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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
The Poor Mans Bank

The poor mans bank was MT Weed s characterization of the federal postal say ings system in his address before the savings bank section. Tracing the his tory of the system from it's inception on January 3, 1911, when a depository was opened in each state, Director Weed de- clared that on September 1 of this year the total deposits approximated s2s, 200 GOO This. he said. stood to the credit of about 270OO0 depostors. or an average of about SS5 for each. He explained that the fig ures did not include over a million dol lars converted by depositors into postal savings bonds. He coupled these state ments with the assertion that oniy n negligible quantity of the postal de- uosits would ever have been entrusted to banks.
 The speaker predicted that the next step the government would take in it- effort to encourage saving by small de- postors would be to do away with the limitation on deposits with the proviso -- - ------<t ~-
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AV|A7ORP PAUL PECK FALLS ID HIS DEATH Killed While Flying in Gusty
 Wind in Chicago
TOO STEEP A SPIRAL
Heavy Engine Crashes Through His Machine and Falls on His Neck. Was Apt Student of
 Aviation

Chicago. September 11.-Ayaitor Paul Peck of Washington, D. C., holder of the American duration flight record, was killed in a fall with a biplane to- night while flying in a gusty wind. He attempted too steep a spiral and when he struck the ground the heavy engine crushed through the wreckage, striking him in the neck.
 He was taken to St. Anthony de Padua hospital where 1t was found he was suf- fering from a fractured skull and in ternal injuries He died at 12:s0 without regaining consciousness.
 A gusty wind blew at Cicero field all day and Director Andre posted the customary warning to aviators against going up. Peck, believing his small biplane would be fast enough to carry him through the choppy wind went into the air in spite of the caution.
 At about 800 feet altitude he start ed to come down in spiral glide. Because of the unusually small span of his machine. Peck got into too steep a spiral, his aeroplane slid in toward the center of the vortex and he could not bring 1t back.
 His real difficulty did not become apparent till he was within 200 feet of the ground. He would have escaped with minor injury, Director Drew and his technical committee declared, had 1t not been for the fact that the heavy engine, crashing through the frame work with its gasoline tank and iron fittings, struck Peck in the neck and across the legs.
 Peck was American licensed aviator No. 57, and had developed in the monoplan.. The biplane was of only 20 feet span, headless and equipped with gyro motor. He was about 23 years old and was mal1- ing a trial flight preparatory for the in- ternational aviation meet here tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Rebels Near Agua Prieta

Cinaji Springs, 12 miles from Agua Prieta. and Salazar's command was four miles nearer the border in the same vicinity.
 Mexican Consul Cuesta received word tonight that 800 federal troops nad left Cananea on foot for Agua Preta. Fifty federals from Naco. Sonora, are expected at Agua Prieta befo7e daylight. One huprl drod and csoldiers are en route from San Jose to Naco.
 Tine Cananea Consolidated Copper com pany is repairing the railroad into Cana nea. The camp has provisions for 90 days and more than 1000 soldiers are in the city and vicinity. No anxiety Is felt con corning that section of Sonora
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-12
Banks Are Servants

'The banks of the country are the servants and not the masters of the peo- pie. and 1t Is always to their advantage 10 serve the people, provided conditions are such that they eun do so without all infraction of the banking law"
 In conclusion. Mi Reynolds said
 ''I do not believe the bankers of the country will enter the slightest objec- ton to the making of Il comprehensible investigation of the banks by those charged by the House with the respon- sibility. long as such investigation does not require them to disclose to the public the confidential relations existing between themselves and ther customers. the divulgenoe of which might greatly embarrass the customer and thereby do serious injury to the banks. In my opin- ion, the banks should, and l believe they would to the limit of their ability to do so, decline to make thls information pub lie.
 "If banker can be forced to dis close confidential relationship between his bank and it's customer. il would re- quire but short step further to cap talze for the qualification of prejudice the condolences between the attorney and his client, as we'll as the secrets of the confessional.
 'I cannot believe a condition exists which can begin to Justify such dras- tic treatment; no more do l believe Con gross will take any action which would strike so directly at the personal rights and liberties of the people"
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The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-21
AS IT LOOKS
Hello, dofeat.

Hello. defeat.
Roberts viii receive coehrane today.
We might lose on Tuesday, but not
on Wednesday.
That was an "if-he hadn't" and If
he had" game.
Honest Jawn McCioskcy didn't get
fined yesterday
The i.ighlanders. evidently, do not
do well on long rest.
How Tubalkane would have raved
had he been out. there yesterday!
BlankenshIp will pitch Cochranc,
the curve artist from Spokane, to-
day.
George Reeves was pretty safe when
he bet on 800. That Is our idea of II
cinch.
Bush. evidently. needs lot of
work. He didn't have much control
yesterday.
Yesterday was eur introduction to
Umpire eii Carney. He gave an I'D /.
mirabis dsmonstration Of how to han. :.
de . ball game. A. far ~ thu local
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better proportions than when he broke
into the Union association. He
showed up well yesterday.
VaO landed thneo. hits yesterday.
The first one did no good. as he was
caught Off first by Bush. who pegged
to carman four times In succession.
Jimmy MeQuaid is now leading the
Lewistown team In hitting. with the
modest mark of ,493. Heavens, They
ones.
In the third Whalen, the Apostles
scnsatlonal third baseman, got hurt
In mixup with Pcrrinc In stealing
second. Also. Partnerships peg hit
Whalen on the foot.
ITS "A cinch that we'll get the full
$500 for Bush from Philadelphia, .
said Manager BIankenship last night.
Mack wants him for Baltimore and
the boy'll make good there. We got
$3.50 now and $3.50 more on December
!. II he shows anything"
ehangnon's homcrnn was over the
fence in left-center and 1t marked the
first time the husky F'reMchman has
hit ball outside The local park, al
though he has made several hJ,ners
inside the fences. Perrines rap was
over the left field score board, just on
the right side of the flag.
II the Bush sale had been DELAYED
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ono moro day, II cou.d not have b.cn
pulled off and wc would have lost the
Brainerd beauty by draft. Yesterday
President Lucas received message
from Secretary Farrell OF the national
cc,r'nission. in which was promulgated
rule that all minor league saes
must be made at least 20 days before
tho expiration Of tho season. Blank.
enship and tho local association were
lucky.
Providing ono goes into details, yes
terday's defeat may be charged to
carnan and Warren. In tho second
>arman doubled and Tobn followed
with a single to left. Spencer made
= good peg, but Carman would have
been safe at the plate had he hit tho
dirt. Standing up, no was an easy
out. In tho fifth, Bush and Warren
were on whom Bassey loftod one to
Stone, IN right field. Stone dropped
tho ball and Bush scored. Warren
loafsd and got no farther than third,
where he psrished. Manager Blanken-
ship had lot to say about these two
cases, and, We reckon, the Highlanders
will run 'em out from now on.
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jensen TOO GOOD
AND APOSTLES WIN
CONTINUED From Page six.)

Ing the plate. A. Perrine struck out.
Bush stole third. Bassey gave Stone
an easy chance but the pitcher. gar.
dener dropped the ball and Bush came
In.
In the sixth Changnon hit his home-
run and the Highlanders scored no
more until the ninth, when they need
ed three to tie. In this last inning,
Blankenship hit a hard one into
Spencer's territory. Spencer lost
the ball In the sun and the
boss roasted on first Bush would
have walked had. he not swung at
had one with the string three and
two. Zamloch went In to hit for War
rem and whitfield. Perrine worked his
homcrun stunt here and two runs pat
tered across. Had Bush waited Il out,
the score would have been tied. Az
II was, the Highlanders were one short
and two were out. Wcssler threw
Basscy out at first and the game was
ove:.
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and WAS extremely lively. No gloves
were used, no masks or chest pro-
tectors for the catcher. and the man
behind the bat was constantly being
injured.
"Just - much speed was used -
u the present day, and the players
hands. especially the catchers, were
covered with callouses and knocked
joints. The catcher did not stand
close 70 the bat for the first two
strikes. but came up for the third or
when the bases were Full"
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sBatted for Warren in ninth.
Score by innings: n. II. r
Ogden ........ 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 % 12 3
Missoula .... 0 0 0 0 3 / 0 0 2-6 10 Z
Summary: Left on bases-Ogden.
8; Missoula. 8. Stolen bases-Whalen.
2; Bush. Bassey. Van. Two base hits
Carman. Jensen. Three base hit--van.
Homeruns-Changnon. Pcrrine. Double
plays-Jensen to Schimpff to Van.
Runs batted in-By Stone. 2; Strip.
Jensen. Van. Wessler. Blankenship
Changnon. Perrine, 2. Struck out
BY Jensen. 6: Bush. s. Bases on balls
Off Jensen. 2. Time Of game, 1850.
Umpire-Carney.
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bugs could see, Carney didn't miss q
sdeoision. He isn't nailed down, either.

changnon. Tobin and Roberts. we
expect, will be lost to the Highlandcrs
ny draft.
This Is the lasts week of baseball
for Missoula this season. You fans
remember that.
The Great Falls papers have given.
up the pennant They're out for see
ond place now.
Either Whalen or 1hangnon is tho
best third -sacker In the league Sure
ly, they're classy pair.
Tom Kemp says that he's seen
three games this season and that the
home club has lost 'em all.
We kicked II away. threw It away,
boned II away, loafcd 1t away. still
that's all OF such stuff for the series
Artie SchImpff works as hard and
as brilliantly as he always did. This
department has great admiration for
Arthur.
Az Leon Rerat would have said had
he been out yesterday and n he un-
derstOod baseball, Van was there "like
q ducks" n
Catcher strip is trained down to
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Sex Win Both.
Philadelphia. Aug. 2O-Chicago won
both games Of q double header. there
by making clean sweep OF the series
OF three contests. The visitors owed
their success to punching hits In both
games. while In the second they held
the home teams score down by max
ing four double plays. Scores:
First game: r. II. r..
Philadelphia northumberland. 8 3
1uSG0WO
Batteries Coombs and Lapp; Cicotte
and gchalk. Easterly.
Second Aame: r. H. e.
Philade'phia . ! 0
SuS&8O
BatterteS-Bender. Houck and Egan
I.app; White. Peters. Walsh and Kuhn.
4F< Session Wins Again.
Boston. Aug. 3o.-Wood won his
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On May !. 1911. the percentage of
the Detroit club was .s76 and that OF
Philadelphia. 1852. which makes diff
ference Of 400 points. This was not
the worst lead the Tigers had. but
II was surely bad enough to let Mr..
Reeves win. As rule this depart
ment does not decide bets. but this
wasn't wager: It was cinch.
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n 4'/ 0ssts~ Wins AOain.
Boston, Aug. 50.--Wood won his
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-21

Pitcher Demaree, recently sold by
tho Mobile club to the Giants. wa9
member of the Newark N. j.. team i'm
1908 when George Stallngs was man
ager Of the team.
Clyde Milan OF the Washington
team has chance to beat Ty Cobb's
record of SO stolen bases. made In 1911.
Up to August Clyde had pilfered 50
sacks,
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The Giants will have TO step lively II
they expect to equal the Cubs record
OF games won In. a season. In 1906
the Cubs set the mark at 116 victories
and 50 defeats.
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YOU WIN.
No
Refunds

Sporting Editor: Would you be
kind enough to let me know how many
points Detroit was leading Philadel-
pbia last year. that IL. at the worst
have bet that they were leading by
over 800 points.
GEORGE w. REEVES.
Hamilton, Aug. 20.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of the Clubs.
Washington Takes Two.

Washington Takes Two.
Washington. Aug. 20.--Washington
won both games OF the double header
with Cleveland. Walter Johnson estab-
lishcd a new American league record
by winning the first game. making Is
straight victories. Cashion pitched n
no-hit. no-run game, which was called
at the end Of the sixth to allow the
NislfOra IN catch a Aeuin Hcoroa.
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New York. Aug. 2O.-New York
broke even In double header with st.
Louis. Ford's support failed In the
eighth inning Of the first game when
three errors and two hits enabled the
visitors to score three runs. Mcconnell
bested Mitchell In a pitchers contest
In the second game Sterrctts triple
In the second defeated the visitors. II
scored Hartxell and Sterett came home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
Economy in Buying.

| There is no more simple way by
which the thrifty housekeeper can save
money than to buy in bulk. The store.
keeper sells by the quantity far cheaper
than he does when he has to handle
each pound Or quart separately. Now is
a good. time 70 lay IN the winte- sup
piles. ard study u far various shops
and markets is quite worth while. Many
grocery stores make speciality of some
one or two things, ani it pays 70 know
the comparative prices and the qualities
of as many shops as possible. One
store, for instance, has been selling
cranbemies at FIVE cents quart. This
has meant loss of a cent and half on
every quart sold and was done as an
advertising feature.
The prices which are quoted below are
those of big city and may vary in
other PAGES, but i,ts will q IN IDEA
OF what may ne done. These are guam
titles that family Of four might use
during the winter.
A barrel Of bread Hour costs seven do
lars. There are eight bags in 4 barrel,
and when the same -four IS purchased
by the bag it costs ninety cents, there
fore there is saving of twenty cerits
by buying a barrel. 1t would not be
practicable for the average family 10
buy pastry -four by the barrel, because
it is better to have it moderately fresh,
and bag or two will last winter. 1t
sells for eighty cents bag.
A ten-pound pail of lard sells for one dol
lar and seventy cents. Three pounds
costs fifty-five cents, so there il saw
ing of eighty-fve cents by getting the
larger quantity. Sugar is five aud
half cents a pound, but hundred
pounds sell for five dollars and fifteen
cents, saving of thirty-fve cents.
Almost all families use more or less
prunes during the winter Santa Clara
prunes, medium sized, sell for fifteen
,ents pound. They are fourteen cents |
l pound by the box, twenty-five pounds |
10 the box, saving of twenty five
,ents.
Soap, which retails six cakes for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
KILLED HUSBAND
SHE CONFESSES
Mrs. McAfee. Tells the Police of Crime
in Ireland Ten Years.
Ago.

Macon, Ga, Nov 29--Goaded BY her
conscience after seeing moving picture
in which the killing. of husband BY his
wife was depicted. Mrs MeAfee, we'll
to do widow OF this city, has confessed
that she killed her husband in Ireland
ten years ago. She now pleads to be
taken back to the scene of the crime so
that she may be punished
Two weeks ago Mrs. MeAfee saw the
moving picture, the plot of which she
thought, correspondent in measure with
the hidden story Of her life. From that
day, her relatives say, she began to
worry and weep
She summoned her relatives to-day
and confessed that she had been respon-
sible for the violent death of her hus-
band in Ireland in 1902 and that it was
preyinc on her mind. She said she would
never know another moments peace I'M
less she returned to Ireland and suffered
for her act.
She says that she was jealous OF her
husband and brought about his death
in such way that it seemed accidental.
Then she disposed of his property and
came to the United States.
She lived in the north until two years
ago. when she came TO Macon, where she
has sister and other relatives who are
prominent. Physicians, while not dis
Mrs. McAfee's confession say
remorse has affected her mind
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
A Thanksgiving
Surprise
BY ESTHER VANDEVEER

! Miss Edna Chefton. graduate of the
School of Domestic Science. presents her
compliments to Mrs. Chandler and offers
her services as cook for Mrs. Chambers
coming Thanksgiving dinner. There will
be no charge. Miss Cheftun desiring to do
the work for practice ana to observe the
effect OF her different methods OF cooking
/ on those for whom she cooks.
This application came while the
Chandler family We're at breakfast,
Mrs. Chandler was widow with Il
grown son. Dick daughter, sixteen,
Alice. and two boys aged respectively
twelve and ten. Jim and Fred. She
read the note aloud, then threw ii down
as unworthy Of consideration.
Mamma. Alice spoke up. "let her
do ii. You know, they're giving us a
cooking course at school. and I'm much
interested in 1t. should love to watch
her methods and see how they turn
out"
Mrs. Chandler took up the note. read
1t again and wondered why Miss Chef
ton had made the application to her.
She had never heard OF Miss Chefton
and did not know how Miss Chefton
bad heard of her Alice kept poking
at her mother till that lady consented
that her daughter should write Miss
Chefton telling her what would be
provided for the dinner and that If she
chose to cook the viands named she
was welcome to do so. The Chambers
were poor. and their dinner was to be a
simple one.
Miss Chefton replied that the sim
pier the yiands the better opportunity
this would give her TO show what she
could do with n small provision. She
added that she would bring Il few in
gradients which she needed and might
not find at the Chambers. but they
would occasion no expense to those she
served.
When Miss Chefton appeared she
turned out to be so dark complexioned
that it was suspected she was a quad
room. SinguIarly enough, her hair was
a fiery red. She was ushered into the
kitchen. where she said she would
prefer to be left alone. but Alice asked /
her if she might not watch her, and /
permission WAS granted.
OF course there was turkey, not I
the fact that the price
Of turkeys had risen to such height 4
that the family had thought of subst- +
tuting some cheaper meat The Cham
ilers had a little kitchen garden. and
there were vegetables in plenty. Alice
Chandler watched the professional
,ook with intense interest. noting the
way she put into dish n bit of flavor
ng. a pinch of salt or some extract"
The had brought with her and what
delicious food she produced. The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
WAY LAID IN A FIELD SHE
KILLS FORMER B0ARDER
an Defense Of My HONOR Mrs. Pig
arella, Wounded, in Hospital,

Paterson. n. j., Nov. 29.--T killed
him in defense OF my honor, and | am
not at all sorry for it," said Mrs. Laura
Pigarella of / Ann place, when a police
man called at the General hospital OF,
Wednesday afternoon to see the extent
of the injuries she received in fight in
which she killed Antonio Querceto, a
former boarder, of 6j Butler street, in
field near her home Tuesday night.
Physicians say she will be sufficiently
recovered in four or five days TO be
taken to the police court to be arraigned
on charge Of murder.
Mrs. Pgarella was returning from a
call on a neighbcr at o'clock last night
and took a short cut through the field,
Quereeto walked from behind small
shed and said he would give her one
more chance to go away with him. When
she refused and argued with him he
drew a stiletto and stabbed her in the
back Then a desperate struggle fol-
lowed. Being stronger than her as
saiant she pinned him to the ground
and wrested the knife from him. Quer-
ceto begged for mercy, but the woman
thrust the knife twice, then walked
home and fell unconscious.
Her husband had her taken TO the hos
pital Her six.ffonth- hold baby was
brought to her to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
WOOD TO RETIRE.
Change in Supervision Of the American
Wooden Company Mills.

Boston, Nov. 20. President William
NJ. Wood of the American Wooden com
pany will be relieved Dec /, at his own
request, of the direct supervision of the
manufacturing branch OF the corpora
ton, which includes 80 mills. The exec.
utive committees of the company, on
Wednesday appointed Frank H. Cafpen.
ter agent OF the wooden division, to
succeed him, and Mr.. Carpenter viii
be known as general manufacturing
agent.
The change was requested by Presi.
dent Wood because of increasing respon-
sibilities in all departments.
Mr.. Carpenter was formerly connected
with the Livingston mills, East Green
witch, r. l.; Sawyer mills, Dover, n. H.;
Anderson mills. Skowhegan, Me-; Sar.
anae mills, Blackstone, Mass; and Wey-
bosset mills of Olneyville, r. I.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29

before going to doctor with the plea
that he give you something to make
you sleep:
Drink glass of warm water before
going to bed instead of the usual glass
of cold water. Sip it slowly and if pos
sible eat small biscuit or cracker with
it. Avoid all mental exercise for at
least half an hour before retiring: al
low the brain to rest and become calm
before you attempt to sleep. Stand be-
fore an open window and breathe deep
ly, inhaling through the mouth and ex-
haling through the nose; then lie down
and continue doing this until sleep over
takes you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
AN AcQUITTAL ORDERED.
So Jury Found Pansy Lesh Not Guilty
of Murder.

Sedalia, Mo-, Nov. 29.--"Not guilty"
was the verdict returned by the jury
here Wednesday in the case of Mrs. Pam
sy Ellen Lesh. charged with the murder
OF Elizabeth NJ Qauintaace of Green
Ridge, Mo-, Judge Shain instructed the
jury to acquit the woman on the ground
that confession she had made was not
backed up by corroborative evidence.
On Nov. ,, Mrs. Lesh, then living in
Los Angeles. confessed that she had
caused the death of Mrs Qauintance in
1904 and of Mrs. Eliza Coe of Sedalia
in 1905. by administering poison in their
food while she was employed by them
She was then less than II years old.
The deaths Of Mrs. Qauintanee and
Mrs. Coe were at the time believed TO be
from natural causes.
Judge Shain refused 60 admit the con-
fession and prepared a formal verdict
BY the judge. The charge Of first degree
murder in connection with the death of
Mrs. Coe was dismissed.