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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
1924 YIELD SHOWS
MONTANA WHEAT
IS HIGHEST GRADE
MONTANA's OUTPUT is CLAsSEn
as THE WORLDS VERY BEST
by EASTERN MARKETS
Product VIII Average Above That of
1928, which was the Determining
Factor in Fixing Top Prices, The
Moran Test Shows.

Montana will establish itself
this year even more firmly AS the
producer of the worlds best wheat.
Already a determining factor I'm
fixing the pricesof the top grade,
the state this falf--is sending out
TO the world product that grades
considerably above the crop of
1928, II was estimated recently
al the office of q. III. Moran, state
grain inspector, that Montana's
wheat crop will average 1 percent
above that of last year in protein
content.
Spring wheat graded by Inspector
Moran ranges In protein content from
1914 to 1917 per cent, both of these
figures being extremes for the high
and low and not representative OF the
average crop. The correct figure
will be approximately mid-distant
between these extremes and from
the run of the grain now going
through the inspectors office, Mr.
Moran estimates that when the bal
ance is struck at the end of the
season the average will be a full
point above the 1928 mark, The
quality of winter wheat will be cor
respondingly high.
Testing for the protein content has
been carried in az the Great Falls in
spector's office during the last year,
following the installation of special
equipment for the work. The volume
OF wheat handled this year Is show
ing a pronounced increase over form
er seasons. Inspector Moran stated.
Nine hundred cars have been tested
thus far, in addition to the package
samples that are sent in.
with the threshing of the 1874
crop well advanced, estimates by
grain men on tine states total yieid
conform closely to the figures com
piled earlier in the season. unof-
ficial estimates of the yield in north
eastern Montana are running some-
what higher than before harvest, and
If these are borne out by the final
figures it is regarded as probaDle
that the states crop will run SUD
stantially above the pre-haryest esti-
mate.
Individual yields running up to
so bushels an acre are being reported
to Great Falls grain men from the
Highwood and other of the main
wheat districts, with so bushels rep
resenting the minimum yield, with
few exceptions. The Judith Basin,
as usual, is recording large number
of huge acre yields and northeastern
Montana is ranking high. The terri
tory between Great Falls and Belt
and the Conrad, Dutton and neigh
boring sections are maintaining high
averages.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

the rest of the kit over the prairie,
and when he ascertained there was
no more mischief to be done, he
let himself be caught and when |
came up turned his blue eye on me
with such an expression of con-
trite humility and self-reproach,
that | had not the heart to give him
the thrashing that he richly de
served and repacked him in sill
ence, and went my way"
1t must have been this same
horse which managed to discharge
gun; the bullet passing just
above de Lacy's head. OF this ac-
cident, he said: There is always
some consolation in the worst mis-
fortunes, however, and when | got
over my scare, I felt very thankful
that he had not fired the other bar
rel at me. which was loaded with
buckshot. "
In this short article | have made
but slight mention of the services
rendered to Montana by Colonel de
Lacy, for which the state has new
er adequately rewarded him. He
was charter member of the Mon
tana Society of Civil Engineers,
and corporate member of the His
torical Society of Montana. A
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
IC0L0MEL WALTER DE LACEY PLAYED A MOST
IMPORTANT ROLE ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF
MONTANA; HE MADE FIRST MAP OF TERRITORY

1879, and conquered part of India
Colonel de Lacy, the subject of
this sketch. was born in Petersburg,
Virginia, February END, 1919,
while his parents we're visiting
there. His home was in Norfolk
where he spent his earliest years.
Like many Southern boys his pre-
liminary education began at home ;
but not, as was customary, under
governess or tutor; remarkably
accomplished aunt acted as his
instructress. Later, he spent four
years at Mount Saint Mary's Cath
olic college in Maryland, his prin-
cipal studies being mathematics
and languages. In the later he was
already quite proficient; speaking
French, Spanish and Portuguese.
On leaving college, his uncle
William made an effort to have him
admitted to West Point. He was
accepted, and then rejected in fa-
vor of a nephew of General Scott.
in default of the ennobling de
Following this disappointment, his
uncle wrote to Professor Mahan
who was then at the head of the
Engineering Department Of West
Point, telling him Of Walters am
bition to be civil engineer, and
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
By Martha EdgertOn Plassmann

yyYHEN visiting my cousin
w Colonel Sanders, IN the
w winter and summer OF
1873, | often saw at the houses OF
nv friends, scholarly looking
middle-aged gentleman, who was
introduced to me as Colonel de
Lacy" with the later information
volunteered that he was surveyor
After the maner of the young, |
made no effort to become acquaint-
ed with one so much my senior,
and his title and occupation carried
little weight as colonies and sur
veyors we're plentiful in Helena at
that time. 1t was many years be-
fore | learned that had missed the
opportunity of knowing better, one
of the most interesting characters
of Montana early days.
Col. de Lacy was of medium
height, and of a complexion Meth
er very light nor very dark. He
had a good shaped head with an
unusually high forehead. His neck
was short and his shoulders broad,
with evidence Of physical strength.
A nose without the acquiline bend
we look for in those of noble de-
scent, but almost as straight as
that of Greek; sharp, dark eyes ;
moustache and pointed beard, all
were his, and combined to make a
remarkably distinguished looking
man. And we'll he might be, if
there is anything in ancestry. On
his fathers side he was a lineal de-
scendant of Hugh de Lacy who,
under Henry ii was the first Nor
man governor of Ireland His
mother father was William
Charles Lee, who served as Erg-
lish ice-Consul at Oroto, Po-tu-
gal, and in the West Indies, but lat
err made his home in Norfolk. Vir-
ginia While in Portugal his grand
father married a lady who WIS a
descendant of Vasco de Cana. who
rounded the Cape of Good Hope in
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Oxford Debaters Will
Meet Montana Team
ON Dece Der 10th

Arrangements have been COM
pIeted for debate between Oxford
university, England, and the I'm
iyersity of Montana debating team
to be held In Missouia December
10. The plans have been complete
ed with Edmund Il. Freeman, de-
bate coach at the university.
A debating team from Oxford uni
versity has been coming to the Unit
ed States for the past four years, but
this will be the first time that they
have come west. An attempt was
made by Mr.. Freeman to secure
debate with the English team In
Butte last fall, but there was not
sufficient time to prepare the uni
yersity team The Montana team,
through its victories Of the past two
years, has established reputation
throughout the country and the Ok
ford team is very interested in COM
ing.
The son of the present English
Prime Minister, NJ. j. Macdonald,
of Queens college; ]. d. Woodruff
of New college; and M. G. Hollis OF
Balliol college, will represent Ok
ford. The subject for the debate has
not been selected, but will be picked
from the following questions.
/. That this house condemns the
policy OF France towards Germany
since the war
2. That this house is opposed 70
the principles of prohibition COX
ford will take the affirmative In these
twol.
8. That the extension OF state In
reference with the individual is the
chief evil of the time. (The Oxford
team will divide over on this, Mac
Donald taking the negative.
4. That the referendum Is neces
sary as a part of representative gov
eminent. (Oxford will take the op
position).
S. That in democracy minister
should be directly responsible to
popularity elected assembly. (Oxfori
will defend).
According TO Mr.. Freeman, one 0
the last two questions will be chose
In all probability. The oxford tear
will continue from here and debat
in 20 or 80 institutions on the coas
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
HOUSE WOULD NOT SELL;
HE MOVES 1T 45 MILES

Unable to sell his house at Broad
view, Joseph Wagner. druggist, de-
cided to move 1t to Billings and live
in it. So, he split 1t into four sec
lions and placed it on wheels for the
45-mile transfer to the Sugar City.
The four sections arrived In Bill
ings safely, it taking 3 " days to CO.
yer the entire trip. AS business
proposition, the moving was sue
cess. 1t cost Mr.. Wagner about
$500. 1t is an eight-room bunga-
low. and the sale Of the home at its
former location and theopurchase OF
q like one at Billings would have en-
tailed los of much larger amount
Mr.. Wagner says.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

asking his advice as to where the
boy should continue his studies.
Professor Mahan, having been a
.protege Of Walters grand-uncle
Michael, who was priest, at once
responded, "Send him to West
Point" and there he went, not as
an appointee but as private pupil
of Professor Mahan, who heard his
lessons after classes were dis
missed. Mathematics he took with
Captain Bliss, who married the
daughter of General Zachary Tay-
lor, and was his adjutant during the
Mexican war, and drawing was
studied under Lieutenant Eastman
On the completion of his studies
at West Point, Colonel de Lacy
was offered position as surveyor
on the Illinois Central, then build
ing. From Jonesboro, where he
had been working, he and friend
went to St. Louis, and took posi-
tons on the Iron Mountain road.
While running line through the
plantation of Colonel Dent, the
father of Mrs. u. s. Grant, he was
ordered to take an examination
for a commission in the regular
army as a civilian. He passed
without any trouble, and was then
ordered to West Point as assistant
teacher Of French. He remained
at West Point for II years, and was
promoted to captaincy. AS il
would then have been his duty to
| join his regiment, he resigned
from the army.
II He then became teacher at Ian
| guages in the u. S. Navy, and il
this capacity accompanied Captain
Armstrong of the sloop Marion
on an extended voyage to the Yves
Indies, South America, and Africa
1t was a year before they returned
| to Norfolk, when de Lacy wa
transferred to the "Ohio.
| AT the conclusion of the Mexical
war, in which he took part, h
went, in 1855, to Washington Ter
ritory. An Indian war being j
| progress General Stevens commits
stoned de Lacy as Captain of Vo
unteers, and he served under Ger
eral Wright, in the war that result
ed in peace for the Territory.
The year 1858 found the indefs
tigable colonel at Fort Benton
from which point he cooperate
with Captain AIullan in the cor
struction Of the Mullan road froi
Fort Benton to Walla Walla, 4
Lacy doing the engineering an
laying out the road for the grader
The completion Of this work O.
Cured about the time gold wa
discovered at Bannack, and thei
de Lacy went in 1862.
The next year de Lacy was j
Virginia City, engaged in pro.
pecting and learning that part
was being formed on the Beaver
head to prospect the Upper for
Of the Snake river, he decided
be one Of the number. The fourt
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Federal statistician Is Transferred.

Federal Statistician Is Transferred.
Through transfer which has just
been authorized G. A. Scott, federal
agricultural statistician, who has
been located at Helena for the past
two years cooperating with the state
department of agriculture In the es-
timating of Montana's agricultural
and livestock production, has gone
to Salt Lake City to take the position
of federal livestock statistician, and
where he vii have charge of the work
in IL western states. He will be sue
ceeded In Helena, by Jay G. Diamond
the federal statistician at Grand
Forks, No. Oak. Mr.. Diamond was
formerly located in Helena as as
sistant secretary Of the Montana stae
fair.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

MOntanh's UeAIh kAIe UbtreAseu
The death rate in Montana de-
creased in 1928 compared with 1922
1t has been announced by the depart
ment of commerce at Washington
D. G. The decrease is accounted fol
in the decrease Of pneumonia, in
fluenza, heart diseases and homo
eide. Several other causes of deatf
showed decreases. The death rat
for Montana last year was sol pc
100000 of population; in 1922 i
was SCI.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

'If you have not this material,
could you possibly tell me where |
could procure it? | write to Montana,
as l consider 1t one of the leading
COW states in the country. Thank you
very much for the help am sure you
will give me"
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

gentleman by birth and education,
it can be truly said of him that he
never did anything to sully his il
lustrious name. His motto might
we'll have been "Noblesse Oblige. :"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

'comunmente uSadaS en- cOmbateS cOfta
distanca, siendo arrojadas con In mano
algunas veces disparadas con rifles es-
cOpetas preparadas especialmente para ese
fin.
IIace cosa de diez amos era creencia ge
neralmente aceptada que en- el arte de la
guerra no Sc conOcerfa nunca mas ell com
bate cuerpo cuerpo corta distancia.
Sin embargo la Guerra Mundial echo pOr
TERRA esa creencia. Como muy bien pue-
de recOrdarse, casi toda la guerra general
mente fue cuerpo a cuerpo. POr 10 comlin
los hombres invadfan las trincheras enc
migas con un cuchillo de carniceros en- una
mano V una granada en- la otra.
Entire los instrumentos de muerte mas
terribles usados durante la Guerra del
Mundo Sc cOntaban las llamadas ''bombas
incendiarias". para prender fuego a los
dep6sitos almacenes enemigos En- ciertO
mOdo. eran nuevas. no obStante en- esen-
cia apenas sc diferenciaban de los famosos
"cOhetes de guerra" de la Edad Media.
que conducfan el "fuego griego'-algunOs
ganchos de hierro con los cuales Sc aga
rraban a las construcciones, edificios o
alnacenes ineendiados por ellos, originan-
do nm fuego inextinguible.
Copyright Ledger Syndicate). De
rechOs exclusives de publicidad ad-
Quiridos por Ell MUNDol,
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Los Estados Udos Empean Modcdndoos los Nos Metodos
de Guerra Considerodo Hasta Ahora Como Fuera de Uso

70 para reponerIa. todas las mujeres de
para que fuera usado como cuerdas de ar
cos para las catapultas recitn construf-
das.
Las. catapultas. siendo construfdas para
dsparar en- angulo alto, pueden ser con-
sideradaS como equivalentes nuestros mo-
dcimos morteros; y 10 mismo puede decir-
Sc de una maquina de gaerra mej0rada
dia Sc L. lamaba ''trebuchet funcio-
naha Sobre cl mismo principle dc III honda.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

en- una punta de metal para horadar las
naves enemigas bajo la lfnea de tlota-
ci0n hundirlas. El modelo antique ha
Sido el orfgen de los espolones navales
modernos
Que una maquina de guerra tan compile
tamentc fuera de usO como la catapulta
vuelya al uSo diariO en- estOs dias moder-
nos es cosa sorprendente Pero es inne-
gable que el detalle mas sorprendente del
desarrollo del arte nuevo de la guerra ldu-
rante los nltimos amos ha sido su retro
ceso los mGtodos primitiSos
81 algo en- este mundo Ia Sido descarta-
do por complete, en- sentido militar, clio
no ha Sido otra cosa que las armaduras
para combatientes Sin embargo durante
la Guerra Mundial revivieron ytfueron
usadas extensamente en- una forma II otra.
HaSta los yelnos En- la gran guerra todos
los soldados usaban alguna clase Gle ca
pacete de metal parecfa muy possible
que eStoS capaceteS Sc cOnVirtieran prom
TO en- cascos morriones con aberturas
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

para yer al traves, algo muy parecidO a
los que usaban los brayos caballeros de
In edad media
La catapulta fue la precursora del ca
non moderno. Era una peza primitiva de
artilleria. donde Sc empleaban piedraS co
mo proyectiles. Los primeros caiiones. que
empezaron a uSarse en- Ell siglo trece. dis
paraban bolas de piedra por un tubo con
ARGOS Ell espiral cargado de p6lvora.
PRENEAfENTE descrita. la catapulta
primitiya era una maquina basada en-
el principle de ia honda o arco Correspon-
dendo a la cuerda del arco tenfa una So
ga de erin de caballO. que en- su punto me-
dio pasaha a trav6S de un motion que CO.
rrfa por entire una canal La canal, equi-
valente en- funcioneS al canon de la eScO-
peta moderna. estaha colocada de tai mo-
do que formaba con la superficie I'm an
gulO de cuarenta cinco grades su base
descansando en- TERRA en- tanto que el ex-
tremo superior estaba atado a un pesado
armaz0n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

one los nativOS uSaban eScOpetaS de ma
dcra envueltas en- Sogas pero on este ca
50 era de esperarse que los insurrectos Sc
valieran de las armas primitivas.
Durante el sitio de Puerto Arturo por
los japoneseS. a un habil inteligente Off
cial de nfanterfa del ejercito bloqueado..
el Coronel Amazawa, Sc le ocurri6 In idea
de usar pequenaS bOmbas o granadaS pa
ra arrojarlas sobre las trincheras enemi-
gas. Tales proyectiles, para usarlos en- com
bates a corta distancia, estaban conSidAra-
dos como fuera de uso pOr mas de un 81
Clio.
Asi. pues. no quedaba unO solo que pu-
diera comprarSe cOnseguirSe de otrO mo-
-Df IBI0!JO IL sgDu ,Su.l1+!1 sBlS3 u,I OPP
poneS Se dLSpuSo anH, rr los. emneZan-
do su trabajO en- IN SDtC,.]mtlo Que Il lla-
mo 81 factorla de a. ms dcSusa jas. A fal-
Ia dc otros material,'S. tons,ruy6 sus bonn
bas de requeTas lataI Nac:as. cue eran mol
deadas en- In forlht Ge>l;:c ida, cargadas
ltego con un PoAe~0So explosive y provis
taS de mechas. tnaS cllanlas dOccnaS de
Soldados que cran h&bilcS mccanicos SO
diSpuseron a c0nstruir las nuevas bonn
bas, llcgandO a elevar In construction de
tales armas mas dc mil por dla, con 10
que en- los Siguicntcs encuentros hicieron
gran matanza
DARA desarrollar tOdavfa mas sn inge-
nioso retroceso a Las ahtiguas practi.
cas- guerreras, el CorOnel nippon improyiS6
algunOS canoneS de MADEIRA, mas cOrrecta-
mente deScritOs como morteros primitivoS,
de cuatro pies de lOngitud cOnstrufd0s de
lenoS trOncOs ahuecadOs refOrZadOs con
envolturas de sOgas de bambG Cada NOR
tero estaba cOlocado sobre una plataforma
de MADEIRA en- tai forma que su bOca que
daba Situada en- un angul0 de cincuenta V
cinco grades, Y pequehas cargas de p6lvO-
ia sirviendO para arrojar las granadas con
mayor seguridad Sobre las trincheras enc
migaS.
Los expertos militares. que representa-
ban otrOS pafSeS civiliZadoS cIya mission
era estudiar La guerra y tratar de apren-
der nuevas cosas, no dejaron de tOmar no.
Ia de este experimento japon6s; V, como
reSultado Gle aquel. nuestro propio Depar-
tamento de la Guerra emprendi6 la fabri-
cacion de granadas, las cuales, cientffica-
mente meJoradaS. t0marOn, durante ell CO.
mlenzo de la guerra mundial. la forma de
cortos tuhos de metal, con un peso no ma
yor de libra media, V cargados con un
compuestO Gle dcidO pfcrico trinitrOf6nico.
NO eS necesario recOrdarle a nadie el
importantlsimo papel jugado pOr las gra-
nadas durante la Guerra Mundiai Fucron
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Al prepararse para disparar Sc tSaoa uh
cabrpStantc para empujar el motion mas
ia la base lie la canal; Sc colocaba una
roca enorme frente al motion la cuer-
da del arco. puesta en- tension. era subj
tamente aflojada por un disparador, ri
mof6n nor 70 tanto era empujado haGa
adelante hacia arriba por la canal. IAN
zande la roca por una alta trayectoria
gran distancia.
En- nueStra novfsima cataputa naval el
CAIRO que conduce al aeroplano hace las
veces del antique motion. el aeroplano es
el proyectil la explosion de una carga
de p0lvora sirve ell prop0sto de la cuer-
da del arco El aparato sin embargo. esta
construfdo en- menor escala; pues las an
tiguas catapultas eran maquinas de que
IRA de gigantescas proporciones. algnnas
de las cuales arrojaban piedras que pc
saban noventa libras
Cuando los romanos pusieron sitio
Cartago en- el afio 146 A. G.. captnraron
.casi toda la artillerfa enemiga. y en- tales
circunstancias en- un desesperado esfuer-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

Estaba conStrufda de pesadas yigas de
MADEIRA La base manteniendo dos esque-
letos en- f0rma de A entire los cualeS sc
Inovfa en- forma de sube baja una lar
ga barra sobre un espig0n. En- uno de los
extremes de la barra estaba colOcada una
canasta tejida en- metal la cual Sc llenaba
dc piedraS. FL Otro extreme, relativamen-
te largo dsminufdo en- proportion, te-
MIA atado en- la punta una honda para sos
tener una bola de piedra.
La canasta llena de piedras servfa de
contrapeSo. Para pOnerla en- alto Sc usa-
ba nm cabrestante. pOr 10 tanto empujando
el extreme opuesto de la barra hasta ell
nivel de la base donde quedaba sujetO por
I'm disparador. ES evidente pueS que la
canasta llena de rocaS, sostenida en- ell al
re- reprcSentaba una gran energfa poten-
cial En- ell momento en- que Sc sOltaba el
Gsparador. la canaSta de rocas GAIA. la
honda en- ell extreme de la barra era lam
zada al aire arroiandO su veZ el proyec-
til con una trayectoria de arco hacia el
enemigo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-05

Otra de las recientes innOya-
clones en- ell desarrOllO de los
arreOs milita.es es la de las
mOdernas armaduras, Ultima
mente perfecciOnadas. Este pc
to es de tela khaki" cubier-
Ia de pIanehas de aeerO, vie
ne "A prObar de mOdO irrefu-
table que mo hay NADIA nuevO baJo
ell sOl", va que en- principle las mo-
dernas armaduras no Sc diferencian
rran eosa de este mOdelO de arma-
dura medieval, que luce ell Jinete
en- ell grabadO de la derecha.