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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
PLEA FOR NATIONAL
 RURAL CREDITS PLAN
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and enter the Latin American field lin earnest" at the present time, before the fierce competition" which twill come at the close of the war not only in foreign, but in domestic trade" He also urged that American manufac- turers seeking Latin American busi- ness 'try more earnestly to meet the requirements of that market"
 CLAYTON SPEAKS
 F. F. Claxton, United States commits sioner of education, who with MT. Schwedtman, Dr. Jenks and Commis- sioner Hurley, made addresses at the afternoon session, spoke on Govern ment and Education
 After telling what his departme was doing for education MT ClaXton advocated Universal high school ed ucation" for "every boy and girl, black and white,' on the grounds in brief, that:
 The initiative, referendum and re- call place more and more governmental duties upon the masses of voters each year.
 At the morning session Edwin F. Sweet Assistant Secretary of Com merce, and Daniel c. Roper. First As sistant Postmaster General, told of what their departments were doing in promoting better understanding be- tween tHt OHlleu StdleS ana ner Tor eign neighbors. John c. Ruge of Apa- lachicola, Fla, presented obstacles in the export of canned goods to South America"
 Victor A. Rendon of New York, rep resentative of Mexican commission for regulating marketing of the sisal plant in Yucatan, who was on the pro gramme, failed to attend the congress MT. Rendon telegraphed from Wash ington that illness prevented his ap- pearance.
 A conference on southern labor and immi grant conditions, presided over by A. Caminetti commissioner general oi immigration. was held late today by agricultural commissioners of several southern states. Secretary of Labor Wilson. it was announced, will attend the conference tomorrow, when resolu- tions recommending methods of i'm. provements were expected to be adopt ed
 Tonight former Secretary of State Bryan and Surgeon General William C. Gorgas, U. $. A., were the chief speakers on the programme. Mr Bryan made a plea for peace and Gen eral Gorgas discussed "the relation that modern tropical sanitation will probably have upon the future move ments of populations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
MIR. HUDDLESTON'S OPINION

In discussing the bill which he intro- duced Tuesday, MT. Huddleston says:
 By his report submitted to Congress
 the Secretary of the Navy urges that
 the government construct an armor plate
 plant and manufacture it's own projectiles
 and munitions, and presents convincing arguments in favor of same. The Bir-
 mingham district is an ideal site for the location of such a plant. The close prox- imity of our coal and iron mines, with dClomite and other materials enables Bir- mingham to manufacture iron and steel
 products cheaper than anywhere in the
 world. Birmingham is able to set the
 price for iron. The high quality of the
 steel produced from our iron makes it
 i6eal for the manufacture of armor plate
 and projectiles. Birmingham has perfect
 clima tic conditions for tn industry. The
 economies made possible by it's pleasant climatic conditions for the industry. The ing and building, constitute a most im- pCrtant advantage. Also it should be borne in mind that as a site for a gov ernment armor plant or munitions works Birmingham has the advantage of be- ing in the interior, easily accessible from sll parts of the country and not subject to a sudden attack by a foreign enemy. | 'I scarcely hope to have a bill passed selecting Birmingham as the site for the such a plant is to be built and I wish to call attention in the most emphatic way to the advantages of Birmingham as a location for the plant. Such a plant when erected, will form a nucleus for a great munitions works, such, perhaps, as will be built by the government with 1 in the next few years''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
WILL OF HILBERT
 HUBBARD FILED

Toronto, Ont, December 16.-The wills of Ebert Hubbard and his wife who were drowned on the liner Lusitania, were filed here today for ancillary probate, as both held stock in the Northern Crown bank of Canada. The amount of MT. Hub bard's total estate was declared at s397. S45, and that of Mrs. Hubbard at s35. .735. In each case the estates were divided equitably between their children, Ebert and Miriam. direction in each will read:
 T desire that my body be cremated and not buried in the ground"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
MANDY ANNOUNCES
 GRIDIRON SCHEDULE

Nashville, December 16-(Special )-Van- derbilts 1916 football schedule was an- nounced tonight, as follows:
 October 7-Transylvania at Nashville October 14-Kentucky State at Lexing. ton.
 October 21-University of Mississippi at Nashville.
 October 2S-Virginia at Nashville November 4-Ope1.
 November 11-Tennessea at Knoxville November 1S-Auburn in Birmingham. November 23-Sewanee at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 16.-Forecast for Alabama and Nissssippi:, Rain and much colder, followed by cold wave Friday; Saturday fair.
 Georgia: Local rain Friday; Saturday fair and colder.
 Tennessee: Rain, followed by clearing and colder Friday; cold wave in west rortion Saturday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Chinese Official Change

Peking. China, December 15.-Th chu prince, Pu Lun, has been na chairman of the council of stat ceeding Iii Yuan Hung. whose ! tion was automatically accept Yuan Hung has been elevated to I rank with the title of Prince Wu meaning of which is military rig ness' in recognition of his serv the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Swiss President Elected

Berne, Switzerland, December 15.-(Via Paris.) Camille De Coppet was today elected President of the Swiss republic, and Edmund Schulthess Vice President M. De Coppet is a former minister of justice and the present Vice President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Prisoners of War to Celebrate Berlin December 16-(BY Wireless

: btTIIIi, I6CtIIiUcI IVs N1'y " IT STSSh'' " SayvilIe) 1.-The German government, 1t was announced today by the Overseas News agency has proposed to Russia an agreement whereby Russians imprisoned in Germany will be permitted to cele- brate New Years Day in case Russia all lows imprisoned Germans to celebrate the birthday of Emperor William.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
THE GRAND CANAL IN
 VENICE LOOKS LIKE
 A VAST NAVY YARD
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has been solidly built in with brick so that even if bomb demolishes the top of this famous monument the foun- dations are sure to stand for two stories up. Above, huge timbers are laced across the galleries, as buttress and support. Even the quatrefoul, or four leaf windows, have solid cen ters of 12-inch timbers.
 TREASURES REMOVED
 All the movable contents of the Doges palace, the great collections of paintings, have been taken to Florence and other points far enough away from the frontier to be out of reach of aeroplanes. But some of the best of these paintings by Titan, Tintoretto and Paul Veronese are on the ceilings and sidewalks and can not be removed. The splendid cathedral windows around the grand council cham Der of the Doges are boarded up. with an outside sheathing of canvas. As whole the structure looks more like fortress than one of the art monuments of the world.
 The Church of San Marco, next to the Campanile and the Doges palace in inn portance and beauty, is similarly stripped like a battleship ready for action The four bronze horses of heroic size, stand ing above the main entrance, have been taken down and are removed far from the frontier.
 The .byZantl0e front Ol pan MdTCo $ church has been given a defensive armor of heavy timbers, protecting the corners pinnacles and domes. The moveable pie lures are mosaics of the interior and have been removed, but here, as in the Doges palace, many of the finest art works are on ceilings and outside walls and must stay to take the chance of bomb raids.
 BEAUTIFUL PLAZA DESERTED
 The plaza of San Marco, which is the center of life and gaiety in peace time, is now almost deserted, and at night Is shrouded in darkness. At D. m. every window and store front is heavily cur taned and for two minutes every elec- tric light in the city is extinguished while people stand in awe and darkness, a warning to keep everything shrouded and that the city light plant may be extin- guished at any moment. Out in the mid- Gle of the square are two little war fountains,'' one runs down IDA meters in the ground; the other 2SO metres. Fine fresh water gushes from them. They are another war emergency so that if the regular water supply of Venice is cut off, these fountains will keej people in water from the deep wells below. This water supply of Venice is serious war question, as the water is brought from Castelfranco, "A miles to the north and within few miles of the Austrian bor- der. That is why these emergency war fountains, from local wells, are now dot ted all over Venice.
 The Bridge of Signs, which crosses one of the canals flanking the Doges palace, also gives evidence of the war, as Red Cross flags are hanging from it's windows and one of the principal Red Cross hos pitals is in the old prison to which the Bridge of Signs leads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
STRAND
 TODAY The Unknown
 with Ou-Tellegen
TRIANON TODAY The Better Woman
 With LeOnore Ulrich
.ane Co.'S Christmas Stocking

ago. December 16.-Officials of the .u, company announced today that ,mpany's annual Christmas stocking employees will consist this year
 per cent of the annual salaries oh man or. woman employed for than six months. Ten thousand yes throughout the country will in the company's gift, which will ! more than $5O0oo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending p. m., 75th meridian time, December 16, 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
MARRIAGE LICENSE
 ISSUED FOR WILSON
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 that the honeymoon will be spent somewhere in the south. Pass Chris tian. Miss. where the President has spent some of his vacation time, has been among the places mentioned. NOT TO USE YACHT It seems to be settled that the we'd ding journey will not be made on the presidential yacht Mayflower, as was once contemplated. It was decided that such a trip would entail a cold sea voyage of at least two days before the ship would get into pleasant wealth CT south. The officers and crew of the yacht, who had been refused shore leave for Christmas time, now have been given their liberty.
 Probably no one outside the imme- diate members of the wedding party knows much about the arrangements or the brides trousseau or the gifts she has received. No formal announce ment of the latter is expected, but something about them may be made known informally after the wedding. It is known that while there has been no organized sending of gifts by Con- gress, government officials or the diplomatic corps, individuals in all the l sets in the capital have sent presents. 1 Many of them are said to be rare and beautiful The presents have come not only from official and personal friends l of the President and Mrs. Galt but | also from persons unknown to either of them in this country and abroad. Many have come from children. | The list of guests has not been en- | larged and as was at first planned, will include only the immediate rela- | tives of the President and Mrs. Gait. l So far as is known the invitations have i not even gone far enough outside the 1 family circle to include the Presidents close and intimate friend, Col. B. M. | House of New York. It is said also that the President will be unattend- ed by best man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
SELECTION OF SITE

The other Alabamians in Congress stand with MT. Huddleston in favor of the Birmingham district The idea pre- Vails, however, that the bill authorizing the construction of the plant will be passed with the understanding that the selection of the site be made a duty of the Secretary of war. When the bill is epacted, it is generally thought that the applications for the location of the plant will make known to the secretary or the engineers of the war department their several advantages. At the proper time, Birmingham, through the representatives of Alabama in Congress, and the mem- bers of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. will visit Washington and put the claim of Birmingham in formal and concrete shape. Birmingham, it is pointed out, has advantages other than those which concern chiefly the produc- tion Of iron and steel in abundance and at cheap cost. It is said to be a defi- nitc conclusion of the government to con- struct on an inland site, out of reach of the guns of bellgerents; an inland site with uneXcelled railroad facilities and with easy access to navigable streams. Birmingham, in all the above particu- lars, will measure up more acceptably than cities near the Canadian border, or the Atlantic or Pacific coasts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
HuddlestOn Measure Names Home City, But Choice
 Will Be Made Later
SECRETARY OF WAR
 TO HAVE DISCRETION
Alabama Field, However, Offers Ad- vantages That Cannot Be Secured Anywhere Else in the
 United States
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, December 16.-(Special)-I perfecting it's plans for preparedness, the administration, it has been stated with more or less authority, has definitely con- cluded to construct a plant for the manu- facture of armor with which to equip battleships.
 The cost, it is estimated, will be be- tween s4,000.00O and S7,00O00 There are three bills pending authorizing the con strrotion of an armor plate plant In only one of them, that of MT. Huddleston of Alabama, is reference made to a site for the plant. Under the terms of the Huddleston bill, the government would be compelled to construct its plant in or near Birmingham.
 Mr. Hnddleston, however, does not be- lieve that he will be able to secure the passage of the bill naming Birmingham. However, he introduced his measure for the purpose of calling attention to the advantages of Birmingham, advantages which he believes cannot be duplicated, scarcely approached, by any other city or section of the country.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

The w. I. T. Y. Club will meet with Miss Maude Moore at the home of Mrs. R. B. Hardy tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock.
 J. N. Watson was exhibiting to- mato today raised on his farm eight miles east of Prescott, that weighed one and a quarter pounds. The var iety was the Ponderosa and MT. Wat son states that he has a real fine crop of them.
 All the stores of the city have sign ed an agreement to close their busi- ness houses through July and August at 2 o'clock. This does not include restaurants, cold drink stands, drug stores and meat markets. This be- came effective yesterday evening.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
Dr. Samuel B. Gee
 SPECIALIST
TO HAVE CHARGE SERVICES
 NEXT SUNDAY MORNING

The Woman's Missionary Society will have charge of the services at the Methodist Church, Sunday morning, July 11th, at the eleven o'clock hour
 The following program will be rem dered at that time:
 Music-Choir. Devotional-Mrs.A A. A. Few. Music, Give of Your Best to the Master."-Choir.
 Paper, "The Final Test of Steward , ship"-Mrs. Gertrude Moncrief.
 Reading, "Jean Val-Jean"-Miss Lela Andrews. Trio, ."Hark, My .Soul"-Misses Bess Berkshire, Marion Brooks and Nell Bush.
 Paper, "Why We Women Serve."- Mrs. C. B. Andrews. Reading-Miss Gladys Greeson.
 Music-Male Quartette.
 Paper, Some of the Things We Do" Mrs. Guy Garner.
 Collection. DoXology. Benediction. ] Ushers will be Misses Gertrude Guthrie, Amy Moore, Margaret White Beulah Greeson.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

Sheriff Sam E. Mum returned last night from Little Rock where he went to make his annual settlement with the state treasurer. Mir. Mum paid into the treasury $24,37S.S1 in cash and state warrants. Of this amount paid in $7,672.76, composed partly of warrants and partly of cash, went into the general revenue fund, staying there perhaps three minutes. Mir. Munns statement as prepared here by and deputies was exactly like the one at the treasurers office.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
l -ocal News.
TRADE IN PRESCOTT

Probably fair Saturday and Sunday,
 Read 'The Master Key" in today's paper.
 J. 0. A. Bush is a business visitor to Hope today.
 B. H. Logan is a business visitor to Nashville today.
 Ivan Caldwell went to Hope today and will return Sunday.
 Mrs. M. M Teal returned home last night from months visit at Memphis.
 We will deliver The Daily News to you each afternon for ten cents per week.
 The Prescott Concert Band will practice at the Court House this even ing at o'clock
 J. W. Bryson, route number two Prescott, was in the city today attend ing to business matters.
 Miss Margie Moore and Miss Ethel Mann of Texarkana are visiting Miss Amy Moore of this city.
 Still cutting hair and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop.-you are next.-Cragan & Cummins Advt.
 Mrs. Henry Hit left this morning for Fort Towson, Oklahoma, where she will visit several days with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. c. O. Marsh.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

The Daily News will be delivered to your home or anywhere else in the city limits for 10 cents per week. We begin today the great serial "The Master Key" and will run it each week until it is completed the day before it is shown at the Gem Theatre The story will last sixteen weeks and you will more thoroughly enjoy the pictures if you read it in the News. The paper by mail is 25 cents per month. Subscribe at once and read "The Master Key"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

"Old Subscriber" writes: What kind of dern news do you print any how? One day l notis the Govnor of Ga. is hung in Efigy. The next day l seen he was still alive. Will you please tell me where Efigy is at? I lived in Ga. for twenty years and never heard of no such town, and I don't believe there is any. If you can't print the truth, please stop my paper. ."-Texarkana Texarkanian.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

A long time ago farmer picked out several strains of potatoes from a commonly grown variety. One of them proved to be splendid potato, and he kept improving it. Finally he sold it to seed company for S125. The farmer was Luther Burbank, and the potato was the Burbank potato.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
Money to loan or irs7- proved farms. - R. l. BgakeIy. Advf. Tf

We will deliver The Daily News anywhere in the city one week for ten cents-cheaper than you can get it anyother way. Why don't you try it one week?
 An advertisement appears in to- days paper for Saturday Sale. The firm of Boswell X Higgason is mak- ing this initial step and they will probably offer the public some induce ment to trade with them each week hereafter Boswell X Higgason have one of the best assortment of in Prescott and we ask you to read the bargain list in this issue. They will appreciate call from you tomorrow.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
WE WILL SELL OUR
 STRAW HATS AT ACTUAL COST
w. B. WALLER

We deliver Welch Grape Juice, Coca Cola and oBttled Soda Water with your grocery order-Douglas Brooks & Go. Advt.
 H. B. Mckenzie gave his Sunday school class an outing yesterday after noon at which the dozen young men had areal fine time. Mrs. Mckenzie accompanied them and they went to Providence Creek in MT. McKenzie's automobile.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09

Jack Johnson, Jr., has this weeks Saturday Evening Post and The Coun- try Gentleman. Call PAP and he will bring you one.
 We carry enc of the most complete, and fresh stock of fancy groceries.- Use your phoDe.-Dougla Brooks and Co. Phone 157. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
AM. Don't Rub It In.

The conviction deepens that William J. Bryan knows almost as much about the national honor as he does about finance and diplomacy.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-09
The Cause of the Cool Weather.

Just as women make themselves ac- cording to the styles it looks like they have succeeded in fashioning the weather to suit those summer furs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-14
real estate Agency

Store House and LOt-In Sharon;
lot 90x200 feet; double store room,
45xS0 feet, fully equipped with shelv-
ing and counters, ready for occupan-
cy, and in good condition. Known as
Shannon & Hope store. A real bar
gain for quick buyer.
149 Acre FARM 1-2 miles from
Sharon, known as the Stanhope Love
place. There Is a good 7-room house,
good well Of water, 2 tenant houses,
good barns for horses and cattle, 2
good pastures for hogs and cattle. Fine
land with lot Of good forest timber.
Buildings alone worth price asked for
the place.
Kings Mountain Street Lotto
feet front and about $50 feet back
between lots Of ]. A. Tate and n. E.
Ferguson. Bargain for quick sale.
Farm of 185 Acres-With good six
room dwelling house and three four
room Tenant houses, well Of water, and
we'll watered with springs and branch
es; good orchard and pasture. Locat-
ed on Howelps Ferry road, 4 miles
west Of Yorkville adjoining lands Of ].
+ Feemster and E. N. Stevenson. Will
sell all or part.
w. A. Queen-Sixty acres Of good
Farming land, with Groom house
thereon, within less than one mile
from corporate limits Of town.
G. F. SHERER, Real Estate.