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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30
Fathers Doubts

From the Boston Transcript
Suitor-So you told your father that
was earning $1,000 year. What did he
say?
The grille said he knew you were
getting that much, but he doubted you
were earning 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30
LEGAL NOTICES
be Alabama Great southern

IttIIIO tu OOIIIpdIly.
birmingham. Ala. September 10, 1916
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company. for election of directors and
the transaction of such other business as
may be brought before the meeting, will
be held at the office of the company,
Room 1914 American Trust and Savings
Bank building, Birmingham. Ala, on
Wednesday. October 4. 1916. at 10 o'clock
a. m. +. S WYNN Secretary.
9-23-12t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30
Nothing Left


From the Boston Transcript
She-W hat did papa say when you
told him Of our engagement?
He--Weil-er-really, dear
She-Oh. you can leave out this swear
words.
He--Then there's nothing to tell you
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30
Divine Sarah Coming

Paris, September 29.-Sarah Bern
hardt will sail for the United States
tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30

The bubbles in teacup follow the
spoon because it attracts them just as
a magnet attracts steel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30

The pictures depict incidents dur
ing the Coast Guard cutter Seneca's
adventurous tour of patrol duty in
the Atlantic. Many icebergs were
sighted and at times the vessel ran
among great fields of pack ice. On
the left the Seneca is shown stand
ing by a tremendous iceberg. On
the right the cutter is seen passing
through pack ice
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
NINETEEN PERISH
IN HOSPITAL FIRE
FIVE CHILDREN, EIGHT WOMEN
AND SIX MEN TRAPPED IN
BURNING BUILDING.
Those Who Persisted Were Entombed
by Tons of Debris.-Nuns Risked
Lives to Save Children En-
Trapped by Flames.

Farnham, Quebec-Nineteen per.
.sons-fve children, eight women and
six men-Iost their lives in the fire
which destroyed St. Elizabeth hos,
pital early Thursday. There were 2lS
persons in the hospital, of whom ll3
we're children, SO aged women and
the others servants and assistants to
the Grey nuns.
One reason for the difficulty in def
nitely establishing the loss Of life, it
was said, was that the majority Of
the inmates of the hospital were with
out relatives or friends. Those who
persisted are believed to have been en-
tombed by tons of debris.
An investigation as to the cause Of
the fire disclosed that blaze started
in chimney of the hospital Tuesday
night. 1t is the theory of the authori-
ties that this smouldered and broke
out again.
Many of the nuns, it was said, risk
ed their lives in efforts to save pa
tients and children entrapped in the
hospital Famed by a strong breeze,
the flames, unchecked by the small
jets of water the firemen were able
to throw on them, swept through the
building with lightning speed, cutting
off the inmates in the various depart
mentS.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
CHARGE AMERICANS
WITH CONSPIRACY
BORDER RESIDENTS ACCUSED OF
FURNISHING MUNITIONS
TO MExICANS.
Charged That LegaIista Agents Have
Bought Members of Carranza
Garrison and Expect to
Join Felix Diaz.

Nogales, Ariz-Luis Loos, Amer.
lean, connected with the Nogales
Hardware company, was arrested
Sunday night by department of jus
tice officers in connection with the
alleged conspiracy to furnish arms
and ammunition to the Legalista fac
ton of Mexicans.
The arrest of Loos, following that
of Charles KiesseIlbach, a natural
lied German, and Guillermo Barnett,
all of the Nogales Hardware com
pany, together with Eduouardo Ram
irez, a Legalista agent, and another
Mexican, supposedly backs up the
warning given out by Secretary Of
War Baker that plot is expected to
bring about another border raid by
Mexicans before the presidential cleo
tion November 7.
Mexican officials in Nogales, Sono-
ra, declared Sunday they had evil
dence to show that Legalista agents
have bought every member of the
Carranza garrison there. They are
ready, it was alleged, to join Felix
Diaz any time between November
and 7 for the purpose of attacking
and looting Nogales, Ariz.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
FAMILY-TABLE FOOD SUPPLY
Many Advantages in Raising Fruit,
Vegetables, Meat, Bread, Etc
Convenience Counts.

There are many advantages in rails
ing enough fruit, vegetables, meat,
bread and strip to supply the family
table. The difference in cost between
the store-bOught foods and those
raised on the farm should be sufficient
argument to convince people.
But there is another advantage that
is not always mentioned when people
are arguing for home-raised foods.
That is convenience.
When the keeper of the farm home
has unexpected company, as she often
does, or when she is very busy with
her homework and finds that the sup
plies are out, she is greatly embar-
raised. But if she has the pantry, the
stOrehOUse, the smokehouse filed, little
time may be lost in preparing an aP-
petizing meal.
Even when vegetables must be gath
cred from the garden, fruits from the
orchard, peas, beans or potatoes from
the fields, less time is lost and much
less expense incurred than when some
one with a team must go to town.
Think of convenience and economy
when you are planting crops for the
food supply.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STRIKE CALLED OFF
CONDUCTORS AND TRAINMEN DE.
HANDING CONCESSIONS IN
HOURS AND WAGES.
Between 1000 and 5000 Men Would
Have Been Thrown Out of EN-
ployment But for Conference
With Road Officials.

Winnipeg, Mantle threatened
strike of conductors and trainmen of
the Canadian Pacific, ordered for
Thursday, has been called off, it was
officially Announced here Wednesday
afternoon, following a conference be.
tween representatives of the employ.
ees and officials of the road.
Immediately after the brief official
announcement was issued brotherhood
leaders dispatched messages to all
districts, cancelling the strike order.
1t was said no statement would be
issued regarding the terms of settle.
ment until late Wednesday or Thurs.
day.
Between 1000 and 5000 men were
directly affected by the strike order.
The men were demanding certain con
cessions in working hours and wages.
1t was learned that one of the prin-
cipal points at issue was decided in
favor of the men. The train crews
will be paid for their preparatory time
prior to departure of trains. Another
important question, that of guaranteed
miles of way-freight crews was dis
posed of by a compromise on $500
miles. The company desired to base
salaries on mileage of 5000, while the
men wanted salaries based on 2,400
miles.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
IS GEN. CARRANZA
PLANNING TO QUIT
POLITICAL OPPONENTS DECLARE
FIRST CHIEF is PREPARING
FOR FLIGHT.
Charges Based Upon His Decision to
Leave His Capital for Quaretaro,
and Fact That His Wife Has
Left Mexico.

Observation-Disclosures that General
Carranza is preparing to leave Mex
leo are being freely made by his po-
Iitical opponents in Mexico City. They
are based upon his decision to leave
I his capital for Quaretaro, and the fact
that Mrs Carranza has crossed the
border into the United States, accom-
panied by her husbands war minister
and chief supporter, General Obregon.
Information to this effect is reach
ing officials here from various reliable
sources. So far nothing tangible
tending to support the story has come
through official channels. 1t is known,
however, that many officials here be-
Iieve General Carranza has committed
a political blunder at least if he is
not in fact preparing for fight by per
hitting his family to leave Mexico
just at this time The trip, they say,
was certain to be construed by his
followers as a confession of weak
ness.
General Venustiano Carranza has
no intention of quitting Mexico City
and his wife expects to join him
there next month, she said on her
arrival at San Antonio from Mexico
City Asked concerning press reports
that General Carranza might abdicate
his position as first chief of the Mex
lean constituencies, Mrs. Carranza
shook her head emphatically and said
she had nothing to say whatever on
that subject.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
FAITH IN GOOD ROADS
COUNTY SPENDING $500, ZOO, 900
YEARLY ON IMPROVEMENTS.
Ratio Expected to Be Double That
Amount in Next Decade-GoVern-
ment Won't Aid Community
That Doesn't Help Itself.

The country is now spending well
toward S2OOOOO,OOO a year on rural
roads-perhaps twice what it was
spending for that purpose ten years
aga Faith in good roads probably
increased during the decade in an
even greater ratio, and it will be sur
prising if the expenditure ten years
hence is not double S2OOO0O,OOO.
This is mainly, Of course, an effect
of the motor car; but,a lot Of people
misjudge the motor car because they
fOrget-or do not know-that in all
the more prosperous rural regions a
gasoline vehicle nowadays is just
about as standard an implement as a
moving machine The day has long
gone by when good roads agitation
could be discredited by ascribing it to
bloated urban plutocrats who wanted
to ride comfortably.
By an act that became law last
month the federal government pur-
poses to contribute $75,OOOOOO for
good country roads used by the postal
service, sharing the expense equally
with the states or other local units.
The work is to be done on specifica-
tiOns approved by the department of
agriculture, duly inspected and APP
proved.
The federal government ought to
contribute, for highways are legiti-
mate national interest. Under this
law it helps no community that does
not first help itself. Its participation
will tend powerfully to standardize
road building and TO distribute the re-
suits of experience; so it should tend
to give a better quality OF road for no
greater cost.
Twenty-Five years ago any given so
called public highway was usually the
exclusive affair of a board of super
Tisors or commissioners who ruled
for year over a territory three or
four miles square. Presently the coun-
ties came in; then the states; now the
federal government-which is as it
should be.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
WHITEWASH OF HIGH VALUE
Government Standard Is Very White
and Will Last Well When Used
on Outside Jobs.

Following is the well-known stand
ard recipe for Government White
wash" Stake One-half bushel fresh
lime with boiling water, covering it to
keep m the steam. Strain liquid
through a fine sieve and add seven
pounds of fine salt, previously dis
solved in warm water; three pounds
of ground rice, boiled to a thin paste
and stirred in, boiling hot; One-half
pound bOlted gilders whiting; one
pound white glue, soaked first in cold
water until swollen, then carefully
melted over fire. To this mixture add
five gallons of hot water and let it
stand covered a few days.
A pint of the whitewash will serve
to cover nearly a square yard. 1t is
very white and will last well when
Used on outside work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
SMALL TRACTOR IS FAVORED
Profitable Implement II Enough Land
Is Cultivated to Use It Econom-
ically, Say Users.

The farm tractor is generally a
profitable implement If enough land
is cultivated to use it economically.
This is the opinion expressed by three
fOurths of the two hundred tractor
users in Illinois to Investigators for
the United States department of agri-
culture. About one-third of the men
in this list increased the acreage, on
IN average 12O acres to the farm. af
ter buying the tractors and finding
that they did not have room to use
them to the best advantage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02

from stock and fire, and intelligent
Trimmings After planting and cult
walton during a few years, if the
woodlot is of artificial origin, the
work expended on it and the harvest
ing of Tits crops may be done in the
winter, when other work is not press
ing
Besides the direct value of a wood
lot in furnishing wood and shelter, in
esthetic value in improving the APP
pearance of the farm and in furnish
ing recreation is of considerable i'm
portauce in making life more worth
living. incidentally the well-kept, prop
erly located woodlot adds selling value
to the farm out of all proportions to
the cost of establishing or tending the
grove.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
KING SATISFIES ALLIES.
French Landing Force Will Be With
drawn From Greece.

Athens.-King Constantine had a
lengthy audience Saturday with the
Russian and British ministers.
An entente diplomat announces
that complete understanding, which
should arrange things much more
satisfactorily for the king, Venizelos
and ourselves" has been reached with
the Greek sovereign.
It is understood that as the Greek
government continues to demonstrate
its willingness and ability to main
tain order in Athens, the French
landing force will be withdrawn grad
ually and the French control of the
police, telephones and telegraphs and
the railways also will be loosened.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
F0RMALIN TO RELIEVE BLoAT
Promising Results Secured in Expert.
ments Conducted by Experts at
Kentucky Station.

Experiments conducted at the Ken
tncky station with formaldehyde as
treatment for cattle badly affected
with Float caused by eating too much
succulent clover or alfalfa has given
very promising results.
One-half ounce of formalin in one
quart Of water makes the proper solu-
ton for treating bIoated animals
After administering the remedy, a
block of wood is placed in the animals
mouth to allow the better escape of
the gas. In all the cases tried the
cows were in normal condition 20 to
% minutes after the formalin solution
was given, even when the animals
were badly bloated and in dangerous
condition. FOrmalin is a trade name
for 40 per cent solution of formalde-
hyde, and can be secured at any drug
store.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
GERMANS ATTEMPT
RAID ON CHANNEL
ENGLISH AND GERMAN DESTROY.
ERs ENGAGE IN BATTLE,
BOTH SIDES SUFFERING.
Rain Hampering Operations on the
somme Front.-Germans Pursu-
ing the Retiring Russo
Rumanan Armies.

London.-Ten German torpedo boa
desuOyers attempted to raid the Brit
ish cross-channeI transport service
but the attempt failed, says an off
cial statement issued by the British
admiralty on Friday. Two of the
German destroyers were sunk and the
others were driven oil.
One British torpedo boat destroyer
the Flirt, is missing, the British state
ment adds, and another destroyer, the
Nubian, was disabled by a torpedo
and ran aground. Nine members OF
the crew G. tie F.irt we're saved.
The German Gestroyers succeeded
in sinking one empty transport, the
Queen. The crew was saved
A new advance from the west and
south has brought the French troops
within few hundred yards OF the
ruins of Fort Vaux, according to dis
patches.
The Germans left their trenches
west OF Douaumont village, but
French curtains OF fire broke up their
intended assault.
Although heavy rains are hamper
ing operations, there is considerable
artillery activity on the Somme front.
The Germans are directing a heavy
fire against French positions in the
region of Saily-Saillisel, Bouchavesnes
and Biaches, while British lines fur
Their to the north were taken under a
severe cannonade. During Friday
night the British gained some trench
es south of Ancre brook, despite the
treacherous terrain.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
forces pursuing the retreating Russo
Rumanian armies in Dobrudja have
reached the district of Hirsova, ap-
prcXimately forty miles north OF
Tchernayoda, according to advices
from Berlin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Cabrera Charges DispIeasing.

Washington.-Inves of the
authenticity of the statement issued
by LUZ Cabrera of the Mexican COM
mission assailing American officials
for alleged laxity is proposed. This
is taken to mean that its publication
is displeasing to administration off
Gals A question to be determined
was whether the attention of the de
facto government formally should be
called to it as a violation of diplo-
matte etiquet
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Smuggling in Ammunition.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Reports thai
arms and ammunition had been SNUG
gled into Mexico from the United
States, and insistence of the Mexican
representatives that the United States
government tatke steps to check the as
sistance they declare Villa and other
bandits are receiving from persons on
this side of the border, featured the
discussions of the MeXican-American
joint commission at the close of the
second month of the conference.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
FALL AND WINTER FLOWING
Number of Advantages in Practice
Various Kinds of Insects Ex-
posed to Cold Weather.

There are a number of advantages
in fall and winter blowing. The de-
structiOn of insects is not the least of
them. Army worms, cut worms, Hes
sian fly, grasshOppers and other very
injurious insects live over the winter
in the ground and by fall blowing or
diskfng, these insects are exposed to
the freezing weather and killed, or
they are crushed and disturbed in their
winter sleep so that they perish. Old
stubbEe fields should always be plowed
during the fall or winter if the land is
so situated as not to wash.-Farmer'
Guide.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
BANDITS MAKE WATERFALL.
Louisiana Train Robbers Frightened
Off by Passengers.

Shreveport, LA passenger train
was held up near Rayville, La, Sun
day night by five robbers, but it is
said that they obtained nothing. The
men boarded the train at Rayville,
crawled over the tender and forced
the engineer to bring the train to
stop, after it had proceeded about a
mile.
They failed in an attempt to uncou-
pie the passenger cars and then tried
to break into the express car, but the
doors were locked. They fired num-
Der of shots through the window of
the baggage car and fired once at the
engineer. Nobody was hit A railroad
dagman, who was a passenger, fired
at the robbers and frightened them
away.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Memorial to Poe.

Richmond, Va.-Edgar Allen Poe's
old workshop, now the Southern Lit
erary Messenger building, must be
torn down within FIVE days, under a
court order entered on complaint that
the building was unsafe. A citizens
committee, trying to preserve the
building as a memorial to the poet,
who produced many of his earlier writ
ings in it, will have the structure
RACED in such way that it can be re-
constructed on the grounds of Rich
mond college.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
LANE DECLARES STORY FALSE,
President Did Not Add Postscript to
Lusitania Note.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Franklin K.
Lane, secretary of the interior, is
sued statement here Friday night
denying the charge made by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge in speech at
Brockton, Mass, Thursday, that Pres
fdent Wilson had added postscript to
the second Lusitania note, informing
the German government that the con-
tents of the so-called "strict account
ability" note were mot to be taken
seriously" and that the postscript had
disappeared after members of the cab
met threatened to resign if it was at
tached to the note.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
EVERY FARM NEEDS W0oDLoT
If Nature Has Not Provided One, Plant
one-lt is Not Difficult and
VIII Pay Well.

by W. J. MORRILL,, Colorado Agricui-
tural College, Fort Collins. Colo)
A permanent wOodlot Is an essential
part Of well-organized farm. In the
mountain valleys and along the
streams in the plains, nature has pro-
yided these woodlots In many places,
however, the farmer must plant and
raise his wondlot.
The woOdIot is convenient in pro-
viding fuel, posts, and wood for re-
pairs. It may also serve as a wind
break, and for shelter for stock. On
light soils or on steep slopes the trees
will bind the soil, to prevent erosion.
A woOdlot needs proper protection
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
JAPAN DESIRES FRIENDSHIP.
Steel Magnate Says Japanese Are
Well Disposed Toward Us.

St. Louis, Mo.-The leading men OF
Japan are anxious for permanent
peaceable and friendly relations with
the United States, Ebert H. Gary,
president of the American Iron and
Steel Institute, declared here Friday
in an address at the semi-annual meet
ing of the organization. Mr.. Gary's
talk was given in response to a Te-
quest from the institutes directors
that he discuss his summer trip to
the orient, where he visited the Phil
ippines, China and Japan.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02

Col. Eben Swift, stationed at the
army service school, at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, has been appointed a
brisadier general, succeeding Gen. J.
J. Pershing, who is now major gen.
eral.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Member of Mob Convicted.

Lima, Ohio.-Milton Spyker, charg-
ed with attacking Sheriff Sherman E.
Ely, with intent to lynch him when
the sheriff refused to divulge the hid
ing place of Charles Daniels, a negro,
sought by a mob, was found guilty by
a jury. The penalty is from one to
ten years in state prison.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Hog Shipping Crate.

In case the shipment is to be a long
one, wire a pan of water in one cor
ner.
Material for crate, , feet wide,
feet long and 3 feet high.
IL by u, for bottom end board :;
Ii by 1-6-16 uprights and opening
end; 81 by 1910 sides and closed
end; 2-1 by 12-1O floor and bottom
side boards; IL by 6-S cIeats.-
Farm and Home.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Mcdaniel Trial Halted.

st. Joseph, Mo.-The trial Of Oscar
D. Mcdaniel, prosecuting attorney of
Buchanan county, charged with the
murder of his wife, Mrs. Harriet Moss
Mcdaniel, was halted Wednesday. AS
a result the accused prosecutors fate
will not be decided until after the
November election. He is a candidate
for the office he now holds.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
SaIazar Deserts Villa.

Ell Paso.-Jose Inez Salazar, Villas
second in command, and Bandelio
Tribe, another of Villas commanders,
have broken with Villa and have
gone to Cusi instead of accompany
ing Villa southeast from Santa Ysa-
bel, according to Ell Democratic, the
official Carranza daily paper pub
lished in Chihuahua City.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Woman That pefied Huerta WEEDS.

San Antonio.-Miss Angela Madero,
sister of former President Madero of
Mexico, and Senior Jose Trevino Gar
cia of Monterey were married here
Wednesday. Miss Madero came into
international prominence at the time
of President Madero's death in Mex
leo City, when she denounced and de-
fed Victoriano Huerta.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02

Ambassador Gerard, who returned
from Berlin on what is supposed to be
a most important mission in connee.
ton with the war.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
NorwaYIs Great Loss.

Christiania.-The losses to Norweg-
ian shipping caused by the war have
reached total of 26S,OOO tons gross
register, according to a compilation
made by the Ritzau News agency.
The insurance carried amounted to
102,0OO,0O0 kronen and the loss Of
life to 149.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Didn't Last Long.

Eau Claire, Wis.-Fred Fulton OF
Rochester, Mimi, knocked out Andre
Anderson of Chicago in the first round
of a scheduled ten-round bout Friday
night. From the start Of the round
the Rochester heavyweight pummeled
his opponent.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-02
Many Women Voters REGISTER

Seattle.-Forty and one-fOurth per
cent of the $4,000 registered voters of
Seattle are women, according to the
registration office. Forty thousand
are women and $4,000 men. The per-
centage of women registered has in
creased seven per cent over 1914.