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Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
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made the"baseball czar" something of
laughing stock. But one must cease
giggling in Johnson's direction now.
He'll utter no more foolish state
ments. >Comiskey is back.
Of course, Johnson may spring a
few surprises in the future by making
some highly seasoned remarks about
somebody or something, but it's a
safe bet that if he does. they will
be made only when he's got his feet
under banquet table. At other
times he'll remember that whatever
he says he must account for to Co.
miskey.
Some weeks back Johnson rose up
to remark that "the Federal League
is blessing in Disguise" He assured
the populace that the new league was
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20

the very best little thing that could
happen for organized baseball.
And then, just as soon as he hop
ped off the train that brought him,
to New York to welcome the returning
world tourists, he loosened the flood
gates of abuse upon the Federals.
He declared, quite heatedly, that "thc
Federals are four-flushers. We have
called their bluff. They are a joke"
Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston
Red Sox, is one of the organized
baseball magnates who can't appreci-
ate the joke. And there are others
who can't laugh over the joke-as
many others as there are organized
magnates.
Lannin can't see the joke in being
compelled to pay iris Speaker 1000
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
HENRY SIEGEL,

until recently one of the biggest dry
goods merchants and private bankers
in New York, against whom the ad
ditional grand jury at the Criminal
Courts building in New York has
handed down three indictments. Sic
gel and his partner, Frank E. Vogel,
are charged with falsifying state
ments as to the financial condition
of their establishment and with re-
ceiving money on deposit in the pri-
vate bank of Henry Siegel & Com
pany after both partners knew the
concern was insolvent.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
Municipal Railway Pays
UNITED Press Day Service)

San Francisco, March 20.-The
Geary street municipal railway is one
of San Franchises best paying in
vestments. It's accumulated earnings
now amount to $263, ,24O, according to
figures given out here today. The road
began business in December, 1912. The
Union, street line, since it came into
possession of the city, shows earnings
of just about one half of that of the
Geary street line. This is considered
remarkable by city officials as the Un-
ion line is less than half the length
of the Geary street line.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
HOW UNCLE JOE CANNON
FEELS ABOUT THE CASE
Omitted Press Day service)

Washington, March 2O,-"Uncle
Joe" Cannon and Secretary of War
Garrison met in the capitol a few
days ago, and among other things, dis
cussed Theodore Roosevelt's trip
through South America and particu-
larly his latest stunt of grabbing a
huge reptile by the neck at snake
fight, and lecturing to the natives on
the habits of that particular species
eyes," said Cannon, 81 read about
it. What's the matter with those -
snakes down there. Can't they poison
anyone?"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
Frank Menke's
Sporting Letter

New York, March 20.-Now that
Charles Comiskey, the rela brains
and the real leader of the American
League, is back in our midst again.
back where he is able to apply the
muzzle-Ban johnson will not be
heard from so often as he has been
in the past few months.
Johnson, it may be remembered,
loosened number Of conflicting state
ments anent the Federal League
while Comiskey was on the other
side of the globe. And they have
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20

nRl0 w. M. CARLSON. Jr.
342 Sixth st. San Diego, Cal.
"IvO Central Garage, Ell Centro, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20

for the next two years, and a bonus
of $4,000 in addition-an actual annual
salary of $18,500-when if it weren't
for the Federals he could have signed
up Speaker at $9,000-the salary he
got last year--or even less, if it hadn't
been for the Federals.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
Seeking Heirs to $4,000
TInifad Press Dav Servfcel

Santa Rosa, March 2O.-Search is
on today for relatives in Ireland of
James Dalton, who recently died here,
leaving $4,000 estate. Dalton de-
clared that he had not heard from any
of his relatives in 40 years, but di-
rected his executors to locate the
heirs and see that they get their in
heritance. -
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20

Wanted-To sell 300 pairs mems
work shoes at from $2.45 to $315 per
pair. Valley Shoe Ctore, Ell Centro.275
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20
Scratch Tablets.

Scratch paper in tablets suitable
for restaurants, merchants, house.
wives and school children, 10 cents
pound at the Press Office. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-20

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
English Authors in Demand

Although America has raettcally
stopped buying the work of third rate,
and lower second rate, English novelists
yet in the fiction of the better sort OF
English writer's apparently goes strong
er than ever across the water. One nears,
for example, that Mrs. J. H. Skrine
(they pronounce 1t ''screenD mas just
been discovered by an American pub
Usher, and that her ''Bedesman A. is
about to be brought out there and later
on her just completed novel, billie S
Mother" This author. who has only
just began to be we'll known mere. Is
the wife of the Rev. John Huntley SHRINE.
doctor of divinity in the University OF
Oxford, vicar of the ancient and beauti-
full church of st. Peters in the east i'll
that city, and the author of various theo-
logical works that are known and read
in America. Mrs. Shrine writes mostly
of the Somerset peasants. whom she has
known and loved since her childhood ir'
country village. II have written all
my life," she says, but 1t took me many
years to learn how. and to find my work
worthy to be offered to the public" Most
American visitors will recall the lovely
vicarage of ST. Peters, nestled smons
the oxford colleges. where most of MRS
Skrine's books have been written.
She is, by the way, a great friend OF
Mrs L. Allen Harker. whose novels also
have begun to attract attention in Amer
iCa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
The Uses of MapIe

Though at one time in the early history
OF the country an average of 600 maple
trees we're destroyed in clearing the or
oinary New York or PENNSYLVANIA farm,
maple is today. according to the depart
ment of agriculture in one of its interest
ing tree bulletins, one of tne most widely
useo and valuable native hardwoods, says
the Outlook. The wood finds place in
an enormous number of articles In daily
use, from rolling pins to pianos and or
gans. 1t is one of the best woods for
flooring, and is always favorite ma
torial for the floors of roller skating rinks
and bowling alleys: It leads all other
woods as a material for shoe lasts, the
demand for which In Massachusetts alone
exceeds 100000 board feet annually
Sugar maple stands near the top of the
list OF furniture woods in this country
The socalled bird s-eye' effect, the de-
partment explains, is probably due to
buds which for some reason cannot force
the way through the bark, but which
remain just beneath it year after year.
The young wood is disturbed each sue
.ceeding season by the presence of the bud
and grows around 1t in fantastic forms,
which are exposed when the saw cuts
through the abnormal growth.
Maple, the bulletin goes on to say, is
cne of the chief woods used for agri-
cultural implements and farm machinery.
be ms so employed because Of its strength
and hardness. All kinds of woodenware
are made of maple which holds impor-
tant rank also in the manufacture of
shuttles. spools and bobbns. 1t COM
petes with black gum for first place in the
manufacture of rollers of many kinds,
ficm those employed in house moving
TO the less massive ones used on lawn
mowers. Athletic goods, school supplies,
brush backs. pulleys, type cases and
clutches are a few of the other articles
for which maple is in demand.
seven species of maple grow In the
United States, of which sugar maple,
sometimes called hard maple, is the most
important The total cut of maple in the
United States annually amount to about
1.1Fo000.co0 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
King Had Enough

IT Is doubtful If there is a more pic
turesque literary man in all Europe than
Francesca Bicchi. Italy's Oldest extern
poraneous poet, who lives near Florence
and has just celebrated his 102d birth
day. In spite of his age, Bicchi's poetical
faculties are as robust as ever, as was
evidenced by the fact that on the occa-
sion of the attempt last year to assas-
sinate King Victor Emanuel Bicchi ex-
temporized on the subject so freely that
make him stop.
When asked during the recent celebra-
ton of his 102d birthday to what he at
tributed his longevity, Bicchi declared
his belief that it was because he had
begun smoking when he was years of
age and had never missed his daily quota
of cigars, and because he had never worn
woollen underwear.
The improvising Of poetry is one of the
special gifts OF the Italian peasants, and
they enjoy nothing better than a tug-of-
war of this description. One will start
conversation by making his opening
remark in verse. The other is bound to
reply in poetry. Then the conversation
continues on this poetical basis while
everyone in the vicinity abandons work
and gathers around to listen. The first
one to make a mistake in metre or rhyme
is declared worsted. Unfortunately for
the conduct of business in the imme-
diate vicinity. a conversation of this kind
may proceed for the entire dav before
one of the extemporaneous poets comes
to grief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

graph" also raised huge sum for the
Titanic victims. in fsct,s under Lord
Burnham the newspaper has been a cham
mel Of relief second only to the Mansion
House itself.
1t was Lord Burnhams father. the late
Joseph NJ Levy, who founded the Daily
Telegraph" and his sons first important
post thereon was that of dramatic critic.
in which he preceded Clement Scott. Tn
der the will OF his uncle, the late Lionel
Lawson. he assumd the name Of Lawson
by royal icense In 1875. and he afterward
became first a knight and then haro-
net. eventually being elevated to the
peerage in 1903 and taking his present
title. President OF the Royal Institute
of Journalists. Lord Burnham still directs
the policy of his famous pournal, and
is renowned for his kindly treatment of
his staff, which has numbered such fam
Gus writer's as the late George Augustus
Sala and Sir Edwin Arnold, and of which
w. L. Courtney is still literary critic. The
Telegraph" Is admittedly one of the best
paying newspapers in England. and its
proprietor owns, besides. about 1000 acres
over which he shoots, rides and golfs.
Lord Burnham was on intimate terms
with the late King Edward, who often
visited him at Hall Barn, his country
place near Beaconsville. @. X. Chester
ton lives close by. and famous past
resident of Hall Barn itself was Edmund
| Burke for whose memory Lord Burn
ham has a great veneration. and of whom
' he has collected many relics. Most in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Hinnnnofamus at Home

The hippo often wanders far overland
at night, and doubtless thus wandered
by day in the past ages before man be-
came the most formidable foe OF all big
creatures saY writer in Scribner's.
In consequence. ii is found In some
land locked waters like Lake Nnivasha,
to which 1T can only have penetrated
by extensive journeys across country
containing no streams in which 1t could
swim or hide itself. Where human be-
ing are rare and relatively inoffensive,
il is often found In tsreams so small
that II seems extraordinary that so
bulky creature can dwell In them with
out being always in evidence. but in
such streams 1t always flnds some pool
or quiet reach. with a fringe of reeds
or bush, that offer II chance to hide
during the daytime. Where much mo-
Tested Ii becomes excessively shy, and
during daylight often lies for hours
with only its nostrils above water, in
the shelter of some tuft of watergrass
or the like. and under such circum-
stances 1t is astonishingiy hard to make
out But on the Nile, among the chan
nels and shadows of the vast beds of
papyrus. l frequently saw small herds
or family parties of the obese. un-
wieldly creatures summing themselves
even at noon. half out OF water or out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Annoyed hy Story

Mrs. Olive Schreiner, who wrote The
Story of an African Farm and who is
now in England for reasons connected
with her health. is wroth about a story
that refuses to die. often as she has tried
to kill 1t with contradictions. Published
once more in the ultra Literary West
minister Gazette" a few days ago, 1t Is
to the effect that George Meredith as
reader for Chapman and Hail. suggested
certain changes in THE Story of an
African Farm, which she accepted
Il first denied the truth of that story
four years ago." said Mrs Schr.iner to
me. and it is more than annoying to
have it circulated again. 1t is true that
l met George Meredith at Chapman and
Halls, but I was an ignorant gill from
the African wilds, and his name con-
veyed nothing to me. His face did
though 1t was a fine, noble face. and
it rather haunted me. Sometime later
l learned all about him, and heard tha,
he had been reader for my publishers
He never mentioned my book in oui
brief talk, and I cannot imagine nov
the incident ever came to be so twisted. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
POET LAUREATE'S
BROTHER. DOESN'T
THINK MUCH Of HIM
Knocks DIR. Bridges Work
and Attacks Premier Who
Appointed Him
MRS. SCHREINER
MUCH ANNOYED
Takes Exception to Statement That
George Meredith Blue Penciled
Her "Story of an Afri-
can Farm"
by HAYDEN CHURCH.

London, January 24.-(Special.) DIR.
Robert Bridges, Englands new poet
laureate, must be feeling more than a
little "peeved" just at present. 1t isn't
Happy New Year for him, not so far,
anyway. To begin with, his first official
ode, which dealt with Christmas, has been
pretty generally knocked. It is said to
have been sent to King George to begin
with and to have been published at his
majesty's express wish, because he was
so delighted with IL, but this has not
prevented frank critics from describing
the poem as even worse, II possible, than
the famous epic about the girls in the
Gold Reef City" with which the late AL
fred Austin began his career as Laureate.
What must have given even a worse
jar to DR.. Bridges, however, is the sud-
den appearance on the literary scene of
his brother the Rev. John A. Bridges,
who 1t appears, is also a poet, and who
promises to be something of a thorn
In the side of his distinguished relative.
The Rev. John Bridges, who is described
as "tall, elderly man. with the appear
ance of an ex-army officer" and who
has Just contributed some unSpeahaDly
had political verses to a London news
paper, is, 1t appears, the rector of Rudg-
wick in Sussex. incidentally he is the
author of three poetic works which have
been published-one of which is called
"Wet Days" and another 1.-THE Lost Par
son." not to mention volume of
"reminiscences, and he is stated to be
now engaged in a volume on the land
question:
Doesn't Admire Poet Laureate
Sad to relate, the clerical Bridges is
anything but an admirer of the work
as poet of the, Laureate Bridges. He
Is stated to have said so yesterday in
terms which admitted of no misconstruc-
tion when he called at the offices of the
London journal which publishes his po-
ltical trade to offer its editor the manu-
script thereof Nor has the Rev. Mr..
Bridges lofty opinion of Asquith, who
appointed his brother TO his present high
and historic post, for. in his poem, he
5refers to Asquith as a premier. forsooth.'
tANhat sort of stuff the reverend gentle
mans screed, which is called THE New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Stops Tobacco Habit
in One Day
sanitarIum Publishes Free Book Show
ing How Tobacco Habit Can BE
Banisbed In From One to
Five Days at Home

The Elders Sanitarium located at 1923
Main St, st. Joseph, Mo- has pub
iished free book showing the deadly
effect of the tobacco habit, and how 1t
can be banished in from one to five
days at home,
Men who have used tobacco for more
than fifty years have tried this method
and say ii is entirely successful, and
in addition to banishing the desire for
tobacco has improved their health
wonder fully. This method banshes
the desire for tobacco no matter
whether it is smoking, chewing, cigar
cites or snuff dipping
As this book is being distributed free,
anyone wanting copy should send
their name and address at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

London, January A-(special)-It was
quite fitting that there should be so many
American singers of the sumptuous con-
sratulatory address presented to Lord
Burnham, the other day, by representa-
tives of the press world on the attain
ment of his S0th birthday. for the owner
of the Daily Telegraph" and dean of
British journalists has been more close
ly associated with the United States
than, perhaps, any other great English
newspaper owner
The DAILY Telegraph was, of course,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

on the shore. with their heads resting
on the mud or on one anothers bodies.
Biting dies hover over them and in
stead of the ticks which infest the
elephant and rhino. the hippos are hosts
of small leeches which are often found
i'm swarms fixed to the more tender
parts. Not only have I seen herons
and plover walking about and over
them. but also birds that looked tick
birds. We frequently foundf single
hippo dwelling. IN tiny pools, usually
surrounded by marsh. miles away from
the nearest lake or river. and some
tirues so high among the hills that the
animals must have done some real
climbing to get to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Represented in Any Case

An old gentleman, now deceased, never
seemed TO be satisfied unless he had sew
cral cases pending in court. He had
igst won case in the justice court. when
the loser, in very combative frame Of
mind, exclaimed. I'll law you to the cir
court COURT.
Old Gent-"1'll be thar
Loser-.'Fll law you to eII!''
Old Gent-"My attorney'n be thar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

associated with famous American news
paper In sending Stanley to find Living
stone in darkest Africa. and the "rele-
graphs, attitude toward the United
States is consistently friendly. not to
mention the fact that it gives more and
better American news than perhaps any
other London journal. In 1864, it collected
thousands of dollars for destitute Lam
cashire cotton spinners thrown out of
employment by the American civil war.
and more big charitable efforts followed
during thte seige of Paris. The "Tele-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

Recent Novelties in the Jewelry Department
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s GssTed IN bseSs Serai nnss siass % inches long 49c
essa" @ n @ s ew s aps lifted % @ pencil e S pSf s @ s values % size &
3 pd is s three P aes pd wss9 s5e %a nsf to loo
sas ssessss sss are much worn and Dareuar'ish nov" 15O
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

Year Passes," is, may be judged by its
opening verse, which runs as follows:
A calamitous year has now run to its
close,
What the next one may bring only Prov
idence knows;
Against odds she oft helps honest people
to win,
So the ms may be out, and the outs
may be in.
If this is a fair sample of his muse
it does not seem probable that the Rev
Mr. Bridges will succeed his brother as
poet laureate. 1t will be excessively an
moving to DR. Bridges, however, II his
poetic kinsman comes out with new
composition whenever he himself perpe-
trates an official lay--a thing, one would
say, that is quite likely to happen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Drake Designed Memorial Window

Sometime ago / mentioned that Maur-
ice Drake, who wrote ''Wrack'' and 1.-The
Salving of a Derelict." was by profess
sion an artist in stained glass and
now find that he designed the memorial
window that has just been placed in
Westward Hoi church In North Devon,
to the memory of the late Cornell Price
M. A., formerly headmaster of the Uni
ted Services college, at which Rudyard
Kipling was a student. Cornell Price,
of course. was the original of The
PRECISION Bates in "Stalky & Co."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

teresting of them all. perhaps, is the dag
ger which. upon a famous occasion, Burke
threw upon the floor of the House OF
Commons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Class


stranger-what Is the population of
New York2
Chumplelgh-Fo hundred. Plus tie
people one doesn't know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
Doyeo, Of British Editors,
Friend Of United States

Lord Burnham Owner of London Telegraph Whom Rep
resenatives of the Worlds Press Have Just Presented With
Congratulatory Address Attaining His Eightieth
Birthday, Has Been More Closely Associated With
America Than Any Other Great English
Newspaper Proprietor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
LINCOLN NOT IN
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
George w. Wood Denies Asser-
tons of Municipal League
in Talk in Church.

In a speech at one of the local
churches last evening George W.
Wood, campaign manager for the Lo-
cal Option league. took occasion to re-
pudiate the announcement of the Mu-
nicipal league in one of its advertise
ments that Abraham Lincoln. Thomas
Jefferson and George Washington were
connected with the liquor traffic In
any way. Jefferson, he declared, once
said that one-third of the deaths which
occurred during his time were caused
from whisky. Mr.. Wood Went on TO
make a general denial OF the allega-
tons regarding three of Americas
greatest statesmen, branding them as
unpatriotic
Earl Baker, speaking at the Swedish
Lutheran church. based his argument
on the excessive amount of money
liquor is costing the people of this
country. citing figures to support his
assertions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

If the parents of Akron would make
an effort TO bestir their progeny and
arouse in them their latest passion of
annoying the cops on their beat, per-
maps the unpleasant obesity of the
Akron force would soon disappear.
Small boys generally have in abund-
ance the faculty OF stirring a police
mans ire and awakening in him an
impulse that often takes form in a Wig
orous and heated chase down obscure
alleys and over tall back fences. 4
thing of tsis sort If put into active
practice In Akron would soon provide
the city with force OF most svelte
and sylph-like coppers.
Failing in this. however. there are
other means. The officers might set
up at every corner an equipment for
the reducing of weight, including a
supply of the most dietary foods,
set of accurate scales and n complete
book of instructions. Here they might
in an interval between the running of
their beats-running rather than walk
ing will do wonders-they could COM
mune with the spirit OF Col. Lii Rus
sell and amuse the passerby as we'll
Dieting OF course Is an important
item. II is to be hoped that the Akron
police are familiar with the very fat
.ening effects OF peanuts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
The Ticket.

ington, Ind. The little one will be
known as Elmer Ellsworth Jones,
Jr.
County Clerk Elmer E. Fitch made
Ia business trip to Clinton, Iowa, last
week.
Anna L. Nauman visited a part of
last week with relatives and friends
in Galva.
Mrs. Alfred Nye and daughter
Kate. spent last Wednesday in the tri-
cities
Medic Johnson visited last week
with friends in the tri-cities.
Frederick Johnson transacted bus
mess in Rock Island last "Wednesday.
Mayme Malcolm: returned to Galva
last Tuesday after spending a few
days with her parents here.
The neighbors and friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Jones surprised them
last Wednesday evening Progress
sive dominoes was the game of the
evening, Ruth Jockey receiving
first prize and William Talbot the
consolation. At a late hour dainty
refreshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones were presented with a
meat fork as a token OF esteem bv
their neighbors.