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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
INTERVENT|ON|S IS
 FEARED IN PANAMA
Minority Party AccompIishes Coup and Turmoil Is Re
 suit in Little Republic

Panama, September 15.-(Correspond- ence of the Associated Press With American occupation a goblin before which all Panama politicians stand aghast, earnest efforts are being made to relieve the tension which developed recently in the national assembly and which threatened to cause the inter- vention of the American authorities
 The trouble had it's origin in a coup by which the minority party, or liberal- conservatives, managed to elect the presiding officer of the assembly in the absence or several delegates be- longing to the government party.
 When the assembly convened 19 of the S3 deputies were of the government party, and 14 of the opposition. For each deputy there is an alternate, and the constitution provides that "in the absence of a deputy, whether accident al or permanently" alternate may vote in his place. The alternates of three of the government deputies were in sym pathy with the opposition. The coup consisted of keeping those three depu- ties away from the esembly and vot- Ing their alternate n their places This was accomplished by getting two Of them drunk and by having the at torney of another insist that it was necessary that they make out and re- NNAQ NCCi luiH papers III LIe IldLLer or the title to an estate before the close Of business that day-in which it be- came necessary to make a trip to the country to view the estate. with a series of delays which kept them out till night. During the absence of the three the balance of power in the as- sembly shifted to IT opposition to 16 government votes, and the opposition was able to elect the presiding officer, who has great power in the conduct of legislation.
 When the majority of the assembly understood the coup they declared the procedure illegal and the result void. They based their charge on interpre- tation of the constitution to the effect that the alternate could not be accepted in the assembly without written ac- acknowledgement from the principal and that the alternates had not been duly accredited. The opposition maintained that every requirement. had been met and that the election was perfectly legal. The point at issue is the legality of the voting of the alternates, and this is the point on which adjustment will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

The enamel finish is perma- nent and an ordinary applica- tion of polish brings back all it's brightness.
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moral shipwreck as got some 600 Phila- delphia girls into correctional institutions. The outcome of the investigation is de- soribed by the unemotional quarterly publication Of the American Statistica. association fin two sentences:
 The principal results of the study were to show that in a large majority of cases the girls came from families m which the relationship between parents was abnormal, or where one of the par ents was away from home.
 The statistical evidence afforded by this study corroborates the evidence af- forded by other investigations of sim liar nature in this country"
 The scientific fact is that the moral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
CHINA IN FEAR 0F
 NE|GHb0R|NG LAPS
Arrival of New Minister, Baron Hayashi, Has Not
 Allayed Uneasiness

l Peking, September 10.-(Correspondenc of the Associated Press.)-The arrival of 1 Baron Hayashi to become Japanese min
 newspapers gloomy over the new min ister's probable attitude toward China and the probable policy of Japan at this crucial period in Chinese internal affairs. | Although the papers express hope that Japan has decided to deal fairly with | China, the fear the old tactics of bull -lozing" will be revived in changed | form.
 | The Peking Daily Gazette says: He comes at time when the national tenn per is we'll disposed toward Japan. and when our people are not unwilling to rec. ognize that Japanese policy and action l in China may have been, to a certain ex- tent dictated by Yuan Shi-kai's attempt to Orientate the foreign policy of this country in discrimination against Japan. With the death of Yuan Shi-kai this spe- | cific reason for an aggressive policy on ] tho part of Tokio has disappeared; and l if that reason truly explained Japanese | policy in the immediate past. 1t would not be difficult for Baron Hayashi to convince us that his government is pres- ently inspired by other than aggressive aims.
 "Paron Hayashi will be greatly assist ed if he resettles Chno-Japanese rela- tions on a foundation of mutual enlight- ei ment. instead of any of those formulae of protection expressed in terms of Asia for the Asiatics,' or of an Asiatic Mon roe doctrine. or-most suspicious and dam gerous of all political heresies-of Japan csc guardianship of China. As long as we continue to protect ourselves by our own right armand it will be sometime vet before we can do so, owing to the inherent as well as to the alien difficult ties besetting us in the work of adjust ing our national life to the new environ ment resulting from China's entry into the syp tenn of nations-we are and must remain the ward of the great powers that have guaranteed our independence and territorial integrity, and not of any singie power.
 Tt will be we'll for Japan to realize. definitely and finally, that a country
 with one-fourth of the worlds population
 and with resources that are continentai
 In extent and self-sufficiency is too great
 mass of the earth's surfce to be a mat
 ter of indifference to Europe and Amer
 ica. The attitude of the white powers re-
 garding the Japanese demands ought to
 convince Japan of what is in truth an
 axiom. And the security of China, visa
 wis Japan. is vital interest of Europe
 and America, not because-at is is writ
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have to be made to prevent the entry of the United States. The tangle has been referred to the supreme court of Pan- anna for decision.
 The imminence of American inter- vention arose from the prospect of dis order. The President ordered a number of police to preserve the authority of the government in the assembly, and at this members of the opposition ap- pealed to Governor Goethals for inter- vention. The governor stated that he would not wash any of their dirty linen" and that the interest of the United States in their affairs lay in the preservation of order and a constitu- tionaI government. He stated that if the government of Panama were unable to do this he would recommend that the government of the United States inter- vene and take control of the situation. in accordance with the provisions of the treaty.
 It is confidently expected that some solution will be arrived at which will make it unnecessary. The attainment of a modus .vivendi is matter for prolonged discussion, but in the mean time the city is orderly. A few demon strations, pro and con the government have been held but in the absence of violence they do not attract much at tention.
 The bitterness between the parties has been intensified by the prolonged efforts of the opposition to secure interven- tion by the United States to supervise the national and municipal elections, failing which they have made every effort to discredit the government in Panama and in the eyes of the Ameri- can officials The Japanese questions has been seized on as an issue, and the politics of the country is in miasma of charge and countercharge of corrup- tion and treachery. Into all of this, further than to protect the interests of the canal and the United States, the American officials do not enter. They are desirous for the Panamanians to work out their own salvation and will not intervene unless the process takes on violent forms,
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qualities which we find desirable in in- dividuais are very largely the results Of family life. The sanest thing that can be done for an orphan is to plant 1t in family and let 1t grow up. belonging somewhere. Institutions may be useful as shelters or jails. but the conditions O. life therein are not likely to furnish the soil in which true character is nour- shed. And so after all these years. the sociologists have come around to the po- sition of the sentimental Victoriana There Is no place like home, and the way to settle social problems is to make 1t more so. Charles Dickens and soma others knew that without the saving aid of statistics-but ours is q generation that must be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

The output of Alabama coal in 1915. ac- cording to the United States geological survey. acting in cooperation with the , Alabama geological survey, was 14,927, ,93I short tons, valued at $19066,O43, a de- crease of 665. 4s5 tons in quantity and $1,- 7S3,S76 in value, compared with 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
How J. P. Morgan Took Partner

B. C. Forbes in Leslie's.
 "Mr Morgan wants to see you in his library at three O o'clock." was the mes sage received one day by the vice presi- dent of a New York bank.
 He hadn't the slightest idea what the veteran financier could want with him. He had met MT. Morgan, as most other financiers had, during the parlous days when the master mind of them all was trying to stem the 1907 panic, but had not seen anything of MT. Morgan unlll the spring of the following year when, "iln Senator Aldrich and other members or the monetary commission, he had spent a Sunday at MT. Morgan's London home. Between then and the receipt Of the aooVe message in the fall of 1868 he had sci dom spoken to MT. Morgan.
 Promptly at O clock the young banker, wondering what the matter could be, rang the bell of the famous Morgan library. On being ushered in he almost collided with MT. Morgan at the entrance to his private room
 MT. Morgan shook handS ana pdue the puzzled visitor be seated.
 DO you realize it is pretty near the first of January?' he asked
 The young banker very much at sea- agreed that it was this was about the middle of November.
 Are you ready?" asked MT. Morgan.
 Ready TOT Wnal! Querieu eiie "Ss visitor.
 For what?" echoed MT. Morgan. You know I want you to come and join my firm on the first of January.
 "You never said anything about 1t, MT Morgan"
 T thought you knew by my expression what I thought of you," said MT. Nor gan.
 "Mr. Morgan, have you ever fallen from an 1S-story building?"
 It was MT. Morgan's turn to be as- tonished
 'No," he replied, scrutinizing his visi- tor.
 well, I never have before, and it will take me minute or two to catch my breath
 MT. Morgan laughed.
 And that was how Henry P. Davison then only 4O was notified of his selection as a partner in the greatest international banking firm in the United States.
 Families That Go Wrong
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ten in the protocols-their commerce and industry rest on the independence and in-
 tegrity of China but because the effect i've domination of China by Japan would Involve such a grave disturbance of the force of nations that the Japanese would be a menace and a danger to the world. "
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Joseph Ferris, apothecary of Bellevue hospital. New York, who died May +. is said to have compounded more than 800, 0S00 prescriptions during his service there and also to have been the particular con fidant of many Bellevue patients, who took delight in telling him their life his tories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Victrolius

From the Harvard Lampoon.
 First Idiot-Terrible accident in the Victoria factory. that?
 First Idiot-This years sales broke all the records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

A stripped chassis of both the Saxon FOUR" and Saxon SIX" is on exhibit at our salesroom, Fourth avenue and Twen- tieth street and at the State Fair Automobile Show. Our object in making a display of the chassis is to lay bare to prospective purchas- CTS all the facts in connection with the Saxon. In our investigation of motor cars we found that units comprising Saxon cars were se- cured from the best parts manufacturers in the business, each one the recognized leader in his particular speciality.
 Motors for both the Saxon 'Six' and Tours" are secured from the Continental Motor Manufacturing Company, the largest manufacturers of high grade motors in the world The Continental motor has been chosen by more than 150 manufacturers of automo- piles and trucks-frank acknowledgement that it equals or excels any motor they them selves could build Complete front and rear axle constructions are furnished by Timken the largest manufacturers of high grade axles and bearings in this country Timken axles and bearings are used in such cars and trucks as the Packard, Cadillac Hudson Peer less, Stutz Chalmers, Premier Winton, etc. The Saxon radiators are furnished by the Fedder Manufacturing Company. Fedder's radiators are used on nearly all racing cars. The strain of racing would soon wreck cheaper and less sturdily constructed product. Fedder's radiators are used extensively on high grade trucks where vibration would cause endless trouble with inferior radiators. They are regular equipment on such cars as Stutz, Pierce Arrow. National, Winton, Pack ard, Pathfinder, etc. The "Coast-to- Coast Pathfinder travelled from the Atlantic to the Pacific with no leaks or radiator trouble of any sort
 The Rayfeld carburetors used on Saxon cars are also regular equipment on such cars as Stearns Knight National Lozier, Winton, Cadillac, Haynes, Apperson, etc Rayfield carburetors are extensively used on racing cars for power and on pleasure cars for excep- tional gasoline economy and flexibility.
 Vanadium steel cantilever springs are rapid ly becoming universal on the highest priced cars, because of their strength and easy rid ing qualities.
 Wagner two-unit starting and lighting sys- tems for Saxon cars are manufactured by the Wagner Electric Manufacturing Company, which has been building motors and genera tors for nearly quarter of century With the experience wonderful facilities and organ ization of the Wagner Company, it is no won der that Wagner engineers have advanced the art of starter building far beyond all others. We offer the Saxon car as result of our in- vestigations in the firm belief that it is the best original investment that may be made in motor car, with the added value of being the most economically operated
 Alabama Motors, In,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

The insect world represents an unlim- ited field of life and activity. The num- Der of insect species is greater by far than of the species of all other living creatures combined. Although more than 3o0OO0 have been described, probably twice that number remain to be exam ined. Virtually all living animals, as well as most plants, supply food for these incompatible hordes.
 Exploration has prved long main tained theory that Finnish Lapland contains vast deposits of the highest grade iron ore, equal, if not superior, to the best Swedish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
SOME GOOD WORKERS

There are many women of rank, how ever, who still continue their magnificent work At one of the London hospitals, for instance, Lord Knutsford's daughter, the Hon. Lucy Holland is working as hard as the hundreds among her fellows. Under ordinary conditions she lives in the usual whirl of fashionable London life. Now she wears starched cap, a cotton dress, and white apron, and is at the beck and call of the various brave men who are suffering in a special ward in which she occupies quite a supernu- merary position. Fortunately there are many Englishwomen who are of just this calibre.
 And then there are the others. l heard two girls talking the other day as they were seated in the park T wouldn have volunteered at all if I had known it was going to take such long time, :" said one And the other replied Yes, it was all very nice for the first six months, but really when you find that they are still fighting after more than two years it gets just bit sickening, so I've resigned'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

Families That Go Wrong From Golfers.
 One of these research bureaus has been making a study of the causes of such
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Party Tor onc-ymr.old

Because September ! marked the
frst birthday OF little Miss Msrilynn
Mihills. last Sunday noon the Mihills
home gave place 10 a festive scene
honoring the small birthday girl.
when family and relatives sat down
to u reunion and birthday dinner,
Ice cream and cake was the closing
course OF the sumptuous repast
served.
The dinner party was composed OF
Mr., and Mrs, g, d. Johnston. Mr., and
Mrs. L, D. Mihills. Mrs, Kinney.
Misses Francis Kinney, Marilynn
Mihills. and Mr., and Mrs, d, NJ,
Mihills, In the afternoon MIR. and
Mrs, Ernest Crouch. Miss Olive Court
ney. and Miss Ramona Crouch Joined
the party.
When served with melons from the
home patch. the guests gave vent to
their appreciation OF the treat and
predicted the first prize reward which
was given them at the county fair.
Although the afternoon guests soon
left for home. the birthday party did
not break up until evening,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
MIR. SPROULE Sees ROAD
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their testimony concerning this
shortage.
I'VE we're there not to offer excuses
for this shortage OF freight cars that
has hindered shipments by Oregon
lumbermen. but TO explain the causes
Of the shortage" said Mr. Sproule.
"In the exchange OF viewpoints both
parties to the hearing have obtained
new ideas. for Il always proves help
ful to get the viewpoint OF the other
party. There are places where the
Southern Pacific can improve service,
and the improvement will be put into
effect just as rapidly as possible The
shippers can also cooperate so that
much OF the complaint can now be
eliminated.
"The shortage OF shipping facili-
ties was caused by the recent squirt
taken by the industries OF the west.
The east first felt the commercial i'm
pulse given by the trade that was
developed because OF the war Then
the impulse was felt in the west, first
in California, and now In Oregon.
have never seen such business ac-
tivity as Is now found in the state
OF Oregon, and an abnormal demand
for cars has resulted With improve
ment in general business, we ordered
new cars that were to have been> de-
llvered last June. The makers dis
appointed rs, and I have just been
notified that the first OF that order
would be delivered in December
Again, figures show that other rail-
road companies have upon their lines
5000 more Southern Pacific cars
than we have upon our line OF cars
from other roads The practical
closing OF the Panama canal, and the
putting OF shipping into overseas SER
vice has thrown great amount OF
traffic upon the transcontlnental lines
and made a demand for more cars.
These are some OF the causes that
have made It temporarily impossible
to meet the demand for cars, but the
situation will, am sure, be imme-
dlately improved
Asked regarding his opinion OF n
continuance OF business In the west
after the close Of the war, President
Spronle said that industrial impulses
came as great waves, but that they
mover receded to the point from
which they started. The improve
ment would be maintained, but by
how great degree would depend
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24

Dinner Guests

Ten dinner guests enjoyed the hos.
pitality of Mr.. aud Mrs, ]. l.. Christ.
lieb at their home on Ninth and Saw
age streets, Wednesday OF last week,
Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs, William Karl and four children
and Mr., and Mrs, Roat and two
daughters, Both families are resi-
dents Of Murphy, where Mr., Roat Is
In charge OF a large orchard and Mr.
Karl is interested In the growing Of
sugar beets,
Amer the dinner the friends spent
the afternoon and evening hours at
the fair,
All assured the hostess Of a very
enjoyable time
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Florence Williams Entertains

Miss Florence Williams was hostess
Monday of last week. when on invita-
titon to birthday party number
OF her friends gathered at the Will
liams home on B street and spent
the evening.
Music and outdoor games were en-
joyed during the early hours. Punch,
sandwiches. and waters were served,
but the birthday cake proved the
greatest attraction.
An evening at the theater closed
the party festivities.
The following were present: Eva
Jenkens, Florence Williams, Hllda
Gordon, Ralph Gordon, John Will
liams, Norman Kendall, Dolly Telling,
Vera Robinson, Thelma Robinson,
Ruth Smith, Helen Smith, Marguerite
Guilbault, Catherine Carroll, Mar
jorie Carroll, and Celia Fry.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Newman VI. f.. Church

4 Preaching by the pastor at ! l a m,
and s p. m.
/ Morning topic, THE Lesson OF the
Potter's Wheel" Anthem. "As Pants
the Hart" with solo by Mrs. Basler.
Solo, Dear Lord Forgive" by Miss
Helen Ellis.
/ Evening topic, ''who Keeps the
Inner Citadel" Anthem. BE JOY
full in the Lord" Solo. Trusting. 4"
by Miss Genevieve Pattillo.
Music under the direction OF Prof,
]. s .MacMurray.
Sunday school at 10 q. m. Sam II,
Baker. superintendent.
intermediate and Epworth leagues
at p. m. Epworth league leader.
James Martin.
This is the last Sunday OF the con-
ference year.
You are cordially invited to these
services. Strangers made specially
welcome.
Melville T. Wire. Pastor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24

upon the wisdom OF the government
In legislatlug for tho proteetjon and
fostering OF American trade condl-
tions. said Mr.. Sproule.
The railroad man was especially
optimistic concerning the future OF
the mining industry In southern Ore
gon. He expressed surprise at the
richness OF the ore found In the bins
at Waters Creek. and said that dis
trict that produced ore of such quail
ity could not help to develop along
extensive lines.
As the train sped along In the
Applegate valley. II was pointed out
to Mr.. Sproule that practically half
OF the land upon each side OF the
track was OF the recently forfeited
holdings OF his company. He made
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
The County Library Exhibit

The blue ribbon for the best edu-
cational booth at the county fair was
won by the library exhibit. The booth
was furnished to represent a house
library, with paneled walls in gray,
and frieze OF red autumn leaves for
a border. 1t was literally supplied
with books and magazines. Many
posters upon the wall, done by local
artists advanced the cause Of the
county free library. The petitions
for a county library were launched
at that time and over 800 names
we're secured. The list included the
names Of influential farmers Of the
county, who not only expressed them
selves as gratlfied with the move but
volunteered to advance the cause In
their neighborhoods A work that
would help to educate the children
found ready response on the part
OF the parents.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24

no comment other than to remark
that one OF the reasons for the failure
of Southern Pacific stocks to respond
as had the stocks OF some other cor
porailons was the action OF congress
In torfeting these lands to the gov
ernmont and the suit now In the fed.
eral courts for the dissolution OF the
Southern Pacific and the Central
Pacific. But" continued Mr.
sproule. az a significant twinkle came
into his eye. your county Is not col
lectlng much In the way OF taxes from
those lands Just now. is lt7v
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24

Imitation damask is made today by
means OF printing upon the surface
with n sort ~ Transparent mucIagc
the designs Those designs appear 10
be woven into ''o r'H.h By immerslng
sample in boiling hot water md al
lowing It to hoil FIR several minutes the
design win disappear Washington
Post
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Rirthtlay Dinner

Pink and white asters were effec-
lively used Ia decoration OF the Macy
home on North Fourth street at the
Tuesday evening birthday dinner
given September 10 for Miss Florence
Smith,
Covers were laid for seven. OF the
dinner. which was five-course one,
an attractive feature was the pink
and white birthday cake with its pink
candles.
During the evening hours the party
found enjoyment in downtown amuse-
ments.