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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
States Ten Leading Crops
Valued at 1911 Million
With 65 Million of Corn

the value s65, o00, 900, while cotton and
cotton seed came second with an es-
timated yield Of 472,000 bales and an
estimated value of $5S,oo0,000 Hay
came third with an estimated ylela
of 1, 1902 900 tons and value OF VIZ
600, 900, while sweet potatoes were
fourth with an estimated yield OF
16,56O,00O bushels and an estimated
value of 100000.
The estimated aggregate produce
ton of these crops, with their pres
emit value. is shown as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
MUSICALE AND SILVER TEA

The athletic association Of the
Jones Valley High school is to en-
terrain at a musicale and silver tea
this afternoon. NJ'ember 10, from
to 5 o'clock. Very attractive invita-
lions edged with gold and black, the
association colors, have been sent
sent out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
PAYS
TRIBUTE TO THE
AMERICAN HERO
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Pnge One)
as the casket. was carried in and set
in place on the high, black draped'
structure on which the body of Nc
Kinley was last to repose in state.
There was a pause then until the
ring of a command out on the plaza,
the furry of drawn steel as the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
BY FRED III. GORMLEY
rfrnrnarv RnrAnn The ARa- Herald

sNI-S n IFBI INdNIOHaTI ISIlIIk I1uIIuIIlB
Montgomery, November 9.-(Spe-
cial. THE value of Alabama's 10
leading crops during 1921 will be
s1s1. 900, 900, accor-7ng 10 preliminary
estimates made public late Wednes-
day by F. w. Gist agricultural sta
tistician of the bureau of markets
and crop estimates. Corn will take
the lead this year, according to the
estimate, which indicated that the
yield would be 71,S7o,0o0 bushels and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10

with 1917 last year and 14.5 in 1913.
Reports indicate that of the total
acreage planted this year about ID
per cent will be cut for silos and
rough forage and grazed or hogged
off, leaving 81 per cent to be gath
cred and cribbed. This amount
crlbbed would equal, therefore, about
s,715,000 bushels of corn for sale
from Alabama farms.
A special inquiry relating to pea
nuts resulted in the information that
about 373, 900 acres have been and
will be harvested out OF the $4,000
acres grown. The distribution of this
harvested acreage Is shown as fol-
lows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
Total value OF ten crops.

The value shown for the 10 crops
price quotations, compares with a to-
tai of s217, 900 for the same crops
last year. The production figures are
subject to revision of acreage har-
vested, and unit prices may not hold
up to those used in the above cal
culation. On the other hand the final
estimate of cotton production will be
more than that shown above, and to
the above total must be added the
value of the crops not harvested but
grazed or hogged off.
The acre-yield of corn is estimated
to be Is bushels this year, compared
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
BARNETT OUTLINES
PLAN TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR FLYING SQUADRON

At the meeting of the Flying club
and both observation squadron last
night 10 new members were secured,
which rounds out the squadron into
such Shape that 1t will soon be ready
to be mustered in.
Mercer Barnett, sponsor for the or
ganization in raising the required
finances. outlined his plans for rush
ing through the early establishment
of the necessary buildings and work
on the field. Mr.. Bum. who was also
present, representing the Chamber Of
Commerce, also assured the club and
MIR. Barnett that he was ready in
every possible way to aid in raising
the necessary amount required by
the government in order to assure
the proper protection of the equip
ment to be sent here.
Col, W. Il. Bare, who is actively in
terested in the state national guard,
spoke briefly of the allotment of the
different organizations to Alabama.
He pointed out that the securing of
the 135th observation squadron by
Birmingham over Atlanta and other
southern cities, was recognition by
the government that Birmingham Is
the industrial center of the south. He
further stated his assurance that the
raising of the required amount to as
sure its establishment would be &C.
complished without difficulty, as 1t Is
matter of civic interest and attain
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10

err calling on Nashville for blood
hounds
The dogs took up the trail, which
led east from the point where the car
was abandoned. 1t is believed that
the real interest of the two men was
robbery from the fact that they
searched the pockets of Cole after
killing him.
Cole served Is months on the fir
Ing line in France. Funeral services
were held from the residence this aft
ernoon.
Feeling here is very tense. and it is
doubtful II the two men will be
brought to Athens IL captured.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
IS PERSONS INJURED
N A|RPLAnE.AUT0
S1UNT|NG FLIGHT

Milwaukee. Wis. May 2o.-Sixtorr
persons were injured. ono perhaps
fatally. when an airplane crashed into
crowded box seats at state fair park
today during a stunt flight.
\. l.. Wilson Was To transfer from a
racing automobile driven by Louis Dis
brow. TO an air plane operated by u.
NJ Specrs. As tho automobile, going
I5 miles an hour. rounded a curve on
tho race track near the southwest end.
Speers dropped a rope ladder by which
Wilson was to effect the transfer.
Wilson is said to have grssped tho
ladder hy it's fourth runE when the
first runc became caught on the auto
mobile. The aviator in attempting to
diseugagc tho ladder. rose in his ma
chine. lifting the rear end Of tho auto
mobile several feet.
Wilson. leaving his sent In tho
carceninS automobile Crawled over the
top and attempted to release the ladd-
or. He was thrown. landing near tho
grand stand.
Efforts OF pisbrow to control tho
proved futile and tho heavy
machine crashing into tho fence.
caused the airplanc to overturu.
Despite Spccr'a efforts to right hia
plane. Il foll into the box section nose
downward.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
(BY MARK SULLIvAN

Washington, u. c.. May 29-Few
people in Washington take tho emer-
gency tariff bill seriously. For tho
brief tme of its duration it can ac-
complish little. Everybody admits that.
In addition. considerable number of
persons arc dubious about making tho
permanent tariff bill a. high protec-
tive measure Nevertheless. by "A shift
in tho balance OF power, tho perma-
nent tariff bill. soon to be introduced, !,
viii be n high protective measure
1t Will bo high because tho farmers
OF tho west think high protection will
help them This is a reversal from
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
STATE WORKING
ON LAST MEET
G. AR. AND c. '.
Plan to Bring Two Organiza-
tons to the City Of
Denver
srccisl % no chlcftaln.

Special to Tho Chicftaln.
Denver. Colo. MAY eo.-Denyer ~
attempting TO put over the greatest
scheme in her history: that of hav-
ing a Joint reunion OF tho Grand Army
of the Republic and the Confederate
Veterans. together with all tho sub
sidiary crHanizhf1ons- OF each.
Tho scheme is to h.ing tho two her-
for their last annual reunion as ~
Is generally Understood this will bc
tho last reunion either will hold.
At tho proper time during tho wesch
tho Commander OF tho Grand Army OF
tho Republic and the Commander OF
tho Confederate Veterans will shake
hands and Gus end tho civil war. 1t
is also planned to. n possible. have
President Harding hero to deliver an
address on tho occasion Of tho joint
reunion and tho scheme carries with
Il tho proposition OF tho city NJ Den
vcr later erecting u monument on tho
ipot where the two Commanders
clsspcd hands and call tho monument
Tho Bull Run Of Peace"
II Is estimated that around ono hun
dred thousand people viii come TO Dem
v~r for tho reunion. Tho roads wcSt
OF tho Mississippi river have granted
a faro OF one cent y nile for tho vet
Grams of both sides: for their wives
or their widows. ana one-wdy and
"A half fare for all Others.
The Commander Of the Grand Army
or tho Republic has said that they
would accept an invitation for such
a mertinE. Tho Commander OF tho
Confederate forces will meat in Hous-
ton. Texas. next week with commit
tee from Denver to determine IN they
will accept It. Tho Indications arc that
the Invitation Will bc accepted.
Committees are now working to de-
tcrrnins II Denver can finance the pro-
position. II will coat In tho ncighbor-
hood OF soventy-fvc thousand dollars.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
MEN.1N FIRST TRIP OF EAGLE
TELL OF CONDITIONS BEFORECRASH

started for MorEantown in her auto
mobile arriving after midnight. Tho
bodies wero taken out OF the plane
by tho naval detachment and brought
10 Walter Reed hospital here.
For tho trip TO Langley field. which
began yesterday tho plane was strip
ped of its hospital equipment and
seats provided for the passengers
who were taken to tho Virginia avia-
the army air fleet which is to par
ticipato in the naval bombing tests.
Theories or Accident
Suggestions that the wrccking OF
tho plane was caused by lightning
was secuted by army air officials.
They said that even had n bolt struck
tho machine II could have done little
If any damage AK tho lightning could
not have affected n grounding.
The theory of some officials is that
and unbalanced it, sending 1t into a
nose dive.
In preparation for tho official in
auiry, Lieutenant p. c. Wilkins went
to tho sconc today to take photo
graphs of the wreck and 10 obtain
from eye witnesses and others any
possible information.
Statements OF naval officers at
Indian Head that the plane fell only
n short distance. caused surprise to
army air service officials. who ex-
smined tho personal effects of the
passengers.
4 stick OF shaving soap and its
nickel plated container was found
mashed flat. a heavy black. leather
hand Dag was ripped and torn whilo a
straw hat was torn TO shreds
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
LAST SURVIVOR OF GRANTS STAFF
DIES IN HIS EIGHTY FIFTH YEAR

New York. May 2o.-C;cnoral Horace
Porter last survivor OF General Grants
military staff and former ambassador
10 France. died carly this morning in
his oighty-fifth year.
BriEadicr General Horace Porter, Of
tho Union army In tho civil War ac-
compRnied Grant TO AppomatoN and
was with his chief when Grant and
Ice discussed tho terms OF the lat
tors surrender. Aftor tho war, wh"l
Grant served MS secretary OF war. Gen
ernl Porter acted as his assistant
when Grant became president General
Porter accompanied him to the White
House aa executive secretary, and re
maincd during the first term OF Of
fec. when Grant died. it was General
Porter who organized the popular sub
scription that yielded $500 000 and built
Grants tomb in New York city.
Altogether General Porter spent
thirty years In public service as q sol
dior. diplomat. scholar and patriot. a
Congressional Medal of Honor was
awarded him for distinguished services
In tho civil War The Grand Cross Of
the Legion of Honor from France tss-
tilted to hts services MS ambassador at
Paris. He received the degree Of LII.
n. from Harvard, Princeton. Union
and Williams.
Born at Huntington. Pa. April is.
1887. tho son of governor OF Penn
svlvpnin, ho studied a' Harvard and
at West Point and graduated into the
regular army. He fought, In turn, with
tho Union armies of the Ohio. the
Cumberland and the Potomac He won
six hrcNets for bravery on many bat
tic ields. ~ Chattanooga his bravery
attracted the attention Of General
Grant who selected him ar member
of his staff and kept him by his side
during the remainder of the war
Gererll Fortnr wac hN protection a
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
ON Juvenile JURY
PRESIDENT IS JUDGE

Washington, n. C., May g.
-Prcsident Judge" Harding
impanolled a youngster jury
Saturday to determine what
fate should bofall birds that
prey ON other birds. And to
be strictly up to date Judge"
Harding named girls as well
as boys on his jury and order
cd it to study the problem and
report in two weeks.
Tho kids were called at the
White House as members OF
the John Burroughs club to
present a book "on birds in
Washington IN connection
with tho closing day OF the
American Forestry associa-
tons forest protection week.
They fold the Judge" how
birds eat bugs that otherwise
would cat trees and crops.
Then Mr.. Harding asked
about birds that kill other
birds and nobody could
answer. So he named the jury.
Business thus disposed OF
III" Judge" the jury and
Laddic Boy. White House
Airedalo wont owl kuntinE at
a big pine tree at tho executive
mansion grounds.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
p,srArcp MEMORIAL MESSAGE.

railroad man At 56 years NJ acc he
resigned from tho army and became
vice president Of the Pullman co. Later
hc was president Of the New York.
West Shore and Buffalo, and the 81.
Louis and san Francisco railroads.
During his business career ot q years
he was q director In II railroad com
panios and financial institutions
General Porter again entered public
lifc at tho age Of 90. President Nc
kinlcy appointed him amha ssndor 10
France IN 1897 and he remained at
that post Tor eight years Uc became ono
Of the most distinguished Of tho diplo-
matte corps in Paris, serving his coun-
try during tho period Of war with
Spain. His term also embraced tho as
ssmhling Of tho peace commission
which signed second treaty OF Paris
on the same table upon which Franklin
and his colleagues after tho RcNolu-
ton signed tho first treaty of Paris
The long search thru Paris for the
remains of John Paul Jones. tho Amer
lean admiral. was conducted by AM
bassador poytcr. Tic spent ak years
and more than $4,000 Of his personal
fortune in this search, and when ha
found the body. he gracefully refused
reimbursement from congress-
"Diplomacy," saii General Porter at
one time. 'is not the science Of repre-
senting tho hroadcst falseho6d with
tho straiEhtest face. nor should tho
word carry with i, tho dan,eanirr idos
Of crettiness. as many OF rur dictior
aries define it Tho profession has
risen to n higher plane"
General Porter closed his career "a
an earncgt advocate of universal peace
A. the aEe of 20 he represented tho
United States al tho second peace con
ference At The Hague He married In
1853, Sophie X. McHsrs Of Alhary. y
Y, who died in 1902 They had ,wo chill
drpn
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
.Chieftain Road
Bulletin

The following conditions of roads
in Southern and Western Colorado
were reported by telegraph to The
Chicftain after 6 y. M. Sunday
May 30.
santa Fc Trail. Holly to La Juntn,
road being worked: one dctonr ncccs-
sary.
Ia Junta to Pueblo. fair.
la .junta To Trinidad, good.
Pueblo 10 Canon City, reported
good.
Canon City TO Cripple Crcck, thru
Phnntom Canon, reported good.
Canon City TO Texas Creek md
Wcstcliffc, good.
Conditions of following roads given
at last report:
Colorado Springs to Denver. sandy
but gooA.
Colorado Springs to Canon City
thru Dead Mans Canon, said yNss-
able.
Colorado Springs to Pueblo. good.
Colorado Springs To Cripple Creek
via Divide and Woodland Park. fair.
Colorado Springs To Grand juno
ton, construction work going on.
Colorado Springs 10 Bucna Vista,
sandy hut good.
Alamo-<, 10 Nntonito. good.
Ainmos, To SaSauct,c, good.
Alnmosa to PaEo>a Springs, over
Wolf Greek Pass. bridge ont.
Walscpbcrg To Alnmoen, fair.
WaisenbcrG to Pueblo. good.
Malscnburg to Wcaciiffc. good.
Walscnbcrg to Trinidad. good.
In .Iunta to Trinidad. good.
Pueblo 10 Canon City. reported
good.
Canon City to Cripple Crcck, thru
Phnntom Canon. reported good.
In "A
Wcstciifrc. good.
Salida to Texas Creek. good.
Ssilida to Bcadvilic. good.
Salidn to Gunnison via Cochctopa
pass, good.
saiiJa to Gunnisou via Monarch
pass. Pass not open.
Glcnwood Springs to Rifle. good.
Glcnwood Springs TO Aspen, good
t'lcnvood Springs to UcadviIlc,
fair; Rattle mountain Mt Red Cliff
viii be In good condition in n few
DAYS.
Alamosn TO Del Nor,c. good.
Del Nortc To SIGuBchc. good.
Del Nortc to Creole. good.
Del Nurtc to Pngosa SpringS, Wolf
Creek pass not open.
Butnnso-s o-silycrton-our'y road, not
yet open.
Durnnso-F -Farminstop. first ciass
class condition, excepting where
steam shovel working on new hard
surfaced highway from Durango to
park.
purnngo-rngop Springs. first
class.
Further information concerning
roads and su,omobilc trips mny bc
obtained ~ tho Pueblo Commerce
club.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30

Army air service, officers said the ac-
cident was the worst in the history OF
aviation in tho United States and that
it was one of the few in which all the
almost instantly. The ship struck nose
first and the force of the impact was
so great that the 400 horsepower Lib
erty motor was thrown back into the
cockpit on top of the pilot and the
passengers. All bodies were badly
mutilated.
Tho Curtiss- Eagle was returning
from Langley field, near Newport
News, Va. and had just crossed the
Potomac river when it ran into tho
storm. The exact cause Of the acci-
dent probably will never be known as
those in the machine were dead when
witnesses from MorEantown, "a village
near Indian Head. reached the scene.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
Permanent TARIFF MEASURED
Will Be HIGH PROTECTION
Western Constituents Are Now in Power and Farmers
OfWest Are Demanding Protection
OF Products

the time when Dolliver of Iowa led
the fight of the western progressives
against tho famous "SchedNe k on
wool and tho rest of the Paype Aldrlch
tariff.
During Taft's administration 1t was
the Republicans of the cast, headed by
Aldrich, who demanded high protection.
Today II is the farmers OF the west
who demand high protection, and the
farmers of the west have the balance
OF power, both in the senate and in the
house.
Tho west Is pa particuiarly insistent on
high protection for raw wool. There
is one western senator whose personal
experience is typical of the state of
mind OF tho west. This senator is
farmer who made n largo fortune in
wool and in grazing lands on which
wool was raised.
The story, as 1t is told here. is that
on September / last this farmer-sen-
ator was more than a millionaire. but
that by November I. tho fall in the
price of raw wool had wiped out most
Of his fortune. This sort of misfortune
has been duplicated in a smaller dc
gree on nearly every farm thruout
the west.
Politicians, who begin to look for
ward to tho congressional election next
year say that the most nearly con-
crete thing in sight is an agrarian
movement in the west. The west is
in economic pain, and they think a
high protective tariff will help them.
In the senate and in tho house the west
is in tho saddle. and therefore we shall
have high protective tariff.
The manufacturing east. which was
the bulwark of high protection twelve
years ago is now dubious about IT.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30

Washington. d. c., May 29.-An Of
fetal investigation will bo ordered at
which it is possible an inquiry will
be made into the design and practical
use by the army of such machine.
the only one of its type in the army
service fitted with ambulance equip
mont. Air service officers said that
when the plane left 1t was apparently
in perfect condition.
Captain dc I.svergne. military at
tachc OF the French embassy. who
said tonight in his opinion. the Eagle
was unbalanced.
Machine Unbalanced
TT bad n small motor" he said.
of only 400 horsepower. Tho weight
waS too much; the pilot could not
control it / declined to return in IL
and came back by boat
Representatives Campbell of Kan
sas and Walsh or Massachusetts. who
went to Langley field in the plane
also returned by boat. Mr.. Campbell
said that the element OF safety had
not entered into their decision not
to return in the Eagle; that both OF
them were seasick.
"On the way to Langley field. tho
air was rough and bumpy." he said.
We had wonderfully good pilot.
Ho would run into an air bank as tho
1T was a hill side and then the ma
chine would drop sometimes more
than 100 feet
Brig. General Mitchell. assis,an,
chief OF the army air service who ac-
complnied the Eagle to. Langley field
and who had a battle with the storm
during his return said Lieutenant
Ames. plotting the Eagle was con-
sidcred a very good pilot.
(alt liz 20.
he sId and when tho Eagle circled
over tho field n couple of times he
forc starting for Washington. It was
running perfectly. We waved good
bye. expecting that the big ship would
he In Washington before We wcrc
ready TO leave"
Left Field saturday Morning
The Eagle left Langley field at
about i:3O o'clock yesterday after
noon. Tho time Of tho wreck IN
placed at 6,c5 o'clock in the evening.
the hour at which Mr.. Connolly's
watch stopped. Naval officers at
Indian Head who saw the plano go
down declare Pilot hmes tried To
bring his nachine down before tho
fun force of tho storm struck. but
that nc was prevented from landing
at the first attempt by trees. The
airshtp crossed the trees safely and
appeared 10 put on power to reach q
nearby field. Apparently the motor
either failed TO respond or tho high
wind checked the snip's speed for
II was seen to turn over and fall
nose first II then was only "A few
hundred feet IN. Officers at Indian
Head sent out n detachment. but "
was some time before they arrived
and word Of 'he accident did not
roach Boiling ficld hero until ~
o'clock last night
When the plane failed 10 arrive
early in tho evening officers assumed
sho either had landed to escape tho
storm or had turned back TO Langley
neld.
Mrs Amcs Awaits Husband
Mrs Ames was waiting FOR her
husbnnd at the ficld and when the
report of the accident came she
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES START.
THIS MORNING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK

Between 800 and 500 5. T. o. EIks
in tho uniform Of Lodge No. 90 will
b. in the Memorial day parade tonight
marshaicd by James l.. Lovcrn.
Tho assembly vii be at Z y. m. at
Royal park. The march viii start
at 1880. Tho FIRST division viii ho COM
posed OF military orders including tho
Grand Army OF Republic. woman's
Relief corps. Daughters Of Veterans,
Spanish War Veterans and Ladies'
ausiiiaries. American Legion. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. War nurses. and Red
Cross nurses. Allied soldiers and eN-
service men will also be in this dtvt-
sior which is to DO headed by a plat
oon of city police,
The second division OF tho parade
will be r,ade IN mainly Of civic, IRA
terual ard labor organizations. Ihe
parade will move north on Union ave
nue to Main street aud north on the
west side Of Main street to Tenth and
countermsrch south on the east side
of Main and Central Main str""ts TO
tho City Auditorium where s'rNie's
are to be held in the evening,
Morning Parade
At 5 O'Clock in the morning military
orders will assemble st Main ana skin
ntre-ets to march to the Arkansas river
Formstion-Woman' Roliet Corps,
Daughters of Veterans. and Grand
Army Veterans. form on wee! side OF
Main street north Of Sixth street.
United Spanish War Veterans, Neter-
ans of Foreign Wars. American 10
gion. and auxiliary order8 form on
Sixth street, west Of Main stret.
Tho march win begin in the follow
Ing order at $50 M Sand, kenrt