davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
JUDGE BRANDON
 SPEAKSAT RAGLAND
Splendid Address in Behalf of Burnett Is Well
 Received

Ragland November 1.-(Speeial9- Judge W. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa spoke here last month to a good sized crowd, and his splendid address was well received, as he is a very able speaker and keeps his audience amused with his good jokes and witticisms. He paid a high tribute to Congressman J. L. Burnett
 Judge Brandon waged a hot campaign against Richard Pearson Hobson in the Sixth district in the interest of State Senator Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa last spring. and il was thought that Judge Brandon would enter the field for MT. Hobsons place two years hence However he stated that he would not en- ter the race for Congress.
 State Senator w. T. Brown and pr J. T. Brown left last night for Montgon- cry on official business, presumably to interview Governor oNeal upon important matters.
 Judge Brandon leetured to the public school this morning. and his address was highly entertaining to both the children and the older people who were fortunate to near nlIil
 Congressman John L. Burnett was here today on his way to speak at Ashville. together with Judge Brandon, who is as sisting him against his two opponents MT Burnett spoke at Pell City last night and made it hot for his opponent. Stump ter Cogswell the bull mooser.
 Charley Higgins one of Raglands oldest citizens, died Friday morning very un- expectedy. He had not been well for several days.
 MT. Hagins was fe merly chief of pc lice here. but at r. e time of his death was engaged ir business. He is sur vived by four children, Mrs. Ed Lang ford, Mrs. Lee Merritt Fife and Hattie Hagins all of Ragland; and three broth CTS and three sfters, as follows: Messrs. S. P. Higgins of Birmingham, John Hagins of Chattanooga Irwin Hagins of Etowah county; Mrs ] D. Little of Chattanooga, Mrs. s. s. Putnam of Boaz and Mrs. Viola Mangum of Etowah county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
ELEVEN VOTERS ARE
 DISFRANCHISED

Chicago. November 1.-Bleven men registered as voters from a hotel n the Southside tenderloin were disfran- chised by the election commissioners on the ground that the place was illegal. The action Of the commissioners was taken on the advice of County Judge owens, who held that no voter can claim legal residence in a place of known i'll repute because such place Is contrary to law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
MOBILE GOING AT TER
 DELINQUENT TAXES
City Institutes Today Pro- ceedings Against Many
 Property Owners

Mobile, November 1-(SpeciaL )--The city will tomorrow institute proceed ings against over 1000 property owners in Mobile for taxes said to be deln- quent. The Battle House company is willing to pay $l5000 of the Sls00O de- manded by the municipality. The pres ent activity Is due to the fact that the city needs a large sum with which to complete a system of parks and boule- wards, the first of which will be Lyons park, the newly acquired property along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

The first vessel to use the straight ened channel through Noble bay will pass down tomorrow morning. She is The Melford Hall,' the largest cotton carrying vessel in this port during the present season. The channel. which eliminates a troublesome elbow. is de- signed to meet the neeessities~of q 27- foot channel which will be completed to this city by February or March, ac- cording to United States engineers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Ljmiteds Collide

Kansas City, November 1.-Sixteen per sons were injured, several seriously, today when an open switch caused two west bound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger trains to collide in the rail road yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

The Mobile and Ohio railroad today signed an agreement with it's trainmen granting an increase of , per cent to passenger train and 10 per cent to the men who operate the freight trains. This is in accordance with an agree ment recently reached at a conference of railroad officials and representa- tives of the tralnmen at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

the bayside An expert has been re tained to draw plans for the system. Option of 200 acre tract for addi- tional park room expires tomorrow. This property is valued at S20,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Mills Run on Full Time

Despite the condition of the times, which are regarded extremely dull for the season in this section, the two large cot ton milling industries here are running on full time every day, and are taxed to keep up with their orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Respect sherman's Memory

St Louis, November 1.-The Merchants Exchange of St. Louis will be closed tomorrow out of respect to the memory of the vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

ty has made provision for new school house on the Huntsville road four miles north of Florence. The citizens of the neighborhood subscribed $200 in order to get the state appropriation. Two acres of land was donated to- the school. Work will begin in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
STEPHENS HAS SMALL
 CROWD AT FIT. PAYNE
Taft Republican Candidate for Con gress From Seventh Opposes
 Burnett

Fort Payne. November 1.-tspecial)- John T. Stephens, postmaster of Attalla, and candidate for Congress from the Sevr enth congressional district on the Taft wing of tie republican party, spoke to a small crowd of republicans at the court house at this place Wednesday.
 Congressman John l.. Burnett states that he has had large crowds out to hear him at his appointments on Sand noun tain this week.
 During the DeKslb county fair next week the DeKalb County bank will not keep open except from o'clock in the morning until in the afternoon
 Deputy Sheriff Bull Lyons is suffering with an attack of humps at his home on Main street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Cotton Fills Streets

The disposition among the farmers is to turn loose their cotton as fast as it is brought to market and for this reason the streets are full awaiting shipment and operations at the compress are un- usually active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
AVIATION MEET
 AT EUF FAULAFA|R
Special Committee at Work
 on Attraction
COTTON FILLS STREETS
Almost Certain Central of Georgia Will Erect RoundhOuse at Eufaula Though Fate of New Train
 Still in Balance

Eufaula. November 1.--(Special)-At a recent meeting of the Commercial club of the city 1t was determined to have in connection with the street fair and cotton carnival, which is to be held here on the 18th inst. some aeroplane flights, and a special committee is now negotiating to secure this attraction.
 Roundhouse Certainty It has been learned through railroad ciic cles that the matter of roundhouse here is practically certainty and work may begin any time in that direction The establishment Of passenger train between this city and Smithyille, Ga, which was not only asked for by the cit izens of Eufaula, but those of Cuthbert Shellman, Dawson and other towns along the route is yet undetermined. and noth- ing can be learned of it earlier than the 5th inst, when the matter will be taken up by the officials of the road.
 Fails and Breaks Arm
 Mrs Ernest Davis is confined to her home, where she is suffering from a broken arm an injury that befell her while descending the steps of her home yesterday morning.
 P0stOffice Rushed
 Work on the new postoffice building is being rushed as rapidly to completion as possible, and it is hoped to have the structure entirely completed not later than January 1. The furniture and fix lures are now being placed in position, and the interior especially is regarded as beauty in architectural finish and de- sign
 Children Vaccinated The work of vaccinating the children of the public schools is going on, and 100 or more have undergone the ordeal this week.
 Mills Run on Full Time Despite the condition of the times, which are regarded extremely dull for the season in this section, the two large cot ton milling industries here are running on full time every day, and are taxed to keep up with their orders.
 C-Aau-. I7.1I. C4-~o&.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Boyden Shoes
III ARRESTS MADE IN
 SELMA PAST MONTH
Chiefs Report Shows Police Depart ment Has Rendered Very Satis-
 factory Service

Selma, November -tSpecal.l-The re- port of Chief of Police l.. T, Walters for the month of October. and which he com piled Thursday morning. showed that dur ing the month which ended last night his department had rendered the city very satisfactory service During the month or October the police department made only about the average number of arrests, III, but the fines imposed by the recorder in several of the cases were above the aver age fines assessed by the court and they make the showing of the police depart- ment for the month financial success.
 Sheriff Randall of Dallas county re- turned to Selma from Birmingham Wed
 nesday night having in charge ne gro, George Selzer, who has been under indictment for murder for some months past About six years ago George Selzer killed another negro named Jim West near Orrvile, In the western part of Dallas county, shooting his victim in the stomach with both loads of a shotgun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26

Honolulu, July 26.-An internation-
al marriage which was celebrated
here today when Miss Thelma Par
ker became the bride of Henry Gail
lard Smart, son of DR.. r. d. Smart,
one of the most prominent ministers
of the Methodist church In the state
of Virginia. The wedding took place
on the brides beautiful ranch at
Weimoa on Big Island, the largest OF
the Hawaiian group. Miss Harriet
Bewford, of San Francisco was maid
Of honor. 1t was typical Hawaiian
celebration.
Miss Parker came into an enor-
nous fortune last spring, which was
left her by her father, who died when
she was a baby The young couple
win make their home in Honolulu.
taking trips to the United States
about twice a year. Many friends
from the bridegroom's country made
the trip here, as we'll as relatives and
friends of the bride, whose parents
were residents of San Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
.3RD PARTY IN OREGON ELECTS
DELEGATES TO ITS CONVENTION
Platform Adopted Largely in Praise of Col. Roose.
veIt--No Mention of Recall of Judicial Decisions

Portland, Ore, July 26.-Five del
egates to the Chicago convention were
elected at the state convention OF
the national progressive party yes
terday and five presidential electors
were nominated to be placed on the
official ballot by petition at the No
vember election.
1t was decided after a lengthy and
heated debate to table the resolution
declaring for the nomination of state
and county tickets. The platform
adopted was largely Rooseveltian. but
no mention was made of the recall
Of judicial decisions.
The delegates-Dr. II. w. Coe,
Multnomah; d. l. Povey, Multnomah;
f. A. Holmes, Wallowa; Bruce Den
mis-, Union; J. Frank Hughes, Marion
Alternates-R. j. Green, Union;
Max Telford, Clackamas; j. f.. Bar
nett, Wasco; l.. Hall. Josephine; A.
T. .Burdom, Multnomah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26

Presidential electors-Dan Kella.
her, Multnomah; Levi w. Myers
Multnomah; w. X. Newell Washing
ten; A. ]. Ware, Jackson; l.. H. Nc
Mahon, Marion.
Planks in Platform.
Delegates pledged to Roosevelt, in
itiative, referendum and recall favor
ed for adoption in national legisla-
ton; direct election of president and
vice president; conservation of nat
ural resources: government develop
ment of Alaskan coal fields: govern
ment ownership of express and tele-
graph service; parcels post and post
al savings banks indorsed; tariff to
be limited to reasonable profit" to
the manufacturer; woman suffrage
irdorsed; regulation of trusts to com
pei just dealing with public: extern
sion Of power of interstate commerce
commission favored.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
DRU M MHELLERS WILL
BRING new HORSES

If there We're about three more
| George Drumhellers in the country
circling about Pendleton. the work OF
putting on a Roundup would be sim
plified to such an extent that head
aches would be unknown among the
directorate. This statement is made
upon the authority of the directorate
itself for it is genuinely grateful to
the Walla Walla stockman for the as
sistance he has given in putting on
past shows and which he intends to
render this year.
A letter has just been received from
Drumheller in which he states that
he will be at the fall Roundup with
twelve new bucking horses which he
has discovered during the year. These
will be in addition to Hat BLUE
Blazes' and the rest of his string of
outlaws which he has contributed at
former Round-ups Also he declares
he will bring thirty head of wild
horses for the wild horse rase a relay
string and probably a stage coach
team.
Drumheller has in the past been
strong factor in the success of the
Roundup for some of the best buck
ing horses in the show were owned
by him. So enthusiastic is he over
the wild west carnival, that he has
not only brought over his horses but
his riders and chuck wagon also. Bert
Kelley who won the championship
the first year, was one of the bron-
cho busters developed by the Walla
Walla stoCkmen.
The Roundup directors take off
their hats to him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
.HURLS INVECTIVE
AT GOV. WILSON
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Is
CRITICISED By RoDENRURG
Congressman In Rouse Says Wilson
Now Willing to Follow Bryan
In Campaign.

Washington, July 26.-Drubbine
woodrow Wilson anti-Jefferson, anti.
foreign, anti-labor, anti-soldier, pro.
Chinese and a candidate for the pres
ldeney. Congressman Rodenburg of
Illinois today discussed in the house
the writings of Wilson. He quoted
wilson's History of the American
People" and referred especially to a
statement therein that jefferson was
An aristocrat who deliberately prac-
ticed the arts of a politician. Wash
ihgton found in him a guide who
needed watching"
Wilson's eulogy of Grover Cleveland
for vetoing the pension bill was then
read. In it Wilson declared that such
legislation was IAN unjustifiable use
of public money, and a gross use OF
charity"
The Illinois congressman also quot
ed Wilson's letter criticizing Bryan
and added: This is his honest opin-
ion of Bryan and of Organism. Yet
today he is prepared to don sack
cloth and ashes and to eat out of the
hand of the man he denounced as an
untried claimer."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
BLAME is PLACED
ON COMMISSIONER
WHITMAN SAYS WALDO
RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDER
Gambling Conditions Could Not Have
Existed without Commits
siOner's knowledge.

New York, July "a "A flat declara-
tion that upon the shoulders of Police
Commissioner Waldo rests the respon-
sibility of the gambling conditions that
eliminated in the murder of Rosen-
thai, was made today by District At
torney Whitman.
Whitman declared that Lieutenant
Costigan before the grand jury de-
clared no gambling house could re-
main open in New York unless heavy
tribute was paid to the police, that
the sole authority of gambling regu-
lation rested with Commissioner Wal
do and that Waldo alone knew that
resorts were to be raided. Costigan
later said in an affidavit that news
paper statements of his testimony
were maliciously false.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
DRAINAGE CANAL
NEAR COMPLETION
PROJECT WILL PROTECT
PROPERTY FROM sEEPAGE
StanfieId Residents Already Beginning
New Houses Under Way.

In another week the drainage canal
on the Stanfield project, designed for
the protection of Stanfied and ad-
joining land from seepage water, will
be completed. Already the city resi-
dents and the project dwellers are be-
ginning 60 note the benefits from it.
Land which before was so spongy
that II prohibited driving over it is
now dry and firm, while the cellars
of the homes in Stanfield which be-
fore were kept damp the year around
by the seepage water, ARE now dry.
Yesterday an East Oregonian rep
resentatlve, visiting In Stanfield and
Echo was afforded an opportunity OF
noting the general prosperity of that
section of the county On the STAN
field project, a number of new homes
are under way, homes modern in ev-
cry particular and the settlers are de-
irving a good revenue from their
land. Fruit trees are making a
splendid growth, berry vines are yield
ing heavily and many of the farmers
are now cutting their second crop of
alfalfa.
On the meadow lands out from
Echo too, there Is general air Of
(Cnnfinuaa IN on-~ et,,.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
OTHER STREETS
TO BE IMPROVED

Now that the contract for the paw
ing of West Court has been signed
and work got under way, efforts Ia
improve other streets in a similar
manner have been renewed. Peti-
tions are now being circulated among
Jackson and Water street property
owners and it is hoped that a definite
expression of sentiment can be secur-
ed at once.
In accordance with an agreement
reached some time ago at a mass
meeting of property owners, Mayor
Matlock appointed John Russell to
circulate both Dolarway and GraveI
bituithic petitions among the Jack
son street property holders with a
view to securing the prevailing senti-
ment Although considerable diff
Guilty is being experienced in securing
signatures on account of the absence
from the city of many of the owners,
a start has been made. To date about
dozen signatures have been secured
on the Gravel Bitulithic petition while
that asking for Dolarway is still
blank.
Yesterday and today Tom Hill has
been circulating petitions among Wa
ter street property owners and stated
this afternoon that he had secured
about forty per cent of the total num-
Der on the Gravel Bitulithic petition.
Thus prospects look very favorable
for more improvement work.
Supt. Lonergan of the Warren con-
struction company stated this after
noon that he hopes to be able to COM
mence laying the pavement on West
Court before the week ends, the prep
aration of the street having almost
reached a point to permit it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
WHY CUPID WAS SLOW
WITH E. A. JOHNSON

Ye who are skeptical and refuse to
believe the queen of spades has much
to DO with the matrimonial chances
of men listen To the sad fate of Il. A.
(Scraggs) Johnson, erstwhile resi-
dent Of Pendleton and now deputy u.
S. district attorney who has been
here for the arraignment of Columbia
George. Though he is of marriage
able age, has good law practice, is
affable OF manner and could easily
make some good woman a husband,
Johnson is still in the state of single
blessedness and 1t is all because once
upon time he drew the queen of
spades when it was the hoodoo card.
1t was several years ago when
Johnson, along with some eight or
ten other local young men, was a
native of the Bachelor club on Water
street. 1t was the evening that DR..
w. II. Lytle. a member of the club,
was married and the surviving MEM
bers of the bachelor brigade had just
returned from the wedding. In order
to ascertain the relative prospects Of
the survivors a deck of cards was
placed upon the library table and the
squad in fear and trembling, marched
around the table, each man selecting
a card from the deck. The man draw
ing the queen of hearts was to be
the next upon the list, while the one
to whom the queen of spades should
fall was slated as the one who should
be the last to dip into the matrimo-
nial sea. The queen of hearts was
drawn by Herbert Mills young Eng
lish engineer, while Johnson picked up
the queen of spades. A few months
later Mills left Pendleton for a trip
to England and within a few weeks
time the Bachelor club received no.
tice that he had been married to his
English sweetheart and so had full
filled his part of the prophesy. Since
that time all the other bachelors have
gone before the altar as follows:
Walter Isaacs, DR.. William Mason,
Paul Sperry, DR.. Il. Il. Farnsworth,
DIR. NJ. $. Kern, A. c. Hampton, Il. b.
Aldrich and George A. Ferguson.
johnson is the sole survivor and so
has lived UP to the role dealt out to
him by the cards. Now that all his
former pals are married, however he
is free to follow suit and his friends
are waiting anxiously for announce
ments to the effect that he has for
saken the path of heathenism and is
enrolled with those who find happi-
ness IN double harness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
.SLASHES I. R.
IN EDITORIAL
La Toilette DenounCeS Attempt to
Create 3rd Party--.PIeads to Keep
PrOgreSsives Together.

Madison, Wis, July CA bitter
denunciation of Roosevelt and a
warning to the progressves to sacri-
flee everything to keep the progress
sive organizations within the repub-
lican party, is voiced by La Toilette
in "a signe deditorial in his magazine
He says: ut was not until five
months ago that Roosevelt made the
socalled declaration of his principles
Shortly thereafter he abandoned all
attempt to discuss his principles. Ig-
noring the ISSUES of progressvism,
Roosevelt lured the president into the
campaign. SO bitterly personal has
he been that at the time of the Chi
cago convention the frenzy and pas
sion aroused subordinated everything
to fierce scramble to seat delegates
and secure his nomination. Upon this
squabble for office he purposes to de-
stroy the sound and vital progressive
movements"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26

New York. July 26.-The congress
district assemblies, or conventions, to
select delegates for the bull moose
convention at Chicago next month are
being held here today, and promise to
prove interesting. The leaders say
that in spite of the reported deflec-
tions from the cause, work Is going
on with enthusiasm. Everyone in the
new party movement is advocating
the placing in nomination of candi-
dates for all offices to be voted for
at the election next fall. They want
a "show down" all along the line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
HOUSE WILL ACCEPT
LA TOILETTE BILL
LEADERS DECLARE MEASURE
WILL BE ACCEPTED IN FULL
To Put President Taft in a HoIe' Is
Evident Plan OF Legislators
Will BE Vetoed.

Washington, d. c., July 26.-With
the idea "of putting the president in
a hole" house leaders admitted to-
day they intend to accept bodily or
to modify only slightly, the La Fol-
lette wool tariff revision bill passed
by the senate. This bill is identical
with the one vetoed year ago by
President Taft. He is expected to We
to the new bill also.
The coalition Of progressives and
democrats which passed the wool bill
Is expected to endure and to take
united action to pass the sugar tariff
revision and income tax bills.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
MRS. DARR0W TO
BE A WITNESS

Los Angeles, July 26.-The Darrow
trial today was resumed with Lacomp-
te Davis, former defense attorney of
McNamaras on the stand. 1t is be-
lieved Darrow himself will take the
stand in his own defense.
A change Of plans by the attorneys
for the defense was indicated when
Carl Rogers gave out a private tip
that the next witness will be Mrs.
Darrow and then the defendant him
self. 1t is believed Mrs. Darrow,
when on the stand, will deny portions
of the testimony of John r. Har-
rington who testified for the state
that Mrs. Darrow had approached
him in an effort to involve him in
the alleged bribery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-26
CALL OF RANCH
LURED HER AWAY

Mont Claire, n. j., July 26.-Love
for California ranch life and aversion
for social duties which her husbands
position required We're assigned to-
day as the cause of the disappearance
of Mrs. Dorothy Marcus, wife of Will
liam Adler Marcus. a rich New York
Jeweler. Mrs Marcus is a daughter
of George b. Cooksey and was reared
on a southern California ranch. Be-
fore leaving home with her two chill
dren, Mrs. Marcus penned note to
her husband. saying: 81 love Cali
fornia and the life of the rancher.
There everything seems open and
free. Here 1t is so stiff formal and
shallow"