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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09

MoNTl.
Miss Azeua Mahoney departed for
her home at Dubuque one day last
week.
Mrs. Thos. Turley and sister, Miss
Nellie Shoot were Winthrop visitors
recently. -
Miss Wayne McGuier entertained
her friend, Miss Madonna Malaphany
of Cresco, last week.
Joe Secrecy visited friends at Ma
,sonyille one day the latter part of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Shoot are the
happy parents of a baby boy born
last Tuesday.
Miss Mariet Coleman returned
home Saturday after brief visit at
Chas. O'Connor's near Winthrop.
Lawrence Gallon was q, Sunday
guest of friends at Masonville.
Miss Miller of Troy was an over
Sunday guest at the w. J. Monahan
home.
A number from here are planning
on going to the Chautauqua that is
being held in Manchester this
week.
Miss Mabel Shelley is entertaining
her little cousin, Marie Wilson OF
Waterloo.
Misses Cathryn Loughren, Flossie
and Blanche McEnany and Susie
] Coleman Of Cedar Falls came home
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and daughter Ethel leave Tuesday
for an extended trip in the east
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Worley OF
Ryan were at J.55W. fHartman's Wed,
nesday.
Bert Ellison and P. Fl. Rimmer had
business in Illinois last week.
Mrs. Wilt Toomer spent. Thursday
with her relates in .Dyersville. &
Our people spent the Fourth in
various ways: Some went to Man
chester and Robinson, others to Du-
buque and Cedar Rapids but the
majority had picnics near home.
Word was received Thursday OF
the death by drowning that day in
the river. at Oskaloosa of Walter
Bryan, "a young man who grew to
manhood in the home Of Mr.. n and
Mrs. Fred Bartsche of this place. IL !
Miss Gladys Bancroft came home
from Fayette Thursday evening to
spend the Fourth, returning to her
school duties Monday.
Dr. =. ]. Wintenberg's mother is
seriously Ill at her home in Lamont.
NJ. ]. . Manley of Waterloo was in
town Thursday. n.
Miss Eva Keith Of Hopkinton Wis
tied her brother, Clay, Thursday. Us
B. T.. Saunders is. mere from Round
up, Montana. He expects to return
to that place soon with car of
hOus ehold goods and stock. He has
bought ranch near there.
Miss Ella Harris is visiting at
Charles Fierstines near Manchester.
Mrs. Lucy Lewis and Mrs. Annie.
Stone OF Hopkinton. were guests at
the Perkins home Friday.
Miss Minera Burton Of Montana is
spending the summer with home
folks. KY
4 Misses Gladys. Althea and Carmine
Bancroft were in Manchester Satur-
day. :t
Mrs. Josephine Harris and daugh-.
ter Helen are in Manchester this
week attending Chautauqua.
F. M. Byerly died at his home in
this place Saturday afternoon, July
s, after short illness. The funeral
serices were held Tuesday afternoon
An obituary will be published next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ira White and Mrs.
Dorine White attended Chautauqua at
Manchester Sunday.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Raforth and
sons Of Dubuque are visiting at l..
Schnittjer's. \:
4 Clair Grommon and George Oehler
came home from Gladstone to spend
the Fourth. 4
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SBURG.

| The Fourth passed ott very quiet
~ mere, Most or our people cele
DRAFTED at the ZION and Emanuel sun
day ochool plcnlc.. There was !;
large crowd present, and also at the
fireworks in the evening. Several
family plcnics We're held, while many
remained quietly at home.
The haug family were over from
Manchester to spend the Fourth.
MIS-. j. A. Bush and sons, Lee
ana itay are with frieenus at 4 Man
chester during Chautauqua.
Thomas Moreland Of Seattle, Wash
ington, is here to remain during q
part of his vacation. He has fine
position at Seattle and is Well pleas
ed With his work in particular and
the west in general,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bergman, Roy
Vessel. and wife, Mr.. anu .Mrs. Geo.
Schenke, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred keck.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Kocher, DR.. and
Mrs. c. H.. Jacobs, MIR. and Mrs. L.
H. Smith and son, Spencer, and 9th,
ers were at Manchester on Sunday
to attend Chautauqua.
Mrs. Edith Lochridge Reid and
children and Miss Irene 5Lochridse
of Clinton are here to spend several
weeks with relatives and friends who
are indeed pleased to see them once
ed to teach at Woodbine at an in
crease of salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Sawyer and
sons Maurice and Merle Of Earlyille
were among our visitors on July A..
Mr.. and Mrs. George Herman are
spending the week with relatives
at Freeport, Illinois.
James Prentice was called to Earl
Vile Thursday by the death of his
sister, Mrs. W. r.. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. R. Grimes We're
Chautauqua visitors at Manchester on
Sunday
Miss Mildred Bush is visiting at
Independence at the home Of her,
aunt, Mrs. ]. B. Litchfield.
Geo. F. Potts and W.. S. Adams
have arrived home safe and sound
from the Gettysburg reunion.
Sam Hyde Of Cascade was calling
upon friends here the first of the,
week.
Ernest Bush Of Cedar Rapids was
a Colesburg visitor Monday and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prentice and
Roy Prentice and wife were at Earl
vile Saturday to attend the funeral
services Of their relative, Mrs w.
T. Wood. Mrs. Wood resided in this
vicinity for many years and her
death comes as a personal loss to
many. To the; husband, son and
brothers the sympathy of our people
is extended.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
Thursday to spend the Fourth.

Thursday to spend the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Baragary are
the happy parents OF a baby boy
born last Saturday.
Miss Ida .Maroney arrived home
from Hudson, where she has Dee I'll
teaching in the rural schools near
that place, the past year.
Joe Turiey was Winthrop call
er last Saturday.
Henry Grant, a fireman on the
main line Of the Illinois Central from
Fort Dodge to Waterloo, came home
one day last week for a brief visit.
Mrs. Dennis Grove visited at the
p. Kelley home in Winthrop one
day recently.
Henry Grant visited at Jas. \; ar
oneys Saturday.
Mrs. John Casey and Vincent Wis
tied at Thos. NTarpy's Saturday,
Pat Ney and sister, Miss Sarah,
visited at Ed. Ney's in Winthrop
last Sunday.
Harry Nelson Of Minnesota is a
guest at the home OF his uncle. John
O'Brien, this week.
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THORPE.

sY5S THORPE.
MI. and Mrs. A. Thompson were
over Sunday visitors at Delhi.
Edward Kelm spent last week at h 8 s
Y home in Oelwein.
Mrs Humble OF Manchester spent
4 Thursday and Friday at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Brewster.
Mrs. D. ID. sarks spent Sunday at
4 the Chas. Daisy home. f
II s53A Mr.. Lewis visited Saturday at the
home ,of his daughter, Mrs. Ed. Wen
n del. 81 Il: !.
5 ss Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pilgrim are
the parents of a baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster spent sun
! day at the Sam Humble home In
K Manchester. y
Chas. Daisy spent Thursday at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Harding,
in Lamont.
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OF the condition OF Farmers State Bank.
organized under the laws of Iowa. To-
Gated at Hopkinton. County Of Delaware
at the close of business on 28th dav
Ct June 1913. made to the Auditor OF
State tsSss1 2, y. gs5zS a. n ; {. = 10
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The glorious Fourth is a thing Of
the past. Our celebration was IT a
success, both socially and financially.
The parade was fine. The. Grafton
by Walter Maley, showed thoughtful
work. 1t was rare treat and took
WELL There is no need to say a
one on the grounds was disappoint.
ed. All were delighted with his
talk on Independence Day. Five
thousand people passed through the
entrance to the grounds on that day.
Rev. Roney Of Manchester, Donhue
of Fairbanks, Lonergan of Mason
vile, Murphy of Castle Grove, Nc
Elliott of Cedar Rapids and Nc
Namara of Lamont were here to cecil
citrate the Fourth.
Father Lehey of Dubuque spent
Sunday with Father Malloy.
Mrs. Martin Kanerer Of Winona.
Minnesota, was visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Ward, over Sunday.
Buford Donnelly Of northern Min
nesota is home for an indefinite per-
iod. .s
Mrs. Gotta of Dubuque was here
and spent the Fourth with her son
Of the firm of. Gotta e Hurd.
VIM. Underwood has one of the
incest cars in town. It is a Mich
igan car, which he purchased in &C.
dar Rapids and brought it to Ryan
Saturday evening.
Miss Roney, "a sister Of Father
Roney of Manchester spent the
Fourth in Ryan. Il =
Anna Prabel, Of the Kitleen CO.
OF Cedar Rapids. was in Ryan re-
Gently. ia < Fl
Mr.. and Mrs. Gearhart of Buck
Creek were in Ryan over Sunday.
Two hundred and twenty five NUM-
4th Of July evening.
Miss Tessie Duffy Of Waterloo spent
Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery and Mr.. Bing-s
er were burned quite badly by the
explosion Of some acid.
Miss Phelan, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Phelan, who has been in
Montana for several months, is at
home for an indefinite period.
Dr.. Malloy was in Ryan recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald and
family were, visiting at the Drum
my home Sunday. SIS H.
Rev. Melchart was in Manchester
Sunday. y
Rev. Weaver Of Mt. Vernon spent
Sunday here and at Silver Creek.
Father McElliott of Cedar Rapids
spent several days with his mother,
Mrs. Ellen McElliott.
Mrs. Morris Behan is contemplat-
ing the erection of modern home
on the lot where the old house is
now standing.
Mr.. Gotta has his brothers, Clifford,
helping in the store the past week.
Sam McAreavey was in Dubuque on
Thursday.
Mrs. Worley entertained several
relatives from different parts of
the state on the Fourth.
Mrs. Frank Orr and daughter Mabel
and son Frank, Miss Conner, and
lily were down from independence to
help celebrate the Fourth.
Mrs. John TarreltOn spent a day
in Manchester recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Of Manchester
spent a day with the Brayton fam
lily.
Mrs. X. sHOulahan was called TO
Delaware on account Of the serious
illness Of her mother, Mrs. zirtzman.
B. Brayton has new auto, Metz.
Several from here spent Sunday in
Cedar Rapids. ~
Miss Jones of Manchester spent
Sunday in the country.
John Riley had the misfortune Of
hurting his arm while cranking his
automobile one day last week.
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Harry Jones of New York Guy
Z was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Barnes last week.
Harvey Wolfe and family spenc
the Fourth with friends in North
4 Manchester.
Tuesday, July 1, was pay day for
Silver Spring Creamery Company.
They paid 81 cents per pound for
butter tat for May milk.
Mrs. Newhaus Of Kennebeck, SO.
Dakota, who has been visiting her
I mother, Mrs. j.. r. Connolly, for
several weeks has little daughter
born June 25.
s. F. Crabb sold Stanley Steam
5er touring car to j. B. Schuster last
week.
Charles Young went to Mason City
Friday to see his children. He found
them we'll and happy. !,
A. B. White, and son Mark of Han
over, Illinois, visited at the Furman
g brothers homes the past week.
e.. C. Perkins had business in Des
Moines the first Of the week.
ss Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Morgan and
children Of Perry, Iowa, were guests
at the Fred Morgan home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buel Durham OF
Oneida, Mrs. Annie Elliott of Kan.
sas and Miss Cora Kenyon Of Hope
I Valley, Rhode Island, visited at r.
r. Stones, last week.
E. C. Perkins delivered the ad.
dress at Robinson the Fourth.
DR.. E. j. Wintenburg attended a
X medical meeting at Manchester on
"Wednesday.
Mrs. William Robinson and Miss
Nellie Robinson of E rlville visited
i relatives in Delhi Wednesday.
L. Furman of Lyons Iowa, had had
\ business in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. G. PERKINS, MISS
Hazel Perkins. Mrs. Gwen Bent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
STATEN EMIT

OF the condition OF Farmers State Bank
organized under the laws of Iowa. 10.
Gated at Hopkinton County Of Delaware
at the close of business on 23th day
Of June 1913. made to the Auditor OF
Amount of bills. bonds and
d other evidence OF debt dis
counted or purchased actu-
ally owned by this bank .S154. 1852 O9
SOD $50. ..$ 10 90
Legal tender national
bank notes and SUBJ
Drafts. Checks and
other Cash items not
QlShonOreQ, 5Z3 ~ Nt3n
Total Gold. Silver. Legal Ten /.
der. Drafts and Checks. etc.
carried out Z. -. 5000 19
Amount subject to be drawn
at sight on deposit with SOL
o7 SseS ssats: ;' iss 81 q
l:1 n2e3its account in excess Of
Value Of Real Estate. !. 5000 %
Total Assets. !. III, s01 1G
LIABILITIES.
Amount Of Capital Stock, IS $4,000 OF
Amount Of Deposits Z
Subject to Check. $751; S9 05
Amount OF Demand
Deposits. ....S.. 3.s42 Sc
Amount Of Time De -.
Amount Savings De-
Amount deposited by
Postal Savings De-
posts. .2G..42..I-, g. las
Total Deposits, So. e. 137.O45 o.
Bills PAYABLE ..at.. 4'ooo w
Redtscounts, :. :. ..g..3
Due Clearing House, 49,. #
Unpaid Dividends. =. ;.
Other N Profits after Deducting
Total Liabilities. -. III, sol 1G
STATE OF IOWA. Delaware County--ss
We, w. S. Johnson, President, and A
w. Mcdonald. Cashier OF bank above
going statement Is full true and cor.
rect. to the best OF our knowledge ant
belief, and that the assets therein Sc,
forth are bona fide the property of SAID
bank in it's corporate capacity. and thai
no part of the same has been loaned o,
advanced to said bank for the purpose o
being exhibited as portion Of Its as
SEES. W. S. JOHNSON.
A. ". Mcp a5s:ldsh!.
Cashier
Sworn to before me and subscribed
A. VI. Mcdonald this 9Th day Of July
49, D. c. oEHLER.
Notary Public in and TO
Delaware County.
Ai +. f. M nsi and Ralph Milroy, Di-
rectors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
ABATEMENT

Of the condition OF Farmers Savings
Bank. organized under the laws OF Iowa
located at Masonville. County Of Della
ware. at the close Of business on the
2Sth day of June. 1913. made to the
Auditor Of State }rlt89s fgl- ~ 40 - ~
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PLANT Of Old Age.

Washington Irving didn't enjoy old
age more than the other fellow. ~He
sighed one day: What pity 1t 10
that when we have grown old we
can't turn around and grow young
again, and die Of cutting our teeth!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
PLANT Of Old Age.

Washington Irving didn't enjoy old
age more than the other fellow. he
sighed one day: What a pity 1t Is
that when we have grown old we
can't turn around and grow young
again. and die Of cutting our teeth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
RAILROAD time CARDS
MANCHESTER 4 ONEIDA RAILWAY.
Time Table No. "a.

Time Table No. "a.
Effective February z, 1918.
Train No. 2. leaves Manchester at $40
A. NJ. connects with c. g. w. train No.
:. west-bound. due at Oneida at sos A.
NJ. Returning arrives at Manchester at
$3.50 A. NJ.
Train No. 4. leaves Manchester at 7:3e
A. NJ. connects with c. g. w. train No.
s. east-bound. due at Oneida at SOL A.
NJ Returning arrives at Manchester at
1925 A. NJ.
Train No. 6. leaves Manchester at
$40 A. NJ. connects with c. NJ s. st.
P. train No. %. north-bound. due at
Oneida juno. at s:0S A. M Returning
arrives at Manchester at $40 A. NJ.
Train No. 8. leaves Manchester at
2:3o P. NJ. connects with C. G. w.
at $500 P. NJ. also connects with c. @.
W. train No. 3. west-bound. due at
Oneida at s:4s P. NJ Returning arrives
at Manchester at 1920 P. NJ.
Train No. 10. leaves Manchester at
500 P. NJ. connects with C. NJ. & st.
P. train No. Fl. south bound. due at
Oneida juno. at 500 P. NJ Returning
arrives at Manchester at 900 P. M.
Phone Nos. 1ss-5s2.
W. =. aRossMAN.
Observation-Disclosures. Tsasne Manager
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
Soothing.
Easy profit is an anaesthetic that
puts many a conscience to sleep.
Nautical.

Il Nautical.
Ancient mariner (at the first foot
ball camel the tackle we
hear so much about? Smart Land
8lubber-Don't you see the lines all
over the ground?-Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
LOS ANGELES CLUB
WINS GOLF TROPHY
Tom Morris Trophy Again
Captured by California
Club Cracks

Chicago, June 16.-The Tom Morris
memorial golf trophy for the second
time was won by the Los Angeles Coun-
try club with a score OF 365 holes down
on par in the so annual competition
played today. The Los Angeles club
won last year with score of 40 down
on par. The Annandale Country club of
Pasadena, Cal, was second, with 49,.
The Glen Echo Country club of ST Louis,
was third, with 46, and the Memphis
Country club was fourth, with Al
The Oakmont Country club winner in
1911 did not compete this year A num-
Der of other clubs did not enter be-
cause of insufficient notice
More than 40 clubs competed The
memorial is a yearly feature in the West
ern Golf association in honor of the vet
eran Scotch golfer and is played on the
anniversary of his birthday. Teams of
eight players of the competing clubs
play Is holes against par at match pay
Previous winners are the Denver Coun-
try club in 1909, with a card of 16 down
on par, the best score ever turned in
the competition; Oakmont, In 1910 with
al down, country club OF Cleveland in
1911, with As down. Las Angeles Country
club in 1912, with 40 down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
PLAN GOVERNMENT
FOR CANAL ZONE
New Government Will Not
Go Into Effect Until
Canal Opens

Washington, June 16.-Plans for a
permanent government in the canal
zone will not be put into effect until
the formal opening of the canal in
January 1915, Secretary Garrison an
nounced today. In the meantime the
zone government will continue as here
tofore with such notifications as
changing conditions may demand.
Secretary Garrison has conferred fire.
quently during the past week with Col
onel Goethals, chairman of the Isthmian
canal commission, and he has asked the
colonel to submit from time to time
recommendations as to the organiza-
tion of a permanent government.
1t is practically certain that the gov
ernment Will continue to operate the
Panama railroad after the canal is CON-
pleted, Secretary GARRISON said, as II
would be necessary to have a means for
the transportation of troops and sup
plies in the event the canal should
be out of commission at any time. The
future of the railroad will be consid-
cred at a meeting of the directors to
be held here next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
DOHERTY'S BRAKES
WERE mo GOOD"
Engineers Testimony Fea-
lures Stamford Wreck
Investigation

Stamford, Conn. June 16.-The introduc-
ton of the Stamford roundhouse WORK
book containing an entry under date Oh
June 10 by Engineer Charles j. Doherty
that the brakes on his engine No. 1858.
We're mo good and Il statement by
Doherty that he had been told by Travel
ing Engineer j. F. Carroll last Tuesday
that the gauge cocks on 1888 were out OF
order and the brakes did not hold, were
features of todays inquiry by Coroner
Phelan into Thursdays final wreck on
the New Haven road.
The workhouse book is intended Tor
entry by engineers of needed repairs 10
engines. Doherty made his entry under
the heading 'Other repairs needed, ex-
planning he thought this would indicate
that a general overhauling of the engine
was necessary
Joseph Garh, mechanic at the round
house, testified that while he read Doher-
tvs entry he had done nothing with the
air brakes as they appeared all right.
Doherty said he was passing Carroif $
office Wednesday on the way TO the
roundhouse when the latter referring to
engine 1898, said;
For Gods sake lookout for yourself,
the brakes are not holding. Lookout for
the water vats. They are out OF order
Tomorrow Coroner Phelan will be a
passenger on the train which is to make
a test run with the same equipment and
engine as that which figured in the
wreck last Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
SUPREME COURT LEAVES
OVER MANY CASES

Washington, June 16.-When the SUI
preme court adjourned today until Oc-
tober, some 25 important cases were
left undecided. Among these were the
cases of Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
and Frank Morrison, the officers of the
American Federation of Labor, who are
asking for a review of the decision of
the District of Columbia court holding
them in contempt for alleged violation
of an injunction in the Bucks Stove and
Range company case. Execution of the
sentences thus will be delayed at least
until fall Gompers, who was sem
fenced to month in Jail, has been very
i'll for several month.
other cases on the left over list in
clude the intermountain rate case. the
citrus fruit rate case affecting the Flor
ida East Coast railway, and the Ken
lucky and Indiana state rate cases;
the Nashville. Atlanta reshippng priv
ilege case, the New York harbor sugar
lighterage case, and the California oil
land suits by individuals against rail
roads.
Among the state laws whose consti-
tutionality remain undecided are those
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
Disappearing Wild Flowers

From the London Morning Post.
1t is not long since the London birds,
limited in the number of their species
and the London winds, SO rich in dust and
petrol fumes, took the opportunity af-
forded by the Strand waste to fill the
crannies of the dilapidate ted foundations of
old Holywell street and Wych street with
"a kinds of British wild plants. The nat
ural inference would be that the tough
British weed needs no encouragement, and
may be trusted to hold its own under the
rudest assaults of civilizing influences.
But that is not the case. Mr.. A. X. Hor-
wood of the Leicester museum calls at
tention to the decreasing number OF spe-
ces of wild plants all over the kingdom.
The cryptograms especially have dimin-
ished everywhere, even in districts such
as Charnwood forest, where the infiu-
ences reducing them are not very ap-
parent Smoke in the black country has
swept them nearly all away; and York
shire, in spite of it's open spaces, Is los
ing them, too. Near towns, OF course, they
rapidly lose ground from the same cause.
Arthur Morrison drew attention some IL
years ago to the disappearance OF rare
butterflies from Epping forest. That may
in part be due to the ardent pursuit OF
collectors, both scientific and predatory,
who have reduced the luxuriance OF many
rural products, from birds eggs to prir-
roses, by their greed; but 1t is at ieast
likely that butterflies diminish with the
disappearance of their specialized plant
foods. Next in order to smoke, ana per-
haps preceding 1t as a destructive agent
is drainage, whether caused by bringing
new areas under cultivation or by pulid-
ing on them, or by deforesting, or by act
ually draining them as In the Fen DIS
tricts. In all these cases the area ior
wild plants grows smaller and even the
innocent recreations of golf course oe-
stroy the rarest things. On goif course
whence Ely cathedral can be seen on d
fine day, the writer has sometimes spareo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

the wild blue flax, but there will be little
to spare a few years hence. Mr.. Norwood
proposes there should be a state depart
ment charged with the preservation of
wild plants 1t is hardly likely that any
such proposal will take root or f1ourish
the most promising idea is that natural
lists associations and unions should CO.
operate to educate public opinion. The
modest field path botanist has diminished
in numbers almost as evidently as the
wild flowers since the cycle and the cam
era gave fresh interests to the people who
adopt hobbies But gardening is pop
ular hobby still. If only gardeners could
be made to see the charm of primitive
plants and wild flowers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
MOBILE WELCOMES
PURE FOOD MEN

Mobile, June 1.-THE annual convention
of the American Dairy, Food ond Drug
Officials was welcomed to this city this
evening by City Commissioners Pat j.
Lyons and a representative of the Mobile
Chamber of Commerce. In the absence
of President l.. Davies OF the state of
Washington, the session was opened by
Vice President Willard Hansen of Utah.
George w. Flanders, assistant United
states commissioner of agriculture, re-
sponded to greetings. The first business
session of the officials will be held Tues
day afternoon. About $50 delegates arc
here.