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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
THE STORY OF THE NORTHWEST
Col. Rogers Clark Tells Of Fort.
ress' Capture In Notable
Work

Col. George Rogers Clark gave Amer
lean history a notable piece of litera-
ture in his own story of the forced
march of handful of troops across
a water covered wilderness and the
taking of Fort Vincennes, Ind, in 1779.
This campaign won for the American
colonies the territory then known as
the northwest" which to-day COM
prises the states Of Ohio, Indiana, I'LL
nois. Michigan and Wisconsin. In close
detail we can read his doubts, his
temptations to halt, his plucky refusal
to let his men suspect his perplex-
ity. He declares here the secret of
leadership and why men praise great
soldiers.
We read how, with him at their
head. the troops often plunged into
unknown waters to their shoulders, as
he led his little army of ITO in the
very face of encouragement. And
they took Vincennes on the Wabash,
with its population of 600. Then in
1882 to settle the terms of peace for
the new United States the Americans
were able to say, I'VE are in DOS
session." and thus push the western
boundary back beyond the great re-
gton Of which Chicago is to-day the
metropolis.
Clark had already settled a colony
on the site of Louisville and had taken
Kaskaskie. one of the old French set
Elements. July A. 177S. The French
people thereabouts and the people Of
Vincennes took the oath of allegiance
to Virginia. and Virginia claimed this
ton. the English governor of Detroit,
recaptured Vincennes, and Clark then
proceeded on the memorable march
which has made him famous, but per-
haps less SO than he deserves.
His memoirs tell how he kept the
men at Jokes and games and feastinig
! at night. One jolly little drummer
boy cheered them all by his pranks,
crossing the stream at one point ON
his drum. Sometimes by the colonel's
orders they sang as they plowed
through the water. One morning, at
SUNRISE" he says, ~ lectured them, and
what l said can only be imagined by
a person possessed of my affections for
them at the time" Later he mod.
estly says that what affected myself
had some little impression on the
WHOLE" This was when he was prais.
ing the gallant English commander
for his honorable and soldierly atti-
tude toward the victorious Americans.
Indeed, the letter Hamilton wrote ac-
cepting the terms of Clark made for
the surrender Of the fort at Vincennes
says that he made these terms be-
cause of his confidence in generous
enemy"
Clark is called for this exploit the
Hannibal of the west. II was his
brother, William Clark. who made the
important regions of the new world
pay homage to their name.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
Making Steel by Electricity.

The German iron and steel manu-
facturers are not little excited over
the successful solution of the problem
of making steel directly from iron
ores by electricity. This has occurred
at Dommeldingen in the Grand Duchy
OF Luxembourg, where an electrical
furnace has been producing steel for
a short time. Although the ores used
are low-grade and contain a consid-
cradle percentage of phosphorus the
furnace yielded steel fully equal to
the best grade made from Swedish
ores The success of this invention
is expected to have very far-reaching
results for the German steel industry.
as it will hereafter be possible to
make first class steel out of the ex-
tensive phosphoriped iron-ore deposits
of Lorraine and Luxembourg, where
biologists estimate that there are
enough ores to last Germany for sew
eral centuries. The electrical fur
mace used at Dommeldingen is the
invention of two German engineers.
Ruchling and Bodenhauser, and 1t ia
produced by one of the big electrical
companies of Berlin, which has or
ganized special company for ex-
plotting 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08

brought about another revolution
that of intensive farming. The coun.
tries of the old world have always
regarded us a criminally wasteful peo-
pie, in that the product raised on 100
acres of land in this country was Of
ten less than they produced on ten
acres. Good roads have changed this
condition. The American farmer now
finds that he will get greater return
from one acre of land intensively cul.
tivated, than ten acres farmed in the
old slipshod methods would hereto
fore produce. This intensive farming
is the direct result of good roads, for
where the farmer heretofore found 1t
necessary to cultivate crops, which
made large bulk, so that his infre-
quent trips to market were profitable.
now finds that he can take a small
load to the consumer as often as he
desires.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
DOWN IN A TURQUOISE Mine.
The Persians Buy Bags Of Gem
Bearing Rock az a
GanahtA

"The turquoise mines of Persia are
situated some hundreds of feet up a
low range of hills which, are of mag
nta hue, and the one we visited was
entered by a tiny iron grille. Once
inside" says writer in the Wide
World Magazine, I'VE scrambled down
over very rough rocks to a lateral
gallery. at the end of which, by the
uncertain light of evil smelling earth
enware lamps, the quarrying was in
full swing.
1.-TWO gangs. each composed of three
or four men. were knocking off pieces
of the rock and then roughly breaking
them up. This operation having been
completed boys carried the ore up to
the surface. After observing this very
primitive method of mining we were
next taken up to a point above the
mine and were treated to an explosion
to illustrate the Persian way of blast
ing.
This, much to our relief, passed of
without any accident, and we then re.
turned to the village to witness the Cd.
Grafton of sorting the turquoises. The
contents Of the bags were poured into
shallow circular pans, into which
water was run. The fragments were
then worked by the feet of gangs OF
boys under the charge of two men
armed with long switches.
After perhaps half an hour of this
, treatment fresh water was run in and
the turpoises examined. This process
is repeated three times and then the
turquoises. which are still in the rock
are sorted into sealed bags and sen,
into Meshed. There consignments are
purchased and the stones are ground
by professional polishers.
1t is only at this stage that the
value of the stones can be in any way
estimated, and purchasing bags Of ore
is speculation which is occasionally
indulged in by all classes and condi
tions of people. the Persians being par
ticularly fond OF anything In the wa,
OF q gamble.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
PALEFAcE LAWYER WOULD
MAKE LIAR OF INDIAN
Aged Chief, Who Claims He 10 12o,
10 only s5, According to Govern
mcnt Records.

ment Records.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Kahbe-nun
way, otherwise John Smith, the Chip
pewa Indian, who claims he Is 1913
years old and former Indian chief,
is only 85 years old, according to Cor
don Cain, attorney of the Department
of Justice of the Federal Government
here. Several Indians also say they
are older than the redskin with the
long name.
Cain claims to have Government
records showing that Kah-be-nung-we-
way is faker, so far as age is con-
cerned, and also that he has no chief
blood in his veins. Kah-be-nung-we-
way is now here trying to seek job
on the vaudeville stage.
Iah-baince, another aged Indian. who
processes to be only 81 years old, says
he Is older than Kah-be-nung-we-way.
He and played together when boys"
said Iah-baince. II was so much big
ger than he that / used to take his
bows and arrows away and he would
cry"
Kah-be-nung-we-way has worked in
the lumber camps nearly all his life.
He has good reputation, aside from
the recent charges that he Is taking
his age and also the stories Of his
tribe, which he tells as his own actual
experiences in realistic manner.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
AEROPLANE
MAKES RESCUE
Feat Shows the Possibilities ol
Airboats as Aid in Prevent
ing Deaths.

Airships and experiments to conquer
since 1908, when the first aviator was
killed by heavier-than-air machine.
But an entry was made on the other
side of the ledger when an airboat
went to the rescue of wrecked air
craft off the north shore of Chicago
and saved Anthony Stadleman, who
was entangled in the wires of his
crushed hydroaeroplane, or air-and.
water boat.
The quick and successful rescue was
made by hydroaeroplane, as slow
motor boats-slow in comparison to
the air craft-rushed to the scene, and
1t showed the possibilities Of the fly
ing machine as substitute or at least
an aid to the life saving station along
the shores of the Great Lakes and pos
sibly the ocean.
Jack Villas and C. M. voight, who
witnessed the accident to Anthony Sta
dleman's machine from the hangar
where Villas kept his hydroaeroplane.
were In the rescue craft. Men in motor
boats, who had observed the accident,
too, had scarcely started to the
wrecked flying machine before Villas
and his companion had the engine Of
their craft going and were soaring over
the heads of those in the boats.
They extricated Stadleman from the
entangled wires of his floating craft
and were well on their way toward
shore before the speeding motor boat
arrived. The wrecked airship would
probably have sunk with its victim be-
fore boats reached it.
Crowds lined along the lake shore
were watching the antics of Stadle-
man and his airship when the machine
suddenly dived toward the water. gain
ing speed with each second, until it
crashed into the lake. Big splashes of
spray flew into the air, but nothing
could be seen of the machine. How
ever, part of the planes presently
appeared floating ON the water.
Motor boats in the vicinity immedi-
ately started toward 1t. but they were
not far on their way when Villas and
Voight in their hydroaeroplane sped
out and effected the rescue. Stadle-
man said he was to blame for the ac-
cident and not the machine. He mis-
judged the distance to the lake and
could not stop his drive through the
air in time.
Villas heralded the rescue as some
thing new in aviation.
"Airships have killed enough people;
now it's time to get some good use Of
them" he said. I'VE have demon
strated for the first time the possibility
of turning air craft into life savers.
It is my prediction that aeroplane
stations will be established along the
lakes to substitute for the present SER
vice or to aid it,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
A DEMAND FOR GOOD ROADS
Farmers and City Folks Favor I'm.
proved Highways-Farmers
Stop Producinu


The building of good roads Is the
one biggest and most important fac
tor which this country must consider
In the next few years. The improved
highway is the one means Of salvation
for the poor man. In these days Of
high cost oe living. we must look to
the cheaper transportation of food
stuffs as our way out. We can no
longer expect to better our condition
through greater supply of necessi-
ties. for every effort we have made to-
ward lowering the cost of foodstuffs
heretofore has been met with the re-
sponse that the United States is now
about as intensively cultivated as 1t
can be.
In other words, our people are no
longer turning to the country in an
effort to produce a large amount of
food. Therefore, we iuust face the
problem of getting along with the
same amount that is now produced.
The only solution left for us is to
cut our cost Of production and de-
livery. The best way to accomplish
this Is to provide good roads, for we
have already had many demonstra-
tions of how good roads will work to
our advantage.
The Improvement Of highways in
many parts of our country in the last
few years has been invariably follow
ed by better living conditions. Where
the roads leading into a large city
have been improved. we have seen an
increased supply of foodstuffs on the
local markets and larger number Of
farmers bringing their products into
the city. This, of necessity, results
In lower prices for the products and a
long step toward better living cond-
tions.
On the other hand, the improvement
of roads throughout the country is in
in farming methods. The agriculturtst
who heretofore devoted his energies
to grazing and the production Of
rough foodstuffs, such as corn, Is now
turning TO what Is known as market
gardening. He is raising potatoes.
beans, peas and other commodities
that are in everyday demand, simply
because he can get them to market
where heretofore markets were denied
him. II is no uncommon sight now to
see farmers driving eighteen or TWEEN
ty miles to market with loads Of pro-
ducts, which, before the highways
were denied the consumer. The auto.
mobile, 1t Is true, has had great
deal to do with increasing this supply
but even this vehicle would be helpless
without highways on which to run.
The advent of good roads. too. has
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08
CANARY sINos FoR PIGEONS
Runs Away From Cage and Becomes
"cabaret" Performer

Minneapolis, Minn.--Max, a canary,
which few away from Its mistress,
Mrs. H. H. Calvert, and was gone a
week. was discovered by Joseph Bau-
dette, ID years old, in a pigeon loft,
entertaining the pigeons with song.
Max was surrounded by an admiring
audience OF cooling birds who carried
grain and laid 1t at his feet after
every song. The Baudette boy who
had heard Of the missing bird caught
Max under trowel and carried him
to his mistress.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08

1t is common saying that a friend
is kept by three things: by honoring
him in his presence, by praising him
in his absence, and by aiding him In
his need.-Cantu.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-10-08

o. these immature instincts and
insure purposes and voiceless long
ings! How many Of them go into
any piece of work that is worth the
doing!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
No Change of Policy

Washington, January 15--There has been
no change in the policy OF the Unired
States in regard to Mexico. This was the
substance of replies made today by Sec
retary Bryan to several members of the
diplomatic corps who called at the state
department. The foreign representatives,
noting the depressing effect upon Mex
lean bonds held by citizens OF their coun-
tries, through the defaut in tho SEMI
annual interest payments. had inquired
as to what action, if any, the United
States would take in view of the new
conditions.
The secretarys callers inferred that
this collapse of Mexican credit abrood
had been fully expected by the admin
istration, and that Mr.. Bryan was not
in any sense apprehensve of foreign
interference in the working out of the
American plans. 1t was made evident
too, that no thought has yet been given
to intervention by the United States be-
tween the Mexican factions.
From Hermosillo is reported today that
positive orders had been promulgated by
General Carranza that no Americans or
their properties should be interfered with
IN any manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
DECISIONS IN THE
SUPREME COURT

montgomery. January 15.--(Special.)
The following decisions were rendered
by the supreme court today:
Anderson, 1.-The state of Alabama
ex rel John S. Drago ct al. VS.. c. Brooks
smith, auditor etc. appeal from Mont
gomery circuit court affirmed.
Mcclellan, Carrie Bryant VS.. the
state of Alabama. appeal from .Jeffer-
son criminal court: affirmed Irene
Briggs, administrators, etc. VS.. tie
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, appeal from Birmingham city
court; affirmed Edward Marble. a mi
nor. etc, VS.. the Sulzburger company,
appeal from Birmingham city coust af-
frmed.
Sayre, J.-Jess Campbell VS. the state
of Alabama, appeal from Cullman cir
cult court; affirmed. Marbury Lumber
company VS.. Virginia, IL. and W. II.
Voolfolk, appeal from Russell chencery
court; reversed and remanded. Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company VS..
w. !. Webster, appeal from Walker
circuit court; dismissed by agreement
II parties on file. John Walker, alias.
etc, VS.. the State of Alabama, appeal
from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed.
Somerville, J-Sloss-Sheffield Steel
and Iron company VS.. s A. Smith. ap-
peal from Walker circuit court: af-
flrmed. A. E. Morris ct al. VS.. Isaac w
Marshall. appeal from Monroe law and
equity court; reversed and remanded.
w. S. Griffin, administrator. etc. ct al.
vs.. Mary r. Griffin, appeal from Ice
law and equity court; affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
EUFAULA BANKERS
ELECT OFFICERS

Eufaua. January 1a.-(Special.)-Thd
stockholders of the three Eufaula banks,
as we'll as those throughout the county,
fcld their annual meetings tins week, for
the election of directors for the ensuing
year. At the east Alabama National
bank, A. II. Merrill, a. X. Merrill, A. M.
Brown, II. Schloss and NJ. NJ. Beringer
were elected directors, Mr.. Brown sue
ceeding A. Beringer. A. NJ. Merrill was
elected president and Mr.. Brown cashier.
At the Commercial National bank, the
old officers and directors were elected
President j. p. Foy; vice president and
cashier, C. p. Roberts: assistant cashier.
Humphrey Foy. j. NJ. Edmonson and :.
T, Rice were also elected directors. The
Commercial bank decided to enter the Ma
tional Reserve association. Its capital
is $4,000. with a surplus of 100000.
At the Bank of Eufaula, the old iirec-
tors were elected. G. II. Dent, chairman; /;
w. S. Britt. /. WE'LL of Montgomery, IL.
c. Holleman, r. Moulthrop, c. A. Locke,
+. w. jennings w. Lawrence Wild, c. S.
Mcdowell. Jr., n. w. Roberts and G. l..
Conner. w. l.. Wild was reelected presi-
dent; Colonel Conner vice president and
Mr.. Roberts cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
SHEFFIELD BANKERS
ELECT OFFICERS

Sheffield, January 1.-THE National
bank held a meeting to elect new officers
and board of directors. The following
officers were elected: j. w. Worthington,
president; w. S.-Hatch. vice president;
G. E. Roulhac, cashier; r. c. Sanford,
assistant cashier. Directors were chosen
as follows: J. l.. Andrews. J. w. Worth
ingtcn, w. X. Blake. Sam c. Cooke. III.
w. Blair, w. s. Hatch, l. Gusmus, r. II.
Wilhoyt, Henry Parsons and G. T.. Roul-
hac. The directors passed a resolution
to join the federal reserve bank in this
district.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
the Peoples Bank of Sheffield two new
directors were elected, and the board is
now composed of J. B. Lagomarsino.
A. j. Roulhac, S. b. Mcintyre, j. j.. Frey,
j. b. Gambill, c. 7. Williams, John w.
Johnson. J. II. Lester Mr.. Gambill and
Mr.. johnson are the new directors. At
the next meeting. In February the regu-
lar officers will be elected, one to sue
ceed the late Dr. Ashe, who was vice
president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
WEST END REVIVAL
TO CLOSE SUNDAY
Methodist Church Will Be Re-
ceived in Afternoon

The revival. which has been in pro-
gress for the past several weeks at the
West End Methodist church with Evan
selist J. o. Haynes In charge. assisted
by the pastor. the Rev. ]. C. Persinger.
will come TO close with the service
Sunday night.
Large congregations have heard Mr..
Haynes sermons and there have been
numbers of conversions with about so
additions to the West End church, All
who have Joined will be received into
the church at special service Sunday
afternoon at o'clock.
There Will be three services Sunday,
the IL o'clock sermon, the afternoon
services and the 7:S0 o'clock meeting.
which will close the revival. There will
be meetings this morning. tonight and
tomorrow morning at the usual hour
but no meeting tomorrow night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
SOUTH PROSPEROUS
DECLARE SPEAKERS
Prominent Men Speak at
Memphis Business Mems
Banquet

memphis, January 15.-Prosperity in the
south, as it is spelled by bumper cotton
ereps grain crops, cattle production and
general Business that as whole excel
any other section of the country, was
celebrated here tonight at a banquet
given by the Business Mems club of this
CITY. More than 400 guests. including some
of the most prominent men in the country.
many of them coming in special trains of
special cars. were In attendance. Or
ficials of railroads in the territory pre-
dominated among the out-of-town guests.
The railroads interest in prosperity was
discussed by b. F. Bush of st. Louis,
PRESIDENT of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Other speakers and their subjects includ-
ed Charles r. Dawes of Chicago, vice
pl esident of the Central Trust company,
on Cotton Warehouse Receipts as Col
lateral James Kelley. general manager
Chicago Tribune, on Real Civic Spirit;
H. f. w. Palmer of Atlanta, general
counsel Cumberland Telegraph and Tele-
phone company, For Menphis;" Blewett
Lee of Chicago. general counsel Illinois
Central railroad. "Belated Punishment of
Railroads." Max Sondheimer of Memphis,
=. Mooney, managing editor Commercial
Appeal of Memphis, Progressive Mem
phis"
Fairfax Harrison, president OF the
Southern railway. was to have been one
of the speakers. but because of the sudden
death in New York today of Richard ID.
Lankford vice president of the road
he did not attend A number of other
Southern railway officials also sent their
regrets.
Senators and representatives from Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, who
had planned to be present, but were pre-
vented from attending by imperative de-
mands for their presence al Washington
this week when Congress reconvened after
the Christmas holidays. A letter from
President Wilson expressing his regret at
being unable to attend was read by the
toastmaster, Gen. Luke f. Wright.
Two Principal Questions
Mr.. Dawes said there were two prin-
cipal questions to be considered in con-
neetion with cotton warehouse receipts.
The first was concerned with the le-
gality of issue and the second with
what may be termed commercial or
business risk.
Mr.. Dawes said the Tennessee law
was good example of an effort to
make a uniform warehouse law and to
provide for the negotiability of ware
house receipts and to define the rights
of their holders. He thought the cot
ton factor, having advanced the value.
OF the cotton from s5 per cent to 80
per cent by the time 1t came into his
hands, virtually was in a position to
give good title, and therefore had "A
right to deposit cotton in a warehouse
anu receive therefor a receipt in his
name that he could negotiate.
Such a receipt in order to be avail
able for business purposes, however,
must be issued by n responsible ware
house company under proper control.
As cotton is a product in active de-
mand, in almost universal use and
readily convertible into cash, loans
made on good warehouse receipts COW
ering cotton with proper margin, con-
stituted one of the safest forms of
banking investment, Mr.. Dawes con-
oluded.