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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
A Political Move.


 Selma, December 19.-( Special 1.-The an- nouncement that the President had sent to the Senate the name of D. NJ. Scott to be postmaster at Selma vice Mrs. Mary M. Force, resigned, while not a surprise has been the one topic of conversation on the streets here this afternoon Mrs. Force has continuously been postmaster at Selma since August l. 1885, when she succeeded Henry Cochran, the appoint ment being made by Grover Cleveland on July 25, 1885, Her second commission was signed by Benjamin Harrison and dated from February 27. 1890. Her third commission was signed by Grover Cleve- land and is dater from February 6, 1894. Her fourth commission is dated from June 14. 1908, and is signed by William McKin- ley. Fer fifth commission is dated une 24, 1902, and is signed by Theodore Roosevelt and her sixth commission is datel from February 16, 1907, and is also signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
 Her term of office did not exnire until February 16 1911, and the appointemnt is looked upon as the result of political expediency. While it is of course not charged it is reported that the appoint ment of Major Scott, who Is one of the best known travelling men and democrats of Alabama, is the outcome of the fight for the confirmation of Oscar Hundley as judge of the Northern district United States court.
 rfiend of Johnston.
 Major Scott is a close personal friend of Senator Johnston. During the famous MorganJohnston contest Major Scott es- poused the cause of Senator Morgan but when the Jelzs-Johnston fight took place he was chairman of the lohnston cam paign committee in Dallas county and although he made losing fight he made game one for the red-headed rooster of Jefferson. That he is fully qualified for the position there is no doubt
 There have been many flurres over the postoffice at Selma. The latest re- suited in the demand from the postoffice department that a man acceptable to the business interests of Selma be put in the office as assistant postmaster. H. H. stewart twice mayor, many times coun- cilman and for some time city clerk, was given the position and it was thought that the postal authorities were satis- fled However there have drifted po- litical rumors to Selma week after week and the appointment of Major Scott was expected He is quartermaster general of the staff of Brigadier General Clark and has always been an enthusiastic member of the Alabama National Guard. He went into the Confederate army a boy and has splendid record. He was not an applicant in a sense of opposing Mrs Force, but if the removal was to come. wanted the office and had magnificent backing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

Ladies of First Methodist church have Holly Wreaths for sale at Fox's Sons.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

made shelves that held Joey's collection. :, !,
rabbit skins drying on the wall, and, as L
live, hornets nest! The house will be alive
Of all the idle, ood-for-nothing boys. that
Joey Brooks takes the leadl Broken guns.
fishing rods. old clock wheels, and erything
IN creation that's no good" continued Aunt
osr hsp had been sboponsy Sn during
the long winter nights. did anyone ever see
see SO much rubbish? Open the doors and
windows, ,Elvirry; fling all this trash out; sweep
up everything!
tearing down a triumphal arch Of merit cards.
bearing Miss Mary's dainty signature, that de-
corated the mantel.
Everything, ma ami" said Elvira, who had
a streak of human sympathy somewhere in her
bony frame.
"Everything!" repeated Aunt Hepsy, firmly.
"Bless us Lood here, ma'am! What's this p
exclaimed Elvira, as she flung open the win
dow sash. in obedience to her mistress COM
There, on the broad ledge without. stood a
tail, beautiful Easter lily. just opening into
sFor the lands sake!" cried Aunt Hepsy,
shrilly, at sight of this new enormity. "And
a-growipg in one OF my stone butter crocksl
Pitch it right outl"
But Elvira hesitated.
at does seem most pity, ma'am. It's just
a-going to bloom, she said, softly.
NOuScuSci lCJoiiiS0 Iauhe .44SpoJs oitoNpit
seWho wants flowers blooming in butter
crooks? And it's no great thing. anyway.
Here, give it to mel"
And she laid her hard, bony hand upon
the lily, and was about to wrench it out of
the mould. when something--was it the fair,
pure beauty of the flower ?stayed her de-
stroying grasp.
Up from the rich, dark, glossy leaves rose
tho single blossom, its snowy petals as yet
folded over the golden heart. 1t was indeed
the flower of the resurrection-the first sweet
censer breath of spring.
ar dunno" said Aunt Hepsy, hestating for
the first time in five and forty years of house
cleaning. '1t won't do any harm out there,
reckon, and the butter crooks cracked, and
amt good for much. anyhow. So let it stay,
INIT sweep the rest of this rubbish away
every stick and shred Of it."
It was nearly sunset when joey strolled
le;surely homeward, string of sinners, care
fully cleaned, on his fishing pole. and big
bunch of arbutus. fresh in damp moss. in his
Us He stopped at the teachers pretty little
cottage and tapped at the door.
"Why Joeyl" exclaimed Miss Mary, sur
prised at this first visit from her shy. studious
pupil. 49, a. r. .t.u..s
turning red to the roots of his hair in his
s,nharrassment. Thought you might like a
string of fresh fish for your supper. And
these are the flowers you were telling Us
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

about the other day-the trailing beauties
think you called them"
ct %The arbutus," said Miss Mary, dellghtediy;
fish. Did you catch them all yourself! How
kind of you to bring them to me! Won't you
come in and see mothers"
Eyes ma am-no, ma AMI mean, no, thank
you. ma'am" answered joey, quite abashed BY
that, with its dainty, muslin curtains and
pretty pictures and potted plants, seemed the
abode Of princely. splendor. I'D muddy, things
up with these big boots, But-but" ut"-Joey
ed his s. cap sheepishly | come to say,
Miss Mary, was, that that bulb you gave me
last fall has come up beautiful. It's a-going
to bloom, and if you don't mind the butter
crock III bring it round hT fSr Easter Day M;..
Mary. "you mean the lily bulb gave you'll 1t
is going to bloom. you say? Why, every one
Of mine were utter failures. Bring it to me
by all means. / viii be so glad to have. it!
as for the butter crock" Miss Mary laughed
gaiiy. chats a new idea for me. joey I'll
DIant all my lilies in butter crooks next year,
and see if don't have better luck"
And Joey went on homeward across the
field radiant with the spring. sunset, his heart
fairly singing in his simple boyish breast. 1t
was only from Miss Mary poor joey ever got
@Don't come one step further. Joey Brooks!'
cried Aunt I1Gpsy, dS lit dppkOnsuSA WIG klbcl7
en- door "not till you've taken off them
muddy boots and brushed your trousers. |
won't have my secured floor tramped over by
any such feet. Here, Evira, hand joey plate
of cold vittles; he can eat 'em on the door
step. Nice time of day for a boy to be
coming home expecting to be served with a
hot dinner I'm just clean done out, securing
and scrubbing. Such kennel as that room
Of yours. joey Brooks, l never seen in my
mortal life!"
joey look alarmed.
''Has she been up in my room" he asked
Elvira, as she came out with a huge dish of
cold meat and potatoes and bread that would
have satisfied the appetite of the Giant Cor
"She have that" answered poor Elvira,
draqgled and drudged nearly to desperation.
1Sbe unlocked the door herself. Miss Hepsy
Brooks don't stop for nothing when she starts
housecleaning. And-and she swept every
thing out, clean as my hand"
Joey was hungry as only healthy boy can
he who has tramped it through the woods ever
s;nce breakfast but the plate of "vttles''
dropped from his hand. he kicked of his muddy
hoots and was up the stairs with a bound.
One glance at the bare and freshly secured
room. and he sank down on the narrow bed
with blank face OF despair.
Everything gone-model, minerals, merit
cards. the old gun for which he had sawed
Fhrmer Bray's winter wood, the hornets nest
that he had borne off from the topmost
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

bouoh of the old elm amid the ringing cheers
of his schoolmates, the skins he was curing
tn fashion into a rug to keep Miss Marys
dainty feet from the school house floor, the
beetles and butterflies and stones. in which ne
was learning to read natures wonderful les
sons with an interest even deeper than ne
found in books-all gone! And they had been
his own-his own-these boyish treasures. tna'
represented the hopes, the efforts. the aspirs
tions of his young life. all swept away. II
was the touch of the tyrant heel that made
Young America rebel.
aWbat did You do it for?" cried joey. burst
ing into the kitchen and facing Aunt Hepsy,
with blazing eyes. =,
%Sss;a dTSSR;sa9s her tea cup IN her 'mA1e~en'' 10
"Fling out all my things. continued joey,
his young voice qniyering3my model, and
my merit cards, d.. and my rabbit SKINS and my
%Hoity III toityP; exclaimed Aunt Hepsy. who
was aired and nervous, and more than COM
monty tartaric this evening. our things
charity charity child like you can call yours? Your
thinqsi If you mean the rubbish swept out
of your room, tell you this is my house and
IN have no such things in thugs and spid-
inc round; mouldy rabbit skins and dusty
hornets nests. It's wonder that we weren't
all down with fever. You are your mothers
son.. Joey Brooks;, and OF all the shiftless.
good for nothing"
"Stop right there!" cried Joey, white to
his lips. mot another word like that, Aunt
Hepsy, or Ill--I'l do something I'll be sorry
for. / won't hear one word against my dead
mother; and Im-Im done with you. I've
stayed here long enough to have 'vittles"
flung at me as if / were a dog. I'm not
going to stand it any longer. I'm off from
Pine Hill tonight"
And, leaving Aunt Hepsy fairly speechless
at this unprecedented outburst, Joey started
up to his room to gather up his few clothes
and. as he believed. shake the dust of Pine
Hill from his feet forever.
But he started as he crossed the threshold.
There, unseen and forgotten in his anger
there on the ledge without the window stood
his Easter lily, like star in the gathering
shadows, opened into full! and perfect bloom.
CHATS safe, anyhow said Joey, in a
checking voice; "and-and l promised to take
it to Miss Mary tomorrow. I'll have to keep
my word I'll stay this one night, and then
Pm off-off to sea. or somewhere; don't
mrch care"
II was hard night for Joey. He flung him.
self on his little bed, hungry and heavy-heart-
ed. and it was long before he could sleep.
AT last he sank into an uneasy slumber.
from which he started up. shivering.
Winter was making a last buster, ere he
packed up finally for his departure. A chilly
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

TPRING had come at last. Already the
brown, bare earth was greening in
the sunshiny glades; the pink baby
buds were peeping forth in the or
chards, the pussy willows nodding to the
breeze, and blue bird was thinking of max
ing her nest in the old maple. Speckled Bid
had clucked triumphantly out of the barn
with a brood of downy chicks, and Aunt
Hepsy was housecleaning.,
"About this time" said Aunt Hepsy's al
manac, ''look out for equinoetial storms" and
never, thought Joey Brooks-Aunt Hepsy' 8
nephew-did almanac give wiser warning; for
lust before Easter the housekeeping equinoc-
tial struck Pine Hill farm and went through
Dust, rust and rubbish flew; every secret
work of iniuuity in the way of break or
leak was brought to light, and Aunt Hepsy
stormed and swept and and secured and scolded
unti both she and Elvira, her luckless help,
were exhausted
No wonder joey took to the woods early
ON his April morning. fleeing from the wrath
to come-for this worthless vagabond." whom
Miss Hepsy had taken from his widowed
father "to do for" always came in on such
occasions for quadruple share OF "nagging -
naegng that joey often found it hard to
bear.
hollow, with sweet-faced teacher, who, to
the country boys simple mind, had sounded
The heights and depths of human knowledge,
and was altogether the best and dearest wom-
an in the world.
School and Miss Mary's kind teaching were
Joey's compensation for his hard lot, and
he trolled his line along Binford Greek this
morning. listened to the notes of the bobo-
ink. and searched for the shy blossoms Of the
arbutus, while Aunt Hepsy. with her thin
wisp of hair skewered on top of her head,
her skirts tucked up, and soap and sand
unlimited at command, was securing and scrub
as If her very life and soul were at stake
'sWe'n take Joey's room first. Elyiry, if the
door amt locked" decided Aunt Hepsy, paus-
ing at the little garret chamber.
HHe said you needn't mind" replied Elvira,
hriskIy: 'he'd clean it up himself"
"He'd clean it, indeed! A nice clean it
would be! I don't suppose his poor, weakly
mother knew what housekeeping was Get
the spare room key-that will unlock this
lands sake! did ever anyone see such a
hoie!" fairly gasped Aunt Hepsy as the door
flew open at her vigorous push and revealed
the room within.
II was boys room emphatically, but such
:, room as a mother would have passed through
with a tender touch on its treasures and a
loving smile for the wholesome boyish tastes
thus revealed
The narrow cot bed was neatly made. the
tin basin and pitcher spotless and bright:
but as for the rest!
ssSticks and stones. bugs and beetlesl" ex-
claimed Aunt Hepsy, staring at the home
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

PRING had come at last. Already the
brown, bare earth was greening in
the sunshiny glades; the pink baby
buds were peeping forth in the or
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
HIS VOTE
CITIZEN WHO MOVED INTO
NEW PRECINCT JUST BE-
FORE BOOKS CLOSE is DIS
FRANCHISED FOR COMING
ELECTION.

o. c. Moore, of 1923 Fourteenth
avenue, is disfranchised for the
coming fall election by the deci-
sion of Judge Huneke this morn
ing in the matter of the mandamus
proceedings brought by Moore
against City Clerk Fleming.
Moore appeared before the clerk
yesterday at 1870 o'clock and, stat
ing that he had moved from Arthur
precinct to Cliff precinct, requested
that his registration be transferred
to enable him to cast his ballot in
the precinct in which he now re-
sides. His request was refused on
authority of the statute which re-
quires that a voter must have re-
sided within the precinct for a pc
riod not less than 80 days before
he is entitled to have his name
upon the registration books.
This being the last day the reg
istration books will be open, the
matter was Immediately taken be-
fore Judge Sullivan, who signed
an order demanding the appear
ance of Clerk Fleming in court
this morning to explain why Mr..
Moore's registration was not ac-
cepted. The matter was sent to
Judge Huneke this morning, who
decided in favor of the clerk.
Corporation Counsel Hamblen
argued that the object of the regis
tration books are to prevent Illegal
voting. BY the law of 1890 an ac-
tual residence of 80 days in the
precinct is the principal require
ment to registration, the law being
clear on this point. The object Of
the books to be used by the cleo
ton boards would be defeated by
permitting the transfer of a name,
the judges being unable to deter
mine in which precinct he is en-
titled to vote,
Moore moved into Cliff precinct
only last Saturday. He cannot
vote in his old precinct.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
NOT STEEL MAN
SAYS RALSTON

81 am not dominated by the steel
interests. | favor concrete for the
East Olive avenue bridge, and a
structure that will be strong
enough to carry the traffic of this
city 20 years from now"
So declared City Engineer Raj
ston today with reference to the
charges of the Spokesman-Review
that steel men are dominating the
city engineer, and for that reason
he is delaying matters at time
when there is a demand for con-
crete bridge plans, simply because
the engineer is not reporting regu-
larry at the tall tower" for orders.
Mr.. Ralston will submit to the
council tonight plans for a con.
crete bridge on East Olive. He has
not yet prepared the estimate OF
cost of such structure as the
plans call for. He is working on
the estimate today, however, but
says he does not care to make a
haphaZard statement as to the cost
Regarding the Monroe street
plans, Mr.. Ralston says he has
been working steadily on them for
more than month.
1T is no small undertaking, he
said "and one of the hardest prob
lens is to determine where bed
rock is. There are huge boulders
in the bottom of the river on the
south. We think We have discov-
cred bedrock only to find that we
are only up against another huge
boulder"
Councilman Funk today express
ed the opinion that City Engineer
Ralston is in favor of steel and
that Is the reason the concrete esti
mates which were furnished are sc
high
II believe" said Mr.. Funk, "that
all of Ralston's concrete estimates
are purposely high, but for what
reason can only guess.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
NO FINANCIAL CHECK ON
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Expense Estimates Made for Tax Levy Ex-
ceeded on Department Demand.

What principle or rule of action
the county commissioners have set
down by which to guide themselves
in spending the peoples money
cannot be determined by any OBJ
servance of their past records. 1t
Is repetition of the same official
indifference from year to year that
drains the entire tax levy provided
for by ample estimates and further
sinks the county into debt.
The necessary discretion and good
judgment of the county commits
sioners to supplant an omission in
the statutes in reference to the
limitations of expenditures is de-
plorably lacking That the county
is not this year many thousand dol
lars further in debt than 1t is is not
owing to any rigid policies of the
board
The law requires that every year
the auditor shall compile an esti-
mate of the necessary expenditures
for the maintenance of the county
government for the ensuing year.
This estimate is submitted to the
board to be used as basis for the
fixing of the tax levy from whence
comes all this money. The esti-
mates are accepted without objec-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
BIG DEMOCRAT
GUN TONIGHT

George Fred Williams, one of the
original Bryan men of Massachu-
sets, and for a long time leader
of the forces of the radical democ-
racy of the BAY state, will speak
tonight at the Masonic temple in
the interest of the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Williams arrived this
afternoon from Colfax, where he
spoke last night.
+. o. Connor will preside over
the Williams meeting. Preceding
the meeting there will be a parade
by the Bryan volunteers.
The only other big democratic
meeting scheduled before the close
of the campaign will be the rally
to be jointly addressed by John
Pattison, candidate for governor.
and William Goodyear. candidate
Tor congress. to be held about the
night of October so, the exact date
of which has not yet been fixed.
This meeting will close the demo-
cratic campaign in Spokane coun-
ty. and an effort will be made to
secure as large turnout as possible
on that occasion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
DAYS
FOR PEACE
OR WAR

SOFIA, Oct. 13.-The Bulgarian
government was directed by Gear
Ferdinand today to summon all
classes of reserves, meaning the
whole army of the country, to take
the field Immediately in support of
his threat to declare war unless
Turkey recognizes officially the in
dependence of Bulgarian within
three days.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-M. Isswolsky,
Russian foreign minister, and Sir
Edward Grey, British secretary of
Foreign affairs, today are consider
ing what features of the European
international situation shall be in
cluded in the deliberations of the
expected conference of the powers,
which will be the most important
meeting of modern times.
1t is understood that France
agrees with the attitude of England
and Russia. The kaisier has not
made his attitude clear.
The greatest danger lies in the
possibility of war between Bulgaria
and Turkey or Servia and Austria.
Diplomatic instructions were
sent today to various representa-
tives at Balkan capitals that urgent
appeals be made for postponement
of hostilities until every opportun-
ity be had for peaceful settlement.
Isswolsky is credited with a victory
in inducing England to agree to
enlarge the scope Of the confer
ence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13

ton, and the tax rate is fixed. It
would be a natural conclusion to
expect the board to make some
slight effort to confine themselves
to limits.
But every application for funds
additional to estimates by the vari-
GUS departments is cheerfully
granted, and every claim is paid
with apparent apathy as to its act
ual necessity.
The total debt of the county at
the date of the auditors last report
Is S701,2 23. OF this the commits
sioners are directly responsible for
about $4,000, having authorized
the expenditure of that amount in
excess of the estimates rendered
for the year by the auditor.
There is no question but what a
material benefit would be felt by
the taxpayers Of this county IL the
procedure of the board were put
on practical business basis as to
the limit of money at their dis
posal
AS it is they are at liberty to fet
ter the county with debt of ST.
100000 without check, and the peo-
pie have no recourse unless some
thing more serious than lack Of
Judgment is detected
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
INLAND TIES ANOTHER
KNOT in MONROE ST.
Claims Ownership Of Land With Easement
That Ties Councils Hands Tight.

The right of the city to construct
any new bridge at Monroe street is
challenged in a communication
which will be submitted to the
council tonight by A. l.. White,
vice president of the Inland EN-
pire system.
The claim is made that the
bridge is constructed upon and
across land owned by the COM
pany and the city holds only an
easement.
1t is further claimed that the
easement does not give the city
the right to construct and maintain
any form of bridge it may choose.
The easement is only for the
present Monroe street bridge and
does not grant the city the right
to replace the bridge now erected
at that point at it's pleasure, but
only in the event of destruction Of
the present one by fire or other
wise. The date of the easement
is June 2S. 1891.
Mr.. White declares that the pres.
ent bridge is manifestly not de.
stroyed; 1t is being used for public
travel with the exception of street
car traffic, as 1t always was, and
there seems no reason in Mr..
Whites mind that for a compare.
lively small expenditure it might
not be made as good as new.
Mr.. White conveys a yelled
threat and says that in view Of the
agitation in certain quarters for
the removal of the present bridge
and the substitution of one built
upon wholly different plan, 1t is
but fair to call the councils atten'
ton to the terms of the easement
so it will not inadvertently incur
any useless expense.
Mr.. White declares his company
does not wish to stand in the way
of any public improvement, but in
the near future 1t will be neces-