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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

but George has assured us that he has already saved us $375,000 interest on the pile by having the first ordinance changed from per cent to Az per cent interest. Just think of how much we have lost by not having the first ordinance to pay lO per cent interest
 Pat had just arrived. and St. Peter asked him is he would have some thing" ''Yis, yer riverence," Pat replied. Hot or cold?' he was asked. Hot if yer riverence pleases, and when St. Peter was off getting the drink hot Pat awoke, and rubbing his eyes, said: That's what I lost for not taking it cowld''
 It can hardly be presumed that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany would hand over to a dry goods clerk who had been in their employment five months only, the sum of even $10,000 to expend repairing or building mill The city commissioners should let the overburdened taxpayers alone and work on plan to have Birmingham receive it's full share of all money collected at the courthouse by having thoroughly constructed bill for the next legislature and select their own candidates who would represent (speak advisedly) the taxpayers of Birmingham. The county rate now is 70 cents and city rate 100 cents; it should he 25 cents county and $1. 45 city.
 Here is a comparison of the taxes I pay in Birmingham and Pittsburg on plots of nearly the same valuation: Birmingham state and county taxes, $157: Birmingham city tax, S116. Pittsburg state and county, SPA; Pitts burg city taxes, STA.
 In Pittsburg there are no fees or tax collectors. taxes being paid to the treas urer with per cent discount for prompt payment. Pittsburg owns the water works and in the above city tax pay s2O water tax which is just about double what it would be in Birmingham. This 1 is not an isolated case to bolster up an since Greater Pittsburg was formed the county tax has been as low as SIS and city tax as high as $191. Birmingham is virtually paying the salaries of five commissioners at the city hall and three at the courthouse The best tax receipt I receive is from the city and county of Denver, signed by the commission of finance, ex-officio treasurer The city and county is gov erned by commission and property is assessed, as it is in Pttsburg. at it's l full value. Here Is a comparison of Bir-
 mingham with Denver:
 I Birmingham-Area. square miles, 50 population, 195,0O0 debt $6500, 900; taxable property, $95, 900; tax rate. sl on 60 per cent valuation.
 i Denver--Area, square miles, 5S; popula- ] erty, SAGA 900; tax rate, $1.23 on 100 per l cent valuation.
 Why not the city and county of Bir- 1 mingham with beautiful granite city building in the center of block away
 down about Twelfth street?
 GEORGE H. ROGERS.
 Birmingham. April 20. 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
He Ren,oved the
 Danger Signal

Frank W. Sherman. Laconia, N. T.. writes: "I suffered with kidney trouble, had tired feeling in my. back, did not have any ambition and felt all tired out. I used Foley Kidney Pills and in few days began to feel better, and now have entirely recovered and have had no return of my painful symptoms.
 One cannot help becoming nervous and feeling tired and worn out when the kidneys fail to filter and throw out ter that causes kidney troubles and bladder ailments.
 Backache is one of Natures danger signals that the kidneys are clogged up and inactive. It is often followed by rheumatism, annoying bladder or urinary disorders. puffy swellings un- der the eyes. swollen ankles and pain
 Foley Kidney Pills get right at the source of trouble. They invigorate the kidneys to healthy action and when the kidneys properly perform their func- tions the poisonous waste matter is eliminated from the system.
 Sold Everywhere,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
CITES OBJECTIONS
 ID WAY AFFAIRS 0F
 CITY ARE HANDLED
George H. Rogers Makes Comparisons of Taxa tion In Pittsburg
 and Denver

George H. Rogers writes to The Age
 Herald about the proposed Birmingham
 bond issues and makes some interesting comparisons with Pittsburg and Denver. He says
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald Recently in a distant city, l heard
 street gamin call to his mate: Hey, Jim
 mic, here's a Ford wheel and license;
 gwan build artimobile.'' It reminded
 me of the attempt to foist the Roden
 hotel property on the city Jimmie-liter-
 ally Jimmie-would have wheel-the iron
 framework-and a license representing
 loss of taxes from the property and
 rental of $6OO0 making the cost to the city $10,OOO and not an electric fan or easy chair in sight.
 There would be another big bond issue,
 and for what? Ostensibly for city
 hall, which the city doesn't need, but in
 reality for an auditorium, which the city
 can't legally build. It is now sought to
 foist this property on the city and do in
 directly what the city cannot do directly.
 It will succeed only along Injunction ave-
 nue.
 I was in Pittsburg when President Will
 son delivered his preparedness speech,
 and the hall in which he was to speak
 was twice changed to get a larger one to
 accommodate the expected crowd; even
 then, one-third of the people were turned away. Pittsburgs need of an auditorium was emphasized in the editorial and local columns of the daily papers for week. I never saw one word proposing the city as a builder of an auditorium, all of them being for a stock company of rich and interested citizens.
 In the proposed scheme the auditorium would occupy the ground floor and nec- essarily the next four floors. so that the public would have to take the elevator to reach the city's part of the building to transact it's business. Citizens would be deprived of the grand stairway in the present city hall, which they have to mount so many times when the mule in the cellar which hauls the elevator is kicking at the load or feeding. tentative" plan for the new city hall is to be offered the city commis- soners to guide them to the outlay. I have vivid recollection of a ''tenta- tive' plan for changing a public build ing (not here), and when adopted and the real architect got under way the first addition to cost was $10000, and before the building was completed according to the tentative plan it cost an additional $65, 900.
 Again Jimmie has a wheel-"wheel eh?"--in a diminutive electric light plant on which it is proposed to spend trifling $5O0,CO0 when the Alabama Power com pany may make it all junk before the bonds on the present plant are due. The commissioner of schools, to make a showing of earning his salary is mod estly asking for the whole pork barrel to be emptied at once-right on the side walk for everybody to help themselves. 1 Two million dollars is lot of money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Charged With Burglary

placed in jail yesterday on charge of burglarizing the store of A. Coenberg at Brookside sometime ago. The arrest was made by J. P. Brent special officer for the Sloss-sheffield Steel and Coal conn pany, and Bob Beverage, marshal at Brookside. Tom Arbuckle is in the coun- ty jail on charge or grand larceny, and is alleged to be partner of Bar ker's in the robbery. The men received $9 in cash and several dollars worth of clothing. The officers claim that part of the property was recovered and that the man had on some of the clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Mother Is Appreciative

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 Through the columns of your paper may I thank one who signs Your Un- known Friend. G. A. c." for a kind and sympathizing few lines typed me after the finding of my dear boys body Thanks unknown I will ever remember your kind words and will forever cher ish your nobility with all the others which have come to me in my hour of desolation. MRS. K. M. EAST. las avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Suits Filed

The following damage suits were filed in the city court yesterday:
 Ed Smyer vs. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Dave Drake vs. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Andrew Bracey vs. Woodward Iron company, 5000 claimed for alleged per sonal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Charged With Conspiring to Kill

Charlie Reynolds and Leonard Bryan. negroes, were arrested on warrant sworn out before Judge H. B. Abernethy yesterday on a charge of conspiring to kill. The warrant was sworn out by Will King, who in burst of flowery lan- guage, told how the two men had '.aspired" to take his life.
 John Wilson, negro, was bound ever in the sum of $50 charged with assault with intent to murder D. R. King, negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
TODAY'S EVENTS

Hardware men to elect officers this morning at Tutwler
 Intercollegiate peace oratorical contest at Y. M. c. A. p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Marriage License

A marriage license was issued to H. D. Morgan of Edgewater and Miss Sara Blanche Wade in the probate court yes terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
At the Photoplay Houses

At the PhOtOplay Houses Strand-"The Love Mask" with Wal lace Reid.
 olonial-Paramount features odeon Two-"I Will Repay with Mar guerite Clayton.
 Rialto-"The Wall Between" with Francis X. Bushman.
 Trianon-"The Devils Toy" with Adele Blood.
 Princess-"The Elder Brother with Bryant Washburnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
At the Theatres

Understandable Matinee at 2:30 p. m Evenings at 7:3O and g.
 Bijou-Anmal pictures. Matinee at D. m Evenings at S:3O
 fiippodrome-Roller skating. Matinee at 2:30 p. m. Evenings at S.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
CHILD DROWNED IN
IRRIGATION FLUME

The two year old son of MIR. and Mrs.
C. r. Warner was drowned Friday af-
ternoon in an open irrigation flume in
front of the Warner home, in the Bar
rett district. No one saw the child fall
in the fiume. When found the lifeless
body was held to the bottom of the
structure by protruding nails.
I The water in the fume, though not
very deep. flows swiftly. and it is
thought that the force of the stream
caused the child's clothing to become
so entangled in the nails that he was
unable to extricate himself.
Despite his two years of age, the lit
tie boys parents had never formally
named him. The child, however. had
been called Wendell.
The funeral services of the little boy
were held Saturday afternoon at the
Anderson Undertaking parlors, Rev.
W. B. Young officiating. Interment
followed at idlewilde cemetery.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07

Go to Law, the Cleaner.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
Notice of Sheriff's Sale

By virtue OF an execution In foreclosure
duly issued by the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
for Hood River County. Oregon dated on the
said Circuit Court, being Cause No CAT, where.
in Samuel Cochran was plaintiff and Rose
Shelley and Lost Lake Lumber Company
were defendants. and wherein on the 10th day
OF June, 1916, said plaintiff recovered Judg.
ment and decree for the sale of the herein
after described real property against said de-
fendant Rose Shelley, for the sum of S3OO0.OO
with interest thereon at the rate offs per cent.
per annum from the 6th day of July, 1914; for
the further sum Of $1,000 as and for attorneys
fees, and costs and disbursements taxed at
$500. and In which said suit the defendant,
Lost Lake Lumber Company recovered a
judgment against the defendant, Rose Shell
ley, for the sum Of s270000 with interest there.
on = thereon at the rate of 8 per cent. per an
NUM- from the LIST day Of March, l9ll, until
paid, and the further sum of $4,000 as and for
attorneys fees, including costs and disburse-
ments paid and accrued, and which said ex.
ecution Is against and directs that the herein.
after described real property be sold to salts
fy said sums OF money for which judgment
was rendered In favor OF said plaintiff and In
favor of defendant, Lost Lake Lumber Com
pany and the costs and expenses Of said sale.
Notice Is hereby given that l will on the
23rd day OF September, 1915, at the East front
door Of the Court House In the City of Hood
River, Hood River County, oregon. at the
hour OF i:S0 p. m. of said day, sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder for cash the fol-
lowing described real property, situated In the
County of Hood River, State Of Oregon, to- wit
Beginning at a point 50 rods North OF the
S.-E, corner Of Section %, Township North
of Range 10 East of W. NJ, running the nee
West 90 rods, thence North IA rods, thence
East 10 rods, thence North IS rods, thence
thence South 47la rods to place of begin.
ming, containing 25 acres, together with
all and singular the tenements, heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereto belonging
or in aHywise appurtaining, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said
judgments and the sums due thereon in favor
OF Samuel Cochran and in favor of said de-
fendent, Lost Lake Lumber Company and
against said defendant, Rose Shelley, together
with all costs and expenses which may &C.
crue.
Dated this oath day OF August, 1915.
THOS. f. JOHNSON
a2i-s2i Sheriff Hood River, Co.. oregon
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
PIONEER REUNION
ON SEPTEMBER q

The annual reunion of the Hood
River Pioneer Association will be held
here on Thursday, September q, the
S0th birthday of D. A. Turner, who
came to the Hood River valley in 1861.
A feature of the pioneer meeting will
be the sumptuous dinner served by
wives and daughters Of pioneer fami-
lies.
1t is planned for addresses to be de-
livered by DR.. T. L. Eliot, pastor en-
eritus of the First Unitarisn church in
Portland. Rev. Troy Shelley. a pioneer
minister of Hood River valley, and e.
l.. Smith, who 10 known as the father
Of the Hood River valley apple indus
try. A score or more of former early
day residents. who have moved to
other Northwestern points. are ex.
pected here for the reunion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
Notice OF Board Of Equalization Meeting

The Board of Equalization will meet
at the Court House on the second Mon
day in September, that date being the
llth. at the hour of 10 a. M, for the
purpose OF correcting any error in the
years assessment roll, hearing COM
plants and attending to any other busi-
ness that the board may deem neces.
sary. All complaints must be filed with
the clerk during the first week OF the
session. JASPER WICKHAM,
e7 County Assessor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
WHY YOU ARE NERVOUS

The nervous system is the alarm system
of the human body.
In perfect health we hardly realize that
we have network Of nerves, but when
health is ebbing, when strength is declin-
ing, the same nervous system gives the
alarm in headaches, tiredness, dreamful
sleep, irritability and unless corrected,
leads straight to breakdown.
To correct nervousness, Scott's Hmul-
sion is exactly what you should take; its
rich nutriment gets into the blood and
rich blood feeds the tiny nerve-cells while
the whole system responds to its refresh
: ing tonic force. It is free from alcohol.
q Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. N. 10
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

This is medicine that every family
should be provided with. Collie and
diarrhoea often come on suddenly and
it is of the greatest importance that they
be treated promptly. Consider the suf.
fering that must be endured until a
physician arrives or medicine can be
obtained. Chamberlian's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has reputation
second to none for the quick relief that
it affords. Obtainable everywhere.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
|. A. E. Clark Crews Red Gravensteins

The first Red Gravensteins ever seen
in Hood River we're displayed at the
F. H. Coolidge jewelry store last week
by l.. A. E. Clark. an orchardist of the
Odell district. The fruit of an excep.
tional size. as red as q we'll colored
Spitzenburg. has attracted q great deal
Of attention. and the exhibit will prob
ably lead to further planting Of the
variety. Hood River striped Craven
stems lack color.
The Red Gravensteins were picked
from four year old trees. which were
purchased by the Odell orchardist for
dollar apiece. The fruit has the
same lusciousnsss of the striped Grav-
enstein.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
New Restaurant will Be Opened

l.. v. Driscoll and ". e. Williams
will open new and up to date restss-
rant this week on Oak street in the
building between the Filz meat market
and Perigo's Star grocery. The men
declare that the new place will be one
of which Hood River will be proud.
MIR. Williams was formerly chef at
the Carlton hotel in Portland. He re-
Gently came here to cook for Mr.. Dris-
coll at the latter's Merchant Lunch in
the Monroe building. The Merchant
Lunch will be discontinued.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
NORMAL WAISTlINE TO STAY
Fashions DEGREES Not Likely to Ef-
feet Any important Changes in
This Regard.

Naturally the corsage shows many
variations, while the normal waist.
line has evidently come to stay. Neck
wear is simpler than heretofore, but
there are signs on the horizon that
with the advent Of the warmer wealth
er it will be slightly more decollete.
Women have never taken kindly TO the
high neckband after the freedom they
have enjoyed in this respect.
Multiple cape effects are in harmony
with the accepted silhouette. Not only
are some of the new coats at the back
a series of capes, but the same effect
is introduced on the skirt by the aid
OF flounces. The front views of these
dresses give no intimation OF the fas'
cination of the back, as they are in
nocent Of the capes. Sometimes the
coat fastens high at the neck with two
buttons and turnover collar Tho
skirts have panel front. from the
sides of which spring a flaring box
plat. The lower portion OF tho sleeves
when they are OF the bell character
below the elbow. is composed OF three
superimposed frills, which bear strik-
ing resemblance to the capes at the
back.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
Hypnotlzlnq Animals.

Hypnotizlng hen Is trick known to
most country boys. II is an old expert
ment, first described by the Jesuit IA
Their, Athanasius Kircher, who laid a
hen on a table held II firmly for lit
tie while. and drew a chalk line I'm
front OF its eyes, with the result that
1t remained as If In catalepsy.
In India II is known that cobra
caught by the neck and gently pressed
will soon become stiff and remain so
for a considerable time. A frog fas-
tened 10 q board and turned suddenly
upside down goes into a trance.
IL you pick up crab and wave IL In
the air 1t becomes immobile. a female
bending her legs over her abdomen. q
male sticking them out straight. Tho
same Is true OF the fresh-water craw-
fish.
Among the insects death -feigning"
is common, and is often a means Of
saving the life OF the insect.
The hypnotic condition is induced
in man by suggestion OF physical in
hibition. but in both cases sensatory
stimuli may assist. These stimuli may
be optic fixing the gaze on some OBJ
jecD or tactile (stroking the skim or
otherwise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
PROPER PLANTING OF TREES
Soil as They Were Before Re
moval From Nursery.

The perfection OF planting consists
In placing tho tree roots in connec-
ton with the soil as nearly as possible
In the same direction as that In which
they were before removal, and but
slightly--one or two inches deeper
than the tree stood I'm the nursery. If
the season is very dry 1t will be q good
plan to give each tree bucketful or
two OF water when nearly done plant.
ing.
Planting should not be done too early
not before the leaves viii come off
easily. They must In no case be left
on the trees. even for an hour or two
after digging, as they carry off mois-
ture rapidly. and the trees would soon
be wilted TO certain extent; and 10
strip off the leaves by hand before
their Office is completed is not a good
plan. The planting may continue as
long as the soil works we'll Gs not wet
and sticky and the ground not too
hard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
Archer's Advantages.

The eye cannot, OF course. follow
the progress OF bullet. and the rife
man may miss his game by the meas
ure OF one foot or five. yet never know
the amount OF his error. But the fight
OF the most swiftly sent arrow may be
easily followed. and CLOSE" miss
gives the shooter a self congratulatory
thrill almost equaling the happiness
OF a center hit. There is q gratifica-
ton in watching a shaft fash past
the head OF a Justly indignant, much
astonished squirrel. And there Is real
excitement, too. I'm watching a steel
pointed arrow leap into the blue. there
narrowly failing TO intercept that ro-
que OF the woods, the heavily flying
crow. The archer's great advantage
rests IN the comparative silence with
which his hunting may be carried on
A shot means the soft twang OF a bow
string and the low whisper OF an arrow
and these sounds seldom greatly
Tighten game.-Outing
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
GIVE CARE TO COMPLEXION
Simple Precautions That Are Neces-
sary When One Is on Long or
Short Journey.

When you start on your journey.
cse your complexion brush well. then
rub cold cream into the skin, and pow
der lightly. This will protect the skin
from chapplng. During the day do not
use water and soap on the face-with
the cinders and dust, il is too drying
Instead. carry n lumber OF little three
or for-inch cheesecloth squares, and,
when the face needs refreshing or
cleaning. smear il with cold cream and
go over IL carefully with cheesecloth
square, wiping off cream and dirt to-
gether When the face is perfectly
clean. the ears carefully wiped out,
the eyebrows and lashes brushed free
from dust with your tiny eyebrow
brush. the nostrils wiped out. then dust
On powder again. end you will look as
clean as can be. The cream and pow
der act as n protection 20 the skin. At
might, go TO the dressing room. take
on all your clothes. just as you would
at home, slip on your nightgown and
kimono or Pullman robe. and get out
complexion brush and your own soap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
PRUNE The RASPBERRY
More Profitable II Farmer Un-
derstands Growth.
First Object Should Be TO Give New
Wood Room In Which to Grow
Summer Pruning Is Done Dur
ing June or July.

The pruning OF the red raspberry
will be better understood If the prun-
er knows the habit of growth Of the
plant. A new cane springs up and de-
yelops during the summer; the next
spring this cane throws out fruit clus-
tiers, bears fruit, and dies that year.
The root is perennial and the cane is
biennial. The object of the primer
then, should be: first, to remove the
old wood as soon as IL dies IN order
to give the new wood room in which
to grow; second, to secure, both by
thinning and by heading-in. canes to
sufficient vigor and development to
produce tho most and the largest fruit.
There is a slight difference between
the methods of pruning the red and
the black raspberry, variation due
to different habits Of growth. The
canes Of the blackberry grow long
and droop to the ground, whereas the
canes of the red raspberry are shorter
and upright. Because of this long
growing and dropping habit of growth
of the canes, growers pinch off the
tips Of the black raspberry in order to
make the canes branch. A branched
cane is desired because ii contains
more fruit buds than does a straight
cane.
This work is done when the canes