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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
WHEAT PRICES SOAR ID HIGHEST SINCE
 BEG|NN|NG 0F WAR
Europe's Bitter Need of Bread Causes Spectacu- lar Buying-General
 Buying

Chicago, January 4.-Europe's bitter
 need of bread resulted today in spectacu-
 lar buying of wheat and caused new war
 prices here in earnest. It was pointed cut. however, that the tip-top quotation
 attained today sl.s4% for May delivery,
 was still roundly 50 cents bushel under the price forced here in 1898 by Joseph ! Letter during a worldwide peace-s1ao. 1 Notwithstanding that wheat today at l one time showed rise of 3% cents over Saturday night the upturn apparently had little if any effect on farmers. Coun- try offerings were decidedly meager as they have been for sometime past.
 Although the prime impetus for high prices today came from seemingly un- limited export demand, thore was no doubt that the general public bought wheat heavily and especially so In the last Eour of the session. Millers. too, were said to be anxious buyers, fearing that the tremendous export call would leave them short of supplies
 Roughly. the total sales to Europe to- day in the United States were estimated at 3,O0O,0oO bushels Of this aggregate 10000 bushels was definitely known to be for the relief of the starving people of Belgium.
 Experienced observers failed to notice any usual excitement despite the swift upward swing of the market. The one striking fact was the steady absorption of every bushel of wheat offered for sale.
 Talk among brokers centered almost wholly on the idea that for the time be- ing the United States was virtually the only big exporting nation in the world Nobody seemed to look for an immediate opening of the Dardanelles and it seemed to be taken as a certainty that owing to Trohibitive vessel rates Argentina would be unable to take care even of l contracts already made, especially with , italy where embarrassment will be seri- GUS If large amounts expected prior to March 1, from Argentina are not received as bargained for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
F. W. NEEDS DROPS
 DEAD IN TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa, January 4-(Special)-F. w.
 Needs, retired lunberman and capi-
 talist, dropped dead here today while talking with several friends. Mir Needs had apparently been in the best of health and had been around the streets for some time. He was sitting in a chair in the office of local liver stable man; in the midst of a sentence, he fell from his seat Death was instantaneous.
 Mr. Needs came to Tuscaloosa about 12 years ago from Indianapolis. Ind. He vas the head of a large lumber company Tor several years, but finally retired. He stiil retained large holdings in lumber companies in Mississippi and elsewhere. His brother. Walter D. Needs. of Me ridian, Is also in the lumber business In addition to this brother and his widow, MT. Needs is survived by several rela- lives in Indianapolis. His remains were carried there this afternoon and large delegation of local Masons and Knights Iemplar, of which orders he was a h gh official, accompanied the body there for the funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
HUNDREDS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES
 FOR JUDGE GREENE
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Greene's decisions were accented as just, merciful and correct by judges | lawyers and the general public Ir our whole lives 1t has not been our good fortune to meet with one more learned or more considerate of the rights of the accused or more temperate in the administration of correction. He was as unassuming as nature. It seemed natural and easy for him to discharge | the duties of his office. It cannot be Safd of him, as was said of judges of old. that experience and long service upon the criminal bench hardened their
 hearts; on the contrary his was as ger- tie and sympathetic after a record ser vics of 27 years as when he first as- sumed the judicial ermlne All of us are saddened over the loss of such a rnan-the soft. heavy, dreary shadows of the day seem to tell us that even nature regrets his departure."
 Will Be Sorely Missed
 Col. Tom o. Smith: "The keynote Of Judge Greene's useful and busy life
 was his sterling hones.y He applied
 snd always met his .Sblis sations, both
 punctuality. I'll
 AS boy he was regsMded by his
 friends as one whose cxample could
 safely be initiated as he loved outdoor
 sports, was always ready to lead in
 clean and wholesome fun, was always
 student and gentleman. He grad
 uated from Washington and Lee uni
 versity and 1t has often been said that
 Judge Greene had imbued much of the
 strength of character of Robert E. Lee
 whom he regarded with almost ven-
 eration. As companion he was Charming and his home life was ideal
 He will be sorely missed by his fam lily and his host of friends and on the bench he so greatly adorned"
 J. w. Mcqueen: "In the death of Judge Greene the community has suf- fered an irreparable loss To know him was to love him. for more knightly man never lived. His life was clean as was his speech, for no unkind or uncouth words ever fell from his lips Kind, courteous and manly, he left the impress of his personality in his every walk of life. AS close personal friend for years I shall miss him greatly. He was true to his family and friends. true to his calling and true to his church. We shall miss his wise counsels in the vestry, we shall miss him as jurist we shall miss him as friend, we shall miss him as a citizen. Such characters are rare.''
 Can III Afford Loss
 Tom c. Mcdonald: "Sometimes it i, difficult to express your feelings, and that is my present predicament, for words fail me in attempting to ex- press my deep regret at the death of Judge Greene. I have known him for over 80 years and never knew him to do an unkind deed or to go back op a friend. His honesty of purpose, his fairness and ability as a judge and his integrity as a man make his loss one that the community can i'll Yfford."
 J. Rivers Carter: Judge Greene was one of natures noblemen in that he led life of usefulness was true and upright. firm and loyal friend lov- ing husband and father. His associates on the bench can testify how much he will be missed, but that is not the only place that will be difficult to fill l We shall greatly miss him in the of- flcial family of the church he loved so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
WOULD ELIMINATE CONVICT
 DEPARTMENT FROM POLITICS
Hartwe Douglass Urges Reduction of Corporal Punishment and Separation of Hardened Criminals From Those Convicted of Minor Offenses in His Annual
 Report to the Governor

During sthe period covered by thi, report an average of 25O0 prisoner, have been under the control of thi, board. It has been our earnest desire and chief aim to consider first tho welfare and humane treatment to b. accorded these unfortunate human be. ings. Every effort has been put fortf 10 encourage kindness, rather thar abuse; gentleness, rather than harsh. ness. and release or parole a better man rather than a criminal" Accompanying President Douglass let ter to the governor, are letters to Mir Douglass written. by the associate in spectors on the board and by Dan C. lrawick, chief clerk in the department
 Opposes Movement
 Mr. Trawick, in his letter to the presi- dent of the board, has something to say in opposition to the movement to take convicts out of the mines and place them on the public roads.
 There seems to be much agitation throughout the state over the question of taking convicts out of the mines; it might be of interest to note the fact that any convict who has worked at the various state camps preferS to work in the mines rather than perform any other class of labor" says MT. Trawick. ''The main in- centive, of course, Is the extra money he earns and next is the fact that in the mines they have the same temperature and never get too hot or too cold The argument that in coal mining they come in competition with free DOT seems far fetched, for the reason that in road work on in any other labor the same competi- ton exists.''
 Tn MT. Trawicks letter. he gives the number of tons of coal mined by convicts during the past four years. The total tonnage at the six mines was 439S,5I3, according to MT. Trawick
 The death rate among convicts for the past four years was per cent, sO3 convicts dying out of an average of 25OO convicts in four years.
 In addition to the letter from Chief Clerk Trawick, the report of President Douglass to the governor contains letters. or reports, from Len F. Greer and Dr. ]. M. Austin, associate inspectors; J. A. Jenkins. chaplain, and H. H. Stewart, Jr.. manager of the Alabama Cotton mill at Speigners.
 The report is . voluminous document. containing nearly 300 pages. and is beau tifully illustrated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
NATIONS LEADERS TO
 CONFER TODAY ON NATIONAL DEFENSE
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It would take 10 months to make the change"
 Mir. Garrison said there were no 14- inch guns now in the coast defense Of the United States proper, but that four such guns were being constructed for installation on the Pacific coast. He said that there were no guns of e larger size except the 16-inch gun des- tined for the Panama canal. He ex- plafned that there were two 14-inch guns already mounted in the Panama canal Qualifications and eight more be. ing mounted.
 There are now in our possession. '' the secretary added, 1924 modern field guns and howitzers, 226 additional ones appropriated for and under manufac- ture. total of 86O. We have on hand or under manufacture 5S0,00O rounds of ammunition for these guns and how itzers."
 Chairman Hay remarked to MT. Gard ner during the hearing today that the British army reserve when the Euro lean war broke out didn't amount to row of pins." and that 1t was i'm : practicable to get reserve except in countries where 1t is a compulsory service. "As a matter of history" added MT. Hay. "both the federal and Con federate Eovernments had to resort to conscription"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

we'll; we shall miss him as friend and citizen.'
 Henry Uhl 'The news of Judge Greenes death came as a great shock to me. It was only few days ago we were discussing current events as we journeyed homeward on the car. It was always a pleasure to talk to nim. for he had wonderful knowledge of men and affairs. I knew him many years and always found him the same kindly. courteous gentleman and know that in the administration of justice he treated rich and poor alike. He was g citizen Birmingham can i'll afford t. lose"
 N w. Scott: "In the death of Judge Greene I have lost one of the closest personal friends I ever had. His death has grieved me deeply, for truer friend never lived. But apart from my personal loss, r regard his passing; away in the midst of his usefulness as great loss to the city and county. and might add state, for Judge Greene's influence extended far and wide. Without peer as jurist, he was also useful citizen and one of the most charming of friends. He has left void that will be hard to fill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

E Montgomery, January 4.-(Special.l Elimination of the convict department From politics. reduction in corporal pun 1shment, separation of hardened criminals from those convicted of minor offenses and the requiring of bonds by the presi- dent and members of the board are fea. lures of the recommendations made to the governor by Hartwell Douglass, president Of the state board of convict inspectors, in submitting his quadrennial report on the work of the department.
 Other important recommendations con- tained in his report are that concrete prison buildings and prison walls be erect ed at Speigners; that small factories be established at Wetumpka for the manu- facture of chairs, shoes and other art icles; that sufficient feedstuff be raised on the state farms to supply all convict camps, and that new laws be enacted in- creasing the funds appropriated for re- the treasurer one month of all funds received by the department
 The report of MT. Douglass is the most voluminous that the convict department has ever issued, and is probably the most interesting. One of the principal fea- lures of the report relates to the earn ings of the department during the past four years.
 It Is shown that the cash receipts during that period were s9l5.056.24 in excess of the four years prior to the present admin istration The net profits, according to the report, were s2,1Ss,604.GS. or $4S1. .95S S1 in excess of the four years previous. The total receipts and assets for the past four years amount to $5,1O7, ,466. .37, while the disbursements were s2.e1S.Ss .6s
 Contracts and Profits
 President Douglass shows that under tho contracts now existing between the state and all contractors by which the convict is not leased but whose labor is sold, the profits and revenues were considerably larger during the past four years than ever before in the his- tory of the department "The net profits per man in the Birmingham or mining district were $31.27 and in the other camps were s27.50 per man for the same month." says President Douglas.
 "The main incentive to the convicts working in the coal mines is the op- portunity which they have to earn money by extra labor and the ease with which they complete their task, which enables them to spend the remainder of the day either in the prison yard or building. It is a most interesting fact to know that during the past four years prisoners in the five camps in the mining district have earned and received over $100.00o for extra labor These funds they were allowed to spend iE any judicious manner desired or to send home to their families.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Soldiers and Field Fires

FTOm the LOnuon ChTOnlcIe.
 Some may feel pity for our soldiers on these severe nights being unable to light fires in the trenches for fear of indicating their position to the enemy but in reality the seeming privation may prove blessing in disguise. One of the secrets of keeping out the cold is to avoid overwarming. A terrible in stance of the evil effects of sitting too much before the fire occurred when the French army was before SebastopoI During the severe weather some thou- sand or so of soldiers lit fires .con- trary to orders-and within day or two 900 died of frostbite or pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Mrs. Matte Gains

Funeral services over the remai md, mrs. Matte Gains, who died suiTol morning at the residence of her son. st 1ars' at Martin station, as n res, fr, porn' suffered the afternoon before srd, an open gate. were conducted vest t....sH followed at Isastville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Boston English Opera Company

When the Boston English Opera com- pany comes to the Jefferson theatre Friday and Saturday with matinee Saturday in verdi's great opera. ''Il Trovatore," there will be heard in this city what is without question the greatest aggregation of artists ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Revised Proverbs

Any umbrella in a storm
 Consistency doesn't buy jewels. A patient waiter Is no refuser of tfbs
 Wedlock is paved with good inten. tions
 When the cat is away the night is Qu'et You'll never miss the water till the stock goes down.
 It's wise son who knows when to strike his father for money.
 Even people who do not live fl Rla ss houses should not throw stones.
 A little iearping is dangerous tn,ne. but the same amount of ignoran.e beats it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
m aida Grant Woodland

.Iacl,.o,shSflle. January 4-(Soeoiale Inc f,saineral services of Mrs. Ida Grant .-Toodard, aged 65, wife of the late Edward Woodland, a Confederate soi- Rdier. and daughter of the late J. F. Grant who was treasurer of the state of Alabama during President Grants administration, took place Monday aft- ernoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs Charles F. Lusher, conuucted by Rev. w. T. Allan, rector of St. Luke's
 Episcopal church, and Rev s. P. West Sof the Methodist church. Interment wss made at the city cemetery. Mrs Wood ard is survived by several daughters ind granddchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Nora Kirk of Hollister, Cal, and Mrs Mary Francis of New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Mrs. Mary Jane BilI;,,s,,sy

,rsru suen, I" January 4-(specj old, died at o,s,le,. e ''iinssiey' 70 yearoon at the home os sa ses'e,uay atteg. Collum, on Turrent,ra i..ei' Funeral was aeld at 4 o,oIoa,. .,-. enoon and the body Will be taken to CT, '"'' -e'''''' 1o' burial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Neffie May Saalas

Tine ra,noi,,, ,f dIes, age,, % -",s Ne'ue May Sslocal ased 70 years who died Sunday in ves- lniirmary, were sent to RusseI,vjue IT ,,r, terday morning for interment bv
 Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
Qualified

From Scrtbners fore?s
 Not exactly. but I've had a good deal of practice with fountain pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
A Lot Of Amate,.rs.

rom tue bonton Trauecr1pt
 Hicks-Whet do you think of th. general staff? Y
 Wicks-Hugh! use moro real stra- tegy to ret plght out with the boxs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

heard in one company in this country before in English opera In addition to this all star cast there will ee a specially selected chorus and an or. chestra under the direction of Horace Horsefa1l.
 Among the renowned artists compris- ing the Boston English Opera company Is the famous baritone Arthur Deane, who has for years been great advocate of singing as a sure preventive and an efficient cure for consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

JOHNS Undertaking co.. Phone looa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05

Bessemer, January 4.-(Special) 1.-The Bessemer city court convened this morn ing With Judge J. c. B. Gwin on the bench and after impaneling the juries for the week, court adjourned for the day out Of respect to Judge Samuel D, Greene. The majority of the Bessemer court off cials went to Birmingham this afternoon to attend the funeral
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18

mighty fleet lies in Hampton Roads,
ready to traverse the ocean 1t will
be accompanied by submarines which
can make twenty knots and send
hurting through the water torpedoes
capable of sinking the leviathan ships
any nation can construct. The Sixty
third Congress had the wisdom to
see that the backbone of any naval
fighting machine is the great ship
able to keep the ocean when it is
storm tossed"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18

en- the new droadnought by the whis
ties of the presidential yacht May
flower and harbor craft and the shout
OF 10000 spectators was the hoarse
shrek of the siren of the German
commerce raider Prinz Eitel Fried
rich, tied up at a nearby pier. Com
mander Max Thierichens, the Ger.
man captain, in full uniform, was
one of the guests on the launching
stand.
This afternoon a banquet was CIV
en- at Old Point Comfort by the ship
building company in honor of the
sponsor and Secretary Daniels as
the principal speaker. Answering
critics Of the unpreparedness of the
navy, the secretary declared that
never before in its history was the
navy in better shape to fight.
There never was a time" said
Secretary Daniels, when the navy
was so powerful, so ready, so eff
cient as now. Nor has there been
year when the fleet has given so
much time to target practice, ma.
neuvers, war games, and practices
as the present year. Skill, modern
adaptation, new tactics, are being
carried out day and night. The mot
to of the navy today is Training,
training and more training; practice
and more practice. Nothing else
keeps ships and men fit. Today they
are tit and ready"
Secretary Daniels reviewed the
progress of building battleships and
said the launching of the Pennsyl-
yania was one of many concrete
proofs Of the strength, effectiveness
and steady development of the navy
of 1915. He praised Congress for
providing recently for an increase in
the navy, saying it showed its wis
dom of the value of submarines when
It authorized a big increase of the
craft.
mo nation" he said, has placed
such substantial faith in the deadly
power of this undersea craft. Within
a comparatively short time when our
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18
Rush Work On
Naval Monster
No Time Lost After Launching In
Preparing Pennsylvania
for Service

Newport News, Va, March 49,
Moored to a pier at the shipyard
here tonight lay the giant red hull OF
the new battleship Pennsylvania
the worlds greatest fighting craft
awaiting completion after her sue
cessful trip today from the stocks
to the waters OF James river. Me-
chanics were back at work on the
vessel almost as soon as tugs could
take her in tow when she was safe
ly atioat, the builders seeing to it
that not a minute was lost on the
task of preparing her for commits,
sion not later than February 2S, 1916.
Secretary Daniels of the navy and
Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylva-
mia headed the distinguished com
pany on the launching stand to see
the Pennsylvania take the water.
Miss Elizabeth Kolb of Germantown,
Pa, named the ship and broke bot
tie OF champagne against the reced-
ing bow after Episcopal Bishop Ber-
ry of Pennsylvania had delivered a
prayer.
Joining with the noisy welcome Civ
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18

Reid Shamhart, manager of Howell
Carbon Company, was displaying an
eight pound speckled trout on Tues
day which had been sent him by Dean
Woodall, originally leading sport
of this section Of the globe, but now
devoted rancher in South Eastern
Idaho. The monstrous fish was on
display in Harry Stoney's window and
created much interest from the ia: ct
that it was a specimen of the native
mountain trout. II. j. Dewitt was
also recipient of one of these fish
from Mr.. Woodall. A number of
our townsmen make annual trips to
the Woodall ranch and make it head
quarters while on a fishing trip to
the Little Blackfoot river. They all
hail Mr.. Woodall as a prince OF an
entertainer. 1t was said that Mr..
Shamhart no sooner received this
fish than he took trip up the coun'
try to see IL the roads were such
that he would be safe in making q
trip to the happy fishing grounds in
his automobile.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18
OPENED TO
HOMES1EADS

Salt Lake, March -Approxim.
ately 100000 acres of land in Rich,
Iron, Beaver and Utah counties will
be become subject to settlement on
April 10, under the provisions of
the Smoot enlarged homestead act.
This announcement was received yes
terday by the register and receiver
of the local land office. The allotment
includes land in township . N, range
L., and 0 N, range 3 T., at the head
of Birch creek, in Rich county; in
township 10 N, range T., township
10 N, range e., township ~ NJ,
range T., township 10 N, range :
L, and township IA NJ, range f.,
between LaketOwn and Bear Lake on
the Wyoming border line in Rich
county; in township 2S s., range .
w., near Milford in Beaver county;
in township "a, range W., near Par
owan in Iron county and In town
ship 10 s., range E., and township
s., range w., near Soldier Sum
nit in Utah county.
To prove up on homestead allot
ments included 1t will be necessary
for the applicant to maintain a per
manent residence on the property.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18
FRIEND. OF BEAcHEY
is KILLED BY FALL

Los Angeles, March 16.--Aviator
Frank Sites fell 200 feet with his
machine at University City late this
afternoon and was fatally injured,
dying half an hour later in hos
pital.
Sites was a close friend of Lin
coin Beachey and was greatly de-
pressed over Beachers fatal fall at
San Francisco. Yesterday Sites
made an unsuccessful attempt at
flight and afterward remarked to a
friend that he had lost his nerve.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-18

While eXcavating in the Eighth
ward park on Tuesday, a skull of a
middle aged squaw was uncovered .
The bones of the skull were pretty
well preserved. 1t is supposed the
squaw was buried in the vicinity
where the bones were uncovered,
many years ago. The U. A. c. mu.
scum may be presented with the
relic.