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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18

they build a new jail he will inflict upon this county the humiliation of moving the prisoners to the county Jail at Wetumpka That is the only place he could transfer the big batch of prisoners that are held in the local prison. Unless the members of the board comply with the demand of Dr. Oates the prisoners will be taken away from this jail. and that will cost this county s100,0o0 or maybe sl5O000 de 4 pending upon the number of men thaty are in the local jail.
 Dr. Oates has been trying for KHo years to getsthe county 10 corres5 the situation that exists at the county Jail at this time. He confessed yesterday that he had tried every means that he possessed to get the officials of this county to remedy the situation that is now existing. He did not say as much in words. but he intimated very strongly that his patience was ex- hausted and that he was going to have a final session with the county off, cials this morning. pr. Oates. it is stated. will tell the board of revenue that he will give them a certain length of time to remove the prisoners from he considers fit for the men to stay. Unless this order Is compiled with. which means new Jail. it is believed that Dr. Oates will not hesitate to re- move the prisoners from the local county jail to Wetumpka.
 Dr. Oates said that he believed the people of the county wanted the situa- ton remedied and made 1t plain that he was not himself interested in what property was helped or injured, as he was simply for betterng the condi- tion Of prisoners, protecting them from disease and the further idea of making every county maintain decent Df1SO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
DROP OBJECTIONS.
 ID ACT AT LYRIC Special Commission Wit nesses Show and Pro-
 nOunces It All Right

The Lyric theatre act which was stopped Tuesday night by order of Judge A. o. Lane. city commissioner in cnarge of the police department. was allowed to proceed yesterday after a commission appointed by Judge Lane had witnessed the act and reported to him there was nothing objectionable about it.
 Judge Lanes first action to eliminate the act from the bill was taken after a complaint had been filed with him in which 1t was stated that the act was objectionable on account of the appear ancs of negro in the performance. Judge Lans yesterday named Mrs. Wilson Sea- right. head of the city welfare depart> msnt. Mrs. J. H. Reid. well known oivio worker. and James E. Donelson. desk sergeant of the police department. to pass Judgment on the act and they re- ported after seeing 1t that the act wan all right. Judgs Lane then notified the theatre officials to allow the act to pro- oeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Real Esfafe Transfer

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 $4boo-MarEusritc Taylor to H. F. Lati- msr part of lot {. block 27. Phelan's addi- ton to Birmingham.
 $s0o0-Lucy w. Anderson and Frank Y, Anderson. IT,. as executors of estate of Frank Y, Anderson. deceased, to Winston P. Anderson. parts of lots and 10. In block e3. survey of city of Birmingham,
 $l7oo-Lucy w. Anderson and Frank Y, Anderson. Jr,. to H. Melville Davis and Winston P. Anderson. part of lots 5 and L blo-sa 62. survey of city of Birn1nS- ham.
 t7000-deorge F, Riddle and wife to Bafiie O. Packard. let [, nlnwosd fiaes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Comments Canal Project

To the Editor of The Age-Heraio.
 I was very much interested In MT. Weiler's letter in Sundays Age-Herald regarding the advantage a water route would give the Birmingham district the feasibility. etc, of extending the Warrior canal into Bessemer.
 It appears from an outsiders view of the situa ton that every business man and property owner of the Birmingham dis trict would work as unit. not only in- sist, but demand recognition in this project.
 Give the Birmingham district a com petitive water and rail rate ana she VIII be a power second to none in the commer- cial world. E.. B. BEASON. :.
 Faunsdale, June IS, 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Hou to silve Quinine ,e Children

FEBRILINE Is the trademark name given to an improved Quinins. It is Tasteless Syrup. pleasant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take 1t and never know 1t is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinlne. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing Tn the head Try 1t the next time you need Qpinine for any purpose, Ask for 2rounce original pack age. The name FEBRIIINE Is blown in bottle, 3S cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Warrant Issued Here Yes terday for Arrest of J. R.
 Searcy on Serious Charge
GOT MONEY OF THE
 COUNTY ROAD FUND
Got Five Certified Cheeks for S5000 Each, Had Two Cashed and Bought a Fine
 Automobile

Warrant for the arrest of J. R. Searey. treasurer of Cullman county, was issued by Judge H. B. Abernathy the embezzlement of s2o.ooo of the county funds.
 The warrants were issued at the in stance of G. R. Leeth, president of the Cullman National bank and George Imbush, who are securities on his of ficial bond of s4o,o0o
 These gentlemen. accompanied by Judge R. J. Burke of the probate court of Cullman, came ta Birmingham yes- terday for the purpose of locating the missing treasurer and as a result of their investigation they placed the mat ter In the hands of the Bodeker De- tective agency and the warrant of ar rest followed. R. M smith Is also named in the warrant the charge being made that he aided and abetted Searcy
 in the embezzlement of the county funds.
 From what could be learned yester- day. 1t seems that Searcy came to Bir- mingham last week to secure $25.000 as part of a bond issue for the roads of Cullman county. He received through a local banking firm five certified checks of s5000 each. drawn on the Jefferson County Savings bank. This amount was to have been paid to M. the county of Cullman to build cer- tain county roads.
 Searcy did not return to Cullman at once and proceeded to make use of the checks. He bought a 7-passenger Hud- son automobile from a local agent, for which he rendered one of the certified checks. The automobile agency tele- phoned the bank and were informed that the checks were all right He paid S1S50 for the car and received the diff ference in currency.
 Injunction Stopped Payment
 Yesterday 1t was learned that other of the certified checks were out and an injunction was served on the bank to stop the payment of the checks. It Is said that this action prevented the payment of $15.000 of the money of the county The other s10,000 is said to have been secured by the defaulting treasurer. The charge against R. M. Smith Is that he had knowledge of the Tact that the money Tn the hands or Searcy was embezzled, and that he aided and abetted him in fconcealing It. Searcy is a married man and has four children He has up to this time borne an excellent reputation and his friends are at a loss to account for his ac- tions. R. M. Smith is local man. George Bodeker stated last night that he had notified every sheriff and chief of police in the southern states to look out for Searcy and he Is confident that he will soon be arrested.
 The case was the subject of much comment about the courthouse yester- day and much surprise was expressed at the actions of the official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 Edward Mollison, Birmingham, to Miss Nellie Watson. F. O. Myers. North Birmingham. to Miss Ludie Alener.
 Harry T. Dickson. Birmingham. to Miss Florence Simon.
 G. l.. Colmant, Birmingham. to Miss Jsnnie Hopkins.
 J. R. Goodwin. Birmingham, ts Miss Narts Cole zienesn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Recommends Post master

Washington, June l7.-(Speoial) Representative Dent today recommend ed Clem T. Fitzpatrick to be postmas- ter at Montgomery. It is understood the nomination of MT. Fitzpatrick will be sent in tomorrow or the next day No charges have been filed against Post master Aldrioh. If he is in Washington. cannot be located so far.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Glover Is Esonerated

Warden Glover of the Northside city Jail was completely exonerated from all blame by Commissioner A. O. Lane yes- terday morning for the shooting of Charles Pollard negro, inside the jail on Tuesday night. The negro was shot in the leg, necessitating amputation at the hip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Aids Shin Victims

Paris. June 17.-The Boston Opera com pany tonight gave n performance in aid of the lord mayors fund for the families of these who perIshed in the sinking of tho Empress of Ireland. The house was crowded with brilliant audience. in- ciuding the American. German and British ambassadors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
Daddy :sBedtirne
The Wise
~ Tortoise,

YT had been raining a, day, and daddy thought he had a most appropriate
Is story % tell the children.
"rhere was once a tortoise who hated transforms" daddy began
HE said to bis family:
"T suppose we must have rain, but still it does seem a nuisance which
is often what many real people say. 80
when he say that it was going to rain during the day he would get I!
his family to follow him tt a special place he had where there were a lot OF
Shelhring rocks.
"One day the sun va out and there didn't seem % be the slightest chance
Of its raining. But the old tortoise vas a fine weather prophet He said TO
his family, 1T is going to rain today =
"It certainly didn't look like it. and his family told him he really was
absurd on the subject of the weather.
He tried to tell them that they we're very far from shelter of any sort
and that it would be a good thing to be near where they could be protected
If the rain did come down.
But they wouldn't bulge, and be stayed with them.
IAN hour passed, and the III still was shining brightly, n rne heavens
looked bright and clear.
1.-THE rest Of the old tortoies family told him that he vas a gloomy old
thing and vas always looking OF the dark side of he
But another ten minutes had not passed when q huge big black coud
appeared up in the sky.
THE tortoise family looked at it and then looked at the old tortoise to se
what he would say.
But he didn't say anything. He just looked the picture of despair and In
a few minutes down came the rain.
There was no a place lear by where they could get shelter All was
absolutely open.
"The whole tortoise family hated the rain just Is much as the old tortoise
did, and they were the most miserable of creatures
"They just had to stand it all, and then they told the old tortoise how
sorry they were that they hadn't taken his advice and had made him suffer-
too, N account Of the storm.
Sadly the old tortoise shook his head.
at won't reproach any Of you this time said hs only remember another
time n o matter how brightly the sn is shining, to come with me near tt q
place where W % will not have to be poured o. in this manner
"And the rest Of the tortoise family aid We Wilt Indeed W wtnv~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
Cooking and Happiness.

Harper's weekly: The conclusion
OF the Kansas Agricultural college
that domestic science makes against
divorce is based IN figures that are
not wide enough to be conclusive, but
are nevertheless IN accord with reaGon.
The figures are that S29 girls nave
been graduated in twenty years and
all a taken the course in domestic
science. Four hundred and twenty
seven have married and only four
have been divorced, two of the four
remarrying their former husbands.
There is now in many places a move
ment to make the domestic science
course a part of the public school
course A woman is more likely to be
interested in running her home If
she knows how to run it. All of us
are interested in doing those things
which in early life we learn to do
well. Practical usefulness makes us
happy. Education ought not to be
based on the needs Of a small class.
1t should meet the fundamental needs
Of everybody. The girl born in ordin-
airy circumstances who can take care
of herself and her whole family when
necessary has a feeling OF confidence,
self respect and vigor that makes for
mental and physical health and there
fore for happiness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
LANGLEYs MACHINE.

' Aeroplaning isn't so important to
the human ace after all, as fine con-
duct is. Therefore the world will re-
jOice because of a bit of fine conduct
on the part of Aviator Glenn Curtiss
the other day, who not only demon
strated anew his skill as an aviator,
but who established a new claim to
consideration as a man Of high ethical
ideals.
There has always been a belief,
among students Of aviation, that the
late Professor Langley was the real
father of aviation" in America. But
because Langley's last effort resulted
in failure from the standpoint Of the
spectator. the public as a whole has
forgotten him, and has paid it's
tributes exclusively to the Wrights.
This popular verdict will now be
modified, as a result Of Aviator
Curtiss' altruistic Iced of last week.
Having faith in the ~soundness of the
theories upon which Langley was
working, he made a thorough test Of
the Langley machine-and it flew!
Curtiss simply knew how to handle
the machine which Langley only knew
how to make.
The incident reflects credit upon Mr..
Curtiss in every way, but particularly
because it erves to place Prof. Lang
: ley, a popularity discredited man, be-
yond the reach of fair attack as the
discoverer Of the principal by which
, air flight was made possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
The INDISPENSABLE Man.

Leslie's: In the onward march of
efficient business methods the indis-
pensable mar is being eliminated as
one Of the weakest links in the chain.
e. c. Church. head OF the bureau of
supplies Of the department of water
supply, a and electricity of New
York City, in reporting upon the saw
tngs Of thousands of dollars in the last
two years through efficient methods IN
his department, says: 1T is necessary
that there be no indispensable men.
Such ones are most dangerous units in
any organization, for soonr or later
they are taken sick or die, get better
positions elsewhere and the work suf-
fers since they were indispensable.
and there is no n prepared to take
their places" The brilliant and in
dispensable people are, after ALL, not
the most wonderful. Sir Frederick ire
yes is n of the greatest of living sur
geons, and 1t is interesting to hear him
say hat If he were compelled to un-
dergo an operation he would be very
careful to select a surgeon who was
not brilliant. lizard work" says he,
produces better results than brill
iiancy." Brilliant Inc indispensable
people have a work to do, but every eff
fort toward efficiency aims to train
up the average, hardwcrking man to
carry on the work they have begun.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
EY.

We were not many-we who stood
Before the iron sleet taht day:
Yet many a gallant spirit would
Give half his years if but he could
Have been with US a. Monterey.
Now here, now there, the shot it hailed.
In deadly drifts Of fiery spary.
Yet not a single soldier quailed
When wounded comrades round them
walled
Their dying shout at Monterey.
And on. still OF. our column kept
Through walls Of flame its wither-
ing way;
Where fell the dead, the living stert,
Still charging on the guns which swept
The slippery streets of Monterey.
The foe himself recoiled aghast,
When. striking where he strongest
lay.
swooped his fanking batteries
past.
And, Drawing full their murderous
blast
stormed home the towers of Monte
reY.
Our banners on those turrets wave,
And there our evening bugles play;
Where Grange boughs above their
grave,
Keep green the memory of the brave
Who fought and fell at Monterey.
were not many-we who pressed
Beside the brave who fell that day:
But who OF US have not confessed
He'd rather share their warrior rest
&C. F.. Hoffman in The Washington
Post
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
AN OPPORTUNITY SPOILED,

An opportunity of picturing the Am
erican eagle with his tail feathers
dropping n his head bowed down
with grief has been spoiled. Some time
ago the authorities at Washington
called for bids for bunting for flags,
Among the competitors were a couple
Of British firms whose bids were lower
than those of the Lowell mills. which
have been supplying the goods for
many years. The total amount in
volved was only about $4,000.
AS soon as the British bids appeared
it was taken for granted hat the
Washington administration would, of
course, turn over the making of Am
erican flags to the foreigner. Every
thing was ready and primed for a
patriotic explosion. But the authori-
did not do what was predicted of them.
The bunting Is to be bought here, and
it is stated that the quality Of the
stuff produced in this country is bet
ter than the foreign.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1914.
MAKING HANNA T

l. The Mandan Pioneer charges, in an
editorial reproduced on this page, that
Burdick, who has been acclaimed as
conducting a clean" campaign, was
anything but fair in some Of his state
ments in that city. In fact Mr.. Bur
dick Is alleged to have so far for
gotten himself as to try to influence
votes by alluding to Mr.. Hanna's pr1-
vate income, and ~1nsinuating that Mr..
Hanna controlled" certain papers.
This kind OF campaigning will react
against the Williston man. 1t was
stated when Mr. Burdick first became
a candidate that there would be moth
ing Of the kind this year.
The Bismarck also makes the fol-
lowing charges:
Some of the roorbacks being
sent out in plain envelopes, at
lacking Governor Hanna. show the
desperation of the opposition.
~ Roorbacks are the last resort Of
a lost cause. They can't hurt
Hanna, In fact they are strength
ening his candidacy daily.
The intelligent electorate Of
North Dakota is not going to be
led aStray by these eleventh.
hour attacks on Governor Hanna.
He has made an excellent gov
ernor, even the r~oorbaCks admit
hat when they go back to the
mouldy arguments Of years gone
by.
He deserves a second term and
is going to get one. The attack on
Governor Hanna Is toe noisy to
reach the silent vote.
There have beer conspicuous in
stances in the past in North Dakota
where the kind of campaign that is
being conducted against Mr.. Hanna
at present, has resulted in a largely
increased vote for the man who was
knocked" Those who are attacking
Mr.. Hanna in this way are making
votes for him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03

a very different one, and is both mar
cotic and poisonous. 1t is widely
spread over the earth, including u
republic, in many different species;
is used as a remedy for asthma; Is
known by many different names; and
curiously enough, is used in Hindos-
tan by jealous for the same
purpose as their Mexican sisters, viz,
to cause their lovers to lose their
minds. In Hindostan robbers mix 1t
in candy, in just the proportions to
cause narcosis, and give the sweet
meat to the inmates of a house and
then rob it at their leisure.
Jimson Weed Species.
This herb or plant, is a species Of
Datura Stramonium, jamestown. or
Jimson, weed; Neem, it is called, or,
among the Mexicans, toloachi, tolo-
ache, generally pronounced tolhuache.
It is sometimes called tiapa, but | have
never heard this name used OF the
border. l have seen the plant called
toloachi, and it is a struggling, low
growing, wide-spreading one with
dark green, narrow leaves. white flow
ers, and very old seed vessels. These
last have two long, projecting, curved
points very much like the horns of a
long-horned Texan steer.
The seeds are. l believe pounded and
mixed in tobacco. when used in a CT
garet, n thus, if used several times,
cause demetia. The form of insanity
SO induced is, generally, that of mel
ancholic idiocy. with the head droop-
ing: sometimes violent madness is
caused, and the persons so inflicted die
quickly. The dried leaves when smok-
ed seem to be narcotic only. though
too prolonged use. I am told, causes
insanity. The active principle of the
toloachi, which is brother to the jim
son weed, is more violent in its effect
and owing to the heat of the climate
and the minerals of the soil, stronger
than our Datura.
The poison Is, so I have been told
very much used by Mexican women
whom jealousy or revenge has pro-
voked; and often by Mexican men tc
get rid Of a rival.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
OUR HISTORY MADE
BY UNFRAMED MEN

Boston Globe: The pages Of Ameri-
can history are filled with examples
of the unframed statesmen, diplomats
and soldiers who have surprised the
world by their talents.
We read with pride of the great
success of Benjamin Franklin, when
America was struggling to be free. He
was matched with the greatest Eng
fish and French diplomats of the day.
but the good Quaker patriot was never
caught mapping n fulfilled his mis-
sion abroad as the diplomatic agent
of the colonies and the infant republic
with the finesse of a trained diplomat.
After all, real diplomats are born, not
made.
Charles Francis Adams, our minister
to England during the Civil war, had
no previous professional training as
such, but he showed himself able and
capable and reflected great credit on
his W ability and glory on his oun
try by the in which he handled
a delicate situation. Men were starving
in England because southern cotton
was not being sent to English mills.
The British wanted to recognize he
~ConfederaCy, and there was even Sc
rious talk of armed Intervention.
Against these two cases car be cited
the f~iascoes of the trained diplomats
sent us from abroad. You never heard
of Franklin or Adams mixing in the
domestic political affairs of the coun-
try they were accredited to, but you
have heard of foreign ministers at
Washington being dismissed because
Of such offenses.
Lincoln, to cite more Of our untrain-
ed successes, served but II term in
congress and some years before had
been postmaster of a frontier town
when he was elected president. When
Grover Cleveland was just nominated
for president he was comparatively
unknown outside of New York. Of
which state he had been mayor of Buff
falo and sheriff of Erie county. And
yet Mr.. Cleveland, without very much
public training made a chief executive
of the first class.
Who would have thought five years
ago that in this brief period President
Wilson would exchange the presidency
of Princeton for the presidency of the
United States? He went from the col
lege campus to the political hustlings
and made one of the best governors
the state has ever had, as he is to-
day making n of the ablest presl-
dents.
When Washington wanted a man to
create the treasury department of the
| country he did not pick out a financier,
| but chose Alexander Hamilton, a poll
| tician. lawyer and soldier. Hamilton
started the ball of American business
rolling. The man who raised the funds
for paying the huge bills for carryins
on the Civil war was Salmon P. Chase
a Cornish. N. H, boy, later an Ohio
lawyer. He managed the finances Of
the nation with rare ability.
You remember the thrill that wen
through the nation when Richard Oh
new penned that note to England re-
garding the dispute over the Vene.
2uela, boundary line. Mr.. Olney wa.
secretary of state in the second Cleve'
land administration, and his conduc