davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
LOCAL ARTILLERYMEN
 SPEEDING HOMEWARD
Batteries Entrain at Douglas for Birmingham Arrange Reception and Welcome Home for the
 Soldier Boys

l their equipment packed before the defi- nite orders came for them to break camp. The delay is said to have been through the difficulty in securing trains for trans- portation. While the route for the return journey has not been given out, it is stated that they will return by the north ern route, coming through Oklahoma and Memphis.
 Col Tom 0. Smith, chairman of the committee appointed by President Charles DeBardeleben to make arrange ments for the reception of the artillery men, stated last night that no plans had been decided upon for the entertainment of the batteries on their arrival home, and that he would call a meeting of the committee today when the matter will be decided upon. The other members of the committee are Gen. Louis V. Clark, Col. W. H. Kettig, Maj. Lucien Brown, Col w. B. Fowlkes and Capt. Crawford John- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15

K. Tener. president of the National league, who gave his explicit assurance that his league would grant the players request if no strike was called.
 President Johnson when told of the National leagues attitude, said: ''So far as the fraternity is concerned we will give no assurance. All of our players look alike to us. Fully S5 per cent al- ready have signed contracts. That is all the assurance the American league will give.'
 President Johnson called attention to clause which he said was contained in all 1917 major league contracts providing that players would not suffer discrimina- ton because they belonged to the fraz ternity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
Thaw's Condition Serious

New York, February 14.-The dis trict attorneys office today received a letter from Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania, saying the condition of Harry K. Thaw was still serious and asking that any action here be held in abeyance until Thaw was able to leave the hospital in Philadelphia. Thaw is under indictment here charged with assault on Fred Gump, Jr.. Kan san City youth. Christmas night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
ANNUAL MEETING OF DIXIE LEAGUE TO BE
 HELD IN CAMBRIDGE

Dothan, February 14-t Especially The annual meeting of the directors
 of the Dixie league will be held in
 Bainbridge, Ga., Thursday. All towns
 in the circuit which have been heard from report baseball enthusiasm at a high fever, the recent cold weather not having nipped the ardor of the fans in the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
EtOwah Farmers Secure
 Repeal of Road Laws

Gadsden, February 14.-(Special.) )-Re- peal of the new county road law and adoption of the old law has been made, according to members of the court of county commissioners. The new law brought much protest from farmers, who held a mass meeting and denounced It.
 To try to reach an agreement on the light rate question, A. l.. Green. vice president of the Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla Railroad company. and Mayor w. P. Johnson and members of the light and finance committees of the council will hold conference one night this week to review the situation.
 County commissioners have been asked to aid the movement to establish a well fare home here by granting the use of the old county jail building on Chestnut street.
 An election in Etowah county on the local 3-mill school tax has been set by the county commissioners for May 1o.
 Dr. William A. Brown. field secretary of the International Sunday School as SOclatfon, VIII deHVer an duufeSS dt the First Methodist church. Sunday evening, February 9.
 Disapproval of the road management in the county, and approval of plan to name streets and number houses in At talla were expressed at last nights s meeting of the Attalla Chamber of Com- merce.
 The Howard Glee club will sing here Friday evening at Disque High school auditorium under the auspices of the high school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
DE SOTO FRANK WINS
 FREE-FOR-ALL STAKE

Calhoun, February 14.-De Soto Frank, pointer, owned by A. G. c. Sage of New York and handled by J. l.. Holloway of Gastonburg, Ala, today won the free for-all stake of the National Field Trials club, run over the clubs course here Sixteen dogs competed in the first series and four ran in today's finals.
 The winner was awarded purse of s15OO and gained leg on $500 cham pionshp cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
German Troops Disappear

Amsterdam, February 14.-(Via Lon- on.)-The majority of the German troops recently concentrated on the eastern border of Holland have now disappeared from the towns along the frontier. according to reports received by the Handelsblad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
PART OF LOWNDES
 WANTED BY DALLAS
Effort Will Be Made to An nex Territory to Secure
 Good Road

Selma, February H.-(Special.l-As a re- suit of the action of the city in establish ing a sanitary plant within a short dis tance of Payne university, one of the leading negro institutions of the south, notice has been given by the trustees that the school may be sold, with a pos sibility of it's being removed from the city.
 Sentiment is growing in the city for the annexation of that part of Lowndes county in which lies the seven miles of impossible road near Benton. This sec tion is on the Alabama Jackson high way. The commissioners of Lowndes county refuse to appropriate anything to- ward putting the road into shape. The people of Benton favor annexation to Dal- las county, as this county promises to expend the money necessary to put the road in order. A bill undoubtedly will this purpose.
 It is likely that more trouble will ensue between the city authorities and the Con federate Veterans association, over the big carnival the association intends giv- ing for the benefit of the veterans, and which they believed would draw large crowds of ex-Confederates from all parts of the state. The veterans rebel against paying the city license, considering the purpose for which the carnival is given, while the city not only desires a license, but shows disposition to refuse the use of Water street for the shows.
 After writing to Birmingham and other cities to get the wages paid the police of those cities, the council decided it could not afford to raise the force to $S0 per month, as requested, and com promised on s75, raise of s per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
Cannot Be Rubbed Away WithLiniments

You who are afflicted with this most painful disease--who know from expe- rience just how excruciating it's bangs are--get this fact fixed firmly in your mind, and it will aid you in finding a way to a complete recovery. Rheuma- tism cannot be rubbed away with lini- ments,-its pains and bangs cannot be wiped out as if by magic. A disease that is so full of torture and finally renders it's victims so helpless, is a deep seated one; it is not on the sur face, hence it cannot be reached by ex- ternal, surface remedies This is no theory, for your own experience doubt less has shown you that you can never expect to rid yourself of the disease in this way.
 For the chances are that you, like thousands of other sufferers, have been misled into the hope that linsments, To- tions and other applications would cure your rheumatism. But what has been your experience? The pains possibly have been lessened for the time being. but have they not promptly returned, often with increased severity, and are you really any nearer cure than be- fore? You certainly are not, and you never will be as long as you rely upon treatment that at best is merely a makeshift.
 See what Mir. J. l.. Agnew, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, says of his rheumatism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15

The boundaries of arid and semi-arid United States roughly include two thirds of our continental area exclu- sive of Alaska
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15

Meatless Days in Switzerland
 Berne, February 4.-(Via Paris) Meatless days, sugar cards, rice cards and restricted hotel menus are being re- sorted to by the Swiss government. Food stuffs are becoming more scarce as a result of the new naval blockade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
"For ten wears l was badly

For ten years I was badly afflicted with Rheuma tism, the pains in my knees, legs and ankles being almost unbearable. l tried various remedies with out results. until a physician advised me to use s. s. s., stat ing that the disease was in the blood. After taking a few bot ties the pains and soreness were greatly lessened. I con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
ACCOUNTANTS BUSY

Because of the many changes m county offices in January the state is being flooded with requests for the services of the state examiners of public accounts in order that new officials. especially probate judges, may know the financial condition of their counties, but the serv- ices will not be available Tor several months as the examiners now are mak- ing 6 thorough. examination of ali books and records of state officials and after ward will inspect the books of all col leges and state schools.
 It probably will be three or four months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15

demnify Jones if he is the victor in the supreme court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
REWARD IS OFFERED

Governor Henderson Wednesday offered
 S1O0 reward for the arrest of an uniden- tifed person who killed J. c. Culpepper on the public highways of Russell coun- ty recently Investigations made by the sheriffs office have failed to show the
 person who committed the crime for the purpose of robbery and T. M. Patterson,
 circuit solicitor, urged the governor to offer the reward.
 Governor Henderson also offered re- ward of $100 for the arrest and convie- ton of Henry Johnson, who is accused of another murder in Russell county. This reward was offered at the request of So- llicitor Patterson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15

An election in Etowah county on the local 3-mill school tax has been set by the county commissioners for May 15.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

H Listyour farms for sale with Soren
o. H8en, Office Citizens Bank Build
ing. 16tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
FRANK w. YOUNGMAN LAND co.
FrankIW. YOungman Land Co.'s Ad

FRANK w. YOUNGMAN LAND co.
Frank w. YOungman Land Co.'s Ad
IL full quarter in Sec. 20-15585,
a little southwest of Des Laos, 1872
per ere. All under cultivation. No
buildings. 1916 crop sold for $4,000.
1916.rop sold for nearly $1,000. The
placeis rented for half the crop in
the eevator. Here is real good
barge IN. We quote the price so
that pu may know when calling at
the ofce what you will have to pay
We kpw that this land is quoted
good cal cheaper than other land
can bt had for and we want to sell
it, AMI if the price will do so, we
shouldmove this quick.
Sc the Frank w. Youngman
Land Company.
Frank v YOungman Land Co.'s Ad
2.-Lat week we advertised quar-
ter at$23 per acre in Margaret
TOWNSHIP and there were several in
quiries! This land was only about
two nils from the elevator. We are
going tiadvertise it again this week
and if lot sold, we will raise the
price tdS40 an acre, possibly it will
price to 40 an acre, possibly it will
on this and and it can be sold for
$500 do IN with 20 years time on
the balafe at 6 per cent. There are
60 acresbroke on it, but no build
ings.
See he Frank w. Youngman
Land Company.
Frank w. oungman Land Co.'s Ad
3.-We al offering dandy quarter
section aAut three miles east of Des
Laos alog the Great Northern
track. all nder cultivation, no build
ings, $500. No mortgage on this,
but we wdld like to have half cash.
See tt Frank w. Youngman
Land Company.
Frank w. Yungman Land Co.'s Ad
4.-AboutIh The 1st of May, we are
putting orhn Addition close to the
Normal SPol, to be sold in build
ing lots. bis property is high and
above the yer and we are going to
grade the treets and plant trees
1t is all unsr a high state of cult
vation WI are going to put on a
sale Of neak 800 of these lots and
expect to 81 them in one day. We
are gong C$ell Lnem OH SucH Terms
that a schIl boy can buy them.
These lots ae in such a high state
of cultivatl that a half hours
work a daylor thirty days during
the summerkill more than pay for
the lot A Sod many farmers and
those who Ii in smaller towns are
registering r these lots, so they
can make thr selections about the
LIST Of May. t being near the Nor
NAL School itnakes it very conven-
lent. These BITS will be sold for
$1.O0 down al Soc week, without
interest for rec years and with
the privilege paying on or before
at liberal d ount. A good many
people are a1ady registering for
these and we anticipate a remark
able sale.
See the Fix W. Youngman
Land Company.
Is LIST st. s. w. Minot, N. OAK
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

VIM. McCutchin, formerly manager
of the Farmers elevator at Surrey, is
bach from Mitchellton, Sask., visiting
frields. Mr.. McCutchin and wife have
beer visiting in the Twin Cities. Mr..
McCtltchin has been interested in the
grail business in Canada for the past
sevep years. this being his first visit
back to the states since. He likes Can
ada and is doing we'll but does not forget
his many old friends, r-s,n-
Lon Lung, for years the leading Chi
nese of the city and proprietor of the
New York Cafe, sold his restaurant to
paTti.s from Frisco. LON Lung has ac-
cumuated a competence and after a visit
to Chicago and Frisco will return to his
nativ. land. He has been in the United
STATED for 81 years and has been in
businiss at Williston and Grand Forks
before coming to Minot Is years ago.
LON Jung has a son here who is man
ager Il a restaurant in the Lexington
hotel lock f#Erf laIr E.g ..as"ra ... r4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
Mrs. Resale McMahan
Venerable Pioneer,
Crosses the Divide

Mrs. Rosalie McMahany 78 years
old, died at the residence of her son
L. Il. McMahan at 791 North Front
street, Saturday. The funeral will be
held from the residence tomorrow,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock and
will be private, only relatives and init
mate friends attending. Interment will
be in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mrs. Mcmahon was born in Warren
county, Missouri, on Christmas Day,
1889. She crossed the plains to Oregon
in 1916 Her father, Orcus Brown,
was captain of the train in which she
crossed. She was a neice of Sabatha
Brown, founder of the Pacific Uni
versity, at Forest Grove. In Septem-
Der, 1865, she was married to w. B.
McMahan Besides her son L. H. Nc
Mahan, two brothers, William B. Brown
of The Dalles, and Henry c. Brown of
Seattle survive her. One sister, Ella
DeBord, of Hillsboro also survives her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
Insane Patient
Commits Suicide

Last evening about 6 o'clock Willard
j. Gardner, jeweler from Dallas who
three days ago voluntarily came to the
state hospital for the insane and asked
to be committed, took his life by fas-
tening his head in such manner IN a
bedstead at the institution that by
throwing himself from the bed his neck
was broken.
Gardner had previously been a pa
tient in the hospital for period OF
about three months. His troubleN was
thought to be more or less temporary
and after being pronounced cured he re-
turned to Dallas and resumed his prac-
tice as jeweler. Several days ago he
felt another attack coming ON and came
back to the office of DR.. r. E. Lee
Steiner, superintendent of the inst1tu-
tion, and asked to be re-committed. He
was informed that his commitment
would have to take place by the reg
ular manner through the Polk county
court. Yesterday he was legally com
mitted, and last night ended his life.
Gardner was 81 years old, and leaves
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
viii Investigate
the Coal Shortage


Washington, D. c., Dec. 25.-The
Reed committee will begin it's in
vestigation of the coal shortage by ques-
tioning Clifford Thorne, of Iowa, re-
garding transportations and other an
giles of the situation. Friday the commit
tee will return for time to its sugar
quiz, by hearing Herbert Hoover, food
administrator. Hoover plans to present
the statement he was denied permission
to put into the record last Saturday.
The commerce committee investiga'
ting shipping has not decided who 1t
will hear. Representatives of the South
ern Pine Association may ask to be
heard on the allegation that the asso
citation did not supply the sort Of timber
wanted in southern shipyards and so de
layed the wooden ship program. Asso
citation representatives said today they
had supplied plenty of timber but that
they didn t have the kind needed ant
that the emergency fleet corporation
knew this when it contracted for the
lumber.
Investigation Of the railroad situation
seemed today to be awaiting a sigma
from the White House. The president il
believed to have some plans of his owl
with which the investigation might in
terfere. This, however, is entirely in thu
air as a result of Chairman Newlands
sudden death last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Taw are spending
the day in Portland.
Attorney s. w. Allen and family
of Eugene is in the city.
Ted Irwin is home from Vancouver
to spend Christmas with his parents.
Budd Welch arrived this morning
from Vancouver to spend Christmas
with his parents.
mond, Or, is home for the holidays
mond, Or, home for the holidays
with her folks of this city.
Lieutenant Clifford linus of Camp
Lewis spent Christmas with friends in
the city.
S. d. Allen and wife left this af-
ternoon over the Oregon Electric for
Tacoma.
Mark Skiff, Jr., is home from Fort
stevens to spend the holidays with his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Mark Skiff, 42l
Court street
Mort Pilkington, of the printing de-
partment at Vancouver, is spending
the hoIiday1 with lrelativds of this
city.
Tim Myers, who is taking the pre-
medic course at o. A. c., is home for
the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
T.. l.. Myers, Of 995 Center street.
Mrs. M. E. Brewer, who ha been
quite i'll for the past several weeks, is
reported to be improving at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Ward and
daughter left this afternoon for AL
bany to spend couple Of days with
relatives.
Not by any means are the employees
of the Pacific Photo company the
least happiest persons in the city. to-
day. Mrs. l.. e. Lavalleur, manager of
the photo company, presented each
employe with $50 check for Christ
mas present
The drug stores Of the city were clos
ed from / O'Clock to $3.50 this after
noon, and win be open from $3.50 to 9
when they close for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Moore and sor
Edward, Of Portland, are the Christmai
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25

guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal d. Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Varley, Of Da-
wilson, Canada, who are visiting in the
city, are the Christmas guests of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. e. Halvorsen.
d. II. Talmadge, who has had charge
Of the Halsey Enterprise the past sever
al months, is in the city to spend Christ
mas with his family.
Mrs. G. A. Mckay, is spending the
holidays in Portland with her daughter
Mrs. Myrtle Thompson and family.
e. John Mum of Jefferson is register
ed at the Capital hotel.
Mrs. G. Cornelius arrived from Port
land this morning to spend Christmas
with her daughter, DR.. M. e. Pomeroy
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Roland and sol
Reed, and Theodore Roth, are in Port
land to spend Christmas with theil
mother and sister.
Jim Moorman and a friend are hom'
from Vancouver to spend Christina
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John b. Moorman, $3.50 Laurel avenue
Seamster Brothers are home from thu
shipyards at Portland for Christmas.
William Bellamy and wife are here
from Portland to spend Christmas will
Mthe formers parents, r. and Mrs. J
W. Bellamy, living east of town.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
HAWAII is sAvIN GFooD.

Honolulu, It. H., Dec. 25.-The food
pledge campaign was launched in Ha-
waii today. Chief Justice A. G. M. Rob-
ertson, Royal D. Mead, director of the
bureau of labor and statistics of the Ha-
waiian Sugar Planters association;
Sanford B. Dole, former United States
Judge, and a number of others opened
the campaign as four-minute men at a
number of the local theatres. Mead re-
ceived a cable today from Washington,
d. G., appointing him chairman of the
four-minute men of Hawaii.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
HALIFAX PORT CRIPPLED

Washington, Dec. 25.--As a result
of the Halifax disaster which crippled
the port facilities there, the British
government has agreed that neutral
vessels bound from this side of the
Atlantic for Europe shall be examined
at American ports by American GUS
toms collectors and given certificates
which will entitle them to unmolested
passage through the war zones.
This privilege is only temporary,
however, and when Halifax is ready
again to transact business, examina-
tion of neutral ships win be resumed
there.
American and Belgian ships had
previously been exempted from deten-
tion at Halifax for examination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
A Fool Official
Who Should Be Canned

Chicago, Dec. 25.-The distribution
of Christmas dinner baskets by Cook
county among the poor was stopped
today by Peter Drautzberg, special
deputy of the United States secret
service, when it was learned that an
order for a meatless Tuesday had been
ignored. Each basket contained a
small roast of beef.
Most of the baskets had been dis
tributed before attention was called to
the contents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
YAMH1LL OFFICER is DEAD

Sheridan, Or, Dec. 25. : George
Kelly, deputy sheriff of Yamhill coun-
ty, for the Grand Ronde reservation
and said to be the largest man phys
ically in the southern part of the coun-
ty, dropped dead Sunday evening on
his farm, about 13 miles west of here,
When weighed last Friday he tipped
the beam at 265 pounds. He is surviv-
ed by a widow and one child. -,
The funeral win be Wednesday with
burial in the Grand Ronde cemetery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
CHRISTMAS wH1sKEY SEIZED

Louisville, Dec. 25.-Five thousand
quarts of Kentucky whiskey, said to
have been destined for Christmas con-
sumption in "bone dry" territory, is
in possession of the Federal authori-
ties in Louisville, according to an
nouncement today. The seizures have
resulted from examination within the
last few days of suspicious packages
carried by travellers and of parcels at
freight depots in an effort to discover
violations of the Reed law.
The liquor is valued at approximate
lv $50, GO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
CORPORAL GOES TO WEST POINT

Hood River, Or, Dec. 25.-Corporal
Leon w. Bentley, memberM of the
Twelfth Company, Oregon Coast Artil-
lery, now stationed at Fort Candy, Wash
has received notification of approval
of his application for a eadetship at
West Point, and the young man, who
is graduate of the Hood River High
school, is preparing for an examination.
Young Mr. Bentley is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. NJ Bentley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
PIONEER RANCHER DEAD

Hood River, Or, Dec. 25.-The fam
ily and the friends of J. R. Steele,
pioneer ranchNg learned yesterday
morning of his sudden death at
Portland hospital. He had been in
Portland for the past two weeks at
tending to business. The funeral was
held this afternoon in this city.
Mr.. Steele, who was 5S years of age
and native of Scotland, is survived
by his widow, son, James Steele, and
a daughter, Mrs Stanley Walters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-25
SONS OF ITALY ARE LOYAL.

New York, Dec. 25.-Eight hundred
lodges of the Sons of Italy in New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and
New Jersey have pledged support to
the thrift and war savings stamps cam
paign, it was announced here tonight,
The lodges represent a membership of
100000. Each member has promised not
only to buy stamps, but to encourage
his neiqhbors to do so.