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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-17

WHY HUSBANDS LEAVE HOME
MY dear" said Mr.. BIBLES, briskly,
II think 1 will run down town for a
few minutes"
All right" said Mrs. BIBLES. when
those few minutes become a few
hours 1 hope you'll be in condition
to run back"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-17
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from street corner acquaintance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-17


Now, those who are in the business
know what is classed in the trade as
peanut, or soft hogs" are penalized.
This means handicap both as to the
selling and the price: In a general way
1T can be figured that the peanut or
soft hog is 2 cents under the market
price of corn-fed hogs. At first blush
this may appear to be q severe handi-
cap, but the acid test will come in
the final try-out as to the cost of pro-
duction. Can the peanut stand up
against corn in the pens Of the stock
yards and the killing floor of the
| packer?
| 1 know that the big interest sent the
word all along down the line to their
agents to discourage the peanut fed
hog and to stand for corn fed ones. II
almost amounted to the threat that
they would not be in the market for
any save corn-fed hogs. This position
would practically have killed the bust
ness in Alabama. 1t was soon seen that
any such discrimination would discour-
age hog raising, and SO the tune was
changed to "Raise hogs; Raise hogs
and the soft pedal was put on the corn
song.
This hard-headed. practical Kentucky
! breeder, by some hook or crook, found
out that he could come south and buy
stockers'' weighing from 80 to 110
pounds cents cheaper than at home
and take them back and finish them of
on corn for the July market and while
not getting wholly rid of the effect OF
the peanut feeding. yet do so to the
extent of having them passed in Louis
Vile. Evansville, st. Louis. Chicago and
other stock yards. He says it's won.
der to him that all Alabama can pro-
duce are not gobbled up Che bought
three carloads). and predicted the,
would be as soon as others caught on e
what could be done with them.
| cAoxIEltaMS@apssiI
p. s.: picked up this valuable date
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

News Of the Ssoek-Items
about Stockmea-Folloving
Piow and Shovei-Dry Parm-
ing Notes of Interest
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
Car Shortage Threat
enirg Heavy Loss
WITH POTATO DIGGING SEASON
At IFS HEIGHT OVER SLOPE.
FEW CARS AVAILABLE

Grand Junction Sentinel
Spui grower Of the Olathe. Delta
and N0Htrose districts are fearing a
heavy loss as q result of the car
shortage prevailing az this time 4
very limited supply Of refrigerator
cars iE reaching the third division AZ
'h.s t.me. while Is or more arc needed
daily 70 handle the crop now being
harvested there
The Nortr0za Press estimates that
th"r" is a total of 200 carloads Of
pofat0a- in that district alone. which.
wth a value uf $50 per hundred.
the price the spuds are now bringing
brings the total value 10 sT5 900. The
crop over the Olathe district Is given
an set.maced value Of 700 600, thus
making a total Of si.25O.oO0.
Tho car situation l. critical "a the
appl" crop Eill begin 10 move in 4
frT days and the available rcfrigerat-
or cars will then be needed 20 move
that crop.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
OVER TWO MILLION FARMS
HAVE AUTOS. BY HECK

AM not all Aiyvers either, Ad-
vance sheets Of the L. s. census
gwoars 90 these returns total Of
2.l46.5l2 automobiles or more than
800 machines for every 1000 farms.
Pcssmists who bcmoan the "poor
farmers inability TO come back with
a rush Of prosperity" had better paint
their blue goggles pink. The farmer
Is just now in too much of q hurry
to sell his crop at low figures 20 get
ready cash. you'll find the farmer
( right at the bottom Of the rcconstruc-
ton boom we all believe in.
And this years farmer Is a much
specdfer citizen than ever before be-
causE he is wcll.motored and has
rubber wheels under him. Do you
you know that two out Of every 100
| farms in the United States have
motor trucks. There are now l39, 9,l6e
motor trucks.
Pennsylvania leads with 9,372; New
York has 9.259: Iowa, $50; Ohio,
| 1919; Nebraska, 6,548; California,
6,il6 and Illinois 6,l54, to name a
I few.
! Besides there are no less than
| 2i6.130 tractors in the field, making
I 49, tractors for every 1000 farms.
| The mulc-power farmer of the zone
horse shay is the one you see in the
movies, but the fellow who is going
] to give backbone TO our coming era
of prosperity is high-powered ma.
chine proposition Of vast capacity and
plenty Of pep and speed comments
/ Sugarman's Indicator.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
IWn TONS OF HAY BURN
ON RANCH NEAR MONTROSE

MOrtrrss, Sept. l4:-Wednesday
A. omlug while Charles Johnson's
t0nrHhlug machine was working at
Henry Juttru's near Colona. the straw
pile took fire, supposedly from the
Cmgiua. which was q steam one. A
.ayy wind communicated the fire to
sume hay cacks-t"o big ones about
ft.y foe, away. The straw from 1900
! .hrls ot wheat was dc trUyed as
~ ell as nifty tons Of hay the stacks
continuing to burn all day until Il
q" as destroyed The threshing ma
chine had 2 narrow escape and had
to BE- speedily pulled away from the
straw stacks and several wagons load
cd with grain had TO be gotten out Of
Tic way.
Some grain about the place was
sl=o burned Mr., Juttcn reports h
had insurance on the hay but hi
loss will exceed that considerably.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
AMERICAN CAMPANlLE
D. T.MAHY

THE records of past ages are
1 authority for the fact that cam
paniies or bell towers became very
common In Italy and especially in
Rome between the eighth and eley-
entb centuries. Almost everybody has
at some time seen = picture of that
famous old one of old ST Marks
Church In Venice.
On the other hand. eampanlles are
rarely seen in the United States now
a-slays and yet California boasts what
Is perhaps the most splendid example
OF a bell tower on the western hemis-
pber~.
II is one Of the most-plensins and
graceful architectural structures one
can hope To took upon and rs located in
the grounds of the University II Cal
ifornia. at Berkeley. The gift Of Mrs.
Snter. IL cosi abou; $SJD.G00. Is SJS
feet high uTd'roS ina'cty - feet square
and Is constructed ~ California gran
lite. with the "xregtIon Of f'ie pyramid
aily-shape,. io,-plpce witch Is of white
marble.
Within the tower is nm hamc -.
clock ard chime - twelve heniiifdl-
ly-ioned h''is. 'riesr rFeaiors belts
were safely transported thrnn,h It's.
subInarineirfe>ted wa;arS o. the At
Ianiic. on their ioarrg-y from tho o'd
world. during the earlier days Of Tie
world war.
These bells, also the Eifi Of Mrs.
Safer range in WEIGHT from :i9 ia
i,lis pounds. The tenor or largest
bell carries the following inscription.
written esfieczaily for the purpose. by
Professor Flags OF the university:
We ring. yc chime we toll:
Lend ye the silent part.
Some answer In the heart,
Some ec.io N The soul
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
OTTO MEARS. PATHFINDER
OF SAN JUAN, HALE AND
HEARTY AT 81 YEARS

Otto Mears, until recently an nc.
tive member of Silyerton and Sar
Juan county. recently observed his sis'
birthday at his home in Los Angeles
California. OF the many interesting
happenings in his long and interesting
career, none touch the present day
history Of southwestern Colorado
more than his early struggles TO es-
tablish himself IN business and the
many obstacles he oyercame in secur-
ing a firm footing. His career Us q
road builder came after the other ef-
forts and the roads were first planned
70 give him an outlet for grain and
other products raised 10 supply a grist
mill he had an active part in build
ing. The story of the struggles is
told in Early Days on the Western
SLOPE by Sidney Jocknick. well
known in Gunnison county. A por.
tion of the chapter devoted TO Otto
Mears, the Pathfinder OF the Sar
Juan, is herewith printed:
"Mr. Mears was born in Russia
When a boy, he left home and went
TO California. After the war broke
out, he joined the first regiment OF
California volunteers Company II in
the spring of 1861. He served in the
army over three years, part of the
time under Kit Carson in the Navajo
war, and was discharged in 1864, in
the Mesilla valley of New Mexico
On leaving the army, he went to
Santa Fe and was employed there for
i short time as "A clerk for the firm OF
Elsberg a. Amberg. Shortly after
wards he went into partnership into
the retail business with the firm Of
Staah Brothers, Getting tired Of
Santa Fe, he moved in 1865 to the
old town of Conejos, on the north
side of the river Opposite the town.
where Major Head was living, and
started n general merchandise busi.
ness.
There was no sawmill or grist mill
in Conejos county, which embraced
the present counties of Rio Grande
Mineral, Saguache, Hinsdale, Ouray
San Miguel. San Juan, Dolores, Mon
tezuma and Archuleta, and Mr.. Mears
formed partnership with Major
Head for the erection of saw mill
and grist mill. At that time iron
was scarce, and as nails cost from sc
cents TO dollar pound, everything
in the saw mill was constructed en-.
tirely of wood. with the exception Of
the saw, an cup and down" one The
wooden wheel was tied with rawhide
The grist mill was built of home ma
terials and the stones were lava found
in the vieinity of Conejos. At the
time the mills were built, the govern.
ment paid $50 per hundred for -four
and lumber was worth $50 per thous.
and feet at the mill.
After the mill was completed it was
found there was not enough wheat
raised by the Mexieans to keep il
running, so Mr.. Mears went to Sa-
guache (Which in 1866 was made a
county by the Legislature, he being
appointed the first treasurer of the
county, at the upper end of the val
Hey, to farm and grow wheat for the
mill. Mr.. Mears, finding cutting the
grain with hand sickles and threshing
with sheep, yerp slow process, in
1867 brought into the San Luis val
ley the first mower, reaper and
'thrcshing machine. When the thresh-
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23
Ct NNI~ON AGRICULTURAL
Ol TLOOk PLACED
At 100 PER CENT

IN" September crop r-pOTt for
Colorado. published by the L. s De
paT-u,at 81 Agriculture. gives Gun
ni=o1 county prospects as s- per cent
Of normal for oats. so FOR barley IS
Gor p0ta,ocs 81 for alfalfa. IO5 for
pasture and 10 Tor general agricul-
lral outlook
Th. .a.salI.d rnrmaT crop Is the
.tcal crop produced under best sup
.s-sH conditions ot aoI, climate and
cuI.raaon J., has 40 relation to
'..rr-g." .r,p as mos, people be-
or.
Iar .r.r. Colorado potato crop Is
figured %. 80 I.r cent, Vl,h u posi-
lu,y ~ IT, nIaung 20 100. or above
10 trr a.'.~ mark Of 1918 when
11c rta,. harvested la.E4O,OOO bushels
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

Forks and Mineral Point "
Denver & Rio Grznde was
into Durango, he built q road
Durango TO Fort Lewis Mr..
constructed the Marshall PassN
over which the Denver & Rio GA
railroad now runs, selling the riA
to that company.
He freighted from Saguache to
Colorado Springs with OF teams and
ran pack mules and teams in Silver
ton, bringing down ores from ths
different camps and from Telluride
district TO the railroade At Silverton.
He began to find that pack animals
as teams were too slow for the rapid
development of the San Juan country
and prvceeded to build railroads.
His first was the railroad from Sil.
verton to Red Mountain. His next
WAS the Rio Grande Southern from
Ridgway TO Durango. via Telluride
and Rico, connecting with Denver 4
Rio Grande at both ends He after
wards built the SilveYton Northern
railroad from Silverton 10 Eureka,
later extending the line TO Animas
Forks
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

ing machine Arrived in the San Iuis
valley. the Meixicans on seeing IL a
work refusey TO have their erain
threshed by IL, claiming the machine
was stealiny il and they went back
into the oldf way Of threshing with
sheep.
By the me he raised wheat, the
goyernnlenf price for -four dropped
80 low thaf II did not pay to ship the
wheat to @onejos and he had 70 hunt
up anothsfr market. He went over
TO the Ar Kansas valley where 1t that
time Chartes Nechtrieb was building
a mill and found that there would be
a market Hor hour 1t Granite and
California 0plch- He found, however,
that there wa no road from Saguache
10 the Arkartsas valley. but only a
trail over Porscha pass. to enable him
10 haul the wheat to the mill in the
Arkansas vaileN. While Constructing
this road, old Governor Gilpin, who was
Luis valley. camel along on horseback
wagon road, as hA wanted people to
be able TO get intsa the valley from
The northern end. and at the time sug-
gested to Mr.. Mears, the advisability
Of constructing the road on such a
grade that il could be utilized for a
railroad. which he slid would GER
tainly be built over THE pass Mr..
Mears, of course, looked upon the
governors advice as d joke, FOR there
was not even a railroad then to Dem
yer; but the governor met him so
many times and talked so earnestly
OF the future of Colorado that Mr..
NearS finally became impressed with
the governors ideas. The building of
this road was the origin of the Mears
system of toll roads TO toe San Juan
country, ard opened the first wagon
road TO the San Juan valley from the
Arkansas river.
In 1871, when the first silver ex-
element commenced in the San Juan,
Mr.. Mears. Enos Hotchkiss and others
organized 4 company to build a wag-
on road from Saguache to Towards
vile, in San Juan county across the
Cochetopa pass to Cebolla valley and
from there over TO Lake Fork of the
Lake City. Mr.. Hotchkiss, Sho was
mine in the vicinity Of Lake
ivy ilt C.i4itu lfAt iiiiif the fiONCil-
mine, but in recent years it has been
changed to the Golden Fleece"
In 1872 Mr.. Mears started a news
paper at Saguache called the Sa-
guache Chronicle for the purpose of
the San Luis valley.
After the Hotchkiss mine wa, dis
covered, he with others incorporated
the town of Lake City, and feeling
that the outside world ought to know
of the silver and lead deposits of that
place, published newspaper called
the Silver World. The paper was
printed in tent, as there were no
houses in Lake City. The first issue
of the Silver World was carried by
the editor, Mr.. Woods, over the range
to Del Norte on snow shoes and the
publication of the paper started the
Lake City boom.
In the same year ore was dis
covered in the vicinity of Ouray and
Mr.. Mears projected and built road
called the Lake Fork and Ouray toll
road from the Lake Fork to the Gun
nison. connected with the Lake City
and Saguache road.
He next built the toll road from Sill
verton up the Animas river to Animas
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

ISttur. bsraruo one Of the leading
Vegetable crops IN Colorado in 1920.
II. importance has been further in
erased this year. The census bureau
reported 300 acres In lettuce IN this
.fatr In 1919. while reports received
bv The Immigration dspartTut from
county assessors show that about
] $40 acre. wcrc planted this year.
Tf- increase has been due 20 the in
PRODUCTION of lettuce in the higher al
titude. where late lettuce of very
high quality is grown. ChaHcs and
Custer counties are now the leaders
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

They made 4 good job Of IT," said
l. =. Longtin, discussing the mis-
creant who cut up the wire fence
around his pasture at Cimarron last
week. -ln the morning found a
mile ard q quarter of fencing with
wire cut at each post and stay. Who
ever did II, took nippers and just went
up the wires a; each post. Over q
thousand cuts. We patched most OF
them and kept the cattle in without
loss However, Mr.. Longtin was up
Monday asking Sheriff Hanlon TO look
into the matter and has offered 4 re-
Wand Of s2o0 for information leading
70 conviction Of the guilty parties
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

Joe Vodopich was among ranch
men Of the East Muddy section who
had business IN court early in the
week. Mr. Nodopich finds his health
poor and has decided 10 sell his ranch
as advertised elsewhere, but declares
the Fast Muddy will be a great place
in few years.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-23

spits Of the much heavier tonnage OF
Is : doubtful crop, there seems 10 be
no question about the value Of sun
flowers for silage- In fact they ofIeY
practically the only economical silage
that can be produced at elevations OF
1000 10 5000 feet. The question of
the night time for cutting is still
20 be determined.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
HAS BULLEi-iIOLE
THROUGH HIS NECK
Ono Mnn in Hospital, Another Out
on iini1. Following Quarrel
('hnrI,.ft,.Sx

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Oct. a.
with bullet hole through his neck.
sidney NJ. critHcr. Of this city. il at
University Hospital in a critical CON
ditloa. the wound having been in
'iictcd 10y "a revolver fred by Bcnja-
min Clements. OF Ivy. Va. an cngi-
nccr on the Southern Railway. fol-
loving heated argumcnt between
the two men. Crit2cr. it is alleged.
whipped out II spring pockcthnifc and
threatened 10 carve Clements. Though
warned TO dcsist, Cri;Zcr continued
IL advance on the engineer. With his
back against the wall Clements drew
his pistol ami fired.
The shooting occurred in the hall
way Of an uptown boarding house,
not far from Union Station. The POI
lice reached the scene promptly. and
without waiting for an ambulance
rushed the wounded man 80 the hos
pital in the patrol wagon. Clements
calmly walked to his room on King
street and later surrendered to the
police. claiming that he acted In self
defense. lie was bailcd in the sum
OF $1,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
BUSINESS IS IMPROVING.
DECLARES HARAHlN
C.. < o. Head Pleased by Work
Done by Ports Com
mission.

NORFOLK, VA, Oct. tx. !. iiar-
ahan. president OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. says he has observed
that a great deal of interest has been
aroused over tho State in the dcv.i-
opmcnt OF The port OF Hampton
Roads.
Mr.. iiarahan thinks that the work
OF the Hampton Roads port commits
sion has been responsible for Il large
proportion OF the enthusiasm for
port development. and says that the
Chesapeake and Ohio hallway stands
heartily in favor OF the new Hampton
Roads idea.
Mr. Harahaa made one Of his peri
odical visits TO Norfolk yesterday
and expressed himself AS very favor
ably disposed 10 aid the growing
movement in favor Of trade build
ing through Nirginia's ports while
he was in the city.
j. viii! only be q matter OF time
before tho railroads OF the country
again become large purchasers Of
materials. the Chesapeake and Ohio
head thinks. although the carriers
are not likely to enter the markets
10 abnormal extent until next year
Traffic has already begun TO i'm
prove, and the condition of the trans
portation companies is in consequence
growing slowly better.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
It's GrandmOthcr'S Recipe TO
Restore Color. Gloss and
AttractiyencSs

Almost every one knows that Sage
Tea and sulphur. properly compound.
ed. brings back the natural color ana
'nstrc TO the hair when faded. streak
ed or gray. Years ago. .hc only way
10 get tins mixture WAS to make j, at
nome" which is Inussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug stor. for "Wycth's Sage and
sulphur Compound" YOU will get a
larG: bottle of this famous old recipe.
Improved By the addition OF other in
gradients. at a small cost;
Don't stay gray. Try it, No one
can possibly tell that you darkcncd
your mar. as II does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen Il sponge or
SOFT brush with il and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand At "a time; 10y morning IN. FRAY
mar disappears. and after another
Application or TWO your nair becomes
beautifully dark. glossy and attr,c-
Observation-Disclosures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
Had Money with Him.

The officers have also discovered
that during yesterday FsoularakIs
was trying 10 borrow money. and
when arrested last night as Il ma
terial witness he claimed to he with
out funds. but when searched ut tho
jail the officers found $3.50 In -. SO
and $50 bills hidden between tho
socks and tho underwear OF tho Greek
just 1T The top of his shoes. II" also
had {l.60 In change in his pockets
Tho officers are working upon tho
theory that IL the JapancF" sailors
really shot Andrews ard thon threw
his body overheard. why did They not
XIII Fsoularakis and also throw his
body overheard and then escape In
the small boat, instead Of leaping into
the waters with the dead hody and
far away from other ships? II the
laps jumped overheard were they
able to make their way TO their ship
with the body or were they drowned
in the attempt? The officers are also
anxious to have cleared NJ IL Fsoul-
arakis saw his friend shot down In
cold blood by the Japs why was i;
that he failed TO shoot tho two Jans
after they were in the water and
swimming around? y revolver fully
loaded WAS found In the small boat
used by Fsoularakis.
search Is Mndr.
Last night after the Greek came
to Hampton and reported the killing
OF Andrews and the jumping over
board by his assailants, Chief l.. c.
Cation. Detective Sergeant Henry S.
Curtis and Officers Albert II. John
stone. Carson. Coughlin and Deputy
Sheriffs George ScheHey and Thomas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05

Hurry. mother! Even a sick child
loves tho "fru!ty" taste of "Califor-
MIA Zig syrup" and Il never fails to
open the bowels. y tcaspoonful to-
dag may prevent a sick child tomor-
row. II constipatci. bilious. fever
ish, frctful. has cold. collie. or If
stomach is sour. tongue coated. breath
bad, remember good cleansing OF
the little bowels is often all that is
necessary.
Ash. your druggist for genuine
California Fig syrup" which has di-
rections for babies and children Of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say .CalIfornin" or you
may get an imitation fig SYRUP
Advertisement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05

s.. Curtis secured 4 small launch and
set out for Hampton Roads. but after
getting out to the channel were
forced to give up the hunt because or
q severe storm. The officers found
that Fsoularakis was uncertain as to
the spot where the shooting occur
red, as he claimed that 1t took place
somewhere between the black buoy
aud Pine Beach. FsoularakiS accom-
panied tn. officers. hut declined to al
low them to use his boat n. saiu
his vessel Was unsafe. az IL was leak
Ing. After returning from the un-
successful trip CHIEF eaton dctcr;n-
incd To hold Fsoularakis as u ,natcriai
witness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE

You can now buy real EPSON salts
without the awtu! taste and nausea.
by asking your druggist for handy
package of "EpsonaGG Salts" which
looks and acts exactly like EPSON
salts. because 1t is pure epson salts
combined with fruit dcrivntive salts.
giving IL tho taste OF sparkling
lemonade.
Take "A tablespoonful In 4 glass o:
cold water whenever YOU fee; bilious
hcadachy or conStipatcd. "E..sonad.
Salts Is the much talked of discovery
of the American EPSON Association.
advertisement
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
AFTER CONVICTION.
LAD ADMITS MURDER
E:Ightrcn-Ycnr-O1 Youth Given Life
Prison Term for Little Girls
Dcuth

BRISTOL. VA. oct. - To-day.
after ls-ycar-old Ucrn CULLEN had
been convicted Of the murder Of
llycar- old Elsie Lawson on the
Incrnin;; OF june ! in the baseball
park at kingsport. Tenn. the lad
confessed the crime 70 his attorney,
John Il. Todd.
Tho youth was given a life term
in tho Nahavillc pcnitcntiary. Nine
Of the jurors who tried CULLEN voted
TO send him to the electric chair, bu:
finally Yielded to The other three.
who were for life Imprisonment.
Qutil"n was tried before Circuit
Vines.