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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
IN crnE a COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money II 1t falls
to cure. f. w. GROVES signature II on
ZACH box. c5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
HERzbERG LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON
Gadsden Politician Denies
Trip Has to Do With the
POstmastership

Gadsden, February 24--(Specia1)-L l..
Herzberg, probate judge of Etowah coun
ty. former postmaster, and one of the
most prominent democratic politicians in
this part of the state, left tonight for
Washington. Before leaving Judge herr
berg denied that his trip to Washington
has anything to do with the postmas-
tership at Gadsden. lie said lie is not
working in the interest of any of the
several candidates for the place Not
withstanding the statement OF the judge
there were rumors current that he-v,as
going to Washington to confer with po-
1itical leaders there in reference to fat
federal jobs that are TO be handed out
in this part of the state after March 4.
The Gadsden Chamber of Commerce
met tonight for the consideration of Sc
lecting a secretary to succeed l.. G.
Busch. who has resigned and who will
on March ! go to Bristol Tenn, where
he has accepted similar position. \
large number of applications for the
place have been filed, but it is improb-
able that final action will be taken for
some days yet.
Probably nine out of ten men in Gads-
den are in favor of Intervention in Mex
leo. Lawyers say the United States has
no just grounds to intervene unless Amer
leans or foreigners are attacked.
Small house fires have been numerous
for the past 4S hours. In no case has
the loss been more than $50 because of
the prompt work on the part of the fire
department.
Local business mon are greatly plea sed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-25
Local Data

For the 81 hours ending at p m, Feb
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
ROADS PREPARING BIG TASK
Physical Valuation to Take Ten
Years and Cost Millions.

Observation-Disclosures of the entire
country are now busy preparing to
take an inventory of the physical value
of their properties. The task is one
of the most stupendous ever under
taken by any industry in the world.
The work will be carried on in con-
junction with the Interstate Commerce
commission, whose board of engineers
will cooperate with corps of experts
to be selected for the work by the rail-
roads. The cost to the government of
this gigantic accounting job, which
involves estimating the value of 245,-
900 miles of railroad and its equip
ment, will be between $40, 900, 900 and
S15, 900, 900, and it will take at least
fen years to complete The cost to
the railroads will be equally heavy.
To carry on the work the Interstate
Commerce commission will require a
large additional clerical force in var
ious parts of the country working I'M
der division chiefs. The railroads
themselves will employ only their own
men for the work. Valuation depart
ments are being organized by every
railroad.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Blood Bath
Knocks Rheumatisn
Remarkable Effects of q
Remedy That Actually
Irrigates the Entire
Blood Supply.

1t sounds queer to take a blood bath
but that is precisely the effect Of a most
remarkable remedy known as S. S. S. 1t
has peculiar action Of soaking through
the fntestines directly into the blood In
a few minutes its influence is at work IL
every artery, vein and tiny capillary.
livery membrane, every organ of the body,
every emunctory becomes in effect a filter
to strain the blood OF impurities. The
stimulating properties of S. S. s. compel
the skin, liver. bowels. kidneys, bladder
to all work to the one end OF casting out
every irritating. every pain-inficting atom
OF poison; It dislodges by irrigation all
ACCOMMODATIONS in the joints. causes acid
accretions to dissolve, renders them neu-
trail and scatters those peculiar forma-
tons in the nerve centers that cause
such mystifying and often battling rheu-
matte pains.
And best OF all, this remarkable remedy
is welcome to the weakest stomach II
you have drugged yourself until your
stomach is nearly paralyzed. you will be
astonished to find that S. s. s. gives no
sensation but goes right to work This
is because 1t is a pure botanical infusion.
is taken naturally into your blood Just as
pure air is inhaled naturally into your
lungs.
The great Swift Laboratory has spent
millions Of dollars in perfecting. produc-
ing and placing in the hands Of the pub
lie this wonderful remedy. So give your
blood a good bath with S. s. s., for 1t
knocks the worst forms OF rheumatism
and gives you freedom to enjoy life.
You can get It at any drug store at
400 bottle. 1t is standard remedy.
recognized everywhere as the greatest
blood antidote ever discovered. II yours
Is a peculiar case and you desire expert
advice, write to The Swift Specific Co..
100 Swift Bldg, Atlanta. Ca
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
$50, 900, 900 TO HELP FARMERS
McAdoo Will Loan Nations Funds
to Move Crops.

Washington, D. C.-The s56, 000,-
900 of Federal funds about to be de-
posted in the national banks of the
West and South to assist in moving
the crops will be increased to $780,
900, 900 if necessary.
The desire of the government to mo-
bilize all the needed cash of the public
treasury in the agricultural belts of
the country to avert the money strin-
gency characteristic of the crop-mov-
ing period was communicated to bank
ers of the Central West at confer
ence with Secretary McAdoo and AS
sistant Secretary Williams, called by
the Treasury department to make ar
engagements for the distribution of the
big sum.
While the representative financiers
from the crop-marketing centers of
the Middle states welcomed the pros
pect of the proposed deposits, the con-
census of opinion, it was said, seemed
to be that $50, 900, e9G would be ample
TO meet the situation.
The dominant tone of the bankers
expressed convictions was, the Treas
ury department announced, that bust
ness conditions were good
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Sampan Found in South.

San Diego, Cal.-Captain Jack Mar
tin, of the steamer Henry T. Scott,
which arrived here Monday night,
from Everett, reports that while sew
eral miles off Point Arena he sighted a
Japanese sampan filled with Japanese
coolies. The suspicious movements OF
the craft aroused the attention of the
captain, and he attempted to gel
closer to her, but failed, as the sam
pan outmaneuvered him.
At the time she was sighted the
sampan was headed toward shore anC
going fast.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14

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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was cured cannot praise
your remedies enough for know ] never
would have been well if had not taken
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Consider Well This Advice.
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This famous remedy, the medicinal In
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BILE tonic and invigorator Of the fe-
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II you want special advice write to
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dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by =
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
RURAL BANKS PLAN
To Loan Money On Farm Lands
Is Latest Scheme.
Senator Fletcher Introduces Bill
System Includes Local, State
and National Banks.

Washington, d. CA national
rural banking system is proposed in
bill by Senator Fletcher, chairman Of
the American Commission on Rural
Credits and also of the Federal Com
mission on Rural Credits, appointed
by the President.
The bill proposes system Of local
national rural banks owned and oper-
ated by farmers, a state rural national
bank in each state, to be owned and
controlled by the local banks as stock
holders, and the National Rural Bank
of the United States, to be located in
Washington, to be owned entirely by
the state rural banks.
To supervise the proposed chain Of
banks there would be created in the
Treasury department a division of
rural banking under the direction of a
"rural banking board" to consist of
the secretaries of the treasury, agri-
culture and labor The division would
be under the Immediate direction of q
director of rural banking, to be APP
pointed by the President
The main purpose of the banks
would be to furnish funds to farmers
on long term farm bonds or notes, Sc
cured by liens on farms at not exceed
ing 60 per cent of their assessed val
ne. Loans would be secured first by q
local bank, then by state bank, and
last by the National Rural Bank of the
United States, and they would rur
from 20 to so years. The Nationa
Rural Bank is designed to have cap
ital and surplus exceeding 500. 900,
900, while the stock of each local banl
would be limited to $4,000, 000-
Senator Fletcher, speaking in tn
senate to urge immediate considera
tion of the measure by the banking
committee and its passage at the spe
cial session of congress, expressed ap
proval of the administration currenc.
bill as commercial banking bill, Blu
said it would not meet the needs o
the agricultural communities becaus
of the necessity for long-term loans.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
HUERTA SAYS "HANDs OFF"
Will Not Resign Nor Consider Any
Sort of Compromise.

Mexico City-President Huerta re-
iterated the declaration of his policy
of "hands off" in reply to question
as to what would be his attitude in
case an offer of mediation should be
made by the United States through
John Lind, who is coming here as the
personal representative of President
Wilson, to act as adviser to the Amer
lean embassy.
al have said publicly" President
Huerta declared, "that will not ac-
cept mediation or intervention of any
kind, because national dignity and
honor do not allow it. ! have declared
also that / will not treat with the
rebels, and much less will / do SO if
doing so involves a fragrant violation
Of our sovereignty.
"All should be joined in the bonds
Of peace, rejecting all suggestions of
violation of sovereign and insult
that may be offered to our national
dignity" Personal friends of Presi-
dent Huerta, who appear to enjoy his
commence, vigorously assert tnht ne
will not consider resigning or any
compromise with the rebels. They say
they would regard as gratuitous the
sending of a representative here by
the United States with the announce
ment that he is intended ultimately te
be ambassador, but whose primary
mission is to act as mediator. They
ins;st that if the United States is sin
cere in its desire to restore peace, the
most practicable means to this enc
would be the recognition of the Huer
ia government
i That any suggestion by Mr.. Lind o.
any other foreigner that Presiden
Huerta shall resign in favor of pro
visional president or that compro
mise be effected with the rebels woul'
be regarded as unfriendly interference
and would be resented by the govern
ment, was the comment of one maj
high in official life He added tina
mediation from the outside was out o
the question.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
CATTLE RUSHED TO MARKET
Drouth in Middle West Forces
Prices Down in Kansas City.

Kansas City = The thrush of cattle
to the Kansas City stockyards from
dry sections of Nebraska, Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Missouri, which began in
earnest Wednesday when 10000 head
were unloaded, continued with the
receipt of 16, 900 more Thursday. For
the first two days of the week 46, 900
cattle were received = 20, 200 more
than Monday and Tuesday of last week
and nearly twice as many as were re-
ceived at the Chicago stockyards.
Prices were Is to % cents hundred
lower than Monday, making drop of
80 cents to s1.25 a hundred in the last
ten days.
Commission men said letters and
kilograms from the stockraising dis
tricts were gloomy and indicated that
unless rain came soon, the flooding of
the local cattle market would be con-
tinued
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14

Red Cross Ball Blue gives double value for your
money. goes twice as far as any other Ask your
grocer
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
PARCEL POST RATES ARE CUT
Burleson Plans Further to Popular
ize Sending Mail Packages.

Washington, D. C.-Further to pop
ularize the parcel post system with
the public, Postmaster General Burle-
son has announced that after August
15 the weight limit on packages would
be placed at 20 pounds tit now is IL
pounds), and that a sharp reduction
of charges for the transportation of
packages would be made He an
nounced also that on the same date the
banking by mail" feature would be
introduced into the postal savings sys-
tenn
The reduction in charges on parcel
post matter for local delivery is from
the present rate of 5 cents for the first
pound and l cent for each additional
pound to cents for the first pound
and 1 cent for each additional two
pounds or fraction thereof. For de-
livery in the first zone, the rate will
be reduced from cents for the first
and cents for each additional pound
to cents and l cent; for the second
zone the rate will be cut from cents
and cents to cents and l cent fol
each additional pound
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
FIGHTS devil FISH
Diver is Seized By Octopus in IS
Feet Of Water.
Only After Desperate Struggle of
As Minutes Is Marine Mon
ster Conquered.

Seattle, Wash.-To fight 45 minutes
against giant octopus So feet below
the surface of the water, striving des-
perately to break the relentless grasp
Of the Shiny arms which held him, and
at the same time talking over tele-
phone to his attendants in a scow on
the face of the water, telling them of
the battle as it progressed, and finally
to escape uninjured was the expert
ence of Walter Moray, deep-sea diver,
at Alden Banks, near Anacortes.
James E. Hill, was in charge of the
assistants to McRay, and tells the
story of the fight.
During the battle with the devil fish
Hill stood with the telephone receiver
to his ear, listening to the graphic
bulletins as they came to the surface
from the man "on the firing line."
The telephones used by divers allow
the men underneath to talk to the man
on the surface, but the latter cannot
reply, and the only encouragement
Hill could offer to the diver was an oc-
casional tug on the signal line.
McRay was engaged by the Apez
Fishing company to examine one of it,
fish traps on Alden Banks. At the
trap the water was about rs feet
deep. He had followed the lead fol-
some distance and was in water about
85 feet deep, when his foot was seizet
in the vise-like grasp of giant octo
pus. At the same time the big, Shiny
fish emitted large amount of ink
turning the water in the vicinity abso
lutely black and making it impossible
for the diver to see his assailant.
Hill, who was on the surface will
the telephone receiver at his ear
heard slight exclamation from tn
man below, followed by a violent pull
on the line as the diver was thrown of
his feet. A few seconds later McRa.
said over the telephone: "Now, keel
cool. Don't get excited A devil fis
has got me-"
"When heard those words, spoke
by Moray as calmly as though b
were greeting friend on the street
, my hair stood on end" said Hill.
, 1.-THE octopus, Immediately afte
, tripping McRay, had thrown two NOR
tentacles about the diver, one aroun
his body, binding his left arm tight
to his side, and the other between hi
legs, reaching up his back. The hea
of the fish was on McRay's chest
Almost helpless, yet with his rigf
q arm free, he was able to draw b
Q knife from his belt and defend hin
self. Fighting at the great depth {
water and under the heavy pressur
4 the strain soon told on the diver, ar
]. several times he was on the brink I
collapse. Finally the monster fiji
weakened. 1t had exhausted its il
supply and was severely wounde
!, McRay gave the signal and we haul'
d man and octopus into the boat.
n "When examined by the crew
n the scow the octopus was found
/ have II wounds in his body made
:, McRay's knife. He measured nil
s feet in diameter"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Navy Yards May Do Work.

Washington, D. C. = Secretary of
the Navy Daniels is considering plan
to have the six new torpedo boat de-
stroyers, bids for which were received
at the Navy department from private
shipbuilding concerns, constructed at
government yards. All bids opened
were said to be unsatisfactory, on ac-
count of their complicated estimates.
1t is reported Secretary Daniels will
ask bids from all the navy yards, in
GLIDING Mare Island. No more than
two destroyers will be built in any
one ward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Woman Bettor Convicted.

New York = Margaret Wright, "a
years old, was convicted here of "mak-
ing book" on horse races. She was
placed on probation with a warning
rom the court that repetition of the
offense would result in a penitentiary
sentence. This is said to be the first
instance of woman being convicted
for bookmaking in New York City. In
pleading for leniency. Miss Wright,
who said she was waitress, tearfully
declared that nearly all of her wages
for years past had been lost in betting
on the races
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Thing That Must Be Preserved.

lnlng lndt MUST De IHeserv cus
Never esteem anything as of advan-
tage to thee that shall make thee
break thy word or lose thy self-re-
spect.-Marcus Aurelius-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Missouri Corn Soaring.

Kansas City-The drouth was con-
trolling influence in the markets here
Wednesday, wheat and corn jumping
from to cents bushel. The Mis-
souri, crop report published Saturday
said over three-fourths of the state
was in need of rain, with corn pros
poets but 10 per cent. The livestock
markets also were disorganized by the
heat and lack of rain. Cattle receipts
were heavy and stockers and feeders
sold 35 to rs cents under last weeks
prices. All grades of cattle were
from 5 to 20 cents lower.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Japan Will Bide Time.

London = The Times Toxic CORE
spondent cables that he learned from
an authoritative source that Japan
does not contemplate making a test as
soon as the California land act be-
comes operative. The intention is
rather to wait for an occasion such as
may be provided by probate proceed
ings in event of the death of Japan
ese landowner or the dissolution of a
japanese colony in California, when
the act can be disputed on the basis OF
treaty rights solely. There is no in
tention to appeal to The Hague.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Truly Devoted Mother.

Gushing Parishioner (who is dis
playing the treasures Of her establish
ment to the new wears wife)-"And
this is the precious pussy that / want
ed you to see, Mrs. Leetern- Such
sweet disposition = almost human.
She has just had the darlingest little
kittens. Really, to see her with them
is to witness the perfection of mother
hood-er, Cook! where are the kit
tens7" Cook (tersely) "She ate
them all. mum 4"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14

Kissea are loves assets, quarrels its
liabilities. Rowland.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Lost Money BY Dishonesty.

Some years ago, when silver had .
much higher value than At present and
the Mexican dollar was worth intrins-
ically about 96 cents, . counterfeit
Mexican dollar came into the posses
sion Of the United States sssayers at
the Philadelphia mint. They assayed
the coin and found it to be worth in
trinsically $1.00. 1t seems that the
mine from which the counterfeiters
got their metal produced silver that
was strong in gold. Thus the forgers
lost money by making counterfeits.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Opium Found on Liner.

San Francisco-Eforts of customs
inspectors who have been searching
the steamer Korea for the past week
were rewarded when they discovered
100 five-tael tins of opium, valued at
$4,000, in a recess beneath a steel
plate. The searchers were obliged to
remove tons of anchor chain from the
place where the opium was found.
The present high price of opium in
Chinatown, $40 tin, indicates that
little of the drug is being Struggled,
according to Federal officers. The
Korea arrived here from Hongkong.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Quiet Enough. but

When an Irishman was fined for
being drunk at Tallaght, County Dub
lin, the chairman asked if the man
was quiet at the time of the offense.
Constable-"Yes, your worship. He
mad some of his clothes off and was
saying his prayers on the roadside.
He thought he was going to bed"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
DIR. Johnson's Rebuke.

DR.. Johnson was once in company
with gentleman who affected to
maintain Dean Berkeley's strange po-
sition THAT nothing exists but as per-
ceived by some mind" When the
gentleman was going away DIR. John
son said to him: "Pray, sir, don't
leave us; for we may, perhaps, forget
to think of you and then you will cease
to exist"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Leopard Attacks Children.

Red Lake Falls, Minn--A leopard,
which has been at large since escaping
from circus at Crookston several
weeks ago. attacked the two children
of William Wageman at his farm
house near here Wednesday. The lives
of the children were saved by the
family dog. a Scotch collie, which
charged the animal, diverting its at
tention while the children escaped into
the house. After it had killed the
dog, the leopard escaped into a corn
field
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Persisted in Vain Sacrifice.

Alice Meadows, an English novelist,
was drowned in the Thames in an at
tempt to rescue her dog, which fallen
into the river. The incident speaks
volumes for Miss Meadows kindness
of heart, but nevertheless it was fool
ish. The dog could swim, and evil
IDENTIFY the young woman couldn't
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Morgan Mot.

A Pierpont Morgan mot, or epigram,
on the subject of energy was repeated
the other night at the Metropolitan
club in New York, where Mr.. Morgan
once said: 1.-THE satisfied, unambi-
tious man, the man without energy,
can seldom afford to take that famous
and popular room at the top"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
To Test ..BIue Sky" Laws.

Cleveland-The rs visiting members
of the National Investment Bankers
association in session here predicted a
gradual betterment of the business
outlook with the approach of fall.
They decided to file suits in Michigan
and Iowa to test the constitutionality
of the "blue sky" laws recently enact
ed in those states.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
New Drug Salyasin Fatal.

London-The strange death of John
Rogers Vinto Gilliatt, an Americana
after an injection of salvasin, was the
subject of an inquest here Monday.
DR.. Mitch said Gilliatt consulted him
in November, and he injected six
grains of salvasin, which benefited
the patient greatly. On July 20 DR..
Mitch gave another injection with ap-
parent benefit, but Gilliatt died Au-
gust e Other evidence showed that
death was due to delayed arsenical
poisoning. Salvasin is comparative
ly new drug and contains arsenic
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Why Women Are BeardIess.

Among many savage nations 1t is
the practice to pull out the hair on the
face by the roots, and especially is
this the case with the women. The
persistence in this practice through
out generations resulted in the weak
ening and final destruction of the or
gans in the skin which tend to produce
hair, thus accounting for the general
beardlessness of women.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14
Immense Output of Bibles.

As an illustration of what the Bible
output of the Oxford University Press
involves, it might be mentioned that
the skins of 100, 900 animals are used
every year for the covers of Oxford
Bibles alone, and 100000 sheets of
gold are required for the gilt lettering.