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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
REbELSDEFEATED
 BY GOVERNMENT American Naval Forces Dominate Situation in
 Nicaragua
KIRKLAND E. HOWE

Washington, September 5.--GoVern- ment successes over the rebel forces In several engagements in Nicaragua re- sulting in the capture of large mum Der of the directing heads of the revo- lution. together with the almost com plete domination of the situation by the Amecan naval forces now in the coun- try summed up the situation in that Central American republic today. 1 Large forces of American marines and blue Jackets are stationed along the railroad and Major Butler, com
 handing the marines. expresses the opinion that Ire can maintain railroad communication between the capital and Corinto.
 Measuring advices were received at
 the navy department from Admiral Southerland regarding Matagalpa. He reports that rumors of the danger of
 Americans and other foreigners there
 has been greatly exaggerated, The first battalion of marines which was brought to Corinto on the Califor-
 nia, left Gorinto yes terlay To Icon. The second battalion and t large landing party from the cruiser lolorado was
 expected to follow today.
 More details of the recent govern
 ment victories were reported to the state department today by Minister ! Weitzel He says Col. Solorzano Diaz with 200 troops, defeated 250 Xelayistas commanded by Gen. Nareso BerrIos, the
 morning of September Z. at La Paz Col. Noises Berrios, sub-secretary of war in the cabinet of former Pres- dent Zelaya. was taken prisoner. Col l Abel Samarriba, q federal officer was killed. At Tipatapa the same day Gen. Arsenic cruiz, with 500 men, defeated a similar rebel force under Col. samuel l cerllos As prisoners the federals took 1 Colonel Cerlllos, one other colonel, eight captains and 8 subordinate off cers
 l At Tamarinda, on the east side of i Lake Managua, the government cap tured Gen. Alfonso Irias. brother of Julian Irias, with 40 reVo1utlonists en route from Leon to Granada to Join Mena,
 Generals Mena and zeledon are using every means at their command to ob- tain money. They have resorted in many instances to robbery and eNtor- ton. By this means, according to state department reports, they have collected various amounts, chiefly in the vicinity of Masaya.
 l San Juan, del Sur, Nic September 5.- 1 According 10 wireless reports from Co., l rinto, an American force has recaptured 1 without resistance. n launch stolen by l the reyolutionists. It was loaded with 1 government stores
 Rear Admiral Southerand reports all quiet and the situation greatly improved. 1 II is rumored that Americans will occupy l Granada
 | The American cruiser. California, $ ex- pected 10 arrive in Corinto tonight iron, | Panama. She will relieve the crdiser | Denver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Oppose Compulsory Arbitration

Newport. Eng, September 5,-Compul- sorry arbitration of trade disputes was strongly opposed by British trade unlon- ists today at the Trades Unions con gress where nearly 2o0o.0o0 members of trade unions are represented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Troops to Border

Tucson, Ariz September 5.-Because Of increasing trouble on the Mexican border all of the United States troops remaining at Fort Huachuca have been ordered to move tomorrow.
 One troop of cavalry will go to Elgin on the Nogales railroad, another to Pata- gonia, mining camp east of Nagales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
American Traffic Estimated

In the data already prepared by Pro lessor Johnson it appears that accord ing to tho best estimate, the whole of the American coast wise traffic like ly to pass through the Panama canal be about 100000 tons, or a little moro than 10 per cent of tile total tonnage in the year 1915 and 1a16, and in the course of five years 1t is estimated that this American coastw ise tonnage will rise to 1,4fIo00 tons, but as the for eign commerce will Increase in like proport'ap the sar.e,i..s.., is.s., ation between
 lie two ,fiif es9ss.
 on the face of the figures this would eign commerce would have to bear an additional burden of 10 per cent. It Is pointed out, however, that q Droportion- ate share of this burden. If it did exist, would have to be borne by American ships in the foreign trade which consequently would be on precise equality with Brit ish ships.
 Professor Johnstons statistics disclose still another factor. set out in his com parlSon or tne Suez canal Witii tne fdh- anna route After pointing out many ad- vantages of the Suez, Professor Johnson declares that the only possibility of the Panama canal getting fair share of the worlds business IS to place tho tolls at a figure actually lower than pN the Suez route. These are now Sl.25 per tor, so that the rate on the American canal must be sensibly lower than this and the pro- lessor has even mentioned q flat dollar rate for the first few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The value of the crop for the past year, as stated, was SSl0, ,2So 76i, to which, if the value of the cotton seed is added, the ac- tual wealth producing capacity Of the southern cotton farms would be s931. 7lo.- 073. Last year the total value, including seed, was $l ,03O, 133,597, so that for q crop embracing 4,01S0OO bales more cotton and 1922 000 tons more seed. the south received nearly S92. 300. 900 less in money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
COTTON CROP OF SOUTHEAST YEAR
 0F RECORD SIZE Exceeded That of Previous Year By Over Four
 Million Bales CROP VALUE HUNDRED
 MILLION DECREASE Lowest in Grade of Any Crop for thu Past Ten Years-Alabama Con
 sumed 262,OOO Bales. an Increase of 27,a25

New Orleans, September 5.--The cot ton crop of the south for the year end- ing August 31, 1912. according to sta- tistics compiled by H. q. Hester, sec- retary of the New orleans cotton ex- change exceeded that of the previous year by l.01S.3Sl bales. yet it's money value was s107,074.seb less. This was due as much to the low grade of the crop as to the decrease in price re sultlng from over production. It was the lowest in grade of any crop for the past 10 years. the average being strict ly low middlng to mlddling comparing with a slight shade under strict mid ding last year
 Mir. Hester says that an acreage in cotton larger than eyer before eulti- Vated in the southern states. induced by the high prices of the two previous years uniformly dry and hot weather during the growing season, a very late frost and a long open fall for harvest- ing, all combined toward the produce ton of a crop larger by 2,300, 900 bales than ever before recorded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Boil Weevil Reduced

A further important factor, he says. which contributed toward the success of this monster crop was that tile boil weevi was greatly reduced in num-
 bers over It's entire range This. he says, according to the bureau of ento- mology of the United States depart ment of agriculture resulted from d comb nation of climate influences ex- tending over a period of three yeafs. and so unfavorable were the conditions that the insect was exjerminated in an
 area covering about 23,00o square miles in the northwestern portion of Texas
 and the western portion of Oklahoma For middllng' the average price per pound of 1016 cents compares with 1460 cents per pound last year, li.37 cents
 the year before, and 9.45 cents In 1908 1909.
 ! The tofai vsl1- ,k, ,sor compa sec 1 with the previous fiYe years is as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Little Old Cotton Remains

Mir Hester approximates the actual growth at l6.50l, GOO bales and says that notwithstanding the enormous quantity produced, comparatively little old cotton remained in the cotton belt at the close of the season, and of that more than one half was held in stock by southern mills. He approximates the amount of old cot ton left over at 5l6.o00 bales
 Colonel Hester stated that during the past year there was the heaviest consump- ton of American cotton record, ex- ceeding the previous maximum of 190s-0s by 900 bales, the surplus going to fill the vacuum of the past two years. and increasing the visible and invisible sup ply to 5500I0 in excess of the total which prevailed al the close of 1909.
 In reference to American mills. Ms Hester says the years operations have shown greater activity than ever before in the history of cotton manufactures. After two seasons of improbable business and Constant complaints of narrow mar gins or no margins between the cost of raw material and manufactured goods values were re-adjusted on more satis- factory basis. and with an abundant sup ply the mills north and south materially exceeded their largest previous consump- tion.
 He puts the worlds consumption of American cotton at 14.515000 bales, an in- crease over last year of 2. 2.i6l GOO and over the year before last of ?, 761, 000
 In the south MT Hester makes the con- sumption 3sO.45l bales over last year and 4O2. TG4 over the year before.
 Consumption by States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Consumption by States

The years consumption in the south was divided as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
LAWRENCE GETS $4,000
Last 500 of Needed $4,000 SUBJ
scrIption to Win Pledge Raised
at Eleventh Hour.

Appleton. - President Samuel
Plantz Of Lawrence college announces
that the endowment will be increased
$135, 900, as the result of a condi-
tional gift Of $4,000, offered in
June, 1911, and a campaign conduct
ed for Is months.
At the meeting of the trustees Of
the institution in June, 1911, an offer
of $4,000 was made from an I'M
named source if like amount was
raised by subscription by October /,
1912. A collection was taken for
the fund in every Methodist church
in the state last spring and the fund
gradually grew. At the recent con-
ference in Milwaukee, the original
donor promised an additional $25,-
600 for the chair of economics and
e. B. Carton, of Sheboygan, offered
$4,000 for the chair of missions if
the 5000 was raised The last 500
was received Sept. 80.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
URGE SCHOOL LAW CHANGE
Public Affairs Board Wants UnsaI ari,
ed County Eo rds-Wou.d En-
power Body TO Guide Work.

Madison.-The election of unsaI-
aried county boards of education and
the appointment by such boards of
the county superintendent, is favored
in an announcement issued by the
state board of public affairs. After a
close examination Of the rural schools
for the past six months by a compe-
tent force of experienced schoolmen,
the board has prepared a series of
suggested administrative and legis-
lative measures.
These recommendations have been
submitted at various times to Wis
consin schoOlmen, school officials and
lave called forth hearty approval.
County boards of education should
be elected by the direct vote of men
and women at the spring election.
says the announcement The board
would consist of three members. The
terms of Office would be six years To
provide for the stable character of
the board it is suggested that one
member be elected every two years
The first board would choose by lot
which of its members should serve
for two, four and six years respec-
lively. This board would serve with
out salary.
Among the most important duties
of this county board of education
would be the appoint nent of the
county superintendent from an ap-
proved list made up by the state civil
service commission. Among it's
other powers would be to exercise a
general control over the county
schools of agriculture and the
county training schools for teachers;
to pass upon the Capitalization of
school districts, to advise the super
intendent to withhold state aid from
small and inefficient schools when
ever in it's judgment the facts war
rant it and to appoint an assistant to
the county superintendent whenever
the number of teachers in the dis,
trict exceed one hundred.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
LIME NOT HARMFUL TO SOIL
Idea That Injury Is Done by AppIica-
ton Is Utter Absurdity, Says
Indiana Bulletin.

The utter absurdity of the idea that
the use of a ton or two of limestone
per acre may seriously injure the sell
says an Indiana bulletin, becomes at
once apparent when 1t is recalled that
limestone soils are world famous for
their fertility, and have been for gen
CITATIONS. The real trouble with some
of the soils in our eastern states
which are said to have been injured
by the use of lime is lack Of organic
matter and nitrogen as much as any
thing else.
This lack Of organic matter and
nitrogen is traceable, in both cases,
mainly to poor rotations or none at
all, poor care of manure or the produc-
ton of an insufficient amount, and
burning or selling straw and stover,
and the final results seem to have
been largely independent of the use
or nOnuSe of lime. This statement
must not be taken to mean that lime
never exerts an unfavorable effect, but
rather that a good part of the unfa-
vorable effect general attributed
to it is in reality due to poor methods
of farming.
Lime is simply made a convenient
excuse, a scapegoat just as is COM
merciai fertilizer in certain sections
and with no more reason.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
MARK EARLY CAPITOL SITE
Governor and Other Leading Men VIE
Take Part in Exerc. ses in
Memory of OId Building.

Madison.-The site of Wisconsin
territorial capitol at Belmont will be
dedicated by a fitting landmark OF
October Z, when Mrs. Jessie R. Skin
ner OF Madison, chairman of the land
mark committee of the Wisconsin
Federation of Women's clubs, will
present the monument to the state.
For the last ten years the old CAPT
toll building has been resting a few
rods from the site where it stood
when the territory now comprising
Wisconsin was first organized. The
building itself has been used as a
pfgsty for the last five years or more.
Following the presentation of the
monument to the state by Mrs. Skin
ner at the dedication exercises OBJ
Oct. Z, a speech of acceptance will
be made by either Gov. McGovern or
his private secretary, Col Duncan
McGregOr. Addresses will be made
by Judge Robert G. Siebecker, rep
resenting the supreme court of Wis
consin; by DR.. Reuben G. Thwaites.
secretary of the State Historical So
ciety, and by Mrs. William G. Cros-
by, president Of the Wisconsin Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs. A large
number of Madison clubwomen ex-
pect to attend the ceremonies. The
monument is of Wisconsin mahogany
granite.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
BADGER TAFT MEN ORGANIZE
Wisconsin Republicans Hold Confer
ence--P,an Campaign to Garry
State Tor Pres dent.

Madison--The republican situa-
ton in Wisconsin was thoroughly
canVassed at a conference of promi-
nent Wisconsin republicans held at
the headquarters of the republican
national committee in Chicago.
Director Mulvane and Joseph B.
Healing, head of the organization bu-
reau, met delegation numbering
more than twenty we'll known Wis
consin politicians, including E. L.
Phillip of Milwaukee, w. H. Bray of
Oshkosh, F, L. Gilbert, H. H. Morgan
and H. L. LedVina of Madison. It
was decided to form Taft organ
ization in Wisconsin to assist in the
election of President Taft, an under
standing having been reached where
by if the state goes republican all the
electors will vote in the electoral col
lege for Mr.. Taft.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
WAYS TO CURE ptAvlNt nAt
Spread on Ground Water Runs Off
Without Injuring Crop.

We have tried several ways of cur,
says q farm writer, but the way we
now practice is to let hay lie just as
the machine cuts 1t until it is about
cured, or We get ready 80 haul it in.
Don't get scared If it rains on your
hay. Rain will not hurt hay very
much. only in appearances" if 1t gets
wet before it is raked into windows
or piled up in small pilas.
We used to think that rain would
ruin hay, but about six years ago one
morning | moved a field of peas,
cane nd crabgrass That same day
another one Of my neighbors cut hay,
and after two days Of Sunshine there
set In q wet spell of about two weeks
My neighbor, having plenty of help
raked his hay and piled it In small
piles, but / did not have help and did
not touch mine. The result was this:
At the end Of two weeks my neigh.
boris hay piles were wet through and
rotten. | examined my hay and decid
ed that 1t was worth saving, so raked
it up and everything ate it very well,
Since then do not get SO scared when
/ see q cloud coming up, because if
hay is spread on the ground the
water will pass through it to the
ground. But If it is punched up and
gets wet it is almost sure to turn
black and rot
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
MILLERS MAKE PROTEST
Commerce Commission on Cues
ton of Modified Regulations.

Madison.-B. Fl. Meyer, member of
the interstate commerce commission,
held a conference here with repre-
sentatives of the Wisconsin Millers'
association on the question of modi-
flying the commissions regulations
regarding the privilege of milling
grain in transit. Under the reguIa-
lions Of the commission the millers
are compelled to pay what they con
slider too high a charge for the priv
ilege of stopping grain for milling
and then reshipping it in milled
form. Commissioner Meyer said he
would submit the matter to the full
commission when he reached Wash
ington. The millers were represent
ed by E. j. Lachman of La Crosse.
secretary Of the Wisconsin Millers'
association; H. M. Mulberger of Wa
tertown, j. c. Horton of Grand Rap
ids, R. E. York of Portage, George
Koenig of Watertown and others.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
Bees ard ~
FdpmNOfeS

Stacking grain improves its quality.
Remove the pumpkin seeds before
feeding.
The cowpea should have a warm
seed bed for best development.
If preparing to ship potatoes see to
ordering the cars early-especiall
this fall
1t is the work of filing the silo
that is keeping it from being built on
every farm.
The first big need of the majority of
the older corn belt soils is limestone
and Iegumes.
a shed of crotches and poles, COW
cred with straw, is cheap, warm and
businesslike.
The ability to produce profit La q
standard by which all farm stock
must be measured
Muddy and unclean stable yards are
always sources of loss because of
their unsanitary condition.
The farmer who is not raising le-
gumes has his eyes closed to some of
the biggest opportunities in farming
Keep the stable yards clean. There
is no place that is more prolific in
breeding flies than a filthy barn yard
Grain that has been discolered in
the shock will be improved consider
ably by being allowed to sweat out
or cure in the stack.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
BISHOPS DEATH MASK MADE
Cast from Features of Late Fond du
Lac Prelate to Be Used as
Model tor Crypt.

Fond du Lac.-A cast from the
death mask made Of Bishop Grafton,
has been successfully struck. The
model represents an accurate i'm
preston of the preIate's features,
showing the strong lines of his coun-
tenance, and the impressive forehead.
The cast shows the bishop to have
wasted considerably because of his
long illness and confinement. Like
in death the face appears thin and
the lines more sharply drawn than
they were when the bishop was in
health
Just what will be done with the
cast is not known, however, it is
likely to be used as a model for the
crypt which is to be placed in ST.
PauIs cathedral a year hence The
plan, it is said, is to fashion the cover
of the crypt into recumbent statue
of the dead prelate.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
MOCK LYNCHING
WINS CONFESSION
Black Subject Admits Theft as
Mob" Adjusts Moose.
LEADS CAPTORS TO BOOTY
Sheriff Stahps Mob of Farmers
Storm" kenosha County Jail as
Part of New THIRD D. gree Test
After Plea of Not Guilty.

Kenosha.-A mock lynching staged
by Sheriff Andrew f. Stahl of Keno
sha county was productive of a con-
fession near here from a negro ac-
cused of grand larceny. The mob"
was organized by Sheriff Stahl in a
realistic manner. The negro was
overpowered and apparently about to
be strangled when he broke down and
confessed.
Wiley Davie of Kansas City was
the negro. He confessed that he had
stolen a gun valued at $50. Sheriff
Stahl directed one of his deputies to
go out and get farmers together and
have them stop at farmhouse be
tween the village Of Salem and Ke-
nOsha.
You know the people in this sec
ton don't like negroes" said the
sheriff, just before he reached the
place where the mob was waiting
and he detailed to the prisoner the
greWsOme story of how one negro
had been lynched in the county.
The negro declined to confess and
one of the men ran to a barn nearby
ard brought out rope. In a second
the hooting men had thrown the
moose about the neck of the negro
and were taking him off TO a wood
land.
Then Davies changed his mind and
calling the sheriff he declared that he
was ready to confess. Stahl and his
deputies waved back the mob and the
negro led the sheriff to a swamp and
dug the gun out from under the
leaves where he had buried it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
are Plain.

1t is curious how people will refuse
to believe what one can clearly see.
Tell the average man or woman that
the slow but cumulative poisonous
effect of caffeine-the alkaloid in tea
and coffee-tends to weaken the heart,
upset the nervous system and cause
Indigestion, and they may laugh at
you If they don't know the facts.
Prove it by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery Of cof-
fee drinkers from the above condi-
tons, and a large per cent OF the hui
man family will shrug their shoulders,
take some drugs and-keep on drink
ing coffee or tea.
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members OF our house
hold" writes a lady at enervates,
depresses and creates a feeling OF
Ianguor and heaviness. 1t was only
by leaving off coffee and using Postum
that we discovered the cause and way
out of these ills.
"The only reason, I am sure, why
Postum is not used altogether to the
exclusion of ordinary coffee is, many
persons do not know and do not seem
willing to learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritious beverage.
There's only one way-according ID
directions-boil it fully Is minutes.
Then it is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little book, 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-04
PACKING CASE FOR WINTER
inexpensive Box That Does Away
With Usual Extra Cover and Bot
tom Board Is Illustrated.

Last year | used winter case which
is very inexpensive. as it does away
with the usual extra cover and bottom.
board. The box is six inches larger
all around at the bottom edge than
the hive, and tapers up to point
about a foot above the hive, where it
is small enough to take the regular
cover. If made any shallOWer it
comes too close to the top edge of the
hive and prevents pouring the pack
ing around the hive. To close the
opening below / make a frame of
six-inch stuff the same size inside
as the outside of the hive, says H A,