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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
COURTHOUSE IS BEING SCRUBBED" Big Force of Negroes Armed
 With Real Soap PAINT IS NEEDED Two Court Rooms Have Already Been Scoured-Better Ventilation Is
 to Be Provided This
 Winter

The walls and ceilings, furniture and fixtures of the courthouse of Jefferson are being scrubbed, cleaned and secured, and the corridors and court rooms are beginning to look less dingy |han has been the case for several months past. Custodian w. B. Gum has force bf negroes, an abundance of soap and plenty of water, and is giving the place a much needed but somewhat delayed |spring cleaning.'
 The court rooms of the city and circuit |ourt have been thoroughly secured; every piece of furniture and every fixture has been washed down, and while in many in- |tances a coat of paint is badly needed, |till the place has the saving grace of cleanliness. There still remains to be |leaned some of the offices of the court Jerks and other county officials. whose york continues from year in to year out, Ind in which many clerks. both male Ind female, are at work.
 However, the custodian and his horde of fscrubmen' will get to these places after while, and then the citizens of the |ounty can say for the first time in many |ears that they have a clean and sanitary |ourthouse. MT. Gum states that much |ould be accomplished by the people who 3requent the courthouse if they will use
 he cuspidors that are so plentifully pro- |ided and quit splitting in the dark cor
 CTS of the corridors and the court .ooms.'' / | It is understood that as soon as the leaning up is complete the board of rev.
 nue will take up the matter of improving
 le ventilation of the building so as to be
 eady for the winter months. It is said
 nat the courthouse as it now stands is
 ne of the worst ventilated in the state.
 owever, this matter has been taken up
 nd the needed relief promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
BLOCK DAY ID BE !. HELD SEPTEMBER 26
Ladies of St. Vincent's SO- ciety Will Seek Aid for
 Free Dispensary

Thursday, September 16, has been se- lected by the Ladies' Aid society of St. Vincents hospital as "block day." and they hope on that day to collect enough money to maintain the free clinics for the poor which are held daily at St. Vim cents hospital
 These clinics consist of medical and surgical treatment. medicine and other necessaries. all free of cost to the poor. section of the new wing recently added to the hospital has been set apart for this special purpose and every afternoon from to o'clock the patients present themselves for treatment. During the past year 445 subjects were treated and the number is steadily increasing.
 These clinics are expressly intended for the poor, and it is proposed to use the money raised by the block day. collec- ton to meet the cost of the medicine dis pensed. The envelopes to receive sub scriptions will be distributed this week or early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Whistling Defies the Law

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 There has been quite a little con troversy in this city in regard to the railroad engines shrieking and whist ling anywhere in the city that suits the fancy of the man at the throttle. regardless of the comforts and dis comforts (mostly dlscomforts) of the public at large.
 Judge Lane has been appealed to more than once recently to relieva ue of this very great nuisance and he published request in the paper for the different railroad companies to stoD their employees from disturbing the public at large with their very an- moving whistles.
 But the nuisance goes on Just as though Judge Lane and BirmInvham were 4 thousand miles away. Inst fhis forenoon as l was getting up one of those disturbers of peace came along ana when he got to the railroad cross- ing he didn't give one or two little toots (Which is all that is necessarvl He let out six different distinct bla with all the force the steam could give. It was just at 5 o'clock a m when lot or people are getting their pest sleep He seems to say by his actions. if l can't sleep l won't let anybody else sleep. And that's what we people of Birmingham have 10 put up with day and night, all because the police won't take the trouble to take in one or two of those unreasonable whistling cranks and give them a nice little fine, and warn them of a second offense.
 IL is unlawful, unreasonable. uncolIed for, unnecessary and a very great nuisance Then why do the police allow 1t? Other cities don't allow 1t. Why should Birmingham? w. L. LEARY.
 3101 Tenth Avenue
 Birmingham. September 14, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
EMMA LUCY GATES

lo Miss Emma Lucy Gates, tht
 herican prima donna, vas recently |arded the distinction of being the |y female soloist to sing in the oper; Night in Granada" at CasseI. Ger Thy, in the Kaiser's own opera house |ery year the Kaiser himself selects opera to be given in his honor. Au- kt IS was set as the date, and Miss |tes, then at her home in Salt Lal,, |y. was notified of her selection. Ow. to severe Illness. while preparlD. role she was obliged 10 cancel her kagement. Miss, Gates is grand tghter of the Mormon leader Brig D Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
The Indiana Aris.ocracy

From the Lafayette UndD Journal.
 James Overturn of Remington was the guest of Mrs. Riddle last week.
 Opal Rough went to Fowler Saturda |, for few days visit with her sister
 Miss Fay Gee and Mrs. Yearo Jester spent Wednesday with Mrs. Harvey Stu debaker, near Rockfeld.
 William Tricky spent Saturday evening with o. T. Maria.
 Miss Bonney Breaks of near Crawfords- vilie is spending the week with friends in and about New Richmond.
 Noah Ice of West Lafayette was here Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Moving Picture Albums

From the PhiladclphIo Press. Photographic experts In attendance here upon the convention Of the Nat'onal Photographers' association declared that the time of the moving picture had ar rived and predicted that shortly they would invade the most modest homes In the land.
 They predict also that the day of the family portrait album has passe1 and
 that In future the moving picture album
 will take it's place. the only necessity
 being to t1in crank in the back of the
 latest album and we will be able to see
 our ancestors as they were In real life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
In the Moonshine Section
the Chicago Journal.

rom the Chicago JournaL furnished in these columns,
 few days ago, in regard to the moon hining' business in the south Is supple
 |ented by details given in the report of Cabell. According to that report last year saw
 be unearthing of 96l illicit stills in Geor-
 Ia, 420 in North Carolina. 375 in South
 |arolina. 2I0 in Alabama and 300 in Ten kssee-a total of 2245 in the states named. |As it is estimated that not more than
 per cent of the "nloonshining' estab-
 fhments are found by the revenue off
 krs, some idea may be formed of the tre-
 |endous extent to which the illicit man. facture of intoxicants is carried in that
 kction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
NOTICE TO ALI TENANTS NEW

DON'T BE NIsLED BY FALSE IN- EMISSIONS THAT THE SIGN WORK OF THE BUILDING IS CINCHED BT ONE SET OF INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE PRIVILEGED. AND OTHER SIGN WRITER'S THE SAME. TO LETTER IN THAT AND ALL OTHER BUILDINGS. CALL PHONE GGGO FOR PRICES. !: VESTS SIGNS, 201s THIRD AVE-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
on and Catarrh

of your constipation. Would you be- lieye me? We'll. whether you would be- lieve me or not 1t is the truth.
 For many years l have been wrest- ling with the problem Of furnishing the public an internal eatarrh remedy. Peruna has been the remedy that have devised and 1t has certainly re- eyed many thousand people, yes hun eds of thousands of people, of chronic arrh.
 nstipation was my chief difficulty eating these cases. l often felt n t would be better If a laxative were added to Peruna. l feared 70. however first because of
 Der of catarrhal patients who , laxative. and second, I was
 baking such a radical change " that was already doin g
 us il was that 1 continued with the Peruna a bottle
 those who needed a lax inder circumstances ex-
 booklet. I was con .fsH me laxative element to
 Institutes what Is now
 Fised Peruna.
 take Peruna will. .aG Ives promptly relieved s4r patton. Second the fi ually disappear. And is cured the consti- past rmanently. Then If
 ldvice given in my yer have to take pills artics and laxatives
 You will be permS-
 if both your catarrh ion.
 Peruna is for sale at all drug stores. SPECIAL NoTICE-Many persons are making inquiries for the old time Peruna. To such would say, this form Illa Is now mt ont under tha name of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Says Two of ITEM ThrotleG
Michigan Legislator,
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO SOLOkS
Points Out What He Calls Eeprehen
sible Methods Of Coercion and
Intimidation by Foes OF
Presidential Primary.

Lansing, Mich, March Ex-Governor
Chase s Osborn has sent a message
to the legislature which is in special
session for the purpose Of euactiug a
presidential primary law, calling the
attention of the members TO the out
rageous methods of coercion and in
timidauon," which he charges are be
ing used to defeat the proposed law.
The message in part follows:
Senator Michael H. Moriarity Of
the Thirty first district, came to Lam
sing with his mind fully made up to
support presidential primary bill.
He privately and publicly expressed
his approval of the measure.
As soon AS his attitude was learn
ed in his district, Charles II. Watson.
attorney for Corrigan. Mckinney &
Co, of Pittsburg and of the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad com.
pany, came to the capital post haste.
He at once began a siege OF Senator
Moriarity with the result that the
senator was compelled to surrender.
CCrriean, Mckinney & Co, is a
candidate for delegate at-large from
Michigan to the Republican national
convention. Corrigan, Mckinney &
Co., next to the United States Steel
corporation. are the largest operators
OF Michigan iron mines.
1T was clearly shown to Moclarjty
that he could not live in that Gron)
county and oppose these interests
These gaunt fingers of political and
financial avarice look him by the
throat and throttled him. His own
iron mining property would suffer
His law business would be taken away
| He would be starved out
These reprehensible methods show
clearly the length that intrenched
privilege will go. 1t is the duty oil
the people to protect themselves by
any lawful measure within their
power"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Japanese Government Dis
patches Troops to Pekin.
OTHER SOLDIERS nvSREO IN
I'D States Sending Reinforceme rts
::-m Shanghai-Pitiab!e condl.
tions Prevail In Capital
and Tien-Tsin.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-A calm has
developed in China after four days Of
terror, marked by indiscriminate
murder, looting. arson and general de-
struction of property by the Manchu
soldiery.
The greatest anxiety prevails here
and Minister Calhoun at Fekin was ir-
struc Cd to keep the closest possible
watch on the situation, to give every
protection possible to Americans in
the danger zone, which has been
spreading in the last few days and to
call directly upon General Bell at
Manila, and upon Admiral Murdoch at
Shanghai for any number of reinforce
ments that an emergency may seem to
require.
General Bell was instructed by the
war department to embark at once
aboard transp port at Manila two bat
talions of 700 infantry and to hold
the remaining 5000 troops in the Phil
ippines in readiness to answer any
call from Pekin
large number of soldiers nearest to
Tien-Tsin, took the initiative and dis
patched at once 200 officers and men
to that city.
Minister Calhoun, in one of his dis
patches, recites that although riots
started at Pekin last Thursday no at
tempt was made until Sunday to SUP.
press them.
Mr.. Calhoun states that a number of
bullets and one shell fell in the Ame~.
lean legation compound, though the
shell did not explode. While this was
an apparently unintentional attack on
the American property, the minister
has demanded an apology of the
Pekin authorities
On the whole conditions are most
p1tiable. Mr.. Calhoun states. Many
coolies and boys who picked up ar
tcles discarded by the soldiers have
been summarily executed, while the
soldiers themselves so far have es.
capped. Sunday night, however, the au-
thorities managed to confine the sol
diers to their barracks, while the po-
lice preserved order such as it was
Mr.. Calhoun states that the situa-
ton at Tien-Tsin is very grave, the
losses by fire being enormous and over
one million taels have been taken
from the government mint. The Chi
nese authorities have appealed to the
foreign consuls to assume control OF
the city with the foreign military
forces and this will be done if found
necessary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DE MNCRAI-S
NEWS GATHERER-

Mrs. Sumter Jackson and little son
of Waldwick were guests at the horne
of Mr. and Mrs William Buckingham
last week
Lee Leahy of Darlington spent Wed
nesday of last week with friends here.
Mrs. Frank Bishop spent the latter
part of last week with relatives in
Livingston.
Mr. and Mrs Lester Kelly and two
children departed Saturday to make
their future home at Snowhomish
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vivian are here
from Freeport. We understand that
they will make their home in our city
Misses Alice Gardner and Bertha
Riedel returned to Platteville Sunday
after few days visit at their home
here.
Mrs March Chase returned Thursday
from a visit at the home of her son
March F. Chase in Dupne, and relatives
in Chicago.
Mrs Albert Seibert of Delavan is
here for an indefinite visit with her
parents,
Thomas Tredinnick was a Linden
caller here Saturday.
Alan Uren of Gratiot spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives here
b. H Prdeaux who had been
spending several months with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. B. Prideaux here.
returned to his homestead at Carter.
Montana, Friday.
Miss Elvie Mckay of Darling ton ha5
been visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w s. Ross
Mrs. Captain Brewster has returned
to Detoit Michigan after a pleasant
visit at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. A.
f. Wickingss0n.
Frank Kaump returned to Broad
land, S. Oak. last week. He has
spent three months here with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs, Alfred Kaump.
Mrs. H. Levissy and son Chandler
and Miss Welk of Madison are guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Albright.
Mrs Sophia Smith returned to her
home at Chicago Sunday. She had
been visiting her sister Mrs. Carl Healy
and other relatives for the past week
Miss Bess Brewer returned to Mad
ison Sunday. after brief visit at the
parental home here.
Mrs. Edwin Prideaux spent Sunday
at Platteville.
Miss Alice Dunn was very agreeably
surprised last Thursday when ten
friends gave her surprise birthday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
STEPHENSON HARD HIT
Senator Kenyon Scores Meth
DDS Of Securing Election.
Iowa Man Says Senatorial Campaign
in Wisconsin Was ~Organized
Riot of Corruption"

Washington, March 5.-Senator W.
s. Kenyon of Iowa was the principal
speaker in the senate in the consider
alton of the Stephenson case. The
senator, & Progressive Republican,
was one of the five senators who sign
ed the minority report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections declar-
ing that Senator StephensCn's sea:
should be vacated He was severe on
the senator's campaign methods.
This election" said Mr.. Kenyon" is.
as Lord Coke said in the Long case,
tainted at its fountain
"The methods employed would not
have dignified candidacy for county
st eriff The election was the result
of an organized riot of corruption. a
|0ebauchery OF the electorate by
Threatening, employment, purchase of
newspaper influence and other despiea-
Ible methods creating by money polti-
cal enthusiasm and securing political
support. Such practices should cease
and cease now. Otherwise the canker
of corruption will eat close to the
heart of the republic
IF men can be sent here by money.
Others can be defeated by money: and
there are men in this chamber who
know what it means to have the
purses of great interests opened to
defeat them. We are marching on:
no one need be discouraged; the peo-
pie, not money are going to rule in
this country. We are ayancing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
BEATS BACK FEDERALS
Orozco Takes Town Of Chihuahua, De
featng Francisco Villa.

Eel Paso, Tex, March g. - Pasqual
Orozco, lately commander of govern
nent forces in Chihuahua, who turned
rebel Sunday, has beaten back the
loyal forces of Francisco Villa and is
holding the city, ready to receive the
1900 rebels who went south from
Juarez to reinforce him Sunday, II
he has not already received them
Orozco succeeded in driving the loyal
Villa and his men out OF the town
after serious Fighting, Orozco is to be
made commander-in-chief OF the Vas.
quista forces if he will accept and he
WIZ also he declared governor of Chi
huahua
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
METH0DlSTS SEEK CHANGE
Want Prohibition OF Theater GoIna
Removed from Discipline.

Cincinnati, O., March 5.-A move
ment to remove the ban of the Metho.
dist Episcopal general conference
from thcater going was inaugurated
by the Rev w. f. Martin at a meet
ing Of the Methodist Ministers asso-
citation and received the endorsement
OF a majority OF those present
The present attitude OF the Metho.
dist church embodied in paragraph
$50 of the discipline. which says that
for the third offense Of theater going
the offender should be put on ecclesi-
astical t:al, was declared not only I'M
just and folish, but laughabIe, said
Mr. Martin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Mems Meeting

There will be a special service for
men at the NJ E. church Sunday.
March 10, at p. m.
There will be special singing and
music by the Male Quartette besides
congregational singing.
There will be special address on the
subject Superstition. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all men of the
city.
There will be meetings for the public
every evening at seven O'Clock, except
Saturday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
DEAN OF PEORIA BAR DEAD
John 8. Stevens, Well Known in Re.
publican Politics, Passes Away.

Peoria H.. March 5.--John s.
Stevens, fean Of the Peoria bar, prom.
inent in Republican political ranks
and one Of the best known corporation
attorneys in central Illinois, died at
his home suddenly here
Mr.. Stevens was president OF the IL
linois State Bar association In 1905
and a candidate for the federal bench
now held by Judge Humphrey OF
Springfield He served az postmaster
here under Mckinley and was one OF
the most widely known attorneys In
the state
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07

party, it being her sixteenth birthday
The evening proved a very pleasant
one.
| William Hack and daughter Annie
are spending the week in Chicago.
| +. &. Spooner was business caller
at Orfordville Tuesday.
/ Mrs. Howard Nicholas of Waldwick
is spending the week at the week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Campton,
Rev. William Croft transacted bust
ness at Monroe Monday
Mrs. 0. &. Rewey of Rewey is a
guest at the home of her brother Mr.,
and Mrs. r. j. Hughes.
Misses Wilma Gribble and Zelda
! Byrne, accompanied by A. o. Smith
and Will Masters of Linden, visited
friends here Sunday.
/ Miss Winnifred Chapman Of Darling
ton was the guest of Miss Edith Bray
over Sunday.
John Molling of Linden called on
friends here Monday.
Michael Brew left Monday to
combine business with pleasure at st.
Paul. MINI.
James Crawford returned to Ma
shotah. Monday.
Miss Catherine Healy returned to
Chicago Tuesday, after a brief stay
here.
John Maloney spent the early part of
this week, in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelly enter
tanned the p. M. choir at their farm
home on Tuesday evening. All report
Mr.. and Mrs, Kelly ideal entertainers.
Mrs Charles Wonn of Miffiin is visi
ting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Paynter.
Mrs. James Simon of Platteville is
enjoying few days visit with her
mother Mrs. A. Berg.
John Kieffer of Dubuque is visiting
relatives and old time friends in our
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clark have moved
on the farm owned by A. T. Richard.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murphy
at Mt Horeb, on Feb. %, son. Mrs
Murphy was formerly Miss Louisa
Ternes of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weidenfellel
returned Saturday from a several days
stay at Chicago.
Misses Catherine and Mayme Kettel
of PlattevilIe are visiting relatives and
i friends here this week.
Mrs. w. r. Hoare and son James Oh
Blanchardville are enjoying few
days visit with relatives here.
! James and John Ferrill departed
Tuesday to settle up estate at Wood
lake, Nebraska.
Hugh Wilson of Darlington was
here this week in the interests of the
Ridpath Lyceum bureau
Mrs. Kate Jeffery left this morning
for Rockford, where she was called
on account of the serious illness of her
daughter.
Mrs. j. e.. Schlater returned on
Thursday to her home at Marion Iowa.
/ The ont of town relatives who at
tended the funeral of Charles w.
McIlhon Were: Mrs. Catherine McIlhon
Miss Agnes McIlhOn. Miss Frances
I McIlhon, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Leonard
/ William A. Amberg, John H. Amberg.
and Theodore j. Amberg. Miss Anna
LaMalle, Joseph w Cremin, Mrs.
Richard J Murphy, Mr.. Charles f.
Healy. Miss Katherine Healy; all from
/ Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schmitz gave a
birthday party Saturday, March g. in
honor Of their daughter Edna Those
present We're: Misses Gertrude Schmitz.
GenevieVe Schaaf, Magdalen Finkel
meyer. Marry and Carrie Frontz.
Games were played, and after refresh
men were served and all departed
wishing her many returns of the day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
towards.

New York's hotel men say that
they couldn't stop their guests from
tipping If they tried, and one of them
suggests the reason when he quotes
Mr. Dooley's remark about man
famous for his millions: "Jawn Is tn
bravest man in TIM world lie can
stroll away from a table without
tippin' tn waiter Boston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Unkind Inference.

Nov, caddy," said the clergyman
about to start of with his golf game
I'm very particular when on the
links, and / don't want you to oper
your mouth during the game" Then
I takes II, sir" replied the boy. that
you intends doin' your own swearin'
sir!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
GERMANY is CONCERNED
May Order Her People Out OF Dane er
Zone In Mexico,

Berlin, March 5.-Germany Is tex.
Ing serious view OF the develop
ments in Mexico, and It is thought
likely hat the government will order
all Germans to keep out of the dan.
Perous districts.
There are large German interests
In Mexico and some fear is expressed
lest they be endangered by the re-
volt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
KNOX LEAVES SAN JOSE
Costa Rieans Enjoy Visit, but Are
Now Ready for Rest Cure.

y San Jose, Costa RIGA, March s.
a cretary Knox left for Punta Arenas,
from whence he will proceed to
Corinto.
The citizens OF Costa RIGA express
themselves as delighted with the sec
r6tarys visit. but are well nigh OK.
hausted by the round OF festivities
which have marked the eyeut.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07

81 want you 10 understand that |
got my money by nard work" why,
thought IT was left you by your
uncle" $50 1t was, but had hard
work getting It away from the law.
yers"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Makes Forgery impossible.

The forgery OF all Bank OF Eng
land notes is quickly detected, be-
cause OF secret marks which are con.
stantIy being changed. They are
visible only under the microscope.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-07
Wisdom From the Bench.

"A man hit me, and | hit him back"
said "A woman at the Mary!ebone po-
lice court. Yes" said Mr.. Plowden,
you wouldn't be woman II you
didn't nowadays London Express.