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Evening star., 1926-03-07
Fifty Years Ago
La The Star !.

Complaint that hotels raise their
prices at times of political conven-
tions is not new
Hotel Charges at in this country.
c:4; Half century
OlhClhhdu' ago Cincinnati was
in the limelight of this charge, it hav-
ing been chosen as the scene of the
Republican nominating meeting OF
1876. The Star of March !, 1875. said
"Halstead, of the Cincinnati Com
mercial is not much of President
maker, but he is something OF
Joker. One of his latest attempts upon
the risibles is the grave assertion that
the movement to hold the Republican
convention elsewhere than Cincinnati
is not owing TO the extortionate prices
charged by the hotel people. but is
merely a trick by Morton and Blaine
to have the convention held Where
thev can get more local pressure in
their favor than in Cincinnati. The
truth is that the proposed change was
altogether suggested by the answers
received from Cincinnati hotel Keepers
To Inquiries as to the prices 10 De
paid there. 1t was manifested by these
answers that the hotel Keepers OF Cir-
cinnati had combined to oleeo tne Wis
itors in the most outrageous manner
havond the most unblushing charges
of anv landlord leeches In any city, AZ
anv nrevious national convention. we
gave in The Star the other day the
answer of the proprietors of the CID
son House to an inquiry from a gen
tleman of this city as to the prices at
which he could secure loans. lheH
said: our prices for parlor ana peu
room attached are as follows: riS''
second and third floors, S33 "A DAY l"r
n,rJor and bedroom suitable for tW"
narsons. back room on same moor
x16 a dav: fourth and fifth noofs' s-S
a dav If YOU wish to engage rooms
n1easr notify at your earliest con
renience.' These prices are treble the
,,sual rates of the hotel. On the repre-
sentation of this fact to the chalrma II
NJ the national Republican committee
he at once took steps. which are no"
heinp considered, to have the place ior
tho assembling of the convention
changed from Cincinnati to some place
where the hotel accommodations are
rnore ample or the hotel men less
greedy than in that city. Inc Clhclh-
natl hotel men seem TO snow some
alarm lest they may nave oNeI
reached themselves by their greed
and they may decide to come down IN
prices to not more than double 'neh
usual rates.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

Jud Tunkins says the person who
used to have the last word was
woman, but now it's traffic cop.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
Restraint.

Restraint.
DO you have any trouble in enforc.
ing the speed regulations"
None whatever" answered Cactus
Joe. Crimson Gulch roads is in such
a condition that everything In forced
to 60 slow
Evening star., 1926-03-07

first news item ia the 1oiIoWlns teA'
of "A letter addressed by
Belknap President Grant to sec
cao1 retary Robeson OF the
Scanual. Navy Department,
dated on that day:
THE resignation of the Secret"IN
of War having been rendered ana at-
cepted this day, YOU are hrr'oN vi
rected ia assume and perform the
dnties pertaining to the office of the
SECRETARY of War in addition To those
of vour own Office until otherwise oil
rected."
In an adjoining column IL printed
an account of the resignation OF sec
retarv w. w Belknap and the causes
for il one Of the most sensational scan
dals in the history of American Gov
ernment. Charges had been made
against Secretary Belknap that he
had sold Army sutlerships. They had
been bruited for some time. especially
shortly previous when he was can
didate for the Senate in Iowa. Later
thev were revived and investigated
nv the House committee. which sum-
n3oned a witness who testified that he
had Maid valuable consideration for
the most of sutler at Fort Sill, Indian
Territory. The committee thereupon
summoned Secretary Belknap before
1t. The Star account says:
Yesterday Secretary Belknap, In
obedience of the summons. presented
himself to the committee. He was
confronted with the Marsh testimony,
which was read to him. Marsh was
also present. The substance of the
testimony was that two years ago
Marsh had entered into a contract
with Mr.. Secretary Belknap to the
effect that for and in consideration
Of SO 900 in hand paid. and for the
further payment of $4,000 annually,
he was to- remain unmolested as the
post trader at Fort Sill OF
course this informant tion astonished the
Secretary. There stood in his pres.
ence his accuser, and even the more
potent accusation. the checks and
agreement There was hut one in
terprctation - mt upon tho matter
The secretaH blushed. became con-
Evening star., 1926-03-07
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Evening star., 1926-03-07

Joel Grayson, the only man alive
who can find old documents for mem
bers of Congress and who is familiarly
known by the leading men in politics
and business in all the States while
he goes unassumingly about his rou-
tine duties in the House document
room. has just celebrated his forty-fifth
wedding anniversary. When cabinet
officer came along and said, Your
wife must have a wonderful disposi-
tion to stand YOU so long. Joel
hcamed. for he considers that the
highest compliment that could be paid
to him.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

Complaint that hotels raise their
prices at times of political conven'
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Gapes Is Troublesome
Disease of Chickens

Gapes is a disease of young chick
ems caused by small reddish worm
which attaches itself to the inner lin
ing of the windpipe 1t is often called
a forked worm, for the reason that
the male and female worm are often
found attached to one another at an
angle which gives the appearance of
a single worm. The presence of the
worms may be demonstrated by pass
Ing loop Of hOrsehair or small wire
down the windpipe for short dis
tance and turning it to loosen the
worms.
By stripping a feather of all its
web except a small tuft at the end
and dipping this in kerosene and in
serting it into the windpipe where the
worms are attached will often cause
the worms to loosen their hold. How
ever, the main remedy must lie in pre-
vention. Badly infected stock should
be killed and burned and all rubbish.
runs and hOuses~cleaned up and thor
oughly disinfected. The ground should
be spaded up or plowed and thorough
lv lined. Rotation of runs for the
chickens will do a great deal to stop
the trouble.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
lo()(JEil
'.F'ACI1S
IN EGGS
QUITE ESSENTIAL

Eggs are still more or less plenti-
on they will not be quite so plenti-
full. The result will be that there
will appear the temptation to hold
eggs before selling so that the price
will go up some. Here is where the
danger lies in that practice: on most
farms, that is, general farms, and fruit
farms too, where poultry is not given
all the attention it should have, the
males are permitted to run with the
flock in summer as in the spring, wheE
breeding is done. The eggs thus OBJ
tanned are, therefore, fertile. With the
hot weather of summer, these eggs
are very likely to start developing
if they are held very long before
selling. Eggs should be disposed of
twice a week at least, preferably
three times a week.
This, then, is one factor that affects
quality in table eggs. Another is the
fact that quite often hens will steal
their nests and lay number of eggs
Of these eggs will be unfit for use, but
Sometimes they are included in the lot
that is to be sold. This should be
watched carefully and avoided. 1t is
good plan to have q homemade egg
candler handy and test all eggs be-
fore they are sold. Such candler is
not difficult to make; piece of stove
pipe with a hole in it about the size
Of an egg will do very well. Set the
pipe over the lamp so the hole comes
opposite the flame, and by holding an
egg up to this hole, a great deal can
be determined about the inside of the
egg. A normal egg that is fit for
consumption will appear clear except
for the orange colored yolk, and the
air cell will be very, very small if it is
strictly fresh egg, that is, trifle
less than the size of a 1O-cent piece
in diameter. An egg that is dark or
black shows that some embryo growth
has taken place, and it is therefore
unfit for food.
It is difficult under some circum-
stances to maintain quality in eggs
during the summer months, but it can
be done. Hold eggs at temperature
Of not higher than 65 degrees, if pos
sible; make sure that all eggs are
gathered every night; sell eggs often
twice or three times a week; re-
move the males from the flock to pro-
duce infertile eggs; don't let the eggs
set in the sun on the way to market.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Protein Feeds Favored
for All Live Stock

The true feeding value of many of
our common animal feeds is depend
ent on the fact that they are rich in
mineral matter or ash. This is brought
very forcibly to the attention Of most
individuals when they give the sub
ject any real thought or attention.
Practical results, and experiments
without end, have proven conclusively
that for most of our live stock those
feeds that are rich in protein are
usually very excellent feeds. It has
also been demonstrated that feeds
that were rich in carbohydrates and
fats, and low in proteins, were very
poor food, especially for growing or
for breeding animals. Animals fed on
such feeds frequently develop breed
ing diseases. Such feeds as cotton
seed meal, linseed oilmeal, alfalfa
hay and clover hay are usually rich in
mineral matter or ash. The high pro-
tein feeds and leguminous hays are
especially rich In lime, and are also
plentifully supplied with potassium
The cereal grain feeds and seeds are
particularly rich in phosphoric acid
or phosphorus, and for this reason it
Is the general practice in most feed
ing to combine these two classes of
feeds in an effort to get a balance
Of the mineral elements in the ration.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Anthracnose Disease Is
Enemy of Raspberries

One of the common enemies of
full raspberry crop is anthracnose dis
ease. 1t is quite prevalent, and, this,
together with crown gall, has discour-
aged many from attempting to raise
cane fruit. 1t is detected by a spotty
appearance of the canes, and these
places are centers Of infection. Prop
er spraying helps to control anthrac-
nose. For the first spray use liquid
lime-sulphur, 10 gallons in 100 gallons
of water. The commercial LIQUID lime
sulphur recommended is about 33 de-
grees Baume, and dilutions of this
strength test should be used. For the
next spray bordeaux mixture is rec
commended, at the rate of 4-8-1OO,
which means pounds copper sui
phate, s pounds stone or lump lime to
100 gallons of water. The use of lime
sulphur at the second spray is not rec
commended. Black raspberries re-
quire spraying every season, but reds
are not so susceptible to anthracnose.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Postr7an Eloted as Cal
Frees Him of War Stain

New York; feel just as if I'd
been born again." said Letter Carrier
William A. Hook of Newark. Hook
was discharged from the postal serv-
ice for utterances alleged to be dis
loyal to America, and after eight
years of pleading that the discharge
was due to wartime hysteria, he has
just been reinstated by executive or
der of President Coolidge.
Hook stretched his toes in comfort
able big felt slippers. He gazed
proudly at the new uniform hanging
beside him and his big chest heaved
a happy sigh which stretched his un-
dershirt almost to the splitting point.
He had just finished his second day
of letter carrying in eight years. "I
feel ten years younger said Hook.
''It was awful having that stigma on
me and 1 was just about bughouse
1t killed by old mother, she died
about year later"
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
.NR(IIARD
GLCANINGS
FIND CULTIVATION
BEST IN ORCHARD

Most orchards should be cultivated
during the early part of the season,
and a cover crop, preferably a leg
ume, should be sOwed in the early
fall, according to the New York agri-
cultural experiment station. This
practice is claimed to have decided
advantages over the sod mulch sys-
tenn, at least for most districts Of the
state.
The station, in tests extending over
ten years, secured an average yield
per acre of 6916 barrels Of apples
from an orchard left in sod. A yield
of 1853 barrels per acre was obtained
from an orchard cultivated during the
same period. The cultivated trees
made a decidedly better growth than
the ones in sod.
The beneficial effects from cultiva-
tion are believed to result from the
saving in soil moisture and to the
lack of competition between the trees
and the sod for moisture and plant
food. Also insects and diseases are
more readily kept under control in the
cultivated orchard than in the sod
orchards, due to the protection af-
forded by the sod during the winter.
The station recognizes, however,
that on soils that are rocky or which
are so hilly that cultivation would be
difficult it may be impracticable to
cultivate. Furthermore, hilly land
may wash badly if cultivation is prac-
ticed. 1t must also be recognized that
cultivation is somewhat expensive on
hilly and rocky land. In view of such
conditions, it may be advisable, in the
opinion Of station experts, to practice
sod cultivation in some orchards on
hilly or rocky land. On most apple
soils, however, the station believes
that tillage will prove more profitable
than sod culture.
While the stations recommendation
pertain particularly to conditions in
New York, the recommendations will
prove applicable in many other states
particularly in eastern and northeast.
ern fruit sections.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Alfalfa Helpful
in Any Rotation
Results Given of Expert.
ments in Production of
Various Crops.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Alfalfa IN a rotation generally has
a more beneficial effect than manure
on a following crop of potatoes or
oats, according to experimental re-
suits obtained over period Of eleven
years testing at the Huntley expert
ment station in the Yellowstone vui-
ley Of Montana. The increase in yield
Of potatoes due to manuring. was
34.1 bushels per acre, while that in
favor of alfalfa was 43.5 bushels for
the eleven-year period. The average
Increase in yield of oats due to al
falfa in the rotation was 1872 bushels,
as compared with an increase of "A
bushels effected by manuring.
Results in Circular.
A full discussion of the results of
these trials is contained in Depart
ment Circular 369-C, just published
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, which also gives a com.
plete account of the experimental
work done there during the year to
solving some of their agricultural
problems
Experiments are conducted at the
station in the production and utiliza-
tion of crops of local Importance on
both irrigated and dry land. Some
of those discussed in this report are
the work done on corn, sugar beets,
potatoes, fruit trees, ornamental trees
and shrubs, and small fruits.
Though corn has been a crop Of
only minor Importance on the Hunt
ley reclamation project, it has in
creasedto some extent in recent wears.
says the report. With the develop
ment and selection of early-maturing
varieties it would appear that this
crop might be grown to advantage in
limited way, especially for such
purposes as pasturing or for silage.
Capacity of Pastures.
Tests with dairy cattle to determine
the carrying capacity of pastures top
dressed with manure as compared to
untreated pastures showed that top
dressed pastures were better by 20
per cent.
Hogs pastured on corn and rape
produced pork at the rate of 772
pounds per acre, or 45 pounds more
pork per acre than when pastured on
corn alone.
A copy of the circular may be Sc
cured, as long as the supply lasts, by
WRITING tO tho TTDitod Stotoc Dopor+
ment of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
LIVE y{IIG0!e(!K: {IG!(!4:
A NEWS
GIVE LAMBS LIGHT
RATION OF GRAIN

The flock owner who Is anxious to
push his lambs should direct special
attention to feeding literally while
they are sucking their DAMS Good
milking ewes produce enough milk to
give the lambs a good start, but addi-
tional feeding Is necessary to keep the
lambs growing.
I have always found it a splendid
practice in the management of my
growing lamb crop to supply the
lambs with a light grain ration as
soon as they are old enough to feel
the need Of more nOurishment than
they are receiving from the ewes,
writes Leo @. Reynolds in the Mich
igan Farmer. l find it pays to con-
struct small pen in convenient
place, either in the sheep barn or pas
ture, with a shallow trough where
grain may be kept in easy reach Of
the lambs. This pen should be so
constructed that there is small open
ing for the lambs to pass in and out,
but not large enough to admit the old
sheep.
l have found it an easy and quick
way to build this pen to have four
panels constructed so that when they
are put together, they will make a pen
II feet square. The opening is built
into one panel in a way that it is ad-
Unstable so that 1t may be made
larger as the lambs grow older /
can set this nen un either in the sheen
barn or pasture. The trough is 8 feet
long and 10 inches wide, with 4-inch
sides and mounted on legs inches up
from the ground. There is a 6-inch
strip through the center of the trough
so that the lambs cannot get into the
trough and get their feed dirty.
The grain ration for growing lambs
should be appetizing. nutritious and
laxative. 1t should not be fattening,
but should have essentials to encour-
age the lambs to grow bone and keep
In good flesh. My experience has been
that wheat bran, two parts; finely
ground oats, one part; with a small
allowance of oil meal, make an excel
lent grain ration to grow the lambs
on. Later, / add one part more of
cracked corn Gold corn) to the ration.
This ration may be kept before the
lambs without any danger Of over
feeding.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31

The feud reached a climax when
Floyd Allen, one Of the leaders of the
clan, forcibly freed two of his nephews
who had been arrested. Allen was ar
rested and brought to trial. He was
convicted and sentenced to spend a
year in prison.
81 won't go!"
These words from Allen started the
bloody battle. When the smoke
cleared away three were dead, two
were dying, and several were wound
ed. The Allen and Edwards feudists
were uninjured, except for Floyd AL
len, who was wounded in the body.
Six of them were tried for murder
after armed posses captured them.
Two Later Freed.
Floyd Allen and his son, Claude,
died in the electric chair. Four 9th
ers Of the clan were sentenced to
prison.
Four years ago, however, friends of
the Allen and Edwards families made
an investigation. They pointed to the
fact that sentiment had changed and
that, anyway, it never was proved who
started the fight. Two Of the prison
ers, Sidna Edwards and Friel Allen,
were freed.
The other two, sxSidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards; remained in prison
until freed by Governor Byrd. And
then ended the Hillsville tragedy.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
FARM NOTES

Fertilizer saved is money saved.
AS a catch crop, feterita has proved
it's worth and place among Kansas
sorghums.
Dry unleached wood ashes furnish
potash to the soil and benefit 1t In.
other ways.
The rugged, stretchy, growthy, fast
growing, heavy boned, deep bodied.
big-type hog is best for pork produc-
tion purposes.
A combination of lime and sulphur
busted over cucumbers, melons and
squashes every ten days steers the
bugs elsewhere effectively. 1t is easy
to prepare and handle. Use hydrated
lime.
Oats contain such a high percent
age of fiber that if they are to be fed
in quantities whole, they should at
least be soaked. Cooking in addition
to the soaking adds to the ease with
which the fiber can be digested.
The United States Department OF,
Agriculture is making a special study
of the most effective way to rid the
country of the fly pest. The expert
ments and investigations are being.
carried on .at the government dairy
fRrm in Maryland.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Hunter Knocked DouOn by
Grizzly Kills Attocker

Cody, WyO.-Knocked 20 feet by the
paw of an enraged grizzly bear that
he had previously wounded, Vern
Spencer of Cody .%Hcame up shooting
and killed the animal.
Accompany ed by another hunter,
Spencer was trailing the animal after
shots from his rifle had wounded the
grizzly. AS Spencer cornered the bear,
it rushed him, striking him a glancing
blow with its paw that hurled Spen-
Ger 20 feet. He managed to regain his
feet before the grizzly reached him
and dropped it in it's tracks as the
animal made a second wild rush for
him.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
HILL GUNNEN WHO
SHOT UP COURT
GIVEN FREEDOM
Release of TrOo ConUicts in
Virginia Recalls Tragic
Battle.

Richmond, Va.-PrisOn doors have
opened for the last members of a des-
perate mountain clan which shocked
the world, in 1912, when it shot up
the courtroom at Hillsville, Carroll
county, Va, killing the judge, the
states attorney, and the sheriff and
a juror.
Wesley Edwards and Sidna Allen,
members of the clan, have just been
pardOned by Governor Byrd.
Politics in Feud.
The Edwards and Allen families
were Democrats. The Republicans in
control of county politics were their
deadly enemies. Time and again the
Allen and Edwards families charged
that their foes were prosecuting them
through arrests for petty offenses and
raids on their homes.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
horticultural Hints

Give the waste land a chance to
earn its way by growing trees.
The fifth orchard spray should be
made about two weeks after the fourth
spray.
Do not neglect the orchards because
a part or all Of the fruit may have
been destroyed. It is Mother Natures
provision that plants shall have rest
occasionally.
Apple scab test plots in Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, this year showed con-
troll 95 per cent efficient where the
spraying was thorough. In unsptayed
plots scab infected 65 per cent of the
crop.
Clean up black knot in plum and
cherry orchards by removing the knot
ted twigs and :, branches, and then
get rid of them by burning. Lime-sul-
phur spray also helps prevent tnfec-
ton in clean trees.
Apple and other trees injured by
rabbits or mice should receive treat
ment as soon as noticed. Where the
damage is slight the bark should be
smoothed down and the injured por-
tion covered with grating wax.
The earlier that fruit and ornamen-
tai trees Of all kinds are planted after
the ground is dry enough to dig, the
more successful will the planting be-
The same applies to bush fruits, straw
berries and other herbaceous peren.
malls.
Arizona state miner., 1926-07-31
Survey of Dairy Farms
Shows Management Needs

The price at which milk is sold and
the efficiency with which it is pro-
duced very largely determine the
profit from dairy, the Department
of Agriculture points out, following
a survey of 422 farms in southeastern
Pennsylvania.
Even where no better market is
available, says the report, many
dairymen can raise the average price
they receive by producing larger
proportion of the milk during the win
ter season, and by closer attention to
cleanliness. The greatest changes
can be made in lowering the feed
cost.
Efficient cows, comfortably housed,
and intelligently fed and cared for,
constitute the most important essen
tial to profitable dairy farming. I'm
proving the quality Of the cows, pay
ing more attention to feeding each
cow just the right quantity of feed,
and better balancing Of rations are
the important ways by which a farm
er can increase the efficiency of his
dairy"
Detailed results of the survey have
been published in Department Bull
letin No. 1400-D, Factors Affecting
Farmers Earnings in Southeast
ern Pennsylvania. Copies of the bull
letin may be obtained free, as long as
the supply lasts, upon request to the
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, ID. c..