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The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
How to Win an Autho.

rhere's no greater fallacy," said
an author at the New York Authors
club. than the popular one to the
enect that writer's don't like you to
talk to them about their work.
Mark Twain exploded this fallacy
well when he said that there were
three ways Of pleasing an author:
FIRST to tell him that you have read
one OF his books; second. to tell him
you have read all his books. and, third.
TO ask him to let you read the manu-
script OF his forthcoming book. The
nrst way wins his respect. the second
wins his friendship. and the third wins
his love"
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
German Inferne. DO Eree.

San Franeiseo-The freedom Of the
United States was given to four OF
the crew Of the German gunbost Geier,
interned at Honolulu. T. H.. who re-
Gently were arrested in San Francisco
while on their way TO San Diego. by
order Of the secretary Of the navy. The
four men. w. Sauerbeck and l. Pret-
eel, iieutenants. and Paul Streibel and
Max PEeniseh, sesmen. were paroled
shortly after they were arrested and
they have now been ordered to report
each month to Rear Admiral Pond
until the end Of the European war.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
Zeppelin Visits France.

London - A correspondent Of the
Daily Mail in France reports that 8
zeppelin sirship- skirtcd the French
seseoast near Grave Lines "Wednesday.
and then turned westward toward Eng
land. and that Il is rumored that two
other zeppsiins preceded IL. There
after through the whole day the cor
respondent adds. ''Dunkirk was sub.
jeeted TO German air raids and at
tempts 20 drop bombs. but owing TO
the vigorous fire Of this towns guns
few bombs fell. AT one time six aero
planes were lowering over the town. -
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

New York-For account Of the Bank
Of France. Lszard Freres deposited
with the First National bank of this
city $4,000, 600 in gold bars recently
taken from the assay office. This
unique transaction. said to be the first
OF its kind SO far as the Bank Of France
Is concerned. is direct outcome of
the foreign financial situation. The
Bank of France refused to say whether
additional deposits would be made. In
effect this operation constitutes the es-
tablishing Of credit in this country
by the French government.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
Kaiser Eafs War Rread.

beriin-Emperor William has given
orders that the so-called war bread be
served to himself and the members of
his entourage. This bread. styled also
k bread, consists Of S5 per cent of
rye Hour and 10 per cent potato flakes.
IL Is being consumed in accordance
with wartime proclamation. with
the idea Of making the supply Of food
stuff In the empire last longer. Up TO
the present time IL has not been
bought readily by the general public.
IL is hoped, however. that the decision
OF the emperor will influence others.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
Fire Damaoe Reaches lfillion,

Philadelphia = Two fires Monday
caused more than 81. 900, 900 damage
in Philadelphia and Camden. Trains
Of the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad were held up for
more than an hour and half by the
flames, which destroyed the lumber
yards Of the Charles Este company and
Ia dwellings on Glenwood avenue in
North Philadelphia, while traffic on
the Philadelphia & Reading railway
from Camden, N. j., was discontinued
by fire which destroyed its station
there and damaged lumber yard.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
Bids on Big Order Asked.

Philadelphia The Pennsylvania
Railroad company has asked for bids
on 10, 600 tons of steel rails, the
company's requirements for the cur
rent year. Orders for $50. 900 tons
VIII be placed for early delivery and
the remainder will re-ordered later.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
BHC|ANS GIVE AID
Sxt Foed Freely with Starving
Ptopt Of France.
Relief Commission Hos ProUisions
to Lasf Only to February
Great Tragedy Possible.

London Herbert c. Hoover. chair
man Of the American commission fol
tho relief Of Belgium, returned e
London Thursday from tour OF In.
spection Of Ithe work being done fol
the commission In Belgium. In q
statement issued here Mr.. Hoover
said:
"An appalling situation has beer
presented TO the commission with re-
gard 10 the French peasantry In the
valley Of the Meuse just south Of the
Belgian frontier, where there are TO-.
900 persons absolutely without food.
Our investigation showed that large
number Of deaths already had occurred
there from starvation
despite the shortness OF the ra-
tions In Belgium. our Belgian col
leagues agreed that we must share the
last crust with these people. We.
therefore. sent thcm food out OF our
limited Belgian stores.''
Mr.. Hoover also issued a report on
the commissions work In Belgium, In
which he says the organization for the
distribution OF food supplies is we'll on
the road to completion. II Ii aided
by 30, 600 volunteer workmen and
there are only few localities TO which
relief has not yet been extended.
1T must be borne In mind, Mr..
Hoover says In his report. ''that our
problem falls into two phases. The
first Is TO provide bread for those who
are unable to pay for il. and the sec
ond Is to supply all food for those who
arc destitute. Broadly. the former
comprise some 5000. 900 persons. On
tho basis OF the minimum ration we
are providing they require about So
900. 900 worth Of bread month. The
recovery Of this money and the ex-
ebangs problem have not as yet been
solved and are causing US the greatest
concern.
''The destitute comprise about L.
400. 600, who are being wholly fed By
the public eanteens. The cost Of sup
porting them Is about 50. 500. 900 a
month. for which we are depending on
the charity Of the world.
''Ali Belgium IL now ON ration of
10 onuces OF bread day. rich and poor
alike. when there is not much of a
ration available. The rich pay the
cost price: the destitute nothing.
This requires total import OF
more than 100. 900. 900 pounds OF flour
or wheat month. to say nothing of
pesa. salt. beans. bacon. condensed
milk and other things which must be
provided for the canteens.
In his report Mr.. Hoover pays trib-
ute TO the assistance In the work Of
distribution rendered by the Germans.
declaring:
The occupying army has been ex-
trsordinsriiy serupulous In it's observ-
Hnes Of the agreement that none of the
foodstnffs imported by us were to be
consumed by them.
The German government has issued
a general order that no provisions
which would In the ordinary course
have to be replaced by the relief COM
mission shall be requisitioned.
This report closes AS follows: DE
spite the volume Of food which has been
placed At our disposal. we can provis-
ion only until February 10. Great has
been the generosity Of the American
people. II is we'll 10 bear In mind that
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

II we fail after that date the world
VIII be faced by the greatest tragedy
Il has yet witnessed in the possible ex-
tinction Of an entire nation. Strenuous
a. the efforts that we. our countrymen
and countrywomen have made, they
cannot for one moment be relaxed II
this gigantic catastrophe has TO be pre-
vented"
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
SHIP or DREAr1S." TIC.

Moro than one faded, fragrant
romance 10 revealed In the chap
tsrs OF this homeIy little story
Through II runs like golden
thread, the tender devotion Of the
aged husband and wife.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
Average consumptIon ~ w,.

"niie the average amount of water
used daily In the cities Of the United
states varies from so to $50 gallons
per capita. there is an almost uni
FORM consumption OF little more than
nAii gallon by each person for drink
Ing purposes.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Lewiston-Th Thirty thousand bushels
Of club 10000 bushels of forty fold,
1000 bushels of red Russian, 500 tons
of barley and 300 tons Of oats were
sold Monday to Spokane grain buyers.
The price was not made public.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

Moscow-According to the recently
published report Of Ralph H. Bickel,
auditor and purchasing agent of the
board Of education, all Of the state
schools are in an excellent financial
condition. The vlfous state institu-
tions during 1914 spent 81, 1874. 069. SO.
Some Of Mr.. Bickel's suggestions for
reducing expenses during the coming
year, especially at the university, in
clude the installation Of automatic
stokers and the reduction Of insurance
premiums. He also recommends the
building Of warehouses to store sup
plies.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14
French and Russians
Claim Victory ODer Turk

Paris - The official communication
issued by the French war Office incIud
Cd the following:
! Grand Duke Nicholas has addressec
to General Joffre the following tele.
gram:
" i hasten to inform you Of the 10Y.
ful news that the army of Caucasus,
Notwithstanding that its forces have
been reduced to minimum, with q
view not TO weaken the army In the
principal thester Of war, has won two
decisive victories on December 21
and 22 january and 4, modern cal
endar) against Turkish forces superior
In number, at Ardahsn, against the
First corps and Mt Ssri Kamysh
against the Ninth and Tenth Turkish
corps.
The entire Ninth corps has capti-
ulated; the Tenth corps is making
every effort to withdraw. but Is being
pursued by our troops.
Petrograd-It IL officially announced
that tho Russian troops have gained a
decisive victory Mt Sari Kamysh. The
entire Ninth Army corps Of the Turks
WAS captured.
Accounts received here say the
Turks displayed great bravery when
their position was seriously threatened
and made frequent desperate bayonet
sorties. When they were compelled to
vscate they made valiant but futile
efforts to cover their retreat by rear
guard action, even the wounded con-
tinuing firing from the ground when
they we're struck down.
According to telegram from Tihis,
the persistence with which the Turks
pressed their attacks in the Sari
kamysh district was to enable their
troops In the Ardahan region to retive
without heavy losses. Their opera
tons were conducted under tremend.
ous difficulties. They lacked proper
equipment and had no transport trains.
Everything had TO be carried on the
backs of soldiers or Of civilians com
msndeered for the purpose. Most of
the trophies Of war captured by the
Russians were Of German make.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

kellogg-Some good ore from the
Liberal King property was brought In
this week by Leslie Lamb, who reports
that work will be resumed shortly.
The. Liberia. King is located on Pine
creek, half mile east of Beeler.
We have a 14-foot LEDGE" said
Lamb, carrying good values in both
copper and lead, and we intend to
start stopping soon and begin shipping.
The main tunnel is now in 800 feet,
with a depth of 500 feet, where we
cut the ledge. The outlook is bright
and we believe the returns from the
smelter will pay for the development
Of the property
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

Grangeville-Thousand Of fish have
been killedlduring the past month or
80. Many more have been killed than
were planted during the past season by
the state game department. This is
due to the methods of turning water
out Of the numerous irrigation bitches
over the state. These bitches are left
open during the irrigating season SO
that fish goAinto them in as great num-
bers as they go into the smaller
natural streams, and when the water
is turned out in the fall they are left
stranded to die.
Efforts made to find satisfactory
way Of ameliorating these conditions
have provedivalueless.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

ton was indicted Monday by the grand
jury in session here probing state
house affairs. He was arrested at his
home on bench warrant issued out of
the District court, and furnished a
$4,000 bond.
While the specific charge in the in
dictment was not made public, it is
supposed to have been brought under
section 6975 of the revised code, and
chapter 10. section 3, session laws of
1918, making it felony to issue any
false certificates on any voucher on
which money Is to be paid by the state
to secure the payment. of any claim.
The specific instance on which the
true bill was returned is said to be the
payment of salary warrant from an
expense account of subordinate en-
ploye of the pure food and sanitary
department. James H. Wallis, form
er pure food commissioner, already un-
der arrest on charges contained in two
indictments, was jointly indicted un-
der the same charge. When asked If
he cared to make a statement, State
Auditor Houston said:
81 will insist on an immediate hear
ing. do not believe l have done any
thing wrong in connection with the
operation of my department. Although
| was arrested under the charge con-
tanned in the indictment, the charge of
the indictment was not read to me.
and | am not familiar now with its
contents. Other than this | have no
further statement to make"
County Attorney Raymond L. Civ
ems stated the indictment could not be
made public until the second defendant
named had been served The penalty
under the charge il conviction follows
is penitentiary sentence of from one
to 10 years and disqualification from
holding Office in the state.
The Parma herald., 1915-01-14

Lewiston Four thousand more
boxes of apples have been exported in
1914 than in 1918, according to the
figures Of C. X. Macy, state .horticul-
tural inspector. Mr.. Macy made an
estimate some time ago that the ex-
cess would be somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of 100, 900 barrels, but it has
exceeded even this mark. There were
40, 900 more barrels shipped during the
last week of December than there
were in the corresponding week of
1918.
Although the prices have not been
as good this year as last, it is consid-
cred that they are good for the big"
year. Every other year there is a big
apple crop and consequently the grow
ers cannot command the high prices
each year. 1t is true, though, that
prices this year are getting better as
the season advances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CATAR- RIAL DEAFNESS AND HEAD
 NOISES

If YOU know of some one who is troubled with Catarrhal Deafness, head noises or ordinary catarrh cut out this formula and hand it to them and you will have been the means of saving some poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness In England scientists Tor a long time past have recognized that necessarily requires constitutional treatment.
 Sprays. inhalers and nose touches are liable to irritate the delicate air pas sages and force the disease into the middle ear which frequently means total deafness, or else the disease is driven down the air passages towards ous The following formula which is used extensively in the damp English climate is constitutional treatment and should prove especially efficacious to sufferers here who live under more favorable climate conditions.
 Secure from your Druggist ounce of Parmint Double strength). Take this home and add to it | hint of hot water and ounces of granulated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take one. tablespoonful four, times a day. This will often bring noises. Clogged nostrils should open. breathing becomes easy and hear ing improve as the inflammat tion in the eustachian tubes is reduced. Par mint is used in this way as 1t acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system and has a slight tonic. action that facilitates the recovery easy to make. costs little and is. pleas catarrh should give this treatment a trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23

Harem,' saw number of additions to the already capable company. Among the new members was Doc" Durman, who made a big hit with Orpheum pa tions, while Joe Mack was as funny as ever, and an excellent foil for Durman. The two kept the audience in an uproar while they were on the stage.
 The action of Caught in the Harem'' takes place in the harcm of a Turkish nasha when two sailors of the United States navy are found. There is plenty of good comedy in the play, while the musical numbers are excellent.
 Miss Esther Roberts in You Didn t Care made a pleasing impression on the audience and was generously ap- plauded. Miss Drisdale appeared to ad- vantage in two song numb CTS, eff We Can't Be the Same Old Sweethearts,' and "If You've Got a Little Bit, Hang On to It." She was forced to respond to several encores. Miss Mae Bernard in ceived with applause as usual
 One of the hits of Caught in Ha- rem" was Miss Ella Brown in "Hcr Blues.' She was enthusiastically ap- plauded and respondeds to a number of encores. Miss Florence Drake ably as sisted Miss Brown. Doc Dorman in a speciality, What the Engine Done' was clever.
 Caught in Hareni.'' for lovers of burlesque. will prove well worth seeing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
ID MAKE ANOTHER
 PROTEST ON MOVIE,
Delegation to Appear at tn City Hall to Renew ObI
 jectiOns to Innovation

For the purpose of further protes ins against the recent adopted hand eff policy of the city administrati respecting the operation of moving pi ture shows on Sundays. a large del gation will appear before the commi sion this afternoon. It is reported tn the Pastors union. generally consi cred to be behind the movement protest, will appear in person.
 It was said yesterday that the mer bers of the Pastors union would i sist on referendum unless the a ministration acted in the way t union desired. It is learned that u operators of moving picture shoy would welcome referendum, belle ing that their friends are in the m jority, and that as result of the ba loting the issue would be settled pc manently. As to whether or not tn subject will be broached this afte noon cannot be forecast.
 Last Tuesday, as is remembered, t commission granted a hearing to meI bers of the Birmingham Graded unio an organization of Sunday Scho teachers and to members of the Wor en's Christian Temperance union. 1T commissioners listened attentively al then ordered the clerk to file for re erence the resolutions of protest. R garding the resolutions, no action h been taken.
 The session this afternoon is e pected to be one of great interest, al it is anticipated that the council chan Der will be filled to the point of owe flowing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
|ROMA|NE BOYD IS IN MONTGOMERY Goes to Argue Waterworks
 Case Before Supreme Court

For the purpose of presenting to the supreme court the contention that the Birmingham Waterworks comnan, should be held responsible for sery- ice connections with water mains Ro- maine Boyd. city attorney, went to Montg omery yesterday morning.
 should the city win its point, it is regarded ,as possible that many resi-. dents would enter suit against the company for recovery. for the patrons of the company have been compelled ill past years to pay the cost of con meeting their homes with water mains The case was decided in the city cour, In favor of the city and the company appealed.
 The contention was raised during the summer by the Hernandez Machin. company. The latter company entered Into contract for water and offere., to pay the stipulated amount in ad- vance. The company, however. de- clined to pay the cost of making con nection and the waterworks company declined to make the connection with out payment. The suit followed
 Captain Boyd was sanguine yester- day afternoon that his position would be upheld by the supreme court. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS
"A Fool There Was

"A Fool There Was,S adapted from the Vampire, by Rudyard Kipling. and written by Porter Emerson Browne, was the attraction at the Jefferson last night The dramatization of the world famed poem as presented upon the stage and which made phenome- nal hit with Robert Hilliard and his company who appeared last winter is we'll known to the theatregoing public.
 The cast which presented the play last night was capable. No one in the company stood out conspicuously for their ability, but all worked hard and seemed to please the audience. The Woman" as presented by Olin Field, exemplified the Vampire type. The play is written in a strain of grim real ity and deals with the subject frankly. sometimes brutally. There are three acts and six scenes, most of them grip ping and full of thrills. The company will give another performance this afternoon and again tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
PROMINENT MEN IN
 NEW 0RGAN|zAT|O
 FOR RURAL CREDITS
Musgrove President and Lund General Manager of Company With New
 Offices Here

For the purpose of lending money on long time and at low rate of inter- est, the Alabama Rural Credit associa- tion was organized in Birmingham yes- terday. Within short period the as- sociation will be incorporated with a capital of s1,000,O0O.
 L. B. Musgrove, the we'll known cap italist of Jasper. is president of the company; H. E. Mccormack of the Prats Consolidated Coal company, Is vice president; Arthur G. Lund, formerly of Boston, now of Birmingham, is vice president and general manager; and John H. Bankhead, Jr, is general coun- sel, The directors, among who are two state officials. follow: William M. Biount of Union Springs, Harmon Laps- ley of Eufaula, R. l.. Glenn of Florence, Sanders J. Griffin of Cullman, Claren- don Davis of Huntsville Lloyd M. Hooper of Selma, William L. Lancaster of Montgomery, A. E. Walker of Mont gomery, Pope M. Long of Cordova, Will liam w. Ogden of Sulligent. and Judge c. E. Thomas of Prattville.
 The association is similar to that of Kentucky, which has 52O0 members and is patterned after those which in theory have recently been discussed in the halls of Congress.
 MT. Lund, general manager, son. in-law of Senator Bankhead, stated yesterday that the association, or the idea embodied in the association, has the indorsement of the three Americans who have been at the head of the na- tional government for the past 12 years and of practically all the members ot Congress. It is learned that each mem- Der of the association will acquire stock and that as a result he will be entitled to borrow money to 50 per cent of the value of his property at ( per cent and for 20 years. On annual payments the borrower will be given per cent compound interest, with the result that at the conclusion of the twentieth year he will have paid in only trifle more than he received ir the beginning.
 MT. Lund is very optimistic and be- 1eves that the idea will take hold ir Alabama as it has in Kentucky ano other states. The association has opened offices on the eleventh floor oi the American Trust building, and with in short time will be ready for the transaction of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
"Outcast"

There will doubtless be great gratifi : cation among Birmingham theatregoers in the announcement that the Thanks giving day attraction at the Jefferson theatre will be the Charles Frohman Klaw & Erlanger New York Lyceum theatre success, "Outcast,' with the London company, which made a sensa- tional hit when presented here about q fortnight ago. It is powerful grip ping play and beautifully acted by the English company, but conspicu- ous above all it's other attractive fea- lures was the wonderful acting of Jeanne Eagles in the title role. Young and beautiful and with marvellous ahil- ity as an emotional actress, Miss Eagels made an impression here tha. established her as one of the great est emotional actresses who has ever visited the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
"The Smart Set"

Salem Tut Whitney, the famous col ored comedian, who is known to more oo1ored people than any of the col ored performers on the stage today, will appear at the Jefferson in the Smart Set" Wednesday matinee and night The great popularity of the Smart Set" in Birmingham Is indi- cated by the large advance at the box office yesterday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate tranfers ws recorded in the probate court yesterds
 $40OO-T. R. sharp, F. F. Sharp. J. Sharp. J. c. Sharp, w. H. Sharp and S. Sharp to c. J. Sharp, part of secti 27 of township t7.
 SIC, ,000-J. B. Levert to the city of B mingham, lots Il, 12 and part of lot in block 2.
 $120O-Ruby Ferguson Stallworth to A. Lester, lots 1 and 2, in block 2, Lester's subdivision,