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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-05
AUDITORS MEET

The capitol auditing commission,
 better termed, perhaps, the "Lusk rider commission held it's first meeting in the office of Governor Henderson to- day. The commission was created by the legislature at it's last session and was the inspiration of Senator John Lusk of Marshall county. The com mission Is charged with the respon- sibility of Investigating and examining the accounts made by the various state officials for supplies purchased and for other accounts made by the statR. Composing the commission are the governor, Attorney General Wal1iam l.. Martin, Treasurer R. L. Lancaster Au- oitor M. c. Allgood and Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the department Of archives and history
 The various accounts were gone over by the commission at its session today and turned over D pr. owen for final verification and disposition, which will 1 consist in securing the official O. K. l of inc several officials purchasing sup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-05
MEETING OF TRUSTEES

The annual meeting of the board of
 trustees of the Alabama Reform
 School for Juvenile Negro Lawbreak-
 CTS, located at Mt. Meigs, Montgom-
 cry county, was held in the office of Governor Henderson this afternoon. Only business of a routine nature was transacted The members of the board are: Governor Henderson and Superin-
 tendent of Education William F. Fea-
 ein eX officio; M. B. Houghton of Montgomery, S. Gassenheimer of Mont gomery, Judge William H. Thomas of Montgomery, Dr. J. L. Gaston of Mont gomery, Dr. A. F. Owen. colored Tus- kegee; CorneIia Bowen, colored, Waugh, and Lillian Dungee, colored Mont
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-06

WANTED-Cattle to pasture
Fine pasture and plenty OF artesiop
water. Leslie Adamson, i miles
east Of Kaylor,-
The tractor demonstra ton given
by Birkinbine & Brown on the w.
@. Haynes farm south Of town, last
Saturday afternoon was we'll atten-
ded. The tractor was hitched to a
gang pillow and demonstrat ate a saw
ing over horses.
There is not as much news in
the paper this week as we would
like to have because the boss left
Monday morning. Since then the
"de viz has sure been having a
devil of a time getting out this
sheet and tending to the Job work
besides. AS a result of his efforts
the people arc getting a devil of a
paper and in all probability the
"deyil' will get the devil from all
sides. The boss will be back on
the job next week then the people
will get a real newspaper.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-06
Thursday, April 6 1916

Myers. restaurant has been re-
papered and painted during the
week.
DIR. Lockwood of Yapkton,
spent Sunday in Scotland at the
home of Robert Jasmann.
Quick Sale Nero. Co. is giving
premium coupons en- all cash pur-
chases.-Adv.
Mrs. Chernus went to Kaylor
Monday to look after the new store
that the firm of Chernus & Sharf
have opened there.
Misses Myrtle and Vera Smiley,
who are attending school here
spent Saturday and Sunday with
their parents, north OF town.
Mrs. Lorne Cass, of Mitchell,
visited at the Frank Colwell home
the forepart of tie week.
Phil Schmierer, of Mitchell, was
in town Saturday on business. He
came down in his car and found the
roads in fair shape.
Arlie Smith, from north of town,
loaded an emigrant car here
Wednesday and left for Montana
where he has taken up land.
Mr.. Kuhlmann, who has been
serving as cook at the Academy
dormitory resigned last week, and
has taken a position at the Donley
Hotel.
Malcolm Mum left last Thurs.
day for Canada. He will accom-
pany his mother and little nephew
home who have been spending the
winter there.
August Hermann left for Mon
tana Tuesday to look after his land
interests there. August owns a
ranch of about a thousand acres
there in partnership Philip Schmi!
erer.
Get your spring millinery at Mrs
Mason's, the only exclusive milf
merry store in town. at the store
where the only business interest is
to please customers with styles
and varieties of millinery, and we
know we can do it if you will only
give us a chance.-Mrs. Mason.
Fred Hepperle, commissioner Of
school and public lands was in town
Tuesday noon. He called at this
Office and informed us that he had
been over at Olivet that morning
and had a sale of school land there
They sold 1891 acres for the sum
of $3.50, 922. or a trife over $58 per
acre.
You can get a good useful 4pre.
MUM by buying at the Quick Sale
Nero. Co.--Adv.
A. Il. Turner writes US to change
the address Of his paper from
Glendale to Stroll, s. D. He says
that they have had good crops in
that country the last two years,
and many who left there a few years
ago are now coming back. He
says many of them would have
been money ahead had they re-
NAMED in the frat place.
The west part of Main Street is
still in bad shape. Occasionally
some unwary driver drives his car
or team in one of the soft spots and
gets stuck. If it is q car you will
see oil the men within a block run
and help push him nut and the
driver pulls out and never even
says "Thank you.s Let a man
get stuck nth team and load in
the same spot and that same.
bunch Of men will gather around
and watch the team pull for all
they are worth. What's the rea.
son?
;
SAMPLES
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-06

49,
Fred Rohrabacher went to Sioux
City Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Shindler went to
Sioux City today.
Frank Kadlec, carrier on route /
has traded his motorcycle for a
Ford car.
A Reeves four cylinder, 40 b. p.
tractor, which will be used to grade
roads in the north part of the,
county, is on the track here.
FOR SALE-Good Heater and
Cook Stove.-Adv. JAG. Zolnowsky.
Jos. Wipf, head Of the Max
we'll Mill colony, who was injured
IN the railroad wreck north of town
about six ago is now able to be
shout with the aid of crntchss.
Misses Iona Lee, Iris Altar
Diena Sneider, Harriet Patton,
Kate Long and Myrtle Smiley went
to Trip Wednesday to attend the
teachers institute which is in ses-
sion ct that place.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
The Assassination of the
Progressive Party, Age 4

Roosevelt returned June IS, 1910.
He refused TO identify himself with
the progressive Republican move
ment. He declared that in his judg.
ment Taft could not be beaten, and
il would be folly 20 try il.
Roosevelt himself vas for Taft.
He controlled absolutely the Re-
publican state convention OF 1910
at Saratoga. and had adopted a plat
form lauding Taft and the Taft ad
ministration 10 the skies, and nom.
mated Stimson for governor.
The colonel and the colonel's nom
inee were licked limp in New York
in that election. IL marked the
lowest declination OF the colonel's
star since he had been in public
life.
After that election the word be-
gan coming 10 the big insurgents
by the political grapevine telegraph
lines that Roosevelt was getting
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
BY Webster.

more and more insurgent IN his
views. and was beginning TO have
| his doubts about Taft.
\; that time Dolliver. BrIstow. Ia
Toilette. Bourne. Poindexter, Pin.
cho;. Gronna, Hubbard. Cummins-
the great insurgent group-for
months had Taft's hide nailed 10
the insurgent back fence. and in.
surCercy was sweeping the country
like wildhre Every intelligent OBJ
server west % the meridian OF In.
diarapolis knew it--and the colonel
knew II Hence these messages
In the spring OF 1911 nc found on,
more about II. He took swing
around the circle on a speech.mak.
ing tour. and he found out two
things. N
The first was that HIS New York
defeat had not robbed him OF his
great hold on the people OF the
country; the second was that in.
surgency vas rampant.
SO he weat back homo and sen,
word TO tho insurgent group in
Washington that be had changed his
mind about Tafi's strength. and tha,
he thought the insurgents ought 10
nominate a candidate against him.
Prior 10 this time. he had be.
lieyed that Taft could not be beaten
which was correct. as II turned
t7-tt---efrri tirrtt with Taft rennieinat
ed the thing 10 do was - nave him
beaten at tho polls.
He did not say that Tat's de
.ea; az Tho polls, with Nc Gght made
which would bring any other Re
publican into prominence against
him In 1912, would have LEFT the
ways creased for the iarnching OF
the coloneIs loom as thu savior az
the &. G. p Is 1915 Possibly re
colonel MAJ have though, ., that.
however. Just possibly.
Now. however, he became favor.
able TO fight against Taft's 70.
nomination He sent word that a
man should be put up against him
In the convention. He asserted that
la Toilette was that man. He he.
gan speaking we'll Of la Folle,te's.
work In Wisconsin He would no,
promise 10 get out in the open for
La Toilette; but he did promise 20
assume what may be called a posi-
ton Of benevolent neutrality"
In other words. Roosevelt did all
he could 70 boom the insurgent fight
against Tafts denomination. He
sent word TO La Toilette that La
Toilette could run and be defeated
without being injured. To his
friends he said tha, for him to run
and lose would spoil his place In
history"
wonder a little whether his
place In history has not been now
spoiled quite az thoroughly. But I
see can't finish this story today.
Permit me to resume tomorrow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
Must Get Them Together.

Imperial Valley Cal. fearsome desert with.
In the memory Of most adults has just shipped
TO the eastern markets a solid train or thirty
cars OF canteloupes. all Of one variety.
Water did IT,
Nv diverting the waters Of the mighty Colo
RADIO into the desert waste. the Imperial Valley
has been transformed into a section as fertile as
the famed Valley OF the Nile
On both sides Of the great divide-the Rocky
mountain ranges-fron Montana IN the Gulf OF
California are thousands upon thousands OF
acres OF desert land with possibilities as great
as that OF the Imperial Valley country. under
irrigation.
And billions Of gallons ~ water. sufficient 20
irriEate every one OF these acres Is trickling
down the slopes Of the divide 10 be swept away
and lost in the waters NJ the ocean, viping out
millions Of dollars worth OF property on its way
In conservation Of its water lies Americas
future industrial greatness. In IT, too. lies the
most direct solution % its immigration problem
| There's land for the lardless man and man for
| every tract Of rnanless land. To bring them To
gether is the question
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
A Poem a Day



o sleep. q gentle sleep,
Nature. softest nurse. how have
frighted thee.
That thou no more wilt weigh my
eyelids down
And steep my senses In forgefui-
ness
why rather. steep. Hest thou In
smoky cribs.
Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee
And hushd with burning nish'-Hi"s
80 thy slumber.
Than in the p.rfumed chambers OF
the great.
Under ~. canopics % costly state.
Aud iuu.d with sound 81 sweetest
o thou DUN god. why Hest tho" with
In Ioath some heds. and ieayest the
kinsly couch
\ wstchcss- or common larum
beli-
VII. thou upon IN. high and gIddy
mast
Seal up the shtp-boys eyes, and rock
his brains
In cradle 90 tho rude !rp.rious surge
And - the visitation 81 the winds.
Who take the ruf1an pillows BY the
Curling their monstrous heads and
hanging them
with deateuins Glamour In the slip
perry clouds.
That. with the hurry. death Itself
avakes,
cans, thou. partial sleep. give thy
repose
To tho wet sea-boy ~, an hour so
rude
And -lA-the calmest and most stillest
nlRhL
with all appliances and means 20
boot.
Deny IL 10 a king Then happy. low.
lie down
Uneasy rss the head that wears a
crown
hing Henry ~.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27

The children OF our country now
are everywhere at play. When the
skies are clear they viii be romping
outdoors. gaining in strength for
the struggles OF adult life. But
there will be many days when they
must amuse themselves indoors.
Is Is then that they will be most
interested in reading and hearing
stories. Seize the opportunity 10
introduce them TO some OF the
worlds best literature, and cultivate
their imaginative faculty by telling
them stories OF fanciful charm.
Be careful. however, not 10 let
them read or hear any story that
will excite their imagination in an
unhealthy way.
Many parents are negligent In
this important respect. simply be
cause they do not appreciate that
II Il OF any Importance.
Actually Il Is OF such importance
that the hearing OF morbid tales
may have lifelong uniayorable ef-
feet. not only on the character. bu;
also on the health OF children.
II il a definitely established fact
that abnormal iimidity has been de.
veloped in many man and woman
| through the lasting influence OF
tales OF the supernatural Of ghosts
goblIns. wizards, and witches. told
TO that man or woman in childhood
Also II is definitely established
that many cases OF nervous and
mental disease originate in the same
way.
a child hears stories that Brighten
him, and. IL he IL ultra-sensitive
there often result singular symp
toms Of disease, ranging from obses
sive fears 10 hysterical symptoms
Of physical sort.
Sometimes the effect does not be.
come fully evident until adult life
IL reached. Then, perhaps follow.
ing an illness or a period OF over.
work, there appear nervous symp
toms which at bottom are nothing
more than the external manifesto.
ton Of morbid thoughts and breads
implanted In The mind by tales
heard In early life.
Even the seemingly harmless
fairy tale may in this way be pro.
ductive of great harm. Many fairy
tales contain elements OF hate. re-
yenge, treachery. and bloodshed,
which make a painful impression
on the childish imagination.
One OF Americas foremost au-
thorities on mental disease. Dr. w.
A. White. superintendent Of the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
at Washington. d. C.. feels so
strongly on this point that he has
unhesi'aiingly declared:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27

camp lie which an experienced
woodsman does not neglect. but the
ci,y-bred amateur who is used 20
daily garbage collection and open
plumbing seems apt TO lack sun.
cient ingenuity TO properly improve
means 10 make up for the lack of
these essentials.
Cooking and eatIag out OF doors H.
an attraction n the process Is not
accompanied BY swarms OF flies. and
these are sure 70 appear II the
wastes are not properly dIsposed OF
Be sure that heavy rains will wash
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
The Daily Reminder
ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES.

isoi-cairo. which had been cap
ttursS BY Napoleon In l7ss. retaken
isis-Admirai viscount Hood, who
commanded q British fleet In the war
| with the American colonies. died at
Bath, England, Born In i7st.
ment Of the Fl. .sl i Bank s'' Of the
United States was passed by tho SEN
ate.
ists-Henry e. Abbey. celebrated
O.. Died in New York city. Oct. II.
isss-Austrians defeated by Prus-
Killed and wounded t and $500 90 p sGSO
issi-A considerable Meet of Euro
pean gunhoats gathered TO protect
ssss-British Parliament passed
the Irish Free Education act.
lsss-The International French
ored political union between Canada
and the United states
lsst-M. .Casirnir- Per'er was elect
ed President OF France TO succeed
NM ~ c ;1s who was "s'"'''na'ed
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
Berlin announced the capture OF
HAlicx by the Germans
Russians reiterated from the sfne
Montenegrtn troops advanced on
Scutari. IN northern Albania
Hand-to-hAnd lighting reported be-
tween the British and the Turks In
daiilpoii.
ToDAy,s RIRTHDAYS-
Helen A. Keller. the deaf and blind
young woman who has attained
prominence as An author and lee
tursr. born at ruscumbtA Ala. IS
years ago today.
Rev Earl Cranston. who has just
r~tired from the bishopric OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, born ut
Athens. o. Ts years ago today.
MAY Irwin. one OF the most popu-
lar condolences OF the American
stage. born at whitoy. Ontario. ~
years ago today.
RI Rev. Julius A. Atwood. Ep'sco-
pal bishop OF Arizona. born At Sails
bury. VI. 50 years ago today.
Heber n. Curtis. noted astronomer
81 the Lick Observatory. horn AZ
Muskcgcn. Mich. ~ years ago today
Allen r Baum. president of the
Pacific Coss, baseball league. born
I'm San Francisco. 81 years ago tpdsy.
T. c. (Rub.l Benton. pitcher 90 the
New York National league bssehaH
team. horn at Clinton, y. g, 20 years
ago today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
From Another Point OF NieD
By c. T. S.

Wilson's campaign fund is to be raised
by popular subscription. This will afford
our hyphenated friend, Hans Saurbraten,
a chance to get rid of that plugged three
cent piece he got for dime at the circus.
This space reserved for a wheeze p. J.
C. thought Of for the column, but which
has slipped his mind. He 10 trying to
think Of il.
AS we understand the Colonel, he is an
admirer Of Hughes because of his brand
of Americanism and not because of the
way he wears his whiskers.
Just al present weddings and wars are
about all the world seems interested in
Esteemed contemporary.
Which pretty near reduces it to wars
Two pickpockets were given six hours
to get out of town. Isn't this discrim-
ination in favor of the Detroit, Toledo &
Ironton.
The idea in summoning that big league
ball player for service in Mexico, is. we
suppose, that he will be able to find Villas
base.
But we had been given TO understand
by those who are now welcoming the Pro-
gressives back, that there were no such
thing as Progressives to welcome back.
There's a dog show this week in the
Light Guard Armory, where last week
there were only pup tents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
MIuDOON'S TIP ON HEALTH.

In a letter TO Robert Grimshaw Of the New
work. university. William MuIdoon. who ranks
a. ono of the foremost remakcrs OF physically
broken down men. gives advice that IL would
no well for every man and woman. boy and girl
In America TO take to heart. He says:
II was taught in early manhood not to throw
my shoulders back, stick my chest out draw
nv stomach in, or hold my chin down like
goat preparing to butt. but to always try and
touch some imaginary thing with the crown OF
nv head n one tries to do that-frst under.
stands how 10 try and then tres--he doesn't
have TO pay any attention 10 the rest Of his
physical being; that effort TO touch something
above him. not with his forehead, but with the
crown Of his head will keep every particle OF
his body in the position that Nature intended IL
should be- And az n boy | was advised TO fire.
auently back up against the wall and make the
back of my head my shoulders, hips, heels, all
press against tho wall at the same time: and
In that way get an idea OF what was straight, or
In other words, how crooked I was becoming by
dropping
Both To young and old Mr.. Muldoon's hold
your head up" suggestion IL inspiriting Try Il
The effect physically and mentally is immediate
When the head goes higher the impulse II 10
deeper breathing. n man finds more elasticity
In his limbs. lie steps out with more ease
There is more spring to his gait He isn't Ium.
bering, stumbling creature. but a man alive
With the elevation of the crown Of the head
there seems to como clearer thinking n morn
buoyant feeling and brighter outlook.--Com.
merce and Finance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
Pointed Paragraphs

Old age commands respect--ex-
cept in jests and poultry.
II you can get horse at a bar
gain-drive the bargain.
The worst man is sometimes capa-
BILE OF giving the best advice.
When fool is angry he opens
his mouth and closes his eyes.
The rich are able but not liberal;
the poor are liberal but not able.
Women have never been able 10
ind successful way of keeptng ST.
crets.
You may have a way OF your own.
but you will not always have your
own way.
Polish II not necessary TO enable
a man 10 shine in society--if he has
the coin.
The economical housewife IL al
ways trying to make something new
out OF old bread crusts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
BY HERBERT QUICK.

II was in May. 1910. that Bob La
Toilette astonished a group OF US
At his Wisconsin home by saying
the return of Roosevelt from Africa
would be a great peril 10 the in
surgent movement. that the best
thing for II would be for Roosevelt
openly 10 oppose it. that IL Roose-
welt associated himself with IL. eth
or openly or covertly. he would rule
IL or ruin it--and that IL he rules
il he would surely ruin il.
l suspect that not two persons
there believed in what la Toilette
said. The question now Is: Was
La Toilette a prophet in May.
1910?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27

refuse into the streams. Burn or
dit pit for Il. Cover all the waste
which goes into IL with a sprinkling
Of chlorinated lime and then with a
light covering OF earth. This will
insure freedom from fly breeding
and noisome odors in the hot
weather.
II mosquitoes abound. for the sake
OF comfort and "a protection
against the possibility OF malarial
Infection, screens or netting should
be used N conditions permit. and n
not some antl-mosquito wash should
be- used. such as oil OF citronella. n
bitten, mixture OF one part OF
aqua-ammonla and~three parts OF
spirits ~ camph6r will destroy the
poison
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
The Old Gardener Says


That now IL the time to plant
gladioli for late blooming, ana
that the beautiful flowers will be
appreciated even more In Sep.
tember than in July. They viii
look we'll In front OF a mass OF
shrubs or in the border to take
the place Of perennials that are
past their blooming season. In
deed. they may even be grown
among the early Towering roses.
but wherever used the best Of.
fects are obtained by choosing
solid coloss for each group. al.
though white may be combined
with any color or shade.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27

VINO turns 70
camp life should
con stitute himself
a health officer
for his own pro
lection and com
fort
There are Ger
tain niceties Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
CHILDREN'S STORIES.
Il. AopINoToN BRUCE
y



You will find not infrequently
that the precipi,ating factors in
psychoses come from the books o.
fairy tales which your children are
allowed 10 feed upon"
Or. instead 1f being responsible
for cowardly traits and for the start
ing OF some nervous trouble, tales
OF morbidity may give rise to an
equally undesirable selashnes=. hard
ness. and even cruelty Of disposi-
ton.
know OF one case in which an
acknowledged fondness for inhuman
acts was directly traced BY psyche
logical analysis TO the hearing OF
childhood stories in which such
conduct was a dominant feature.
And this case Is typical OF many
that within recent years have been
made the subject OF scientific in
vestIgatlon
Choose your chiId's fairy tales
carefully. therefore. Choose all his
reading carefully.
Don't infict on him dull stories.
But sec TO IL that the imaginative
tales be reads and hears shall be
free from morbid suggestions.
Your future happiness as well as
his future welfare may depend on
the kind OF books you put into his
hands
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27

(This ia the first ~ four stories I'm
which Herbert quick who knows
politics from a 20 2. tells the real in
side story OF the death Of the Pro-
gressive party. born four years ago
and Just laid 20 rsstl