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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-26

warmest admirers with his extreme pro- gressiveness. His Columbus speech, which is accepted as his platform, knocked many of his friends off their feet, so to speak. It drove some admirers from him But it will cement the great bulk of the progressives of his party. The issues be- tween Taft and Roosevelt are clearly de- fined. No man can make mistake in his choice. If he wants conservatism Taft represents all that he could desire. If he is a progressive Roosevelt stands for every ounce of whatever progressivsm means.
 In the democratic party the condition is more fortunate. The people have more good timber to select from. The degrees of temperament run all the way from Bryan to Harmon. As safe and sane distance between these two extremes of thought stands oscar Underwood, who is pleasing to both conservatives and pro- gresslves. While he is more conserva- tive than he Is progressive he is far more progressive than Taft and many times more conservative than Roosevelt
 Underwood will be an easy compromise between the extremes of his party and the best man in the party to draw support from those republicans who would not follow the man who is finally selected by the republicans, though he be Taft or Roosevelt
 It seems now certain that either Taft or Roosevelt will be nominated, and the chances are greatly In favor of Taft Taft is winning support after the Colum- bus speech. There are many republicans who will not support MT. Roosevelt un- der any circumstances. There are as many who will not support Mir Taft if the democrats put up a good, safe man.
 Roosevelt has no record on the tariff The tariff is the issue. and it cannot be set aside. President Taft helped to make the issue and he cannot be sepa- rated from his responsibility. His party has accepted the issue, and Roosevelt with his negative record on the question cannot be substituted as the leader.
 Underwood and Clark have made the issue for the democrats and they should finish. Underwood has written all the tariff bills that have been urged since the democrats came in power in Congress He has managed their passage in the House.. forced them through the Senate and sent them to the President. He is responsible for whatever record the party has made on the tariff. Taft is responsi- ble for the tariff record of his party.
 If this is the issue between the two parties, and it has been so accepted, the people will expect the men who made the issue to lead the fight in the coming cleo tions.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
!. Local and otherwise
A44asS8s4sssss58sSSsttt

John 7. Lomlx of HoEie came
over Friday morning on business
K. R. Henderson made business
trip to Memphis the latter part O'
last week.
Mrs. Mollie Jones of Reyno was
in town on business last Friday.
Miss Geneviye sPiece was visiting
in Walnut Ridge last Saturday
Oscar Wyatt returned Saturday
from a weeks visit to St. Louis.
Uncle John TwcedY was looking
after business matters near limbo
den the latter part of last week
IL. and F. F. Jones of Reyno
were business visitors in Pocahon'
tas last Friday.
John Warner Of north Of town
was here Saturday with a load oil
country produce for sale
DIR. ]. p. Sheriff of Maynard
passed through POcahontas Saturday
on his way to JonesbOro for a short
visit.
A. c. Law, who has been pearl
ing up on the river for some time,
came home Saturday to visit his
family.
]. r. Reynolds Of Reyno was in
town Friday and ordered eontinua-
ton of the Star Herald to his adj
dress.
Mrs. Hubert Nicks and little son
of Biggers we're visiting Mrs. Josie
Nicks and other relatives here Sat
urday.
q. Tharp, a leading citizen OF
Richwoods, was in town on business
Saturday and paid us a pleasant
visit.
Rev. John Bigger of Lawrence
county was a visitor at the Bigger
hotel a day or two the latter part of
last week.
c. p. Smith and family of Md
dlebrook passed through Pocahon'
tas Friday enroute to RIchwoods TO
visit DIR. w. ii. White. They re-
turned Sunday.
w. t. Simington paid us a hur-
ried call Friday morning but stayed
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
A Word from Judge Joseph Hal
Stedler

To the People Of Randolph county;
On next Monday you will choose
a man TO be your County aud Pro-
bate Judge for the next two years.
As you already know, have now
held this office one term, aud am q
candidate for second term. IL
has been the custom in this county
for many years to give an officer q
second term in all cases where he
has made a good official during his
first term. / have eudeavored TO
make you good judge during my
first term. How we'll have sue
ceeded is for you TO say. | am
making this race for a second term
purely upon my record; aud invite
everybody to investigate my record
fully.
If you re elect me TO a second
term, / will take il TO mean au en-
dorsement of my record since ! have
been your Judge, and will continue
to give you the same kind Of admin.
istration Of your affairs IN this office
as have since you elected me 70
this office two years ago.
Since have been your Judge ]
have tried TO treat every man alike;
aud this will continue TO be my pol
icy il reelected.
Thanking you cordially for your
friendship and support in the past
and also for the support hope to
receive in the coming election, and
assuring you that your interests will
always be held sacred while entrust-
cd in my hands, ! remain,
Sincerely your friend,
JosEPH HUFsTEpLER.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06

Eugene McGee Of Poplar Bluff
and Ezra Thaxton Of Doniphan were
visiting friends in Pocahontas Sun
day.
Bro. Leroy has been out with
the candidates this week making
some speeches IN favor Of statewide
prohibition.
Dave Jones and wife moved to
Maynard this week. Dave has been
taking care o. the Mutual telephone
office for the past year, but rendered
his resignation recently. Fred Rice
will take charge OF the Office until
the meeting of the Telephone Co.,
when a new manager will be elect
ed.
Neither Mr.. Ebbert nor Mr.. Sloan
filled their appointments here Sun
day. Mr. Ebbert was TO deliver lee
ture at the Methodist church Sunday
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06

Miss Myrtle Jackson, who has
been teaching AZ Clover Bend,
passed through Pocahontas Satur,
day enroute to Oconee To visit her
parents few days before leaving
for Taylor, Tex, where she has a
position in the high school Of that
city.
The attendance at the weekly
(union) prayer meeting last Thurs
day night was larger than usual,
Sihoe the Baptist and Methodist
churches have consolidated their
iorce attendance is much greater
aud much more interest Is manifest
ed in the services.
DIR. Throgmorton reports the ar
rival Of a fine hoy at the home OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. Claude Terry last
Friday night aud as a result Grand
pa Gsohwend Is stepping pretty
high this week
Tripletts, two girls aud a boy,
were born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Roy
Townsend at Walnut Ridge last
week. The boy weighed four aud
one-half pounds and the girls five
and four pounds, respectively. The
children are all well developed and
healthy.
Miss Elizabeth Jackson, demon
strator for the Girls Tomato Club,
returned Saturday from a tour oI
inspection in the northern part OF
the country. Miss Jackson reports
that the dry weather has had very
damaging effect on the tomato crop
in that section of the county.
E. X. Henderson is preparing to
build four more neat cottages in the
near future. Work will begin al
once and the, will be completed just
as soon as possible. Two of the
houses will be located on the vacant
lot just west of the old ice plant,
the others on the north block of the
property purchased from ]. S. And
erson some time ago. Bowers 4
Stevens have the contract to build
the four houses.
John X. Holt of Warm Springs
called Saturday while in town. H'
was down in this part of the country
buying up some cattle.
Judge JOS. Hufstedler spent last
Sunday in town with friends.
John r. Davis aud daughter and
DR.. ]. w. Brown Of Swarts made
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06

long enough to drop a dollar into
our cash box.
Lattle Miss Lucle Hughes OF
Walnut Ridge, who has been visit
ing her grandmother, Mrs. O. r.
Flowers, returned home last satur'
day morning
Mrs. Nellie Neapier, said to be
1879 years OF age, died at Walnut
Ridge last week, She was a native
of North Carolina aud had lived in
Arkansas for 80 years.
V. G. Hinton, state sales manager
for the Dalton Adding Machine Co,
of Little Rock, was Pooahonta'
visitor last Friday.
Capt. f. /. Inman of Springfield
was in Pooahontas the latter part OF
last week on business and meeting
old friends of which he has many in
the county.
Len Swink Of Maynard, member
Of Co. 4. National State Guards,
with headquarters at Black Rock
was in Pocahoutas Saturday enrout,
to Maynard Tor a short vacation.
Pearl Bispham aud family OF
HoxIe came over last Saturday tc
visit their father, 5. L. Bispham,
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks.
Miss Ella Johnston went down "a
Manson Friday to visit Miss Gladys
Ellis school. She returned in the
afternoon, accompanied by Miss
Ellis, who visited here over Sunday.
Ray McCraeken of st. Louis
passed through Pocahontas Friday
enroute home from business trip 10
Little Rock. lie stopped over here
for short time with particular
friends.
w. IL. Jones Of Poolyllle, Texas,
passed through Pocahontas Friday
enrolte home from a visit TO his
brother, J. L. Jones, at Reyno.
lie was accompanied this far on his
way home by ]. l.. and family.
w. 4. Breeder of Texas was in
Pocahontas last week, guest of his
b. f. Bigger. Mr.. Bree-
den lived in Randolph county for
many years aud was an honorable
and highly respected citizen. Many
Of our older people remember him
and have called on him during his
visit here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06

a business trip TO ST, Louis first OF
the week. They were accompanied
as far as Hoxie by Mrs. L. T.
williams.
S. G. Upton Of Biggers, chair
man Of the board Of county election
commissioners, was in Poeahontas
Saturday on business.
A. n. Downey Of Dalton paid us
a highly appreciated call while IN
town Saturday.
Elsewhere IN this issue Of the
Star Herald appears the official bal
lot to be used in the general election
next Monday. We do not believe
we could use the space occupied by
this ballot to any better purpose
than this because the ticket this
year Is a complicated one, aud with
many people 1t Is not familiar.
Therefore we are publishing 1t that
our readers may study aud familiar
ize themselves with the ticket IN
advance Of the election.
Eugene Thompson was IN town
Sunday, guest at the home of his
sister, Mrs. 5. NJ. White.
The Star Herald had two calls
this morning from people wanting
to move their families TO Pocahon'
tas, but were unable to find houses
in which TO live. II you have
house TO rent let the public know il
through the columns Of the Stal
Herald. If there are none to rent
and we know they are few, if any
let's get all the carpenters busy un
til we have enough houses to suppl!
at least the present demand. W.
will never have a city until we pre-
pare to take care Of the people whC
want to move here. 1t takes people
lots Of them, to make a city. They
must have some place to live, anC
many citizens, good ones, too, arr
not able to build for themselves.
Patrons of the Frisco are very
much displeased because of the fact
that the passenger coach has beer
taken off the Pocahontas local and 4
caboose substituted. A great many
passengers are compelled to ride
this train, and it is very iucon
venient. III oxie Correspondent
Times Dispatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spelce wer,
visiting friends at Walnut Ridg,
Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06

morning and Mr.. Sloan at night
Mr.. Ebbert was sick and Mr.. Sloan
was busy with engagements in Law
renee county. lie has announced,
however, that he will be here with
out fail next Sunday evening aud will
deliver his celebrated temDerance
lecture at the court house at night.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
Ward-Dam

\ surprise wedding took place in
Pocahontas last Saturday night, the
contracting parties being Miss Lulu
Ward, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
w. ID. Ward, and Ed Dame, sou Of
Mrs. Ellen Flannery. The ceremony
was performed at the home Of Esq.
J. A. Douglas, in the presence Of a
few friends Of the happy couple.
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BENEFIT PLAY TO BE
GIVEN TOMORROW NIGHT

with the promise of Carlos Cacerer.
lie talented young musician to SUNNY
tDe necessary music for tie Be.,
performance to be given tomorrow
evening in the Opera House by the
students of the College of Hawaii, the
program is complete. The scofiegians
are to repeat their very successful
play, The Revolving Wedge" q in,
which they scored recently in Charles
X. Bishop Hall, while Ernest Kaai,
Honolulu's best known Hawaiian must
Gan, and picked company of Boy
Scouts will assist. Il. .s.,-...
. The Revolving Wedge" as put on
by the collegians, is probably the best
amateur production Honolulu has seen
II: years, two or three members of the
cast showing themselves comedians
quite up to to the best professional
standards, while the whole company
has been thoroughly drilled in lines
and acting. The play IS of one act
only but of duration sufficient for
the development of a very clever plot.
Tickets for this benefit, of which
the Malihini Christmas Tree fund will
receive all the receipts, are now being
sold at the rooms of the promotion
committee, Young Hotel building, at
fifty cents. General admission will be
will be good; the cause is good one,
end the attendance should be the
houses capacity.
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ished, in that case. could gracefully
Iesgn the office Of senator and accept
the appointment AT any rate, had
not expected the question TO assume
Political phase before the bar aSSo-
citation, and if YOU will remember at
the meeting Yesterday Judge Davis, a
Republican. first moved my endorse
ment. and it vas Judge Wilder,
Democrat, who most obdurately Op-
posed the same
| must confess that | am deeply
srieTcd at the Incorporate language
used by YOU in your interview, pro
Nlding, of course. You are correctly
rerOrtCd in The Star Bulletin.
Being conscious of no disgraCeful
nor disCrcditable conduct at the meet
Ing OF the bar association referred to.
your failure TO retTact The statements
accredited 10 YOU by The StarBulle
tin, il you are correctly reported, will
compel me to ask the appointment of
a committee Of the bar association to
inves ,isate the charges which you
have made and ascertain whether
am guilty of disgraCeful conduct, or.
whether YOU are guilty OF unjustly ac-,
cuSing me thereof. | am. yours very
respectfully, JAMES l.. COKE.
Smiths, Letter Atfirms Attitude.
Mr.. Smiths letter to The Star-Bulle-
tin says:
Honolulu. December IS, 1912.
Editor Star Bulletin, Honolulu
Dear Sir: Referring to the article
which appeared in your issue of the
18th inst, respecting an expression OF
my opinion upon the subject of the
proceedings at, the meeting of the bar
ASSOCIATION on Monday afternoon. and
IN response to protest made to me
Ey Mr.. james l.. Coke, who feels that
my remarks were broad enough to in
cluce him and do him Injustice, I
wish to say that my criticism was
and remains directed against the man.
!teSIy and avOWedly Democratic cam
pa1gn Ito secure judicial office for a
certain Democratic candidate, appar-
entity irrespective of other considera-
lions. No Democrat present though
mt to raise his voice to protest against
it III this respect. Even the influence
OF absent Democrats and threats of
outside Democratic control were
called into play.
The term "disgraceful" which |
used is perhaps too harsh to be ap-
pied to those Democratic members
VINO did not directly participate in
the Incorporate exhibition of party
politics, and respecting these | merely
regret their failure to disapprove it.
only to this extent were my remarks
intended to include Mr.. Coke. Very
truly yours, w. o. SMITH.
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COMMISSION
WILL MEET TOMORROW

-4e employment commission, which
was appointed some time ago by r.
II Trent, president of the Young
Mems Christian Association, will meet
at half-past three o'clock tomorrow
afteroon at the association, at which
time several OF the members Of the
commission will read reports on the
vocational guidance investigation.
Reports will be given by Elijah Mac
kenzie, who will talk on the opportunl-
ties for young men and Doys in secur
Ing positions in the various trades.
ard A. +. Larimer will give an outline
Of the government positions. A gen
eral plan for the establishment of
vocational guidance bureau in Homo
lulu will be discussed. all of which
Will be in preparation for the final re-
pert which is being prepared by the
secretary of the commission. R. N.
Cross, to be submitted to President
trent.
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PERSONALITIES

CAPT. V. HEFDT, we'll known in
Honolulu, has been assigned to duty
with the First Infantry.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. H.. TllAIER OF
Los Angeles are through passengers
for the Orient in the Japanese liner
Tenyo Maru.
COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRA-
TION VICTOR S. CLARK is due to ar
rive here from his round the world
trip on January ,.
: c. w SMlI n MARRIOTT, q. CAPT
talist from Victoria, B. c., is proceed
ig to the Far East as a passenger in
the japanese liner, Tenyo Maru.
ECON Won PARPART, NiverriIle
Winnipeg. w. c. McHcnry. Honolulu,
and Walter Duisenberg, San Francis
co, are registered at the Pleasanton
Hotel
F. A. SCRANTON, who is Identified
with one of the largest importing
houses in New York. is thu Tough pas
senger in the Tenyo Maru, en- route
to the Far East.
through passengers in the Tenyo
Maru and will leave the vessel at
Yokohama. Mr.. Awoki is manager of
, the San Francisco branch of the Io'
! kohama Specie Bank.
I !. NISHI, a member of the Japanese
tea commission, having completed his
+ duties on the mainland, where he at
tended a series. Of important confer
ences, is returning to Japan as a
] through passenger in The Tenyo Maru
MISS HELEN CALDWELL. a pas.
senger in the Japanese liner TenyO
Maru, is to leave that vessel at Shang.
hal, where it is said she will become
the bride of an officer in the Ameri.
| can feet stationed at the north China
! post
/ HERBERT HELLIS, representing
! the Philippine Vegetable Oil company
a. concern that has to do with the
! manufacture of cocoanut Ey-products
is returning to Manila in the Tenyo
Maru after brief stay on the main
land.
] CAPT. BENJAMIN H. WATKINS
Second Infantry, Fort Shafter, having
been relieved from duty as quarter
raster, Schofiold Barracks, and as,
signed to duty with Company NJ, Sec,
oyd Infantry, is granted leave of alb,
sence for one month, effective Deem
teT Is, 1912.
JESSE Fl. BUFFUM, who some
I years. ago was engaged in cwspaper
work in this city, during which time
he made memorable journey to the
crater of Kilauea, is a passenger in
the Japanese liner Tehyo Maru. Buff
FUN now represents moving picture
! syndicate and may continue the voy
| age to the Far East in search of ma,
| terial for photo plays.
NJ. COSTELLO, probably one of the
! most conspicuous men before the pub
lie in the role of heroine or villain in
moving picture plays, is visitor at
Honolulu today. Costello is one OF
twelve people, with the Vitagraph
Company of America. which company
is to make an extended tour of the
Orient. A staff of photographers as
well as actors and actresses are in
cluded in the party.
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COKE ASKS
SMITH RETRACT
Continued from Page ID

disgraceful act. At the same time the
language used by you being general,
| take it that all Democrats present
at the bar association meeting were
included within the terms of your &C
cusation.
Feeling that your statement casts
an unjust dispersion upon myself, as
well as upon other. Democrats present,
among whom I wotild mention Attor-
ney General Thayer, Mr. E. M. Wat
son and Mr@C. W. Ashford, l would
ask you to either substantiate your
statement and point out wherein our
conGuct was disgraceful, or publicly
retract the statement which you have
wrongfully made against US,
Referring to another part of your
interview contained in the issue Of
the same paper, wherein you infer
that the Democrats brought about the
endorsement of Judge Edings in place
, of Judge Kingsbury, | desire to- call
your attention to the fact that Judge
Edings' name was presented as can
didate before the bar association
against Judge Kfngsbury by a Repub
lean, his nomination was seconded
by Republican, and out OF the thirty
four members of the bar present there
were only five Democrats, and con
ceding that all of the Democrats pres
ent voted for Judge Edings (Which 4
believe not to be a fact, what have
| you to say of the thirteen Republicans
! who must have voted for him?
Concerning my own application be
fore the bar association for endorse
ment | am aware of nothing discred
liable or disgraceful in my asking the
| bar associations endorsement, it lie
ing understood that the appointment
| would not in all probability be made
until after the work of the coming
session of the legislature was fin
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Clinton j. Hutchins' appears to be harbOring
the gubernatorial bee as steady company. The
former Honolulu man has written from San
Francisco to a friend here that while he realizes
he is ineligible to succeed Gov. Frear on account
of the Organic Act provision against non resi-
dent of the territory, he expects to re-estabIsh
his residence here before another four Years has
passed. c. J. is what you might call farseeing
and pertinaciOus individual.
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EDITOR

approval in his message to Congress e. the pend
ing bill proposing immediate autonomy FOR the
Philippines, and absolute independence in eight
years, several prominent Democrats III" prepare
ing for its consideration in the House.
Chairman Jones Of the House inSuIar affairs
committee, Trainer of the bill. says Speaker
Clark and Democratic Leader Underwood have
assured him of their cooperation, and that
Chairman Henry of the rules committee has
promised IL special rule for it's early expeditions
consideration Some of the House Democrats
suggest awaiting conference with President
elect Wilson before taking action.
There seems to be considerable doubt as to
whether Wilson will favor the Democratic plan,
and it is not unlikely that the party leaders are
counting on him to save the party from making
= mistake purely to redeem a political pledge.
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I If we were to accept the sentimental or humani-
tartan position that the right to punish rests the
duty to educate the ignorant and reform the wicked
should none the less insist that whipping for
many the best incentive to education and
3 form. He who has not learned to refrain is half
reformed. A whipping has very direct tendency to
teach to refrain from whatever is likely to
entail another punishment of the same sort When
iG use in Connecticut white man was
whipped twice He had learned his lesson--Govern-
Baldwin of Connecticut rE'
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Attorney Harry Irwin of Hio, indorsed by
precinct club for United States district attor-
ney, answers that what he wants is the attorney
generaship. 1t may be remarked that not even
a Republican dogcatchership- there is such
a Jobs vacant vet.
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The money trust committee has waited vainly
for four months for papers to b. served on Rock
efcler. Waiting four months to be served would
tire out almost anybody.
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We don't seem to care much about the ulti-
mate division of Europe among the Powers.
What we want to know is, Who licked in the
big naval battle.