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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Board of Stewards Elected.

The fourth quarterly conference of the
Wylam Methodist church was held by
Presiding Elder Frank Brandon last night
and good reports were made by the pas
tor, the Rev. ]. ]. Williams, and the
stewards of the church. The entire board
of stewards was reelected and consists
of the following gentlemen: S. r. W.
Glasgow. Robert Neill. James F. Powell.
Walter Hines, r. L. Glasgow, Richard
Ellis. Joseph Martin. John e. Nolan and
w J. Stacey
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Bio Meetinu Saturday.

Huntsville, November 17.--(Special.)-
The defenders Of the constitution are
making plans for big rally in this city
on Saturday when four speakers of state
wide reputation will come under the au-
spices of the state campaign committee,
The speakers will be Senator e. Perry
Thomas, Hon. F. S. Moody, Hon. Sid J.
Bowie and Hon. A G. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Misses canant Entertain.

Misses Claude and Ludie Canant en-
tertained last evening for Miss Annie
White and Mr. r. A. Lowery at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Canant The guests were entertained
with games and music and during the
evening delicious refreshments were
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-26
Have You Kidney TroubIe2

One of more of the following symp-
toms may indicate that you have sharp
shooting pains in the small of the
back and loins, cloudy or smoky urine
whitish or reddish sediment in urine,
too scanty, highly colored urine, bloc
dy urine, too frequent desire, scalding
or smarting pains in passing, irregu-
lar heart action, puffness under the
eyes, nervousness, restlessness, gen.
eral debility, swelling of the lower
limbs, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago,
gravel, etc. Rydale's Kidney Remedy
is guaranteed to quickly relieve and
permanently cure all forms of Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary diseases. Sold
and guaranteed by the Shurtleff Phar-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-26
COMING BACK FROM LIBERIA
Commissioners Will Make Report on
Conditions There

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, June
16.-The American scout cruisers,
Chester Birmingham and Salem left
here today with the members of the
commission that investigated condit-
ions in Liberia on board and are ex-
pected to arrive in New York on July
4. The members of the commission
are r. p. Faulkner, e. ]. Scott and
George Sale.
Natives of Liberia complain that ST.
ezra Leone has practically taken pos
ession of $50 square miles of their
most valuable property on the north
west frontier; that il has expelled the
Liberian officials from the territory
just south of the connecting loops of
tne Sierra Leone railway and as this
is the center of important trade routes
the matter is of utmost concern.
The government also complains of
interferences on the part of the Brit
ish in an attempt to establish full
authority over the natives of the Kru
coast.
When the commission arrived at
Monrovia they were welcomed as the
saviors of the country, and it became
necessary for them to point out taat
they had come only in an advisory ca
pacity, and depended upon the Liberi-
ans to rehabilitate their country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-26
HARTMAN is BENEFITED
viii ProIong His Stay at Semmering,
Then 90 to Marienbad

Vienna, June 25.-Owing to The ben
ef1cial effects already received from
the cure at Semmering, E. H. Harri-
man has decided to prolong his stay
there for two weeks.
At the end Of ais stay at Semmer-
ing Mr.. Hartman will go to Marien-
bad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-26
ABI0Au.:

ABIGAIL:
Your mother used Gold Meda, r,.,,.
ses can't Ind better. Don't try. MARTaI
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SAY GOODBYE
To MERRITT

H. D. Merritt is regarded as an
ardent advocate today of minority
rule.
He has read some handwritings
which plainly state that there will
be no platform railroaded through
the democratic convention which
meets. tonight in Judge Sullivan's
courtroom. The majority has turn
ed down the plan as ill-advised and
the plan to hand Jack O'Brien, the
banished, a solar plexus blow has
gone up in smoke
When the convention plan was
first brought up in the executive
committee, there was opposition to
the plan, but Merritt had his way.
The opposition did not get busy I'M
til the time for holding the caucus
arrived, and then worked at a pace
to make up for lost time. The
large majority of the delegates are
against the platform scheme, and
take the position that it is in oppo-
sition to the intention of the pri-
mary law, as it places a handicap
on some who may not care to toe
the mark.
A democratic convention without
fireworks is like a circus without
lemonade, and in order to have the
coming convention up to the stand
ard, there will be several pretty
little scraps before the adjourn
ment Is reached. The rank and
file of the democrats are laying
back on their oars, and have not
tied to any one candidate for
mayor. They are waiting develop
ments of the meeting tonight be-
fore getting into the game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
MUST GET HER
OWN ALIMONY

Frances B. Walton, who was re-
Gently awarded an alimony judg-
ment of SIS per month against
Ward r. Walton, today had Walton
brought before Judge Huneke to
punish him for contempt of court
in failing to pay the monthly al
lowance.
The court ruled that after the
decree had been entered in a di-
vorce case the collection of ali
mony then became a matter for a
civil action to enforce it's payment,
as the court no longer held juris-
diction to compel it's payment by
contempt proceedings.
During the tendency of the case
the court has the right to compel
a party who has been assessed for
alimony to make the payments as
ordered. Walton had recently I'M
dergone an operation for append
citis and had no money to give his
wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
BAD GRADING
CAUSES SUIT

Because his wagon slipped into a
chuck hole near the corner of Sew.
enteenth avenue and Napa street
and spilled him on the ground
John H. Burch, a driver on one of
the crematory department wagons
has filed a claim with the city for
$4,000. He agrees, however, to set
tie the case for $500.
His claim is that faulty grading
made the street dangerous, and il
was impossible for him to check
the wagon when it started to skid
The accident occurred January 49,
The claimant states he received a
sprained shoulder and serious in
ternal injuries which will render
him incapable of hard manual la
Dor for all time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
REGISTER EARLY
AND AVOID RUSH

There will be a lot of voters in
line when the last days for regis
tering for the primaries are reach
ed. City Clerk Flemming esti-
mates the total number registered
up to date at not to exceed 1000
and in view of the fact that there
are about 10000 voters in the city,
according to the figures of last
year, it will be next to impossible
to register large number of vot-
ers before the primaries unless the
rush starts at. once.
Under the law voters are COM
PEELED to register once year, and
many have evidently thought they
were qualified to vote at the COM
ing municipal election through
having registered in October for
the presidential battle. The rush
to register for the last election al
most swamped the city clerk S
forces, but from present indica-
tions' that rush will be nothing
compared to the one due In the
coming election.
Register now or be one Of the
500 in line waiting turn to reach
the book 8.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

blesome children, what is she do
ing for those who make no trouble
but are simply unfortunate? There
are large number of these chill.
dren for whom there is need of
special activity and interest. Some
are orphans or half orphnnss some
are abandoned by heartless, par.
ents, some are victims OF cruelty
or neglect. They are not .delin-
quents, they are accused of no
fault, they are simply destitute or
neglected. Destitute children, Ger.
tainly deserve as much .considera-
ton and help as those who, by rea-
son of some alleged delinquency,
enforce the attention ofs4h& state
and become objects of .its care.
But only few states haxe defined
responsibilities for thise ci4Ss of
children. Their care and protection
are left in many localities to the
fidelity of voluntary agencies with
out requiring proper standards or
methods of efficiency and without
definite responsibility to the. state
or the community" e.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
=Come to -
EILERS:
THIS EVENING

Drop in and look over some of
the piano bargains that yet remain
from our great Pre-Inventory sale.
YOU will always find bargains at
Eilers. but tonight prices and
terms will be slashed most un-
mercifully in final effort to clear
the store of the last exchanged
piano Or discontinued style.
If you can spare $3.50, $500.
$1.75 or even $3.50 per week for
piano, come in-we have them
from Sl43 upwards.
They are money back guaran-
teed. Some are brand-new. All
are In good condition.
You will find Kimballs, Crowns.
Deckers, Stocks, Steinways, Schaef-
fers kingsburys and many others.
Small musical instruments,
music and supplies of all kinds.
one-fourth off tonight. Don't
miss it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
ABUSE
CITY HALL
$500
FIRED

After smashing the glass panels
from three doors in the city hall,
and using that imposing edifice like
q hog pen in more ways than one.
fi0aters i'm the city will have to
seek new slumbering chambers.
This is according to the verdict
of the board of public works,
reached last night, and next Wed.
nesday night will be the last
snooze which the homeless will be
treated by the city.
The climax came last night when
a search of several of the men
revealed money and bottles of
booze. This, however, is not all
the grief that is in waiting for the
free sleepers and eaters. Mayor
Moore's meal tickets, paid for by
public subscription, are about all
punched full of holes, and unless
the fun grows some before tomor-
row morning, there will be as little
provision made for the mems appe-
titles as there will be after next
Wednesday night for their slum-
Der.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SHOT BY
WOMAN

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 30.-De-
claring she will talk when the
right time comes, Mrs. Fife DAgen
is in Jail here today, charged with
shooting and killing her brother.
in-law, Bruce Shefer, during a
quarrel over $1,000 estate. Shefer
had been living at the Dugen
home. 1t is supposed she wrestled
a pistol from Shefer when he
threatened to shoot her. Dugen
and two sisters in law were in
adjoining rooms when the shot
was fired. Mrs Dugen appeared
with revolver in her hand. She
said Shefer was dead, and walked
downstairs to the street, where
she handed the revolver to a po-
liceman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
LIVE LIKE.
ANIMALS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30
Trial marriage is a success" says
A. w. Robins, who tried that kind
of married life five years. His con.
tract with his wife expired today
He said: '.t
Hereafter we will occupy sepa-
rate apartments. Our relations
will be friendly. We will not re-
new the contract because there is
no necessity for it. Marriage does
away with personal liberty. Per.
Sons grow to hate one another be.
cause they cannot part. | do not
think one man. should live with
the same woman all his life. There
is no such thing in the lower ami
NAL life"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

and in many states there are now
juvenile courts and Industrial
homes. where the delinquent child
is given a chance to become self
supporting and decent citizen who
otherwise would be driven into a
life of crime.
Generally speaking" says Presi-
dent Roosevelt. ''the cause of the
delinquent child has been well ad-
vanced. Juvenile courts have
been established in many of the
states; considerable number of
probation officers have been ap-
pointed; many of the juvenile re-
formatories are progressing along
well established lines of modern
thought and are supported by
generous contributions from the
public treasury; detention homes
have been opened in many cities to
keep children out of Jail; parental
schools are being established for
the training of truants and unruly
school children.
But while the state has been
dealing generously with the trou-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SPOKANE AID FOR THE
LINCOLN MEMORIAL

A special committee to take up
the matter of raising funds to aid
the Lincoln Farm association will
be appointed in Spokane by Colonel
G.. r. Conner of this city, the mat
ter having been referred to Mayor
Moore by the Washington Lincoln
Centennial committee.
Colonel Conner is a member of
the state committee and will name
q local committee to assist him
in raising funds. About $4,000 is
needed and it is planned to have
Washington do its share toward
raising this sum. The plan is to
restore the old Lincoln farm, to
erect a memorial and rebuild the
Lincoln cabin, which has been pro-
cured from people who held it for
ransom. President Roosevelt will
dedicate the Lincoln memorial
February IL and the occasion will
be one of the big events of the
month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
DAMAGE MOST FOWL

Sixty fullblooded chickens at So
each, five common chickens at 81
each, 200 eggs in an incubator. SIG.
These are some of the items in
cluded in the claim of J. s. Payne,
who makes a claim against the city
for $1,614.10 as a result of the
food which set things swimming
about his two houses at E29 Cleve-
land avenue. The claim is based on
the fact that the city raised the
grade ON North Division street and
thereby prevented proper drainage
in case of heavy rains.
The claimant expresses willing
ness to cut the claim to $1,364.10
provided the city settles within 10
days from date.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
NEW JUOCESH|P
FOR b|ROSEYE
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 30.-For addi-
tional judge for King county, Ken
meth Macintosh og Seattle; for
Pierce county. either Judge Cliff
ford, b. A. Crowl or B. w. Coiner;
for Spokane county, l.. J. Birdseye,
Spokane.
Mr.. Birdseye was in Olympia sew
eral days and conferred with Gov
ernor Cosgrove in his private car.
AS grand master of the state grand
lodge of Odd Fellows he presented
the governor with handsome
jewel ornament of the order.
Kenneth Mackintosh's appoint
ment appears to be foregone con-
clusion here. His relationship to
the Cosgrove family, through the
Kinnear family, is said to have
turned the scale In his favor.
The Pierce county situation is
rather complicated. For time 1t
was a question apparently between
Judge Clifford and Mr.. Crowl, but
now that Mr.. Confer has come in,
there Is a three cornered contest
with various possibilities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
LOST MONEY ON JOB

J. P. Nelson, cement contract
or, went into Judge Huneke's court
to collect a bill for sidewalk build
ing from S. w. Minthorn.a Evi
dence was produced by Ninthorn
to show that Nelson haE wholly
failed to pay any of the Material
bills on the job, and Thu these
bills had finally been paideX Hin
thorn himself in an amov $23. 81
in excess of the total claimed for
the job by Nelson. A
On this showing the co6ft gave
the defendant Minthorn 6gment
for 1882 and assessed ~ Apsts
to the plaintiff. Nelson HI aiken
the work too low and ha0 lost
money on the job. 10 Il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SUSPECT UNDER
ARREST

Mum" is the word with Frank
O'Dell, confined in the city jail on
charges of forgery and of obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
O'Dell sometimes goes by the
name of Purdy, and, according to
reports from Lewiston, Idaho, has
a record behind him, including for
gerry, obtaining money under false
pretenses and theft of a team and
buggy from Charleston livery
barn.
The arrest was made yesterday
by Detective George Miles, after
O'Dell, with his pal, Duncan Snet-
niger, had passed forged check
for $50 on ]. H. Turnely, II River
side avenue, in payment for gro
ceries.
Snetinger was captured first and
confessed that he and O'Dell, who
had signed the check "Purdy," had
passed the spurious paper. O'Dell
was brought to the station by De-
tective Tom Lister the other night,
but could not he identified. He
was released on his promise to re-
turn to the station yesterday morn
ing for an interview with Chief of
Police Rice. He failed to keep the
appointment.
He will say nothing today. re-
garding the charges against him,
and the police have decided to de-
tain him for the Lewiston authori-
tiaS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
TEACHER
"
ARRESTED

ROSEBURG, Ore, Jan. 30.-Ac.
cused of polygamy, George Sawyer,
deposed principal of the Oakland
schools was arrested today on com.
plant of Gale Fevore brother of
Mrs. Sawyer No. 2. residing in
Oakland.
His story that he thought his
first wife was burned to death at
Matamoras, Pa, is not fully be-
lieved here. His wife here says
her husband never told her he ever
had first wife. Sawyer mysteri-
ously disappeared December 29
from Red Bluff, Cal. He reappear-
ed here January IS and told his
wife his mind was blank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

turn to her old home in Elkins,
West Virginia. -,
Mrs. Wares husband and one
son died within a week last August
from typhoid fever, and dwhile on
her way back to Spokane with her
daughter to join her son she was
stricken with the same disease
and was removed to Chicago
hospital, where she died last
week.
Her death left her young daugh-
ter in Chicago, to complete the
long journey back to Spokane
alone. She will arrive during the
coming week. The body of Mrs.
Ware has been sent back, to Ell
kins, West Virginia, for burial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SHE WOULDN'T GO HOME.

Johnnie and Inez Hannahan, q
bartender and his feminine mate
are in the city Jail for fighting. and
both will face the police court this
afternoon on charges of disorderly
conduct. The arrest was made last
night by Officer c. Rolf, who wit.
messed the lively tilt. Hannahan,
who Is an Irishman, with all the
earmarks of his native land, was
trying to persuade the woman to
go home. whereupon she offered a
forcible objection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
SAVE THE CI7UD!s
ROOSEVELTS CRY

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 30
Does child reared in an orphan
asylum lose it's individuality? Can
it possibly have proper training?
President Roosevelt thinks not,
and as a remedy proposes that or
phan asylums be dispensed with
and dependent children be either
| adopted by generous individuals or
| be boarded in private homes at the
expense of the public or private
philanthropy.
This newest enterprise of the
versatile president really means a
step by the government to pay at
tention to human needs and not de-
vote its functions entirely to con-
| servation of land and health of do
nestle animals.
The child congress, called by the
president, is significant of human
progress. Roosevelt's initiative has
caused thousands of prominent
men and women to become actively
interested in the work of child res
cue-the making of men and
| women of tomorrow.
Says the president:
Surely nothing ought to interest
our people more than the care of
the children who are destitute and
neglected, but not delinquent. Per-
sonally, / very earnestly believe
that the best way In which to
care for dependent children is in
the family home. In Massachusetts
many orphan asylums have been
| discontinued, and thousands of
children who formerly have gone
to the orphan asylums are now
kept in private homes, either on
board, with payments from public
or private treasures, or in adopt
ed homes provided by the generos-
ity of foster parents. Many re-
ligious bodies have within the past
10 years organized effective child
placing agencies"
According to special bulletin
of the United States census, there
were in orphan asylums and kim
dred institutions December 81,
1904, not less than 92,661 children.
| In addition to these there were
probably some $4,000 dependent
children in family homes under SUI
persion. 1t is the report of the Of
| ficials of the Rescue league that
in many states there is little or no
child saving work done. In many
other states the organizations are
greatly handicapped by lack of
public appreciation and adequate
| financial support.
A difference is noted between the
| dependent and the delinquent
child. Thanks to the work of
| judges like Ben B. Lindsey of Den.
yer, the cause of the delinquent
has lately been receiving attention,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO
DO FOR THE HOMELESS CHILD?

Here questions consideration the
; child congress-:
1-Shoud established
national chidrens bureau,
be the collection and dissemination
regard child caring work.
3 throughout United
2-Should the state inspect the child caring
agencies, including both
cetes?
3.-Shoud mind and BODY and not re-
quiring special training who
be for in families practicable?
o Q Q Q Q . Q . . . . 4 . . q . q 4 q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
KNIGHTS ARE FRISkY,

The open house, given by the
Red Cross lodge, Knights of Ply
thias, last night was an unquali-
fed success. Dinner was served
from to 1880 p. M, after which
card tables were set and games
were INDUCED in until the time al,
rived for the regular meeting of
the lodge. The meeting served to
bring out hundreds of knights who
have not been regular attendants
for months past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
ODD FELLOWS.
HEAR SUNDAY
AT TABERNACLE

Last night was Odd Fellows
night at Billy Sundays meeting at
the tabernacle and there were
about 700 members of the order
who attended. Sunday preached
on the text, THE New Birth" In
part he said:
I'VE used to preach uncertain
ties and probabilities, but now we
say l know | am a child of God.
know this is. the word of God.
/ know whom ! have believed.
There are truths which every one
of us may possess. 1t is now not
worth while to label man a
Christian and send him down the
street with a label on and expect
that will do when he is not a
Christian; this putting tag on a
lot of Holsters and expecting the
world to approve the tag that they
are Christians, when they are not,
won't do.
'.But what does religion mean to
people today in the churches for
the most part? Come to the social.
Come to the bazaar. Come and
sell oyster soup. Religion today is
too cheap. You can't improve on
Calvary's method. l would rather
lose my soul in an honest attempt
to keep up the high standard that
Jesus Christ has established than
to lower the standard to please my
critical trimmers and satisfy them
My chances on the high standard
level would be better than success
on the low level
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
COLD CAN'T STOP
SPOKANE

In spite of the fact that there
were four. days during the cold
snap when not a single building
permit was issued, Spokane has
made a substantial gain over the
amount of building permits for the
corresponding month last year.
The total for the month of Janu-
airy, 1909, was $275, 160. and the
number of permits issued was 101.
For January 1908 the amount was
S110667 and the number of per-
mits issued 1872.