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THE WILLACY COUNTY NEWS, RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS
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WOODROW WILSON
AMERICA’S WAR-
PRESIDENT, DEAD
End Came Peacefully at His
Home in Washington Sun-
day Morning.
WORKED FOR PEACE
Lead Nation in Most Trying Years of
its History—Was Twenty-Eighth
President of United States.
Washington—Former President Wil-
son died Sunday at 11:15 a.m.
Mr. Wilson; though he had told his
personal friend and physician, Dr.
Cary T. Grayson, that he “was ready
to die,’’ and that he was only “a broken
piece of machinery,” still clung to life
with amazing tenacity.
Those who watched said that his in-
domnitable will, despite his resigna-
tion to the inevitable, would not be
conquered, and fought on and on to
live—long after the flesh should have
succumbed.
Fatigued and worn by the battle
with death which began before he left
the White House in 1921, the war pres-
ident of two terms—eight of the most
momentous years in the history of the
world—closed his eyes and slipped
peacefully away.
The end came when vitality no long-
er could retard the steady dissolution
which set in with the stroke of paraly-
sis that laid Mr. Wilson low on his
return from the Western speaking trip
in 1919 in which he declared he was
glad to give his life for the league of
nations if that would make it a suc-
cess.
The cause of death, as officially an-
nounced, was general arterio-sclerosis
and haemopligia.
The general sclerosis had been pro-
gressively hardening Mr. Wilson’s ar
teries since he was first stricken in
1919. The haemopligia, which refers
to the paralytic condition of his left
side, manifested itself principally in
his left arm and leg.
A digestive disorder, which develop
ed Saturday, hastened death by a new
and vicious attack on the waning vi-
tality of the former president. He
took a sudden turn for the worse
Thursday night and his physicians
found that thereafter it was only a
question of how long they would be
able to prolong life.
It was a peaceful driftin^t&tl1^!!^
him. He recognized his daughter,
Margaret, when she arrived from New
York. He joked with his doctors, once
saying: “Too many cooks spoil the
broth, you know.
The passing of the former president
was announced in the following state-
ment issued by his physician and
friend, Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray-
son:
“Mr. Wilson died at 11:15 Sunday
morning.
“His heart action became feebler
and feebler, and the heart muscles
were so fatigued that it refused to act
any longer. The end came peacefully.”
Mr. Wilson was 67 years and one
month old at the time of his death.
His work is done, the final chapter
written, and he had closed the book,
not caring to look inside it again at the
final moments, either to review the
work he had done for humanity or to
mourn and regret the bitterness which
accompanied it.
Mrs. Wilson, his daughter Margaret
and Dr. Grayson only were in the
death chamber at the end. Dr. Gray-
son, restraining tears with obvious
difficulty, gave the formal announce-
ment to waiting newspaper men.
Worn with the strain, his voice was
barely audible when he said that the
former president’s last moments had
been peaceful.
Except for a brief whispered con-
versation with Mrs. Wilson early in
the morning, so low that she had to
lean over the coverlet to catch the
faint words, the former president did
not speak Saturday other than to
breathe “yes” and “no” to inquiries.
His mind, however, seemed clear
throughout, Dr. Grayson said. The
opiates made him a bit hazy at times,
but in the main he retained all of his
mental faculties and was conscious of
all that has gone on about him in the
sick room until evening.
The last hours were being made
as comfortable as medical science per-
mitted. The official bulletins men-
tioned the. fact that the main efforts
of the physicians were to make him
comfortable.
“Does this mean, doctor, that you
are making his death as easy as pos-
sible?” Dr. Grayson was asked.
“Yes,” he replied frankly, after a
pause.
First word of the seriousness of Mr.
Wilson’s condition was given by Dr.
Grayson Friday morning after he had
spent Thursday night at the bedside.
He called in at once two other phy-
sicians, and members of the family
were summoned by telegraph.
As the news of his death spread
throughout the city and was flashed
around the world, messages of sym-
pathy poured in a great flood tide to
the widow who so long had kept him in
her tender care.
One of the first to send a message
of condolence was President Coolidge,
who on Friday, when the serious na-
ture of the illness became known, con-
veyed to Mrs. Wilson the hope of
himself and Mrs. Coolidge that the
former president would recover.
Saturday night the crowds of people
that stood respectfully outside the
ropes increased. This was particular-
ly noticeable between 8 and 11 o’clock.
For several years the gathering of
crowds about the entrance to a local
vaudeville theater to see the former
president on his regular Saturday
night visit has been a feature of Wash-
ington life.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Washington. — President Coolidge’s
proclamation on the death of Woodrow
Wilson follows:
By the President of the United States
of America—A Proclamation:
To the people of the United States:
The death of Woodrow Wilson, presi-
dent of the United States from March
4, 1913, to March 4, 1921, which occur-
red at 11:15 o’clock Sunday morning
at his home at Washington, D. C., de-
prives the country of a most distin-
guished citizen, and is an event which
causes universal and genuine sorrow.
To many of us it brings a sense of
profound personal bereavement.
His early profession as a lawyer
was abandoned to enter academic life
In this chosen field he attained the
highest rank as an educator, and has
left his impress upon the intellectual
thought of the country. From the pres-
idency of Princeton University he was
called by his fellow citizens to be
the chief executive of the state of New
Jersey. The duties of this high office
he so conducted as to win the confi-
dence of the people of the United
States, who twice elected him to the
chief magistracy of the republic. As
president of the United States he was
moved by an earnest desire to pro-
mote the best interests of the country
as he conceived them. His acts were
prompted by high motives and his sin-
cerity of purpose can not be question-
ed. He led the nation through the ter-
. - - - _ ................-j rific struggle of the wprl£ ^
frife whenever his strength would letj lofty idealism^Jch aspiration
oLhumanity with an eloquence which
held the attention of all the earth and
made America a new and enlarged in-
fluence in the destiny of mankind.
In testimony of the respect in which
his memory is held by the government
and the people of the United States, I
do hereby direct that the flags of the
White House and of the several de-
partmental buildings be displayed at
half staff for a period of thirty days,
and that suitable military and naval
honors under orders of the secretary
of war and of the secretary of the
navy may be rendered on the day of
the funeral.
Done at the city of Washington this
3d day of February, in the year of our
Lord 1924, and of the independence of
the United States of America the
148th. CALVIN COOLIDGE.
By the president,
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES,
Secretary of State.
His Work for Peace.
Washington.—Senator Morris Shep-
pard said: The death of Woodrow Wil-
son removes from the walks of men
one of the sublimest characters of all
time. His work for universal peace
has already developed greater practi-
tlcal results than that of any other
man in history. This work, combined
with his other efforts for the welfare
of humanity, will bear richer and ever
richer fruitage as long as the earth
endures.
A Prayer for Wilson.
Washington. — Rev. James Shera
Montgomery, chaplain of the house of
representatives, in his prayer Satur-
day opening the session of that body,
invoked divine support for Woodrow
Wilson as he faces death. Rev. Mont-
gomery said: “In this silence with
subdued breath we pray for that most
distinguished one, as he lingers in
the shadows of eternal morning. In
that hushed chamber reveal Thyself
in the varied forms of comfort and
peace. Give restful assurance to all
sad and heavy hearts. Shelter and
keep him unafraid in Thy secret place
and may the shadow of the Most High
bathe his brow, as he awaits the sum-
mons to enter his father’s house—in
heaven forever more.”
Called Greatest Man Of Age
Tyler, Tex.—Cone Johnson,solicitor
of the department of state under Pre-
sident Wilson, said: “Woodrow Wilson
was the greatest man of this age; this
is the greatest age of all time. He was
a world man. And now that he is dead
captious criticism will cease and he
will be proclaimed by the people of all
countries and climes as the great
friend of man.”
What Col. Bryan Says.
College Station, Tex.—“As the na-
tion mourns the passing of former Pre-
sident Wilson It will be able to make
a more accurate measurement of his
relative place in history than was pos-
sible during his life,” said Colonel
William Jennings Bryan Sunday. “Pub-
lic men are judge by the way they
deal with great problems,” said Col-
onel Bryan. “No president, with the
exception of Washington and Lincoln,
was ever confronted by problems as
gray*.”
REPORT OFMARKETS
Quotations on Grain, Hay,
Feed, Cotton, live Stock,
Meats, Fruits, Etc.
Latest report of markets issued by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington. D. C.:
Live Stock and Meats.—Chicago hog
prices range from 10 to 20c lower than
a week ago, closing at $7.15 for the
top and $6.85@7.15 for the bulk. Medi-
um and good beef steers 40@75c high-
er at $8@11; butcher cows and heifers
steady to 60c higher at $3.50@10.75;
feeder steers steady at $4.50@8; light
and medium weight veal calves 25c net
lower at $9.75@ 12.75; fat lambs 50@
60c higher at $12.50@14.50; feeding
lambs 50c net higher at $11.75@13.75;
yearlings 50@75c higher at $5.90@
12.75 and fat ewes 25@50fc up at $5.25
@8.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from 12 important markets during the
week ending January 25 were: Cattle
and calves 55,757, hogs 7,443; sheep,
31,911. In Eastern wholesale fresh
meat markets beef is weak to 50c low-
er; veal and lambs weak to $1 lower;
mutton firm to $2 higher and pork
loins weak to $2 lower., January 31st
prices good grade meats: Beef $14@
16.50; veal, $18@21; lamb, $20@23;
mutton $16@18; light pork loins
$12.50@14; heavy loins $11@12.50.
Hay.—Timothy hay markets slight-
ly lower. Supply continues to exceed
the demand. Alfalfa and prairie in
fair demand at Kansas City from feed-
ers. Quoted January 30, 1924: No. 1
timothy New York $28.50, Pittsburg
$27, Memphis $28, Cincinnati $24.50,
Chicago $26.50, Minneapolis $19, St.
Louis $25, Kansas City $19.50. No.
1 alfalfa Memphis $32.50, Chicago $29,
Minneapolis $23, Kansas City $24.75.
No. 1 prairie Chicago $20, Minneapolis
$16, St. Louis $19.50, Kansas City
$14.50.
Feed.—Mill feed markets easier. De-
mand limited. Offerings liberal, espe-
cially of wheat feeds, which are quoted
about 50c per ton lower. Stocks in
most sections in excess of require-
ments. Oil meals weak, due to pres-
sure of offerings both by mills and
resellers. Corn feeds fairly steady, de-
mand and offerings good.
Fruits and Vegetables.—Potatoes,
Eastern round whites 5@10c higher
Eastern cities, closing at $1.75@1.95
sacked per 100 lbs., steady at shipping
points at $1.45. Maine Green Moun-
tains steady at $2.15@2.25 in New
York, $1.45@1.50 f.o.b. Sacked North-
ern round whites weaker at $1.20 @
1.38 in Chicago, $1.20@1.50 for bulk
stock, $1.00@1.10 f.o.b. Danish cab-
bage $5 higher leading Eastern cities,
ranging $30 @35 bulk per ton, top of
$40 in New York, $2 lower in Chicago
at '28@30, mostly $25@3Q f.o> Flori-
da W/atteneiu generally $1.2o@1.75 p6r
1% bu. hampers, top of $2.50 in Pitts-
burg. Yellow onions firm at $2.50@
2.75 sacked per 100 lbs. leading con-
suming centers. Texas spinach $1.75
@2.25 per bu. basket city wholesale
markets. Apple markets nearly steady.
New York Baldwins from cold stor-
age $3.75@4.50 per bbl. in New York
and Boston. Eastern York Imperials
$2.75@3.50 leading markets. Midwest-
ern Baldwins $4.25@4.75 in Chicago,
Northwestern extra fancy winesaps
$2.10@2.50 per bov in New York.
Cotton.—Average price of middling
spot cotton in 10 designated spot mar
kets advanced 15 points during the
week, closing at 33.64 cents per lb.
New York March future contracts ad
vanced 22 points, closing at 33.75c
Grain.—Wheat markets up about 2
cents per week. Receipts light and
demand fairly active. Spring and red
winter in best demand. Corn market
holding steady. Stocks in markets
light and demand active. Country
movement continues of small volume.
Oat market steady. Prices up about
one cent for week. Quoted January
31st, 1924: No. 1 dark northern spring
Minneapolis $1.18@1.30 7/8; No. 2
hard winter Chicago $1.11% @1.14;
Kansas City $1.12@1.19; St. Louis
$1.12. No. 2 red winter wheat St. Louis
$1.18%@1.21, Kansas City $1.14. No.
2 yellow corn Chicago 80%c. No. 3
yellow St. Louis 78%c; Kansas City
74c. No. 3 white oats Chicago 49%c,
St. Louis 50c, Kansas City 49 %c; Min-
neapolis 45%c.
Dairy Products.—Butter markets un-
settled and lower during the week,
but steady at the close. Shipments
of domestic somewhat delayed due to
severe weather, but supplies on mar-
kets liberal on account of imports.
Closing prices of 92 score butter: Bos-
ton 51%c; New York, 51c; Chicago,
50c; Philadelphia, 51c. Cheese mar-
kets about steady. Severe weather
conditions in Wisconsin interfered
with regular movement. Dealers in
distributing markets again operating
conservatively, and not supporting the
last slight advances which occurred
on Wisconsin cheese boards. Trading
all around generally qdiet. Closing
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
January 30; twins 22%c; single dais-
ies 23%c; square prints 24%c; long-
horns 23 %c.
POULTRY
•JMTS
Right Feeding Vital to
Get Eggs During Winter
The poultryman who wants to keep
his pullets laying during the winter
must give careful attention to feeding,
say the chicken men at the State Agri-
cultural college at Cornell.
The birds, they say, must be fat, as
this gives them strength and endur-
ance. Three-fourths of the food they
eat should be hard grain. Mash is not
as important during the latter part of
their development as when they are
ready to lay. If milk is fed, little mash
is necessary. They^should have plenty
of green food at all times.
When the first eggs are found on the
range at least one-third or one-half of
the best-developed birds should be
placed in their winter quarters,
whether it be September 1 or Novem-
ber 1.
Good judgment must then be exer-
cised in feeding the pullets after they
are mature and are in their winter
houses. Usually eight quarts of hard
grain a day is fed to 100 birds.
One-third or one-fourth of this
amount should be fed in the morning
and the balance at night. When about
half the birds are laying well they
may require as much as twelve quarts
a day.
Sometimes, however, eight quarts is
too much and it is necessary to cut
down on this amount until the birds
can easily clean it up. Mash should
always be kept before them in hop-
pers or feeders.
Pullets at Cornell have been found
to lay best when fed three parts of
hard grain to two parts of mash by
weight. It is necessary to feed green
food in some form, such as sprouted
oats, or beets or cabbage. A small
amount of milk is a valuable addition
to the ration and helps to keep the
birds in good condition. The birds
should never be starved, but on the
other hand they should be hungry at
feeding time.
The secret of long and continuous
laying with a pure bred flock is to keep
the birds always reasonably fat, the
college concludes.
Fort Worth Stock Market.
Fort Worth, Tex.—For the most
part the live stock market presented
a steady front Friday. The cattle trade
was not as active for some classes as
it might have been, but the bulk of the
supply went over the scales at a sea-
sonable hour. Hogs sold readily and
the most active market of the week.
On sheep and lambs the movement
was brisk. Receipts were 2,000 head
of cattle, 700 calves, 1,200 hogs and
100 sheep. Most of the cattle lacked
quality, but two cars of steers were
good.
Chicken Mineral Mixture
Superior for Laying Hens
A mixture of salt, lime and bone-
meal added to soybean meal or other
vegetable protein nearly doubled its
value in the feed for laying hens or
growing chicks, in recent tests at the
Ohio experiment station.
These minerals though making up
only 4; per cent of the mash an*1
‘Tug less than 4 cents a year per hen,
proved as necessary as any other part
of the feed.
Grains and seeds are deficient in
protein and minerals. These are sup-
plied by the addition of meat scrap,
skim milk or other animal supplement
to the feed of grain and mash. Soy-
bean meal, peanut meal, cotton-seed
meal, and the like supply protein but
are deficient in minerals.
When the mineral mixture was add-
ed to soybean meal at the rate of 4
pounds per hundred its value was
doubled, making it almost equal to
meat scrap or milk for egg production
and growth.
The station mineral mixture is made
up of 60 parts of bonemeal, 20 of
limestone, and 20 of common salt.
Feeding Good Balanced
Ration to Secure Eggs
Feed the chickens a good balanced
ration. Feed scratch grain in the lit-
ter, mash in hoppers (available all the
time). Green succulence is necessary
for egg production and hatehable eggs
during breeding season. Have fresh
water always available; oyster shell,
charcoal and grit in hoppers. Provide
milk in some form either as a beverage
In addition to regular mash or to take
place of part of protein element; it
contains vltamines which are essen-
tial for laying hens.
The above in brief is the advice of
poultry authorities on care of laying
stock. Some formulas for mashes for
egg production are suggested below :
I.
1 part wheat bran 1 part ground oata
1 part wheat mid- 1 part cornmeal
dllngs 1 part meat scrap
It.
2 parts cornmeal 1 part middlings
1 part bran 1 part meat scrap
III.
3 parts cornmeal 1 part meat scrap
Adult Geese Should Be
Fed for Eggs Very Early
Adult geese should be fed for egga
about February 1, or so that the gos-
lings will be hatched by the time
there is good grass pasture. Feed a
mash in the morning of equal parts by
weight of corn meal, bran and mid-
dlings, or low-grade flour, with 10 per
cent of beef scrap, and give whole or
cracked corn at night.
Corn for Fattening Geese.
Cracked corn is good for fattening
geese but should be fed sparingly to
breeders. Goslings should have only
fresh young grass for the first day or
two; after that three small feeds daily
of mash or scalded erased corn with
plenty of green stuff. After six weeks
goslings being fattened for market may
have cornmeal, one part and bran one
part.
Old Hens Seldom Pay.
Hens more than thirty months old
seldom pay.
‘One of the Many Popular Delusions of the
Is the Naive Belief—”
By PROF. JOSEPH V. DENNEY, Ohio State University.
One of the many popular delusions of the age is the naive belief
that prominence in one field of human endeavor justifies intrusion into
another ; that the great popular leader may dictate authoritative pro-
nouncements in science, theology, and education.
Social, commercial, and religious compulsion, sometimes exercised in
drastic ways, but more often brought to bear with artistic subtlety,
abounds in all circles. It is not surprising that in so vital a matter as
education, social compulsion has always been in evidence. It has some-
times been the cause for cowardice when penalties threatened.
Any college or university, whatever its foundation, that openly
or secretly imposes unusual restrictions on the dissemination of verified
knowledge in any subject that it professes to teach at all, or that dis-
courages free discussion and the research for truth among its professors
and students, will find itself shunned by professors who are competenti
and by students who are serious.
“Don Quixote” Was First Modem Novel an<
Will Eternally Be the Last
By BLASCO IBANEZ, in International Book Review.
"Don Quixote” was the first modern novel and will eternally be the
last, the most recent and the most interesting, because no novelist will
ever succeed in creating anything more alive, more complete, or more
modern.
No other book in literary history has been translated into so many
languages and achieved so many centuries of true success. Perhaps I .
ought to explain that word "true.” There are many famous works which
everybody admires, but which very few read. Most of these few, more-
over, read such a book once in order to say “I know it,” and never again
take it into their hands, limiting themselves to gazing at it with
religious veneration on a shelf in their library.
Such books are works of a retrospective interest. They contain^
great beauties, but beauties that have dried on the stalk, that long ag<^
lost the freshness of life. "Don Quixote” will live forever, because it is a
synthesis of all humanity.
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