davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

and a pacitier of the rcbellious Moros.
When Captain Pershing was placed in
command of the island of Mindanao
the Moros We're implacably hostile. He
led his men against the bolomen in
several sharp battles, but accomplish
ed more by diplomacy than by force of
arms.
When he had finished with the Moros
they had a wholesome respect for
him. They made him a datto-the high
est honor they could hestow.
In 1906 there was a sensation in
army circles when President Roosevelt
promoted Captain Pershing to the rank
of brigadier general, jumping him over
the heads of $50 superior officers. That
same year he was married to Miss
Frances Warren. daughter of Senator
+. T.. Warren of Wyoming, who was
then chairman of the committee on
military affairs. Last August Mrs.
fershing and their three children were
burned to death in the officers quar-
ters in San Francisco. He was in FL
Paso, Tex, in command of the troops
there, when the accident occurred.
General Pershing is a native of Mis-
souri,. in his tifty-tifth year and was
appointed from West Point from that
state in 1882.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

is honest in whatever he does. Every
dollar he gets represents just tina
much of honest labor. 1t is this. large,
ly. that makes him prosperous ana
happy.
Water keeps its own level. and So
do conduct and character and pros.
perity. If a man is mean and low, So
will the consequences be. He rauuo,
be n thing and his experience anoth.
er. \ low lived man may grow rich
and happy. but it will not be for long
Anybody can tell what's the matter
with a mar if he is with him "A day.
He will soon see if the other is q
spleen, u stomach, an uplift or Il hope,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
Pershing a Fiqhter.

El Paso. Ten. April 25.-When Gen
cral Funston assigned Brigadier Cen
erAl John j. 1'ershing to lead the
punitive expedition into Mexico in
pursuit of the bandit Villa he chose
an officer eminently fitted for the
task. both Ivy temperament and ex-
pcricnrr. He first had an opportunity
display his soldierly qualities in
Cuba during the war with Spain.
1t VAS in the Philippines: however,
that Captain Pershing especially dis.
tinyuishcd himself both as {; fighter
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

get one if four COWS or more are milk
ed. \. machine will more than pay for
itself within a year. when ten COWS are
kept, by the additional butter saved,
-Four cows with a separator will make
as much butter as five of the same
grade without a separator. The fifth
one represents the loss in butter fat in
the skimmilll.-C. Fl. Eckles, Missouri
Experiment Station.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
SAVING THE PIG CROP.
eroods Should Be Fed Carefully Before
and After Farrowinq.

About so per cent of the pigs are
lost from narrowing to weaving time.
according to records that have been
kept in counties which have farm
agents, writes a correspondent Of the
Kansas Farmer.
Probably the greatest loss in pigs at
birth, and sows, too, is due to over
feeding and feeding too much corn to
the soWs.
A farmers profit in the hog business
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
DON'T FORGET TO SPRAY.

= Have you made your attack on
$ the San Jose scale yet: ltcmcm-
s. her that this is just about the
= worst enemy of fruit treeS and
= that the only effective way to
= control it is to spray your trees
= in winter when there is no dan
= ger to foliage. Commercial lime
2 sulphur, in the proportion of one
s. gallon to ninr gallons of wntr,.
= is the spray to use The time to
= use it is before the buds begin to
= swell in early Spring.-llome and
= Farm.
!,
T. j, 4, !, Z, 4, {, = i, :, &, =, !, Z, 81 &, i,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

he lost. The chances for the life of
the mother decreases according to the
number of pigs retained and the length
of time before they are delivered.
For t%wenty-four hours before and
after narrowing the SOW should be fed
nothing but bran in the form of a
warm slOp. The feed should be yradu-
feed in about a week.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

Hampshire hogs are very prolific.
and the pigs grow up extremely
even. The mothers are gentle and
easily handled, losing few young.
They are great rustlers, and their
meat is not surpassed by that If
any breed. While they are of the
bacon sype. they grow very large
and will fatten out at II age.
They put on flesh where the valu-
able pork is to be found. Their dis
tinguishing mark is a belt of white
about the body. The boar shown
is a Hampshire, or Thin Rind, as
they were formerly called.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

years successful fighting was the first
of the tnnSti1utinlialist generals to on.
ter the City of Mexico.
Until tho appearance Of General
Oblr:.rn upon the scene il was The pop
ular belief that Villa could never be dc.
featrd, But when Villa met the forces
of General Obre9un the latter shat
tered the superstition and outgenprHled
Villa in the greatest battle of the war,
General Obregun is Il native of the
state of Sonora and is still on tho
sum side Of forty.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
0 0 o o o o o o o o o O o O O o o {
TO GROW

o = Give the clover Il chance to o
o make a healthy plant by adding o
O lime, phosphorus and potash to o
o soils that need them. In some Q
o way add vegetable matter to the O
0 soil and keep up the supply by o
o turning under clover often o
o enough. 0
o Give the seed Il fair chance by o
O placing it in mellow soil and o
o covering it from IL half to an o
o inch deep. o
o If sown with Il nurse crop o
o give the young plants Il chance o
o by not seeding the grain crop o
o too thickly. by top dressing with o
Q II if practicable. and 10y o
o cutting the Stubblc rs high us o
o possible. o
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

Josephus Daniels, Secretary Of the
Of the Navy.
navy regulations. obey all authorized
orders and perform such work on board
ship as regularly assigned.
'"The objects of the training cruise
are to help equip properly equipped
men to act as reservcs in time of war
or national emergency Ivy giving them
a course Of training on board warships
under naval officers and naval condi-
tions.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

The dairyman who has ensilage to
feed at the time OF year before
grass comes, and the animals are
longing for a bite of green, Is in
good shape to keep up the milk
flow. Cows which have been feed
ing on dry roughage relish q feed
of juicy silage and show their APP
probation in the milk pail. The
COWS here shown are waiting eager
~ for their ration Of silage.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05

There are eight varieties of Leg
born fowls. and of these three are
bred with rose combs. The reason
for the rose comb is hat it is less
liable to freeze in cold weather and
thus shut off egg production. The
bird shown is a rose comb White
1eghorn cockerel.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-05
INCUBATOR CHICKS
Farmer Must Exercise Great Care
In Feeding Them.
A MIXTURE THEY'LL THRIVE ON

When Between Twenty-four and Thir-
ty-six Hours Old Roll Together by
Hand Two Hard Boiled Eggs, Cut Up
Fine, Two Broken Crackers and a
Small cupfuI Of Oatmeal.
The moment a chick comes from
the incubator the farmer must exer-
else great car in feeding. 1t is i'm
portant to feed baby chicks carefully
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16

shows to what limits the misguided
al go TO gain his ends. .And
though no consideration "a offered this
athlete. isn't this PROSECUTING? or, IL
IL worse?
A few wears back there was at An
dover a star. lie had TO solve the
problem of going to the college his
parents wished him 10 enter or to the
one ne preferred. knowing II ne chose
the latter they would not aid him. a."
did as his parents demanded. NJ college
he became one OF the most skilled fort.
ball players OF all time. II hos been
said In many places that he was paid 20
enter this university. Some OF these
stories have been published. Here are
the fa-ts, He was offered through a
third party the sum OF 81 900 a year 20
attend this university by one of its
alumni. This offer was refused ~
this boy and later by his parents.
Another graduate became cognizant Of
the facts and took the boy TO Or.
Stearns's home one night. Reluctantly
he told the story. This graduate then
Informed the boy that had he not re
fused thu offer he would have published
the facts broadcast az they condemned
such a practtce and detes'ed the type OF
alumni who made such offers. II Is a
fine thing 10 know that athletes of such
strong character excel in our big foot
ball contests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Arbitrator Supreme.

The point that preserved friendly feel
ing in this Conference was the manner
OF handling It's eligibility questions. An
arbitrator WAS selected who made the
Investigations and rendered the decisions
His business also included the suppress
sion or tho matters at issue. which de-
MED "the lobby" as Prof. Core,n terms
the intercollegiate athletic following. any
material for dispute. Before his selec-
ton there were some serious and re-
%grettable newspaper controversies. AZ
ter that there were none The question
OF professionalism was the basis OF many
a decision as was hat OF the number
OF years OF competition allowed a col.
lese athlete. Dimmick and Phiibrook OF
the Notre Dame track team violated
this limit In the Conference meet OF 1900.
Michigan. apart from the Conference.
mas been fighting similar problems. II
has about the same laws az the Confer
er"e, and last fall Yust could not use
~Traphagen. Dorraucc. Lyons and Ewert
on the eleven because OF scholastic de-
fciencios. Heubcl is another case. He
played on The Michigan reserves In 1914
and attended summer school 10 get IN
IN Ms work. hut failed 20 do -. lie left
NllcllHal Idsl itplLlfN and entered
Michigan Agricultural College This fall.
playing quarter on tho eleven. LAST
spring Michigan removed half It's nina
for alleged violation Of tho summer ball
rule. The report Of this committee states
how serious is tho case In its report 70
tho II ard % control OF athletics:
I'm conclusion you committee des, res
To express !ts firm conviction that the
Introduction Of professionalism into col
lego sports is unwholes me. demorai.zing
and degenerating and that there should
b" n" compromising with II. Any stu
dent has a valid right 10 play baseball
FOR money 10 aid In d~efraying his college
expenses. but such student violates every
rule OF athletics and every standard Of
true craftsmanship when he offers him
self n"r college honors IN competition
with amateurs, n he should. therefore,
he unsparingly condemned and punished
by faculties. alumni. students and the
general public. n tho public fails TO AID
the proIsr athletic authorities In their
endearor To create and maintain clean
amateur sports YOU committee IL Of
the opinion that the time 10 near a.
hand when intramural games should he
substituted for the offending interco.-
lesiate activities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Dividing Line 10 Absurd.

There Ia u case at ndOver which H.
lustrates quite we'll how absurd is N.
dividing line drawn between ainateurlsn
and professionalism. Tommy THOMPSON.
than whom there was never "A more
wholesome hoy alive. was struggling
Through the school. overcoming the
double problem OF existence and educa
,!on. In the sprlng OF his senior year
he told pr. S'earns he had n fine job
Tor The summer. II" was 10 have
charge OF a playground In Boston in
connection with settlement work. His
task was to keep the kids straight and
teach them games. II involved restraint
on his part as well az the enforcement
Of discipline. l: was a fine job. Every
one Was happy.
Thompson eventually was told this
might make him a professional. IL"
sought Or. Stearns's advice. Or. Stearns
At first ugh at the Idea. but on sec
oud thought recognized this might he
80. He wrote Walter camp for advice,
and Mr.. Camp was likewise doubtful.
He agreed TO ave Mike Murphy come To
Andover. when next In Boston. TO inter-
pref the case. Mix came and saw and
said It might he all right. though II
any one discovered what Thompson was
doing 4. might caust trouble about his
amateur standing and result In his in
eligibility at college. Thompson was
particular about HIS amateur standing
and refused the position, Eventually hr
bossed a gang Of foreigners IN tho New
York subway. not quite SO ethlcally clc-
waiting, TO he sure. hut in accord with the
principles Of American amateur sport.
While in New York working he had
n sunstrokc. \ Cornell football man
ager. a friend OF his. nursed him through
his sickness and converted him to tho
doctrine that ithaca is far superior To
New Haven. At Cornell Thompson
EARNED every cent he got hold of and
incidentally was an all-American guard.
even without the aid Of n summer rank
with professionalism at "A Boston play
ground. Had he obtained this great
professional benefit II IL hard to
conceive 10 what ultra a~ll-Amcrican
heights he would have risen, And there
are those who have said that question
! ably he was aided at Cornell, chiefly
because he did not enter Yale. Small
wonder Dean Briggs OF Harvard a
mutual distrust" Is the great evil in
intercollegiate athletics Here, too. IL "A
rood case for tho promoters OF English
amatsurism in American colleges to
ponder over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Receives Typewriter Offer.

There was at Andover last spring n
OF the hest. II no. the best, ~schoolboy
athlete in this country. He was not
entirely ready 10 enter college. hut was
advised 10 try the entrance examinations
at both Harvard and Vale. He was not
quite able to pass them. About this
time he received a typewriter letter on
the stationery Of two New England law
mariners. signed In type with the initials
OF one OF these men. II said that II. on
a certain date, this athlete wired the
registrar of n certain Southern unlver-
sity renowned for its scholastic attain
ment he would obtain information that
no had passed the entrance examinations
Of this institution. h inference was
plain. Some one was taking his exam!na-
tions,
Now no professor in charge OF en-
trance examinations can remember the
faces ~ the boys who take them. II
surely any college registrar would
answer the Geographic request Of any
hoy who had taken then giving him the
results. The letter is a wonderful dOcu-
ment. No legal proof Of these things is
attached to IL. a IL be beaten for
downright knavery? II IL a remote in
stance, to he sure, Thank God for that
and bless the boy for refusing. But II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Prosslyting Evil at Exeter.

Although new at Exeter, DR.. Perry
has encountered the PROSECUTING evil.
Last fall four Of his boys who had not
completed their preparatory work at
Exeter played on a college football team.
Two OF them VA been there but one
Of the four required years. In follow
Ing up these cases II II found that two
OF these boys were graduates OF accred-
tied high schools before entering Exeter.
Tho dean OF his college called Dr. Perry
over long distance telephone about one
OF them early in the fall. DR. Perry
told him that this boy had completed
but one OF the required four years of
preparation and also advised that the
ticket In his possession from Exeter to
this college town. given him by some
one representing this college. The dean
said the latter did not interest him.
What Is the remedy, II this IL an evil?
Five or six years ago DIR, Stearns APP
peared before a meeting OF the New
England schools and colleges and
strongly advocated publicity of the whole
matter. A. a result n definite vote was
taken that schOolmasters should In all
cases send to the college authorities any
Information relating TO prosslyting which
concerned the colleges In question. DR..
Perry is going to follow this plan In the
case Of the o Exeter boys and in ad-
dition will communicate with two other
larger institutions, giving them the facts.
because rumor has IL some Of these boys
intend transferring TO them. DR.. Mac
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Splitting Hairs Again.

II IL aid that Enwright. Brickley and
Bill Bingham thus reached Harvard.
One Andover boy left his camp last
summer utterly Disguised with the whole
mn There is no i~nsinuation thai any
consideration Is offered these boys. and
II may I've that jealousy and envy are
back Of the story. But the charge IL
made. Whether It IL n proper or i'm
proper procedure is not the purpose OF
this article. II II is true II seems to be-
bordering on the right Of free speech. L,
is splitting hairs again.
That the schools are not free OF pro.e.
lying charges is "A fact. and there is no
more fertile field for his thar the pub-
lie schools. Here there are great num-
hers OF poor boys. the class thu, pro-
duces SO many OF the stars in an ath-
letic sense. New York city IL a reccn.
example o' an attemp, "a get al this
thing. one OF IT'S private schools has
been on the blacklist for pipselyting attn
letes from on" or another schoo Hence
the principals 81 tho private schools
have taken the matter in hand in a most
drastic way. If tho recommendations
mad" by a COMMITTEES representing lfor-
ace Mann, Polytechnic PREM. Adelnhl
Academy. Hamilton Institute and Bar-
nard School, OF which Or Virgil PRETTY
man OF Horace Mann School il chair
man. go through. these schools aill he
tho first 10 almost eliminate the poor
boy from in~torscholastic sport. Among
the rules up for adoption are these
two:
NO student who Ia Furnished m
nerttive employment by tho school. di-
recily ar indirectly, shall he eligible to
represent his school IN in~terscholas,lc
athletic contests.
mo student who receives an,- scholar
snip stipend shall he eligible 70 repre-
sent his @chool in inters"hola site attn
letic contests"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
BOYS HIGH
81. Paul's school Swimmers Gain
Verdict by 80 20 IL.

GARDEN CITY. Jan. 1J.-The -. Paul's
School defeated Boys High of Brooklyn
this afternoon in a dual swimming meet
by a score OF 40 TO 10. The ST. Paul's
lads won five Of the six first positions
Barr prevented a clean sweep when he
carried the Boys High colors to the
front In the 200 yard swim. Dickens
and Rogers were the star performers
for st. Paul's. The former won the div.
for form and tied with chapman. n
schoolmate, for first place in tho 30 yard
event. The summaries
200 Ward swim Won bv -. palls. Win
Chapman. Dh&.us, ~. u johnson and
Rogers. Boys high, With Weir. Rsbh uarr
and Schocnberg. second. Tine, / minute
IL seconds.
Plungc for Distance Won 10y Thoinpson,
t3i4 feet. second Thomas. : Iuu.. =
feel. third.
80 Yard swIm-p.rkou. p,uI cH.pu.r.
81 Paul's, tied for first. Weir. BOY. II sh.
third. Time. 10 - ~r,rIl-
100 Yard NV Nv iEugor.. at
Ipuls, Schoenhcrc, B"Ns HiCh, -" n.I
WarbaSse, -. Fsu'-. th.rl. Tlmr. ult
ute ! - second
Dive Tor Form Won NV plrkous. 81
Pauls. 30 points. r. \ johnson =; rauls.
IS poin's. second: pstorEr'u, Ito,s H'sh. -
points. third,
go lsrd swim Won ny Barr, .Bo,.
~Thompson. So. rer's, third. Tine. : min
Final point score-St. Pauy~. ~ Ro~.
High. II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
TWENTY IN PAPER CHASE.
nIrs. Herbert W. mn and .J0hu
Get Prizes.

REp BhNK. y. j., Jan. ~l5.-Twenty
riders participated in n paper and hare
and hound chase to-day over Middle
tow township farms. There was little
jumping owing to the rough ground and
dents.
After a hard run over the Davis. Sof-
Eel. Deevcs and Wilson farms the riders
finished the paper chase in L. +. Fields
orchard. whore Mrs. Herbert W. Hin
Found "A crop hidden in the branches of
tree and was awarded the prize, do
mated by Mrs. e. $. Houghton. The
prize for the mems chase, a cup donated
by Mrs. George Il. McCarty and Miss
Grace Grove. was won by John Conover.
who oun the trophy under some rails
on the bank of "A creek.
Miss Jean Frost won the prize donated
by Herbert Stonebridge for the hare and
hound chase that followed and led the
riders a fast run from the Nut Swamp
schoolhouse through Stoutwood Park
and 10 the finish at Red Bank where the
hare was caught by Miss Frost. Those
in ut the finish were Mrs. George Il.
McCarty, Mrs. Herbert w. Hill. the
Misses Madeleine Barthelemy. Margaret
r.. &. Rue. Grace Grove. Jean Frost.
Gladys Langler. Mary Conover. Miriam
Field. Sr.. Thomas Field. Jr., John Quinn.
John Conover. Leo Mckee. Herbert
.Stonebridge. William q, Stonebrldge,
Richard Frank. Harvey Bloodgood and
Louis Nankelst.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
DR.. P~rettyman's Reply.

Replying TO my question why these
are tending toward an American
aris'ocracy for athletes Dr. Virgil
Prettyman replies in part
Every schoolnaster who permits the
subsldiziug Of athletes by scho!a rship
and Jobs defends his actions by claim
ing THAT his athletes are subject to rigid
scholarship requirements and that a rul'
programme OF work IL required ny all
Then, too, 1t would ne extremely unfair
TO deny a boy the privilege OF repre-
senting HIS school In in~tcrscholast,,
contests because he receives a scholar
ship such procedure would icnd TO de-
velop an aristocracy of sports In our
private schools. II the only purpose OF
athletics in schools is the winning team
tho argument may hold good. II
however, the purpose of athletics Is the
physical development OF the whole
student body, then our subsidized
athletes may get the benefits OF eXer-
else by participating only IN tntra-
mural contests"
There is surely no hatr splitting in
this opinion,
In making rnles for the solution al
eligibility problems tho conference OF
the middle West, the Big Nine Confer
ence. as II has been called. IL the
pioneer. This conference has been the
model for all conferences. north. south.
good OF that there Is no doubt. Its
history in no far as eligibility matters
is concerned, is Of unusual interest. for
It tu'kled them first. developed most II
not all OF our present laws ms therefore
clearly shows II the college authorities
are on the right track,
In the early Q o II was thought right
in the middle West to spread the gospel
OF football. Undergraduate players and
instructors were encouraged to coach
for money and 10 play. A. A. Staeg,
then an instructor at Chicago, coached
and played ON that eleven. Or. j. r,
Raycroft. professor OF physical education
at Princeton. was then coaching at Beloit
and playing on tho Chicago team. To
day these men are forces Of tremendous
good IN Fighting the wrongs of college
athletics, II In plain that this middle
West. fostering this gospel. 1901 had
problems of professionalism and pro-
selyting on It's hands.