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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Elusive Happiness

The fleeting qualities of pleasure have been marked by many and sung by the poets. In fact, it seems that there is some substantial foundation of the theory that cares are bound to infest the earth and poster the light hearted even in the most gladstone hours.
 In Winsted, Conn.,, however, there dwells a number of people who dared to bid defiance to care and trouble. They organized the Free-From- Kare- Klub and adopted the slogan, "Let us be merry" in fact if not in literal language.
 In order to show their disdain for the gods of misfortune it was decided a short while ago to give an autumn ball where merriment and jollity would reign supreme, and not one little though of care would be allowed to intrude. Elaborate preparations were made and the auditorium in which the ball was to be held was artisticly decorated.
 The women were beautifully gowned and all was animation as the couples lined up for the opening dance. The pianist took his place at the grand piano and struck heavy cord These stars represent three seconds of startled silence. Then, from every side, dancers quit the floor, quit the building, not in dignified procession, but in emphatic haste.
 In that brief interval of time all the joy had departed from the occa- sion, leaving but the ashes of happy expectation. And the cause? Simply a specimen of the genus mephitis (common name skunk had hidden it. self in the inner parts of the grand piano.
 There was no Free-From- Kare- Klub dance that night; in fact, after thinking it all over, the members are inclined to believe that there is really no occasion for a club bearing that name, at least not for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

suming the support of his family and thereby relieving the state of the ne- cessity of providing for them. Yet, such is the operation of system and law, that he is punished for a tech nical offense, which in the light of his necessity, is easily justified.
 It is perhaps inevitable that hard ships like these shall result from the operation of law, until the dawn of that long looked for era when justice shall be tempered with mercy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
EvEI.YN'S CHANGE
from the St. Louis Times.

Leave it to Harry K. Thaw to create news. Harrys divorce suit would have caused no excitement in itself had he mentioned a thousand things of which we have already read much; but Harry injects the element of a new sensation by naming a correspondent of whom we have heard little or nothing. However, with due regard for the news 1t is to. be hoped that the entire case will not be reviewed in order to get at the facts. Evelyn can do the public great good by letting the suit go by default,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Militia and the National Defense

There is growing appreciation or
 the part of the government of the
 militia-not only the organized militia
 known as the National Guard, but the
 unorganized as well.
 The camp at Plattsburg, N. r.,
 under the auspices of the war depart ment, in which a large body of busi-
 ness men had their first lessons in military tactics and discipline, proved a great success. The volunteers in- cluded many millionaires and many men of affairs. Pert paragraphers had their jokes at the expense of the awkward squad," and some of the prominent New York dailies were dis inclined to take the Plattsburg camp seriously, but after it was seen that these raw militiamen were earnest in their purpose to learn at least the first principles of soldier life, words of commendation became the rule on all sides.
 Since the Plattsburg camp proved so popular and since practical results were obtained the war department will establish. similar camps in many states next summer.
 Congress will be asked next winter to make large appropriations for the national defense. The navy must be increased and there should be some in crease in the regular army-enough at any rate to man the new fortifica- tions properly. Few representative Americans are in favor of maintain ing Big standing army such as those seen in Europe, but it might prove good economy in the end to raise the regular establishment from it's pres ent enlisted strength of 85,000 to 150,00O or 100000.
 Aside from the cost of improving the army and navy there will be many other heavy expenses incident to a general strengthening of the country's defense. A long and instructive de- bate may be expected in the House of Representatives over the military bills, but no matter what else is ac- complished the militia should come in for a reasonable share of attention. For, after all, the nation in time of war has to depend chiefly upon the volunteers, and it is then that numbers count. The National Guard should be recruited up to 500,O0O, and of the unorganized militia-all able bodied men between the ages of Is and 45, numbering now about 5000, 0,000- fully half of them should be induced to go into camp and do little drilling once year. With such system in vogue, much progress would be made in our military preparedness.
 Let the war department open camp in Alabama in 1916 for business and professional men and farmers, such as it maintained for business men in New York this summer, and it would attract citizens enough to form a brigade, and every individual would have the satisfaction of knowing that he was performing patriotic duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

:, The name of Frank N. Julian, former secretary of state of Alabama, appears at the masthead of the Sheffield Stand ard as editor and proprietor MT. Julian purchased the Standard July 5, 1915, but took charge only last week. In his state- ment MT Julian says he is a "dry local optionist." favoring the county as a unit His paper is well dressed;" the editorial page is snappy, and the news columns are filled with readable matter. The Age-Herald wishes MT. Julian much success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
BEGINNING

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, help me to trust men. Help me to summon the best to the fore by looking for 1t and hoping for 1t and praying for 1t. 0, let me not surrender my feliowman to the lowest that Is in him. Help me to fight with him for the life of that smalIest spark, which ought to glow and burst into blaze. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

| An investment of millions of dollars has
 made the low-grade ore of Alaska inn
 mensely profitable. A writer h Leslie's $
 says that placer gold was found on the
 site of Juneau in 1880. Quartz claims
 were located, but the ore was of such
 low grade. running from $1. .5O to $3 a ton. that little was accomplished. A search of the hills for high-grade ore proved futile and the early prospectors gave way to business men with unlimited capital who were willing to risk large sums in treat ing the low-grade ores already found. As result the famous Treadwell mines arc now crushing 10000 tons of ore a day at daily profit of s1o.0Oo, and employing 2OOo men. The Gastineau Mining com pany at Thane Is crushing 5000 tons and plans are being made to increase the capacity to 10000 tons. The company em- ploys 1000 men and is expending $s, 900, 900. The Alaska-Juneau company is investing N,oooooo, while about 20 other companies are increasing their output and adding to their pay rolls every week. Low grade ore at Juneau, Douglas and Thane is ap- parently inexhaustible At least s1o,O0o. 900 was the initial expenditure in these min ing ventures and Juneau is rapidly be- coming an industrial center
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
ALABAMA PRESS

Talladega Daily Home: The United States has two ex-Presidents. One be- lieves in sustaining the present chief ex- ecutive and the other believes in discred- ting him. It is easy to tell which one of the "exes" stands highest in public es- teem.
 Gadsden Evening Journal Roosevelt has always had the faculty of breaking into print, getting his name featured in the big headlines on the first page. .n this he succeeded in a measure with his Plattsburg speech, but what the editorial pages have said about it are probably little less pleasing to his vanity than the fact that another first citizen has suc- ceeded him in popular esteem
 Montgomery Advertiser: Everybody ought to be for the Jackson highway. It not only means another good road, but it's good chance to name something else after one of the most successful democrats the coutry has produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Instead several of the members are said to have taken up the more seri- ous study of the poets and are heard to quote: "The best laid plans of mice and men
 Gang aft agloy And leave us naught but grief and pain
 For promised joy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

General Von Hindenburg varies the mo- notony of chasing the Russians by a deer hunt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

German business men commend them selves to southern cotton growers by be- ing willing to pay a good price for cot ton-if they can get i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Winning a point on a colossal bluff is at least less sanguinary than fighting for 1t, although the American government attitude toward Germany was something more than a bluff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Robert Herrick has forsaken fiction for war correspondence, which some news- paper readers put in the same category.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

The Russians are said to have lost B. bOo,oOO men in killed, wounded and cap- tured, exclusive ofA officers. although adept in retreating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Human blood and human bone enrich the soil. Bumper crops will be grown in Europe after the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Now that the San Francisco fair is
 being exploited in the comic supplements It's press agents can rest on their laurels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

When pasifists disagree among them- selves, the question arises. What is peace?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

It would be the irony of fate for Uncle Sam to have war with Mexico on his hands after having helped to bring about peace in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

It will not be necessary to use a "cit- izenry trained to arms in subjugating General Carranzas whiskers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Next to the iron cross, a German soldier prefers being rewarded with pail of Bavarian beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

A Chicago woman ayers that she did not resist her husband when he beat her, because of his sex Evidently no feminist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

The allies are said to be looking for ward cheerfully to winter campaign. A very superior brand of optimism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
NOT TO BE ENvnED.

He bore his honors gracefully,
 At least, such as they were, The husband of a writing dame Whose books had made a stir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

mer furs do for winter is entitled to sym pathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
HOTEL LOBRIEs
Jackson Highway Convention

AS State Highway Engineer w, &
 Keller points out, it is very important
 that Montgomery, Birmingham and oth- CT Alabama cities be strongly repre- | sented at the Jackson Highway conven-
 tlon to be held in Nashville September
 2S-24." said ". c. Radcliffe, secretary of
 the Chamber of Commerce, and I be-
 iieve some of our best men will be in
 the delegation.
 At the Nashville meeting the route rom the Tennessee line south is to be located. Florence is working hard to
 nave the Jackson highway routed | through that city. If it wins the route would be through Mississippi and Ath- ems, Decatur Cullman, Birmingham. montgomery and Mobile would be left out altogether But it must not be so.'' Size of the Cotton Crop and Price Col. J. O. Thompson, who is spending the summer at Benton, in Lowndes coun- ty, from which point he looks after his large farming operations, was in Bir- mingham yesterday and to his friends spohe puoyantly of the market outlook. narly Tn the summer when government reports were indicating a 12,0OO, ,OoO- bale crop Colonel Thompson figured on a TO- ooo'ooO crop. He was positive in his pre- oiction then. and he was saving yester- oay that his estimate would be nearer the mark than those that called for even as small crop as 100000 bales.
 It Is usually the case that A small crop gets smaller when picking lime come." said Colonel Thompson. "It will pc so this year. When the government was estimating on a 100000 or 12,5Oo, 900 crop' still stuck to my original predic- uon' Today no one who is familiar with crop conditions thinks the south will nro- duce more than 100000 bales. We'll. 1t Will be nearer 100000 than II 1000.
 AS 10 prices, will not venture to say Just what they will be; but I feel sure we Will get good prices from the start. The market is at flood tide the latter part of October. There will proba bIv ha o break in prices about that time. hut tbev VIII soon begin to advance again, and they will go up steadily until the end or the year. By spring there will be sensational advance and those who nave held some of their cotton will get 1ancy price, Yes, have studied the situation and have sound reasons for my bullish views.
 By the way, that was a great speech "hich MT. Harding delivered in Birming- nam recently. No one analyzes cotton conditions more thoroughly than Mr Harding. The message he brought us came at the psychological moment. It gave the cotton farmer heart and a new aspect of the situation.
 IT the crop is marketed gradually, as Mr. Harding advised, there will certainly be no cause of the cotton producer to complain of prices"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
ADAPTABLE ART.

ADAPTABLE ART. Let us tarry moment before this cubistic picture."
 What does it represent?" War"
 'I wonder what it would represent If turned upside down." You never can tell about these cubis- tic pictures. It might represent peace"
 AND SHE BELIEVED HIM. Hubby"
 "Yes, my love-"
 You used to seem glad when I tele- phoned you at the office, but when I called you up today you were as cross as an old bear"
 ''That was only pose of mine, An- gela.''
 "Oh~
 "Our confounded office boy was grim ming so had to conceal how delighted I really was."
 FRIEND WEES IDEA. What's the pitcher doing now?" Hes warming up for the game" "But he's throwing the ball." well! Well! That's warming up." "Oh, dear! thought a pitcher had to keep cool to win game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

Now they are cIapper-clawing one an other, III go look on.
 -Troilus and Cressidn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Now n Permanent Institution

"The friends and advocates of good roads in Alabama are very much grati- fled at the action of the Alabama legis- IA and 15 good roads days. as a perma- nent institution in Alabama" said John w. O'Neill. vice president of the Alabama Good Roads association. This bill was introduced in the legis- lature by Senator w. H. Key of Franklin county. It makes it the duty of the gov- ernor to issue a proclamation 60 days in advance calling upon the probate judges, boards of revenue, county commissioners mayors, good roads officials to call upon the people in their respective communi- work the roads.
 Ut also makes it the duty of the state |, superintendent of education, county su- perintendents and teachers to hold exer- cses at their respective schoolhouses on these days
 ''The Alabama Good Roads association originated this movement. and has ac- lively advocated it and urged it's observ- ance by the people for the past four years. This movement was first proposed by J. A. Rountree, secretary of the association. at an annual meeting in Birmingham in 1911 when he introduced resolution and spoke of the benefits that would re- suit The association unanimously adopt ed resolution and urged the people to observe August IA and 15, 1912. as good roads days. The first years experiment was a great success. The years follow ing, 1913, 1914 and 1915, were even more successful than the first year. The in- terest the people have manifested in these days caused the Alabama legisla- ture to unanimously pass this bill Since Alabama started this move ment over 20 states in the union have followed our example,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Sketch of Popular Musician

Tn looking over The Herald
 Tuesday morning my eye fell upon d little sketch of John Philip Sousa in Marian Harland's department, and l read 1t with interest," said John r. Ashford of Washington, who Is spend ing day or two In Birmingham. Some lady had asked Marian liar land to state where Sousa was born The person seeking the information said she thought the famous band master was born in Washington, D. C., but friend had told her that he was native of Italy. Marian Harland an swered correctly - Washington - and
 then in a few lines gave some pleas
 ant gossip about Sousa, who happens to be an old friend of mine.
 "Sousa's father came to this country from Portugal and settled in the Dis trict of Columbia. He was a man of
 letters and ranked high in his native country. One of Sousa's forebears was Portugafs most eminent poet. "The bandmaster started out as a violinist. He was educated in Washing
 ton. musically and otherwise. He was
 we'll grounded in musical theory, but
 the only instrument he ever played was the violin.
 "I have heard people say that he was at one time a brass player in the United States Marine band; but there
 was no truth in that story. At the age of 24 Sousa was director of an 1S- piece Philadelphia orchestra and il was then that he accepted the d'rectorship of the Marine band He raised the standard of that
 organization and soon made it the pride of Washington
 After leaving the Marine band
 Sousa organized his own band and he las been a moneymaker ever since. He is probably worth million or more,
 but he is the same genial gentleman that he was when first knew him while he was at the head of the Ma rine hand"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-30
WEST SALEM.

Miss Edith Blue was up from Port
land recently for q few days visi
with her brother, Attorney Ernes
Blue, and family.
Little Gertrude Gaubert is suffering
from an attack of infammatory rheu
matism.
Messrs. Lawrence and Frank 81
mon, who have been visiting friends
and relatives in eastern states, have
arrived home. They took in the Pan.
anna exposition on their way back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hunt and fam.
lily left for their new home in Boise
Idaho, on Saturday morning. Mr.
Lloyd Hunt is a son of j. T. Hunt of
West Salem.
Mrs. Fred Hanan has gone to Oak
Grove to assist in taking care of Mr..
Peter Muno, who was very seriously
hurt by fall from load of hay.
Mr.. Tom Bean, wife and baby, have
returned from three months stay
on their farm near Grande Ronde.
Some person or persons attempted
to steal three fine calves, from a pas
ture near the river, belonging to Frank
Gaubert, drowning one of them in the
effort.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-30
BRIDGEPORT.

Paul Rhodes of Salem visited hi!
aged mother and other relatives re
Gently.
Jonny Belieu and wife visited his
parents last week. He is employed al
Whiteson as nightman by the Espee
G. W. Minnich is in Washington.
j. j. Gillian, who died near Rose
burg recently, was born on the Gil
liam place now owned by his brother,
w. D. Gillian.
Hopyards are being dismantled and
made ready for the plow. Most grow
ers are looking for a fair price.
A change in the county road is be-
ing made from W. 7. Fosters to the
W. L. Frink place. This will elimi-
nate the worst hill between Dallas
and Falls City.
Almond Guthrie is putting in
water pressure system. The work is
being done by Guy Bros. of Dallas.
Mr.. Coffee has shipped his house
hold goods to McMinnville, where he
will make his home.
G. G. Irish has bargained for saw
mill in the northern part of the coun-
ty, Of which he will take possession
soon.
The Weeks family has moved to
near Lebanon.
Byron Bradley has made substantial
improvements to the place he purchas-
ed of Mr.. Mangis.
Johnny Gillian of eastern Washing
ton stopped over to visit relatives a
day or two recently. He had not been
IN this valley for 32 years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-30
INDEPENDENCE

Though Polk county hired mai
to represent it at the San Francisc,
exposition and had thousands of book
lets printed descriptive of the county
for distribution there, the Willamette
Valley Exhibit association has ruled
that the whole valley must be adver.
tlsed and no individual county will be
allowed to "toot its own horn" By
this selfshness on the part of the
gentlemen composing the association,
Polk county's expenditure of $1,000 is
nearly useless. The Monitor thought
at the time that the taxpayers money
was appropriated that it was ill ad-
vised
Surrounded by loved ones, the end
came late Thursday afternoon and
Mrs. D. L. Hedges passed away. A
pioneer, widely known, loved and re-
spected by all was Mrs. Hedges.
County Surveyor Garfield was in
Independence the first of the week
helping the local authorities to figure
out just where to start to get any,
where or where to get after starting.
The surveyor had his jigemilig and
his feebellis in action and pronounced
this city very crooked town.
Mrs. Fry, an elderly lady who has
lived in independence for year, dur
ing which time she has been in poor
health, died Saturday.
1t is again reported in Portland
hat the Southern Pacific will electri
ty its line from Whiteson to Corval-
is. Competition all the way with the
oregon Electric makes such an i'm
orovement necessary and it is only
because of the recent business depres-
ion that the change has not been
made before.
Bert Teats, now Of Sheridan, has
'een chosen for superintendent of the
schools. That he will
ccept the place seems certain.-Mon-
tor
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-30

lures at the Christian church, com
mencing Thursday night April first
Mrs. Eta Parsons of McMinnvillt
is here visiting her father, John Wat
ers, who is i'll with pneumonia.
Paul Rust of the tax collector IS
office at Dallas spent Sunday with his
family here.
F. W. Kau has sold his propety in
Falls City and will move to Seal Rock.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mann,
March 20, daughter.
Ed. Sampson has purchased the
Wick home and moved in.
Mrs. Chas Smith came home from
the hospital in Portland Sunday. His
sister from California is visiting
them.-The News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-30
VALLEY VIEW.

This place has one of the most in
teresting Industrial clubs in Poll
county. Frequent meetings are being
held and much good work is being ac
complished. AT recent meeting Miss
Rachel Boyer rendered recitation en-.
titled, prohibition" after which the
Bird committee reported that it had
seen the first humming bird of the
season. Miss Helen De Almond re-
ported that the robbins and blackbirds
were being well fed by following the
plow. Mr.. Silsbee had seen a bird that
he thinks is not a native of this sec
tion, but one called artic, resembling
a bird he had frequently seen in
Iowa.
1t is the purpose of the club to
further improve a playground, and it
will apply to Mr.. De Almond for
funds for apparatus. 1t was left with
Ralph Kester, Bertle Hewett and Hell
EN- De Almond to put up see-saw,
and to Harry Kester, Addie Gobat
and Rachel Boyer to put up rings.
Bertle Hewett, Harry Kester and
Grove Peterson was appointed to see
the clerk about rope.
The dairy farm corps reported that
cream tested 6, or three points higher
than usual. The price of cream was
given at 2S cents. Stephen Boyer
considered clover too thick on some
of the farms.
Mr.. G. Peterson reports as follows
"We thought we would try a little ex-
pertinent with alfalfa. Farmers had
been raising alfalfa in Kansas by
blasting ground to loosen up soil.
Sometime in April, 1914, Mr. Roy
Layton brought some dynamite and
put in four blasts. Mr.. Kester work
ed the land. Mr.. Silsbee sowed the
alfalfa about May l. He put on about
a pound and a half of seed on it. We
found it too thick after it commenced
to grow. 1t is about five inches high,
Perhaps it would have been higher,
but cattle have eaten it off several
times"