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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07

The summer home of Dr. o. j.. Brooks on the top of Monte Sano was damaged to the extent of about $200 by fire early this morning. The blaze started in kitchen flue. The home of Jesse Terrell on Walker street was partially destroyed by fire this morning, loss $500; insured.
 Henry c. Pollard. secretary of the Odd Fellows grand lodge of Alabama was the principal speaker today at a big Odd Fellows celebration of Labor day at Cullman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
10000 Prisoners
Captured By
Germans Since
War Started
WOULD MAKE A PROCESSION 625
MILES LONG; 104 900 RUSSIANS
CAPTURED BY HINDENBURG'S
ARMY IN WINTERS BATTLE.

Berlin, April 12-To visualize
the number of Russian prisoners and
guns taken by Won Hindenburg in
the so-called Winters Battle" to
the east Of the Masurian Lakes, one
of the German papers has figured
out what q great procession they
would make.
II the 100000 prisoners, the 800
pieces Of artillery, and the 1000
wagons, it says, were to form a pro-
cession with four men abreast, with
the artillery and wagons in usual
marching order. they would reach
112 miles in length. 1t would re-
quire thirty hours for such a pro-
cession to pass a given point. In
the same way it is figured that all
the prisoners Of war now held by
German-a total Of 100000 men
would make a procession 625 miles
long.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12

Prominence
of Florida in
Early Days
E. W. BARBER, WHO WINTERS IN
THIS COUNTY, GIVES INTER.
ESTlNG FACTS REGARDING
THE STATES EARLY HISTORY

(E. w. Barber in jackson, Mich,
Patriot.)
Historically Florida has long been
prominent. 1t was discovered by
Ponce de Leon, March 81, 1913,
twenty-one years after Columbus
made his first voyage to America.
Inc day was Easter Sunday, after
which the peninsula was named,
He and his successors explored a
large part of the territory in search
OF gold and "the fountain of perpet-
ual youth" He was killed in a fight
with the Indians in 1921, and was
buried in Porto Rico, now a possess
sion of the United States.
Landing near the site of the pres
ent city of st. Augustine, that place
has the distinction of being the old
est town in the United States. In
1866 the Spaniards built fort
there, which is still standing, and is
the one work of man that links the
dead and interesting past with the
live and throbbing present. About
forty Years ago, probably n 1874,
st. Augustine was visited by the late
Gov. John j. Baeley of Michigan.
Seeing than the old fort was going
to ruin for want of little care, on
his return trip he stopped in Wash
ington, called the attention of the
secretary of war to it's dilapidated
condition, and urged it's preserva-
tion as memorial of the earlist
work of white men in this country.
His request was promptly needed,
and the famous old fort built of
conquina rock $50 years ago, was
| seved from destrution.
In 1889 force of six hundred
paniards, under fernando de Soto,
landed at Tampa Bay, named it Es-
piritu Santo. then moved to north
and west, and, overcoming the ma
tives by treachery, and violence,
passed beyond the present limits of
Florida until he discovered the
Mississippi river. This exploit is
commemorated in one of the paint
ings in the rotunda of the capitol
at Washington. For two years, lur-
ed onward by reports of wealth that
lay beyond, the constantly decreas-
ing company continued their march
over a route that now cannot be
clearly traced. In 1541 the Missis-
sippi was reached and crossed, and
the third winter spent on the banks
of the Washita.
Returning to the Mississippi the
f, next spring, worn out by disappoint-
ments, DeSotO died of a fever in
June, 1912. To conceal his death
from the Indians, his body, wrapped
in cloak, was lowered at midnight
! into the waters of the great river he
had discovered, the moaning winds
! and murmuring waves his requiem.
/ The following year his companions,
reduced to half their original num-
! Der, sailed down the river in seven
frail boats and finally landed in
Mexico. In Florida the splendid
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
To Aid Cattle Raisinu.

Brand Whitlock, American minister
to Belgium, notifies the state depart.
ment that he has received from the
German military authorities q copy
Of an order issued by them relative to
the exemption of cattle and their food
from military requisition when import
ed by the Comite National de Secours
ct d'Alimentation. Mr.. Whitlock for
wards the text of the order as fol.
lows:
in order to restore the breeding of
horses and cattle. which through the
military events have been disturbed. It
is herewith ordered that stations,
bulls. and other male beasts used
for breeding, as we'll as female ami.
mails with young, and female animals
Of special value to breeding, also
mares with foals. cows with calves.
and other female animals with young.
and lastly cows which have no more
than two teeth. are exempt from requi.
sition.
THE above Is made known to horse
and cattle breeders by a proclamation,
with the invitation that each procure
Appropriate male breeding animals in
cases where there are none or not
enough at their disposition"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
ExpiaInlna .Mamor..e

When you speak Of others a. hav.
Ing . good memory. you do not mean
that at all. Instead Of meaning that
the man with good memory" has
accurately perceived an event N he
full qualifications of ali its details.
and recorded it in his whole human
texture ready for reproduction 1t will,
what you really indicate is that ne
has good power Of retention, irrespec-
tive of detailed accuracy or faithful
ness OF the full recollection-Dr.
Leonard Keene Hirshberg
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12

Loyalty to ones employer IL the
arst lesson that should be taught to
the aspirant for . place in the bust
ness world. says . circular sent out
BY the efficiency bureau Of the New
York university. The reason given
70 that loyalty means success to the
employer and resultant prosperity to
tie employees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
Il Vanished.

Now" said the great magician, roll
ing up his sleeves to show that -
had NO concealed mechanism to d.
ceivs the eye. Il shall attempt ny
neverfailing experiment" Taking
from mis- pocket . nye-dollar bill, 10
said: II shall cause this bill to die.
appear utterly" So saying. he lent
lt to Q friend.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12

COuotIy VI OS0oSos lying oOuSa VI
Polk. perpetuated his name.
Very ancient history for this coun-
try is this narration. The famous
emperor, Charles w., gave DeSoto
permission to conquer Florida at
his own expense. and appointed him
governor of Cuba. In 1888 he sail
ed from Spain with his richly equip
ped force of 600 men, 2 ecclesiatics
and 20 officers. He was one of the
foremost among Spanish adventur-
ers. Born in 1896, he accompanied
Davila to Darien in 1919; served
on an expedition to Nicarauga in
1927; afterward, assisted Pizarro in
the conquest Of Peru; and returned
to Spain with fortune Of ian hun
dred and four score thousand du-
cats"
A settlement Of Huguenots, driv-
en- from France by murderous per-
secution, was attempted In 1864,
but two years later was extermfnat-
ed by the savage Spaniards. These
events occurred long before an Eng
lish settlement was made on our At
lantic coast; for not until 1907 was
the first bold colony Of that world
dominant nationality planted in
North America.
In 1887 the first large consign-
ment of negro slaves was brough to
Florida. This was 81 years after
the first Dutch vessel brought a
like cargo to Virginia. Thus Flor
ida became slave territory. Eng
land owned 1t at one time and estab-
lished colonies, but coded it again
to Spain. In 1914 it was captured
by United States forces under An.
drew Jackson. Then came a long
series of wars with the natives. In
1919 the territory was coded to the
United States; in 1922 territorial
government was established; and in
1S45 it was admitted into the Union
as a state.
AS a health resort it attracted
northern people in the winter. jack
sonville was the point of attraction,
and locations up the st. Johns river
were selected for winter homes.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe had a
place, at Mandarin fourteen miles up
the river. Florida seeded at the
outbreak of the civil war Jackson
Vile, its leading city, was occupied
at different times by the contending
armies. Many minor engagements
took place along the coast. The
principal battle in the interior was
at Olustee. The Atlantic shore line
was the favorite region for Confed-
crate blockade runners. Captain
Smith made six successful runs in a
steamer bringing in costly supplies
and medicines for the Confederate
armies. receiving 100000 in gold for
each trip. After the war he was
senior member Of the Arm Of Smith.
Boulter & Cars. Thayer Carr OF
Jackson-that bought 5000 acres
up the st. Johns river In Volusia
county.
South Florida was only name
then. Tampa had about 400 inhabi-
tants; now $4,000. Tt Is very mod
ern history to relate that Florida
was readmitted into the Union,
July 4, 1868, and that the writer
as reading clerk, called the roll OF
the houses of representatives at
Washington on its welcome back in
to the sisterhood of American COM
monwealths.
Now the state is gaining In promi-
nence and wealth. Large numbers
of the progressive people of the
North are settling in her productive
agricultural counties, preferrine
mostly the famous fruit-bearine
sections. The States resources are
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
Weaving Called Old Art.

Weaving is believed to be an older
art than spinning. Rude looms are
pictured on the tombs of Thebes, and
1t IL believed that the ten curtains Of
fine linen, blue and purple and scarlet,
with cherubim OF cunning work,"
made for the tabernacle. were tapes
tries. the work of the loom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
Earth's Diameter.

Tho earth's greatest diameter 10 not
necessarily ut the equator. According
to the eminent Professor Henkey. the
actual greatest diameter IL that taken
from the summit Of Mount Chimbo-
raso. The line drawn from this point
to the opposite side on . point in Su.
matra gives diameter Of 1929 miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
oarsless omlsslen ceslly.

4 "monkey-wrench" mechanic ~
Sftn omit placing cotter pins Of ~
tanning wires in the crown nuts In ~
motor transmission case or dinerent1aJ
housing Should one OF these nuts
shake OF IT will more than likely gee
into the gear mesh and break up tho
whole mechanism.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
MRonA az Hale

The Rose OF He'll" II the Ha1o
given to a flower that blooms a .
tree Of great size and strength gov.
Ing on the sides Of Mount Agua-e
high peak among the rugged noun
tains of Central America
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
Hardly.

Hardly.
Some Of the weddings must make
Cupid laugh In his sleeve" remarks
. newspaper cynic. Not the Cupid
whose pictures we've seen.-Bostou
Transcript.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12

just beginning to be properly devel-
oped. The long peninsula has as
fine a climate as there Is In the
world,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12

In England sparrows are Trapped
With . sieve, one end held up By .
short stake to Which . long string 10
taed. The trap Is baited with bread
crumbs, oats or wheat. The'birds are
permitted to eat the bait'untn num-
ber have gathered under the sieve,
when the cord 10 pulled. removing the
stake and allowing the trap to fall
over the birds gathered under the
sieve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
Straight ag

than so other stories. any one Of
which ! might have told.
mending bodies is expensive
business. The Orthopedic has so
beds. And it's money is about
gone; it's resources about exhaust
ed. You see. times have been none
too GOOD. and the worried business
man, thinking Of retrenchment.
cuts his charities In two.
And sickness does not wait for
good times."
A bed at the orthopedie costs
$3.50 a year.
feel sure there is man In this
town who remembers a little boy,
now long dead. who might be man
grown today and source Of com
fort and pride to his father II
there had been an orthopedlc hos
pitsi 10 send him 10.
SUGGEST THAT A BED AT
THE ORTHoPEDlC. NAMED AFT
ER THAT DEAD LITTLE BOY.
WOULD BE A FINER MONUMENT
THAN ANY OF MARBLE, OR
GRANITE. OR BRONZE.
suggest that. despite "hsrd
times" there are societies in this
town. and churches. and orders,
which could afford bed at the Or
thopeoic.
AND I SUGGEST. FINALLY.
THAT THERE ARE CHILDREN
WITH STRAIGHT. AGILE BODIES
WHO WOULD BE GLAD. NJ
THEY SAW THE NEED. TO
GIVE THEIR DIMES. NlCkElS
AND PENNIES TO THE ORTHo-
PEDlC.
The Star will be glad TO receive
contributions for the hospital In
any amount, from cent TO check
for a thousand.
n. after reading this. you don't
kick In. | will know that, as writ
er OF lads" ! am a dismal failure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
THAW'S LAST
CHANCE GONE

NEW YORK. March 1i--After
obtaining a ruling by the court
which lawyers regard AS making
conviction practically certain. the
state rested at noon In the trial of
Harry X. Thaw and five others
charged with conspiracy.
Judge Page ruled that Thaw can.
not show during the present trial
that he is sane
The question OF sanity Is not rel.
evsnt 10 the charge OF conspiracy.
he declared. sustaining the states
objections to attempts by the de
fense 10 put Witnesses on record as
stating whether. In their opinion,
Thaw Ia insane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
PEOPLES
LAWSARE
CRIPPLED 7.

OLYMPIA, March 11.-Unless the people invoke
the referendum within the next 90 days. it is all off
with the peoples privilege in the future to employ
the initiative, referendum recall.
The peoples free direct primaries also leopard
ized all the result of legislative action Wednesday
evening.
In rapid succession, house and senate passed over
the governors vetoes Senate Bills 120 17S and 229
The first compels signers of recall petitions to go
the registration Offices and prohibits circulation of
petitions.
The second makes the rule apply to initiative
end referendum petitions and substantially that
s2ners of petitions will be required to wait hours in
line in registration Offices
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
VETO JITNEY
BILL TODAY

OLYMPIA. March ii.-Positiye
information was received today by
The Star correspondent here that
Gov. Lister will veto the jitney bus
bill requiring bonds OF $500 from
each operator.
The governor has been awaiting
the disposition OF Senate Bill 1856.
placing iltney buses under the pub
lie service commission. before act
ing on the jitney bus bond bill.
Becoming apprised Of this fact.
the house leaders have refused TO
bring this measure TO q vote
Gov. Lister wants S. B 3J6 pass
ed. but II the house refuses to act
on #. he will veto the iitney bus
bond bill anyhow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

The third brings back the con
vention system. to bind candidates
to platforms drawn up by a little
clique OF politicians.
Chance for Referendum
None OF these bills can become
law for 30 days. They will not be-
come law then. il the people In the
meantime apply the referendum.
Gov. Lister last night charged
Senate Bills 100 and It's were pass
ed over his vetoes by the trading of
votes
In the house. Rep. Ben Hin. dem
ocrat, openly charged that the re-
publican machine traded Senate
Bill 3S7. to permit absentees 20
vote. for Sen Fairchild's vote to
override the governor
Landon Sounds Warning
In the senate. S. II. 100, to kill the
recall. was rushed through on a pre-
vious question by Senator Carlyon
without a chance for debate. On
bin l7S. however. Senator Landon
got the floor for q moment
I'VE Will meet you again at
the polls on this landon
shouted The people have
voted for the Initiative, referen-
dunn and recall by oVerwhelm-
ina maiorities. and THEN ARE
NOT GOING TO LET YOU. A
HANDFUL OF POLITICIANS,
SLEAT TAFM OUT OF THEIR
RIGHTS"
Senator Boner in reply. said:
1--WE met YOU at the polls last No
vember and got the verdict. The re.
publicans won
Senator Mcclure. democrat. sale
he Is more than ever convinced of
the need OF the peoples initiative
and referendum after watching the
present session of the legislature
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
TIT FOR TAT
IN AID FIGHT

A warrant was issued Thursday
in Judge Gordon's court for the ar
rest OF G. Harrison Green, business
manager OF Seattle morning pa
per on charge OF fake adyertis-
ing.
The charge is made by George
Francis Rowe. advertising and sales
expert. as a result OF advertising
carried In the morning paper where
in that paper agrees TO sell sets Of
books, which It claims to be worth
3l2 a set for a coupon and sl.9s.
and TO give free "a $50 European
map" with each set.
Rowe was recently arrested on a
charge OF fake advertising sworn
10 by en- employe OF the morning
paper.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

,eti,e with trays OF specially. pre-
Jared. food-broth. and soft boiled
gsn. and milk.
She was . good patient. Partly.
terhsps. because shes half Indian
md stoleal. Another reason she
ildn't Give the steward much
roubie Was that she was just abou,
half dead.
So. when the steward visited her
o. nights, and smoothed her pillow.
and asked her " she was "sll right,
she would look up at him out OF
her big. solemn brown eyes. and
answer with the smallest OF mods
and the falntest Of smiles.
Even when the ship plunged and
rolled. she did no, complain. OF shed
tears,
Pretty good for an s-yesr-oid kid
that had never been away from
home before. and was sick. and
wanted her mother. eh7 a little.
haifbreed kid. who couldn't talk
English. ard who was going 1000
miles 10 get iuberculsr hip
nendedf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

While the divorce mill was grind
Ing out an annulment OF her mar
riage. Mrs Annie Donlan, wife OF
"A Seattle police officer continued
TO live under the same roof with
her husband. ignorant OF what was
going on.
This was the remarkable situa-
ton described by Attorney John
Arthur. In Judge Humphries' court
Thursday. In support OF petition
60 set aside the divorce decree,
granted December 6 last. and to re
open proceedings.
According to Mrs. Donlan. the
divorce was begun by her husband
while she was in Ireland on visit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

Read the Story Of Little Julia From KOakOw

teachers Of the Indian school at
Kodiak. An answer was prepaid
The good teachers at the Indian
school didn't offer 10 pay the or,ho
pedie hospital for trying 10 cure
julia.
The people al the hospital didn't
dieker and auibble. They sent off
the answer. "Yesi" ard a man gath.
cred little Julia In his arms and
carried her aboard the steamer
Admiral Evans. and said TO a stew
ard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

by then a little more than half
dead.
" julia had been In good health.
she would undoubtedly have been
rattered and amazed. An automo.
bile ambulance 10 a marvellous con
triVanee TO one who is used 20 dog
sleds.
They took Julia 20 the hospital.
and they put her In a cot no white,
80 soft, and 90 s~estly clean that
julia. N she had been In good
health. would have been as.ounded.
Doctors came and examined
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

Julia-busy, important doctors who.
In their private practices. make
piles OF money, but who don't
charge the Kids at the orthopedie
anything.
The first and only time saw
Julia. she was lying very still In
her cot. There is heavy weight
fastened 10 one OF her ankles. That
10 40 one leg won't arow shorter
than the other while the hip is
nendinu.
Her big. brown eyes-brave. pa
tient eyes they are--~ere watch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
ERROR FOUND IN
INITIATIVE BILL

OLYMPIA. March IT.
With the discovery that the
title of S. B. i7S, the amend.
ment to the Initiative and
referendum laws. apparent
ly through clerical error. re-
fers TO Article II Of the state
constitution, instead OF Ar.
tiele ?, many lawyers in the
house and senate are OF the
opinion the measure is now
wholly Invalid.
Attorney General Tanner
says the bill is now in a ques-
tionable state, but he does
not positively declare il is
inValidated.
The mistake was not no.
tlced until this morning.
when the measure was about
to be engrossed for official
record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11

ing the school at the other end Of
the ward
Now She Has Fighting
Chance to Get Well
lt's a regular school. with reg
uiar public school teacher, the
chief difference between this and
other public schools being that the
school children az the Orthopedic
don't 90 TO the blackboard.
You see, they can't.
Some OF the school children
were In wheel chairs. And some
were on erutehes. And some sat
Up In bed. And some were strap
ped In bed SO securely they couldn't
move.
They told me at the hospital that
Julia has chanee--s fighting
chance. II may be so. for they do
wonderful thinas al the Orthopedie.
They make bent backs and crook.
ed legs straight. They repair club
feet. so that Kids can wear regular
shoes and run and jump and play.
They patch up in all sorts OF ways
little bodies that. through accident.
or disease, or Inherited taint. have
got out OF ~haek.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
MACHINE WALKS
ON TOM MURPMIkE

OLYMPIA, March tt.-"See
here, Murphine, you've had one
amendment adopted today"
Speaker Conner told the kina
county man yesterday when he
offered an amendment to the
Croft act, which provided
against the pledsina of oandi-
dates previous to election.
That will be enough for you
for today"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
Now, Folks-Well, It's
All Up TO You

am trying 10 emulate the exam.
pie OF the lad" writer who so Gun
ningly engages the interest Of the
reader that he reads the advertise.
nent through 20 the end and does
not discover until he reaches the
last paragraph that what he is
reading Is an Advertisement.
Julia is my excuse. the peg" on
which ! hang my advertisement.
The story OF Julia is true. II is
no truer. though. or more pitiful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
BY Fred L. Boalt

A radloorarn sped 1000 miles ovei
ses and mountain. II asked:
"Wili you take Juiisf"
The answer was. "Yesl"
The ra5losrau, was sen, from Far.
away Kodiak. II Was directed 20
the orthopedle hospital. Seattle.
Julia 10 an s-year-oid hslf-hreso--
Alleut and Russian. She has tuber
cuiosis of the hip.
The radloeram was sent by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
Exceeded HIS Authority

Capt. Thierichens OF the Eitel ex.
ceeded the authority granted TO him
under International law. Il was gen
orally asserted.
II was pointed out the Frye. &C.
cording 10 It's manifest. carried moth
ing but wheat. and that under such
circumstances It could not be law.
fully sunk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
Julia Rides in Real
Auto Ambulance

arm infornfed that when the
Admiral Evans entered her alp In
Seattle and tied up 90 the dock. at
~ o'clock >, night. there were sey.
crsl hospital trustees. and . couple
Of doctors. and an automobile am.
bulsnee 10 welcome julia. ~ho ~as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-11
Steward Makes Little
Patient Comfortable

7 dIINIII NUITITUI TdUIC
The steward said he would. H'
did. too. Twenty times a day. II
once. he stuck his head In the state.
room where julia lay. Sometimes
he stayed UP nights 10 make Julia
comfortable. Ne tempted her ap.