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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
JOHNSON TELLS STRANGE STORY
 AT CITY HALL
Many Persons Interested
 In Unusual Plight Of .. Wanderer

;t'Reuben Johnson" may or may or not tbe principal in a mysterious kid ,naping case some 13 years ago in Bir- {, mingham.
 His story as told in The Age-Herald Wednesday morning has crowded the warden's office at the city jail in an effort to establish his identity. He spent the night Thursday with promi- nent Birmingham family who are ln- tefested in the youths strang plight.
 Reuben" appeared at The Age Herald office Tuesday. : T want you to help me locate my parents" he told reporter, and un- folded his story.
 : For years, he said, he lived in Los Angeles, Cal, with his supposedly mother and father. Some years ago his "fater'' died and a few weeks ago his mother" fell criticaly il. Before she died, Johnson said, she caled him to her bedside and told him she and her hus- band were not his parents, that he was kidnapped about 13 years ago from Bir- mingham. She died of exhaustion be- fore the story was completed.
 That was last week, Johnson said, and he immediately left for Birmlng- nam to IlQQ out WHO uG lSs
 Sanity Questioned
 Detectives picked him up at the ter minal station Thursday morning for questioning in regard to his sanity, after his story had been retold, adding that he brought with him to Birming- ham S4,920 and that he was robbed of 2,720 of that sum at place where his suitcase was checked. The balance of the money he says he buried, where, he don't know.
 Johnson was declared sane after an examination Thursday night by Dr. M. D: Clements, city physician, and was ordered to bed for good nights rest. Detectives were immediately set out in an effort to locate the alleged missing money.
 Queries have been sent to Los An geles in an effort to check the story from there.
 Police believe Johnson's story tallies with the facts concerning a Kidnapping in Birmingham about 13 years ago. The family involved, whose name is be- ing withheld, state the father disap- peared with another woman, carrying with. him the youngest boy, who was inst recovering from a severe illness, which had practically paralyzed his ability to walk or talk. Later they heard he was in California in the saw mill business. Johnson told detectives the money brought to Birmingham was realized from the sale of his fathers saw mill. He says he remem- bers his sisters name, which police say is the same as that of a young woman of the interested family.
 Physicians and police officials will go further into the case Friday, they stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
KIWANIANS TO co
 ON RIVER OUTING
Leave With Friends Friday For
 Warrior Trip
Fairfield Bureau)

FAIRFIELD, June 12.--Members of the Kiwanis club of Fairfield and their friends are leaving for Camp Oliver, on the Warrior river, Friday morning for an all-day outing. President Hill house and Secretary George P. Bell will not attend, as they are leaving at 5 o'clock in the evening for the interna- tional Kiwanis convention at Denver. Col, as delegates from the Fairfield as- sociation.
 The program has been made for the entertainment of those making the trip includes boating, swimming, dancing and fishing. The feature of the day will be 2 fish dinner at 1 o'clock.
 Monday night the Fairfield Kivanis club will meet at Frier's tea room fo observe zero hour in which 1t will con- centrate upon the convention in session in Denver. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
TWO NEW VESSELS
 PLANNED BY BOARD
Ships To Cost $15,OOO,0OO And
 Be 750 Feet Long

GOO each, will be built during the next year by the United States shipping board, E. c. Hummer, vice chairman of the board, announced.
 The vessels will cost approximately $15,OOO,000 and will measure 750 feet in length, with beams of 80 feet.
 MT. Hummer made his announce ment at a dinner of steamship agents aboard the Leviathan last night.
 The Leviathan, Mr. Hummer said, has lost approximately $75y000, 900 dur ing this year due to her late entrance in the North Atlantic service. He said that although it cost more to operate American ships than foreign ones, ~any loss incurred upon the ocean is more than overcome by the business develop ment made possible through such direct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
SO T0 sPTAK

so TO SPEAK 'eThe dentist got he wrong tooth" Pulled bone, ehg"-LouisvilIe Courier Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

Infant Phillips-Nellie Ruth Phillips. A. year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Phillips, died Thursday night at the home of her parents. 401S Twenty ninth street, north. Funeral arrange nents will be announced later by Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

was made by Meyer Lissner, commis. sioner of the United States shipping board. He said that although ''the record for safety on American flag. ships Is second to that of no merchant marine in the whole world" there Is a tendency to stress mishaps to American vessels. He charged that hardly any notice is taken by American papers of accidents on foreign ships, "which would be fully exploited if they hap pened to vessels operated by the ship ping board."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
ORATORY MEET GREAT SERVICE
 TO THE PUBLIC

THE AGE-HERALD has re-
 reived the following from Wayne
 Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League of America Editor Birmingham Age Herald:
 Permit me to express my appre- citation of the great service you have rendered constitutional and orderly government in promoting discussion of the Constitution. listened with great interest last night to the seven splendid orations delivered at Memor- ial Continental hall. Your represen- tative gave a very fine oration.
 ''In these days of loose thinking about the obligation of a citizen to support the Constitution, any move ment which causes the people to think about their duty to the organic law is distinctively citizenship service.
 Again congratulating you on the part you had in this great public service, I am,
 Yours cordially,
 "W. B. WHEELER" Washington, June z, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
RICHARD DRAWS
 FIRST TICKET FOR W. Y. MEET,

NTEw YORK, June 12.-(By IN Associated Press. )-At a
 drawing today to determine the order of preference for local re- cipients of 2,500 visitors tickets to the democratic national conven- ton at Madison Square Garden, the name of George L. ("Tex") Rick ard, the fight promoter, was the first to be picked.
 The managing director of the Madison Square Garden association thus won the right to choose for the convention the best pair of seats in the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
ENSLEY SOCIAL

Mrs. P. B. Harrell, Jr., entertained at a Theatre party Monday afternoon experimenting two attractive visitors, Mrs. Warren Christian of Mobile, who is visiting Mrs. I. E. Bennett, and Mrs. Jessie V. Boyles, the guest of Mrs. B. W. Tucker. After the matinee, the guests were served delicious re- treatments at downtown parlor.
 Mrs. Farmer HOSteSs-Mrs. Victor Farmer was hostess recently, entertain Walker, a lovely bride-to-be. After the refreshments at a candy shop. The guests included Miss Helen Walker, Mrs. Louise Walker, mother of the hon. cree; Miss Edna Walker, Miss Pauline Martin, Miss Gertrude Lyons, Mrs. Fl. b. Turney, Miss Louise Book, Mrs. Chris Book, Mrs. Lois Lindsey, and Mrs. Victor Farmer.
 Joint HOSteSs-Mrs. W. A. West, Mrs. P. M. Darden and Mrs. Fl. J. Farrell will be associate hostesses Fri day afternoon when they will enter tain at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. West, experimenting Mrs. J. Winters Murphy Margaret Park a recent bride.
 To Entertain Class-The Berean class will entertain the T. E. L. class of the Pratt City Baptist church with a social, Friday evening in the base ment of the church.
 Circle To Meet-The Cleaners circle of the W. M. S. of the First Baptist met at the home of Mrsf W. J. S. S. Drummond, Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. s. Falkner, chairman, presided over the business session Reports of the sale of picture show tickets showed a neat sum realized and plans were made for a rummage sale to be given June 26. Mrs. Tharen, Mrs. Douglas and Miss Overton were guests of the circle. Dainty refreshments were served at the close of the business meeting.
 Social Given-The girls of the jun for department of the Wylam Baptist church met at the home of Mrs. W. J. day evening on the lawn of the church. A neat sum was realized.
 Circle HOstess-Mrs. J. T. Rogers was hostess to Circle No. 2 of the W. M. S. of the First Methodist church, Infant Phinips-Nellie Ruth Phillips, A.
 year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs
 George Phillips, died Thursday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
THE POOR VICTIM

Mrs. Yearwedd (during spat)-I see now that as far as marrying is con cerned might have done a lot better
 Husband-And I must suffer for your lack of judgment-Boston Tran script.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

ly controlled craft" He promised that "the United States is on the ocean to stay" -
 An appeal for more symnatbet;c treatment by American newspapers of events relating to American shipnine
New Britain herald., 1924-03-31
It's As Cheap to Build As to Buy

Hundreds Of people are listed with realtors There scarcity of homes the op hea that really build little prospect of reduction building In tractors who recommend action o planning
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
HOW "LIVER-EATINC"
GOT HIS ODD NAME

Continued from the Feature Page)
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
RICHLAND PROJECT
MAKING PROGRESS

n NE OF THE best illustrations of
the development of diversified
" farming in Montana over an ex-
tensive area is furnished on the Low
er Yellowstone reclamation project
in Richland county. Construction of
the project, which was begun in 1904,
is virtually completed, the area to
which water can be supplied being
about 10000 acres. In the early
years grain and alfalfa were the prin-
cipal crops grown. About eight years
ago a start was made in sugar beets,
and except during the wal period
there has been an annual increase
in the acreage devoted to this crop.
The large increase has come, how
ever, in the past three years. In 1928
about three thousand acres were de-
voted to sugar beets. This year $500
acres we're signed up or sugar beets
and about $500 acres are in that
crop.
In addition to the sugar beets the
area devoted to seed peas, this season
is $50 acres, grown under contract.
On that part of the project north of
Fairview the increase in beet acreage
has been over last yea 1900 acres.
A considerable acreage has also been
planted to beans this year.
In 1921 there was organized on the
project a mutual dairy loan ~associa-
ton, IS goods COWS and five regis
tered bulls being brought in as a
starter. Each year since the receipts
of cream at Sidney, where there is a
creamery, have doubled. Within a
month there will be a cheese factory
t Fairview and also a creamery, work
each, now being prosecuted. The
of hogs, poultry and poul-
try products has kept pace with the
Investigation of farm crops.
Sheep and cattle feeding on the
farms has also witnessed a steady
growth, due in large part to the an
nual increase in the production of
corn. This year Richland county has
in 10000 acres of corn. A big crop
of this grain was grown last year,
and so brisk was the demand for it
that the production was not equal to
The local demand, several cars being
in
The feeding and fattening opera
that have been conducted by the
farmers for two or three years have
proved the business is profitable.
With corn, alfalfa, beet tops, they
lave right on the farm feeding stuffs,
ind they have made profit which in
he past has. gone to the eastern feed
IF on his purchase of Richland county
ambs and half fat cattle.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
Big Crop In Northeast.

A succession of excellent rains dur
ing the last two weeks has made crop
prospects in northeastern Montana
the best in years, according to the
estimates of local residents. 1t is
generally conceded that there is
enough moisture in the ground now
to make a crop without further pre-
cipitation. However, it is predicted
that with a few rains later in the sea-
SOL this section of Montana will har-
vest a larger crop this year than ever
before.
Travellers say that northwestern
North Dakota has also received an
abundance of moisture and it is re-
ported that train service on the 500
Line north of here was temporarily
interrupted recently by flooded
tracks.
Highways in all directions are re-
ported rough, due to the rains, but
p%assable.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
BIG CORN CROP IN
HILL COUNTY
TIME estimated acreage of corr in
Hill county for this season is

Inn He estimated acreage of corn in
Hill county for this season is
between $4,000 and 10000
acres, which is many times the
amount of corn that has been seeded
in the history of the county, accord
ing to County Agent E. B. Duncan.
With ample rainfall almost assured
it looks as though conditions are IA
vorable for a bumper crop.
There are seven variety test plots
being grown by farmers in various
sections of the county. These test
plots consist of three pounds each Of
ten varieties, namely, Brown County
Dent, Wisconsin No. 25, Minnesota
No. 10, Minnesota No. %. Pioneer
White Dent, three strains of North
western Dent, Gehu Flint and Dako-
ia White Flint.
Records will be kept on these var
iety tests taking into consideration
the condition of the land, last year,
preparation of the land for planting,
cultivation, date of %ripening, height
of ear on stalk, height of stalk, and
yields.
Since trials will be carried on by
the farmers themselves under actual
farm conditions in different parts of
the county some very valuable in
formation should result from the test.
In addition to the seven variety
tests, As boys have enrolled in
the Hill county corn club.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03

extraordinary and serious always was
made, long prior to the naming of the
Meyer-MondeII committee, the COM
ing of the matter to the attention of
President Coolidge, organization of
the agricultural relief corporation or
other developments that focused at
tentiaH or the northwest From the
first, the statements of many men in
public life, presumably sincere in
their beliefs that a remedy for a con-
dition resulting from unprecedented
economics effects could be found in
legislation, have exaggerated the ST.
tuation.
Unbalanced Wheat Acreage
The wheat harvest of 1914 in the
northwest was Just in the making
when the European war came on. In
1915 these states added 1~,946,000
acres. Continued expansion brought
the wheat acreage to an annual av-
erage of 1~6,553,000 in the war years
1915 to 1918. Every additional pres
sure was brought to increase 1t when
the United States entered the val. In
1919 there were 20,408,0O0 acres
planted and a short crop, only 1872
000,0 00 bushels. In 1920 the acre
age dropped sharply to 17,513,000
acres. Land initiation and a multi
tude of minor influences entered.
The territory was grotesquely over
banked with little $4,000 capital
institutions, sometimes three in a
town of 500 to 1000 people and bank
guarantee deposit laws in some states
told the people one bank was as good
as another A period of troubled
readjustment was inevitable.
Through the long period of repeat
ed presentation of plans for legisla-
tive remedy by vociferous advocates
and the rise of sudden and success
full politicians in the several states
whose Gee came from promises to
the farmers, NO real student OF the
situation ever believed that the re-
medy lay in the legislative halls. Up
to and including the lately defeated
McNary-Haugen bill a myriad OF pro-
phasized and exaggerated statements
of distress as q necessary accompani-
ment-
Here and there an adverse happen
ing may yet be heard of as the storm
recedes, but the pessimism arising
beIated discovery of what has
been history for three and one-half
years will do no good. The RENE
dies are being applied-not by legis-
Iatures but by merchants, city bank
ers, the railroads, newspapers, the ag-
ricuIturaI credit corporation, the
farmers themselves. Nothing of the
potential wealth of this territory has
been lost Agricultural diversified
ton is the biggest single thing now
under way In the northwest, and it is
coming everywhere. 1t takes time,
of course, to make a dairy or diversi-
fled farmer out of a one-crop farmer.
But great progress already has been
made.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03

did not come, as the plan of the
Sioux had been spoiled by prema-
ture discovery.
"Liver-Eating" Johnson, who,
with seven other men were en-
camped on the other side of the RI
yer, heard the shot and hurried
across in time to see the Indians
leaving the fringe of the timber
for the hills. After a conference
it was decided to attack the Sioux
and Johnson was placed in com
mand. AS they drew near the
edge of the timber they found the
Indians were moving towards the
camp in a wide circle, but as the
whites appeared a new plan was
evolved and a cunning trap laid.
The Indians started off in a mad
gallop toward the distant hills with
the idea of drawing the whites out
in pursuit. 1t was a clever trick
but it did not fool an old Indian
fighter like johnson. While a
part of the Sioux had ridden off
into the hills a larger party had
made a detour and returned to a
deep coulee which opened into the
Musselshell bottom.
Under Johnson's plan of cam
paign three men with Winchesters
were sent across the river to a pro-
tected position commanding the
coulee while the rest of the party
was so divided that no avenue of
escape from the coulee was left
open. AS a result when firing com
menced the Sioux were picked off
like rats in a trap.
Seeing the helplessness of their
position, the Indians held a pow
WOW, but Johnson refused to make
terms and told them to get out if
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03

they could. The first to make a
break was shot down and the pot
shooting continued until finally
they made a general rush only to
run into the fire of another party.
When the general fight was over
90 Sioux were stretched lifeless on
the ground.
But the affair was not over as a
number Of the wounded had
crawled off to hide in the timber
along the bottoms. These were
searched out and killed as it was
decided to let none escape.
Johnson found one buck as he
was crawling away to the prairie,
seriously but not fatally wounded.
AS Johnson approached, the In
dian turned to make his last fight
for life. Waiting until Johnson
was close to him he let fly his last
arrow, but he was weak from loss
of blood and the arrow was poorly
aimed. 1t whizzed harmless1y by
Johnson's head.
Johnson was upon him in an in
slant and, finding the Indian I'M
armed, pulled out his hunting
knife, grasped the Indians scalp
lock and with a few quick slashes
with the sharp blade, jerked the
scalp from the Indians head. Then
siezing him Johnson threw the In
dian across his knee, twisted the
head around until every muscle was
tense, gave it one fearful slash with
the knife and the painted head came
off in his hand.
He walked quickly back to his
comrades, rifle in one hand and
the bloody knife in the other. One
of the party noticed a shred of flesh
hanging to the blade and asked
what it was.
THAT" said Johnson, us a piece
of the Indians liver. I just had a
feast off of one and thought may
be some of you would like a taste.
Try it."
None appeared DESTROYS of par
of the tid-bit whereupon he
"You don't know how good it
S. I eat nothing else when I am
out on the plains, if l can get In
liam livers. They taste best raw"
With that he lifted the knife to
lis mouth and made a motion as
:hough he was eating the stuff. In
-eality he dropped it to the ground
~ a twist of his hand. But the
broad red splatch across his beard
gave the spectators a contrary
opinion. From that day he was
far and wide as "Liver-Eat-
ng" Johnson.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
BY GEO. p.

T~ouISrynsAn at Montana State College
QUESTION of the right kline
of feed for poultry becomes more
important considering that
four-pound hen laying 100 eggs
year produces four times her body
weight in eggs and in so doing con
sumes 20 times her body weight in
feed, says Geo. P. Goodearl, poultry
man for the Montana State College,
Since eggs are manufactured from
the food that is consumed it is quite
essential. according to MI. Goodearl,
that the p0ultryman know something
of the egg producing value of the
foed that is being placed before the
hens The Montana poultry raiser
is interested in knowing the feeding
value of the different grain that are
raised in Montana.
In considering the matter of feed
ing value it must be remembered that
the value of feed is expressed in
terms Of protefns, carbohydrates, fats,
ash and water, with protein often the
most deficient element and the most
costly Pr0teins are required for
blood, feathers, tendons, muscles and
the whites of the eggs. Carbohy-
drafes produce energy, heat, fat and
the egg yoiks. Fats are needed for
the same purpose as carbohydrates
but are considered about two and
enehalf times as efficient. Ash is
needed for the production of shell
and bone The Importance of water
is indicated from the fact that the
body of the hen is composed of
about SIS per cent water and the egg
is about SIS per cent water. In adj
dition water aids digestion, fills and
distends tissues and aids in regulat-
ing body temperatures.
Following is abrief discussion of
the value of different Montana grown
feeds for egg production and fatten-
as prepared by Mr.. Goodearl.
Corn and its observation-disclosures
erfng the country as a whole, corn
and its by-products form the most i'm
pertane poultry feed. 1t is very pal
atable and much reiished by poultry,
rs we'll as highly digestible. Corn is
very high in carbohydrates and fat
but is low in protein. 1t is thus un-
suitable when fed alone to poultry,
but extremely valuable when fed in
with other grains. 1t is
probably u most efficient grain for
Corn meal, which is simply the
whole corn ground fine, is distinctly
in the mash ration. Being
high in carbohydrates and fat, it is
particularly valuable when used In a
ration.
Gluten meal, gluten feed and hon.
my are all by-products of corn. Glu-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
CHILDREN CRY FOR @CASTORIA"
4 Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, ParegorE Drops
and Soothing Srups - No Narcotics!

Mother! retcher's Castoria has
been In uss for over 80 years to re-
lteve babies and children of Constipa-
ton, Flatulency, Wind Colo and
D1arrhea; allaying Feverishness aris-
ing therefrom, and, by regulating the
Stomach and Bowels, aids the assim-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03

Observation-Disclosures of the
blanks for adjusted war service com
%pensation has been started through
legion posts. Six million blanks will
be sent out.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
PASADENA MILITARY ACADEMY

College Preparatory. Accredited. Separ-
ate Junior School, grades 5 to 8. Modified
Military System. DETERMINATIONS with
Christian influences. Register any time.
Summer Camp in High Sierras, both cultur-
al and recreational. Catalog. Camp folder.
Address school, RID. No. 2, Box 12F, Pasa-
dena, Calf.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03

Escalion, GAIA Jersey COW, 20
years of age, recently gave birth to
her 22nd calf and is producing 40
pounds of butterfat monthly. She
gives evidence of being good for SER
vice for many years.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-03
Blackstone Military Academy

In the healthful Piedmont Region of Vir-
ginia. College Preparatory and Business
Administrative Courses. Best Home In
fluences. Modern Fireproof Equipment.
All Sports. Free Booklet, GLOW the Boy
Lives.' Address Va, Blackstone, Box @,
Colonel e. S. Ligon, President.