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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-12-31

Mr.. Dickerson. sr. visited ne'ne
h.m last Tuesday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-12-31

Owen Hadley spent Christmas in
Lynden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
University Site

If Birmingham had nothing else to offer the Methodist Episcopal church, south, as an inducement for estab- fishing its proposed university here but the site, the educational commis- sion would be slow to select any other city that might be assured, no mat ter how much money might be sub- scribed. The Birmingham college campus on Owenton hill, embracing nearly seventy acres, possesses rare natural beauty. It is near the center of Greater Birmingham, but with it's altitude it insures just such isolation as is desirable for student life.
 Moth another city in the whole south could offer such site as the one in cluded in the Birmingham college as- set. It commands an enchanting view, and when the grounds are improved under the direction of a landscape arcIlIecC the MeInOulSC seat OI ledTn- ing, whether it be college or university, will be one of the great show places of Birmingham. The value of the site from an esthetic point of view, there fore, cannot be overestimated. Money could not buy a site anything like it.
 The citizens are responding gener- ously to the appeal for the university fund The commission is to make it's decision next week. It looks now as if Birmingham would be the only city whose offer would include large sum of money. But notwithstanding Bir- minghams chances for winning the prize are singularly bright, the can- wasting committees will not relax their efforts until the commission makes it's announcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
The Birmingham Spirit

"The greatest thing that has ever oc. cured in Birmingham took place just awhile ago" said J. E. Shelby yester. day afternoon. Members of the Birming. ham Rotary club in one of the most stirring meetings I have ever witnessed in my life, subscribed over $12,000 to the Methodist university project.
 Talk about civic pride and boosting there it was in the original package That shows the spirit in which Birming- ham has tackled this university propo- sition. People have realized the merit of the undertaking and everybody seems to be putting his shoulder to the wheel in helping Birmingham land the college
 T can't see how the college can be located anywhere else now With the spirit Birmingham has shown in this matter we could get the moon if that happened to be what we were after The university is ours. Just wait, it's already nearly all over but the shouting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
A SHIP CAPTAINS POWER
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 The extent of which captain of a steamship may discipline passengers is passed on by the appellate division, second department, in Bennett against Austro- American Steamship company. It appeared that plaintiff was a second : cabin passenger ship bound from a port In Greece to New York. A large number of the passengers were dissatis- fled with the food furnished them, and
 the plaintiff went apong the first cabin passengers to get signatures to a com plaint to be used on the arrival of the vessel in New York. The captain entered | the music room while the plaintiff was there and seized the letter. He ordered l the plaintiff to leave the first cabin l quarters, and when the plaintiff re fused to go until he got the letter the captain had taken, the captain struck
 him, had him removed forcibly by the crew and confined until the vessel
 reached port. The court said that a
 question of fact as to whether the cap tain exceeded his authority was raised
 for submission to jury, and in it's opinion. said:
 Doubtless the captain had a legal power to imprison the plaintiff. But did the circumstances then existing justify
 the attempted exercise of this power?
 It is a long day since the belaying pin
 or marlinspike or knotted rope's end
 were not only instruments, but, symbols
 of shipmasters authority. Considering
 the vast steamship traffic of the last half century, it is remarkable how few cases are to be found in the books af- fecting a ship captains right to enforce discipline upon the passengers on his ship. This fact speaks in no uncertain way of the habitual patience of the
 shipmasters and their grave responsi- Ibilities'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
Harding Without n Rival

Tt looks as if Mir. Warburg and the Senate would not get together, anc that the federal reserve board would have to get along without the serv- ices of the distinguished New York financier,' said clubman.
 owing to MT Warburgs pre- eminence in the world of finance and especially his training in international banking he was selected by President Wilson for membership on the fed eral reserve board. He is widely known by reputation and the newspapers have all commented favorably upon his ap- pointment. Assuming that other mem- bers of the board are men of affairs. with broad Knowledge of the theory of banking, MT. Harding, in the ab- sence of Mr Warburg, will be without rival when it comes to preponderance. He will be the one big banker on the board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11

The Gaekwar of Baroda Sayaji Rao l III, succeeded to the throne in 1875 when
 he was 1s years old but it was not until live years later that he was empowered | by Great Britain to conduct affairs of state. The population of Baroda about
 this time was a little more than 100000. The state was retrograding rapidly, | finance and credit were in a bad condition
 and the people were oppressed by heavy
 taxation. Only the poor paid taxes. The rich and powerful were practically ex-
 empt through the connivance of corrupt
 officials. There were no divisions of gov
 ernment into executive, legislative and ju- dicial departments. There was no code of law in the state, government positions were held by men of little or no educa-
 tion. the states business was transacted
 in dilapidated buildings and less than 1
 per cent of Baroda's population could read
 and write. During his B years of rule
 sayaji Rao III has wrought great change for the better. He has given Ba-
 rodaa modern government. The rich
 have been taxed and the poor relieved of their burdens. most of the land has been surveyed, well built government offices ere scattered throughout the state, irriga- tion canals, tanks and wells have been provided for farms: waterworks have been built, and $50 miles of railway con- strrcted. Good roads, bridges and tele- phone lines make communication easy Many schools and colleges have been built. The Gaekwar has also done good work in recognizing Hindu society and purifying the Hindu religion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
Pay Regardless of Sex

The National Educational associa- tion in session at St. Paul, adopted resolutions yeserday in which in- creased salaries for teachers and equal pay of teachers regardless of sex were urged.
 Women are admirably fitted for the pedagogic profession. They have a particular gift for teaching the small CT children, and when it comes to the exercise of discipline they are not lacking. Some of the most successful principals of schools in the large cities are women. It is right there fore that they should be as well paid as the men.
 There has been marked progress in pedagogy. In public and private schools the standard of achievement has been raised, and the female teach CT has distinguished herself as rule in her eagerness and her ability to keep in the forefront.
 Years ago when women were new in the field of wage earning, it seemed to be a matter of course that their pay should be less than that of men; but times have changed. Intelligent, well trained, honest-minded women are in constant demand for school work and office work; and member of the so- called weaker sex has no trouble in holding her own with the male pro- lessor
 The action of the National Educa. tional association should meet with general approval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
THE MEXICAN SOLDIER
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 The Mexican soldier is not, as a rule, coward He lacks dash and initiative, but he stands fire we'll and does what he Is told. He is also capable of enduring incredible hardship His food is orinci- pally tortillas and beans Properly handled. trained and equipped he would make first class fighting man. but de not believe he could make stand against an efficient foreign army in his present state of Reorganization. He would be hopelessly outclassed. because he Is un- disciplined, undrilled. a poor marksman and above all has not learned to trust his officers.
 General de Moure's column was the first of several that went to the relief of To- reon. all of which totaled about 1000 men. They were stopped at San Pedro de las Colonias, in western Coahulia, by the con- stitutionalists. Here was an expedition of all arms, yet it had no commissary, no signal corps, no intelligence depart- ment, no sanitary officers and only the semblance of a medical corps The men had no tents and only such blankets as they found for themselves, while most of them carried beer bottles instead of can. teens. Military automobiles were pro- vided for distributing ammunition and water to the firing lines, but this was such recent innovation as to be constant source of wonder.
 The officers fared better than the men, but only because they had more funds. General de Moure and a part of his staff traveled in Pullman car. which was sent back soon after reaching San Pedro, as the general said it was costing the gov ernment too much. Some of the officers had accommodations in first or second class day coaches. but the majority of them travelled as did the men, in box cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
LIKE M,LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 woman's idea of a great tragedy is for another woman to lose her voice.
 When girl has her own hair she is so afraid that you won't notice it that she hxes 1t so it will look as though she had slept in 1t all night and parades down the street without hat
 For the love of Mike try to act na- tural. Most people take themselves so seriously that other people regard them as jokes.
 There are dangerous microbes in kisses. But man never realizes the fact until after he has been married about six months.
 People who are always praying ex- pect the Lord to be whole lot more liberal than they would be if they had the power to answer the prayers of others.s
 You may have noticed that all lazy people have busy tongues. Boost man and he will forget if in 10 minutes. Knock him and he will re- member 1t for 10 years woman Is person who will raise six small children for man and do her homework with a baby on one ar,, and hustle around for IS hours a day and starve herself so the kids can have little more to eat, and be afraid to | go out because she hasn't anything to wear, and treasure the dime her hus band gives her as though il was a bil- lion dollars. And. when the children are asleep. she will pick up paper for a moment and start to indignate at the prevalence of white slavery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11

Ing at the hands Of the Senate con- mittee. This Is the condition upon which
 Mir Warburg has. at the request of
 President Wilson. withdrawn his de-
 clination. and he Is right.
 Warburg did not seek place on the
 reserve board. He was designated by
 the President, in recognition of his un-
 usual and singular qualifications. The
 acceptance of the post would have in yolved the severance of connection
 probably worth annually seven or eight times to him his compensation in fed eral employment The work appealed to him undoubtedly as a pure service
 of patriotism, and since he is able to
 afford the personal sacrifice, he signi- | fled willingness to accept The Presi- dent was particularly anxious to get Warburg on the board, since it Is prob able that of all the men named, his
 knowledge of banking Is the most en- cyelopedic. He is an authority not only on national finance, but on international finance, an important fact. since the new currency law authorizes the setting up of branch banks in foreign countries.
 Warburg found out. however. that he was to be subpoenaed and haled before the Senate committee like criminal under charges. He was to be subjected ito cross-fire from experts and anna teurs alike, politicians seeking political capital as we'll as senators honestly seeking to fix his qualifications He promptly objected. The committee could find out all it needed to know of his life and reputation through other chan nels. He did not shun investigation. But there was a right way and wrong way They could ask him to communi- cate facts by letter, or they could send a representative to him, or adopt any other one of a dozen methods What he did not propose to stand was the ordeal of being made partisan or dema- to the indictment of suspicion. Under these circumstances he withdraw his name. At the Presidents urgent solici- tation he consented to reconsider the one stipulation being that he was not to be catechised by the Senate commit tee. This immunity he has a right to demand, upon the same plane as other board nominees. It is significant that the Atlanta regional bankers, at session at Montgomery day before yesterday, passed resolutions in dorsng him.
 It is to be hoped the manly stand of MT. Warburg will bring an end to this petty exhibition of inquisitiveness, and that the country will be permitted to enjoy the services of a big man with out subjecting him to implied insult and accusation. It is high time that men in public life be relieved from the hallucination that all men in Dig busi- ness must be regarded as crooks until they prove themselves otherwise The idea is as insane as 1t is demagogic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
Alabama Farm Lands

'The farm lands of Alabama present some wonderful opportunities to men who appreciate the producing value of rich soil, combined with a mild climate" said James a Wiebens. formerly of Illi- nois but now a resident of Birmingham
 "I have now been in this state for about two years; and as I am connected with seed concern here, my attention has naturally been drawn to the soil and it's products. Before coming here l was thor oughly conversant with farm values and products presented by prairie lands of the middle west; and after making a study of Alabama land I can say with out hesitation that the black belt of this state offers some of the greatest farm ing opportunities in the United States. In fact, after careful investigation of the farming situation in Alabama I became farm and become a tiller of the soil
 That was last year. This year l have about 100 acres of rich land under cul- tivation at Westover, on the Seaboard, about 50 miles from Birmingham, and there is every promise of an abundant harvest. I employed a good farmer, and instructed him as to the variety of crops wished to produce, and have kept in touch with the situation while engaged at my regular occupation in this city. Crops are diversified on this farm with excellent results. I have 40 acres in corn. 30 in cotton, and have recently harvested about 50 acres of oats. The winter oat crop netted about 40 bushels to the acre. and this land is now in peas. am leav- ing today for a short stay in West over, and anticipate pleasant and profit able trip"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Fright View of Bushes. situation

If business Is not as active as ii has been in midsummer in some years past 1t is improving every day and there is promise of great prosperity be- tween now and autumn" said l.. " Forman of Chicago.
 This years winter wheat harvest is so much of record breaker that bus mess in the west would be flourishine no matter what might have happened. But in many states record breaking corn crops are reported and in the south l am told that crops generally are good.
 hear that Alabama will make about 100000 bales of cotton. and this years crop will bring more money than the highest record crop of 1911. Most of the southern cities seem to be hourishing. Birmingham certainly has all the appearances of commercial thrift and growing population"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF JACK SHEPPARD

1OHN SHEPPARD, commonly known
 as "Jack," is the most picturesque N figure in English criminal history. Of poor but honest parents, who left him an orphan when quite young, Jack fol- lowed a career of crime that was as re- markable as it was daring, and finally wound up suspended upon gibbet at Ty- burn at the youthful age of 22.
 The first theft of this prince of thieves" was that of two spoons, and shortly aft erward. by his own confession, 'I fell to robbing almost everyone that stood in my way" In April, 1724 owing to the treachery of his brother, and other asso- ciates, he was committed to St. Giles roundhouse, from which he skllfully made his escape.
 Like adventures of unparalleled coolness and imprudence followed in quick success sion. and on Whitmonday. May 25, 1724 he broke out of New prison. His escape involved getting rid of new irons, cutting through a double grill of new oaken and ir6el bars, descending 25 feet by means of a sheet and blanket, and then scaling a wall of P feet, which he surmounted
 
 he was again apprehended through the betrayal of the celebrated receiver of stolen goods Jonathan Wild.
 Sheppard was tried at the Old Bailey before Justice Blackkerby on August A. 1i24, and condemned to death, He was tried upon three indictments. Several other prosecutions might have been brought against him, but this was thought sufficient to rid the world of so capital an offender. He begged earnestly for transportation to the most extreme part of his majestys domnions. He pleaded youth and ignorance as the motive that had precipitated him into the guilt; but the court, deaf to his importunties, gave him no satisfactory answer.
 The date set for his execution was Fri. day, September 1. Only several days be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
THE MEETING

By Alfred Moves
 White as shining marble Dryad supple and sweet as rose in blossom, Fair and fleet as a fawn that shakes tbs dew from the fern at break of day, Wreathed with the clouds of her dusky hair that kissed and clung to her sun-bright bosom,
 Down to the valley she came, and the sound of her feet was the bursting of flowers in May. Down to the valley she~came for far and far below in the dreaming meadows Pleaded ever the Voice of voices. calling his love by her golden name; So she arose from her home in the hills, and down through the blossoms that danced with their shadows, out Of the blue of the dreaming dis tance. down to the heart of her lover she came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
UNDERwooD,s SAVING cLAusn

From the Mobile Register
 MT Underwood made need ed point Tuesday when he in- sisted that the Touse resolution seeking Information of the Secretary of the Treasury be made to read. 'it not incompatible with the public in- terest" He said that the House has no more right to direct the executive de- partment than the executive depart ment has to dirsct the House
 This is the rule of interdepartmenta] courtesy that is sometimes disregarded MT Underwood has done well to bring IL to the attention of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11

lore that date he was again able to es- cape, and was not recaptured until Sep- tember 10, when he was taken back to his cell and chained down to the floor. This they felt was not sufficiently secure, so he was taken to dungeon known as the Castle, where he was chained to heavy iron bars
 Now it was thought that he was be- yond all possible chance of escape On October Is, however, when his keeper visited his cell he beheld almost a cart load of bricks and rubbish about the room and the prisoner gone. Six great doors, one of which had not been open forI seven years, were forced and found ajar.i he having pa ssed directly to the street. hy the main hall and stairway H
 site wrote his jailers polite letter and at once took to stealing again. He was apprehended on November 10 and was at once carried to the Kings bench bar at Westminster where the record of his con- viction was read and it was ordered that he be hung Monday.
 The day came, but Jack had still some hopes of eiuding justice. One of his projects was that as soon as his body fas cut down his companion should take 1t and put it in warm bed and bleed him, for he believed if such care were taken they might bring him to life again
 Sheppard was hanged at Tyburn on Monday, November Is. 1724 He died with great difficulty. When he had hung about quarter of an hour his body was cut down by a soldier and delivered to his friends but instead of carrying out his suggestions they buried him.
 Sheppard was for considerable time the common subject of conversation. Sew eral different histories of his life were published at the time. His potrait was painted by no less a distinguished artist than Sir James Thornhil. poems were written about him, and his adventures were dramatized, and for sometime he became the leading subject of many pulpit invectives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
Honor to the Maiden Aunt

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National American Woman Suf- frage association, has become the openly champion of the maid en aunt. Maiden aunts are the great.
 est blessing in the world, next tc mothers" says Dr. Shaw, who, by the way, uses the prefix Miss" before hel name. "They are the mothers of the motherless. don't know one who isn't helping to bring up or educate rela-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
Iron Freight Rates

Matthew Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati re- port this week says in part
 "Attention this week Is centered in the reduction of southern pig iron freights ordered by the interstate commerce commission. This reduction was not expected. Two years ago it was asked but the commission had taken so long to consider the matter that most of the southern ironmasters had come to regard the delay as pc,ite refusal. The decision brings great iov to the south, but it is almost a bomb- shell to northern producers who see the whole competitive situatlen changed.
 to all consumers of southern iron in the middle west and they will sadd a competitive burden to the Ohio and Chicago furnaces. The latter in partic- ular have been doing their best to hold their own local market as mon opoly, but the less freight from the south will enable southern irons to en- ter Chicago more easily than recent ly has been the case. Northern fur mace men, however, are already pre- pairing to present their claims for a re- adjustment of their rates, so an in- teresting time may be expected.
 "The week has seen more inquiry and there has been regular buying"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-11
The Logical Place

Birmingham is the logical place for the Methodist university. for while there are number of excellent educational institutions here, Howard being one of the best colleges in Alabama, we have no university either in fact or in name. n said a professional man.
 Atlanta, which of course would like to have Methodist university, has all ready Oglethorpe a flourishing institution under Presbyterian auspices. Oglethorpe IS beginning to branch out, and con- siderable money has been raised for i'm. provements recently. So even if Atlanta should get the Methodist university fl would have to divide honors with Ogle. thorpe university; whereas, in Birming. ham the university would tower without any other institution within sight of if have an idea that the majority of the educational commission will be stronel, in favor of locating the university in Bir. mingham."