The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21
Sheep Electrically Sheared

"One of the most remarkable sights witnessed in Australia was the driv- ing through the principal streets of Melbourne, Victoria. of great flocks of sheep on their way to be sheared by electricity" said O'Neil Seyier of New york, who was member of the gov ernment commission which visited Aus tralia and New Zealand in the interest of the San Francisco exposition, at the New Willard, according to the Wash ington Post.
 Australia, it is we'll known, is the greatest wool producing country in the world. If it were not for the sheen the country probably would be in a bad way. Hundreds of thousands of merino sheep go daily through Melbourne's streets, and the most remarkable thing about 1t Is the way the sheep are herd cd by the dogs. These dogS English sheep dogs and kelpies, dodge in and out among electric cars and other ve- hicies. rounding up the sheep and keep ing them together.
 Tt Is wonderful how well trained these dogs are and how successful in mastering .the sheep. The dogs know Just what Is expected of them, and, without the direction Of men, they can take a flock of thousands of sheep through the busy thoroughfares. Cat-- tie also are driven in the same man. ner.
 T was somewhat surprised to learn that the landed aristocracy of Aus tralia Is comprised almost wholly of what once were known as 'squatters.' They are the wealthy people of the commonwealth. It may seem somewhat inconsistent that in a country the gov ernment of which is controlled by the labor party there should be laws so lib- eral. Women are allowed to attend prize fights, for instance, and members of state and federal legislatures are frequently seen at the ringside. There 10 no disposition to curb sporting events of any kind, and it is a good argument against the reformers to note that there is little disorder in any of the great cities of .Australis. and like- wise little drunkenness."
 $500 in grain and stock, told Taylor to leave the country at once.
 The Gutierrex band constantly raided the American lumber town of Pearson. Gutierres formerly was second in com mand under Maximo Castillo, now a pris- oner at Fort Bliss. Tex.
 Platt in Jail
 Naco, Sonora, Max, March D.-Major Platt. prefect of the Cananea- Arixpe- Naco district. is in jail here as the re- suit or ms 0eman0 la9e night for the surrender to him of the Naco cuartel M. Martinez collector of customs, led the Naoo authorities in the revolt against Platt. .
 Little News 1t Capital Washington. March 7o.-sAve for . brief cablegram from Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge of the American enbassy at Mex leo City. the state department had no news from Mexico today.
 Mir. OShaughnessy confirmed last night . press reports as to his Illness from an attack of sciatica, which seemed to re- quire his descent from the high pleateau of the capitol to seq level for temporary relief.
 If there is any political meaning to this movement of the charges. the fact was unknown to tho state department officials. Secretary Bryan said that the only in- formation he had regArding the presence in Vera Crus simultaneously of John Lind, personal representative of President Will son. and senor Portillo. Mexican minister of foreign affairs. had been derived from the newspapers which had left him in doubt as to whether there had been any meeting at all between the two men.