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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Instant Relief from Eczema

cures for eczema and have been disap- pointed, do not make the mistake of refusing to try this soothing wash. All other druggists keep this D.D.D D. Prescription-go to them if you can't come to us-bnt if you come to our store. we will give you the first dol lar bottle on our positive no pay guarantee, that D.D.D. will stop the itch at once.
 Collier Drug Co. Birmingham; w D. Taylor. Druggist, Bessemer; Lewis Drug Co., Bessemcr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
To Have Sham Battle

Anniston, February 21.-tSpecial)- John Fitzgerald and c. O. McCraw, who have been elected again as captain and first lieutenant respectively of Com pany I, Calhoun Rifles, A. N. G., have arranged to hold sham battle at OK ford Lake. Anniston's playground, this week provided that the weather con tinues favorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Dr. Denny Accepts

Decatur, February 21.-(Special)- President George H. Denney Of the University of Alabama will deliver an address on May 10 to the graduates of the New Decatur High schooi- su- ~perintendent ". F. Jones has just re- ceived a letter to this effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Ex-Governor at Anniston

Anniston, February 21.-(Special)- w D. Jelks. who was formerly gov ernor of Alabama and now president of the Protective Life insurance com pany with headquarters al Birming- ham, was In Anniston Wednesday. His friends state that he will not likely be a candidate for political preferment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Hail an Inch Deep

Anniston, February 21.-(Special)- Persons in this city Wednesday from the neighborhood of Choccolocco and Iron City, this county, state that on Tuesday during the storm which passed over the entire Anniston district hail fell between those two places to the extent of about an inch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Fear Freeze Will Hurt Fruit

Anniston, February 21.-(Specia1.)- The rapid fall of the mercury Wednes- day from spring weather to freezing temperature was received with appre- hension in the Anniston district, as 1t is feared it will mean considerable damage to fruit in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

You can stop that awful itch from eczema and other skin troubles In two |Deconds.
 Seems too good to be true-but II 51s true. and we vOuch for it. Just few drops of the simple [cooling wash. the D.D.D. Prescrip- Dion for eczema. and the itch stops nstAntly. We give you a trial bottle
 renbugh to prove it-for 25 cents.
 lo@ if you have tried great many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

Rev. B. P. Roach, a missionary of Ting talk, China, was a distinguished visitor in the city yesterday and large audience heard his lecture on China at the First Baptist church last evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
FLORENCE COUNCIL
 HAS BUSY SESSION
New Auto Fire Truck Needed-Edu- cators Inspect Normal-Atkins
 in Tri-Cities

Florence, February 21.--(Special.) )-Quite a spirited meeting was held by the city council last night; questions of vital in terest to the upbuilding of the town were freely discussed. The salary of one ot the city policemen was raised on account of his efficient service.
 An important step was taken when the city attorney was requested to look into the ordinance against slot machines, and if 1t was not strong enough to completely abolish them from the streets and public places to frame an ordinance that would meet this end.
 The necessity of a fire automobile was brought before the council and a repre- sentative of an automobile house stated that one could be bought for s5500. No steps were taken toward the purchase, but the matter was referred to the proper committee.
 The State Normal college had as it's guests today Superintendent H. J. Will lingham and J. D. McNeel, who came on tour of inspection and investigation. They were surprised and gratified when they found the college in such splendid shape, as every department hds been lm- proved under it's present management, and the trend of all literary work is to- ward the accomplishment of a higher grade of achievement.
 These gentlemen visitors represented a committee appointed to visit all the state colleges and report on the same.
 Candidate for congressman from the state at large Victor B. Atkins visited the Fri Cities today and discussed the situ- ation with prominent political leaders in Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence.
 Tomorrow will be observed by the State Normal college Patten school, Brandon school and Northwood Avenue school. Patriotic talks. songs and recitatlons will be the feature of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

the memory of well beloved alumnus' pr. smith Ingram, who recently died at his home. in Marvin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

The poll tax collections for the county during the past year was $5694 as against sS115 during the previous year. The cor lections were $500 in excess of those of 1909 when the amendment campaign was on, which was the heaviest collections for a year until the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

Candidate for congressman from the state at large Victor B. Atkins visited the Fri Cities today and discussed the situ- aton with prominent political leaders in Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
How Seeds Travel.

They have been discovering some eK-
traordinary plants in England. plants
which puzzled the botanists. TO whom
they were either utterly unknown or
known as growing only in far distant
lands. One naturalist picked on the
grounds of the Bradford sewage works
$50 species of foreign plants. Among
these were several Australian burrs,
jimson weed, prickly poppies from
Mexico. others native to Peru. Siberia
and the Azores. All were OF prickly
nature Investigation proved that the
dust from wool combing establishments
was being used as fertilizer and tl.e
washings OF wool were run iIAo the
sewers. The burrs Of these foreign
plants had come in the wool and had
grown. Other plants had sprung from
seed in rags and others been brought
in soil on foreign timber.-New York
World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
ROAD IS FINDING
PROPERTY VALUE

Plans have been perfected by the
management OF the Burlington road
for making a physical valuation of its
properties 1t is expected that fully
two years will elapse before the task
has been completed.
In conformance with a ruling of the
railroad commission of Nebraska, and
in cooperation with representatives of
that body, the Burlington recently COM
pleted a physical valuation of its prop
critics in that state.
a similar valuation is now being
made in Iowa Other states in which
valuations are 10 be made are Illinois.
Missouri, Kansas, Wyoming, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota.
In the event that federal legislation
relative to physical valuation of rail-
road properties is enforced, il is point
ed out, the Burlington Will be in posi-,
ton to comply with all requirements
on short notice.
According TO Burlington officials, the
inquiry now being made will disclose
that the company is not over-capitaliz
! ed and that returns on the amount OF
money invested have been far from
unreasonable. The Burlington oper
ates 1908 miles Of road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
La Toilette Says Progressives
Are Divided, But Not Defeated

during the entire seven years he was
president They forgot that it was only
when Roosevelt was out OF office and
in Africa, through the united efforts
Of men. who for years had been fight
ing special interests that the progress
sive cause became a national move
ment. That Roosevelt was for Taft
in 1910 when Taft was denOuncing all
progressives as pirates and traitors
that he waited until little more than
a year ago. balancing the chances be-
iCre deciding whether TO cast in his
lot with the progressives in this pres
idential year, counted for nothing
with the class of progressives who
wanted 10 'win-not a real progress
Sive victory-just a victory.
And they did win precisely that
kind of a TictOry. They carried over
whelmingly the great standpat states
Of Illinois and PENNSYLVANIA. That
stamped the Roosevelt candidacy with
its true character. No real progress
sive could have secured anything like
such a vote in either of those two
states 1t had, however the outward
seeming of success, the sort of sue
cess that intoxicates-thatc catches the
crowd 1t enabled Roosevelt to win
in two or three really progressive
states. Fortunately, il did not enable
him TO secure the nomination which
would have compromised the progress
sive movement and defeated real
achievement for years
Upon Theodore Roosevelt and his
followers rests the responsibility of
having divided the progressives in
! their first national contest Stimu-
win. they denounced loyalty to con
viction and principle as stubborn sell
fishness. In the convention they put
forward no platform-no issues. They
made no fight against the reactiOnary
( platform adopted. They substituted
vulgar personalities and the coarse
epithets of the prize ring for the ser
! ious consideration of the great eco
nomic problems and for the time being
/ brought ridicule and contempt upon a
great cause.
But the progressive movement does
not consist of a few self-constituted
! leaders. II consists of millions u
thoughtful citizens drawn together by
"a common belief in certain principles
/ They will permit no combination OF
/ special interests and political expe
diency TO secure control of the pro
gressive cause, which is ultimately &c
redeem democracy and restore govern
ment to the people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
MANY CHANGESON
The ROCK ISLAND

The following appointments on the
Rock Island, hitherto announced IN
officially. become effective July l. W.
Z. Warren appointed trainmaster at
RocE island 10 succeed W. \. Sheehan,
rc-irncd. with Jurisdiction over sub
division ., Blue Island to Silyis and
Subdivision "a. including the Peoria
yard.
G.. ". eggenberger appointed train
master at Rock Island with jurisdic-
ton S.lyis 70 MOZART and subdivisions
3. "a and 3B, vice F. W. Rosser. who
has been promoted 70 SUPPLEMENTARY
OF tie Dakota division with head
quarters az Estherville, Iowa
L. T. Creagon appointed chief dis
patCher and division operator at Rock
Island, replacing c. W. LATER, pro-
noted.
+. J. Easley appointed assistant gen.
era manager with headquarters at
Des Moincs
a +. Wallace appointed superin
tendeHt Of the Minnesota division with
headquarters at Cedar Rapids.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

Washington, June Ex-senator La
Toilette has written the following ed
itorial IN the current number Of La
Follette's Weekly:
Until Roosevelt came into the open
as a candidate for the presidency five
months ago. there was strong ard
rapidly growing progressive move
ment within the republican party. 1t
was based upon clearly defined prin-
ciples 1t stood forth as the represen-
tative of modern political thought on
fundamental democracy. 1t had as
sumed national proportions. 1t was
united.
Into this movement, when il gave
promise OF national success, Roose-
welt projected his ambition to be pres
ident a third time He spent weeks
carefully planning spontaneous call
for himself. He responded by an
nOuncing that he would be receptive
candidate. His candidacy began to
drag. He and his friends were in
despair. Then came his defeat in
North Dakota. He became desperate.
An enormous campaign fund was
raised Headquarters were opened in
New York. Washington, Chicago and
states east and west Newspaper
writer's were engaged at large prices
to boom his candidacy Special trains
were hired and the receptive candi.
date started in frantic pursuit of the
nomination. In the history OF Amer.
lean politics there has never been in
primary campaign for presidential
nomination. an approach to the eX
travagant expenditures made in his
campaign. Men VIGOROUSLY identified
with the steel trust and the harvester
] trust became his most active support
/ ers. Leading reaCtiOnaries. standpat
/ ters and political bosses of the Hanna
and Quay sort became his closest pc
{ litical friends and representatives il
many states.
"A number of the newer recruits &c
the republican progressive cause. mer
who. before 1909. with three or fou
/ exceptions. had either been Indifferent
or opposed 10 the progressive move
ment, became the noisiest supporters
OF Roosevelt. the winner II matter
ed not TO them that Roosevelt haC
cooperated with AldriCh on Legislation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
ON The GREAT WHITE WAY.
How New Works Grill Room Prices Hit
the Blue Grass Brother.

After his brother had been IN New
York little more than a year Ken
tucE!an decided TO pay him n visit.
Hoping 10 surprise his brother. the
Keutuckiau did not apprise his brother
of his intentions Arriving M . O'Clock
in the morning he asked To Ice directed
90 good eating house. The taxicab
pilot steerct his course for the largest,
costliest and most fashionable hotel
grill room on Broadway.
Being n stranger in a strange land
and hungry, the Blue Grass brother or
dered q regular home meal. When he
got the check from the waiter its size
staggered him. He wasn't accustomed
10 New York hotel prices
After verifying the correctness Of his
bill at the cashiers desk and being in
suited by the waiter for tipping him
- cents. the visitor started out 10 lOOl;
for his brother. whose Office he found
about ] O'Clock
In response TO his inquiry as TO his
brothers whereabouts a clerk said:
Hes over eating at the Blank no,
tel's new grill room"
Go slow. friend. Only q million
aire could overeut at the BlauE no
tel. know. Lecausr had breakfast
there myself this morning. Louisville
Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
ESSlE PHELPS IS
FOUND At CARMI
Mystery Over Disappearance of
Murdered Woman Child
Cleared Up.
NOW AT HOME OF FATHER
Theory of Police Authorities That
She Had Been Spirited Away
Falls Through.

Peoria, Ill, June 29-The bottom
dropped out of the mystery connected
with the disappearance OF Essie
Phelps, l6-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Hattie Phelps, who was murdered by
Louis Reiter at Virginia Beach three
weeks ago, when the girl turned up
at the home of her father at Carmi,
H., at noon Thursday.
For the past few days the father,
John Phelps of Carmi, aided by mem
bers of the police and sheriff's forces
has been searching the dives of the
city on the superstition that the girl
had been spirited away and was be-
ing held against her will. The theory
was that the girl, who is the principal
witness against Louis Reiter, the muir
derer, had been abducted by friends
of the fiend now confined in the coun.
| ty Jail, with the object of making his
conviction by the state more difficult.
RUMORS ARE FALSE.
! Wild rumors that the girl had been
/ secretly done to death for the $500
of insurance money which was turned
over to her after her mothers death
We're circulated, and because she had
disappeared so completely these ru
mors were given credence by many
and the authorities were urged to re
double their efforts TO locate her.
While the father and Sheriff Fraser
of White county were hunting for the
child Wednesday afternoon, however
she was on a train speeding south tC
the home Of her father at Carmi
where she arrived today at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
FRENCH TOBACCO TESTERS.
Men Who Find Smoking Anything but
an Agreeable Task.

an Agreeable Task.
The French governments official
tasters of tobacco form category Of
civil servants of whose activity little
is known outside their own depart
ment
Tobacco is state monopoly in
France and these experts are employ
ed under the ministry of finance to re-
port on all classes of tobacco that are
permitted to he sold in France. The
men are mostly superannuated inspec-
tors of tobacco factories.
Their hours of business are from o
10 .. As rule il is the lower grades
of tobacco that need the most careful
attention. They have to report not
only on the cigars. cigarettes and pipe
tobaCcOs put on the market by the
French Tobacco Reggie. but also on all
imported tobacco.
Smoking when compulsory is any
thing but an agreeable duty. these
employees say. They are in constant
danger from ills caused by the excess
sive use of tobacco. and they combat
these by taking large quantities of
black coffee. which is also said to as
sist them 10 differentiate between the
various kinds Of tobacco on which they
have to give their opiniOn.-EXchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
LANDED A BIG FISH.
Then He Hooked Bigger Game and
Had an Exciting Time.

Then He Hooked Bigger Game and
Had an Exciting Time.
a singular fish story is told in the
started for the river. accompanied by
shikari. carrying a rife for use in
case of an encounter with big game.
The fisherman in a short time landed
large fish and then moved up stream
10 another pool. On his way he pass
ed a ravine and caught >IgEt of an
enormous tiger.
In a panic the fisherman concealed
himself behind pile of rocks and was
fiattering himself that he had escaped
observation when the fish fell from his
hands in full view of the tiger.
The fish was fOundering in the road.
and the tiger instantly pounCed on it
and carried il off But the hook still
held, and as soon as the tiger felt the
resistance Of the line he gave his head
an impatient shake, which resulted in
the harpOoning of his upper lip.
At this critical moment the enraged
animal saw the crouching fisherman.
who was totally unnerved by his dan
gerous position. and actually began to
play the tiger as he would Il fish.
The tiger stopped for moment i'll
apparent amaZement at such audacity.
and in that instant the shikari came
on the scene with his rifle and sent a
bullet through the brute's braiu.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
THE POLE STAR.
Some of the Wonders of This Great
Beacon of the North.

Some of the Wonders of This Great
Beacon of the North.
Most people, if they know nothing
else Of astronomy. at any rate know
the pole star, the one star which seems
TO keep its place in the heavens with
out movement of any kind. There are
a great many, however, who do not
know what a wonderful thing it is. In
the first place. it can be seen when
looked at through a good telescope to
be two stars and not one. There is one
fairly bright one. OF what is known as
the second magnitude, and another of
the ninth magnitude close 10 it
But that is not all. The brighter Of
/ the two is really three stars revolving
round one another, or rather round
their common center Of gravity, like
three children playing ring ring o
/ roses" This secret is revealed to Us
/ by what is perhaps the most astonish-
[ ing Of all scientific instruments, the
I spectroscope. Ii not only tells US what
I the stars are made Of. but whether
/ they are moving toward US or away
I from us.
/ When you stand facing the star you
are always facing north. The reason
( that it does not appear TO move as the
/ others do is because it is nearly IL line
/ with the axis OF the earth Its distance
3 from US IS enormous. This can be
/ judged from the fact that although the
earth in its journey round the sun IS
today shout l9O.O0OOOO miles from
where II was six months ago. that
makes no appreciate difference TO lis
distance from the pole star. IL mus
therefore he many times 10000, OK
miles AWAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
a DIFFERENT Misc,c-

well. old man. hOy's tTicks:"
Miss Waliaby accepted me last
night"
Il suppose you are around today &C
cepting congratulations.
No: I'm around today trying to Dor
row 5000 to buy the ring. Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
RUMORs ARE FALSE.
Irony Of Fate.

Did your husband have luck on his
shooting trip"
The very worst. He accidentally
shot the friend who was going to take
US on an automobile tour and missed
the man to whom he owed a lot of
mOney."-Baltimore American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

Like so many other men prominent
IN public life, Mr.. John L. Sullivan.
who will probably be nominated for
secretary Of state OF Ohio by Rccla-
nation at the Republican state con-
Hvrutiou on July 2, halls from the
farm. After spending hts early years
as "a farmers boy in Auglaize county,
Ohio. sullivan determined to become
"a newspaper man. He learned the
printers trade and is now managing
EDITOR OF the East Liverpool Review.
II, has taken an active interest IL
ONTO politics FOR many years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Makes the Nation Gasn

The awful list of Injuries on a Fourth
of July staggers humanity. Set over
against it, however. is the wonderful
healing by Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of
thousands, who suffered from burns,
cuts. bruises, bullet wounds or explo-
sions. It's the quick healer of boils,
ulcers. eczema sore lips or piles: 25
cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
borough, near here, shot and killed
burglar. whom he saw in his room
Friday morning.
A Paragon of Patience.

Hes the most patient man l ever
knew"
THAT SOP
YES: he can even herd a bunch of
people together to have a group pic
ture taken without losing his temper
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Move OF NcHl

says policeman to a street crowd,
on now" says the big, harsh mineral
pills TO bowel congestion and suffer.
ing follows. Or. Kings New Life Pills
don't bulldoze the bowels. They gent
ly persuade them to right action. and
health follows. Csc at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Slow.

Ee-Why do you call Mrs. Flash
slow? She Why. it has taken her
forty-five wears To ceach the age OF
thirty -Cincinnnti Enquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Security.

did you lend that forgetfuI friend Of
yours the book he asked fOr?''
Yes. bVt took care 70 borrow his
umbrella the same day."-Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

Chamberlain Stomach ana Liver
Tablets viii brace up the nerves. ban
ish sick headache. prevent despond-
eacy and inyisoFate the whole sys-
TEN. Sold b. all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

Hoke Smith. the genial senator
from Georgia, Is very happy These
days at the prospect of Democratic
success. At Baltimore. where the ac-
lcOmpanying picture was taken and
where Smith was a prominent figure
during the convention. his bright
smile proved catching. Perhaps all
those Democrats would hav, smiled,
anyway. since the Republican pow
WOW at Chicago was an event of
recent memory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

Wilkesbarre, Pa-Michael F. Kileen,
assistant chief of police of Luzerine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-08
MARKET STEADY
IN CLOSING HOUR
Union Pacific Touches Its Best
for Day-Steel
Strong.

NEW YORK, May S.-Further selling
of stocks was suggested by the heavy
tone of the market at today's opening.
Dealings were in moderate volume.
IL a. m.-Reading's erratic course was
the feature of the first hour. Its strength
was evidently helpful to the rest of the
list where recoyeries were general, but
renewal of selling pressure against United
States Steel resulted in another check,
followed by dizziness.
Noon-The market continued to show
an unsettled tone. Bonds were steady.
l p. m.-union Pacific led a mild rally
In the moor hour, with more or less stiff
fening of prices in other parts of the
list. but trading was dull and plainly
professional.
8 p. m.-The market closed steady.
Some revival of activity was noted in
the last hour, Union Pacific again touch
ing its best of the day. with greater
strength in U. s. Steel and Amalgamated
Copper