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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-08
Initial Session Held

Sessions were held by the veterans in the morning and evening meetings were by the United Sons of Con federate Veterans and other affiliated or organizations.
 Welcoming addresses and responses were delivered at the initial session, the feature of which was the eloquent re- sponee on behalf of the veterans de- livered by Gen. Irvine C. Walker. com mander in chief. Tonight the veterans ws-e addressed by Maj. W. w. Screws of Montgomery, Ala.
 The convention of the United Sons of Veterans was concluded to- night with the election of J. F. Nor fleet of Memphis, Tenn, commander In chief. to succeed Walter G. Pritchard Of Charleston, S. C. It was also decided to change the name of the organlza- ton to Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 Tonight Camp John B. Gordon, the hotel Hobbies and headquarters arc teeming with consultations over lhe three-cornered fight for. the 1913 re- union.
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Except at New Orleans where fall of two tentl Of foot recorded the Mississippi river during te "A hours ending at today at all points from Vcksburg south One-tenth rise at Nacbez and of twoenths at Baton Rouge and Donaldsonvie were recorded.
 The following tae shows the present stages the pre- vous record stages and the stages foreeasted by the weather bmear to be recorded before May 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-08
Engineers More Cheerful
Navy to the Rescue

Washington. May 7.-The navy has en- tered the field of relief along the Missis- sippi river.
 Captain Wood. commanding the battle ship Nebraska. and Commander Dis mulses. commanding the gunhodt Petrel. were ordered today to give all assistance possible to the flood sufferers These vessels now at Baton Rouge are on cruise up the Mississippi.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-08
On the Home Stretch

Lack, but l know I prolonged their lives as long as possible''
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Remnants Answer Roll Call

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
SANTA E,I: NOTES
Items for this column may be phoned
to 2253 Blue or the State Journal office.l

Items. for, this column may be 'phoned
to -2253 Blue or the State Journal office.l
w G. Swearineen the engineer who
was killed Tuesday night when his train
went through a bridge into the Fountain
river near Pueblo, was former Topeka
boy and has many friends and relatives
here. He is a brother of Mrs. Charles
Miller and F. W. Swearingen of 206 East
Eighth avenue, this city. Up to a late
hour his body had not been found, ana
when found will be brought here fol
burial in the Topeka cemetery. Ny.
Swearingen was a member of the Elks
lodge and Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers at Colorado Springs.
Gailord Miller, transportation clerk, anc
Mrs. Miller will leave the last of this
week for two weeks vacation trip +"
the coast.
Clyde Doel left today for Colorado
Springs, Denver and Albuquerque, N NJ.
for a ten days vacation trip.
George Austin, general boiler inspector,
is in La Junta, Colo, for few days on
company business.
Louis waidelich of the water service is
off duty with a sprained ankle
Miss Hazel Jolley, telephone operator at
the shop exchange, returned to work this
morning after a two weeks leave of ao-
sence on account of serious trouble VITA
her eyes.
Thomas E. Prout, general secretary OF
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. here, and MIS-.
Prout spending a months vacation at
Vermilion Lake, Mimi.
Miss Bessie Sawyer of the freight claim
department leaves Friday for a vacation
trip to Colorado Springs MISS SdWS CT
expects to be gone about two weeks
R Reser of the car repair shops expects
to return to work Monday after a leave
of absence for the past seven weeks. MI.
Reser received serious injuries to his left
foot and has been unable to work since.
Mrs. L. NJ Gain and children, wife AID
children of Chief Electrician L. NJ. Gain,
are visiting relatives and friends in New
York for an extended time
Miss Eva Thompson of the freight claim
department leaves this evening for Minnie
apolis, Mimi, on two weeks vacation
trip.
L. B. Smith. travelling passenger agent
for the Erie railway, was a Santa re
caller Monday.
Mrs r. Shakeshaft and family, wife
and family of R. Shakeshaft of the pas
senger department, are spending the suhl-
1nez in Balsom Lake, MINI.
Mrs. J. A Howes and son Harry Vile
and son of Conductor J. A. Howes, are
spending a few weeks at Ludington'
Mich.
r. P. Murray, train auditor at 81; LOUIS,
was calling on Santa Fe friends the first
of the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
DEFENSE IS OUTLINED
Claim Is Made That Grace Was Shot
During ScufIe.

Atlanta, Aug. 1.-Outlining the defense IN
the trial of Daisy-Opie Grace, accused Of
having attempted to kill her husband,
Eugene Grace, counsel for Mrs. Grace to-
day told the jury that Grace received a
bullet wound during a scuffle with his
wife after quarrel over the sale of her
property.
The attorney declared that Grace tried
to shoot his wife after choking her, and
during the scuffle which followed the
weapon was discharged.
The attorney declared Grace made his
wife leave home because he did not think
he was badly hurt and he feared he would
be disgraced If it became known that he
was shot in ''nigger row. with his wife
1T was ridiculous to say that Mrs
Grace married Grace and tried to get RID
of him for his money said Attorney
Branch. She had given him between
$4,000 and $4,000 in year and he was go
ing to Philadelphia to sell her property to
get money for himself when the shooting
occurred
THE truth is that Grace wanted to get
his wife out of town first. Mrs. Grace &C
cused him of having engagement with
another woman and said she going o
take back the power of attorney she had
given him to sell her property. Grace
fought to keep her from taking the docu-
ment. He cursed her and threatened to
kill her. grabbing up his revolver. In the
scuffle the revolver was discharged and
Grace was shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
A MURDER A DAY
New YOrk's Homicide Bureau
Shows Crime on Increase.
Heat Blamed for Violence
Which Passes Record.

New York, Aug. lone murder a
day was the average in New York city
for the month of July, according to
the official tabulation complied by the
police homicide bureau. Records show
that the hot weather always stirs the
murderers to action, but during the
month just passed, they outdid them
selves in activity. A year ago the July
total was about one-fourth smaller
than this year.
Gang fights or hired gangsters are
given as the cause of at least five of
the murders in Manhattan and the
Bronx and in a number of the remain
ing eighteen murders, where no inn
portant arrests have been made, gang
men are thought to have been back of
the killings. Four witnesses testify
that one murder was committed by a
policeman. In two other murders
Cinnamon figure.
Two little girls were murdered in
shockingly brutal manner and two
other children were killed by stray bull
let's in a gang battle
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DAY HAS GONE AWAY.
Labor Organizer Had EventfuI Expert
ence in Topeka.

Ezra Day, who spent more than six
weeks here in an attempt to organize the
employees of the Topeka Railway CON-
pany, left last night for Kansas City.
where, he says, he has similar task be
fore him. He turned the organization
here over to V. V. Dart, who spent a 1T
tie less than a month in the service of the
street car company, for completion.
full experience. About month ago he
was arrested, charged with assaulting
Fred L. Howard, a street car conductor
with a brick. In the trial of the case it
was shown that Howard had been "shad-
owing Day, and had given more or less
excuse for the assault A jury in the city
court found Day not guilty.
Later Day said he would organize boy
colt against the railway company, and a
suit was filled by the company to enjoin
an attempt at boycott. This suit, fol-
lowing a partial hearing, was dismissed
by the company.
Immediately following the dismissal At
torney E. D. McKeever, representing Day
and others, was assaulted by w. w.
Stogsdill a motorman, following an alter
cation in which McKeever applied several
descriptive names to the motorman
Dart followed Stogsdill to call him cow
ard and he also was assaulted. The last
move was the petition filed yesterday in
which the railway company is charged
with violating the Kansas coercion law II
demanding an agreement on the part d
its employees not to unite with labor
union, before they are given employ
ment.
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STORM DAMAGE HEAVY
Coloradoans Suffer From Floods and
Fear Further Loss.

Denver. Aug. 1.-C1oudbursts, follow
ed by raging torrents in the gulches,
the overlooking of the banks of streams
and rivers, inundation, of, several vii
lagos, railroad tracks, the Washing
away of crops and cattle, and the par
aIyzation of railroad traffic and electric
power plants, causing many thousands
dollars damage, were reported from
several sections of the state late last
night.
Hundreds of tourists were marooned
in Colorado Springs because the rail-
road tracks in both directions had been
carried out. Anxiety was felt by the
farmers in the Springs section because
of a telephone warning that Monument
dam was weakening under the strain of
the flood incident to the heavy rains
above.
The loss of many head of cattle was
reported from Kuner where the heavy
rains were interspersed with severe
hail. John STATESMAN, a farmer, had
heen rendered unconscious by hailstones
and lay for six hours before being res
cued.
An electrical storm at Fort Collins
had paraIyzed the power plant.
The Arkansas river at Pueblo was al
the highest point for the year, though
no alarm was felt. Florence, Col,
small town just west of Pueblo, was
reported to be inundated
No loss of life was reported from any
point
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are now tied with a percentage of
.666. If Willow Park defeats Grant
this afternoon that team will also have
a percentage of $3.50. The race should
be interesting from now on. The con-
test will be settled within few days.
ParkdaIe has the distinction of being
at the bottom of the percentage table.
The following Commercial club men
will leave at 11:45 o'clock tonight fer
Hutchinson in the interests of bring
ing the Kansas Farmers convention
to Topeka in October: Scott Hopkins.
H. w. McAfee, T. A. Borman. E. W.
Rankin, J Will Kellev, w. c. Stephen
son, Roy L. Bone, Colonel J. w. F.
Hughes and w. o. Rigby. Tom Nc
Neal J. r. Koontz and T. A. Borman
are members of the committee of
42'' that will decide upon the location
of the congress.
Campfire organizations for girls
have been formed at several of the
Fairgrounds under the following in
structors: At Parkdale, Miss Lulu
Mckee; at Polk under Miss Leita
Cocver; at Central Park under Miss
Johnston; at Grant under Miss Daisy
Crawford. The campfires will be linn
tied to from II to "a members. Thirty
children have expressed their desire
to belong to an organization at Cen
trail Park, so it is likely that two
campfires will be formed.
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j. G. Waters

short and while Mr.. Mulvane was still
in Christ's hospital opposite the Lytle
home-Mrs. Lyle Joined her father in
Adrian, Mich, and has never returned
to town. Popular opinion affirmed that
she went for her health, and perhaps
that as so.
The gossips' interest grew during the
stages of rising action in the drama
that claimed public opinion for at least
a week. Mrs. Lytle, widow of the
builder of Westlawn was seen once,
of the wealthy Topekan. Report came
of persistent courtship, approaching
marriage, and was followed by the anti
climax of Mrs. Lytle's dramatic dis
appearance.
Topeka has many members in the
Gossip club, and the news of Mrs. Ly
ties successful campaign against med
ical science will be heard with bated
breath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01

Madge Moore as was formerly announces.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Moody of Salina,
Kan, who have been visiting their daugh-
ters here the past two weeks, will not re-
turn home as they intended until the last
of this week.
W. L. Hummell of Michigan avenue re-
turned Wednesday from two weeks
business trip in northern Arkansas
Willie Lingo of Oakland avenue re-
turned yesterday from the Boy Scout
camp at WakaruSa.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Oakland NJ. E. church met
this afternoon with Mrs. J. NJ. Glende.1-
ming at her home on Green street.
Twenty-one of the boy scouts OF
E church have been spending the past
two days camping at Wakarusa. Kar.,
and reports from the camp are that the
boys are having the time of their lives
Rev. J. H. Fazel. scout master, and David
Hamilton, assistant scout master, accor'-
panied the boys on the trip.
Miss Frances Miller of Emporia and
Miss Mary Ruth of Horton are the guests
for a few days of Miss Mabel Keats OF
AFTER avenue.
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oAkLANlp NOTES.

Items for this column may be phoned
to 225S Blue or the State Journal onice-1
c. NJ Reaugh and Will Wilson are if
Wathena, Kan, for few weeks on a
business trip.
Will Ward returned to his home IN
Ration N NJ. today after a months WISH
here with relatives and friends.
The following little tots of class No. J.
the primary apartment of the Oakland
Christian Sunday school, attended a chill
dren's party Wednesday afternoon given
by Mrs. Mabel Reaugh at her home, "a
Oakland avenue: Aileen Hoyt, Mary OH
yer, Oliver Mackey. Alvin Anderson, car
RE Ludington, ROLAND Peters, Donai1
Jessop Bert Ludington, Esther Anderson,
Earl Dressler, Glen DRESSER, Claude
Willsey, Teddy LudIngton, Ruth Decken-
house, Mildred Gooden. Florence SmelsSr,
Clyde DeckenhouSe. May Conoway, Aifreo
Smelser. Buena Gooden, Omar Cooper,
Donald Taylor Martha Yarrell, Lawrence
Gustafson, Theodore Himburg, jr.. Gilbert
Smelser, Florence Ludington and Goldle
Conoway. Mrs. Reaugh was assisted dur
ing the afternoon by Miss Eleanor Ne1s-
winter. The entire afternoon was spent
on the large lawn of the Reaugh home
Mr.. and Mrs Will Allan and son of St
George, Kan. are staying with M
Anan's mother, Mrs. t. F. Allan, Of
Forest avenue. until their household goods
arrive here from st. George Mr. and Mrs.
Allan expect to locate some place in oak
land.
The Priscilla Embroidery club will Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Will Swearingen,
SOS Chester avenue. instead of with Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Samuel E. Lux will leave for Chica-
go to attend the annual meeting q
fruit growers of the country. He will
participate in the program.
Albert K. Wilson, grand secretary of
Masons in Kansas, will return Satur-
day from Shell Lake, Wis, where he
has been spending his vacation.
Commissioner StOtts has planned u
comfort station for the City park. 1t
will be erected at once. The city clerk
has been instructed to advertise for
bids.
E. F. A Reinisch, city superinten-
dent of parks, is in Lawrence for the
purchase of six pairs of pedigree
pheasants. The birds will be brought
to Topeka for the Gage park zoo.
Judge Francis Bartle. state organizer
for the F'raternal Union of America $
in the city in the interests of the orde".
He will leave next week, and will later
arrange for four weeks campaign.
John Pugh, recently appointed city
sanitary sergeant, has taken his desk
a the city hall. His appointment was
effective August 1. Pugh was selected
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of J. d. PattiSon.
A farmer living west of Topeka, an
enthusiastic. supporter of L. L. kiene=
for sheriff, left the city this afternoon
with Kiene pIacards. plastered on his
wagon. He even had small cards
sticking in his hat band.
- w. Bolinger, of the Bell Bros. Piano
company, has captured a porcupine in
the Rocky mountains near Empire,
Colo. He has sent the animal to Com
missioner Stotts. It will be placed on ex-
hibition IN Gage park Sunday. The
animal is a gift to the zoo.
The Commercial club will probably
soon begin a campaign in the direc-
ton of the elimination of all poles IN
Kansas avenue in the white way dis
trict with the exception OF the white
way poles themselves, and the trolley
poles of the street railway company.
The Central Park and Polk base
ball teams in the Playground League
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BANDITS REACH TIMBER
Two Hole in the Wall Men Make Good
Their Escape.

Denver. Aug. 1.-At daybreak today,
William Sartelle, alias Morgan and An
drew Comstock. two of the three ban
dts who sawed their way out of jail
Monday morning had entered the heavy
timber on Black mountain, after having
been holly pursued by posse for more
than forty-eight hours. The third
member, Charles Franzen, had been
captured. without resistance, having
fallen weakened by loss of blood from
a bullet fired by member of the posse.
The posses pursuit was more cautious
because of fear of an ambush.
The bandits are members of the noto-
rious Hole in the walr' band of out
laws which for years terrorized ranch
ers and sheep ranchers of Wyoming
and Colorado.
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MRS. LYLE WEEDS.
Former Topeka Lady Wins Doctor in
Adrian, Michigan.

Mrs. George T. Lyle, whose name
was connected last year with Joab
Mulvane, one of Topekas oldest citi
zens, has at last been successful in her
quest for, let US say, love, and is the
wife of a prominent NJ. D., DR.. Lewis
Jackson Marshall, of Adrian, Mich.
Word was received in Topeka last
night of the wedding, which occurred
June %. The couple left Immediately
for the east, and have just returned
from their honeymoon. They will make
their home in Adrian, and in all pro-
liability Mrs. Marshall will not
come to Topeka for some time.
What do you think of the name?"
asked a prominent business man in
town. Il should certainly stick a little
more in it. Doctor Lewis Jackson
Zackariah Marshall of Adrian, Mich.
How's that?'
1t was about one year ago that So
ciety hung breathlessly on the gossip
of the proposed marriage of the attrac-
tive young widow to the Topeka mil
lionatre.
Before the story was unkindly cut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
WOMAN WRITER is DEAD
Author of Through Fields and Fall
low Killed by Meningitis.

Denver. Aug. Mrs. Jean Hooper
Page, authoress, poeteSs and magazine
contributor, died at the summer cot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-01
HIS SINGING
DeacOns Secure Aid of Court I'm Stop
ping One Songster.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. IA spe-
cial from Gadsden, Ala. says:
]. p. Emmett, a vocalist, has been
restrained by injunction from singing
in the First Baptist church of Albert
Vile. The injunction is made return
able before Chancellor Simson of De-
of the deacons of the church. Emmett
was prominent in the circles of the
church. but had a misunderstanding
with some of the officers and ii is said
they objected to him taking part in the
restrain him from Joining in the song
services.
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tage of her father, Major S. K. Hooper
at Pine Crest, Colo, late yesterday of
meningitis from which she had suffer-
ed less than a week.
Mrs. Pages best work probably was
Through Fields and Fallow," which
she produced in 1897.
Mrs. Page, who was 43 years of age.
was born in New Albany, Ind. She is
survived by her parents. a brother and
daughter
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HEART CUT; MAY LIVE.
Longitudinal Sutures Fail to Kill a
Fighter.

Philadelphia, Aug. John Thomp-
son lies in the Pennsylvania hospital
here today with nine longitudinal
sutures in his heart and the surgeons
have every reason to believe he will
recover from stab wounds he received
Tuesday night. 1t was necessary to
saw away three of his ribs to repair
the injuries to the heart.
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ONLY % men FACE HIM
Carolina League Team TwirIer Makes
New Record.

Charlotte, n. c.. Aug. Pitcher
Bauswein of the Charlotte team, Caro-
lima League, yesterday allowed only
one extra man to face him in the game
against Greensboro, which his team
won by a score of 1 to 0, on a home
run drive by Second Baseman Agnew.
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Items for this column may be 'phoneo
to 225S Blue or the State Journal office-1
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-09-07

Their te-a-tetes We're interrupted
by the entrance of John Garrison. who
greeted them with a cordial Good
morning"
Myrtle arose from her seat ut the
table and shook his hand heartily.
How do you do, Mr.. Carlson" was
her frank greeting
I'm well, thank you he replied.
pleased with the girls evident pleasure
in meeting him. Nodding to the 9TH
ers. he continued: Its rather early
for party call. ] admit. but | thought
| would walk over from the house and
and Is Mrs. harrington about
Janet smiled without making any
comment, but Myrtle explained. She
went for a ride with Mr.. Sanderson
this morning in his automobile
with Mr.. Sanderson. eh?'' Garrison
mused
They went to look at-our-new
home" explained Myrtle. who took up
the chat with Garrison.
BERTHE, his breast swelling with i'm
portance, arose and, tapping his leg
with his stick. announced. 1--WE got my
eye on a horse want to buy
Are you going in for racing?"
mo. indeed. Don't care for horses
at all. but I'm commissioned by my
brother to buy horse for him to win
the Derby with
Rather modest order, isn't it?''
asked Garrison.
Hope I'll be able to fill it. What do
you think of that horse Wildfire in
the John Duffy stable?''
The question sobered Garrison, and
he answered earnestly, Il think so
much of her that l intend to buy her
if l can
'.Oh. come. l say. Wildfire is the
horse I'm AFTER explained BERTHE, cha
grined.
'.-Then we're both after her. I'm not
going to make another offer for her.
though, until l see what she does in. the
Ocean stakes tomorrow So
THAT was my idea, too. l say, you
must have been reading my mind. Do
you think Wildfire will win?''
There's a mystery about that Duffy
stable said Ralph.
'Mystery?'' Garrison looked up with
surprise.
Yes. AS 1 understand it. Duffy has
been about the track for only two
years or so, and the John Duffy stable
was in existence a year before he came
on the scene"
Garrison and Duffy had met before
They had fought one another in the
west, when both were struggling to
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forgiven myself for it, and 1 never
SHALL
Mrs. harrington took a step toward
the house shall we join the othersY'
she asked
Garrison detained her with a gesture
Not yet. please
Then he paused The widow looked
at him for an explanation. For mo-
ment he stood irresolute. Straighten-
ing up. he threw back his shoulders
and blurted out:
Il love your
surprising that Mrs. harrington lost
her breath.
Mr.. Garrisoni' she gasped.
Garrison had gone too far to retreat
He intended to carry out his proposal.
With emphasis he asserted: II do.
You knew it Why, I've been waiting
to meet you all my life"
Mrs. harrington was pleased and
flattered, but. his impetuosity was so
unexpected that she had not yet recov-
cred her wits.
'Pleasei' was all she could say.
Taking Il firmer mental grip upon
himself Garrison, holding up his hand
to warn her not to interrupt him, con-
tinued:
i've got to go through with 1t now.
mean what said. I've been waiting
all my life to meet you 1 knew, as
every man knows. that somewhere In
the world was the woman-the one
woman-for me-. And when met you
1 knew that 1 had found her. What