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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-15

l beneficial to those expecting in future 10 run for office. and will have a ten dency to give us cleaner politics The
 old maxim anything Is fair in love
 war and politics" I do not believe in applying this maxim to politics. as l think fairness and an open and above board policy in politics Is just as prac- i ticable, necessary and beneficial as i'll other things.
 Regarding the instructions issued the Jefferson County Savings bank by the sub com mittee, l desire first to quote the resolution adopted by the county committee creating the sub committee; 1 Be it resolved That the chairman of | this committee be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint sub committee consisting of five members to have management and con- trol oflsaid primary election.' l The above resolution will plainly
 show that the county committee in- l tended that a sub committee consisting g
 of five members should have the man. Iagement control and responsibility of
 the primary, and not any individual member of or minority part of the sub b-eommittee would be held responsi- l ble for the management of the election. 1 Being cognizant of these facts, the sub .
 committee adopted rules and regula :
 tions governing its actions. As a pro-
 lection to the sub committee as a whole. 1t adopted resolution which provided that no bills would be created,
 or paid until after having been duly
 authorized by the sub committee in session, and that no work of any char acter be let except by sealed competi- 1 tive bid. said bids to be received and opened in open session of the sub-com-
 nittee. These resolutions were vio-
 lated
 l nur ca,,pt,, ooYo,,i++oa ,,,a+ u,;ao., April 5, 1t being so late when the com
 mittee completed the canvassing of the
 returns quorum was not present, and
 the report of the subcommittee could
 not be received and acted upon. The l next morning, I received information that MT. Trice, our chairman, and MT.
 Stevens our secretary, were issuing checks refunding the funds to the can
 didates. I fully realized that the sub lcommittee would be held responsible l for payment of all bills, also for the
 refunding of the moneys left over I took up with the other three members of the sub b-committee this question. and lsuggested the idea that 1t was abso- 1 lhitelY necessary for us to notify the bank to honor no more cheeks issued land signed by Mir. Trlce and MT. Stew ems until further instructed by a ma iority of the members of the sub com .
 mittee.
 The wisdom of this act will be shown
 in our report which will be given to 1 the public when received and acted
 upon by the county committed.
 As information to the candidates,
 their funds will be kept intact in the Jefferson County Savings bank until after next Saturday April 20, when our county committee meets and re- ceives our report We will immediately after this meeting make the refunds to the candidates.
 CHARLES K. HALL. Birmingham, April Il.
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w ire Sparks

Cossaway Switz., April 14.--Th Swiss Aero clubs balloon St. Gothard ,s somewhere above the clouds with a man aboard who is totally ignorant of handling the air craft The balloon was returning from flight today with pilot and three passengers.
 Cineinnati.-The officers and direc- tors of the Second National Bank of Cincinnati resigned tonight. new of flcers were chosen and the bank will be taken over by the Cincinnati clear ing house and run the institution un- til the stockholders formulate plans for reorganization satisfactory to comptroller of the currency.
 Mexico-It is reported here as ex- tremely probably that the coming week will see renewal of the hostilities be- yond Torreon, which have developed into time marking tactics since the battle al Parral on April 3, and it's sub sequent evacuation by the federals. The interval has been employed by the war department for the building up of it's forces, demoralized by the result of it's Initial campaign.
 London.-The colliery surface mems strike in South, Wales will come to an end tomorrow with a conference at Cardiff, when it will be decided that the men shall resume work at once. This Is the last of the side issues at tending the great coal strike, and will bring the whole coal fields into full operation again. Coal prices are rap idly falling and all the industries arc gradually resuming their normal con- dition
 Nanking.-The mutiny among the sol diers has been quickly suppressed. Of the 5000 soldiers stationed at Ranking 800 were involved in the muntiy. The au- thorities are now in full control of the situation.
 Washington.-E -E,ulogies on the life and public service of the late Representative Madison of Kansas were held today by the House. Sunday, May 12, has been set aside for services for the late Represen- tative Gordon of Tennessee.
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pairing to strengthen the weak spot with sacks of sand when a section 90 feet wide burst at the base of the levee. lmmedi- ately the crown caved and in few mo- ments a 15 foot wall of water was rush ing through break, widened to 100 feet over the flat country and toward the towns of Alsatia and Roosevelt on the Iron Mountain railroad. Within 70 min utes it is declared the water. had spread over an area two miles square. At Alsatla plantation every negro who could ride was supplied with a horse or mule and told to ride at breakneck speed to every home he could reach and warn the people that the flood was coming. All night the negro messengers rode through storm and rain. except in those instances where the rising waters forced them to seek places of safety immediately. Still, scores were warned and enabled to escape. Then Vicksburg, New Orleans and Lake Provi- dence were notified of the situation vicksburg citizens were first on the scene, , arriving early Saturday. Shortly after ward a number of Lake Providence busi- ness men came in gasoline boats and tow ing skiffs Through the crevasse they went and began their mission.
 Cling to SapIings
 One boat found two white men and negro clinging to saplings with ten mile current tuggfng at thelr pooles. These men had saved their women and children and had gone back to rescue what property they could. one uncon- scious negro was found entangled in a barb wire fence and was hauled abroad and resuscitated.
 Families were removed from the roofs of scores of houses They had crawled to the attic chopped a hole in the roof and clambered to the ridge pole where they patiently awaited sue cor. ~
 Throughout all the region about the crevasse utter desolation rules tonight Dead mules. cows, pigs chickens and sheep float in the stable yards.
 On platforms and verandas other live stock moan and below for food,
 One planter has moved his saddle horses into the upper story of his resi- dence, where horses and family are living until boats can move them.
 The water is reaching further every hour. The tide from Panther Forest and Red Fork, miles to the north in Arkansas. is coming down the bayou to Macon and Tensas basins, swelling the tide from the Louisiana crevasse.
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BesSener News

Bessemer, April 4.-(speeial) l)-The fol- lowing proclamation was issued today by Mayor l. A. Lewis of Bessemer
 Whereas. F. C. Manasco and associates have seen fit to locate their franchise in the Southeastern league in Bessemer, thereby giving to our city professional baseball of the highest order; and
 Whereas, the schedule of the South eastern league provides for an opening game to be played between the teams of the Bessemer and Huntsville baseball clubs at Underwood Field. Bessemer, at 3So o'clock Monday afternoon, April 15,
 Therefore, l. l. A. Lewis, mayor of the city of Bessemer, do hereby proclaim Monday, April 15, 1912, opening day of the Southeastern league, a holiday, and respectfully request that all merchants in the city of Bessemer close their doors between the hours of and D. m. on the aforesaid date, and that every indus try in the confines of the city of Bes- semer and surrounding territory allow as many of their employees as possible to attend the opening game, so that all of the citizens of Bessemer may lend their 
 Bessemer clean, high class amusement.
 "Given under my hand this the 18th day of April, 1912. (Signed)
 T. A. LEWIS, Mayor"
 An Alabama newspaper which will be 70 years old in the fall is owned by E. L. Huey, of the Huey Furniture com pany, of this city. The paper is a copy of the Marion (Alabama) Herald of the of NoNaD1har 121Q and fc In .l fair state of preservation. It was ably edited by Robert E. Love and will stand a favorable comparison with many of the weelSies of the present day. Editorial argument was advaised in favor of the presidential candidacy of Martin Van Blu ren over MT. Calhoun The paper is very highly prized by Mir. Huey
 large congregation gathered at the First Christian church this morning to hear the splendid address delivered by Miss Etta Nnn. state organizer of the Christian Womans Missionary society of the Christian church.
 An interesting meeting was held tonight at the Brighton Methodist church under the auspices of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. The meeting was presided over by Robert W. Mcdonald.
 The Womans Missionary society of the First Methodist church will hold an in- teresting meeting Monday afternoon at the high school auditorium.
 meeting has been called for Mon day afternoon at 3s0 o'clock at the board Of trade. when everyone interested In buildine for Bessemer a new hospital Is requested to be present
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Charleston, s. C., April l4-Congrega- tions that taxed to the capacity the his toric building this morning and tonight took part in the celebration Of the zzoth anniversary of the founding of the Hu- guenot or French Protestant church of Charleston. the first church organized in the province of Carolina, and the only Huguenot church. now existing on the continent of North America. The services, conducted according to the Husuenot cef efemonials, were marked by two notable sermons, one in the morning by the Rev Charles g. Veder, the blind pastor of the church. who Is now in his Seth year. He has been pastor of the church for 16 years. In the evening the sermon was delivered by President w. H. s, Dem arrest of Rutgers college, New Jersey, who is Huguenot descendant.
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have saved nearly 10o0 persons within the last 4S hours who were marooned on knolls, fences, trees and wrecked homes in the path of the flood which surged through the break in the Mississippi river evee at Salem, La, Friday night ipun- dating hundreds of square miles of terri tory and leaving desoation in its wake.
 Meanwhile thousands of negroes and scores of white people fled to the leyee with their live stock and what household goods they could muster on short notice. These people with their belongings line the embankment tonight Tor miles. Tugs and steamboats are taking them off as fast as facilities permit and bringing them to Vicksburg or taking them to other spots where they will be out of the reach of the water
 The scene tonight along the levee is weird. Scores of fires dot the embank- ment Soggy driftwood has been caught
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OBSERVE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF
 FOUNDING OF HUGUENOT CHURCH

Tine story of the French refugees who left their own land to brave the perils of a new world because they could not find at home the religious liberty which they desired, was reeounted by the two men "The Huguenot," said Dr. Dema- rest, was a protestant against church gone wrong. against error in doctrine and life, against the slavery of the mind ana of the conscience.n When they left France, he declared, II was Frances s loss anu Americas gain; one nation was de- prived of a strong and honest and manly people while the other was enriched by a new and virile element, which was to lead to the making of many great men.
 Many telegrams from churches and from men of prominence in many parts of the country were received by Chair man Daniel Ravenel of the committee of arrangements for the anniversary cele- bration.
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MEXICO WARNED
 THAT AMERICANS MUST BE PROTECTED
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 United States have viewed with grave eono ern the practical murder under the positive order of one of your chief lieu tenants of an American citizen. who is re- DC rted to have been taken prisoner during or at the end of a regular engagement the prisoner said to have been dressed in regular uniform and obviously one of the regular forces of the established gov eri ment of Mexico. The government of the United States must insist insofar as the treatment of American citizens taken prisoners by whatever force is concerned. that the principles accepted by civilized nations as controlling their actions in time of war, shall be followed and ob- served and the government of the United States must give notice that any devia- tion from such course, and. indeed any maltreatment of any American citizen, will be deeply resented by the American govei nment and people, must be fully answered for by the Mexican people, thus teuging to difficulties and obligations which it is to the interest of all true Mexican patriots, as it is the desire of the United States to avoid
 You will also call this to the atten? ton of the minister for foreign affairs. and will at the same time point out that the press reports received here state that General Villa has threatened that If Orozco murders American citizens taken prisoners from the federals, he will re- taliate by murdering American citizens taken prisoners from the rebels You will while pointing out the utter ln- humanity of such action, call attention to the fact that retaliation, if 1t be in- voSed by the federal forces, should cer- tainly never be used against American citizens.
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Cony To Be Shown Orozco

Besides a copy of the foregoing cor respondence to be shown to General Orozco, the instructions to the American consul at Chihuahua, Marion Letcher, include the following.
 You will immediately. informally and gnoffically present this matter to Orozeo. according to above instructions. and you will at the same time point out that being an American consul. charged with the protection of American citizens. and interests in Mexico. and holding an ex- eqauter from the Mexican government as representing the Mexican people. you are instructed by your government informally to say that you must continue to exercise your functions and to make representation whenever occasions arise.
 (signed) HUNTINGTON WILSON"
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Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Sallie Henderson Heath

Mrs. Sallie Henderson Heath, aged 5s years. died Saturday afternoon at 2:55 o'clock at the family residence. 125 Kate street, Graymont. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the residence. Rev. S. T. Slaton and Dr. J. B. Simpson presiding. Interment will be made in Emwood cemetery.
 Mrs Heath Is survived by four daugh- ters, by her first husband. Misses Sudie and Ella Bates of Birmingham, Mrs. A, o. Ray of Asheville. N. C., and Mrs. J. w. Nagley of Altoona, Pa. The following have ben requested to act as pail bearers: J. w. Gould James A. Montgomery. W. A. Bowen. Fearn Russell, E. A. Adams and R. l.. Martin.
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Jury Disagrees

St. Louis. April i4.--After being out 4S hours the jury in the case of E. c.. Lewis. charged with fraudulent use of -',f r'a.ls '".l not greed upon a verdict tonight. Judge Anidon gave instructions -. ,,rdict te sealed if returned before tomorrow morning.
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Fire in West Virginia

Charleston, W. Va, April 14-Fire of unknown origin wiped a large part of Beckley, w Va. county seat of Raleigh county. out early today, causing a loss ~r 'r.>~n faap 'ae0o00. The fire swept ths business section.
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KYlD DOG YAK

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 k0NEtY FREIGHT. l OLD DOC HAONTS rAE { RAIL ROAD YARDS LIKEA hONGRY TRAMP NooD
 sWkrCA 4 FREE LUNCH TIE FoLLoWikG FIGURES SHOW IHE AN FUL $ US peN SE AND THE AGIfATEp
 SIKrE OF MIND OF A PER SON WHO IS !; ExpECTNG A MILLION DOLLARS TO AR RVS BY FeHGH1 1 WOULDN'T You I FEEL ANXIOUS l YOUR s ELF
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and dried and used for fuel. Meanwhile beeNes have been killed and the careases are being roasted to feed the hungry, wet and miserable.
 Rescue Being Pushed
 Tonight the work of rescue is being pushed. Guided by plantation owners or their managers boats from Vicksburg are penetrating further into the inundated dis troJ where hundreds of negroes and a large number of white persons still re- main.
 This scene of woe was quickly made, ana prosperous farming community transformed rapidly into an inland sea. The break came Friday evening at 5 o'clock at the Buckner plantation A squad of negro workmen had been work ing on the levee. directing their attention particularly to d 'bol'' 50 feet from the base of the revetment. They were pre-
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MANY FORCED TO SEEK REFUGE IN
 UPPER STORIES
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-~>---~~~~ total fall of one foot from the high stage.
 Fully Thousand Saved Vicksburg Miss. April 1i-Volunteer workers in gasoline boats, rafts skiffs or any other sort of craft that would float,
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Charles K. Hall, in a letter to The Age efald, goes into the details of the mud into which the members of the sub
 mmitiee have managed to get The
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10
State Campaign Expensive

Treasurer Joseph M. Murphy,
of the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee, recently filed his
report with the County Clerk Of
Wood county, showing that the
total sum Of 500. 1896 vas ex-
pended by that body in the re-
cent campaign.
The largest contributors to the
campaign fund, aside from the
assessments paid by candidates
for state Offices, were as follows:
United States Senator, c. w
Watson, 4,5C0; John T. Nc
Graw, $500, Lawrence T.. Tier
ney, 1000; jeff Newberry, 81
600; ex-Gov. A. 3. Fleming.
S4O0; Henry G. Davis, 5000 and
George w. Summers. 5000.
There were probably 500 contri-
butors.
One of the expenditures was
81 900 to the William J. Burns
Detective Agency, employed to
prevent election frauds in the
southern part of the State.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10

The Saturday Evening Post
which has recently given cons G.
cradle space to politics and pol;t-
zeal questions and which, while
not supporting CO.. Roosevelt
openly leaned that way, has
turned prophet and under the
caption Of The Two Old Politi-
cal PARTIES" last week contained
the Following editorial utterance:
THE old Republican party has
gone by the board. AS it stood
after the Chicago convention it
was merely q historic name that
had been appropriated by a mu-
tual benefit association Of self
seeking bosses and no self-scek-
ing boss can have much further
use for a historic name ard q
very expensive organization
which has become SO impo.ant
that . corporal's guard in the
electoral college measures its
national strength. No doubt
they will prefer-in language
familiar to some Of them-to
play on q liver card in the flu
ture.
I'VE quite expect to see the
old Democratic party follow its
traditional rival into the scrap
heap within eight years. That
party comes into full control Of
the Government by an over
wheIming sweep. To keep it UNI
wieldy majority in hand ard to
weld the incohercnt elements of
which it is composed into an in
strument for consistent, temper
ate, intelligent legislation. Will
require leadership of decidedly
superlaiive kind. There is the
same weakness of a party divi
ded against itself that there was
in the rival organization. PROT
ably the tariff will be the first
test. Over it Democrats who are
as good protectiOnists as Serene
Payne, and Democrats who want
TO settle the whole subject with
q broadaX, will struggle for mas
t2ry. Having achieved power a
spit will be the logical consc-
qucnce. Such a split is all to- |
gethsr desirable. Party diyi-
sions on lines that have actual
and deep significance would de-
cidadly improve the political sit
uation."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10
Notice

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company has request
ed the County Court of the Coun-
ty Of Calhoun, West Virginia, to
pass an order authorizing it to
use the roads. highways and
bridges of the said County for
the purpose Of constructing
therein and thereupon it's poles,
eOnduits, cables and wires.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10

A cracking god way for Prs
ident-elect Wilson to begin to e.
duce the high cost of living
that is so far as Democrats are
concerned would be to revoke
Taft's order putting The $4,000
fourth class postmasterS under
civil service.
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Sale of Delinquent Lands

NOTICE is HEREBY CIV
lots of land. in the County OF
payment of the taxes for the
undersigned Sheriff at public
House of said county. between
in the afternoon on MONDAY,
Each tract or lot. or so much
FOR 50 much cash as is suffiC
set forth in the following tabl
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10

IN that the following described tracts OF
which are delinquent for the non
year 1919, will be offered for sale by the
auction at the front door OF tho Court
the hours of ten in the morning and four
HE 9Th DAY OF JANUARY, 1918.
Thereon as shall be necessary. will be sold
lent to satisfy the amount due thereon, as
b.:
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10

For earacbe, too.hache. pains
burns, scalds sore throat. try DIR.
Thomas Eclectic Oil, a splendid
remedy for emergencies
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10
LEE DISTRICT

Anderson, J. 4. ......
Adams. G.. c.. Harriet
and r. T.. Kcrby ..
Adanans, r. r. & r. a.
Hrs. ......
Adams, y. c., r.. w.
Cieyinagcr. S. A. Sim
mons. Aetna Oil &
Gas CO. ......
AIii.- L III 4 Liz
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Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of
Grantsville will be held at its
bank rooms in the town of Grants
vile on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th.
1912, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, for
the purpose Of electing Board
of Directors for the ensuing year
and such other business as may
properly come before the meet
ing.
ARTHUR q. MILLER,
Cashier.
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County Ol~ectonz.

Judge, w A. Parsons.
Circuit clerk, G. G. Starcher.
deputies, Evert Starcher and : T. Waldo
Prosecuting Attorney, A. G.. Mathews.
Assistant, s. +. Bell,
Sheriff, G.. a. Jarvis.
Deputy, J. S Jarvis.
Assessor, Dob Knots.
Deputies, George Hays and Bob Molloban,
Supt Of Schools, Wheeler Chenowetb.
Com'r. Of School Lads, Bruce FerreT
Corniy Court, Zach Stump, President. q.
r., J. lynch and Gran Johnson, comissioners
Clerk, s. w. McClunR.
Deputies, Gay Stanaker and Iia Hard.
man.
circuit court cOuyenes Bird Tuesday 10
April, August and November
County court meets lst Monday In Jan.
nary, April, July and November.
Commissioners in chancery, Daniel r.
Siuiler. Albert Smith ALERT O.. Mathews.
and Elliott Chenoweth
Commissioners Of Accounts, f. w. Hall
Ainoldsburg, and $ r. Waldo, Grants
Vile.