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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

wrote on the slate?"
 "Ye-yes."
 What was it?"
 q shan't tell you
 Shall tell you?"
 "Ye-yes-but some other time"
 ''No, now"
 No, not now-tomorrow."
 "Oh, mo- now. Please. Becky-In whisper it, I'll whisper it ever so easy.
 Becky. hestitatng, Tom took silence ! for consent, and passed his arm about her waist and whispered the tale ever so softly. with his mouth close to her ear And then he added:
 Now you whisper it to Frperrfiust the same"
 She resisted for while. and then said. You turn your face away so you eant see, and then I will, But you mustn't ever tell anybody-will you, Tom? Now, you won't will you?" a
 No. indeed indeed I won't Now, BeckyS'
 He turned his face away. She bent tim idly around till her breath stirred his curls and whispered: "I-love-you!" Then she sprang away and rah around and around the desks and benches with Tom after her. and took refuge in a cor ner at last, with her little white apron to her face. Tom clasped her about her neck and pleaded: NOW, Becky, it's all done-all over Dat the kiss. Don't you be afraid of that it ain't anything at all. Please, Becky" And he tugged at her apron and the hands.
 By and by she gave up and let her hands drop; her face, all glowing with the struggle, came up and submitted. Tom kissed the red lips and saN: Now it's all done, Becky. And always after this. you know, you ain't ever to love anybody but me, and you ain't ever to, marry anybody but me. never, never and forever. Will you?" "No, I'll never love anybody but you, Tom, and I'll never marry anybody but you-and you ain't to ever marry any body but me, either. Certainly, of course. That's part of it. And always coming to school or when we're going home you're to walk with me, when there ain't anybody looking and you choose me and I choose you at parties, because that's the way you do when you're engaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

One by one the obstacles to Wilson and Marshall landslide are being swept
 away and on November 5 the event will be pulled off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Tine frosts in Alabama have thus far
 been of the light variety, doing no dam-
 age to the staple or even to the tender foliage of ornamental plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
MANY OF HIS SORT.

MANY OF HIS SORT. He may be an
 .,Abysmal brute,'' Who with the root Frs likes to root, But you'll confess, And so will we, In that not quite Alone is he.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Even offers of to on Wilson at tract in New York few takers of the small end, and the odds may have to be raised to to l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Frank Chance says his Cub stock has In seven years paid an average annual dividend of 175 per cent. This is dividend
 ing some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

The boil weevll is well entrenched in Dallas county. even up to the bounds of Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Charges and counter charges are filling the air in these closing days of long campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Cleveland claims to have more tele- phones to each thousand or popuiation than any city In the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Tnscaloosa on the one hand and Gads- den on the other are prosperous outposts of the Birmingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Only one automobile in 10 has secured a right to use the streets and highways of Jefferson county. Trouble is coming to those who have no tags of 1912-13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

The trusts do not know where they are at in this presidential election. It is novelty in that respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Nephew Diaz's insurging arm was tangled and out of tune, and no one else wifi Be apt to revolute in Mexico right away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Four cases of beri-beri have been ished rice causes this disease of the far east. change to unpublished rice cures it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

President Taft is just now in a mood to write an optimistic Thanksgiving proclamation, but in the proclamation he should not claim that he did it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Just now the man employed at cam paign headquarters to do the prophecy ing and also the man whose business it is to deny the allegations of the enemy, are overworked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

No treasurer of a campaign fund looks a gift horse in the mouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

A speaker at the national w. C. T. L.. decried the 'weepy pieces of the past preferring something more practical and efficient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

The southern delegates could nominate MT Taft, but they cannot elect bim The latter task is their weak point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
MIR. GRABIT.

 The spending of a dollar Oft made him want to weep, So great the sorrow in his heart. So much he longed to keep That silver wheel and hold it fast, No matter what befell. The fact that he was mlserly Most anyone could tell. The rattle of his money Was music to his ears, The dread of being robbed some day The chiefest of his fears. His filthy hoard he gloated OCT, No other treasure sought And never learned that happiness By gold cannot be bought. His frame forspent and weary, He tottered to the grave, O'erburdened by the sordid store He toiled so long to save. And when at last Deaths sickle keen Cut short his base career, No pitying eye in all the throng Vouchsafed to him a tear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

The Bulgarians took Kirk Kilisshef when they might have taken place with a modern name
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

over one-half of the worlds production oe in is consumed in this country. This is indeed a good deal of a country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
FOR THE PASTORS BENEFIT.

Little Mary was not especially noted for her table manners so that on several occasions she had dined, on the kitchen cabinet when there was company fin the house. But the dinner prepared for the new minister was entirely too temptins to be passed over lightly, so she resorted to all kinds of promises for the privilege of coming to the table. True to her word, Mary was on her very best behavior, but she did so want sec ond piece of cake and the plate was over by the minister, entirely out of her reach. After giving the matter consider able thought she folded her hands meek ly and exclaimed:
 Mir. Blair. please pass the cake for Jesus sakei'-Kansas City Star.
 A MOTOR CAR AGE.
 The horse, it seems,
 Ere long will be
 An equine cu-
 Riosity.
 Birmingham Age-Herald.
 And soon no more
 Twill make us hot
 To meet horse al
 The butcher shop
 Youngstown Telegram AN EXTENSIVE DIVERSION. q understand MT. and Mrs. Brushby no longer quarrel'
 That's true. The last time they had a misunderstanding they broke so much crockery and furniture they decided that they simply couldn't afford to fall out.
 AN EXTREME CASE. "Is spilSs very susceptible to maj de mer?"
 Tt used to make him seasick merely to look at a Marcelle wave"
 A TEST OF TEMPER. It takes a patient baldhead man To sit quite still and never stir Each time a bland tonsorialist Insnuates, Hair tonic, sir?, PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

Yale university need not face a, deficit if it will let its football team do it's financing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26

POEMS HELP THE MEMORIES.
 The Bulgsrians have long poems.'' No doubt the Turks are convinced by this time that they also have long meni- ories"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
GREATEST SPORT IN THE WORLD

A long campaign always brings frost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04
dead" SON alive
Father, Mourning Boy, Had
Begun Suit for Damages.
YOungster Had Been Staying
With Divorced Mother.

Ottawa. Kan, Sept. 4-To be greeted
with Hello, there, papa from the lips
of the son he had believed dead and
for the loss of whose life he was suing
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
company for 81, 500, was the sensation
experienced here by George Hollon, a
Ia borer, father of 14-year old James
Hollon, supposedly killed by a train
near Fort Scott, Kan, two years ago,
and today the startled father, over
joyed to learn that his son still lives,
tC ok action to annuI the suit
Two years ago, a lad apparently
about IL years of age. was killed by u
freight train on the NJ, K. & T. rail-
road near Fort Scott. James HoIlon,
who had run away from his home IN
road camp, and the father declared the
dead boy was his son.
Sues for Death of son.
Hollon went to Fort Scott and identi-
fed the mutilated form as that of his
son So certain was he that he began
suit in the Bourbon county district
court verring the railroad company was
responsible for the death of his son.
Hollon and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Hoi-
len, were divorced more than two
years ago, and HoIlon was given the
custody of the couples three child
rem. Yesterday as the father sat in
his little home in North Ottawa, he
was startled to see a boy run into the
house.
Hello there, papa, I've come for
Clothes" the lad said as he made d
hasty retreat through a door in the
rear of the house.
That's Jimmy " Ho1lon exclaimed
as the lad ran out of the door. Hollon
pursued the boy but could not catch
him.
Former playmates of the boy told
his father it was James. Later ne
learned the boy had been working
near Ottawa for several months and
was staying at the home of his
mother.
~Hollon went to the home of his di-
vorced WIFE The mother indicated
that the boy had been there, but he
could not be found.
Today HolIon applied for writ of
habeas corpus to compel the mother
to give him the child, whom he al
leges she has kidnapped and is hiding
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Continued on Page Two,
DID He KILL GIRL ?
Park RObber Held as Suspect
in Teachers Death.
Forces Girl to Rob Escort. Pre-
tends to Be Officer.

Denver. Sept Threatening to shoot
her if she disobeyed, a highwayman
forced Miss Blanche Weldon of this city
late last night to go through the
pockets of her escort, Edward O'Neill,
in one of the city's parks and turn
what money she found over to the rob-
ber
Posing as a policeman a little later,
the highwayman held up and robbed
another couple after leading them to a
lonely spot in the park on the pretext
of taking them to. apolice station TO
answer a charge of violating an ordi-
nance forbidding spOoning in public
parks.
When caught a few minutes later by
a policeman who emptied his revolver
at the fugitive without hitting him, the
highwaynan refused to give his name
saying he would not disgrace his wife
and three children. The police will in
Vestigate the prisoners record in the
belief that he may have been connected
with the murder here a few weeks ago
of Miss Signe Carlzen
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TRYING The CASE
County Clerk and School Board
in the Courts.
To Determine Whether Board
Shall Provide Sinking Fund.

Testimony to prove that the bonds
issued by the Topeka board of educa-
tion were authorized under the same
act that provided for a sinking fund to
be raised for their ultimate repayment
was presented to the district court late
yesterday afternoon. This afternoon
attorneys are arguing the merits OF the
case, and a decision is expected in u
day or two.
Zimmerman insists that he cannot
be compelled to extend what he AYERS
is an illegal levy. The point at issue Is
the question of whether or not the levy
certified by the board to the county
clerk is illegal. Zimmerman says it Is.
The board declares it is legal.
During the course of he hearing yes
terday a technical defect in the levy,
which it is declared would have made
the levy illegal. was brought to light in
that the certifcation was not signed by
the president of the board, as provided
by law.
when did you first notice the de-
fect?" demanded Judge T. F. Carver OF
tho prosecution of Zimmerman
When my attorneys called my atten-
tion to it," replied the clerk.
Was that the reason you refused o
extend the levy?" then was asked.
mo, that wasn't the reason" the wit
ness replied.
Objections were raised by the prose-
cutlon when testimony to the effect
that the bonds were issued under the
same act Zimmerman believes provides
for sinking fund was offered. The OBJ
jections, however, were overruIed and
the court heard the evidence
Members of the school board who ap-
peared as witnesses admitted that thew
had not made study of the bond sit
uation, and that they did not know
much about the Indebtedness exceut
what they had been told by the county
clerk and others recently.
The defense is not standing on the
technicality of the failure of President
Penwell to sign the certi1cation of the
levy, 1t is asserted, but on the alleged
insuficiency OF the levy for a sinking
fund
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FOR BULL MOOSE
California, in Light Vote, De-
cideS for ROOseveIters.
Woman Socialist Writer Wins
Judgeship Nomination.

San Francisco, Sept. 4.-Yesterday's
primary election, which gave the Pro-
gressive party its first opportunity IN
California to test it's strength assured
the RoOsevelt-Johnson organization
control of the state convention that is
to be composed of the legislative nom
inees. This means that Republican cleo
tors pledged to Roosevelt will be named
by the convention and will go on the
official ballot as the Republican candi-
dates.
The Taft leaders, to get their electors
on the ballot will be forced to resort to
petitions.
San Francisco and Los Angeles rolled
up a heavy vote for the Progressive
candidates. Meyer Lissner, chairman
of the State Republican Central Com
mittee and Governor Johnson's chief
lieutenant, gave out the following
tatement at Los Angeles early today:
1.-The primary makes certain the Sc
lection of RooseveIt-Johnson electors at
tho state convention at Sacramento on
September "a at which the Progressive
platform adopted at Chicago will be
reaffirmed. We made clean sweep in
Los Angeles county,"
In San Francisco incomplete returns
indicate that the Progressives won
every legislative seat with the possible
exception of two or three
Much interest centers in the congress
sionaI fight in which the Progressives
apparently carried a majority of the
eleven districts Early today the result
appeared to be as follows:
First district, E. A. Hart, Progress
sive; Second district, F. M Rutherford
Progressive; Third district, Charles y.
Curry, Republican; Fourth district,
Julius Kahn, Republican; Fifth district
John l. Nolan, Progressive; Sixth dis
trict. ]. r. Knowland. Republican;
Seventh district, James c. Needham,
Republican; Eighth district, E. A.
Hayes, Republican; Ninth district, C.
W. Bell, Progressive; Tenth district, W.
d. Stephens, Progressive; Eleventh dis
trict, S. c. Evans, Progressive.
Wilson Forces Win.
Contests among Democrats resulted in
substantial victories for the Wilson forces
over the old Clark element championed by
Former Congressman Theodore Bell
Inc vote yesterday was light particu-
larly in the northern half of the state
In San Francisco, out of a total registra-
ton of 117,000, only S., 600 ballots were cast
women especially were inactive with the
exception of the leaders who enthusia stf-
cally helped in the voting booths and were
complimented by the registrar on the ef-
ficlency OF their work. Light rains in the
rural districts kept many farmers away
from the polls
In the local contests for superior iudee
ships, Miss Lucy Goode White Socialist
newspaper writer, was nominated
Grover L. johnson, father of Governor
Johnson. appears to have been beaten FOR
nomination to the assembly by a Progress
siVe candidate Mr.. Johnson had repre-
sented his district for man. years and
met defeat for the first time two vears
ago when his son was making his sI1c-
cesSrul campaign as an insurgent candi
date for the governorship.
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ALL IS ACTIVITY
Small Army at Work on State
Fair Grounds.
Getting Ready for the Big Show
Next Week.
DOUGLAS COUNTY EXHIBIT
Seven Trains VIII Bring EX-
hibitS From Nebraska Fair.
The Cheyenne Wild West Show
Requires % Cars.
DOUGLAS COUNTY EXHIBIT

A small army of men is now al
work at the state fair grounds getting
ready for the fair and exposition next
week; all is hustle and hustle.
Today a car arrived from Lawrence
containing a large collective agricul-
tural display from Douglas county.
The feature of this display will be the
ornamental plants that will go to
make the general effects of the exhibit
vegetables and grains is particularly
good. due to the favorable growing
season.
There are already twenty-five race
horses on the grounds, four having
arrived from LeavenWorth today. Ma
chinery is arriving daily, and by Sat
urday the live stock should begin to
come in, although it will be late Sun
day before the big assignments arrive
Seven special trains will bring eX-
hibits from the Nebraska state fair at
Lincoln. train composed of twenty
two cars will bring the Cheyenne
Frontier Days show, and, by the way,
those who have seen this great show
say it is something thrilling.
THE wild horses in the show are
one of the greatest sights ever" said
Samuel E. Lux, member of the
board of managers. who last week So w
no sham about the show-the wild
horses and wild steers are the real
thing. Why, one of the horses at the
Iowa fair in Des Moines went right
knocked off and had to be taken away
in an ambulance. I tell you the show
is great! 1t is altogether different
from the usual wild west show"
Speaking of the fair grounds, the
work of erecting permanent bleachers
to seat 1000 people Immediately east
of the grandstand has been complet-
ed. 1t is now proposed to install tenn
porary seating accommodations west
of the grandstand. This will give d
total seating capacity of nearly
5000.
The race track is in great condition,
and consequently some exciting after
noon contests are predicted.
e~ A force of 80 men is at work on the
lighting system today. Workmen soon
will start on the job of whitewashing
the agricultural hall; in fact by the
time the gates open everything will
be in fine shape for the fair.
The opening day of the fair, Mon
day will be Topeka Day, Old Soldiers
day and Children-s Day.
Tuesday will be Kansas Derby day,
and this means great attendance.
Tuesday will also be Press day and
Travelling Mems day.
Wednesday IS University day and
Home Coming day-the day when all
Kansans are invited to meet in great
reunion Thousands of Topekans
have sent. out cards inviting their
friends in other towns to be here for
that day.
Thursday will be Fraternal day. A.
that time members of all fraternities
will meet their fzGnds and associates.
Friday will be one of the biggest
days of the fair, 1t will be Parade
day and Ladies' day. The live stock
parade of premium winners will De
one of the most interesting features
of the day, and the farmers and
stock raisers should not miss it The
most attractive race program of the
week will occur on Friday according
to the management.
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PUTSIT Up TO T.R.
Scott Asks Him to Give Kansas
Voters Chance.
Why Not Give KanSanS EsRight
to VOte."

Chicago, Sept 4-CoI. Roosevelt has
been called upon by the Republican
managers of the National campaign in
Chicago to explain how he reconciles
his talk in Vermont last week with the
actions of his managers in Kansas and
two or three other states. In Vermont
the colonel declared with great en-
phasis that every man should have a
right to vote as he wished, while his
followers out west apparently with his
full approval have been induStriouSly
framing up a condition which would
make it impossible for any votes at all
to be cast for President Taft in the
states they control.
The following telegram, forwarded to
Col Roosevelt last Sunday, by Director
Scott of the Taft publicity bureau, puts
the question squarely up to Mr.. Roose-
welt. but up to a late hour last night
Mr.. Roosevelt had made 10 reply:
Theodore Roosevelt:
THE Associated Press quotes you as
saying in Vermont yesterday:
We all have right to vote as we
wish
TN Kansas your leaders are insisting
that Roosevelt electors shall go under
the name and emblem of the RepubIi-
can party. If that is done no man in
Kansas can vote for Taft while thous-
ards who think they are doing so when
they make their mark in the circle at
the mead OF the RepuDncan column, as
they have been accustomed to doing
will be defrauGed of their votes.
word from you to Mr.. White would
place both your electors and Taft's on
the official ballot in the columns where
they respectively belong and give all
our citizens an opportunity to vote for
the candidate of their choice
Don't you think you ought to speak
that word? Do you want votes cast for
you by mistake and under false repre-
sentation? Do ; GU not think that in
Kansas as well as in Vermont we have
a right to vote as we wish?'
CHARLES f SCOTT"
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FOR LOS ANGELES
Head of Kansas G.. A. r.. Left
Topeka Today.
Two Special Cars From Topeka
to National Encampment.

]. n. Harrison, department COM
monder, and w. w. Denison, assistant
adjutant general of the Kansas G. A.
r., will leave today ever the Santa Fe
route for Los Angeles, Cal, to attend
the forty-sixth national encampment
which convenes in that city next Tues
day.
Two Pullman carloads of veterans
will leave Topeka and many more will
board the train en- route and others
will go over other roads.
Department headquarters at the
state house will be closed the balance
of the month and opened ar the Balti-
more hotel, Los Angeles, September 8,
where all Kansans will be Welcomed.
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zAPATAIS COMING
He Will Be in Mexico City
Soon, Long Says.
Plot to Take City Sept. Is Dis
covered by Spies.

New Orleans. Sept. 4.-UnIess
stronger measures are adopted by
President Madero of Mexico to put
down the Zapatistas, the rebel bandits
who have terrorized the southern part
of the republic for more than a year,
will be at the gates of Mexico City in
less than six months, accoI ding to J..
G. Long of Mexico City, Wrc arrived
here Monday evening from the Mexi-
can capital en- route to Louisville.
When 1 left Mexico City fuur days
ago, Zapata was concentrating large
portion of his forces around Cuerna-
vaca and the inhabitants OF that city
were almost in a panic said Mr..
Long. AN attack on Cuernavaca
may take place any time. Tile govern
ment has considerable nuElIe of sol
diers in the quarters in Cuernavaca
but Zapata has always had an ambi-
ton to take that place. Unless he
is soon crushed he will take it and
then his march on Mexico City may be
expected.
1.-THE secret police of Mexico have
discovered a plot on the pat of the
Zapatistas to attack Mexico City on
September 15, which is the anniversary
of Mexican inda a2endence anG when the
greatest celebration of the year takes
place.
x large number of arrests have
been made and it is believed that now.
since their plans are known to the
government. nothing more ill come
of it,
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POLITICAL GOSSIP
Taft League Claims Enroll
ment of 10000.
These Are Pledged to Bolt
Progressive Candidate.
THOMPSON IN ANANlAS CLUB
Roosevelt Brands Garden City
Judge in Plain Terms
Regarding Assertion as to Cost
of I. r. Campaign in 1904.

In the two weeks that offices have
been maintained in the New England
building, George A. Clark, ir charge Of
the offices of the Regular Republican
league, has enrolled the names of
nearly 10000 sympatlizers who are
pledged to bolt the Roosevelt electors,
Stubbs and the Progressive candidates
on the state ticket. J. S. Dean. presi-
dent of the league, today declared that
5000 supporters of the movement
would be enlisted before the November
election.
Already the league has perfected an
organization in almost every county in
the state. From county organizations,
branch leagues for the various town
ships will be formed and all will work
for a single purpose-the defeat of the
Bull Moosers. Each county and each
township will have its own organiza-
ton, elect it's own officers and conduct
the fight for control of the local situa-
finn