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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14

BULLETIN - NEW YORK, Sept.
14.-Jack Dempsey weighed in this
afternoon at 1929 which is heavier
than he has been before. Dempsey
weighed 1873 against Gibbons and
1877 against Carpenter.
Firpo weighed in at 2l8ia pounds.
The members Of the New Jersey
Funeral Directors Association who
has besn in convention here have
ringside seats.
Jess Willard, knocked out by both
principals in tonight's fight, said:
1T is toss up as to who will
win"
Demproy has acceded to the re-
quest cf Chairman Muldoon, Of the
State Boxing Commission, not to
wear the American flag about his
belt and when requested to don
black tights asked permission to
wear white ones used IN previous
title bouts.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Pre-hght
statements were made today as fol-
lows:
Jack Dempsey: 'I am In good
condition and II beaten will have no
alibis. intend to soak as hard as
can from the start but will not
take any early risks He is too dan
gerous with his right"
Louis Angel Firpo: There will be
no towel to shed from my corner.
do not think that Jack Dempsey
can beat me do not think he can
came to the United States to win
the worlds title. I have conquered
every man that stood in the road to
the big test. On my body are no
scars of those battles. In my heart
there is no fear of any living thing"
Large Attendance.
The two gladiators OF the new
world awoke In New York this
morning ready for the battle to de-
eide whether the fistic championship
of the earth will remain In North
America or cross the equator.
The billiantly-lighted arena may
be watched by crowd OF 10000
fight fans. some clear from Buenos
Aires. More than $1,000,000 will
have been collected by Tex Rickard
of which Dempsey will get 37h per
cent, Firpo 12h per cent and Tex
Rickard so per cent.
The spectators will pay from $3.50
Ito $3.50. Some spectators are re-
ported to have paid $3.50 to specu-
lators.
(ContfnuaA IN pn9A Efvel
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
u. S. Aviator
Establishes New
World Record

MINEOLA, Sept. 14.-Lieut.
Harold j. Brown, in Navy
Curtiss racer flying over a
one kilometer course, establish
ed a new worlds speed record
yesterday Of 24415 miles an
hour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Italy Protests to
Swiss President
As Arbitrator

GENEVA, Sept. 14-Italy has noti-
fed Switzerland she cannot accept
dent to act as arbitrator in the dis
pute with Jugoslavia over Fiume,
believing such step might have an
unfriendly effect on the present rela-
tions betweeen Italy and Switzer-
land
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Admiral Line Carries
Large Salmon Cargoe.

SEATTLE, Sept. IA. Approx
mately 100000 cases of salmon have
been brought by the Pacific Steam
shir Company this season. 1t is es-
tinsted that about 100000 cases are
yet to come from Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Gen. Pershing
Celebrates His
63rd Birthday

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-Gen-
eral John j. Pershing celebrated
his sixty-third birthday yesterday.
1t was the anniversary of the
opening OF the battle OF st. Mi
hiel. General Pershing passes
automatically to the retired list
next year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
UP TO GREECE TO ACT.

PARIS. Sept. 14.-The Council of
Ambassadors has decided that If
Greece is unable to discover and
punish the assassins of the Italian
members of the Greeco-Albanian
Boundary Commission by the time
Corfu is evacuated, fifty million lire
which Greece has deposited will be
paid to Italy
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
POTHIER CASE COMES
UP IN EAST AGAIN

WASHINGTON. Sept IA. - The
Government has asked the Supreme
Court to reverse tho decision of the
First Circuit Court OF Appeals di-
rccting the release of Roland r.
Pothier who had been held in con-
pection with the death of Major
Alexander P. Cronkhite, at Camp
Lewis in 1918. &
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Heavy Alaska Tourist
Travel Due to Publicity

SEATTLE, Sept. IA The un-
usually heavy tourist travel to
Alaska for this year is attributed
to the Alaska, May to September"
advertising campaign.
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Decision Will Settle Point
Whether Title Remains
North or Goes South.
BOTH MEN MAKE THEIR
STATEMENTS ON MERITS
Large Attendance Is Indicat-
ed by Sale Of Tickets
Experts Give Opinions.
ENTER RING AT o.

The championship fight at
the Polo Grounds tonight is
scheduled to start at 8 o'clock
which Is 5 o'clock Juneau time.
BY $50 o'clock at least, the
first round should be received
unless there is a fash an
nouncing the winner in case of
an early knockout.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Denied Use Of Tobacco,
81 Aged Man Tries Suicide

SPANGLE, Wash, Sept. 14.-Dss-
pondent because he had been denied
his tobacco allowance for 10 days as
punishment for running away. Otto
Heese. aged 70 years, an inmate of
the County Poor Farm here, at
tmpted suicide by slashing his wrist
. with a razor recently. Physicians
expect him to recover. - 81
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
MILITARY TO
GOVERN SP AIN
Revolution in Foreign Coun-
try High Officials
Proceeded Against.

BULLETIN = MADRID, Sept. IA.
The Cabinet has resigned and the
King is returning to the capital
Late this afternoon it was an
nounocd that the King has asked
General Rivera to form a cabinet
and the latter has accepted a d.
rectorate proposed by military chiefs
to govern instead of cabinet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
TO EvACUATE
CORFU SOON

PARIS, Sept. l4-Italy has agreed
to evacuate Corfu before the end
of this month, according to advices
received here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
Concrete Buildings in
Quake Zone Stand Test

WASHINGTON. Sept. 14--G. G..
Howard, assistant American Trade
Commissioner at Kobe, has advised
the Department of Commerce that
American steel and concrete build
ings In Toxic and Yokohama with
stood the earthquake and are in good
condition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-09-14
RTvERIAt DEposED.

MADRID, Sept. 14.-The govern
ment has issued a decree deposins
General Rivera as Military Com
mander of Barcelona
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(Continued on Page Five.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

chickens. But there are certain
suggestions which apply to all
when the breeding birds are being
chosen.
Choose for Health.
FIRST, and possibly most Inn.
portant. use no specimens which
are not IN vigorous health. Health
IL very definitely inherited from
the parent stock. So also are weak.
ness and the tendency toward
disease. BY refusing to permit the
weaklings TO beget their kind we
head off q long train OF troubles.
Modern high-pressure methods OF
poultry management place the
birds under q continuous strain
under which the weak break down.
Vigor of constitution. then, is
absolutely essential, whether for
the production Of layers, table
stock or exhibition birds. Breed
for health!
Retain for the breeding pen only
birds which are fully matured. I'm
dersized, undeveloped cockerels
and pullets Invariably produce in
ferior chicks.
The majority Of poultry breeders
prefer to use yearling and two
year old hens. To these they mate
fully developed cockereIs or year
ling cocks, or occasionally vigorous
two-year old cocks. Early Matched,
well grown pullets mated to cock
birds are also largely used. Oc-
casionally an old bird, male or fe-
male, viii be retained because Of
its value as a breeder.
When the flock has been sorted
with reference to health, strength,
size and age, the next step is to
choose for the elect thoss. .individ-
uals which possess the other desired
points. Don't be afraid to Gull
closely. For real progress I would
prefer to use a half-dozen really
choice birds than q hundred in
ferior ones.
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distress to her mistress, but Patience
evidently knew what was expected
of the race of Polly, Pertelotc. Cas-
sandra and Henrietta, and did her
duty nobly, her plumage and ner
pretty dignity of behavior winning
general admiration.
DIR. Hooker describes the idiosyn.
cracies of her pets as extremely
human" Her step along the aisle
at Madison Square Garden provoked
instant recognition from their pens.
They return from the poultry shows,
she says, apparently recognizing the
glory of their adventure. They pro.
claim their own grandeur and their
behavior Is apt to antagoniZe the
stay-at-homes.
In other respects they are not un-
like the human species, since they
show great animosity upon the III.
PRODUCTION of a stranger into Their
pen, their meum -et-tuum feeling be.
ing strongly developed. AS they grow
older they grow more fixed in their
habits and more insistent upon their
rights and privileges.
Henrietta was an academic" bird,
having been granted the freedom of
Mount Holyoke campus, the highest
honor in the gift of the college, in
recognition of her generosity in con-
tributing her prize money to Mount
Holyoke's $4,000, 900 endowment fund
last year. Patience is eager to fol
low her mother in this respect also.
For her mother has won immortal.
ity; her projections are to be pre-.
served for posterity. After her sad
demise. two weeks ago, Henrietta
was sent away to be stuffed and
mounted. In the Cornelia Clapp
Building, the new science building
now in progress of construction at
Mount HolyOke, she will present to
succeeding generations of college
students, as she has already done to
her own ambitious progeny. a speci-
men of what a Buff Orpington
should be-
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ment of Agriculture have demon
strated conclusively that one
gets his best results from his
best birds; therefore, it is quite
possible for the fancy breeder to
develop great utility strain,
and it is equally possible for a
man who specializes on utility
birds to develop a great fancy
strain if he does two or three
simple things.
First among these, and most
important of all. is to mate the
pens in the spring SO as to i'm
prove the quality of the flock
and bring it as near the standard
as possible. Second, he must
trap-nest his birds so that he will
know which individuals produce
the best birds. He must give
close and careful attention to
feeding, watering and housing.
He must study and master the
simple problem-and it is q sim
pie one IL the person gives it but
the slightest study-of incubation
and rearing of baby chicks.
High Acre Farms, under Mr..
Samuel's direction, will breed
nothing but standard bred pouI-
try. 1t will show it's birds at the
best shows in the United States,
but its main purpose is to make
available for the poultry breed
ers in this section Of the country
the very finest birds and eggs at
prices which anyone who likes
good stock can afford to pay.
In the fall, it is our expecta-
ton to put up several pens in
each variety. We have to test
them for egg -laying qualities, SO
that next year we shall be pre-
pared to sell birds with strong
guarantees as to egg production.
RIVALRY TO BE KEEN.
The combination Of Hanson ant
Samuel, in the opinion of loca
poultrymen, will be a formida BIZ
one to beat in the showroom, 70
the records of the last three year
at the Washington show atRas
the fact that these two men be
tween them have won every frs
prize in single comb Rhode Islan'
reds at those three shows. In ad
dition to this, Mr.. Samuel, as man
ager of Prospect Farms, was tn
first winner of the President Hard
ing Trophy for the best male Dir,
bred by an exhibitor in the Amer
can class, while Mr.. Hanson wa
the second breeder to get his nam
on that coveted cup.
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in breeding for laying abflfky.
trapnest records and individual
pedigrees are the sure guide. Here
we want heavy layers mated "a
the sons of heavy layers. The
ords to refer to is on sure ground.
Through intelligent use of the trap
nest and records thus secured, GER
tain poultry breeders have built mp
great flocks of remarkable produc-
ers. These are the fountains from
which Is drawn the blood that ii
enriching the commercial poultry
industry. And, incidentally, snch
f1ocks are enriching their owners.
These men succeeded through their
ability to properly select and mate
their breeding birds.
Lacking a definite knowledge OF
the performance Of their layers
those who wish to produces prnduc-
tive pullets must be guided In
their selection OF their breedfng
stock by the physical conformation
Of the individual. IL the laying
flock has been cyiIled month ~.
month throughout the season and
the Ioafers removed, this finn4
choice from among the survivors
comparatively simple. II, however,
no preliminary sorting has been
done the birds must be observed
and handled. Choose those which
are alert, active, on the Job. Re-
ject the lazy and sluggish, thoeea
which are first on the roost and
the last to leave. And shun the
thin-bodied. croW-headed. weak
Hngs.
The Laying Type.
As, Spring approaches, almost any
hem win lay, so some of the indiea
lions Of q good layer which IT.
other seasons of the year might BE-
used as a guide are practicable.
without value now. We mnst de-
pend largely upon body conforms
ton which changes but slightly
The good producer has large body
capacity which gives ample space
for the organs of digestion and
egg-production. The body
broad, deep and FULL. the abdomen
we'll developed but pfiable With
considerable space between the
point Of the keel and the vent.
Straight, pliable pelvic bonesthe
points of which can be felt at
either side of the vent-set well
apart, are also desirable.
These are details. Laying them
aside, the object OF this article will
have been attained if the reader
will fully appreciate these funda-
meHta1s: The poultry industry Is
progressing and the quality OF the
flock must be improved year BY
year to keep step with the times.
Improvement VIII come only
through recognizing the individual
bird, not the flock, as the breeding
unit: Astounding health and vIgor
OF constitution of the breeding
birds is of first Importance. Get
these points fixed-the rest will
follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11
milk WEIGHS LESS
WARM THAN COLD
Difference Is So Slight, How
ever, That 1t Is Merely
Nominal.

While warm milk will weigh
somewhat less than cold milk, the
difference is so slight that 1t may
be disregarded. The difference in
weight of a gallon of milk accord
ing to temperatur would be:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

err ia the exact object of the con-
templated mating. Is 1t to pro
duce show specimens? Then one
must clearly understand what is
called for in the show room, the
type, size, color and other points
OF the ideal specimen of the breed
or variety. With this knowledge
as his guide he must select those
specimens which most nearly APP
rroach the standard or which are
particularly strong in one or more
characteristics which he wishes
emphasized IN the young.
For instance, IN certain breeds .
perfect comb has great value, and
a male having a beautiful comb,
though lacking In other ways, may
be used especially with the object
Of producing chicks having good
headgear. Here the skill OF the
breeder comes into play.
Difficult Combinations.
Do we want good layers? Nat
ural1y we should use as breeders,
birds which are big producers. are
the descendants CT such, or at least
possess the physical conformation
which indicates the ability to lay.
Is the combination of show and
utility points desired? Then the
problem is more complicated be-
cause the greater the number OF
distinct factors to be combined the
more difficult success becomes. It
is comparatively easy to produce a
specimen having good type, or
color, or comb, or one which Is a
persistent layer, but when we at
tempt to produce heavy layer
which also measures up to the
show standard in form, color and
other points, we find our work
cut cut for us.
In an article Of this length It IS
impossible to discuss the type and
color of the hundred-odd breeds
and varieties of standardized
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

shape of sharp, flinty substances
and gravel.
She picks up insect life in every
shape and eats a good deal Of
green stuff. She keeps off lice
by busting in the dry earth. She
is all the time in a busy search,
supplying herself with all the es.
sentials necessary to make eggs,
which she deposits I'm greater mum
bers than when leading a state of
artificial existence, as she has to
do several months of the year. The
hen that has her liberty is in a
state of constant activity. Look at
your hens this winter and see
whether they are provided with the
necessaries that help them to lay
eggs.
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USE CHOICE FOWLS FOR
Do Not Perpetuate Inferior Stock.
BY PROF. +. Il. sToNEeURN,

BY PROF. =. Il. SToNEBURN,
Poultry Editor, N. Y. American
Copyright. 1929. by Star Co.
Which shall It be this year, good
chicks or poor ones? Poultrymen
everywhere are now answering that
question for themselves while mat
ng up their breeding nocks.
Generally, like begets like" but
fortunately there are occasional en-
ceptions to this rule. Sometimes
there is a readjustment Of physical
characteristics, and one or more
young appear which are superior to
their parents. These choice speci-
mems may and should be used to
improve the quality of the whole
flock. Here is where selection
comes In.
Again, we have an old adage
which tells rs that . stream viii
rise no higher than its source. Left
to flow naturally, 1t viii not, but we
can use power and elevate IL to
higher levels. This also applies to
blood streams. In breeding opera
tons it is possible to apply this
needed power by offsetting weak
ness In one sex by strength in the
other and 80 elevate the average
quality Of the progeny.
Use Good Birds Only.
Much Of the marked improve
ment in the poultry industry dur
ing recent years is due to a better
understanding Of the principles Of
poultry breeding and a realization
Of the fact that It does not pay to
permit the mating of scrub fowls.
From such one can only expect
scrub chicks. The heavy layer and
the show winner are produced by
intelligently selecting and mating
birds which have, in the largest de-
gree, the qualities we wish perpet-
uated In the younA.
Too many people think Of their
fowls in terms OF flocks. But each
chick is the offspring Of one male
and one female, not Of the flock as
a whole. So to make real prog
ress, to steadily improve the stock
year by year, the breeder must
think of individual birds as breed
ing units, then so mate them as to
overcome their weak points and
strengthen their desirable ones.
Another point in this connec-
ton. The flock Is made up OF
small units and the flock as a
whole is no better than the average
quality Of its units. A high pro-
portion OF heavy layers or OF choice
exhibition specimens makes the
flock a paying one. but If there
are many poor producers or In
ferior specimens the 1oafers con-
sume the profits made by the
workers and the owner gets little.
Obviously, the first point to be
settled before choosing the breed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

EDW. B. SELBY
Care Star Food & Remedy Co.,
lexington Pl. and Que St. N. K.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

Standard bred Rhode Island Reds,
Black Minorcas, Pekin, Mallard
and Muscovy Ducks.
Eggs for Matching from great
show-winning birds. $500 to $500
per setting.
HIGH ACRE FARMS.
Box r, Bethesda. Md.
Phone Bethesda 15-R.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11
SAMUEL IS MADE
HEAD Of HANSON
TRY FARM
Noted Fancier Accepts Post as
Manager of Poultry at
''h,gn Acre." Bethesda, Md.
ADVISES SPRING MATING
Owner urges That System as
best Method of Improving
the Standards of Flock

ThGrnka G. Samuel, one of the
most prol.'inent poultrymen in the
United States, has accepted the
position Of manager Of poultry for
Elisha Hanson, of Bethesda, Md.
PROMINENT BREEDER.
{ Mr.. Hanson is the president OF
the Washington Poultry Show and
one OF the most prominent breeders
Of Rhode Island reds in this part
Of the country. Mr.. Samuel for
q number of, years was manager Of
the great Pratt Experimental
Farm at Morton, Pa, where he
made remarkable records not only
In the breeding and rearing, but
also in the showing of chickens.
Later he was manager of Pros
pect Farms. at Maplewood, N. j.,
and under his direction birds from
Prospect Farms cleaned UP in sew
enteen out OF eighteen great shows
cluded Madison Square Garden,
BostoE Chicago and Washington.
After obtaining Mr.. Samuers
services, Mr.. Hanson bought an.
other farm near his place and
pi4ced Mr.. Samuel on this. The
pant IN the future will be known
as High Acre Farms and will spe-
calls. "a single and rose comb
Rnooe lsbtnd reds: single comb
black MIR orcas, single comb white
? Leghorns, hite and colored Mus
covy ducks, giant Pekin ducks, and
roso comb black bantaIns.
LrFEI ONO INTEREST.
intends to carry on at High Acre
Farms, uEder Mr.. SamueI's diree-
ton. Mr. Hanson said:
Ever Anoa I was youngster,
L have been interested in fancy
pigeons and fancy poultry, but it
was uo uatf five or six YEAR
ago that ] took up standardized
poCltry In a serious wa%. Be
cause Of :he demands upon my
tue 1 was never able to give
this worl the attention / really
desired. Quite while ago I
reached the conclusion that i'm Or
der to gain a success in the pou1.
try business. either on a small or
Q large scale, several things are
necessary.
First, one must have good
birds, whether he has q large
plant or a small plant. Second,
he must breed not only for the
showroom, but with the idea of
meeting the great demand for
good quality utility stock. In
order to make a plant pay, every
. angle of production must be
taken into consideration and de-
veloped just as the packers have
developed the packing house bus
mess. 1t was not SO long ago
that pretty nearly every small
town had its slaughter house, to
which the farmers drove their
cattle and from which the towns.
folk got their fresh cuts of meat,
The slaughter house was an un-
economic institution. The only
thing it had to offer for sale was
meat. A little later it sold hides,
then IL began to sell the other
refuse, but in the course of time
1t became apparent that every
ounce Of weight must be made
use OF, and the large packing
houses proceeded to develop their
various by-product industries.
AFTER UTILITY FOWL.
Now, of course, one in the
chicken business cannot go into
that particular business on such
an extensive scale, but expert
ments by the Federal Depart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11
Western Egg Men Saved
By Publicity Campaign

Early last fall the poultry pro-
ducers of southern California were
faced by a situation which meant
complete decentralization for the in
dustry If no remedy could be found
for it, There were in storage In
the Los Angeles plants several mil
lion cases of eggs more than the
normal supply for that season, and
it seemed that there would be no
room to care for the seasonal pro.
duction.
It was decided by the Producers
Association to enter upon an in
tensive campaign Of advertising,
and $4,000 was raised to finance
it. An advertising expert was en-
gagged, and the "Biddy Says, Eat
More Eggs" campaign was started.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11
TEACH YOUR HENS
To LAY IN WINTER
They viii Produce Eggs If
They Are Provided With
Essentials.

The whole basis of winter lay
ing is in making summer condi-
tions in winter. Supply the hens
during the winter as nearly as pos
sible with what they have in sum-
mer. A hen running at large
supplies herself with grit in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-11

There will be q variation accord
ing to the fat percentage OF the
milk which will amount to about
OF of a pound for each one-half
per cent in test. A gallon of 8
Der cent milk is said to weigh SO
pounds, while q gallon of per
cent milk will weigh slightly more
than S58 pounds.
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AFTER UTILITY FOWL.

Now. of course, one in the
chicken business cannot go into
that particular business on such
an extensive scale, but expert
ments by the Federal Depart