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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28


 The employees of the Smith Echols- Burnett Hardware Co. were rendered a banquet by the management last night at the Printup hotel. This is an annual affair and one that is greatly enjoyed and brings fine results in the good feel ing and good fellowship engendered. Sixteen employees of the company were present and under the leadership of President Smith of the company a most enjoyable evening was spent On Monday of the coming week Judge J. A. Bilbro of the criminal division of the city court will draw the jury for the January term of the court A number of special juries must also be provided for there are several murder cases to be tried.
 Mrs. Maggie Brockway, widow of the late w. c. Broadway, who until his death here several years ago was prominent in business and banking circles of the city, died at her home on Forest avenue this morning after a. short illness. The deceased was a sister of Capt. J. M. Elliott of Gads- den and was prominently connected throughout the state and south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
HEAVY WIND AND
 RAIN IN GADSDEN
Sister of Capt. J. M. Elliott Dies
 Other Gadsden News of Interest

Gadsden, December 27-(Special)- Gadsden was viisted by heavy rain and windstorm last night and this was followed by a drop of 35 degrees In the temperature. The rainfall for "A hours ending at o'clock this morn ing was almost two inches. The wa ter came in sheets for awhile yester- day evening and the wind swept It along with terrific force, but no seri- ous damage was done so far as is known at this time The water in the Coosa river is up some 15 feet and still rising, but it is not probable that danger stage will be reached now that the weather is colder and there is no further promise of rain, for some days at least age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

As a result of the recent fire the city has made changes at the water plant that will give better fire pro- lection. A full head of steam Is now being maintained night and day so that ample pressure can be had for fire fighting on a moments notice Heretofore the fires were banked and this interfered seriously in fighting the fire of Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

) twill be ready to expose any attempt al
 deception
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

No man or any party or faction un- derstands the question better than Oscar Underwood of Alabama. It is his hobby and the manner of his playing gives life and action to them. He knows them as a child knows it's Christmas toys.
 No juggling will deceive him and he
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
CRUCE SUBMITS
HIS FIRST BUDGET
Governor Declares For Retrenchment
And Says State School Can Run
on 25 Per Cent Less.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 3. - Governor
Cruce submitted his budget to the leg
islature Thursday containing the es
|timated appropriations needed to cover
the expense of maintaining the state
government and institutions until@June
80, 1913.
Cruces estimate for fiscal year OF
1912 is $5,SO4, ,7OS.34, and for 1913
SO, 3,045, 1854, with a deficiency esti
mate making a total of $8,708, ,454.31
The total income for last year was
SO, ,090, ,000S0 and the governor calls at
tention to the fact that there is $49S,00C
and $2,320 62O.66 of general revenue
warrants outstanding.
1t is easy says the governor to see
where the state will end in few years
by spending five million year on a
three million income and he urges re-
|trenchment, especially in the appro-
priations for the maintenance of state
institutions. Requests for mainten-
Iance appropriations for state school
aggregate $2,231 ,290, and the governor
believes that the same degree of ef-
|ficiency could be attained at 25 per
|cent less expense, with all the institu-
tions under cotnrol of one board.
The senate passed Senator Thomp-
sons bill appropriating $150,0OO to
build law building at the state uni
versity. An unsuccessful fight was
made by Senator Roddie to cut the ap-
preparation to 100000
Senator Roddie introduced another
redistricting bill to divide the state
into eight congressional districts. The
third district contains the counties of
Nowata, Washington, Tulsa, Okmulgee,
Okfuskee, Seminole, Hughes, Pontotoc,
Coal, Johnson and Marshall.
The house fought over the district
a. 'orney bill all the afternoon and sus-
pended consideration when an amend
ment by Maxey was adopted creating
the office of district attorney, but leav-
ing the Offices vacant until the 1912
election. The democrats in caucus had
agreed to pass the bill to provide for
appointment by the governor of new
prosecutors within 60 days after the
of the bill.
Speaker Durant, Vosburgh of Wood
ward, DcDuffie of Marshall and others
introduced a joint resolution and two
bills providing for the construction of
a state owned railroad from the north
west to the southwest corner of Okla
homa at cost of $15,000,000.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
STATE WILL DEFEND THE
INDICTED ELECTION OFFICERS

Oklahoma City, Feb. 3.-Resenting
the action of certain federal officers in
securing indictments against a num-
Der of precinct election officers of the
state for alleged violation of the fed
eral statutes through enforcement of
the grandfather clause" Anthony of
Crawford and Clark of Atoka intro
duced concurrent resolution in the
house asking for the appointment of a
committee of three from each house to
investigate the truthfulness of reports
that certain federal officials entered
an alleged conspiracy to violate the
state law and, If true, to recommend
prosecutions.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
NEW FEE LAW PROVIDES
FOR ONE UNOER-S SHERIFF

Oklahoma City, Feb. 3. = The bill
amending the fee and salary act of the
second legislature, which has been ap-
proved by Governor Cruce, permits the
county commissioners to allow sheriffs
to name a jailer and Jail guards and
one Office deputy to be known as un-
der sheriff. In counties of less than
10000 people there may be one under
sheriff and two field deputies, and be-
tween 10000 and 10000, one field dep
uty for each additional 5000 popula-
ton, and in counties of more than 30,-
I000, one deputy for each 10000 people.
The deputies may receive as full
compensation 20 per cent of the fees
earned by them in civil cases, and so
per cent in criminal cases. The dep
uty is required to file statement of
the number of miles travelled and ex-
penses which must be approved by the
sheriff The county is not made liable
to any deputy sheriff for an amount in
excess of 1900 per year. Sheriffs are
given authority to name one field dep
uty from each local lodge of the anti
horse thief association.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
INDICTED MAN IS
HARRIS RELATIVE
Oklahoma indictments as Result of
"Grandfather Clause" Arrays
Harris Against Smith.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 3.-Indicted on
a charge of enforcing the provisions OF
EOklahoma's grandfather clause" law
and depriving negroes of the right to
vote for congressman at the last elec.
tion Harry Neal of Hennessey, and j
]. Beal and Frank Quinn, all election
officers of Kingfisher county, were ar.
rested by Deputy United States Mar,
shall Dave Haddon and arraigned in
the federal court here Thursday
Judge Cotteral released them under
81, 900 bond each to appear Saturday to
plead w. A. Ledbetter of Oklahoma
City, employed by the state, is coun-
sci for the defendants Notice was
given that Willard Smith will plead
Saturday to similar indictments. They
were arrested previously.
| 1t is said the legislature will appro-
pirate $4,000 to defend the cases. 1t
has developed that Smith, in addition
to being republican, also is a rela.
tive by marriage of James A. Harris
! of Wagner, chairman of the republi-
can state committee of Oklahoma.
Harris has been very active in pushing
prosecution of officials who refused
permission to negroes to vote. He adj
mitted the relationship with Smith and
declared "the chips must fall where
ever the accused parties may be-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
TWO SENTENCES
PASSED BY PARKS
Lawyers Who Have Been Disturbing
Court BY Talking Given Severe
Calling Down BY Judge.
From Friu"V Daily

From Fri0~V Daily
Judd Taylor was convicted of viola
tion of the liquor laws in the county
court this morning for the third time
at this term, Judge Parks sentenced
him to thirty days in Jail and a fine of
So in each case, totaling ninety days
in Jail and $3.50 fine Earl Lynch was
sentenced on two charges. On one
he was given six months in Jail and
a $500 fine. which was fixed by the
jury, which convicted him. In the sec
ond case he was sentenced to thirty
days in Jail and fined $50.
The only other criminal case called
since yesterday was that of the state
VS.. Coats brothers, which was nuis-
ance case. This case was continued
for the term.
During the morning session today
Judge Parks gave several of the attor-
Ineys, who have been talking and dis
turbing the court, a severe call down.
IF you lawyers must persist in talk
ing, you'll have to rent you room,
the taxpayers have already rented this
one" declared Judge Parks.
1t is entirely probable that the pres
ent jury panel will become disqualified
and be dismissed by tomorrow even
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
REBELS EXPECT TO POSSESS
JUAREz THIS AFTERNOON
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
El Paso, Tex, Feb. 3. = With the
rebels advancing and the town COM
pletely hemmed in Ciudad Juarez,
Mex, must fall when the rebels de-
mand the surrender With both rail
roads cut off from the south and all
wires down the capital of Mexico
knows nothing and is unable to aid. A
thousand rebels can take the city at
their pleasure as it is defended by but
three hundred men. 1t was reported
this morning that the town will be
taken between three and six this after
noon after the foreign consuls have had
proper notification of the attack
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
OWEN BILL AR0USES MUCH
OPPOSITION IN OKLAHOMA

granted to any party aggrieved by any
Judgment or decree of the court Of
claims hereunder, and jurisdiction to
hear and determine such appeal is
conferred on said supreme court"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10

No reply was made to Owen. Stone,
of Missouri, offered an amendment to
extend the provisions Of the bill to all
American owned vessels, whether con-
structed in the United States or else
where. The amendment was lost by
81 to 80.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Notice to Chicken Owners.

The city ordinance against allowing
chickens to run at large between Feb
ruary l and November l. is now in
effect and if chickens are not kept up
prosecutions under the provisions of
this ordinance will be started at once.
A. ]. GREEN, City Clerk.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Senator Root Against Lorimer.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press,
Washington, d. c., Feb. 8. = That
Senator William Lorimer, of Illinois
holds his seat as a result of bribery
and on that account should not be per-
mitted to continue in the senate is the
conclusion of Senator Elihu Root and
announced by him in an argument on
the floor of the senate today.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
TO BE HEARD

Montreal, Jan. 19-Reciprocity, i'm
migration and other leading questions
of the day are to receive attention in
the addresses at the annual banquet
of the Montreal branch of the Canad-
ian Manufacturers Association at the
Windsor Hotel tonight. The annual
dinners of this organization are
among the most important events of
the kind in Montreal, and that of to-
night promises no exception. The or
ganization always musters notable
speakers and distinguished men
around its board, and utterances that
have moved the policy of the govern.
ment have been made on these oc-
casions. This year the list Of eminent
speakers includes Hon. Rodolhe Le-
mieux, Postmaster-General of the Do
minion, who has just returned from a
visit to South Africa; Sir Byron e
Walker, president Of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce and one of the
foremost financiers of Canada; Robert
L. Borden, leader Of the opposition In
the Dominion house of commons, and
Charles M. Hays, president Of the
Grand Trunk railway.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
MISCONCEpTION OF
AN ANCIENT ACTRESS
Viewed the Passage Of Time
From Wrong Angle.

Miss Elisabeth Marbury, the well
known dramatic agent Of New York,
told at tea at the Colony club a
story both amusing and true.
ITO grow old properly" she said,
'is to grow old keeping the mind and
the heart young. Few accomplish
this feat, but all think they do so.
That misconceptlon prevents old age
from being tragic.
you all know Helen Dash. She Is
a great-grandmother now, but she was
once famous actress. She clung TO
the stage to the very last; she saw
year by year her applause lessen, her
salary decrease and her press notices
shorten. Yet do you think that Helen
Dash was unhappy Not at all.
"When one night In her sixty-eightb
year Helen In new role got, instead
of tumultuous applause, cold silence
and even a few venomous Kisses she
took the contretemps calmly, and on
the way home she said to her maid, a
worn old woman like herself:
~ think III retire. Acting Is thank.
less work nowadays. The public has
aged so.'"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
CIVIL ENGINEERS OF CANADA

Winnipeg. Man.. Jan. 19-Prepara-
tions on an elaborate scale are being
made for the entertainment OF the Ca
madam Society of Civil Engineers,
which is to hold Its twenty.iifth annual
meeting In this city next week The
gathering will attract eminent mem.
bers OF the profession from every sec.
ton OF the Dominion. The sessions
will begin Tuesday and continue four
days. during which time there will
be addresses, papers and discussions
covering wide range Of technical
subjects. Between sessions the en-.
gineers Will pay visits Of inspection
to the new municipal power plant at
Point du Bois, the st. Andrews Locks
the shops of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway and various large industrial
plants in Winnipeg and vicinity.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
HUMOR OF THE day
Etiquette For Husbands.

The model husband should learn Es-
peranto. II contains no swear words.
The husband of woman with a
mission should not drink more than
just enough to produce semi-oblivion.
The husband of a lady doctor should
not boast of what I'VE" know. He
doesn't know anything; his wife knows
1t all.
The husband of suffragette orator
should, If possible, be born deaf and
dumb. II he hasn't this virtue he
should assume 1t.
The husband Of q schoolteacher
should never stay out late at night
without bringing home written eX'
cuse In the morning.
The husband of the landlady of a
select boarding house should efface
himself as much as possible. The
guests will be more reconciled to their
own condition If they believe he is
worse off than they are. He should
never "answer back" to his wife. as
such conduct has tendency to tempt
the boarders to do likewise. Above
all else. he should avoid being fat
for that might lead them to suspect
that he was getting "bites" between
meals. His role should be that of the
cllnging vine. pure and simple-especi
ally SIMPLIFY p. NJ. in Puck.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20

A schoolteacher gave her pupils this
sum for home work: How long would
1t take eight men, working ten hours q
day, to build house ffty feet high IL
they built an inch an hour?"
The next morning one boy brought
to the school, instead Of solution of
the sum. this letter from his father,
who was Il carpenter:
"Madam--I refuse to let my son do
that sum, as 1t looks to me to be slur
ON the eight hour system. ANY sum
not more than eight hours a day he is
welcome TO do. but no more."--Cleve-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20


of an abstruse nature. Naturally when
their remarks were In French they
were puzzling to the secretary.
Finally particularly demonstrative
Frenchman began to talk about hGds
and vineyards and how to improve
them according to modern methods.
He was applauded several times. and
when he came to his peroration. which
was full of long words and set of
with many powerful gestures. the
handclapping and cheering grew so
boisterous that Mr.. Wilson thought 1t
incumbent on him to join in the dem
onstration of approval. AS he got a
late start in the bandclapping he was
still at 1t when the rest of the assem-
bluge had quieted down.
"Do you know exactly what that
fellow was sayingT" asked friend OF
the secretary when the Frenchman
had taken his seat
moo, not exactly" admitted Mr..
Wilson, but applauded because ev-
erybody else was doing 1t, and want
ed to be polite"
"He was saying" explained the
friend, that you were the best secre.
tary of agriculture In the world"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
SHORT LOCALS
Eggs csc; butter 24c.

Eggs csc; butter 24c.
Mr.. Claude Wise of Danville spent
Wednesday with friends In this city.
Mr.. willard McElroy of Buckeye
City was the guest of friends in Mt.
Vernon Wednesday.
Mr. j. A. Loney of Butler, Ohio,
spent Thursday in this city attending
20 some matters of business.
Standard Patterns at Penn's.
Hon. w. M. Rooms went to Howard
Thursday morning to attend to some
pegal business matters,
Humane Ohicer Jacob Lybarger
went 20 Howard Thursday morning on
ofiiciai business.
Mr. ]. G. Rauber of Fredericktown
spent Wednesday In Mt. Vernon on
business.
Mr.. Cllff Weaver OF Mt. Vernon, and
AIRS. Arnold, of Hyattville, were
guests at the Nottingham.Weaver we'd
ding Wednesday Gazette.
MIR, Ross Hunter OF Brink Haven
apent Wednesday in Mt. Vernon, the
guest of Mr., and Mrs. X. E Hess of
West High street.
Mrs. Bilderback OF Howard, who un'
derwent an operation at the Mt. Yer
non Medical and Surgical Sanitarium
two weeks ago, was sufficiently recov
cred to return to her home Thursday
morning
A movement has been started to
have rural mail carriers travel their
routes backward every other month
that is, to have them begin serving
their routes from one end one month
and from the other next. 30 as to
equalize the time OF delivery OF mall
As IL is now, some patrons always re
ceive their mail early In the day and
Others late.
Mrs. Anna Bapp Of Buckeye City IL
spending several days with her son
Mr. George Sapp OF Gambler.
Mr.. John Dodd has returned to his
home in Chesterville after a short
visit In Mt. Vernon.
DIR. and Mrs. &c, L. Porter of Buck
eye City spent Thursday In Mt. Yer
non. the guests OF relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Geitgey OF Buck
eye City left Thursday morning To-
FLORIDA. where they will spend severa
weeks.
Mr.. d. M. Dorsey OF South Vernon
left Thursday noon for Barnesvill,
where he will attend to some natter
of business.
Mr.. Herbert squires and Mrs. Clar
ence Squires OF Chesterville spen
Thursday with relatives in Mt. vei
non.
Word has been received in Mt. We
non stating Il at Mr.. Heber McIntir
OF nittsburg, brother OF Mr. X. II, NJ,
lntire Of this city. is seriously III wilt
pneumonia.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
Why Hs Wa. q Baptist.

The Rev. DIR. Henry Haslam. pastor
Of the Gethsenane Baptist church. at
Eighteenth street and Columbia ave-
nue.. was delivering an address the
other day at a ministers meeting:
IL once knew Baptist. ar old man
Of the hard shell order. To him the
Baptist religion was the only one.
zone day a friend OF his, who was
Methodist, stopped him on the street.
"'You know there are other ways
besides the Baptist way of getting to
heaven he said.
my Baptist friend drew himself up.
"That's true; there may be- he said
with whitening scOrn. but no gentle.
man would take advantage OF them"
philadelphia Bulletin. +
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
HEMMED IN BY LIONS.
A Bad Case of Stage Fright and Rec
ord Stunt In Sinqinq.

Stage fright of the sort that afflicted
Whit Cunliffe. at one time promi-
ncnt singer In English music halls. Is
not avoidable. Fortunately also 1t is
not common. At place where he was
engaged In Birmingham one of the at
fractions was lion show, some of the
beasts being really wild and untamed.
Nearly the whole stage was taken up
with the ''setting"-the animal show.
"Just as | was going on," said Cum
life In telling the Incident. II heard
hurried rush and confused shouting,
and some one slammed an iron gate.
heard voice say, Just in time; he
was nenrly out My music was start
ing, so l had no time to inquire. j
went on the stage.
"In moment 1 heard ominous
growls and savage snarls mixed with
much whip cracking and strenuous
breathing. am never fond of wild
animal show, and felt distinctly
nervous that night. The cloth behind
ME sagged and swayed, and then, to
my horror. suddenly In the wings
saw the huge head and front of lion
81 was singing song called 4
Would which had lot of short
verses. AS l sang them, my blood
running cold. ! watched the lion. 1t
seemed slowly to advance. and its
baneful eyes glittered In truly horri-
BILE way. l could not go off that side
without passing 1t, 80 prepared to
exit with haste.
Turning. was doubly Mortified to
see another lion on the other side.
III was caught like mouse In a
trap. I dared not go off the stage:
dared not show my discontinue to the
audience. There was only one thing
for me to dosing. So sang in des-
peratlon. hoping that some one would
come and take those lions away. They
told me afterward that sang ninety
eight verses. But think that was un-
kind.
"I wondered how long It would take
those two brutes to make up their
minds to come into the full glare of
the footlights, and / had just prepared
to leap into the stalls. regardless of
the consequences. when heard the
hoarse voice of one of the stage hands
say: ERE, Bill, these two chaps are
too far forward Give 'and with
them. will yerY And, coming up be
tween the two lions. they lifted them
bodily. They were papier machew
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
BARGAIN Sale.

The city artist had tramped over
fields and meadows without finding a
cow suitable for II model. At last he
sighted u sad looking animal with
shaggy hide and protruding ribs
However, 1t was the only cow availa'
BILE, and he tried to strike bargain
with its owner.
"How much will you charge tc
sketch your cowf" he inquired.
"Been charging $3.50 day" drawi
ed the rustic.
"Dollar and half day! Grea,
Scott! Don't You consider II rather
dear for such model as that?"
The owner stood in deep meditation
at may be. stranger" he pondered
can yeou look like decent sort of Q
chap, Suppose yeou give me 81 an
yeou can have the whole blamed
caoww-Chicago News.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20
A Savings Account
Is a Recommends
alton

whether you are young man seek
ing position or an older man seek
ing to enter business.
A savings account Is the strongest
testimony on earth to good habits,
economy, foresight, and the qualities
which make for success.
Any sum from one dollar up will
open an account with this strong, con-
servatively managed bank, where your
savings will work for you at per
cent. year, while your record of de-
posits is building up the strongest
testimonial on earth to your character
and good habits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-20

Mr.. Hugh Sterling of st. Louis, Mo-
is spending several days In Gambler
where he was called by the serious
illness of his father, DR.. Theodore
Sterling, who is the victim Of an at
tack OF pneumonia.
FARM FOR SALE-Farm of three
Ave, ten or more acres; good build
ings, fruit and water. Call or address
Banner office.