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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
THE COOK FARMS SELL LIVE
STOCK TO GO TO MEXICO AND
CUBA. EXPORT TRADE IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION.

The Cook Farms, of Lexington,
Kentucky, sold on Saturday to Mr..
Joaquin c. Ballins, Of Mexico City,
six registered Kentucky mammoth
jacks. Mr.. Ballins owns ranch
near the city of Mexico and these
jacks are for his own use. They
also sold to Cuban parties the past
week the fancy saddle mare Daisey
Rex 5763, and a Shetland pony stall
lion, and six Berkshire hogs. They
were bought on special order and
they will be shown at the fair at
Havana which begins February the
10th. The same parties bought
nice team of grey geldings which will
be shipped little later.
J. F. Cook & Co., say that their
export trade has been better the last
year, than for the same period Of
time, since they have been in bust
ness. Kentucky is reaping the
benefit Of the export trade because
they are noted for handling SO much
pure bred live stock.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

in 1908, some OF the stalks were
brought to Brooklyn and exhibited to
the welded eunuch.
These stalks necessarily came from
the crop Of I908-unless the Pastor
was wrong in saying that, in March
1908, the wheat Of Stoner was all
in bushel shape.
Therefore, the Pennsylvania man
could not have sown those "few
grains" that fell out of the
unthreshed heads, until 1909. Con-
sequently he had reaped but two
crops, when filed that church base
ment with $1,7O0 worth of wheat
and more, besides.
In October, 1908, according to
<Lion's Watch Tower" Mr. Stoner
was bravely standing out against all
and sundry who wanted to buy. any
of his prayer-answered wheat. We
read:
"Our notice of the miracle Wheat"
grown in Virginia, the grower reports,
has caused him lots of trouble
answering letters and returning
money sent for small samples. He
has shown us representative stalks of
the wheat and photos Of it's growing
in the field, fully corroborating all
that we have published respecting the
same. But he refuses to sell any of
it until he has secured fair stock,
which will be in a few years hence"
After Stoner had been given this
miracle Wheat" in answer to
prayer, wasn't it too bad that he
would NOT consent tO ca1I a Gin ole
bushel Of his 500?
1t looks that way to me. The
Watson watermelon is as much OF a
miracle as Stoner's wheat is. My
friend J. E. Wilson, happened to
notice the peculiarly rich red, of the
remnants of melon that some
travellers had eaten by the roadside.
He put a few Of the seed in his vest
pocket, planted them off to them
selves; and produced the marvellous
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

melon that has spread over this couna
try, and to Cuba and South America.
If Mr.. Wilson had copyrighted his
discovery (Which he named after mel
his fortune would have been made.
Time and again, instructed Lanier
to take out the copyright, but he
never did. My own attention was
drawn off in other directions; and all
of us let the fortune slip through our
fingers. The Northern seed-houses
are reaping where we sowed; but it
is the old story of inventors and dis
coverers. r. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
Oh, My! Here c.
Wheat, " Again

Dear Sir: By your shrewd reas-
oning you have convinced Or. Lingo
and others that miracle wheat is a
fraud and that Pastor Russell and Mr..
Bonnet are both parties to the fraud,
and all this because you have proven
to their satisfaction that from Pastor
Russell's statement Mr.. Bonnet could
not have raised more than two crops
Of the wheat and somehow you have
gotten the impression that there was
an enormous amount Of the wheat
stored in the basement Of the Taber-
nacle now being quite sure that you
are mistaken and that you would not
Intentionally do injustice to any one,
[ am sending you clippings from the
Watch Tower of dates March 18th,
1908, and October LIST, 1908, respec-
lively; from these you will see that
Mr.. Bonnet could easily have planted
and reaped three crops of wheat since
Mr.. Stoner's agent visited Pastor
Russell and dropped the few grains
spoken of. Now it seems to me that
in justice to these gentlemen as we'll
as your readers, the clippings I am
sending should be copied under their
respective dates in THE JEFF" ~
will say also that I have written Mr..
Bonnet in regard to the matter and
asked him the following questions:
1. How long have you been plant
ing miracle wheat?
2. How much did you send to the
Brooklyn tabernacle? and why did
you send it there? Why not have
sold it from your home? I did not
ask permission to have his reply pub
lished though I don't think he would
object; but for fear I am consuming
too much space l will state briefly
only a portion Of his letter. 1t is as
follows;
Three years ago I raised 5 pounds
and ounces OF miracle wheat. I
planted it and the next year reaped
1-2 bushels. l sold bushels and
kept only 1-2 'bushel for seed; the
grasshOppers destroyed about IL Of
my patch. AS l am constantly tray
cling | could not attend to the selling
of it. | sent the entire crop to Pas
tor Russell to be sold at $1.00 per
pound, the proceeds to be placed in
free tract-fund for the spread Of the
Gospel. / do not think more than 20
bushels was sent to Brooklyn.
Recently corn has sold for $1,000 per
ear; potatoes at $1.00 each for seed.
/ do not consider $1.00 per pound
unreasonable for miracle wheat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

I will say in this connection that I
have known cotton seed to be sold in
LaWrenceville for $100 per pound
and others at $100 per 100 seeds,
some men may have defrauded others
and given way part of the proceeds
keeping back a large portion for per-
sonal gain, but have never heard
Of man defrauding people to get
money and then donate the whole
proceeds. Therefore, I do not believe
Mr.. Bonnet is. guilty, hence this let
ter.
Yours truly,
w. J. WILLIAMS.
The clipping referred to, reads:
Miracle Wheat"
The public press is telling of the
origin Of Miracle Wheat" in answer
to prayer. The description has the
earmarks Of truth to it, in that it
gives the address of the man whose
prayers are said to have been
answered-"K. B. Stoner, a farmer
Of Fincastle, Botetourt county, Vir-
ginia." It would appear from the
account that the original stalk of
wheat appeared in the midst of crop
Of the ordinary kind, but with GAP
heads OF grain" We quote:
''Mr. Stoner was amazed 1t
seemed incredible. When a French
man, in 1912, announced that he had
discovered species Of wheat in the
Mediterranean country which pro-
duced four heads to the plant, peo-
pie said he was crazy
"But here was plant with 142
heads!
Naturally Mr.. Stoner carefully
preserved the heads, and the next
year sowed the seed, continuing to do
this each year, for he realized he had
discovered phenomenal brand of
grain. And each year his amazement
increased.
THAT first year after discovering
the plant he got 1000 grains. In
1906 he got sixteen bushels, and has
now raised the crop of wheat, all
carefully preserved for seed, to 500
bushels.
(Comment.)
Well, I don't see anything to take
back, as yet.
The date of the paper clipped from
was March, 1908. At that time
Stoner had 500 bushels, all of which
he was saving for seed. What year
then, did he begin to sell some Of it?
Pastor Russell, the eunuch, stated in
his paper that after Stoner had made
many sales of the wheat, in conse-
Quence Of the notice printed above
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

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New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
TELLS OF A BIRD MYSTERY
Donald Burns Lectures at the Aviary,
in Central Park.

Donald Burns. the ornithologist or the
Park Department. who is also keeper 81 the
ayiary in the Central Park mcnagerie, gave
an informal lecture In the bird house yes
terday morning which was attended by a
number OF the residents OF that section OF
Fifth avenue near the Arsenal Mr.. Burns
has what he calls his bird class, to
which he lectures on Sundays, and ne often
has lectures on weekdays which are at
tended By school children.
In yesterdays talk Mr. Burns told his
hearers OF what he called great mystery
in the bird world.
1t was in the year 1876" he said. that
the passenger pigeons which were seen
here In great numbers previous 10 that
time. disappeared after they had gone
South for the winter. No one mas ever
been able to tell what caused their total
disappearance. 1t IL probable that some
bird plague annlhiated them. You can't
find passenger pigeon to-day anywhere"
Large families are not a rarity in the
bird world. according to Mr.. Burns, for the
finch family has ~ branches. Parrots
have S33 branches. Sparrows. he said. were
so rare in this country in 1860 that they sold
for 50 a pair. but no one would give s. for i
million Of them now.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
COAL MEN TO EXPLAIN
Operators to Tell Why They Re-
fused Demands of Workers.

The committee appointed by the coal op"
orators some days ago to submit their re-
fusal of the demands of the mine workers
to a committee of the latter on Wednesday
will meet to-day to prepare their reply. 1t
is expected that this reply will give the
reasons Of the operators for refusing the
demands.
Coal dealers in this city. il was said yes
terday, are holding back in taking orders
until the result OF the conference on
Wednesday is known. as any new proposal
of the mine workers might change the con-
GitiOns of the coal trade
1t was said yesterday that the demand
for domestic anthracite was greater in
Brooklyn than in the other boroughs, resi-
dents there being willing 10 pay high
premium on the winter price OF S6 80 a ton
for fear of being caught with no coal in
case Of a strike.
1t learned good authority last
evening that a months supply Of small
steam sizes of anthracite is above ground
at different points. 1t was also learned
that substitute for coal which was used
toward the end of the strike of 1902, made
from treating the refuse from the culm
heaps after the steam sizes are washed out,
is likely to be used more largely now in
case OF a long strike
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11

would not have been able 10 misuse the
funds OF the banks as they did, and even
4; the panic conditions Of 1907 had forced
the failures. they would not have been as
disa strous as they were. But | do not
believe the failures would have come u
the laws had compelled the directors 10 90
their duty, for with boards OF directors
properly protecting the interests OF the de-
posltors ard stockholders the banks couid
not have been brought to such condition
that failure was certain to follow panic
conditions. I shall use Mr. Mahoney re-
port on the Borough Bank and the inter-
national Trust Company and the report OF
the investigation of the Brooklyn Union
Bank as the basis for recommendations for
changes in the state banking laws that WILL
/ hone. make such dsgraceful occurrences
impossible in New York state banks in the
future"
Concerning the international Trust COM
pany. Mr. Mahoney says: PROBABLY .he
most astonishing revelation or corrupt hsh
financing was the incorporation OF the III
ternational Trust Company, when 10"
promoted, with the aid Of John s. jenkins
Howard Maxwell. Burr, Campbell ana some
others" And in further structure on Jeh-
kins he says: "Jenkins's conduct through
out his entire connection with the Borough
Bank and the International Trust COM
pany as counsel for Cow was so Irregular
as TO warrant the presentation of all the
facts TO the District Attorney and the Bar
Association"
Richard W Jones. jr., formerly OF the
Oriental Bank, and now a director OF the
National Reserve Bank. is also arraighed
by Mr.. Mahoney for his part in the forma-
ton of the International Trust Company
There are no fitting words in the English
language" says the report, ITO character
ize the entire transaction, and particularly
the part which Jones played in 1t. without
whose connivance the entire scheme was
absolutely impossible"
Jones, according to the report. was appar-
entity the father of the plan by which part
Of the cash capital Of the international
Trust Company was made up at the time
OF it's formation. This was by loan or
S25O.OOO by the Oriental Bank, OF which
Jones was then president, on note OF The
Borough Bank. the proceeds OF the loan be-
ing credited, however not to the Borough
Bank. but 10 the International Trust Com
pany.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
CONSUL SENDS SINGER HOME
Nine. Stronghold Arrives from
France with Tale of Woe.

Nine. Mellane Strongfort an actress and
singer, who became the wife of strong
man" two years ago. arrived here yester-
day from Havre on the French liner La
Provence practically pcnniless. She told a
story OF want and priyation on her arrival
and credited her plight to desertion by her
"strong man" husband
Nine. Strongfort said that her parents
had disowned her after her marriage TO the
professional lftor Of dumbbells and cannon
balls. She had studied for grand opera,
she said, and had appeared at the Irving
Place Theatre. in this city. She Joined her
husband In his act and appeared with him
In sketch In Havana. Later they went
TO Paris. where she said her husband de-
serted her.
Mime. Strongfort said the strong man"
gave her an affectonate embrace and kiss
on the morning of February 81 and went
out on the Boulevard That was the last
she saw of him. With him. she said, went
her wardrobe and about $1,000 in money.
After several days OF privation the Ameri-
can Consul helped her to get transporta-
ton to this city.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
ORPHANS ALUMNI MEET
Former Inmates Of Hebrew Asylum
Celebrate Anniversary.

Nearly FIVE hundred men and women,
former inmates of the Hebrew orphan
Asylum, who are known as the Seligman-
Solomon Society celebrated their twenty
fifth anniversary dinner last night at Ter
race Garden. The society has member
ship OF 5000.
The president OF the society. Harry
Simon, pointed out that In Greater New
York there were over one million Jews, and
out OF this number only about 1900 helped
carry on the work of the institution.
There should he more Jews take an inter-
est I'm the asylum, he said.
Edward Lauterbach Joined Mr.. Simon In
SAYING that more Hebrews should take an
interest in the asylum.
Louis Stern, president of the Hebrew
orphan Asylum, praised the work OF the
alumni and presented to Mr. Simon a set
of gavels and ballot box from the rus
tees.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
BREWERY SHOPS IN BLAZE
Big Crowds Watch Fire at Bern
heimer & Schwartz Plant.
THRoNGS, ON HOUSE TOPS
Cooperage and Other Buildings
Burn-Amsterdam Ave. Cars
Blocked for an Hour.

A spectacular fire which did $4,000 dam
age in burning the machine shop carpenter
shop and cooperage Of the Bernheimer *
Schwartz Brewery, between 12sth and 129th
streets, east OF Amsterdam avenue. late
yesterday afternoon attracted CROWD OF
fully 10000 persons.
The buildings were in a hollow and could
be seen from many houses along Convent
and Mornngsde avenues and the roofs or
houses on the top Of the Amsterdam ave-
nue. hill near the City College. Vacant lots
in the rear Of the buildings on Convent ave"
nue. and overlooking the blazing buildings
were jammed with people. The Sunday
crowds along 125th street rushed to the
scene and watched the operations of the
firemen The fire caused the blocking OF
the Amsterdam avenue cars for an hour.
The fire was discovered in the machine
shop by one of the men in the brewery
across the street. He ran to the quarters
Of Engine 81, at Lawrence street and AM
sterdam avenue, and an alarm was turned
i'm. There was a little delay when the
driver OF a hose cart found his harness
twisted as he was turning into Amsterdam
avenue It took couple of minutes to
remedy the trouble and then the hose cart
was driven D block beyond the scene OF the
fire and had to turn back.
The shop was a frame and corrugated
iron structure, one and a half stories high
in the rear Of ms refrigerating plant.
three story brick structure. Next to the
refrigeratng plant and facing Amsterdam
avenue are the car barns OF the Third Ave-
nue. Railroad
,I1,
furnace when the first firemen arrived, ana
it was apparent from the outset that there
was no chance OF saving the structure.
Battalion Chief Calvin sent in a second
alarm, which brought Chief Kenlon. The
reserves from the West 125th street ana
East 126th street police stations were also
summoned t6 handle the large crowds
Across the street were the stables OF the
brewery, in which were several hundred
horses. Police were stationed in the stables
TO get the horses 10 the street IL necessary.
The employees of the streetcar company
also stood by, ready 10 move the cars out
I'm case Of the fire spreading to that build
ing.
4 woman and child were burned to death
I'm tenement house at 18th street ana
Amsterdam avenue ten days ago, and the
memory Of this was fresh in the minds OF
the tenants in surrounding houses. Though
they were in no danger, there was consid-
erable excitement among them.
A wall OF water was thrown up which
saved the refrigerating plant The car
penter shop and cooperage burned rapidly
Some OF the ammonia pipes ran through
the shops and these were turned off to save
further danger.
The cause OF the fire was not learned
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
HOPE FOR H. V. RADF0RD
Arctic Explorer Not Thought to
Have Been Deserted by Guides.

Ottawa, March 1O.--It is believed probable
here that the report that Harry V. Rad
ford. member of the Arctic Club. had been
deserted in North Canada by his Indian
guides and was supposed to be in dire
straits is incorrect r. g. Street, of this
city. is d companion Of Radford on the
expedition OF exploration, and letter re-
ceived from him some time ago stated that
IL had been arranged for the two Indian
guides accompanying himself and Radford
10 turn back after the first stage OF the
tourney. and for him and Radford then to
go alone from Resolution to Chesterfield
Inlet. It is believed that the Indians leaV-
ing the two men was but part of this pre-
arranged plan.
The mounted police have heard nothing
Of the party being in trouble and are in
clined to doubt the truth of the report
Street has had long experience In eXplora-
ton work in North Canada, and his friends
express no fears for his safety,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
BRITISH OUTLOOK DISMAL
Coal Strike Forces ALI Derby
shire Iron Works to Close.

London. March 10.--More than one nun
dred thousand persons were added yes
terday to the ranks of the unemployed
From every industrial centre come reports
of factories being forced to close down
owing TO q lack of fuel, and not single
iron works will open for work tomorrow
in Derbyshire Meanwhile all negotiations
looking to n settlement have been sus-
pended until the miners delegates meet
at the Foreign Office tomorrow night TO
decide whether TO accept Premier AS
quith's invitation to attend a conference
with the mine owners.
II the miners delegates decide to accept.
the conference will be held on Tuesday
but even if basis of agreement is then
reached the most sanguine do not antici-
pate that the strike will be settled before
the end Of the week.
1t is rumored that the government IN
tends to introduce in the House of Com
mons on Thursday next, If at that time 1t
is considered necessary, a bill providing
for minimum wage If the miners, how
ever, adhere to their declaration not to ac-
cept anything less than their own sched-
ule of minimum rates. the passing Of such
a bill would not bring about a resumption
at the collieries.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
ADvERTISES FOR CHURCHES
Men and Religion Movement Begins
Novel Campaign Here.

The publicity commission of the Christian
Conservation Congress, which meets here
from April I9 10 "a, in connection with the
Men and Religion Forward Movement,
placed with all of the New York daily
newspapers last night for publication on
the sporting pages of the papers to-day,
advertisements urging larger attendance Of
men at the churches of the city. The COM
mission announced that the advertising
would be kept up for six months.
The innovation is one of many which are
being tried to bHng home to the people the
call of the churches for men. The move
ment is declared to be absolutely non-sec-
tartan, and reflects this in the first adver-
tisement, which reads: There are $50
Protestant and Catholic churches in greater
New York, and 1O7 synagogues These all
have a message for men which men need
Lift up your living and your thinking"
Another advertisement makes this plea
FOR the churches: The churches are not
perfect, but their faces are turned that
way. Why not help lift them up? If YOU
are not better. perhaps they can help you.
Let us get together for mans good and
Gods glory"
The publicity commission Is composed cf
newspaper men from various parts OF this
country and Canada, the chairman being
George w. Coleman. of Boston, president
of the Associated Advertising Clubs Of
America william It. Ellis, the secretary,
said in explanation of the novel advertising
campaign:
These new methods Of advertising are
merely an illustration OF what we think the
organized forces OF religion will have TO
come 10. We recognize that the only way
10 reach literally all the people Is through
the daily press Whatever savors of propa-
eanda or OF the churcfs business claims,
80 TO speak, should be set forth ~ dlrect
anpsaI By paid display advertIsements.'
New-York tribune., 1912-03-11
SOLDIERS REVOLT IN CANTON
European Troops Notified of Rising OF
Eight Thousand Men.

Hong Kong. March l0-Eight thousand
soldiers have revolted at Canton and seri-
Gus lighting has ensued All the shops in
the old and new city OF Canton were closed
qp Saturday. Many persons are reported
killed or wounded and thousands Of civil
ians are fleeing.
The soldiers have refused to disarm and
barriCades have been erected from the
Admiralty as far as the Taisha-Tow East
Gatc) station. Forty thousand troops are
quartered in the city. and the loyalty OF
most of them cannot be relied upon. The
European troops at Sha-meen were notined
of the revolt