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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21

student or BurleSOn college, IeNaS, was killed by lightning in a field near Rock ford this afternoon. Hare came north to work during his summer vacation, and was cultivatng corn when bolt of light ming struck him. His home was Wynne, Ark.
 -~~-~~~-~-~~~~>--~- --~-~~-~--.------~----~~~- trlct delegates was put over until tomor- row
 Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge acted for the Roosevelt men for the Thirteenth Indiana district, the contest next called
 Under orders of the credentials commit tee all of the Indiana cases were re- opened The two delegates from the Thirteenth district were the only ones n- volved in the Hadley- Roosevelt charges of unfair action on the part of the na- tionai committee. The Roosevelt mem bers of the national committee had voted for the Taft delegates at large from -n- diana.
 The contest included four delegates at large and two each from the First, Third, Fourth and Thirteenth districts.
 Beveridge Argues
 Senator Beveridge was one of the Roosevelt delegates at large who lost in the contest before the national commit tee He objected at first, to the appear ance of former Senator Hemenway, the Indiana member of the credentials com mittee, as counsel for the Taft delegates He withdrew his objection when informed that Senator Hemenway had temporarily withdrawn from membership on the com mttee during the hearing of the Indiana cases.
 Control of the Indiana state convention said Senator Beverdge, depended upon the seating of the delegates elected al the Indianapolis primaries. Taft men carried these primaries but Senator Bev- eridge charged that discrimination had been shown against Roosevelt voters.
 senator Beveridge declared that "The grossest and most outrageous repeating was done in the Indianapolis primaries He presented affidavits to show that truck loads of negroes" had been taker from one ward to another to vote fir each Various charges of fraud in the primaries were made by Senator Bev- eridge He referred to the Lorimer case | in the United States Senate and sad that "any proof of fraud poisons the whole fabric of the election.
 Senator Beveridge introduced much new evidence in the form of affidavits to prove repeating marking of bal lots and fraudulent count of votes ir Indiana primaries. Senator Hemenway taking up the argument for the Taft delegates, declared the Indianapolis primaries had been overwhelmingly foi Taft He declared the charges of fraud could not affect the actual result ol the primary election.
 This is the first contest Indians ever brought to national conven- tion," declared Mir. Hemenway. And we wopfdnt have had this if orders had not come from Washin gton iron Joe ,Dixon to contest everything
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Urge Revision Downward

Some recommendations urged the specification of revision downward. !" while others held to the idea that 1t would be sufficient to recommend ad- herenee to the boards suggestions. leaving the inference that there would he reductions where indicated. The in- dications were favorable to the former policy.
 Inquiry into the high cost of living is suggested but the contention is made that excessive prices of the neces- saries of life are not due to the tariff. Tn support of this assertion 1t Is urged that living is comparatively high in other countries in which free trade policies previal.
 A majority of the subcommittee ap- peared favorable to the plan for an as socation of the banks of the country in the interests of reserve fund for use in emergency. but there was a diverg- ence of opinion as to the praseology. The purpose of an indorsement of the gen eral principles of the bill proposed by the monetary commission but in no draft submitted was that document mentioned.
 Beginning at II o'clock in the morning the subcommittee was in session at in- tervals throughout the day. During much of the time members of the full commit tee not on the subcommittee sat with the subordinate body and participated in it's proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
College Student Killed

Rockford. H., June 2o.-Carlo D. Hare student of Burleson college. Texas. was killed by lightning in field near Rock ford this afternoon. Hare came north to work during his summer vacation, and was cultivatng corn when bolt of light ming struck him. His home was Wynne. Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Georgia Taft Men Seated

The Georgia contest case was based on the contention that the Taft delegates were elected before there were legalized registration districts in the state
 The Taft delegates are large from Geor- ain four in number, were seated on the motion of Harry Shaw of West Virginia, Roosevelt adherent Tie vote was unanimous. The case of four Georgia dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21

vania John M Early of Tennessee, and
 Harry Shaw of West Virginia were on the list also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Lippitt Favors Less Protection

The second suggestion was present. ed by Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island. who urged the great difficulty of as- pertaining the exact cost of produc- ton abroad. a fact which, he said, rem dered the phrase meaningless.
 The substitute was attacked on the ground that 1t might be construed into a surrender of the position taken four years ago. The point of difference oc- cupied much attention and arguments were urged by both sides. The ques- tion was open when the night session began.
 On other points on the tariff there was little difference of opinion All agreed in condemning the course of the democratic House of Representa- tlves in giving no heed to the finding of the tariff board and in not pro- viding for continuing it. While the phraseology had not been determined upon at the close of the afternoon sit ting, 1t was certain there would be q declaration for continuation of the board and for tariff legislation only along the lines of it's recommendations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Taft Delegates Seated

1dIt DeieydleS ccdleu The six Taft delegates at large from Arizona were seated by the credentials committee, 33 to 15. A sub-motion to seat the Roosevelt delegates was defeated by the same vote. A motion to seat all delegates in Arlxan-
 sas except those in the Fifth district was
 carried by a vote of 34 ayes, no nays. 14
 not voting.
 The two Taft delegates from the Fifth Arkansas distvict were seated by the ere
 dentials committee. motion to seat the
 Roosevelt delegates was defeated 31 to II.
 Roosevelt Men Do Not Appear The Californit case, over which bitter | fight was expected, was called; but the Roosevelt attorneys and delegates did not i appear MT. Halbert of Minnesota, said
 1t decided without searching for other
 Roosevelt contestants. No, we won't do that" said Chairman | Devine. seconded by several Taft mem
 bers of the committee.
 ''This is the case on which the na-
 tional committee has been most severely
 criticised. and we will not place our
 selves in the position of taking snar 1 judgment"
 The California members had been notl i fled that their case was coming up, il | was claimed.
 The Taft delegates and attorneys were
 on hand but the committee declined tc
 keep up the case. sergeant-at-arm:
 was directed to seek the California Roose i welt delegates.
 The Florida cases were then called. Nc l Roosevelt or attorneys appeared The committee had unanimously seated i the l2 contested Taft delegates from Flor
 ida and the credentials committee did | the same tonight. The Georgia contests involving 2 | Taft delegates who were seated by 2 | vote of aS to 4 by the national commit. tee next were called. Chairman Devine insisted on taking UT 1 each contest that the national commit | fee had passed on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Increase Force at Crudup

Replies to the questions asked by Capt. J. M. Elliott, Jr., regarding the consolidation of Alabama City. Attalla and Gadsden are coming In rapidly. Captain Elliott declares that these show that there is decided majority in favor of the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Principal Contest of Day Over Definition of Meas
 ure of Protection
SUGGEST PROBE OF
 HIGH LIVING COST
Hadley Absent From Sessions of Committee, But Is Careful to Explain That He Has
 Not BOlted

Chicago, June 20.-When at 10 o'clock tonight the working subcommittee of the platform committee began what II was hoped would be it's final sitting preparatory to presenting report to the full committee it had agreed ten tatively upon all the important blanks except those relating to the tariff and irance.
 The principal contest of the day was over the tariff declaration and dealt with the definition of the measure of protection. One of the blanks present. ed reiterated the contention of 1908 that the protection should be equivalent to the differences between the coss of production In the United states and abroad, while another undertook to substitute for this declaration that the protection should be sufficient to maintain the standard of living pre- vailing among the laboring people of the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
E. A. SPEAR
Vermont
Sunday Services.
Woodstock

Universalist-Rev. II. l.. Garfield,
pastor; morning service at 1890,
Sunday school at Ir.4s.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1880.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. F. T.
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday
Preaching, 1890 a. M; Sunday
school, II.45 a. M; Thursday
prayer meeting, 7.3o p. M; Sunday
evening meeting, 700.
Catholic - Rev. H. +. Maillet,
pastor. Mass at II m; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the second
and fourth Sunday of each month
at Village hall, Quechee, at g
o'clock, and al Barnard, at the
town hall, on the second Sunday
of each month at O'Clock
st. James Church--Rev. r. Lee
Blanc Lynch, rector. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. IN Holy Com
munion on first Sunday in the month
after Morning PRAYER. Sunday
School at noon. Evening Prayer
and sermon 5 p. m. All are
welcome.
Christian - Pastor, Rev. E. r.
Phillips. Services Sunday. Preach
ing at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school at IL; Junior Y. p. S. c. E.
at S p. M; Y. P. 8. &. E. at 7.3o
p. M; mid-week prayer meeting
at 7.3o p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

congressman's successor under such
circumstances. In all such cases a
special election has to be held, the
office not being subject to guberna-
torial appointment. This election is
subject to the call of the governor at
such time as seems advisable after
official notice is received from con-
gress that congressional vacancy
exists. When congress has not been
in session, in most states it has been
the. custom to combine the election
of successor to an unexpired term
with the next regular election for
the full term.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Testing Many Cattle.

State Cattle Commissioner Fred
L. Davis of White River Junction
was at the Van Ness House in Bur-
lington Monday and expressed him
self as being very we'll pleased with
the result OF the cattle testing opera
tons. The farmers ard showing
much more interest than formerly in
the work and applications for testing
have been received from people who
have never desired one before.
Farmers are also exerting more care
in buying, and now, as rule, buy
only cattle which they know are all
right. Since the first of the year,
about 80 head Of cattle have been
sent out to the rendering plant in
Burlington and there are probably
another 100 which have been killed
in the state since that time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

When as for fishing I am fain
And avid OF the rod and reel
take me TO lake In Maine
And hearken 20 the woods appeal.
Daily hing, my futile line,
Employing all mine art and reason.
"You should" they say when repine,
''Have tried earlier In the season"
When as take an ocean trip
The waves are ninety cubits high,
I The vessel does the mortal dip,
And /, affrighted, yearn to die.
Some storm, eh, what7" I gasp, as whit
Should say, "That statement 10 finific'
Says one, why, this storm 10 nothing Z,
A storm I saw on the Pacific"
mako a Journey In July
Through fairy forests lined In green.
Above me Is the summer sky
wondrous day, a perfect scene.
praise the picture. "Oh, tut, tuti'
Replies my friend. the village printer
"The woods 10 nice In summer, but
Ye oughter see 'em in the winter"
And thus II is where'er go.
fail to find the perfect state.
Whether my step be swift or slow,
go too soon or come too late.
These random rimes, own. may be
A piece OF pleasant versifying.
But. bless my soul, you ought to see
What can do when am tryingi
metropolitan Magazine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
What Makes a Savings
Bank Safe p


The man OF woman who thinks Of
making deposit of his or her little
savings, oftentimes his or her all,
naturally does some, hard thinking
with reference to the matter OF safety.
There are a great many financial
Institutions which parade at.the,head
Of their announcements a long list
of distinguished names, names which
are an ornament, and names Of men
whose association with any Savings
Bank ought to make a bank worthy
of confidence. Eel
Depositors should not be deceived
by these names. The names OF
General iSo-and-So and Hon So
and-So and Col. So-and-So do not
add to the safety Of the bank, if they
belong TO that class of directors who
do not direct "
In this connection the Hyde Park
Savings Bank has a word to say. 1t
is matter Of common knowledge
that the managers OF this bank have
given to disbursements much car e.
full consideration and scrutiny that
in its more than twenty-three years
of existence it has never lost a
dollar by poor note Ia record per.
haps unparalleled'in the history of
banks. Not only do its managers
scrutinize with painstaking care
every detail connected with its
investments, but the results show
that those Investments are made
conservatively and with a determine
ton that safety rather than high rates
of interest shall be the guiding
principle of the Bank.
Parties thinking of making de
posts are invited, to. address the
President Carroll S. Page, OF. the
Treasurer, Frank M. Culver, Hyde
Park, VT, asking for statement oil
its assets and liabilities. r,St
Deposits made either by registered
mail, check, postal money order, or
express money order, are absolutely
safe, as in the twenty-three years
experience not adollar, has ever been
lost by depositor sending money to
this bank by mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Tho Maiden's Prayer.


The prayer of damsel of Babylon
which she chanteth on her wedding
day:
Angels and ministers of grace, oh,
hear me!
Bestow upon me, pray thee
The smile of a seraph.
The voice of dove.
The silence of the sphinx.
The eyes of houri.
The blindness of bat.
The figure of cloak model.
The wisdom Of Solomon.
The ways of kitten.
The self control of tin soldier.
The pliability of sofa cushion.
The capriciousness of an automobile.
The constituencies of suet pudding.
The sweetness of cream puff.
The ambition of potato.
The genius Of Oscar.
The meekness Of doormat. <G
The opinions of an echo. .f4t
The illusiveness of chorus girl. I;
The patience of Griselda.
The mystery of the catacombs.
The faith of poodle dog. 2
And the endurance of Atlas.
These things ask in order that I
may be all things unto one man and
that he shall not say in his heart:
10, have been stung!
Selah!-Roseleaf.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

President Taft got pretty much all
that New York and Indiana had for
him In the way of delegates, and he
captured all of Colorado's eight dele
gates on Wednesday. The organiza-
ton seems to be in good working
order and as effective as it was in
Colonel Roosevelt's hands when he
forced Judge Taft on the Republican
convention of 1908. There was loud
call for Hughes, but the people took
Taft, Roosevelt's own candidate.
Judge Taft's nomination was evil
dence of Colonel Roosevelt's ability
as politician, but it was not in close
harmony with Colonel Roosevelt's
p resent reiterated professions in be-
half of popular government, of rule
by the people. Colonel Roosevelt
thought less of the people four years
q go and today he seems to be get
ting just what he gave in 1908.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

The Rutland Herald's political
canvasser finds that Mr.. Fletcher
leads in the race for the governor
ship with no second runner in sight.
His personal popularity throughout
the state, and his equipment for the
Office are two factors in his favor,
and then he got a running start on
Mr.. DeBoer, who was a long time in
making up his mind that the people
were calling for him.
There has been some evidence OF
opposition to Mr.. Fletcher in this,
his own county, part of it in the form
of communication to outside news
papers, most of the letter-writing
hostiles residing in Plymouth,
Cavendish and Ludlow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Estate If Lewis Bodrdon.

STATE OF VERMONT 1.-THE Hon
| District. of Hartford SIS 5 orable
Probate Court for the District of Hart
ford.
To all persons interested in the estate
of Lewis Bourbon, late of Woodstock, in
said District, deceased. l'f
re Greeting:
At Probate Court, holden at Wood
stock, within an for said District on the
10Th day of February, 1912, an instrui
ment purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Lewis Bourbon, late of
Woodstock in said District, deceased,
was presented to the Court aforesaid for
probate. N
And it is ordered by said, Court that
the 18th day of March, 1912, at the Pro-
bate Office in said Woodstock, be assign
ed for proving said instrument; and that
notice thereof be given to all persons
concerned by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the Spirit of the
Age, newspaper circulating in that
vicinity, in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will, if you have cause.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock,
in said District, this 10Th day of Febru-
airy, 1912.
All. Boyce, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
commissioners Notice. !.
Estate of BENJAMIN r. Standish

The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Hartford Commits
sioners, to receive, examine, and adjust
the claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Benjamin f.
Standish; late of Woodstock in said Dis
trict, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid,
at the Woodstock National Bank in the
State Of Vermont in said District, on
the 18th day ofnApril and 18th day of
September next, from 10 o'clock A. M. !,
until 2 o'clock P! M, on each of said
days and that six months from the. 10th
day of March A. D., 1912, is. the time
limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their. claims to US for exami-
nation and allowance.
. Dated az Woodstock this 10th day Of
March "A. ID. 1912. )
Ii. &: Cushing Commissioners.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

II can't understand It," sadly remark
ed the theatrical manager after he had
again studied the figures, which showed
that his loss amounted to $45, 723.01.
what do you refer tot" asked his
general publicity man.
1.-THE failure of 'Naughtie Nettie.'"
"It seems to me the thing can be ex-
planned very simply. The music didn't
amount to anything, and the book was
nothing but the stupidest kind of
trash"
IT know all that; but, confound 1t, I
brought 1t over from Europe, didn't L p
Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Woodstock, VT. March 80. 1912
New York city and state kickec
that har'aroun' on Tuesday.

Editor Frank l.. Greene of ST.
Adams writer, speaker, philoso-
pher and man of affairs--is candi-
date for congress to succeed Mr..
Foster, and his name at the head OF
the list of candidates and possible
aspirants for the Office looks strong
and confident. He would make a
splendid manager of the Washington
end of the New Vermont move
ment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

Say, Teller, amt a beggar, but I'm
up against it. Gould you slip me jit-
ney or even two bits. r.
you are really hard up?" we inter-
rupted.
Hard up?' he echoed bitterly. ''Say,
boss, If / had to pay cent barrel fer
air I'd be suffocated before I'd breath
ed me first half pintv'
We were weak, and we fixed it so he
would have oxygen for another two
hours.--C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Congressional Vacancies.

The death of Congressman David
j. Foster brings to mind that in all
Vermont history but two Vermont
members of congress have died in
Office. They were Jonathan Hunt Of
Brattleboro, who died in May, 1882,
and James Meehan of Middlebury,
who died in August, 1855, says the
Rutland News.
Owing to the infrequency of deaths
of Vermont congressman while in
Office, presumably there is a lack of
general understanding as to the
course to be taken in choosing q
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
Had 20 Put IN Human lnterest.

An old negro preacher. says the At
ianta Constitution, gave as his text
de tree Is known by his fruit, an its
des impossible to shake de possum
down"
After the benediction an old brother
said to him:
Il never knowed befo' dat SIGH a
text wuz In de Bible"
We'll" admitted the preacher. "it
amt set down dat way. throwed In
de possum to hit de intelligence Of
my congregational
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
An Epiqram From the Bench.

An Epigram From the Bench.
dat wasn't bad epigram Of de
judges" said Flooding Pete.
What did he sayr'
"Thoity days"
dat amt no epigram, is itT (
"Sure 1t Is. asked a fellow what
an epigram is, an he says it's a short
sentence dat sounds light, but gives
you considerable to think about
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
HARTLAND..

Mr. and Mrs. J. G.. Underwood,
Mrs, Jason S. Darling, Miss May E.
Rogers, and Miss Emeline Webster
are attending the meeting of the
Vermont Botanical and Bird clubs,
held at Dartmouth college, March
$780,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

] Mrs. Lillian NJ. Gumm, formerly
of ST. Albans, has been appointed
teacher oil domestic science in the
Teachers college of Columbia Uni
versity, New York, her appointment
to be effective at the opening of col
lege next fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30

Santo Domingo has taken as her
director general of public works, an
American. John Leroy Mann. He
has been for some time assistant
director of the same office. He is
native of Randolph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-30
ELM TREE PRESS
FINE PUBLICATIONS

White River Junction officers
assisted in the arrest last week of
Charles Brooks, wanted in Lebanon
on the charge of breaking and enter
ing the residence OF Frank Billings
on February is.