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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Wanted 267 Bad

Chicago, June 20.-'I want room 267- the same numbered, room in which my twin girls were born in the old Sherman house 19 years ago. said John E. Yeats, a delegate from Idaho, to the clerk at the New Hotel sherman. Tn June of 1s93,' he said, my wife and occupied room 267 of this hotel, and we liked it. Our twin girls were born in the room, and while other Idaho delegates are To- cated elsewhere, it is me for the Sher- man and room 267''
 Although 1t required considerable flnesse and readjustment, the occupant of 26 was transferred and Yeats secured 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Dnorkeeners Discharged

Chicago, June 2o-Doorkeepers alleged to have admitted nearly 2o00 people without tickets yesterday were dis charged by the sergeant at arms this afternoon Tickets were scrutinized so carefully that hours were required to admit those, entitled to seats. Delegates and party leaders shared the discom- fort of ordinary guests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Neat Scheme Discovered

Chicago, June 20.-The discovery yes terday that badges and tickets were be- Ing dropped from the windows to persons on the outside resulted today in the pres ence of an extra squad of policemen being placed under the windows. In spite of the large number of people outside or ders were issued that no one would be admitted except employees and newspaper men until Il a. m.
 The assistant sergeant at arms and ushers. about 1000 in number, also were excluded until this hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
6O,OOO ACRESARE RECLAIMED IN UTAH Strawberry Tunnel Is Com pleted Through Wasatch PIERCES SOLID ROCK Strawberry River Diverted From One Valley to Another 45 Miles Away.
 Difficult Engineering Prob
 lens Are Shown
PIERCEs SOLID ROCK

Strawberry tunnel, one or the worlds greatest reclamation projects.
 Pierces mountain for almost four miles.
 Diverts entire river from one valley to another 45 miles away. Reclaims area of 60,000 acres in Utah.
 Called for solution of difficult engineering problems and great physical endurance.
 In snow and cold, at 11a miles above sea level, workers have dug 24 hours a day for more than two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Police Doubled

Chicago, June 2o.-The police force at the Coliseum was nearly doubled today. Beside the usual number on the floor POO extra police were drawn up in the runways under the platform for guards men.
 Outside riots occurred despite strictest police protection. There were attempts to keep people without tickets a full block away. Yet the street in front of the hall was packed and minor conflicts were frequent.
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years ago, his head scarcely higher than the back of a chair, he was the official page of the Texas delegation.
 T wasn't scared in 190s" he said last night, but I surely am this trip. Every one seems excited. If I don't move quick a fellow gets mad. Then one-half of the men in our section are sore at the other half, and that doesn't make things any more pleasant for me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Itasca at Santiago

Santiago, Cuba. June 2o.-The Ameri- can training ship Itasca arrived here from Porto Rico yesterday intending to give shore leave to the crew. but she was quarantined on account of the bubonic plague. She will leave for New York on Saturday
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thus practically forming forts Some of these old community houses are still standing. The original farms were for the most part not moro than 40 or 50 acres in size. which may account to some extent for the early success of ag- riculture under extreme difficult con ditions.
 When the storage and distribution system Is finished and an ample water supply assured for all time, the valley will support more than a thousand farm homes. Salt Lake City and the nearby mining camps will furnish home mar ket for many of the products, and three railroad lines which traverse the irrt- gable area will furnish unusual trans portation facilities to the outside world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Motion Picture Men Organize

Albany, N. r., June 2o.-An organiza- tion of moving picture men to fight ad- verse legislation has been launched in this state with over 300 charter mem hers. It's title is the New York Motion Picture Exhibitors league.
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Quick Work

Chicago, June 20-"Hadley for Presi- dent" badges made their appearance Their source was not traeeable. Evident ly record time was made in their man. ufacture, inspired by an ovation given the Missouri executive.
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downpour was so heavy. Standing on the speakers platform the chief over locked the crowd.
 Speech. speech" yelled someone in the back of the hall. The chief retired from the rostrum quietly. No one could have made a speech to the crowd. Everybody ap- peared to be In a happy frame of mind but restless. Comparative quiet had been restored 35 minutes after the dem onstration started. Assurances that the rain had abated gave the enthusiasts something else to think about and they moved away slowly
 Officials Are Protected
 It was significant that all of the con vention officers remained in their places on the platform as long as there was a crowd in the convention hall A police guard also occupied the platform It was easily apparent that those in con trol were prepared to meet any situation that might arise.
 Sixty minutes after adjournment the crowd practically had been dispersed The excitement had subsided and those who had looked for serious disturbance went away disappointed.
 Senator Root smilingly bowed his ac- acknowledgement when the crowd greeted with applause his appearance on the ros- trum at a few minutes after D. m.
 Apparently all the delegates were in their places. No sooner had Chairman Root called the convention to order than Taft Floor Leader Watson again was recognized to move an adjournment un- til Il a. m. tomorrow to allow the ere dentials committee time to complete it's labors.
 The motion prevailed without objec- tion. A Roosevelt enthusiast in the gal l lery set up the cry, We want TeSdy'' as the crowd moved toward the doors. The cry was taken up among the col oneis supporters on the floor.
 Rival Cheering Continues Taft followers then started an oppo- sition demonstration, heavy downpoir outside stopping the exodus. Not to be outdone the Wisconsin delegation enter ed the competition with the cry We want Bob"
 The din was terrific. On the floor the Roosevelt demonstration was started by New Jersey. In a minute the Roosevelt men thoroughout the hall were a-thrill with enthusiasm and 300 or 400 men among the delegates were shouting for the ex- President, while the enthusiasts in the gallery led the vocal demonstration, us- ing their hats as batons.
 New Jersey added to the enthusiasm by repeating the state cry, "Rah, rah, rah. who are we? We are the delegates from New Jersee''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Out 9 of $ ortS & When everything goes wrong and the future looks black, instead of moping around go right to your druggist and ask for
I utt's s Pills

You will find this a short cut to happiness, because they will remove the cause of your trouble which is
 nothing more than a dug gish liver. At your drug gist-sugar coated or plain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Wanted to See Steam Roller

Chicago, June 20.-He wore long coat that almost concealed a pair of boots and was carrying a small satchel and whip cane and around his soft collar was draped a narrow tie. This is resen1- blance of Gladstone of Niles, Mich, who created a sensation in the convention by inquiring of Senator Dick where they kept the steam roller"
 i've been reading of the thing for two
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 -----~~---~---~~~--- --~~"-->--f------ ular airs at II o'clock and continued until the gavel dropped.
 Bryan Is Cheered
 The only welcoming applause this forenoon was for William J. Bryan, who is reporting the convention for a number of newspapers. As MT, Bryan moved to his seat In the press section of the platform several persons In the gallery cried aloud Speech. speech" Mir. Bryan smiled twice. Scarcely any notice was taken of the arrival of Chairman Root, who stood for a mo- ment the target for battery of pho tographers. The gavel dropped a few minutes after noon. Floor Leader Wat son of the Taft forces obtained recog- hilton Immediately. He explained that the credentials committee was not ready to report and moved that a re- cess be taken until 1 D. m The motion prevailed and the thousands of uer- spring people began to scramble to get out. After the noon adjournment Mir. Bryan held a formal reception over the press section.
 James E. Watson. of Indiana. floor leader of the Taft forces. announced at D. m. that the credentials com mittee would not be ready to report at 4 o'clock, and that when the conven- ton reconvened at that hour, 1t would be only to adjourn until tomorrow.
 Would Have Heard Roosevelt
 Relative to a report that Colonel Roosevelt would appear at the conven- ton at 1 o'clock and attempt to advise the delegates, MT Watson said that had the colonel appeared he would have been given an opportunity to speak and then the convention would have ad- journed immediately thereafter.
 Harry $. New expressed the belief this afternoon that the convention would be unable to finish its work this week. and would have to adjourn over Sunday
 When the doors of the coliseum were again thrown open at D. m. with still two hours before the gavel should fall the people began to pour in rapidly.
 At least a thousand never had left their seats at all No man or woman who went through that struggle for admission this morning could face without qualm the prospect of re- beating it--the same day anyway. So there was a good sized audience all through the long wait, to hear the band, in its lofty metal box. between the big fiage upon the south wall The heat and humidity of the day increased in the afternoon and men began to shed their coats. Thus far Chicago has given the convention delightful coolness.
 LaFollette enthusiasts during the re- cess distributed hundreds of little fans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Increased Trousers Inspires

Chicago. June 20.-There is no tell ing where a song writer will gain in spiration. The story of Dr. Oscar F. Lamberger, one of the Kings county, New York delegates. about how he came to write Theodore, My Theo- dore" prove 1t. The song, intended to impress on its hearers that the colonel is one of the common people is cor rect, Lamberger said
 One day I noticed him." he said. and his trousers were not creased. That gave me inspiration for the work. D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
The Operation

How do you suppose a chair of the Simian language could be secured in a university?" monkey wrench"
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UNDERWOOD SPECIAL" WILL LEAVE 12sSO
 SATURDAY NIGHT VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Page Is Frightened

Chicago, June 20,-Charles Baker. 10 years old. son of c. c. Baker. one of the alternate delegates from Texas. is the youngest page in the convention. It is not young Bakers first experience. Four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
THROUGH sLEEPERs

Mondays and Thursdays to Wrishts- vile Beach; s15 ten day tickets on sale Thursdays. Season tickets on sale daily. Seaboard city ticket office. 192f First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-21
Washington,

Washington, June 20.-"Holed through today
 This was the laconic message relayed by telephone from Camp Quinton in the wasatch mountains, Utah. and flashed by wire today to the reclamation ser vice here. It marked the completion of the Strawberry tunnel, one of the largest and most difficult pieces of engineering work the reclamation ser vice has been called upon to undertake,
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FIVE MINUTES IS THE ENTIRE DURATION
 OF TWO MEETINGS
 OF THE CONVENTION

tcontinued from Page one,
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ular airs at II o'clock and continued un the gavel dropped
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
An Imaginary Peril.

Bass Lake, which is In Indiana and
lis fshed thoroughly all summer by
Chicagoans, is a peculiarly safe body
of water. 1t consists chiefly Of sand
bar over which water about four feet
deep is lashed into terrifying waves
by little summer breeze. To the strang-
er it presents the appearance of real
inland sea, where none but the bst
swimmer should venture.
A Chicago newspaper man and his
wife arrived there on their annual va
cation. 1t was their first visit. Early
the next morning they were out in the
middle of the lake fishing. The man
leaned over to adjust some tackle, lost
his balance and began swimming mad
ily as soon as he hit the water. In fall
ing he had given the boat kick with
both feet, sending it further out into
the Lakeland his wife could not row.
The woman stood up IN the boat and
screamed. The man swan desperately
toward the shore, praying that his
shoes and sweater wouldn't drag him
under.
He and his screaming wife were
watched by an old man who sat fish
ing from pier, while the wind toyed
with his lavish beard.
The woman in the boat frantically
implored this old man to save her nus
band. The ancient fisherman arose
impassively, megaphoned his hands
and shouted to the swimmer:
Stand up, you lunkhead!"
Experimenting, the man in the lake
let himself down. Then in water up
to his chin he stalked back to his boat.
-ChicaS 90 Post.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

lorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilder
ness would never have added glory to
the history of this nation and to the
annals of the world had the fellows
behind the guns not had collars!
Pickett's charge would have been in
possible had not Pickett's gallant men
known that as soon as the battle
smoke had cleared, and evening was
at hand, they would be able to don
their evening suits-with collars, OF
course!
In the darkness which the cloud Of
this accusation has thrown around US,
however, there is one ray of light.
The "Blease men" must have worn
trousers. At least, we have seen no
statement to the contrary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

tell me that even the mile OF govern
ment good road is nc longer "a sood
road. Why don't some of our would
be statesmen tell us how to get good
roads and advocate something that is
for the betterment of the State and
her people? Are there no more any
constructive statesmen? Instead OF
going around over the country abusing
cne another and talking "poppy-cock"
and trying to infiame the passions of
the people. But there you are again.
More political talk.
The State candidates-that is to say
the candidates who are aspiring to I'll
the offices in the State house-will be
in Newberry next Tuesday. This is
the home of the governor and the ma
tive county of the other two candidates
for governor and l hope they will re-
member their raising and behave them&
selves when they get here and say and
do nothing to cause any trouble. There
will be a big crowd here that day
that goes without saying-but they
the candidates and the crow must
behave or the people will give them
little spanking just like tEey Gid
when they were in swaddling clothes
mean will spank the candidates. OF
course the people will behave l just
can't help it so l am going to quit
and try again at some other tire. l
reckon I am going crazy too. I heard
that DR.. Babcock said the other t;ay .hat
he received 1S0 patients at the Hospi-
tai for the Insane during the month
of July. l believe that will go back
to my farm in the country until this
! thing is over for fear may be an ap-
plicant to DR.. Babcock before the end
Of this month. When I sat down to my
desk and took. my pencil in hand to
write once more I thought I could
write some good common sense but I
find it is out of the question so I reck-
on have got into that state where, as
believe old Cicero put it: "Senectus
est natura loquacior." And it all means
nothing. l will try again at some. fu-
ture time when everything is more
!auspicious-I guess that is a good
word. The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

papers-in the "ninety-five per cent" :"
class, as the Observer calls it.
Of course on both questions the OBJ
server thinks it is right, because we
give the Observer credit for taking a
position only when it believes it is
right.
Therefore, the Observer must think
it is right both when it is in the one
per cent. class and when it is in the
ninety-fve per cent. class.
Wherefore, the standard set by the
Observer in it's rhetorical question
won't do to measure by. That rhetor-
ical question was as follows:
wouldn't it be most remarkable and
wonderful if 95 per cent. of the news
papers should be wrong and one. per
cent. of them right?'
In other words, the standard set by
the Observer in this question can't be
used, even in the Observers own case,
for if it were it might embarrass the
Observer. Hence, the fallacy of the
standard.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
Of course, the Observer, in its
rhetorical question, was referring to
the governors race, upon which,
among the newspapers, it is in the "95
per cent. class" and not to the "free
pass" question, as the Observer calls it,
upon which it is in the "one per cent
class"
No more questions just at present,
thank you.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
@BLEAsE MEN, AND COLLARS"

A reporter for the Greenville News
says that an "observant group of men
in Spartanburg on Friday, when the
State campaign meeting was held
there, watched the crowds, and that
one of the crowd took it upon himself
to estimate the per centage of "Blease
men" that wore collars. The article
continues that sit is safe to say that
about one out of every 500 was adorn-
ed with that specific article of mod
ern DRESS"
Now, here is a serious charge in
deed! Only one "Blease man" out of
every 500 wore collars!
Using these figures as a basis for
estimating the crowd, if there were
ten "Blease men" with collars, the
'Blease crowd must have numbered
about 5000. The report of the Spar
tanburg meeting carried by the Spar
tanburg Journal, however-and our
recollection is that the same estimate
was given in the Greenville News
was to the effect that out of crowd
of 5000, two-thirds, or 1000, were
"Blease men," This would place the
number of "Blease men" in the crowd
who "wore collars" at eight
We confess that We are appalled, at
the gravity of the charge. How are
we going to meet an accusation of such
grave import?
Why, the men who battled for Amer
lean independence, from Bunker's Hill
to Yorktown, through the dark days Of
Valley Forge, could never have won
the victory had they not worn collars,
standing, starched, and immaculate!
Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancel-
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@. E. ID.
deep bereavement.

The Observer takes something over
half a column to answer the question
propounded it by The Herald and
News. The reply of the Observer is
published in The Herald and News to-
day.
Says the Observer: But we sup
pose our cotenporary wants to make
the point that because 95 per cent. of
the newspapers accept free passes,
therefore it is right Admitting for
the sake of the argument that the
passes are free passes," The Herald
and News was not making any such
contention-in fact, was making no
contention at ALL
Here was the point in the question
the Observer by The Her.
aid and News:
On this free pass" question, as the
Observer calls it, the Observer is with
a very small minority of the news
papers of South Carolina-in the "one
per cent" class, as the Observer calls
it.
On the governors race the Observer
is with the great majority of news
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

In the course of an extended editor
ial, in which it tries to get some con-
ISOLATION out of Senator Tillnlans card,
the Columbia State quotes Senator
Tillman's language, as follows, in bold
type:
s"The States good maine has been
dragge ed in the mire to the disgust
and s-ia'ne of all right-thinking Caro-
Hnians.
We are glad to note that the Colum-
bia State has had its attention direct
ed to this sentence. We hope it now
intends to do better, and that it will
never again give US another dose of
such filth as that it dished up to its
readers in the Jno. P. Grace statement.
We trust also that the dispensary COM
mittee of the legislature has read and
that it will heed Senator Tillman's
words.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
The Governors Dictagraph.

Letter in IN Exchange
One old lady said it was burning
shame to try to get the governors
dictograph before he was dead. When
asked what dictograph meant she said
it is what they put on a mans tomb
stone. When some one told her that
was an epitaph she looked at him and
said: Teach yer granny how to speak!
Eppy is a woman, and eppytaph is
what's on a woman's monument. Dick
is er mans name, and Dicktergraph
is what's put on er mans rock"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
Thoughtful Robert.

Robert was about to have another
birthday. In the past, the fun-making
had always been so hard and prolong-
ed that it left him fatigued at night.
So this year, before he went to bed
the night before, when he had said his
prayers he began over again. His
mother, surprised, asked him:
Why are you saying your prayers
twice, Robert?'
"Oh," replied Robert, tomorrow
night I'll be too tired to say 'em at
all. ."-Everybody's Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
EUROPE FOR FIELDER.

A recent society note in the Atlanta
Journal is as follows:
"Mr. T. B. Fielder, who sailed last
week from Savannah for New York,
sailed today on the Kronprinzessn
'Cecilie for Germany, where he will
Join Mrs. Fielder and their young son,
who have been abroad for several
months"
This is a society note" of somewhat
startling nature. 1t had been an
nounced in the Columbia State of Au-
gust 5 that, while nothing of an Off
cial nature had been given out, it was
expected that the legislative commit
tee would resume during the present
week" (last week. 'tits probe into the
affairs of the old State dispensary,
and that "it is known that additional
testimony is to be presented by T. B.
Fielder, the Atlanta attorney. The
meeting to take the Felder-Burns tes-
timony will be held in Charlotte or
Augusta"
And Fielder has fallen down on his
job!
What will the dispensary committee
do in his absence-and just On the eve
of the primary, too?
Certainly no substitute for Fielder
can be found, because he is the only
one of his kind-sui generis-the sole
representative of his species.
Europe for Felder-and the South
Carolina primary only two weeks off!
The dispensary committee might go
to Germany, but it would not be pcs
sible to get the testimony in clrcu-
lation here before the primary unless
the committee should hurry up and
take the next boat out and cable it
back.
Another method would be for the
committee to hold session at one end
rof a cable in this country and let Eel
der file his testimony" at the other
end in Europe.
Or the wireless might be brought in
to play.
Any of these methods would be
somewhat costly.
But what matters expense when
South Carolina must be saved-and
saved in the next two weeks-and
when, 10 and behold! Fielder has slip
ped off to Germany.
We never would have thought it!
He didn't even come through South
Carolina to bid the dispensary COM
mittee a sad farewell!
To the committee we extend our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy in it's
deep bereavement