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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Huerta's Forces Halted

Cuernevaca Morelos, August 1s.-Gen- eral victoriana Huerta, his plans check ed by orders from the capital, spent the day in action. The greater part of his forces are camped on the way to Yaute- pee Captain Gerard Sturdevant, Ameri- can military attache, has joined General Huerta to witness the military opera tions. Dotachments of both the Red Cross and the White Cross have arrived here from the capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Humofists s Gather

of the American Humorists association here for their annual convention con tinued today their sightseeing and made trip to historic Plymouth Tomorrow the humorists will be guests of Thomas w Lawson at his Dreamwood estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
CHICAGO A|RSH|P
 ASSOCIATION SUED Wrights Claim Patent h. fringement-Beachey
 Flirts With Death

Chicago, August 17.-Nine miles speed contest for biplanes: } Lincoln Beachey won time, 13 minutes. 34:4 seconds; J. A. , D. McCurdy, second; time, Is minutes, 40 seconds. ) Fastest lap of one mile and } third: ) Lincoln Beachey. 1 minute, 27:08 seconds. } Starting:
 John J. Frisbie, 131 feet. Inches
 ) Romh tltrov inR:
 ,e ]. A. D.. McCurdy, five points ) out of possible 24. Passenger carrying speedNcon- ) test for monoplanes:
 1, Thomas J. Sopwith, IS min utes, 44:S2 seconds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
ATWOOD COMPLETES HALF HIS JOURNEY Flies to Cleveland in 2 Hours
 and 20 Minutes
 GIVEN BIG OVATION
Is Three Days Ahead of Schedule. Makes Two Stops Between Toledo and Cleveland-Has Now
 Flown 643 Miles
THE DAYS WORK

Sumnfary of the fourth day of Aviator Atwood's St. Louts-New York aeroplane flight.
 1929 a. m, left Toledo.
 11:2S a. m, arrived Venice, 70.
 1:1S D. m, left Venice.
 1:23 p. m., arrived San dusky, o.
 3:15 D. m., left Sandusky for Cleveland. 441 D. m., landed in Cleve- land. Distance travelled on fourth day 123 miles. Actual flying time, ? hours, 20 minutes.
 Distance from St. Louis, 64s miles.
 Total flying time, 13 hours. IS minutes.
 Distance before completing the 1265-mile trip to New York, 622 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Men Struck By Lightning

Tokom, La, August 17--Eight men were Injured and three others were kill cd when lightning struc ka turpentine still near here this afternoon The still caught fire and was totally destroyed. None of those injued were seriously
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

CONTINUED ON PAGE ss,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
Milk as a Food.

Milk is undoubtedly more easily
digested than any other food. 1t is
more nearly allied to blood. 1t is
quickly absorbed into the circulation
and becomes part of the tissues
of the body with the use of con-
siderably less energy than is requir-
ed to bring about the chemical
changes which are essential in pre-
pairing the ordinary foods for use
in the human tissues. Milk is a
cleaner food than meat. 1t is not so
likely to fill the system with impuri-
ties, especially when used without
the addition of other foods. Milk
added to the ordinary hearty meal
is of very doubtful value, though
when it is apparently digested with
out special effort and when no UNI
pleasant symptoms ensue, there can
be no objection to this method of
taking it.-Physical Culture,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26

Alphabet scamper will prove a new
and happy way of picking up play
room and sharpening wits at the
same time. At signal from moth
er, the children run to find, and put
in their proper places all the As
animals, arks and acrobats; the BIS
balls, bats, boxes and bisque dots,
that are scattered about, and so on
through all the letters of the alpha
bet. A simple prize-a chocolate
drop, cooky or big hug from
mother, rewards the child who finds
and puts away the most objects, and
in five minutes the room will be
cleared ready for some more rainy
day fun.
A simple device, but it will bridge
safely the stormy waves of a shut-in
day. Bed time will come before the
children know it, and there will be
no sorry, misunderstood little boy
unhappy and banished to a lonely
corner.-The Ladies World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26

reading ancient fables and myths or
studying Latin and algebra?
The country school offers the best
facilities for nature study, and would
help the little folks see the attrac-
tive side of farm life. Get them
familiar with birds that frequent
your locality. Learning to distin-
guish them by name would be fas-
cinating to both large and small pu-
pills. The same can be said of in
sect life and elementary botany, and
instead of adding to the work of
the teacher it would tighten her
work by making reading and Ian
guage study interesting. The bug
bear of ever country school boy is
language work. The most import
ant study and most neglected. Sure
ly in having something interesting to
say, the saying in suitable language
wocld be easier composition shorn
OF some or us terrOrS.
In forming the club the most ca
pable should be elected as officers
and serve not in spirit of patron
age, but of comradeship. Energy,
diplomacy and unlimited persever-
ance, and the two proverbial bears
(bear and forbear) will be indispen-
sable to insure success. 1t will be
hard work, for pulling up stream
is harder than to drift, but powers
grow with, exercise and we should
be willing to aid in working out our
own salvation. If it is right think
ing that will shape future destiny of
farm life, let parents and teacher
cooperate to put the farm boys in
line for doing things in the right
way and let parents keep the pace.
Let every progressive farmer and
every teacher interested in the ad-
vancement of agriculture do little
missionary work along this line, and
since little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump" we see in the near
future consolidated schools with
agriculture and domestic science
taught as regular branches, and the
country scholar placed on a fair
footing with the town scholar. Mean
while let us not despise small be-
ginnings, and if the country school
teacher can aid in arousing the boys
ambition, help him to see that there
is something more in farming be-
sides hard work, start him in the way
of reading, investigating, until he
acquires the habit, she will have
builded better than she knew
MRS. M. Dan, before Iowa Insti-
tute).
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
considcr the Hem and he wise.

Consider the hen, gentle reader,
in the attainment of dazzling success
through singleness of purpose.
Calmly and collectedly concentrating
her industry, energy and activity on
the business in hand, with no
thought for the frothy and volatile
in life, her whole earnest nature pas
sionately devoted to laying another
egg and putting on a little more
white and dark meat to grace the
dinner table, she stays faithfully on
the job, footing away no time argu-
ing politics. In her modest, unos-
tentatious way, the American hen
Last year piled up business that
makes the Washington monument
look like pimple. The poultry pro-
ducts marketed in the United States
aggregated 100000. 900, or more
than $1O0,00O,000 in excess of the
entire gold output of the country in
the last ten years. And when in
addition we consider that vast
amount of eggs and fowls consumed
by poultry owners, the total value
of the American hen amounts to
more than two billion dollars yearly.
National Farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
The TiglhtWad.

/ heard a tale of a cheerful skate
who died and went to the pearly
gate, and asked if he might go in
st. Peter said: well, / like your
looks, but I'll have to hunt through
my set of books, and see If you are
charged with SIM" He pulled the
ledgers and daybooks down, lookine
through with growing frown, and
muttered: Your name is Pants: in
some divisions you stack up high
you didn't swear and you didn't lie,
and you didn't smoke or dance. You
PASSED through life with high re-
nown and you cut more grass in
your native town, as my books do
plainly show; but you had one habit
that makes me tired, to outer dark
ness you must be fired, and out with
the goats you go. Your wife was
ever patient soul, and though you
carried big fat roll, she was al
ways busted fiat: she had to beg and
she had to hint to pull PUNK from
your fist of flint, whenever she wish
ed hat. You sent long green to
the heather guys, because you
thought it would advertise the piety
of your soul. But your, wife must
get on her marrow bones, and al
ways you filed the house with
groans. whenever you drew your roll.
So chase yourself to the dread abode,
where the birthstone Is used by the
wagon load and the weather is al
ways dry. - man like you In our
realms of grace would jar the saints
till they'd Jump the place and start
up another sky" Walt Mason.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
Carries His Nerve.

When the announcement reached
Washington that Judge Kenyon had
been elected Senator from Iowa the
other dayeSehator Cummins, also ;of
Iowa said, II ought to be pleased
with it, ! did it," Comments are
unnecessary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
Infant Son Dies.

On Saturday Lawrence, the infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Rosendahl
of Glenwood township was buried,
having died on Wednesday from
pneumonia. The parents have the
sympathy of all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
Eastern Star Club.

The Eastern Star Club will meet
at the Masonic Temple parlors Fri
day afternoon, April 2Sth. Lunch
will be served at the usual hour. All
members of the Eastern Star are in
vited to be present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
CONSTITUTION brings many

Constipation brings many all
ments in it's train and is the pri-
mary cause of much sickness. Keep
your bowels regular madam. and
you will escape many of the all
ments to which women are subject.
Constipation is a very simple thing,
but like many simple things, it may
lead to serious consequences. Ma
ture often needs a little assistance
and when Chamberlain Tablets are
given at the, first indication, much
distress and suffering may be avoid
ed. Sold by all medicine dealers.
- April
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26
some Special Clubbing Rates.

We have been able to secure some
special low clubbing rates with city
papers this month, for the accom-
mediation of our readers desiring to
take other papers. Some OF them
are very low. We club with any
paper or magazine published, but
these are just few specials. For
a short time we can give you
Public Opinion ($1.50) and Chicago
Tribune, Record Herald or
Inter Ocean, daily ($4.0O),
both one year .......... S4.25
Public Opinion and Successful
Poultry Journal 49,. 49,. LIS
Public Opinion and Dubuque
Daily Times-Journal ..... 4.25
Public Opinion and Weekly
Inter Ocean ............ 200
Public Opinion and Iowa
Homestead ............ 2.15
Public Opinion and Daily Live
Stock World 49,. ........ $50
Public Opinion, and Wallace's
Farmer 2.4O
Public Opinion and Chicago
Daily Journal ...... $50
About $4,000 persons die of old
age In England and Wales annually.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26

Remember that X. A. Wick
sells the famous Free Sewing Ma
chine. TIT
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-26

About $4,000 persons die of old
age in England and Wales annually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

killed, and 4.654 were Injured IN tram
accidents for which they were in no re-
spect responsible. besides n much larger
number in train accidents 10 which they
themselves contributed, but which I'D
Great Britain would have been prac-
tically impossible. If there were an in-
crease OF 90 deaths in one year in tnls
country we doubt if It would he otficlaily
or popularity commented upon, while u
the total number were To he only -
instead Of exciting concern II world
prcbab bly, inspire loud words Of congratn-
lation and self praise which In view 81
the present record might not be alto
gether emiss.
Two circumstances require considera-
ton in passing judgment upon this con
frast. One is. that with 50 many fewer
fatalities the British railroads carry
great many more passengers than ours
IN 1909 British railroads carried l.Zo'.-
aeO. 781. while those of America carried
only a9l .4I0.425. or about 20 per cent oi
the British number. That. >Df course
makes our record all the worse. On the
other hand, il must be remembered that
this country is not so densely settled as
England and that distances are greater.
That is true, and the fact in a small de-
gree pallistes the bad record OF fatal
ties. At the same time 1t should be OBJ
served that the proportion Of urban snd
suburban population in this country Is
rapidly increasing, and that therefore
conditions Of railway travel are CORE
spondingly approTimating to those IN
England
II is difficult on the whole. to nvoid
tho conclusion that the unfavorable con
trast between the two countries Is IN
entirely too large measure due TO pre-
ventable causes. and that It would De
materially lessened If care for the snte-
guarding Of life were proportionareiy as
great here as II is in the United king
dom. We are inclined 10 the opinion
that the record Of carrying twelve hun
dred million passengers year without
the loss Of single life is about as credit
able as any that the railroad system Of
country could make.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
4 FLIUSY EXCT 81.

The Democratic ma iority in the House
If Representatives would have been in
Letter position if il had not attempted TO
excuse itself for abandoning the police
of free raw wool. The excuse which it
gave was prepoSterous and has Justified
this crushing reioinder from Mr. Bryan :;
shall be mistaken II the public is de-
ceived by the pretence that the duty on
raw wool was levied for revenue. &.
tax on wool would never be thought
OF but for the protective benefit II IL
supposed TO bring 10 wool growers.
think the party would have done better
If II had honestly stated it's reasons and
declared itself i'm favor of protection to
that extent.
The apologize resolution adopted by
the caucus said that in view Of the de
"rleted condition of the Treasury, due
10 Republican extravaganza" il was
necessary To approve 90 per cent adj
valorem duty on wool. But the fact is
that the Treasury is not I'm a depleted
condition" due 10 Republican eXtrava-
eance or to any other cause There was
en- excess last year OF ordinary receipts
over ordinary disbursements of SID
SOC. 900 and there will he still larger
excess this year. The last Republican
Congress cut down the annual eXpendi-
lures by over S30.6OO,0G0. and the Payne
tariff Law has been producing ample
revenue for the needs of the government.
The only appearance Of depletion about
the Treasury has been que TO the adj
vance Of Sl50WnO0c for Panama Canal
construction from the general fund, and
that amount Is reimbursable, from the
proceeds Of Il bond issue already author
led
While the Democratic caucus was
passing its buncombe depletion" resolu-
'iCu the Treasury Department was issu-
i:c a statement covering the eleven
months of lie fiscal year ended May ~
which disclosed a highly satisfactory
condition Of non-depetion. There was a
surplus of S5.32i.CCO for MAY and Of
s,;.S.J.0C0 for the eleven months of the
fiscal year-ended with May-n gain of
S2oOOO.Co0 compared with the record ND
10 May 81 last year The ordinary June
surplus will be from SsOOO.O00 to
Sl0GJD.O00, aud from Sl5.O10.0W to
s2c.0C0.c00 may he expected this month
from the annual corporation tax. now
rearly due The fiscal year ought to end
with surplus Of over s3O.G000Oo. There
VIII he deficit Of about S36.OO0.OO0 In
the Panama Canal account. but the mo-
ceeds Of bonds ia the amount Of So
D}t000 recently sold will more than wipe
out that debit
The Treasury is not IN need Of more
revenue and 10 such heroic abnesation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

was required on the part Of the Demo
cratic ma jority in the House as was m
volved IN its conserving to tax WOOL
solely to repair the ravages Of Repnpli-
can extraya~ance Democratic ecoho-
mists have hitherto held that ." per
cent reduction OF the duties on manu-
featured woollens would double 'ne
revenues from woollen inportations ana
enable the Treasury to dispense entirety
with the tax on raw WOOL Now those
arguments are forgotten. and 1t Is urgei
that duty on raw wool mnst be re-
iained not only for the benefit OF the
Treasury but as n measure Of justice 10
the woolgrowsr If Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Underwood intended to embrace Bailey
ism they should have done so openly and
c0urageously. The excuse which they
give is miserable subterfuge too trans
parent 10 deceive an intelligent public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
fFron The Tribune Bureau.

fFinn The Tribune Bureau
Washington, June 2--There we're many
dinner parties at the Chevy Chase Club to-
nisht. among the hosts being Brlsadier
General and Mrs. W. ". Wotherspoon. who
had q party Of sixteen army ana navy
friends: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard
Wainwright. who entertained for Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer and Mrs William Haywood,
where the guests we're the friends or MISS
Doris Haywood and included number OF
mdshipmen and Young girls. Other hosts
were Colonel and Mrs. Worthinston. Charles
g Tucker. Or. and Mrs. Sinclair Bowen
Mr.. and Mrs A. IT, Snow. DR.. and Mrs
Franklin Anderson. Captain Graham IT,
Johnson, Captain and Mrs Embick, y. n.
Grosvenor, Mrs. Summerlin. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lindsay Morehead. Colonel and Mrs.
CssssI. Or and Mrs. J. e. Simpson and
Mr. and Mrs GrenviIle Fortescue.
Mr.. and Mrs william Henry had dining
with them at tho Chevy Chase Club Mrs.
T.. Lawrence Boggs. Of New York; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert s. Chiffon. lsrigadier General
and Mrs. Aleshire Brigadier General and
Mrs. William 2. Hall. Mrs Robert r.
Shepard, Miss Shepard, Mr. Wilson and
Mr.. Macaboy.
Miss Mary Stead had young guests at
dinner at the Chevy Chase Club, with Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner Bell as chaperons.
Among the guests were Miss Leo
nora Finley. Miss Elsie Downing, Robert
Stead John Davidge and Percival Waters.
Major General Greedy will sail from New
York on June for London. where lie will
act as military aid to the special ambassa-
dor OF this country Miss Antoinette Greedy,
Miss Rose Greedy and Miss Gertrude Greedy
left here to-day to visit their sisters I'm
New York and on the Hudson. Mrs. Greedy
will close her house tomorrow and join
them, and will later take her younger
daughters TO the White Mountains for the
summer.
Miss Pansy Boomer, daughter Of 8. Law
renee Heap, was married az the home Of
her parents. Pay Director and Mrs Heap,
at o'clock this afternoon. 10 r. johnson
Ward, of Philadelphia. The Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith ofllciated IN tho presence Of
relatives ana a few friends. The bride was
given away by her brother. George Beaie
Boomer and her sister-in-law. Mrs.
Boomer was matron of honor. Miss Nora
Ward Rhodes was flower GIRL and Charles
Francis Ward was best man for his brother.
The bride made her debut in Washington
several seasons ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
will make their home in Philadelphia after
spending the summer at Atlantic City.
Pierre Botkine, Russian delegate TO the
International Fur Seal Conference, enter
tanned at dinner at Rauscher's tonight Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lansing. Baron and Bar
oness de Bode, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Mrs. Arthur Willert, Miss Townsend,
Chandler Anderson. Mr.. Braznekove, Mr..
Dmitrow. Baron Uxkall. Prince koudacheff
and Mr.. Nabokof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
To the Editor NJ The Tribune.

L Q the Editor OF Tho lIlDuHe'
Sir: Martin SAKE Is partly right wheh
he saws: Buildings and improvements
have little or no value separated from ''ie
land" There are many buildings ana
mountaineering places OF dirt'
verr1in. disease ard distress-in New
York City that Mr.. SAKE could nor give
- upstate farmers to be used IN the
raising Of pigs " ~ we're not that the
majority Of buildings and improvements
have value separate from the lana,
plague would he rampant and the lana
owners could not reap the land values
that they do through rents from such
rotten huts and filthy novels. This goes
10 show that taxes upon valuable build
ings and Improvements Gre an imposition
upon industry, and doubly SO because or
the menace m cleanliness and health.
Evidently Mr. SAKE is possessed OF
kind ~ Chinese Rrudge against railroads.
What vc,ild the land values OF America
amount TO If It were not for the construc-
ton and operation of the railroads? What
would have happened TO the people or san
Francisco after the earthquake II the rail
roads had not carried them food? I
have seen cases where city ordinances
made city railways pay heavy franchise
taxes: made them pay heavy license for
every car sent out upon the street, ana
then the city authorities protested be-
cause ~ the fevness Of the cars upon
the streets. the long watts of would-be
passengers and the terrible crowding.
Tax land values only and do away with
this grinding OF the middle class be-
tween the dangerous idle rich and the
desperate idle poor.
HENRY BOWLING BYRNE.
New York. MAY 90. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
MOBILES BICENTEN AIRY.

Mobile has just been celebrating its
bieentenary. The city is one Of the
oldest settlements In the Gulf region.
bein@ antedated only by Pensacola and
Biloxi. Biloxi was chosen in 1899 as
the seat Of government by the French
colOniStS who came to settle the terri
tory of Louisiana, but in 1162 the site
was abandoned and new ono was So
lected on the Mobile River. twenty
seven miles Up from the bay. The pres
ent city of Mobile-called ST. Louis de
IL Mobile-was founded nine years later
ard remained military station of some
importance. although New Orleans.
founded in III. soon displaced it as
the capital of the Louisiana colony and
rapidly eclipsed ii as a centre OF trade
and population.
Mobile has lived under the flags Of
France, Spain, Great Britain. the United
States and The Confederate States:
The city suffered little during the
Civil War. for although Forts Morgan
and Gaines. in the harbor. were capt
ured by Farragut and Confederate
foiilla WAS destroyed in August. 1864
the city WAS held by the Confederates
until just before the war ended. The
battle of Mobile Bay was one Of the
most striking naval EXHIBITS in AmeIi-
can annals, browning Farragut' fame
rs n great admiral. From an historical
point Of view. therefore. the anniver-
sary just celebrated is peculiarly rich
in its sugcestiveness.
Jnf city grew with reasonable rapid
fly between 1890 and 1860 its popula
ton increasin. from 3,194 ia 2925S
But !, could not seriously compete with
New Orleans IL a port. and after The
war fell into condition Of stagnatiDu
Between 1860 and 1890 its population
increased less than 1000. But I'm the
last two decades n healthy growth has
set in. The population in 1910 was 81
521. against 3l.01G in 1890. Mobile hos
developed a 1onrishing foreign trade
its exports exceeding S27 200 600 an.
nuaily rs commerce will also undoul,t
eddy he stimulated bv the openinr If
fhe Panama Canal. II needs an inflow
Of population from other parts Of the
country. such as has given Atlanta
Birmingham md Jacksonville their
present aggressive prosperity. But it
can feel that il has turned the corner
Of the long stretch Of inertin and de.
preston which followed the war and
can take satisfaction not only in its pict-
uresque and tranquil past but in the
prospect If a more active and vigor-
O,jS future.