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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Narrowest Escape From War

Read your boys American history some night says a writer in the July Womans Home Companion, and you will find, as have done, that only once has this nation escaped war when war seemed as near as it seems today. That was in Mexico, in 1885, when the French were making a big demonstration. con trary to the Monroe doctrine. Although we had long since declared that Amer ica was closed to colonization. the French had landed an army and were about to found French empire just south of us. Thanks to the civil war, we had a million men under arms trained soldiers under veteran officers The French army took just one look. and beat it back to their boats. Preparedness saved US that day, and it should have taught us it's value-only, it didn't teach us anything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Landing S1O.OOO Job

In the July american Magazine is the story of the original method employed by a man who had failed in business to win a job that paid him $10,000 year. After his failure he visited some of his old employers who refused to take him back. Then he had 10 copies of a book printed describing his business achieve ments and inserted in trade journal an advertisement showing photograph of his two hands and announcing that copies of the book explaining what they had done would be mailed to the first 10 presidents or sales managers of big interests who took the trouble to write for them. He soon had 20 requests. Se- lecting the most likely, he sent the books by messenger and bombarded the recipi- ents with telegrams until they made ap- pointments to see him. The offer of a $10000 position followed, and he is mak- ing good with the concern that hired him. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Pathfinder

J Onn A. Sle1cner In LeSl1eS S.
 The worlds greatest nuisance is the
 faultfinder, for he is conspicuous every where. He does not hide his light un- der a bushel nor speak in a whisper
 His mission is to be seen and heard The Creator in six days made the uni verse and when it was finished de clared
 that the work was good Yet, since It's creation, the world has been full of faultfnders who do not think it is
 good enough for them.
 The peculiarity of the habitual fault finder is that he has no reason to find
 fault. He disturbs the serenity of
 those who are happy and who would enjoy peace and contentment but for him.
 Nothing satisfies the faultfinder and
 no era has been free from his tanta- |lizing presence The faultfinders exas perated Moses on the mount until he scribed with the first written laws of
 God But the Ten Commandments re-
 main the law of God and man. The faultfinder is the bane of the family circle. He undermines affec- tion, destroys peace and breeds discon- tent. He is the fly in the ointment, the
 unwelcome intruder. He makes tha difficult
 He blocks the path of progress. He cumbers the statutes with unnecessary and unavoidable laws. He dictates de- structive policies to those in authority and makes them cower before his vitri- ollie tongue, his poisonous pen and pestiferous persist ence. No church has been without it's fault finder, no social organization; no shop, factory or office and no movement for the public good is exempt from his in trusion.
 The faultfinder is found everywhere, scattering the seeds of distrust, poison ing the minds of those who will lis ten, marshaling the forces of unreason. casting shadows on the sun. dimming the light of the stars. mocking the hopes of humanity and challenging the goodness of beneicent Providence. Out with the faultfnder. We have no room for him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Dipping Elk

From the Popular Science Monthly. X What is said to have been the first time that herd of wild animals was dipped in an insecticide IS a means of ridding them of ticks occurred at Gar service undertook to ship about 60 head of elk that had been captured in the Yellowstone National forest to points in the Rocky mountain and Sopris Ma tional forests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
FACTORY SYSTEMS IN MOTION PICTURES LIKELY ID RUIN ART "YOu Cannot Make PhOtO- plays as You Would Make Shoes," Says a Manager FAVORS BIG PRICES
 FOR SCENARIO PLOTS Patrons Would Welcome a Change in Programme - Standardization
 of Protoplays to Five Reels
 Is DisapprOved

Manager Thomas s. Abernethy of the Starnd and Colonial theatres is of the opinion that the "yardstick" and the so-called efficiency" systems are the greatest menace to the artistic de- velopment of motion pictures. MT. .Abernethy's opinions should command attention as he is one of the pioneer exhibitors of the Birmingham district.
 ''You cannot make moving pictures as you make shoes" said Manager Aber- nethy. There are too many film factories nowadays and too few real studios. Pro- ducing a motion picture is an art, and not a job. You can't turn your studio into machine shop, your actors into mill hands and your directors into foremen and ex- pect to produce artistic and appealing creations that will elevate the screen above the sordid and commonplace and put the motion picture where it belongs, on a plane with it's allied arts-drama, lit erature and music.
 ''The standardizing of the feature pie ture into five reels is one of the greatest draw backs to the advancement of our art You might as well tell a novelist just how many words he must use in his next story, or painter how many brush fuls of ink he must put on his next can vas The majority of stories produced as five-reel pictures today could have been done infinitely better in three reels. On the other hand, many a wonderful story has been ruined by the necessity Of cut ting 1t to five reels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Mothers

From Cartoons Magazine.
 "Oh, that he would come back--that be would come back" is the prayer now on all mothers lips in Paris. They do not even say, Let him come back whole D It is another love. less sublime love, that fears mutilation. Give him back to me, no matter how
 Last year one mother, thinking her son ldead, found him alive, but with both arms and leg missing. sigh and a colloquial, but tender expression came from the depths of her soul. "Ah, what does it matter! Every bit of him is dear to me!'
 And the other day in the street car there was a mother accompanied by her son, uniformed. decorated, but with one leg gone. Lightly as ever he jumped off the car on his single leg to help his mother less agile on her two. Replying to a look of admiration, she said mpul- sively: syr.r.
 Isn't he dear-like that?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Driving Spikes With Motor Car

From Inc FOpuIdr oCItHCE NOUIHTy.
 The latest thing in spike-driving ap. paratus for railroad use consists of ar ordinary motor truck mounted on rail way car wheels Attached to the engine shaft is generator which opera.es five motor tools for fastening the rail to .h. ties with wooden screws Three of the tools are attached to wood .borig bits and two to socket wrenches fo.' screw ing down the spikes. All five tools are operated at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Bible in Pictures

From the Indianapolis Star.
 Pageantry, which had run in Eng land. few years ago. has been adopted with less enthusiasm in this country, but the possibilities are finally being realized and it is becoming a popular form of dramatic art.
 In Baltimore an association of Jewish women has made new departure in this line of entertainment by giving a bibli- cal pageant consisting of the five epi- sodes in which Abraham. Joseph. Moses, Samson and Ruth and Naomi figure re- spectively. The presentation, which seems to have been done with much ar tistic skill, has received very favorable newspaper comment. The actors did not go directly to the Bible for their mate rial but followed a sketch or masque prepared by a local writer.
 The Bible. especially the Old Testa- ment offers endless material for dra- matic and pictorial display of this kind and if presented with dignity and rever- ence might be extremely effective, not to say educative. The rising generation knows too little of the Bible, and if it cannot be persuaded to read the sacred book, it might be induced to learn some thing of it through living pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Prescription

From an Exchange.
 Who's down there?' called Dr Stitch, thrustng his head. features and neck out of his bedroom window.
 'Tt's me. doctor," said the dark fig- ure on the doorsteps.
 "Oh, you' said the doctor.
 ''The baby has been crying these four hours and everybody in the house is up, but nobody can quiet him. said the f. on the steps.
 "The poor child." said pr. Stitch. I'll throw down some sleeping pow ders."
 And he, did. and MT. Wee Gates for 1t was he-hurried home with them, and found the baby still crying aI,l the family still awake and worryir g.
 Here, everybody" said Gates. And he gave a sleeping powder t. Mrs. Gates one to Aunt Iron Gates one to Miss Garden Gates and took one him self
 And they all fell asleep immediately, and didn't hear another sound from the baby till next morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
Brilliant Idea

Norah, the green cook. poked her head in at the dining room door.
 Please. ma am." she asked, "an' how will I be knowin' when the puddin' is cooked?"
 Stick knife into it,'' said her mis- tress, recalling her cook book instructions '1f the knife does come out clean you might stick all the rest of the knives into the pudding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
WELCOME A CHANGE

II Is my opinion that the more intelli- gent patrons of the motion picture thea tres would welcome a change in pro- gramme. think they would like to see the good features extended to eight or nine reels and thus eliminate some of the atrocious fllers-in that emanate from va rious studios. How much better an en- tertainment would it be, for instance. if the theatre showed one or two-reel scenic or news weekly and a fine nine reel feature, instead of breaking up its programme with the cheap. short stuff now on the market.
 Tn other words hope to see the day when the length of picture will be gov -efled by the value of the story it tells.
 'America has made tremendous strides in the production of motion pictures. If there is any tendency more than another that have noticed and would criticize it is the too free use of the closeup and the apparent timidity of the directors when if comes to a long scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
TOO MANY "CLOSE-UPS"

"The closeup is extremely useful but must not be overdone. It should be used just as the theatregoer uses his opera gla sses, for occa sional magnified glimpses of the players in some especially mpor- tant moment when facial expression means everything to the picture. No one wants to watch half play through opera glasses or sit in the front row all the time.
 ''The chopping-up of big scenes into short lengths. with flashes back to unim- portant details and outside happenings, is getting to be a nuisance. There Is no reason why a big scene in a picture can not be sustained straight through to its climax without a single Interruption in the way of a 'flash-back' or 'cut-in.'
 MT. Abernethy Is an ardent advocate of the high-priced scenario He believes in paying big prices for stories in order that the really talented and experienced writers will be attracted to screen writ ing.
 .'The story is 50 per cent of the picture, the star is 90 per cent and the director 20," is the way the manager of the Strand theatre sums up the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
THE CRUCIAL TEST"

Miss Kitty Gordon, said to be the most beautiful of actresses on the stage and in motion pictures, is starred in the five-part World-Brady- Made photoplay. ,"The Crucial Test at the Strand theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, Tn this photoplay there is a feature of especial interest to the ladies-ih that Miss Cor don will wear some especially ultra designed gowns The plot of 'The Crucial Test is very dramatic and gives excel lent opportunities to Miss Gordon.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
MYSTERY In DEATH
TOMAH MAN FOUND LlFELESS
WITH RAZOR NEAR BODY.
Body in Alley in Rear of Restaurant
With Throat Siashed-Theory
of Suicide Is Secuted.

Tomah.-Mystery surrounds the
death of William Larson, %, which
occurred here. Larson, who is the
son of a prominent contractor, left
restaurant, asking to be excused
for few minutes. When he did not
return Immediately, search was in
stituted and his body was found in
an alley at the rear of the building.
His throat was cut and nearby lay
a razor. 1t was believed at first that
the wounds was self-inflicted, but his
brother Charles declares that the ra-
zor did not belong to the dead man.
The authorities are baffled by the
case. They can ascribe no motive for
suicide, and no strangers have been
seen in town. Relatives and friends
declare that Larson had no enemies
so far as known.
= The dead man was to have been
married to Miss Emma Edgerton,
whose father is proprietor of the res
taurant where he was at the time Of
his death. Nothing to prevent the
marriage is known to exist.
Dist.-Atty. Abel of Sparta, sum-
moned Immediately after the tragedy
began an inquest.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
MADE OWN ROAD TO SUCCESS
Woman Proved She Was Capable OF
Making Her Way, Despite All
Forms of Competition.

Forced by the illness of her hus-
band five years ago to take up the
burden of supporting the family, Mrs.
Jennie Watkins in that time has be-
come one of the foremost woman in
surance agents in the country and has
written more than one million dollars
worth of insurance policies.
Mrs. Watkins lives at No. 220 Fort
Washington avenue, where she main
tains her Office She is the only wom-
an member of the 100000 club, an
organization of expert insurance
agents whose annual writings of poll
cies reach that amount every year.
She declares, and her associates,
who are men, agree with her, that she
gained her success through competi-
ton on equal grounds with her male
opponents, and she has vanqnished
them in contests entirely by superior
arguments, and not by falling back on
the handicap which her sex might give
her-New York Times.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give "CaIifornia Syrup
of FIGS"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour
Look at the tongue, mother! II coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full Of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's aiIment, give a
teaspoonful Of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because it is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again. A thor
ough INSIDE cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. It should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
RUSS CAPTURE ERZERUM
AFTER TERRIFIC FIGHT
Grand Duke Nicholas Reports Great
Victory to Czar-Battle asted
Five Days.

London, Feb. 18.-Led by Grand
Duke Nicholas, the Russian army of
the Caucasus has captured the great
Turkish fortress of Erzerum, in east
ern Asia Minor
The following official statement was
given out on Wednesday in Petrograd:
Grand Duke Nicholas has tele-
graphed to the emperor as follows:
"'God has granted to the brave
troops of the army of the Caucasus
such great help that Erzerum has
been taken after five days of unprece-
denied assaults.
81 am inexpressibly happy to an
nounce this victory to your imperial
majesty"
More than 10000 Turkish troops
were captured in Erzerum with the
investment of the fortress, according
to Tifiis dispatches. Two noted Ger
man leaders, Field Marshals Won der
Goltz and Liman Won Sanders, have
recently been reported at Erzerum. 1t
is not yet known whether they es-
capped.
Erzerum is the chief town in Ar
menian Turkey, and as the center of
important roads and strategic lines
is of vast Importance. It's capture
opens new road to Constantinople.
1t has population of about $4,000,
and lies at an altitude of $3.50 feet
in the Caucasus mountains. 1t was
first held by the Turks in 1917.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
WOMEN SUFFERERS
need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer great deal with pain
in the back, headache, loss of ambition,
nervousness and may be respondent and
irritable.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmef's Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, re-
stores health to the kidneys and is just
the remedy needed to overcome such con-
ditions.
Get fifty cent or one dollar bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
Authorize Bond Issue

Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission has authorized the Wiscon-
sin Minnesota Light and Power com
pany of La Crosse to issue $4,000
of bonds to pay for improvements in
extensions of it's property in this
state. The commission also author
lied the Oslo Power and Light COM
pany of Manitowoc to issue $4,000
additional stock, the money to be
used in improving it's plant.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
AND FEEL FRESH AS
A DAISY-TRY THIS!
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

: To see the tinge of healthy bloom
in your face, to see your skin get
clearer and clearer, to wake up with
out a headache, backache, coated
tongue or a nasty breath, In fact to
feel your best, day in and day out, just
try inside-bathing every morning for
one week.
Before breakfast each day, drink a
glass of real hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
as a harmless means Of washing from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action Of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach is wonderfully in
MIGRATING. It cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases and acidity and
gives one a splendid appetite for
breakfast.
A quarter pound Of limestone6pho
plate will cost very little at your drug
gist or general store, but is sufficient
to demonstrate that just as soap and
hot water cleanses, sweetens and
freshens the skin, so hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the blood
and internal organs. Those who *,re
subject to constipation, bilious attacks.
acid stomach, rheumatic twinges, also
those whose skin is sallow and COM
plexion pallid, are assured that one
week of inside bathing will have them
both looking and feeling better in ev-
cry way.-Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
HANS SCHMIDT is EXECUTED.
Former Priest Pays Penalty for Stay
ing Girl in Sing Sing Prison.

Former Priest Pays Penalty for Stay
ing Girl in Sing Sing Prison.
Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 21.-Hans
Schmidt, the unfrocked priest, who
murdered his sweetheart, Anna AL
mueller, was put to death in the cleo
trio chair in Sing Sing prison on Fri
day. His last words were:
Il send a hearty greeting to my
mother. My last thoughts are of her.
Good-by, all friends"
With affirm step he walked to his
death, and on his way to the chair he
asked forgiveness from all he had
offended or scandalized," and in turn
forgave all who had offended him.
It is believed Anna Aumueller was
murdered on September 2, 1918. 1t
was on September 5, 1913, that part of
her body was found floating in the
river Off Woodcliff, N. J.
When he was arrested the priest
made a full confession. He said he
had killed the girl and that he had cut
her body into nine nieces.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
JUDGE FREES SIX
EASTLAND OWNERS
Federal Jurist at Grand Rapids
Makes Ruling.
ESCAPE TRIAL AT CHICAGO
"Evidence Wholly Fails to Establish
Cause for Believing These Men
Guilty." Decision of Judge
Sessions.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 21.-Six
men charged by the government with
responsibility for the loss of more than
500 lives in the Eastland disaster do
not have to go to Chicago to stand
trial.
This decision was handed down on
Friday by Federal Judge Clarence w.
Sessions, sitting as a commissioner
in the district court here. He denied
the governments application for
warrant of removal for the defend
ants, all of whom live in Michigan.
The finding of the court means
practically that none of the defend
ants will ever be placed on trial by
the government. There is POSSIBLE
ity that if any of them journey into
other states than Michigan they may
be seized and another attempt at ex-
tradition made, but it is declared to
be a remote one.
The men, indicted here, who fought
extradition and defeated the govern
ment are William H. Hull, president
Of the st. Joseph Chicago Steamship
company; George T. Arnold, general
manager; Harry Petersen, captain;
Joseph M. Erickson, chief engineer,
and Robert Reid and Charles G. Eek
lift, federal inspectors.
Judge Sessions, in his opinion, said
the government had failed utterly in
all attempts to show conspiracy and
negligence.
In making his decision the judge
said:s
THE dead cannot be restored to
life. The sorrows of the living can
not be lessened by claiming other vic
Tins. The majesty of the law cannot
be upheld and indicated by taking
men from their homes to stand trial
among strangers upon accusations
which there is barely scintilla OF
proof to sustain. The evidence in
this matter wholly fails to establish
the probable cause for believing any
of these defendants guilty of any
crime charged in the indictments"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
"CAsCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick heafqche, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort.
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nery-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A Decent box means health, happi-
ness and clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need cleansing, too. Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
WOMAN SUES FOR $4,000
Mrs. Dora Loose Declares Manitowoc
Man Failed to Keep Promise
of Marriage.

Manitowoc-Mrs. Dora Loose, Mil
waukee, sued Charles Rathsack, we'll
known young business man of this
city, for $4,000 for alleged breach
OF promise, alleging that Rathsack
promised to marry her last June
when she was engaged as demonstra-
tor in his store.
Mrs. Loose is a widow and claims
she was induced to sell her household
property and furniture at sacrifice
of $500.