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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-21

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ing in a hydroaeroplane was made at
Pensacola, Fla, the other day when
naval lieutenant reached 10000 feet.
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

Juanita Holland smiled as she shook
her head and replied: I'm a woman,
and | don't use tobacco
The hell ye dont!" The boy
paused. then added scornfully. My
nanny chaws and smokes, too-but
she don't straddle no boss"
After that administration OF rebuke
he deigned once more to recognize
the missionary's insistent queries,
though he did so with u laconic impa,
thence.
Il tell We Fleteh hain't hyar." The
boy started disgustedly away. but
paused la passing to jerk his head
toward the house and added: "Ye
mought ak tibet woman ef we've mind
ter
The travellers raised their eyes and
saw a second figure standing with
hands en- hips staring at them from
the distance. IL was the slovenly fig-
uTe OF woman. clad in colorless
aud shapeiess skirt and an equally
shapeless jacket. which hung unbelted
about her thick waist. AS she came
slowly f,rward the girl began TO take
in other details. The woman was
barefooted and walked with a sham
bling gait which made Juanita think
of bears pacing their barred inclos-
ures In a eco. Her face was hard and
unsmiling. and the wrinkles about her
eyes were those OF anxious and lean
years. but the eyes themselves were
not unkind. Her lips were tight
clanpee on the stem OF clay pipe.
'Eyenia'. a'am," began the noun
taineer. I'm Coed AEse Talbot.
reckon meb5y we've heerd Of me. This
lady is Miss Holland from down be-
low. LEVIED Fletch mought let us
tarry hyar till sunup."
II reckon he mought eff he war hyar
though we don't foller taking in
strangers" was the dubious reply.
but he amt hyar."
where air he att"
Don't know. Didn't ye see him
doya the rosssSs ye rid along"
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22
STARTED THE BELLS RINGING
Young Man Knew How to Do Act te
Equal Any Of Those Done
by "Spooks."

Conversation In the smokeroom OF
the hotel had got round to haunted
houses, and gruesome yarns or mys
FERROUS noises and unaccountable bell
rinsings In a house in the immediate
neighborhood were being recounted.
But there was a skeptic in the party
who made himself heard.
Come to that" he said. Il ought to
be pretty good In the haunting line. /
reckon l could make dozen bells ring
Ia this very place without touching one
Of them"
"Nonsense!" was the universal
chorus. and the young man said never
a word. Instead. he opened a cup
board door near by and turned OF the
gas.
In less than two minutes every bell
in the house Was ringing. and by the
time fresh light was shed on the sub
ject the old hands had TO admit that
the young un certainly knew some
thing"
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

sqcalid and unlighted cabin of logs.
At sight Of its desolatlOn the girls
heart sank A square howell, window.
less ard obviously Of one room, held
up a wretched lean.to that sagged
drunkenly against its end. The open
door was merely patch of greater
darkness in the gray picture. Behind
II locmed the mountain like a crouch
ing Colossus.
At first she thought IL an abandoned
shack, but as they drew near the stile
4 dark object lazily rose, resolving it.
self into a small boy Of perhaps
eleven. He had been sitting hunched
up there at gaze with his hands
clasped around his thin knees.
A he came to his feet he revealed
a thin stature swallowed up in a hick
CRY shirt and an oyerample pair OF
butternut trousers that had evidently
come down in honorable heritage from
elder brethren. His small face wore
a sharp. prematurely old expression
as he stood staring up at the new arri
NdiS anu HllSAl.aS at Nht tui
lus" which supported the family
breeches.
Airy one o ye folks got a chaw o
terbaccy?" he demanded tersely. theI
added in plaintive afternota; Il hahn
had a chaw terday."
sonny" announced the colorles'
mountaineer with equal succinctness
I'VE want ter be took in. We're be
nighted."
"Ye mought ak Fetch" was the
stolid reply. only he hain't hyar. Hes
airy one o We folks got a chaw o
terbaccy."
Il don't chaw, ner drink, ner smoke,
answered the horseman quietly. in the
manner of one who teaches by pre-
cept. I'm a preacher of Their Gawspel
Air We Fletch's boy?"
"Huhhuh. Hain't tibet woman go
no terbaccy nuther?"
Evidently, whatever other charac
teristics went into this youths ma
ture. he was admirably gifted with te
nacity and singleness of purpose
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

the splen Neville Buck. the author OF
fortunate'd serial story we have been
stallneft n securing and the first in
early i Of which will appear in an
Ie, knows well the people
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

|AsAAxsss aA,
ST0Rf
OF MOUNTAIN LIFE

eattie's and happenings in "The
DAY e-y," Taken From Present
nditions in Cumberland3.
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

CHAPTER XXIV-As Anse goes t
make JtIs,nita his own he senses DANCE
and leaves her to meet the men VIII
have followed him TO kill him.
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

CHAPTER XXIII-Juanita's testimony
clears Anse, and though on the witness
stand she denied 1t. he afterwards wins
acknowledgment of her love.
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-22

CHAPTER XXV-Anse is smbushed
and badly wounded. He drags hims-i:
back TO Juanita who forgets her life's
! training and work and defends her love-
like a born mountaineer from his as.
sailants. When help arrives she SENDS
for Good Anse who marries them ther
and there.
CHAPTER XXNI-When Miss Dawr
HHvey arrives in the world Had Anst
SAYS of her mother and his wife, Ssh,
, made the hills better for being here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
ANT|-ADVERT|S|NG
 BILL IS NOW ALAW Passed by Both Houses
 Over Veto of Governor Henderson

Montgomery, February 10-(Special ) Early tonight the house passed the liquor anti-advertising bill over the veto of Gov ernor Henderson by vote of 69 to 25. Earlier in the afternoon the senate passed the bill by vote of 25 to L The bill be- comes effective immediately and prevents newspapers published in the state carry ing liquor advertising and papers pub lished outside the state carrying such ad- vertisements to be circulated by sale in Alabama. It also prevents liquor ad- vertising by circular, billboards, display or otherwise.
 In the senate this afternoon Senator Hill of Montgomery, local optionist. sup ported the successful effort to pass the bill over the governors veto, and in doing SC made speech in which he criticized the executive for alleged inconsistency. He argued that in one paper the gover- nor had expressed willingness to en- force the prohibition laws and in an- other had declared that in his opinion newspapers containing whisky advertise ments should enter the home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Will Not Be Required to De- clare Corporation Affilia-
 ti0ns in Writing
FIGHT WILL NOT BE
 PUSHED FURTHER
Lusk's Abrupt Change of Front on Measure One of Features of De- bate on ResolutiOn---Culmina
 tion of Old, Old Story

Montgomery. February 1O--(Special. A majority of the members of the senate can now, perhaps for the first time. appreciate that passage in the re- markable soliloquy of Richard III: And all the clouds that toured apon
 our house
 In the deep bosom of the ocean bur
 jed"
 In other words, from the heart of the majority a great stone has rolled, way Tonight, for the first time in many weeks, they are sleeping-not neccssar- fly with clear consciences, but certain .ly.with minds at ease.
 They have won their fight against the Lewis resolution which, had it be- come thing of life, would have forced all members to declare themselves in writing as to corporation affiliation. This morning the resolution which lad been chloroformed was resnsci : tated, brought out from the dark and mysterious closet of sleep and then done to death.
 Applying the Anaesthetic
 The action of the senate this morn ing was the continuation of an old, old story.
 As is remembered, when the senate
 tContinued on Page Ten.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

While the Lusitania incident is not mentioned, the representations to Great Britain are based on the state ment of the British admiralty justify ing the use of neutral flags by her merchantmen to escape capture. The American government points out that frequent and continued use of that stratagem might cast doubt on the character of vessels really entitled to fly the American flag and produce dangers to which neutral ships ought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
Flight for gate to Hungary. Bond issue measure passed Senate forced to ad jol1rp

Flight for gate to Hungary Bond issue measure passed Senate forced to adjourn. Problem of finance occupies gov
 ernor.
 Lewis resolution dead United States sends note to Ger
 many and England. e-Excise bill again passed by the
 senate. S--America becomes financial center. 4--Editorial comment. 5-Ward defines use of passes by city
 employees.
 Witnesses tell of dealings with
 Standard Home.
 Hilton answers inquiries about
 Jefferson bank
 Expressions on constitutional cou-
 ventiOn. 6-Womans page. 7-Hearings held on bills pending. 9-Markets. looking to United states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
FAVORABLE REPORT
 FOR THE JUDGE BILL
House Committee So De- cides-NO Action, How
 ever, Until July

Montgomery. February 10.-(Special.) ) The house committee on municipal or ganizations tonight decided to report favorably Senator Judges bill provid- ing for five commissioners of Birm.ng- ham, but agreed to defer the consider ation of the measure until next July. The committee gave lengthy hearing on the bill at a public meeting last night
 The Judge bill. which passed the senate last week, provides for five commissioners at reduced salaries and allows the commission to select d new board of education. The measure will be vigorously protested in July. ac- cording to Commissioner eatherly and other prominent Birmingham cit izens who appeared before the com mittee.
 Governor Henderson today approved nine bills on his desk, the most inn portant of which provides for an ap- propriation of S50,o0o to pay ,ertifl- cates of indebtedness issued by the former governor of Alabama This bill was one of the first introduced at the present session.
 The governor also approved ills abolishing the office of associate judge of the city court of Mont3om- cry. the office of bureau of cotton sta tistics, and several local bills.
 Another measure approved by the governor was the bill providing for the creation of commission for the removal of adult illiteracy. which was placed on his desk on Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

not be subjected on the high seas and in unblockaded waters.
 In the note to Germany it is understood the United States asked how the German admiralty proposed to carry out in prac- tice it's recent proclamation of a war on merchant ships and its warning that on account of the misuse of neutral flags bv beliigerent vessels, neutral ships could not always be distinguished. The United States has made it clear, 1t is understood. that an attack on vessel flying the American flag without first ascertaining
 tContinucd on Page Seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
UNITED STATES SENDS NOTES TO
 GERMANY AND GREAT BRITAIN
Makes It Plain Former That Any ndscrmnate Firing On Vessels Rightfuly Entitled to Fly Stars and Stripes Will Bring On Graves Complications Out to England Dangers of Course in Flying Neutral Flags

Washington, February 0.lhe United States government today sent note to Great Britain making fliends on the use by British ships of neutral flags time dispatched communication to Germany inourno what stems would be taken by German naval commanders to verify the identity of ships flying neutral flags recently proclaimed zones of war around England and Ireland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Measure Calling for Election on $1, 100000 Bond Issue
 Passed by House
BILL. PRECIPITATES
 PROTRACTED DEBATE
Those Opposing Measure, Welch. Brindley and Smith, Claim There Was No Necessity for Inn
 mediate Action
By l.. $. nETTY

Montgomery, February 10.-tSpeciai.) ! The administration measure proposing a constitutional amendment for the issu- ance of s1,500,o00 of bonds for the retire ment of the states floating debt. passed the house today by vote of Il to 2s.
 The passage of this bill by the house marks the first decisive legislative vic tory achieved by Governor Henderson during the present session. The measure had the support of the strongest leaders Of the majority faction, as well as prac- tically the entire support of the minority in the house.
 In other words, all factional lines were eliminated in the passage of the bill. The predominant idea of the advocates of the measure was that the governor of Ala bama had appealed to the legislature for financial relief: that he had offered a plan, and that in the absence of better plan the members had no other course than to accede to the wishes of the chief executive.
 In support of the bill the administra- lion had the assistance of such well known leaders as Speaker Carmichael, Will John, W. C. Davis, F.. D. Johnston. John Rogers and others, while A. R.. Brindley. smith of Crenshaw and w $. Wech were the principal opponents of the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Long Debate on Bill

The bill precipitated one of the length jest debates that has been heard on the floor of the house during the present session. and the argument would have continued throughout tho entire day if members had not called the previous question
 The majority of those opposing the measure did so on the grolnd that there Is no. immediate need for ction, inas- much as the election cannot be held until next December. They declared that the members should first ascertain from their constituents as to whether or not they wish q bond issue
 The bill was called up by Representa- tive Davis of Walker, the author of the measure, whereupon Representative Brindly moved the postponement of fir- ther consideration of the bill until the 18th legislative day.
 In opposing this motion of the Etowah representative, MT. Davis declared that the time had come for immediate action, and that delay could serve little other purpose than to hurt the best interest of the state.
 For long time we said the governor had no plan for the relief of the state. declared Mir. Davis. "The governor has a plan. He has come to the legislature asking that he be allowed 10 go before the people and ask a provision whereby the states financial condition may be cared for. We cannot do better, at this critical time in the financial condition of the state that accede to the chief execu- tiVe's reoIlest v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
fulfilled Tonnage of steer
 COrpOrat1on shows Increase

New York, February 10.-The un- filled tonnage of the United States Steel corporation on January 3l totalled 4.24S,5u tons. an increase of 411,92S tons over December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Pleads for Party Loyalty

Representative Merritt of Macon. who followed Mir. Davis, made an appeal for party loyalty. "T did not vote for Gov ernor Henderson. and have not support ed him on certain issues" he said But now I propose to stand with him and shall vote for what he wants so long as it does not conflict with my con- science.'
 Tn speaking against the bill, Represent tative Welch of Jefferson, one of the leaders of the opposition. expressed the belief that the measure will not pass the people when 1t is voted on in Decem- Der.
 T believe 1t will be literally buried alive" he said "Furthermore. I am not in favor of rushing 1t through at this time How many members of this house know the sentiment of the people re- garding this proposed bond issue?'
 This suggestion was also made by Rep resentative Smith of Crenshaw. who fol- lowed Mir. Welch. What was said about bond issue when you went before the people and asked to be elected to the legislature?" he asked And, with all respect to our distinguished governor, did hc mention bond issue when he was 8 candidate for governor. I want to go back to my people and find out from them whether or not they want a bond issue. and if they do I will come back
 
 In Payment of Just Debts
 Representative Judge of Shelby made brief speech in favor of the bill, and he was followed by Representative Sor- rel of Tallapoosa, who urged the pas sage of the measure on the ground that it was to provide means for the payment of an honest debt
 'We are today face to face with prop- osition that means much to Alabama" he said. We are facing a condition that has not confronted Alabama since recon struction days. We arc simply called upon to pay our debt This bond issue does not represent money to he spent but money that has already been spent" Mir. Laverty, the blind representative from Talladega spoke briefly for the bill when Mir. Sorrell concluded
 Representative Johnston of Madison the local option leader of the house. declared that it was a moral obligation resting upon the legislature to vote for the bill 'I deny that the people will vote against this bond issue" he said. We must stand by our state as well as by our chief executive"
 Rogers Brilliant Speech
 One of the principal speeches for the bill was made by Representative John Rogers of Sumter '1f we uphold the hands of our governor and disaster comes, he and not we will be responsible; if we fail to give him the relief he asks, we and not he will justly bear the blame
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
How They Delivered

John Wallace and his fish ana game department have been made the object of repeated attack. Stll, however, both ejist with eoors flying. Little defense Vas made against the assault on the department of immigration And vet that q, partment still exists.
 The people expected a great deal more, as matter of fact. than it is probable they should have in reason expected.
 What has been given them?
 The head of the department of cotton
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-02
Grumbling.

/ heard the farmer say, 1.-The bean
crops far from fine, and l am short VI
hay what rotten luck is mine" He
wore dismal frown, and raised Bit
ter wall, and when he went to- town,
he told hard luck tale. HisN wheat
crop was immense, the corn wae hum
per, too; and by the old rail fence un
counted pumpkins grew. His cows
were filling kegs with butter he could
sell. his hens were laying eggs too nu-
merous to tell. At covering their stats
the hogs were doing fine, and yet,
''Doggones my CATS" he said, what
luck is mine!' His Early Riser
peas were cleaning in their pods. TO
whey and milk and cheese he took in
many wads. No farmer near or far,
more blessings e'er enjoyed; he had his
motor car; his teeth of celluloid. He
had, in large amount, the things for
which men pant; he had his bank &C
count, his corkscrew and his aunt.
And yet he said, said he, Dame For
tune. always tries to take a fall from
me, land poke me in, the eyes!" Ten
mihion men like him upon this globe
insurge; they ought to sing hmm,
but always wall dirge
WALT MASON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-02

Serious as the Serbian campaign
seems to be. however, it is still not ap-
parent how it is vital to anyone except
Serbia. Serbia is threatened not with
defeat but with humiliation. In its
effect on the outcome Of the war. it is
an episode-startling, dramatic, but in
no sense decisive. When Germany
succeeds in conquering Serbia from the
Danube to Nish, throws open the gates
of ConstantinopIe to German troops
and supplies, what thenf Will an in
vasion of Egypt or of India follow?
There is not the slightest chance. Ger
many has not the men to.send. Meth.
er the Russian or the French front
will stand weakening without serious
danger, and as her opponents on both
of these fronts have shown a willing
ness to attack at the slightest oppor-
tunity, the present line must be kept
intact without further depletion. But
| England is too close to the trouble to
get true perspective, and the mere
thought of danger to Suez has destroy
ed British equilibrium. =!
The Teutons however, are not in
vading Serbia for pleasdre-a and their
probable object is not hard to find. Ger
many wants peace, and from many
quarters come rumors-all German in
their orlgin-of a covert campaign
among neutral monarchs to this end.
Every German writer, from Bernhardi
UP and down has predicted Germany's
fall in just such contingency as that
now existing, unless Germany can. by
eliminating completely one of her op-
ponents, break up the coalition against
her. Germany's commerce is gone,
her reserves in men. money, and shell
fast going. Ore last successful blow
delivered with all the strength, and
thoroughness that marked the invasion
of Belgium, and admirably handled by
an efficient corps of press agents, and
the Allies might be willing to listen to
peace proposals coming from a neutral
state. Scientific American.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-02

self and his family so that be could
meet these payments as they fell due.
Under the proposed plan, however, the
farmer with any reasonable earning
capacity should be enabled, in addition
to meeting his annual payments, to ed
ucate his children and enjoy the reas-
enable comforts of life as he goes
along and feel that he is secure from a
foreclosure of mortgage as long as be
meets his annual payment. Low inter-
est and long deferred payments will do
more to build up agriculture in this
country than any other system that
can be devised. J advocate building up
the farms and giving the farmer at
least an equal show with those engag-
ed in other lines of business,
The issues coming up in this Con-
gress are non-politicai. for this is a
time when patriotism and not politics
should control our lawmakers.
/ should be pleased to hear from all
friends interested in these and other
measures that may come up for con-
sideratlOn- Very truly yours.
WILLIAM G. BROWN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-12-02
fEs Spires Of Oxford.


/ saw the spires Of Oxford
As ! was passing BY.
The gray spires Of Oxford
Against a pearl-gray sky.
Ny heart was with the Oxford men
Who went abroad to die.
The years go fast in Oxford,
The golden years and gay,
The hoary colleges look down
On careless boys at play,
But when the bugIes sounded war
They put their games away.
They left the peaceful river,
The cricket field. the squad,
The shaven lawns of Oxford
To GEEK bloody sod
They gave their merry youth away
For country and for God.
God rest you, happy gentlemen,
Who laid your good lives down..
Who took the khaki and the gun
J Instead of cap and gown,
God bring you to fairer place
Than even Oxford town,
w. NJ. Let's in Westminster Gazette