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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
Physical Beeterumeme
 Before Dividends

If N the official proceedings of the S annual meeting of the Southern Railway company, held in Richmond last month, appears stenographic report of a discussion between Presi- dent Fairfax Harrison and the Rev. John G. Scott, a stockholder, of more than ordinary importance, for in it the executive of the road discloses in plain terms the broad and highly ethical policy now obtaining as the only true policy to be pursued by a public service corporation.
 The Southern is prospering. After period of depression it's net earnings show steady increase; but it is ex- pending a great deal of money in double tracking and in putting it's property in the very best physical condition.
 In reply to the Rev. MT. Scott, who was insisting that a dividend be paid the preferred stockholders-the own CTS of the road-President Harrison said he considered the first duty of the officers of railway to be ito the public served, rather than to the stockholdefs.' The colloquy was in part as follows:
 The Rev MT. Scott: My own idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
ALABAMA PRESS

Guntersville Democrat: Armies in Eu- rope consume almost every food product; they have used up all our surplus mules; they burn our cotton in high explosives and are now using the paper pulp to make powder. Might as well be in it our selves.
 Greenville Advocate: The Troy Herald says that peanuts are quoted at $S0 per tor on the streets of that city, and also makes the statement that the running kind will make ton to the acre. It looks as if these nuts are to take the place of cotton seed, and will be better paying crop than cotton ever was. A ton to the acre at $S0 is as good as a bale of cotton at the present price, less the seed. It is not every acre that will make a bale of cotton.
 Selma Times: Chiffon, Walker, Cullman and Shelby are the black spots on the political camp of Alabama. Unfortu- nately these counties are torn asunder by the politicians who hunger for the loaves and fishes of office.
 Albertville Banner: Years ago when the sporting blood in the American people first began to assert itself wagers ranged from pound of tobacco to a gentle mans hat. Today they range from q Coca-Cola to $5O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
BRIDGE PARTy IN JApAN

Jean Price in World Outlook for Novem-
 Der.
 It wasn't long after we landed before we saw the Japanese woman. the type of old Japan creates. She and some others were having a bridge party. Sounds in viting, but it wasn't. About 20 of them were driving piles for > new bridge. The sun was scorching, the timbers enormous, and the man overseer was abusing them. For weren't they only women? Without education and with old Japan's idea of women crushing them down, they deemed themselves pretty fortunateato have even such work and the princely sum of 10 cents a day
 No, it isn't enough for old Japan that the women should have a baby every year. They must work, work like men and animals. In Nikko we could see from a distance long line of bowed figures climbing the steep bank of the river Daiya, and on coming nearer We saw they were old, olG women, wrinkled an gray, carrying barrels-not baskets. but barrels of stone from the river bed to the road. Such is the reverence for age in Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13

BEGINNING THE DAY -- Lord, Thy trumpet sounds in my souI' Thou callest me to mighty battle. All things on earth and in heaven are the stake of this warfare. Hut Thou art stronger than my foes' Thou hast fought for me and are fighting. In Thee shall overcome. Amen and amen.--H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
NOT FREE

From the Boston Transcript.
 ''Is this a free translation?' asked customer in the book store.
 NO, sir,' replied the clerk, it cost you dollar fifty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13

of all is the criticism heaped upon Campaign Chairman Wilcox. He had a huge slush fund and used it with out stint, but he forgot to reckon with the west. His advisory board is large ly to blame for that. Money was wasted in New York, which seemed unmistakably republican from the opening of the contest; but waste is a small matter with representative of plutocracy. All sorts of petty filings at Wilcox are being made, but he proved himself a tireless worker as well as an enthusiast in claiming pretty much everything. The chair man was no more amateurish in handling the situation than the aver age campaign manager would have been. In the circumstances the job was too big for any republican.
 The leaders of the reactionaries will not wait until 1920 to put their heads together and see what can be done. They will get busy this winter. In fact they are beginning now to think out plans. The only thing that can be said positively is that Hughes will not be considered. Will Roosevelt be taken up again? Stranger things have happened. His hat will certainly be in the ring.
 Wilson will be the first democratic President since Andrew Jackson to succeed himself. Cleveland was twice but skipped term. The pres ent incumbent of the exalted office can be counted upon to give the coun- try another able administration and so pave the way for democratic sue cessor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
FRONTAL MEASUREMENTS
n the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 Don't you admire high brow?"
 Yes; unless the expanse of brow is due mainly to a condition of swelled head"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
Muscle Shoals
 Again lmdorsed

SNS 9JU11 UDH0WDSS0
 THE Northwest Farmstead, an Or 0 ange Judd publication, thinks President Wilson should lose no time, now that the election is over, in estab- fishing the government nitrate plant, for which Congress has appropriated $20, 100000. The Farmstead, whose editor has personally investigated" the claims of Muscle Shoals for the plant, is heartily in favor of its being located on the Tennessee river. Says this paper:
 The government nitrate plant
 should be so located as to be safe
 from an enemy, have practically
 unlimited hydro electric power,
 cheap transportation by water to
 much of the United States, inex-
 haustible supplies of limestone
 right at hand. It should be conven-
 tent to iron, steel, zinc and copper
 for intuition manufacture, and to
 cotton for smokeless powder. Be-
 sides all this, for largest value to
 agriculture, the government nitrate
 plant should be in the midst of al-
 most limitless deposits of phos-
 phate rock. Then, when not busy
 making explosives, the plant can
 turn out vast quantities of ferti-
 lizer rich in either or both nitrogen and phosphorus, to be sold at low prices and transported cheaply by
 river to the farmers of the north
 west and the whole country. The
 government is fortunate in having
 found site which embraces all
 these advantage ges-at Muscle Shoals
 in the Tennessee river, confirmed
 by exhaustive official surveys by
 army engineers.
 People in this part of the country who are familiar with it's resources and other natural advantages are con- vinced that no other place is so favor ably situated for the location of the nitrate plant as Muscle Shoals. The government experts seem to have reached the conclusion, and it is en- couraging to note that others who have investigated the matter and are actuated solely by patriotic motives, against which sectionalism and self ish interests have no weight, are in dorsing the claims of Muscle Shoals.
 Birmingham's business men are still working on plans for obtaining the nitrate plant. The Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce will CO., operate. It is true that we are also trying to get one of the farm loan banks and have put in our bid for the government armor plate plant, but there should be no lack of interest shown in the nitrate plant, which will be of tremendous importance both to the government and the farmers of the United States.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13

This fell serpent death is strict i'm his arrest. Henry "'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress. March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Austria May Seek Peace
Separately With Italy;
Emperor Is For Pact

London, Dec. 29.-It is an open Sc
cret here that Emperor Charles of
Austria Hungary is desirous of con-
cluding peace at the earliest pos
sible moment, and to this end is
likely to make separate overtures to
Italy for the conclusion of hostilities
between the two countries.
Since his succession to the throne,
the new Emperor has shown q spirit
of independence anything but pleas
ing to Count Tisza and the other men,
bers of the Potsdam party in the
Cabinet of the dual empire. His
country has had to bear the brunt of
the economic hardships of the Central
Powers, and is now on the brink of
starvation. His readiness to strike a
separate bargain with Italy, looking
toward the eventual retirement of
Austria from the entire war, is there
fore evident.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
FREAK STYLES FOR MEN

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 29.-Freak
styles in mems clothes are coming
back next year. says Irving I. Frankel,
of this city, president of the National
Association of Clothing Designers. He
believes that American men are about
due to go off on another sartorial
spree" Further he believes it will
be catching in the fall or winter of
1917.
I'VE have had a sample of freaks in
the coats adorned with buttons and
patch pockets" said he. do you re-
member the flaring coats? Then the
balmacaan overcoat came into vogue,
and now we have with us the trench
overcoat made popular by the war"
Overcoats and suits for next fall and
winter will not have padded shoul-
ders. Frankel says. Just what styles
there will be will be determined by
the style committee to be named when
the designers meet in Cincinnati Janu-
ary IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29

county courts Leon KatZman demands
an accounting of the business trans
acted in the partnership clothing busi-
ness conducted by himself and Harry
L. Mehring and a dissolution of the
partnership because, he claims. Mehr-
ing hasn't lived up to his agreement
Mehring, Katzman says. was to have
furnished the money, he the work, of
the firm.
At Registrars Ofice-In connection
with the probation yesterday of the
will of J. S. Strickler, Derry township,
letters were issued to M. r. Fisher and
$. f. Brehm. Elizabeth NJ. and Anna
M. Sands got letters on the estate of
their father, the Rev. John c.. Sands.
jackson Goes TO "Pen".-William
jackson, one of the Southern negro
Iaborers at the Steelton plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, who shot
anG killed fellow negro and pleaded
guilty in the Dauphin county court to
murder in the second degree, yester-
day was taken to the Eastern Peniten-
tiary to begin his term of from
eighteen and a half to twenty years.
Oncr to Buy Bonds.--Following the
payment by the County Commissioners
of the annual appropriation to the
county sinking funds the Common
wealth Trust Company, the sinking
fund trustee. has advertised for bids
for the outstanding bonds of redemp-
ton in these issues and amounts: 1901.
T,193.16: 1909, $7,809.42; 1903,
$10,S33.T1. Bids will be received at IL
o'clock January 13.
Plumbers to Register. - Noon to-
morrow is the time limit fixed by the
state and city authorities for the regis
tration of master and journeymen
plumbers who expect to do business in
Harrisburg. DR.. J. M. ]. Raunick, the
city health officer, yesterday issued
definite instructions on the subject.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29

and these ne had agreed to transfer
in November. 1914, but surreptitiously
snatched from an attorneys desk after
the agreement was entered into. Ad-
ditional Law Judge S. j. NJ. McCarrell
so decided the suit brought by the
other Keefer heirs against Horace to
compel the return of these papers. In
citing the facts in the case Judge
McCarrell points out that the Keefer
brothers and sisters had agreed to pay
to Horace 100000 for his share of the
half-dozen or more tracts of land that
constituted the late majors estate. In
cidentally. Horace wanted what is
known as the Linglestown farm, and
the other heirs agreed to turn this
over to him for $4,000, the price to be
deducted from the $4,000. Accord
ingly, a check for $4,000 was made
out and the signed agreement was left
on Attorney Paul A. Kunkels desk
while Keefer and his own attorney
went out to discuss the question of
attorney fees. No agreement could be
Kunkels office While the latter was
at the telephone in an adjoining room
he picked up the signed deeds and
agreement entered into a short time
before and departed. In ordering
Keefer to return the deeds forthwith
Judge McCarrell severely condemns
him for appropriating papers that
were no longer his because of a dis
agreement with his counsel. Further
more, Keefer is ordered to pay the
costs.
Wants Partnership DissoIycd.-In an
equity suit begun in the Dauphin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
DENIES PEACE ovERTUREs

Rome, Dec. 20. via Paris.-The Os-
servatore Romano, the official organ
of the vatican, prints to-day an official
denial of reports published abroad
that the papal nuncio at Vienna in
formed the Vienna press that the Aus
trian emperor has requested him to
ask Pope Benedict's Intervention for
peace and that the pope had given a
favorable reply.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Arsenic in Bread Put
Family of Nine in Agony

. Vineland. n. j., Dec. 20. = Frank
Mauro and his wife and seven children,
of Landisvflle, near here were all found
writhing in agony from arsenical pol
soning last night DR.. ]. II. Halsey
found several of the children, who are
from to IL years old, in a serious con-
ditton. Antidotes weer administered
and all but two are thought to be out
of danger.
had eaten and DR.. Halsey brought some
OF the preparation of which the bread
was made to a pharmacy for analiza-
ton. Under test 1t showed a consid-
cradle percentage of arsenic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29

styles.
Girls dresses in solid color poplins, made
with deep round yoke plated skirt and wide
belt with inserted pocket finished with white
pique hemstitching collar and cuffs, in pink
and blue; sizes to IA years ....... $2.9S
Girls dresses of imported garicord made
with wide box plat extending from neck in
front and back wide belt with inserted
pointed pockets; white pique collar and
cuffs, trimmed with hand embroidered French
knots; sizes to II years ......... So. 80
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
PURCHASE BY STATE OF KESHER
ISREAL FORMALLY RECORDED

Formal transfer of the Kesher Israel
Synagogue, Fourth and State streets
which had recently been purchased by
the State for Capitol Park extension
purposes, was filed with Recorder
James E. Lentz to-day. The consid-
Grafton is $25. 500. Other realty trans
fers were:
Christian w. Lynch and William
Jennings to Morris M. Strohm, Seven
teenth and Berryhil1 streets, 81; Jacob
A. Bailets to John A. Bailets, 621 South
Front street, $4,000: Henry D. Koons
to Charles Chuhb. Susquehanna town
ship, 1862; Charles w. Hepner to j. G.
Wiliier, Lylkens township, $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Plans Made to Reopen
Lemasters National Bank

Lemasters, Pa. Dec. 20. - A meet
ing of stockholders of the Lemasters
National Bank has been called by
President D. w. Garrett for next Tues
day to discuss plans for reorganiza-
ton. This is another step toward the
reopening of the bank which closed
Its doors because of loans made by its
cashier, Enos d. Myers, to Clyde n.
Coon, a railroad contractor.
The bank had a capital stock of
$4,000 and a surplus of $4,000. but
as the deposits amounted to $4,000
an assessment of $4,000 on the
shareholders will be necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
MAN BLOWN TO BITS

Bradford, Pa. Dec. 2s.-John B.
Hinman. an oil we'll shooter, was
blown to pieces yesterday and 1t is
believed another man met the same
fate, but as not shred of either of
the bodies was found the identity of
the second man is a mystery. The
magazine of the West Penn Torpedo
Company, containing a large quantity
of nitroglycerin, was destroyed in the
were In side.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
FARMERS FIX MILK PRICE

Lancaster. Pa, Dec. 29.-At con-
ference held between representatives
of the Lancaster county farmers con-
nected with the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducers' Association and prominent
Philadelphia distributors the price to
be paid for milk until May 1 was fixed
at 1920 per 100 pounds. This is the
highest price ever received here for
this product
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
MAN wHIRLED ABOUT SHAFT

heaulng, Pa, Dec. 81 = WhirIed
about a shaft, Raymond Stauffer.
plumber. of Bally. was badly injured
in the Union Foundry yesterday.
Stauffer and John Weand, his helper,
came in contact with the shaft and
the former was caught and then
thrown fifteen feet into sand pile.
He suffered broken arm. was badly
cut and may have internal injuries.
Weand escaped with few bruises
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
LATE CITY SOLICITOR sEITz
REMEMBERS MOTHER IN WILL

The will of Daniel S. Seitz, for more
than twenty years Harrisburg's city
solicitor, was probated to-day by
Register of Willis r.. c. Danner. In
his final testament the former legal
adviser makes a bequest of $500 to
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Seitz, with
the income from $4,000 as long as
she lives. The remainder of his estate
is left to his wife,
Mrs Annie w. Seitz. the solicitors
widow. is named as eXecutriX
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
MRS. BRECTLENMAKER

Mrs. Adelia Nollar Brectlenmaker, a
former resident of this city, died
Christmas day at her home in Cum
berland, Iowa, from pneumonia. She
is survived by her husband. Freder-
ick, a son and two daughters, Mrs. G.
w. Landis, of MELVILLE, Cumberland
county, and Mrs. Fl. ]. Stewart, 1912
Chestnut street, this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
RESIGNATION OF
RAMBO REQUESTED
IContinucd From 1Nirst Paeel

sons and the Governor did not COM
ment. For days there have been
rumors that Mr.. Rambo would be
asked to resign because the Governors
advisers have wanted some places in
Rambo's department which it is re-
ported he did not want to give. Mr..
Rambo was the superintendent of con-
struction of the building and knows
more about 1t than anyone else.
Breitinger's name has never figured
in the gossip as likely to go and no
reason has been given.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
HELD AS COTTAGE THIEF

Tom Heiser. charged with breaking
into the summer cottage of John Dapp
at Marsh Run and stealing tools and
bed clothing valued at $50. was held
for court without bail at hearing be-
fore Alderman Fritz Kramme, of the
Fifth ward, last night. He pleaded
guilty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
BULL MOOSE OFF TICKET

failure of the Progressives in New York
State to poll the necessary votes in the
recent election to entitle their ticket
official recognition in this State and
the doors of the Progressive headquar-
ters here-State and national-have
been closed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
PRESS ASSOCIATION FOR PRICE RISE

Sacramento. Cal, Dec. 20. = An In
crease In subscription and advertising
cost of news print paper Is favored by
members of the California Press Asso-
ciaIion. acording 10 report made yes
association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29

Girls dresses of imported hand woven
Japanese crepe, in fancy stripes, high waist
model, with two rows of shirring at waist;
collar cuffs and sash of solid color crepe;
sizes to II years .................. $3.50
Girls dresses of white poplin in OK plated
model, with wide belt, patch pockets and large
pointed collar and cuffs; trimmed with hem
stitching and pearl buttons; sizes E to IA
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
RECEIVERS FOR PULLMAN
MOTORCAR

York. Pa. Dec. 2s.-W. A. Key
worth, Henry d. Schmidt and Carlton
L. Hoff were appointed receivers of
the Pullman Motorcar Company by
Judge Wanner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
RANK RORRERs GEr as ann

Sherman, Tex, Dec. 29.-Ftve rob-
bers blew open the safe of the Ha-
german State Bank at Hagerman early
to-day and escaped In an automobile
with 5000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
ORDER kEEFER TO
GIVE UP PAPERS
Court Decides Family Land
Dispute Involving Deeds
Taken From Desk

Within the next
fifteen days Horace
b. Keefer. son of
NJ a ] or j o h n B.
Keefer, must turn
over to his brothers
and sisters either
the originals or
duplicates of the
deeds of all the
properties in which
he shared under the
will of his father.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29

The reductions average onethrd though in nsta
$3.50 coats novelty cloth with deep yoke and full flare
shoulder large collar and beed Reduced $12 80
$1,000 and chevo full loose models
large collar and cuffs of plush Reduced $3.50
$3.50 navy, black and brown pebble hevot this model
made with deep belt and full gathered back large convertible
collar and deep cuffs with button trimming Reduced $4,000
$1,000 wool velour and chevo green and brown
This garment has full shrred back finished with
sailor collar finished with broad band of skunk Reduced $3.50
$3.50 and $39O in velour bolivia
these made styles with full flare gathered
backs shawl convertible collar and lined throughout with
de Cygne satin lining brown green, Burgundy and black
Reduced Observation-Disclosures. ............. $500
$4,000 in bolivia velour green
gundy and black these models made sembeted full
styles; plain trimmed collars lined throughout with
pussy willow silk fancy satin Innings Reduced $42. so
Dives. Pomeroy Stewart. Second Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Pretty New Dresses For Girls
AdDance Spring Styles

This shipment a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
$25. 90 Suits, $14.75

in Irish Frieze, Velour, Vicuna,
Zibeline, Storm Cloth and Scotch
Mixtures.
The stock of suits include many at
tractive patterns in Belted Backs,
Pinch-Backs and English Sacks.
s Clothing. Second Floor, Rear
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
DiDes, Ponleroy &c SteWdrt
In the Year-End Sale of
Women's Coats
Are Values That Are Veru Uncommon

Garments from regular stock reduced for early dis
posa include many of the most attractive styles of the
winter season.
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