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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

A New Jersey woman. who is the moth- CT of six children, sold her wedding ring to buy food. Nothing psychological about her hard luck story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Opelika News: With only l3 killed and 24s wounded in Jefferson county on July {, the Birmingham papers announce it the euietest Fourth of July the county ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Lady Winifred Selma Hardinge, wife or Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, viceroy of Ireia, who died recently in London hos pital, was a favorte attendant of the Queen Mother Alexandra and close friend of the present Empress of Russia She was married to Baron Hardinge in 1890. Lady Hardinge was seated on the back of an elephant with her husband. na king a state entry into the city of Delhi, December a, .912, when bomb vas thrown at them. The viceroy was injured and one of his attendants was killed. The vieereine was remarkably cool. The vieeroy had tainted from pain and when ha recovered lis wife asked him is he was hurt. The viceroy said: sAll right. Go on" Lady Hardinge replied. we can't There Is a dead man behind us" The howdah on the elephant had teen demolished and the man who was holding an umbrella over the heads of the viceroy and yicereine was killed. This atten pt at assassination took place on the occasion of the transfer of the cap ital of India from Calcutta to Delhi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
EXTREMELY ACTIVE.

MT. Blebson seem sto be a prominent citizen"
 ''Yes, indeed, He's chairman of more committees that never meet than any other man I ever saw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Opelika News: visiting detective an. nc uno ed that he felt greatly relieved wher he left Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
AGE-HERALD ECHOES

Coosa River News: The forty-frst 'sneezefest" of the United States Hay Fever association will be held in the White mountains September 2. according to the Birmingham Age-Herald. adding this precaution: Delegations are expected to bring plenty of nandKerohiefs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
SARCASM Ur-ro-DArE

' rom INppIHCCVt V.
 Why 10 he so bitter at the girl he was SO recently engaged to?"
 "Because when she sent the ring back she labelled the box. 'Glass-with care.'" ]"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Andalusia Standard' Birmingham newspaper says 1t was the quietest Fourtl Jefferson county ever had. Only l3 death. and PAS wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Selma Journal; Does Birmingham really want tie Methodist university? Then raise plenty of chicken and sell them cheap. See?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
ADVERTISING BIRMINGHAM

Gadsden Journal: News item: Not a single murder in Jefferson county Wednes- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
PERSONAL BRAVERY,

My barber is an artist quite
 Who yields a trusty blade; The cuts 1 get are very slight l never am afraid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Shelby County Review: The article of M. w. Parsons in Thursdays Age-Herald on the cause of crime and the cure in Bir- mir gham Is remarkable for it's truth. We believe MT Parsons can do what he says. We know him and know that he is afraid of nothing this side of satans blazing gates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Pine Belt News: The best way to stop some Of the murderers in Birmingham is to hang them.-MarIon County News Catch the murderers first, before they can be hung, It seems hard proposition in Birmingham to capture the guilty parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

The Georgia legislature rejected a eu- senic marriage bill. Olsl-fashioned courtin' is still popular in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
The Home Products Expositioa

q find there is much interest in the forthcoming Home Products exposition August 24-30,' said professional man.
 "The Ad club, which managed the exposition last year, had very little time to organize; but notwithstanding that fact. the show was very credita ble indeed. This years exposition will be on a much larger scale. The Ad club men are full of, enthusiasm and will work to make the exposition not only worthy of Birmingham but of the en- tire south. The Alabama Merchants as- sociation will meet here during the Home Products show, and as the Ad Iclub in the nature of things under stands how to advertise it. visitors will come in large numbers from different parts of the state.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
A DISTURBING FACTOR.

Did you enjoy the picture show"
 Not much There was a young woman seated behind me who was personally ac- 1uainted with one of the actors shown in the finn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
FULL OF SURPRISES.


 I never saw man get so much pleas ure out of his motor car as Pilkin does It seems never r-failing source of delight to him"
 That's true. Pilkin says what he en- joys most about his motor car is the un- expectedness of the thIng. It keeps him always wondering what it's going to do nextp
 IN AFFLuENT CIRCUMSTANCES. Who is the prosperous looking man in the large touring carr" He owns the peanut concession at a baseball park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
John D. in Early Days

Tn reading an Associated Press dis patch in The Age Herald a few days ago announcing that John D. Rockefel- the fact of the large increase of multi millionaires in the last a5 years" said an old clubman.
 MT. Rockefeller Is reputed to be the richest man in the United States, per- haps the richest in the world, and vet he is very retiring in his nature; and for that reason is inaccessible to all but personal friends or those who have busi- ness with him. The first time I ever heard there was such a man as Rocke- feller was S5 years ago. While travel ing in Pullman on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad l met my old friend, the late Rev. Dr. Dickinson, editor of the Religious Herald, published at Rich mond-the leading Baptist newspaper of the Old Dominion. The doctor was returning home from the west, where he had been soliciting money contribu- tions from wealthy Baptists for s100, GOO fund for Richmond college, which was then, and l believe is still, con
 
 lally asked the doctor what success he had had on this trip. 'Goodr was his reply. He then told me that while In Ohio a member of the Baptist church who had made contribution said, If you will go up to Cleveland and have time to wait until you can see MT. Rockefeller, the president og the Stan dard oil company, you will receive sub stantial aid. Dr. Dickinson proceeded to Cleveland forthwith. He learned upon his arrival that MT. Rockefeller was a hard man to see. It was exactly a week, he said. before he met the Standard oil man. I lost no time said Dr. Dick inson, in stating the object of my visit MT. Rockefeller said. I will be glad to give you 5000 for Richmond college, and l left the Standard oil building with check for s5OOO in my pocket. Soon after that I began to hear a good deal of MT. Rockefeller and it was not long before he was one oi Americas celebrities. This country has a great many princely benefactors among it's multimilionaires. Carnegie and Rockefeller have given away more money than any two men who ever lived, and both will continue to give | in immense chunks to the end of theii
 days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Montgomery Timss: Colonel Roosevelt will find that it is considerably harder to break the solid south than it is to break an ordinary precedent" says the Birmingham Age-Her&ld. That is very true. but fraud in elections and the rule of the bosses will break it very easily. If the present political staiIs in the south is to be maintained, there must be absolute honesty and fairness in elections. Fraud and corruption and tampering with the ballot will tear the party asunder-never alain to be reunit ed. and those concerned should take warning m time before the mischief is done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Moundville News: The Age-Herald says that MT. Wannamaker's aeroplane, the America, with which he purposes crossing the Atlantic, went in the air last week with seven men, whose total weight was 4s1S pounds" This IS s.n average weight of fraction less than s17 pounds per nfn. Sure some hsa yyweights where the America is buildng-heavyweight core srcndents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
A SECRET.

1T the bahbling brook could only speak, l have no doubt 'tweuld say, some lovely .dears came here last week And waded half the day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.

The man with a grouch is inclirfed to be-
 lieve
 That the whole worlds going to pot. But the fellow too busy to fret to
 grieve Feels equally sure that it's not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Taladega Mountain Home: Since the Birmingham irol makers stand to save frcm s5o0.o0o to s1O0o.0OO annually in the freight reductions ordered by the inter- state commerce commission, they should n ake up any deficit in the university fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
TELEPHONE

At least we'll die with harness on our
 bnck.-Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Selma Journal Birmingham is con- stantly complaining that the police force is too small That seems to be a trouble with Montgomery also, but Mobile has a big enough force to get i06 alleged offend CTS in a single day. These well regulated cities are showing up some strange fig ures and facts these not summer days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Abbeville News: Columbus, Ga, and Birmingham. it seems are having murders by the wholesale. If we out out the gal lows and install the electric chair, at some central point in the state, do you suppose 1t would have an affect to decrease tho klllingf The gallows is horrible, they say, still killing continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Tuscaloosa News: Tuscaloosa has reached the stage in which there Is a se- rious need for places of recreation open tc the public, If any one doubts this fact let him go down to the railroad station on Saturday afternoon, There he will And great crowds of Tuscaloosa people on their way to Birmingham to spend Sun day. They have no particular businesp to take them up there. They simply want to get to some place where they can find recreation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
British Make Caustic Reply.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The British
embassy today issued the following
statement: "The military attache OF
the German embassy has justified the
killing of women and children by the
Imperial German navy at Scarborough
and Whitby, on the ground that these
were defended within the meaning OF
The Hague convention UX, 1900.
'Even were they defended the con-
vention prescribes reasonable time
for waiting; and due regard for sacred
edifices and historic monuments.
''As matter of fact, Scarborough is
a seaside resort and Whitby fishing
village. Both are absolutely undefend-
ed. Their bombardment took place
without the slightest notice, and
churches seem to have been specially
singled out for attack"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
> Work For War Prisoners,

Berne, Dec. 2S.-Germany is shelter.
ing half a million prisoners of war, in.
cluding French, English and Belgians,
according to official figures" publish.
ed here. Besides, 100000 Polish and
Russian workmen surprised by the
war in their employment as farm la
borers in Germany, were detained.
This army of 100000 men is to be
occupied in the winter in the dredg-
ing of rivers, building railways and
canals in the cultivation of virgin or
boggy SOIL 1t is estimated that be-
fore autumn, 1915, 100000 acres may
be cultivated. The 250,OOO acres cul-
tivated during the winter will be ready
for the raising of potatoes next year.
During the war of 1901 about 1885,
600 French prisoners in Germany were
also occupied in cultivation and canal
work on a large scale.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Big Gambling Trust Exposed.

Chicago, Dec. PA huge gambling
trust which makes profit of 81 ,OOO,-
900 year, and which pays $4,000
protection money every week to men,
bers of the Chicago police department,
exists in Chicago, was charged today
before the Merriam crime commission
Monte Tennes, known FOR years as the
gambling king of the city, was declar.
ed to be the head of the ring by Edwin
w. AltZ, an Investigator. wEo testi-
fled regarding gambling conCitions IN
the city.
He testified that policemen receive
$50 for each handbook operated and
that 300 of them are scattered through
out the city. Some of the books are
square he said, and other "crooked."
He said only books controlled by Ten.
nes were allowed by the police.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Bombarded German Trenches.

Paris, Dec. 24.-General Joffre,, the
French commander-in.chief, said to
Colonels Ignatieff and Yarde-Buller,
the Russian and English military at
taches at the field headquarters of the
French army, three or four days ago:
''Come with me and you will see
something never seen before in war"
The military attaches accompanied
the general to place near the lines
not far from Arras. There 600 pieces
of heavy artillery were placed in po-
sition so as to bear upon compare
lively short space of German entrench-
ments. The ranges already had been
found.
Upon a word from General Joffre,
repeated by his aides telephonically,
the 600 pieces opened a sustained fire
upon the German works and the spaces
just behind them.
After quarter of an hour the
French infantry charged. Not hos.
tile shot met them. Not bayonet
cleaned over the edge of the works
The trenches actually were torn to
pieces as though by gigantic plough
shares.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Barb Wire In Warfare.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 24.-Demand
from the belligerent nations of Europe
for barbed and plain wire today reach
ed the feverish stage in the wire mills
of this district. Offers of orders ag-
gregating 125,0O0 tons, of which $4,000
tons are specified as barbed wire of
special design. have been made with.
in the last few days, and only point at
issue being the time at which delivery
can be made.
This business is worth approximate
ly $4,OOO,O0O and will keep the mills
going several months. Mill officers
said the length of the barbed wire
alone would reach $4,000 miles, while
the remainder of the orders would
bring the total to 275,OOO miles. Eng
land, France and Russia have been
large customers of the Pittsburgh wire
mills since the war began.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Big Lot Of Christmas Mail.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-One hundred and
seveny-five thousand gunny sacks were
ordered to the rescue of desperate
parcels post clerks of this city and
contiguous territory today. They were
purchased by Postmaster Campbell for
his own needs and those of other
postmasters in this district, who re-
ported that the supply of reserve mail
bags of the regular pattern was made
quate to contain the holiday business.
II have never seen anything like it,
said Campbell. Sunday and Monday
alone this Office distributed more than
1,27O,O00 pounds of parcel post mail.
This is twice the quantity handled the
corresponding days year ago, and it
does not take into account the flood of
incoming parcels. In the mere bring
ing of these parcels from the railroad
stations we have "a wagons going
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Urged To Save Grain.

Berlin, Dec. 2S.-The Nord Deutsche
Zietung issues warning against using
grain to feed animals, especially rye,
which is needed for breadstuffs. 1t
says the empires food supply must be
carefully husbanded to guard against
a possible shortage, which would force
upon the people difficult problem.
Professors of economy in Berlin uni
versity issued similar warning a few
days ago. They drew attention to the
nutritious qualities of potato meal and
advised greater consumption of milk
limiting the consumption of beef and
pointed out the necessity of these re-
sources to Illustrate England's plan of
starving Germany into submission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Catholic Cathedral Dedicated.

Helena, Dec. 25.-With simple but
impressive services, st. Helena cathe-
dral was dedicated by Bishop J. P.
Carroll this morning. The mass OF
the dedication was celebrated and then
a short address was delivered by the
bishop, in which he expressed heart
felt thanks to both Catholics and non
Catholics through whose generosity
the building OF the 100000 structure
was made possible. He especially re.
ferred to the generous gifts of the late
Col. Thomas Cruise, who was the chief
benefactor, and also Senator T. c.
Power and members of his family
who donated the furniture of the edi
fee.
The cathedral was filled with an
audience which occupied every avail
able part of the large auditorium
scores of non-catholics being present
during the services.
After the mass of the dedication
was celebrated, Bishop Carroll deliver
ed short address, in which he re-
viewed the work of the diocese dur
ing the last 10 years, and of the last
so years through letter from Father
Kuppens, who celebrated the first
mass in Last Chance gulch so years
ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Control Butter and Eqq Prices.

New York, Dec. 22.-Fifteen butter
and egg firms in New York city virtu-
ally control the prices of the two COM
modities throughout the United States,
according to information made public
today by the state attorney generals
Office, which is investigating the sale
of butter and eggs in this city.
Members of the attorney generals
staff have prepared an analysis of fig
ures relating to the trade in New
York and according to Deputy AttOr-
ney General Kennedy. will introduce
the analysis into evidence being gath
cred at the formal inquiry in progress
here.
Many of the Is firms alleged to have
national control of butter and egg
prices have an income as high as $12.-
100000 each, according to Mr.. Kenne-
dy, and control the executive commit
tee of the New York Mercantile En-
change.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Serious Damage BY Floods.

Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 24.-Floods, the
result of week of practically un-
broken RAINFALL inflicted severe dam.
age upon nearly the entire area of the
state lying between Phoenix ard the
Mexican border. Three persons, SO
far as known tonight, have lost their
lives. livestock by hundreds of head
has been drowned. ranch houses and
city residences wrecked or washed
away by torrents roaring through what
are dry arroyos usually and t.atfic by
rail, highway and wire either has been
badly crippled or completely suspend
ed. A Southern Pacific train loaded
with passengers still is marOOned
somewhere near Nogales. Floods com
pletely surround it.
The Roosevelt dam and other reser.
voirs in the state have been filled with
water enough to last two years as the
result of the continued rain of week
which brought on the floods, accord
ing to r. H. Forbes, director of the
University of Arizona experimental
station.
Although many head of cattle have
been lost and hundreds of farms dam
aged, abundant grass for the range
cattle is expected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Millions For Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-SiXteen million
sold for $4O9, $4,000 spot cash at the
stockyards here in the last year, ac
cOrding to figures made public at the
Union stockyards today.
Records for the last week show that
there were received here and sod fol
cash 7O,394 cattle, 1884 calves, 230,
6O6 hogs, 1919 sheep and 1880 hors
es, making a total of 442,453 animals
or 1882 carloads of livestock, bring
ing $11,134,210. In last year the ar
rivals numbered 16,452,SO7 head. il
7,7O1 cars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Expenses Of Montana Militia.

Helena, Dec 24.-The report OF
Adjt. Gen. Phil Greenan to Governor
Stewart shows that the expense to the
state of sending the militia to Butte
keeping them there and returning the
soldiers to their homes was $125,141.
81. The troops were on duty 10 weeks
The maximum force on duty was 6S5
enlisted men and A officers, and this
was gradually reduced until when the
troops were ordered home there was
a total of 351 officers and men. Gen.
eral Greenan asks that the legislature
appropriate for the maintenance of the
guard for each of the years 1915 and
1916 $4,000, and in this connection
says:
"The appropriation made by the
state of Montana for the maintenance
of the national guard for the state was
$4,000 for the year 1913 and $4,000
for the year 1914. The amounts appro.
priated for these years are inadequate
for the needs of the guard. If the state
of Montana wants a national guard
that will be efficient, larger appropria.
tions must be made for it's support
The state should have at least one full
regiment. machine gun company, band
and hospital detachment, making a
total of 53 officers and S94 enlisted
men. This number of troops cannot
be maintained on the present appro
priatiOns."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Indiana Officials Arrested,

Indianapolis. Dec. 26-Virtually ev-
cry member of the city administration
of Terre Haute is in the hands of
United States authorities tonight as
result of the wholesale arrest there
last night, today and tonight on in
dictments charging conspiracy to
corrupt the election of Nov. last.
Early tonight 81 persons, including
Mayor Don NJ. Roberts, who is candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
governor in 1916; Dennis Shea, sheriff
of Vigo county: and other leading Ter
re Haute politicians, had been taken
into custody.
United States courts have jurisdic-
tion in the proposed investigation be-
cause United States senator and
member of congress were elected at
the last general election.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Record Price For Wheat.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 21-All grades
OF wheat reached the highest prices
today in the history of the Portland
wheat exchange. which at present is
the highest primary wheat market
in the world. Prices leaped 9 and 5
cents per bushel, while the market
held back and demanded even high
er prices. February bluestem was bid
at $1.2S per bushel
A bid of $1.25 per bushel was made
for January bluestem and fortyfold,
but there were virtually no sales in
these futures. Five thousand bushels
of February club were sold at $1.261s
For spot bluestem, S1.24 was bid and
$1.26 asked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
Swamped With Christmas Mail

Washington, Dec 22.-To handle
the greatest volume of mail in the
history of the postofllce, it has been
found necessary to purchase addition.
al equipment in the open market.
The department has been supplied
with 1000 mail bags a day for six
months, but yesterday to provide in
creased equipment particularly for
use in large cities, 175,OOO burlap
bags were purchased and another
large order will probably be placed
today. Additional TRANSFORMATION
equipment including cars. automo.
biles and wagons as we'll as several
thousand emergency employees in the
railway mail service, have been put
into operation.