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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
TRIAL OF THE DEPUTY SHERIFF IS SET BY JUDGE CATALAN FOR MAY 27

Deputy Sheriff Henry Cole was formally arraigned yesterday morning before Judge Frank Cahalan of the first division of the criminal court on a charge of murder ing Felix J. Ellard on March IS at Lewis burg.
 The indictment returned by the grand jury charging him with the offense was read by Solicitor H. r. Hef1in. and to the question of his guilt or inpocence, pro- pounded by Judge Cahalan, the prisoner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Will Watson Found Guilty and Must Die on
 the Gallows STORY OF HEINOUS
 CRIME IN WOODS John Holland Was Lured From Home By Four Men and Never Seen Again-Teck Duncan's
 Statement
 
By CHAs. H. MANDY

For the murder of the negro John Holland, the following convictions have been had in the criminal court of Jefferson county:
 Arthur Jones, death. Walter Jones, life imprisonment. VIII Watson, death
 John Wade, the fourth white man indicted with the same offense. is yet to be tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Lane Explains Importance

 the work mapped out for the members to perform of the greatest importance. T have all tho work can do,' he said yesterday, but will certainly go to Montgomery May g, when the con- mission will convene. The great trou- bio in Alabama today lies in the fact that any lawyer, with consummate ease. can gain postponement of cases on technical grounds and grounds that are not technical, and can so inject into cascs slight teohnlcalitfes which will result in the reversal of the litigation by the supreme court.
 Tt Is the purpose of the commission to adopt recommendation. which, if accepted. will relieve the courts of the state of their present congested con d,,ion. The minor recommendations can. of course, be adopted ipso facto by the courts. The major recommendations will, I presume. be acted upon by tho legislature.
 q believe that the commission will do much toward rectifying the present harmful situation, and that as re- suit the state will receive great benz eft"
 In the Governors Call In the governors call for an extra ordinary session the necessity of talk linr action toward the relief of tho courts will be included He will also point out the necessity of framing new Legislation for ths regulation of pas senger and freight rates in Alabama. I He will also refer to tho needed recti- fication of the revenue bill, and 1t is expected that he will advocate the striking of section 36 r. that section which applies to ? per cent franchise tax levied against corporations to the payment by them of whatever license fax is demanded by municipalities. As is known, Judge Lane, stating that by the operation of that section, Birming- ham will be deprived in four years of revenue amounting to s25o.ooo. has ai- ready done much toward arousing d sentiment against the section.
 It is also thought that in his cal the governor will refer to the current agitation for a remodeling of the Ala bana system of taxation.
 Filling the Vacancies It is the general concensus of the lpeople of the state that on account of the depleted condition of the treas urv an extraordinary session of the legislature Is imperative. That such a session will occur, is considered cer- tain. It is thought. however that in- stead of in July the legislators will convene toward the end of August or the first of September.
 There are two vacancies in the sem ate and seven in the house. and there lis a plan on foot at the present time l to have the state executive commit tee elect the successors It is pointed ] out that In this way delays will be prevented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
DISAPPEARED AND WAS
 NEVER SEEN AFTERWARD

On the 18th day of June. 1911, John Hol- land resided with his mother in a hum-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-15
MEMS SHOES

Every man in Lakeland and vicin.
ity, but the Shoe man will buy Shoes
i'll this sale. and the Shoe man would
Ike to- Here's what happens in the
next Is days:
Box Calf and Gun Metal Shoes
all sizes .Sl.l9
Patent Leather $2.15 Shoes for. .$1.9S
All $500 Work OF Dress Shoes.
the famous We Lead Brand .$2.l9
$500 Crossett Shoes ....... 1913
$500 Crossett Shoes ... $3.50
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-15


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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-15
Mems Furnishings

Very best SOC Underwear 39c
Negligee Shirts. all sizes SOC
Very best Dollar Shirts. 5000. 79e
Our $3.50 Hallmark Shirts Sl.l9
All l5c socks for - DC
The l0c kind for ... &c
Real Csc Socks will sell at l9e
Slidewell Collars-the kind you
INT 49,. '..-...#.., .......... &c
al l0c Collars ....... &c
25c Underwear - 19c
TIES AND BELTS
REDUCED.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-15
ladies' Shoes

Bring the Boys and Girls and let
us fit EN- up. If you haven't any.
borrow some one else's and come just
the same.
Big lot of 0Xfords in Vicis and
Patents at ..-............ Csc
Best grade 81 so Ladies Shoes. .$l.l9
All $3.50 Shoes. ........... .$l6S
All $500 Shoes ............ SEAS
All $3.50 Shoes .......... $2.6s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

His associates on the bench all speak
of the earnestness, the labor and the
conscientious devotion that have
characterized his service, and he has
shown such marked ability as to
prove an ideal justice of the highest
court in the commonwealth.
Perhaps no stronger evidence both
of the letter of the law and the in
tent of the fathers of the government
that the judiciary should be removed
from politics could be presented than
in the policy President Taft, himself a
judge. has pursued in the nomination
of members of the supreme court of
the United States. Out of six mem
bers of the court President Taft has
named since his incumbency of the
White house, three have been demo
Gratis, including Justice White, whom
President Taft honored as few men
have been honored before by a pres
ident of opposite political faith, in
elevation to the chief justiceship of
the court. President Taft has hued
rigidly TO the line of keeping aloof
from politics in the supreme court
appointments, and in the spirit Of the
constitution of the state of Illinois
and in fairness to every phase of
the situation, with proper considera-
tion Of the fact that Judge Cooke is
one of but two democrats now on the
supreme court of Illinois, he should
be reelected June 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

earth, where nature still holds sway.
fragrant and beautiful.
But soon can be seen men, women
ana children riding into the city
from the country in street cars and
automobiles, not only laden with
these blossoms, but carrying as tro-
rhies branches of Towering trees and
many vines and plants torn up by the
roots. For the brief space of a day
thls looted beauty will show forth
on parlor mantel and drawing room
table and then will disappear and its
Wreckage be cast on the ash heap.
And the places from which it was
taken will be bare and cherries.
Why is it that the average human
being, upon seeing a wild flower, is
possessed by the desire to tear it up?
He does not feel the same way to-
ward the cultivated flowers on his
lawn and in the public parks. He
realizes that they are there for the
continued enjoyment of himself and
others. A nest of violets under a
OuuuiHS Tree, IN the 1reSn, spring
greensward, is a beautiful thing to
see. Why destroy it and rob others
of the pleasure of beholding it?
There are lovers of nature in this
city who take delight, every spring,
In seeking out the places where the
wild flowers and ferns most abound,
but who dare not reveal them to any
but those they can trust, for fear
that wanton destruction Will follow.
Why Is it that so few people have
any conjunction about taking the
life of that brightest and most beau
tiful thing in the world, a flower?
Why are wild flowers so often taken
in the way which kills the plants and
| leaves nothing for the years to come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Looking Backward.

Sometimes think I'd like to be
A boy again; but, say,
couldn't bring myself to care
For games 1 used to play.
A bag of marbles and a top,
Perhaps a ball and bat
How could spend a half a dag
In playing one old cat?
I would resent it too, think.
To have my nose and ears
Scrubbed daily by my mothers hand
For half q dozen years;
To have to tuck napkin in
Around my little neck,
Lest on my newest suit of clothes
should let fall a speck.
And then the errands to be run
Would bring me little Joy.
! think that l can hear them yet
Exclaim, We'll send a boy"
To hunt up slippers, pick up chips
Or give the calf a drink
That 1t would bring me happiness
don't exactly think.
It's nice to have the youth and strength
The fTesher point of view:
It's nice to have the appetite,
But there are drawbacks too,
And, while I would be full Of life
And might enjoy my grub,
I can't be both a boy and man,
And really that's the rub.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
THE NoN.PARrIsAN JUDICIARY

When by the constitution Of ILL
nois the time OF holding judicial cleo
tons was set apart from the general
elections, and al season OF year
when people would probably be less
apt 10 be moved by partisan Consid-
erauOus than IT almost any other
time. IL was clearly and indisputably
the intention that the bench should
be as far removed from political in
huence as IL was within the power
Of the instruments OF the law to
place it,
And when nine years ago, follow
ing a reapportionment Of the fourth
supreme court division of the state.
which includes Rock Island county,
the mere suspicion arose Of a purpose
by gerrymander TO make the new dis
trict safely republican and thus Sc
cure the permanency Of the then sit
ting judge from the district, the peo-
pie resented the proposition and
elected a democrat 10 the supreme
court. This vas the whole secret of
Judge Guy c. SCOTS success, and
the people in choosing him demon
strated two facts. one that they are
strongly for non-partisanship in the
personnel Of the judiciary aud the
other that while the district was
carved TO be normally republican
without a question. it is as a matter
Of fact, n standoh. and since it was
plated has been carried more often
by the democrats than by the repub-
licans. While Scott won in the dis
trict on the non-partisan issue nine
years ago by a.. Cooke in 1903 on
the same platform carried IL by
2,20I, indicating that the people are
becoming more firmly entrenched
in the theory that the judiciary, par
ticularly the highest court in the
state. should be absolutely divorced
from politics.
AS a matter OF public information.
the vote of three years ago. when
Cooke ran against Mcclure TO
MI out the unexpired term OF Justice
Guy e. Scott, deceased, may be re-
produced:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

The damage suit for SANDER Just
won by Miss Esther Mercy, against
Dean Marion Talbot of the University
OF Chicago, where Miss Mercy was a
student, is one of the best illustrations
of where various kinds of extrava-
gance can lead.
This suit brought nerve-racking pub
licity on top of expulsion and loss of
brought the same kind OF disagreeable
publicity, as well as money loss, to
Dean Talbot 1t brought the methods
of one of our greatest institutions of
learning into question. 1t brought the
usual unpleasant witness-bOx treat
ment to disinterested professional men
and women called to testify. 1t took
three weeks of time of a judge and
jury, besides the money involved
in carrying on the trial
And all because of a hat!
The hat cost $3.50. Miss Mercy &C
cepted it as a present from the man
she was engaged TO marry. Then,
although poor girl, she tried to dress
up to the hat That led to all the
trouble. Miss Mercy testified that
Dean Talbot questioned the sources
of her pretty things.
Was it all worth it from the view
point of anybody concerned?
Every girl or woman who goes out
from her home as a student or to
earn her living ought to be able TO
find much food for thought in this
story. She ought to ask herself very
earnestly: is the pleasure worth it,
when it comes TO wearing clothing
that makes her conspicuous and is apt
TO arouse unpleasant comment. For
the unpleasant comment is sure to
come.
When you see a stenographer or a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

The eight Cinnamon on board the
Titanic were not embarrassed by any
fine sentiments. and they had Car
greater cunning than any white man
In taking care Of themselves. Six OF
them got into lifeboats before the
women, and hid under the thwarts. Let
us be thankful that It was the uaen.
lightened Cclgst.als. and not men of
our own race who did this. There are
cases where it is to the honor of the
Caucasion 10 be beaten.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
DQ

Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you kind
ly give me your advice as to the
length Of time a woman should wear
mourning for her husband? How
many months should she wear all
black? I have been a widow since
December and would like TO wear
white waists when the warm weather
comes. Would this be proper? And
how long before it will be all right
to attend places Of amusement?
MRS. ANNA J.
In these days, few women dress in
deep mourning even for their hus-
bands. 1t keeps one in an atmosphere
Of gloom, and is depressing to others.
1t is conventional TO dress in quiet
priety. knew a young woman whose
mother died and though her sorrow
was very great, she did not choose to
dress in black. The day Of the fun
eral she wore a pretty, though in
conspicuous brown dress, and with a
smile received the people as they
came. This of course, was much hard
er for her than as II she had dressed
in deep black and had gone apart as
mourner; but 1t made the atmos
phere Of sorrow genuine instead OF
emotional y dress in mourning does
not itself signify grief but it does
bring gloom, and If the mournel
chooses TO dress in white or some
quiet color so much the better. AS fol
attending places of amusement, one
year is the conventional time for no
entering into much gaiety, but this
too, is a matter for each to decide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

clerk wearing abbreviated lace waists,
dancing shoes, head ornaments, neck
ornaments, arm ornaments and belt
dering how much vim you'd have for
work if you took the time to dress
like that and stayed dressed like that.
Can't you hear what an employer
would say to a man if he came to the
Office arrayed in pleated shirt front,
dinner coat and pumps?
Then the manicurists in the hotels.
DO they wear Bingham or calico
Hardly. The latest hair massing, the
most extreme styled gown, that most
wouldn't think of wearing at home, is
the rule. And what is their work
Ask anyone of them K she doesn't
think scrubbing floors more self-re-
specting work than scrubbing peoples
hands, and See if she doesn't say
Yes" So, if people say she dresses
for her scrubbing so that the lonely
travelling man will hang around and
pay her doubtful attention, what can
she answer?
Is it worth It?
When you go to make your way
don't you think you'd better make
over some of your axioms learned in
school to run in this wise and then
follow them?
Here's one from your early geomet
~ that might help. A plain toilet is
the shortest cut between home and
work. More rest, more safety
Then this. Qualities equal to the
same effect are equal to each other
Good humor and interest Offset any
clothes).
Or this. Two thoughts cannot occupy
the same mind at the same time. (The
less thought of appearance the better
the work..
These things are worth while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Heart(>ana
HOf96
problems
MQS EIIZABEdH THOMPSON

for himself. If one does not feel
grief, or II he can throw It of by
going to places Of amusement, there
is still a certain respect to be shown
the one who has died and It Is well
to avoid criticism. However, II you
grieve you must not allow yourself
to become morbid. Find all the enjoy
ment you can so far as you DO not
show disrespect to your husbands
memory.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII you
please tell me how TO remove INK
stains from a pink and white dress?
YOUNG SCHOOL GIRL
Use an ink radicator which your
druggist can supply to you. However
If your dress is a very good one
would advise you to take it to a dry
cleaner as any radicator will leave a
slight yellow stain, which would hard
" be noticeable if a small spot of ink
were removed; but could ruin the
dress If the stain were large enough.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am Is
years Of age and have always lived
on a farm. My shoulders are very
! round as a result Of doing hard work
when was a child. I was always SO
tired that l didn't have ambition to
walk straight Do you think shoulder
brace would help me? E. r.
Will-power to keep straight would
probably help you more, although II
your shoulders are much deformed
would advise you to take treatments
Probably osteopathy would accomplish
the best results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Humor and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

ONE reason probably why women are
taking TO wearing their husbands
things is that the women thiak a man
ought to be of some convenience about
the house.
1t is better to be right than wrong,
but there are so many people who can't
be either.
The self made man isn't in the least
inclined to keep the secret of where
such fine job was turned out
Even the man who is made Of money
does hate to see bill collector coming
about.
Probably the reason why a woman
would rather go to a reception than to
do the weeks washing is because she
considers the reception costume more
becoming than the washday sort.
Any man finds 1t easy to be honest
when it is pleasant and profitable.
Adam may have beaten all the rest
Of US to it, but he certainly had lot to
learn.
Marriage is full Of accidents and sur
prtses, but you can always count on
rent and the gas bill.
1t Is really getting so these days that
q bride counts on wearing one thing at
her first wedding and another at some
succeeding wedding.
A philosopher is the fellow that
stands by and watches the outcome OF
affairs with only theoretical interest
in the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
April 20 in American
History.

Sampson, heroine Of the
Revolution, died; born 17G0. De
borah Sampson was a soldier in the
ranks of the Fourth Massachusetts,
under the name of Robert Shurt-
lift She Ferved three years and
was twice wounded In the York
town campaign she was taken with
brain fever and sent to a hospital.
where her sex was discovered.
Washington befriended her. and
during his administration she re-
ceiyed a pension and grant of
land
1862 federal army under General II.
w. Halleck, began siege Of Corfnth,
Miss, occupied by the Confederate
forces commanded By General p.
G. I. Beauregard
1893 Admiral Ceryera's Spanish
squadron sailed from the Cape
Verde islands for Cuba.
1904 Richard 3 Greenough, noted
sculptor, died; born 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

A scientist has discovered that the
English sparrow is the implacable foe
OF the alfalfa weevil. Now If some
body will only discover something that
IS the implacable foe OF the English
sparrow!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
LOOTTNG NATURE

Spring, here at last, is hailed with
more than the usual gladness. The
grass is green and the trees and
shrubs are giving the first delightful
promise OF their leafy summer luxur-
lance. In fields and woods the wild
flowers are making the awakening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Exnressinn Doubt.

"And so you hadn't heard that Madge
is to marry young SykesT'
NO"
well, 1 guess you are the only one
who hasn't"
How about young Sykes?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Andrew Carnegie says Elihu Root is
the wisest man on earth. Elihu prob
ably warned him Of the consequences
OF calling certain young woman the
prettiest girl in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
AT the beginning of each week ii,

AT the beginning Of each week lite
~ad gives his wife the money to run
the house on during the week"
Il suppose he asks her how much
money she wants and then hands it
overl"
mo, he asks her how little she can
get along with and hands that over
Houston Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Enough is enough; let J. Bruce Is
may 60. A New York woman has Of
fered TO give him a petticoat ANY
color he may prefer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

A st. Louis man who started mag
azine with 1926 has gone broke.
Serves him right for trying 10 outshine
his competitors. The quarter would
have been sufficient
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Couldn't Help Believing In II.

do you believe in affinities?"
Il certainly do. My husband has a
perfect affinity for fresh paint and
seems to indulge it every time he puts
ON a new suit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

A western man has been arrested for
sobbing too loudly at a funeral Per
haps the lawyer had given him an ink
ling OF what was in the will.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

The New England shoestring trust
won't trouble the country very much if
it doesn't last any longer than the art
icle IL puts on the market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
A Problem.

Are Mexican motives to please,
Or only an effort to tease2
For. 1t would appear
From what we can hear,
They grow revolutions on trees.
The tropical sun. expect,
Produces this startling effect,
But 1t is the case
That any old place
A stranger with ore may connect,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Her NiaM.

"Do you believe in divorce"
"Only in extreme cases"
81 see. But what would you con-
slider an extreme caseY'
"One in which the husband is too
stingy to pay ones bills, but wealthy
enough to be liable for large alimony."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
His Fall.

what is your profession|
81 started in life as porch climber"
"But you have reformed?"
"Aercy, no! 1 am a railroad lobbyist
now"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Meanwhile it is IN order TO ask,
what has become Of the sweet girl
graduate Of last year?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

John Hays Hammond is going TO
England on a visit. John is too un-
American TO stay here long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Takes Courage,

whats a girls idea of a hero?"
"a man who wears the latest things
in mems furnishings"
"Well, there's something in it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

]. P. Morgan has gone to Venice,
probably TO learn why so much water
is kept out Of stocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

]. Pierpont Morgan celebrated his
18th birthday a week ago. Where's
DR.. Osler2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
No Ilse For Him.

'"There is one man 1 never envy"
"Who is he?
1.-The envious man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
THE ARGUS.

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matter.l
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
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AL communications OF s-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publca-
ton No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29

Monday, April 20, 1912.