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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
COUNCIL OF CLUBS
 TO HOLD MEETING

The Highland Book club, seconded by the Woman's Civic league and the Cad mean circle seconded by the Highland Book club, call a meeting jointly of the Council of Womens clubs, Tuesday, Jan uary 16 at 10.3O in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Business of importance is to be trans acted and full attendance is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
CONFEDERATE BALL
 TO BE BRIGHT EVENT

The Yancey chapter, U. D. C.. is n ing preparations for grand historic ( federate ball to be given in Febru Mrs Virginia Clay Clopton and other tinguished Aiabamians will grace the easion, and it will be one of the n beautiful and spectacular functions si the days of 60 and '65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
MIR. AND MRS. KIRKPATRICK
 HOSTS AT DINNER DANCE

one of the parties last evening at the dinner dance at the Country club in cluded Mir and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick and a group of young people. Seated about the table were the host and nos tess. Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Sere- Ina Kirkpatrick, Miss Belle Roberts, MT. Carl Wittichen, MT. George Wittichen, ana Mr. Tredinnick of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
MRS. RUSSELL HUNT
 HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON

In compliment to Miss Norma Hood, whose marriage will be an important event of the month, Mrs. Russell Hunt will be hostess Friday at a luncheon Her guests will include Miss Hoods bridesmaids
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
A MUSICALE
 AT SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST .

Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock a musicale and silver tea will be given at the Southside Baptist church. The musicians will be Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. Charles E. bowman, Jr, Mrs John Turner and Mrs. Laura Jackson Dayids, and charming programme has been ar ranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
MISS VIRGINIA ABBOTT
 TO GIVE DANCING PARTY

Miss Virginia Abbott will he hostess at a dance given at the University club the evening of Thursday, January IS. Her honorees will be her house guests Miss Frances Summers and Miss Sara Coop CT. who will arrive tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

George IT. Harris, Mrs. Russell Hunt, Mrs. Gladys Enslen, Mis- Elizabeth Nor ris, Miss Bessie May Thompson, Miss Edith Bowron. Mrs. Robert Hood, Miss Lucy Truss, Mrs. Arthur Brooks Love- lace, and Mrs. Charles Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS

On account of many conflicting d the annual meeting of the Mercy H board, announced for Tuesday, will postponed until Tuesday, January 8.
 The W. c. T. U. will meet Tuesday ernoon at 3 o'clock in the parlors of First Methodist church. full attt ance is requested as business of imp ance will be transacted.
 A social and literary meeting of Foreign Mission society of the F| Methodist church will be held tomorI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Today They Are Famous

Delicious Blue Ribbon Flavoring Ex- tracts have won their present high stand ing and immense sale by one standardsof manufacture. the highest quality possible Fifteen years ago unknown, today Blue Ribbon Extracts arc famous. Best anl takes less.e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
PRESIDENT STORY TELLERS.
 TO RE AT HIGH SCHOOL

Richard Thomas Wyche. organizer and president of the National Story Teliers League of America and author of some Great Stories and How to Tell Them, will be at the Birmingham High school Tuesday at D. III. great treat IS promised those who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
MIR. AND MRS. J. M. CALDWELL
 ENTERTAIN FOR GUESTS

.Nrr. and Mrs. David Thompson were the inspiration of an informal dinner last evening preceding the dance at the Coun- try club. The hosts were MT. and Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
CONFEDERATE SEALS

The Daughters of the Confederacy will sell the beautiful Confederate seals one day next week for the benefit of the Confederate monument to all southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
CONTINUED ON PAGE sop

Far faces, white hands, satin skinl Satin skin cream and Satin skin ] der. 25c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
WHAT FARMER Should KNOW.

\ 'recent bulletin Of the United States
Department of Agriculture catalogues
the modern requirements for success
in farming. The tiller OF the soil is
warned that he will fail unless he Is
equipped with considerable knowl-
edge OF chemistry. OF bacteriology. of
economic entomology. OF the pathology
and physiology of plants; Of plant and
animal breeding. of fungicides and in
secticides, of the conservation OF soil
moisture. of botany. pomology, viticui-
ture and horticulture. and certainly
much concerning the practical handling
and marketing OF his products"
Enough there for a dozen university
extension courses. How can one head
hold all those ''ologies" and still have
room for the philosophy OF blowing.
the psychology Of hog-feeding and the
therapeutics OF poke root and mule
ology? Farming is unGuestionably q
science, and II farmer knows all he
ought to know ne ought TO have
Phi. D. dashed to the mast
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Calves Retirement.

What's this the papers tell about.
Calve says that she Is too stout
To sing the modern opera stuff
And must retire? Gee. that's tough.
Since childhood we've been wont TO
pay
Our hard-earned dough 10 hear
Calvs.
Our grandpa SAYS he heard her. too.
When he was young. and now she's
through
They say Calve has grown so fat
She can't reach UP 70 pin her hat
And can't live in modern fat
And move around. But. what OF that?
Suppose she does take lots OF space.
You cannot say that's disgrace.
care not FOR her size, by jing'
20 to hear the lady sing.
Our oldest institutions must
Be kept a-goinE. friends. or bust
The greatest Carmen Of the age
Wen hear. though we enlarge the
stage.
want my Crandsons 20 enjoy
The voice 7 heard when but boy,
7, IS q burning shame. 7 say.
To lose the fair but fat Calve-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
r.,renchment and economy in earnest
has come.
NORTH CARoLINA's PAUPER CoUN
TIES.

state problems in the old Dominion
and in the Old North state seem TO be
almost Identical. They have In the
fee system. in roads. in the Torrens
system and in taxation, common IS
sues. North Carolina, Ike Virginia
, is burdened with "pauper counties
or counties which, through inefficient
administration or evasion and VIOLA
ton cf the law. fail 10 raise sufti-
,icnt revenue to meet their running
cNp.n.es. and rely uron the state 10
make good the deficit out of the pub
lie treasury. North Carolina mas
fortv-fve such counties. five less than
half the whole number Of counties
within the state These delinquent
tl.its. in the opinion OF the Chario' te
observer. constitute a state scandal
The counties that arc efficiently con
Quoted are penalized in that they nave
10 contribute 10 the support Of the
counties which are incompetel.,y ad-
mlnistered. The condition is Just as
ineNcusa,ole and unnecessary in North
Carolina as it il in Virginia. for every
county can and ought to pay It's run
nlug expenses The wilmingto1 star
proposes that when a county cannot
pay its own way. il should be annexed
70 a county which can convert mo
a good public asset II declares that
il knows of some men who would o.
willing to take over these coun'I"a
and pay the state rent for them
THAT suggestion is extreme but some
thing ought 10 be done, If a county
will not do its part. there ought TO be
means to compel il to do what ia Just
and right in reference 20 other coun-
ties which are self-supporting. Not
much longer should we permit tax
dodgers and law-eysders to shield
themselves successfully behind
mere geographical division.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
On the Spur of the
Moment.
By Roy K. Moulton.

The Difference.
When a pusson has got money, 20
where'er he may
1t is: "Howdy. Misto Johnsing. won't
you step dis way?
Come right up an jine de party. have
good cigah,
And little lobstah suppah an a auto
car"
Other times he may be achin' 70 a
meal ana smoke.
But he never gifts invited when he's
clean dead broke.
hen a pusson's got a bank roll dat
would choke q boss.
All the people touch dey hats an
boiler: "Howdy. boss
He kin drink an play de races an
shoot craps a lot.
An de people merely murmur: Oats
a way he's got"
But dey won't stan 1t a minute FUN
a cheap skate moke.
Fob dey always got a hannah 70 de
guy what's broke.
Now. If 70 a watahmillion should a
pore man pine.
An should go an lft it gently from
de rich mans vine
He'd git ninety days in prison or
perhaps a year.
Now de rich man steals a million as
a fnancier.
An de folks dey make a hero OF de
old rich bloke;
But it's different wild de pusson who
am clean dead broke.
Now dere am a good time comm TO
de ten-cent guys.
An de rich folks dey will learn II
wild a deep surprise.
II dey chance 70 go to Glory, dey'li
sec pore folks there.
All a-playin' harps an wearin' of de
crown so rare.
An de rich KANT buy no better ones
70 here's de joke.
When IL comes to fiashin' money deyl
be all dead broke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

The things that d fe!ler likes 20
eat and drink amt good for him. and,
anyhow. they cost too much.
When a man wears good clothes
its cinch that somebody has 70
work for them either himself or his
wife
II all the young gentlemen who
hang around the pool rooms vould
go to work this life would be a lot
easier for the rest OF us.
/ never saw a postmaster who was
against the governmental least. not
until he got out of Office.
Anne Hilliker's nose is so red that
II singes his mustache. AIne was
brought up in a drugstore county.
Luke Higgins has got the best oat-
mobile in the world. but he Is will
ing to sell 1t at sacrifice. as he
wants TO get a better one.
You can't always Judge the neigh
Dor by the clothes that hang out on
the line
No Teller kin be classed as among
the truly rich until he has been called
to testify before the campaign fund
investigating committee
1t is durn sight easier TO run an
oatmobile than it is to buy one.
Most women worry more about
whether the rubber plant is going TO
freeze than they do about who's going
TO be elected president
After a Teller has learned TO run
a furnace. nothing like an automobile
or a locomotive gives him the least
trouble.
A Teller who thinks that the horse
Is down ami out ought TO go and try
10 buy one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
Voice of the People
Lot Justice he Done.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispst ch.
Sir.-In talking over the Hillsviile
tragedy yesterday a minister said to
me. IF ] had my way about II 7
would lfbcrate all OF those Aliens.
Hearing similar remarks frequently
regarding the pleas for Communication
OF sentence. and noting the powerful
effort that is being made TO that end.
an indeed amazed. and but Tor
the logical position OF some Of our
rsperS. notably The Times Dispatch.
don't know to what an extreme some
rcorls would 20. II is with exceeding
reluctance that any OF us raise our
,-oi~es against the Aliens. but al
though IL is thankieSs task. = -
non. the less duty 70 express ois-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
HIGHER FREIGHT RATES.

Undoubtedly the railroads will APP
plv to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the near future for per
The tendency to take this action has
been FASTENED by the recent award Of
the Engineers Arbitration Board. De-
mands for higher wages by fremen
and trainmen on Eastern carriers are
also pending and will probably be
conceded on the same basis granted
&c the engineers. Such concessions in
turn will be used by tire employees o.
the Western and Southern Railroads
for a demand for higher rates of pay.
y 10 per cent increase was also re
Gently obtained by Southern trainmen
The net result. therefore. will be
large increase 20 the railroads in their
labor costs of operation. and this will
constitute the main ground Of their
petition for an advance IN freight
charges.
The consideration OF the matter b.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Will be attended by interesting and
valuable results In denying a re-
quest made by the railroads for an
advance In freight rates IN 1910. the
commission stated that IL would freely
reconsider its action when conditions
should change. but il also declared
that hen the carriers again appeared
hey should give evidence of having
been reasonably diIigent in securing
the maximum economies in their man
agement This would tend to show
that the commission. Ia its future de-
iibcrstions. will give more attention
&c. the question Of efficient manage
mcnt than IL has done n the past
The recent disclosures relative 70 the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. and the fac; that the com
! mission Is investigating that system.
would also indicate that the fus ncial !
practices Ct the railroads VIII To-
ceive a Isrse degree % consideration.
A demand FOR higher freight rates
would also give an impetus 20 the
/ movement FOR TIE physical Valuation
[ q the railroads Some os tie large
/ carriers are reported 10 b favorable
10 such a procedure. and i does not
seem possible % arrive AZ any de-
termination % fsir ana reasonable
1 charges until Valuation CT railroad
property - made on some sound iasls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

presented TO them last winter.
I believe the most OF us now know
where the directing agency IS located
tina, Influenced those men 20 refuse
the appeal OF the people
While I am not asking punishment
on those men such as probably should
be rneted out TO them. yet appeal 70
our voters who wish our State 10
follow West Virginia 10 make sure
that our next Senators shall express
themselves one way or the other be-
fore the primaries come OF
FLUVAS-SA.
Carysbrook
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

little notice has been given 70 Il IN
your columns
would like 10 call IN. attention
o. your readers to the very large ma
torlty, eaid 70 be something over
$4,000. and TO wonder II the old Mother
State is willing 10 have the child set
her such a fine example and not TO
follow IN her footsteps.
7. - passing strange that we d:d
not first set the example to the child.
and we would have done so but for the
self-opinionated State Senators who
refused tire appeal OF the people as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

su with the passage OF time
until now, in the interest OF
her own safety and her prestige on the
dark continent. and under her obliSa-
tions TO civilization and humanity, 10
say nothing of vast selfish economic
and financial considerations, she could
not let go" il she would.
Whether or not Great Britain an
nexes Egypt Immediately as her part
Of the spoils of the Balkan war. in
compensation" for any part she may
play In bringing about final settle
ment or in lieu Of concessions. an
ncxation. as time runs I'm deciding tne
destiny Of nations. is written for the
not distant future in the book OF rate
Of Egypt And IN truth. when all IS
said and done, annexation will Simply
he a fact for which existing Anglo
Egyptian relations have merely hS-
ured under an euph mistic name for
the soothing Of both Lsypt and Tur-
key.
Formal contamination will only he
on all fours with Austria-HungarY
formal absorption of Bosnia and Here
govina. though on a larger scale ana
infinitely more defensibic II VIII be
infinitely more Just fable, Judged IN
the light of the lengths to which Great
Britain has ALREADY gone in assuming
the duty Of bearing the white mans
burden" IN Africa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
BRITISH ANNEXATION oF rerrr

II recent cable cisTst-hss ir vas
reported tnat IS the rcs.it % the
Balkan var and tire red .ctiou thereby
Of Turkey 81 Europe 20 impotency.
Great Britain Was pressrins 20 DE-
clare = formal profec-ors's over Egypt
ana severance % tne land 90 che Niis
from Ottoman slze-a. rt-. As 60 tn.
immediate present there NAY BE- ngeh
or little iu TIE report. there is prob
ably little - 20 the near f-f.re -
does not admit % question thai there
10 much
FROM the tay. soon afte. British
occupation q Egypt Lord salisbury
vas IrferpoiatcJ 80 O. vhfs IRE guv-
srrment proposed VgltrdrswaL nd
save his historic. tentative ana anlhis-
soss snswer. ihsre has n.ser been %
r.sssnabis doubt that tlc DrItsh were
In EsyDt &C. sts5. iiis iofdsh'r. tnen
Prenisr. left . Ioophoie far sta1 iug
.nd ths, IooYho5. hss viderc5 year
b. ve.r The measure ~ Britsins re
sponsfbiIity not 90 e-scpsts the
eszstrz hss increases par pss-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
WHY NOT A LIEITENANT-G0N ERN-
ORs' CONFERENCE.

OnS' CONFERENCE!
The Governors that have been. the
Governors that are and the Governors
that will be are entitled to seats In
the House of Governors. but what OF
1.-THE Governors that might be? why
is 10. the poor Lieutenant Governor
left out Of the proceedings? 1t is sld
that the President and Vice President
of the nation always entertain pro-
found antipathy for each other The
President regards the Nice-President
as one who secretly hopes that he VII
be removed from this world. and tie
Vice President looks upon the Presi-
cession of the best possible man for
the presidency. Perhaps the anslo y
is true of the Governors and Lieuten-
| ant-Governors. or those who take once
In case Of the death or election 70 the
| Senate Of the Governor. Who ever saw
| cheerful looking Lieutenant-Go'-
ernor? They hover around the execu-
tive mansion with wistful gaze, mel
ancholv statesmen to fame unknown.
And the Governor realizes that his
death is the only thing that can light
en- the countenance of the Lieutenant
Governor and relieve his meianchona.
The thought is not pleasant to the
Governor.
Is that why the Lieutenant Govern
ors are left out OF the conference7 II
il true that the Governors do not ike
20 have the ce-governors hanging
around. because they suggest deathE
Whatever the reason for his exclusion
from the solemn conclave of the State
chief magistrates. the loot" Is mot
In it," From The absolute silence
maintained as TO his existence by the
Guided that it is gubernatorial bad
form TO mention the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. just as il is to refer 10 death
in the sick room. The fact is that the
vice presidents Of the States ar. even
more obscure than the second in po-
sition in the national government. the
Lieutenant Governor very often meas
ures Up 10 Tom Reeds definition OF a
! statesman-a dead politician. His IS
truly melancholy life. He can only
achieve g.ory through the removal or
! his superior. and he. therefore. must
brood much upon death. he holds
sway in the grim and solemn Senate
chamber the death house Of most good
J legislation He sits up at night with
an actusry ami ngures on the Govern
J or's chances OF living through his
term. lie cannot arb the Governor.
How are YOU feeling to-day with
out receiving in return an expression
Of unspeskable hatred.
I The "Ioots" must be content Win
their lot. Il seems. OF them II might
have been written:
Far from the msddins crowd. igno-
be strife.
Along the cool. scqucstered vale Of life.
E They kept the noiseiess tenor of their
way
q M~ianchoIy mas indeed marked tnesc
, fuuercai functionsries FOR her own. The
Observation-Disclosures - expected mere
. Is - MAINTAIN disnined obsolrity- The
/ Governors Conference evidently eoes
not propose 90 exhumc HMM fact.
} tast equalization may be a comrina-
ton iu restraint of Lieutenant Gov
! crncrs. Thc Governors good. jovisi.
rsfdy-rheekcd souls. 90 ON with their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

This session q Consrsss vii Dc a
billion dollar affair. on; there e no
telling set how many billion words %
VIII take
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
IVES. virginia.. vote for Prohibition

TO the Editor 81 The mes-Dispatch.
Slr.-Considering the importance OF
the victory o. the prohibition forces
and the large majority they hao N
W., VIRGINIA 70 seems % me- too
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

There 1re three weeks left in which
20 90 tnar Christmas shoppins. bit
only about three days IN which 20 do 10
early
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

The Automobile Association also
leaned that Richmond Il the rlgAt 1913
zodeI for cozvenfioEs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-07
M|SJNDERSTOOD'
LANDED IN AROMORE
JUDGE BOWLES WAS DUE IN
CLAREMoRE, BUT CAME TO
AROMORs INSTEAD.

There was one very distinguished
iurist Of this state that ran into a
complete surprise here yesterday
morning, but after the situation
dawned upon him, he took it good
naturedly and proceeded to make him
self comfortable in judge Russell $
chambers.
The situation was this The county
attorney at Claremore, this state. IS
being tried for malfeasence In office
and the district judge of that district
is disqualified from hearing the case.
Yesterday morning the chief Justice
called Judge VIM. Bowles OF Perry
over the hone and instructed him to
go there and hear the case. In some
way the Judge misunderstood his in
structions and thought it was Ard
more where he was required. Yester-
day morning he came into the district
clerks office and announced that he
was ready to try the case and wanted
some information about the matter.
Well he got the information all right,
he was informed that the case he was
supposed to try was at Claremore and
not Ardmore The judge looked stun
ned for a moment or two and when
he saw what he was up against he
made few remarks and ducked into
the Judge S private chambers to consult
with his friend Judge Russell.
When last seen he seemed to be en-.
ioying his forced sojourn in the city
and several good stories of the bar in
lar We're mdulged in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-07
Love County Ranchman.

L. Johnson, Love county ranch
man was here yesterday He says cat
tie in his section are doing we'll and
that wheat is a good stand and prom
ises a far yield. Mr.. Johnson has
property located in the mineral belt of
Carter county and is exhibiting sam
pies of zinc and lead and is also show
ing a deposit of light white sub
stance that resembles alum very
much, He is of the opinion that the
last named mineral is very valuable
and has sent a quantity of it to the
state university for examination. His
friends were cOngratulating him Yes
terday on his outlook for a fortune in
his mineral investments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-07
PRISONER ADMITS KILLING HIS
FORMER SWEETHEART, AVIS
LINNELL OF BOSTON.
ADDRESSED TO ATTORNEYS
Says He is Moved by No lnducement
of Leniency-seIeves God Has Net
Wholly Abandoned Him-Hopes to
Help Others.

Boston, Mass, Jan. G.-In a written
statement given to his counsel, Rev,
c. V. T. Richeson tcday confessed
that he poisoned his former sweet
neart, Avis Linnell,
The confession gave no details.
Bearing the pastors signature, it
read: Il hereby confess that I am
guilty of the offense of which | stand
indicted"
The full text of the confession ad-
dressed to his counsel, said
'Gentlemen: Deeply penitent and
earnestly desiring to make atonement,
! hereby confess that | am guilty Of
the offense of which | stand indicted
Il am moved to this course by NJ
inducement of lenliency Heinous as
is my crime, God has not wholly
abandoned me. My conscience and
manhood. however depraved and
blighted, will not admit OF my still
further wrongng by public trial, her
whose young life | have destroyed
Under the lashings of remorse,
nave suffered and am suffering the
tortures of the damned.
I'm this J find a measure Of com.
fort In my mental anguish, | recog-
nize that there is still, by the mercy
of the Master, some remnant CT a
Divine spark of goodness still lin
gering with me. | could wish to live
only because within some prison walls
| might in some small measure re-
deem my sinful past, help some other
deSpairing soul and, at last, find favor
with my God"