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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-28

We have now received a big sup
ply of the we'll known Winner Fan
ming Mills, with or without Power
want one of these
machines on every farm. Lundgren
& Wittensten Co..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-20

state OF Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
IN lie Circuit Court. May term, a. p.
Naude Summers va. Herbert r. SUM
rnera. in ChancerY.
AE7davft If non residences ot IteEnert
ing been hIed tu tine clerks office oH the
circuit court Of said county n4t3ee -
therefore hereby given TO the said non
resident defendant that the complainant
nlea yer bit3 Of complaint In said court
GA fua chaucerY side thereof on the
third day o1 March, 1917. and that there
anon summons issued out Of sa}0
court wherein said suit ~ now penang
rsaEl7raa BILE ou the first Monday ~ tine
month 81 May next, as is by law re
Now, unless you. the said non resi-
dent defendant above named Herbert
II Summers. shall personally be ana 8p-
pear before said circuit court on the
! Hrst day Of the next term thereof, 10 be
+ holden AZ Rock Island i'm and for said
i county. ON the first Monday in MAY
next and plead. answer or oemar 10
rHa said cornuIainauts Dill of complain r.
tfEa same and the matters and things
+ Herein charged and stated VIII be TAX
ara ais confessed, and decree entered
sara bill GEORGE w. GAMBLE,
Rock Island. H. March q, 1917.
Peter r. Iugelson3 e0nplainahtH SO
EIc1tor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-20
SENATOR CUMMINS
LEAVES HOSPITAL

<ew York. March 29.-The improved
condition Of Senator Albert +. Cum
raias oil iowa yesterday permitted rim
Id leave toe hospital where he was
taken after bc collapsed - the Aep4b-
-4e5-1 g1-.sf-.r took y train for Wash
frefon. declaring ne was needed there
s.s@rsea af fFe tension Of the nation
affairs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
BOWIE HEARTILY ENDORSES
 PLANS FOR AID OF COLLEGES
Prominent Citizen Declares Birmingham Could Do Nothing Bet ter Than Get Behind Howard and Birmingham Colleges Offer Nucleus For Great Educational Institutions.
 City Must Emphasize Culture and Education

The plea for cooperation on the part of Birmingham citizens and civic bodies, started by w M. Cosby, and seconded by Frank Willis Barnett, as- sociate editor of The Age Herald, to get behind a movement for the educa- tional advancement of Birmingham through the upbuilding of Birmingham college and Howard college, is being advocated by other prominent citi- zens.
 Sydney J. Bowie, influential mem- Der of the Independent Presbyterian church, has written Mir. Barnett a letter indorsing the movement pro- posed by him in yesterdays Age Her aid to get behind these two colleges, one Methodist and the other Bap- tist institution. and give them the moral and financial support of the community.
 MT. Bowie's letter follows:
 I have just read with great
 deal of pleasure and interest MT.
 w. M. Cosby's splendid letter con-
 corning Birmingham and Howard
 colleges in your issue of January
 23d, and your ringing editorial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
MAY ATTACK RIGHTS .OF LIGHT COMPANY Weatherly Says He May Try to Revoke Franchise
 of B. R., l.. & P. Co.

The refusal of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company to in- stall electric lights on the streets of Birmingham at the order of the com mission has reached such a point that James Weatherly, commissioner of public utilities, is considering attack ing it's franchise to operate
 The commission has ordered in more than 150 street lights during the past two years J. $. Pevear, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, has refused to comply with the request. inasmuch as the com mission has announced that 1t expects to supply the electric lights with pow CT from the municipal lighting plant i'll the near future, and will not sign contract for any term of years.
 To spend money on the extension of it's lighting system by providing poles and other equipment, without any guarantee that a return would be gain ed from the investment is regarded as foolhardy by MT Pevear, and he has refused to put in the lights Commis- sioner Weatherly has had the commis- sion order in each light, and has made a note of each individual case refused He stated yesterday, in the council chamber. that he was seriously con sidering attacking the franchise rights of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, and that he might in stitute proceedings at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
REFERENDA TO BE
 VOTED ON BY CIVIC
 CHAMBER MEMBERS
Monthly Meeting Will Be Held Friday Night at the Tut
 wiler Hotel

The Chamber of Commerce at it's Jan uary meeting Friday night will be asked to vote upon three referendums of the Chamber of Commerce, relative to certain legislative measures to be put before Con- gress.
 The referenda to be voted on are:
 Shall existing law pe so amended or supplemented as to require full public in- vestigation of the merits of every dispute between railroad carriers of interstate commerce and their employees, to be insti- tuted and completed before any steps tending to the interruption of transporta- tion shall be attempted?
 Shall existing law be so amended or supplemented as to provide that upon any board of investigation or arbitration of disputes between railroad carriers of in- terstate commerce and their employees, the employers and employees shall have equal representation and the public as having paramount interest, shall have a majority representation?
 Shall Congress establish a permanent statistical division under the interstate commerce commission to study and com pie StdllSIlCS IeldtlHS tO WdSeS dilU cOf- ditions of service upon railways, the rec ords and services of this division to be immediately available to boards of in vestigation or arbitration considering dis putes between railways and their em- ployes?
 These questions are considered of much interest to members of the Chamber of Commerce and President Charles F. De- Bardeleben is urging that as many mem bers as can do so be present to vote on the question, in order that the report to the United States Chamber of Commerce may voice the sentiment of the majority of the members of the Chamber of Com merce.
 The meeting will be held at o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler
 President DeBardeleben and Acting General Manager Everett were working on the standing committees, and they will be announced within the next 10 days. There are several hundred members of the various standing committees to be ap- pointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
PLANNING CAMPA|
 ID RAISE $!0O,0OO
Crawford Johnson Added to Committee to Work for
 Howard and Judson

Crawford Johnson, as a representa- tive of the Southside. Baptist church, was added last night to the special committee working out plans for a campaign Sin the Birmingham district for $100,000 for Howard and Judson colleges. MT. Johnson has been an ac- tive supporter of Howard college for several years.
 The committee meeting was held in the office of Capt. Frank s. White, the chairman. While it was expected that the committee would complete its plans lat the meeting and be ready to submit them to the general committee, it was announced that several points were |still under consideration and that it was not ready to issue call for the second mass meeting.
 Baptist leaders and Birmingham peo- pie in general have expressed much in terest in the proposed move for the benefit of Howard and Judson 1t has been pointed out that while Howard Is a home institution, it has not gone be- fore the Birmingham public in the last 10 years for contributions. Contribu- tions to be solic ted in the coming cam paign are to meet the expenses Tor equipment already added and. to be aeded to take care Of the growing stu dent body.
 When it is taken into consideration that Howard college has students from every high school in the Birmingham district and has in it's student body Representatives from more than 50 Of our homes. we must agree that we are under obligation to it., said captain White More than that. Howard col |lege has very positive influence in Alabama It is proper that we make it since it is a representative Of Bir- mingham. bigger and better college
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
BUSH WILL CONFER WITH NAVAL BOARD Local Committee Anxious to Know Date of Visit
 to Birmingham

While in Washington about Febru- ary 1, Morris W. Bush. chairman of the local armor plate plant committee, will
 see personally the members of the naval board, and endeavor to get some definite information as to when the board will be in Birmingham.
 MT. Bush will go to Washington to attend the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. In the meantime the chairman of the committee has written a letter to Rep-
 resentative George Huddleston. urg- ing upon him the necessity of ad- |vance information on the date for the Birmingham visit.
 The committee has. all the neces- sary data in hand to present to the board relative to Birmingham's claims. and is ready and waiting for the visit. However, the committee is anxious to learn the exact date of the Birming- ham trip, in order that arrangements may be made With persons out of town expected to appear before the board and testify as to Birmingham's s claims,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

comment on it. You are both on the right line; Birmingham could do nothing better for herself than get behind these two colleges in the manner MT. Cosby and you suggest.
 There are untold possibilities in these institutions that can be so equipped and their work so en- Iarged as to give educational Op- pOrtunities to the young people of Birmingham, which otherwise could not be obtained without the expense and discOmfOrts of being away from home.
 From n merely commercial and financial standpoint, as these two colleges grow, they will be a very valuable asset to the city.
 We are already great mauu- featuring and commercial center and destined to become the me- tropoIis of the south, but to he the city we ought to be, we must also emphasize education and culture. Indeed a very necessary factor in progressive community is it's edu- cati0naI institutions
 We have in these two colleges the nucleus for educational equip ment of great value to the city.
 I most heartily indorse MT. Cos- by's idea. Yours truly,
 SYDNEY J. BOWIE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
SOLICITOR TATE FILES
 NOTICE OF APPEAL
Authority of Solicitors to Be Decided
 by the Supreme Court

Following the denial by Judge w. E. Fort of the motion filed by Solicitor Jo- seph R. Tate, seeking the surrender to him of all the records and papers of the criminal division of the circuit court and his recognition as chief prosecuting officer of the county, Solicitor Tate gave notice of appeal to the supreme court, which, it is understood, will be mandamus proceedings against Judge Fort to com pei him to recognize Solicitor Tate.
 In his ruling yesterday morning, Judge Fort held that Solicitor Tate was the chief prosecuting officer of the county, and following the ruling Judge Black and lis assistants took charge of the prosecutions in the criminal court.
 Judge Richard Evans and Attorney Forney Johnston will represent Solicitor Tate in the supreme court and Judge Black will make the arguments in his own case as he did in the hearings of the cases that have been brought before the local courts on this subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ROAD PAYMENTS NOT REQUIRED FROM
 CITIZENS 0F COUNTY
Heflin Holds Act Exempt ing Jefferson Has Not Been Repealed Street
 Tax Not Affected

Under the ruling of Judge Harring- ton P. Heflin of the criminal division of the circuit court, the citizens of payment of road tax. The decision vas on the case of G. H. Bush, charged with failing to pay road tax after mo- itice. He was convicted on the charge by a justice of the peace and fined. He appealed the case to the higher court and after lengthy argument on the part of Walter S. Brewer, repre- senting the state, and by John S.. Ken nedy, attorney for the defendant. Judge Heflin ruled that the conviction was wrongful and that the legislative act exempted all citizens of the county.
 It is stated that the decision of Judge Heflin, if sustained, will stop further collection of road taxes, in the sew eral precincts of the county, and will result in loss to the county of ap- preximately $25,000.
 It is contended, however, that the decision will have no effect on the city collection of street tax as the ordi nance covering street tax is based on entirely different law from that COW ering the collection of road taxes. A suit to test the validity of the street tax law is now pending before the supreme court.
 It was admitted by ethe state attor- ney in his argument that the legisla- ture had. intended to exempt all coun- ties of the state, having an assessed taxable valuation of over $100, ,000 900 from the payment of road tax It was contended, however, that this law was repealed by a later law under whose provision the taxes of the state arc to be collected. In rendering his rul- ing Judge Heflin stated that it had been shown that the act exemptins counties of an assessed valuation oi more than $100,O00.0v0 had been intro. duced in the legislature after the in troduction of the law fixing the roaC taxes for the state. He stated that though the exemption law had beer passed first it clearly showed the in tent of the legislature to exempt coun ties coming under it's provision or ] eff ferson county, as it has the necessary assessed valuation. Judge Heflin ruled { that the exemption law was not re pealed by the general act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
WILL BE CELEBRATED BY
 MERCY HOME BOARD
Tribute Paid to Founders of Institute at Meeting Yes terday-In Existence
 25 Years

The silver anniversary of the Mercy Home, February 4. will be celebrated by the board with appropriate exer- cises. Announcement of the proposed plan was made following the twenty fifth annual meeting of the Mercy Home board yesterday morning. It is planned to have all the children at the home take part in the exercises.
 The .meeting yesterday was fea- tured by the reports of the officers, and speeches by Judge Samuel D. Mur- phy and Probation Officer Ralph Bar row. Tributes were paid the members of the original board. including Mrs. e. B. Spencer, president; Mrs. William Redd, Mrs. w. H. Jeffries, Mrs. w. L. Murdock Mrs. Annie T. Brooks, Mrs. A. N. Ballard, Mrs. John White, Mrs. IF. A. Hamilton and Mrs. I4riF- Strat- ton.
 A bouquet of pink roses was pre- sented Mrs. Spencer. who has been president of the board for 25 years, by the other original members of the board, Mrs. William Redd, Mrs. w. H. Jeffries and Mrs. W. L. Murdock
 Reports were made by Mrs. Spencer, president; Mrs. w. H. Jeffries. first vice president; Mrs. w. S Brown, sec ond vice president. Mrs. w. H. Stock ham, treasurer; Mrs. James Weisel treasurer; Mrs. A. T. London. for the Creche. and Mrs. George Reynolds, for the Nursery guild.
 The meeting was largely attended and following the business session a social gathering was held. Mrs. Mar garet Ramsey who has presided as matron of the home for IS years served refreshments to those present Mrs Ramsey was paid a high tribute for her IS years of service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ALABAMA VISITORS
 AT LOCAL HOTELS

HilIman: Jake Mason; D. H. Long; B, and wife, Tuscaloosa; T. N. Pugh, Mont |gomery; N. J. Rogers, Montgomery; E. H. Anderson Eutaw; J. c. Taylor Haleyville J. c. Wood, Athens; A. Far ley Selma.
 Florence: K. B. Hilliard. Montgomery A. M. Leggett, Mobile; J. T. May, Mont gomery; J. B. Webb. Tuscaloosa: Walter ID. Seed. Tuscaloosa; w. F. Evans, Do lomite; l.. A. Stuart, Decatur; E. P Loveman, Tuscaloosa; Tom Murphy, Tus- caloosa; T. s. Lipsey, Tuscaloosa P. R. Holt. Selma; J. B. Magruder, Mont gomery.
 H. Davis, Huntsville; E. c. Clayton, Ac- mar; McLane Triton, Jr., Pen City; T.. |C Watts Montgomery; L. K. Benson, Tuscaloosa; R. F. Luske, Gadsden; Mor- ris Gardner. Mobile; George. A. Sorrell, Alexander City; E. w. Suddeth. Fayette R H. Redden, Sulligent; D. B. Lyons, Anniston; R. M l.. Bush. Acton; H. Mayburger, Empire; e. P. Withren, Bloc ton.
 Metropolitan: J. s. Nicholson, Mont gomery; R. Eledge, Tuscaloosa; J w. Black. Fayette; J. D. Slack. Flat Top; Ira Billings.ey, Selma; V L. Holt, Tuscaloosa; L. c. Abbott. Oxmoor; c. D. Rhodes, Demopolis; I. J. Mathews, Syls,- cauga; J. c. Gum, Gadsden; Samuel Blackwell, New Decatur; D. H. Thweatt, Parrish; Joe Stokes, Cullman; J. H. Ed wards, Decatur; C. l.. Moss. Warrior.
 Tutwiler: C. s. Filler, Auburn; M 6. Patterson. Montgomery; J. E. Wilker- son. Selma: G. E. McCaskill. Greenevile; U. S Andrews, Sheffield; ". H. Johnson Ragland; Albert Russell Jasper; J. H. Cranford Jasper; J. w. George Gads- den: E. L. Turner, Jr.. Anniston; B. M. Hanley. Attalla; R. A. Mitchell Gads- den.
 Motion: w. c. Marshall. Montgomery; F. J. Sellers. Montgomery: M. M Argo Acmar: J. c. Smith, Camp Hill: s. R. Thompson, Anniston; C.. E. Holcombe Montgomery. \.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
BANK DEPOSITORS
 TO MEET TONIGHT

Depostors of the Jefferson County bank, at meeting which has been called for tonight at o'clock at the courthouse consider statement of the condition of the banks affairs on last Saturday An itemized audit of the assets and lia- bilities of the institution win also be received and discussed
 It is stated that an address will be made by Jerome Edmundson and that John W. O'Neill. chairman of the eex- ecutive committee of the depositors or ganization. will make report. The meeting tonight will be the first held in several months. The call for the gathering was signed by H. M Aber. crombie, as president; Dr. Eugene Ja. cobs as treasurer and Joseph Gluck as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
DEMURRERS FILED TO QUO WARRANTO WHICH SEEKS TO DUST RIVES
Legality of One Other Than Physician to Be Coroner Will Be De-
 cided Friday

Attorneys Gibson and Davis and Isa- dore Shapiro filed demurrers to the quo warranto proceedings seeking to oust John R. T. Rives from the office of cor oner of Jefferson county and Hearing will be held in the circuit court on Friday.
 The petition against the coroner was filed in the name of the state ex rel Henry P. Hanna, the grounds of contention be- ing that the last legislature passed an act requiring that the coroner of all coun- ties in the state having over 100000 in- habitants should be regularly licensed physician.
 The case is attracting considerable in- terest, as in the event the quo war ranto is granted and the act of the leg islature held to be valid, the office of cor oner will be vacant and filled by appoint ment of the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
COMFORT STATIONS
 MAY BE INSTALLED

The matter of locating two comfort sta- tions in the downtown district was brought to the attention of the commis- sion yesterday. It was voted that this matter be submitted to City Engineer Kendrick for consideration and that he report back to the board on the matter.
 If practicable it is the intention of the commission to place these two comfort stations in the heart of the city. The matter of cost of construction or.the ex- pense of upkeep has not been considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Barber Would Raise
 Licenses of Brokers

The attempt to oust the "bucketshops' of Birmingham by city ordinance was foresworn by Commissioner Barber, after he had aired his projected ordinance be- fore the board yesterday morning. He decided that this would not prevent them from dealing in futures
 As an alternative, he determined to have the license schedule of Birmingham changed, so that these brokerage offices. dealing in futures. must pay $2500 year to the city to carry on business. This will be introduced at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Action Is Deferred on
 Pool Room Question

Though a large delegation of North Birmingham pool room proprietors was present when the commission opened it's morning session, no action was taken. Commissioner Barber, at whose instance they were summoned to ap- pear, stated that he had forgotten that they were to be called before the board and requested that they return the fol- lowing week.
 The North Birmingham pool room operators contend that there is no oc- casion for their being denied the right to operate their pool rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Infectious Diseases Reduced

Montgomery, January 23.--(Special) Deaths from infectious diseases in Montgomery were reduced from 51 in 1915 to 36 in 1916. according to the annual report of the city sanitary de- partment submitted to the city com mission. During the year I'll deaths occurred in the city compared with S93 the previous year, showing a decrease of 1S2. The total number of births during the last year was 660.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Jefferson: Conan and Harris comedy success Tt Pays to Advertiser matinee at 2:30; night performance at S:15.
 Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 3 o'clock. Night performances at 7:3O and g o'clock.
 Bijou. Musical comedy, Mutt and Jeff s Wedding. Night performance at s:9O o'clock.
 Majestic: Musical comedy and feature pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
At the Photoplay Houses

Colonial: Frank McEntire in ''The Trav- cling Salesman"
 Strand: Ethel Clayton in "The Bondage of Fear.''
 Triangle: Dorothy Dalton in "The Fe- male of the Species"
 Rialto: Gladys Hulette in Her New York;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
PERSONAL

At an early hour this morning the con- iition of Dr. R. NJ. Cunningham was re- ported as slightly improved. It was stated that he was resting better than for the past several days.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-16
GIVES INTERESTING TALK
ON AMERICAN MUSIC

1t would be unfair to pass over the
tri-county teachers institute without
mention of the address on American
Music" given Friday by Miss Alice E..
Tuller, instructor in piano at the Uni
versity of Idaho Not the least in
teresting part of this number was Miss
Tuller's interpretations of typical Am
erican music.
American music is handicapped,
Miss fuller said, by the lack of folk
songs. There is nothing in this coun
try to correspond to these except
negro melodies and few Indian
chants There have been few COM
posers in America for the violin and
piano, but many for vocal music.
OF the piano composers Edward
Mcdowell is considered by Miss Tull-
err the most important. He was born
in 1861 and died in 1908. He studied
abroad and was Teresa Carrenos
greatest pupil. He occupied the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-16

scribes to $325.0OO Liberty Bonds, ere
diting Idaho with 100000.
GRANGEVILLE. = 320-acre rancl
near here sells for $4,000.
KEEVER.-Oregon Short Line au
thorizes construction of 4.55 mile
branch line from her to Thomas at 6
cost of $4,000.
GG.-Three-story brick BLOCK
to be built here.
/ KELLOGG. - Power line costing
| 100000 will be built into Occur d.
Alene by Washington Water Power
company. Line will go from Post
Falls plant. As miles to Cataldo.
HARRISON-Stre to be graded
and paved, and sidewalks to be con-
structed here.
TWIN FALLS.-$1, 100000 bonds for
highways to be voted.
COLLINS.-Oregon Short Line au-
thorizes construction of branch line
726 miles northeasterly at cost of
s143,2OO.
HOLT-Holt mine, free milling ore,
is working sixty men, turning out $45,-
900 a month
500 acres of state school
lands sold in Bingham and Bannock
counties for 100000
LEWISTON.-Oregon Packing COM
pany's plant begins operations here.
TWIN 900 worth of pa
wing to be done here.
BOISE.-$90,000 building erected for
Ford agency here.
HAZELTON.-Orego Short Line au-
thorizes additional sidetracks here to
cost $5,S45.
TWIN FALLS.-Immense warehouse |
for grocery firm to be constructed |
here.
Bull voted 100000 road bonds.