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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26

1t needs attention. commissioner " eatn-
erly will have the plaudits of all IL he will
pave his Eighth avenue boulevard to
Ensley.
Jim Weatherly is really a good COM
missioner when he gives his time to the
practical. If ne would only cut out the
people who want to talk to him about
regulating the shrubs and the scintillating
sophistries of atmospheric solvents and
devote himself to rotund road and street
building he would be- patted upon the
back and called the commissioner gen.
eral.
Really. what Birmingham wants now
is good streets, and what, jefferson coun-
ty and all Alabama want is good soaas.
Some of my gtod friends in the ceal
mining business think me drastic because
I want the convicts of the counties AMI
the state to work on the roads. There
are lots of things l could say, but only
one I shall say-and that is if the con-
victs are put ON the roads we will have
good roads-wel built and properly main
tanned. If they are not the Board of rev.
enue is responsible.
The present Board of Revenue of Jeffer-
son county was elected ON this issue. Il
was Work the convicts on the roads and
build good roads in Jefferson county"
This was promised and pledged. A cam
proper engineers and supervisors are not
employed the burden will be upon the
Board of Revenue; and be there failure
In doing the work which has been done
in Mecklensurg county, N. c., and in Full
ton county. Ca, there will be those who
will come forward, and of a right, say
that these eonvicts have been so profita-
Bile to coal mining companies and county
officers that they were taken Off the
roads.
Why should state convict or a county
convict be leased to an individual or a
corporation to work for him or it and
make him or it a profit or a fortune?
Let the state use it's convicts to build
up the state in its road construction, but
not to mature mines nor to make money
for a favored few who fancy that they
can frolc with the finances Of the state.
X 4 4
Were { Governor C'Neal would take
every convict out of every mine in the
state of Alabama and put everyone on
building roads Suppose a few escape?
The total will not be as many as are
killed in the mines and who escape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
WASTED EFFORT.

Many a man spends years trying to
create the impression among his inti-
mates that he has had q wild and wicked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26

Were { Governor C'Neal would take
every convict out of every mine in the
state of Alabama and put everyone on
The total will not be as many as are
killed in the mines and who escape
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

at great length and at considerable
cost to the paper.
The Telephone Company promises In
an open letter published yesterday to
discuss its affairs freely and frankly
in series Of advertisements that will
appear in The Tribune. This course
cannot bat be of value to the COM
pany If it is carried out honestly, as
we believe it will be-
The telephone business has grown to
tremendous proportions and great
many millions Of dollars have been in
vested in it since the time in 1877
when Bell, according to common report,
offered the invention to the Western
Union for 100000, an offer that was
refused because Of the supposed i'm
practicability OF the telephone.
Two general charges are made against
telephone companies all over the
United States. One is, that the tele-
phone company charges too much for
the service performed; and the other
is that the service is less efficient than
~ SNONIu DC. we assume 1Nat tnG
Mountain States Telephone G. Tele-
graph Company will endeayor to show
that Its charges are reasonable. when
based on the actual investment in
money involved in plant and equip
meDt and the cost Of operation, but,
when the company's writer undertakes
to satisfy the public that the service
is always good, we fear that his task
will be impossible, not because the
service is not good, but because human
beings are so constituted that many
of them refuse to be convinced In
telephone service, as in ether phases
of life, one finds that me receives
usually Just about what he gives, so
that the person who gives courtesy and
fair treatment to the remote voice that
Is known as Central is likely 10
get reasonably good service in return.
Hence, we await with interest the
appearance Of these articles, for, though
they may not be convincing in every
thing, they certainly viii be at least
illuminative Of the difficulties that
telephone people have to meet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Criticises the Smoke
Agitation

Editor Salt Lake Trlbune-Dear Sir
notice by your paper that some schem-
ers are now AT work trying 10 get a cIry-
ordinance by which the city and the tax
payers can be worked for several sthon-
SAND dollars year. by providing easv
Ioos Tor halt dozen men or more undsr
INC pfeteXt OF n smoke nuisance Is n
not pelng carried too far. by nroposino to
TAX about TWO score OF poor mon S1.ho
arc WORKING for living by takinr, cave
Oh lurnacesE Anybody knows that tho
average steam or hot-air furnace ia moi
u locomotive. and "a child can take 90 80
OF ~, am a woman. ] haye .rnau
apartment house. and ! am running tbn
steam furnace myself. and I wouId AL
70 see anybody try to prevent me from
running my own furnace or max. -
pay license. 1t Is true that we b,,e
more smoke now than we had t,.art 20 :,
years ago In this city. but n hes e',sS NY
more smoke than any other CITY of tho
same size. and 80 per cent OF rho S,,HitS siIe
comes from the railroad Locomotives n,l,'
~ seems that the smoke crusade ny.
originated by a few women who po "a,
N light-colored finery. and IL bs onons oos
lhat a iiake OF SCOT from some cSiTyps pel,o ,'..
amehts on their clothes 7 have naran,,y
any overheard converse tion of two nI',,
ladies who happened TO have tha t Souo
80 81 ti renee. These women started ybe
,oa.pc-G!y. ana now some polIticians ba~c
,n, anen IL up TO get an ordinances Ubicn
NIL Vii get easy Jobs for their friends nnd
',,. Mtnch would be useless expense ~ iba
.l'.S ol,S, i1et us hope that our level ba,dnJ
commissioners VIII NOT allow snrh e.i
MRS. e. JONES
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Great Britain has launched mt Dew
onport tho most formidable battleship
IN the world, the Warspite, costing
sl4,0o0,o00. There are three other ships
building-the Barham, the Queen Eliza.
beth and the Valiant-which have a
similar displacement of 27,5OO tons and
10000 indicated horsepower; the bat
tle-cruiser, the Tiger, which is also
being constructed, has a displacement
of 2S,000 tons, with 100000 horsepower;
so that the optimistic prophecy is to
be discounted that the group TO which
the Warspite belongs includes the last
of such big and powerful ships to be
constructed. Perhaps the most interest.
ing feature of the Warspite is the pro
vision of oil for fuel Her tanks. built
TO hold 1000 tons, would enable her TO
clrcumnavigate the globe without pans.
ing for replcnishment. Another modern
note is the equipment with guns de-
signed to repel the onslaught of air
ships.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

said our English critics With the
English; they added, athletics was a
sport and not a profession, whereas
with the Americans it was profes.
sion and not sport AS result of
these structures, the English athletes
have begun to be regarded by Ameri-
cans as bad losers.
Sir Thomas Upton, however, has al
ways been a good loser. Unlike the
Earl of Dunraven, who yowled most
Justify when ne was beaten, Sir Thomas
accepted defeat with smile and with
generous praise for the victors, Even
when he might have been justified in
his criticisms, he refused to complain,
AS result Of his sportsmanhkc atti-
tude, he has come to be recognized
throughout the world as the king of
sportsmen, and it is not exaggerating
to say that he is more highly esteemed
in this country than in England, or
even in Ireland, which is his home,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
THE GREATEST OF spoRTsMEN

Once more Sir Thomas Upton will
contend for the America s cup. Con-
struction of Shamrock ", Sir Thomas s
challenging yacht, was begun on No.
vember 3, and next year the greatest
sportsman in the world Will try again to
win for England tho trophy which she
lost more than half century ago and
has been unable to regain.
Doubtless Sir Thomas will expend
as much on the construction OF his new
yacht, the trials and the race itself
as was expended by Roman emperor
for an imperial exhibition in the Ro.
man coliseum. Three times Sir Thomas
has striven to win the most cherished
sea trophy, and in trying again for the
prize he keeps q promise which he made
in Salt Lake about two years ago.
Among n gallant company OF English
sportsmen who have spent their money
generously and periodically to retake
America g cup, no one has been so much
admired as Sir Thomas Upton. He
has been moro persistent in mis- pursuit
of the prize than any Of the others.
and he has displayed more sportsman
like spirit than most of the other losers.
Considerable resentment has been
aroused in this country as result of
the English criticisms and complaints
which were heard following the sue
eesses Of American athletes in the
Olympic games, The English athletes
ingnbriously protested against the
scientific methods employed by Amerl-
can athletes to gain, as they did, first
place IN every Olympic contest. il
smaeked too much Of professionalism.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
THE TELEPHONE POLICY.

The policy that controls in nearly
all newspaper offices Of the country is
one that tends to minimize the discus.
sion Of advertising which appears in
the newspapers. The Tribune, how
ever, believes that it is acting not only
in good editorial taste, but comforting
an actual benefit on its readers when
it directs attention 10 series of ad.
vertisements which the Mountain
States Telephone & Telegraph com.
pauy has inaugurated.
All too frcquently-from the news
paper tandpoiut-wben a controversy
or difference Of opinion arises between
some public service corporation and the
public, or between some large indus
trial company and its employees, the
practice is for both sides to expect the
newspaper to run their case and special
pleading at great length Newspapers
eudeavor to print both sides of such
cases impartially and accurately and at
the same time ut as great length as
the Importance Of the controversy and
the limitations of space may permit.
The newspapers do this because they
feet that in any such controversy, in
addition to the participants, the pub
lie is third party in interest, and II
is to reach and inform this third party
that the details are given, frequently
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

b. f. Bush, president of the Missouri
Pacific railway, is repeating in the
east the remarks which he made be.
fore the Commercial club of Salt Lake
He declares that unless the railroads
are permitted to charge reasonable
rates-that Is to say, higher rates
public ownership of the railroads y
inevitable. 1T is estimated that the
value of the railroads has increased
$4,000, 100000 or S7,000,000,00O in the
last ten years, and that they are worth
at the present time $4,000, 600, 900 or
23,000,000,00 When the people of
the United States contemplate this al.
most unimagjnable sum, they will not
be able to work up much enthusiasm
for President Bush s government own
crship alternative,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Lord Cowdray explains that the Pear
sons have abandoned Colombia and will
no longer seek to secure their contem
plated monopolies Of land, oil, docks
and railroads. The financial press OF
London asserts that this retirement
was forced by an alliance between the
United States government and Stand
ard Oil 1t is more likely, however
thnt tho Pearsons grew timid when they
discovered that the United States had
changed its policy and would no longer
look with favor upon concessions wrung
from Latin.American republics. Tn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

battleship programme. President VIII
son believed this to be a mistake and
favored a provision by the new Con
gress OF three -battleship programme,
Unless the action proposed by Secre-
tarv Daniels should prove complete
success, it would seem as If three new
dreadnoughts were necessary in Wow
OF the building of the Panama canal
and the fact that our one-battleship
programme of last year permitted
Japan and the European powers to gain
too much of an advantage over us.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Persons who have to bark back to
the plain joys of living in the middle
ages are likely to be reconciled TO the
present when they learn that the aver.
age length of life then was about TWEEN
ty-one years and has since, through
medical and scientific discovery large.
ly, been increased to more than forty
wears
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

doubtedly this is playing into the hands
of the Standard Oil company, but few
on this side of the ocean will believe
that there is any alliance between the
United States government and Rookie
fcller
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Dictator Huerta, who disappeared
again on Saturday, merely went out tc
get a drink.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Shingle roofs arc formally denounced
By the National Fire Protection asso,
citation. But what will the poor fire
insurance agent do if we eliminate all
danger of fire?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

new Wilson tariff law has broadened
the coal market. Didn't the Demo
Gratis tell us that the bill was going to
do good7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

The Ulster army is seeking recruits
in this country. We have only n few
humorists left and cannot spare them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

\ Massachusetts, man is living on 8
cents day. Begging evidently ism I
a. good as il used TO be-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Eggs are on the free list; You can
get all you want for nothing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

Ten thousand miners ia Canada have
had their wages increased because the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
HUNTER Digs Up
new DINOSAURS
RARNuM BROWN ANNOUNCES
IMPORTANT FIND FOR NEW
YORK COLLECTION - STARTS
BACK TO RED DEER RIVER
REGION IN CANADA TO SEARCH.

Remarkable dinosaur finds were
announced last week by Barnum
Brown, the noted hunter of dinosaurs,
who has spent four years in the Red
Deer river region VI Canada, where he
has unearthed specimens new to
science for the American museum of
natural history
Three of the "ands' were described
in detail by the fossil hunter. These
were a new horned dinosaur, a new
trachadon, which is extremely inter
esttng, and the ~plesiosaur, from the
Edmonton formation. All Of these are
new to science. For this reason they
are highly priced as valuable speci-
mems of the c~retaceous period in Cana
da, which dates back about 5000, 900
years. In addition to these trophies,
Mr.. Brown found part of a horned
dinosaur, called the monocionius, the
skull being the first complete specimen
know to science.
Speaking of this skull the explorer
said: 1T is distinct from the skulls
or other large dinosaurs by having h
large horn over the nose and rudimen-
tary horns over the eyes,
One Of the specimens of the horned
d~1nosaur, the anchiceratops, and the
m~onoclonius are being prepared for
mounting and will be placed on exhi-
bition soon at the museum.
Mr.. Brown left New York last week
to return to the Red Deer river region
to continue the search for dinosaurs.
He will be aided by P. c. Kaisen and
George ~Strenberg Of the museum staff
and two Canadian assistants.
viii Search Until November.
A fiat boat constructed for drifting
down the Red Deer river and a motor
boat will be used by the dinosaur
hunters. They will remain in the Red
Deer river region until November.
Another expedition Is being con-
Quoted by Walter Granger, who is in
vading the northwestern region of
Mexico, adjoining the Navajo reserva-
ton, where he is hunting for the ear
Hest Eocene mammals in the interests
Of the museum. He has been engaged
in this work Of exploration and re-
search for twelve years, and during
this time has gathered more than A.
900 specimens.
Explorer Granger is accompanied by
DR.. W. J. Sinclair Of Princeton uni
versity and George Olsen of the mu-
scum staff, who will be assigned to
field work. DR.. Sinclair will pay par
ticula attention to the geological for
nations of northern Mexico.
Seeks Horned Rhinoceros.
Albert Thomson has been commits
stoned by the museum to continue his
work Of exploration in the great
quarry at Agate, western Nebraska,
where he is making diligent search for
the complete skeleton Of a. wo-horned
rhinoceros, and the strange clawed
ungulate, known as the morobus.
Thic animal fc cold rs naeca.a 1,z~t
Gus characteristics Of different modern
animals, and suggests the ~rhinoceros,
the giraffe and the horse. The museum
has three specimens Of this animal,
but seeks a complete example of the
strange morobus.
In the Big Horn basin of Wyoming
an expedition searching for Ecocene
mammals is in charge of William
Stein.
s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
USED PICTURE Q 0
Germans of Another Century We,
In StrcnqJy for ART a. TabIa

6eTnans or another Century Went
In Strongly for Art at Table.
Narrator: At medieval feasts there
was always a certain attempt at SYM
bolism in the dishes, and during the
sixteenth and seventeen centuries ia
Germany very highly artistic work was
For in these old times every
ject.
In a chronicle of the city Of Munich,
Bavarta, 1t is recorded that at the fun
eral feast OF Abbrecht Nv. (1413), there
We're seen on the tables Adam and Eve,
with the tree and the snake, (all made
IN sugar., Noah's Ark, (made in pas
y Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac,
lmade out of sugar and almonds),
David and Goliath. (made of crack
nels), the tower of Babel. (built very
beautifully out of various vegetables.
The holy family, (white kernels of
nutsl, and doomsday with Christ as a
Judge seated under a rainbow and
Mary and John i~nterceding, (made out
OF all hammer of kinds of confections),
and ever SO many more, all very large
and very appetizing to look at, At
least a dozen other such sacred dishes
adorned the lesser tables. These orna-
ments We're finally distributed to the
departing guests.
Enc feast was probably the most re-
markabIe that ever occurred in Ba-
varia. We are further informed that
there were $500 persons. nobility and
high burgers with the followers and
servants fed during the four days. and
1850 horses foddered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
Brazil and Our Flour.

Lincoln Journal: Terrible blow by
Brazil. We refuse to be held up By
Brazil on the price OF BraziIs coffee,
having aimed q legal solar plexus al
Its valorization scheme. Now Brazil
VIII buy no more -four OF us. Read
justs its duties SO far to give it's mar
ket to Argentine -four.
But We shall not despair. There NAV
be a way to escape even yet from hav-
Ing to eat our own -four. The world
has never yet grown SO much wheat
that 1t had more than 1T could eat. The
Hour Argentina Is now to send to
Brazil must otherwise have gone
somewhere else, say to England. OW-
Ing to a well known natural law il
cannot 30 to England ana to Brazil
too. So the flour we are not now to
sell to Brazil we will merely sell to the
people 9 whom the Argentine flour
is withdrawn.
The result Of which lis that BRAIN
sspites us by paying d little more for
its bread. And by breaking IN the
direct exchange OF It's coffee for, our
1t may make it more economical
and convenient for us to use more
coffee from elsewhere and less from
Brazil.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
Interest in STURGEON
Coming Lecture Attracts Attention OF
Farsoans--Great Preacher Here
Next Thursday. e

The ladies Of the First Baptist
church, who have in charge the sale
Of tickets for the lecture to be given
next Thursday night by the noted
English preacher, DR.. William Spurge-
on, are expecting a full house judg~
ing from the interest manifested by
the citizens Of Fargo in the lecturers
coming. DIR. Sturgeon has travelled
extensively in this country Iecturing
at chautauquas, and not only has the
commentator Of the press but OF fell
low lecturers.
Lou I. Beauchamp says OF him, 'T
have followed DR.. Spurgeon at 100
c~hautauquas, and everywhere found
the people singing his praise,-but
better yet, showing the influence Of his
lessons in this higher purpose, and
their concentration to more useful and
helpful lines. I wish we could keep
this brainy scholar, this great hearted
brother Of men on this side Of the
Atlantic"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
RECEPTION TO
new MINISTER
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH ON TUES.
DAY EVENING NEXT AT THE Y.
M. c. a. WILL WELCOME THE
REV. LELAND w. POWERS.

The members of the First Christian
church of Fargo will on Tuesday night
OF next week give to their new pastor
and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Leland
w. Powers a grand reception and it
will be held in the Y. M. C. A. and
will begin at s o'clock in the evening
and all friends of the congregation are
most cordially invited to attend, for a
very pleasant time is expected to take
place. An address of welcome will be
given by H. F. Emery, president of the
city commission, by one or more of
the pastors Of the city and others and
1t is hoped to make the meeting one
that will not soon be forgotten. There
will be refreshments served and a fine
musical programme will be given. All
members of the church and friends
are invited to attend. Rev. Mr.. Pow
ers and family have moved to the
city within the past few days coming
here from Helena, Mont, and it is
desirable that he meet as many of
the people of the city as possible.
He will be the speaker tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the mems
meeting at the Y. M. C. A.. which
every 4 in the city is most cordial
~ invited to attend,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
CAPTAIN BELL IS GOING
Captain and Mrs. Bell and Lieut.. B.
Oxford, Their Assistant, VIII
Leave Local Barracks.

1t is with great regret that the peo-
pie of Fargo and the poor especially
will learn of the departure of Captain
and Mrs. J. C. Bell and their assistant,
Lieut.. B. Oxford. who will leave July
Is to take charge of the Salvation
army work at Beloit, Wis.
They have been here for a year and
during that time the work, collections.
ETC., have increased to three times the
amount at the time of their arrival.
Captain and Mrs. Bell leave on account
Of the latter's health, which has been
very poo here.