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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
SELMA PROMISES TO HAVE
 STRONG TEAM NEXT SEASON

past season, and it is believed he will resume the managerial togo with the opening of the season.
 The lovers of baseball in Selma are pleased with the probability that Besse- mer will have a club in the little organ ization next year. They all know that Bessemer will greatly strengthen the circuit as it will also shorten the jumps With Bessemer member of the league and convenient schedule arranged there is little doubt but the league will make money during the next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
Dr. .Atchison Found Dead

Nashville, Tenn. December 1S.-Dr. A. NJ. Atclison was found dead in his of- fee chair by friend who called this morning He was a native of Warren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
ConstitutionaIity Upheld

Washington December 1s.-The consti- nationality of the .full crew act of h. diana, regulating the size of crews on freight, passenger and mail trains, was upheld today by the supreme court of the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
The Suns Puzzling Behavior EXPLAINED

DO not share in the Illusion experienced by the human
eye and brain. The also destroys the Illusion
OF decrease in size through greater briiancy of the
sun at the zenith than at the horizon.
The most interesting and satisfactory explanation
OF all however, is that the imaginary vault OF the
sky beneath which the rolls along on it's daily
course is elptical, fattened instead of being n
semtcrcle A simple diagram shows the effect of this
upon the apparent size of the sun at morning, noon
and evening.
semi-circle described from base line shows the
actual path Of the different periods OF its course
from the horizon to the zenith Small circles OF equal
size along this true path indicate the unvaryng size
of the At the centre of the bass line directly
beneath the zenith stands the Observer but less
onehird of the distance TO the true zenth where
is at is the zenith Of the eptca heavens of
his imagination. Lines drawn from each side of the
SUMS disc at the true zenith must converge the OBJ
servers eye Therefore, at the much closer zenith
of the imaginary eliptca path OF the sun that orb's
disc must appear correspondingly smaller.
AS the beginnings of the true and of the epti.
cal path at the horizon identical, there is no
illusion at that point The illusion with the
fattening of the elliptic toward the zenith
Stars, being distant and being mere points in.
stead of visible discs, affected by this diosyn.
craey of human vision.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
I Science Begins Its Battle With
> q FeUer Germ LUhich Has
'een Brought Here from Malta
and LL1hiCh Forms q Serious
Menace to
Americas
Health

relspses, and no cure for it is
known
II was traced only a few years
ago to goats in Malta, where the
germ was found In the milk of the
animals. The microbe, known to
science as Micrococcus melitensis,
is a remarkably tiny ball-shaped
bacterium. 1t occurs in enormous
numbers in the milk of the infected
animals, through the drinking of
which it is communicated to human
beings. There is a suspicion, how
ever, that il may also be conveyed
by the dust of places where sick
goats are confined-such dust find
ing its way into the lungs in breath
ing.
The regulation excluding Malta
goats from the United States has
been in force for the last half-dozen
years.N In 1905 sixty-fve of the ami
mails, seemingly in healthy condi-
ton, were shipped from the island
OF Malta to this country on the
steamer Joshua Nicholson. Their
milk was drunk in quantities by the
officers and crew, and almost every
man on board was struck down by
Malta fever.
1t was in the same year that Cap
tain Charles F. Craig, an army sur
geon. found a nurse sick with the
disease in a hospital in Washing
ton. She had contracted it appar-
emily from contact with sick sol
diers from the Philippines, where
Malta fever prevails to a consider
able extent. There have also been
a few Laboratory cases"-infec-
tions due to accident in handling
the germs.
The recent investigations made
by the War Department have proved
beyond question that Malta fever is
"endemic"-i. e., permanently es-
tablished, in Texas. Apparently the
infected area is practically the
whole OF the goat-raising region in
that State. Most cases Of the dis
ease among the ranchers are con-
tracted in the Spring, from March
to June, when whole families liter
ally live with the herds, teaching
the kids to suckle. Special note is
made of the fact that the infection
has a way OF running through fam
lilies which occupy dwellings sur
rounded by goat pens Dust may
have something to do with the mat
ter in such instances; and it is
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
By Simon E.. Pntten
Professor Of Political Economv at the University
Of PennsyIvana.


r UNDERLYING all divorces, all unhappy mar
riages and all resulting evils will be
found the fundamental economic problem
based upon the almost universal dependence of
women. When society shall make women hnan,
ciaily independent politically independent and
personally Independent OF their husbands. AMI OF
other men, the divorce problem will have been
solved, the home will become a place Of per-
petuai peace and the family win reach Its high
est estate.
The time passed years ago when normal
women were actually. even in theory. depend
ent upon men for living This is proved by
the vast and growing army of selfsupporting
women Of all ages in all parts OF the world and
IN all manner OF occupation.
Women are successful as doctors, lawyers,
preachers, as merchants, as nurses, architects
and engineers; some of them engage in general
contracting; Philadelphia has at least one woman
plumber; a Western city has a woman police
officer, Philadelphia theatre had a woman for
its special officer and thus we find in every
cation Of man a woman making good.
II Is against the whole scheme OF human de.
yelopment TO hold one class dependent upon
another. The fundamental wrong of slavery was
in the dependence OF the slave and the exercise
OF the authority born OF such dependence, Had
the slave received full pay for his services the
In exact ratio TO this pay. and the usefulness OF
the slave would have increased in the same ratio.
Just 30 with women, Once a woman shall be-
come selfsupporting then shall she become self
respecting When she shall become thoroughly
seltresDecting and wholly independent then she
also shall become a. companion for her logical
mate and meet him on a common ground OF NOR
allty where love and affection, mutual help mutual
interest and every other essential 10 right living
and right thinking come in logical order and in
natural sequence.
Where a woman Is wholly dependent on the
husband her spirit rebels. is then subdued and
hnaly she becomes the cringing, distasteful and
useless factor In the scheme OF human develop
ment Her offspring suffers because OF this
mental attitude, to the resulting physical deter
iOrafiOn. IL follows. then, when woman shall
have lOst her spirit and her pride and her charm
she likewise loses the interest and sometimes the
support Of her husband and becomes public
charge.
Taking the mutual attraction for granted-a
man normal In every respect, and woman con-
scous OF her personal attractiYeness, secure in
her financial Independence each seeking nothing
more than opportunity 10 live a normal life
under decent conditions. sharing each others
burdens equally and fairly each meeting proper
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

q region OF ranges OF low. undulat-
Ing hills, traversed by many rocky
canyons. For the most part 1t is
arid and barren and covered with
desert scrub. The breeding OF goats
is the principal industry OF the in.
habitants.
For some years past physicians
in that part of the country have
made note of a good many rather
mysterious cases of a relapsing fe-
yer that did not. respond TO treat
ment. The sufferers died only in a
small percentage of instances, but
often they were physically incapaci-
tated for many months, being even
unable to walk. No sooner would
they get better than they were over
taken by a fresh onset of the NAL
ady. II was very puzzling, and no
suspicion OF its true nature seems
to have been entertained. Com
monty 1t was taken for a kind of
typhoid with unusual symptoms.
1t has been especially prevalent
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

n HosT persons have noticed, perhaps with won
INI der. that the appears considerably
A'@ smaller at midday than shortly after rising or
before settingn fact that it's rising It de-
creases in size, apparently, and its descending
course gradually regains its proportions observed
the beginning of day.
This puzzing phenomenon has been variously
planned. The most familiar explanation is that when
the is the horizon the layers OF vapor
in the lower atmosphere act lens, magnify
ing It and confusing its actual outline with a sor. of
luminous aureole that surrounds 1t.
Another explanation is that when the horizon
the is viewed in comparison with objects on the
landscape and therefore the illusion of greater size
is created which disappears the orb rises farther
and farther out Of the OF such comparisons It
is said that proof of this theory is obtained by look
ing at the evening or morning through a long
tube that excludes other objects, in which the
illusion OF extra bulk disappears.
Recently, photographs of the taken at intervals
during its afternoon course from the zenith 10 the
horizon proved to be OF exactly the size-show
ing that the lens and the Photographic plate
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
One of the Texas Goat Farms Where Disease First
Made Its Appearance

in Edwards County, at the head OF
the Nueces River. Twenty-Five cases
occurred recently in the practise of
one doctor at Rock Springs, in the
Nueces River Canyon. There and
elsewhere 1t is known among the
people as "slow fever" "Rio Grande
fever" and, very suggestively, as
goat fever" In fact, goats have
been popularity suspected of being
accountable for the trouble, which
seemed to afflict only persons who
drank goats milk or were intimate
ly associated with goats.
The region is sparsely settled
which is doubtless the reason why
the prevalence OF the disease was
so slow to attract attention. When,
not long ago, 1t came under the no
tice OF the army doctors, immediate
alarm was taken, and the War De-
partment sent two surgeons, Thomas
L. Ferenbaugh and Ernest r. Cen
try, to make an investigation. They
established a field laboratory at
Langtry and by archaeological tests
ascertained that the blood OF the
sufferers did actually contain the
germ of Malta fever.
What had been only suspected
was thus made certainty. The
discovery was deemed of the utmost
importance. inasmuch as the NAL
ady has recently been spreading in
other parts of the world, especially
in South Africa, and has become a
very serious problem. 1t is not or
dinarily fatal-though once in
while it does assume a malignant
and very dangerous form. But it is
exhausting, being characterized by
long-continued fever, with frequent
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17


Form Themselves Into Little
Round Clusters.
rather curious to find that the goat
raisers themselves, suspecting such
an origin Of the mischief, some
times call the malady "dust fever"
So we'll established is the connec-
ton of the disease with goats that
Mexicans will not drink the milk of
the animals unboiled. But the
Americans, for the most part, neg.
lect this very obvious and sensible
precaution.
The army surgeons, in the course
Of their investigations, made trips
from Langtry for hundreds of miles,
visiting all parts of the goat-raising
section. They took a few sample
goats from each herd and examined
their blood and milk. In about 20
per cent Of the animals the infec-
ton was found to be present.
The magnitude of the goat-raising
industry in that region may be
judged from the fact that in Ed
wards County alone there are 175,-
900 goats, scattered about in herds
Of 500 to 5000. In nearly every
herd there are a few Malta goats,
but the great majority are pure
bred AngoTas. The Angoras, which
are reared for their wonderful
fleeces, were first brought to this
country from Asia Minor. Within
recent years nearly all of those i'm.
ported have been from South Africa
But both South Africa and Asia
Minor are badly infected with Malta
fever.
The Angora goat is a very beautiful
creature-milk-white, with spirally.
twisted horns and silvery wool ar.
ranged in long ringlets over the
whole OF its body, so as to look as
IL curled on a curling stick. 1t
seems to have been originally a
wild Persian species, but was first
reared for its fleece in the Angora
district among the Taurus Noun
tains. Its wool was spun by the Is
raelites in the time OF Moses. I'M
mense quantities of it are used to-
day, under the name of "mohair,"
III lhC hhahiu6 VI uISSS bOOuS. a no
beautiful and costly "camel's-hair't
shawls are woven Of Angora fleece.
The Turks used to have rigid reg
ulations against the expectation OF
these goats, and the first four An
goras fetched TO the United States
were secured by DR.. W. G. Bailey,
of San Jose, Cal. He cut off their
wool, smuggled them across the
Bosphorous under a boat load OF
hay, transformed them into black
sheep by sprinkling them with coal
dust, drove them in this disguise
through the streets OF Constantine
pie and managed to get them aboard
steamship without discovery.
The demand for mohair is far
greater than the supply, and at the
present time the business of raising
Angora goats is being taken up in
many parts of the country. IL they
become generally infected with
Malta fever it will be very serious
matter-for which reason, now that
discovery OF the mischief has
been made in Texas, the Govern.
ment authorities will take all pos
sible measures to stamp 1t out.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

Agriculture. The restriction, how.
ever, has not proved of much value
apparently, inasmuch as large num-
bers Of Maltese goats have been
brought into Texas over the Mexi-
can border. Doubtless ii is from
them that the infection has come
The great goat-raising region OF
the United States Is in Texas, ex.
tending for 800 miles along the Rio
Grande and thence northward
about ninety miles. II includes the
Nueces and Lower Pecos districts
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

goats and replacing them with
others OF ehe same variety from
Gibraltar, where the disease was
unknown. The scenery OF Malta Is
mostly arranged on q vertical plan,
with rugged mountains and steep
CLIFFS. 80 that COWS cannot very well
be kept there. Hence the goats, on
which dependence is had for milk
Goats from Malta are among the
animals forbidden TO land In our
own country, under the regulations
promulgated by the Department OF
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

~ OATS milk, frequently pre-
scribed by doctors, and be-
lieved to be superior to
cows milk because It is less likely
TO carry tuberculosis germs. has
been found to be responsible for
new and even more serious disease.
So serious Is the matter consid.
cred that the War Department.
which has Officially taken It in
hand, has kept 1t wholly secret up
to the present moment. The estab,
llshment OF a field laboratory" at
Langtry. Tex, to make a study OF
the new plague, was carefully with.
held from pnbiicatIon---even the dis
covery OF the existence OF the dis.
ease along the Texas border being
known only to few officers of tho
medical corps OF the army.
The malady in question Is Malta
fever. and its infection is derived
from goats. II gets It's name from
the fact that for long time II has
been very bad on the island Of
Malta-though more or less preva.
lent all along the shores Of the
Mediterranean. Within tho last few
years, however. the Maltese have
managed TO get rid OF II almost en-.
tirely by killing of tho infected
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

A Greatly Enlarged Culture of
the New Fever Germs-When
Fed on Gelatine the Germs
Form Themselves Into Little
Round Clusters.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14
Will Enforce Dog Ordinance

At an adjourned meeting of tn.
Village Board last Monday even,
ing, Mr.. w. D. Evans and Prof.
|. B. Warner appeared before the
Board and asked the Board to
enforce the Dog Ordinance, the
Professor stating that he had
found it necessary on more than
one occasion to have the dogs
driven off the school house
grounds before it was fit to let
the younger children be dismissed
Mr.. Evans offered, free Of charge
to furnish a place to impound
all dogs and feed them for the
necessary 48 hours before killing,
and to assist the Marshal in i'm
pounding them. In another col
umn will be found the official
notice of the Board. 1t behooves
all owners or harborers of dogs
to get license before next Mon
day, or dispose of the dogs, as it
will be expensive for the owner
If the Marshal or his assistant
have to catch and kill them.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14
Beckley--Loveridge

The sound of wedding bells has
been heard early in the new year
Mr. Percy w. Beckley of Boise,
and Miss Gladys Adell Loveridge
of Mountain Home were Joined
in holy wedlock Wednesday even
ing, January the Eleventh, at six
o'clock.
The wedding took place at the
home of John S. Black, Mrs.
Black being a sister of the bride.
The room where the interest
ing ceremony took place was dec
Grated with ivy and ferns, and
the bridal party stood beneath a
row of wedding bells.
The Reverend c. E. Mason Of
the Congregational church, per-
formed the ceremony, using the
beautiful ring service, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Becky re-
ceived the congratulations of the
large gathering of friends, about
fifty in number.
The Mendelssohn Wedding
March was played by Miss La
We're Bell while the bridal couple
entered the room and took their
places.
The bride was attired in gown
of white chiffon over white China
silk and ornamented with gold
and white medallion trimming.
Following the ceremony sum
ptuous repast was served. The
place cards were tied with dain-
ty pink bows and at each place
was also a carnation.
Before departing, each guest
wrote his autograph in the book
let certificate, "Our Wedding
Ring"
The bride is the youngest dau-
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14
H. L. CHESTER

Weiser, Jan. 9,-Mystery sur
rounds the death of H. L. Chester
aged "a, whose mutilated body
was found lying beside the tracks
at Olds Ferry, II miles below
this place early this morning by
fellow workmen of Chester at the
dredge.
Whether the young man fell
under the PONY" upon which
he left Weiser Sunday night, or
whether he was struck by a
freight going in an opposite di-
rection. will probably never be
determined.
The theory of foul play is not
entertained in the case, as all of
the young mans possessions were
found on him, and Coroner Bowen
who has charge of the body, is
inclined to the belief that Chest
er was struck by a freight as he
was leaving the "Pony." T" Chest
er's home is at Rogersville, Tenn.
and it is believed that he is a
single man.
The young man was quite well
known in Mountain Home, having
lived here about two years ago.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14
LEWISTON NORMAL

Although the State Normal boys
have only played two games Of
basket ball this season, yet the
outlook for the next two months
in basket ball is very encourag-
ing at the Normal. Both Of
these games, which were with the
Idaho Mercantile and the Asotin,
High School, were won by the
Normal.
Their schedule for the rest of
the season is a good one and it
is quite probable that they will
make as excellent a showing in
basket ball as they have already
done in foot ball. Two interest
ing games will be played this COM
ing week, one with Lewiston
High School, in the High School
gymnasium, next Friday evening,
and the other with the Champion
Basket Ball Team from Wisconsin
thursday evening, In the State
Normal gymnasium.
Coach Chiesman, of the Normal
scheduled the game Thursday ev-
ening with the Wisconsin team,
not because he expected the Nor
NAL boys to make any consider
able showing as against Company
"F"', but because he wished to
give the basket ball players and
enthusiasts Of this section of the
country, an opportunity to see
an excellent exhibition Of the
game. The Normal boys will un-
doubtedly be defeated, and by a
large score, but they intend to
make a plucky fight.
Athletic Association
During the past week joint
committee was appointed by Dean
Hallowell, consisting of the Off
GERS of the first three classes to
meet with a similar committee OF
the two upper classes, with the
idea of discussing the advisability
and desirability of forming an
athletic association at the Nor
NAL. If the association is formed,
and it is quite probable that it
will be, the idea is to give sea-
son tickets to all members, who
gill pay regular dues. 1t is
.hought that such an organiza-
ton as the athletic association
will contribute greatly toward
Continued on page 81
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14

Loveridge. She is well known
in Mountain Home where she has
lived since childhood. She was
educated in the public schools,
and in musical circles her beauti-
full voice was often heard and al
ways enjoyed.
Among her large circle Of
friends, the following ladies ser
we'd during the evening: Misses
Reva Reynolds, Ellen Brady, Flor
ence Ticknor, and Bertha Crabb.
The groom is a nephew Of w.
B. and j. w. Slick of the m Of
Slick Brothers Construct, n Com
pany, with which he is connected,
having headquarters at Bose. He
is a young man Of prepossesslng
personality, gentlemanly in man
ner and promising in achievement
This young couple were the re-
cipients Of many beautiful and
valuable presents as the follow
ing list will show.
Creamer and sugar, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner; Set of glasses, Ralph
Black; Finger bowl, George
Black; Cake dish, creamer and
sugar, Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes;
Cut glass celery dish, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Walters and George
Evans; Cut glass bowl, Katie and
Ellen Brady; Cut glass bowl,
James, Edith and Ruth Whits0n;
Cut glass celery and olive. dish,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Black; Cake
plate, hand painted, La We're Bel
Berry spoon Bertha Crabb Jelly
spoon, Mrs. b. Il. Swan; Silver
creamer and sugar, Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Stanfield; Silver teaspoons, Mr..
and MIS-. j. S. Black; Cut glass
fruit dish, Mrs. Mile Lolgfcl!og
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-14
WITH BOISE.PAY-
ETTE PROJECT
Committee Appointed to Collect
Data to be Presented to Con-
ress.-Senator Borah Writes
Encouragingly.

A committee of representative
citizens, composed of E. M. Wolfe
Il. G. Helfrich, f. G. Ticknor, r.
7. Chattin, and w. T. Montgom.
cry is engaged in compiling and
arranging data relative to the
advisability of placing the land
IN the western part of the coun-
ty under the Payette-Boise pro-
ject.
When completed, this informa-
ton will be forwarded to Sena-
tor Borah and Reresepntative
Hamer, who will use their infIu-
ence to have the measure passed
by Congress.
Since the Boise-Payette project
is to receive the $6,500,000 allot-
ment recently made by Presi-
dent Taft, the completion of that
project in the near future is as
sured.
Senator Borah writes most en-
couragingly concerning the pro-
spect Of getting the measure
through Congress.
The outlook for the city of
Mountain Home was never more
promising than it is at present.
With the land west of us under
the Payette-boise project, the FL
more Irrigation Company taking
care Of the land Immediately sur
rounding, and Mr.. B. G. Jayne
actively engaged in plans for
lrrle ating a large amount of land
between here and the Snake river,
the prospects are that an i'm
mense territory will soon be open
for settlement and that, of course
means rapid, substantial growth
for business activities in the
city of Mountain Home.