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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
MANY ARE PAYING
THEIR POLL TAXES
ELECTION ON AMENDMENT WAS
LESSON TO VOTERS-LIVERY
STABLE AT GADSDEN CHANGES
HANDs-DocToRs MEET.

Gadsden, December 1.-(Special)-Poll
taxes are still being paid here and it
is certain that the recent campaign will
have a good effect in this particular. 1t
has awakened the people TO the yarue
of the franchise and it will be many
years before there is such general
apathy in reference to the sovereign
rights of citizenship as prevailed before
the campaign just passed.
7. 8. Griffin, who has been the book
keeper for the Saks store for several
years. today acquired an interest In the
City livery stable and has taken active
service with the new concern. The City
stables were the property of Thomas F.
Griffin. Besides the City stables on Court
street, the new company has lease on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02

to agriculture in the new county high
schoois. 1t is the intention of these gen.
tlemen. who will have the entire support
of the department of education. to make
this line of study practical, SO that the
teaching will work out to a definite pur-
pose and mean actual training to the
boys and the girls who are sent there
The feeling for this improvement is unan-
mous. so that it is only a question of
finding out what is best to do and it will
be done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02

men of Alabama will attend the meeting
of the national department of superin-
tendence at Indianapolis on March l, 2
and 3. w. r. Feagin, chief clerk to the
state superintendent of education, is
working up interest and hopes to be able
to take as many as 100 from this state.
County superintendents. heads n, high
and agricultural schools. city superin-
tendents and principals and leaders gen.
orally are sought out, 1t being the hope
of those interested that the state will go
up so strong as to pull the next meet
ing to Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
Poultry Show Opens.

Huntsville, December Especial. 1.-The
Poultry association was opened here to-
day and some of the finest poultry In
this part of the state is on exhibition
here. c. I. F'ishel of Indiana is judge of
the exhibition. He has brought with him
his $500O-hen and she is one of the big
features fthe exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
Dora Amos, Evergreen; DR.. Thomas w.
Palmer, Miss Bessie Ford, Montevallo
Using Borrowed Money.

Alabama is now using borrowed money,
although State Treasurer Seed has not
made public the source from which the
accommodation is secured. The school
warrants for October, which ran some
thing over 100000, took all the strong
box had and a good part of the first loan
of $4,000 Mr.. Seed thinks, however, that
there will be call for no more than this
$50 900 before the first of next year, may
be later, for the taxes are coming in at
rapid rate. 1t is understood here that
the money borrowed Is In the shape of
checking account at the First National
bank of Birmingham.
School Men Interested.
1t is anticipated that at least rs school
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
Law and Equity Court Opens.

Decatur. December Especial. Judge
Thomas W. Vert is presiding over the
December term Of the Morgan county law
and equity court this week. Quite a num-
Der OF small cases are on the docket for
trial. A great many country people are
in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
Must Teach FARMING.

J. j. Doster of the university and J. R.
Rutland of the Polytechnic. with Prof. L.
N. Duncan of the agricultural faculty
at Auburn, have been sitting this week
read1usting the line Of study with regard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
LIBRARIANS MEET
IN CAPITAL CITY
Library Association Is Attended
By Prominent Workers
OWEN RENDERS REPORT
Says Advance Made In Public Library
Situation In Birmingham Is
Most Notable Event-News
of Montgomery.
OWEN RENDERS REPORT
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, December l.-(Special)-
With the exception of a paper on the or
ganization and administration of a small
library, by Miss Lucille Virden of Tai
ladega, the morning and afternoon ses-
sions of the Alabama Library association,
holding in the Carnegie library, were
given over to a round table discussion of
a number of short addresses. Miss Ora |.
Smith talked of rent collections, Miss
Annie o. Shivers of library advertising,
Miss Lucille Virden of mending and bind
ing, Miss Laura M. Emore of library
loans, Miss Lucille Gully of editions and
collations, and Miss Bessie Ford of col
lege libraries.
An interesting discussion was that of
Miss Tommie Dora Barker, library extern
sion assistant of the Alabama department
of archives and history. Miss Barker is
from Atlanta, graduate of not only the
library training school there, but OF one
of the best colleges of the south She
followed Miss Nimmo Greene, now secre-
tary of the Birmingham Library associa-
ton, and who is one of the best-known
young women in the southern library
work. DR.. Thomas M Owen, the director
of the department, who is also the presi-
dent of the Alabama association, takes it
that Alabama has been very fortunate in
securing this expert for the general de-
velopment he has planned under the Ala
bama laws for the department. Miss
Barker today went over the work of the
division and made it plain how it may be
used to the great advantage of the state.
In the evening there were two adj
f
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-02
Dr.. Owen Is Pleased.

Dr. Thomas M Owen. the director, is
very much pleased with the interest
shown at this meeting. In addition to the
two distinguished workers mentioned
from other states, DR.. ]. W. Lee, pas
tor of Trinity Methodist church, will be
the speaker at the dedication of the new
college library at the Alabama Polytech-
mic institute in Auburn, where the clos
ing session will be held on Thursday. The
meeting at Auburn grew out of the de-
sire of President Thach of the college
there to have the opening of the new
$4,000 library an event of marked inter-
est.
There are 30 or more library workers
and others interested at the session, and
the attention is such as to indicate that
all are getting much good from it.
Papers promised have come up in good
shape, and there have been no disappoint-
ments. Following the example set some
time ago by DR.. owen in the library work
of the department of archives and history
of the state, these meetings are coming to
be for work, hard work, and those
charged with providing papers and ad-
dresses are not neglectng to prepare
themselves In advance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

In case State Treasurer Dinehart
should conclude to seek the republican
nomination for congress in the Second
district there will be several candi-
dates for the republican nomination
for state treasurer. Among those
suggested are Hon. G. H. Mattson of
Roseau, George E. Hanscom of Foley,
Henry Hanke of Minneapolis, and
Hon. Peter J. Schwarg of Dodge
county. They are all good men. But
the Eberhart managers are taking
good care to suppress all mention of
Mr.. Mattson's name. That gentle
man, however, is liable to have fol-
lowing in the state convention that
will surprise the slate-makers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

In closing a debate on the finance
bill in the English house of commons
Premier Asquith said it was incum-
bent upon those who objected to- the
government taxes to provide some
alternative scheme for meeting the
nations necessities. Here's an al
tentative scheme that would meet the
requirements: Instead of granting
every brat that is born to royalty a
big income-which is now done even
unto the fourteenth generation-make
their parents provide for them until
they are old enough to earn their own
living, and then compel them to earn
it. Millions of dollars are extorted
from the taxpayers of England every
year for the maintenance of the scions
of so.called royalty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

|. - Governor Defes Threat, Introduce
ing Miss Booth" is the catch line Of
q 'sscare head" in Monday evenings
Minneapolis Tribune. Miss Booth is.
the commander OF the Salvation
Army, and Governor Eberhart intro
duced her to Minneapolis audience
Sunday evening. The governor al
legged that some one had written him
a letter warning him not to introduce
Miss Booth under penalty of losing
votes in that city, but our gallant
chief executive disregarded the
brutum fulmen and introduced the,
lady to the audience. Our governor
is brave man and is entitled to a
Carnegie medal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Another movement to purify Chica-
60 is on foot A lady reformer of
that sinful city has called for ten
thousand volunteers to visit the objec-
tionable section and turn things up
side down. This method is altogether
wrong-it will bring forth no good
results. We're number of christian
women to engage in missionary work
among the inmates of the disreputable
houses a percentage might possibly
be reformed. But it is questionable
whether Chicago could be purified by
any other means than the application
of fire.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
WILL DAY BE GOOD:

The Sentinel has no disposition to
NEEDLE in republican politics but we
would suggest in the interests of
party harmony that the right and
logical thing to do is to give Gov.
Adolph E. Eberhart nomination by
reclamation. -Fairmont Sentinel, Mr..
Frank Days organ.
If the republicans do nominate Mr..
Eberhart we hope Mr.. Day will sum-
marily squelch that absurd story with
reference to an alleged conversation
between the late Gov. Johnson and
Mr.. Eberhart on Northwestern train
a few days prior to election last fall.
The too frequent repetition of that
silly story might lead some of Mr.. J..
F. Jacobson's friends to credit it, and
that would spell trouble for Mr.. Eber.
hart.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

The big telephone companies of the
country have organized with capt.
talization of $4,000, 900 for the pur-
pose of installing a telegraph system
in conjunction with their other bust
ness. The system will extend through
out the United States and, when COM
pleted, person will be able to either
telephone or telegraph from any Office
of the company. This will supply a
convenience which has for long time
been needed-it will obviate the neces-
sity in small towns of journeying to
the railway station, which is usually
a considerable distance from the bust
ness section, in orderto send tele-
gram. Then again, kilograms may be
sent at night, which cannot now be
done in towns and they are numerous
the railroads employ only
day operators. The new system will
be welcomed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
"Old Put" Roasts a Cabot.

The galoot who runs the Appleton
Press must have swollen head, and
sane ideas evacuated it long agos
He arrives at conclusions very readi-
ly, but he alone understands the i'm
port of them, or the way they would
work out if adopted by the people.
He seems to be democrat but that is
not certain for he rambles off when he
attempts to elucidate what would
happen if the tariff was reduced on
specific articles, and assumes that his
inferences are above discussion. We
have never seen the boy but are told
he is harmless and sways about as
much influence as pig-sticker at a
wake. His opinion ofothers is so in
finitely small that the naked eye fails
to discern the entity. Granite Falls
Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

There is no valid reason why state
lands should not be taxed the same
as other lands. In many counties in
northern Minnesota where the state
owns immense quantities of land the
entire burden of opening roads and
maintaining schools falls upon the
struggling, scattered settlers who
are attempting to make homes for
themselves and families. Every mile
of road opened and every school
house built adds to the value of the
states holdings, and why should not
the state contribute it's proportionate
share towards those public improve
ments that add to the value of it's
lands? The question of taxing state
lands should be presented to the next
in such a forceful and con-
vincing manner as to secure favor
able action on the proposition.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
MORE REPREHENSIBLE.

AS a general thing, republicans
(and we believe there is still a
respectable number of them here
abouts)-will not be slow in sizing
up the real calibre and the true mo-
tives of those newspaper editors who,
while themselves pretending to be re-
publicans are exerting every possible
means to bring the present republican
administration into disrepute and
obloquy. When the columns of an
alleged republican newspaper are
daily devoted to the reproduction of
articles clipped from VIGOROUSLY
rank and radical democratic sheets
published for the avowed purpose of
misrepresenting President Taft and
bringing ali his efforts into ridicule,
then we believe it is time to challenge
the right of such men to either call
themselves republicans or to label
their slanderous sheets with the name
of the grand old party.-Albert Lea
Times
How about the demagogic members
of congress, of whom we have several
in this state, who devote the major
share of their time to denouncipg Taft
and the republican majority in con-
gress? Is not the conduct of these
hired ofice-brokers more repre-
hensible, from a party standpoint,
than that of the cuckoo editors so
justly and so scathingly denounced
by the Times Enterprise?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

j. A. O. Presus of Ada, one of
Senator Knute Nelson's proteges, has
been appointed chief executive clerk
to succeed Corporal Harvey Grimmer.
Mr.. George F. Author, the political
writer for the Minneapolis Tribune,
who is very close to Senator Ed.
Smith, the premier of the present
Kitchen Cabinet, knew what he was
talking about when he said a few
days before: Gin the meantime the
followers of Senator Knute Nelson
are being placated and the appoint
ment of executive clerk in the office
of the new governor will probably 60
to Norwegian-American. The APP
pointment of Mr.. Presus was one OF
Ed. Smiths political master strokes.
Knute Nelson's friends are placated
and the Norwegian vote is corralled!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Two suffragettes we're committed in
London for trial at the Old Bailey
assizes for throwing corrosive acid in
polling places and causing grievous
bodily harm to election officers. The
offense is a serious one and the
punishment. it is safe to say, will be
adequate, for the English courts show
no sympathy even where the prisoners
are of the gentler- heaven save the
mark in this instance-sex. It is
doubtful, however, whether the
penalty imposed will effect any good
purpose, as the British suffragettes
are viragoes of the most radical class,
with venom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Auditor Chance of the postof6ce de-
partment announces a deficiency of
S17, 479, no, an increase of 1860, 491
over last year. A large percentage
of this deficiency will of course be at
tributed to the maintenance of the free
rural delivery service, but the enor-
nous sum paid to the railroad COM
panies for the transportation of mail
is also another reason for this big
shortage. In this last respect the
government permits itself to be i'm
posed upon-it pays the railroad
companies three times more than the
service is worth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Anohert instance of the defiance of
the laws prohibiting the formation of
combinations for the purpose of re-
straining trade is that of the big rub
Der merger, wherein the Interconti-
mental and Continental companies
have consolidated with a capital of
S40,O00,000. The Sherman antitrust
law has no terrors for the great CON-
mercial interests they violate it with
frequency and impunity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
Make IN EFFECTIVE PROTEST.

M-AhE AN EFEECIlTE PROTEST..
If President Taft and the republican
majority in congress have violated
solemn pledges given in the national
platform and deceived the country, as
several of our state congressional
delegation would have us believe,
then the proper and the logical thing
for the voters of Minnesota to do next
year is to send an unbroken demo-
cratic congressional delegation, in
Guiding United States senator, to
Washington. A handful of noisy,
mugwump insurgents can accom-
splish little or nothing in congress.
Anyhow, if, as asserted by members
of our own vlrtuous and patriotic
delegation, the republican majority
in congress is owned and controlled
by the trusts and corporations it is
high time that there was change.
A solid democratic delegation from
this state would be an effective protest
against the policies of the republican
party. If we are going to be insur-
gents let us be real downright, dead
in-earnest insurgents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
THE PRIN CETON UNIONS THURSDAY, IL, 1909.

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
says that some day the steady in
crease of population in the United
States is bound to overtax the ability
Of the farmer to provide for its sus-
tenance but that the day is very re-
mote. Not so remote as Mr.. Wilson
anticipates unless more intensive
system OF farming is resorted to. Mr..
Wilson should read the prediction OF
James J. Hill, who is an authority on
this subject. He would doubtless
profit thereby.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Richard K. Campbell, chief of the
United States naturalization bureau,
contends that Syrians are not eligible
under the law to become citizens of
the United States. There is one thing
certain-we can get along very nicely
without people OF this nationality in
our midst. They are classed among
the undesirables.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

The articles appearing in the daily
papers chronicling the doings of
President Taft as he goes about the
country are becoming exceedingly
tiresome, many of them approaching
the nauseating point. In one paper
we read that "Mr. Taft saw jack
rabbit near the golf links but didn' It
have his gun," and>in another that
he "is using menthol for a cold in
the head" Some of these days the
country will probably be startled by
the announcement, under scare
head, that Mr.. Taft saw snake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

Till, the notorious quack, has re-
turned from Europe to his seat of
operation in Wisconsin. If people
are fools enough to believe that by
the application of a plaster made of
kerosene, capsicum or other ingredi-
ents they. can be cured OF every
disease to which flesh is heir they de-
serve to be humbugged. At the same
time it is a,pity that individuals of the
Till stripe should be permitted to ply
their calling.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

New York dispatches say that
Charley Murphy, Tammany's big
boss: will probably resign the leader
ship. The reason for, such step is
obvious. With the loss of the board
of estimate Tammany will have no
say in the disposition of the enor.
nous finances of New York's munic.
ipal treasury and consequently Mr..
Murphy's opportunities for feeding
at the trough will be cut off.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
Good Road Work,

The best road work that has come
under the observation of the writer
this fall has been done in the north
end OF Princeton township under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of Mr.. j. A. Wetter.
The roads in that vicinity have been
graded up and rounded off in fine
shape and to a width of at least l6
feet. Another piece of good work has
been done on the road south of the
West Branch creamery by Mr.. Charles
Olson, we believe. Considerable
good work has also been done on the
Germany roads. But there are num-
erous sandy stretches in the vicinity
of the village where coating of
straw or slough grass would prove
beneficial. There is a decided i'm
provement for the better in the condi-
ton of the roads in the vicinity of
Princeton. Let the good work con-
tinue.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

WE'LL CARED FOR ON THE WHOLE.
What might have been," had the
state Of Minnesota refrained from dis
posing Of any of the lands it received
from the United States save by leasing
the same is the caption of an interest
ing article in the Duluth News
Tribune. If our foresight was equally
as good as our hindsight how few
mistakes we would make. Compared
with other states Minnesota's lands
have been admirably cared for and
utilized as is evidenced by our large
school, university and state insti-
tutions permanent funds. The big.
gest mistake the state made was
in giving to railroads millions of
acres of swamp lands that ought to
have been devoted to internal i'm
provements as contemplated in the
granting act That swamp land
grants may have expedited the build
ing of railroads in some instances is
probably true, but sooner or later
those railroads would have been built
in any event.
We are not aware that the state
has lost any mineral lands, save
the valuable Mountain Iron prop
erty. The royalty that the state
exacted prior to 1907, Is cents per
ton, may have been too low, but at
the time the law was enacted and
until quite recently the royalty was
considered high enough. When new
mineral lease law is enacted a much
higher graduated royalty. based on
the value of the ore, should and un-
doubtedly will be provided for.
Any attempt to fix higher mini
mum value on state agricultural lands
than five dollars per acre should not
be favorably regarded. The best
agricultural lands, in the southern
and central parts of the state and in
the Red River valley, have already
been disposed of, and it would be
grossly unfair to northern Minnesota,
where the great bulk of the undisposed
state lands are located, to increase
the minimum price of the same or
place any undue restrictions on their
sale.
While mistakes have been made, on
the whole the state of Minnesota has
put to good use the lands granted it
by the United States for school, uni
versity and other purposes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

There are thousands of merchants
in the country who snap their fingers
at catalogue-house competition-they
are the merchants who run a con-
tinuous line of advertising and quote
prices. Catalogue-house competition
does not affect them one iota.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
School Report.

School report of district Is, town.
ship of Spring Vale, Isanti county,
for the month ending November 5:
Enrolment, 81; number of days
taught, 20; average daily attendance,
%. Those perfect in attendance dur
ING the month were Della Backman,
Christine Leaf, Arthur Moline, Ber-
tina Reineccius and Alice Johnson.
Those who attended 10 days during
the month were Albin Findell, John
Leaf, Eric Lindquist and Dorothy.
Westblad. Alice Hitler, Teacher.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11

When a husky-voice fellow tells you
that he at one time sang first tenor in
a church you can depend upon it that
he either drowned that voice or is a
prevaricatOr.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-11
School Report, District 81.

Number engolled, "a; average at
tendance, %. Names of those neither
tardy or absent for the month ending
November 5: Mary Ellenbaum, Her.
bert Jaenicke, Ella Jaenicke, Mary
Peterson, Robert Trabant, Elsie
Trabant, Allen Hurley, Frank Hurley,
Lawrence Hurley, Cecil Hurley,
August Eggert, Gertrude Eggert.
Eva T. Colburn, Teacher.