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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-09
.GADSDEN ID HAVE LIQUOR ELECTION Petition Filed With Probate
 Judge Yesterday ALBERTVILLE COURT
Authorities Take Steps to Better Fight Fires-Almost Frozen on Street-Smith Is Formally
 Charged With Murder

| Gadsden, January S.-(Special.) )-The pe- | tition of the liquor forces asking that an
 election be called for the purpose of al- I lowing the people to vote on the question or bringing the saloon back to this county was filed with the probate judge
 this morning just before noon. Approxi- | mately 1900 signatures of qualified voters
 are required to allow the calling of an election and the petition is claimed to carry considerably more than this number. B. O. Newman, an insurance agent, was
 picked up on Tuscaloosa street on Sat
 urday night in a half frozen condition
 and some effort was necessary to bring
 him back to consciousness.
 The first session of the Marshall county circuit court to be held in the new court house at Albertville was begun in that
 city this morning. Judge Haralson of
 Fort Payne presided. The legislative bill
 which provided for holding half of the sessions of this court at Albertville and
 the other half at Guntersville, where for
 merly all sessions were held contained
 the provision that the people of Abert- vile and vicinity must provide the court house free of cost to the county. The
 house has been built with funds raised by popular subscription.
 A heavy and continuous rain visited
 Gadsden and vicinity today. From early
 morning until evening there has been no cessation and the rain is still falling at
 this time.
  As a result of the many recent fires in | this city the authorities have put on night engineer at the water plant so 1 that prompt pressure may be had when needed, instead of having to wait for the | banked fires as heretofore. Superintend- | ent M. E. Jones has secured Sam Silvey, 1 a competent engineer, to take the night | shift and a full head of steam will now | be maintained for any emergency. An | electric alarm will also be installed in | few days so that no time smay be lost in signaling the station for high pressure | in case of fire.
 A warrant was sworn out this morning | by Chief of Police Nix of Alabama City formally charging J. Smith with murder. Smith is the man who shot and killed Patrolman Patterson of Alabama City few days ago. He makes the plea that
 he killed the officer in self defense. Mrs. Cornela Richardson, a pioneer res- | dent of this city, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Nowlin, yesterday | She was prominently connected here and | highly respected. The funeral was held | today from the First Baptist church, of | which she was a member. She was 73
 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-09

heavy and continuous rain visited Gadsden and vicinity today. From early morning until evening there has been no cessation and the rain is still falling at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-09
Humperdinck Better

Berlin, January S.-The condition of En- gelbert Humperdinek, the noted com poser, who has been seriously i'll, shows a slight improvement today and his phy- sicians believe he will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-09
A Hold-Up
An Oppressive Trust.

Before the Coffee Roasters' Association, in ses- sion at Chicago on Thursday, Thomas J. Webb, of Chicago, charged that there is in existence 9 coffee combine which is ''the most monstrous inn position in the history of human commerce"
 There is very slight exaggeration about this statement. It comes very close to being literally true There is coffee combine in Brazil, from which country comes the bulk of the coffee used in the United States, which is backed by the gov- ernment of Brazil and financed by it, which con-s pels American consumers, MT. Webb said Ito nav famine prices for coffee when no famine exists.''
 The worst thing about this is that the consum- CTS of the United States have been compelled to put up the money through which this combine, to further cinch them, has been made effective There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon all coffee entering the United States. Those taxes were denounced as an imposition upon the people; as taxing the poor mans breakfast table, and the like The taxes were removed. Immediately thereafter Brazil imposed an export duty .uponj coffee up to the full amount of the former customs taxes in this country. The revenue which for merly went into the treasury of the United States was diverted to the treasury of Brazil. The poor mans breakfast coffee continued to cost him the same old price.
 But this was only the commencement. The s.valorization'' plan was evolved in Brazil. Through this plan the government, using the rev. enues derived from the export duties for the pur- poses, takes all of the surplus crop in season of large yields and holds it off the market, thus keeping the supply down to the demands of the market and permitting the planters to receive much higher price than they would otherwise have done.
 The United States consumes more Brazilian cof- fee than does the rest of the world We are the he.t customers of Brazil, and Brazil buys little from us. Now Brazil is promoting. financing and maintaining trust designed, and working effect ively for the purpose, to compel American con. sumers to pay an exorbitant price for the coffee tbev use. What is the remedy?-SeattA PosfI"- teliQsnees-Nso 19, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-09

BAG TALK Tersely Telling the Why and Wherefore
 of the Birmingham Ad. Club
 Does Birmingham need an Ad Club? Why does Birmingham need an Ad. Club? And to answer these questions few advertising writers, newspaper men and men interested Tn advertising, gathered together in the Directors Room of the Chamber of Commerce one evening in the summer of 191l
 And unanimously 1t was agreed-"Of course Birmingham must have an Ad. Cub'-and officers were elected right then and there, and somebody arose and sad-"Question.
 MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT ARE THE PUR- POSES OF AN AID. CLUB?
 And President John Sparrow spontaneously snapped out reply something like this-
 The Birmingham Ad Club is organized to elevate the character and quality of all advertSng to place advertising on solid and permanent basis of honesty and business economics which will compare favorably with any and every activity of the business word to protect the business interests of Birmingham against unfair and fraudulent advertising schemes to create better understanding of advertising through educa tOnal campaign to supplement- the work of the civic bodies of Birmingham through the boosting intelligence of the Ad Club membership.
 So the Birmingham Ad. Club is now an es- tablished organization of more than sixty members including all those who write and solicit advertis- ing, those who pay and receive payment for adver- Using, Presidents. of corporations Bankers Mer- chants and Newspaper Men.
 The Ad Club is governed by a Board of Directors who meet semi-monthly, Program Committee to plan and execute the monthly meet ings of the Club, and Protection Committee who meet twice each week to certify or reject any and every advertising proposition before it is put be- fore the business men of Birmingham.
 In the six months of the organization the Pro- tection Committee has rejected dozens of advertising propositions unworthy of consideration, saving the business men of Birmingham an inestimable amount of money.
 The Birmingham Ad Club has been admitted 10 membership in the Associated Ad. Clubs of America At its annual Convention in Boston last July the Three Thousand Delegates present were said to constitute the brainiest gathering of busi- ness men ever assembled i'll congress for the uplift and beterment of American Business conditions.
 The first regular business meeting of the Birmingham Ad. Club 1ui1 be Tuesday Eve,ui,,g, 500 o'clock, at the Chamber of Commerce. Besides the report of ,Oorking committees there lUi1 be taDo educational f~11a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-22
Partial Table of
Contents

Dictionary Of the English Ian.
guage.
Authorizations o, the Parts OF
Speech.
Origin, Composition and Deriva.
ton of the English Language.
Principles of Grammar.
Smplified Spelling.
Key OF Pronunciation
synonyms and Antonyms.
Christian Names OF Men.
Christian Names of Women.
Foreign Words, Phrases, Prov.
erhs, Quotations, etc.
Facts about the Earth
Declaration OF Independence
Constitution OF the United Safes
OF America.
Metric System OF Weights and
Measures.
Value OF Foreign Coins in U. s.
Money.
me llIUtEtHte.
Weather Forecasts.
Presidents OF the United States.
Language OF the Flowers.
Language OF Gems.
Streets, Names OF, their Origin
and Meaning.
Dictionary Of Commercial and
Legal Terms.
Familiar Allusions.
Famous Characters in Poetry and
Prose
Decisive Battles.
1900 Synonyms G. Anfonyms
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23
Excellent Manner In Which Effeota Of
Age, DISSERTATIONS, May Be
Covered Up.

A girl who has in her room a table
or chest of drawers whose top is SO
much SCARED or discolored that she
wishes to cover 1t up will find that a
centerpiece which does not come quite
to the edge OF the table will produce a
much better effect than n that nangs
over the sides. This is, Of course, only
true when the lower part Of the table
Is good In shape.
These table centerpieces or pads are
made of velvet, satin or corded linen.
The color effect is the principal thing
to be considered, and the most attrac-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23

~ ondhefN
lmTOXET

The use of perfumes is always per-
missible, providing one uses q good
quality and just enough to be notice
able. 1t then gives a dainty finishing
touch to the feminine toilet.
A good recipe for making violet wa
ter is as follows: Essence Of violet,
four ounces; essence of ~cassis, one
and one-half ounces; essence Of
roses, one and one-half ounces; de-
odorfzed alcohol, two pints.
Salt in some cases will stop the
hair from falling and promote the
growth. Shake the salt through the
hair with a salt shaker and allow to
remain on for five minutes. DO not
rub the hair, but gently brush the salt
out. 1t is cleansing and will give lus-
ter to the hair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23

small ones are Joined. The gold braid
will not always At smoothly and theI
edges can perfectly well be gathered
in when necessary to make the braid
lie fat.
When the covers are made OF linenl
they are trimmed with bands of chintz|
Of cretonne with linen braid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23

tive Of these covers are oAdull rich
color such as are to be found in old
velvets and brocades. When the cov-
ers are made Of these rich materials
they are trimmed with banda Of tar
nished gold braid. They may be
made Of two or more materials, and,
indeed are handsomer and more effec-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23

velvet tt trim these table centers. The
middle of the cover may be made OF
one piece, and then the smaller pieces
cut into uniform oblongs or squares
may be set around the edge and out
lined with gold braid. a strip Of the
braid between the pieces ana a band
around the middle piece where the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23

tive when there Is more than one fab
rio employed in their composition.
They are round or oval, quare or OBJ
long. according to the shape OF the
table or chest Of drawers for which
they are intended.
1t Is possible to use \ number OF
small pieces of the same brocade or
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-23
BENZ. SrfVACKr6
New Paint and Wallpaper Store

1os NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.
Now ready for business. With . bin
stock of Lucas Paints, Enamels and
Stains, lie, us estimate on wal paper
InE, painting and glazing. Our prices
VIII surprise you. Special In wall pa
Der. ] cents per double roll and IN
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
ADVANCE BREAKS WITH
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
SAYS VOLUN TIERS MUST
MAKE FIGHT FOR STATE
WIDE PROHIBITION.

Evidence of a disagreement with
the Anti-Saloon League is contained
in an editorial in this weeks Baptist
Advance, which declares that volun-
teers must be depended upon to make
the fight for the statewide prohibi-
ton bill. The editorial follows:
by the Anti-Saloon Leagues with
drawal from the fight for statewide
prohibition it is clear that the volun-
teers are the men who must make the
fight for dry Arkansas this year.
They have always been our hope. The
fight is not off Men have consciences
and votes and September will see one
asserting itself in the exercise of the
other. Statewide is on the ticket,
and on it to stay. Like PLATE of old
with Jesus, we have statewide on our
hands and we must decide what we
will do with it. No hand-washing can
relieve US of the responsibility to vote
and work for statewide. No, the bat
tie is not off, for it cannot now be
taken off.
eve are both for the vote and the
battle. And now with no campaign
fund and no organized state leader
ship, it is time for the loyals in the
state and in every county to get busy
and put things in order.
"Our bill is a good one and we be-
lieve will stick every whit. Let us
possess the land for a dry Arkansas;
for we are able"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28

President j. J. Doyne of the State
Normal left this morning to attend
an institute at Sardis.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
MEDICAL FACTIONS
AIR DIFFERENCES

Little Rock, June 2S.-An effort
was made by a party of Little Rock
physicians to GUST DR.. Morgan Smith
of Little Rock from the position of
dean of the University of Arkansas
Medical School the day following his
election by the board of trustees. The
delegation which appeared before the
BOARD was composed of Drs. D. r.
Hardeman, Milton Vaughan, Snod-
grass and others, and they made the
statement that DR.. Smith was not ac-
ceptable to them. They had endorsed
DR.. Frank Vinsonhaler for the place,
to succeed Dr. J. H. Lenow, who was
also not acceptable after years ser
vice. There was considerable asper-
ity in the charges and objections re-
vealing the existence of factions that
seemed most difficult to reconcile.
a motion was made by Trustee Nc.
Kenzie that the action of the board
be reconsidered Before a vote was
taken, however, DR.. Smith was given
chance to be heard, and after his
address to the board the motion was
withdrawn and his election stands.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28

tee are selected now either by dele
gates to the national conventions or
by the state conventions. 1t is be-
lleved this method of proceeding gives
too much power to small body of
men, and It is urged that the com
selected by the people
themselves will be far more repre-
sentative in their character. 1t is
Mr.. Bryan will present
the subject to the convention.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
CURTIS.

The weather has been fine for the
past week and crops are coming to
the front. We farmers hope that the
season will have plenty of rain from
now on.
Enola enjoyed some tip-top singing
Saturday evening and night by the
Little Rock quartette.
Health is good throughout this
G. w. Crossno and family visited
at Mr.. Mobbs' Sunday.
John Morris and G. w. Crossno
went to Conway on business Monday
A series of meetings at the school
house are being conducted by Lat
ter Day Saint preacher.
A large crowd attended the singing
Saturday night at the church at
Enola.
The w. o. w. met Saturday night
at Enola camp to make arrangements
for the unwilling and decoration.
The blackberry crop is very short
around here, but | think that other
fruit will be plentiful.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
CENTERVILLE.

Plenty of rain and grass at this
writing.
Tommie Cardin and family of Hap
Ply Valley visited at Mr.. Venable's
Saturday and Sunday.
Quarterly meeting was held at
Pleasant Hill Saturday and preaching
Saturday night, with a large crowd.
There was not any preaching Sunday
on account of rain.
Whit Morgan spent Saturday night
and Sunday with John Yves and
Elijah Browning.
There will be an all-day singing at
Pleasant Hill Sunday. Everybody is
invited to come. A nice time is ex-
pected.
Team Browning visited Afford Gray
Saturday night.
The crowd at Pleasant Hill at sing
ing Sunday evening was small, but all
present had jolly time
The wedding bells are still ringing
in this section of the country.
S. j. Hankins and faml y of this
place and Julius Gray of Guy visited
at 6. w. Hawkins Of 6 Ienntown last
Tuesday night.
R. NJ. Browning and Jess Thomp-
son were in Conway last week.
Wilson Hankins of Gienntown visit
ed his brother, s. j. HanLins, of this
place Saturday night and Sunday. :
June &c.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
HOLT BOOSTING
ROOSEVELT PARTY

Little Rock, June 2S.-The Roose-
welt Republicans in Arkansas are re-
pudiating the Taft ticket and plat
form, and al.gning themselves with
the Progressives under the Oyster
Bay pennant. The latest to return
from Chicago is former Postmaster
w. S. Holt, who is most pronounced
adherent of Roosevelt. He says there
were 10 "rolled" delegates from Ar
kansas in the conference which NOM
mated Roosevelt as the Progressive
candidate.
Mr.. Holt bitterly denounces all of
the Republican machinery in Arkan-
sas and the nation, declares that they
have won through chicanery and
fraud, and that he declines to align
himself with the receivers of stolen
goods. 1t is expected that state
ment will be issued in a few days by
the Progressives, outlining their poll
cies and plans. The Roosevelt state
ticket Will not be withdrawn.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
STATE AID TO Be
RE-D|STRIBUTEO
APPLICATIONS Are FILED
S c H OOLS MUST APPLY BY
JULY 2 FOR PORTION OF
$4,000 FUND.

Little Rock, June 28.-Blanks are
being sent out by the state high
school board to the various high
schools to make application for state
aid for the ensuing year. Many have
already been received, and all appli-
cations are supposed to be filed by
July 2. There will be a re-distribu-
ton of the $4,000 fund for next
year, and all schools that desire the
aid must apply, whether they had it
last year or not.
at is gratifying to the state board
to be in a position to announce" says
Prof. Torreyson, after an examina-
ton of the partial reports received,
the unqualified success of the law
during the first year of its operation.
1t has added thousands of dollars
worth of equipment to libraries and
laboratories, improved the quality of
the instruction, modernized the
courses of study, established new
high schools in rural communities,
given free tuition in high school
branches to more than 1900 students,
rural boys, girls and teachers, and in
the normal training high schools has
put into training 800 young men and
women for teaching in the common
schools.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
3 COMMISSIONERS
SALES TOMORROW

AS commissioner in chancery court,
Clerk j. H. Hartje will hold three
sales of Conway lots tomorrow, to
satisfy judgments in favor of the
waterworks district of Conway for
unpaid assessments. One of the par
GELS IS the site of White Chapel Bap-
fist church, colored, and the two 9th
ers are property owned by negroes,
against which there was only small
assessment.
A decree was rendered also against
st. James colored Methodist church,
but this was paid off and satisfied to-
day. The original tax was less than
IS, but the court costs brought the
amount up to about $50.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
DIR. KIRKLAND IS
CONSIDERING Offer
REYNOLDS PRES. PRO TEN
EDUCATOR SAYS
UNIVERSITY NEEDS MORE
FUNDS.

Little Rock, June 28.-The board
of trustees has unanimously rendered
to Chancellor ]. H. Kirkland the
presidency of the University of Ar
kansas. DR.. Kirkland returned
Thursday from Fayetteville, where he
went to look over the situation, and
left on the afternoon train for his
home at Nashville.
He advised the board that he is not
ready at this time to give them an
answer He said that he must have
some positive assurance on the part
of the board that he will be given a
more liberal financial support for the
benefit of the university than has pre-
vailed heretofore, else he will be fore
ed to decline The amount of salary
proposed to be offered him was not
mentioned, but DR.. Kirkland sad that
the proper maintenance of the inst
tuition was of greater Importance
than the salary.
The board is very anxious to secure
the services of DR.. Kirkland if he can
be induced to accept the presidency.
So far as finances are concerned,
however, nothing can be done for the
ensuing year, as the appropriations
for that have already been made.
President j. II. Reynolds was elect
ed president pro tenn to succeed Pres
dent Tillman after July /.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
PLANK PREPARED
DIRECT VOTE ON COMMITTEE
ALSO RECOMMENDED BY
THE PLATFORM.

Baltimore, June 27.-The excite
ment in the convention over the Bry-
an exclusion resolution caused mem
bers of the committee on resolutions
to overlook the meeting of the body
called for 10 O'Clock tonight, and at
11:45 O'Clock the meeting was ad-
journed until IL o'clock tomorrow.
The platform recommended by the
subcommittee pledges sufficient fed
eral aid to maintain a navigable
channel in the Mississippi river and
advocates federal control of all Mis-
sissippi river improvements.
Conservation of the natural re-
sources is recommended, but the
party is pledged to a policy that will
not drive settlers from the western
states to other countries. This plank
is made applicable to Alaska, as well
as the United States proper.
If recommendation of the commit
tee on resolutions is adopted the Dem
ocrats of the various states will elect
their members to the national COM
mittee by popular vote. A PROPOSE
ton to this effect was made in the
committee today and met with gen
eral approval. 1t was decided to pre-
sent the subject in the form of sep
arate resolution and not to incorpor-
ate it in the platform.
Members of the national commit
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-06-28
FAVRE APPEALS CASE.

Leo Favre, against whom fine of
$50 was assessed for malicious mis-
chief in the court of Justice w. B.
Wilson, has appealed his case to cir
cult court. Damages in favor of Mrs.
S. j. Smith amounting to SIS were
also assessed against Favre by the
court, the charge against the defend
ant being that he had mutilated some
hogs belonging to Mrs. Smith.