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, 1924-10-08
NEARLY One HUNDRED THOUSAND
VISIT PARK DURING PAST SEASON
1924 Park Season Greatest Ever Known in
in History - 1882 Cars Rolled Thru
Gateways of National Wonderland

year, and 2,S71 cars with 9,76S
persons at the southern entrance.
The western was the most patru1-
lied rail entrance. Twenty thousand
four hundred and nine visitors ar
rived there by rail; compared with
13,439 at the Gardiner gateway, g.
999 at the eastern entrance, and
207 at the southern.
The automobile travel totals liz
clude Lib cars and 2,317 visitors
who entered the park more than
once during the season.
Visitors to the park came from
every state in the union, from Alas
ka, the Philippines. Hawaii and the
Canal Zone, and from twentyThree
foreign countries. including England
and seven other countries of the
British Empire.
Illinois again leads the list of
rail visitors. $500 residents of this
state having been classified; New
York is second with 1888 visitors
coming by rail, Ohio third with p
lis. and Pennsylvania fourth with
2,90S. One-fourth of all the Wis
itors coming to the park by train
came from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio.
Montana leads the list of states
sending travellers to the park in
their W cars, having 12.S6S of
her citizens registering at the gates
during the summer. The second
largest number of motorists, S,787.
~ me- from n 1sfA.~sA T. Ill 4.
itors, California ranks sixth. as it
did last year.
There were 1913 makes of cars
in the park. and five makes of
motorcycles.
The largest number of visitors
entering the park in a single day
il Yellowstone history was on, Au-
gust Z, 1923, when 1859 visitors
entered the various gateways. This
record was not broken in 1929. The
largest number of visitors entering
III a single day this year was 1850
IN July %. On each of II days,
over 1000 people entered the lark,
and at the height of the season
each day from 5000 to $4,000 were
enjoying the park, using hotel or
permanent camp service. or comp
ing out in the big public camping
grounds and using their own equip
ment and supplies. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 motorists camped out
in the public camping grounds.
Fishing was excellent all season
and $4,000 trout were caught.
Nearly all park visitors were fo--
tunate in seeing big game animals
in their native haunts. Bears were
, 1924-10-08

Again. during the season of 1924,
al Yellowstone National park travel
cords were broken, according to
official statistics, compilation of
which has just bee completed.
The total travel was 144,158 per-
sons. compared with 1882 in the
season of 1928. OF the total 1894
persons arriving prior to the official
opening which occurred on June 20.
The increase of $500, or nearly 5
per cent, over last seasons total
travel is regarded by park officials
as an excellent showing. taking into
consideration the fact hat cool
weather prevailed in the eastern and
middle western states during most
of the summer; that in the far
western states, exceptionally ury
weather conditions detrimentalIy af-
fected general business and farm
conditions; that hoof and mouth dis
ease in California, which state al
ways sends thousands to the yell
lowstone each year, retarded travel
from this great Pacific coast seq
ton; and finally the European steam
ship rates were reduced to such a
figure as to induce travel to Europe
that would ordinarily have como
to the national parks, including Vel
lowstone.
II is reasonable to predict that
practically all of these travel-dis-
eouraging influences will be absent
next year, and that Yellowstone Ma
tional park travel will exceed 200
900 individuals. Government au-
thorities in charge of the park. the
public utilities of the park. the
railroads reaching its varioIs on
frances, and gateway cities and
towns are preparing already for
travel such as the Yellowstone
region has never before experienced.
OF the total travel this year, H.
O54 persons came by rail. i00,1s6
by automobile, 225 by motorcycle.
and 1859 IN horseback and on foot,
and preseason unclassified 1.124.
The rail travel of 41,O54 persons
compared with last years figure of
1896. The 1901 automobile Wis
itors came in 30,6S9 cars. Last
year there were 91,224 automobile
visitors in 27,359 cars.
The Cody gateway. or eastern en-
franc proved the most popular for
automobile tourists. $3.50 cars, car
rying 32,2S5 persons arrived there
during the season. compared with
1888 cars with 31.50S persons at
the West Yellowstone gateway, or
western entrance; S,199 cars with
26,553 persons at the northern en-
trance, holder of this record last
, 1924-10-08
Some Reasons Why Hogs
Are Popular Farm Animals
prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
What is the basis of the hogs popu-
larity, which, in spite of his relatively
small size, enables him to stand third
in total value among all our domestic
animals in the United States? In the
toothsome heats which in some form
or other combine well with most of
our common vegetables, but, according
to the Department of Agriculture,
there are other reasons why the hog
has become a favorite on more than
three-fourths of our farms.
The hog converts much of our corn
crop, 30 to 40 per cent annually, into
a concentrated food, and in this work
of concentration he is no waster. He is
an efficient user of feed. 1t takes about
six pounds of hay to produce a pound
Of lamb Give weight), ten pounds of
hay and ten pounds of corn to make a
pound of beef, and Sc pounds of corn
for a pound of pork. Hogs are fire.
q~uently used TO hog down" or har-
vest crops and in this way they save
the labor of harvesting.
In this country pork and lard enter
prominently into our food supply. The
average annual consumption per cap
ita for the last five years was 67.3
pounds of pork and 12.5 pounds of
lard as compared with 600 pounds
of beef.
, 1924-10-08
LIVE STOCK NOTES

Keep the pigs in clean quarters to
prevent disease.
Better slres, better herds; better
herds, better profits.
Early docking of lambs insures one
against loss and a severe check In
growth.
Raising live stock is a brand of
pleasure that money standards cannot
measure.
Small, undeveloped horses from pony
mares and inferior breeding stock are
always a drug on the market. If adj
vantage is to be taken of the present
good horse price it is necessary to offer
good stuff.
Change the hog house or dairy barn
ventilating system with every change
in weather and with every change in
the number of animals in the building.
Corn-cob meal, as feed for young
pigs, is far better han pure cornmeal
because it is not so concentrated and
is more completely digested.
Young pigs are so partial toward
green ibrous foods, such as corn silk
and tender, stringy vegetable matter
generally, that they will a more of ii
thar they should.
, 1924-10-08
PUTTING HOSPITALITY
INTO THE LIVING ROOM
Electricity Allows Attractive Lighting and Reading Nooks,
Say General Electric Specialists.

There is no special reason why the
best room of a farmhouse should
not be an attractive living room. which
the farmer and his family can enjoy
every evening instead of a formal par
Tor, never used except when the par
son ONE to make his semi-annual
call. A living room is meant to live
in. to spend leisure time in, and on
the farm, as well as in the city, most
of the leisure time comes in the eve
ning-especially the long winter eve
nings.
With electric lights a farmhouse liv-
ing room can be made as pleasant, as
, 1924-10-08

left-A cozy corner with cleo.
trio lights. 5eIow-one way of
lighting the living room.
, 1924-10-08
LIVE STOCK
NEWS
Selection of Breed for
Good Flock of Shee

In establishing a flock of sheep for
the farm there are many advantages
In the farmers of a community select
ing the same breed. One important
advantage is in changing rams so as
to volt inbreeding. A farmer with
only a few ewes is likely to inbred
or use a poor sire. rather than intro
duce new blood through the purchase
of a good ram. Sheep are divided into
three general classes: 1, the fine
woods, such as the American Merino.
Delaine, and Rambouillet; 2, medium
woods, such as the oxford. Hampshire,
Shropshire, Southdown, etc; 3, the
coarse woods, such as the Cotswolds.
Leicester and Lincolns.
The first class of fine woods are
especially desirable when run in large
numbers on the ranges in mountainous
regions, as they herd well together,
retain the wool well, are well protected
by a close fleece, and probably do bet
ter than other breeds on coarse or
more or less woody vegetation. OF the
fine woods, the Ramboulllet has the
best mutton type and is the largest in
size.
d. The second class, or medium wool
sheel are probably best for non
irrigated sections of the state but do
well anywhere. as they are of a dis
met meat type, mature early, and fur
nish a higher percentage of mutton
than the fine woods. They are not as
large as coarse wool, for the sheep
mature earlier. Some of the breeds
of this class are rather small, active
and we'll adapted to grazing where the
feed is sparse.
The Southdowns are the smallest
and mature very early and rapidly.
but shear only about six to eight
pounds of wool. The Shropshire is the
most popular farm sheep in America.
giving a well-balanced yield of NUT
ton and wool, and shearing u to IA
pounds under farm conditions. Hamp-
shires and Oxfords are larger than
~Shropshires, but are a little slower in
maturing. Any one of these breeds
will give Observation-Disclosures Serv-
ice, Colorado Agricultural College.
, 1924-10-08

happy, as any room in the house. This
isn't so easy. however, with the center
gas fixture or with a center fixture
that combines gas and electricity. Nor
can it be done successfully if the wir-
ing is not sufficient to allow a bit of
variety in the lights.
Bright Lights. Artistic Fixtures
The Illustrations show specimens of
living room lights which are good,
bright lights and at the same time
cheerfully attractive and artistic to
see. Glass-shaded pendent lamps in
the center of the room are economical
n fairly decorative. The lamps
should be frosted-that is, frosted
bulbs should be used to decrease the
glare.
There are other styles of fixtures
h a are even better looking. And
some folks like semi-indirect fixtures,
which give a wonderfully mellow. soft
glow. no glare at all, while the light
floods over the whole central part of
the room. An electric lamp Of high
wattage-1O0 to $50 or even 200 watts
is necessary with a fixture of this
sort, and that. of course. means more
consumption of electricity and conse-
quently a greater expense. but the de.
1ightful illumination which results is
considered worth the cost The shades
, 1924-10-08

the center of the room is not the only
illumination possible or desirable in Q
living room. That serves excellently
when there is company. It's a fine
light under which to entertain the
parson.
If the wiring of the house has beer
we'll planned, however, there will be
or two service outlets. or wall
plugs, in the living room. And then
a handsome, coy electric reading
lamp can be placed on a table in a
corner or beside a comfortable chair.
making a snug spot for dad to reao
the paper or the livestock weekly, OF
a pleasant nook for ma to darn stock
iug-and listen to the radio!
, 1924-10-08
Cut Down Sow's Ration
When Little Pigs Scour

When little pigs show symptoms of
securing, cut down the sow's ration
Immediately. -Four ounces of raw lin
seed oil or fifteen to twenty grains of
copperas in the sow's slop will help to
correct scours. Thumps in sucking
pigs come from too much rich food
and not enough exercise. The best
remedy is prevention by sufficient ex-
ercise.
, 1924-10-08

The Banker heads all Subscription
Papers, boosts for every Public I'm
provement, finances Young Chaps to
Enter Business or Matrimony, warns
investors against Get-Rich-Quic
Schemes n furnishes Flfty-Seven
Kinds of Advice to his Fellow Towns
men. A truly Useful Citizen, the
Banker.
, 1924-10-08

Marriage license yer granted this
week by the county clerk to Olaf
Olson of Colorado and Beatrice
Grace Clark of Frannie and to W. E.
Singer and Margaret Scott, both of
Powell.
, 1924-10-08

particularly nero in all sec
lions of the park and gave bound
less pleasure to travellers along
the road.
, 1924-10-08

Tor such fixtures are pleasingly dec
GRATED and al he made to harmonic
with the room decorations.
Indirect and Local Lights
The principle in such an
ment, as pointed out by lighting au.
thorities of the General Electric Com.
pany, is n of reflected light. The
light itself shines directly on the cell.
ing and is reflected downward upon
the room without the slightest glare
nor any shadows. A white ceiling or
n of light tint is the best for such
a plan as this.
But a fine, clear. mellow light from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF JOE WHEELER EXPIRES AT HOME
Interment To Be On Fa- nous Estate In Ten
 nessee Valley

WHEELER STATION, Ala. Dec. 25.-(Special. Miss Lucy Wheeler, eldest daughter of General Joe Wheeler of Confederate cavalry fame, died here about , o'clock this afternoon after lingering illness.
 Her three sisters, Miss Annie M. Wheeler, Mrs. w. J. Harris, O. Wash incton and Mrs. Gordon M. Buck, of New York City, were at her bedside when death came. Mrs. Harris Is the wife of Senator Harris, of Georgla, who was also present.
 Funeral arrangements have not been made pending the arrival of her brother. Col. Joseph Wheeler of the United States army from New York. Inter- mpnt will be the old home here.
 Miss Wheeler was the chief executive of the Wheeler estate of many thousand acres here and valued at millions ot dollars. She and her sister, Mrs. liar ris, were especially active ill Red Cross work during the World war. They also did relief work in the Spanish-American war in which their illustrious father added laurels to his career as soldier.
 Miss Wheeler contributed freely to many causes including some of the schools in Lawrence county.
 The Wheeler home among majestic oaks here is a. landmark of the Tennes- see valley. Tn it are many relics of Fighting Joe" Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
GIFT MADE BY RITTER
 TO 124 EMPLOYES
Hardwood Manufacturer
 Divides Wealth With CO-WOrkers
TURNS OVER STOCK IN LUMBER CONCERN
President Of Ritter Lum- Der Company Plays
 Santa Claus
fRv Associated Press.)

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 2o.-A Christmas gift of a probable value of between S2,OOO, ,0OO and $3,OO0,- 0OO was announced here today. :.
 William McClelland Ritter Of Washington, D. C., founder ot the W. M. Ritter Lumber company, which has executive offices here, IS the donor, and 124 men ana "ohieh are the beneficiaries. .u.
 Mr. Ritter is turning Dack 10 ihcse persons, most of whom are empioyes of the company, approxlmately he fourth of the capital stock of the cor pOratiOn.
 The shares to be divided number l2, BOO and have a par value of Sl ,2oo,ooo. As the stock is closely held, no exact arnrox1mation of the real value of the gift could be obtained, but local bankers cxnrcssed the opinion that it would run between S1,OOO,0 and &,O0e,0oO.
 The stock will be held under a trust agreement for the beneficiarles, put the gift is without restrictions. The trust will be executed when these who Will share in it meet in eight regional gain erings Saturday These will be held m New York, Philadelphia, Columbus, B!uefield, w. Vu., Hughesville, Pa, Washington, D. c. Collector, $. C., and Asheville, N. c.
 Of tue list of beneficiaries, 49 gre officers and employees of the company. The balance of the list includes relatives and close personal friends of Mir. Ritter: Exactly in what manner the men and women will share in the division, was not made known.
 Manufactures Hardwood
 The employees receiving stock include many who were with Mir. Ritter in his early struggles in West Virginia to gam 4 foothold in the lumber industry. The Ritter company, now declared to be one of the largest in the world, manu- factures hardwood lumber.
 For some time,'' said the announce ment of the gift which came from the executive offices of the company here, MT Ritter has made it plain to those working with him that ne is not in sympathy with the modern practices of men of wealth in leaving their fortunes to be administered in the promotion of individual views respecting political philosophy, economic theory, industrial policy and similar issues.'
 Mr. Ritter early saw the latent poss- bilities of the lumber industry in West Virginia, then an undeveloped empire of natural wealth. He formally organi- zed the w. NJ. Ritter Lumber company in 1900. The company now has timber holdings in southern West Virginia, southwest Virginia, eastern Kentucky and western North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

The spirit of Christmas, that myst terious, intriguing spirit of good VII and good cheer, was abroad Tn DIT mingham Thursday and the city spent perhaps the best Yuletide it ever had: :.
 Santa Claus roared in on scheduled time and proved to the entire satlsrac- tion of everybody that he Is no myth. The holiday spirit filled the city with happiness, The decorations of the ule- tide festival colored the city. Christ mas was i1 the air.
 The police say it was the sanest Christmas in 10 years. The prohibition officers say it was the dryest Christmas since the drought laws were enacted.
 Trees Numerous
 Business was practically at stand- still, but brilliantly lighted Christmas trees glowed in thousands of homes to make the young folk happy. Special services were held in many churches. The weather man oblingingly turned off the rain so the good-natured crowds on the streets could enjoy the holiday.
 Hidden away in tie precincts of pow erty. hundreds of little families were made happy by visits from the welfare organizations. After careful check-up Thursday night, officials of the Com munity Chest, the Salvation Army, the Elks, Rotarians and other bodies felt sure that no one had been overlooked.
 Five hundred of the city's poor en- loved Christmas dinner at Louis Pizitz' store-a menu containing all of the trimmings that go with real turkey feast. /
 Army Entertains
 Santa Claus left 250 baskets at the Salvation Army headquarters, and these were distributed among the needy by Mai. A. P. Story and Dr. George Stuart. The baskets cost S3 each and were made possible through the response during the past week to the 'army's" appeal to the crowds on the streets to keep the Sal vation Army Christmas pot boiling"
 Thursday night, nearly 400 children whom Santa Claus missed were the guests of the Salvation Army where they met St. Nick in person and re- ceived toys and goodies.
 Even the prisoners in the city and county jails took on bit of the spirit of the season when dinner time came
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
HOTEL BLOCK
 AT HUNTSVILLE
 RAZED BY FIRE
Guests Flee To Icy Streets In Night Clothing-LOss
 Near $2O0,0O0
Tennessee Valley Bureau)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 25.- The greatest fire experienced in Hunts vile since the destruction of the Hunts vile Hotel block years ago today de- stroyed the McGee hotel block, con sisting of the hotel proper, a property valued at about $150,000 and owned by R. E. Smith, Thomas T. Terry and A. ]. Murdock, two big double dry goods stores owned by Alexander x Patterson, the Crow poolrOom, Roden Auser's florist stand. sam Brocatos' fruit stand, Piggly Wiggly store No. 3, tin shop, the Independent Tire companys accessory store, the Hunts vile office of the Southeastern Express company and several businesses of mi nor importance.
 The greatest loss was sustained by the owners of the McGee hotel prop erty, which was valued at approximate ly S150,000, with insurance of S60,OOO. Alexander X Patterson lost about $20,- GOO, with insurance of about S7,O00 <; the Southeastern Express company, $2, 800. The Independent Tire com pany's loss was $3,00O, insurance, $1, 300.
 The guests of the hotel were aroused from their sleep at about o'clock in the morning and many of them barely escaped with their lives. in scanty clothing, and left everything in their roooms as they fled to the icy streets.
 Bremen who reached the scene early declared that the blaze apparently orig mated in the Crow poolroom on lief ferson street, and that it was caught by the north wind which swept it into the rear, through the tin ceiling that divided it from the hotel. and then into the hotel rooms above. The blaze ragged uncontrolled for several hours while while many thousands of dollars worth of property went up in flames.
 That there were no lives lost is be- lieved to have been almost miraculous The fire fighters were hampered by freezing water on the streets. They were assisted by equipment from Mer- rimack and Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Spirit Of Christmas,
 G1lised I'm Various Forms,
 Pervades Entire City
Organizations Hold Open House For Destitute.
 Celebration Sanest In Years-White Christ mas Observed-Rotarians Make Gifts To Y.M. H. A.-McDowell Speaks At Bessemer

Thursday. Instead of the usual rustic meal, the prisoners sat down to real Christmas dinner and no questions were asked when prisoners requested for sec- ond helpings.
 Rotarians' Gift One of the finest things that hap pened on Christmas day was the gift of $6,5O0 by a group of members of the Rotary club to the Young Mems He brew association to apply on the fund for the new building of the association. This donation virtually completed the building fund.
 Thursday night found the city given over largely to revelry. The downtown streets were crowded, as were the amuse- ment houses with their special holiday programs. Several dances attracted hundreds of the young people. Private Christmas parties were given in many homes.
 Although services in the churches began Sunday, the day was especially observed by many. Pageants, trees, special song services, prayer meetings and celebrations of White Christmas were the rule.
 Complete Programs
 Most of the church congregations, CIVIC cluDS, sunday SCHOOLS anu IFd- ternal orders had completed their Christmas programs at late hour last night.
 One of the most notable of the Christmas day sermons was by Bishop Co-Adjutor William Mcdowell at the Trinity Episcopal church of Bessemer. The bishop preached from the text : God, who at sundry times and in div CTS manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son." At the service at which the bishop spoke seven were received into the church by confirmation, presented by the lay-leader, Marcus A. Grover. "White Christmas"
 One of the most beautiful scenes of the whole Christmas season delighted visitors to the First Methodist church Christmas afternoon at o'clock, when the annual White Christmas" celebra- tion of the congregation of that church was staged before large company. The (COntinued on Page Al