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The Springdale news., 1915-12-17
OTTO BROGDON PASSES.
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the fight. Otto had lost strength all most from the time they landed there and his case pronounced hopeless He was brought back to his home to spend the time remaining to him among loved ones and friends.
 As the weeks passed those who observed noticed the gradual but cer- wasting away of life and strength Last Friday night was a crisis and he gave up the fight and began pray ing to the Lord to take him that night. On Saturday morning at 8 o'clock he peacefully breathed his last. Father and mother, a large family of brothers and sisters and d host of friends mourn his loss from us, but know that he is at peace
 Otto was the most patient sufferer ever saw Many times have l seer in his face clear evidences of raging levers and deep suffering, but no murmm did hear escape his lips
 Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church Sunday afternoon in the presence of congregation which overflowed the large auditorium of the Church. Pastor W. I. Eledge preached from the text Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me" John 14:1. The choir rendered some very appropriate music in splendid way.
 W. l. Elledge, his pastor
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17
ELM SPRINGS.

Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Child's return ed home from an extended visit with friends and relatives at Pea Ridge Monday.
 Herman Brown of Johnson was in our neighborhood on business Mon- day.
 The Sunday School at the M. E. Church, South, is arranging a Xmas tree for next Friday night at this place. Every body come.
 The new post office which is being erected east Of the Elm Springs State Bank will soon be completed Louis Bash of Tontitown $ doing the car penter work.
 Quite a number of the officials of the K. c. X NJ. Ky. Of Rogers came out Saturday on the morning train
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17
CARD OF THANKS.

Through The News we desire to express our sincere thanks to our many frienls and neighbors, who so kindly aided and assisted us during the sickness, death and burial of our dear wife and mother. May our heartfelt gratitude be with you al ways.
 J B. Stokes and Family.
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17
J. B. Stokes and Family.

We thank from the depths of our hearts, our friends. for the many loy- ing deeds and beautiful flowers be slowed upon our darling son and brother, during his long illness and death.
 Mir. and Mrs. w B. Brogdon and Family.
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17

Now that President Wilson has gotten the message out of his sys- tenn he may permit his fancy to turn lightly toward thoughts Of '-
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17

Christian Church bazaar, Friday and Saturday of next week. Nern- on Brooks grocery.
The Springdale news., 1915-12-17

If it happened, it's in The News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
Juvenile Court Reform

Women should act as judges in cases of girl delinquents brought be- fore the juvenile courts. This is the recommendation of Judge Pomeroy of Chicago to the Cook county grand jury, and it is meeting with instant approval by most of the court attaches.
 eff your daughter were in trouble, would you want her to tell her story before man judge in a courtroom crowded with man officers and man spectators, or would you prefer that she tell it to a woman in a private room with only those actually inter- ested in the easel" asks Judge Pome- roy.
 There has been much discussion of the "boy problem" and many elabor- ate theories advanced and put into operation for the retaining of the boy who has gone wrong, but as yet adequate thought has seldom been given to the saving of the girl who is in trouble.
 If the juvenile courts are maintained really to help youthful delinquents, then it is obvious that children, and especially girls, should be spared needless humiliation. And kind, motherly understanding woman would undoubtedly be an ideal confessor for the shrinking child.
 No one, not even the most hardened criminal, can be helped by antagonism Lit takes sympathy and understand ing and real sincerity to reclaim the fallen. And first offenders surely should be protected from the gaze of vulgar curiosity seekers.
 Since it is generally conceded by benevolent workers that very high per cent of girl delinquency is due t, lack of proper "mothering" the sug. gestion of Judge Pomeroy sounds req. sonable and right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
Revival of Building Activity

Beginning with the large industries there has been rapid improvement Tn business conditions in Birmingham during the past few ronths and indi. cations point to a greater degree oi activity in general trade this fall thar has been witnessed here in recent years.
 Increased operations at the iron and steel plants have been followed by very decided gain in railroad traffic in the mineral district and the coal operators, who have had cause to com- plain of a dull market for more than year, are at last reporting better demand for their product.
 The bullish tendency of cotton prices is having a stimulating effect on all branches of commerce and now that the outlook for the farmer is unusu- ally bright prosperity will prevail all over Alabama and throughout most of the south.
 As result of all this widespread business recovery in this section the Birmingham real estate market is in- vested with renewed life. Values are climbing to higher levels and before many months the building trades will be making for new high records.
 There is already marked revival of building activity here. Carpenters and bricklayers are in great demand and before the holidays contractors will find themselves embarrassed by a shortage of labor.
 Ground for Birmingham's federal building on Fifth avenue will be broken next year. The government will expend on the erection of this edifice more than $1,0O0,O00. N It is probable that before the end of 1916 work on vast auditorium building will be started, and within the next twelve months scores of handsome residences and many elegant mercan- tile buildings, now being designed, will be in course of construction, to say nothing of the smaller class of houses which will be erected in great numbers. With such building boom what can keep the real estate market from jumping?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
DIR. FINLAY's WORK

From the Boston Post,
 The national government of Cuba will
 take charge of the funeral of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay, whose body has lain in state in Havana since his death on Friday of last week. It is in recognition of his dis covery that the mosquito causes the trans mission of yellow fever.
 In the progress of science fin the elim- ination of the origin of tropical diseases, the persistence of yellow fever has been the most obdurate obstruction. We have just come to comprehend its importance
 and to recognize it's source and the man. ner of it's propagation.
 Thirty years ago pr. Finlay made tenz tative and practically conclusive demon
 stration of the cause. He took it' him. self; he showed how 1t worked in the
 cases under his supervision. And today. in the triumph of sanitation of the Pan-
 anna canal region, there Is to be seen l the result of the application, in effective form, of the discovery of this physician
 and investigator of conditions existing in our tropical possessions
 Fifteen years ago the United States
 army commission took his investigations as the basis of its work. He Is the
 pioneer and accepted as such.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
-sss------------------ GABBY MIR. ROOSEVELT

From the Pittsburg Sun.
 No wonder Washington is aroused, as
 reports from that city indicate, by the
 speech delivered at the Plattsburg en- campment by former President Roosevelt.
 In that address the once chief executive of the nation took occasion to criticise
 bitterly the foreign policy of President Wilson. The men who are at the encamp- ment are constructively members of the regular army there were present besides
 these recruits many privates and officers of the regular troops and hundred of civil
 ians. Disregarding the fact that the
 President of the United States is the com manders-ln-chief of the army and navy.
 that he is entitled to respect and con- slderation, particularly at military en- campments, this former head of the mlli- tary and naval forces of the country
 launched forth in trade that came close
 to abuse. He assumed that his position on international affairs was the only cor rect one and that the President was plac-
 ing the nation in humiliating position by pursuing tactics different from those Roosevelt himself would have employed had the people not declined to trust him with the reins of government.
 General Wood was severely reprimaned by Secretary of War Garrison for having permitted MT. Roosevelt to deliver such an address. Whether or not the Presi- dent will take further action, perhaps de- tach General Wood from his present com
 mand, does not appear. Such aotion however. is possible. As soon as the Sec rctary's message to General Wood became public MT. Roosevelt issued a characteris-
 tic reply which adds nothing material in l Justification. In 1t he endeavors to excuse
 his military friend, but doesn't.
 No matter what Is done, it is just such | utterances as Roosevelt is indulging in | that may lead to lot of internal trouble The people of the country have entrusted | their affairs of state to MT. Wilson and his associates, and the only power that can say their treatment of international or domestic problems Is wrong is the ma l 1ority and not self-seeking, time-serv-
 ing disciple of expediency such as is i Roosevelt. The honor of the United States has not been sullied by any nation, al-
 though its rights have been violated by
 at least two. However. that Is not suffi-
 cient reason for involving the country i'll
 a war that would cost hundreds of thou | sands of lives. This is not a peaca-at-
 any-price stand, but sane position, even though opposed to rampant jingoism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
New Armored Motor Car

Attention has already been called in these columns to the important part the automobile is playing in the Euro pean war. In all branches of military service it has become indispensable and American manufacturers have sent their cars abroad in enormous num- bers. While still an experiment the armored automobile, carrying a gun, has been found highly serviceable, particularly in sorties and in recon noitering, and much interest attaches to the announcement that a natural ized American has recently invented an armored automobile of such evident efficiency that several of the bellig- erent powers are said to be negotiat- ing for it's use in the war.
 As described in Popular Mechanics, the body of the car is made of armor plate and has an elliptical shape which makes it look from a distance like a huge turtle. On account of it's curved parts, every shot striking it would glance off at a tangent. The wheels are also protected by curved armor that reaches to within a few inches of the ground. The top of the body has a porthole for a four-inch gun. This weapon is so arranged that it can be fired at any angle. There are smaller portholes on each side for rifle fire and there is space in the car for four men to stand erect. The driver, who has the safest job of all, steers with the aid of periscope and is entirely concealed from view and protected from the enemy's fire.
 Only few years ago writers of what was thought to be highly imagi- native fiction at that time described fighting machines that closely re- sembled the armored motor cars be- ing used today in Europe. The arm cred train is vastly more effective and more invulnerable than the motor car, but the radius of its activity is limited for obvious reasons. But an armored motor car can go almost any where.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
Uncle Sam as Collector

Recent announcement that publica- tion will be made of names of all parties who refuse to pay back money advanced by the government to bring them back from Europe when the war broke out, is apt to create something of scramble on the part of the de- linquents to "cover" their indebted ness before the time limit is up.
 It is reasonable to presume that people who are able to tour Europe have other resources besides their let ters of credit, and therefore, their failure to pay back money advanced them is deliberate and not due to financial inability.
 When letters of credit became use- less in Europe, the state department was besieged with cablegrams and United States representatives in for eign countries were overwhelmed with pleas and demands for assistance Hundreds were enabled to return te their homes by financial assistance provided by the government, and it is only fair to state that very higf per cent returned the money ad advanced them promptly upon theil arrival. Yet there still remains a con siderable list of delinquents who art obviously seeking to evade payment.
 Refusal to pay an obligation of this kind indicates such marked lack ol honor and petty meanness that no many people would care to admit it.
 Possibly Uncle Sam could recover the loans by bringing suits-but tn, wiley old gentleman does not propose to put himself to unnecessary trouble and expense. He realizes the power of printers ink and merely announces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
THE ROWDY OF THE HILLS

any fall day. Back in Reels woods and
 Jackman's ridge and over the hills be- yond toward Lowries run, we used to
 tramp, two or maybe three of us, to one
 old single-barrel, muzzle-loader. that was ''rattling good" squirrel gun, though it had fewer chances to prove itself than, we would have liked, for squirrels were scarce. Going out about daybreak we
 enjoyed the shortcut over the hills. but
 coming back, foot sore and tired through
 languid September afternoon-the squir-
 rel season opened then in September leaving the woods no less devoid of squirrel than we found them, the crownIng incident was to submit to the ribald ban
 tering of those blue jays. Even our old long-barreled shotgun could not reach
 them, for they were wary fellows who,
 kept safe interval between themselves
 and a suspicion of danger. I never hear
 blue jay call, but I feel again the weight
 of that gun and the powder flask and shot pouch dangling by my side, and closing my eyes, sniff again the lazy air
 of the bill pasture laden with the perfume
 of wild sunf1owers and golden rod, as I plod and stumble along toward home and, supper. With the call of the jays comes au-
 tumn. Say what you may against the
 bird who persists in minding the affairs i of others in preference to his own, the cry of jay from the far side of the field .
 note of real country music to anyone who. in bygope days in love with the voices of the hills and woods and mead, ows, has lost them for a time amid the rattle and chatter of city strestA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
The Late John D. Long

"Ex-Secretary of the Navy John D.
 Long of Massachusetts who passed
 away Sunday, was one of the greatest
 public men that New England has pro-
 duced, and the nation will lament his
 death" said M. S. Bardley of Boston.
 Those who knew MT. Long in Wash ington while he was a member of Con-
 gress and afterwards while he was Sec
 retary of the Navy in McKinley's cabi-
 net and for a short while in Roosevelt s cabinet, will recall him with affection He was in a high degree cultured and
 was a modest gentleman and charming companion.
 While a young man MT. Long started upon a political career. He was a mem Der of the Massachusetts legislature. was lieutenant-governor in 1879, and governor from 1880 to 1883. He was a delegate tc the national republican convention in 1884, and placed George F. Edmunds ir nomination for the presidency. In 1sS. Mir. Long was elected to Congress. Afte, serving three terms he declined a re- nomination. He was an eminent scholar and was one of the foremost lawyers ir
 the United States. Despite his busy life he kept up hir classical reading. His | translation of 'Aeneid will always rank l as a standard. MT. Long, while Secre. | tary of the Navy devoted his best | thought to naval affairs, and was aft
 erwards the author of The New Amer. ican Navy in two volumes | MT. Long was born in Maine October 1 27, 1888, but shortly after beginning thu practice of law he removed to Boston
 and took leading position there from the start.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31

The hapless guinea pig is in great demand for laboratory tests and as a result of the war the demand for this little animal is far in excess of the sup ply. According to the Philadelphia North American, one Philadelphia firm alone is using on an average oO00 guinea pigs week in it's laboratories. With ap- proximately 25,Ooo guinea pigs already on hand, this firm is crying for more. There are 5000 persons in and about Philadel- phia who breed the animals for profit, and they are astonishingly prolific, vet there is still shortage In the supply one dealer says he has sold 54,0o0 this year and has orders for that many more which he is unable to fill. While the war has increased the demand for the rodents for additional chemistry experi- ments. it has stopped, to a large extent, the importations from abroad. Germany formerly supplied many thousands to tne American market. German importations are still coming to this country by way Of Holland, but the number has been greatly reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
A WASTE OF MONEY
rom the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
 Is there not Justification for saving that the money spent by the commis- sion on industrial relations was wasted? The amount Is approxi- mately s5oo,ooo. The commission was created nearly two years ago and it's life expires in less than week. And it has not been able to agree upon any programme of social legislation for the assistance of Congress. It has made two reports. the chairman Frank P. Walsh, being the most con. spicuous member signing the minority report.
 The feature of the minority report of private fortunes be $1,0O0, 900. This limitation is to be effected by means of a law providing that all great for tunes in excess of the foregoing amount shall go into the federal treas ury at the death of the owners of them. In other words, it is proposed to forbid heirs of wealthy Americans from receiving more than $1.00O, ,O0C from any one estate.
 
 very little effort to accumulate biz fortunes. The incentive of captains of industry would be deadened The country therefore would lose the bene- fit of the efforts of men of real bust. ness ability. This idea of limiting great fortunes is Mir. Walsh's. It Is evident that it will not find favor with Congress. It didn't find favor with the majority of the commission and it will not find favor with those who have the ability to accumulate fortunes.
 It was evident soon after the com mission was organized that Mir Walsf wasn't fit for the position of chair. man. It seemed to be his aim to fint evidence to support his theories, no to get the truth. In fact, he Is re ported as saying that he didn't ap proach a subject he was investigatins with the judicial boise. which meant If it mean anything. that he didn' seek the truth.
 And so his commission has been a work two years and spent half mil lion dollars without accomplishing anything useful. As matter of fact are there not others of the many com missions that have been created il the last few years that are accom- plishing nothing useful. that are sim ply wasting the public money?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31

to the press that on October 1 the names of those who have not paid will be given out for publication.
 It IS probable that not many will prefer to postpone payment and see their name in print in Uncle Sam's dead beat" column.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
BOSTON AND THE FRANK CASE

From the Hattiesburg News.
 l On another page of the News today there appears the story of the Boston l firm which has announced that it will have no further dealings with the munich
 pality of Atlanta until the authorities have
 taken some action in connection with the
 Frank lynching. The firm has supplied Atlanta with at least a portion of its caulking yard tools in the past. The story is carried merely as an item Of news. There Is no one, either north or south, will take 1t seriously. The same idea that led a mob of 25 men to over power a Georgia warden and take from him a prisoner and lynch him, guides a manufacturing concern to attempt to boy cott state, or refuse to have dealings with it's municipalities because of such an act. The chief difference between the two things is that the latter is all the more idiotlc.
 That a commercial organization during these enlightened days in the so-called advanced" New England would attempt to drive a community toward doing a thing, even though that thing be recog- nized as the community's duty can hardly be conceived.
 As has been stated no one takes the matter seriously. If they did, and Geor- gia only cared to retaliate-and Georgia most certainly Is in a position to do SO just look at the possibilities: Georgia supplies large part of the cotton which keeps hundreds of Massachusetts mills going; the Georgia peach is about the only peach that a Bostonian ever sees: Georgia cattlemen keep hundreds of Mas sachusetts leather mills and shoe factories in operation from year to year; there S hardly a peanut stand on a Boston street that does not retail at cents a half pint Georgia peanuts that were bought from Georgia firms at the rate of 3 cents a quart.
 Boston buys these things from Georgia because Bostonians want that class of goods and foodstuffs, and because they be- lieve that they are getting better bargains there than could be obtained elsewhere. Don't think for 6 minute that any New Englander is buying Georgia grown prod ucts just to help out the state or the south. The Bostonian sees financial reason for trading with Georgia
 Georgia can find market elsewhere for it's products. even should the act of the Boston firm be universal in New England.
 But New England should not be held re- sponsible for the act of this one firm, Probably some one wanted to get @ little
 bit of advertising. It may be good adyer-
 tising, but it certainly is awfully idiotic,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
NIGHT

By Maxwell Struthers Burt. Hush of the world, save for | small and
 quiet wind Out of the north through slumberous fra
 tops stirring; A late pale moon holding the dreaming
 hills With passionate white magic. and the
 whirring Of belated cricket in the grass o amber night, alive and wonderful and
 still! have arisen for I cannot sleep. Too
 near to me- T Too sweet. the outspread wonder of your
 hair; Your silent breath stirs mins too tremul-
 ously, I am afraid with an old dread have of
 losing you. Heart-of my life, it is not strange, thik
 love Which holds us? Lips cling to lips, 10 much strive to love myself in you, and yet,
 beyond. above, Always we stand as beggars at the gates
 of sound and touch; You are asleep, know not where your
 soul, NV While I. alone. watch silently the stars