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The New York herald., 1921-12-25

guards or whether Bursum was man
enough for the job. Without hesitation he
walked directly up to the ringleader,
slapped his face, snatched his gun away
from him. covered the lesser devils, gave
the guards chance to rally and broke up
the party. He got into politics in 1894 and
eventually landed in the Senate and in the
Republican National Committee, another
rather exclusive club
Tom Hefin' Is the Name
Calling for This Alabaman
James Thomas Hefin of Alabama
"Tom" He1in to the Senate as he was to
the House--is new figure on the Senate
side but before arriving in that celestial
company he had served in nine Congresses.
He is the best story teller in his new com
pany, and rather likes to be referred to
as the best dressed Senator Competition
is not particularly keen, but perhaps Hef-
lin may be entitled to the distinction. Big,
almost burly, getting visibly stouter and
pinker, Hefn is one on whom good living
has left its mark.
In dress as in oratory, he leans a little
TO the style of the Southern statesman OF
a past time His collar is almost a stock,
and the suggestion is strengthened by the
extreme width of the black satin bow tie
which rides about double breasted, low
cut cream colored waistcoat frescoed with
large pearl buttons. Over this lovely ex-
panse falls broad eyeglass ribbon of black
silk, and with CLINT Of gold and a shirt
stud of precious stones we have our Ala
bama Petronius. OF course he wears coat
and trousers. | didn't mean to suggest
otherwise. The coat is a flowing frock
with poetic, almost Byronic lines The
trousers would never be called pants even
in Louina, Randolph county, Alabama,
whence Heflin sprang. Whatever they
would be called by the natives it wouldn't
be pants. There is touch to these neither
garments suggesting the bouleyardier of
Paris--a jaunty sonething-if you follow
me.
Looking Tom Hefiin over you are per
5uaded that he must have fought a duel
or two in his time, and are much chagrined
to hear him disclaim experience on the
field of honor. Through a dozen cam
paigns, fought with the venomosity of po-
litical engagements in the South, Hefin
has fenced only with his tongue. He ad
mits to So and he has been in lively politics
for thirty years. His story telling knack
popularized him on the hustings and has
got him out Of many troubles and into
many offices.
Hefin's True Stories
Make Certain Hit
Did you ever hear the story of old
Uncle Rufus?" Heflin asks this writer.
well, Uncle Rufus was cared for down
South by the white folks that had owned
him before the war. Sentiment and SYM
pathy led them to make it pretty easy for
the old darky. He lived on the fat of the
land and was the sage of the whole colored
population. He got a good deal of his
prestige as darkies often do, out of his
ills and ailments and general woes. He
was 'allus feelin' poly, always about to
shuttle off, but somehow he clung to life or
life clung to him very strongly.
Uncle Rufus liked to pray out loud
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

prospecting in California failed to put him
upon the road to riches. In the mines he
learned blacksmithing. In the recent Sen.
atorial canvass in California Shortridge
spoke in a aemountain town where the elec-
tors prided themselves upon frankness Al
first they didn't take enthusiastically tothe
tall candidate in the frock coat, and big
maneater at the back of the house yelled
Hey, you! When California sends man
to Washington she wants regular man."
Shortridge waited just the proper min
ute, then dropping the veneer of civiliza.
tion, barked back: what do you work at,
you in the back there?" I'm a blacksmith,
if you know what that is" came the reply.
"All right, Mr. Fresh" said the candidate.
"I'll tell you what I'll do with you When
this meeting is over I'll go with you and
this crowd to the nearest blacksmith shop
and if 1 don't hammer out better horse
shoe than you can make and in less time
I'll get off the stump And that was all
of that.
Taught School, Studied Law.
Made Fortune in Thirty Years
Moving to San Jose, Shortridge went to
school again and lit the towns gas lamps
in hiatuses of the inconstant moon There
after he taught school, prepared himself
for the law, practiced for thirty years and
made fortune. He is one of the best
Bible students in the Senate and Shake
spearian scholar of parts. There are two
books he takes with him wherever he goes,
the Bible and Shakespeare
Another of the new and lesser known
Senators is the junior from New Mexico
Holm o. Bursum, who succeeded Albert B.
Fall when the President called Fall to head
the Interior Department. Politically, Fall
and Bursum don't speak as they pass by
but that's something else again. Both are
big, outstanding men who have lived the
rugged life of the old Southwest and know
the feel of a six gun swinging at the hip.
Speaking of Fall, one hesitates to allude
to a member of the Cabinet as a gun
man." but even at his age and rusty from
dishabit Fall can snake a revolver from
its holster and get it upon a target be-
fore you can wink an eye. Bursum is
said to be pretty good at that swift draw.
ing. He had to be in the old days of the
bloody feuds between stock raisers and
sheep men, and he improved the knack
when he was Sheriff of Socorro county, the
biggest county in the United States, accord
ing to ex-Gov George Curry of New Mexico,
now Senator Bursum's private secretary.
Bursum is another one of those figures in
the sedate and dignified Senate who has
lived a regular hell bent for leather motion
picture life.
He is 81 now and extremely prosperous
When he moved from placid Iowa, from
Fort Dodge, where he was born. to unciv'
ilized. violent New Mexico, the rampa geous
New Mexico of the early sos, he was much
simmer and not at all prosperous. In these
days he is a big slow, plump, slow spoken
statesman in a frock coat, weighing more
than 200 pounds and standing little more
than six feet in his shoes. His Swedish ex.
traction is plain in more than his name
and his cool, gray eye conveys hint OF
nl..Ai
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

Kentucky's junior Senator is Rich
ard Pretlow Ernst, elected by his
mountaineer friends.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

Samuel Morgan Shortridge, junior
Senator from California, typical of his
State.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
} YOU KNOW WHY THESE MEN BECAME SENATORS?

requis,tes IS OF roa snaIasssg hsns
Senator of the United
States? What process leads him to
the exclusive upper house in Con-
gress? How much does the average
man know of the strong men on the
all important committees? Often
even the names of Senators are un-
known to the mass of the people.
This second one of Mr.. Hills series
on the Little Known Men of the
Senate" will clarity the public mind
about four forceful, strong men
from widely scattered sections of
the country. 1t is worth reading
every line.
By EDWIN c. HILL.
Special Correspondence to THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
Copyright 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Washington. ID. c.. Dec. "a )
SSN TY son, if sinners entice thee, con-
MI sent thou not" SO said Solo
mon, very successful sinner
for the times 1t is advice taken to heart
by the Hon. Samuel Morgan Shortridge,
one of the very newest Senators we have.
He halls from the notoriously modest State
of California-modest because Californians
admit that Heaven may be slightly superior
in little comforts, music, streets and so on;
also because there appears to be no record
of Japanese having got by st. Peter. These
qualities of modesty are markedly reflected
IN Shortridge, Californian to his fingertips.
Let us treat ourselves to glance at this
newcomer in the most exclusive club in the
world. He rises like Tamalpais as he
ranges through Shakespeare to latten the
impudent guerrilla fighter Pat Harrison
over in the Democratic Bad Lands. Some
inches above six feet, Shortridge Is so
spare so economical of flesh that he seems
even more altitudinous. Tall and neat.
Not wrinkle in his extensively simple
habiliments. Every button precisely bal
anced. If theorem in algebra could take
the form of a man it would nstinctively
transmigrate to the junior Senator from
California.
This California Senator
M;ob+ Roop, Ouf Hau1Jof
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

Here is Holm o. Bursum of New
Mexico, once a Sheriff, now United
States Senator
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
DAIRY
HINTS
BULL ASSOCIATIONS HELPFUL
Acted as Wedge to Stimulate Dairy
Interest and Promote Better
Methods In South.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
An example Of how bull associ-
ations, organized through the help of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, act as wedge to stimulate
dairy interest and promote better
dairy methods in community Is IL
lustrated by the work which has been
done In Spartanburg county, S. G.
Five years ago little dairying was
done in this county, according to
dairymen of the department, but now
the industry is making rapid progress
and up-to-date methods are being prac-
ticed largely as result of the organ
ization Of bull association.
The interest in dairying dates from
the beginning Of the purebred bull
movement in the vicinity Of Campobel-
10 in 1915. At that time q breeder. in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
SPRAY TO KEEP FLIES AWAY
Best Time to Apply RepeIlent Is In
Morning After Milking or Early
In Afternoon.

To keep COWS quiet and contented
they should be sprayed to keep flies
of. A good time to spray is after
milking in the morning and before
milking time In the afternoon.
With q portable cart, made. from a
half barrel by attaching wheels and
a spray pump and nozzle, two men
can spray 40 cows in five minutes,
Thirty gallons of mixture will spray
40 cows twice a day for 10 days.
Formula: AZ quarts c"al tar dip,
AZ quarts fish oil, 8 quarts coal oil,
8 quarts whale oil and 11a quarts oil
of tar. Dissolve 8 pounds laundry
soap in water. add the ebove ingredl-
ents and bring the whole up to 80
gallons with lukewarm soft water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26

The Best way to improve Dairy
Hord Is by the Introduction OF a
Purebred Sire.
the hope of starting an interest In bet
ter stock and creating demand for
his animals, presented purebred bull
to the community. Little. interest was
taken, and the gift was accepted with
reluctance. The community was made
up of small farms and there were few
cows.
Following this dairymen's picnic
and exhibition Of live stock was held,
and as a result of extension work car
ried on by the dairy division Of the
department In cooperation with Glenn
son Agricultural college more people
became interested and bought cows.
In 1917 cooperative bull association
was organized, from which developed
live stock show, and the members OF
the association. developed keen inter-
est in comparing the dairy animals
they raised.
Another show was held in 1920, at
which prizes, offered by merchants and
bankers consisting Of cash, merchan-
disc, and savings accounts were
awarded. One Of the features Of the
show was program Of short talks on ]
local problems by the county agent, 4
leading farmers, and representatives.
Of the commercial club and the State |
Jersey Breeders association. AS an
indication Of the interest that was
aroused those attending the show
voted unanimously to hold a commu-
nifty fair next fall, to include not only
dairy stock but other agricultural
products.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
puREBREDs REPLACE SCRUBS
Nothing but Registered sires Being
Used at the Louisiana State ]
Normal School.

"Within the past ten days we have
sold to the butcher five scrub cows. We
are now keeping only high grades and
purebreds." With this explanation an
official of the Louisiana State Normal
school in Natchltoches parish en-
rolled In the Better Sires, Better
Stock" movement conducted by the
United States Department Of Agricul-i
ture and the various states. All the
live stock on the school farm, which
includes cattle, swine and poultry,
are being bred only to purebred slres.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
BEST TIME TO SELECT CALF
u Dam Is Wide, 0eep.5odled Cow
Giving Liberal Supply OF Milk
Useful Animal Is Assured.

The best time to select a COW Is
at few months Of age, when 1t may
be seen with its mother, or, at any
rate, before 1t is weaned. Observe
the calf's mother. II she Is wide,
desp-bodied COW with plenty OF size
and is giving'a liberal supply Of milk,
you may he reasonably sure that the
calf. f lied by q good bull and prop
erly cared for. will grow into useful
breeding animal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
5. Allen: The adm. of Chamberlain.
6. Reynolds: Reconstruction in
South Carolina.
z. Wells: Hampton and Recon-
struction.
Statement of the Ownership,
Management, Circulation,
etc., Required by the Act

etc, NSt4uAk GU W shS
| of Congress of Au-
gust "a, 1912,
Of Edge6eld Advertiser published
weekly at ELgefeld, S. C., for octo-
Der, 1921.
State of South Carolina
County of Edgefeld.
Before me, notary public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared j. l.. Minis, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor and Publisher of the Edgefeld
Advertiser, and that the following is,
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief, true statement of the owner
ship, management, etc., of the afore-
said publication for the date shown
in the above caption, required by the
Act of August "a, 1912, embodied
in section 443, Postal Laws and Regu-
lations, printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing ed
itor and business managers are:
Publisher j. L. Minis, Edgefeld,
s. c.. Editor, J, L. Minis, Edgefeld,
S. c.; Managing Editor, j. L. Minis,
Edgefeld, S. c.; Business Manager,
|J. L. Minis, Edgefeld, S. c.
2. That the owners are: (give
names and addresses of individual
owners, or, if a corporation, give its
name and the names and addresses
of stockholders owning or holding 1
per cent or more of the total amount
of stock.) j. L. Minis, Edgefeld, S. c.
8. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent or
more of the total amount Of bonds,
mortgages or other securities are:
(If there are none, so state.) None
a. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
ers, stockholders, and security hold
ers, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stockholder or security holder ap-
pears upon the books of the company
as trustee or in any other iducial re-
lation, the name of the person or
corporation for whom such trustee is
acting, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing atlantis full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances
and condition under which stock
holders and security holders who do
not appear upon the books of the
company as trustees, hold stock and
securities in a capacity other than
that of bona fide owner; and this
afiant has no reason to believe that
any other person, association, or cor
poration has any interest direct or
indirect in the said stock, bonds, or
other securities than as stated by
him.
]. L. MINIS,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-28
FORM ORGANIZATION
To COMBAT CLASS
LEGISLATION N j. S.
Business Interests Will Oppose
United States Grain Growers
Crop Pooling Plan.

Cincinnati. June 27.-A national or
ganization pledged to combat all class
legislation wherever it appears in this
country was formed here Monday. II
was stated that an active campaign
in opposition to the plan Of the United
States Grain Growers, Inc, to poo
the faremrs' grain under six-year
contract will be instituted at once.
The movement took form under the
auspices Of the National Grain Grow
ers' association and representatives
of business organizations from all over
the country were present.
Menace Is Forsssen.
Resolutions adopted declared that
the grain trade and general business
interests are directly menaced by ad-
verse legislation--both state and ia
tional--arising on demand Of Organized
special interests.
The resolutions ''deplore the attempt
of special interests to break down the
present competitive individualistic bus
ness principle and the substitution
therefor Of bureaucratic CONTROL
1t was said practically al Of the
great business associations of the coun-
try which are concerned in any way
with the handling of foodstuffs are
expected to join the association.
Many Bodies Jsia.
These include the United States
Chamber Of Commerce and other cham
bers of commerce, the MillAre' Ma
tional federation, the Flour association,
the National Feed Dealers association,
The National Hay association. the Ma
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-28
HAUGEM FINDS
MONTANA 7 Ak
PLAN N|NTR|CATE
System Operating Here
Is Very Complicated
Affair, Says Expert.
Will Study Statutes
and Make Recommen-
dations to Legislature.

Helena. June Administration
features of the state board IF equaIiza
ton are at present occupying all o1
the attention of Nils F. Haugen. the
Wisconsin tax expert. who recently
came to Montana to direct the work
of the Montana board and tn endenvor
to bring about the reconstruction oi
the Montana tax system.
Mr.. Haugen. who for many years d.
rected the work of the Wisconsin tax
commission, and came to be looked
upon as one of the leading tax author
tiles of the country. finds big task
ahead of him IN Montana and states
that he finds the Montana tax system
to be a very complicated affair.
.-- viii Study Laws.
He understands, so he SAYS, that
his big work is to make a study Of
the Montana laws with the view of as
certaining their defects and inequa,i-
ties and needs of changes and i'm
and when he has sifted
out these matters to make recommend
ations to the governor. to be submitted
to the next legislature for its action
Under the present provisions Of the
Ss0ASssLutaOu anu laws bI iHe state, ne
has no authority other than to assist
the board of equalization in the ad-
of the present system and
to advise the board or tax commits
sion. in the event such a commission
shall be created in the future.
May Got Commission.
Such commission was rejected
by the people of the state at the last
general election. but there is possi-
bility that the voters at the election
IN November. 1922, NAV elect to change
the constitution SO as to provide for
q commission.
Mr.. Haugen has been in Montana
but little more than a month and he is
not at this time prepared to give any
ntlmatlon of changes which he NAV
recommend. He states that it is a
little too early to form an idea as to
he results which may be obtained from
he revenue measures which were en-
acted during the last session of the
legislature but he does not anticipate
hat they will overflow the Golfers of
he state. at least not under conditions
= financial and industrial depression
Is they now exist.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-28
Public Opinion Rules
Jap Foreign Policies
Says Visiting Solon

Washington, June 27.-Japan has
reached the point where foreign poll.
cles must be based upon public opin-
lon,' X. Nakanishi, of the visiting jap
anese parliamentary delegation to this
country. said in an address at dinner
given in their honor by several mem
bers OF congress who visited the Orient
last summer Secretary Hughes.
baron Shidehara. the Japanese am
bassador; Chairman Porter. of the
house foreign affairs committee. and
other officials were present.
Following the great war" Mr.. Max
anlshl said, "the people of Japan have
become very much Interested in for
eiEn affairs. Heretofore we seldom
referred to international affairs. but
today our people are eager to hear the
discussion Of world questions. The
people of Japan are following our
journey with great interest, and the
cordial reception which we have re-
ceiyed at the hands of your congress
will create an impression in the minds
OF the Japanese people beyond all cx-
pectatiOns."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-28
LABOR To REQUEST
IRISH RECOGNITION
BY j. 5. CONGRESS
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Instructs Gompers to Take
Matter to Washington.

Denver, June 27.-Organized labor
of America will Immediately call upon
President Harding, his cabinet and con-
gress to bring about recognition of the
Irish republic and protest to Great
Britain against the brutal and uncivil-
lied warfare now being conducted in
Ireland"
In accordance with the instructions
of the convention here last week. the
executive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Monday authorized
President Gompers to take the Irish
matter up at once with the govern
ment officials at Washington.
The council also authorized the send
ing Immediately of special communi-
cation to Premier Lloyd George and
his cabinet protesting against the
campaign of violence and destruction
in Ireland
President Gompers was instructed
to send to President Harding and mem
bers of congress an appeal for the
adoption Of the Johnson Nolan bill.
which provides for wage Of not less
than s. day for all federal employees.
President Gompers, it was learned.
was instructed BY the council to pre-
pare plans for placing the legislative
program Of organized labor before con-
gress at an early date. This calls
for government ownership with dem
ocratic operation" Of the railroads and
for federal control of the meat pack
ing industry.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-28
A|R|MEN READY
T0DR0P BOMBS
ON BAT TLESH|P
Radio Controlled Gun
boat Iowa to Be Tar
get for Air Fighters.
70 Machines Lined Up
for Start When Signal
of Enemy Ship Given.

Washington, June 27.-The army
and navy air services reported Monday
night that all was in readiness for the
bombing tests Tuesday off the Vlr-
ginia Maryland coast against the battle
ship Iowa, which will be operated by
radio control as an enemy ship ap-
preaching American shores.
Lined up and waiting at the land
bases for the signal to start were ~
machines, comprising the light and
heavy bombardment squadrons and the
air boats. When the signal is received
for them to take the air, the Iowa
will be at some point between Cupes
Hatteras and Henlopen, so to 100 miles
off shore, and steaming in the general
direction of the shore line.
The establishment of contact with
the Iowa will be the first phase of the
tests. and if this is successfully ac-
complished, dummy bombs will then be
dropped.
BattIeship Ohio in Control.
The Iowa will be controlled from
the battleship Ohio. which will follow
it at distance of five miles. The
approaching planes will be grouped in
scouting divisions, light bombardment
and heavy bombardment sqnaerons.
With the exception of seven F-5-Ls,
operated by army pilots, and four army
dirigibles, which will assist in the
search problem. the planes will be in
charge of naval pilots. All will be op
Grated under the command of Vice Ad-
miral Hilary P. Jones, new commander
of the Atlantic fleet, assisted by Brig
adler General William Mitchell. assist
ant chief of the army air service. and
Captain Johnson of the navy.
Aviators Are Confident.
Aviation officials of the army end
navy who have witnessed preparations
for the tests were optimistic con-
cerning the ability Of the planes to
locate the Iowa and score hits, de
spite the rules requiring them to drop
the bombs from height of 1000 feet
or more and to fly at their greatest
speed. Recent test of accuracy in bomb
dropping on the hulk of the San Mar
cos in Tangier sound, convinced some
aviation experts here that hits will be
scored on the Iowa, although she will
be under steam and maneuyered as an
enemy ship.