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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
 LOSES FIRST CASE

Los Angeles. January 17.-The Uni ted States government today won its first case against the Southern Pa- cific railroad in an attempt to oust that company from mineral lands filed on by the railroad as agricultural. Nine sections of mineral land near Needles were given back to the government by the local United States land office, who cancelled the Southern Pacific's selec- ton.
 Arguments are being heard in the federal court here in a suit to oust the company from oil land valued at $1o.000,0o0 in Kern county. Patents were issued on this land in 1904. how ever. while the land near Needles merely had been selected as agricul- tural.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
TRAVELLING MEN TO
 MEET ON SATURDAY

There has been issued a call for meeting of the members of the Travellers Protective association at the Morris ho- tel Saturday night to discuss business of extreme importance. No mention has been made outside the members as to what subjects will be taken up, but it is generally believed that the plan of the Louisville and Nashville to ask for an increase of passenger fares on it's short lines will be discussed. The company has applied for an increase of 1k-cent per mile to all points on the branch lines which is easily go per cent of the Louisville and Nashville mileage in this state. The officials of the Travellers Protective as- sociation anticipate very large meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
House Undetered by
 Underwood Protest

Washington, January 27.-Against the protest of Democratic Leader Underwood and the entire membership of the com merce committee, the House today reject ed the Senate bill to equalize allowances and increase the personnel and compensa- ton of officers of the public health ser vice. The vote was preceded by an. ac- rimonious discussion in which Repupiican Leader Mann accused officers of the ser vice of lobbying for the increases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
JUDGE LANE RUNS
 THE CITY BY HIMSELF

Commissioners George Ward and James Weatherly, City Attorney Ro- maine Boyd and other citizens were in Montgomery yesterday in the interest of legislation concerning the city Of Birmingham. MT. Ward went 1own early in the morning and Mir. Wealth erly left yesterday at noon
 The administration of the eitys af- fairs are now in the hands of the only commissioner in the city. Judge A 0. lane. Mir. Ward and MT. Weatherly are expected to return Friday or Sat urday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Misses Luke McLuke

To the Editor of The tge- Herald:
 l am very much grfeved to learn of the serious illness of my dear old friend, Luke McLuke. Luke has made much sunshine for me and thousands of others. and we are all pained a. his illness which we know must be serious. for Luke Is not a fellow to keep his mouth shut or withhold his pen from action without very seri- ous reasons
 It is very dry and stubborn heart with equally as obstinate and unap- proachable mind that refuses to i'm bibe the blessed sunshine from dear old Luke McLuke even on the most cloudy and gloomy day. Mr. Editor. your paper has thousand of readers who have been missing dear old Luke for some weeks and they are all. per- haps, too sad to mention the matter. therefore I am taking the courage to ask that as soon as Luke is able to write you furnish him with paper and space and I feel confident Luke will furnish the rest. Yours very truly,
 ROB ADAMS.
 Birmingham. January 28, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
FOWLER RESIDENCE
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

Damage to the extent of $2500 was caused by fire at 3:45 o'clock yesterday morning, when the residence of l.. F. Fowler, 926 Fourteenth street. south, was burned to the ground. The adjacent res- idence of E. T. owens and M. E. Hodges were also slightly damaged
 Mr. and Mrs. Fowler had narrow escape from death in the burning house. The flames are said to have originated in the kitchen and were not discovered until one member of the Fowler family, choking from the dense smoke in his room, was awakened. The alarm was then given and the Fowler family was forced to leave hurriedly in their night clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
DIR. EDMUNDSON SPEAKS
Talks at Rotary Club Lunch-B. B. Burton Presides

very enthusiastic meeting was held by the Birmingham Rotary club yes terday with Doe" Edmondson as the speaker. His subject was his discovery of the north pole and Edward Mill ler's marble heart.
 R. B. Burton presided. Much interest is being taken in the teams working on attendance records and there was one of the best attendances yesterday of any luncheon in sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Emperor to Abdicate?

Geneva, Switzerland, January 27 (Via Paris. D. m.)-Reports today from Innsbruck, in the AustriXn crown land of Tyrol, declare Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is preparing to abdicate. It is said he cannot agree with the views of Emperor William on military affairs, and also dislike es the German Emperor's attitude regarding peace.
 The Austrian Emperor's decision. the advices say, resulted from the recent Francis. Austrian heir apparent. and Baron Von Burian, Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister. Francis Joseph. it is added. desires to leave lis successor with free hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Mrs. F. H. Gates Weeds

Minneapolis, January 27.--Mrs Flor ence II. Gates. widow of Charles G. Gates was married tonight at her home on Lakes of the Isles to Harold Lee Judd of New Britain. Conn. MT. Judd and his bride will spend their honey moon at Bellaire, Fla. They will make Minneapolis their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Keeping in Good condit,o,

Many people suffer from indieestion and constipation and do not know if. A feeling of duilness and languidness, bit ter taste in the mouth, headache, bil- ious fever-most of those conditions when you "are not sick. but don't feel be traced to sluggish bowels and torpid liver. Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse the system, arouse the liver. banish indigestion and make you feel good all over"--light, energetic and am. bilious. Sold by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
To Re-appraise Estate

Albany, N. Y., January 27.-charging that Its value had been greatly underesti- reappraisal of the estate of John T. Brush. Stock in the National Exhibition company. which owns the New York Giants baseball team. was so underestlmated. it is said. that unless 1t Is reappraised the state will lose large sum in taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
J. H. Woodward Going to Florida

J. H. Woodward the well known capi- talist, and his family left yesterday for Orlando, Fla, to spend the remainder of the winter. It is. probably that MT. and Mrs Woodward will enjoy cruise on the yacht of their son, A. II. Woodward, be- fore returning to Birmingham. MT. Wood ward was taken quite i'll at Orlando or his last visit but he is reported in ex- cellent health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge
 Gurley Holmes. Mt. Pinson. to Miss Elizabeth Morris.
 Robert Hodgson. Brookside. to Mrs Martha Wiekie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Crawford Back From New Orleans

George c. Crawford. president of the Tennesse Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany, returned yesterday from New Or leans. where he has been visiting for the past several days. MT. Crawford did not make any announcement yesterday in ref erence to any increase in the operating schedule at the Ensley rail mill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
NOTICE

FAIRFAX LODGE NO. 6, A. F. AND A. M., ARE CALLED TO MEET IN THEIR HALL 2 F. M., THURSDAY, ELYTON, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AT- TENDING THE FUNERAL OF DRO. GEORGE M. HE GRAND. SERVICE AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH, WEST END, 8 P. M. MASONIC SERVICE AT THE CRAVE, ELMWOOD. R. E. OsDORNs w. V. Fl. ,. SALTER, SECRETAlsY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
l\eSl1\Ol
makes sick skins we'll

No matter how long you have been tortured and disigured by itching, burning, raw or scaly skin humors. just put little of that soothing, anti septic Resinol Ointment on tha ores and the suffering stops right c>erel
 Healing begins thatvery minute, and in almost every case your skin gets well so quickly you feel ashamed of the money you threw away on useless treatments. Avoid limitations.
 Resinoi Ointment and Resinol Soap clear away pimples. blackheads. and dandrun. seld by all druggists; prescribed by doctors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30

length, using Sioux Falls granite chtI
aggregate and making the depth OF the
whole seven inches. This paving has
been in use now for year and 1t 10
meeting in everv way the best expec-
tations Of those who placed their faith
in this kind of paving.
About six weeks ago another stretcn
Of about two miles of this paving was
highway inside the corporate limits OF
the city This pavement also gives
promise of splendid wearing qualities.
One section Of paving on this stretch
cracked and settled almost before 1t
was opened for use. But this was over
a fill where the earth settled and in no
wise indicated defect In the paving.
If any city in this country figures on
paving 1t would be wise for its engi-
nsers or commissioners tn lrsnect this
concrete paving in this city. So far
it is eminently satisfactory. How 1t
will be ten years hence Is a question
the answer to which cannot be an
ticipated. But 1t is an absolute mis-.
representation of facts 70 say that this
concrete paving already shows signs
Of deterioration. The signs all point
the other way and indicate clearly that
the paving Is going to wear exceeding
ly we'll.
Thirty years hence this paving will.
If 1t wears that length Of time, still
serve as the base for new covering
surface of brick. asphalt or concrete as
experience may at that time have
proven best suited for this resurfacing
work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30

associated in his business, and they
proceeded to lay it out in large lots
along streets that followed the land
scape schemes rather than the angles
OF the customary city square. Instead
OF having the everlasting right angle
turns we were given graceful curves
and windings and instead Of cutting
thru the hills and filling up the hol-
lows we were taken on detours which
conserved the hills and converted the
hollows into beauty spots.
When that work was first UNDER
taken few could believe in its success.
Where were the people to come from
who could afford to own such large
lots with such long frontages to be
paved afterwards? But they did come
and they came with eagerness and the
more that came the more also fol-
lowed them. People found out that
they wanted to live somewhere better
than at the four corners Of street.
cooped up and hemmed in with noises
The love Of the semi-country came
back into their hearts and their chill
dren shall praise them after them.
Since that initial Handicapped addi-
ton was made to Cedar Rapids many
others have been made. In fact all
additions since and all additions here
after will follow more or less those
lines. The pity is that our land men
did not get the habit long ago. II
they had we would have had much
more picturesque city: The straight
lines and the right angled triangle OF
the American surveyors were the only
things that our earlier city builders
knew. AS a result we have general
monotonv where we should have di-
versity. variety with picturesqueness
and surprises. Perhaps we may be
giving the late Mr.. Anderson undue
credit, but in our minds he is asso-
ciated with this movement most close
ly. Vernon Heights and the Mound
Farm additions will continue to grow
into his larger monuments as city
builder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30

feeding industry. the assembling room
Of the fat market steer. We feed and
finish without corn the products of
the cheaper grazing lands. We fatten
the hogs and furnish the lard from the
products of our corn fields; but this
summer, with it's threat of loss to the
corn crop and the manner in which
diversified farming has pulled Iowa
out of the hole should suggest that
the dairy and the silo are anchors to
windward and assurances of safety.
To be sure a real crop scare doesn't
often affect Iowa. At that the dairy
COW and the silo are mines of gold in
the best corn year.
We are learning in this state. High
priced land is teaching the lesson in
the school of necessity. We are COM
ing to the conclusion that there are
other profitable farm activities beside
that of blowing corn and feeding
hogs. activities that supplement the
principal business of Iowa which is
corn and hogs and fat cattle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
SELLING AMMUNITION.

| Selling guns and ammunition to ma
tons engaged in war is d matter which
engages the minds of many thought
/! full persons and upon which men diff
! fer greatly in opinion. To deplore wa
F.! and slaughter while furnishing thu
I material wherewith war and slaughte
may be continued seems to be incon
! sistent Criticism goes so far anon:
| partisans as to insist that the sellins
! of material to vast profit by Amer
! leans should stop individual Amer
leans from deploring war and its
I savagery.
However, it is a traffic endorsed by
international law, part of the agree
ment of nations. Behind that agree
ment is the fear of every nation sub
ject to attack by another that it could
legal right to buy and sell munitions
is unquestionable.
The moral question is one that has
but lately occupied the minds of men
On that, differences are many ana
varying There are many outside OF
those whose partisanship may affect
their views one way or another who
believe that the profits on war ma
terial have blood on them. Some
manufacturers of greater and lesser
degree refuse such contracts.
the liquor traffic. 1t required many
years TO bring about a moral sentl-
ment that made the manufacture or
the sale of liquor a business to be
summed and avoided by those who
desired the good opinion and approval
of the public But the sentiment grew
that a business that caused such wide
spread misery and death should be
suppressed by law.
So perhaps, the time shall arrive
when the traffic in death dealing ma
terial for plain purposes Of killing
shall be frowned on by international
law. AS the matter stands, however
IL is legal and while it is legal it Will
find those to profit by it. And wltha
| it goes deeper than the mere assump-
ton that it is to be abolished as
wrong The right of the nation to
purchase is to be considered as well
as the right of nations to refuse; lot
nations must defend themselves as
housaholders defend their property.
The question of war material ana
its sale is not to be argued idly or
dismissed off hand. There is more
than one side to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
The strawpile
Spinach in Autumn.

If spinach is wanted for next year
sow this month in the open ground.
Only the hardy varieties. such as win
ter, prickly or Bloomsdale, should be
sowed. Spinach requires a very rich
soil. so the land should be well ma
nured before sowing. From fifteen to
thirty pounds of seed are used to the
acre. Frequent cultivation with the
wheel hoe IS essential, just as with any
Of the crops The crop Is usually sowed
in drills. Norfolk, Va, grows a great
deal of the spinach of commerce.
when spinach Is sowed In the fall some
material should be placed on 1t over
winter to protect it. Straw or such
material is used to the depth Of two or
three inches. Where the winters are
very severe more may be used. In the
spring, when the crop is to be har-
vested, the old dead leaves should be
removed, as it spoils the looks OF the
crop. AS soon as growth starts nitrate
of soda should be applied at the rate Of
seventy five pounds per acre every two
weeks. In small garden areas one
half ounce Is dissolved in one gallon
of water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30

The crying need for some bondins
method for anticipating township ant
! county road revenues so as 10 build q
road which every rain can not wash
away ard for assessing the nearby
property For small part of the cost
is Illustrated by the efforts of S. D
Kennedy. OF Goldfield, to get some
township roads graveled. Mr.. Kennedy
is making agreements among his
neighbors 20 haul gravel upon their
roads at half price so that the farmer
thereby contributes half the cost. Then,
in order to anticipate township rev
enues, fer this long time construction
he is compelled to make moral obliga-
tons not authorized by law to pay for
the townships half. The farmers take
receipts for the work done and cash
the receipts without interest whenever
the township board has money. The
farmers are slad to join and roads are
being graveled without any law for it.
Mr.. Kennedy has been troubled as
10 how TO obtain three years road
money for lorg time roads. The state
highway commission, of course, had to
tell him that there was no law for il
and that they could not approve the
expenditure of any money for gravel
ing until the road bed had been nut to
grade and drained. This was correct
for the present plan of all our road
work is to huud for the future and quit
the waste Of temporiZng. The attor-
ney generals department had to ex-
plain that the trustees could not bor-
row money on obligations that were
binding in law but that there was
nothing to prevent the farmers taking
chance on setting their pay. so town
ship roads rear Goldfeld are being
graveled.
If we did not send so many reac-
tiona-ies to the legislature the farmers
in any township would be authorized
by law to vote bonds and anticipate
their road revenues so as 10 gravel
their roads. Instead Of begging neigh
bors to contribute half the labor they
could assess all property for a mile
back as is done in Indiana or for a
third of the cost as as done in Wis
consin or for fourth as is done in
Minnesota. The shortlegs would have
to come in along with the public
spirited ones, the nonresident land
owner along with the tenant. Kennedy
is getting there by beating the devil
around the stump, but why should be
nave ~ 30 sss that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
THOSE CROPS OF OURS.

The latest bulletin from the weather
many fields of corn are so we'll ad-
vanced that good seed is being gath
cred from them and predicts that by
October ] so per cent of the early corn
Will be matured and out of the way OF
frost and freeze This report jibes
with that Of good Marshall county
farmers who find that corn is making
very rapid progress toward maturity.
Much corn one observant farmer and
heavy feeder reports as out Of the way
and that a few days will give the corn
most of its feeding qualities. So what
ever befall within the next ten days
the corn crop is far from disaster.
That much feeding will be done is to
be expected-perhaps too much feed
ing from the viewpoint of the steady
cattle feeders who fear an over supply
of market stuff as a result; but that
Iowa's corn crop will be valuable and
the automobile agent need not shun
the state.
1t is noticeable that the crop worry
this season has affected the business
man more than the farmer himself In
fact the farmers haven't done mucn
complaining but have awaited the re-
suit of weather on their principal crop
with much confidence and eauanimity.
There's a reason. They have been so
busy gathering other big crops that
they have for the first time in the his
tory of the state failed to failed to
worry overmuch about the corn. They
cut a record crop Of hay and have
been cutting second crops off the same
fields almost as heavy as the original
stand. They drew first premium on
their wheat The oats were heavy and
prolific. Pastures were extraordinarily
good and are good now. If corn shall
be but an 80 per cent or even a so
per cent crop it will not spell disaster
by any means to the Iowa farmer.
Corn is, and probably always will be
the principal crop Of the corn country
Iowa is the finishing shop of the cattle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
Farm Investments.
TWallace'a Farmer. I

Farmers arc peculiarly tempted to
make investments outside Of their own
business. Farming. by which we mean
real farming, and not speculation in
land. is a safe but rather slow and hard
way Of making money. We have never
known q farmer to become million
aire by producing and selling crops or
feeding live stock. He may get rich
in the farm sense Of the word, may
have an abundant competence and
more, but mainly because his wants
have been comparatively few.
There was time when farmers
spent hundreds of thousands Of dollars
in the aggregate in investments In gold
mines, silver mines. lead mines. zinc
mines, and oil wells. "A burnt child
breads the fire" Hence these are now
not 80 much advertised in the cheap
agricultural papers nor even In the re-
ligious press. They never were run In
really first-class agricultural papers.
Just now there u strong tempta-
ton to farmers to purchase stock in
companies that manufacture farm Inn
D ments. The Farm Implement News
saws that there are no less than thirty
CORPORATIONS for the manufacture of
small tractors. The farmer Is solicited
to buy stock ana then become an agent
for the sale Of stock 70 neiehborinG
farmers. This seems safe and easy to
those who know nothing except hear
say about the profits Of such cosnpa-
MES, or of the inside management Of
item. Sometimes. a. in the case OF
an implement concern in Illinois. 1t 10
called eco. cooperative" an abuse OF the
term. The same may be true with re-
gard to centralized creameries, which
sometimes bear the title Comparative
only to profane 1t.
Sometimes farmers are urged toitake
stock. common or preferred, In sgri-
cultural newspapers. They have an
idea that there y very great profit in
publishing an agricultural newspaper,
and would be glad to have q share in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-30
OUR CONCRETE PAVING.


The Cedar Rapids Republican has
been grievously misinformed concern
ing the condition OF the concrete paw
ing recently laid in Council Bluffs In
an editorial discussing the question OF
paving the Republican says:
Some one has forwarded to this Of
Ace some papers from Fremont. Neb.,
in which the granite-coated concrete
pavements which were recently mem
toned favorably in these columns, are
exposed as defective. The Fremont
matter came up in connection with
some paving contracts about to be let
in that city. It seems to have been a
contest between brick men and ce-
ment men. The council was enough
impressed with the showings to hold
up the letting OF contracts for con-
crete pavements. The softstone topped
, concrete was not 50 much as consid-
cred being held wholly worthless. The
Handicapped concrete was found full
of cracks at Council Bluffs where they
have been laid. There was no report
on the Sioux City pavements concrete
with Sioux Falls granite. In Sioux City
they claim much for them, but the
Council Bluffs limitations we are told.
have not stood up.
"The American cement association,
composed Of all the cement makers,
say the failure of concrete pavement
lis largely due to the methods OF lay
ing and curing such materials. They
condemn utterly the usual practice OF
Shaping them down and letting the
sun dry them They must be cured under
sand or earth, kept moist, not for a
few days, but for a few weeks. This
l - oil nyH-
dennis ordinary limestone for the top
coating. They recommend granite.
But now we are told that the granite
coating peels of at Council Bluffs and
the whole masses crack badly. now
comes to more than the cost Of the
brick"
! There Is not grain Of truth In this
statement SO far as the concrete paw
ing in this city IL concerned. Council
Bluffs put in last year stretch OF
concrete paving about two miles In