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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
CRIMINAL

Here's letter from my brother, Henry" said MT. Glithery. "Henry's in Africa and writes that he had narrow escape from being devoured by Iions." Dear mey' exclaimed Mrs. Glithery. Do you mean to say they still allow lions to run at large in Africas What dreadful place that must bep'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
NO PATRIOT

I hate the conversation
 Of Ebenezer Doke, Who talks about this nation As if it were joke. Our army may be little
 Our navy on the blink. But our backbone isn't brittle Or at least, I'd hate to think That we wouldn't swat a foeman. If we ever had to fight, And just like the ancient Roman. Give a sample of our might.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23


 -.................-...s. s.ss...s''.'.'..s.s.s.ss.' so with cotton. The floods and boil weevil together played worse havoc in Alabama than in any other cotton state.
 It is not thinkable, however, that we will have torrential rains two years in succession. But the farmers, by progressive methods, can drive the weevil away, and the best way to beat the boil destroyer is to plant early and cultivate intensively; that is to say, only six or seven acres to the blow, and have the crop ready for picking several weeks ahead of the old schedule.
 This is going to be a wonderfully busy year on the farm and millions of dollars will be added to the wealth O. Alabama.
 A School WiGhout
 Dead Languages
 7T HE general education board. N founded and endowed by John D. Rockefeller, has been considering the matter of experimenting with curriculum without any dead language or any studies not thought conductive to true culture. Modern languages will be insisted upon.
 Dr. Abraham Flexner, assistant sec retary of the board and its most dominent influence, has announced that an experimental school of his model will be in operation at Colum- bia university by next fall. He is man of wide distinction as scholar He knows Latin and Greek, of course, and being familiar with all classic literature is the reason he wishes to lead a decisive reform.
 When this active and aggressive educator started out with his hobby that school work should be stripped of everything that might seem archa- ic he was called by many of his pedagogical associates dangerous radical. In his first discussion of modern curricula he made light of all ancient history and all classic litera- ture. He did not believe that the child or the advanced student should be bur- dened with dry facts of which he or she could make no good use. It is sought by the new plan to foster a love for the beautiful-the beautiful in art and in literature. The delights of music will be stressed and every child must become acquainted with sight reading and the rules of har- mony. Every child must learn to draw and must master the rudiments of painting, not with view of acquiring "professionary" knowledge, but of ad- vancing the spiritual side of life.
 When pr. Flexner began to dis parage Latin and Greek he regarded ancient studies as utterly useless, but he has modified his ideas along that line. He intends to require study of classic literature through transla- tions.
 l The educators of the old school hold close to the "humanities," and Dr. Flexner intimates that he expects much opposition from that direction But he thinks his scheme" will fint 1 general favor in the end. Dr. Charles w. Eliot is cordially backing up pr ] Flexner.
 WhiIo mathematics enOineorino
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
IMPORTANT DUTY

"An old-fashioned woman. you sayr' Decidedly. She won't trust a nurse to wash behind her children's ears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
Praise for Frank Willis Barnett

Nothing that has happened to The Age-Herald since I have known this newspaper is of more importance than the addition of Frank Willis Barnett to the staff,' said Brown Parks yester- day. T believe I voice the sentiment of this community when I say that MT. Barnett is not only one of the best writers in the south, but he is man of such fine character and sterling quail tiles. that his influence is felt through out this entire state.
 MT. Barnett is one of the broadest and most human men I know, and his travels abroad and his many years of student life in Paris, where he came in contact with the genii of the world fit him admirably for any position. MT. Barnett has certainly made a great many warm friends for The Age-Herald and he will continue to do so as long as he writes for that paper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

Iris the times plague when madmen lead the blind. king Lear
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

to the study of seamanship and showed so much adaptability for the work that in g. few years he secured for himself the position of master.
 Cook was eventually so successful that he was able to conduct three great naval expeditions for discovery in seas there tofore untraveled. The success with which these undertakings were carried out has left for him a name than which no Englishmans is held in greater es- teem.
 Nor was Cook alone of use to his country as an explorer. When Great Britain declared war against France he was sent to help Wolfe capture Quebec. There, by daring feats and skilled ma neuvers of the squadron he gained new fame. His most talked of achievement during the Quebec siege was the mak ing of charts and surveys in the face of galling fire from the French batteries. In 1762 he aided in England's capture of Newfoundland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

I know that the Golden Rule Is dis counted by some in the business world, and that of David Harum substituted, DO unto others as they would do unto you, and do 1t first There has been too much of this spirit here in Birmingham.
 I'm not going to preach, but when busi-
 ness man like Pizitz pleads for co-opera- tion based on altruism, I'm going to say amen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

P. S.-It gives me pleasure to state that the differences between my friends Messrs. Durant and Barrett have been amicably settled. and that MT Barrett will confirm this state- ment as soon as he is able to come to the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

When MT. Sunday breaches in New York he will use 8 tabernacle seating B, 900 people. However, Brother Rhode heaver will be able to make his trombone heard in the most distant corner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23

Arlie Barber dived below the commits sary situation and made a strong plea for a comprehensive revaluation of our commercial, social and industrial life. While all did not agree with him in some of his positions, yet they credited him with being sincere in his desire to better the living and business conditions in the district.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07

least help to the public in making
travel easy over competing lines.
Today YOU can not buy a ticket
from CoIville to Seattle via the
Milwaukee. Today you will find
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific ticket Offices which object to
selling tickets over lines other
than their own. Today you will
find that the railroads have little
sense of public duty, but largely
adesire for private gain at the eX
pense of the travellers convent
ence or wishes. So long as such
PRACTICES continue and so long as
railroad directorates are allowed
to impoverish their treasures for
private gain, the public can care
little about helping railroads to
make more money.
Railroads are paying the pen
atty for long years of reckless
high-handedness and unscrupulous
filching for private ends. Until
they reform, the penalty should
be upon them, and public service
commissions should at the same
time see that they are made to
serve the people properly. Prac-
tically all western roads received
immense land grants to enable
them to build and thrive. A re-
turn of this favor is to be expected,
in service to the American people.
TheEXaminer this week had the
pleasure Of hanging on it's walls
a certificate from the United Ty-
pOthetae Of America showing that
this office is correctly operating
the standard cost finding system,
and a certificate from the federal
department of commerce and la
Dor showing that the standard cost
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07
WHO AM IL
(From N. c.. r. News)

I am more powerful than the COM
bined armies of the world. l have de-
stroyed more men than all the wars of
the worlds. I am more deadly than
bullets, and have wreck ed more homes
than the mightiest of siege guns. l
steal in the United States alone, over
$3OOOO0,0O0 each year. I spare no one,
and find my victims among the rich
and poor alike; the young and the old:
the strong and the weak: widows and
orphans know me. / loom up to such
proportions that cast my shadow over
every field Of labor from the turning
of the grindstone to the moving of
every train. I massacre thousands
upon thousands of age-earners In
year. | lurk in unseen places, and do
most of my work silently. You are
warned against me, but you heed not.
] am relentless. I am everywhere; In
the home, on the street, in the factory,
at railroad crossings. and on the sea.
bring sickness, degradation and
death, and yet few seek to avoid me.
! destroy, crush or main: I give moth
ing, but take all. I am your worst
enemy. I am Carelessness.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07

finding system is recognized as
correct by that department. The
Examiner is the only office in
northeastern Washington which
possesses such certificates. They
are an absolute proof to printing
customers that prices charged are
correct, as only by correct meth
DDS of accounting can a printing
office make a statement to head
quarters which will be accepted
by the typothetae and the commits
sion. The Examiner is working
on its seventh year of cost ac-
counting, and the exact cost of
every job turned out is figured to
a cent, The old style of guess
work is eliminated in modern Of
fees which maintain the cost sys
tenn.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07

delivery Of the presidents war
message is set out and the course
of the president and the nation
justified by the recital Of facts
now known to all.
The revolution in Russia, it is
said, made the course Of the
United States much palmer and
converted the whole conflict into
a real struggle that the ''world
must be made safe for democ-
racy"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07

Governor Lister emphasizes the
fact that so long as the war con-
tinues we must subordinate our
individual views and opinions to
the national demands and the in
ternational problems and give
whOlehearted, willing, eager sup
port to the greatest struggle the
world has ever seen to establish
free governments everywhere. He
meant. in other words, that in
these times the individual is wrap
ped up in the nation as the nation
is swallowed up in the world war,
that nation and individual are one,
that our individual opinions are
insignificant to the great world is
sue and that nothing should him
der our fullest support of the gov
ernment in the prosecution Of the
war against autocracy.
Last Sunday the state of Wash
ington became prohibition terri
tory. For many years efforts
have been made throughout the
state to secure prohibitory laws,
but every effort seemed to fail
Investigations generally develop
ing the fact that insincerity on the.
part of the leading agitators was
usually the cause OF failure.
The present condition is not due
to state law, but to federal enact
ment.
Many efforts have been made to
thwart prohibition. Local option
was used in 1908 to defeat the pro-
hibition plan adopted in state con-
vention by the democratic party,
and local option was kept up
through consent of the liquor in
terests until the people Of the
state by a decided majority over
threw it. Legislatures have gen.
orally favored the liquor traffic,
until the 1917 legislature passed
prohibitory law to take the curse
off the body which voted such
heavy appropriations, taking tip
from the referendum vote which
went $4,000 strong to do away
with local option.
Under the present law, drug
gists may sell liquors for medicin-
al use on prescription, and no
other manner Of sale is legal.
The railroads of the country
have been seeking 15 per cent
increase in rates at the hands Of
the interstate commerce commits
sion, claiming that increased cost
of service, the 8-hour day, and n
lot of other things compelled them
to ask the increase.
The commission after full
hearing has denied the increase,
except a certain increase on class
rates in eastern states. 1t was
found that railroads are not par
ticularly suffering, as increased
traffic has brought them heavy
revenues during the last year.
The plea that the railroads
need more money is based upon
fact. Their operating expenses
have increased heavily. New
work compells purchase of mater
ial at double prices. Wages are
higher, and hours shorter. Many
things tend to make operating
costs higher. But the public
should remember that if all the
money were restored to the rail
roads that has been stolen or ab-
sorbed by directors and officers,
the railroads would have plenty
Of money for all time to come.
The big railroad men never
made their millions by saving
their salaries. They made them
by manipulating the receipts of
the roads, impOverishing the roads
to fatten their own pocketbooks.
Dummy corporations and inter-
locking directorates swept away
all visible profits, and now the
roads are hard up. When these
railroad manipulatOrs are COM
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-07-07

HceS Whlcn MAINTAIN the cost SyS-
tenn.
The Red, White, and Blue Book,
How the War Came to America, "
has been issued by the committee
on public information at Washing
ton. 1t is Of special interest to
holders Of liberty bonds, as they
are assisting in financing the war.
1t is document all students of
this country's affairs should read.
It's contents are 23 pages of in
troductory historical matter, with
the address of President Wilson
to the senate on January %, 1917,
and his address to the joint ses-
sion Of the houses of congress on
April 2 announcing the severance
Of diplomatic relations with Ger
many and asking that a state of
war between the United States
and Germany be recognized.
The traditional policy of the
United States, always strictly ad-
hered to, in abstaining from any
entangling alliances and partici-
patton III European controversies,
is set out ably, with citations of
incidents and documents in proof.
The positio nof the United
States in the summer of 1914 is
summarized as follows:
81. The Monroe doctrine.-We
had pledged ourselves to defend
the new world from European ag-
gression, and we had by word and
deed made it clear that we would
not intervene in any European dis
pute.
''2. The freedom Of the seas.
In every naval conference our
influence had been given in sup
port Of the principle that sea law
to be just and worthy of general
respect must be based on the con-
sent Of the governed.
"3. Arbitration.-As we had
secured peace at home by prefer
ring interstate disputes to fed
eral tribunal, we urged a similar
settlement Of international con-
troversies. Our ideal was per-
manent world court. We had al
ready signed arbitration treaties
not only with great powers which
might conceivably attack us, but
even more freely with weaker
neighbors in order to show our
good faith in recognizing the
equality Of all nations both great
and small"
The attitude Of this country to-
ward Germany and the other ma
tions at war is evidenced by the
presidents proclamation of neu-
trality and it's reception by the
people. Questions which arose
between the entente allies and the
United States involved only prop
erty and property rights and were
covered by arbitration treaties.
Questions that arose between the
Teutonic allies and this country
involved irreparable loss of life,
and through their refusal to make
arbitration treaties were not sub
ject to compulsory arbitration.
The course of the imperial Ger
man government in this country
and in Mexico and other countries
of this hemisphere, it's deceit,
secret Vaccinations, and overt acts
of hostility are reviewed and the
patience and the forbearance of
the president and the American
government demonstrated.
The pamphlet summarizes the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
AUGUST 5, 1917 5

With an initial appropriation
by Congress of $64O,OOO,OOO.
America has taken to the air to
overwhelm Germany. Here is
the final section of the Buffalo
plant Of the Curtiss Aeroplane
Company. These flying boats"
produced under the direction of
ClennH. Curtiss, veteran airman.
may soon join our allies in drop
ping bombs on the Kaiser's sub
marines in the North Sea.
- Underwood 4 UudCrtCood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

The French Archie
below is on duty along
the Salonica front
Note that l, is on a
circular track SO as to
be aimed IN any direc-
lion.
British Official, from
Balm NeWS Service
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07

1850 to 1850. $11@11.50; common to
medium steers, 115O to 1850. $11@
11.50; good to choice steers, 500 to
100. $9.75@11.50; common to medium
steers. 500 to HOO, $7.50@9.75; good
to choice yearlings, $10@1z.5o.
Heifers and Cows-Good to choice
heifers. $950012.0o; fair to medium
heifers. sS.50@9.25: common TO foir
heifers, s6.00@S.25; good to choice
cows, $S.75@1O.00; fair to medium
cows, S7.25@S5O; Gamers and cut
tiers, s5.OO@7OO.
Bulls and Calves--Good to prime ex-
port bulls. $9.00@975; good to choice
butcher bulls. $8.50@9.z5: common to
fair bulls. S6.00@s.25; common to
best veal calves, $9.00@13.50; COM
mon to best heavy calves, S6@11.
Stockers and Feeding Cattle-Good
to choice steers, 700 lbs. and up, SITS
@8.5O; common to fair steers under
700 lbs, $600@775: good to choice
steers under 700 lbs, 7.5O@s25; COM
mon to fair steers, under 700 lbs.
S5.25@750; medium to good heifers.
$6@70O; medium to good feeding
cows, S5.25@6.75; springers. $500
500; stock calves, $50 to $50 pounds,
$7.50@S5O.
Hogs Best heavies, 100 and up,
S16.50@16.65: medium and mixed,
S16.5O@16.55; common to medium
s1450@1650; good to choice lights,
$16.35@16.60: roughs, $14.25@15.25;
best pigs. S14.50015.00: light pigs,
1100@14.25; bulk Of sales OF good
hogs. $16.50@16.55.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice
sheep, Ss.00@S.50: common to med
ium sheep, $5OO@7.75; good to best
! lambs, $7.50@10.50; common to med
ium lambs, ss.50@925; yearlings, SO
010; bucks, 100 lbs. $6.50@750;
spring lambs, $10@14; good to choice
breeding ewes, $9.50@13.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Today's Market Quotations

wax beans, sc per pound; head let
tuce. Csc per pound; caulidowe., 10,
20. 25c; Michigan celery, &C bunch;
celery, &c per bunch, or 3 for 1Oc;
cabbage, 2 to &c per pound; cucum-
bers, sc per pound; curly lettuce, 15c
per pound; head lettuce. 25c per h.;
egg plants, 1920; spring onions.
two punches for &c; dry onions, &c
pound; green mangoes, for &c; red
mangoes. SC; mustard green's. 1Oc per
pound; kahl. 10c pound; parsley, DC
per bunch; new potatoes. 21a G8A
per h.; peas, 12c h.; white radishes,
5 punches for 1Oc; rhubarb. for 1oc;
homegrown tomatoes, 8@10c per ID;
okra, 15c pound.
Apricots, 15c per h.; new apples.
SC per h.; bananas, 7c per lb.. sour
cherries, 1Sc per quart; California
cherries. zoe per pit: cantaloupe. 10c
to 15c; currants, 1Sc per quart: goose
berries, 15c per qt.; huckleberries,
Csc per qt; lemons, 35c a dozen;
lines, SOC a dozen; oranges, 40c a
dozen; Bartlett pears, sc each;
peaches, 2O@60c basket: California
plums. 15c per pound; watermelons,
3o@5oc.
Miscellaneous:
Hickory nuts, loo per h.: walnuts.
15c per IA peck: eggs, CSC.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
CONFUSION
rcontInued From Page one.1

nance should be approved in time
to embody the appropriation in the
city budget.
eff the Office is self sustaining as
is claimed it ought not make much
difference when it is passed." Council
man Carter said
It was necessary for Clerk Bescher
to get out rules of the council to
show that the bill couldn't be passed
without the unanimous vote of coun-
Gil.
Withdraws His Motion
Well, I withdraw my notion"
Councilman Waidele said.
Then 1t was that hunt was start
ed for the man who had seconded
Waidele's motion. Everyone asked
said II withdraw"
III I'm not mistaken it was O'Neil,"
Councilman Carter said.
Il withdraw the motion" Council
man O'Neil said, rising.
The attitude of certain newspa-
per" was attacked by Councilman
Weishaupt and Handley who said,
ut doesn't count for much"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
RECORD CORN CROP
seen ON 'CHANCE

CHICAGO, Aug. General rains
gave the bears an advantage today in
the corn market. Predictions were
current that owing to the favorable
conditions Of late the yield this season
would be 10O,000,00O but in excess Of
any previous record. Offerings. how
ever. were not as large as most trad
ers had expected, and rally ensued.
Opening prices, which ranged from
LAC to 5-8c lower, with December at
S1.16 to $116 Ia and May at $1.13 to
s1.13 IA, were followed by slight ad.
ditional setback and then reaction to
a little above yesterdays finish.
Increased arrivals of new wheat had
a bearish effect on that cereals. After
opening unchanged to 1925 Septem.
Der the market receded to $2.24k.
Oats were depressed by forecasts
that the government crop report would
show 100000 but more in prospect
this season than was the case year
ago. Later, however, when corn made
an upturn, oats did likewise.
Provisions assembled with hogs, but
the bulge brought about much realiz.
ing, and the grains were not held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
IWenty.sexen Claim.

Twenty.seven Claim.
Thirty-one Of thirty.four had passed
the physical examination at 2 o'clock
Twenty-seven of the thirty-one claimed
exemption. The result of the exami-
nations up to 2 o'clock this afternoon
follow:
Ralph Sink passed physical exami-
nation, claims exemption, married, one
child.
l. w. Joselyn, rejected, flat foot.
Fred Engle, passed examination, no
exemption.
KeKnneth Hoffman, passed exami-
nation, asks exemption, wife, 3 chill
dren.
Alonzo Wood, passed examination,
claims exemption, wife, 2 children.
Davis L. Personette. passed, claims
exemption, wife, children.
Horace NJ. Thompson, passed, no ex-
emption.
William N Hamilton, passed, claims
exemption, wife. / child.
Roy C.. Shepman, mail clerk, will
take examination Thursday.
Clinton Brock. passed, no exemp-
ton.
Jesse Tregar, passed, claims exemp-
ton, wife, children.
Dwight Osborn, Fountain City, far
mer, passed, claims exemption, wife, 2
children.
Bon Burk. passed, claims exemption,
8 brothers under twelve years.
Omar Brinkley, passed, claims ex-
emption, wife, / child.
Ralph Champ, passed, claims ex.
emption, wife and child.
Harry S. Rush, passed, claims ex-
emption, unmarried, farmer.
Gerald Frazier, passed, claims ex-
emption, married, Quaker.
William ]. Feasel passed, claims ex-
emption, wife and child.
Charles D. Scott, passed, no exemp-
ton.
Harry Smith, Centerville, rejected.
Frank Blose. passed, claims exemp-
ton, wife and children.
Arthur Huddelson, Dublin, passed,
claims exemption, wife, children.
Raymond Kelly, farmer, passed,
claims exemption.