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The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08
TAFT IS NOTIFIED
CEREMONY IN EAST ROOM or
WHITE HOUSE
ACCEPTS IN LENGTHY ADDRESS
10 Profoundly Grateful 70 Republican
Party For the Honor Of Again
Being The Standard
Bearer.

Washington.-President Taft learn.
cd Thursday that he Is the nominee
OF the republican party for presiden.
tial honors. The national republican
conventions notification committee
performed their perfunctory function
In q ceremony remarkable for It's In.
formality.
Senator Elihu Root. who, as chair.
man Of the convention headed the
notification committee. formally tend.
cred the nomination In a brief speech,
glowingly commenting Taft for his
administration.
The president replied with o 10000
word keynote" speech. outlining the
issues OF the campaign as he saw
them and bitterly assailing "dema.
goguery. fraud and misrepresentation"
against himself and his administra.
ton. lie did not mention Roosevelt
by name In the entire speech. but
dubbed the colonel and his followers
rs former republicans who have left
their party where he did not. couple
hem with adjectives Of denunciation.
The president formally accepted tho
nomination with profound gratitude
TO the republican party"
The speech making took place In
the spacious east room OF the white
house. The original plan had been
for tho president to speak to his
audience on the lawn. from the south
porticO Of the executive mansion.
Possibility OF inclement weather led
10 the change.
Tho notification committee--one
representative from each state--met
at the executive Offices shortly before
II o'clock and marched in q body to
the big ballroom. There they were
met by the president and Mrs Taft
the president smilingly ready to re
ceive the expected news of his re
nomination. Charley" Taft. the pres
idents youngest son. was the only
other member Of the family present
The president and Senator Root ther
submitted to n battery OF photogra
piers and the ceremonies began.
The east room held nearly 1000 In
vited guests-cabinet officers. mem
bers Of congress. prominent citizens
and personal friends. They wer
grouped about Informally. Following
the exchange OF speeches. q receI
tion line was started and the pres
dent and Mrs. Taft personally shool
hands with the guests. A buffe
luncheon was then served.
Every move In the notification cere
monies was perpetuated by four NOV
Ing picture machines.
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THIRD PARTY ORGANIZED.
Sixteen Men Picked to Attend Chi.
easo Convention.

Lincoln.--A mass convention Of sup.
porters OF the third party movement
was held In this city Tuesday and six.
teen delegates selected to attend the
convention at Chicago, Aug. s.
Judge Wray Of York. who issued
the call, was made chairman and John
G. Sprecher. secretary.
About seventy.five persons took
part. among which were several Of the
old time populist leaders.
The meeting took q recess subject
TO call sometime after the Chicago
convention when q full list Of presi
Dental electors will be nominated and
such other business transacted ai
seems necessary.
The executive committee named was
% follows: Judge A. G. Wray oi
York. chairman: John C. sprecher oi
Schuyler. Jasper l.. McBrien Of Lin
coin. George w. Baldwin Of Crete. C
b. Manuel Of st. Paul.
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WHY cows STOOD IN WATER
Artistic Limitations Responsible foe
Characteristic Attitude Of the
Humble Bovine.

In a north Of England town there
was shiftless man who would never
accept gifts outright, although he was
always depending on charity, says Az.
Priddy in his book, Through mo
MILL" relates the Youths Companion.
He painted landscapes. and my aunt.
when benevolently inclined, would
hire him to decorate our walls with
rural scenes. highly colored In glaring
tints. as II nature had turned color
blind. There were cows in every
scene, and Aunt Mile noticed that all
the cows were up to their knees in
water. Not one stood on the vivid
green hills.
"Jorvcy." she remarked to the old
man. "why do you always put the cows
in the water?"
ITS this way. Mrs. Brindin." the old
artist responded. "YoA see. ha'am. !
never learned to paint hoofs."
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Committee Holds Session,

Lincoln.-The republican state cen.
trail committee met at the Lindell no.
tel Tuesday night for the purpose OF
effecting an organization. II. NJ. Bush.
nell Of Lincoln was elected temporary
chairman and Labor Commissioner l.
V. Guye. temporary secretary. Pres
ent at the meeting were about three
fourths Of the regular committee.
Mr.. Bushnell said afterwards thai
as temporary chairman he will likely
call another meeting of the commit
tee within week or ten days to effect
a permanent organization. At that
time several Of the candidates for state
Office will be asked to attend.
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THE PRoHieirIoMlsrs
Hold Quiet Session In Representative
Hall.

Vo'u Nuiet oeSsIoU w UcpreSendtlve
Hall.
Lincoln.---The prohibition state con.
vention met In the representative
chamber Of tho state house, transact
ing their business and departed with.
out so much as one word OF strife.
Things were 30 peaceful about where
the prohibitonists were meeting that
during the whole days proceedings
there was opposition to but one or two
proposed measures.
Nearly forty were present, one
fourth Of the whole number being
women. Owing to the few number Of
delegates present and the small terri.
tory represented, II was voted early in
the day to dispense with the committee
on credentials and to allow everyone
In the room who expressed Affiliations
with the party the right to vote on all
proposed measures.
The convention was called for II
o'clock but 1t was nearer 12 when d.
B. Gilbert Of Fremont, chairman OF
the state central committee, finally
called the meeting to order. The
morning session lasted until about
1880, at which time the temporary
organization, consisting OF T. ].
Schrode Of Bennett, chairman, and M.
Z. Bitner Of Polk county. secretary,
was completed and the committees on
resolutions and on the selection OF
the members of the state central com.
mittee, were at work. The afternoon
was largely taken up with an address
by Aaron Watkins. vice presidential
nominee on the prohibition ticket
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Then. more plausibly. that We had
passed from the grassy plain to a.
road of torn.up macadam. But neither
OF these suppositions answered quite
the question put to me by my senses.
We seemed to roll on a medium singu.
larly hard. Hard and smooth. and yet
sown with roughness. 1t felt as II we
were upon road of adamant laid
upon the bedrock Of the earth. and
as n upon this adamantine road peb-
bles hard and faceted like diamonds
had been strewn. Upon the hard,
smooth substance the machine glided
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THE TAFT CONVENTION.
Met at the Lincoln Hotel After Leav.
lnp Auditorium.

Met AZ the Lincoln Hotet AFTER Ieav.
inp Auditorium.
Lincoln. After withdrawing from
the republican convention the Taft re-
publicans under the lead OF s. A.
Searle and others of the Omaha dele
cation formed a second convention and
made the cut between their faction and
the progressives clean. A new state
committee was named with power to
fill in vacancies on the ticket and take
charge Of the books kept by the pre-.
ceding republican central committee.
The convention was in session for
three hours. In that time the creden.
tials OF all delegations had been ex-
amined and~a new committee appoint.
de.
When the convention was called to
order by A. w. Jeffries OF Omaha fif.
ty.two counties responded to the roll.
Two more were later added. e. G. Nc
Clifton of Omaha was selected as tenn
porary chairman, and to serve as TEN.
porary secretaries, o. B. Unthank,
Charles bort and Luther p. Ludden
were chosen. This organization was
made permanent after the credentials
committee reported that there were
no irregularities in the membership.
No platform was adopted other than
that embodied in the resolutions adopt.
ed. These endorsed the national ticket
and platforom and protested against
the use Of the word republican" in
describing any organization other thon
their own.
The meeting was enthusiastic from
the very beginning. The beginning
was when A. A. Searle, who had led
the fight in the auditorium, called the
delegates together and led them
through the streets to the banquet hall
Of the Lincoln hotel. Every mention
Of regular republicanism" was greeted
with cheers as was every mention Of
President Taft's name. Victor Rose
water was eulogized and cheered
nightly when called upon to give q
short talk. Frank Reavis. Judge Baker
John L. Kennedy and s. A. Searle
shared in the crowds applause when
called upon for addresses.
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Rare Books for Harvard.

Harry Elkins Widener. who was lost
on tho Titanic, had very valuable
collection of books. and these will 60
to Harvard university. His grand.
father. p. A. d. Widener. will provide
a building in which the books will be
adequately housed The collection In.
cludes first folio Shakespeare. .
copy Of shakespeare's poems in tho
original binding. and what is described
as the finest collection In tho world
Of Robert Louis Stevenson's works.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08

level. but excited to a furious trep,.
dation by the bristling diamonds. 'Wo
are going through rock pile.' ! said
to myself. returning to my first un.
satisfactory and yet more plausible
supposition. We we're flying, by
Jove! That was the meaning OF this
hard going. this tremendous trepida.
tion. From the gentle earth we had
passed to the ways Of the air. That
adamantine. resilient and diamond.
bristling surface upon which we rode
now. II was the azure of the skies. It
was ozone. 1t was ether. It was every.
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BRYAN FORCES WIN.
W. n. Thompson Defeated 6yrnes Tor
Chairman.

W. n. Thompson Defeated syrnes Tor
Chairman.
Grand Island.-The Bryan forces tri.
umphed in the democratic state con.
vention. w. H. Thompson Of Grand
Island was elected chairman Of the
state committee over John G. Byrnes
Of Columbus. A platform and resolu.
tions commencing w. J. Bryan for his
action at the Baltimore convention
were adopted by an overwhelming ma
jority in the closing hours Of the con.
vention. In all Of the clashes between
the two forces the Bryan men had lit
tie difflculty In keeping control Of the
convention.
Lancaster voted solidly for Thomp-
son and Douglas with its 105 votes for
Byrnes. When the roll call was I'm.
ished Thompson had 478 votes and
Byrnes had 42S. Changes were rapid.
" made and when they were com.
pleted the vote stood 4S7 for Thomp.
son. The Byrnes men took the defeat
gracefully and showed every evidence
Of being willing to support the ticket
Mr.. Byrnes himself admitted that he
would not have been q candidate for
reelection had It not been for letters
said to have been sent out urgine
democrats not to vote for him.
Mr.. Thompson In his keynote speech
congratulated the party on the splen'
did services given to the party by Mr.
Byrnes. The address of Mr.. Thompson
was punctuated by applause and he
was urged to proceed. He finally took
of his coat and sailed into the republi
can party and alluded to the demo
cratic party until the delegates were In
an enthusiastic state.
At the night session Morehead spoke
while the convention was waiting for
the committee on resolutions. He Said
he would not be a candidate for any
other Office in this state but that he
believed in one term for governor. He
denied the charge that he had voted
against the initiative and referendum
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Marshall Notification.

Indianapolis. Ind.-Governor Thomas
r. Marshall will be notified Of his se.
lection as the democratic nominee for
vice-president Of the United States on
August 20 at the coliseum at the state
fair grounds.
Tentative plans to turn the meeting
into . monstrous celebration are on
foot by members of the state commit
tee. Chairman Korbly conferred with
Governor Marshall before the meeting
which was merely q ratification Of the
plans proposed by the chairman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08
Many Victims Of Plague.

Annoy, China.-No fewer than 224
deaths from bubonic plague and
seventy-three deaths from cholera
were reported to tho authorities In
the city OF Annoy during the three
months ending July 81.
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The refusal of the dock workers in
London to obey the manifesto issued
by the strike leaders on Saturday de-
claring the strike at an end after 1t
had lasted ten weeks, was given prac-
tical effect Monday when very few Of
the men returned to work.
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HoIds q Second Convent

Reno.-At q second state convention
Of the republican party held here.
Thomas Nelson Of Reno. r. w. Booth
OF Tonopah and w. NJ. McGill of Ely
were nominated as republican presi.
dental electors for the state Of Neva.
da. The nomination of electors was
omitted at the first convention of re.
publicans because 1t was thought the
state primary law required such nom.
nations to be made at the September
primaries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08
Strikers Enaaoe In Conflict.

London.--One man was killed and
scores of strikers and strlkebreakers
were hurt In series Of fights at the
Victoria. Albert and West Indian
docks Wednesday. Bricks. clubs.
"knucks" and revolvers were used
freely. At Victoria docks alone seven
men were shot and seriously wounded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08

Berlin.-Physiclans were Thursday
examining the forty.f0ur persons DR..
Adolph Sellar says he cured Of cancer
without operating. Some OF the In.
vestigators are skeptical Others
think a great discovery has been
made.
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Demand WrIpht's impeachment.

Washington. - Speaker Clark re.
ceived In his mail Thursday from
Francis C. Tobln. a lawyer OF Phila'
delphia, q petition for the impeach.
ment OF Justice Daniel Thew Wright
OF the District OF Columbia supreme
court, because OF recent decision In
which no convicted Samuel Gompers.
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell for
contempt of court In connection with
an Injunction In the noted Bucks
ltove and range case.
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No Dancer,

''Do you believe we are In any dan
ger Of losing our birthright?"
mot a blt-that is, those Of us who
are doomed to always work for what
we get are not"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08

Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into the
nasal passages is o surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug.
sists, Csc box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co. Boston. Maal
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-08-08
RIDING IN AN AERopLANE
James Hopper Describes His Emo.
tions During His First Flight
Throuaf, the Air.

James Hopper. who rode as q pas.
senger In an Antoinette aeroplane.
thus describes his emotions In Every
bodys:
"And then-good Lord. what II
that! At first I thought that We had
struck an abandoned quarry and were
hurtling through pile OF stones.
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In the eyes Of . silly girl clothes
make q mighty poor specimen OF .
man look like the real thing.
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Too Sleepy.

Physician-What can I do for your
Patieat-My foot gets asleep often
and I want something to give It In.
somnia.
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Coles CaYbollsalve

Coles CaRbol1salvO
Relieves and cures itching, torturing dls'
eases Of the skin and muoous membrane.
4 superior Pile Cure. - ana % cent., b,
cole = Co. Black River SsllS, Wia.
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LESSON FOR AUG. II.
A TRoUeLEp SEA AND A rRoU,
elED SOUL.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 4:s5 TO $50.
GOLDEN TExT-"God is our refuge
and strength. n very present help In trou-
bic. Therefore will We not fear. though
the earth do change. and though the
mountains be removed into the heart OF
the sea-" Ps. 46:1-2.
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There arc limitations, don't be fooled.
Ask for LEWIS Single Binder cigar, II
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PoPULIsrs ENDORSE BRYAN.

Also Approve Democratic National
Ticket.
,Aurora.-Endorsing the democratic
national ticket and portions OF the
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Given Vote Of Confidence.

Constantinople.-The new Turkish
ministry received q vote Of confidence
In the chamber Of deputies today after
1t was announced that the government
will not interfere with peace negotia.
tions with italy. and the new minister
ial program had been read. The gov.
ernment was sustained by q vote OF
113 to Is. The grand vizier had de.
clared that the government would re.
sign unless parliament gave its sane.
tion to the program.
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A Puzzle,

"Birds OF Q feather flock together
"How about Q rooster and . crowf"
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THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

Adopt PLATFORM, But DO Not Endorse
Taft and Sherman.
Lincoln-The convention was called
to order at noon. but In order to allow
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"A remarkable land sale Will be held
In Lincoln on August 20 to 25. when
z. s. Branson will auction OF 5000
acres Of land located near Havelock.
Nebr, In Lancaster county.
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Not every fortune hunter 10 . good
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSCI1O0L
LESSON

tBy ID. O. SELLERS. Director Of Eve.
ming Department. Tho Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
MUST STOP SKATING
 ON CITY SIDEWALKS
Orders Given That Popular Sport of Children Must
 Cease

Judge A. o. Lane commissioner of pub- lie justice. has notified Chief of Police Bodeler that children skating and riding bicycles an the sidewalks in the resi- dence portions of the city must stop at once.
 Much complaint has reached Judge Lanes desk lately concerning this prac- tice and Chief Bodeker himself has re- reived not few. Pedestrians in certain portions of the city claim that they are often compelled to take to the streets as the children seem to have no consid- eration for them
 Chief Bodeker lssuer orders to the men ta. stop this and that if the practice was repeated after warning, to arrest the of- lenders and send them to Judge Mur- phy of the juvenile court, at Avenue C and Fifteenth street
 There was no particular locality mcn- toned in the order from Judge Lane. The orders sems to have been general and far reaching in it's scope. The order mas been transmitted to the Ensley. West End, Woodlawn and North Birmingham pre- cincts with supplemented order from Chief Bodeker to the captains and ser geants of those precincts to see that the ordinance covering this point is rigidly enforced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
AT THE HOTELS

II. ]. Thomas of Atlanta is stopping at the Hillman.
 J. N. cranford of Jasper is registered at the Hillman.
 j. D. Glasgow of Empire is among the arrivals at the Hillman.
 H. N. Bidding of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Florence.
 c. E. Shaver of Huntsville is registered at the Florence.
 T. c. Dowson of Maben is at the Flor ence.
 w. L. Reid of St. Louis is stopping at the Birmingham.
 A. Orr of Springfield, O., is registered at the Birmingham.
 George Whittenfeld of Chattanooga is among the arrivals at the Birmingham. R. E, Bowdon of Calera is stopping at the Morris.
 T. W. Palmer of Monteval1o is sregis- tered at the Morris.
 R. r. Kolb of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 w. B. Carroll of Blocton is at the Metropolitan.
 R. B. Goodman. of Jacksonville is registered at the Metropolitan. Victor H. Smith of Pell City is among the arrivals at the Metropolitan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday in the probate office showing the fol lowing transfers of property, the consid- eration being 5000 or more:
 s4OO0--J H. Terrell and wife. Lucille to Martha A. Williams, lot f in block G. according to the map and plat of Wood lawn as surveyed by W. J. Vann and others
 s105O--C. D. Ebersole to Walter Hatcher, the west 9 feet of lots l and of Ander- sons survey of Woodlawn.
 so000-Addie Starks and husband, Jeff starks, Candus May and s. w. P. May, J. w. Jordon and Lucy Jordon, Milton WotIan and Malissa, Jesse Lucas ahd Lyeurgas Johnson to Robert B. Arnold, lot fin the plat and map of J. R. Cope g survey of a part of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 34, township r, range 3 west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
MERCY HOME HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION Chairmen of Committees Make RepOrts-Officers
 All Reelected

To mark the completion of two decades of successful effort to place the insti- tuition i'll the front ranks of community utility and social service, the Mercy Home organization held it's twentieth annual meeting and election of officers at the Mercy Home yesterday morning. The full roster of officials so creditably acting in ther respective capacities for 1911 were re- elected, Mrs C. B. Spencer being unan- irnously placed in the presidential chair for the twentieth time to guide the des- tinles of this association for 1912. The assembly, which is one of the most interesting of the year events of tho Mercy Home organization, and was att tended by approximately 30 women yester- day. was presided over by Mrs c. B. Spencer The admission, house and pur- chasing, clothing and religious commit- tees read most encouraging resumes of their work for 1911 through their respec- tive chairmen. Mrs. W. II. Jeffries' Mrs. | w L Murdoch, Mrs. w. S. Brown and Mrs Margaret Ramsey The reports of the president, secretary and treasurer, were also heard.
 A feature of the session that laid great CT emphasis upon the dignity and passing mnaths of mission fulfi1lment undertaken by the Mercy Home was the presence and informal address of the matron of the home, Mrs. Margaret Ramsey. who has seen many little boys and girls enter the institution. and thrive under her care for the past 10 years. While Mrs. Ramsey did nof quote statistics coneern- af fba her enthusiastic account of the life there and the niche 1t occupies in. the lives of many dependent and helpless children. was most gratifying to those in charge
 Tie following are the officers of the Mercy Home chosen yesterday to retain their positions of 1911:
 Mrs. C. E. Spencer, president; Mrs. w. II. Jeffres first vice president; Mrs. c. IT, Estes, second vice president; Mrs. W. IT, stockEam. secretary; Mrs. James Weisel. treasurer.
 Admission commmittee. Mrs W. II. Jeff fries Mrs. A. N. Ballard.
 House and purchasing committee. Mrs. W. l.. Murdoch, Mrs. G. II. Estes.
 Clothing committee, Mrs. W, S Brown. Mrs w, B. Dickerson. Mrs. Edward Wii- son
 Religious committee. Mrs. Margaret Ramsay. Mrs. C. B. Spencer.
 Advisory board. Mrs. Charles Perry. Mrs J NJ. Cartwright. Mrs. Dr. New neid, Mrs. J. D. WealSey Mrs. J, IT. Philips. Mrs. Richard Massey Mrs. John C. Smith. Mrs Nathan l.. Miller. Mrs. A. w. Miller. Mrs. J. w. Donelly. Mrs. James Ashworth Mrs A, G. McAndrews Mrs Ghappell Cory, Mrs. Zach Naborsu Mrs w. C. Sibley. Mrs F. w. Dixons Mrs. James A. Wood, Mrs. W. F. ENanse Mrs A. H. Woodward, Mrs. R. P Means Mrs A. $. Wynne, Mrs. A. F.. Meadows Mrs. R. $. Munger, Mrs. F. G. ChandleIS Mrs C. w Uford. Mrs F. F. Culver. Mrs. Winiam B. Allen. Mrs. T. M. Dayid- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
FLOWERS STOLEN
 FROM NEW GRAVES

Judge Lane and Chief Bodeker have recently received complaints of persons stealing flowers off the graves at Oak Hill cemetery on North Nineteenth street, and the police have been given orders to look after this place and catch the thieves.
 Chief Bodeker stated last night that he knew that there were lot of mean people in Birmingham, but that this Is the first intimation that he has had of one being so low as to steal from the grave of dead persons the flowers placed there by loving and grieved relatives.
 Two officers have been especially as- signed to catch the thieves.
 There have recently been several large and expesive floral resigns stolen from new graves Undertakers have lamented the fact that they are unable to leave flowers on the graves for fear of their being stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued by the probate judge yesterday:
 Son Evitt of Birmingham to Miss Myr- tie Huison.
 Eph T. Watts of Birmingham to Miss Lucille Waldman.
 James c. Sutherland of Frankfort, O., to Miss Edith Onilla Wright.
 T. E. Morris, Sr., of Birmingham to Miss Sallie Clark.