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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
THE RECORDS ACCOUNT

The Congressional Record gives the fol- lowing verbatim account of the jovial joust, in which several other members took a hand:
 MT. Longworth: The precise subject which I desire to discuss for moment may be well described as a game, kind of political game. We have had a num- Der of debates in this House, and the country has speculated widely as to just what were the reasons which caused the result in the last election. 1 myself have been much puzzled about it.. l have been particularly puzzled as to the results in California and in New Hampshire, but this morning for the first time l was en- frightened by reading a paragraph which appeared in the Washington Post giv- ing the reasons for the results in Cali fornia and Tn New Hampshire, in the form of ar interview with a prominent demo- crat of San Francisco. The title given to the interview is Election Credit to Daniels" Observe the word credit as used in this connection:
 If any member of the Presidents ad- ministration is deserving of credit for winning the recent election, it is Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels observed H. A. Brown of San Francisco, at the Will lar rd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
COTTON SEASON ABOUT OVER

AnniSton cotton brokers believe that the wagon cotton season is just about over. Very little cotton has been brought to town since the price fell below 20 cents, although practically all of the county cotton was marketed when the daily quotations were ap- preaching that figure.
 The brokers, after surveying the visi- ble supply in the county, have become convinced that the only cotton in sight is in the hands of men who can afford to hold it until the price goes higher and who believe the price will advance considerably before spring.
 Harris-Cortner Co. made the state ment today that they would probably close their offices here about the end of January, to remain closed until the next cotton, season. They will go from here to Huntsville or Albany, where they have offices and where there is still considerable activity in the cotton market.
 CATAMOUNT KILLS FINE DOGS
 Five good coon hounds are dead and several others are so badly scratched up that they will never look the same, but nevertheless John A. Carter, Jr., a we'll known real estate man and sportsman, is produly showing a cata- mount killed on Pulpit rock few days ago by hounds trained by himself and other local huntsmen.
 The cat weighed a trife over 20 pounds and was one of the largest ever seen in this section. It was brought to bay in rock pile.
 NO CLUE TO BURGLARY
 No clue has been found that will lead to the Identification and arrest of the person who entered the home of Neil F. Sterne on South Quintard ave 1 tS a n 1a with jewelry amounting to several hundred dollars, together with MT. Sterne's pistol. The burglar fled just as Mrs. Sterne entered the home, en- trance having been effected from the rear.
 MATTHEWS LEE DAY ORATOR
 Rev. Keener N. Matthews. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has been selected as orator for the celebration of the birthday of Robert E. Lee in this city, on January 19. by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Musical numbers and addresses by others will be features of the event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
THE CREDIT TO DANIELS

''It is my belief that Secretary Daniels is responsible for the carrying of Califor- nia and New Hampshire. In both states there are navy yards, and the Secretary of the Navy piled work up in both Thou sands of men were given employment at Kittery, near Portsmouth, and for the first time since 1856 the city of Ports mouth went democratic and the state of New Hampshirde was carried by the democrats by plurality of less than 100 Tt was all because of the great number of democrats that had gone into the navy yard there"
 Gaughter)
 ''So in California, the city of Vallejo, which has always been a republican city, was carried by the democrats because of the presence in the navy yard at Mare Island of thousands of men who were en- gagged in work that the Secretary of the Navy had provided California, we know was carried by Wilson by plurality oi less than 4O00. Vallejo gave a democratic plurality of something like 5000. Had il been turned the other way the repub- licans would have won in the state and Hughes would have been elected "The Secretary of the Navy is som' politician, in my opinion.' GaughterO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
LOCAL PASTORS ELECTED

be in no way interfered with in the offices they were elected to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10

and wrangled. You know, you have heard them argue whether He'd be called Jack or John or Jim before. Finally, one fellow spoke up and said:
 'Why not call him SOVEREIGN His mother was Virginian, his father an aristocrat of the CaroEnas. He comes from the very best stock. He comes from the very sweetest, rpest, mellowest Vir- ginia and Carolina tobacco. He is being raised right in one of the cleanest, whitest, healthiest homes on earth. He is South erner born, Southerner bred, Southern gentleman -the king of them ala real SOVEREIGN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
win Il
Fiis Great Weiaht.

Fothin ? expresses better the i'm
portanos Fl Il person-in his own or
In the '-ld's eyes-than to state it
In terms Of his relations with the
physical world.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, it will be
recalled, remarked that the axis of
the earth sticks out in every mans
back yard. A bonmot of not dis
similar kind is recorded of Wash
ington Irving.
The conversation was turned on
the pomposity of a certain Ameri.
.an diplomatist.
"Ah, he is a great man." said
irving, "and in his own estimation
4 very great mana man of great
weight. @Aen he goes to the west
the east ti9S upw
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
Net Z raid Of n Ghost.

In a village in England q man
vent running into an ina At Q
o'clock at li-At ard criel out thai
here was 2 ghost IN his back yurs
There wee fourteen men in tr.
nm, and rot one OF them dared to
70 home with tie man and inyesti-
ate. There was a person who
Jared, however. and that was the
andlord's daughter, girl OF four
zen. Some of the men followed
ler at distance, and she went into
The yard and up to the ghost, flap
ping is arms about, and discovered
mans white shirt tapping on The
,lotbesline in strong breeze.
That's about the way all ghosts turn
sut.-Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09

In summarizing the important fea.
lures Of sugar beet growing In various
parts Of the country the Department
OF Agriculture calls attention TO It's
peculiar Importance to the middle
western states because of the extent
to which stock feeding Is followed aa
an Industry in this territory Beet
pHlp-that Is. what remains of the
beet after the ss'par hss beer. cStr9c
been pr ed 10 be the finest
feed yet discovered for milk COWS
and for fattening cattle. sheep and
other farm animals. This is true
whether the pulp Is fed In its wet
state as 1t comes from the factory or
after being dried A business Of about
81 100000 a year has grown up IN the
sale Of dried beet pulp. In which form
& can be shipped 70 any distsnca
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09

lie had sat looking absentnind-
edly out Of tie tram window fol
two hours. vhistling the same tune
and not on the key. The passen,
gers had become well nigh distract.
ed.
A well known actress sat behind
the young man. Finally there came
q moment when the whistler paused
for breath, and in that moment the
quick witted actress leaned Over
and said:
81 krow Just how it is. / neve,
could Whistle elt1er." - Ladies
Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
A>BllMonD STORY.
The Way a Russian Princess Disposss
ct Her Jewels.

or her Jewels.
A few years ago Ludwig Nissen,
well known Wholesale dealer 81
the Maiden lane district. was in the
Office of a damon merchant in
London when stranger came in
aud offered an nusaaily beautiful
stone for sale. Tie Enghshnaa
did not care TO bu But Nissen
thought he sew IN. But Re
was not willing ~ until he
learned who ownc q stone ard
where it had come Il. The man
said he represented friend, wo-
man, who did not care to have her
name disclosed. The American was
firm. II he could not learn tho
owners name he would not buy.
The stranger said he would see the
woman and talk the matter over
with her.
The next day he came back and
took MIR. Nissen to the woman's
home. She lived in a handsome
apartment in one of the most fash
ionable quarters of the city,. It
turned out that she was Russian
princess who, with her husband
and her daughter, had been driven
from Russia for having taken part
in a nihilist movement. Of all
their larga property tbey,bad saved
only rs their jewels. She opened .
little safe. and showed the. Ameri-
can one of the finest collections Of
diamonds he had ever seen. They
were worth 100000 .or. $500. 600.
eve sell them few at time"
she explained, "just enough Of
them each year to give us & living.
Perhaps you will woader why Fs
don't sell them all and live on the
Interest of the money! But my
husband has the gamblers spirit
The money would not last a year.
So We part from them piecemeal.
/ estimate that there are enough OF
them to keep us twenty years, and
l don't expect to live longer than
that"
One If these diamonds forms, the
centerpiece of one of the most. val
liable necklaces in New York. A
few others ere sent to this country
every year. In the diamond horse
shoe" at the opera there is never Q
night when there are not some Of
the jewels of the exiled princess on
view.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
NOW IT WORKED IN OHIO.

pauldine esnker Shows How Sugar
Beet Culture Increased Prosperity.
That the establishment OF the sugar
best industry I'm Ohio will result in an
increase OF S20OO0,000 in the value OF
farm lands in the state by the end 0t
the present year is the statement of c
II. Allen. a banker Of Paulding, o.
"Ohio and Indiana should become 'as
great producers of sugar as Michigan
said Mr.. Allen, land they viii unless
hostile legislation by congress inter
feres with the natural development %
this industry. In Paulding county
alone. although the beet sugar factory
here has been in operation only two
years. the vaiue OF farm property has
increased $5,0O0,000 as u result Of the
introduction OF sugar beet culture. An
other result has been the investment of
S5.00O,000 or more In other beet sugar
factories IN this section of the state
within the past year, which in turn
VIII vastly increase the value OF the
farm land surrounding them, adding
S20.000,O00 or more to the agricultural
wealth Of this region.
aside from the direct financial re-
turns that have followed the estab-
lishment OF the sugar beet industry In
Ohio. there are numerous other benefits
which, though not so direct, are no
less important. To obtain good results
from beet culture farmers have found
It necessary to put more hand labor
ON the land. The result is that thou
sands OF men. women and children
are being taken from the Overcrowd-
ed sections of the cities of the state
and set to work on the land. back to
the farm movement that is OF real
practical value
''This increased tillage OF the sci Is
the very best-and, in fact, the only
effeetive-rneans of overcoming the
weeds that are the chronic enemies of
the farmer, choking his crops and ex-
hausting his soil. Besides all this, we
have found that every other crop rails
Cd upon land that has been put into
sugar beets shows a greatly increased
yield.
upon piece OF land that had been
In beets the previous season l myself
raised seventy bushels of oats to the
acre, while across the fence one of my
neighbors, on exactly the same kind OF
land. got yield of not quite flfty. Last
year on another piece OF land tnat had
been used for sugar beets l grew fifty
bushels OF wheat to the acre where the
ordinary crop Is between twenty-five
and twenty-five bushels. Farmers have
learned SO we'll that sugar land in
creases the yield Of oats that when they
are In conversation among themselves
and one reports a yield Of from seventy
90 ninety bushels an acre the other will
reply: YOU. have raised It. on sugar
beet land. That accounts for It
ibis year there will be taken from
Ohio cities to the country to work IN
the beet fields over 5000 people. and
yet this industry is only beginning In
the state. Ohio ought to have twenty
i've beet sugar factories. and Indiana,
equally favorably located and with land
peculiarly fitted To this crop, should
have al equal number"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
ctrcnt.oIs rstalism.

Old Abe Cra..ar lived in New
England in tac }aYs 81 Indian war
fare. j.. l.as = tataiist of { pro
nourccd Nc efthe,ess as
would no - tarta N4,ao- Us
klunderL fee GAY Re haa an
important era.e1 II the h,ander-
buss, when K ,aist 90 get {. va=
missing from dc .,'tk eais OF an
tiers where ! 1.v1 Is heuy. Some
ole OF h.s familY rad Z ken i Abe
sat down to wait i.tst wa4 brought
back.
|But, Abe, / thought YOU were =
fatalist:y' said a friend.
so I am tie old man xn-
swered.
Then why bother about your
bfunderbuss ?" taunted tha friend.
you are in 40 danger from the In-
disns, since you can't possibly die
6h your time comes"
"Yes," said the old mar, ''but
suppose l was to meet al Indian
and his time had come. It wouldn't
do for me not TO have my blunder-
buss,swould II -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09

The Sugar Bees increases Yield Of
- ~ Other- Gr cps. f~

- ~ Othsr~Grors.
How sugar~beess improve the fertil-
Ny ofrtAe seA and increase the yield OF
all crops grown In rotation With them
is explained IN the National Magazine
by Truman G.. Palmer. who has spent
the past ten yea-5 IA studying aggicll-
tural methods In Europe aud America
The sugar Deee telug deep rooter."
says Mr. Palmer, "a prerequisite TO It's
culture Is that the soil be stirred TO
depth of ten TO fourteen inches. The
tender beetlet having to undergo the
shock Of thinnings soon after 1t comes
up In order to leave.but one beet to
place, II demands we'll prepared. mel
low seed bed. Gathering the sugar in
Its leaves from the atmosphere by the
aid OF the light ahd storing it up in the
roots, 1t viii n0r tlE,ive If the light IS
cut OF through be.ng'shaded by weeds
and thetc eradica zion means not only
further stirring Of the soil by cultiva-
ton and hoeing, but they are removed
before going to seed, thus leaving
weedless fields for succeeding crops.
Being plowed out In autumn gives en-
extra fall plowing, which leaves the
land In condition to absorb instead OF
shed the fall and winter rains and store
up the moisture for the following sea
sons crop. With the removal of the
main root myriads OF fibrous roots are
broken OFF and left IN the soil to an
average OF ton to the acre, and in
rottlng they not only deposit humus In
the lower strata of soil, but leave mi
mute channels through which II be-
comes aerated and hence fertile. The
roots of subsequent crops follow these
interstices and draw nutriment from
two and three times the depth Of soil
formerly reached. and hence the farm
ers double and treble their soil output
without increasing their acreage"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
hsnqs.
cs,,nhA In Al. naia

-. hni II tolly7" ssid nicky TO L ~.
Il wonder why pee1a eomris..-.
q We ars tceether. ~ ss-<6ezz TIA
weatle.3
love &c ce CIT II .bs ia
40 neea ot's 'brolly,'" s.n Dsxy u
Dolly:
'".Ve'rs rot r~aae - c--r or ..ftt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
Oidnt Suit Washinoton.

Cntil the early part of the last
century Milford. Conn, had house
IN which Washington was said to
have speni night. II was in 1889,
when Washington made a tour. of
New fle ID. Tradition says tilat
therc pere certain thing aboa :.
stay 4, tie ford Ia er wh.ch he
lid lot ENJOY. TIE saprer ser be-
fore hin cor sted o. boiled meat
and Potatoes He was not p.eased
with t1c me- and asked for 8 bowl
OF bread and milk. THe lan1lo.
brought the new order aud broke1
pewter spoon with which to cat it.
'EIaTe'you no better spoons than
this" asked General Washington.
'Tt's the best l have 10 tie house,
Sir," replied the host.
|'Send me the servant" said his
excellency. Here's 2 shiIlings. Go
to the minister's and borrow a sill.
YER spoon."
Tradition does not ad1 whether
he got the spoon d not - Ex- !
.hsDgs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09

~pisboliealnes. Of Diaboiio Dii.f Diis.fbolo" "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-09
Butter rr0..: sir3a

In South America IS - be found
. bird from which a species of but
Tar cen be obtained This animsl
- known as the "oil bird," and on,
Of its favorite haunts IS the island
Of Trinidad. IL breeds in rocky
caves on the mainland, laying its
eggs IN nest constructed OF mud.
The young birds are extraordirari,
iy fat, and the fat, having l,ep
melted down in clay pots, PROD -ees
. kind OF butter, says London I.
Bita. This butter is med bv re
Aatives. The caves inhabited BY
these oil birds are usual &c. .ssibls
sn.y from the sea, and ,ntlng
sf 0sss feathered Gre s fre-
Su41Ay affords exciting sport 70
0s a6snt4rpw In spirit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-02
CASE LEAVES PENN
POPULAR PROFESSOR GOES To
STATE UNIVERSITY.

DR.. C. M. Case, Professor of Sociol-
ogy and Economics at Penn College,
has resigned his position at the local
school to accept place on the facul-
ty of the State University of Iowa at
Iowa City as Associate Professor OF
Sociology. His resignation will take
effect at once and DR.. Case will begin
work at the state institution this fall
I At Iowa, DR.. Case will devote his
entire time to Sociology, teaching the
general principles and theories of that
particular line of study. The uni
versity is expanding its Sociology de
partment and intends to specialize in
that department. .......
DR.. Case has prepared himself fol
position as an instructor of Sociol
ogy, taking special work in three Of
the larger universities. At Penn nj
was hampered by other subjects ant
was not able to devote much time t.
his favorite line.
The transfer to Iowa has been Ions
contemplated by DR.. Case. He ha:
had frequent offers of professorship'
at Iowa and at other larger schools
but these proposals were turned dow
because the Professor preferred t
remain with Penn College until thu
coming crisis should be passed ant
the school entered on a new era
With the success of the recent cam
paign and the rebuilding of tn
school well under way, came anothe
enticing offer from the state school
/. which DIR. Case has accepted.
i Several prominent professors an
instructors are in view for the vacan
chair at Penn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-02

ing the word there are times whel
their hearts ache because of those VIII,
are Indifferent as to the Gospel. Some
times l feel there is no work harde,
than the Bible woman's.
To Supporters Of konglu.
For the benefit of those in America
who are supporting Konju, East Dis
trict Bible woman, wish to speak Of
each individually. I'm Zena has been
very faithful and though travelling has
been very hard for her she has worked
steadily both in Bible Glasses and per.
sonal preaching. Joanna, though now,
is adjusting herself beautifully and has
the good of the work on her heart.
She has the characteristics that go to-
ward making strong spiritua- iible
woman. / hope to give he, p~-.a OBJ
portunity for study in the Bible School
in Seoul. Pu-Yong, has steep and stony
mountain passes over which to walk
yet she travels well and is doing good
work. Bessie Aim, the wife of the
evangelist, also helped some in classes
since last Conference. She was very
capable but since she was frail in body
could not do as much work as she
would have liked. The death of her
two children last summer was great
sorrow to her, yet while assisting me in
class last autumn in testimony ser
vice she told of how God has sustain
ed her and though her sorrow was
very hard to bear the Lord gave her
victory. admired her bravery because
/ knew how dear her little girls We're
to her. She has now gone to them
Two days before her death, | went to
her room and she wished me to sing
to her She selected the song, Zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought" and as
sang she would join me in parts. At
ter this song was finished she asked
for THE Silver Chord" 1t was remark
able that she sang it so sweetly,
remembering much OF it, when it re-
quired such great effort to sing, be-
cause he body was so weak. At the
last stanza was the desire of her heart
she sang it without q break.
Some day; till then I'll watch and
walt,
My lamp all trimmed and burning
bright,
That when my Savior ope's the gate,
My soul to him may take its flight
shall see Him face to face
And tell the story-Saved by grace"
ITO live well is to die we'll"
Respectfully Submitted,
Blanche r. Bair.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-02
l,400 SAVED FROM
U. S. TRANSPORT
Saratoga Badly Rammed by
Steamer Near American Port.
DEEP HOLE IN TR0oPsHlP
Soldiers Rescued by Warshlps and
Other Vessels--NO One Reported
InIured-craft Taken
3 Into Port.

An Atlantic Port, July 31.-The Sara
toga, an American transport at anchor
waiting sailing orders, was rammed
by the American steamer Panama, in,
bound here.
A deep hole In the transports port
quarter extending from below the wa.
ter line to the rail resulted from the
collision. The captain Of the steamer
which did the damage held the bow
OF his ship tight against the transport
effectually blocking the wound. In this
position he kept his vessel until all on
board the transport were taken off.
More than a dozen vessels, including
an American cruiser, were in the res
cning fleet. A number OF them sur
rounded the transport after the other
steamship drew away and supported
1t until 1t reached shallow waters, two
miles distant. &s....E a.1
1,4oo Soldiers Taken OF.
Meanwhile 1,40O soldiers were safe
~ taken off In lifeboats or by tugs, and
other craft in the harbor, which re-
sponded to distress signals. F..
So far as is known, no one was In
jured. a ia ..
The Saratoga is former Ward line
steamer. The Panama belongs to the
Panama Railroad Steamship line.
An American liner, the steamship
State of New York, and United
States destroyer hurried to the assist
ance of the transport the moment 1t
signaled it was In Distress The Sara
toga began to HIST almost Immediately,
and was obviously in sinking condi-
ton. ...a '., .t.,
The Saratoga was kept afioat and
finally was warped In to a dock and
made fast. So .-