
been my general manager for the
| last ten years they are all ANo. /,
and away above par.
Some Generations Back.
gcncalOgy, | found a Miss Young
| who married Mr.. Mathews, three
or four generations back, and / am
NOW devoting my spare time trying
to find proof that she is connected
with the family whose representa-,
lives are here today, and is in no
way related to the numerous family
Of Brigham Young.
The earliest permanent settlers Of
this region were the Youngs, the
lClendenninS, the Jackets, the Aar-
0ns and the Morrises. Lewis Tackett
and family settled at the mouth Of
Coal River at the present site Of st
Adams, and built Tackett's Fort
about 1897. John, Jacob and Mat
thias Young, brothers, came here
from Lancaster county, Pennsyl
vania, about the same time, ant
were famous trappers and Indiar
scouts. John Young married the
widow Of Townsend, who had beer
N"ziah Tackott, sister Of the ia
y nous Indian fighter, Lewis Tackett
and not a daughter as frequentl,
- stated. Into this home Of the will
y, Iderness, about 1888 or 1890 the frs
, lchlld Of the first settlers was born
~ therefore,, the first youngstcr o
- kanaWha was Young, Jacol
, Young, named after the father
lorother, and while he was born il
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
FOR MILES POINDEXTER

Vancouver, WASH, August "a
Victor Murdoch, OF Kansas, one OF
the prominent insurgent leaders in
congress, is coming to Vancouver to-
morrow to speak in behalf of Miles
Poindexter, the progressive repub-
lican candidate for United States
senator from Washington. Men
prominent in political affairs from
all over this section of tho State are
expected to attend the rally.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

The Milwaukee Club has purchas
|ed "Rube' DeGroff from Wilkes
Barre. AS a hitter the "Rube" was
a bear in the New York State
League.
Manager Fred Clarke Of Pittsburg
says that he intends to stand pat
with his present team and will try
0us no youngsters at this stage OF
the race.
A poor start put the White Sos
out OF the running this season, but
Hugh Duffy has been right on the
Job and now has q pretty classy
| team.
Umpire Sullivan Of the Northern
| Indiana League not only chases bad
actors off the field, but escorts fans
who become abusive, out Of the
grounds AS we'll.
The Chicago Nationals have pur.
chased Pitcher Toney Of the Win.
chester Blue Grass League club.
Toney holds a record Of striking out
10 hatsmen in Thinning no-hi'
game.
Only two Of the recruits who
started the season with the St Louis
Browns remain with the team Out
Of the big bunch taken South fol
trial KiIlifer and Truesdale are the
only boys still working for Jack
! O'Connor.
! Too NcGinnitv Is still the "Iror
Man. Of baseball. When Joe feels
real good he pitches for his Newarl
team every other day; when he's {
little out Of sorts, he pitches every
dav. and when he feels all to thu
bad, he pitches twice a day,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
May Sutton Versus
Hazel Hotchkiss
aPECIAL TO THE Malt.

SPECIAL TO THE MATT.
Berkeley, Cal, August 24.--Play
in the annual championship tourna-
ment Of. the California tennis associ-
alton began on the courts Of the Uni
versity Of California today with
many Of the best known racquet
wicldcrs participating. Long and
James, two. Of the foremost players
on tho Pacific coast, and A. Putin,
The Mexican champion are to com
pete for the state honors. The fea-
ture OF the tournament that prom
i3es to attract most attention, how
ever, will be match game between
Miss May Sutton, holder Of the
worlds title, and Miss Hazel Hotch,
kiss, Of Berkeley, the national cham
|nion.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
WANTS NEGRO DISFRANC HISED

Bristol, Va, August 20--Henry
Stuart, Democratic nominee for Con-
gress In the Ninth Virginia District,
In his opening speech today declared
that he favors the absolute disfran-
chisement Of the Negro, and said
that II elected he will vote for the
repeal Of the Fifteenth Amendment
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
INDIANA POST1IASTERS

Indianapolis, Ind, August "a
The annual convention Of the In
diana State League Of Postmasters
opened at the Federal building in
this city today with a good attend
ance. The proceedings will last two
days and will be devoted to the dis
cussion Of numerous problems relat-
ing to the duties Of the postmaster
and the improvement Of the postal
service
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25
HIGH SCHOOL FRATERS MEET

Kansas City, August .24.-The
seventeenth national conclave Of the
Phi Lambda Epsilon fraternity be-
gan in this city today, with head
quarters at the Coates House. The
gathering will remain in session UNI
til the end OF the week. The society
is high school fraternity which was
first organized at Clinton, Mo, In
1892. 1t now has $500 members
and is represented in nearly all the
large cities in the West
Losing nine Of the seventeen
games played on the western trip
was a hard jolt for the Boston Red
Sox.
"Happy jack Chesbro is pitching
in the Old Mill League. a New Eng
land organization playing Saturday
and Sunday games.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

If President Pat Powers Of the
Eastern League retires at the close
Of the season, Manager Ed Barrows
Of the Montreal club will be a candi-
tdate for Patrick position. 49,.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25


The hay fever exodus through
Chicago TO the upper lakes and
Georgian bay this year for some good
reason is reduced and subnormal
exodus for hay fever is less Whether
the unusual drought of the season
has done it or the recent rains or the
comet or the activity Of a Japanese
volcano there are fewer hay fever
passengers on the steamers bound
for Mackinac than usual. Some Of
the regular mem bers of the hay fever
colonies are going anyway as they
have done for years. A trace Of dis
appointment instead Of hay fever to
be noted in the voices of some as
they exclaim: "Someway l haven't
had a symptom Of 1t this year" How
ever, the summer travel includes but
a comparatively small number of the
hays" and the total travel never was
so great. Vacations are in growing
favor in the West and prosperity
helps the inclination as witness res
ervations Of boat staterooms and
sleeping car berths days and even
weeks ahead. New lines Of steamers
down the lakes and the St. Law
renee this year makes anall-water
route from Chicago to Montreal,
thence by the Royal line Of steamers
to England a novel possibility. The
Royal Edward and Royal George to
Bristol now holds the Canadian rec
ords for speed across the Atlantic.
Notwithstanding the heat and dust
the trains east and west, north and
even south from Chicago are crowd
ed and belated vacationists are leav-
ing for lake and mountain, seashore
and farm and even for hurried trips
to Europe.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

try the people want men of the pro-
gressive type and in other sections
they want the conservatives, and
each section will pick out the men
it wants and will send them to Con-
gress. But they will all be Repub-
l1canG and Will stand together on the
big party measures and will support
the party PLATFORM"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

Both Republican and Democratic
headquarters for the Congressional
campaigns have been opened in Chi
cago, and from both the outpourings
have begun Of the brand Of optimism
which political campaigns always
create in quantities to suit. Stimuli
taneously the messenger boys rushed
out Of Suite 1914 In the Congress
with democratic dope and out Of the
Auditorium Hotel headquarters Of
Republication with Republican dope
which on comparison had remark
able similarity. Both predicted VIC
tory great and overwhelming. Dem
ocratic prospects never looked bet
ter" said Chairman Lloyd with dem
ocratic ardor. Then be added: Con
ditions we're never better or more
hopeful than at present. Few dis
sensions are heard Of within the
Democratic ranks and reunited har-
moniZed party will be seen working
out victories in the fall. In every
state in the Union the Democrats are
stronger than they were two years
ago, with the possible exception Of
Tennessee, where local conditions are
off color. The Republican party is
split from coast to coast and this is
going to help the Democrats inn
mensCly." Then hear what Secre-
tary Hayward, across in G.. O. 2.
quarters had to say: "They talk
about the split in the Republican
partY. z:but%ds:teil you there is no
splits-2In -some seetiohs of the coun-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23

HU.AGE Is excellent food a. part OF tho
daily rntion for all kinds of stock Kept
- on the farm. In winter all stock do bet
ter TO have some succulent food fed In con
nectlon with their dry forage. This succu-
lent food can be provided cheaper by making
corn siagc. IN parts OF the country where
corn docs we'll than in any other way yet
known. More food can be ruised per acre.
consequently more stock can be kept on u
gwen farm. and the food can be prepared
for feeding and preserved with less cost OF
labor
Perhaps there is more benefit derived
from silage by feeding It to mich COWS tLUn
by feeding II to any other Kind OF stock. AZ
any rate Il Is used more and thought more
OF by dalrymen than by any other class OF
farmers.
You all know that green. succuent grass
or other forage plants stimulate the produc-
ton Of milk much more than The same for
axe would if fed 10 COWS after being dried.
II Is the same way with siagc, for saGe
contains all the natural Juices OF the plunt
and IL stimulates the production of milk iust
the same as though tho plants were cut fresh
and green I'm Tho field and fed 10 the COWS.
Cows should never be fed exclusively on
silage They need some dry forage To so
With II: they need variety. Besides this
corn silagc IS carbonnceous food and needs
some more nltroecnous food to go with il TO
pounds, at most forty pounds a day of
silaGe is a. much te should be fed 10 each
cow. II should be fed from the top OF the
silo. taking on about two inches in depth
from The entire surface each day. for " II is
long exposed 10 the air II will be damaged
If the feeding commences Immediately after
filling the silo-and this Is a good way 10 do
there will he damaged silagc AZ all
Care should be taken at each time OF feeding
10 leave the surface smooth and even and
not pick and stir 1t up with the fork. for that
VIII let In the air and cause damage.
My way IS TO feed the silage ration I'm two
feeds both night and morning. and II is bet
ter TO feed after milking. because the peculiar
odor of the silage might affect the flavor OF
the milk
Cows. ns well as other stock have a Won
dcrful liking FOR sllaGe. and l believe much
of the success In feeding 1t can be attributed
TO IT'S palntsbilty. They even prefer IL. to Il
certain extent at least. To frcsh-cut forage
or good grass in the pasture. have seen
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
Silage a Good Tonic for Live Stock

For the calves and ycarlng steers siiaec
f. said TO be- by those who have fed ~. one
of the best and cheapest foods; and who can
doubt ite ! know 1t Is Tor heifcrs Intended
for tho dairy.
know saGc IL good feed Tor horses. FOR
! have tried Il. l have not however. fcd 20
any great extent because did not have as
much silaGo as I wanted for cows and horses
both. and I thought more OF my COVE
than l did of my horses Tic cows had all
tLyy needed and the horses Lad 20 go short
ono winter we had brood mare that VAS
fcd silage all winter. probably twenty pounds
a day She had some hay and straw 10 20
with il and no grain except what WIS I'm thc
silagc and she came out lat and with
glossy coat in the spring and had hnc.
healthy colt Horses like shage az we'll as
cattle do after they get accustomed 70 1t.
\ man in Michigan few years ago win
tered 200 horses on siage and straw cNelu-
siveIy. viii, no grain They came through i'm
iiuo shape and the brood mares all had fine.
strong colts.
The Ohio cxperimen; station tried feeding
horses on silaGc through The winter and re-
ported that they came through until spring
in the best condition. w. {. Bradley OF Hud-
son WIS. says that one year during spring
work he WAS out OF hay and tho only coarse
fodder his horses had during all that period
OF hard work silage. He says that his
horses never stood work better
have never fed silnGe to sheep. but
good many others have. and where It has
been fed with judgment and I'm limited guam
uties-say. from three TO nyc pounds day
per hcad-gOod results have been obtained.
Sheep. to do their best must have some sue
culent food in winter. and sillge furnishes II
much cheaper than can be done by raising
roots.
J. :. Woodward OF Rochester. y Y who
was famous for raising winter lambs. recon-
mcnds Silaec. Many others report favorably
on feeding sheep sllagc. but this Is enough.
Some have tried feeding silage to hogs,
but they do not all report favorably. 1 know
one man who filed silo with we'll ma tured.
heavily cared corn; nc put II in whole Dur
ing the fall and fore part OF the winter he
fattcned ninety hogs with corn he Lusked
out of his silo. He says he never had any
other hogs fatten as rapidly as they did.
The corn, being kept soft in the so. was
easier mastlcated and better digcsted than IL
would have been had 1t been husked and
dried in n crib.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23

creased and in this way a saving or feed
can be effected have no basis In fact No
experiments have demonstrated or made
even probable such am effect Stock feeders
Viii be very slow believe that cotton seed
meal. linsced meal wheat feeds or corn
products can be made more easily dlgestble
even moro acceptable TO healthy cattle
by mixing with them Epson salts, charcoal
ginger or fenugreek.
Jordan (New Work)-I cannot leave this
subject of the purchase OF commercial feed
Ing stuffs without uttermg a warning against
tho so-called continental foods Early and
late have pleaded with farmers TO stop
paying from $50 to $iO0 per ton for ma
terials having no more nutritive value than
bran, linseed meal and other common com
mercial articles. and no medicinal value that
is worth regarding. and yet waste OF money
goes on
Plumb (Ohio)-No doubt In many cases
oilmeal Will give fully as satisfactory re-
suits as the stock food The feeder should
study this matter carefully. and If he VIII
use II variety of food, including oihncal and
VIII ascertain the value OF some OF the more
common tonlcs that may be given stock in
the foods he viii secure. doubt. equally
good results at the least cost. He viii. In
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
GIVING HORSES TOO MUCH FEED
BY LEO c. REYNOLDS

THOUSANDS Of work horses arc pcrna-
i ucnuy injured and rendered practically
useless from overlooking. Farmers think
that because team Ia hard worked during
the pressing summer season II ought TO be
heavily fed. and consequently put larger
quantity OF feed before the animals than
they can properly digest 1t Is not the
amount OF food that an animal consumes
but what IL dlgcsts that counts In the rcsto-
ration OF broken down tissues In the body
During the busy work season tho horse Is
cimpcllcd 10 labor heavily from four to six
hours without rood or drink The animal
becomes very weary. the muscles fatlgued
ccption The first thnG upon reaching the
VIII drink. II then passes into the stable
and Immediately begins deyouring tho hay
and grain found In the manger. The horse
has discovered he has limited time to eat
dinner aud consequently enters upon the
task In u hurry and continues nllng the
stomach with halt-mas astcated food untN tho
time Is up. He is taken from the stall given
moro water TO hll up on and put back TO
heavy work
Under this method Of managing work
horses nothing else can be expected eXCcpt q
duh, sluggish team that faithfully performs
its task because driven TO IL. 1t is "a most
lnhuman and mkind treatment n farmer
can deal out To the faithful servants First
OF all The team when brought TO the ytnblo
is in UNIT condition To- begin eating. Tb.
horse nbov" all else after performing heavy
work should have a rest before being red
Give the horse rest first before watering
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23

81 WOULD like To inquire H. In your
feeding experiments. you have found
that n tonic or stock food fed in connection
with ripe corn silaGe and cotton seed meal
or lInsecd ollmeal and cornmeal to 1000
pound cattle on 100 TO 100 days feed a pay
ing proposition. and If so. what is bcst?"
Answering your question. 1 would refer
you TO Bulletin Isl of the experiment station
OF the University of Wisconsin, from which
] quote the following pertlent paragraphs;
Views OF Authorities In Regard TO stock
Foods-A few extracts from experiment sta
tlon bulletins and other publications arc pre-
scnted herewith. in order to show the views
of men who have made special study OF
problems connected with feeding of farm
animals In regard to condimcntal stock
foods and their use in stock feeding. The list
could be extended TO cover many pages. but
with the quotations already given II will suf
fce TO convince all open to conviction that
the Views OF the author on the subject under
discussion as expressed In the preceding
pages. arc in conformity with those Of recog
nizcd authorities on animal nutrition in this
and Other countries
Jenkins and Winton (ConnecticuD-'rhe
claims that by the OF condiments and
spices the disestibility OF food can be in
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23

. They arc OF no benefit as a cure-al
Tor diseases OF the various classes of live
stock; neither do they possess any particu-
lar merit In case of specific diseases or for
animals out OF condition. of feed. etc since
only small proportion Of ingredients having
medicinal value Is found therein. the bulk OF
the foods consisting OF a filler which pos
sesses no medicinal properties whatever
8 EXorbitant prices arc charged for these
foods. as IL natural considering the extern
sive advertising the manufacturers are doing
and the liberal commissions which they pay
agents and dealers. The large sales Of stock
foods arc doubtless mainly to be attributed
TO these facts.
4. BY adopting liberal system Of feeding
farm animals and furnishing a variety of
feeds good results may be obtained without
reSortlng to stock foods Of any kind. II a
farmer believes il is necessary TO feed stock
foods at times he can purchase the ingredi-
cnts AZ drug store and mako his own stock
foods at n fraction of the cost charged for
them by the manufacturers. He Will then
have the additional satisfaction of knowing
Just what he is feeding and of feeding a
concentrated food" instead OF one largely
diluted with non medicinal ingredients.