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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-09
CHARGED WITH lNcENDlARl SIN

Mr. and Mrs. ]. Patten were arrest
ed on the charge sworn to by James
Russell Jr, manager of the Nevada
Land and Live Stock company, charg-
ing them with setting fire to the hay
stacks and ranch buildings of the n
ranch. They appeared In court with
Judge Curler representing them and
were allowed continuance. Free
Press
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-09
CHARGES VILLA|STAS
EXERCISED DECEPTION
THAT THEY USED
UNDERHAND METHODS TO
ELECT PRESIDENT

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. o. III
Paso advices Indicate that the villa
istas planned to go TO the Pan.Amer.
lean conference and by deception Sc.
cure the moral and physical support
of this country IN their choice for
president. Adyices say the plan was
fully matured, being worked out at HI
Paso. San Antonio and Washington.
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{. w. SMITH
TOnOpall Studio

Portrait and Scenic Work. Anything
Photographic. we can do It, Special
midsummer prices, Cutting Bldg,
Main 81. Tonopah. New.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-09

September, 1915, at the hour of $3.50
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors of said com
pany to hold office until the next an
nual meeting and until their success
sors are elected and qualified and for
the transacting of such other business
as may properly come before said
meeting
F. G. WATERHOUSE,
Vice President.
J. CLARENCE KIND, Sec'y pro TEN
(Seal)
Tonopah. New, Sept 4, 1915.
AdvS4t10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
Birmingham's Right

1t is not right and proper for
anv members of the Jefferson
delegation in the state legisla-
ture to turn down the request OF
the city commission of Birmingham
and of the committee of citizens in
their request for legislation affecting
the city of Birmingham.
Our senator and all our rep
resentatives in the legislature
should get together, and whether
or not they, as individuals,
agree with the unanimous YER
dict of the three city commissioners
and the committee of one hundred,
they should advocate and adopt the
legislation which these citizens and
managers of Birmingham have asked
for.
The responsibility will not be upon
the legislators but upon the city COM
missioners of Birmingham, who are
employed to manage and finance the
affairs of this city. 1t is, therefore,
the duty of Birmingham's representa-
tives in the legislature to obllterate
their personal views and give to Biz
mingham that legislation which its
accredited commissioners ask for.
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Horseshoes in War

Shoes for soldiers are almost as
necessary in modern warfare as am
munition for their guns. A poorly fed
army may contrive to do some re-
markable fighting in spite of this ham
dicap, and may do without great
deal of other needed wearing apparel,
but shoes are great factor in sue
cessful maneuvers. 1t is equally as
necessary for the mules and horses
with an army to be we'll shod, al
though this is a feature of warfare
that is seldom commented on.
A big horseshoe factory in Penn
sylvania, which has been hard at work
filling orders for the allies ever since
the European war started, has recent
ly received an order from Russia for
one million shoes for the Cossack
ponies, in addition to shoes for artil-
lery horses, wagon train horses and
the Siberian cavalry, whose mounts
are different from the horses of the
Don and the Dnieper. The Russian
order is so large, in fact, that this
particular factory will be unable tc
fill it unaided, and part of the con-
tract has been sublet. Another large
plant in Pennsylvania is running
night and day and turning out two
hundred thousand horseshoes every
twenty-four hours.
The tremendous orders received
for shoes for the soldiers of the bel
ligerents have taxed the capacity Of
American factories, but few people
realize the enormous number o.
horseshoes that are required in vari
Gus branches of army service. No
only is this country being called OF
to furnish horses and mules in larg,
numbers for the allies, but it is ais,
providing shoes for these animals b,
the shipload, all of which makes worl
at time when work is needed an,
increases the profits of American
manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
THE PRICE oF COTTON

Charles Vein in the New York Journal
of Commerce.
Cotton is entirely too low and cannot
situation which may have escaped the
consideration of some cotton merchants.
Wheat, oats, corn, meat, wool and many
other commodities have been forced up
by the urgent foreign demand and by the
decreased foreign production incidental
to the war. In short, there has been an
other violent advance in the cost of liv-
ing" and that means another decrease in
the purchasing power of money chat is
gold. 1t is true that the purchasing
power of gold has increased measured by
real estate, bonds, stocks, ETC., but so
far as the average individual goes the cost
of living Is up. The price of cotton Is
measured by this enhanced price of wheat,
| meat, etc.-that is, by the standard of the
| relatively depressed value of gold, and
therefore Scent cotton does not mean the
same as it would have year ago. l have
not made a careful comparison. but meas
ured by other standards than gold think
it safe to say that cotton is today cheaper
than at any time since 1t became a staple
| cheaper than when 1t was around cents
many years ago, and this disproportion IL
| sure to be adjusted in the near future.
| Eight-cent cotton measured by a cent OF
| low purchasing power is cheap compared
with scent cotton measured by the cen
which at that time had double the pres
ent purchasing power. The cent by which
cotton Is measured today has lost IL
purchasing power, not only in the last Il
or 20 years, but especially SO in the las
five months.
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AS to Woman's Suffrage

The Age-Herald is not an advocate
of woman's suffrage, but it does be-
lieve in fair dealings, and it believes
that the people have a right to express
themselves on such matters.
The house committee on elections
and privileges in the Alabama legis-
lature has neither been fair nor frank
with the women of this state who adj
vocate woman's suffrage. AS Mrs.
Baldridge said, if they object to sub
hitting the matter to the people of
the state of Alabama they might
state their objections, or they might
at least ask a question of the women
representatives.
1t is only just and fair that the
Alabama legislature submit this mat
ter of woman's suffrage to vote OF
the people in the next general election.
Let the people decide whether they
want it or not.
But it is not fair for a committee
of the Alabama legislature in execu-
tive session to refuse to allow the
people of the state to decide on this
matter for themselves.
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required comparatively little of his
time. It is very different today. At
the end of the last fiscal year, June
30, there were 1916 presidential post
offices to be filled during the four
years of the Presidents term. The
Postmaster General assists the Presi-
dent by going over the recommenda-
lions of applicants and briefing the
main facts, but every congressman
goes to see the President in person
to urge the appointment of the man
he advocates. In this way great
deal of the Presidents time is wasted.
If the President gave only 20 min
utes on an average to each applicant
the average would probably be more
the greater part of a whole year or
nearly one-fourth of his term would
be consumed in patronage routine
that might just as well be turned over
to department officials.
But the strange part of it is that
no President has made an effort to
bring about the change. President
Roosevelt had the reputation of being
civil service reformer. He made
great claims in that direction at any
rate b,,t ba 1,ova,. a eli ed CONGRESS- TO
assist him in getting rid of the APP
pointing power. Mr.. Taft proved
himself to be civil service reform
President, but he never made move
in the direction alluded to.
President Wilson is unquestionably
sincere advocate of civil service
system, and maybe he will take up the
matter of the presidential postoffices
before he quits the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Business Improving a. Predicted

In December when many Industrial
plants throughout the country were idle
it was generally predicted that January
would witness much improvement, and
that by February l there would be a
very marked Improvement" said W. s.
Wertman of Philadelphia, land the predic-
tion is being fulfilled.
Throughout the east business was al
rock bottom a few weeks ago, but since
the middle of January thousands upon
thousands of iron and steel workers who
had been out of employment for sew
eral months have got on the pay rolls
again. | have not seen any figures which
give a total of the men taken back this
month, but the aggregate is certainly high
up in the thousands.
THE Steel corporation and other large
concerns are increasing their operations
every week, and the best of it is the i'm
proyement will continue. After such a
terrible shock as business has had from
the war and other causes we had no right
to expect sudden recovery. Prosperity
must come gradually during the next few
weeks at least. But | meet many promi-
nent business men who think there will be
a large measure of prosperity before sum-
mer, and that before the end of the year
most branches of business will be max
ing new high records The year 1914 will
be remembered as one of the leanest OF
years. but according to present signs 1915
will average exceptionally we'll"
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DR. Arthur Ungnad of the University of
Jena has made public TRANSACTIONS of bust
ness letters written in Babylonia on clay
tablets more than 1000 years ago. These
letters were written 1000 years before
David ruled in Jerusalem and 1900 years
before Rome was founded, to become in
later years the mistress of the world. One
letter is addressed to the Babylonian gov
eminent by the mayor of city who had
been rebuked for not sending in his taxes
The mayors letter hints at graft It de-
clares that the taxes were sent to the
Babylonian temple of Marduk and the
city authorities should look there If they,
of another letter complains that man
to whom he owed money had seized his fe-
male slave and after he had paid over
the money refused to return the slave Ro-
mancers may infer that the creditor was
smitten by the charms of the slave. On
the other hand, he may have been simply
avaricious, as her former owner says that
she was of great value. On another tab
let Hammurabi, the lawgiver, whose name
is familiar to students of Assyriology, lik-
ems himself to Samas, the Sun God.
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ABORIGINE BEAT HURRICANE

strong, and in magical wrath, and mag
ically as sticky as gum.
In the morning the aborigine fell in
with his lubra (wife); and the lubra stood
by to help him tsaid they. being strong
swimmer than he. and more cunning
diver after shell and beche-de-mer, and
more daring and elusive in shark water;
so that her value was known to all the
masters of luggers out of Thursday Island
and known quite as well, you may be
sure, to the aborigine. By and by--dawn
long ago come and noon near. and the
the wind abating-these two could glimpse
the land from the crests of the waves. 1t
was far away-a low, blue line. Yet now.
having found Themselves, they set out
heartily, in about their fourteenth hour on
the water. to win the shore. In the after
noon the aborigine began to fail The
thing was too much for him. He lost heart
(said he): he was worn out and needed
food-sleepy, too, with weakness. His
anxious little lubra must rest him, now
and again-support him whilst he lay still,
and once indeed. whilst he nodded oft
to sleep, and in this way refreshed his
strength and spirit. And so they swan
together, and paused to rest, and swan
on-the woman having no rest at all, but
lending strength to the man, at shortening
periods all the while. In the end they
crawled up the beach and fell down and
slept for long time. 1t was then 5
o'clock of a Sunday night; they had been
in hurricane water a matter of 26 hours;
and the man would surely have gone down
had 1t not been for the faithful little
lubra. And they did not wake up (said
the aborigine) until dawn of Monday.
All this while the woman had carried
the baby. 1t was dead, of course-must
have died soon in the smother.
wouldn't drop it," said the skipper of
our sloop.
We watched the aborigine and his lubra
leave the warm, green water.
That little woman" said I.
"Oh, my word, not at ALI" the skipper
exclaimed. ''The woman went crazy when
she woke up in the morning and found
her baby dead. And the black fellow de-
serted her. This ones a new one!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
NEW STORY BY "PRIyATE JOHN,

Private john Allen of Tupelo Miss,
former member of the House, has sold
his cotton-500 bales, at cents a pound.
Last year he got 1919 cents pound and,
as 1T happened, he grew more cotton in
1913. which was the 1914 crop, than he did
| last season. Still the Missssipian, who
knows more about cotton than most any
other person living, for he says so him
| SELF Is happy and optimistic. He thinks
| the cotton situation is materially i'm
proved and that the price may go higher
When Private John left Congress he
| said that If he were assured Scent cotton
| for the rest of his life he would be con-
| tent and would do nothing but farm.
Conditions are improving, and already
have improved said Mr.. Allen, at the
Raleigh Throughout The south the peo-
pie are more hopeful, and 1 believe in
the long run the conditions that have beer
thrust upon us by the European war will
work to the benefit of II south. We
| have been going through hard process
necessarily, but it has taught us the les
son that we must curtail our cotton pro-
1
ton crop will be considerably less than
| the recent crop. if not by the volition OF
the planters, by the demands of the men
who finance the crop. A good deal more
| grain will be sown, and a good deal moro
| corn raised. A good many of our peo-
pie are turning their attention to the
| raising of cattle, and as the beef supply
of the United States is Inadequate, the
south doubtless will contribute her share
toward increasing it, as we'll as producing
ether things to eat Things don't look
nearly SO bad as three or four months
| ago.
"Our cotton farmers are very much In
the same position as the darby who wher
| standing on the gallows, was asked by
the jailer if he had anything to say. He
| replied that he didn't care to make q
| statement. but when told that it was Gus.
tomary, he replied. with flourish:
Well, all can say is that this thing
will be lesson to me-"
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Musical Attractions

"As some one remarked recently, Bir-
mingham has not lacked for musical at
fractions this season. said club man.
Il am a lover of music. and l seldom fall
to attend first-class concert.
THE Music Study club has been doing
more each year to promote musical art,
and this year 1t has achieved great things.
The Arion club and the Treble Clef club
both deserve special mention. and music
lovers are indebted to the ladies under
whose auspices the Sunday musicales are
given. Miss Jenny Dufau, the colorature
soprano who gave a recital few SUM-
days ago, was worth to me the price of
my season ticket. even If I had heard
nothing else. She was delightful. The
Zoellner String quartet will be the at
traction this coming Sunday. January 81.
On Tuesday we are to have The Pirates
of Penzance' at the Jefferson theatre I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Robert Lawrence,
and on Monday night. February 8, we
are to have a complimentary concert by
the Treble Clef club"
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Norman Duncan, in Harpers Magazine
for February.
wv HILsT we waited at Cairns of the
M North Queensland coast for the
w New Guinea packet to be under
way across the Coral sea we got ear of
Cape York aborigine who had some years
before astounded the Australian world by
saving his life from the sea In the midst
of great hurricane. The wind had fall
len down so swiftly-and with such fu-
rtous white violence tsaid they)-that OF
the 500 luggers of the pearling feet which
it cast away some were blown to the bot
tom within few rods of shore with the
loss of all hands. In the season of the
great hurricane this aboriginie was
shipped aboard lugser of Is tons to fish
the Great Barrier reef off the Cape York
coast for shell and beche-de-mer. When
the big wind came down (said heb it lifted
the little lugger clean out of the water
like a leaf in a gale-and flung her back
capsized and cast away. And SO swift
was this, and wanton, and complete, and
careless and lazy, that the aborigine
was greatly astonished. for he had not
thought that any wind could accomplish
1t. It was then near o'clock Of a Satur-
day evening. And all at once it was
dark. The wreck of the lugger van
ished in the surprising night and a
smother OF broken water. What turmoil
there was-how the wind tore off the
crests of the magical waves and drenched
the air with a stilling mist of spray
and what a confusion of noise and move
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30

From THE Field of Art" in the February
Scribner.
A NY thought Of Paris in etching in
~ evitably brings to mind the name
= of Meryon, for his Interpretation
of the city is a haunting one. On his few
Paris prints rests the name of that mad
genius. one among the great etchers the
world has known.
A remarkable variety of pictorial view
point and expression has been inspired
by the capital city of France. And vari.
GUS Americans have made Paris their
own, felt its spirit and skillfully recorded
their Impressions in line.
OF the older French plates many will re-
call various bits Of Paris by A. p. Mar
tial, who etched pictures and text on the
same plate in the 1s6O's and '70s. and also
made many pictures Of the city during the
war of 1S70-71. Similarly Typographical
in viewpoint and interest are the plates
by Eugene Delatre. who has preserved
numerous corners in that Montmartr<
hich has changed 10 since Georges
Michel painted it's windmills and mounds
ana TO WHICH Su6GA0S S0S4o0 e~SS SOAAcS
several times from his usual sheeppieces
Bracuuemonds "Woif In the Snow" also
known as winter" may have been 9
stretch Of the Bots de Boulogne, with .
wolf from tho Jardin Discrimination. Il
Yves, apparently. not SO much the truti
| of locality a. the subject and condition.
that attracted him. az is evident in hi
| view from the Pont dos 6ains-Psres. II
which you see little but the effect o
driving rain.
similarly to Martial, Bncquemon'
made sketches Of the siege OF Paris
Maxine Lalanne's graceful. elegant. I'm
ished craftsmanship was exercised o.
souvenirs Artistiques du Siege" an
various Views Of the French capital. III
| felt the charm of the Seine a. well a. o
the old, narrow streets, and lifted ia
miliar sights ~ completely out OF tn
commonplace of everyday AZ does Mer
yon's sombre vision
Some Of thsse artists have given us onl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
MIR. Taft's Practical Suggestion

Ex-President William H. Taft de-
livered an address at the University
Of Virginia recently in which he adj
vocated the curtailment of the Presi-
dents power in making appointments
by extension of the civil service. He
stressed what he said was waste of
the Presidents time and consumption
of his nervous vitality" because of
importantly or intercession on the
part of congressman regarding local
appointments.
He thought there should be greater
cooperation between the executive and
legislative departments; and such CO.
operation, he commended, would result
in more economical administration of
governmental affairs. But he init
mated that there would be opposition
on the part of senators and repre-
sentatives to change from the pres
ent custom, as patronage enabled
them to maintain political organiza-
ton which assisted them to be re-
elected.
ANY man who has served in the
presidential office four years knows
all about patronage to its smallest de-
tail. Many phases of government
are discussed theoretically, but Mr.
Taft's opinion is based on practica
experience He is perhaps wrong
however, as to the present attitude
of members of Congress. In time
gone by most men holding politica
office boldly defended the spoils sys
tenn, but with the gradual extension
of the civil service law party leader
have become used to getting alon
with less patronage, and many 0
. them are glad that the civil servic
system furnishes an excuse for kee[
ing a hoard of office-seekers fror
worrying them.
Several years ago The Age-Heral
discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of the Pres
dent asking Congress to pass la
relieving him from the duty of az
pointing collectors, district attorneys
marshals and second and third elias
postmasters. AS such appointment,
are subject to confirmation by tn
Senate a change in the custom coul
not be effected except by legislati,
enactment. The civil service law give
the President authority to extend il
application to all officers and en-
ployes of the government except thos
in which the Senate has "say."
In the early days of the republic II
President was not such hard work'
man as he is now, and the matter
appointing the saIaried postmaste'
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Don't bury the dead past. Cremate it.
The hot air spouter should be welcome
now-if ever.
Go to the gas meter, thou sluggard; con.
slider its ways.
Few tips come to the waiter who sits
down while waiting.
Heroes have to wade through job lot
of trouble to get a reputation.
The really conceited man is the whole
parade when walking alone.
The only thing that worries a woman
more than being married is not being.
But married man always gets every
thing that is coming to him-and ther
some.
Marriage certificates should be printet
! on bond paper In order to jibe with thu
eternal fitnfss of things.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30

Il think Admiral Knights recent dis
cussion of the navy, in which he urges
reorganization and the creation of a
general staff, will result in some large
action being taken by the next Con-
gress," remarked a man who keeps in
close touch with military affairs.
"A writer in the New York Sun well
says: Great Britain, Germany and ia
pan not only keep their navies at all
times in readiness for war practically
on a war footing). but their plans for
aggressive and defensive operations are
in black and white, and it is necessary
only to issue orders when war begins.
BY contrast the United States navy is
never ready for war, although seven
days or less would bring hostile fleet
from Europe and two weeks an enemy
quick to strike from Asia. Admiral
knight proposes the organization of a
bureau to be known as the Division OF
Strategy and Operation" No answer can
be made to the case he makes out for
the need of a general staff for the navy
To every officer in the service the need
of such a body has been known for
many years; yet II years after the
Spanish war the country has to be
aroused to the untoward condition SC
that pressure can be brought upon Con-
gress to supply the legislation re-
| CURED
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washington bureau. so7 Hibbs build

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Faith
err. grant me grace TO be lenient with
others and exscting with myself.
know my own case, the 1argeness nj
opportunity, the wilfulness of my
heart. Others have temptations and
weakness and hLdedn yearnings for
God, that j can never know. Mny !
indigo not, except where Then
judgest. For Cbrist's sake. Amen.-H.
NJ. e.