davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Again Try to Buy c. 6 D. Canal

or condemnation the existing interest
of the United States in said canal
shall be allowed for upon the basis
of the total sum fixed for its acquisi-
ton either by purchase or condemna-
tion.'
Senator Salisbury in a bill in, the
Senate puts the purchase of the canal
as a defense proposition. His bill
was given the significant title of "a
bill for improving the defenses of
the coasts and industrial centres of
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Maryland and Virginia, for increasing
their commerce and reducing trans
portation cost on the Atlantic sea-
board"
Senator Saulsbury's bill says in
part:
BE it enacted, that the Secretary
of War is directed to purchase the ex-
isting Chesapeake and Delaware Ca
nal, and if unable TO purchase the
same within a reasonable time for
sum not greater than the amount
hereby appropriated, the Secretary OF
War shall institute proceedings for
the condemnation Of said canal. The
sum of $4,000 is hereby appropriated
to pay the necessary costs Of said pro-
ceedings. Provided, however, that the
Secretary OF War shall not purchase
the said canal or accept and fulfil the
award in such condemnation proceed
| ings should he be unable to make such
purchase or to pay the award in such
! proceedings for the sum of $2,500,00O,
! which sum is appropriated for con-
summating said purchase.
"When the said canal shall have
been acquired there is hereby appro-
priated for improving the waterway
the sum of $5,0O0.OO0.
THAT there is hereby appropriated
the sum of S4SO,OOO for the installa-
ton upon the borders of Delaware
Bay, for the purpose of denying the
occupancy of that bay to warships
and transports of an enemy and deny
ing such warships and transports the
harbor of Lewes, Del, said sum to
be expended for the completion of
such defenses in accordance with the
project of the War Department"
Senator Salisbury said he hoped
the Military Committee could make an
early report on the bill.
The report Of the Chief of Staff, he
said, indicates that probably the most
vulnerable portion of our Atlantic
seabOard is in Delaware. The harboT
) at Lewes is the only one having suf-
b ficient water and accommodations for
b an attacking fleet, and, being entirely
undefended furnishes the only place
for an easy attack between New YORK
e harbor and the Virginia Capes. Ir
control of this place, an enemy would
2 be only 100 miles from the great
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Save veteran FROM
death IN House FIRE

CHESTER. Pa, Jan. 5.-Rescued from
his burning home by iiremen, Robert f..
flannum. Jr., y years old, member OF
one of the oldest families in the city,
is in critical condition from burns
Owen Dougherty, of the Goodwill Fire
Company. and Edward Boyer, Of the
Moyamensing Hook and Ladder Com
pany, found the aged man lying uncon-
scious across bed in a second-story
room, and carried him out, fighting their
way through flames and smoke. The
fire department saved the building from
destruction.
Hannum. a civil war veteran, was
alone in the house at Twenty-fourth
street and Providence avenue when the
fire broke out from cause attributed
to mice and matches.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
APPROPRIATIONS
ARE running Low
Comptroller Warns Levy
Court That Money Should
Be Spent Judiciously
MUCH DUE IN.
COUNTY TAXES

L. .. Clark. county comptroller, sub
mitted the following report at the meet
ing OF the Levy Court yesterday after
noon:
To the President and Members OF
the Levy Court Of New Castle
County.
Gentlemen: ! herewith submit 20
You list of the appropriations
balances of December 81, 1915. They
show very plainly that you will
have to husband your resources dur
ing the coming six months.
am still of the opinion that you
could save hundreds of dollars if you
would establish a patrol system ON
those roads that have lately had the
surface treatment feel that the
county engineer aud myself should
be present during your meetings,
aud will ask you TO arrange to have
the members meet as "a committee
Of the whole at some time desig
mated by you before every meeting
OF the court to approve bills. etc,
so that we may get through our du
ties and be able to attend your
meeting. Yours very truly,
T.. C. Clark.
Comptrollcr
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
MISS HUDSON IS
BRIDE OF Mr.. Price

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del, Jan. 5.-ln the pres
ence of relatives and number oil
friends Miss Mildred Frances Hudson.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William ID.
Hudson of near Smyrna, was united in
marriage TO Warner Nilds Price, ot
smyrna, in Asbury NJ. b. Church ON
Tuesday by the Rev DIR. c. W. fretty-
man. .s
Philadelphia; Paul Rutan, Ayres -.
Stocllly and Irving Walls, OF Whining
Misses katherine Price and Helen
Hudson were attendants, while MISSES
lillian Speakman and Helen Hoop
or of Easton, Md, were bridesmaids
Mrs. Daniel r. Jones, of Wilmington
was matron of honor, and the tower
oirl was Emma Catharine CoiVert, OF
Attica, Indiana.
The bride wore gown of white me-
teor trimmed with white and silver
lace and tulle veil, fastened with
oranoe blossoms, en- traine, and carried
a bououct of bride roses and hlics OF
,be valley. The attendants each wore a
pown of blue talIeta draped with pink
roses and white and blue tulle hats
with long tulc strcamcrs and they car
ried pink roses
The bridesmaids wore PINK taheta
gowns and pink and white tnlie mats
and carried pink roses.
The matron of honor wore ehliion
cloth. apricot. and black hat, and ear
ricd sweetheart pink roses. The httl'
flower girl wore a white dress trimmer
with pink ribbon, and carried a baske
of pink rosebuds.
Mr. and Mrs. Price left on the after
noon express for the Bermudas, and ol
their return they will live on Delawar
street here.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Three face JUDGE At
NIGHT court SESSION

Deputy Judge Philip L. Garrett held a
night session of City Court last evening
This was the first night session of court
held for several years, and has been
made necessary because of the great
pressure of business before the court on
Tuesday. Thomas Francis was held in
$500 bail for the Court of General Ses-
sions on the charge of assault with in-
tent to kill Charles Morphey.
David Eannone was fined S25 and costs
on the charge of carrying concealed a
deadly weapon.
Leslie Holt was fined $40 on the charge
of exceeding the speed limit while driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
DOCTOR RIDES ON
HOOD OF RUNAWAY CAR

Cranking his automobile with the
reverse gear on as the machine was
standing in Washington street near
Delaware avenue on Sunday, Dr. Paul
r. Smith, of Twenty-second and
Washington streets, had a thrilling
ride down Washington street to
Washington street bridge astride the
cnginehood of the car.
Reaching under the windshield. DR..
Smith was able to cut off the supply
of oil and to direct the steering
wheel, but he could not reach the
brakes. The car continued down the
incline, DR.. Smith steering it, and
when it arrived at the bridge the car
stopped.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
FIND DEAD BODY
At end OF ROPE

DOVER, Del. Jan. Despondent
because of in health John Jensen,
who lived with his brother. Jacob. on
a farm near Dover. committed suicide
yesterday by hanging himself. His
body was found swinging from a
rafter in a barn by Elizabeth Adams,
a 14-year-old girl.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
nEALER ACCTsEn OF TMEFT.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Jan. 5.-State Detec-
tive Murphey late yesterday after
noon arrested Louis Gross. Dover
dealer i'm hides. charging him with
larceny in connection with the hides
stolen from the Uhlig tannery on Sun
day night. He was held in $500 bail
for a further hearing tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05

To the poor When he be-
dyspeptic gins the use of
piece OF pie Stuart's Dyspep-
looks as Lig as Sia Tablets. Il
this. seems mere
bite.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do the
work Of digestion in a pleasant. quick
thorough manner and very rapidly
drive away the effects OF over-eating,
hard work and disease upon the di-
gestiye apparatus.
For Indigestion. Sour stomach
Belching. Gas. Coated Tongue. lntes-
tinal Indigestion and all Stomach Dis
orders and Pains-or for loss OF ap-
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
invaluable.
Surely their worldwide Endorsement
is sufficient TO justify you in either
getting a soc box from your drug
gist, or mailing coupon for free
trial.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Delaware CITY May
Get BIC INDUSTRY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, Jan. s.
Residents of this place are very much
interested in the rumors that a large
manufacturing plant is expected to
be built near here. Nothing definite
can be learned on the subject except
that several inqdiries have been
made relative to purchasing land
along the river front above here. It
is thought that definite information
will be given out in a few days.
manufacturing centre of the country,
the great machine works, shipyards
and lines of railroad running North
and South.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05

officers would be installed 0y an Off
cial OF the American Federation of
Labor at the next meeting, Tuesday
evening, January is.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
III. weather a Year Aro Today

Fair. Temperature High. ga degrees.
Low % degrees-remember Laxative
Rromo Quininc cures cold IN one day. There
Is only one ''Bromo Quinine' Look for sig
nature f. W. GROVE. 25c.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Do Your Meals
Look Too Big?
II 80 Eat n Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet
and You'll Soon Lose Your
Fear of Food.

SEND FOR FREE TRIAL PACKAGE.
When a stomach is sore. weak. raw,
and out of tune with perfect health
mans meals become a source Of great
pain to him; and good dinner looks
like some gigantic creature of tor
ture.
Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Free Trial Coupon

+ A. stuart Co. 21e Stuart Bldg,
Marshall Mich. Send me az once. free
trial package Of stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Name .........--........
Street ...>................
City ..............- State. ..---,.....
Evening journal., 1916-01-05

To the poor
speptic a
piece OF pie
looks as hig as
This.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
FINE OUTLOOK FOR
 FLORIDA TOURISTS.
Everett and Shireman Have Succeeded in Arousing In-
 terest in This Section

Birmingham may soon become d Mecca for northern tourists going to and from their homes to Florida and Cuban winter resorts, according to information received here yesterday from F. B. Shireman. manager of the Tutwiler, and w. Blanks Everett, assistant secretary of the Cham Der of Commere.
 MT. Shireman and MT. Everett have been touring the famous resorts of Flor ida for the past week and are highly elated over the results of their work Among other places they have visited Miami, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, St. Au- gustine and St Petersburg.
 In a message to General Manager Rad cliffe yesterday MT. Everett said: We are highly gratified at the results of our work during the past week. We find many of the tourists greatly Interested in Bir- mingham and the district and large number of them have promised to stop over there for a week or more on their return home. Some of these are promi- nent business men and capitalists who may be of great aid to the future de- velop1nnet of the district. While they are in Florida strictly as a matter of pleasure and recreation, they intima ted that they would not be averse to look ing over conditions in the Birmingham district, the Pittsburg of the South, about which all of them have heard so much. The granting sometime ago of stop- over privileges by all the railroads is the principal point that has enabled us to secure the interest of these wealthy tour ists. am encouraged to believe that be- fore many seasons, Birmingham, with it's TOW adequate hotel facilities, will become great winter resort
 Mr. Everett and MT. Shireman left Florida for Birmingham last Sunday night, and are expected here tonight or tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
GOLD MINING co.
 IS INCORPORATED

Clanton, March 1.-The Franklin Min ing company has filed in the Chiffon county court office incorporation papers.
 This company has purchased land north of C.anton where it is understood gold has been found and that an assay made at Denver has induced these owners of the land to put in machinery for gold mining purposes.
 MT. Priezel, formerly of Montgomery, is managing the machinery outfit.
 The land where ''the find was made formerly belonged to ex-Probate Judge Honeycutt and he has let go of his hold ings, as have also several other land owners in that neighborhood, to the Franklin company.
 For years it has been known that there was gold there, and it is said that this new company has been organized from reports from Denver, Col, on ore sent to Denver to be assayed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

One of the big features of Fashion Week, beginning tomorrow, will be the carnival attractions offered by the Con T. Kennedy company. This company, which furnished the amusements at the Alabama State Fair last October, is rec ognized as among the leading amusement organizations of America and it has splendid reputation in Birmingham and other large cities.
 It will be recalled that almost imme- diately after leaving Birmingham last year, the special train of 30 cars carrying the Kennedy shows was in a wreck near Columbus, Ga, and a large number of people were killed and some of the at fractions destroyed. However, since that time Con Kennedy has greatly improved his shows and has added some new at- fractions which are said to far surpass any of his former shows.
 Among the features with the Kennedy shows will be the band of % pieces which will give frequent concerts on the princi- pal streets of the city, assisted by some of the star attractions of the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

commercially possible the creation Of nav igation and the production of large amount of power on the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals near Sheffield. The gov ernment and the citizens of that section wished to establish there large works for the fixation of nitrogen for use as a fer tilizer and for explosives.
 unfortunately without government aid power cannot be produced at Muscle Shoals sufficiently cheaply to permit its use for the fxation of nitrogen in compe- tition with the natural product from Chili or with the artificial product made waters powers of the northwest or Can ada
 MUST HAVE COOPERATION
 While it is doubtless true that there are industries which could stand price for power sufficiently high to make the development at Muscle Shoals feasible without government aid, the f1xation of nitrogen and making of fertilizers in the present stage of development are not of this class and consequently if the people of Alabama want these industries now, cOIJOlIlly WILL the QeVelOp1n6nC OI DaV1- gation on the Tennessee, they must put their shoulder to the wheel and cooperate with the power company instead of at tacking it. Otherwise several years may elapse before the project will become feasible.
 Tn the matter of creating new indus tries,' went on MT. Mitchell, i've are al- ready making good strides. Through a subsidiary organization we are setting up a large number of electric furnaces at Anniston for producing electrically refined steel for munitions, automobile supplies, arms, etc.
 In short time a concern we were in strumental in organizing will have not less than 800 men employed at Anniston in the manufacture of munitions and even now we have a very large stafr em- ployed at Birmingham
 Yes, have all faith in the future of Birmingham, and that of Alabama as a whole. It is a state of wonderful re- cources, and not the least of these is that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
Community Organization
 Is Formed at MOntevallO

Montevallo March 11.-(Special. )-Dr. Harry R. Keane, field agent for the southern conference for education and industry, addressed a large audience of Montevallo citizens at the public school last evening.
 The occasion of his being here was the continuation of Montevallo's efforts towards community organization.
 In the course of nls remarks Dr.. Keane stated that the three aims of community organization are better homes, better churches and better schools. He expressed his pleasure at being in Montevallo at this time, and stated that this particular scheme is, as far as he knows, unique, and that it's progress will be watched with the greatest interest throughout the entire country. Also, he pledged his personal assistance and that of his association to the organization.
 At the close of his address l.. J.
 Fowler and Mrs. w. P. McConaghy were installed as president and vice president respectively. of the com munity. MT. Fowler, in a few words for himself and Mrs McConaghy, said that they would do their utmost to carry on the work successfully and earnestly called for the cooperation of the entire community.
 MT. Fowler then announced his ap- pointments to the chairmanships of tse various committees, as follows:
 Business committee, M. P. Jeter; com mittee schools and education, Miss Mary Peters; sanitation and health, pr. E. G. Givhan; recreation. H. G. Bowling; household economies. Miss Mamie Meroney; beaurfrication, Mrs. Mary Hare; churches and Sunday schools. Dr. J. I. Reid; negro organi- zations, Dr. T. w. Palmer; w. H. Lyman, secertary and Miss Ella Peters. treas urer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Since the invitation was sent out Jan uary 1 to Alabamians to make use of the offices of the Alabama. Power company while in New York, quite a number of them have taken advantage of it. The company places at the disposal of it's Alabama visitors it's telephone service, desks and stenographer. The offices are desirable in every way, and in them from time to time are not a few faces familiar on the streets of Birmingham The com pany frequently sends it's employees back and forth from New York to Birmingham and vice versa
 The space to be devoted to the exhibit of Alabama products is on the east side of the building, is well lighted-both from without and from within-and is ideally located in view of the fact that many visitors make the trip up in the big, new Equitable building just for the view it af- lords them of lower Manhattan. It tow CTS above its neighbors and is almost a competitor of the Singer tower, not very far away.
 MT. Mitchell expressed the hope that Alabama manufacturers would respond to the invitation, and thus make the ex- hibit highly creditable one to the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
G. o. P. WILL
 MEET AT HARTSELLE

Decatur, March 11.-(Special 1.-The Nor gan county republican executive commit tee met at the city hall here today with Chairman A. G. Bethard presiding A mass meeting was called to meet at Hartselle May 9 at ? 5. m. for the pur- pose of electing a new committee chair man and secretary, and also for the pur- pose of nominating county ticket. The indications are that the republicans of this county will nominate full county ticket at the Hartselle meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
ENGLAND WILL HAVE DAY OF RECKONING
 FOR HER OFFENSES
 AGAINST AMERICA

(Coniinued from Page One) spect that it has repeatedly demanded of Germany.
 THE ENGLISH DEFENSE
 Dispatches of the past week were full of vividly described English pro- cedure against the dignity and honor of this country. Had German vessel stopped an American ship, demanded it's mail, and having possessed it, opened and destroyed the contents of letters, the American press would have demanded an immediate apology.
 And had 8 German vessel stopped an American vessel. and driving its fe- male passengers into matches, disrobed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
St. Clair Society to Meet

Ragland, March 11.-( Especial )-The St. Clair County Medical society will convene at Odenville on Tuesday, the 14th, next to hold a public meeting in the county high school building for the special benefit of the student body, with the consent of Prof. J. o. Sturdivant, principal of the school. Papers will be read and addresses made on important subjects, such as Infectious Diseases, The Care of the Eyes, and Sanitary Laws for the Prevention of Contagious Diseases" Important ma.rers will come before the society, among which will be the report of health officers and se- lection of delegates TO the state medi- cal association, which meets in Mobile soon. A member of the state board of health is expected to address the meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

A parade will be given Monday morning around the business section of Birming- ham.
 Since the wreck last faIl the Kennedy company has had constructed a new in- venton in the line of riding devices which will be seen in Birmingham during the coming week for the first time. This de- vice Is known as "Pop-the- Whip,' and Is said to furnish more sensations than any attraction of this nature ever brought out.
 Travelling with the Kennedy shows will be the tallest man in the world, as well as the four French midgets, admitted to be the smallest four perfectly formed people in the history of the world. They are said to be even smaller than Tom Thumb, who for years held the world s record as a small man.
 The Kennedy shows were secured by the Business Mems league as a part of Fashion Week on account of the high class attractions offered by this com pany and the splendid reputation they had previously gained in Birmingham and the south. w. D. Cohn, advance man. ager of the shows, has been in Birming- ham for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
ALABAMA EXHIBIT ROOMS INSTALLED
 IN NEW YORK BY
 ALABAMA POWER co.
tcontinueS from Page One.

possibilities in the way of steam power.
 'The attitude of the company in regard to the proposed Muscle Shoals develop ment has been very generally misrepre- scented and certain interests that natur- ally oppose our power developments have. through the press and otherwise. spared no opportunity to befog the issue. As matter of fact, the power company, which controls the private power rights at Muscle Shoals, was specifically invited by the federal government to cooperate in projecting plan which would make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
CLIMATE TEMPERATE

The climate is temperate. The rainfall is abundant and well distributed through out the year. There is a normal growing season of 193 days, which is sufficient for the growth and maturity of wide range of crops.
 The population of the county is rapidly increasing. It is reported by the census of 1916 as 26SSO. The population of Ath- ems, the county seat, is 1715.
 Limestone county is predominantly agri- cultural and is included in the cereal belt" of Alabama. The crops grown are cotton and corn, supplemented by grains cut green for hay, oats, tame and wild grasses, wheat miscellaneous vegetables sorghum, sugar cane, cowpeas,. Irish ana sweet potatoes, peanuts, rye, and straw berries. apples, peaches, plums, and nuts, named in order of their importance
 Corn and cotton occupy more than two thirds of the improved farm land, but there is a distinct tendency toward the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

stone county, representing 10 series. The soils fall naturally into two groups, the upland residual soils and the alluvial | bottom land types.
 I The Clarksville silt loam is the most extensive soil. It is locally known as the l barrens," and occupies flat to gently un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
Identified

From Macon News.
 Binks-Shafer, do you know that woman across the street?
 Shafer-She certainly looks familiar Let me see. It's my wifes new dress, my daughters hat and my mother-in- laws parasol-sure. It's our cook"