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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
TULSA CLAIMS PRESENTED

that one-third of the veterans who fought in the war lived west of the Mississippi river. He stated that out of 26 conven- tions only three cities west of the Mis- sissippi had received the honor of enter taining the veterans, namely, Little Rock, Dallas and Houston. Dr. William D. Matthews of Oklahoma City spoke for the convention to be held at Tulsa next year.
 Two ballots were necessary to decide the choice of the cities. On the second ballot Washington won by a majority of 40 votes The meeting was adjourned at S:15 o'clock, after vote of thanks had been rendered by the veterans to the city of Birmingham for it's entertainment and the valorous services of the Boy Scouts. The veterans parade this morning will be one of the greatest features of the entire reunion.
 The sponsors and maids for the sey eral divisions will be in the line of march at the head of the division they represent and all sponsors have been requested to meet at 9:30 o'clock this morning on the mezzanine at the Tut wiler to be given instructions as to the automobiles in which they are to ride in the parade.
 One of the features of the parade will be the presence of Henry B. Wal thai. famous as "The Little Colonel in "The Birth of Nation," who will ride a thoroughbred horse that was raised in Birmingham, which has been loaned to him for the occasion by its owner one of Birmingham's prettiest little girls MT. Walthal is member of the staff of Grand Marshal McCros- sin and will accompany the grand
 marshal along the route
 The parade will move promptly at II o'clock, and the formation of it orda haf I, may be no delay in the time of moving off.
 Governor Henderson and his staff along with Governor Nat E. Harris of Georgia and his staff, will occupy a place on the reviewing stand in front of the Hotel Holton with Gen. Bennett Fl. Young and Gen. George P. Harrison and their staffs. to review the remnants of the army of the Confederacy as 1t passes before the stand en route to Sixth avenue and dispersal.
 Hubert A. Drennen, chairman of the automobile committee, stated last night that, the committee was short more than 100 automobiles for the parade this morning. "We have at the pres ent time 1S7 automobiles at our dis posal to use to convey the veterans who are physically incapacitated to march in the parade.' said MT. Drennen. we really need 300 machines to carry these veterans who are unable to march on account of their infirmities and as last resort we are appealing to the citizenry of Birmingham to come to our aid this morning"
 All those who are willing to lend their machines during the time that it takes the parade to march through the city are requested to send the cars, with chauffeurs. to Avenue c and Twenty first street not later than 9:3o o'clock this morning. MT. Drennen stated that it was absolutely necessary to have the additional machines and that the only means they had of getting them was through the goodness of those who were willing to lend their ears to the veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18

and was real booster for the river town He said Memphis had entertained the vet erans twice before and the third time would be a charm At the conclusion oi his speech a procession marched dowr the aisle led by Marjorie Castagnino, the 13-year-old Memphis miss who was unan- imously chosen by the veterans as theiI mascot Banners were in evidence witt Memphis written in bold letters as the logical meeting place for the veterans next Naar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
Washington Gets 1917
 Reunion of the Veterans
tCon tinued from Page One,

ton of regret that Gen. Bennett Young was retiring from the position of head of the veterans and made a motion that he be made an honorary life pres- ident of the organization. The resolu- ton and motion was unanimously car ried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
STORM CLOUDS BLOW OVER.
Memo Meets Sitter, and They, Being
Good Fellows, Shake Hands.
Memo, in Fennimore Times.)

memo, IN FennlmOr6 1lmoS.)
Having occasion Friday evening for
a brief but urgent shopping expedi-
ton to Sitter, whom should we meet
there but our celebrated friend, the
enemy. My friends and myself were
just emerging from Eisele's prepara-
tory to cranking up enroute for a
dance at Geo. Heberlein's, when, 10!
and behold! there stood the aforesaid
gentleman. We didn't know him from
Adam, but a formal introduction hero
ically executed by Mr.. Eisele, soon put
us wise. We were very glad to see
each other and exchanged greetings
and the glad hand. Mr.. Woolsten-
holme is a good sport and booster,
and deserves the support of his home
town for the loyal defense Of his
town.
We are proud to have such gift
ed gentleman for either friend or
enemy. Knockers are plentiful, but
boosters are rare, and Sitter should
wake up to the fact that Mr.. Wool
stenholme is valuable asset to the
town. The Liberty staff OF the Times
are and will continue to hold down,
or, rather, uphold the traditions of
the Ridge. Our occupation is farm
ing, not fighting, but like Cincinatus
of ancient Rome, and Putnam of
later day, we do not hesitate to throw
down the pillow to take up arms against
the trespasser.
The august dignity of our commun-
ity must be upheld at any rate. We
are strictly home loving people and
will answer any challenge from any
source. Eyes, with pleasure, for love,
money or fun for the boys"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
FISHING TINE.
Waco Times.)


One who never fshed has an idea
fishing is a lazy mans job. 1t is not
true. To be a successful fisherman
one must not only have energy, but
he must have patience, two very i'm
portant elements of success in this
world. He who has been too busy to
take an outing once in a while, to
get the cobwebs from his brain, who
has never enjoyed day with reel and
rod, has missed much of the real hap
piness of life. There is nothing so
enhancing and so restful to the tired
mind and nerve racked body as a day
of successful fishing down where the
ripping waters flow, down where the
cooling breezes blow. Who is there
with imagination so dead, with appre-
citation so dulled, who does not thrill
at the thought of a singing reel and
taut line as the fish is coaxed from
his home beneath the moss covered
rock or the gnarled stump in the liq-
uid pool on whose quiet bosom flick
ering shadows fall, as leaves are set
quivering on the trees overhead? 1t
is a moment to be long remembered,
when the speckled beauty, tired with
the fight against the hook and rod and
wrist, gives up the battle and is reel
ed in toward the shore ready for the
landing net.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
MINING PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
w. L. Miller, Mgr. Interstate Power
Co., Tells Why Boom Is Permanent.

The common impression is that the
present boom in the mining business
of Grant, Lafayette and Iowa coun-
ties in Wisconsin and adjacent Illi-
nois counties bearing commercial
ores, is something induced by the Eu-
ropean war and not permanent in
dustry. w. l.. Miller of Galena, who
takes charge of the Interstate Power
company as manager on June 1, was
in Lancaster last Wednesday evening,
and in conversation, gave some con-
vincing reasons why the mining bus
mess will continue indefinitely.
Mr.. Miller says that the high prices
current since the beginning Of the war
have allowed the operators to develop
on a large scale. Near New Diggings,
for instance, a mine that was running
on a modest scale branched out and
made prospects in another part of its
property. There it found ore bearing
rock that ran exceeding high and now
the operations are being extended in
that direction. The mine owners
have also been enabled to install
highly efficient machinery for mine
production and even should metal
drop to a normal basis will find their
equipment ample to produce on low
margin. -" -
Mr.. Miller spoke Of the extensive
arrangements made by the Interstate
company to meet the enormous growth
in their business occasioned by the
rapid development. The company ex-
poets to give their patrons first class
service.
Mr.. Miller succeeds Mr.. F. H. Rick
erman, who now becomes business
manager of the Interstate company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
DIR. HARTFORD AT HURRICANE.
Called, Professionally, to Attend NJ. G.
-CassviIIe Notes.
(Cassville Record.)

(CdSSNl110 hCCOlO.J
DR.. w. P. Hartford, for many years
a practising physician in Cassville,
but who is now located in Chicago,
where he is interested in important
inventions, which he expects to have
on the market shortly, visited briefly
with his many Cassville friends, Sat
urday. He was really called here to
attend M. G. Williams, a former mer-
chant, who is now located near Hurri-
cane, and whose condition is very SER
ious. A severe case of the grip, and
its accomplishments is the ailment
with which Melvin is battling.
Peter Dresen went to Mendoza last
Wednesday to get his wife who was
taken there month ago for treatment.
She was suffering from a nervous
trouble which they decided could be
better treated at home, where she
could have constant care and atten-
ton, and she was accordingly brought
back to Cassville, Thursday morning.
Jens Jensen has his force Of men
busy laying the foundation for the new
barn which Neimer Bros, are erecting
on their farm east of town. Mr.. Jen-
sen also received the contract for
erecting two concrete bridges, one
near Glen Haven and the other near
Beetown.
Henry Steffen was quite badly in
jured one day last week when a load
of hay on which he was riding was
blown over. He was thrown against
a fence post and sustained severe in
iuries to his back and leg. He is re-
covering nicely now though still very
stiff.
Mrs. Margaret Kahle, a sister OF our
esteemed townsman, Mr.. John Haber-
mann, arrived Saturday evening from
Menominee, Mich, for a two weeks
visit. Her nephew, Matt Habermann
went to Prairie du Chen to meet her.
A sweet baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Esser on Saturday,
May 20. Mikes broad smile is just
a small indication of the keen joy he
experiences over the event.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
CHURCH GROWTH.
milwaukee Journal.)

It's rather popular to ask what is
wrong with the church and then fol-
low up the question with your favor
tie plant as the answer. Well, the
church ought to do better; everyone
seems to admit that, but there are 9TH
er considerations. One is the numer-
Gus outside the church agencies for
doing good that used to be covered
up by the churches. When you look
into these things, you will find in the
majority of instances, that they are
engineered and taken care of by
church people. We know that the
most famous social center in the
country relies mainly on church peo-
pie for dependable workers and for
support. We know that this is true
of almost every organized form of
altruistic effort.
But about the churches themselves,
they haven't done so badly when we
consult the real facts and not our own
guesses. During the last half CEN
fury, national wealth has increased
from four to six times, and church
wealth has increased skiold. From
1890 to 1910 church membership in
creased faster than the population,
while in the sixty years from 1850 to
1910 church sittings increased from
81 per cent of the population to 69.
During the same period, we like to say
the world has been getting better. On
the whole, we don't need to give up
hope for the churches just yet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
GASOLINE AS MOTIVE.
Mr.. BurkdOll Covers the Subject
Briefly But COnvincingly.
is THE MOST ECONOMICAL.
Tremendous Strides Made In Gasoline
Engines Since Beginning of War.
w. & i. Railway Gets Best.

Telling that the Herald readers take
line and would be glad to know some
thing about the equipment as planned
70 be used, the Herald has asked Mr..
BurkdOll to prepare an. article on the
subject. His article which follows, is
highly interesting and will serve to
clear up any doubts in the readers
mind as to this method of hauling
freight and passengers over steel rails.
Is Gasoline Power Suitable?
1t is a matter of considerable dis
cussion among many people of Grant
county as to the availability of gaso-
line motor equipment for the Wiscon-
sin and Illinois railroad, once the line
Is ready for operation.
Organizers Decided "Yes.'
, The organizers of the company pro-
vided for a standard railroad on
which might be used any kind of
motive power which seemed best
suited and most economical. How
ever, it is proposed to install gasoline
motive power for both passenger and
freight moving. This decision was ar
rived at only after very careful inves-
tigation. On account of. the compare
tive newness of this class of equip
ment a good many people are not full
" informed as to its disturbances.
The development of the gasoline en-
CINE is the marvel of the past three
years.
World War Speeds Development.
The great world war has been per-
haps, the greatest active cause. Gaso-
line motors for aircraft are in great
demand, and the very best talent in
that field of mechanics is engaged in
producing engines of wonderful pos
sibilities. Some of these motors ac-
quire a speed of 1000 revolutions per
minutes. To the average person this
seems incredible, and can only be ac-
complished because of the very light
weight in construction of the moving
parts.
Russia Is Buying Them.
Development for such purposes has
effected the entire motor construction
field. The result is the tendency to
build s, II and 16 cylinder engines. 1t
is found that very gratifying results
are obtained. The speed of an engine
is a very large and controlling ele-
ment in the possible power develop
ment. Hence, the tendency to high
rate of speed in engine design. OF
course the application, or transmits
sion Of power so developed to the
driving parts of the car without ex-
travagant loss is a matter for expert
enced engineering skill. 1t is this
line that is now being given world
wide attention.
European Roads Using "Gas.s
So much progress has been made
that large numbers of gasoline motor
driven cars and locomotives are being
put into service in place of electric
and steam driven equipment. Only a
few weeks ago the Russian govern
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31
Motor Trucks On Rails.

system because the demand required
it.
Motor Trucks On Rails.
The fact is that a very large saving
can be made by substituting the inter-
nal combustion, or gasoline engine,
for the steam. What Russia has come
to America for other European nations
are buying at home. Back of the
lines of the great armies are railroads
used to expedite the movement of sup
plies. Many of these are using gaso-
line power.
In this country the trouble along the
Mexican border has called for motor
trucks to enable the arm to get sup
plies promptly. Only few days ago
a circumstance illustrative of the
great convenience of this class of
equipment was described in a dispatch.
1t was stated that large trucks pur-
chased from the Locomobile Company
of America, that had been used to
move supplies into the interior of
Mexico were supplied with fianges
for the wheels and so equipped, were
run from the wagon road onto the rails
of the Ell Paso and Southwestern rail-
road at Columbus, and run to Ell Paso
where they were run off the rails and
again onto the streets and to the
headquarters of Generals Scott and
Funston, to demonstrate their efficien-
cy. One of these trucks carried 20
soldiers, a machine gun and full
equipment for men and guns. The
speed of this truck on the rails was
about twenty miles per hour.
u. S. Proves the Case.
1t was proven to the satisfaction o.
the military authorities that a rail-
road could be laid over the compare
lively level valley plains from the u.
S. border base, as the army advanced
and the huge motor trucks utilized
to handle supplies with great expedi-
ton, avoiding delay in case of the line
being cut, as the truck could be TAX
en- from the rails and operated on
wagon road, without waiting for re-
building of the line.
Many Trunk Lines Use.
In the way of passenger service
many of the large trunk line compan-
les are using gasoline propelled cars,
particularly on their branch lines for
passenger service.
One Half Cost of Steam.
The fact has developed in nearly
instance that a given number of pas
sengers can be moved by the gasoline
propelled cars for about one-half the
cost as compared with steam.
Such roads as the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, c. e E. l., Frisco,
Illinois Central, c., M. & st. Paul, c.,
RI. e P, and a score of smaller COM
panies.
Latest Type Cars for w. & /.
The w. & I. railroad officials are as
s:ured that the new and very recent
design to be used on their line will
reduce the cost of operation over any
other design of gasoline cars very
greatly.
1t is said the engineers and design
ers working on this equipment are as
good as can be found in the United
States.
Detailed Illustrations Later.
The Herald is promised some illus
trations and will give those of its
readers interested, the benefit of see
ing Just how the cars and locomotive
will look in actual use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-31

ment placed an order with the Bald
win Locomotive Works for $50 gaso-
line locomotives. Here is one of the
largest steam locomotive building cor
porations in the world diverting from
its standard line of product to the new
system because the demand required
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
Rex Dubs Spiel of T. R. As Vaborings
 Of q Demagogue
(By Review Leased Wire)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo, Oct. 2.-Un- ited States Senator Rex of Missouri, in a speech here tonight. said that the Republican party is becoming the war party of the country.
 Roosevelt is in supreme control of the Republican party" he said. "Roosevelt's speech, delivered last Saturday at Battle Creek. Michigan, is a battle cry. It is demand for war against Germany, which no ra- tional human being can mistake. His words either are the demand of a sin cere man who believes our national honor was sacrificed when we failed to go to war, and who proposes to wipe out the stain upon our national honor by the stain of blood, or his words are the mere vaporings of a demagogue who hopes to gain politi- cal advantage by arousing a war spirit with no purpose of actually bringing on a conflict with Germany"
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
MILK SHORTAGE IN NEW YORK
 |S SERIOUS
Scarcity Is Due to Dairymen's Efforts to Batter Down High
 Standard Required by the
 City Health Board.
(sy Review Leased Wire.

NEW YORK, Oct 2-In the face of a serious milk shortage in this city because of the controversy between a dairymen's league and several dis tributors, Health Commissioner Elm erson declared emphatically late to- day there would be no relaxation in the rigid inspection of the supply by his department He asserted he was more interested in quality of milk than in quantity.
 Dr. Emerson's announcement was made at a conference attended by John J. Dillon, state commissioner of food and markets who has been em- powered by members of the league to make contracts for it's members and by the leading milk distributors of the city. Neither side had asked Dr. Elm erson for temporary lowering of the milk standard to meet the present emergency. Milk brought to the city from unusual sources will be subject ed to a particularly severe inspection he stated.
 Dr. Emerson declared reports re- ceived from inspectors for his depart ment indicated that about 75 percent of the normal supply was received in the city today.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
SLAIN FOR SPEAKING ENGLISH IN
 MEXICO
Carranza Colonel Shoots an Fl Paso Man in Mexico City, Forbidding Speaking of English in Public.
lRY Review Leased Wirel

FL PASO, Oct. Mrs. L. E. Rog- CTS, wife of the local agent of the Gulf Refining Company, stated tonight that she had learned by letter that her brother, G. w. Morton, had been shot and killed by a Carranza colonel in Mexico City for speaking English in the company of friend. H. w. Lang don, an American engineer.
 The letter was received by a mutual friend of Langdon, and says that as he and Morton were sitting in a cafe on the evening of September 20, the Mexican officer walked over and told them it was forbidden to speak Eng fish in public Morton asked since when such an order had been issued. the letter wen on to say, whereupon the officer drew a revolver and fred Langdon said he escaped unhurt.
 Morton was employed in a railway office in the Mexican capital.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
VOLUNTARY WAGE INCREASE ID
 BENEFIT
 l20 O00
While Chicago Packers Ad- vance Pay, Clothiers Short en Hours of Employees All Over United States.
(By Review Leased wire.)

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Simultaneously with the announcement tonight that 10000 employees of the wholesale clothing association here would re- ceive a reduction in working hours without loss of pay. a voluntary wage increase of two and one half cents an hour for employees of the operating department all over the United States was announced today by Wilson and Company, Armour and Company, Swift and Company, Libby, McNeil and Libby aivd Morris and Company tonight.
 The increases granted by the pack CTS will affect 60,O0O men employed in the big packing plants, while about 30, 1000 will be benefited by the reduc- ton of hours in clothing trades from fifty to forty eight week.
 To the packers. the increase will mean an additional pay roll of s4,000,- poo a year.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
BET 0N WORLD SERIES; ARE
 P|NCHED
Chicago Police Uncover Big Gambling Pool, With Many Branches in Eight Large Cities Over the Country.
(By Review Leased Wirej

CHICAGO, Oct. 2-While Federal Judge Landis continued tonight to draw from reluctant witnesses testi- mony of a highly developed organlza tion for gambling. which the polio, :, previously declared did not exist, city authorities scurried around and un. covered evidence of a baseball pool in a raid on a downtown office building
 States Attorney Hoyne, conducting an independent raid on the Sports mems Club of America. declared that the fund derived from a large sale of associate members was used as po- litical fund for the benefit of Mayor Wm. H. Thompson. Witnesses before Judge Landis told the General News Bureau, of which Mont Tennis was the head, daily telephones concerning results to cigar stands and saloons where bets were made. Ramifications of the bureau extend to Kansas City. St. Louis. San Antonio. San Francisco Ottawa, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
 Police Captain Collins. who raided the baseball pool, said paraphanelia seized had been arranged for a vast amount of betting on the world series.
 New cards were made, each con- taining combinations of six players. he said, and there were thousands of such combinations"
Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-03
AMERICAN RAILWAY
 IN CHINA ALMOST
 DOUBLES TRACKAGE
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Oct. "Details of the proposed new American S60,000.- 900 loan for ra:sSoad construction in China, twice the size of any previous similar loan and arranged with view to increasing the republics total rail road mileage by 50 percent, were dis closed today by R. w. Rose, counsel for the American interests. after the publication of dispatches from Peking indicating conclusions of the agree ment. Mir Rose was active of most of the negotiations and drew up the contract which now has been signed. Under the agreement, MT. Rose said. the Stems Carey Company of St. Paul Minn., contracts to construct as soon as possible with money furnished by the American International Corpora tion, 1.500 miles of railroad through the richest sections of China. and al- so signed an optional contract to build another 1.50O miles later.
 China at present has but 5000 miles in the whole empire.