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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01

Manu- Lives ArS<ost III Flood AIonq Eastern Seaboar1
CAMPAIGN AID
IN DAVIS FIGHT
URGED ON ALL
THE AGE-HERALD has opened
an Alabama fund to assist in

VIE AGE-HERALD has opened
an Alabama fund to assist in
paying the expense Of the demo
cratic presidential campaign. Con-
tributions Of any amount will BE- re-
ceived and acknowledged in these
columns. Through inadyertence q
contribution by II. D.. Smith yes-
terday was given AZ $40 when 1t
should have been $25. The Age
Herald fund yesterday stood ~ toll
lows:
Previously acknowledged -
....A........ .S1,1l1.OO
Fl. d. Smith .......... $500
When the voters Of the Demo
cratic party are asked to subscribe
to the campaign in behalf Of John
w. Davis for the presidency, their
support is requested in behalf OF a
man who, in an emergency, did not
hesitate to sacrifice all his worldly
wealth for his country.
John w. Davis did exactly that.
He did not seek the Enthusiastically
to Great Britain. On the contrary,
he at fret refused the honor, say
ing that he could not afford it. His
wife urged him to accept, and when
there arose the question Of whether
he could send his daughter to col
lege and still undergo the expenses
Of the Enthusiastically, still the
counsel was tina the should put his
country first.
And, in the words of the Worlds
Work for October, the ambassador
ship of three years. duration wiped
out the savings of the preceding 20
years. Three years of 1t xufficed
to extinguish the modest capital he
had accumulated" How many would
have had the courage to do that |;
the patriotism to do that? John W.
Davis had it.
No single fortune is great enough
to endure the drafts of a nationwide
campaign for public office. No in
dividual should be asked or expected
to meet such tremendous expense.
1t would mean only that the very
rich, instead of the very fit, could
enter the White House. The rank
and file of the Democratic party
would not want personal wealth to
be indispensable to election to the
presidency.
In no more practical or convinc-
ing manner can the loyal members Of
the Democratic party sustain their
convictions and the party principles
:of an eqtal government than by
giving according to their means to
the party success and to the success
of that most able man chosen for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
ALABAMA ESCAPES
Out Of Range Of Storm Along Eastern
SeaJOard

Birmingham is out OF range of the
storms which are raging on the Atlantic
seaboard, the weather bureau reported
Tuesday night. These storms, apparent
ly are local in character, it is said.
There seems to be little prospect in a
change of atmospheric conditions for
the city in sight. The official report
calls for continued fair and COOL and
indications that the thermometer will
not go below As Wednesday morning or
evening,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
REFORM NAMES MAYOR
b. #. Lyles Wins Over w. j. Carpenter
BY Small Margin r

REFORM, Ala, Sept, -30.-tSpe-
cial. )-B. II. Lyles won over w. j.
Carpenter for mayor of Reform in the
city election by a ma jority Of 8, returns
indicate. B. j.. Baily, Robert Lang
don, .E. A. Neel, s. X. Dorroh, and
3. w. Hollingsworth were elected coun-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
JURY SELECTED
TOSOLVEPUZZLE-.
OF SLAIN MAJOR
Mystery OF Crankhite's
Death Goes Back To
1918

TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 3O.-Selec-
ton Of jury to try Roland Pothier
of Providence, r. l.. on a charge of
numbering Major Alexander Cronkhite
at Camp Lewis in 1918, was begun in
U. S. District court here today.
The courtroom and corridors in the
Federal building were jammed with
prospective jurors, witnesses, news
papermen and others when Judge 4. e.
Cushman called Pothier's case to trial.
Extra bailiffs and other court officers
battled to establish some semblance of
order as the ordinarily adequate court
room began bullying with its uncom-
mon crowd of men and women drawn
from the four corners of the United
States to focus interest in one of the
most remarkable criminal cases in
American Jurisprudence. In the crowd
were the greater part of the eighty
witnesses who have been summoned
from all parts of the country.
In the trials beginning here today,
in which Robert Rosenbluth and Ro-
land Pothier are charged with wilfuI
murder, the Federal court is endeavor-
ing to unravel a death mystery that
goes back to the fall of 1918 and into
the great war 'cantonment at Camp
Lewis, Wash.
On October rs of that year, while
some $4,000 soldiers were training in
the camp, Major Alexander Cronkhite.
graduate of West Point and a son
of Major General Adelbert Cronkhite,
was on a practice march. While the
column was resting, he went into an
adjacent copse of timber, followed by
Captain Rosenbluth and Sergeant
Major Pothier. A few minutes later
several shots were heard, and it was
reported that Major Cronkhite was
wounded. An examination revealed
that he had been shot in the breast,
and he expired before medical aid
could be summoned. The body of the
officer was taken to the Camp Lewis
hospital. where it was found that he
had been killed by a bullet that en-
tered his chest on the right side, few
inches below and IN ifant of the arm
pit.
The Usual Quiz
Five days later the usual investi-
CATION by an army board was con-
Quoted. This board arrived at the con-
clusion that the major had accident
ally shot himself while firing at a tar
get. AT the time it was the general
runor that it was a case of suicide.
Rosenbluth and Pothier both testi-
fled at the military investigation. Their
testimony was substantially the same.
They said that Major Cronkhite had
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; warmer Thursday.
Mississippi: Fair. W
Tennessee: Fair.
Georgia: Generally fair.
Complete weather data will be
found ON Page 49,.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
AIRsHIP NAME SOUGHT
German Built IRIS To Be Rechis.
tened

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.--A suit
able name is being sought by naval air
service for the dirigible ZR-3, German
built sister ship to the Shenandoah
which is expected to sail for Lakehurst
about October 6.
The word Shenandoah is Indian,
meaning daughter of the stars" and
it is hoped to find a name for the new
aircruiser which will continue the same
idea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
OTHER STATES BENEFIT
Three Cent Cut Made In Carolinas And
Georgia

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 30.-Reduc-
ton in the retail price of gasoline of
three cents a gallon in North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
effective tomorrow morning, Swas an
nounced here this afternoon by G. L.
Sheppard, district manager of the Gulf
Refining company. The present retail
price is % cents a gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
QUAKE IS FELT
Shock In Maine Is W0st Felt In
Years

PORTLAND. Maine, Sept. 3O.---An
earthquake of slight intensity, registered
on seismographs at Georgetown and
Harvard Universities early today was
felt in many parts of Maine. 1t was the
~(Continued on Page -
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
Weekly Market Letter
By WELLER & WELLER CO.,
"Wednesday. 0ctnher Il 1924

This past week has been abad one ev-
erywhere, prices have tumbled disastrous
Y on everything except the real choice
of them coming. We would call the trade
anywhere from SOC to $1.00 lower, the lat
ter being ON the in-between stuff. Mon
there being more than 700 cars here. All
classes are selling too low and we look for
a reaction shortly. 1t seems to us that
it has to come for present low prices are
time is here and we expect the next two
weeks will show entirely different results.
We have sold odd head of choice grass
steers up to $500, but very few have been
coming eligible to more than $500, with
the great bulk of grass butcher steers
ranging from $500 to $6.75, with the in
mon ones down as low as $500. Our fe-
male market is without question the best
around the circuit, Notwithstanding the
bad trade we have had. We have sold
bulk from $3.50 to 1925, and choice COW
from $425 to S4.75, with bulk from 1925
to $500. Gamers and cutters $2.10 to
$500. Bull market bad, bulk $2.75 to S3.25
odd head up to $3.50. Calf top $500,
choice heavy westerns up to $500. outs $500
to $500. The tocker-feeder trade is from
25c to SOC lower with very little action.
We received shipments from the follow
ing Montana stockmen:
VIII ]. Bennett, Corral Coulee John
Betz, Yandalia; Fred Brockway, Harlem
and Nelson, Yandalia; r. P. Burg
Malta; Davidson and Russell, Lars
j. c. Coate, Finch and numerous
others.
-.HOGs-The market for this class. after
over $11.00 for selects, is working
We expect the top today to be
5000 with mixed hogs S9.75 to
$1,000, with heavy sows $1.O0 under, and
pigs $3.50 to $500, according to weight
and quality. We do not look for much
more change this week.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-This trade has
been a very slow affair, and on account
Of heavy receipts the market has worked
a little lower in sympathy with drops ON
other markets. We have an exceptionally
market for westerns. Some good fat
lambs would bring up to $3.50 with choice
western feeding lambs up to $3.50.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

The Montana wool clip for 1924
will exceed the output for 1928
by more than a million pounds,
according to e. A. Gray, general
agents for the Chicago 81 North
western lines at Butte.
A total of 100000 pounds of
wool we're shipped out of Montana
this year, and the average price paid
was 40 cents per pound, the report
The season was a short one,
the majority of growers selling their
clips at prices ranging from 35 to
1914 cents a pound. A total of 600
were shipped. The 1928 crop
was 1~7,567,000 pounds.
The prices for individual fleeces
this year has been higher than for
last year and the quality of tie pro-
duct has been better. Some of the
wool shipped to Boston and Chicago
has been sold at figures netting close
to the high prices bid in Montana,
The report shows. 1t is further
stated that there is evidence of offers
10 contract the clip for 1925, many
Montana growers stating that they
lave already closed deals at figures
above the average.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

they are given all they will clean up
three times a day during the week
before marketing. Some turkey rails
ers feed an equal part of wheat and
oats during the first part of the fat
tening period, gradually adding more
corn as the weather become cooler.
Often feeders begin feeding heavily
on corn only to find that where the
birds have not been used to hard
grains, bowel trouble results. Old
corn is much better to use than new
corn, and the cor must be clean and
free from mustiness. Nuts of various
kinds, such as c~hestnuts, beechnuts,
and acorns are also used in some
sections with good results. However,
the best results in fattening are OBJ
tanned where oats, speltz, wheat and
corn are used for the finishing
touches.
1t wont hurt you to experiment a
little with soft feed, taking some of
your poultry crate-fattening ration
and moistening to just a crumbly
consistency and feed in a trough for
the noon-day feed during the last
week of the feeding. AS this is
much quicker and easier digested it
will help make greater gains during
the last few days.
In regard to confinement, the gov
eminent says: "Confining turkeys
during the f%attening season to pre-
vent their using so much energy has
been tried to some extent, but with
little success. Those confined eat
heartily for two or three days but af-
forwards lose their appetites and be-
gin to lose flesh rapidly. On allow
ing them free range again, they
pick up rapidly and are soon eating
as we'll as ever"
AS the packer expands and ex-
tends the turkey market, their Gus
toners become more particular, and
so, in order to sur the best pos
sible marketing results it is neces-
airy that you produce the best pos
sible meat.
If in the raising care and fatten-
ing of your turkeys you have follow
ed our instructions with success,
you should have Number Ones for the
market, but the same care should be
taken that the killing, bleeding,
cooling and packing are done prop
erly.
The price of the Fox Plan book is %
cents. To the readers of this paper for a
book upon receipt of 10 cents, stamps or
coin. Address The Peter Fox Sons Co..
1122-24 Fulton Market, Chicago, Illinois,
and we recommend that you do it now be-
fore you market YOUR poultry.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
DAIRY BUSINESS CANNOT
BE OVERCOME IN STATE

There is little danger of overdo-
ing dairying in Montana, at least
for some time, said j. A. Nelson,
professor of dairying at the Montana
State College, addressing a group of
farmers in Madison county recently.
According to Mr.. Nelson, dairying
is such a business that it takes a
comparatively long time to get into
and this in itself is the best safe
guard against too rapid expansion.
He also pointed out that dairying
did not have the spectacular appeal
which characterizes certain other
types of farming and for this reas-
on there has never been any pro-
nounced movement either into dairy
ing or out of it. The fact that
dairying means hard work and long
hours, with promise of steady but
small annual returns, was given as
one of the main factors in maintain
ing a fairly steady dairy population.
Rapidly increasing population, was
pointed out by Professor Nelson, as
an important element in absorbing
the increase in dairying that may
take place in the future. A further
stabilizing factor, according to the
speaker, is that dairymen who oper
ate their plants wisely and effic-
iently save up enough in the course
of IL or Is years to drop out of act
i've service, leaving the field to the
newcomer.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

sweet clover seed, and timothy seed.
Cites Past Performances.
Speaking of Montana's past per-
formance5 in competition with other
states and other countries, Mr..
Ogaard says:
"In 1911, Montana made her de-
but in seed and grain competition on
a world basis at the big land show at
Madison Square Garden, New York,
and came home with the wheat and
barley trophies.
Montana next attracted attention
of the seed world in January, 1913,
when 81 states and Canada were
compelled to stand aside and permit
Montana to take home "a out of SO
sweepstakes offered in competition
at the National Corn show at Dallas,
Texas.
'In 1915 Montana exhibitors swept
the boards at the Panama Pacific
World exposition in San Francisco.
One of the many big wins registered
was the grand sweepstakes on dis
play of grains. Her triumphs were
continued at the various dry farming
expositions until the International
Grain and Hay show came into ex-
istence in 1919. In that year Mon
tana with an entry list of but 80 cap
tured 25 per cent of the premium
money offered in the classes entered.
In 1920, % per cent of the premium
money was awarded to Montana
quality"
I'm. 1921 Montana got down to
business and created a sensation by
is of the 25 places in hard
red winter wheat and brought home
the world sweepstakes wheat cup af-
ter a tussle with Canada. This year
more than 26 of the premium money
came to the Treasure state. In 1922
Montana again increased her win
nings by taking 20 per cent of the
awards in the classes entered.
'In the year just passed, Montana
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
Bonuses Offered Winners AT
International Grain Show

tana Month in the nationwide ad-
vertising plan of the railroads and
other interests of the northwest, an
excellent display of Montana pro-
ducts at Chicago would help in a
great measure to center the attention
of the United States upon Montana
and its crops. Such an exhibition, of
great value at any time, would be
doubly important this year coming,
as it does, at the very start of the ad-
vertising campaign.
The exhibits at the various fall
fairs of the state would indicate that
the quality of Montana's products
this year is up to the usual standard
of excellence, says Mr.. Ogaard, and
this mean that the one thing neces-
sary to make Montana's showing SUI
preme is the cooperation of farmers
and farm leaders in collecting exhib-
its and of firms and individuals in
helping to finance the undertaking.
Every county in the state is urged
to send its best products, that the
state exhibit may be as varied and as
truly representative as possible.
Heretofore, Montana has made re-
markabIe records in national and in
ternational competition, but the win
ners have usually been limited to a
few counties such as saltwater, RAJ
valli, Cascade and Gallatin. This
year it is hoped that every county
will contribute something to the sue
cess of the states showing.
1t is urged that in collecting and
preparing the samples for the Chica-
go show, a premium list be obtained
Mr.. Ogaard at Bozeman, and
the rules and instructions followed
carefully in selecting and preparing
the exhibits. 1t is desired that as
wide a variety of products be OBJ
tanned as possible, to demonstrate
the diversity of Montana's crops. Mr..
Ogaard states that special emphasis
be placed on hard red spring
wheat, hard red winter wheat, durum
white oats, early oats, barley,
peas, beans, flax, rye, alfalfa seed,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

hard red winter wheat again scored
and her hard spring wheat came near
bringing the worlds championship
wheat cup back to the United States.
The reserve worlds championship,
the worlds sweepstakes in durum,
and umerou winnings in barley and
oats classes, brought Montana "qua-
lity," 23.5 per cent of the premium
money in competition with Canada
and the United States.
"It is apparent that Montana COM
petition in the hard red spring wheat
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with consent of
The Peter Fox Sons Co, chicago, III.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
From Montana State College

~ TIMULATED by the offer of cash
N bonuses amounting to SAFE for
~ important first places, Mon
tana's showing at the international
Grain and Hay show to be held at
Chicago, November 29 to December
6, has prospects of being the finest
ever, says A. j. Ogaard, secretary of
the Montana Seed Growers associa-
tion. A bonus OF $3.50 will be given
to the Montana wheat grower who
brings back the worlds champion
ship wheat cup as a result of win
ming first in hard red spring wheat.
This bonus and three others of $50
each for first places in hard red win
ter wheat, white oats and barley are
being offered by G. c. Davis, com-
missioner of agriculture for Montana.
In addition the Montana Wheat
Growers association offers three
cash bonuses of SIS each for first
places in early oats, durum wheat
and alfalfa seed.
Time For Big Effort
Mr.. Ogaard believes that this is
the time for Montana's great effort
in making the best possible showing
at the International show. Since Dec
ember has been designated as mon
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with consent o
The Peter Fox Sons Co., Chicago, Ill.
The manager of one of our
largest packing houses, in address
ing a gathering of farmers, said:
'sThe farmers of this country are
losing more than $1O,00O,000
annually because they do not fat
ten their poultry for market. They
fatten their beef, pork, and NUT
ton, but ship their poultry just as
it comes off the range. 1t goes to
the city feeder or the packing
house where it is cra~te-fattened
and makes this additional $780,
OOO.OOO for the other fellow"
The American people are the best
fed people in the world. They will
not slight their appetites at any cost;
they want the best and they are will
ing to pay for it. Men in the food
supply business have a high calling.
They are redering a great service.
But the service should begin back
on the farms in the preparation oil
the product for the market.
If you, Mr.. Producer, would spend
one hour in the kitchen of n of our
big hotels, clubs or first class res
taurants and see what the chef has
to put up with, you would understand
how important this is. Inside of ten
minutes you would say that the con-
sumner is a ''crank." He expects too
much, but that would not solve the
problem. The consumer knows
what he wants and how he wants it,
and is willing to pay the price; there
fore, it is up to you, the chef and to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

class has thrown a real scare into the
Canadian camp for the Canadian
government has for years offered
large cash bonuses to Canadian ex-
hibitors who bring back the cham
pionship wheat cup"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
FEEDING POULTRY
FOR BEST RETURNS
ON FALL MARKETS.
POULTRY RAISERS OF COUNTRY
LOSE $1O,OOO,0 900 ANNUALLY
BY IMPROPER METHODS

Future of the Turkey Market De-
ponds Greatly Upon Ability of the
Producer to Raise Number Ones
To Satisfy Discriminating Buyers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
Treasure State Farm g. Livestock

Here a real Montana farm page The leading articles on this page are prepared by
experts of the State Agricultural College at Bozeman,w where the state md federal
overnmen are expanding large sum of money in experimentation to determine the
best tnage methods for Montana mi these articles are descriptive of the results of
this work. Ever farmer reader o. this newspaper is urged Tile these articles away
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30
STATE WOOL CROP
IS MORE THAN 19
MILLION POUNDS
GROWERS MAKE QUICK SALES
AT HIGH PRICES ON CLIP
OF 1926 900 POUNDS

Prices Received BY Growers VIII
Average 40 Cents, But Range from
So to 431s Cents per Pound. The
Quality Has Been Better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

nEING the mother OF more dramatic
- stars than any other actress on
record, with most Of them older than
herself, Is said to be the unique expe-
rience OF Jennie Eustace. OF course, 1t
could only happen in the world Of
make-believe,. but even so it has
marked psychological effect upon the
actress.
"In my present role In The Bride l
feel as though I had just been relieved
of a great responsibility said Miss
Eustace. because am not the mother
of any Of the characters in the play. l
have played mother to Henry Miller.
e. H. Sothern apd ashost of others, in =
Guiding the late Richard Mansfield, of
whom hold many very dear memories.
again In John Drinkwater's melnora-
bic play Of abraham Lincoln l played
g. mother, and recall the flood OF emo
tions that surged in my maternal breast
as /, so often gazed upon the masterful
figure of the martyred President ana
wished We're playing his mother In
stead of plain Mrs. otherly.
eyes, the roles We play have a very
real effect upon ourselves in some in
stances, particularly when the character
portrayed is q kindly one. Oddly enough,
stage villains and adventuresSeS are
often INGENIOUS and wholly respectable
In real life, the roles they are obliged to
play proving an effective reminder OF
the intrinsic worth OF LIES nobler pur-
suits.
II suppose I. should have felt rather
lonely without a son in Mr.. Olivier's