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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
GREAT RECLAMATION WORK

And so we pass on. l have not feferred to the great reclamation work in regard to the most conveniently situated sections of the millions of acres of fresh water swamp upstream, above Busreh. That necessarily must be question of the future. There are other jobs, less diff cult than reclamation work on so stu pendous a scale to be done but believe me, even this herculean task will be taken in hand
 'ls Great Britain big enough to tackle the task? Is her heart strong enough to stand the strain of it? Are her people great enough to make grass and waving corn grow out of the dry desert sand, or out of the malaria infected swamp and morass? I answer yes" to all these questions, because great as the accom- plishment appears to be and really is, she has done almost as much in the sandy dry withered wastes of her own India. Go to the Punjab, to Lyallpur, the cen ter Of the great canal colony scheme. think about
 Here are some of the figures Up to the end of the year 19l5-1916, that is, to March a, 1916 the government of India had spent on irrigation work something like $215, O00OoO. and had irrigated 25, ,57S, zoo acres-an area more than five times that of Wales. The value of the crops raised on this great area is estimated at about $275, ,00a, oo0 In the Punjab province one canal alone, the famous Lower Chenal, irri- gated 2,312,213 acres. In the sub-province of Sind, part of the administrative pro- vince of Bombay, the government engi- neers are still breathing into barren soil the breath of life, and here. great though the work already accomplished is, still nobler achievements are being striven after.
 Millions of peasants have thus been en- abled to extract from the land on which they live a large amount of wealth The state has increased her revenue, both from the nominal tolls levied on the cul- tivator for the use of irrigation facilities, and in her oversea and inland trade I might turn also to Egypt, where the Brit fsh administration has harnessed the ele- ments for further proof of what Britain has been able to do; but that would be long story. What have written I think, Will be taken to prove that she is great enough to save Mesopotamia, to build up In that ill-used land the great machine which will make the countryside rich, re- vive decaying trade and agriculture and to create new indu stries. Indeed, she has begun the work already. A fully manned, easily worked customs department has been organized, and the public works de- pertinent is already busily engaged in the south, on roads and buildings. Already you may send a telegram from, or buy British postal order, bank your money In the Garden of Eden with a greater se- curity than poor Adam and Eve. his wife, enjoyed, because the sole remaining devil has been elected
 PRESENTS BUSY SCENES
 The river at Busreh presents busy scenes now. There are no German or Turkish ships, it is true; but there are more ships than in the old days Look at the army of Indian Ia horers Ioa dine and discharging their cargoes Trained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

be cultured to give a table cream or a soured mass for making cheese.
 An electromagnetic method of trans portation whereby you can be shot through a vacuum from New York to San Francisco in half day at the rate of 500 miles an hour has been conceived by Boris Weinberg, profes- sor of physics in the Pathological in stitute of Tomsk, Siberia
 Tn the Popular Science Monthly Pro- lessor Weinberg gives the first written account of this wonderful transporta- tion system that he discussed before the engineering section of the Amer ican Association for the Advancement of Science. The car of the vacuum electric system Is a 3O0-pound cylin- der three feet in diameter with coni- cal ends dramatically sealed. You liz prone within it-its solitary passen- ger. There is no track The car is really a free body sustained by elec- tromagnets which are placed 30 feet apart in an underground tunnel.
 Assuming electromagnates of req sonable size and currents of req son. able strength. Professor Weinberg found on the basis of experiments that with curves having radius of 200G feet it would hardly be possible to attain a speed of more than 500 miles an hour. But think what that n1eanSl New York would be no smore distant from Chicago than 1t is now from Philadelphia. so far as relative times are concerned. Florida might easily become kind of winter Coney Island for all New York. tourney from New York to San Francisco would oc- cupy only half a day.
 Tt is the emission of waste steam through the stack that causes a locomo- tive to puff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

Tt is the emission of waste steam through the stack that causes locomo- tive to puff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

cargo men? Not a bit of it. The great majority of these are released eohNlels' men who a few short months ago Mele trying hard to live out weary hNes' soIlie of them in chains. The call went 10 lli- dia for labor. The authorities in Busren wanted it urgently.
 India had none to give; every aNStt- able man was in full work, and ms task was urgent. Then someoooy thought of the great central Jalls anu suggested that in them were thousahus of men. imprisoned for offences such as rioting There was no moral taln' involved. Why not send them
 Volunteers were called for; 1t was pointed out that they would be re leased" from their sentences as soon as their ships got out of the sight or the land, they would be paid fair wages and all else being equal, their sooo conduct would give them the oppor- tunity of rehabilitating themselves The response was immediate ana large.
 There are others. too. The Salvation Army had fairly large reserves Of men whom they had reclaimed from ene criminal tribes: men who had been 90 vile and intractable that even the eI- ficient Idian police had given them up. They also have been sent along 10 work on roads and buildings and shlpS in BuSreh and the hinterland anu ny latest news is that they are working splendidly, giving no trouble and are potential citizens of a new country.
 And the promised beginning has been made in trade. Busreh now pos sesses branches of the great Indian houses. The bazars are collections of Indian retailers, shrewd, humorous, and enterprisins. They increase in number every week, and as the needs of the country develop with its ex- banding greatness the scope of the trader will develop as well. There will be great field soon for the American manufacturer. The maker of tractors, ploughs agricultural implements of all kinds, plant and machinery con nected with building and bridge-mak- ing-and a hundred other concerns will soon find fine market ready for his incoming. There are splendid oil fields not a great distance from Busreh, minerals of sorts fairly approximate in another direction, and after the war, when the British engineer and manu facturer have their hands full in re- pairing wreckage, and overtaking ac- communicated arrears in their legitimate lines, the representative of friend,? neutrals will be welcomed.
 Thus I venture on a friendly word to the wise-Watch Mesopotamia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
LARGEST SHIPMENT
 EVER CONSIGNED

The LIndner Motor Car corporation has just received the largest shipment ever consigned to local dealer at one time.
 This shipment is composed of two cars of Grants and three cars of Appersons, all of the 1917 model
 These cars will be on display in the saIesroom of the Lindner corporation in the old Saks building, First avenue and Nineteenth street, Sunday and Monday, and the public have cordial invitation to drop in and inspect the new and ex- elusive models.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

Despite abnormal planting conditions, which appeared in November to threaten disaster to the winter potato crop of the Canary Islands, more than average harvest has now been gathered, with prices still ranging as high as "A pesetas per 100 lSilos s210 per 100 pounds at ex- change of $0.193). Planting of the crop was hindered by the refusal of the Brit ish authorities to permit the exporta- ton of seed potatoes because of scarcity in England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
BAILEY BROTHERS
 TO HAVE NEW CAR

Bailey Brothers have discontinued handling the Overland in Birmingham.
 They are now negotiating for the local distribution of two or possibly three well known makes, announcement of which will be made shortly, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
The Second

From the Washington Star.
 Holdsworth Perrin. poet and critic, tossed aside a resume of Austria's posi- tion on the submarine question.
 Austria" he said, would like to re- pudiate her ally's murderous submarine policy, but her position in the alliance is like the henpecked husbands in the home.
 This husband coughed and said timid- ly to the parlor maid:
 Is my wife going out this evening, Marry
 Yes, sir; believe so, sor'
 'And-er-Mary, am I going with her."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

trebled the added benefit of irrigation would increase the output again many fold.
 Here is the picture which has been drawn of the regenerated countryside.
 Every town and hamlet in the val ley, from Bagdad and Busreh, would find itself freed from the danger, expense and intolerable nuisance of flooding, and the resurrection of this ancient land would have become an accomplished fact. The Bagdad railway between Bagdad and the Persian gulf would be taken through the middle of the cultivable land and not through hopeless deserts as at pres ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Still At It

Still At It From the Boston Globe. The Learned Barber-In the old days barbers used to practice surgery and bleed their patrons. His Victim-Time they quit it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

Fire insurance companies are much
interested in new requirement of
the United States Government, that
of testing grain intended for elevator
storage for moisture. The testing
work is frequently done in the mill or
elevator, and the apparatus used re-.
quires an open flame, generally Of
gas or gasoline, and so a new hazard
is anticipated owing to the probabil-
ity of the open flame coming in con-
tact with highly explosive. dust. The
companies believe this work should be
done entirely outdoors in order to
avert possible destruction of now
all-important food products.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

Senator LaFollette in three hour
speech attempted to defend the dis.
loyal speech that he made in Minne-
apolis recently, but his foundering
only plunged him deeper into the
mire. He questioned the right of
the president to speak for the country
in declaring war, and said:
eve know that the people would
resist and if necessary resist with
arms. in their hands any scheme to
clothe the president with power to
plunge this country into war and then
continue the war as long as he de-
sired.
In this statement Mr.. LaFollette is
begging the question. No one has
claimed that the president has such
authority, and he has not assumed it.
The actions of the president were SUBJ
mitted to congress, and were aPprov-
ed, only six senators and about fifty
congressman opposing. This country
is therefore at war, not by proclama-
tion Of the president, but by act Of
congress. While the matter was un-
der consideration Mr.. LaFollette had
an opportunity to oppose it and was
one Of the six senators to vote against
it. The president therefore has the
endorsement of an overwhelming ma
jority Of the representatives of the
people, and when Mr.. LaFollette ac-
cuses him Of usurping authority he ID
talking nonsense, and trying to de-
ceive his hearers. Majority rules,
and sitter the m sjority has spoken il
is in very poor taste for the defeated
minority to charge fraud. Since the
facts were recently revealed that the
German minister appealed to his gov
ernment for large sums Of money with
which to influence congress to oppose
the war proclamation. there is natnr.
ally some suspicion in the public mind
regarding the motives Of senator o.
congressman who persists in carrying
nssush alight.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

A. c. Tewnley. president of the
Non-partisan League Of North Dako-
ia, and his brother G. S. Townley
have filed q petition in bankruptcy,
listing their liabilities at $78, $50. 72
and all assets exempt. 1t frequently
happens that men who haven't brains
to run private business successfully
think that they should be entrusted
with the management Of the affairs of
nation, and Townley seems to be
one of those bigots.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

The two boys arrested last week
near Lesterville. after they had rob-
bed store in Utica, proved to be
escaped inmates of the reform school
at Eldora, la. Their true names
were William Huth and Everett De-
Witt, and they were sent to the re-
form school from Sioux City. They
have been turned voer to the Iowa
authorities and returned to the school.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
The town council Of Tabor is in-
stalling new 5O-horse pewer engine
in the municipal light plant at that
place.

On September 4th fire occurred in
the home of Frank Languin in Salem,
caused by leaving an electric fiatiron
with the electric wire attached. The
damage caused to the building was
$500 and to the contents $500. 1t
only needed a small stand covered
with asbestos to set the iron on to
prevent the FIRE.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

A>OAAA oSAe AN0SAOA1AA 00A1kk
offers the most advantageous connecs
tions to young men. Its officers take:
personal interest in their financial
affairs, and are always ready and
willing to give the benefit Of their
experience and the banks connections
to all laudable undertakings. Tbs
Bank helps small accounts to grow
large and large accounts to grow lars
ger. by paying interest on time de-
.poaits. and giving the advantage Of
our membership in the Federal Re-
serve System Of the United States.
Remember that this connection will
enable US to take care of you during
times Of stringency as we'll as during
times of prosperity
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

On motion the bill of Dr.. Hohf,
Moorehouse & Woos' for medical SER
vices rendered to Frances Cisar to the
amount of $15O. 90 was rejected.
On motion the following bills were
allowed on the Road Fund
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

Fred Fairchild, former socialist
candidate for governor of this state,
is under indictment under the espion-
age law and was taken into custody
at Sioux Falls by federal authorities
last Saturday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

We are in receipt Of card from
Edward Schroeder, who is with the
Fourth South Dakota Infantry. 1t
was written Oct. /. at Clinton, Tenn.
He said the boys were having fine
trip, and expected to land in Char
lotte the following morning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

On motion the salary bills for July,
August and September were allowed.
Moved and seconded that the deputy
county superintendent be allowed an
increase of salary of $40. 90 a month,
beginning October 1, 1917; motion
ca. ried
On motion the following commits
sioner and sheriff bills were allowed
L. A. Eads, care and board of
prisoner. $96. %
Frank Daub, auto hire, ...... 1l.4O |
Chas. Dirks, commissioner sal
ary and mileage ...... Sc. 90
Jos. V. Wagner, commissioner
salary and mileage, $500. 81. 90
T.. Patterson, commissioner sal
ary and mileage, ........ 49. 20
w. A. Cobb, commissioner
salary and mileage, ..... 41.OO|
Frank Daub, commissioner sal
ary. ...... .............. 3O.O
L. A. Eads, attending comm
On motion Board adjourned to Fri
day. Oct. s, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Attest: CHAS. DIRKS,
JACK j. MAUS Chairman.
County Auditor.
d s. Il
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06
MON WORKS FIVE
ARE VICTORIOUS
nley Works BoWlerS Find
Champs Too Fast for Them

aving hit their stride which cap
ID for them the championship In
3, the Union Works bowlers
we'd down the Stanley Works strip
tiers last evening, winning three
les. The match was not one-sided
Fever. the buttonmakers forcing
r opponents throughout the clash.
first game resulted in a tie score
1872 each, but on the roll-off the
ckmakers landed on top. For the
ners. the work of Myers and Gau-
121 card for the first game, this
70 leading the singles for the
tch. For the losers Dickman was
honor bowler for high single with
while Bertini garnered the three
hg total with 80.
he scheduled meeting of the Fac
league managers to- take action
the protest Of the Berlin Construc-
company bowlers> against the vic
y secured by the Russell & Erwin
last week. failed to materialize
ng to the non-appearance of the
flin representative. The meeting
! probably be held tonight.
fhe New Britain Inter-city quintet
CHI opens its home season at the
ina alleys this evening against the
elk Casinos Of Meriden. has high
|es of a cleanup victory, although
y have great respect for the bowl
prowess of their opponents. The
tors will be accompanied by g.
be crowd of rooters.
The scores in last nights games fol-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06

charges against Fred Wenck, chair
man of the Boxing commission, at
the Bar association yesterday. The
testimony presented before Franklin
B. Lord, commissioner appointed by
Gov. Whitman. was not as malodor-
Gus as that which went on record in
the first two days of the trial in AL
bany last week, but that was to have
been expected.
The hearing sagged perceptibly,
Emil S. Fuchs, counsel for Pat Pow
ers, Johnny White and Harry Pol
lok, the compliments, and Austen G.
Fox, who handled the case for Wenck
were not as enthusiastic, vigorous or
vitriolic as they had been at the cap
itol There was a reason. The trial
took on the appearance of an autopsy
Gov. Whitman's move for the repeal
of the Frawley law will receive little
support in the legislature. but 1t Is
agreed by everybody that the present
commission may regard itself as hav-
ing been requested to resign.
The hearing Is not yet closed Of
fcially. A person whom Wenck re-
CARDS as an important witness came
in from Pennsylvania too late to tes-
tify. others with a bit to say for
the defense still are on the list and 1t
looks very much as If there will be
another session in Albany on Friday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06
HUSTON PREDICTS
A MAGNATE VICTORY
Yankees Owner Says Fultz Wants
to Bury Hatchet

New York, Feb. eff war de-
velops between the United States and
Germany" said President David l.
Fultz of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity yesterday, cor If the interna-
tional situation continues serious,
there is only one thing to do in base
ball. as In everything else. That one
thing is to bury the Ratchet and get
busy on the important issue. In case
war comes all bets are off in baseball"
The attention Of Captain T. L. Illus.
ton, half owner of the Yankees, waa
called to the remarks of Fultz.
Its as plain as the nose on your
face" declared this militant and mill.
tary individual, that Dave Fultz IL,
looking for hole. He wishes to save
his face. He knows, as I know, and
every one connected with the game
that the strike is dead. He knows that
it has been dead for weeks. His blum
has been called. He is looking for
an out-some opening that will permit
him to retire with g. vestige Of grace.
IT wish to go on record right here
for the benefit Of Mr.. Fultz and ths
few players who may still be lined UP
with him that there will be no hatchet
burying, come what will. II our coun-
try becomes embroiled abroad 1t will
be far more serious matter than
most of us can possibly conceive. II
will be serious for the owners and for
players as WE'LL
81 wish to state further that the
owners will find ways and means OF
self-protection in protecting theiH
players Just what those measures
may be the future alone will unfold.
But If Mr.. Fultz thinks he can
| seize upon this crisis to turn the minds
of the club owners and the public
from that common menace with which
he threatened the health OF the game
he is very, very badly mistaken.
"Inoffensive and fair as they have
always been to their players" said
Captain Huston. owners of big league
clubs do not propose now or at any
future time to permit this issue to be-
come clouded. No moro will There be.
putting off trouble. The situation will
be faced squarely. The strike Is
beaten, and the fact will be driven
home with force. And il the worst
comes to the worst, the players will
find out that their presumed Moses has
led them so deeply into the wilderness
| that the Lick telescope couldn't reach
| the Promised Land"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06
TO GET SQUARE DEAL

Emes Receives Notification OF Hear
ing Before A. A. U. on Suspension
New York, Feb. 6.-Edward L.
Zines, the Bronx Church House ath-
lete who recently asked Justice Tier
ney of the Bronx supreme court for
an injunction to restrain the A. A.
Y. from preventing him from COM
peting in amateur races, will receive
a hearing from the local registration
committee next Friday night. Zines
was accused by the A. A. u. of vio-
lating the Ca pitaliZation rule" ana
had his card cancelled by the metro
politan association. Whether or not
his connection with a sporting goods
store in The Bronx warranted his
dismissal from the amateur ranks
will be threshed out on Friday, when
Emes will have chance to prove no
still is entitled to compete as
simon pure.
The case will be heard in the
Adams-American Express building on
Madison avenue, near Forty-seventh
SLTcOI, LAS odlho DuAluAA6 WA0AS SAAo
famous Kiviat-Smith and the Plat
Adams cases were heard. II Emes'
is found guilty he will be dismissed
from the amateur union.
Plat Adams, who was disbarred at
the same time as Zines. may set
hearing on Friday II he wants one.
The New York A. G. is eager to have
Adams side Of the case heard. Close
friends Of Adams yesterday said,
however, that Plat Is eager to Qui.
active competitor, hence will accept
the original verdict of the A. A. U.
declaring him q professional.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06
SENATE OYERRIDES VETO

Immigration Bill, Including IAtcENcy
Test, Passed So to 10, Ending Fight
Of Twenty Years.
Washington, Feb. 6.-OyerridtnE .
veto Of President Wilson for tho ara
time, the senate yesterday, by q vote
Of 81 to 10. voted to pass the Inn
migration bill with its long fought
literacy test provision. The senate's
action, which was final in enaoting the
measure into law, was taken despite
eleventh hour information that Japan
had protested against the language OF
the Asiatic exclusion section.
The house Of representatives over
turned the presidents veto last week
by a vote of 287 to 106. The vote In
the senate accordingly ended con-
test OF twenty years standing. during
which two other presidents, Cleveland
and Taft, had vetoed similar bills
passed by congress.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06

Patchogue, N. Y, Feb. 6.-The re-
cent cold blast III this section has
given the ice scooter yachtsmen ample
opportunity to enjoy his favorite di-
version For the past few days the
Great South bay has been filled with
the novel craft and some spirited
races have been held. The ice
scooter yacht is solely product OF
this section, apd when the bay Is part
ly covered with ice hundreds Of these
boats can be seen scootering around
here and there on the glossy surface.
The ice scooter yacht is a catboat with
runners. There Is no prettier sight
to the onlooker than to see the small
yacht go scootering over the ice, then
suddenly dive into the water and go
sailing along at q great rate. The
scooter yacht is used to go hunting.