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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
COMMISSION FORM AT ATHENS LOSES Result of Vote Stood MOn- day 16O Against to 60
 for Change

Athens September .-(Special.)-Com mission government was badly defeated here today The fight was warm and the enemies of commission form have been busy while the friends of the commission have been active.
 There have been public meetings held in favor of commission form and able speeches made by the friends of the com mission, but the enemies were active and silent. and the vote cast today showed that the friends of commission form had overlooked their hand as the anti vote was 1G0, while the friends of commission could only muster 60 votes.
 There is now but one ticket in the field for the city officials. this ticket is headed by Ernest Hine, who is a candidate for mayor. Every effort was made to get him to withdraw in favor of commis- sion form, but this failed. There is like ly to be a vigorous fight made next Monday when the new board is to be elected.
 A ticket was nominated at mass meet ing but the officers of the mass meet ing failed to file with the mayor as the law directs and this ticket will be left off the printed ballots and if they get their men elected they will have to write them.
 This fight for and against commission form of government has brought out all opposition to the present administration and every effort will be made to lay low all connected with il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
TEN YEARS OF ALABAMA
No. 38-Administration of Governor Smith
1865-1874

dega entered his protest on the journal. The legislature of the white people that
 was overthrown by the military required
 the governor to indorse the bonds of
 railroads under construction to the ex- tent of $12,000 per mile of actually com pleted roads. The military legislature now in session raised the amount to S16,- 600 per mile, at it's first session, predi- cated on the original condition of com pleted road. The original state act, how
 ever, restricted state aid to the limit of
 state boundaries. The military legisla- ture pledged the same aid to any rail- road "outsde of the state of Alabama and extending in the direction of its
 terminus within this state." The railroad legislature thus far was dictated by J. c. Stanton of Boston, who without means
 from any source had gotten possession of the Northeast and Southwest road,
 chartered and partly built before the war, to connect the Mobile and Ohio railroad with Chattanooga through the mineral counties of Alabama. In all the state aid Legislation, the state was secured by first mortgage upon each successive 20
 miles construction and equipment. Never theless, Stanton found capital in northern financial circles ready to supply him pro- vided he should get control of the legis- lature. The condition precedent was so abundantly fulfilled that member of the House from Dallas carried home with him $120,OO0 cash.
 The campaign for President proceeded with animation throughout the states. By the middle of August, Seymour and Blair seemed to have a fair promise of success. To make their success of the republican party ticket secure, Congress had legislated into the union, Alabama. and five other states. The legislature of Alabama passed a bill to take from the people the election of the electoral col
 ege and reposed that right in the law making body itself The bill appeared
 first in the Senate and was introduced by r. Bromberg, senator from Mobile, who also was postmaster at Mobile. The sheriff of Wilcox county was a mem-
 Der of the House and president of the university of the state all at once. The House came to the vote on the Bromberg bill and indignantly re-
 jected it. Then some of the more astute members began to call upon others reminding them of the facts of the February election, how it required the intervention of Congress to get the legislature into office over that election. If the electoral college was to be thrown upon the polls. In that very year after the. defeat of the whole scheme of setting up a state govern suit So next day the house passed the
 Bromberg bill by a great majority, AS to IS.
 Senators elect, Spencer and Warner
 had their grip sacks packed and were off for Washington as soon as their cer- tifcates could be delivered. They were already in their seats in close contact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

with Grant and Colfax headquarters when news reached them of the revol of the House on the Bromberg bill. Tn. wires were worked with energy and the House reversed it's vote. Governor Smitf was taken in hand. He received this telegram:
 "The legislature must by all means cast the electoral vote of Alabama Effect or north good. Signed: Spencer, Warner Stow.''
 Governor Smith promptly and vigor- ously resisted. He sent in an elaborate veto message to the Senate. "'What is this revolutionary step" exclaimed the veto, but recoil from our own issue and a tacit acknowledgment that we are unable to protect ourselves from the minority?'
 The governor saw plainly. He could not disavow his political connections. He could not conceal from his intelligence and his conscience the chasm he had helped to open in it's boundess capacity for engGlfing Alabama.
 Senator Coon from Iowa sprang tC his seat as soon as the secretary of tht Senate read the last word of the veto Does the governor pean war;" ht shouted. T will meet him with 5000, freemen at my back
 "Ah. will you, general?" exclaimed SNdldW WdB w. D. JOlitS lfOfn MdTtHBO. " sir, am a republican, but I am also for Alabama and l stand by the governor 1 will muster 20000 town boys and whir out the gentleman from Iowa any tims he is ready to stand in The lieutenant governor was visibly disappointed and in chagrin. The resolu. tion to adjourn to November in order to prevent any election at the polls failed of effect.
 
 his purpose to allow no newspaper re- porter to enter the door until his full name and the name of the paper for which he acted should be submitted to him and a permit signed.
 The legislature rode rough shod over the constitutional prerogative of the gov ernor at discretion. A resolution passed suggesting to the chief executive to Keep away from the capitol" County capitals were changed, county officers were per mitted to move their offices and records from one county seat to another under pretext of escape from ku klux The constitution placed the appointing power exclusively with the governor. The legis- lature required Governor Smith to com mission John V. McDuffie sheriff ot Lowndes county without appointment to the office. The constitution gave the circuit judge exclusive power to appoint the clefK or nis court. ne legislature named to the governor who was to be sheriff, who was to be circuit clerk, tax assessor, tax collector and what four men were to be commissioners of Lowndes county.
 News spread through the streets of Montgomery that the legislature was about to adjourn for recess. The public joy ran riot. The old Fort Toulouse can non was lifted to Court Square, and sa- lutes to the departing statesmen were fired as they walked to the wharf or to the far away railroad station. Process sions of citizens formed to bid them God speed on their way.
 JOHN WITHERsPOON DUBOSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
SMITH IS ACCUSED OF KILLING CHILD

Decatur, September 9.-(SpeciaL)-- Mrs. w. K. Lacy charges Stumpy smith with killing her 4-year-old child last night by shooting, shooting herself in one arm, and then shooting himself in the head, inflicting serious injuries. Mrs Mcclure.
 Immediately after the shooting Will Lacy informed the police of the kill ing Believing al the I me Lacy did il, he was locked up. Smith was taken to his rooms and on account of his serious condition he has not been arrested
 AWill Lacy is blacksmith employed by the Huntsville Lumber company, and stands well. Smith has been con- ducting q shooting gallery here. He has stump feet and Is called 'Stumpy' on that account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

9The first session of the military legisla- |&re had continued one month. That is fom the date of converting July 13 until August 12, when, by resolution, the two
 buses took a recess until the first Mon Nay in November, truly most remark Able date for resuning work upon.
 Nit is not necessary here to enter upon general review of the conduct of the |bdy, but reminder of particular acts |liI suffice. The legislature was the off, bring of the fragment of Congress and |fke service, like supply. They were two N a kind
 Hon the eighth day of the session the buses separately voted for United States @.nator In the Senate, on the third bal It, Colonel George E. Spencer of New ! ork received 19 votes to F cast for
 i humphreys, scalawag, of Madison county.
 pencer defeated Humphreys in the House 6le same day, 54 to 31. Spencer was elect 3i for the six-year term. He hailed from torgan county where he held an office \ the United States revenue department. Ne was chief of staff to General Jud-
 bn Fitzpatrick in Shermans march through South Carolina.
 General Willard Warner of Ohio. mem- |er of Sherman's staff, in the Dalton 3tlanta campaign, was elected senator 3r the two-year term. His conceptions Mere General Datus l.. Coon of Ohio,
 tolonel John D. Pennington of Massa- ilusetts, MT. Reynolds of Ohio and MT. 4elder of Montgomery, Ala.
 lThe military constitution added the new
 ,fice of Commissioner of Industries
 ar. J. C. Keller of Pennsylvania was 4gislated into it by the act of Congress 5lne F. His salary was $2500 a year.
 she constitution gave a wide and prac-
 3cal scope to the office Statistical in-
 brmation concerning the productive in-
 justries and scientific report on the
 ieology were to be annually made. The
 Ata and reports so made must be sent
 Alt ito the people of the United States ;nd foreign countries" It was required hat the legislature at it's first session
 hould enact statutes to govern and pro bct the bureau of industries.
 { One of the early acts of the legislature las a statute in execution of this article M the constitution. The statute was lrawn so as to give Keller carte blanche light to draw on the treasury of the hate for all the money it contained He night appoint his agents in every county Ind every town of all the states and night appoint agents in all countries and bwns of Europe. He might contract with tuhlishers for any volume of his reports amed by him to the bill to be paid by he state. Senator McAfee from Talla-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
MAY CONSIDER THE
 1873 CENTENNIAL

The board of directors of the Cham Der of Commerce will hold meeting in their rooms in the chamber building this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The mat ter of the centennial, which Is proposed being held in Birmingham in 1919, will probably be discussed by the board and the question of Chamber of Commerce demonstration farm decided. A mum : Der of committees of the organization have met during the past week and their findings will be brought before the board for consideration today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
OFFER LAND FOR
 EXPERIMENT FARM

Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce has received a number of offers of land for the proposed dem onstration farm of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Mr. Radcliffe states that one man offers q considerable amount of land with the understanding that he is
 made superintendent of the farm At the meeting of the board of directors of the chamber to day 1t is proba ble that the proposed farm will be deh- other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Lewis Commits Suicide

oil City, Paa September 9.-Geoi'gs Lewis @. first vice president of the oil City Trust company. and for many years one of the most prominent men here. committed suicide by shooting today. No cause was assigned for the suicide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

monthly market day. when the eount'y v people. Truckers and those having pro duce to sell can bring 1t to marked. and have one day especially devoted to this business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
ST. CLAIR COTTON OPENING RAPIDLY Believed S5 Per Cent of
 Crop Will Be Made COURT IN DECEMBER Municipal Election in Ashville Will Be Held Monday-North St. Clair
 Baptists Meet Saturday at
 Cooks Springs

Ashyille. September 9-(Special.)-Th cotton crop of St. Clair county is being hurried along very rapidly by the hot and dry weather. The farmers say they have a pretty fair crop, but fear the falling of the bols. The farmers in this section are not selling very much on future mar kets as they do not prefer to take the risk of the market that far ahead. The cotton crop Is reported to be about b days late and will be about s5 per cent of a good crop.
 Municipal Election
 The municipal election for the town of Ashville is to be held in the city hall here September IS. The election officers have already been appointed and a num- Der of men have entered the different races The race for mayor seems to be between R. NJ. Inzer and c. W. Hodges For all dermen. G. NJ. Love, Eugene Embry Will Forman, Dr. Johnson and w. NJ Medley. Five members of the school board will be elected.
 Association at Cooks Springs
 The North St. Clair Baptist association will meet at Cooks Springs Saturday. September 14. This place will have it's proper representation there.
 The First Baptist church of Ashville has extended a welcome to all the preach CTS and pastors of the association to meet here on the fifth Sunday in this month. As it will be the beginning of the Bap- tist semi-monthly meetings. The Baptists here have decided to have two preaching days per month Instead of one. They are to be the second and fourth Sundays. The Methodist are to change from the fourth Sunday to the first Sunday.
 Court in December A special term to take the place of the regular term of the circuit court for the northern judicial division of this county has been called to sit in session in Decem- Der, by Judge James E. Blackwood. The regular term is in September. but owing to the fact that Judge Blackwood being in Canada it was postponed until the above date.
 Odenville School Opens
 The St Clair County High school opened this morning at Odenville with a very good attendance While the enrolment was pretty large for the school 1t was not quite as good as was expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
HOT WEATHER HERE

But cool and delightful at Wrights- vile Beach. Seaboard will continue to sell 10 day tickets at s15. September ,, '12 and 19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
rOR RENT.

FOR RENT. 1 WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL sPLEN- DID OFFICES FOR RENT ON OCT. I. PLENTY OF LIGHT AND AIR, STEAM HEAT AND JANITOR SERVICE.
 LOUIS V. CLARK & CO, PHONE 0O7. 4TH AVE. E BOTH ST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

pr. J. IT. MOrrisOn Of Ielntssee 1lI1ed the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church at the noon hour Sunday. Doctor Morrison is the financial agent oe the Alabama Synodical college, loeated at ral- ladega, and he will make this city his home in the fltnre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
RETURN 76 TRUE B|LLSAT TALLADEGA City Grand Jury AdjOurns.
 RecOnvene Later DATES ARE CHANGED Religious Meeting Under Way-TO Erect Bridge Across Henderson s Br0Ok-Fell-Laver Engage
 ment Announced

Talladega, September 9.-(speeial)-The city court grand jury adjourned Saturday afternon after a session of a week, rcturi- ing 7s true bills. The body will again be
 Revival in Progress
 The Bob Jones religious meeting began on Sunday morning at the First Methodist church. In the evening services were held in an immense warehouse on North street. A singer and teacher of the Bible class is with the evangelist. Many stores closed for the Monday morning services.
 Examine Students
 City school pupils who have been study ing during the summer for promotion and all new pupils who have not been graded will be examined at the North Side city school building Thursday and Friday of this week. The city schools will open next week.
 Bridge Over Henderson Brook Bids will be opened on Tuesday 5y t.ic bridge across the Henderson brook at the North street crossing, near the inter- section of Jackson street. During q heavy rain there is swimming water at this crossing.
 Engagement Announced
 The engagement of MT. Rufus Co. b Fen of Birmingham and Miss M4rgaretta Nye Laverty of Talladega is announced by MT. and Mrs. John $. Laverty, tfe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Dr. Morrison Arrives

,arents Of the bride-eect. The marriage s to take place october 30 at Talladega.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18

and liked him. The old gentleman
bought a little property about that
time that turned out to be a gold
mine.'
With persistency the duchess said:
''How d'you know it is clean money
Edith? Not that it makes a rap of diff
ference" she laughed prettily, ''but
how do you know that he is rich to
this horrible extent?"
Lady Galorey put down her address
book impatiently; Does he look like
an impostor?"
The other returned: even the
archangel fell, my dear Edith"
Well" returned her friend, "this
one is too young to have fallen far"
and she shut up her list in despera-
ton.
The duchess sat down on the edge
Of the lounge and raised her express
sive eyes to Lady Galorey, who once
more looked at her sarcastically, and
went on:
Gordon liked the old gentleman; he
was extraordinarily generous-quite a
type. They called the town after him
-Blairtown; that is where the son
halls from He was little lad when
Gordon was out and Mr.. Blair prom
ised that Dan should come over here
and see us one day, and this" she
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18

small head tied up In a motor scarf,
the Duchess Of BTeakWatar appeared.
She greeted them severely, and LCrd
Galorey heard her say under her
breath to Dan:
"You prohised to be back to drive
with me before dinner, Dan. Did you
forget?"
And as Galorey left the boy to make
his peace, the first smile of amuse
ment broke over his face. He felt that
the duchess had between her and her
capture of Dan Blair's heart the elu-
sive picture of some mice girl
much perhaps, but it might be very
hard to tear away the picture Of the
ideal that was ever before the blue
eyes Of this man who had fortune to
spend on her.
Gro &c G0nrlnued.l
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18
WHAT'S IN A NAME
Resident of DurWard's Glen
Sends a Curious Col
lection.

The following were seut to this office
by Mrs. l.. A. Dudley of Durward's
Glen:
Have you ever thought how much
man and his business are. related 10
each other?
Hunting Barnes Of Wesi Union,
Iowa, has driven race horses all his
life.
James Ash sells coal in Buffalo.
Buffalo also coutains r. l.. Loud, who
sells pianos.
Aurora includes Mr.. Smelly, the
florist, and Mr. Frost, the coal dealer.
A. Turban is miIliner on Ashland
avenue, Chicago.
Burns q Burns sell fire insurance at
Beloit, and Harry Pinch sells shoes
at Ripon.
e. A. Pyle is in the lumber busiLess
in Marion, Iowa.
Daley & Knight are Washington
undertakes.
John Bloompot, florist, Pekin, Ill.
DR.. Snapp is a surgeon in Goshen,
Ind.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18
CHILLY POULTRY FRAUDS
Turkeys That Are LOAD
ed" Sold to the I'm
suspecting.

The News does not believe there are
any such farmers around Baraboo as
there are in the neighborhood of Mil
waukee. 1t was discovered there that
the farmers had found a new way of
defrauding purchasers Of poultry.
They pumped water down the threats
of freshly slaughtered turkeys, put
them to freeze, and then sold the ex-
ira weight of water at from 20 to "a
cents pound. AS the turkeys warm
up after being purchased the "load'
disappe RS and no one is the wiser.
Easy money.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18

tapped the table with her pen, seems
to be the day, for he came down upon
us in this breezy way without even
sending wire, just turned up last
night. Gordon's mad about him. His
father has been dead year, and he is
just twenty-five"
Good heavens!" murmured the
duchess. Lady Galorey opened her
address book again.
"Gordon's got him terribly on his
mind, my dear; he has forbidden any
gambling or any bridge as long as the
boy is with us.
Her companion rose and thrust her
hands into the pocket of her tweed
coat. She laughed softly, then went
over to the long window where with
out, across the pane, the early winter
mists were flying, chased by furtive
sun.
Gordon said that the boys father
treated him like king, and that while
the boy is here he is going to look
out for him."
Over her shoulder the other threw
out coldly:
"You speak as though he were in
den of thieves. | didn't know Cor
don's honor was so fine. AS for me,
don't gamble, you know"
Lady Galorey had decided that Lilys
insistent remaining gave her chance
to fill her fountain pen. She was,
therefore, carefully squirting in the
ink, and she flushed at her friends
last words.
Lady Galorey herself was the best
bridge player in London, and cards
were her passion. She did not remind
the lady in the window that there
were other games besides bridge, but
kept both her tongue and her temper.
After a little silence in which the
women followed each her own
thoughts, the duchess murmured:
"Tll toddle upstairs, Edie-let you
write. Where did you say we were
going to meet the guns for food?"
Eat the gate by the White Pastures.
There'll be a cart and a motor going,
whichever you like, around two"
Right" her" grace nodded; It'll be
on time, dearest"
And Lady Galorey with relieved
sigh heard the door close behind the
duchess Wiping her fountain pen
delicately with a bit of chamois, she
murmured: well, Dan Blair is out
of Eden, poor dear, if he met her by
the gate,
A fortune of a round ten million
pounds was a small part Of what this
young man had come into by direct in
j heritance from the Copper King of
Blairtown, Montana. For once the
money figure had not been exagger-
ated, but Lady Galorey did not know
about the rest of Dams Inheritance.
The young man whistling In his
rooms in the bachelor quarters Of Os.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18
RECENT TRANSFERS
IN REAL ESTATE
Land Exchanges Filed with
Register of Deeds at
Courthouse.

Herman Pagel to Oscar CoIvin, lanG
in La Vale; ST..
John Collins to Charles A. Vie
branz, land in Winfield; $4,000.
Peter Geier to Frank Geier, land in
Sank City; $4,000.
Christian J. Kindschi to William
Albeis, land in Prairie du Sac; $4,000
William Toole to William A. Toole,
land in Baraboo; 81.
Maurice r. Cole to Alice .. Cole,
and in Reedsburg; ST..
Allen M. White to John Blise, land
in Woodland; ST..
Herman Schubring TO g. H. Scnu-
bring, land in Greenfield; ST..
D. j. Pesse to TheO Il. Miller, land
in Reedsburg; $500.
land in Ironton; $l75
Reedsburg Land & Improvement
Co. to w. Fl. Ramsey, land in Reeds
burg; ST..
Herman GrotophoTst to w. II.
Thomas, land in WestfeId; $1,000,
Mary Hynek to Frank Janecek, land
in Ironton; $3.50.
Anil Templin to o. w. Sherman,
land in IIonton; ST..
Samuel Andrews to G. A. Wright,
land in Ironton; $3.50.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18

The Duchess of BreakWater Appeared.
races. Possibly his vivid imagination
pictured -"some nice girl" there wait
ing, as they should come up, to meet
him
81 have always thought it would be
bully to find a poor girl-pretty as a
peach, of course-one who had never
had much, and just cover her with
things. Hey, there!" he cried to the
terrier, who had come running back,
bring it to me"
They had come up to the terrace by
this, and Dams confidence, fresh as a
gush of water from a rock, had ceased.
His face was placid. He didn't realize
what he had said.
From out of one of the long win
dows, dressed in q sable coat. her
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-18

~g~HE KIDNEYS are strengthened
J. and toned by Hoods Sarsaparilla
III cures all their ailments, pains in
the Joins and THE DACKECHE-