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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
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One of our Pacific Coast correspond
ents writes us of the following incid-
ent which occurred in Redwood City,
California: A man was arrested for
driving his automobile in such a way
that he endangered the lives of 9th
ers. He pleaded guilty but said in
excuse that he was not responsible,
that he was drunk at the time and
should not be punished. The judge
asked, "You say you were drunk?"
Eyes" care you sure you were
drunk while you were driving?" eyes,
I'm sure of it," "All right. | was 60
ing to fine you $25 for reckless driv-
ing, but as you say you were drunk
I'll fine you $3.50 for driving while
you were intoxicated. Next case"
There was a time, comments our cor
respondent, when intoXication was an
alibi, now it is a crime.
If judges all over the United States
deal with drunkenness and the
violation Of the prohibition law as a
severe to emphasize the fact
crime, and impose penalties suffi-
it would have a wholesome effect on
law-breakers. There is common sense
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
Che Uhu
Of
Superstition
BY II. IRDING KING
WISHING BY STARS
Star light, star bright,
First star I've seen tonight:
Now 1 wish!

EPEAT this while looking at tn,
first star that catches your eve
in the evening skies, make your wish
and the wish will be fulfilled. This is
a common superstition among chill
dren and had its genesis on the plains
of Shinar, in the days when the Chal.
dean priests watched the courses of
the stars and read from them the des-
tiny Of men and empires. It is an off.
shoot of %astrology and how firm a
hold %astrology has taken on the SUI.
perstitious inherent in mankind is evil
denced by the fact that in the Middle
Ages 1t was generally accepted as a
true science and by the large num-
Der Of fakirs who today make a living
by its alleged practice.
Out Of this idea of the relation of
the stars to human destiny grew the
idea that each mans fate was at
tached at birth to a particular star.
FL was born under a lucky star" we
still say. Napoleon was always talk
ing about his "star"-half metaphor
ically, half with a belief In it's &C.
tuality. To the modern child %astrology
is but a name and he has never heard
of his star" But lurking somewhere
In his nature is the inherited super
stition Of the ages and that primitive
urge-for the child's mind Is the
primitive mind-which causes him to
establish a connection between his
fate and n of the astral bodies. But
the child is an adventurer, an imita-
tor, psychelogically as we'll as other
wise. He does not conceive of him
self as bound to any particular star;
the first star he sees answers his pur-
poses, Is appropriated as readily an
the forbidden jam and its good Offices
60 BY Lsclsrs Newspaper syndicats.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
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W.C.T.U. CORNER ;
z b q aKE 8asa
MAY | ANSWER MY FRIEND
HERE?

Not long ago a crowd gathered al
the street curb. I make it a point to
attend every fire, and every fight, and
always to investigate when 7 think
something may be doing.o When
pushed my way through the crowd,
found the center of interest to be a
Ford automobile, covered with mud.
A prohibition officer had lust taken
from the pocket of the driver a half
pint of whiskey. Two additional
quarts were found in a suitcase. in
the real of THE car. The officers
were proceeding to arrest the man,
and take the car around for eventual
confscation. A shyster lawyer,
whom l have known for twenty years,
one of the sort who hangs around
police courts to defend every man
who has a dollar no matter what the
charge, or certainty of guilt may be,
raised his voice and said: 81 have
said it a thousand times and will say
it again" I thought to myself, that
if this fellow had said this thing a
thousand times, it must be a pearl of
wisdom, and l had better stay and
listen with all my might. He repeat
ed az have said it a thousand times
and | say it again-prohibition don't
prohibit" I raised my hand, and
turning to the crowd said: "May l
my friend here?" eyes, yes"
shouted the crowd. "Some years ago
when I moved to Portland, you did
not have nearly so large a population
as now, but you had more than that
number of blind pigs and bootleggers
is evidenced by the excess of federal
licenses over local licenses. You had
hree breweries, pouring out thous-
lnds of kegs of beer, to satisfy the
hirst of the people, and using eight
EN- vans to carry the Intoxicating
liquor to the red light houses, saloons
.ambling joints and the homes of the
Now it seems that we have
hat immense traffic done by one Ford
automobile, with two and one half
ottles of liquor, the driver on his
7ay to Jail, and the car on its way
} confiscation, and here we have this
lodern Solomon telling US that con
itions are just as bad as everr'-
eets Pickett in the Washington
hristian Advocate.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

ening of human burdens, in the gen
eral welfare of all.
True, Mrs. Hert is a good Repub-
lican, but her messages breathe first
OF all the soul of a humanitarian.
coupled with the conviction that Of
all the agencies at hand the Republi-
can party is the most effective one
through which what m want
social progress, the greatest good of
the greatest number can be
achieved.
Her political creed is summed up
in the belief that the purpose of gov.
eminent is to establish justice, in
III domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the gen
eral welfare, and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our pos.
terity."
1t is hard to quarrel with such E
creed unless one wants to find fault
with the preamble of the Constitution
the United States!
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
SMOOTH ~PGREORMANCG

A marked smoothness char
acterizes the performance Of
Dodge Brothers Motor Car.
In keeping with the policy
of constant improvement, eff
fective measures have been
taken to minimize vibration.
Applied to the body, engine,
clutch, brakes, and other vital
units, these refnements add
immeasurably to the comfort
of travel over boulevards and
country roads.
The effect is so pronounced,
in fact, that it is entirely fit
ting to classify smooth per-
Torrance as one of the out
standing attributes Of Dodge
Brothers Motor Car.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

Income of Montana farmers anC
stockmen from marketing the 1924
crop will be slightly in excess of 10C
million dollars, according to the es-
innate of the Montana department OF
agriculture announced by Commits
sioner Chester C. Davis. Tabulation
of estimated production and probable
sales at ruling prices reaches a total
of $105,375,00 of which S58,425,-
900 is from sale of farm crops, and
SAG, 100000 is from sale of livestock
and miscellaneous products.
The department of agriculture
cautions against accepting without
close scrutiny estimates of 1924 crop
income now appearing from various
quarters, which grossly over-estimate
the volume of production, the guam
tity sold by the farmer, and the price.
One set of such estimates, which the
Commissioner of Agriculture exam
ines in detail, allows as cash income
to the farmers the total estimated
value of all the corn, tame and wild
hay, oats, barley, rye and other feed
crops, and then adds the estimated
value of the livestock grown by the
consumption of such feed. This, the
department of agriculture points out,
is an almost complete duplication,
and is one of several errors which
resulted in crediting the farmers and
stockmen of Montana with 1924 in
come approximately double the sum
which they are in position to get.
The figures of the department of
agriculture on 1924 crop and live
stock sales income, based on estim-
ates of the Montana Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service, George A.
Scott, Agricultural statistician, are:
- r. C-I- &c E.u- DuaI,c+e
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

Be sure to attend the Benefit dance
to be given by the American Legion
Saturday evening, Sept. IS, fer the
local hospital. 1t will be at Stennes
hall and first class music has been
arranged for.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

in the suggestion of the commission
er of public works Of Massachusetts,
who recently declared before a leg
islative committee investigating mo-
tor vehicle problems, that all Offend
ers found driving an automobile while
intoxicated should receive jail SEN
fences.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
s58.425,OOO
S46,95O,OOO
Total of the two lists S1O5.375,0 600

In connection with these estimates,
the department of agriculture calls
attention to the fact that of the crops
listed. varying percentages are act
ually sold by the farmer, the balance
being fed on the farm or used for
seed. The following percentages were
.1... -, onno n11+inn colnc InPOma
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

The fellow who is never troubled
with a brain storm has something to
be thankful for
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

Of purse you're going to the
dance Sept. IS. given by the Ameri-
a Legion for the benefit of the
Wolf Point hospital.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11

An open mind is sure to get you
farther than an open mouth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
AMERICAN VS.. AMERICAN'T

AMERICAN VS.. AMERICAN'T
They say we have too many laws,
But be that as it may,
The enemy we have to fight
Is lawlessness, today.
For breaking laws we do not like
We have too many plans,
America can never rise
Above Americans.
We've passed the Acknowledgement
Observance takes the lead,
Before we start both you and l
Must law observance heed.
And when they say A-mer-i-can't
Show courage, be a mani
Just look them in the eye and say,
[ know American.
It was Norman Duncan who said:
Whose loves a child loves not him
self but God; whose delights a child
labors with God in his workshop of
the world of hearts; whose helps a
child brings the Kingdom of God;
saves a child from the fingers
Of evil sits in the seat with the build
ers of cities and the procurers of
peace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
GREB-FLOWERS
 BOUT APPROVED

FREMONT, Ohio, Aug. 2O.-Final approval for the ten-round no decision boxing match tomorrow night between Harry Greb, middleweight champion, and Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, was given today with the filing of certi- fled check for $6,000 by Promoter Ray Bronson with the Fremont boxing com mission.
 The cheek covers the money guaran- teed Greb. Flowers waived a guaran- tee, but can collect B per cent of the gate receipts over $15,0OO. Under the agreement Greb may take 30 per cent of the receipts if they go above $50, 900.
 ~The advance sale tonight amounted to $22,000, Promoter Bronson said. It is expected that more than half of this amount will be realized from gen. eral admission tickets which go on sale tomorrow.
 Both boxers are reported to be in excellent condition, having finished training today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
JOHN ANDERSON
 BREAKS RECORD
And The BarOns Tossed Another Game
 Away

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 20.- in a joint exhibition with Strang Nicklins wrecking crew this afternoon and, while both showed brilliant pro- ficiency in their chosen lines of en- deavor, there could be but one result The troupe was completely wrecked, the crew piling up 25 hits, for total of 40 bases and registering IS runs. With the score IS to 2, the Barons got to prosecuting Sedwick in the seventh and actually had Bill James warming up in anticipating that Sedg- wick might never get 'em out. Finally, Jeanes's who pinch-hit and flied out to start the inning, came up from the sec ond time as pinch hitter in the same inning , and whiffed. The Lookout pitcherw gathered the next two innings and the final score was IS to 3.
 John Anderson's twenty-third home run was one of the five circuit elOuts that marked the game. According to all available local records this smashes the previous Southern league made by Dutch Bernsen, who hit p for Bir- mingham in 1921. John Bates hit his No. 16 during the melee and D. An derson also got a four-sacker inside the park. The Barons' first two runs were four-sackers, one by Robertson in the third and the other by Manager Stuffy Stewart in the fourth. In addi- tion to his home run, Bates got three singles and a double for five hits and nine bases in all. D. Anderson also poled out a double and two singles, in addition to his home run, Babe Swaf- ford ticklednthe fans with three blows, one of theniAA tremendous triple in the first, the other two smashes through the infield that threatened loss of life. CrOsslet's two blows were triples against the right field fence.
 Bandrimer marked his return to the game with double which sent in three runs in the first inning and two ad- ditional hits.
 The BarOns got hits all the way down the batting order, except the bOxmen and Jeanes, who couldn't seem to take the game seriously after he was sent in. Red Bates, who has been wont to hold the LoOkouts easily faced an awful gun fire in the first inning. Crossley opened with a triple and hits by John Bates, Carroll and John Andy quickly filled the bases Crossley re- ! covered Niehaus' hit to ,Brausen, who nicked John Bates at home, but Ban dinners liner hit the left field fence for two sacks, three scoring and Swaf- ford smacked triple on the right foul line to Izzy. John Bates home run finished Red Bates in the second, and Sawyer went in. After that it was a procession through the home sixth, runs Hooking over in every inning. D. Andy's homer which went over Brenner's head, scored two in the third, an error by Hartford let in one in the fourth, while John Andy's circuit Crossley tripled and then doubled by lowed two hits and scored them, while
 In the sixth, Sedgwicks double fol- clout came with two on in the fifth. Bates, Niehaus and D. Andy with Bandrimer's infield hit. made the total for the. inning six. Niehaus also came wrecking process. One down in the over on a double steal. This ended the seventh. Brausen, Camp, Stewart and Rhode hit in a TOW, Brenner ambled, and Hartford hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
PREP CHAMPS
 OF GRID YEAR
 GIVEN TROPHY

A LARGE silver loving cup for A the 1924 championship prep
 football team of Alabama has been offered by Cliff Green, sporting goods merchant of Montgomery. This cup, Mir. Green announces, will be one of the largest ever presented to a, high school grid eleven of Ala bama.
 One idea Mir. Green had in view in offering this cup is for Mont gomery to secure post season game between the strongest contender of North Alabama and the best eleven in the southern part of the state. But if this game is not played here or in any other city Mir. Green pro poses for the sporting editors of the Birmingham, Montgomery and Mo bile newspapers to select the team entitled to receive the cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
JOHNNY DUNDEE
 GIVES UP TITLE
Tournament Arranged To Decide
 Italians Successor

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-After hold ing the worlds featherweight title for 13 months, Johnny Dundee, veteran Italian battler, today notified the state athletic commission he had decided to relinQuish it as he cannot make the 126 pound limit without jeopardizing Ais fighting ability.
 Accepting Dundee's withdrawal and granting his request that it take temp Orary charge of the crown, the commits sion announced it would authorize tournament to determine new feather weight king.
 Kid Kaplan, Meridian, Conn.,, boxer, with the commission, heads a list of eontenders which also include Babe Herman, Benny Valger and Sammy Mandel
 The action of Dundee, who said he would continue his fighting career as lightweight and junior lightweight, Is one of the most unusual in ring annals. He won the feather-title by sonquering Eugene Criqui, of France, on July 26, 1923, at the Polo grounds, but has never defended it, in spite of numerous challenges and occasional warnings from the boxing authorities.
 Dundee, veteran of more than 300 ring battles in 13 years, also held the junior lightweight title until he lost it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
NAME POLOTSTS
 OF TANK TEAM
Devereaux Milburn And Tommy
 Hitchcock Stars

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-Selection of the American polo team which will de- fend the international challenge cup against Great Britain in series of matches, starting September at the Meadowbrook club, westbury, N. Y, was announced today by the United States Polo association.
 The team, a new Big Four" which will seek to carry on where it's famous predecessors left off, is composed of J. Watson Webb, No. 1; Thomas Hitchcock, IT,, No. 2, Malcolm Stew. enson, No. 3 and Devereaux Milburn. back.
 Three substitutes also were named. They are Eric Pedley. sensational star who helped the Midwick club. Los Angeles, win the national junior cham pionship recently; Earl W. Hopping, who has been playing in England until lately and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr., of Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
FLORENCE WINS
 EASY STRUGGLE

FLORENCE, Ala, Aug. 20.-Flor. ence won today's game from Wilson Dam in easy style, 10 to 2. Lefty Lewis, for Florence, pitched a brilliant game, keeping all of his hits well scat tered. Cox, for Florence, was the hit ting hero today, getting three out of four.
 Yesterdays game between the two teams was called in the tenth inning with the score, 6 to 6.
 Score R.H.E. Florence ................1 10 -12 2 Wilson Dam ............ 10 4
 Batteries: P. Lewis and Cruise; U. Lewis and Garfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
BATTLING SKI
 RAMPAGES ON
Refuses In Eighth Round T
 Continue Fight

LORAIN, O., Aug. 20.-Trae schee uled 10-round bout between Battling Ski, the SenegaIese boxer, and Mix Conroy, Rochester, N. Y., came to sudden ending tonight when Ski re fused to go on with the bout after tn eighth round.
 When the gong sounded for the hint round, Siki walked to the middle of tn ring and exclaimed
 I'm getting nothing for this; quit ,.4
 It was the main bout of sshow fo the benefit of the Lorain relief fund.
 Referee Tommy McGinty of Cleve land, then awarded the contest to Con roy, who had been the master of tn situation throughout, Sili making comedy of the bout from the start. --------------
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
GEORGES CARP
 AWAITS OFFER
Promoters Can Bring Him Back
 For $5O,OOO

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Georges Car pentier has hung up his fighting mitts and quit the ring, according to reports along CauliflOwer alley Wednesday. But he. hasn't hung the gloves too high to be reached and he hasn't wandered too far from the ring to scamper right back again if inducements are offered.
 In other words, Carpentier has in- serted an adelina patti clause in his farewell. He may come back.
 Jack Curley, Carpenters confidante, obtained offers for two easy matches which would have paid Georges $4O,O0O. This price for two bouts, even short bouts, was an insult to the man who, only three years ago, got $200,OO0 for sprinting three rounds and performing swan dive against Jack Dempsey. So he told Curley he was through unless some one should chance to of fer him his price, which is somewhere around $50,0OO.
 Georges also .hankers for another chance to simper at a movie camera. He was grand star once but he left his chin in the path of Battling Siki's right swing and went down and out before the film was placed on the mar ket. As result the promoter of the picture lost fortune and the prOdu- cers have been shy of Carpenter ever since. They prefer to star men with steady feet, such as Jack Dempsey, or Benny Leonard, who can be depended on to keep out of trouble until the profits have been reaped in the movie box office.
 Sold before noon"-tbe usnaI renort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
BLANK BRUINS IN TWO Jess Barnes And Joe Gen. ewich Trample
 Cubs

' CHICAGO, Aug. z0-''Casey'' stengel returned from honeymoon today and was largely responsible for the double vic tory of the Braves over Chicago. to and to Q. He accounted for both runs in the opener and with his homer, three runs in the second game.
 Manager KiIlifer, Third Baseman Fri berg and Second Baseman Grantham were banished from the game by Umpire Rigler for disputlng decisions. Scores:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
PADDOCK ENTERS

. NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 2O.-Charlie Paddock, California track star, today said he will compete in q special 250- yard race Saturday in the senior metropolitan track and field cham. pionships to be held at Travers Island, tempt to lower the record for that dis tance, which is said to be p 4-5 see onds, made by Tom Sherrill, of Yale, in 1888.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Totals. ...... 35 ( IF 24 l4 XBatted for Smith in 9th.

Summary. Two-base hits, Flagstead, Harris. Speaker, J. Sewell. Three-bas hit, Flagstead Stolen base SumTla. Sac Eifiee. collins Double plays. Smith to Iutzke to Burns; Hyatt to Fewster to Burns; Wamby to Harris; GeyKan to WRmby 10 Harrfs Left on bases Cievs- land :, Boston c. Eases on balls off smith 2, Ehmke 2. Struck out. by smith 1, Ehmke 1. Hit by pitcher. by Smith lGeyganls by EhmiEe (ATyattl.' Wild pitch, Ehmke Umpirea. Moriarfty and Hilde- brand. Time. 1:42.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
WIN DOUBLE BILL

ST LOUIS. Aug. 2o.--st Louis took both games of uble-header from Phila- delphia today. to 1, and i3 to 1o.. Ex- ceilent pitching by Leo Dickerman sup DOT ted by punched hits in the first inning oS the first game. gave the Cards vic- tory Philadeiphia's only score, was . home run by Cy Williams There were six double plays two by Bottomley un- assisted. The second game developed into a slugging match in which both teams used three pitchers Scores:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
YANKEE RIFLERS
 MEET CANADIAN

OTTAWA, Ontario. Aug. 2O.-An international rifle match between wis. iting United States team and team picked from the Dominion Rifle asso- citation will be held here August 2S. 1t was. announced today.
 The competition win be repeated next year by n Canadian team visiting the United States. The visiting team of eight will be recruited ,froi-. the ranks of the National Rifle association under the leadership of Maj. K. K. V. Casey of Wilminghton, Del. The United States, under the rules, will use Canad- ian rifles and ammunition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

NuIIIIIIaIy IWO-Dase hIts, haufmann. Home run, Stengel Stolen bases, Heath cote, Statz Double play. Tierney to R. smith to McInnis. Left on bases, Chi- ctgo 6. Boston 6. Bases on baIs, off kanufmann 2. Struck out, by Kaufmann 3, Barnes 1. Jacobs l. Hits, off Kauf- mann 10 In 2-3. off Jacobs, none in 2 Ia. Losing pitcher Kaufmann. UmpireE Moran, aud Rlgler. Time, I:42.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
HUTTO BEATS
 ATHENS TEAM

+ PULLMAN, Ala, Aug. 2O.-The Cullman wreckers again walloped the Athens Independents today in the last of the series played Ot Cullman by a score of 4 to 3, thus taking five straights from Athens. They won two played at Athens last week, making a total of nine wins from this team out of total of ten games played this season. Hutto pitched for Cullman, and although Athens was able to gather ten scattering hits, he never allowed a sufficient number to be punched to enable hte visitors to get the winning run.
 Lefty Miller did good work for Athens and held the wreckers to eight hits. The features of the game were home runs by Posey, Lackey and Brad ley and two base hits by Posey and Brownlow. This closes the season for Cullman on the home grounds, leaving only three more games to be played with Huntsville htis week.
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