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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-20
After Merriam's Scalp; Who Is Back
of This?
ofThis?

Alderman Merriam's commission which nvesti-
gated crime conditions in Chicago last winter is it
self being investigated 1t is charged with extrava-
gance with padding expense accounts and with fail
ing to get results.
Attorney Charles Lederer is the nvesti-
gator. He charges that of the detectives
ployed by the crimes commission spent nearly So
day in securing evidence. Other agents of the
mission were equally extravagant, and Alderman
Merriam himself is accused of Steering the oper-
atoms of the commission without consulting the
other members.
Terrible isn't it! Before the investigation ends
we may even expect to hear that Alderman Merriam
recklessly squandered two three dollars of the
city's revenue cab rides maybe on cigars Such
looting of the public treasury should not be allowed
to pass-un investigated at least.
But seriously isn't this going too far? At the
time of the investigation by the crimes commission
doubted the honesty, sincerity and efficiency
Of Alderman Merriam and his co-workers. 1t is
knowledged that their report the most thorough
and comprehensive ever made in any city Many of
its recommendations have since been adopted by the
City Council Other good results have followed
notably, the bond issue for farm colony house OF
refuge for fallen women and aid given police graft
prosecution which resulted in the driving out of scores
of professional criminals. Certainly Chicago is
safer place in which to live account of the work
of the crimes commission.
For this reason many people wondering who
is back of this investigation of the crimes commits
sion Some are even bold enough to ask if the intro
duction short time ago of several anti-lquor ordl
nances into the City Council by Alderman Merriam
has anything to do with the present activity of At
torney Lederer Perhaps the is suggested
by line from Shakespeare
Indeed it followed hard after"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-20
From a Mother to a Brewer

Mrs H. C. Benedict is gray-hared mother liv-
ing at LaMole, ILL., Sometime ago the Chicago
Brewing Company sent her letter requesting her
order for their good beer" In reply she sent the
following letter:
Gentlemen:-I surprised to receive your circular
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CATAR RIAL DEAFNESS AND HEAD
 NOISES

If you know someone who is troubled with tarfha deafness head noises cut out this formula and hand it to them and you will have been the means of saving poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness Experiments conducted in England some time ago seem prove concusively that catarrhal deafness. head noises. etc.. directly caused by constitutional trouble It further brought that salves sprays. nhaers etc.. merely temporixs with tho complaint. and seldom. ever. effect q permannet cure. This being 50. much time and money spent In pe1ecting pure gentle yet effective tonic that would quickly dispel all traces of the catarrhal poison from the system. The prescription which was event. uaIy formulated and which has aroused the belief that catarrhal deafness and head noises win be extinct is given below form 90 that anyone treat themselves in their home It, tie expcnsce.
 Secure from your druggist Parmint Double strensth) about 75c worth. Take this home and add to 1t l-4 pint of hot water and of granulatsd sugar; stir until dissolved Take tablespoonful four times day.
 Parmint is used in this way not only to reduce by tonic action the inflammation and swelling in the Eustachian Tubes. and thus equsize the air pres sure on the drIm but to correct of fions in the middle
 Every person who has catarrh in form should give this rscips ia and free thsmsslves from this dsstzuetivs disssDa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
LANE CHARGED WITH
 PICKING POCKET
Officer Ray Prefers Charges and Makes Arrest as Result of
 Mix-Up at Car Door

A man giving the name of Harry Lane of Philadelphia is under arrest at the city jail on the charge of larceny from the person. Officer Ray, who made the arrest, alleges that Lane and two of his pals picked the pocket of w. A. Chambers of Stockton, while boarding a car at First avenue and Twentieth street
 Officer Ray said: "When the cal stopped, Lane, with the other two men, made sudden dash for the door behind MT. Chambers, who was boarding the car.
 Several persons were waiting to get on and Lane, after getting the mans purse, threw it to his pay nearby. I recovered the purse and returned it to MT. Cham bers. In the stampede at the door of the car, MT. Chambers says that he felt some one going through his pocket and when he cried out the man threw the purse across the street. The other two men escaped while I was placing Lane under arrest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
WILL RAISE HOGS
 0N LARGE SCALE Company Formed of Bir- mingham Men to Operate Ranch Near MOntevallO

The Alabama Co-Operative Hog com
 pany which filed incorporation papers
 yesterday, operates hog ranch 2S miles from Birmingham, near Montevallo. The company is composed of G. T. Brazelton,
 G. I. Mcdonald. J. D. Thomas, J. E. Shell by, Charles E. Rice and s. G. Reynolds, all business men of Birmingham who have been converted to the belief of big profits in hog raising in Alabama, by the diversification campaign recently con ducted by the press and by Professor Hol- den and his speakers. In discussing with a newspaper man the plans of this com- pany, Mir. Thomas said:
 "The Chamber of Commerce and the bankers and business men brought Pro- lessor Holden and his workers here to preach diversiflcation to the Alabama farmer in order that he would raise more corn and hogs and not depend entirely on cotton
 "The campaign was so successful that not only are the farmers converted, but the business men and the bankers are practicing what they preach and num-
 Der of them are going into the hog rais-
 ing business.
 Some of the banks, for instance, are making certain attractive offers to lend
 boys money to buy pigs to start with. "One big Birmingham bank has offered
 to start 100 boys. A number of banks in
 other states are doing likewise. I tell
 you it's big business, and it is master
 stroke for the south and this 'buy-a-pig'
 movement Is taking hold of the city man even more than the farmers, I believe, for the city man pays dearer for his meat than the farmer and he is naturally quicker to grasp the importance of reduc- ing the cost of living, but he can't raise hogs in the city.
 Therefore, number of us have com bined and placed an experienced man. ager In charge of our hog ranch near Montevallo, where we expect to raise nothing but fine blooded hogs.
 ''The United States government agri-
 cultural department says we ought to
 raise hogs cheaper in Alabama than any
 where in the world if we raise our own feed.
 'The fact that the climate and soil here
 permit good pastures every month in the year is the reason for this.
 "On our rshch we raise all the feed and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
SAYS ALAbAM|ANS l HAVE EARNED REST
Tunstall Was in HOuseWhen Underwood Bade Col
 leagues Farewell

Alabama members of Congress, in the opinion of Alfred M. Tunstall of Greens boro, member of the legislature, who re- turned last night from Washington, have earned long rest.
 Our delegation," said he, 'has done itself proud. It gave me great satisfac- tion to learn while in Washington in what esteem our representatives and especially MT. Underwood, are held. was present when the former leader of the lower house bade his colleagues farewell. MT. Underwood, generally in complete com mand of himself, spoke on this occasion with husky voice, and in the eyes of many of those who sat apout him. tears glistened."
 MT. Tunstall is a member of the legis- lative recess committee on finances which will sit in Montgomery beginning on March IT,
 we hope" he said,s Ito do construc- tive work for the state in order that with out ifflicting great burdens on the peo- pie, sufficient revenue for purposes of government are to be derived I pre- sunle our most important work will con sist in revising the system of taxation and in preparing a sane revenue bill.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

company, have been busy for some weeks past preparing for the opening of the coffee roasting plant. The latest improved machinery was Obtalned sometime ago and has been installed for some weeks. The announcement oe the new departure was held up pend ing the arrival of labels and cans nec- essary to place the coffee before the public.
 The new plant of the Donovan com pany with its large capacity places Birmingham on par with New Or leans and Nashville as regards coffee roasting. The Batterton Coffee com rany roasts its own coffee, but its plant alone was not sufficient to place Birmingham in a class with the com peting cities.
 The Donovan company has branches in several cities in the south and will place the new Birmingham product throughout this section, aiding mate rially in forwarding the ''made-in- Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
TAG DAY WORKERS RAISE S23OO FOR WORK OF BOYS CLUB
Leaders Elated at Result of the Days Canvass-Mrs. WOOdsOn's Group Wins
 First HOnOrs

Tag Day yesterday was more success. ful than even the most sanguine of the boosters of the Boys club had hoped. The record of last year was equaled with the raising of s29OO to defray the operat- ing expenses of the club during the year. In actual cash last night $2i9S was in hand and with checks promised and in the mail enough will be raised to bring the figures to $29O0.
 Ladies and men vied with each other in tagging citizens yesterday and rarely was the spirit manifested on the day more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
CAMPA FOR NEW MEMBERS IS NOW ON' Methodist Churches Seeking to Add 1000 Members to
 Congregations

The Methodist churches of the Birming- ham district are in the midst of an evan gelistic campaign to add 1000 members to the churches of the district. The cam- paign in local churches is under the di- rection of the pastor of the church, who is assisted by it's membership. The slo- gan is Twin one to get one thousand '
 Following is the committee perfecting plans for the campaign: Dr. l.. C. Brans- comb. presiding elder; the Rev. R. TT. Tyler, North Highlands; the Rev J. W. Johnson, First church; the Rev. w. F. Morris, Woodlawn; pr. E. c. McVoy Highlands the Rev. Robert Echols, Elev- enth avenue; the Rev S. T. Slaton Nor wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
COFFEE ROASTING
 PLANT INSTALLED
Donovan Produce Co. Adds Another Department-Will Place Product
 Throughout District

The William F. Donovan Provision company, manufacturers of the Red Diamond brand of foodstuffs, an- nounced last night that it had added to It's numerous lines of provisions coffee. and had installed it's own cof- fee roasting plant. The new plant of the Donovan company has a capacity of 15,000 pounds daily and Is built in units, thus permitting an increase in capacity to double that of the present rant it.
 William F. Donovan, presldent, and w. B. Blackfords vice president ef tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

have excellent pastures, and We expect to establish a record for low cost of pro- duction, and in very short time we will be using your columns advertising to sell some of our breed of find hogs to farm CTS, and others who want to raise hogs a'.d help feed Alabama and keep at home the millions of dollars that go out of the state every year for meat. "Tke man who raises hogs in Alabama is not only a good business man, but he is a patriot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
JAMES COGBILL RUN DOWN AND KILLED
 BY AN AUTOMOBILE

Girard, March 6.-(SpeciaL) )--James Cogbil1, aged AZ years, a cousin of City Treasurer William Gogbill of this city, was run down by an automobile and killed on First avenue and Tenth street, Columbus, Ga., last night at 10 o'clock. The car was owned by Sol Loeb of Co., iumbus and was being driven by ne- gro named Allen.
 Cogbill leaves a widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
HEADACHES, CONSTIPATION,
 REGULATE Y0URB0WELS! 10CENTS

breath, yellow skin, severe colds, every thing that is horrible and nauseating. Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by morning-a 10-cent box from your druggist will keep your Liver active, Bowels clean, Stomach sweet, Head clear. and make you feel bully for months. Don't forget the children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
To Serve Dinner

The ladies auxiliary of Local No. 436, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, will serve chicken dinner at Clarke Brothers store, 3O9 Twentieth street, Tues day and Wednesday of this week from F until o'clock D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

mingham'' movement. Both Mir. Dono- van and MT. Blackford were receiving the congratulations of their friends yesterday on their new venture ano success was predicted for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
That's Different :!

From the Louisville Herald.
 Fond Mamma: s'No Johnny, you can't play with those naughty boys next door"
 Johnnie: How'd you know their mother forbid me to play wit em?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

Bad Colds. Furred Tongue, Indigestion, Eallow Skin and Miserable Headaches come from a torpid liver and clogged. coretipated bowels, which cause you' atcmach to become filled with undigested food, which sours and ferments like gar bage in a swill barrel. That's the first Gtep to untold misery-foul gases. bad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
PERSONAL

H. c. Goodman of Tuscaloosa has moved to Birmingham and will engage in business here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

Miss I.orena Lawley is ill at her home. ixty-seventh street and Under- wood avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

better than the old-fashioned sort, and
the breeds of poultry have improved
to such an extent that better houses
are recognized as being necessary.
This poultry house although not
very large, is built with good solid
concrete foundation that reaches down
below frost. The floor also is OF con-
crete.
Some poultrymen prefer building a
floor of lime. Ordinary burned lime
is spread over the ground several
inches deep and pounded down and
made level. Water is then thrown
on the lime in just sufficient quanti-
ties to cause it to slack properly.
Enough water is used to slack the lime
into a pasty mortar and it is left in
this condition until it dries and hard
ems. This kind of poultry moor IS
not so hard as concrete, and the chick
ems will scratch depressions in it in
places in their efforts to uncover the
grain that is scattered in the litter.
The chickens in digging up the ker-
nels of grain get considerable lime,
| which goes to manufacture bone ana
egg shells. If the original lime is
good and the Stacking is well done,
the floor will be satisfactory for
long time. If soft places develop ana
the hens dig the floor through 1t is
easy at any time to throw a little fresh
lime on to the cavity and moisten II
with water enough to slack and I'LL
the depression.
There are poultrymen who insist
that this is the only method known
to the poultry fraternity for making
q faultless hen house floor. The same
| kind of lime floor may be made into
both of these rooms, or only one OF
them as thought best Lime floors
will discourage rats and mice almost
as thoroughly as a concrete floor, and
they are not so rough on the chickens
claws.
Any kind Of hard floor should be
kept covered with straw, for the rea-
son that chickens cannot stand com
fortably with their toes out straight
They want something to close thelr
feet around. The construction OF a
chickens foot is intended by nature 70
close the toes when the chicken sits
down. This is for the purpose OF
grasping the limb Of a tree or poul'
try roost to hold the fowl steady while
It is sleeping. Hens will roost in
trees on windy nights without falling
off because Of the peculiar construc'
ton of their feet and legs.
In building the walls OF this poui
try house the sills are laid in fresh
cement plastered on top Of the con
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
RELICS OF DEPARTED AGE
Napkin Rings Condemned as Being
Things Of Which the World Has
Long Been Tired.

II is understood that the National
American Woman Suffrage association
takes Just pride in the opportunity II
has afforded to its members TO dispose
of their supernuous napkin rings
which is to say all the napkin rings
they possess The whole meltingpot
plan fires the imagination.
But for the napkin rings. They are
relics Of a departed age, reminders of
the era of the Saturday night bath, the
old folks concert and the painted
panoramas Of the Nile They abide
now in out-of-theway corners, tar
nished and forgotten, bands Of old sill
yer, often affectionately inscribed at
the command of givers long since
turned to dust They are the sort OF
reminders Of a gentler but less fastidi'
GUS generation that we do not like to
part with except for some good reason
and have no desire to keep. The
serial napkin went long ago. To the
melting pot. by all means, with the
rings. and that they may melt up into
millions of dollars worth of silver is
our sincere wish.-New York Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
His Lies
Darkest Hour
EE M gF 81 HS gS IS 81 81 S
By H. M. EGBERT

Copyright, 1916. by w. @. chapmano

Copyright. 1915. by w. @. chapman)
Jim stood watching the light in the
window on the ground floor, and won
dering when the old man would go TO
bed.
He always pulled off a coup single
handed. To that, in his opinion, ne
owed his immunity from arrest. Jim
had, indeed, made the acquaintance OF
the inside of various prisons, but, gen
orally speaking. he had escaped de-
lection as a professional criminal.
GO to a strange town." was MS
formula. Dress well, live well, find
out the lay of the land, make your
haul, and disappear"
Jim knew that the old man In the
big house at the end of the street hau
plenty of silver, and money, too, in the
big safe There ought to be a couple
of thousand dollars. Jim had the
soup" with him, and he was only
waiting for the old man to go to bed.
He felt a little bitter as he stood
waiting there in the chill of Novem
ber evening. But for Tom he might
have been earning a decent living
Tom had been his brother. They had
been fellow clerks in the bank, and
Tom had stolen money. He was en-
gagged to be married; Jim had shoul
dered the blame. And now Tom was
doubtless living somewhere in luxuTi
ant ease, while Jim was-a common
thief and burglar.
Jim had never forgotten the looA
on his fathers face when he bade hin
farewell.
i've bankrupted myself to pay the
money, because our family has always
had a clean name" he said. You've
escaped punishment. Go out and make
a man of yourself and remember YOU
lesson. When you've made a mar
of yourself-don't let me see you
That's all. Don't let me see your face
again"
Jim had gone out into the world t.
obey. But he had no training in any
thing calculated to give him a star
in life. He did secure a position in {
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

too soon, for exactly a week later
July IA, the British man Of war Col
lingwood, commanded by Sir George
Seymour. arrived at Monterey to pro-
claim British sovereignty. 1t was
thus only by a narrow chance that
England did not become the possessor
of California, which she had greatly
coveted.
On the fourth day of July, 1884, two
barks which had been sent by Sir
Walter Raleigh to discover and annex
the American continent north OF
Florida arrived off the coast. Sailing
along for 12O miles, they entered the
mouth of a river and took formal pos
session of the country for the queen
of England, naming it Virginia. They
landed on Roanoke island, afterward
occupied by the first English settle
ment in the new world. This
colony, consisting Of 40 persons sent
out in April, 1885, was abandoned in
less than a year, the settlers carrying
back with them to Europe the first to-
bacco and the first potatoes, which
latter were planted experimentally
on Raleigh's estate not far from Cork,
in Ireland
On the fourth day of July, 1854,
BENJAMIN Franklin laid before the
commissioners of colonies, at Al
/ bany. a plan for a federal constitu-
/ ton. aimed to accomplish a union for
| defense against French encroachment
| II was adopted, but afterWard was re-
! iected by some of the colonies and by
| the British government This was ex-
| actly twenty-five years before the
! signing Of the Declaration of Inde-
| pendence. Curiously enough, the doc
ument was rejected by the colonies
| because it put too much power into
| the hands of the king; and it was We
| toed in England because 1t gave too
much power to the assemblies of the
| colonies.
On the fourth day of July, 1870, TN
| brellas were first introduced into this
country, a shipment of them arriving
at the port of Baltimore. They were
generally regarded as an absurdity,
and it was considered that only fool
ish and effeminate persons could pos
sibly use them
The massacre of Wyoming valley
occurred on July 4, 1776.
In the previous autumn two com
panies had been raised in the valley
and had been ordered to join General
Washington. Several stockaded forts
had been built during the summer,
but those left behind to guard them
we're mostly old men.
A raiding force of tories, Canadians
and Indians, under Maj. John Butler,
tory of Niagara, entered the valley
and set fire to some of the forts.
Forty Fort, three miles above Wilkes
Barre, had assembled garrison of
300, largely old men and boys. This
force decided to march against the
invaders, which it did with disastrous
result. Taken in flank, it was routed