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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
WELLER WRITES LAMENTATIONS
 OF BIC OUTSIDE

The following interesting ob- servations are contained in let ter to Otto Van Sickle from Fred C. Weller:
 Tacoma, Jan. 3. IoI6.-I drop ped you a postal card a few weeks back saying that 1 would write you few lines-so here goes lam now living in dry state, so am now in dry state or conditions as it were, myself. l remained down town New Years eve up to closing time, and every thing went without any excite ment, at the stroke of 12, all the emporiums closed and everybody left the saloons without any fuss We all expected that it was going to be one grand big night but there was more noise, fun and people on the streets the previous New Years eve all the saloons done a poor business and there were very few drunks around con sidering and only five arrests dur ing the night. There was a snow fall of two inches and most ot the population amused themselves by waiting the autos trying to climb the hills, and then watch them skid backwards and sideways to the bottom of the bill again, the booze problem did not seem to be on the mind of the people very much. About 35 saloons in thlS place are now converted into soft drink places, also are selling what is called a near beer, most of these places are making test of this line of business, and those that cannot make it pay will grad. ually drop out, It was very hard to buy a gallon of hootch on last day. as all the bulk was sold and there was very little to be ob- tained in quart bottles. So you can imagine what a huge supply of wet goods some of the dwellers must have stored away or buried. At the present time it will be hard to say what effect this law will have on the future outlook of the state. In order for Tacoma to make up the deficiency of this license money the city govern ment is putting increased taxa tion on nearly every line of busi- ness that they thing will stand an increase of license, and the:e is quite holler going up, but this revenue has to be made up so ii does no good for any one to kick Tacoma has cut out three fire houses and discharged 20 fire men, and also made quite cut in the police department nd it will be further reduced later on and many other means of entrench- ment will be made in the near future. o
 But in Seattle the overburdened people will suffer much more than here, am going over in a few days and see how they like it there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07

In a good many parts of the United States it takes from tea hours to three days to carry malls between points that are only . hundred miles or so apart in a. air line This is becaa.e tn country in between is so ID on edge-broken by mountains an. canons, with unbridgcd and im. passable rivers thrown in 10. good measure. The long de.our that have to be made have boeh cred the post office people 10. years.
 Aerial mail service has beee talked of for some time. At avia ton meets now and then letters have been delivered by flying machines, just to show that fl could be done. But only lately has the government taken this matter up seriously, with 3 view to establishing regular routes fo. the carriage of the mails in thi. way. The experiments that have been tried have resulted sstis factorily, even under the mosl adverse conditions. In his latest annual report the post-maste' general recommended that aerial
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07

mai service bc introduced where ever typographical conditions made t desirable, and Congress subsequently appropriated s55,- 70 for th.t purpose. Air routes sae t5 ha established between various points in Alaska and in sha Rockies. As these prove
 he'r ad.ly the scope of this
 He4hed of mail carrying will be enlarged. Eventually, no matter in what far place a man may live,
 sa Ha#al nal c2rrier. iii his air ship will deliver letters and aaaeHs 10 aa with almost as aueh feeulari ae if he Gwelt by a well travelled road.
 thIa th- aet few wears ai- eia5t have be- os safe ar} rel afIe. They have had their most -sarehiaa trials in the great wal. But their dependability for peace =. purposes has been established beyond question They are being esed every day for p1trolling electric power lines in the noun fains. where tae ta3ws lie deep from early autumn to nidsunl- mer. On great sheep and cattle ranches in the West they are
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07

The place to get your job printing al ! aht Prices and prompt delivery Is [ the Nuqqet office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

Congressman representing districts with large German populations received hun dreds of messages from individuals and ton by. Congress which might lead to wal between the United States and Germany
 Senators and members of the House were reluctant to enter into any discus sion of the situation The address read by President Wilson yesterday reposes in the respective committees dealing with foreign affairs. It was sent to the con- mittees merely for their information. Nc formal action on it is possible.
 William J. Bryan, former Secretary of State, who resigned because he thought the Presidents policy in the Lusitania case was leading to war, came to Wash ington today. Representative Bailey ot Pennsylvania and Galloway of Texas met him at the station and had luncheon with him. He did not disclose his plans, but said he had come to render any aid pos salble to prevent trouble between the United States and Germany.
 Tonight MT. Bryan attended a testi- monial dinner given to the widow of Joseph Fels of Philadelphia, founder of a fund for the promotion of the single tax doctrine. He was so hoarse that he spoke with difficulty and ex- plained that he had caught cold as a result of having his hair cut while in the west
 In a speech at the dinner MT. Bryan declared it would be crime for the United States to enter the present war under any circumstances. He insisted that harm done America by any of the belligerents had been incident to their war in which the United States was not interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
GERMANS DRAW ON EASTERN FRONT TO REINFORCE TROOPS
 ASSAULTING VERDUN
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is approaching Russia with peace over lures, but it Is authoritatively stated in official circles that no such pro- posals will be considered for a mo- ment by Russia
 Voicing conviction that Turkey is Q defeated nation and not in posi- tion to make any terms, the Petrograd Gazette declares:
 We may now consider one of our enemies finished. The taking of Treb- izond has so disorganized the Turkish defensive plans that all that remains for her is to lay down her arms and ask mercy. She already has sought ways to separate peace, but has met with the absolute refusal of her op- ponent, who is determined to close no separate agreements. Turkeys hour has struck and it Is not improbable that she will in the near future en- tirely disappear from the map. No long, CT impeded by Turkish pressure on the coast, the Russian armies east of Er- zerum have begun swift advance on Baiburt and Ersingan. With three groups of Russian armies from the Black sea coast to Bitlis in close CO., operation, the weStward campaign through Asia Minor is expected to de- velop rapidly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

Clanton.-Today was the first of a three-day chautauqua that is to be held in Clanton and was highly suc- cessful. Emmet A. Jones of Montgom- cry, Professor Burleson of Auburn and Dr. J 1T. Watt, special state agent of the department of agriculture, and Mrs. Lida Jones, county demonstrator for the girls tomato clubs, were among the speakers and the large audience paid close attention as they discussed the economic problems facing the farm CT today. Mrs. Jones said Chiffon coun- ty had more club members than any other county in the state
 Cullman.-The vacant house owned by Al Pinehardt in West Cullman was destroyed by fire of unknown origin last night. The damage is estimated at 5000. Owing to the fact that the house was too far from the water plugs fire men were unable to do much. Houses adjoining the burning structure were saved only by the hardest kind of work.
 Thorsby---On April s2S, and continu- ing until May 2, Commencement exer- cises will be held at the Baptist Chill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

do for him. The new congressman is in the beginning, pretty good politic- ian, and association for week or more with the experienced in this particu- lar game is sufficient to give him a keen edge" in knowing how to take care of himsef.
 He learns, first of all, that the gen eral hobby-the general source of ad- vertisement, the general treasury for campaign purposes-is the Congress sional Record. Then he makes little speech on general topics-good roads, pubic veal, boil weevil, tick eradica- ton, sanitary advancement or any other subject properly disguised be- hind a pro bono pubico cloud. This speech is sent. at the expense of the government, to every voter in his dis trict, and the voter must perforce de- clare: What a great Horatius have We standing at the bridge"
 And then the new congressman, with campaign at home, stands up some morning and asks leave "to extend his remarks in the record" And he uses the record $ a medium of expression for his compliments to his constituents, or the "1imitless resources" of his own particular district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
ENTENTE POWERS TO
 RELY ON PRECEDENT
 SET UP IN CIVIL WAR
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to the exercise of this right of regula- ton of imports is the right to search vessels approaching the neutral country. In this connection the allies hold that while in the early days it was possible to conduct such search at sea, condi- tions of sea traffic has made this i'm possible; hence 1t has become necessary to take the neutral ship to the nearest convenient port where the cargo may be examined. This is the explanation of- fered for the apparent unreasonable di version of many ships from their regular courses and what has been complained of as an unnecessary delay in search. It was with view to reducing complaint on this score, 1t is pointed out that ar engagements were made for the British embassy here to advise would-be Ameri- can shippers whether their cargoes prob ably would be subject to detention.
 Another point made by the allies is that the character of ships papers have changed completely owing to modern commercial methods, so that no longer can they be relied upon to supply all the evidence necessary to establish the character of cargo and it's liability to seizure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
TODAY FINAL DAY
 OF MRS. WILSON'S
 COOKING LESSONS
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naise, beat in and when cool place on ice. This prevents separation.
 Fruit Sponge Cake-Seven eggs, one and half cups sugar; two and a quar- ter cups flour one-quarter teacup cold water, two teaspoons baking powder one teaspoon lemon and vanilla; bake in two lawyers.
 Filling-One minced orange, one ba- mana sliced. juice one-half lemon, one can pineapple chopped fine, one-half cup sugar.
 Ice on top with the following icing Take syrup of pineapple, boil with sugar, allowing two cups to one of juice break two eggs to each cup of sugar, beat whites stiff; when syrup cooks thick and threads, pour gradually over the eggs; cook over steam to the right consistency to ice cake. Delicious. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
COMMITTEE PERFECTS
 RURAL CREDITS BILL

Washington. April 20.-A bill to estab- fish 12 regional land mortgage banks as part of the administration rural credits legislation programme was perfected to. day by the House banking committee and will be urged for passage next week by House leaders.
 The proposed banks would make loans on land through National Farm Loan associations. Stock would be taken by the federal treasury. but under an amend ment adopted by the committee today no payments would be made on such stock until the bank in question had received applications for loans from at least 1o loan associations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

, ton Unity High school at Thorsby., The Rev. J. A. Beal of Montgomery will
 preach the commencement sermon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
DELEGATES TO D. A. R.

Washington, April 20.-(Special) ) Alabama delegates to the convention of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton are: Mrs John W. Tomlnson. Mrs. Morgan Smith, Mrs. R. H. Pearson and
 Mrs. C. M. Tardy of Birmingham; Mrs John B. Cobbs of Montgomery, Mrs Harvey Inge and Mrs. Rhett Goode
 of Mobile. Miss Katherine Earle of Bir- ningham, and Miss Mabel Goode of
 Mobile, are also in attendance, and
 have been comm ssioned as pages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
AMERICAN NOTE ON SUBMARINE ISSUE IS
 IN GERARD'S HANDS
AMBASSADORS OWN VIEy
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posed to accept the views expressed b. the ambassador as being official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

the ambassador as being official.
 AMBASSADORS OWN VIEW He was described authoritatively as be- ing inclined to regard them as the am- of the latters desire to prevent break between his country and the United States. The President having laid down the condition that there must be an aban- donment of the present submarine meth ods Secretary Lansing takes the view that there must be direct and formal response from the German government itself before there can be a discussion of the various phases of the subject or of any alternative propositions short of absolute compliance with the American demands.
 As result of his conference Count Won Bernstorff sent another communication to his government this evening It was made clear at the German embassy later that the ambassador did not expect to call upon Secretary Lansing again until after the American note.
 Just how long the United States is willing to wait for the German reply has not been disclosed. All officials agree that a reasonable time'' will be allowed DELUGED WITH WIRES Washington was deluged with telegrams during the day. Great numbers which arrived at the White House congratu- lated President Wilson for his stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

DemOPOlis-The barn of E. R. Berry, about one mile from Demopolis, was destroyed by fire yesterday evening at o'clock. The barn was full of hay and is partly covered by insurance
 Evangelist F. M. Hinder of Lancaster, Ky, has been holding revival meeting here for the past week in the Chris tian church The revival closed yes- terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Artillery at OglethorRe

Chattanooga, April 20.-Lieutenant Col. onel Ketchum, in command of 4S5 men of the coast artillery from Fortress Mon. roe, arrived here this afternoon and went at once to Fort Oglethorpe. where they have been detailed as battalion of in. fantry for duty during the business and professional men's training camp, which opens May 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
INSPECTION FEE NOT
 REVENUE MEASURE
Ullman Shows How Liquor
 Consumption Decreases
EXPENSES ARE HEAVY
Shows That 70 Per Cent Less
 Liquor Is Being Received Than When City Ordinance Be- came Effective

In the opinion of City Attorney M. M. Ullman, the present liquor inspection law is not a revenue measure, but police regulation that has decreased the use of intoxicants in Birmingham by about 70 per cent since the day it went into ef- fest on February 21 MT. Ullman also makes the statement that instead of hav- ing collected about $50, ,000 in fees up to date, only third of that sum is now in the custody of the city comptroller.
 Mr. Ullman stated that it was the policy of the city commission not to dis cuss the status of the liquor inspection ordinance while it was being subjected to judicial scrutiny as to it's constitu- tionality, but the impression that had been given that the city liquor ordinance was a revenue measure that was bearing rich returns to the municipality necessi- tated an official explanation to the ef- feet that instead of yielding large sum in fees the inspections on liquors were steadily decreasing.
 "The liquor inspection law" said City Attorney Ulman, lis police regulation and not at all to be construed as reve- nue measure. In other words, the col lection of fees under the act has been merely incidental, as compared with its oppressive effects on violators of the pro- hibition ordinances of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
INvENTs NEW THIMBLE

Washington, April 20.=(Special.) ] There is considerable interest in the east in the patent soon to be granted Mrs. J. W. King of Birmingham Mrs King has invented a thimble with an appendage which is capable of clipping thread. By the use of the thimble, a woman in the future may clip her thread without laying down her cloth and picking up a pair of scissors It Is understood that several firms one of Birmingham and another of Boston, Is negotiating for the purchase of the patent.
 Washington, April 20.-(Special.) ) or the dozen citizens of Alabama who have visited Washington this week, no one has prophesied other than the de- feat of Borden Burr for national com mitteeman, and R. P. Hobson for Tenth district congressman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
DECREASE OF 70 PER CENT

When the liquor ordinance first went into effect the shipments of intoxicants coming into the express offices averaged about 1900 a day. Under the workings of this police regulation shipments have fallen to considerably under 1000 packages daily or about 70 per cent reduction. As to the fees collected it amounts to about $10,OO0, and when the expenses of rents, stationery and the salaries of the inspectors are deducted from this sum it will show that as a revenue bearing measure the liquor inspection law is not yielding the alleged rich returns as the opponents of this police regulation would have us believe.
 "The purpose of the ordinance was a police regulation in order to better handle the increased number of violations of the prohibition laws and the steady growth Of the blind tiger spirit in our midst. Large numbers of shipments were coming into Birmingham under fictitious names. which finally found their way into the hands of blind tiger operators. The sit uation was such that it could not be handled without some accurate means of Identification of the shipments so received and it was for the purpuse of handling this situation that the law was enacted. It Is true that the law yields some reve- nue, but the revenue that it yields is in- cidental to it's main purpose.
 DECiSlON BY COURIS
 ''The operation of dispensary yields, and has always yielded, large revenues, but the purpose of such a law is not the raising of revenue, and it is not a reve- nue measure, notwithstanding the fact that it yields large revenues. This Ques- ton has been expressly decided by the supreme court of Alabama in the case o1 Shephard vs Bowling, 123 Ala, page l. wherein the supreme court of Alabama upheld the conStitutionality of an act providing for the establishment of dis pensary, and this act was attacked on the ground that 1t was a revenue measure and was unconstitutional. because of the fact that the bill originated in the senate and was, therefore, in violation of that clause of the constitution which requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the house of representatives. The court held that 1t was not the bill to raise revenue, but it was purely police measure. and the fact that it raised reve- nue was no objection.
 'srhe case of Phillips vs. Mobile. also decided by the supreme court of Ala bama, and upheld by the supreme court of the United States. holds that tax of 5000 per annum on agents of foreign breweries who sell cask beer and draught beer in the city of Mobile at wholesale was not revenue measure. but was a police regulation of the liquor traffic.
 'The statement that there Is little hope for the discontinuance of the liquor in- spection, even if the supreme court de- cides against the city, as an appeal to the United Ststes supreme court would bring another delay of at least IS months,' is made entirely without au- thority, either from the city commission or from the legal department At the present time this department is not con- templating an appeal to the supreme court of the United States, even if such an appeal were legally possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
THREE-QUARTERS OF MAIL LEAVING THE
 CAPITAL BEARS THE
 GOVERNMENT FRANK
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teacher-red apples or nosegays or Ill., ies of the valley. And the teacher, when occasion demands tells the parents that little Willie is an apt lit- tie chap. and that his past offenses, grievous at the time of their commits sion, should be forgiven and forgot ten.
 In somewhat similar manner is the dull routine" conducted in Washing ton. It is safe to say that irrespective of how inwardly he may feel, MT. Kitchin has never presented to the people of district the representative of that district in uncomplimentary col ors. And the same is true of all oth- CTS who have been in charge of a party column in the House. or in the first place. the representatives are gen orally likable. and in the second place. to do as one is expected to do is natu- ral. conventional and particularly po- lite.
 BURDENING THE MAILS
 But let it not be supposed that a new congressman with opposition at home depends solely on what others might do for him-might inadvertently
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-02-25

A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives by Con
gresham Stephens, of California,
that we believe would provide a
very sensible means for prepared
ness" and national defense. Repre-
sentative Stephens proposes that a
national defense highway shall be
constructed, commencing at Los An
geles, Calf, and running eastward
through the states of California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Loui-
siana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
South and North Carolina, Virginia,
District of Columbia, Maryland, Del
aware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey to
New York City; thence westward
through New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois; thence north
westward through Wisconsin to st.
Paul, and on through Minnesota,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington; thence
southwark through Oregon and Cali
fornia to Los Angeles.
The bill proposes that construction,
Improvement, and maintenance Of
the national defense highway shall
be under the direction Of the Unit
ed States army engineers and &C
cording to such specifications as the
president shall deem best This
work would cost an immense sum
and a national bond issue, not to
exceed 500, 100000 payable in fifty
years, is proposed in order to meet
the expense.
1t is evident that several hundred
thousand men would be required in
the construction, Improvement and
maintenance of such a national high
way and Mr.. Stephens proposes in
his bill that all persons employed in
this work, clerically or otherwise,
"shall be able-bodied citizens of the
United States, physically and men
tally fitted for military duty, who
shall during said employment be
drilled and instructed for two hours
daily, except Sundays and legal
holidays, by United States army Of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-02-25
observation-disclosures
) NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
- ) 5 ) 5 ) ) ) Sfs

Mr.. Lewis of the highschool faculty
called on us Friday afternoon.
Miss Wegner, supervising teacher
of Rusk county, visited our school
Friday.
Carrie Johnson substituted for
Miss Doucette at the Fourth ward
Monday.
Leone Zimple substituted for Miss
Lees of the Seventh and Eighth
grades Monday.
Those who attended the institute
at Bruce last Saturday were Miss
Parfrey, Miss Crow, Susan Siglin
Violet Stewart and Adeline Gay.
The following normal students
spent the weekend at their homes
Lucy Leblanc, Della Sybers, Merle
Rasmussen, Adeline Gay and Susar
Siglin.
The Green Lake County Training
School seems to be pretty well sup
piled with educational accessories
They have a victrola, stereopticon
and moving picture machine. Al
are valuable adjuncts to the educa
tional game.
Spelling being considered an essen
tial subject, the Juniors have organ
lied a spelling class. They spell or
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Headmarks are given to the persons
at the head of the class at the close
of the period.
A very interesting talk was giver
Friday morning by Emma Fond, 6