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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-16

Capt. Wilbur S. Bullock, for many years a
we'll known shipmaster sailing from Bangor
died at his home in that city Oct. 18th, aged 60
years and months. He was the son of Capt.
Norris B. Bullock Of Hampden. Going to sea
when boy he followed that occupation prac-
tically all his life, retiring two years ago. He
made his home for many years at North Bucks
port, except three years in Brewer, and had
moved to his new home in Bangor only two
weeks ago. He made number of foreign
voyages as mate, but for the most of his sea-
faring career was in command of vessels in
the New York and Southern trade. His last
command was the schooner William JONES'
Previous to that he was in the Emma R. Har-
vey and had also commanded the Normandy,
Nat Aver, 1zetta and others, and was in vari-
GUS schooners of the F. W. Aver fleet at differ
ent times. He was widely known as capable
navigator and good business man and had the
highest reputation for integrity and ability
and well as respect for his fine personal traits.
He was member of Brewer Lodge A. o. U.
w. and Floral Grange of North Bucksport
He leaves his wife and one son, Charles S.
Bullock; also a brother and sister, Capt c. L.
Bullock and Mrs. George M. Reed of North
Bucksport The funeral was held Wednesday
in the North Bucksport church.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-16
OBITUARY.

The rather sudden death of Capt Rufus E.
Patterson Sunday evening, Oct 9Th, at NORTH
port. was great surprise to the people of this
community. as it was not generally known
that anything serious was the matter with
him. although having long been troubled with
asthma caused a weakness of the heart that
he could not rally from. Sunday afternoon he
grew weaker, and at 10 o'clock calmly passed
away. aged n years. 8 months and days.
Capt. Patterson was the eldest son of the late
Rufus and Mary (ElwelD Patterson and was
born in Northport Jan. 1s. 1896. The funeral
was Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 7th, at the resi-
dence of Elmer Drinkwater, where he had
resided for the past two years. Rev. W. F.
Sturtevant of Belfast officiated and spoke yerv
feelingly of the long life and deep affection of
the deceased as shown by the large attendance
of relatives, friends and neighbors Those
who most keenly feel his departure are his
only daughter, Mrs. Lillian Elliot of Richmond
Ind; his brother, Capt. w. E. Patterson of
Northport, and Mrs Mary Currier of Camden
farer At the tender age of years he went
as cook on vessel with his father, and from
that time. with the exception of his two years
IN the army and up to within few years ago,
he followed the sea and only retired because
of his advancing years. He commanded a few
vessels and sailed for several years from Bel
fast. Bangor and Ellsworth and Z ON Boston
to Baltimore. His special vocation, however,
was that of pilot. and for long time he was
engaged in that business from st. John to New
York and was considered one of the most capa-
BILE men in that service. At the age of 27
he enlisted at Belfast, and was mustered in
Dec 81, 1868, in Company L., First Maine
Heavy Artillery. He was wounded at Peters
burg June, 1864, and honorably discharged
Sept II. 1865. Probably no regiment in thet
war suffered such loss as his did. Of the
$50 comrades who swept across that fatal field,
less than 200 gathered together to attempt to
reorganize their shattered companies, and
Rufus was of them. Now, as he has en-
tered that low green tent whose curtain never
outward SWINGS" and his familiar figure will
never be seen on our streets, yet the memory
of him will linger long in the minds and hearts
of both old and young, as it should, for he
performed well his part in the long life allotted
to him; therefore, to this old veteran and es-
teemed citizen, and to one long personal friend
and neighbor, Rufus E. Patterson, we paw this
simple tribute.-G
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-16

William James Colbufn died in Toledo Ohio,
October l1th, after long illness. He was
born in Belfast, March %, 1874, and was the
oldest living son Of the late William Tnaxter
and Olive Giles Colburn. He is survived by
his wife, formerly Catherine P. Anderson of
Belfast; by two brothers. Albert Thaxter Col
burn of Toledo, Ohio and Augustine Co burn
of Belfast, and by two sisters, Mrs Albert NJ
Carter and Miss Charlotte WI lite Colburn of
Belfast Mr.. Colburn lived until early II an
hood in Belfast. when he went to Toledo
where he was prominent in business circles
for many years, being a partner in the whole
sale firm of Weed. Colburn Co. His gen al
personality and upright character are we'll
remembered by his many Belfast friends.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-16

railroad track. Failing to arrive home his
friends grew alarmed and searching party
was instituted from Burnham and Winnecook,
and about midnight Capt Fletcher was found
lying down on the railroad bed in an exhausted
condition. He lost his bearings while in the
woods and grew tired. after his long tramp
but Is none the worse from the experience.
DR.. B. z. Hurd of Waterville narrowly es
capped serious injury last Thursday when his
automobile was struck by an electric work car
He had been attending patient and was driv-
ing out of short lane and saw the regular pas
senger electric pass. Not expecting another
car to follow he started to cross the track and
was struck by gravel car which he did not
see or hear and thrown from his auto striking
on his head and shoulders. He was picked up
and carried to a nearby house and received
medical attention. He suffered severe in
jury on the back of his head and both legs
were badly scraped but later was able to go
home without assistance. The automobile was
quite badly damaged.
Capt. H. O. Appleby, being at the time un.
employed, recently made trip to George
town, S. c., in charge of the four mast Schoon-
er John Bossert to allow Capt Whittier,
who is his friend, an opportunity to remain at
home awhile. This was the first time that
Capt. Appleby ever sailed in fore and after.
having spent his sea life of many years in
square riggers. Under the circumstances he
did remarkably WELL making the round trip
from this port to Georgetown and return in
thirty five days, seventeen of which was spent
in the latter port. Once seaman always q
seaman, whether it be on a sloop or a full-rg-
ged ship, and as rule sailorman when he
torswears the sea makes the best kind of a
landsman for the reason that be can turn his
hand to almost any ything, while as a citizen the
city, State or nation in whichever he may be
located.-The Marine Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
SOME OF THE HOUSES
ARE AMONG BEST IN
THE COUNTRY AND
FILMS INTERESTING

Give the average American his choice
of amusements and nine times out OF
ten he will take a baseball game or
the moving pictures. More often than
not it will be the movies" because
many man who, hasn't SO cent piece
to invest in an exhibition of curves and
spit balls by his favorite pitcher can
pay nickel and. get a full hours good,
clean, wholesome enjoyment from
watching the antics of his favorite ac-
tor or actress on the screen.
The moving picture is unquestionably
the one generally popular amusement.
1t is patronized by all classes and the
intellectual high brow who at other
times revels in problem plays and Ger
man operas doesn't scorn a visit to
the picture shows where he sits in the
true spirit of democracy beside the
newsboy who has never heard of such
things. 1t has the regular drama almost
backed off the boards.
Ten years ago. it was in its infancy.
Today it has reached the point of per-
lection of having the voice of the actors
mechanically produced as perfectly as
their actions and the picture theatre is
an institution that is permanently as
eured and seriously considered, not at
the mere "tagger on of the Legitimate
drama, but as a potent voice in things
theatrical and a great factor in educa-
tional and sociological development.
School boards of a dozen cities, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
SMOKING GAINS
IN POPULARITY
Moderate Use of Weed Anti
septic and Beneficial.
Dealers Up to Date

That smoking causes diseases of the
respiratory passages is matter of COM
mon belief but there is no evidence that
this is true. A man who smoked 100
cigars a day might possibly irritate his
hranchial tubes in such friShtful man
ner that death would follow, but we are
not dealing with lunatcs, but with sane
men. who smoke in moderation and know
that there is a time and place for all
things Ordinary smoking produces no
pereeptible irritation of the air passages.
Indeed, the London Lancet has recently
advanced the view that its effect upon
them is decidedly antiseptc and benef-
cial
Hoarseness, which sometimes follows
excessive cigar or cigarette smoNins' par
tieularly in winter, is to be laid. not to
tobacco, but to the general imbecility of
the smoker. A man who smokes In the
open air when the temperature Is at 20
degrees and thus inhales alternate blasts
of hot and frigid air, or begins to smoke
before breakfast and Keeps his mouth
membranes and muscles of suction busy
until he falls asleep at night is certainly
not to be regarded as normal man, and
it is unfair to condemn smoking in nor
NAL men because one simpleton happens
to be injured by it. If man talked all
dav. or drank all day, or walked all day,
he would be vastly more damaged. Again,
he would grow hoarse much more rap
idly if he ate snowballs or inhaled wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
'Uncle Sam" Boosts This
Section in Soil Survey
CONTINUED from Page One)

CONTINUED from rage One)
creeks, and the much disected upland
to the north and west of these valleys.
The elevation varies from less than 240
to 1400 feet, with an average of 500
to 500 feet above sea.
The important rivers are Little Ca
haba, Warrior and Locust Fork
Transportation facilities are good. In
addition to nine main railroads, there
is an excellent system of macadam-
ized roads.
The principal cities and towns are
Birmingham, with its numerous sub
urbs, and Bessemer Ensley, Leeds,
Trussville and Warrior.
The climate is exceptionally mild and
favorable to wide variety of staple
and special crops. Snow is rare, and
freezing weather seldom lasts for more
than few days each winter. The rain
| fall is ample for crop growth and gem
orally we'll distributed throughout the
year.
Industrial development has stimu-
lated trucking and general produce
farming. The staple crops in general
are corn and cotton with some forage
crops. Dairying interests are being ex-
tended.
Farm labor is chiefly colored and is
well paid owing to competition with
the mines and other Industrial enter
prises.
Deeper plowing and more frequent
tfllage should be practiced. Winter
cover crops should be sown on all cot
ton and corn fields in order to prevent
erosion and teaching. and at the same
time to add humus to the soil.
| Systematic rotation should be intro
duced.
| More hogs and farm stock should be
| kept Goats and sheep will do we'll in
forested portions and no non-agricul-
tural land.
| Thirteen soil types, representing eight
series, were mapped in the county. AS
regards manner of formation, these
soils are of two broad classes. namely,
aIluvial and residual.
The alIuvial soils are the Wabash
clay, the Huntington gravelly loan.
and Huntington silt loan. The first
two are important soils, but of limited
extent The last named Is a very
strong soil and is favorite for the
growing of corn and truck
The residual limestone soils include
the Decatur clay loan, Hagerstown
stony loan, Hagerstown loan, and the
Clarksville stony loan.
The Decatur clay loan is a strong
soil. but the hulk of the type is located
| close to growing cities, and is held at
| high prices for building sites. 1t is
naturally suited to wide range of
crops. and with careful tillage and the
use of manures can be profitably used
for trucking.
The Hagerstown stony loan is well
adapted to fruit growing and to the
usual farm crops.
The Hagerstown loan Is good gen.
| eral farming soil and its use for market
gardening is increasing.
The Clarksville stony loan is the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

treated The production of reels is
money and among the 400 players who
are permanently employed by the Amer
lean manufacturers there are many
whose salaries mount up in many fig
ures
Some Noted Actors
May Buckley. Mckee Rankin, Blanch
Walsh, Mildred Holland, Nat Good
win and Marshall Wilder are a
few who have succumbed to the temp
tations of acting before the camera
and they have not sacrificed one whit
of their art, to say nothing of the Di-
vine Sarah. who has made several mag
nificent films to immortalize her to tine
coming generations.
Low admission was originally the
first attraction of the movies and the
business has been financially so sue
cessful that the enormous expenditures
are justified.
All Birmingham people are moving
picture fans. Any man with good rich
red blood in his body and some of the
joy of life in his soul is Obliged to be.
J There's no resisting a few minutes pas
time in pleasant surroundings even by
| the most confirmed old crouch on rec
ord. Thousands of them visit their fav-
orite theatres every day, taking them
| in turns as the posters announce what
| ever appeals to them and the ticket SELL
ers are kept busy from 10 o'clock in the
morning until nearly midnight, pulling
off their little tabs of pasteboard that
means admittance to a thoroughly hap
kpy and healthful entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
stunts that later entertained thei
one of the local theatres.
How Plays Are Produced

stunts that later entertained them at
one of the local theatres.
How Plays Are Produced
The process is an interesting one. 1t
takes a least three days to produce q
play and then the atmospheric condi-
tions must be perfect, for the picture
man is dependent in large measure
upon the weather man. The scenes are
not acted in sequence, but according 20
setting and the smallest detail is con-
sidered and must be perfect. There are
no halfway done things, for defects
that would pass unnoticed across the
footlights are emphasized on the screen
and that is why it takes the best actors
and the most careful costuming and
management to make really success
full film. The audiences are critical and
the blood and thunder melodrama with
nothing but wild thrills to recommend
it, has become passe and been put on
the shelf with the other has beens The
accepted picture play of today has a
plot as we'll worked out as that of the
regular drama, with the same sense of
realism and sequence as intelligently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

soil for the growing of tree and bush
fruits. Systematic orcharding would be
very profitable here.
The Dekalb shale loan, residual for
shale, occurs in the rougher upland
country. Hillside areas have many of
the physical characteristics of the grape
soils of the nofthern states. The fam
Gus scuppernoIfg grape grows especial
ly well on the hilly ridges and slopes.
The type is susceptible of Improvement
and under modern methods is a profit
able farming soil Where the slope
permits, Irish potatoes will succeed 1t
is better adapted to Irish than sweet
potatoes.
The Dekalb silt loan is of very wide
extent and has certain variations of
texture that make ii a favorite for gem
eral farming and trucking. Market
gardening viii prove more profitable
on this type than any other form of
agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
"'MOVIES""' ARE HIGH GLASS;;
HAVE MANY FINE FEATURES


cluding Philadelphia, st. Paul, Detroit,
Newark, Minneapolis. Denver and san
Francisco have taken picture machines
as part of their pedagogical equipment
and more than once they have been the
means of bringing about reforms by
exposing conditions as they really were,
for the camera does not lie. Expert
mcnts along this line are already being
made in Birminghams
The field of work is practically unlim-
tied
The hard dry facts of history are
visualized vividly and Interestingly and
make a far more convincing instructor
than any history teacher whoever tried
to drive them just SO. undressed and
undecorated, into the heads of young
sters who were more interested in
other things. Current events. travel, in
dustries, hygiene-theres hardly phase
of modern life that isn't shown to the
uninitiated public at some of the .
cent theatres every day, making 1t just
that much better acquainted with the
workings and conditions of life.
Ten thousand theatres of the United
States are devoted to the production of
photoplays and nearly so companies are
engaged in their manufacture 1t was
the Lubin and Kalem companies who
brought pictures right into Birming-
ham last winter when they camped in
the old hotel on Shades mountain and
had picturesque Jefferson county seem
cry for their background. Then it was
that lot of fans saw the workings of
them for the first time while the CAM
era man ran off the films in his little
machine and caught the actors as they
chased about the hilltops doing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

smoke or stood watching a fire In a hay
warehouse Indeed. the smoke of tobac-
co is now said to be less injurious to the
air passages than the smoke of any other
substance that burns.
Perhaps nowhere in the world is there
a better line of cigars tobaccos and
smoking accessories to be found than in
Birmingham No matter whether man
wants a three for nic<le' cigar,
stogie, ten straight or a 50 cent
smoke he can get it at any of the many
smoking empofiums of the city
Birmingham Men Particular
Birmingham smokers are very partic-
uIar. and they demand the best grade OF
goods The steel worker is as careful in
picking out his ''Pittsburg stogie'' as the
club man who delights in a perfecto after
dinner. Cigarette smoking Is also very
popular among the younger men OF the
city, many of them preferrins a short,
light smoke, to that of cigar. Not only
are all of the domestic cigarettes sold
here in large quantities but practically
every firyt-class foreign brand is inn
ported for Birmingham consumption.
The Turkish brands of cigarettes are
and 25 cent packages pass across the
counters of local SMOKE houses every
week. In the cigar line public favor Is
about evenly divided between the Ha-
vana and Porto Rico goods, one brand OF
the latter class practically dominating
that part of the business. Not only are
a great many domestic cigars sold in this
district but quite few of local manu-
facture are on the market and command
good trade.
Pipes and Chewing Tobacco
Pipe smoking IS also very popular, ana
some of the local stores have thousands
of dollars invested in stock of high
grade pipes. Everything from cent
cob pipe to the costliest briar or meer-
schaum may be found in the local stock
Extensive lines of chewing tobacco are
also handled to accommodate the de-
mands of Birmingham's great army OF
worknren who insist on their navy Or
plug cut before starting out for tho
days work.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-31

Mexico City. May 3i.-No intima-
tion mas yet been given by Provision
al President Huerta as TO when he
viii issue the decree calling a prcsi-
dental election. II IL considered
certain that no Will not delay for long
the Formally OF issuing an official
call. as both houses of congress have
passed measure fixing october 90
as the date.
General Felix Diaz Is the only can
dldate who has frankly entered his
name for the election. but II is re-
garded as probable that he will be
met by the opposition OF Manuel ca
lero. former Mexican ambassador az
Washington, and possibly OF Fran
cisco de la Barra. minister of for
eign affairs. as the representative OF
the Catholic party.
The tone of large part Of toe
press and the expression Of opinion
OF many people. inclndlng numerous
friendr OF Felix Dinz. indicate that
llis popularity has waned and that
there IN little chance of his election.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-31
GRAND JURY WILL
PROBE PIER
DISASTER
Los Angeles District Attorney
Displeased With Findings
of Coroner in Long Beach
Investigation.
lBy Leased wire 70 Evening Herald.

IBy Leased Wire Ia Evening Herald. J
Los Angeles. calf, May 3i.--The
clamor following the failure OF the
coroner's jury 30 fix responsibility fof
the collapse Of the auditorium pier AT
Long Beach. which killed thirty-seven
persons last saturday. resulted today
In an announcement by District At
torney Fredericks that ne would pre-.
sent the ease to the grand Jury Mon
day.
The coroner's jury held one rotten
girder resonsible for the disaster. The
BOARD of inquiry appointed to examine
the ruined structure reported that an
adequate inspection would have re-
vealed the weakness OF the structure
In time TO prevent the catastrophe
Fredericks said this report would
be called 10 the attention OF the grand
jury but added that proceedings hased
on any alleged criminal negligence
involved In the construction ~ the
pier and auditorium would be barred
by the statute OF limitations.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-31

Chihuahua city. Chi. Mex, May
Si.--Generai samuel u. Mercado, re-
Gently recalled from Parral. today
was appointed military governor OF
Chihuahua state. lie succeeds Cen
eral Antonio Rahago. who has been
called Ia Mexico City.
Colonel Romcro with l.s0e federals
is marching south IN an effort 20 re-
store rail and sire communication
along the Mexican Central railway
ms far AZ Torreon. IN fight with the
insurgents under villa. Herrera and
Hernandez az s,tneillo. the goyern-
mens reports tweRty-nve rehela killed
and several taken prisoners.
The constitutionallsts are. concen-
trated about santa Rosaila. while the
government troops today are engaged
In repairing burned bridges at Con-
chos The government column ~
carrying several pieces OF heavy ar
tillery. The insurgent strength Is ee-
timated at i,t0O well mounted but
poorly armed men with no heavy ar
tillery.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-31
CORNELL MAN SETS
NEW RECORD FOR
one MILE RUN
John Paul zones Does the Dis
tance in Four Minutes,
Fourteen and Two-Fifths
Seconds.

10y LEASED Wire % Evening Herald. 4
Cambridge, Mass. May 3i.--Condl-
lions were conducive 10 record break.
iRR performances when the finals n
the intercollegiate track aud Held
championships were called at Harvard
stadium az z;s0 O'Clock tins after
noon.
The struggle or pennayivnnla. Cor
NELL Harvard. Yale and Dartmouth
for the title was OF chief Interest. A
spectacular conteat was Enaranteed
in the mile run between John Paul
Joner. Cornell. and Norman =, Taoer.
Of Brown. There were enccuraRina
cheers from the 5000 apectators fof
the men, from Michigan ana CaIiE1r-
mia who hoped 20 pick u:h pointa On a
few high individual peFforfssaeea
Other colleges whlrh Were atill ln
che running fef polnls eluSa slsa sport
began. were syria -uae, Columbia.
Princeton. John Hopkins. Wesleyan.
Pennsylvania state ana Frnnkiin end
Marshall
The finals;
shot put---Won by L. A. whitney,
Dartmouth, distance. 81 feet 5-s
inches: Il. 4. Reatty. Columbia, aec-
ond: A. w. Kohler, Mlchignn. third;
~ q. Kanzeler. Cornell. fourth.
Mile run--won BY Jones. cornell;
Tabor, Brown. second; Harmon.
Dartmouth. third; Madeira, pennsxl-
vania, fourth. Time, minutes AZ "a
seconds. New American record
4f0-yard run--Won by Han. MIchi-
gan; Coxzons. Cornell. second; Bar
roa. Harvard. third; Jensei. Michigan.
fourth. Time, 4S RS seconds.
l20-yard hurdles--Won by Wendell.
Wesleyan Jackson, Harvard, second;
Cummins. Harvard, third Time.
rs SIS seconds w. r. Potter, Yale.
did not finish
Points-cornelL q; Michigan. s.
Harvard, a Dartmouth, n Wes-
leyan. 3.