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New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
College Boys in Wheat Fields.
(TOpeka, Kan, State Journal. }

Eastern football stars came to Kansas to buck the wheat harvest. and were dOWned in their tracks Pushing a 100,0OO,OOO bushel wheat crop all over the field isn't an easy proposition, and there are several dozen eastern pigskin heroes who are not planning return game in the Kansas wheat fields.
 When the Kansas call for harvest hands was sent East last spring some of the big colleges called together the1r football teams and told them of the excellent preseason training to be had in a harvest field. Most of the customer were as familiar with Kansas harvest field as a new study of the details of a reform government oil Mars. But they heard the song of the harvest, sent advance letters asking for jobs, bought railroad tick cts and hnstcned to the big fields of yellow grain.
 A few weeks ago a weary sad and broken pilgrimage started for the cast. It was the rah rah boys going back to schools. The college ycls were forgotten in a discussion of the merits of homely rem edies that re- l move sunbUrns, restore lost flesh and 1 relieve mental anguish and distress. For month the collegians worked in the wheat They c!awed and paved at the wheat chaff that consistently 1 found way into their clothes. They | looked for the shower bath that was not to be found They worked four , teen and fifteen hours a day, ate on the run, slept in a barn and spent l most of their nights rubbing sore and aching limbs.
 One day recently delegation of twenty col'egians went cast over the Union Pacific. They had worked in the harvest fields near Beloit, Lin coin and Salna. Most of the men in the party were football players and track men. Among them were some of the stars Of the big eastern schools. Harvard, Yale Cornell, Princeton and other schools, were represented. But ! there was no singing on the train that carried the athletes from the state. | They had learned a new and serious l lesson in the Kansas wheat fields. | Th1y tried their rushes and new for nations against the trained Kansas i farmers anG had been hurled back i for losses
 This week came a letter to J. C.. i Mohler, secretary of the state board
 
 of agriculture, which told the story of the defeat of the pride of the big ! eastern schools. The letter was from i relative in Boston. It told of the ! arrival of the rah rah boys in Boston ! anG their quiet admissions of defeat 1 OF the Kansas gridiron of grain and against the headers and threshing machines.
 One of the men in the party from the east was King, star backfield play CT for Harvard, Loughlin of Andover was also in the rarty They were sor- ry, worn, disappointed, dejected pill | grims.
 'I went for twelve days without d bath, and then I walked three miles l and washed in a muddy little river" one Of the customers is quoted as say ing. Another collegian admitted that he had lost eleven pounds of flesh in three days and that he preferred to 1 fight his battles on the football field rather than in the Kansas grain fields
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
American Inventions.
(New York American)

The three most efficient agents in the present European war aside from men and money, are the submarine, the aeropIane and the rapid-fire ma chne gun. They are all American in ventions. Bushnell, a Yale graduate, in 17S0, followed by Robert Fulton in 1872, and Holland in 1893, invented and perfected the submarine. The Wright brothers invented the aero plane and Maxim the Maine yankee, the rapid fire machine gun.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
). MCMILLAN t0g-2O1-2O3 MAIN STREET

might be done too late to save the country
 What would have happened to the North in the Civil War if, at the time when the South's advantage wes greatest, the North had not been able to fall back upon the draft to keep the ranks of it's armies filled when the zeals of patriotism and obedience 70 duty had declined and the selfish and the timid did not yield to the spur of shame?
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
sMEMORIAM.

forgotten are men and 4rteen years ago today the Slunged in sorrow over the aliam Mckinley, the third
 the United States to die
 5n's hand. At the time
 ag of Mckinley, Septem-
 ze was in the height of
 Following his second in-
 It was while attending
 erican exposition at Buff
 e tragedy overlook the
 nan.< Mrs. Mckinley had
 him to celebrate "Presi-
 He made a great speech feciprocity, ending with a
 Ice for all nations on
 eased was he with the
 next day, Friday, he
 position and in the after
 Exception in the Temple
 II great throng walked Isident. Among that gath E young man,-apparent1y 3e tradesman. His right
 wrapped in a hand When he approached the ae latter smiled and ex- hand. As he did so two
 he air. A revolver had 4ed beneath the handker- |ok of bewilderment passed 5e of the President and he p stagger. Then it was shots had taken effect. He nto the arms of Secretary
 lIe assassin was a young |Nsh extraction, born in His name was Leon Czol- President was i'm. |aken to the emergency the exposition grounds. erated on, and for some ondition improved. Day he struggle to save his life led; but at fifteen minutes ,'c1ock on the morning of IA, fourteen years ago to- athed his last. All nations . united in manifestatio nd sympathy for Americas body lay In state Tn the Buffalo and was later car Ellington and placed under bf the capitol building so IentatiVes of a SorrOWing Id pay their last respects. |ried at his old home in hio. That was fourteen |and today, on the anni- |this sad event how many ke there that will hold |ervices We are truly a k to forget.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

The only noticeable change in th German submarine policy is that at- tacks are being directed against the forward instead of the rear compart- ments.-Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

gram of preparedness for the incom- ing session of congress. He has wasted months of priceless time as it is. For him to blunder now in mak- ing our preparations adequate would be almost a crime.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

The czar seems to have an idea that he is the proper man to entertain the Germans with an ice carnival next winter.-Brooklyr Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

It is all right to talk about a DIE navy, but the thing for our govern ment to do is to build a squadron or subm arine boats now and stop talk ing about it-Burlington Free Press.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

The only change in Germanys SUD- marine policy seems to be that the acts which formerly were admltted to be offensive are TOW labeled as de1en- sive.-Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
FACTS AND RANCHES.

The international impression seems to be that there Is no limit to the patience of the United States.-Buff- alo Enquirer.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

Why do not some of our peace societies and neutrality leagues view with alarm the placing of explosives on steamships and the blowing sky high of American factories operating in strict obedience to law? Must the discouragemen of these enterprises be left wholly to the local authori- ties who have no special interest in the triumph of the Kaiser and the Turk ?-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

No champion ever better deserved his honors than William M. John- ston, the twenty-year-old Californian who has won the highest honors :n the American tennis world. He won by sheer merit. No charge of fukc can be made. His performance in successively beating Behr, Williams and Mclaughlin, rated the best play CTS in the country, prior to the an- pearance of the new champion, stands unparalleled in the history of 4he game.-Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

Among the s.chievem of Presi- dent Wilson which will be touched upon but lightly in the next Demo- cratic campaign book will be the dis covery and bringing to light of Frank P. Walsh-Rochester Post Express.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
SHELL COO

each. .f. Barrettes, special 9c each.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

First the Lusitania was sunk be- cause she was an "armed vessel;" then the Arabic was torpedoed be- cause she tried to ram" a submarine What sort of new cock and bull story will Berlin consider adequate to mol l1fy the American government after the next atrocity. ?-New York Eve ming Sun.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

The editor of the Evening Journal boasts that he gets more salary than the president of the United States and more than any other evening paper pays it's entire staff of editors. But he has to endure the unspeakable degradation of earning it!-N. Y. Evening World.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
STANDARD PATTERNS

October number Designer now ready, .1Oc copy.
 Standard Fashion Book, Fall num- Der, 200, with one pattern Free "A
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
BRAID PINS

Six or twelve in a box, special 9c box.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

OTHER SPECIALS FOR wEDNES-
 DAY MORNING 25c Children's Vests 12Hc each. IT 25c Children's Union Suits 12hc each.
 25c Women's Hand Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs 18c each; 5 for soc. & Heavy Outing Falnnels, 12hc value, at 1Oc yard.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

ROSE BEAD NECKLACES 25c value, at 19c each.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
These Yours
 Wednesday
 Morning . Price Each

Every Summer Wash Dress in the Store included in this Sale. Be on
 hand WEDNESDAY MORNING AT S:3O, when the SALE STARTS.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

61e advertising medium in books and press Es open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
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COMPANY.

st Office at New Britain Eslass Mail Matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
URGES MERGING OF
 RURAL SCHOOLS Prof. J. $. Thomas Says This Is Greatest Need in
 Alabama

J. s. Thomas, professor of secondary education at the University of Alabama. and who visits all the graded schools of the state. while visitor to Birmingha m yesterday expressed his opinion that the greatest need confronting education at the present time was the passage of a bill providing for the consolidation of rural schools He declared his satisfaction in that an amendment is to be submitted this fall permitting each locality to tax itself for educational purposes.
 There is just one criticism that can be made of the proposed plan of local tax ation,' he added. NO city can tax itself for It's owE schools until the county in which that city is located has voted In favor of local taxation. In other words, county in securing the right to tax itself mills before it can vote to tax itself for school purposes within itself 2 mills. Of course, Birmingham might or might not object to that plan. However, local taxation for educational purposes is wise. in my opinion.
 There is bill before the legislature at the present time which deserves the favorable consideration of the lawmak- CTS. It Is bill wilch provides for the consolidation of rural schools. There are schools in Alabama in which the pupils number less than eight. Perhaps within a few miles is another school. the pupils of which are limited in number. As a result, the teacher is required to hear more classes than she can teach with any good. practical results. If schools were consolidated and means of trans portation secured, the teachers would have larger classes but classes of great CT number of pupils, and thus could im- part knowledge more satisfactorily. And the state would be saved money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
By MRs. J. B. REID

she folded nicely through the middle of her dough. and then handed it to the man at the roller, that the seasoning may be worked evenly Throughout, pen etrating every biscuit alike
 From this l shall make 10 dozen biscuit
 ..The hams must be properly cooked In order to retain their juices and flavor. So my fireless cooker is always busy with a ham, and cooks just eight
 Mrs Johnson was the first woman to put her beaten biscuit in d carton. by the one or two dozen. She found this method more satisfactory to the trade, and a better method of preserving the bread This packing requires great care, as so much depends on the style of the make up. This appearance of things is not confined to clothing to take we'll
 Miss Josephine Johnson attends to the packing and sealing the boxes with her own hands, while Miss Cary Johnson, another daughter, keeps the books and cash straight
 The ham biscuit has found Its way already to south Alabama, the home of the best cooking in the country, and can be found in the markets of Selma, Ma rion Gadsden and other places. As far off as New York city ham biscusit are being sold. Though the enterprise is very young, these places consume 12 or
  biscuit and ham biscuit are In equal de- mand.
 While this biscuit was born in Bir- mingham, 1t is old enough to prosper in New York. The market clamors for something new. Mrs. Jacks ham bis- cults are on the way.
 Now we all think we can make biscuit and maybe we can. but we cannot make Mrs Jacks biscuit because she has protected herself with a copyright, and now a stock company has been formed with herself as president
 While we were waiting for the hot bis- cult to be shelled out Of the oven we looked into the back yard and saw beautiful birds flying about in their yards and natural question followed women are often accused of too much concentration.
 Have you allowed your biscuit to kill your pigeons? No, indeed, I have not My birds are still my hobby, but you see while I am busy with one can supervise the other. See that coop. | have 75 there, to dress for the Coun- try club Saturday night. I get 35 cents apiece for the small ones, and 50 cents for the larger. The Corneaux weigh as much one pound and one-quarter We then talked pigeons until we found our way into the backyard and a beau tiful sight confronted us; 10 yards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur. April 24-(Special.) Mrs. w F. Boswell, one of the most prominent women of the Decaturs, much loved both In social and religious cir cles, died late yesterday at her home on Oak street, after a very brief ill., ness. Services were held here today, after which the body was taken to Clarksville, Tenn, for interment.
 Richard A. Smith, Jr., aged years, died yesterday after a brief illness. The remains were taken to Birmingham today for interment. He was the son of R. A. Smith, manager of the Lynn vile Mill and Elevator company
 Mayor A. A. Hardage has addressed a letter of inquiry to the secretary of the state railroad commission regard ing the proposed hearing on May of the coal rate case. Sometime ago when the Louisville and Nashville railroad announced that an increase of the rate on coal from Birmingham to the Deca- turs was contemplated city authorities and citizens here made a vigorous pro- matter had been settled, the railroad agreeing to let the present rate remain in force. Notification that the case would be heard on May came as a. great surprise, and it is the purpose of Mayor Hardage to ascertain the pres ent status of the matter. af sIs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
REPORT BY
 THE GRAND JURY
F0rty-E Eight Indictments Re- turned-Recess Ordered
 Until May 6

Two indictments for murder were among the AS returned yesterday afternoon by the grand jury in it's partial report be- fore Judge W. F. Fort~of the criminal court. The report was made about 3:30 o'clock in the presence of quite number of court officials and attorneys. Fore man J. C. Hodges announced that the grand jury had investigated every case that was on the grand jury docket ex- cept two or three that had come in yes terday, and asked that the grand jury be declared at recess until May s. at which date it is to reconyene at 9:30 o'clock. Foreman Hodges then handed to the court the 4s true bills found this week and read the bill of information recommending the impeachment of the justice of the peace of beat 50.
 Judge Fort complimented the grand jury for its promptness and work in keeping up with the docket and declared 1t at recess until the above date. Among the true bills made public yesterday were:
 Murder, Louis Walton, charged with the killing of Nose Barton; Homer Tender son, charged with the killing of Feb Brown.
 Assault with intent to murder: John
  Loekhart. John Williams, Rosa Smith, George Hill.
 Burglary and grand larceny: Will Dickson, John Williams, Ed Wilson, three indictments; Manuel Lewis, Robert Ham, mock, George Hill. Nose Lawson, three indictments.
 Burglary: Peter Cain. two indictments; Jim Mayberry
 Grand larceny: Thomas Hawkins, Rich ard Williams Manuel Lewis. Annie May Wheat
 Forgery: Claude Powell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
NESPOR EXPLAINS
 WEEK OF HAPPINESS
Will Begin Next Saturday and Continue for
 Seven Days

The following statement on the week of happiness to begin May 1 and last
 seven days was issued yesterday by E. Nespor. city superintendent of parks and recreation
 ''The object of the week of happiness Is to raise 10 cents for every one of the
 4s, ,25s children of school age in Birmng- ham.
 Button with boys head and the
 words, Birmingham Fairgrounds on the top and Help Me Play on the bottom will be sold.
 We expect each association to dis
 pose of 1000 buttons. If local assocla- ton does not dispose of buttons by Thursday, May S. please return unsold
 buttons to z. Nespor city hall, Friday
 not returned by Friday afternoon, May T. they will be charged up to the local
 association that received them. The ob-
 ject of doing this Is to put new workers in the field Saturday to wind up the
 campaign.
 Each local association Is asked to or
 ganize their own working forces, con-
 sisting of happy button committees of pONS, SlflS, men ana women, SOc1etleS, lodges, clubs.
 Each local association can have com petition among their own people. Where and How to Sell-Arrange your committees in such a way so that a cer- tain person-boy, girl, man or woman
 takes charge of a one certain block in a house-to-house canvas. Have committees sell on certain street corners at certain hours. Local associations are not restricted to their own communities, but are ex- pected to make thorough canvas of their
 own community before going into other territory. with the exception of the square between First to Third avenues and Nine teenth to Twenty-first streets, which will be canvassed by special committees. Notice is hereby given that wearers of one button must not be approached the second time if they have the button on person, One button is all that we ask. Every association must instruct their workers on this point "Chairmen will be appointed for the fol- lowing buildings and corners: Jefferson County bank, First National bank. Title Guarantee building, Brown Marx build ing. American Trust building, Woodward
 building. First and Twentieth. First and
 Nineteenth, Second and Twentieth, Sec ond and Nineteenth, Third and Twen- tieth. Third and Nineteenth Fourth and
 Twentieth, Fourth and Nineteenth, Fifth and Twentieth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
We Saw Mrs Jack Put the Ham In Biscuit

We have for generations talked about "the house that Jack built" and now begins the talk about the ham biscuit Mrs. Jack makes. The house was fin- ished long ago, but like everything else that is made to womans hands. there is no end to these biscuit.
 Reading about them and tasting them did not quite satisfy my appetite. I have queer propensity for wanting to see things done, In other words, getting at the bottom of methods and means
 And l am not bit sorry that I pried into this business. l found in beauti- full South Highlands home more energy and enthusiasm than probably exists in any other corner of Birmingham today.
 Mrs. Johnson. the plucky little south ern woman, full of determination and good, hard sense was busy in her base ment kitchen. which is gradually assum- Ing the modern equipment and hustle of a factory
 A new gas oven has just been in- stalled with capacity of baking 750 biscuit at one time. Two working pins are being operated with electric current anu SoOH du t1tClilC GClilnB dnQ cuttlUB machine will be applied, by this means cutting the dough regularly in shapes and of equal thickness, besides modify ing labor. At present the proverbial negro cook, a household necessity, who understands making good biscuit, is con- stantly busy making the dough, two helpers are at the pins and one looks after the baking. A great secret in suc- cessful beaten biscuit making lies in a slow process of cooking, with we'll tenn pered oven.
 Would a man ever have the nerve to cut out 6336 beaten biscuit in one day and be anxious to double the quantity? :? Never. The business would seem too small. ct this is a woman's job in Birmingham today, and she is on the job right, day in and day out, and some times at night, to fill the demand for this home product. Born of her own genius, she has planned so well every detail of this enterprise that she under stands thoroughly the making of biscuit, and good business well.
 You sec" she said, holding up a very malleable bath of dough. T have about nine pounds here, I am preparing for the ham seasoning. With this she dishe up a proportion of well ground ham, seasoned with sugar, pepper, etc, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
CONCERT WILL BE
 GIVEN AT '. W. |. 4.
Trained Chorus to Present Cantata ''St. Cecilia's
 Day" Friday Night

complimentary concert will be given at the Young Womens Christian associa- ton next Friday night at SIS o'clock. a feature of the evening will be Van Braes beautiful cantata. "st. Cecilia Day" Mrs. c. J. Severin will be the solo soprano The following singers will make up the chorus:
 Sopranos-Mrs. J. M. Griffin, Mrs. & E. Garrett, Mrs. Massey Mrs. T. P. Hib- Ter, Miss Hollands, Miss Flora Jones, Misa Mary L. Frederick, Miss Irene Cox.
 Altos-Mrs. P. c. Gill, Mrs. c. D. Barr Mrs. G. H. Grain. Mrs. LeTaoy Holt, Mrs Greene. Miss Mary McCaskey. Miss Lillian Puckett, Miss Myrtle Lyon
 Tenors-A. Thomas, J. M. Griffin, Ar thur Thomas, Jack Bate, w. A. Reed Lawley Cooper, Tom Stapleton.
 Bassos-G. H. Grain W. II. Maxim, B. H. Dillon. Harry Culver. E. L. Much- more, c. B. Rencher, MT. Hughes
 Miss Fannie Mae Pointer will be the Most of the singers were members of the music festival chorus.
 This is the programme in full:
 Chorus: Awake, Aeolian Lyre," Danby.
 Solo; Mrs. J. M. Griffin.
 Piano Solo: Miss Fannie Mae Pointer.
 Solo: Miss Flora Jones.
 cantata: St. Cecilia's Day. Van Brae.
 1. Introduction and chorus, Breath Within This Quiet Vale"
 ?. Recitative, Sing Praise to Her"
 3. Chorus. Brooks Shall Murmur."
 1. Recitative, Frascati Clad Tn Beauty
 5. Chorus, Youth and Love-
 6. Recitative: Sweet Sounds the Song of Love" tsn ! '. Chorus male voices), "Rise and Break the Ghains.f'A sfs4
 s. Chorus. Wales May Suit the Charms of Beauty.
 g. Recitatiye "Yon Silver Moon.'
 10. Choral. Fragrant Odors.''
 Il. Recitative, With Gratitude Our Souls Are Filled"
 12 Air and chorus, Give Way Now 10 Pleasure.''
 13 Chorus, Holy Music" The public is invited. There will be no tickets.