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Evening star., 1928-11-04
VIRGINIA IS STILL
VIEWED DOUBTFUL
Democrats in Quandary for
First Time Since Bryan's
1896 Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, November 3.-For
the first time IN a presidential election
since 1896. the year of Bryan's free
silver campaign, Virginia Democrats
turns from their own State. In the
last 80 years 1t has always been taken
for granted that Virginia would go
Democrats In presidential election
and in all other elections The eve of
election flads the State In doubt, but
the trend Is toward Smith.
Despite the fact that the Literary
Digest in repeated issues has printed q
poll which indicates that Mr.. Hoover
will have approximately $4,000 majority
in Virginia, 1t Is hard to get the people
of the State to believe this and the
betting on Smith carrying Virginia has
recently gone from 2 to to to /.
The Democrats have lost heavily
from their customary strength. The
bolting has been Of tremendous propor-.
tions. but It is not believed to be SUM-
cient to wipe out the great ajority
which Virginia usually gives Demo-
cratic candidate. John w. Davis had a
lead Of $4,000 over Calvin Coolidge in
Virginia in the 1924 contest for the
Presidency and this lead was in a total
vote which did not quite reach 10000.
Even Republicans who say that their
prospects are bright in Virginia usually
qualify their statement by saying that it
would be a miracle If Republican
candidate should carry the State.
Conservative political observers Of
both sides are OF the opinion that the
State will go for Smith by a small ma
jority, something around $4,000. A
month ago the average of estimates was
q Smith majority Of approximately
5000. Since that time Democratic
workers have accomplished much in
their canvass of precincts and the Grst
congressional district, which was then
conceded to Hoover, Is now considered
in doubt and the second congressional
district which was considered as in
doubt, but inclining to Hoover, Is now
inclined strongly to Smith. @ i.
Democratic gains have also been
made in the third, fourth and eighth
districts and the Democrats have sus-
tanned small losses In the seventh and
ninth districts. In the fourth, sixth
and tenth districts the status quo has
been maintained. The sixth has taken
the place Of the first district as having
the most Democratic boilers Of any dis
trist of the State.
r. L. G. BARRET.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
SMITH FORCES FEEL
SURE OF ALABAMA
Closing Days of Campaign Has
Brought Decrease in Hoover
Strength,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0PeCAh1 GkSpatCn 20. Tue star.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, November g.
Democratic leaders will 60 to bed Mon
day night confident that Alabama will
roll up a satisfactory majority for AL
fred E. Smith. This feeling did not
prevail 20 Gays ago. Political observers
declare during that time much work
has been done and the tide which had
threatened to engulf the State for
Hoover has been definitely checked.
Thousands Of pieces of literature have
been sent out and hundreds of speeches
have been made in the big cities. Small
towns and even back at the crossroads
stores and SchoolhouSeS. With few ex-
ceptions the speaking has been done by
local talent Reviewing the campaign,
which has been the bitterest in the his
tory Of the State, little interest was
taken at first.
Democratic leaders could not conceive
OF q condition arising neceSsitarmg
active work to carry Alabama for the
Democratic ticket. While old line party
leaders were thus inactive, the seeds of
discord sown during the preconvention
days, began to take root and a senti-
ment against the party nominee becams
so strong that heroic efforts were neceJ-
sary to stem the tide.
AAC SAIudtlOa was dSSIdFatSQ Dy the
appeal to religious hatreds, first made
use OF by DR.. Bob Jones. Methodist
evangelist Others took up the battle
cry and from every stump has gone the
cry, keep the Pope out of the White
House" Senator Heflin waged a speak
ing campaign against the party nominee
but refrained until last Monday from
definitely declaring that he will vote
against Al Smith.
In addition to the injection of the
religious issue. the Anti-Saloon League
has marshaled all of its forces to bring
about the downfall of the Democratic
party in Alabama. g.
In Republican circles there now ap-
pears a desperation which did not ex-
ist six weeks ago. At that time claims
were made to many counties which are
now conceded to be safely Democratic
ATTICIIS Mill IN
Evening star., 1928-11-04
NEW HAMPSHIRE VIEWED
AS DEBATABLE GROUND
Sentiment for Democratic Ticket
Shows Increase in
the Cities.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

special Dispatch to The Star.
CONCORD. N. H., November g.
Both Republicans and Democrats have
thrown eleventh-hour speakers into New
Hampshire in an effort to win the State
to their respective sides. Attorney Gen.
eral John G.. Sargent Of Vermont spoke
here this week for the Republican ticket,
while the Democratic national commit
tee sent Senator Broussard of Louisiana
and District Attorney James A. Gremil-
Ion Of New Orleans, who have been
addressing the French-speaking voters
Of the Granite State.
New Hampshire, which has been de-
clared debatable ground, with leanings
toward the Republican ticket, does not
seem to show any change from that
designation. especially In the country
places. The cities. however seem to be
showing more of a Smith sentiment
than ever. The French Canadian vote,
a strong factor in this State, which
generally is Republican, seems to be in
favor Of Smith, all of which has led
National Democratic Chairman John j.
Raskob to predict New Hampshire viii
go Democratic II the French vote for
Smith. ]. j. MCCARTHY.
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Among the novelties for women In
Paris this Winter are huge bow ties to
be worn on high collars of coats, the
fad being started by a popular pierrot
e psn9m dancer &c b.r who ,tas has cosso 6ssn 50
that won1A insist on copying them.
Evening star., 1928-11-04

For saving her little brother and his
boy companion from fire, 1l-year-old
Daisy Bragg of South Northwood, Eng
gland, has been presented a watch and
a clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Find Phosphate Trebles
CrOp Yield in Missouri

How six bushels of wheat were
added to the acre yields each time
that 200 pounds of acid phosphate
were applied to the field is strikingly
illustrated in the report of M. B. Dit
ty, county agent, to the Missouri
College of Agriculture.
Previous to 1924, the six and one
half acre field of S. w. Vivion, La
fayette county (Mo.) farmer near
MAYHEM, returned only six bushels Of
wheat to the acre. That fall, he APP
piled 200 pounds of 16 per cent acid
phosphate ger acre when the wheat
was sown. In 1925 he harvested II
bushels from this "six-busheP' field.
A second PLANTING of wheat, on the
same field, in the fall with an addi-
tional 200 pounds of 16 per cent acid
phosphate, increased the yield to Is
bushels. A mixture of alsike, red and
sweet clover, sown on the 1925 wheat,
returned Is tons of cured hay this
season from the six and one-half
acres.
At present car lot prices, the 400
pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate
cost $500 for each acre, but returned
six more bushels Of wheat the first
year and II more bushels the second
year, total of IS bushels to the acre.
If the wheat is valued at 81 bushel,
the returns for this labor approx
mate So more to the acre. AS the
clover crop was also doubled, the net
returns for labor are even greater.
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Proper Matching Dates
Boost Winter Laying

A good deal of the trouble with
pullets dropping off in production In
the fall may be prevented by hatch
ing the chicks at the proper time in
the spring. So observations by the
poultry department of the New Jer-
sey College of Agriculture show.
1t is good plan to hatch from one
quarter to one-third of the flock Of
Leghorns between January 10 and
March 1, so that these birds will start
laying in the summer and maintain
production when the adult birds are
failing. During the month of March
and as late as April Is any of the
heavy breeds may be Matched. From
April Is until May Is the bulk Of the
Leghorn flock may be Matched; they
will start laying about November 1
and ought to continue through the
winter and spring.
If lights are used many of the
earlier-hatched birds also can be kept
from molting in the fall, but the dates
given here are for flocks where lights
are not used. Such a schedule. how.
ever, will work out satisfactorily
either with or without lights. but II
the birds are not under lights then
this schedule must be followed to pre-
vent fall melting. Birds that molt
and then begin to lay again are sub
ject to colds, chicken pox, and other
complications, so 1t is wise to have
them start laying at such time that
their production will not be interfered
with.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Three Points Spelling
Success or a Failure

Farmers who intend to plant apple
orchards should remember that If an
orchard has good site, If the soil Is
good, and If good varieties are plant
ed, there is good chance for success,
but If these three points are unfavor-
able, even the most-industrious and
best-informed fruit grower may not
be able to make money, according to
the New York State College of Agri-
culture.
Varieties must, Of course, be adapt
ed to the site and soil, but also to the
present market demands. The future
market preferences must also be an
ticipated. The trees, themselves.
should be heavy producers, for large
yields are produced at less cost for
each bushel or each barrel.
Quality Of the fruit is another point
that must be considered, for the fruit
must be in demand on the market and
must sell for good price. AS time
goes on, quality is going to be more
and more important, largely due to
present-day transportation and stor-
age facilities.
Perishable Mcintosh may now be
kept in cold storage until April IL
carefully handled. Thus they COM
pete directly with better keeping but
lower-quality varieties which former
ly enjoyed ready sale when earlier
sorts were gone.
According to a recent survey in New
England, so per cent of the apples for
household use are used raw, and this
tendency will undoubtedly increase.
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any or all of them; but holding 1t a
sound maxim that 1t is better only
sometimes to be right than at all times
wrong, SO soon as / discover my opin-
ions to be erroneous, I shall be ready
to renounce them. Every man
is said to have his peculiar ambitions.
Whether 1t is true or not, l can say,
for one, that 1 have no other so great
as that of being truly esteemed by my
fellow-men, by rendering myself wor-
thy of their esteem. How far I shall
succeed in gratifying this ambition is
yet to be developed. I am young and
unknown to many of you. / was born
and have ever remained in the most
humble walks of life. have no wealthy
or powerful relations or friends to rec
ommend me. My case is thrown ex-
clusively upon the independent voters
of the county; and, If elected, they will
have conferred favor upon me, for
which 1 shall be unremitting in my Ia
bors to compensate But IL the good
people in their wisdom shall see fit to
keep me in the background, / shall be
too familiar with disappointments to
be very much chagrined.
Before the prospective legislator
could begin campaigning, however,
Governor Reynolds Of Illinois called
for volunteers to drive Chief Black
Hawks Sac and Fox warriors back
across the Mississippi and one of the
first to respond to the call was Lin
coin.
He was chosen captain of one of the
volunteer companies but his military
career was a short one and compare
lively uneventful. Upon his discharge
from the army and his return to New
Salem he found that he had only
about ten days before the August elec-
tons in which to carry on his cam
paign.
His first speech in the campaign,
made at Pappsville, IL miles west Of
Springfield, was very brief one, con-
sisting of exactly 65 words. He said:
Gentlemen and fellow-citizens: /
presume you all know who / am. / am
humble Abraham Lincoln. l have
been solicited by many friends to be-
come a candidate for the legislature.
My politics are short and sweet; l am
in favor of the internal improvement
system and high protective tariff.
These are my sentiments and political
principles. If elected shall be thank
full; if not, it will be all the same"
Evidently, at that time the good peo-
ole did see fit to keep him in the
background" as his announcement had
phrased 1t for he was defeated for
the only time in his life when it lay
with the people to decide. He received
only 657 votes (the highest among the
four winning candidates received
1,127), but what must have been ade-
quate compensation for his defeat
was the fact that among his friends
and neighbors Of the New Salem pre-
cinct he received 277 votes out of the
$50 cast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27

Undiscouraged by this reverse, Lin
1884, and this time he won, receiving
the highest number of votes (1,376) of
any of the four successful candidates.
During his first session Lincoln Occu-
pied no particularly conspicuous posi-
tion," write Nicolay and Hay. she
held his own respectfully among the
best. One of his colleagues tells us
he was not distinguished by any eX-
ternal eccentricity; that he wore, ac-
cording to the custom Of the time,
decent suit of blue jeans; that he was
known simply as rather quiet young
man, good natured and sensible. Be-
fore the session ended he had made
the acquaintance of most of the men,
bers, and had evidently come to be
looked upon as possessing more than
ordinary capacity. He introduced
resolution in favor of securing
to the state part of the proceeds
Of the sales of public lands within its
limits; he took part in the organiZa-
ton of the ephemeral White party
which was designed to unite all the
anti-Jackson elements under the lead
ership of Hugh. L. White of Tennes-
see; he voted with the majority In
favor of Young against Robinson for
senator, and with the majority that
passed the bank and canal bills, which
were received with such enthusiasm
throughout Illinois and which were
only the precursors of those gigantic
and ill-advised schemes. that came to
maturity two years later, and in
flicted such incalculable injury upon
the state"
Lincoln was reelected in 1886 and
during this session of the legislature
was one Of the "Long Nine" the nine
legislators from Sangamon county,
noted in the history of Illinois partly
for their stature and partly for their
influence in legislative matters. Their
average height was over six feet and
their total altitude" was said to have
beeen So feet. Their most noted piece
OF legislation was that Of getting the
state capital removed from Vandalia
to Springfield and 1t is said that this
was accomplished by the "adroit man
agement of Lincoln"
In 1888 Lincoln was again elected
to the legislature by a greater ma
jority than ever before. BY this time
he was such prominent figure that he
was the candidate for speaker, but
the Democrats having a majority of
votes elected their man. Again in 1910
he was elected to the state assembly
for the fourth and last time. By now
be had proved his ability in state
affairs and the stage was being set for
his entrance into a greater arena, that
of national and international fame.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Distributing Channels Take
More on Each Bushel
Than for Small One.

It costs more to market each bushel
of a large crop of corn or potatoes
or apples than 1t does to market a
small crop. In years when a crop is
large the spread between prices in
producing centers and consuming
centers is more than when the crop
is small, says DR.. G. r. Warren agri-
cultural economist at the State Col
lege of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y.
More for Large Crop.
"One would assume that a large
crop could be passed through the
channels of trade at less cost for each
bushel than a small crop" he says.
"This may be true, but the distribut-
ing channels take more cents for each
bushel for a large crop than for;
small one.
''When there is very large crop.
the price In the producing area which.
of course, has surplus, goes down
and this increases the spread between
farm and retail prices. This differ
ence is also apparent in comparison
Of farm prices In regions which do
not produce enough for their own
needs with regions that have sur
pluses.
IAN average of several years when
the country's apple crop was below
normal, shows that farm prices Of ap-
Piles in Rhode Island were % cents
above New York farm prices; while
an average of several surplus years
shows that this difference increased
to % cents. In large-crop years, how
ever, although both Rhode Island and
New York prices dropped, the great
est drops were in the surplus-produc-
ing section.
Not Restricted to Apples.
"The principle that the channels of
trade take larger part of the price
of large crop than of a small crop,
is not restricted to apples. For eleven
years, when the United States potato
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
If Plans Are Well Laid Bet
ter Crop Will Result.

snow is the right time to begin
preparations for the spring rush Of
planting" says e. G. Blair, extension
agronomist at the North Carolina
State college. IF plans are well laid
now and put into action without de-
lay, better crop will result. There
are many important factors that con-
tribute to a good yield, such as soil
fertility, proper fertilization, good
seed, good cultivation, and good sea-
sons; but other things being any
where nearly equal, the crop that is
planted on time will always outyield
one planted too late.
"Fall and winter blowing is the first
step to take. All fields not growing
cover crops should be well broken as
soon as soil conditions will permit
Winter freezes will pulverize these
fields much better and cheaper than
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

A BE LINCOLN, the Rail Split
ter; Honest Abe" Lin
coin, the New Salem stores
"R keeper; A. Lincoln, the
NN circuit-riding lawyer and
orator of Lincoln-Dougas
debate fame; and most
~ of all Abraham Lincoln,
the President of the United
States-alI are familiar figures in
American history and well known to
most Americans. But there is an
other Lincoln which is comparatively
unknown and that is Lincoln, the
legislator.
That little known period in Lin
coins life has been recalled recently
in the discovery by Miss Margaret 9.
Norton, superintendent of the archives
department of the Illinois state Ii
brary at Springfield. of the original
manuscript Of piece of legislation
sponsored by Lincoln, resolution
Reproduced above) which he intro
duced into the lower house Of the ILL
nois state assembly on December 2,
1910. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Education be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law for
the examination as to their qualifica-
lions of persons offering themselves as
school-teachers and that no teacher
shall receive any part Of the Public
School Funds who shall not have sue
cessfully passed such examination; and
that they report by bill or otherwise
In view of the astounding rise of
Lincoln from the obscurity of the Illi-
nois backwoods to the Presidency of
the United States and his subsequent
deathless fame, it is interesting to
note that his first attempt to win an
elective Office met with failure. On
March 9, 1882, there had appeared on
the streets of the little town of New
Salem, ILL.,, crudely-printed handful
circular announcing the candidacy Of
A. Lincoln, the clerk in Offutt's store,
for the legislature from Sangamon
county.
Although he was running as Wing
at time when Andrew Jackson was
President and the Democrats were the
''furiously intolerant majority" In
Illinois, as in other parts of the ma
ton, Lincoln made no reference to
national politics in his announcement.
Most of his statement was confined to
a discussion of plans for improving
the navigability of the Sangamon
river, then pet topic in his district.
AS Nicolay and Hay, his biographers
have pointed out, however, Lincoln's
announcement was "well-written cir
cular, remarkable for its soberness
and reserve when we consider the age
and limited advantages of the writer"
Its conclusion is especially interest
ing. 1t reads as follows:
Upon the. subjects of which / have
treated, I have spoken as / have
thought. ! may be wrong in regard to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Control ''Damping Off"

The hot-bed disease, "damping Off
of plants, can be controlled by steril-
izing the soil, and your plants will
grow a lot thriftier, too. You can do
this with formaldehyde. Mix it at
the rate of gallon to 100 gallons of
water, and use a gallon of the mix,
ture to each cubic foot of soil in the
hotbed. After stirring this mixture
into the soil well, cover it with can
vas or paper for several days. Then
air the soil for about two weeks, or
plants will not grow In it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
MOTHER!
Look at Child's Tongue if Sick,
aa Cross, Feverish
Cross, Feverish


Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, it is sure sign that your little
ones stomach, liver and bowels need
q gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat
urally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full Of cold, give a
teaspoonful Of California Fig Syrup"
and in few hours all the foul, con-
stipated waste, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the little
bowels without gripping, and you have
well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless, 'fruity laxative";
they love its delicious taste, and it al
ways makes them feel splendid. ~
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Simple Farm Account

A simple farm account book is best
Such book can usually be purchased
at any store carrying stationery sup,
plies. A two-column book or Journal
will often suffice. A book planned To
take care Of the needs of the farm
business has been prepared by the
Kansas State Agricultural college In
formation concerning where copies of
this book may be secured may be oh
tanned by writing the Department al.
Agricultural Economics, Kansas Stat
Agricultural college, Manhattan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27

Independent. One pupil was detailed
to greet the entering guest, conduct
him properly to each member of the
school; those to whom he was intro
duced were taught to respond in the
etiquette of the day. 1t Is not recorded
how Lincoln acquitted himself in
these formalities 1t is known. how
ever, that he was very tall and awk-
ward. He had shot up almost over
night and had reached his full stature.
six feet three and one-half inches. be-
fore he was seventeen years old. He
weighed about one hundred sixty
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Hints for the Farm

There is no known seed treatment
which will prevent smut in corn.
An acre of inoculated alfalfa nets
$50 pounds of nitrogen from the air.
Good seed costs very little more
than poor seed. but it insures more
bushels per acre.
&ass
Protecting the birds that live In
your farm wood lot is a valuable In
vestment for the growth Of that wood
lot.
Treating the seed for smut may cost
few cents for labor aud material but
it will make dollars in yield and quail
ity.
When the flock Is bright-eyed, active.
singing and digging holes in the lit
ter, you're handling it right to get
eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-27
Big Crops Cost
More to Market

crop was small, the spread between
the farm price at Batavia, N. Y, and
In Rhode Island averaged q cents.
II ten large-crop years, the spread
was 81 cents. In twenty years when
the United States corn crop was
small, the average Chicago price of
corn was 13 cents above the Iowa
farm price, and in twenty years when
the crop was large, the average spread
was ii cents. The same principle
also applies to hay"