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The Spectator., 1915-11-12
NOT RELEASED

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 10. Sent to the state hospital for nervous diseases in September 1913, from Franklin county fol- lowing his defense of insanity in a murder trial, Albert Baker has again failed of release from the state institute. Chancellor Mar tineau denies a petition for habeas corpus on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.
 Baker was tried in the Frank lin county circuit court in Sep temDer, 1913, for second degree murder for the killing, the pre- vious March, of Wallace Bright near White Rock. north of Ozark. He was acquitted on the grounds of insanity and was sent to the state hospital.
 The hearing here was the cul. imitation of a series of battles by Bakers counsel in the effort to secure Bakers release from the hospital.
 Special to Southwest American.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
STRIKE GAS AT ALMA

The Clear Creek Oil & Gas Co. struck a flow of gas Thursday at noon which is estimated at be- tween 12,00O, 900 and 5000, 900 feet per day. They were drilling for oil and had reached a depth of 2,280 feet when they struck the gas. The first flow was esti- mated at 5000, GOO feet. They drilled five feet deeper when the flow increased to the above fig ures.
 The company capped the well today and are preparing to sink several wells as fast as they can get the machinery on the ground, and intend to go 4,0O0 feet if necessary to test for oil. The Fort Smith Traction Company has made them an attractive offer for their output of gas, but the company has not accepted.
 Ozark has just as good indica- tions of oil and gas as Alma, and we believe it will be only very short time until a company will take hold of this section and de- velop it. Our local capitalists should get busy and drill the wells themselves. so the great profits can be kept at home in- stead of going to New York.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
LAKE LANDS OPENED

Notice Is hereby given that the lands erroneously committed from the original survey, and shown on plats of prior dates as "navigable lake" " in sections 1 and 12, T. 8 N., R. E., and section ' T. 8 N., R. 9 E., con- prising about 57l acres, have been surveyed and on December II, 1915, the plats for said lands will be filed in the United States Land Office in Little Rock, Ark.
 Applications for the entry of said lands under the general land laws of the United States may be made and filed at 9 o'clock a. m., December II, 1915, or therea fter, or within period of twenty days before December II, 1915, will be held and treated as simultaneously filed with those represented by persons present at this office at 9 o'clock a. m.. December II. 1915. at which time the land becomes subject to entry.
 Persons claiming preference right of entry by reason of prior settlement should file with their applications an affidavit setting forth the facts in connection herewith.
 Very respectfully.
 Jno. w. Allen, Register.
 A. H. Ward. Receiver.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
WHITE OAK SECURES NEW
 DEPOT

The Iron Mountain is building a switch, depot and fruit shed at White Oak.
 The excellent peaches shipped from there last summer, togeth. CT with the growing business of the place has forced the com pany to provide shipping facili- ties.
 We congratulate the citizens, headed by Dr. Rambo, for the successful termination of their determined fight for railroad convenience.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
Honor Thy Father

The daily papers not long ago contained the account of the suicide of a weary, overworked and discouraged man. He came home from his days work and heard his daughter singing. Everybody Works but Father, 2 and the mockery and ingratitude of it went straight to his heart.
 Honor thy father and thy mother" is the first command ment with promise" and one that the present generation has great need to keep in mind. It is not enough that in it some times cheap and shallow gallant ry our sentimental reverance for woman includes motherhood. Fatherhood is deserving of more than an occasional and half jocose word. Some years ago a book entitled. Mother, Home. and Heaven" ran thru countless Editions. A rather frivolous wit has suggested a companion vol Hume on Father. the Club. and Alhe Other Place" As a matter of fact, there is no modern book that exalts fatherhood to the plane occupied by motherhood in the popular imagination. In too many American families the labor that produces daily bread, the sheltering and protecting care that makes the home poss- ible. are accepted as matters of course.
 The privotal commandment in the Decalogue, in which duty to God and duty to man meet each other, is that in which young people are commanded to rever- ence their father and their moth CT: and in the present age there is special need that people put a new emphasis on the first half of it. Youths Companion.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12

MT. and Mrs. Jonah Corder, who live on the COrder home stead near the Johnson and Franklin county line, northeast of Altus, are the proud parents of set of triplets, two boys and one girl. All three are healthy youngsters and doing well. They are Mr. and Mrs. Corder S only children. The parents ages are about eighteen or nineteen years.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
BULLETINS IN SCHOOL

The Extenson Division of the State Uni yersity at Fayetteville wants to help teachers in the teaching of agriculture. Bulle- tins will be sent free on applica. tion. The Dean of the Exten- sion Division is anxious to have several thousand teachers write him for bulletins and for sug- gestions on the teaching of Agri- culture.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 9:3O a. m. next Sunday.
 The subject of the sermon ct II o'clock will be, Laid Out for Repairs.
 The evening service will begin at ' o'clock. The subject will be "Delusive Expectations" or The Bed too Short and the Gov ering too Narrow.
 The Christian Endeavor and Epworth League will hold a union service at our church at 6 D. m.
 We will be pleased to see you at any or all of these services.
 J. H. King, Pastor.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR AND
 EPWORTH LEAGUE

Topic, How the Denomina- tions May Be United in Service. Scripture, Isaiah 52::78.
 Song.
 Talk on Topic, Walter Maxey. Prayer.
 How the Churches are Unit ed in Foreign Missions" Mrs. Galloway.
 How the Churches are Unit ed in Home Missions" Miss Roach.
 Solo, Ruth Williamson.
 Plans for United Service in Ozark" Miss Ella Anderson, Mrs. J. H. King, Miss Grace Ford.
 Song.
 United in Love, Col. 2:2-4." Miss Vivian Clark.
 United in Prayer. Eph. 3:14 21," John Wiley Williams.
 United in Fellowship, Eph. 2: II 22,' Robert Reynolds.
 United for World Peace" Psalms 46:1-11." Hardin Guth- rie.
 United for Reform, Kings 15:9 15," Elgin Milton.
 Sentence Prayers.
 Quartette. Leo Paul, Walter Maxey, Robert Reynolds. Cur ney Walker.
 Dismiss with Psalms 1914 re- peated in concert. Presbyterian church, November l4th.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
WAVES TRIAL

The examining trial of Allen Nixon and his son. Will. was waived last Wednesday and they will be held to the grand jury on their original bonds. Messrs. Nixon were the principals in the McLaughlin-Nixon shooting at Jethro recently.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12
ELVIRA BLANSCET

l will announce thru this valu- able paper, The Spectator, by request of the correspondent of Cass, the address of Elvira Blanscet. Address all communi- cations to Bisbee, Arizona.
 Truly yours.
 Emory V. Plymale.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12

The Auxiliary will hold their annual bazaar the first Thursday and Friday in December, when many pretty and useful articles will be sold. Remember the date.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12

Good Yrade outing. s cts. per yard, at The Variety Store. adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

u \ the Hawaiian islands all races
meet on a basis OF near social
81 equality, education is developed
to a high degree and hospitality
finds it's best expression, accord
ing to Senator Cummins, says the Des
Moines Register and Leader. The
senator gave some impressions he re-
ceived from his visit in the islands
with the congressional investigating
party.
THE first thing that impresses one
is the unique condition socially and
politically of the people" Senator
Cummins said. THE total population
is about 100000. OF these $4,000 are
Japanese. who came there when it
was legal for them to do so or have
been born on the islands. They are
preserving the purity of their blood.
They do not intermarry The young
men when they get ready to marry
send for their picture brides from
Japan. An agency makes the matches
by use of pictures. When the con-
Hawaii, are met at the docks by their
intended husbands and are married
there according to the American law.
Sees Japanese in Control.
The Japanese are a prolific people
and their numbers are increasing very
rapidly without immigration. In fiji
teen or twenty years, if everything
goes as now, the Japanese will abso-
lutely control the islands. They are
a clean and competent lot of people.
They take on education more readily
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09
Dared Then, to Shoot Him,

In 1864 Colonel 3ariels of the Sew
enth Rhode Island became unpopular
with some of his command, and a
rumor spread that he would be shot at
the next engagement. He heard Of 1t.
1t was customary when guns had been
loaded for some time to have them
discharged into some convenient bank,
and Colonel Daniels took advantage Of
this. Marching his regiment out with
loaded rifles, he faced them toward a
suitable elevation, and, taking position
on the top of it and in front n them
as at dress parade, he gave the com
mands Ready" "Aim!" "Fire!" and
the pieces were discharged,
Needless to say, any man could have
shot him with little danger of dis.
covery and needless to say also, mono
Of them did. There were no more
threats of that kind In his regiment
"Recollections Of Varied Career"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09
OriQin of War Terms.

With tho exception Of shrapnel,
named after its inventor, an English
colonel. there are very few war terms
now in use which have British
origin. "Grenadier" is generally sup
posed to come from the French. The
word is, however, of German birth.
and originally was "grenatler," the
force owing their name to the hand.
grenades with which they were armed.
The word "musket' has an Italian de-
rivation-"m oschetto," which was re-
ally a species OF small sparrow-hawk.
III ancient times and in the middle
ages the name musket was used to
designate a small mortar which threw
arrows. When gunpowder was invent
ed small cannon was baptized
"musket," and later the rifle OF the
ordinary infantrTman earned the
name, while the whole unit was called
"musketeers."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

temperature of 5,400 degrees Fahren'
heit, the greatest artificial heat known
except the electric arc.
In another compartment OF the
shell, second chemical reaction pro-
duces deadly hydrocyanic gas, or prus-
sic acid.
When the projectile penetrates a
battleship or a fort, small bursting
charge cracks the shell. The prussic
acid gas prevents approach. The Their
nit produces a white hot mass OF
metal which. showered about the spot,
will instantly set fire to anything In
fammable. or eat through battle
ships decks and right down into the
ocean.
A third invention of Mr.. Hammond
is his curious electrical dog, which
will follow anybody who has lantern
about the Hammond lawn at Glouces-
ter in the darkness.
The interior of the dog consists OF
battery, relays and motor. On
either side Is a selenium disk, which is
so affected by the light that it pursues
visitor until he puts out his lantern.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09
II|IE'II:Il ,EIlI1IrE 1!Elil]'El9a
IPRiCATCD BAMANA PLANTATION

than any people | have ever seen All
OF them take advantage of the public
schools. of which there are plenty Of
1igh standards.
THE schools are mainly patriotic
4 seems that love of American insti-
tutious and the flag Is encouraged
particularly. The Japanese people
there will remain Japanese. While /
believe they will be good American
citizens, there will arise the same
Kind Of racial problem that we have
here with the negro. for the white
people in the island will not be dom
mated by the japanese
There are many Chinese. They
do intermarry and and assimilate very
rapidly with the Hawaiians and the
Portuguese. The Chinese are much
esteemed They furnish much of the
lower labor and have many OF the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

smaller stores The prevailing SENT
mcHt Of Hawaii is that the bar agaus
Chinese immigration ought to be "A
moved 50 far as it affects the island,
at least Several delegations waited
upon ne during my stay to urge thai
this be done.
Natives Decrease In Numbers.
THE number Of Portuguese i
large. They make excellent Amer
can citizens. There is also cOnsIa
cradle colony of F'ilipinos But The
Filipinos have not proved valuable
as workers. and their immgratia
has practically ceased.
The native Iawaiians are rapidly
diminishing. They are not strongly
addicted to work. But they are sper
did entertainers, Most of them are
highly educated. Indeed it is quite
remarkable to note how this rsg
has been transformed from savagefl
to culture in 100 years. There anl
numbers of Koreans, Jamaicans, Span
iards. Italians and various other pee
pies.
"Americans are comparatively rev.
They do the big business OF the couf
try. The descendants of the Amer
can missionaries are the richest class
OF the irlands and stand the highest
socially.
Industry Of the Islands.
There are two main industries
the raising of sugar cane and mans
facture OF sugar. and the raising d
pineapples Practically all OF the TIL
able land is now devoted to these n
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

first of these will be installed at Fish
ers island, Long Island sound, and
here all the testwOrk in torpedo units
will be carried out.
The war department is keeping very
mum on the subject. 1t is not regard
ed as desirable that any official pub
licity be sought, especially as agents
Of the bellgerent European powers
are ever ready to grab up any new de-
vice which seems to promise use in
warfare.
1t was well known in Washington,
however, that the army officers of the
commission which visited Gloucester
were enthusiastic when they returned
here They saw Mr.. Hammond put
his famous wireless boat, the Natalia.
through its PAGES without single fail
ure to respond to radio control.
Sitting in his laboratory on shore,
the inventor put the Natalia on her
course and held her there until he
wished to turn, when she took the pre-
else angle he desired.
He demonstrated that he could con-
troll the Natala for the ordinary range
of vision, which is about eight miles
on the ocean surface. Indeed, the dis
lance of control is limited only by the
power of the high radio station. He
used a five-kilowatt station. A big
battleship carries a station of from
thirty to fifty kilowatts.
Gen. e. NJ. Weaver, chief of the
coast artillery corps, said in regard to
the Hammond invention:
IF such a means of attack we're
added to those we now have we would
then be able to attack an enemys
ships by mortar fire falling vertically
on the decks Of the ships, by guntire
against the side, turret and barbette
armor and by mines and radio-con-
trolled torpedo below water"
To test the possibility Of interfer-
ing with the wireless control Of the
Natalia the Dolphin, which has the
best Notwithstanding apparatus in
| the United States navy. was sent to
Gloucester, and by breaking in with
her powerful waves attempted to neu
traliZe or disarrange the messages
| from the shore. The experiments con-
tinued many hours. Throughout all
this time the little Natalia darted
about under perfect control, while the
Dolphin operator tried in vain to faith
ON the secret and send out ether
vibrations which would confuse her.
Not until the Dolphin was only 230
feet distant from the Natalia could
the shore control be affected That
would be too close for it's battleship
victim to stop torpedo.
1t is suggested that the final form
the radio directed torpedo may take
will be that of a submarine running
few feet below the surface or hy-
droplane travelling at immense speed
on the surface Of the water.
Mr.. Hammonds second important
device is the thermite shell, which he
saws was handed over to the Germans
BY a traitorous German employee of
his and is now being used In the war
in Europe.
AS Hammond's projectile flies
through the air the composites of Their
mite, oxide Of iron and finely divided
aluminium are brought together inside
it and unite. with the production OF
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09
Convenience.

eyes" said the artist; Il once lived
in a little room on the top floor"
How nice. exclaimed the girl who
reads about the gay life. Only one
flight up to the roof garden"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

Ire Is the worst hall OF sa'A'~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09
IzILNC2tD .z1d NIg
EZEl2LT2Il2zL no

HE old rule that sons OF
able men don't amount to
much is i'll observed in the
United States. A notable
case in point is John Hays
Hammond, Jr., son Of the
mining engineer and tinan-
cier.
Just at present young
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-28

ducted a farm department in the daily paper of the county, and this year, through the help of the county board of education and the bankers of Anniston and Oxford, he is furnished the means to carry the agricultural equipment of the high school to the rural schools and give demonstrations to the students and visiting farmers who are attending these weekly meetings well.
 The agricultural equipment consists of the following: A milk separator, a Bab- ccck milk tester, a lactometer a tuber- culin testing outfit for cattle, hog chol- era outfit for treating hogs with cholera or preventing cholera a soil testing cut fit which shows the amounts of lime or acid and humus in the soils a com- pound microscope showing slides with parts of injurious insects. etc. chart showing every step in all forms of bud ding and grating by the branches them- selves, and samples of all the common field seeds. At each demonstration, which lasts from two to five hours, inocu1ation of soils for legumes is thoroughly ex- plained and the cultivation of winter crops is stressed. Any information de- sired is given teaching better farming.
 The school will send boys with one of the Instructors to any part of the county to test cows for tuberculosis or treat hogs for cholera by the serum treatment Last year many hogs were treated and already this year several thousand pounds have been successfully treated, and the school has tested more than 50 samples of soil Any farmer may carry his seed oats or wheat tC the school and have them treat ed free for smut by the formalin treat ment also anyone may carry root stocks of fruit trees and the desired scions and have them grafted without charge.
 The school is a distributing center for government farm bulletins
 All the departments give practical in struction. In civics the pupils visit the county and municipal departments and receive first hand instruction In econom- ics the class studies the conditions in the county and cities. In history the pupils recite once a week from the Re- view of Reviews.
 tion, work and influence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-28
OXFORD IS PROUD OF
 CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL
Fly RUSSELL S. KING Principal Calhoun County High School

The Calhoun County High school was established at Oxford in 1911 on the his- tcric site of Oxford college. At no time has the enrolment been as large as some of the county high schools, ow- ing to other institutions of learning doing corresponding work. There are three other high schools in the county. a state normal school, 8 college doing prepara- tory work and more than dozen rural schools doing some high school work. With the above the enrolment of the county high school has reached the 100 mark this year and the two before this year. These are exclusive of all grades below the eighth grade. All grades are taught ir. the same building and are un- der the supervision of the principal of the high school The enrolment in the lower grades reaches 20J.
 The teachers for the high school are: Russell s. King, principal mathematics, agriculture and economies; Prof. J. Frank Glazner, history, science and French; Miss Ida McAllister, English, Latin and domestic science; Miss Willie McNaron, music; Miss Hettie 1Ioidsworthy, art and drawing for grades; Miss Ilah Pol hiti, anu pilySlCd1 The teachers for the grades are; Miss Mary Gilbert, seventh grade; Miss Mable fSoble fifth and sixth grades: Miss Ruth Luttrel, third and fourth grades; Miss Belle Andrews, first and second grades. The pupils in the grades have the ad- vantage Of the music, art and expression departments.
 The school has been very successful in it's athletics. The basketball team is equal tu any team of it's kind in north east Alabama, and the baseball team has defeated some of the higher class of teams. The tennis cIuD will hold a tournament in the spring.
 At present the library is small but the senior class has pledged itself to add many volumes to the library this year. They are preparing to have a book shower soon by giving an entertainment iii the school auditorium and each adult Who attends will be expected to bring a book or copy of some recent issue of a good magazine.
 Each department of instruction is we'll equipped with apparatus for it's work. The science room is equipped with gas for the Brunson burners and the domes- stoves and equipment charts and sewing machines The building cost more than $ia.0oO and is electric-lighted. has water closets, favatories and sanitary drink ing fountains.
 Last year and this year the school weekly holiday has been on Monday. and Professor King has visited the rural schoois on this day. Last year he con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-28
ANNIsTON INDUSTRIALLY


 Anniston is primarily an industrial center, being the largest manufacturing center for pipe in the United States. It has five soil pipe plants and two high pressure pipe plants, besides the orna- fueEtal foundry, which makes cast iron sectional culyert pipe and ornamental and white way posts similar to those on Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, and in the residence and business sec tions of Birmingham, which posts were made by MT. Gerard Schumacher in this city. Annston's tonnage in pipe alone has been heretofore 2o00o0 tons per an- mum, and it is constantly on the increase, an export trade in Central and South America having been developed in recent years to great advantage.
 In addition to it's pipe plants, Annston has seven large cotton mills. One of these uses more than 700e bales of cotton every year in making fishing tackle alone. Another uses several thousand bales every year in the manufacture of finished products such as turkish tow els, tablecloths. napkins, etc, as good as the finest Irish linen. Other products of Anniston's mills are cotton lace goods, hosiery, sheetings. cordage, yarn, etc. all of which consume 25,0e0 bales of cotton Der year, or almost the whole of the cotton crop grown in this county.
 In addition to these plants, the Kilby Locomotive and Machine Works does an enormous business in the manufacture of freight and logging cars. Other plants make sash weights. cabinets, heading material. money bags, various lumber products, etc. Two large fur naces that have been idle for several years are now being repaired and the excellent iron market lends to the hope that they will soon resume blast.
 SCHOOL FACILITIES
 We have a splendid public school sys- tenn, five commodious buildings, excel lentiy equipped for whites and two for negroes Noble Institute for Young Ladies, Alabama Presbyterian college for young men, and Barber Memorial semi nary for negro girls.
 Anniston has often been called the Brooklyn of the seuth,' on account of it's many beautiful churches, there being over 30 places of worship. The appeals of the wonderful chimes of St. Michael