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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-22

Dr. c. McVine Tobey was an ar
rival Thursday from Tocoma where he
had been for a month past receiving
medical treatment and attending to
business matters. He left for the
old home Friday, having been ad-
vised that his wife may have to un-
dergo an operation for appedicitis.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-22

Mrs. Villa Galloway is in Boise
this week for few days visit.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-22

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of the faith? Are they better Sec
tarians than they are Moslems?"
Apparently, if the dispatches are
true. the reformed element in Islam
nave chosen to follow the caliph's call
to holy" war. They have set aside,
for the present, their own special plea.
Translated into terms of American
Christianity, they have preferred
church unity to denominationalism
Colloquially expressed, that means that
the cat has jumped the wrong way
from the standpoint of Britain.
The effect of all this is important.
IL indicates that perhaps the Shah
Moslems of India and Persia may cast
their lot in with -Islamism. even
though they despise and dislike the
Turk. If this should be true, then
trouble is ahead for Great Britain in
North India.
Mystics of the Desert
Just as it is hard for an oriental to
understand American Christian de-
nominations, so it is difficult for a
Christian to realize that Islam is
broken up not only into the four great
divisions, and into the two major
groups of Shiahs, or Sunnis, but also
into bewildering subdivision of sects.
The most powerful of these that has
arisen OF late years are the WahabiS
of Central Arabia, who were welded
into a potent body in the middle of
the eighteenth century by Ibn'Abd
ul-Wahab.
After his pilgrimage to Mecca, and
his period of study of the holy law of
Medina, where the prophet is buried,
he became aroused to preach reform
against the laXity' from the Moslem
law. He opposed the luxury of dress
and habits of Moslems, and the super
stitious pilgrimages to shrines, and the
worship given to saints, together with
the use of omens.
His own community rejected him
and his family, even as Mohammed's S
neighbors had repudiated him. The
reformer wandered from the Nejd with
his family until he finally converted q
great notable. to whom he gave his
daughter in marriage, and so was es-
tablished the hereditary Wahabite
dynasty.
Puritanical, ascetic and mystical, the
Wahabis tabooed wine and coffee and
tobacco and the use of silk clothes.
They likewise are opposed to the toll
erance of all -Moslems. while at
the same time they preach against the
treachery of the modernized Moslems.
They belong to the Sufi, or mystical
school of Islam.
After Wahab had united with
powerful tribe he began to follow the
example of Mohammed and extend
his religious teaching by force until
nearly all Arabia was conquered by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04

studied favor toward Islam in Egypt
has aroused the open protest of the
ShrlSuans who see missionaries of the
Senussi carrying the faith of the
prophet throughout the length and
breadth of Africa, with what they say
is the favor of Great Britain.
When she undertook long ago TO
play this great game of politics with
Islam the British government had her
eye on the present eventuality. Repre-
sentatiyes of Britain, disguised as
Arabs. have lived with the natives and
have subtly sought the facts. and at
the same time have dropped hints con-
cerning what great benefits Britain
might confer upon the Moslem Arabs
The reward ever held forth in these
chickering's has been the return of the
caliphate to Arab hands and to an
Arab center. At present the sultan of
Turkey is caliph of Islam, or "com-
mander of the faithful" This is in
rank contravention of the Koran,
which prescribes that the caliphate
shall always be held by man of the
tribe of Koreish, from which family
Mohammed himself sprung. This
means that he must be an Arab. But
there is not drop of Arab blood in
the veins of Mohammed V.
For centuries this has been an issue
in the Moslem world. Great Britain
has played upon this sensitive string,
and by holding out to the stricter sects
of Arab Moslems, the Senussi and Wa
hahi especially, the prospect of an
Arab caliph. with his seat at Mecca
or Bagdad they have sought to hold
the friendship of the Moslem world.
I have learned from oriental sources
that British leaders in Egypt have
carefully studied the question as to
who would be the most acceptable
wearer of the prophets mantle. The
decision is said to have been that the
sheikh of Mecca is the likeliest candi-
date. although Ahmed ell Sheriff, chief
of the Senussi, has been considered a
possibility.
After weighing the claims of Bagdad
and Mecca, it has been decided to
make Mecca the seat of the new
caliphate, if the allies win the war.
The careful treatment of Egyptian
pilgrims in Mecca, which has won for
Britain the favor of many Moslems.
has not been blind to the issue that is
now becoming acute.
Watching the Cat Jump
The whsle question in the Near East
representing Islam has narrowed itself
down to this ''Will the non-Turkish
Moslems choose PAN Islamism, with
all its errors and shortcomings, or will
it take this occasion to establish a
reformed 1slam?" More concreteIy
that it to say. will the Senussi and
Wahabis choose their own special
tenets, or sect, above the general body
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04
Two Fanatical MosIem Sects
Attacking Britain in Near East
The Senuss in Egypt and the Wahabs in Arabia Take
the Field; They Are Prophets Puritans .
BY THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

Meager cablegrams during the past
few days have reported serious en-
counters between the British in Egypt
and the Senussi of the western desert,
and between the Arabs in the hinter-
land of Alden and the forces in that
Gibraltar of the Red Sea. Like most
of the dispatches coming from the
eastern theater of the war, these have
been unintelligible to the average
reader. Yet they open door to one
of the most romantic aspects of the
war.
Two picturesque forces of fanati-
cism. armed with modern weapons,
are trying to repeat the experience of
the Prophet Mohammed himself in the
beginnings of Islam. The world is wit
Messing an attempted return to those
primitive conditions when the prophet
and his companions led the hordes of
Arabia to conquest of a large part of
the world of their day. 1t is too bad
that the struggle is not one to which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04

The most conspicuous convert of the
Wahabi teachings was the Sheikh of
the Senussi, who, a hundred years ago,
came under the spell of Moslem puri-
tanism during a sojourn in Arabia.
After time he returned to his home
in Tripoli and preached his reformed
doctrines until he had built up an Or
der which is now the most powerful
agency in Islam.
The Senussi long had their head
quarters at Jerabub. in Tripoli. The
original Sheikh Els Senussi and his son,
who lived until 1895, and his nephew,
Ahmed ell Sheriff. have all been men of
great gifts for leadership. For rea-
sons of strategy they moved their
headquarters to the Oasis of Kufra. in
the Libyan desert, and in that inacces-
sible spot they have stored great guam
titles of modern munitions.
Meanwhile their lines of influence
have extended throughout the whole
Moslem world. Great Britain made
every effort to win their favor. Now
that they have taken arms against
Britain in the west of Egypt, there is
sure to be long and bitter war, that
will make more dangerous than ever
the Moslem population of the British
empire. b..
So this old world, which thought it
had outgrown religion, is finding that
in it's latest and greatest war the re-
ligious influence is still powerful
factor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04

the war correspondents might throng,
for the world deserves the story.
If the dispatches are true-they
come by way of an enemy capital, and
so are naturally discredited-they re-
veal a grave condition. These Moslems
are contemptuous of the common con-
siderations of warfare. They make no
treaties and laugh at death. They are
fighting for paradise. Whatever the
outcome. they win. If they kill the
Christians, they merit paradise; if they
are killed fighting Christians, the same
reward is theirs. If the Wahabi and
the Senussi have really answered the
call of the caliph to a "holy" war, the
situation is more serious than can be
set forth in this brief article.
Playing Politics With Islam
Great Britain has given long and
close attention to the cultivation of the
good will of the Arabs, and especially
of the Senussi. This careful and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-04

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him. Later this power was broken by
Nemehet Ali.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
FIRE INSURANCE AS
 FORM OF TAXATION

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The question of taxation is engaging the attention of the public at this time Fire insurance is a tax. This is the way or one of the ways in which the tax gatherer works
 In the year 1906 before the time of our splendid paved streets, extended water works, excellent water pressure, fine fire department and motor driven apparatus, citizen of West End, East Lake, Wood lawn, Pratt City, Ensley or other of our attractive suburbs, could, assuming that he was the average wage earner, living in the ordinary frame shingle roofed cot taee, rented, procure $500 fire insurance on his household furniture for three years for $1O, being s1 per annum or $2 for three years on the $10o. After awhile the insurance trust wanted more money, so they added 25 cents to the basis rate for brick on edge flues, which made an increase of 25 per cent.
 Later on they decided that man who rented his house was not as good moral risk as the man who lived in his own house, so they added 20 per cent to the basis rate for dwelling and contents, making the increase 45 per cent. Finding the machine was rolling along nicely they added for household furniture 15 per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
cent, making the total additions to the

cent, making the total additions to the original rate equal to 60 per cent.
 Along in 1913 large force of inspec- tors was put to work in Birmingham, and they made many increases in indi- vidual risks. The trust finding that the people appeared willing to stand for any thing, began to prepare for another raise in rates which came along in 1914 in the form of flat raise of 15 per cent
 on the final rate on a large class of
 risks. As the final rate of the furniture
 referred to had reached $1.60 annually,
 the 15 per cent increase made it "A cents
 more, or the equivalent of 84 per cent in
 cerase so far.
 Finding their schemes working so beau
 tifully, the trust next decided that in- stead of writing three years insurance
 for two annual premiums, as they had in
 this territory for over 25 years, made a
 new rule that they should receive two and a half annual premiums for three years insurance, which worked out this
 way:
 One dollar and S4 cents per 500 for one year wold be $4.60 per hundred for three years, or for $500 insurance, $23. As this same insurance formerly cost s10, the in- crease amounted to s13, or 130 per cent. This increase of 130 Der cent in ths the value of the insurance one cent. The policy which cost s23 was worth no more than the one which had before cost only $10.
 Unlike a street tax, which might result in better streets, or light tax, which might result in cheaper lights, or a water tax, which might result In purer water or nfore of it, the incerased insurance tax represents nothing to the payer of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
WAR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Fly EDWARD G. MACKAY

rule. Easement was a Protestant until a few days before his death, and it IS the Protestant element in Ireland which is unalterably opposed to the nationalistic aspirations of the rest of the population. Strange to say however, while it is almost exclusively the Catholic portion of Ireland which has for over a century been strongly anti English, the martyrs of the cause from Wolfe Tone and Robert Emme t to Easement have, with some minor exceptions, been Protestants. Sir Rog- CT did not inherit the political creed which led to his death.
 Another strange fact in the career of this unfortunate man was that while he was bitterly unfriendly towards England, he accepted government eln- ployment in the consular service, in which field he so distinguished himself that he was retired with knighthood and a pension for life. How Easement could accept political emoluments from the government he despised is rather puzzling. Unlike Lord Edward Fitz- gerald, ''the gallant and seditious Geraldine" though he was republic an, he accepted an aristocratic title, an honor altogether contrary to the spirit of republication. Lord Edward discarded his title and, following the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

The execution of Sir Roger Easement last Thursday morning in Pentonville Jail, London, rang down the curtain on the hnal act of Ireland's latest, and it Is hoped, last rebellion. All efforts to obtain reprieve for the condemned knight were unavailing, and the unfor- tunate man paid the penalty of death Tor the crime of high treason. Many people think the British government has made a grave blunder in executing this cratic Irishman; they feel that while legally he was worthy of death, yet political expediency demanded communication of his sentence, not only because this would satisfy neutral sem timent, but the disaffected portion of the Irish population would not be given fresh animosity against England.
 Easements whole career is an enigma. He was an Ulsterman and was reared in Ballymena, prosperous town not far from Belfast. All his people were loyalists many of them pelng prominent in the orange society, which represents the extreme opposi- .lon' not only towards Irish political inoependence, but also towards home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

custom set by the French revolution, insisted on being called simply "Citi- zen Edward" But this latest Irish patriot accepted gratefully and wore proudly-one cannot think without abuse"-the proud title of a Knight of the Garter.
 There are two, and perhaps there will always be two, very different views of this mans character. The one will stigmatize him as base and ignoble traitor, the craven minion of a foreign power, the tool of Germany in planning the ill-starred revolution, whose crimson tide flowed in the fair streets of historic Dublin, and whose lurid flames kissed with death the check of scores of unoffending men, women and children in the Irish cap ital. Tn the history of the British em- pire he will be written down as a traitor who met the ignominous death which is the traitors due. He will be looked upon as England's worst enemy and Ireland's mistaken friend; and per- haps that will be largely the opinion of neutrals for the Irish rebellion was without justification and without hope of success.
 But the other view will be that Of a portion of the Irish people who re- main through all generations the inn placable enemies of England. By these the name of Roger Easement will be enshrined with that of Robert Emmett, and the livid ring of the hangman's moose will be transmitted into halo of glory, more honorable than the coro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

tax, and only results in greater in- come for the tax gatherer and they who sit at the receipt of custom"
 In fact, the strong probability Is that if the man who paid the tax was so un- fortunate as to have a fire, the insurance adjuster for the company would most likely try to show him that his furniture had depreciated from 33 1-3 to 60 per cent, notwithstanding that the cost of his in- surance had increased 130 per cent. and would offer him s250 for his $500 policy with the option or privilege of going into the courts to collect the money due him under his contract.
 The improvement In conditions In Bir- mingham since 1906 would justify reduc- ton in insurance rates of at least 50 per cent instead of the increases as above shown, and when the people who buy in- surance take the proper action they can secure rates more in keeping with condi- tions and more in conformity with those charged in cities in which conditions are somewhat smilar to what they are in Bir- mingham. Yours truly,
 JAMES H. HARD. Rirn,inpham August l. 1916
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
Americans Fight for Canada

F. J. Splitstone in Leslie's.
 The American Legion is called the pet of Sir Sam Hughes the wonder full energizer of Canada's forces, but Sir Sam will have no violations of the neutrality of the United States in re- cruiting. The sending of advertising matter into the states Is strictly for bidden. Letters of inquiry from men in the states must not be answered. They go into the recruiting officers waste basket, unanswered though not unwept
 In spite of this men go from all parts of the United States at their own ex- pense and once on Canadian soil they get warm welcome. They must be between the ages of 21 and 45 years and of sound health. Many have trav- eled half way across the continent only to be rejected for physical reasons. Had they taken the precaution to he looked over by a physician before starting they would have saved them selves the expense of the trip and the disappointment of being rejected. The most frequent defects are weak hearts, bad eyes and corns.
 I had the pleasure of spending a cou- pie of days with the 213th battalion. The officers are splendid gentlemen, many of them experienced in the serv- ice. Colonel Mccormick went out with the third expedition as a captain in the Thirty sixth battalion and spent last winter in the trenches in Flanders, where he gave such a good account of himself that he was twice promoted by direction of the British war office and then sent back to Canada to re- cruit and command a battalion in the legion. All the officers of his command enlisted as private soldiers. That is the unvarying rule of the legion. Every man starts with an equal chance.
 found officers and men enthusiastic about the service. They boast that the British army is the best fed in the world and the best clothed. They know that they are going to get to the front and that they will have active duty real fighting they call it-as soon as they are fit. And they will be fit soon CT than the Canadian battalions of the same age, because of the large number of service men in the ranks. For this reason, and because certain favors are shown the Americans, Canadians are trying to slip into the organization. They are rigidly excluded, however, not because they are not liked, but because the legion wants al the glory that it feels it will surely garner on the battlefields of France and Belgium to belong to Americans. Though en listed under flag not their own they are the most loyal bunch you can find.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
Origin of Gas Jets
the Popular Science Monthly.

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 A womans thimble is said to have been the means of suggesting the first gas burner William Murdock. the inventor, first burned the gas simply as flame from the end of a pipe. One day in an emergency he wished to stop the illurni- nation. Hurriedly looking around for something. Murdock seized his wife's thimble and thrust 1t over the light, which was immediately extinguished. There was a strong odor of gas however. and the experimenter applied light to tho thimble. discovering that 1t was full of holes, through which tiny jets of flame appeared. The importance of the result was that the illumination from those two or three tiny jets was much brighter than had been given by the great flare from the end of the pipe. Acting on the priE- ciple which this chance discovery re- vealed he constructed what was known as the cockspur burner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

Impressment-the seizure of men for the British army-was practiced for centuries, and did not become obso- lete till just before the Crimean war. Sometimes the crews were taken from foreign ships on the high seas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

In granting concessions for develor- ment of its recently discovered potash deposits, Spain is requiring conces- sionaries to reserve for national con sumption such parts of the salts as the government deems advisable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

Stephen Babcock of Yonkers. N. r., re- gently dead, though blind aways. earned his living and at one time had in his employ Grover Cleveland. later President of the United States. MT. Babcock in- vented the raised maps 70 extensivaly used In schools for the hind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06

Birmingham, August 1. 1916.