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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Chorus Rehearsals-prof Fred .

Chorus Rehearsals-rrof. Fred !.
ambs, director of the festival chorus
nounces the following rehearsals:
hight at the Jesse French conIpany's
il for all the men; Friday night a.
BILE hall, mass rehearsal; Saturday
Iernoon at Jesse Frenchs at o'clock,
branos and altos; Monday night at
BILE hall, the final mass rehearsal.
Monday night festival passes viii.
distributed to all qualified members
the. chorus-between 125 and $50.
Robbed on Morris Avenue-While M.
Maddoes was In town yesterday with
Dad of produce someone stole $125
of his wagon. There is no clew
the thieves. 1t is claimed that an
uaintance of Mr.. Maddoes, Roy
heron, was on the wagon at the
e. He did not see the money stolen,
Fever. The theft took place while
wagon was on Morris avenue. Mr..
ddoes' address is r. F. d. No. G..
II. Maben Resting WE'LL. c. Ma
Jr., who was hurt short time
when his automobile was struck
a switch engine near Bessemer, is
Ting along as well as possible ac-
hing to statements made at the Da-
inflrmary last night. Mr.. Maben
well, sleeps a large part of the
and is in much better condition
when he was first taken to the
pital. His leg was broken, his ell
crushed and three ribs broken in
accident. A piece of bone was
en- out of his limb when it was
b Locate Mrs. L. ThOmpsOn-Chicf
ker received a telegram yester-
from Chief of Police Singler of
leah, KY, which requested him to
Il Rapt to find the mother of Red
hpson, who was killed at Paducah,
10. 1t was stated that the moth
h name is Mrs. L. Thompson, and
N she resides in Birmingham. Her
Red was a boat hand on the Mis-
pi river. He got into a quarre:
some deck hands and was killed.
etiyes Nation and Gray are hunting
Hrs. Thompson, but have been un
II to locate her. She Is wanted in
to find out what disposition she
es made of the body. 1t is sup
4 d that she does not even know OF
y sons death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
THE WEATHER

washington, April 12.-Forecast for Ala
ANA: Fair Wednesday; rain Thursday
i Thursday night; light to moderate
nth winds. Mississippi: Fair Wednes-
IN. Thursday rain and cooler; light to
1oderate south winds.
Ghe following is the local report of the
|nited States weather bureau at Birming-
Am for "a hours ended at p. m. April
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13

|EEM Undertaking Co. Phones loos
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
s'CANNONISSI."
Nhat Mr.. Howeu stands for:

What MFR. Howell stands for:
Congressman Benjamin f. Hawell
voted for Joseph G.. Cannon for
speaker each time that the latter was
chosen Speaker of the House of Rep
r~esentatives, and he voted each time
for the rules which made Cannon
ism" the pernicious system it was.
Mr.. Howell now says he will not
vote for Cannon at the next session.
In view of his actions in Office, his
promises to reform are so palpably
made to secure votes, that no one
will be fooled. 1t has not even the
appearance of an honest change of
heart, but on the contrary, bears all
the earmarks of a deathbed repent
ance.
Mr.. Howell says he voted for
Speaker Cannon because bound by
caucus. But he does not say what
took place in the caucus. AS a mat
ter of fact he was for and with Can
non, first, last and all the time, get
ting as his reward, committee posi-
lions of value to himself, but of little
apparent worth to his constituents.
He voted for the Cannon rules, even
during the desperate struggle when
the House overthrow them last win
ter. He has not said he will not
vote for the same rules for the next
session, or that he will not vote to
put same Cannon satellite in the
Speakers chair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
THE WATERWAYS.

, What Mr.. Howell stands for:
Mr.. Howell has been a member Of
Congress for sixteen years. During
the greater part of that time his po-
sition has been such. as a member
of the elmer circle" that he could
have gotten practically anything he
asked in the way of appropriations.
Yet during that time the waterways
OF the Third Congressional district
have been steadily d~eteriorating for
lack of proper dredging. What work
OF this kind has been done has shown
an utter lack Of knowledge of the
proportfonate needs of the great
maritime counties Of Middlesex,
Monmouth and Ocean. Bays hat
should be among the great harbors
or the Atlantic coast have been per-
mitted to shoal up until they are al
most unnavigable.
Rivers and harbers of far less i'm
portance than these have had mill
lions 1avished upon them, while ours
have had paltry and Inadequate thou
sands. The result has been to throw
sections that should be prosperous
manufacturing and shipping sections,
into stagnation and to place impor-
tant existing cities at. the mercy of
railroad monopolies charging exor-
bitant freight rates.
Promises of harbor improvements
nave been made and never fulfilled.
Mr.. Howell has ever permitted the
Raritan River, leading to his own
city of New Brunswick, to go for
years without proper dredging. Be-
fore he entered Congress there was
hardly eve q month when dredgers
were not busy keeping the channel
clear.
His sudden interest in waterways.
Just before election, stands out in
sharp contrast to his neglect of this
important legislation for sixteen
s.Years. If he could do nothing In six
teen years he can do nothing In the
next two years.
But he says he got 1852, $50 an
propriated this year for repairs to
some of the waterways. For several
of the rivers and harbors of The dis
trtet, that amount would hardly be
noticed IL expended upon one of them
alone.
Only $4,000 was secured for Sta
ten Island Sound. one of the most
important waterways of the western
hemisphere.
BY Mr.. Howell's own statement II
appears that net a cent was apuro-
priated for Barnegat Bay.
Only 100000 was allowed for the
great Raritsn Bay, where q se-foot
channel is badly needed.
For the important waterways
known as Keyport HarbeF, Matawan
Creek Raritan and South Rivers
Cheesequake Creek, Shoal Harbor
and Compton's Creek, the Insignia
cant sum Of $500 00 was secured.
The remainder is divided among
numerous other rivers and creeks.
each, getting a small share.
Most remarkable of all. however
is that there is an unexpended bal.
anee available for improvements to
the waterways of the district. Why
is 1t u~nexpended when the waterways
are IN such crying-need Of deepen
ing? Hasn't Mr.. Howell time to see
That the money be spent? And when
viii it be spent7 Why not get :
man In Congress who will not only
tsee that appropriations are made.
D4J that they are used3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

What Mfr. Howell stands for:
This plank promises action.
Mr.. Howell in his sixteen years
in Congress has been heard
from. Outside of his district, no n
knows there is such a man in Con-
gress.
Even a mild-mannered mar should
gain some prominence in sixteen
years.
People are justly wondering what
he has given for the money he has
received.
Sixteen years at 81, see a year.
with a mileage allowance of 20 cents
say S8,5e0 a year all told.
Taxpayers certainly should get
something for all that money. There
ought to be some service. Do o
think you've had your moneys
worth?
Isn't it about time get q new
man and see if he can earn his sal
airy?
Now let Mr.. Howell retire for a
Ehile at least, and see If the coun-
try really can get along without him.
He can retire on a pension, which
can no doubt be easily obtained for
him if he does not draw one al
ready
This adv. paid for by the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
THE TARIFF.
What Mr.. ScuIly stands for:

What Mr.. Scully stands for:
We denounee the iniquity and hy-
pocrisy of the Republican party for
their gross betrayal Of the people by
breaking their promise to revise the
tariff downward, upon which prom
Use they obtained office. We condemn
the Payne-Aldrich bill because it was
conceived in unfairness and deceit,
and has resulted in the further fos-
tering of monoplies, and has, to-
gether with the awful extravaganza
in public expenditures, seriously in
creased the price of the n~ecessaries
of life and the general cost of liv-
Ing.
We favor a tariff so arranged that
it will provide for the difference in
cost of labor in this country and
abroad, but not a tariff that will af-
ford inordinate profits to anyone and
at the same time create a vast reve-
nue. to encourage wastefulness and
extravaganza in national expendi-
lures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
What Mr.. Howell stands for:

What MIR. Howell stands for:
MFR. Howell voted fer the Payne
'Aldrieh tariff infquity from begin
ming to end. His was one of the
votes depended upon to put through
the outrageous schedules reported
back after the Senate had gotten
through taking care of the special in
terests. whose representatives had
camped at the capitol and were de-
termined each to have q high duty
placed upon their commodity.
He was elected in 1908 as a men,
Der of Congress pledged by the ma
tfonal Republican platform to a
downward revision of the tariff. He
instead voted for an upward revision,
which has increased the cost of living
to a point never before known in
the history of this or any other coun-
try.
If the increase in the cost Of liv-
ing is due to the tariff Tin whole or
part), then Mr.. Howell is responsible
for the increase. His vote never was
cast to reduce the tariff to reduce the
cost of living.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

What MIR. SeaIfy stands for:
We call attention to the made
quate care bestowed upon the rivers
and harbors of this district during
the last 16 years. OF the Is Atlantic
seaboard States, New Jersey is
Twelfth in area, fifth In population
and fourth in manufactures, and in
the matter of actual Importance of
waterways the Third Congressional
district is the most important in
this State and second to few in the
entire Union. Yet we find that the
care, widening, deepening and gen
eral improvement of our rivers and
harbors have been only meagerly
provided for. Legal sanction has
neen given for an ultimate expendi-
ture of $50, 100000 upon the Ohio
River alone, yet its annual tonnage
OF nine millions is only one-haIf the
tonnage of Arthur Kill, an important
part of which is in our district, and
upon which the total government
expense up to June, 1908, was sS41.-
o0e. When the tremendous mpor-
lance to commerce of Arthur Kill.
Rarltan Bay, Barnegat Bay Raritan
RlVer, Shrewsbury River and the
other navigable water ways in this
district is considered, their neglect.
has been nothing short of shameful.
and shows an inertia or inefffeieney
on the part of our representative that.
demands that he be replaced by a
man familiar with the subject and
with the ability and energy to secure
our rights in this important regard.
We also favor the great movement
fostereq by the manufacturers and
merchants of this State for improved
transportation facilities by way of a.
snip canal from New York to Phila-
delph1a, across the State of New Ter
sey, and we pledge the candidate of
this convention to the active pro-
secutton and support of the federal
legislation necessary to make a great
New Jersey inland water way, an
assured fact.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
What Mr.. Howell stands for.

What MIR. Howell stands for:
The Republican Congressional
platform upon which Mr.. Howell is
running makesNno mention of this
important matter.
AS a close friend of John Kean he
could not advocate such a change as
every one knows me of this kind
could not he elected by popular vote.
Mr.. Howell in his whole public a
reer has never advocated this i'm
portant reform, much less done any.
thing in aid of 1t. Kean, who has
openly fought this reform, was the
Star orator at the convention that
nominated Howell and Kean's heneh-
man, Robert Carson, is Howell,s
campaign manager, I'M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
RATE CONTROL.

What MIR. Howell stands for:
The Republican platform also
passes this by.
What do the commuters think of
this?
What do the manufacturers that
have been unjustly Disseminated
against think of this?
What little was done by Congress
in this line was accomplished by
the votes of Democrats and Progress
sive Republicans.
Mr.. Howell was always regular.
He did nothing but stand pat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
A PLEDGE OF ACTION.
What Mr.. scuIly stands for:

What Mr.. ScuIIy stands for:
To the candidate nominated bv
this convention we pledge our united
and earnest support for his election.
to the end that through his assistance
the wrongs and evils herein mem
toned may be ~remedied, and the
legislation necessary to the peoples
true welfare enacted.
We endorse the platform adopted
in the recent Democratic State CON
vention, and pledge to the nominee
of that convention Woodrow Wilson,
our every effort for his election to
the high office he is so emfnently
qualified to hll-the GoYernorship
of New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

"The Democrats Of the Third Con-
gressional District of New Jersey,
through their delegates in convention
assembled at Red Bank, this first day
of October, 1910, make these declara-
tions of principles:
1--WE endorse and we affirm the es-
sential principles of our government
as enunciated by Thomas Jefferson
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
What Mr., seulIy stands for:

What Mr. SeuIly stands for:
We denounce "Cannonism" that
pernieious system designated to
thwart the will of the majority of
the peoples representatives, and to
weaken the popular branch of our
government as a representative body.
We demand that such rules of proce-
dure shall be adopted as will again
make the House of Representatives
responsive to the public will and not
merely the agency Of the speaker and
the select coterie representing spe-
eiaI interests.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

What MFR. SeulIy stands for:
We favor a law vesting in the In
ter-State Commerce Commission am
pie powers to regulate and fix the
rates charged by public untility cor
poratfons. doing interstate business,
to the end that the people may be in
sured by law against extortion and
unreasonable charges.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

support of r~eactionary, "stand-pat"
measures, and of discredited leaders,
whose names are national by-words
of reproach.
The Democratic platforms pre-
liminary is as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
STATES POWER.

What Mr.. Scully stands for:
We believe in the Constitution of
the United States. that the power
thereby preserved to the States
should not be usurped or encroached
upon by Federal Legislation. And
we believe that New Nationalism,"
so-cslIed is but "a sheer reaction to
tyrannical methods long ago shaken
on by the free peoples of the world"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

What MFR. Scully stands for:
We favor a constitutional amend
ment, which will ordain the election
of United States Senators by the di-
rect popular vote of the people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
What MFR. scully stands for.

We denounce the carnival of ex-
travagance in public expenditures
the creation of unnecessary officers
and the appointment of thousands of
useless officials of which the Nation
al Republican administration has
been guilty. We pledge ourselves to
retrenchmen, reform and economy in
the administration of public affairs
from top to bottom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.


NIfHI MT. SCuIIN STANDS for:
We demand the passage of laws
which shall make obligatory the pub
lication of election contributions ann
expenditures before as we'll as after
election, and shall make null and
void the election of any man in whose
interest money has been used cor
ruptly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

What MFR. Howell stands for:
This. too, is ignored in Mr.. How
ellis platform. He stands, however,
as shownjby the record of the stand
patters, with the majority of the Re-
publican representatives, in favor of
Federal Regulation, when there is
any regulation, and to- deprive the
states of their powers and rights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

in his inaugural address, which are
as applicable to conditions today as
they were when penned by that IL
lustrious statesman, who summoned
up good government as "A wise and
frugal government which shall re-
strain men from injuring one an
other. which shall leave them other
wise free to regulate their own pur-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

suits Of industry and improvement,
and shall not take from the mouth of
labor the bread it has earned"
Then the series of definite
policies to which Mr.. Scully, affirm
ing the platform, is committed, as
shown below. Over against these is
set Mr.. HowelPs record on that par
ticular subject.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

in general and to the district In par
ticular.
Contrasted to this stand the six
teen years Of Benjamin F. Howell's
term, marked by neglect of the best
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
What Mr.. Howell stands for:

What Mr.. Howell stands for:
Mr.. Howell has repeatedly been a
candidate on a ticket backed by cam
paign funds so enormous that no SEN
sible mar can believe they were used
for legitimate purposes. Under the
House rules that he has helped to
make and protect, all measures look
ing to real campaign publicity and
purity have been quietly pigeonholed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
E~XTRAVAGANCE
What M. Howell stands for:

THU WI. HUWtIT St1ffItfs TOT:
Mr.. Howe11Nhas been a member of
the Congressional clique which has
been constantly raising national ex-
penditures until this Is a two billion
dollar a year government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

Thomas ]; scully stands before
the public as the Democratic candi-
date for member of the House of
Representatives, on a platform pledg-
ing him to the support of the pro-
gressiye moveemnts Of the nation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
And What Benz. Howell Has Dor
and has Not Done.

he Democratic Platform Pledges of the Partys Candidate Contraste
the Record of the Republican Candidate During Six
teen Years at Washington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03

Iv.IaId for by the Democratic County ExecufIve Committee.
xaHmr0
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
SPORT SPICE
DIAMOND GOSSIP

a he but
three hits pied
Turk finger, Joss, but that didn't bother him
Comiskeys players
pretty fair and the chances that Cohn
be worth the extra 500 bones
Fisks home rather uke he
from and just barely dropped field
there waiting
had been moved back where right field fences belong
Chicago pitchers eight
inning and Detroit American
Gohamites pitcher the with inning
pitched great ball for the New York Nationals.
Philadelphia badly making
off his delivery in the fifth He yanked
placed by Bailey.
place show Chicago has the National
points Boston and hundred New York and Detroit
Tacoms win yesterday puts the Indians IS points to the good
and leaves the Tigers only about two behind the Beavers
Tyler respectively Spokane and
ennis cracks. for the third time this
Indian to be disposed
making
undeihanded finger.
Johnny King has had in his bonnet which he has
He intends organize eight billiard league with
Brooklyn Philadelphia
Ptsburg Louis Kansas City Three cushion be
the
Walter Travis improving in his play at Chicago this week
is although
bout with death lasted enough back his
In Baltimore The doctors gave him two weeks to live
be the rule than
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
THE SAILORS BELT.
BY STUART 3. STONE,

At the rat-tat-tat of a cane upon
the sidewalk, Lydia stole through
the front doorway. Well she knew
1t would be old Solomon Dunkley,
the cobbler, limping home. About
his waist would be the wonderful
black belt of cobra's skin, and may
be he would be singing some out
landish sailors chorus, or maybe
swearing round seaman's oaths.
The latter supposition held good,
and Lydia, after listening fascinat-
eddy for moment. put the ends of
her pink fingers into her ears.
Something was the matter with old
Solomon. Something was always
the matter, to judge by his Ian
guage, but today it must be worse.
Lydia could tell by her mothers
face, as the good lady came forth
to rescue her child.
"Come here this minute, Lydia
Stevens" called her mother.
But l want to see the funny
belt" protested Lydia.
THAT snake belt will uncoil from
around old Solomons waist and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
TEN MINUTES I'm
LAND OF STORIES

Are you sick?" she asked gently.
Il am so very sorry" AS she
spoke her eyes were upon the black
beltt, which still hung about his
waist.
The old sailor raised upon his
elbow and gasped. Sorry" he
cried, and launched INTO another
wild TRADE. Then you're the first
'un what's ever been sorry for
Solomon Dunkley." Then he
dropped back upon the bed and
jabbered so wildly that Lydia be-
came frightened again.
I'm really, truly sorry" she
murmured, however, "and I'm goin'
to pray before l go to sleep tonight
that you'll get we'll"
At this the old sailor raised him.
self again. Pray" he screamed.
Pray wi all yer might! Pray for
the soul of Sol Dunkley!" He
reached to his waist and unclasped
the strange belt. Here" he cried,
very family now. take the snake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
HAS SHEEP THAT
CHEW AND LIKE
TOBACCO STEMS

. MONTROSE. Pa, Aug. g. .
= Pennsylvania has sheep that =
. chew tobacco. This does not .
= mean that the source of all .
. mutton calmly enters the .
= cross roads store and calls for .
. a union plug, or wants pack .
. age of fine-cut. These sheep q
. take theirs in a more print .
. tive form, but are said to look .
. upon it as being a luxury as .
. much as the veriest tobacco q
. user in the land. q
. These unusual animals are =
= the property of a farmer Of =
. Montrose, who is reported as .
. having taken home whole .
. wagonload of tobacco stems to .
. feed his sheep and lambs. .
= He says that in the spring .
. he always gives them some of .
. the weed, that it keeps away .
. certain infections to which .
. they are subject in the spring .
. time, and that the animals be- =
. come very fond of the stems, =
. taking full-sized chew every .
. day. =
a q 4 a 4 4 4 q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
BOB ARMSTRONG HAS
HIS SAY

Rob Armstrong. who has been as
silent as a tomb since the Reno
affair, says that Jeff had too many
bosses in his corner Bob says he
had too many in his training camp.
too.
"They were all generals and very
few soldiers" said Bob. Every one
was trying to get his name and his
picture in the paper and when the
reporters were around they We're
all busy, but when the real work,
like the road work and the rub
down stuff comes along they were
out of sight. Jeff got enough advice
in his corner on the day of the
fight to satisfy hall full of people.
What did he want advice from
them old birds for?? lie was the
champ, he licked them all. He
knew what to do himself, That
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
ARE YOU SlCK?" SHE ASKED
GENTLY,

ARE YOU SlCK?" SHE ASKED
GENTLY.
bite you one of these days" warned
Mrs. Stevens.
Lydia heard and ran to her
mother screaming But old Solo
mon, late of the Seven Seas and
the Southern Cross, hearing, too.
turned and directed his volleys at
the alarmed mother, who, SILVER
into the house.
ing, conducted her sobbing darling
Lydia nestled in the darkened
parlor and sobbed. Then the fasci-
nation of the cobra skin belt came
upon her again-the mad, eerie
charm of the black belt, which old
Solomon wore about his waist
night and day, and which half the
town believed to be baneful tails
man. The longer the child's thought
fingered upon the strange belt, the
more irresistible the charm be-
came. After a bit she stole out of
the house and slipped down the Ill
smelling alley to the dingy abode
of old man Dunkley.
Before she got to the house she
heard grooming. so fierce and ter
rifying that her courage almost
failed. But, drawn in spite OF her
fears, she entered the dilapidated
cabin. On a miserable bed in the
corner lay the old cobbler. his
scanned. yellow face contorted with
pain. At sight OF her he renewed
his wild abuse Lydia watched him
until he had finished. Then she
slipped to the bedside.