Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-05

are really " u q !
made him so widely known. There were
many. many OF them. Then Of course
he went on to war reporting, and to a
still greater success with his short
stories OF all kinds. But | sorter think
the old Judge Priest stories are dearer
to his heart than any. | hope | don't
gum 1t up, and that this n is good
enough that We a at various times
keep the character going. for the ma
terial Is sure there. Its just being able
to get the spirit OF the character.
You know Cobb himself is In the
movies now. Hal Roach. the producer.
(of which there Is zone more far sight
ed sees the great possibilities OF Cobb
on the screen. | cant see how he can
fail, he has been hanging around with
Mr.. Jack Ford, the director and all OF
us on the Set, and he is the most In
teresting man | have heard in many a
day. Or maby farther than that. the
most interesting | ever heard, and 1t
don't all have to be stories either.
He does know his Civil War History.
There was an old time picture on the
walls OF my home, lin the movie, it's
laid about $780, and 1t was OF Robert
E. Lee and all his generals, and | would
ask Cobb about any one OF EN- and on
he would 60, just rafting of the *
ploits OF each one. Now while dident
know whether he was just making 1t up
or not, there was many a n on the
picture that did. This old boy Ford is
nc cluck on ours or ~anybodys history.
and there Is many a smart educated fell
low around a movie outfit. In all kinds
OF jobs. | was greatly interested In, |
think 1t was Forrest. He was the great
est cavalry general any war ever pro-
duced. Somebody asked Cobb II For
rest was q West Point man. Cobb said
he never went to any school. he could
ent hardly read or write.
Cobb told OF going. during the war
in England with John McCutcheon, the
great %cartoonist OF the Chicago Trib-
une. They were In England and were
taken to see Lord Roberts. "Bobs".
Right over among his pictures was one
of Stonewall Jackson. whom both Cobb
and Ford had praised as the greatest
general In America, II not In world his
tory. Cobb and McCutcheon were elated
and told Lord Roberts that they felt
proud that he had Jacksons picture
among his favorite war library. Then
Cobb told him the story OF how Jackson
had always with him only two books,
the Bible and the Wars OF Napoleon
Roberts said "They are two fine books
ii you only have two books | don't know
OF a better selection, but IL | was go
ing into war. | would rather have the
Bible and one on war. by Jackson. than
one by Napoleon. The Germans study
Jackson. his battles are In their tex
books" Cobb says his six consecutive
battles with six different armies. In
the valley. was the outstanding tactics
OF any general. he only had Is thou
sand active men, and any one OF the
other armies were over 4 10000.
Then he would tell us about Lee
There vas really four Lee generals In
all. and Pickett. | kept my trap shut fol
once and listened.
IL ever | get anytime to read a book
| am going to get me one about som
OF those boys. My Daddy fought witt
Stan Waity In he ~Confederacy. but 20,
couldent get much war news out 0
Papa. ! sho dident inherit this con
tinious flow OF blathering around from
him.
Cobb has got some great experience
back of the lines In the Germans frs
advance into Belgium. You remembe