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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

he did not have in mind the releasing of parents from their obligation to give re ligious instruction to their children" said the governor. Family ties, so strong iu the past, are loosened now with the eva sion or parental responsibility"
 Governor Marshall said that the Sunday school Is intended to round out family de- Yotions, not to take their place.
 In four years as a state executive he said many had come to him seeking cle- nency for wayward sons or daughters
 If these persons had seen their duty to lay down fixed rules of life and to teach the higher law of living in their homes, God would not have punished them in the falling away of their children" he said
 The days sessions of the council were given to reports and discussions on civic work and church cooperation for the of the lives of city dwellers.
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GAMBLING
 HOUSE DESTROYED

Portland. Ore, December 6.-"Erick- son's, once the largest gambling place in the United States, was destroyed by fire today and hundred lodgers in the rooms above the old. saloon narrowly es- capped death. Many of them were stu pehed with liquor and fright, and firemei and policemen had to literally beat them into consciousness before they could be taken out
 All were removed before the floor fell The loss was S7o,oQ0.
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Mrs. Charles G. Woodward

News was received in Birmingham yes terday of the death in Washington, D. C., of Mrs. Charles G. Woodward. Mrs. Woodward was the wife of Charles G.. Woodward. who formerly lived in Birm- mingham and was manager of the local branch of the Forbes Piano company He is at present manager for the same com pany in Mobile.
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Mrs. Kate TaylOr

Greensboro, December G.-tSpecial.)- )- Mrs. Kate Taylor died at her home in Greensboro Thursday morning at Il 30 leaves two sons to mourn her loss, Dan Taylor of Greensboro and Prof. Thomas A. Taylor of Mobile, She was "A years of age and had spent most of her long life in Alabama, though she was a native of North Carolina. Her funeral will take place today from the Presbyterian church, of which she was devoted member
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Mrs. M. A. Hanes

Mrs. M. A. Hanes, mother of Rev J. O. Hanes, evangelist, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Lynn, 54li Tenth avenue, north, Friday night at lO:S0 pm.
 She is survived by four children, Mrs J. w. Self of Morris, Rev. J. O. Hanes, Mrs. w. c. Lynn and E. B. Hanes. all of Birmingham, and by a number of grand  East Birmingham Methodist church Sun day at D. m. Interment at Woodlawn ecDaterV.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
Modesto Must Return to Italy

Chicago, December 6.-Dominico Nodes to, convicted in Italy while a fugitive, of murdering a soldier in the Province of Calabria, must return to Italy to serve the life sentence imposed by the Italian cctrts, unless Secretary Knox intervenes. United States Commissioner Foote ordered the extfadition today and the order was forwarded to the Secretary of State for his signature. Modesto claimed to be an American citizen.
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Sam LocasciO

The funeral services over the remains of sam I.ocascio, the 5-year-old son of Joe I.ocascio, will be held from the resi- dence, eos Eighth avenue. this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock, interment to take place in Elmwood cemetery.
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Deaths and Funerals
John C. Fletcher, Jr.

John C. Fletcher, Jr, died last night in Columbus Ga, at $40 o'clock of appendi- citis. Mrs. Fletcher, who was in Bir- will leave with her parents. MT. and Mrs. George w. Harris, this morning at o'clock for Columbus.
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PERSONAL

Thomas w. Gentry, representing the Richmond Locomotive works, is at the Hillman. He visits Birmingham from time to time and is always greeted by members of the Virginia colony here.
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News of Ensley

l.. H. Lecroix and family are spending several days visiting points in south Alabama.
 Mrs. G. E. Miller and mother of Fair view have gone to Pensacola, Fla, on account of the illness of Mrs. Miller $ brother at that place.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Marion Johnson announce the birth of a son, who has been named Robert Marion Johnson, Jr.
 The official board of the Ensley Methodist church will be entertained at a banquet next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Rev. George E. Boyd, the pas tor of the church, will give the ban ment of the church. l.. G. smith will act as toastmaster After the supper has been served, speeches will be made and songs by local talent will be in- cluded in the evening programme. Those invited, who constitute the of fcial board of the church are: George R. Byrum, O. s. Mackey, W. B. Bridge, W. T. Cochran, E. B. Pitts, H. DeBar- deleben. H. W. Sparks, H. w. Culpeper, H. G. Stokes. l.. c. Smith, NJ. D. Gull peper, H. c. Russell, Dan Holmes, J. M. Sessions, C. w Sanders. T. c. Mackey, ". L. Clark, ]. W. Brigman, J. E. Brown, w E. Turnipseed. Dr. T. A.. Johnson, pr. T. j.. Springfield, J. II. Perkins, J. S. Hall, R. E. Brown, T. l.. Barrett, E. s. Long, D. J. Hummer, A. E. Wells.
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LICE JOY, Undertaken. Phones 76s. SHAW, the Undertaken. Phones g. JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phones 10c1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07

Gustave Pruning is said to be wanted in Berlin on a charge of having stolen about s70,O00. The allegation is that on June 26, last, while employed as a hank messenger, Pruning took s250.000 from the imperial bank to the Dresdmer bank in the German capital and while the money was being counted walked out with s70,000 and disappeared.
 Last month a letter was received in Berlin by former fellow employe of Brunings. It was dated Hoboken, N. J.. and said Pruning had had fine voyage to the United States and was in good health.
 Nothing is known concerning any &C., complice Pruning may have had in his alleged crime.
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 s6, 800, OO0,00O that she had to borrow money to pay the interest some time ago. France once was the richest coun- try of all, but her place has now been supplanted by America.
 Russia Is worse than any other with large standing army and vast navy, $6,500, 100000 is to be spent in upbuild- ing the Russian navy in the next 20 years In Russia 72 out of every 100 persons cannot read nor write and the public schol is unknown.
 Japan with population Of 62000, 900 living on an area of which only 5 per cent is cultivatible has a war debt of $1,275, 900, 900 or $2150 per capita. Japan Is in bankrupted condition and look s with hopeless dismay to the future.
 our own war debt amounts to s928,- 0000 and our standing army numbers 91,715 men, with the navy 50,00O. The income of the United States in the last year amounted to STOP, 900 of which 72 per cent went for the upkeep of the army and navy and the pension list the remainding 2S per cent was used to maintain the government in the best way possible Just think of it my friends it only cost to keep every public school including high schools in the entire United States $426, 900, and yet we spent more than that for homage to the god of war. Unless the countries of the world hasten and stop this mad rush for armament they are going into bankruptcy and will fall as Babylon and the Roman empire.
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ARREST GERMAN BANK MESSENGER Charge That Pruning Stole $70,000 From Berlin
 Bank

Winnipeg. Man, December 6,-Detec- tives this afternoon arrested two men giving their names as Gustaye Pruning and Valentine Berman, the latter sup posed to be Leon Scarce, absconding bank messengers of Berlin, Germany. They are accused or having stolen 2S0.- 900 marks. Pruning, it is said admits his identity, but German refuses to talk Both, it is alleged, recently in vested heavily in Western Canada real estate.
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Considerable excitement was caused last night by a negro shooting at an other in the alley in the rear of the Ensley police station. Several shots were fired, but so far as could be learned none took effect. Both the ne- groes seemed to be good sprinters. but the one being shot at soon distanced the shooter.
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America to Lead

America as the great peace -mak CT is the one 10 lead the way. We do not need an army except for policing pow CT. We have not the least bit of use for a navy. No one can come and harm us and the only people who want a large navy in this country and any where else is the people who make them make millions out of the business and the people who manned them and have good home by travelling the world over in them You don't want to build ships that cost $1O.000, 900 q piece, with 5000 to fire one shot from one of it's guns and $750,O00 to keep 1t In repair one year. and send it to the iunkpile in five years. You don't want that and yet you are paying for 1t because you the protest that would be effective in making America the peace maker
 Let America cease to build battle- ships and show the other nations that she can do without them and they will follow her example. We have all the wealth. We feed ;he world and must eventually dominate it. Ii is our duty to make d start in the right direction and that direction that leads to peace in the world by the brotherhood of man and not by the fear of the other fellows guns.
 America as the leader is watched they unconsciously look to her to lead the great republic of the west is looked to as the peace maker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
RAYNER'S ESTATE
 VALUED AT MILLION

Baltimore, December 6-The value of the estate of the late Senator Isidor Ray ner of Maryland will approximate $1,O0O,- 600. This will be shown when the sena- tors will Is filed for probate in this city and Washington next week. The property is divided equally between the widow and the son, William B. Rayner, portion be- ing left in trust. The senator left to the widow and the son the right to make such charitable bequests as they may see fit, stating in the body of the will that his confidence in their judgment would ena- ble them to act in accordance with what would have been his ideas.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12
TlekIed RuffaIoes.

How a Yankee railroad man once
tried to protect telegraph poles in
western Kansas from the buffalo and
signally failed is related by H. J. Bar
Der, a pioneer OF pawnee county:
Early settlers remember that for
miles you could see a white polished
cit on every telegraph pole where
tuHalo had scratched their shaggy
side when tormented by buffalo
mats. | was told that many poles
we're broken BY the vast army Of
atchlng animals. A certain rail-
road official who lived in Boston,
where the shoes were made. bought
III the pegging avis on the market
and had the section men drive them
.Eto the posts until they look Ike
SAINT cacti
TIE herds came and saw and con-
euered They fought for first place
At the poles and tickled their NANCY
hides With the avis. which were
broken by the joyful bulls that still
scratched on the remnants, until the
poles fell Needless to say. the re-
naming avis were withdrawn from
service at once"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12
Towns Without Taxes:

Il was recently reported from Ger
many that there was a little town
within the empire in which there were
no taxes. The town possessed bene-
factions, the revenues from which en-
abled 1t to pay its way without the in
teryention OF the tax gatherer
france never likes TO be outdone BY
anything German. so a Paris contem-
porary has set itself the task of find
Ing a parallel Something more than
a parallel has been discovered, for not
only are there no taxes, but the tim
hers on the communal lands are sufti-
elent TO grant each person a smaf an
nulty This happy land is Montmar-
ion. in the Midi. There are seven cleo
tors in the hamlet so to avoid any
thing like rivalry the seven return
themselves to the local council
Cutting down the trees and selling
them is sufficient to provide a liveii-
hood for these simple people, whose
tastes are so modest that they may
be termed by some uncivSlIzef
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12
PURE WATER FOR THE BOILER
Western Railroad In the Future VIII
Safeguard the Health" Of Its
Locomotives.

A western railroad has an official
water doctor" on its list Of officials.
whose duty it is to see that the loco
motives OF that road are supplied with
pure drinking" water, suitable to the
nature Of the interior Of the engines.
Locomotives have persistent attacks
of dyspepsia" which cost the railroad
considerable money.
1t seems that all waters have more
or less Of two kinds OF mineral salts
lncrusting salts and alkali salts. These
salts clog UP the boiler very quickly
and make 1t necessary to have the
boiler blown on" frequently, and now
and then taken out Of service and
washed. Both the blowing out and the
lay-offs mean a loss of money
By the liberal use of soda ash,
through certain chemical processes,
the salts can practically be eliminated
from the water AS the waters vary
at different points. the treatment must
also vary, but this railroad intends to
have the water at every point "cured"
SO that It will be suited exactly to To-
connective consumption.
The cost Of the treatment will be
about seventeen dollars an engine
each year. but 1t is estimated that the
saving on each engine on account Of
the cured water will amount to more
than $500 year
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12
Hla EYes 10 Be opened

In letter to the Berliner Tageblatt.
written on board the steamer on which
ne came to this country, Herman
Struck, who was entertained by the
Judeans, says that from childhood it
had been his great wish to see New
York's skyscrapers = wolkenkratzer-
and TO become acquainted with the
country which" he says, is 50 real
and unsentimental,9 knowing that the
experience must be a wholesome an
lidote for an overweight OF feeling and
that in New York one might relax
from Berlin nervousness and find
respite from the everlasting telephone
bell" The artist writer has probably
discovered by this time that "unsen-
timental" New York also has its quota
Of telephones
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Shetted mis- desire fo- more and Is the
terms slipped away each renewal
would discover greater injury 70 our
constitution, to the form Of govern
ment established under IL and TO eTers
legal curb on his imperious viii This
is the man who menaced US with an
increase Of federal power by usurpa
fion Of states rights and without au
thority Of constitutional amendment;
the man who took the Isthmus of Pan
anna "and let congress debate about IL
afterwards" the man who having
enough money to sead the fleet on its
famous cruise to the Pacific. sent II
without sanction Of congress leaving
il 10 appropriate the money for the
return when congress deemed that nee
essary. This is the man who adyoeat-
ed federal incorporation for the in
crease Of power at Washington and
the Tightening OF legal burdens on the
corporations; the man who authorized
the absorption OF the Tennessee Coal
& Iron company BY the Steel Trust;
the man who. by many such drastic
acts, and BY uHnumbered words has
sought to batter down our statutory
and constitutional safeguards.
He who runs may read the danger
that threatens the country ruled BY
saeh a man. Do we envy Mexico her
thirty years Of welded life. or the war
the divorce from Diaz precipitated.
the end OF which no mar may proph-
eey? The way to prevent a life series
Of terms is 10 prevent the present at
tempt to capture the Office for third
term One Of our opportunities in this
campaign is to lea dthe fight against
a third term. That opportunity should
appeal TO every drop of patriotic blood
flowing in our veins.
Unquestionably we have been wrong
in assuming that a tradition against a
third term constitutes a sufficient safe
guard against unscrupulous ambition
for unlimited power We need a
definite constitutional limitation which
shall prevent imperialistic souls from
forcing personal continuation in Office
for long periods, or for life and the
personal selection Of a successor in
|ofiice And the constitutional proyi-
sion should go one step further than
our recently assailed tradition The
provision should limit to single term.
Then will the occupants fthe Office
have before them but the one ambition
so to fulfill the great trust reposed in
them that upon retirement they shall
hear from a grateful people the com
'mendation: We'll done, thou good and
faithful servant. Alton B. Parker.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12

Another time a kick on the same rail-
road threw a laborer and handcar
loaded with ties from bridge into the
river below
On strip OF track through the
Rocky mountains. where the track
once was laid during the last days Of
winter and not used again until the
snow had disappeared, four places
were discovered where the rails. on
account OF the expansion from heat,
had been thrown clear OF the bank
What Is known as 'kick-up' may
be looked for on long stretch Of
down grade where the track-however
straight and well ballasted 1t may be
passes over slight elevation or
knoll. The creeping and sun expan-
sion has caused the rails to move down
hill and jam together at the knoll.
There the strain finally becomes too
great and up In the air goes the track,
sometimes as high as two feet above
the ballast
On taking the creep out Of track
the men start at the top of the grade
or incline. where the joints are the
farthest apart. The spikes are pull
ed from the plate slots and, with a
heavy section Of rail as batterlng
ram, the rails are driven back until
there is no longer play for the bolts
in the oblong plate holes. In short
time. as the work progresses, there
may be four or fve-inch gap in the
track The workmen now throw back
into line the curve at the bottom Of
the grade and the gap is closed
Kicks are repaired by taking out a
rail. throwing the track into line and
then cutting the rail to fit the gap. and
no matter how carefully engineers
may study this problem, there are no
better judges as 70 hcg the expansion
and contraction should be guarded
against In laying the rails than the
old section forenen With their years
of experiences la the actual work
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

For County Judge
sam F. PARKS
For County Attorney
WILLARD H. VoYLES
.or Register Of Deeds
w. L. TR0TT
For Sheriff
L. p. sMARTT
For Assessor
VIRGIL n. KINNIsoN
For Treasurer
j. Y. ROBERTS
For County Clerk
]. Il. MCBRIDE
For Surveyor
GEORGE AsHBY
For District Clerk
LEE r. MITCHELL
For Commissioner Third DISTRICT +
C1IAS. TEENER
For Justice Of the Peace (vinita)--
ED A. STANLEY
". o. HALLTTM
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Improved Gas Lluht.

According to the Scientific Ameri.
can. experiments are at present in pro
gress in Paris as the result of which
It is hoped 10 secure an increased
light efficiency from incandeseent gas
burners Under present conditions
the gas pressure in the mains is suf.
feient to draw a certain amount Of air
into the burner. where It becomes mix.
cd With the gas, causing the character.
istic Blue fame But the amour. Of
ai1 thus GTawn into the fame IS fnly
ah9ut three times that or the gas,
wHeYeas. for the best effect, the ration
should be five to one 1t has been
fouad that by COMPRISING the gas in
tie mains tHs desirable ratio of air
car be aaaed to enter The fame One
ri a hauieYards IN Paris has lamEa
aerSing on his system. and the re-
s9ts are exceedingly satisfactory.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12

. -
when the state Of Arkansas was
lreached On the first ballot for can
didate for vice-president, in the Balti-
more convention, the chairman Of that
states delegation arose and announced
that Arkansas cast her entire eighteen
rotes for the nomination Of William F.
IMccombs.
I There was a murmur Of surprise
some thought 1t vas intended as a
slur. an evidence Of a disgruntled feel
ling. and Others believed that Arkansas
was trying to be funny. Up to the very
last roll call on the presidential nomi-
ration Arkansas had consistently and
nnwayeringIy voted for the nomina-
tion of a candidate other than the one
for whom Mr. McCombs had served as
campaign manager. When the effort
70 nominate Speaker Clark had failed
Arkansas turned about and voted TO
nominate for vice president, the man
who had directed the canvass Of the
speakers successful rival But in do
ing this Arkansas was simply paying
q nice little compliment 70 a native son.
for it was in that state, at Hamburg.
Ashley County. that William F. Nc.
Combs was born a little less than
thirty-seyen years ago.
BY the narrow margin Of few
hours he escaped being a Christmas
present to his parents Down in that
section Of Arkansas things don't al
ways move with lightning rapidity As
the Hamburg folk--and they are all
very proud to tell stories about Billy
MeCombs now, and TO record them
selves as charter members of the
I-knew- -him-when-clnb relate the Incl.
dent. Old Santa Claus was a little
slow in reaching Hamburg on the
night of Christmas. 1875. and it was
after midnight when he sent a stork
to drop a tiny baby boy down the chin
ney of the McCombs home. So the
date OF William F. McCombs' birth
had to be recorded as December 20,
1S75.-From National Monthly for
August
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That even as rabid and partisan q
newspaper as the Kansas city Journal
ean say nice thiags about political
opponent is refreshing and altogether
pleasing. OF W. S. cowherd, the de-
feated democrat for the nomination OF
Governor Of Missouri the Journal
says
In spite Of The calm assurances Of
William j Bryan that one should ac-
aept the fortunes Of political warfare
win philosophical resignation, defeats
are not always easy to bear. The fact
that Mr.. Cowherd wild not receive the
democratic nomination for governor Of
Missouri will be sincerely regretted
by most Kansas Cityans without re-
card to political alignment For VIII
Cowherd is immensely popular In this
community and even those of opposite
faith hoped that he would be chosen
rs the standard.bearer OF his party in
the coming campaign.
Mr. Cowhsfd is an excellent citi-
zen More than that he is man OF
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-12

Young lady" demanded the head Of
The seminary, have you completed
your graduation essay"
mo; It is too much trouble to write
essays"
IF you won't take an interest in
your studies. how do you expect to
provide for your future?"
my future is already provided for.
and II you don't believe 1t. I'll read.
Instead Of an essay. several letters
from young millionaire. one OF which
proposes matrimony"
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
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North and East Bound.

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