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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
OPELIKA

Opelil<a, September 24-(Special)-R Y. Jones, Lee county tax commissioner, re- gently made an assessment against the Goat Rock property in this county of the Columbus Power company, which will place in Lee county's coffers the neat little sum of $25o0 in taxes. This com pany claimed exemption from taxation under the law for a period of ten years but the commissioner contended that the company was liable for taxes, and re- ferred the case to the state tax commis- sion, which submitted the matter to the attorney general. The attorney general rendered a decision sustaining Jones. A ten-year exemption on this property, 1t is claimed, would have amounted to $1,- 600,0 GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Orphan Work Day

Talladega, September 24 = Especially Orphanage work day for the orphan age here is fixed for Saturday, Sep tember 26.
 Ihe plan Is to get as many as will to give the earnings of one day of la bor or the income of one day for the support of the home. The home is doing a great work for needy orphan children. and is sorely in need of funds with which to carry on the institu- tion. Remittances should be sent to George Dunglinson, superintendent Talladega. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Pushing Work

Mountain Creek, September 2f. Special Work on the narrow euage railroad from Morganville to the Chil- ton Mining and Manufacturing company plant Is being rushed, and ore ship ments are to be commenced by Oc- tober 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
BROWNSVILLE

Thomasvillc. September 24.-(Special) ) The Commercial club met last night and decided to enter into the -bale-of- cotton movement and the club started by buying bale of cotton at 10 cents per pound. The people will make a united effort to aid the situation. R. G. Dun- ming has announced to his customers that he will take their cotton at 10 cents per pound himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25

A wedding of unusual interest occurred here today when Miss Gladys Snow, daughter of Dr. J. Louis Snow, of this place, was married to John Harris, a prominent druggist of Camden. There were numerous of-of-town guests and the couple was the recipients of many beau tiful presents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25

Ben w. Ware, superintendent of the Hudmon cotton gin here, had his hand caught in the gin saws. His right hand was badly lacerated, and it was necessary to amputate three of his fingers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25

Citizens of the city are looking forward with much interest to the publication of the annual report of the water and light department, which will be presented to the city council at the first meeting in October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
EUFAULA

Eufaula, September 24.-(Special.) )-Now that the cotton crop is practically made, in Barbour county, farmers are looking for bumper yield. equalling the record crop of 1911. Much progress is being made with the picking of the crop, as the weather has been unusually good There is prospect, also. of large top crop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
AUDITORIUM IS
 BURNED AT FL0RA[A
SS000 Building Is a Total LOss-Farmers Hold
 Cotton

Florala, September Especial )-Flo- rala's chautauqua auditorium was burned early yesterday morning. It is supposed that the fire was of incendiary origin. The fire alarm sounded shortly after l o'clock. but there was no possibility for the firemen to do anything towards say ing the building. The building together with all furniture. is a complete loss. It was the largest auditorium in this part of Alabalna, as it easily seated more than 2oOo people. It was built by the Interstate Chautauqua association about seven years ago at an approximate cost of $sooo. It is not likely that it will be rebuilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25

Very little cotton is being sold here. The farmers are inclined to store and hold their cotton despite the fact that buyers are offering a much greater price than they were willing to give some days ago. Some of the farmers are storing their cotton in the seed and say they Will not have it ginned until next year
 In spite of the abnormal conditions now existing in the lumber market, none of the three large saw mills near Florala has closed down. The Jackson Lumber company continues to work both day and night shifts. It was stated by an officer of one of the other mills that they were oversold on certain grades of their lumber for 60 days. There has, however, been a general reduction in wages in some of the departments of the mills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
COURT ORDERS BLIGHT CUT
First Judicial Decision Recognizing Right to
Eradicate 10 Rendered

In what is believed the first
case on record in this state or
elsewhere in which a court has
taken official cognizance of the
existence Of blight in an orchard
and the necessity Of its eradica-
ton. Superior Judge Preble of
North Yakima, Thursday, handed
down a decision, directing that
the owner must, within a reason
able time, cut the blight from
the orchard and spray for San
Jose scale. Chas. G. Hardcastle,
holder of a mortgage on q tract
of orchard near Grandview had
brought suit against S. A. Mil
ton, mortgagor, for immediate
foreclosure of the mortgage on
the ground that the value of the
property was deteriorating from
lack of care.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
BRIDGE IS COMPLETED
New Structure at Washington Street is Opened
to Traffie-Few Finishing Touches Yet

Except for a few minor finish
ing touches, the concrete bridge
across the canal at Washington
street has been completed and is
now open to traffic. The con-
tractor, Chas. Huber, of Seattle,
appeared before the city council
Tuesday evening and requested
the acceptance of the structure.
The acceptance was voted SUBJ
ject to the approval of the public
Improvement committee. The
committee, in company with Mr..
Huber and City Engineer T. j.
Wright, visited the bridge yester-
day morning and offered some
suggestions for it's finishing. The
roadway across the bridge is to
be given a surfacing of gravel,
after which it will probably be
formally accepted by the COM
mittee.
Owing to delay in securing the
necessary wiring material, the
lights, which are to adorn the
four corners, have not been in
stalled but will be in place with
in a short time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
AMERICAN LUMBER
KING PASSES AWAY

Pasadena, Cal-With his seven chill
dren gathered about his bedside, Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser, aged 70, multi
millionaire Minnesota timberman, died
here following an attack Of a severe
cold. caught on Sunday, March %,
while Mr.. Weyerhaeuser was attend.
church. The body is to be sent to
Rock Island, ILL.,, his old home. for
interment.
The Weyerhaeuser interests control
not only a big share of the lumber
business of Oregon, Minnesota, Wis
consin and Illinois, but through pur-
chases of timber land in the Appala-
chan country and various other parts
Of the United States, they own more
standing timber than any other firm
in the world.
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser lived very simply.
No one ever supposed from his quiet,
modest manner that he was enormous
ly rich. Ten years ago his wealth was
estimated at $3O,OOO,0oo. Since then
the value of lumber has increased
greatly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
CHINAMAN MURDERS WOMAN
Slayer Confesses His Crime and Says
Deed Caused by Reprimand.

Slayer Confesses His Crime and Says
Deed Caused by Reprimand.
Vancouver, B. C.-The story Of how
Mrs. Charles j. Willard, left alone in
her house with Chinese servant, was
murdered by him and her body burned
in the furnace was explained by the
confession of Jack Kong, IL years old,
and cleared up the mystery of the wo-
mans strange disappearance during
her husbands overnight absence.
He said Mrs. Willard reprimanded
him because the porridge had been
burned at breakfast. She ordered him
to make fresh dish of porridge, but
he objected, saying that he wished to
go to school. Mrs. Willard made some
remark to the effect that she would
have to cut his ear off to make him
obey her better, and then he seized
chair and struck her down.
He then choked her to death and
carried her body to the basement, dis
membered the body, built a big fire
in the furnace and put the body in
piece by piece.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
THE MARKETS
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat-Club. 93c; bluestem. $1.01
red Russian, 92c.
Hay-Timothy, SIT; alfalfa, $14.
Butter-Creamery, 25c.
Eggs-Ranch, 19c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

the building for repairs, was prac-
tically the only thing saved.
The fire started in the roof
while no one was in the building
and spread rapidly. Realizing
that the building was doomed the
governments employees on the
job turned their efforts to saving
the rock crusher nearby. which
was in danger.
Work on the canal will not be
hampered to any appreciable ex-
tent because all of the equipment
is in good repair.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
KENNEW|CK winner
IN SEA-. CONTEST
With Per Capita Sale Of 3.27 Red
Cross Stamps Awarded Service.
of School Nurse

The results Of the recent sale
of Red Cross seals and the awards
in the prize contest have just been
announced by the Washington
Association for the Prevention
and Relief of tuberculosis under
whose auspices the statewide
campaign was conducted. Com
petition was close in several cas-
es. Mt. Vernon secured the three
number lecture course by a per
capita sale Of 2.5S seals, Ray
mond came second with 1. rs seals
per capita and Pasco third with
1.61 seals for each person there.
Waitsburg won the two number
lecture course with a per capita
record of 81 seals, and Kenne-
wick the services of a school
nurse to inspect her schools by
selling 3. q seals per capita, with
Pomeroy a close second. The one
lecture prize goes to Stanwood
for a per capita sale of 1.S3 seals,
and Olympia wins the vacuum
cleaner by a safe margin over her
nearest competitor, Centralia.
The former sold 1.37 seals per
capita.
The prizes are awarded on a
per capita basis and the towns
grouped according to population.
The receipts from the sale this
year are slightly larger than last,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

PIANO TUNING. NJ. Sch aft e r
makes tri-monthly trips to Kenne-
wick. Address p. o. box 158, Walla
Walla. 6Slp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

totalling Sc, O93. 70, and marking
the most successful sale ever con-
Quoted in the state. Much new
territory was covered by enthusi-
tic agents and considerable infor-
formation about tuberculosis was
disseminated through the wide
spread sale Of the seals and their
purpose.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
King, Too, Decides to Visit Amerrc:

King, Too, Decides to Visit America.
Washington.-Queen Eleanore, Of
Bulgaria, will be accompanied on her
American tour by King Ferdinand
himself, If the political conditions in
Bulgaria permit. This information has
been formally communicated to the
United States government.
The party will sail May 81 on the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Ham
burg and travel In the United States
strictly incognito.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
CELLO PLANT IS DESTROYED
Machine Shop Steam and Power Houses Burn but
Work on Project win Not Stop

It is estimated that more than
$40, 600 damage was done by fire
late Friday afternoon at The Dal-
les Cello canal plant at Big Ed
dy. The machine shop. 15Ox5O
feet, and the steam plant and
electrict plant, which furnished
power at the camp, were destroy
ed. A locomotive which was in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

Launch "Hanford Filler" for river
points to Hartford, leaves Kennewick
7:30 a. m. daily, except Sunday. Re-
turning, arrives Kennewick 400 p. m.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem, $1.00; club. csc;
red Russian, Gle.
Hay-Timothy, ST per ton; alfalfa.
IA per ton.
Eggs-20c.
Butter Creamery. &c. :
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Fouud A Cure For Rheunatisn

81 suffered for two years and could
not get my right hand to my mouth for
that length of time" writes Lee Chap
man, Mapleton, Iowa. 81 suffered ter
rible pain so l could not sleep or lie still
at night. Five years ago began using
Chamberlain's Liniment and in two
months was well and have not suffered
with rheumatism SINCE" For sale by
The Columbia Pharmacy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Train Drop. Into River.

Attica, Ind.-Three persons were
were killed and about 35 others injur-
ed when Wabash passenger train
known as the Continental Limited
crashed through a bridge over the Wa
bash river, just west of here. The en-
CINE, baggage car and the day coach
dropped into the water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

Game Warden Killed In Accident.
Vancouver, Wash.-P. o. Hilstrom,
game warden and deputy sheriff of
Clarke county, was probably instantly
killed in an automobile accident about
seven miles from this city on the Pa
cific Highway, Sunday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-07
FACTS ABOUT THE ADLESS NEWSPAPER OF
INTEREST TO ALL READERS OF THE DAY BOOK

BY N. D. COCHRAN
circulation
still much smaller ought convinced ultimately will
be and naugurae journalism
actually
Day Book experiment beginning
significance
of ordinary circulation
that the people would be its significance Them
a a
plans entirely obligation money
what is still more important of financial obligation.
editor
reward expected merely the joy the being
free.
laboratory
journalism, without placing the the
stands Then placed stands gaduabegnnng the Office
then in the loop.
adss depends circulation that profit
distribution publisher
An adss wholly its
put
IbeheVe
notwithstanding excellent
oldinterpreaion of the
toned the unWiey believe anything
sensible
although the only real Chicago
steadily until
big headlines extras notwithstanding the fact that The
Chicago and better than most Of them
There slump but wasn't alarming; and circulation
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-26
WOMAN PHYSICIAN WANTS BOTH SEXES
TREATED ALIKE IN VICE CLEANUP


other Probe" there appears in your
edition of Friday this paragraph
about a meeting of the Public Health
Committee: THE meeting nearly
split up owing to an argument over
the city's right to let a lot Of scien-
lists undress and examine every girl
brought into the Morals Court" Also,
DR.. Evans is quoted as saying at this
meeting: Eve must control the
spread Of contagious venereal dis
eases, more dangerous than scarlet
fever and smallpox, or have an cpl
demic of these diseases"
These paragraphs lead me to ask,
Is there any sex in the spread of
smallpox and scarlet fever? Does the
spread of gonorrhea and syphilis and
chancroids know any sex? Since
there is but one answer to these qUes-
tions, and that answer is NO." and
since a person does not have to be a
physician to know that there is but
the one answer. NO" then why ex-
anime only the girls?
Another paragraph reads: ga wo-
man who, therefore, gave no sign OF
having the disease would infect
countless men,"
This is the first admission l ever
happened to see in print that count
less men would be infected" Are they
not prostitutes also?
This leads me to ask, Who infects
the clean women, that commercial
lied vice forces. into the life of pros
titutes? Certainly not a woman.
Therefore, is not man an equal and
far more dangerous spreader of vene-
real contagious diseases? Most as
suredly" and Yes are my answers.
The amount of stupidity and crimi-
nality is inexpressible in word Ian
guage, which is shown by man when
he advises examination and so-called
cures and pretentions of cleanliness
for women, and let's the men freely
on fO and from the inmates Of homes
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-26
SEXES


you would another with scarlet fever
or isolating one of them as you would
had he smallpox. This inequality
suggests to my mind also, Why
should not Judge Owens extend his
illegal and unjust ruling which for
bids inmates of houses of prOstitu-
ton from registering, to the men who
frequent these houses, who visit
these same inmates? And, also, why
should he not put the same test to
his new list of election clerks? From
an election point of view, why not
ask Judge Owens if there be, in prin-
ciple, any difference between a Del
monico dinner and a glass of beer,
when he makes such sweeping
changes in his clerks of election.
Candidly, if there is to be any kind
Of a cleanup" of vices and dis
eases which know no sex, why not
play open and aboveboard, and fair
and honest, and clean, and be up to
the scientific knowledge at date, and
make only such rules or laws that
will affect both sexes alike. Why
make any rule for one sex only in
contagious venereal diseases, any
more than you would think of iso-
lating a woman with smallpox and
not man, or tagging the homes
where only girls are i'll with scarlet
fever, and not the homes where are
the scarlet fever boys?
A professor of bacteriology once
said to me: From a biological point
of view ten men could propagate the
world with as many children as exist
today" This might lead one to ask,
Should incurable contagious vene-
real filth be left to roam freely, even
if let to live?"
While l agree that morals in
spectiOn squad should go with the
Morals Commission, rather than a
police inspection squad, would wish.
to insist that there be two morals
SQUADS Women only ShOuld eHam-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-17

the. crook of his folded arm. The
splinters bit off from the seat at
Shorty's side. Then they both fired.
. Thank God, he amt trying for the
team" thought the dwarf, and as
they drew together he beheld the
others face, and saw that rage riot
ed there so savagely that it blinded
him to his surer revenge. His mask
was gone, and Shorty knew that he
alone had seen the features of the
mysterious road agent. AS they tore
up abreast, the others gun belched
again, and Shorty felt the paralyzing
stroke of a missile, while the ribbons
slipped from his left hand.
eye got mel" he beloved.
They. swung down on to the fiat
amid a spatter of gravel, splashed
through the ford of the North Fork
and rushed scrambling up the bank
to the Wire Bridge Toll House. Old
Charley Crane appeared, followed by
Winters, the messenger.
What's up, Shortly" questioned
Winters. Sounded something like a
gun play back yonder. Who was it
Black Bart?"
Shorty nodded.
How'd you come out?"
ooh! not too bad. 1 got a little |
something to show fer it" He clam
bered down, finding it impossible not |
to swagger slightly, for. he felt an
overpowering satisfaction. The safe
ty of his lady, the capture of the
desperate, the preservation of the
company's bullion; all this he had
effected single-handed - against |
odds.
With the others crowding him he |
jerked the door open, then his jaw
dropped.
The outlaw rested Imply on the |
girls breast while she sopped at his |
bleeding temple. Her clothes were
awry, her face tear-stained and swol- |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-17

SGnISOO .-SElHfNOES HSHIINSI
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Serious charges against the Har-
rison Employment Agency, 81 w.
Washington street, were made yes
terday before the State Board of
Labor Commissioners by Marie ALI
gaier, former employe of the place.
Miss AIlgaier said that Harris had
a room furnished up in the vault with
bed, bed clothes, etc., and that into
this room girls and women who came
seeking jobs were often lured.
Miss AIlgaier also asserted that an
icebox in this vault contained cham
payne and other drinks.
o. c. Harris and F. c. Boedeker,
who operate the agency, and their
attorney, George F. Brannan, were
ousted from the hearing yesterday by
order of Chairman James T. Patter-
son.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-17


while she spoke words that left him
benumbed.
you've killed him! Oh, 1 hate
you!" Then she addressed the
wounded man, unconscious of their
presence: Link, speak to me. It's
Milly-Milly, your little sister,"
Shorty slammed the door abruptly
in the faces of the others.
cit some water and bandages,
Charlie, quick"
AS the stocky driver wallowed
forth and climbed the wheel for his
three-mile Auburn drive, Winters
gazed at his companion solemnly.
Then, without facial disturbance,
one eyelid fell slowly in a wink Of
great understanding and delving in
to pocket he drew forth the soiled
and bloody half of a bandanna. 1t
had eyeholes and string at the up
per corners, forming a rude road
agents mask. This he tore up and
tossed out of the window into the
river. CAS- l have aIlus observed"
said he, outside of wimmen folks
there's nothin' more unreliable an
deceivin' than circumstantial evil
dence-when it's destroyed"
(THE END)
-o-o-
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Serious charges against the Har-
rison Employment Agency, q w.
Washington street, were made yes
tnrdaV hpfOrn the State BOARD of
Evening star., 1914-02-08
STEAMER QUEEN LOUISE
SOUND But HARD ASHORE
Wrecking Tugs Hope to Float Her
Today-Crew Sticks to
Stranded Ship.

MANASQUAN. N. j., February T.
Hard and fast on the sands off the New
Jersey state rife range at Seagirt, near
here, the tramp steamer Queen Louise
of Scotland, which ran aground in fog
early today, was still sound of hull to-
night and in no immediate danger of
breaking up.
A brisk wind out Of the west sprang up
this afternoon and beat down the heavy
easterly ground swell which had been
running Capt McDonough Of the
freighter, who remained on board with
his crew of about twenty, had no fear
but that his vessel was safe for the pres
ent. at least.
Although the Queen Louise apparently
was working further on the sands of the
inner bar with every tide. making the
planned attempts to refioat her increaS-
ingly difficult, sea conditions were not
deemed propitious for salvage operations
during the day. The effort, 1t is expected,
will be made tomorrow by Wrecking tugs
from New York.
The revenue cutter Itasca, which had
been standing by the stranded freighter
since an early hour, left the vicinity dur
ing the afternoon and steamed back for
New York Three boys taken ashore In
the breeches buoy early today. when the
lfe-savers, believing the ships position
to be perilous at that time shot line to
her, were the only persons who left her
during the day.
The Queen Louise, a 3,139-ton steamer,
left Swansea for New York January %.
Evening star., 1914-02-08
SUCCEEDS E. H. TILLMAN,
Capt J. R. briggs in Command of
State Nautical Schoolship.

Capt James r. briggs of the merchant
service, who formerly had command Of
the United States collier Ajax in Philip
pine waters. has assumed command of
the New York state nautical schoolship
Newport at New York city, relieving
Commander f. II. Tillman, u S. N, re-
tired, who has made his home in this
city.
Capt. briggs is a graduate OF the New
York Nautical School. class of 1852, and
is the first of Its graduates to take COM
mand of the schoolship. Since being
graduated he has been almost continu-
ously at sea. The Newport is expected
TO start on a cruise to European waters
in May