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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

nish that commerce with the means by which protection can be secured. He has sometimes said in private that it is an appalling thought that our commerce might be completely destroyed if the con- trol of the high seas was contested by powerful hostile fleets. What Mir Moore said in his address to the foreign export convention is sure to receive earnest at tention and may speedily lead to such conferences or understanding as will make the United States certain that it's com merce on the high seas will be protected.
 The Inference of the War
 President Farrell compacted into a sin gle sentence a thought which has been frequently expressed in commercial and financial circles, although it was not pos sible to express it until late in November or early in December. He said that one week of the war had done more than 10 years of platform discussion or the pub lication of essays to show the American people that foreign trade is vital ele- ment in our domestic prosperity. Presi- dent Farrell in making this statement took issue, although. of course, not openly, with some views which were expressed by James J. Hill some years Ggo. MT. Hill at that time regarded the cultivation of the soil and the production of the food and cloth flores as of the highest impor- tance of the United States. He looked upon this as an incorcevaply greater matter for the American people to con slider than the ways and means in in creasing trade in manufa otured commodi- ties MT. Hill, however was considering the subject from the point of view of growth of population. His calculations demonstrated to him that we shall have 150 000, GOO people in the United States within generation of time and that it is vital that we raise food enough to feed as great a population as that and also have a surplus for export At that time MT. Hill predicted that not later than the year 1915 the population of the United States would be 1O0,000,0e0 and the recent estimates made in Washington justify Mir Hills prediction.
 But as President Farrell stated at St. Louis. the European war in a week S time has demonstrated to Us how vital to domestic prosperity our foreign trade is. 1t is this foreign trade which is be- ginning to quicken domestic industry. And it is the purpose of the representa- tves Of American industry of all kinds who met last week at St. Louis to work out perfect methods of sec uring the vast increase in foreign trade which 1t is pos sible for us to secure These representa- lives met in the feeling that so far as the financial authorities of the United States are concerned there will be abund- ant cooperation in the attempt to secure this great result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

call has been issued for a quarterly meeting of the Farmers union to be held at Burns academy. February and ,.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
MAY CLOSE CANAL.
Engineer in Charge Recommends OF.
fetal Order to Continue in Force
Till November IL.

Panama, Oct. 4.-Lieut. Col. Ches-
ter Harding, engineer in charge of
the Panama canal, has sent a message
to Secretary Garrison at Washington
recommending that President Wilson
issue an executive order officially
closing the canal until November II.
Col. Harding explains that it will
be impossible to clear the channel be-
fore that date and perhaps not then.
He favors refunding the tolls to ships
that h"ve paid them to transship the
cargoes of the vessel so that arrange
ments be made to forward them to
their destination. 1t is estimated,
however, that it would require at least
a month for the Panama railroad to
complete transshipment of the cargoes
of the 80 vessels awaiting passage.
The conditions caused by the new
slide are the worst in the history of
the canal, according to Col. Harding.
More than 100000 cubic yards of
earth must be removed before ships
can pass. The dredges are maintain
ing high point of efficiency, and dur
ing the month of September removed
more than 100000 yards. Canal Of
ficials are optimistic that eventually
the danger of slides will be overcome.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
CHARLESTON
DISPENSAR|ES
ARE CLOSED
Governor Manning Wires Spec
ial Orders to Cathcart-Con-
stables are Directed to Be
"Unusually Vigilant," Active
and Impartial.

Dispensaries in Charleston county
were ordered closed until further no
tlce by Gov. Manning last night. tt
is presumed that this action was taken
because of the municipal election to
be held in Charleston tomorrow.
The following telegram was sent bv
the governor to w. c. Cathcart. chief
constable
"Charleston county dispensaries
ordered closed Immediately until fur
ther orders from me. Dispensarv
constables must be unusually vigilant
in the enforcement of dispensary law.
Show this wire to them and tell them
expect them to do their duty actively
and impartially."
The governor addressed the fololw-
ing message to G. l.. Wilson, J. V.
Wallace and John Marshall, members
of the Charleston dispensary board:
by virtue of authority vested in
me under section $50, code of laws
of South Carolina, 1912, volume 2, |
hereby order you to close at once
every dispensary in Charleston coun-
ty, said dispensaries to remain closed
until further orders from me- See
that this order is strictly enforced."-
The State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
HOGS WERE ON A DRUNK
ON SORGHUM SKIMMINGS.

A citizen of Newberry went to his
plantation last week and while going
through the pasture saw hog acting
as though something were wrong with
it. AS he examined it and found it
shaky in the legs he cast his eyes
around and discovered another in
wobbly condition, apparently dying.
Other hogs on the place were sim
ilarly affected.
Leaving word with the overseer to
put the hogs up and look after them,
the citizen returned to his city home
and family for the night, and went
back to the plantation next morning,
expecting to find the hogs dead. He
was surprised when told that the hogs
were all right.
They had just been on a drunk that
afternoon, having swilled the skim
ming of the sorghum molasses.-New-
berry Observer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
HARVESTS SHOW
FINE PROSPECTS
WILL BE MOST VALUABLE IN
HISTORY.
Corn Still the King-Indications Point
to Crop of 3,O26,159,O0O Bushels.
Wheat Yield the Largest.

Washington, Oct. 7.-American
harvests this year will be the most val
liable ever produced. With the wheat
crop exceeding a billion bushels, the
largest ever grown in one season by
any nation, and corn crop which
also may prove to be the largest ever
made the governments October crop
report, issued today, announced pre-
liminary estimates which Indicate
record harvests of oats, barley, rye,
sweet potatoes, rice, tobacco and hay
Corn still is king of crops with indi-
cations of 1926, $4,000 bushels. That
is 98,000,000 bushels below the record
of 1912 but the final production may
more than make up the difference.
The higher prices this year assure
the most valuable corn crop ever
grown. At prices to farmers prevail
ing October l the corn crop is worth
SO, 1873 100000.
Wheat prospects Increased as the
growing season progressed and the
governments early season forecasts
moved up month by month so that to-
days preliminary estimate was placed
at 1,0O2,029, 900 bushels. Wet weather
at harvest time, however, reduced the
quality of winter wheat so that much
of it will be available only for feed.
At prices prevailing October 1, the
farm value of the crop is S91O,644,-
600, considerably more than ever was
paid for a wheat crop.
September weather was particu-
larly destructive to potatoes, causing
reduction of 37,558,O0O bushels or
10 per cent in the forecast of pro-
duction. Tobacco also suffered from
unfavorable conditions, which caused
a decrease of 21,345,O00 pounds in the
production forecast. Tobacco, how
ever, promises to exceed the record
crop of 1909 by 100000 pounds.
Oats will exceed the record crop of
1912 by almost 100,000,OOO bushels.
Barley will exceed it's record by 49,
100000 bushels; sweet potatoes by
100000 bushels; rice by 100000
bushels and hay by 100000 tons, !.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
GREAT BRITAIN IN THE WAR.

The Observer has frequently heard
the question asked: "What is Great
Britain doing?" In fact, it has been
requested on a former occasion to give
some light on the matter and it under
took to do so with such facts as were
in its possession. But we feat The
Observer fell little short of givina
England the proper measure of credit
We feel that way when we compare
the exhibit it made with that pre-
sented by The Wall Street Journal in
answer to an identical question. The
Journal sets forth that Great Britain S
navy, her financial credit and small
expeditionary army were all that were
asked for by the allies. "They would
have been entirely contented with
these" the Journal proceeds, "but
Great Britain gave infinitely more
Her navy wiped the German menace
from the seas. 1t locked up the
vaunted German navy, without Great
Britain's participation, could have
battered France into submission is a
fortnight. 1t has removed the sub
marine peril far more effectively than
any of the wordy admonitions of
Washington"
The Journal goes into details in sup
port of this general statement 1t
says that instead of her first expedi-
tionary army, which totaled 100000
men instead of the 125, 200 expected
England has placed upwards of l.
100000 men in the field, withou;
counting the Colonial and Indian
troops, and has 100000 more in read
mess. The relatively small length of
her line in Northern France is quoted
But it is curious to hear from German
sources of captured Highlanders in
Alsace. Relatively to all the others,
Irish, Canadian, Australian, New Zea
land and Indian, the proportion OF
Great Britain in this contribution is
overwhelming. But her service, in
this instance voluntary, merely begins
here. She is the principal guarantor
for credit here of $1,000,000, 900.
But she has lent already to her allies,
Russia, Italy, Serbia, even Rumania,
more than $2,000,00 This is twice
the credit we are extending, mainly
for the benefit of our own commerce
with our best customers" The OBJ
server believes that is fair summary
of British accomplishments. 1t may
be overdrawn, but it is rounded off
with a pointed question and one that
is calculated to give pause. 1t is sim
ply: eff it were not for the British
mastery of the seas, where would our
own export trade be ?"-Chariotte OBJ
server.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

addition to the members of the COM
mlttee of arrangements, there were
Former Senator Albert j. Beveridge,
Senator Kern, Vice-PreSident Mar
shall and others.
The program of the day called for
an entertainment in a local theatre.
in the afternoon and banquet at
which Mr.. Riley was to be the guest
of honor in the evening. 1t was ex-
pected that the poet would read
new poem at the banquet.
At the entertainment, several of
Mr.. Riley's poems, including "The
Raggedy Man" and Little Orphant
Annie were set to music by Mr.
Ward Stephens. Dancers from Anna
Pavlowa'S company interpreted a
number of ,he verses.
Hundreds who had hoped to at
tend the banquet this evening had to
be disappointed. The committee i'm
charge have been compelled to reject
scores of appeals for accommodation
as there are seat for but four hun
dred. Former Vice-President Chas.
w. Fairbanks will be toastmaster
ihN NoihiiiS VI iliS i'll oC-
tober has a peculiar happiness for Mr..
Riley, he said the other day 1t is
his favorite month, as he attests in his
poem, cold October" In it he says:
Il love Old October so,
can't bear to see her go
Seems to me like loSin' some
Old-home relative 'er chum-
Pears like sorto' gettin' by
Some old friend at sigh by sigh
Was old friend at sigh by sigh
Was a-passin' out O. sight
Into everlasting night"
James Whitcomb Riley was born at
Greeneld, Ind, October Z, 1853, the
son of Captain Reuben A. Riley and
Elizabeth Riley. He first began con-
tributions to Indiana papers in 1873.
His dialect poems brought him his
greatest fame. His first book ap-
peared under the pen-name, "Benj.
F. Johnson, of Boone" Among his
best Known poems are Little Or
phant Annie" "The Raggedy Man."
"Leedle Dutch Baby" 9Th Old
Swimmin' Hole, can Old Sweetheart
o. Mime and "How John Quit the
Farm"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

Agitation is the antidote for stag
nation.
A little change is good thing, but
a big roll of bills is better.
1t does seem queer that most OF the
good fellows" have. a lot Of bad
habits. A..
Perhaps man can write sensible
love letter, but he never does.
If every man were taken at his own
valuation there wouldn't be half
enough halos to go around.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
tbs so.

Apropos Of Luke McLuke's verse:
"There's one thing thaFs certain
Says old Mr.. Peck;
"a boil on the stove is
worth two on the neck"
a valued contrib. horns in with this
trio:
another thing sure"
"Says old Mr.. Kelly;
"a pane in the windows
Worth two in the -"
"But joking aside,"
Remarks Patsy McSwair;
"a wheel on your autos
Worth two in your head"
"But then it is certain"
Remarked Mrs. Nance:
"a hole in the doughnut's
Worth two in your pants"
The State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

commerce and industries personally
acquainted with them all, will assist
in making their stay in Columbia a
pleasant occasion. Plans will be con-
sldered by the newspaper men for
the next summers meeting, when a
joint session will be probably held
with the North Carolina association.
Another large group will be the
South Carolina federation of labor,
bring to Columbia large company
OF allied trades workers. Sixteen
companies of the national guard and
the coast artillery will advance upon
the capital city, bringing with them
their coast artillery band from Fort
Moultrie. Military features will be
one of the pleasing incidents of fair
week.
A convention of horsemen has also
been called, as well as "fiiddlers'
convention" Prizes to the amount o.
500 are to be offered to the best fid-
dler who enters the concert. Other
large aggregations will be some of
the schools from which the entire
student bodies will attend.
The Mayors Breakfast.
An attractive incident to be intro
duced this year will be the mayors
breakfast at the jefferson hotel, ten
dered by Mayor Lewie A. Griffith to
all visiting mayors and their wives.
Supplemental to this will be their par
ticipation in the large parade. Each
mayor will be provided with an auto
mobile, on which will be displayed his
name and that of the city he repre-
sents.
Corn Club Boys Coming.
Va The corn club boys are to have an
in..Srtant place in"the fair week fes-
tivftA this year. Recently entry
fees ,e cancelled and additional
prize money offered that the young
sters might be encouraged to come to
Columbia fair week. Previously only
$3.50 had been offered in prize
money. This has been increased to
$6S, distributed in three classes. The
first prize of the greatest yield per
acre, combined with the best written
report of production, the best profit
paying investment and the best 10 ear
exhibit will be SIS. A second and
third prize of $40 and $5 respectively
are also offered.
For the 10 year exhibits alone, $23
in prizes will be given, these being
$40, SO and So, respectively.
For the single ear exhibit, SIS worth
of prizes are offered. The first, sec
ond and third premiums are placed at
81, $5 and SO respectively.
L. l.. Baker, State supervisor of
the corn clubs, believes that he can
easily produce 100 exhibitors.
The boys are to be prominent en-
try in the parade. Each will wear
overalls, a broad brimmed palmetto
hat, thus emphasizing the harvest
season idea. A huge stalk of corn
will also be carried by the boys.
Supplemental to this will be the
canning club girls work of the State.
Clemson college will have three diff
ferent "foats," indicating the varied
activities of the institution.
The Kings Sport.
Horse racing this year will again
be one of the large drawing cards
of the fair attendance. In addition to
the usual scale of premiums, approx
mately $1,000, the State fair officials
resently designated two additional
prizes. One of these was $50 for the
best saddle stallion, mare or gelding,
any age. A model class premium of
$40 was also appropriated for the
best stallion, mare or gelding, any
age.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15
SULLIVAN RECEIVERS
HIS DIAMOND BELT.

Chicago, Oct. John l.. Sullivan
again has his diamond belt, presented
by friends in 1887. He left it here as
security for four thousand dollar
loan. Sullivan redeemed it from a
jewelry firm yesterday for $500. 1t
has $50 diamonds and ID pounds of
gold.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

Politeness is like an air cushion;
there may be nothing in it, but it
eases many hard jolt.
When small boy begins to wash
his face without being told he is pass
ing through the ordeal of his first love
affair.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

The self-made man forgets to list
himself when the assessor calls.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-15

The real secret of many mans
success lies in doing a thing today
and talking about it next week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
UNITED STATES TO
ACT AS PEACEMAkER

81 Paso, Tex, Oct. 26.-The United
States government Is to assume the
role of peacemaker between the Car
rama de facto government and the
villa faction in Mexico. Negotiations
are 500 TO be opened with General
Francisco Villa by George C. Caroth-
ers, special agent of the department
OF state, who is understood to have
been commanded to present plans
which the United States government
has concluded with representatives of
the Carranza government.
II Is said that the terms which Mr..
Carothers will present to villa are:
F1ftn-If villa will resign as COM
manderin-chief of the Villa army and
come to the United States an abso-
Lutte asylum will be furnished him
here by the United States govern
ment.
Second-villa generals who wish to
leave Mexico and come to the United
States will be granted asylum.
Third-The villa army In its en-
trey will be extended amnesty and
fun guarantees will be given to every
member.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
MADISON II A MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Oct. ga pretty fair
run of cattle arrived at the local
yards for today's session, some 3O4
cars with 1900 head, not as many as
arrived a week ago, but an increase
Of 3,4OO over the corresponding day
Q year ago.
Positions occupied by killing
grades on today's trade showed mild
unevenness as compared with the
close of last week, desirable kinds of
both steers and she stuff held about
steady, while plain classes were rated
as somewhat weaker.
The basis of purchases of stockers
and feeders showed a few changes as
compared with the close of last week.
An o%utcroppng of strength was quo
ted on the offerings that showed
quality, but on the other hand, the
plain class Of material was neglected
and weak.
Hog market steady to a nickel
lower. Top $7.35, with the bulk of
the sales from 1920 q 7.25.
Quite a fair run of sheep and
lambs put in appearance this morn
ing. Verdict as to the status of trade
varied from steady to a dime lower.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
ANOTHER MILL CITY MYSTERY
Seventh Unexplained Murder Within
Two Months.

Minneapolis, Oct. 26.-With the
death OF Dan Leahy of Calumet, Mich,
In the City hospital Mil City police
face the seventh murder mystery
within the past W months.
Leahy was found in the st. Paul
railroad yards unconscious. His skull
was fractured. He did not regain
consciousness.
In only one cas- have the police
made an arrest which indicates that
the circumstances surrounding the
crime will be cleared up. Frank ].
Stobbe is held In Connection with the
death of Della Stokes. murdered at
the Elroy hotel three weeks ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DIE
Illinois Woman Opposed Daughters
Proposed Marriage.

Quincy, H., Oct. 26.-Mrs. Elijah
Dudley. fifty-one years old, and her
daughter Minnie, twenty-one years
old, were found lying on the floor OF
their home In New Canton, Ill, TWEEN
ty-eight miles south OF Quincy. The
daughter was dead and the mother
died soon after being found.
Mrs, Dudley confessed that she had
taken strychnine and insisted that her
daughter did the same. Mrs. Dudley
opposed her daughters proposed mar
rage to Harvey Minoom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
DIES AT AGE OF NlNETy-F0UR


st. Paul, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Anna l..
Morrison, aged n~inety-four years,
known as Mother" Morrison to the
hundreds Of prisoners, former con
ytcts and u~nfortunates generally
among whom she has done mission
work for fifty years, died suddenly OF
heart disease here.
Several hours before the end she
conducted a meeting at the Peoples
MISSION and only an hour or so before
her death attended service at the
union Gospel mission.
Mrs. Morrison was the oldest mis-.
sion worker In Minnesota. She con
Quoted regular services for half a cen.
tury at the state penitentiary and in
the Ramsly county jail besides her
york in different city missions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
DRISkELL DECLARED INSANE
Alienists Decide Confessed Slayer 10
Suffering From Deiusion.

Minneapolis. Oct. 26.-Alfred Dris-
kell did not kill Alice Matthews, who
met death in 1912, a group of alien
lists decided.
The alienists met with Court Com
missioner w. e. Bates and their &C.
ton resulted In Driskell being ordered
sent to the state hospital for the In
sane at Rochester.
They did not send him to the st,
Peter hospital. which is for the Grim
inal insane. the a~lienists finding that
Driskell Is suffering from a delusion
that he killed Alice Matthews.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
WANTS o N PRESIDENT
Bishop Moore Prays to God He May
Live 10 See Her Election.

Denver, Oct. 26.-Declaring that
women are just as capable OF filing
the political Offices OF the nation as
men are, Bishop David II. Moore of
Cincinnati, for forty years a notable
figure in the Methodist church, says:
Il pray to God that I may live to
see a woman president of the United
as fit as men, and in some cases filter.
to sit at the helm in the White
House."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
DROPPED ON VENICE
Tsutonic Asroplanes Make Two Sep
arate Attacks.

Rome, Oct. z6.-Teutonic aero.
pines made two separate attacks
with incendiary bombs on the city of
Nenice, according to an Official an
npuncement given cut here.
One Of the bombs fell on the roof
~ = church and crushed the ceiling,
which was ornamented with sculpture,
Another missile fell on the piazetta
q the Cathedral of st. Mark and In
fsont Of the ducal palace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Wheat-Dec.. IL
01H: May, $1.03%. Corn-Dec., $3.50:
May, 59Ac. Oats-Dec.. 3Shc: May,
39Ac. Pork-Oct., $3.50; Dec, SIS.
so; Jan, $16.15. Buttsr-Creameriss.
27A @27hc. Eggs-25h 026c. Poul
try-Springs, 15hc; fowls, 1Sc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-26
BRYAN TO SPEAK FOR DRYS
VIII Make WhirIwind Campaign
Throughout Ohio.

Columbus. o., Oct. 26.-W. j. Bryan
will make a whirlwind campaign
throughout the state within the next
ten days in the interest of prohibi.
ton.
The election Is Nov. 2. until which
time Mr.. Bryan will tour the state in
a special train, speaking night and
day.
Prohibition vas defeated at the last
November election by s4,152 majority.
The vets have campaigned largely by
advertising In the press and bill.
boards.