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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
General News

The warehouse of NJ. Vines, on Twen- | |tieth street. between Fourth and Fifth avenues, was entered by thieves last night
 and a. large quantity of neannedr tomatoes |syrup. flour and other groceries were
 stolen. The thieves entered by breaking
 the locks off the front door. No trace of 1.-the robbers has been found
 The police patrol was kept very busy
 last night as 30 arrests were made. All
 of the defendants were charged with
 minor offenses. Deputy Sheriffs Monroe
 Parker and J. N. 'Smithson made a raid
 on craps game last night at Jonesboro,
 |arresting 10 negroes, who were shooting
 away their hard earned money which had Ijust been handed to them yesterday aft
 ernoon by the paymaster. All of the men
 made bond
 The fire department made a quick run
 about go this morning to Seventh ave- Anue and Nineteenth street, where there
 i Twas a small blaze on the roof of a house.
 The fire was quickly extinguished with
 chemicals. no damage being done. About
 l 12 o'clock another run was made to Berlk- | ley avenue and Twenty-first street, where
 small negro house belonging to F. A.
 Little was on fire. This was another one
 of the roof variety and the damage was slight.
 A number of men gathered at the,Pic torama this afternoon to hear the forceful IN. | ton, pastor of the First Baptist church. |These meetings are held every Sunday aft ernoon under the auspices of the Men and Religion Forward Movement and are proving very popular with the men of bes- semer, a large attendance being found at every meeting. Rev. J. F. Sturdivant pastor of the First Methodist church, will address the men next Sunday afternoon at the Pictorama,
  : William Burnett, 75 years of age, died this morning about Il 30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Ward at Jonesboro. after a short illness of pneu- monia. The deceased is survived by a wife and eight children. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at o'clock at tf1e Arnold chapel, Rev. l. A. Patter- son preaching the services. Interment will take place at Arnold Chapel cemetery with Jacobs & Son in charge. A large and appreciative audience gath cred at the Jonesboro Baptist church this morning and also this afternoon to hear the splendid address delivered by H. L. strickland, the prominent Baptist stars Sunday school worker. Mir. Strickland is regarded as one of the best informed Sun day school workers in the stat6 and his
 addresses were very interesting as we'll as instructive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Annie Callahan

Funeral services over the body of Mrs. Annie Callahan, aged 26 years. who died Saturday night at a local infrmary, will be held this afternoon atss o'clock at the chapel of Shaw & Son. Interment will be made at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Committee Meets

Greenvlle, March 10.-(Special.)-Th ex- eeutive committee of the Butler county democratic party met at the courthouse on Saturday morning The different laws pertaining to primaries were discussed. motion was made and carried providing compensation for the committeeman at tending the sessions which are to be held in connection with the approaching pri- mary. Managers were appointed by the committee for the different polling places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR MARLOWE-SOTH engage ment; two orchestra circle tickets can be had by calling Bell, main 2S63. STRAY ED-A dark bay mare mule from Cardiff Saturday night had gall mark on each shoulder: had four mining shoes on, weight about HOO pounds. SIG reward for return to C. T. Hodge, Car diff, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Miss Ellen Brown

Miss Ellen Brown, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Brown. died of diphtheria at Cullman yesterday The funeral will be held from the Louisville and Nashville depot this morning at S:25 o'clock. inter- ment being held at Oakhill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Teddy Strange

Teddy Strange, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Mcdowell, died yesterday morning at the family residence, 211 North Eighth street. The remains of the little one will be sent to Mathiston, Miss. by Shaw & Son this morning at o'clock for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
LAST OF SEASONS
 SUNDAY MUS|CALES
Albert Spalding Delights a Large Audience-Mrs.
 Aldrich's Statement

The fourth and last of the series of matinee musicales arranged by Mrs. Tru- man Aldrich, Jr.. attracted large and brilliant audience at the Jefferson theatre yesterday afternoon. The artist was Albert spalding. the distinguished young violin ist who gave a recital of rare beauty. His plano accompanist was Andre Benoist. This was the programme:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Fight for Popular Rule, He Says

There never was straighter fight waged for popular rule than that which we are now waging. We are fighting against entrenched privlege,' both politi- cal privilege and financial privilege. We believe if given a fair chance the people will declare against both political and financial privilege. Therefore we demand that they be given that fair chance.
 "If the people decide against us we will bow cheerfuly to their decision, confident that they will in the end see that inc cause for which we fight Is. indeed, Inc cause of human rights and human well fare. But we very emphatieally object here in this democracy and within the confines of the party which claims Abra- ham Lincoln as it's national founder to having the issue decided against us. not by the people, but by the politicians and patronage mongers who are engaged In defraudng the American people out of their first and most elemental right, The right to self government. Sincerely yours.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT" "Hon Joseph Dixon. Senator of the United
 States, Washington, D. C."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
M'KINLEY'S LETTER TO DIXON AROUSES
 IRE OF ROOSEVELT
CONFINED FROM FACE D

~-~0~~-N~-~~~~~~~~~-~>~~~~~ and Mir Campbell and the reactionary element for whom they stand, an element which has made it evident that they pre-
 fer to see the republican party ruined rather than to see it made again what 1t was In the days of Lincoln; and on the other hand those who believe that the republican party can and shall be made now what 1t was made under Lincoln, a great instrument for the achievement of through the rule of the plain people. We regard the present coptest not as a contest between individuals. for we are not concerned with the welfare of any particular individual, neither with mine nor with that of any other man, but as a contest between these two rad ically different views of the function of politics in a great democracy.
 Therefore, we demand that states like Illinois, Michigan, New York and Massa- chusetts be given the chance to express their preference in presidential primaries as to whom they wish for President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
HUBBARD BROS. 6 GO.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover square, N Y Members New York Cotton Ex. change. New Orleans Cotton Exchanea New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- station. orders solicited for the puf- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for con signments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Capital $1, ,5Oo, ,O00.0O

tive but thoroughly and mischievously misrepresentatlve of the party and of the people. Here in New York, for instance, the machines of the two parties have CO., operated to draw up a primary law which imposes on the people system so cum berous, so involved as to make 1t inlpos- slble to get a fair expression of public sentiment and very difficult to get an expression of public sentiment at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Professional Politicians With Taft

Practically the entire body of profess sional politicians are pitted against us in this contest and in every state and in every congressional district they are led by the officeholders. who, with the example before them of what was done fin connection with the nominations for local officers in North Carolina. are work ing as we have rarely seen them work in American political life.
 Against such forces it is in any event difficult enough for the ordinary. plain citizens who have only the general well fare at heart to win. But 1t becomes we'll nigh impossible for these plain cit izens to give expression ito the popular will when there is no popular primary.
 ''rhe convention system in our party was founded on the theory that it would represent and not thwart the popular will. When, as Is too often now the case, 1t is turned into an instrument to be used for the direct overthrow of the popular will, then it Is not representa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11

SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
Does Not Like Primary Law

The present primary law in New York is admirably adopted to achieve its pur- pose, for it's purpose is to prevent the people from controlling party organiza- tions or having their say in party nomi- nations and to preserve such control and such domination purely for the class of professional politicians.
 "It Is idle to say 1t is too late to make the change we ask. Our opponents are themselves to blame for the fact that the demand has not been sooner granted, For a long time, for over IS months in the state of New York. for instance, every progressive, every friend of really pop ular government has been demanding a system. of genuine direct primaries. Wher- ever we have failed to get this system such failure Is due to the action of the reactionary whose one aim is to prevent the people from controlling party organ lzatons to which they belong, who thor oughly distrust the people and do not believe in their right to rule.
 "And now these men who have thus pre- vented the people from getting direct pri- maries demand that they be allowed to remain tho benefciaries of their own wrong and ask to be excused from grant ing the demand for direct primaries now because they have contemptously refused to grant that demand in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-11
JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phones 100,

LICE JOY. Undertaker. Phones 7sA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-23

The stranger sank back on the blankets and stretched
his ar'us IN yawn.
WHAT matter the MARRIAGE he said @" stay"
The magpie walked about the room with absurd
tWlstings OF his glossy black head. He found a few
pieces OF bread on the floor which he carried and
carefully tucked under the blankets One crust he
cached urder his masters moccaencd feet calling in
deep Itfo1ty voice. "Aluck amuck, muck a-muck the
lndloa word for food
IGe door opened slowly and the girl entered The
two starred al each other silently for few seconds,
then the visitor TO his feet curse OF utter amaze
met and admiration upon his lips for the girl gypsy
iash'on had dccked he hair and arms with the yellow
lies of Tie mountain slope. She threw up her head
and laughed giving little shake to her shoulders as
one Who drops heavy burdca Pointing to the pet
That's funny friend you have; did You Ade on
his wnss over the mouaains"
The stranger made all preparations for osS stay.
and Paul When he understood that he was a relative
oi the grandnotheg accepted the innovation pleasantly,
ANA "-n. Oh AT his spring work with song Oh his
The girl no longer roamed the mountains alone. With
Aer went the ulagpie and tie magpies mAstcr She
did nor SIT moody and hsess had been her habit OF
late hut laughed and danced from morning until night
She grew mschltvous and altogether adorable. Paul
tied her and humored her in his delight Then grad
u2Iy sense OF te2r seemed to grow III her eyes The
stranger, when her husband not about, began
showing ms mastery over Ter lie would hold her
while the magpie bit her ankles and hands, and then
would agh 1T her Streaming. Afterward though he
would GROW so winning and beg hard that she would
forgive him Then he would tie her to tree limb by
her hur, and lash has Wap ON the ground about her,
whle the magpe SCREAMED in wcc, sympathy
1t began to- grow Upon the girl that he was like this
bird-winnina, bright beautiful cruel thieping and uu-
grateful; bat nevertheless he fascinated her as the
eyes OF eaale fascnac l'lc squirrel The only time
that she ehelled against HIM Vas when he ordered her
to 20 and once more steal Pete Rves gold nuggets
from his cabin wall With her memory OF that fright
ful flight over the mountains and the threat the jail
She begged and pleaded but in the end she went weep
ing, 10 do his bidding.
At last in the usual manner the world over some
one considered 1t has abty 70 iaofnI he sheriff OF the
conditions IN his household AT first he laughed;
hen he took to watchino t.d one day he believed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-23

The man protested. but when he slept that night she
slipped away. Reaching the trail she went down TO the
little settlement around the Mission in the valley Max
ing straight for the store of Sam Hoffman, She stood N
the doorway with the aspect OF child hat has learned
its lesson To the intense audience thar crowded about
her she told her story OF repentance and that she wished
TO give back the stolen money She sad that the sher
if was injured and that in this way She had escaped
coming alone TO give back what she had taken The
Selfish Indian is not vindctive and when The gold
nuggets of Pete Rive forthcoming they decided to
let bygones be bygones
When Paul Fnlay, the sheriff, came bac, to the
valley he found the affairs which he had Travelled
in such despair peacefully and simply settled The
girl was penniless, but free. The next morning he
found her walking in the dust in the road that leads Ia
the railway station. He jumped from hs horse letting
the reins hang while he Went toward her. She waited
for him, little anxiousy
"Whad you goin do now, Paul Finlay3" she said.
For answer the mans went ont aWkWardly and
pulled her 10 him. He gave sort of sob.
1t was the girls reparaon-the price she paying
for her escape from Jail With the it was
question of give and take He adored her. She
moved him and haunted him mysteriously like the
OF the wind the perfume of the frs, He developed
great energy and ambition after he had carried her
his allotment of land and log cabin that he became
the wonder of the valley But the girl did not make
even passable housekeeper The little home had
very pnconhding aspect. All the family possessions
LETT hudded against it for safe-keepug while the
girl, for whom the mountains had strange calling,
would wander in the forests. Paul, being Indian,
understood her gypsy longings. He smiled indugenty
as he stepped the heap of domestic rubbish to
his
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-23

HE lat storekeeper with the square gray
beard, stood outside the door OF his build
ing and watched the antics OF newly
broken colt His gaze also took in the
stretch of valley 10 the east and the road
way winding down the barren hllsides TO
the oasis OF the Mission Turning, he
called over his shoulder to a laneuId man
leaning against the counter within the
store
"Alexee, come here Look what's COM
ing down the road y
At the sound OF his voice there was a
general scramble from the long aisle that
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
WAR ON DEADLY FLY
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WANTS
STATE TO JOIN IN 1T.
Is Trying to Impress Upon the People
the Utter Nastiness and Danger
of the Insects-Some
Plain Talk.

Jackson-The Mississippi state board
of health is going after the proposition
of educating the people on health topics.
and has just issued the April health
bulletin in which great deal Of space
is devoted to the fight being made on
the deadly and germ-laden fly-its filthy
habits, and its standing at the heed OF
the list as a dissemination of typhoid
fever. The bulletin is aptly illustrated,
and will be sent free to all applicants to
the secretary of the state board OF
health. 1t is the desire of the board
Of health to start campaign all over
the state for the determination of the
fly. 1t is pointed out in the pamphlet
that this can be done, for in England
after constant war on the deadly in
sects, there are now very few Of them
on the island. The board of health
wishes to cooperate with all municipali-
ties and communities of the state on a
"clean-up-day" and desires to hear from
civic societies and officials of municipali-
ties.
The bulletin does not Ihince words
1t is not mice Neither is the fly,
and it tells the truth about them. In
part the appeal to make war on the
insects says:
Typhoid fever is caused by taking
into the mouth the discharges of some
previous case and in no other way. The
disease is often spread by flies and
fingers. The common house fly breeds
largely in horse manure but it may be
found multiplying in all kinds of filth
Their tastes are indicate and omnivor.
Gus. They subsist on sputum, excreta
and decaying animal matter: This tiny
harbinger of death not only breeds in
filth, but lives in and carries filth Oh
its body. 1t is one of the most pro
Life of insects, as is shown by the fact
that one fly lays about 12O eggs at a
time"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
COULD FLOAT BATTLESHIP.
Rainfall at Biloxi Would Supply Suffi
cient Quantity.

Biloxi.-An enterprising Biloxian with
turn for figures has doped it out that
one day last week when the government
recorder reported rainfall of 5.72 inches,
there were 97,475 gallons approximately,
or in round number 100000 gallons Of
water that fell on every acre of ground,
That is some water, and it can be
seen that after already having heavy
rains, the soaked earth had hard time
to absorb it ALL The rivers and creeks
were already overlooked, as were the
swamp lands. That was a number of
days ago and the rains continue, so it
can readily be seen what must be the
condition of the ground at present
1t appears that if all the volume of
water that has fallen in Biloxi were
concentrated above ground on one or two
acres it would be an easy matter to
float battleship on Howard avenue.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Thus A Flag Was Born Em 9 S ss4 sas Confederate

that it could not be seen so plainly
at distance; that the rectangular
flag suggested by General Beauregard
should be adopted General Johnston
yielded.
mo one else was present but we
three. No one knew about the flag
but we three until an order was is-
sued adopting the Beauregard flag, as
it was called. and directing me. as
chief quartermaster, to have the flags
made as soon as it could be done.
/ Immediately asked the women of
the South to give me their red and
blue silk dresses and send them to
Capt. Collin McRae Selph, quartermas-
ter at Richmond. Va. where he was as
sisted by the Misses Carey of Balti-
more, Mrs. Henningsen of Savannah
and Mrs. Hopkins of Alabama. The
Misses Earey made flags for General
Beauregard and General Van Dorm,
and I believe for Gen. ]. e. Johnston.
They made General Beauregard's flag
out of their own silk dresses. The
flag now is in Memorial Hall, New Or
leans General Van Dorn's flag was
made CT heavier material, but very
pretty"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

The recent death of Gen. w. t.
Cabell cold Tige''), former COM
mander of the Trans Mississippi De-
partment of Confederate Veterans, re-
calls the fact that he had supervision
of the making of the first Confederate
flag. His interview, given several
years ago, made public for the first
first time the true history of the stars
and bars" He was one of the first
United States army officers to send in
his resignation when the Civil War be-
gan, and he left the service under fat
tering prospects for promotion
when the Confederate army, COM
manded by General Beauregard, and
the Federal army confronted each 9th
er at Manassas" said General Cabell
In regard to the adoption of Con-
federate flag, cit was seen that the
flag being used by the Confederates
and the stars and stripes looked at a
distance so much alike that it was
hard to distinguish one from the other
General Reauregard. believing that Sc
rious mistakes might be made in rec
ognizing our troops, after the battle
of July Is, at Blackburn Ford, ordered
that small red badge should be
worn on the shoulder by our troops,
and, as / was chief quartermaster, or
dered me to distribute flannel to the
regiments, the men placing the red
badges on their shoulders.
In the battle of Bull Run it was
seen. that federal soldiers wore SIM
FLAIR badges. Generals Johnston and
Beauregard met at Fairfax Courthouse
Ia the latter part of August or early in
September and determined to have a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
GOVERNMENT FEEDS
MANY THOUSANDS
MEMPHIS DISTRICT HAS 1900
FLOOD SUFFERERS.
MORE THAN 1000 HEAD STOCK
Sixteen Thousand People Are Fed Daily
From Hickman, Ky..-Major Nor
moyle Goes From Helena to
Vicksburg.

Memphis.-There are 1925 refugees
from the flood in the Second District,
of which Memphis is the base, in the
relief being done by the United States
Government. These people are getting
rations from Uncle Sam every day. In
addition to the people there are 1900
head of stock that are being furnished
with forage by the generous govern
ment.
North of Memphis to Charlottesville
are 5000 more. South of Memphis to
Helena there are 1000, and west of
Memphis south of the Rock Island
tracks are 1000, and north OF the
tracks in the Marion neighborhood are
1900. In addition to these people in
the general divisions are $50 people at
Shaw, Miss, 750 at Wilson, Ark, and
seventy-fve at Boyds.
The work of caring for these people
has been so systematized that there is
no longer necessity for strenuous effort
in getting the people supplied. Supply
stations have been established and ra-
tions and provender are kept at those
stations for the use of the people and
their stock. Two or three boats are still
kept busy hauling supplies, but the
greater portion of them have gone far
Their south to take up the work in the
recently flooded districts.
In the first district, of which Hick-
man, KY, is the base, 1886 people are
now being cared for. These people
have been on the county of the govern
ment for longer than those in any other
district.
The third district, operated from Hell
ena, is now well organized and every
body in the district is beng cared for
Systematically.
Maj. J. E. Normoyle, who left Mem
phis a few days ago to take personal
charge of the Helena work, left there
for Nlcksburg, Miss, where he viii fur
Their organize the work under Capt
Hegeman. So active has the latter Of
icer been that it is understood that
there is little of organization left for
his superior officer to do.
Maj. Normoyle will work his way on
down the river to New Orleans, when
he will leave the work and return to
Washington.