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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
CAMPBELLS REPORTED
 TO BE RECONCILED
Charges of Mrs. Campbell Against Husband Have Been Withdrawn.
 Leaves for St. Louis

Mrs. Charles A. Campbell, who three months ago filed charges against her hus- hand for the alleged theft of jewelry and diamonds valued at approximately $5000 withdrew the charges yesterday through her attorney.
 Mrs. Campbelrs trouble was reported to the police several months ago. Mir and Mrs. Campbell lived in an elegant house on the Cliff Road. and upon the disap- pearance of MT. Campbell his wife stated to the police that he had taken many of her valuables with him. A wide search was made for the missing man, but he could not be found. His picture and a description was sent broadcast through out the United States.
 Chief Bodeker stated last night that he had been informed that Mrs. Campbell had left for St. Louis, Mo-. to join her husband and that Mrs. Campbell's attor- ney had withdrawn the charges of grand larceny which had been placed against MT. Campbell by his wife at the time of his disappearance. It is reported that the Campbells have come to a recon ciliation and that the matter will be dropped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
1913 REVENUE
 MAY SHOWLOSS Some Believe Abolishing Fruit Stands Will Cut
 Considerably

The revenue of the city derived from ing 1913 than in 1912, according to opinions expressed yesterday at the cit. hall. The revenue bill for the city has practically been completed by J. J. Boggan. city license inspector. who is working under the direction of Gull pepper Exum, president of the conn mission. The schedule is not fully complete but will be finished tomor- row and will be acted upon by the commissioners Christmas eve.
 The reason for believing that an in- come less than 1912 will be realized is due to the fact that the city will probably abolish the fruit stands down town. That class of merchants pay a license to do business and if they are deprived of the streets the 1918 in- come will be somewhat lowered, The license schedule will also show slid ing scale for operations here in some lines of work that have not been so treated heretofore. A prohibitive license will be placed on labor agents.
 It is understood that the license of the Southern Bell Telephone company will remain practically the same all though it was believed an increase would be made. Corporations here that have escaped local license by req son of the state revenue bill will not be bothered until the legality of the state revenue bill Is established.
 The license schedule does not show, 1t is asserted, any material changes in the staple lines of commerce although some changes will be made of a minor character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
PLAN SUGGESTED HAVE AN
 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GEN. ERAL AT SUITABLE SALARY
 TO HANDLE SPECIAL CASE, IN WHICH STATE IS INTEREST ED
By HUGH W, ROBERTS

Montgomery, December 21.-tspeciai.l- As a result of the publication in Tine Age-Herald sometime ago of the fact that during the administration of sGoyernor Conner and the administration of Governor o,Neal an enormous sum of money has been expended for the employment of special attorneys there will soon he an agitation for a repeal of a section of a bill passed during the Conner administra- tion under which the chief executive was and is authorized to employ special eounsel when special counsel is deemed necessary.
 Judging from expressions of state of fcials and others interested there is hardly a question but that Governor O'Neal will be the last governor of this state who will have the right by law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
ATHENEUM ORPHANS
 HOME STATEMENT
Mrs. J. L. Welch Appeals to Friends of Home to Aid in Giving
 Christmas Cheer

Mrs. J. l.. Welch, president of the Athe- neum Orphans home, East Lake, has issued neat leadet, embellished with n picture of the home-formerly the Athe neum college, apropos of the ninth dona- ton day, Christmas, 1912. On page 2 of the leafet are these lines:
 What Shall ineir Christmas Be? One hundred and eight little kiddies'
 await
 The coming of Santa thls year: They talk and they pray, every night and
 each day.
 For their share of the Christmas cheer. So what shall 1t be-a big Christmas tree.
 With dolls, toys, goodies and sweets; A dinner as fine, as yours or as mine,
 With sauces and sayory meats? We'll, make your checks good, as we'd like
 that they could,
 Have this and something to spare, For the other days. and the many ways,
 Wlth a family like this to care.'
 Mrs. Welch's statement follows:
 Statement of all denominations:
 Number of children of all denominations cared for during the year. 153.
 Number of children in the home De- cember l. 1912, 106.
 Number of children under 6 years of age. 28.
 Number of children over 12 years of age, l.
 Number of children placed in homes 40. Number of children placed in higher grade school, E.
 My Dear Friends: There is much that might be said of the work being done in the home at East Lake. and much more that might be said of the work we would like to do, but are unable to do, owing to the fact that the home is always taxed to its utmost; so why multiply words. You have been kind in the past; please keep up the good work, that we may be a bIe to carry out our part of it, and in time enlarge upon fl.
 Make checks payable to Sister Jose ephine, superior Atheneum Orphans Home, or to Mrs. J. l.. Welch, president A. o. IT. association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
25xlOO. Third Ave. One and a half blocks from 2oth street; s17,5o0; terms.
Here Is the Most Beautiful Best Built

The most complete and best fin- ished brick home l have ever had listed with me for the price of 325,000. Has large living room, den, dining room, conservatory, large buffers pantry, kitchen. lattice back porch, five beautiful bedrooms and sleeping porch, two fine bath rooms," also shower bath, handsome plumbing and electric fixtures. beautifully decorated, fine harware. The painting is the best, hardwood floors in every room, tile porch floors and tile roof, brick garage with two servants rooms and bath upstairs, one of the finest so foot lots you ever saw. This home has every known improve ment. and if you will look at it you will dismiss the idea of building your own home from your mind. Attractive terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

states of Germany It probably will be submitted to the federal council dur ing the present session of parliament.
 The measure will provide heavy pen alization for the display and sale of this kind of literature, as well as for the oonfisoation of all copies. The eX-
 sting Legislation in Germany effects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
DIME NOVEL BARRED
 BY GERMAN LAW

Berlin, December a1.-The proposed law against dime novels and sensa- tional literature has been received with favor by the majority of the federated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

wANTED-TwO GOOD PENMEN TO ADDRESS ESvELOPEs, AT ONCE, coon PAY. APPLY SUNDAY MORN- ING AT 70 DBOWN-MAHx BLDG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Vacant Lots

s0x1fo. east of goth street.
 foot ..$45 75x11S, corner near Phoenix
 club ......... .$5000 75x200, just south or Highland
 land ......,.. .... .S.750 5Ox160, only 2 blocks from High
 land ........-. '..-.... .$1oo0 5ox16O. corner near Highland
 avenue .s.-..,. ..x5zoo 9ox125, one block south of High
 land ..s...''.. ioVV 1s0x1s0.two blocks south of High
 land s..s..''. .$SuVV 50x14o, two blacks south of High
 land ............'..' .$SfoV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Fishing Boats Lost

only those publications which are sof- fensive morally and religiously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

St. Petersburg. December a.-Fifteen fishing boats have been lost in storm on the Caspian sea. Forty fishermen are missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
PUT A DAMPER
 ON BOXING GAME

Kenosha. Wis, December 21.-- The lid was clamped on boxing here today. Sherin Andrew J. Smith declaring that he would permit no moro bouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
New Brick

Has nine fine rooms; large sleep ing porch; two baths;' hard wood floors in every room; beau tifully decorated: servants house and garage. A beautiful lot Can arrange attractive terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
KNOX ON DUTY OF !. DEMOCRATIC PARTY Underw0Od's Effectiveness
 as Leader of House  TALK OF THE CABINET Most Able President Cannot Originate Legislation But Must Depend on the Party Leaders in Congress

Washington. December 2l-espeeial.)- John B. Knox. president of the last con stitutional convention of Alabama, dis cussing the question uppermost in the minds of many people today. north and south. as to the probable attitude of MT. Underwood toward a cabinet position, should one be offered him by the ineom- ing administration. among other things said:
 T am warm admirer of Oscar Under wood, and as an Alabamian am deeply gratified to see the commanding place he has won for himself in Congress and in the councils of the nation. Speaking from the standpoint of personal friendship for him. might be disposed to say. 'Ex- eroise your own choice In case the alter native is offered you but in view of the situation which now confronts us, I feel constrained to say that the inter- ests of the great political party to which he owes allegiance, nay more the interests of the country at large, impose an impor- tant qualification upon the determination of such a question.
 ''The democratic party is the party of the people-it Is party of grand achieve ment, and for more than three-quarters Of a century governed this country be- cause it was the party of the people and was not controlled or dominated by special interests. It has witnessed the death and disappearance of the federalist and the whig parties, and has resisted and overcome the assaults of it's enemies from within and from without, and has sur vived them all. Today it is facing a great opportunity and great responsible
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
ATTENTION. REPUBLICAN VOTERS.
How Elected President He
Nomi ated a

On March a, 1909, VIM. H. Taft was
inaugurated President of the u. S. He
took over the leadership of the Repub-
can party as Theodore Roosevelt left it
with a large majority in the U. S.
Senate, large majority in the House
of Representatives, and the Republican
party in practically absolute control
in the States north of Mason & Dixon S
line and in at least two States south of
that line. In year and a half after
that, in the fall of 1910, Mr.. Taft had
lost for his party the majority in the
U. S. House of Representatives, which
had turned into large majority for the
Democratic party; he nearly lost the
majority in the Senate, and he lost the
State of Maine, the State of Massa-
chusetts, the State of Connecticut, the
State of New York, the State of New
Jersey, the State of Virginia, and his
own State of Ohio. In Ohio the Presi.
dents selected leaders took up the
battle for his candidate for Governor
The spokesman for Mr.. Taft went W
and down Ohio and appealed to the
voters to elect Republican Governor
telling the voters: "This is the Presi
dents own State; this is the President
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

own fight. Stand by the administra-
ton, elect Republican Governor.
Gentlemen, do not forget this is
President Taft's own State, this is
President Taft's own fight"
When the votes were counted, Judson
o. Harmon, Democratic candidate was
found to have defeated Mr.. Taft's
party in Mr.. Taft's own State by
100, 900 majority.
Finally, Mr.. Taft championed the
cause of Reciprocity with Canada. An
extra session of Congress was called,
sat through the summer, finally passing
Reciprocity bill, which was at once
rejected by Canada.
Now, Mr.. Voter, whose duty it is to
go to the caucus on Saturday, March
80, to vote for delegates to the State
convention and delegates to the dis
trict convention, at which convention
delegates will be elected to the Repub-
lican National Convention at Chicago,
please stop and think, how do you expect
Mr.. Taft can be elected President next
November even if he gets the nomina-
ton at Chicago? Before you vote al
the caucus think this over and see il
you can answer this question.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
Taft's Victory"

The Taft victory" in Indiana is
stamped by the high-handed tactics
with which the machine bosses propose
to handle the campaign for the nomina-
ton. The control of the committee on
credentials, secured by familiar
methods, enabled the administration
men to do their worst, and they did it
without regard to party or conse-
quences. They threw out bodily the
contesting delegations from Indian
apolis, without regard to charges of
bribery and fraud back of the contests,
seated their own men with contemptu-
GUS force, grabbed the delegates-at-
large and labeled them for Taft.
The Roosevelt men organized their
own convention, as they must have
done to preserve their own self-respect,
and will undoubtedly carry the contest
to the national convention. 1t is her
aided as a Taft victory" 1t is one of
those successes which will wreck the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

public sentiment, and very difficult to
get any expression of public sentiment
at all. The present primary law in
New York is admirably adapted to
achieve its purpose; for its purpose is to
prevent the people from controlling
party organizations or having their say
in party nominations, and to preserve
such control and such domination purely
for the class of professional politicians.
1t is idle to say that it is too late to
make the change we ask. Our oppo-
nents are themselves to blame for the
fact that the demand has not been
sooner granted. For long time-for
over eighteen months in the State of
New York, for instance-every pro-
gressive, every friend of really popular
government has been demanding sys-
TEN of genuine direct primaries.
Wherever we have failed to get this
system, such failure is due to the action
of the reactionary, whose one aim is to
prevent the people from controlling
party organizations to which they be-
long, who thoroughly distrust the peo-
pie, and do not believe in their right to
rule. And now these men, who have
thus prevented the people from getting
direct primaries, demand that they be
allowed to remain the beneficiaries of
their own wrong. and ask to be excused
from granting the demand for direct
primaries now just because they have
contemptuously, refused to grant that
demand in the past.
There was never straighter fight
waged for the principle of popular rule
than that which we are now waging.
We are fighting against entrenched
privlege-both political and financial
privilege. We believe that if given a
fair chance the people will declare
against both political and financial priv
ilege. Therefore, we demand that they
be given that fair chance.
If the people decide against US, we
will bow cheerfully to the decision, con-
fident that they will in the end see that
the cause for which we fight is indeed
the cause of human rights and human
welfare. But we very emphatically
object, here in this democracy and
within the confines of the party which
claims Abraham Lincoln as its national
founder, to having the issue decided
against US, not by the people, but by
the spoils politicians and patronage
mongers who are engaged in defraud-
ing the American people out of their
first and most elemental right the
right to government.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. Joseph M. Dixon, Senator of the
United States, Washington, D. C.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
BIG INTERESTS FIGHT THE
PEOPLES CHOICE, SAYS
CHURCHILL.
Author Tells How the Machines
are Tying to Deceive the Pso-
Pile as 20 the Campaign for
the Primary. Declares
President Taft
Will Lose.

Winston Churchill writes from Cor
nish, N. H., to his friends in Sullivan
county.
lowing to the fact that the great
majority of the newspapers all over the
country are owned or controlled or
swayed by the financial interests or
political machines in alliance with them,
it is difficult to get clear-cut and i'm
partial view of the situation.
II therefore urge upon you to send to
the Roosevelt headquarters at Concord
for literature, and especially for Cover
nor BASIS speech at Manchester.
1.-The political machines and big inter-
ests which opposed Mr.. Taft so bitterly
four years ago are now with him be-
cause they have discovered that they
can control him as they never could
control Mr.. Roosevelt.
and they are making determined
effort in this State, through the be-
wilderment aroused by the situation, to
get back into control through President
Taft's name.
But the issue is deeper than this.
| These men and President Taft himself
do not believe in the great principles
for which Mr.. Roosevelt and the Pro-
gressives are fighting - the principle
that every private citizen of the United
States shall have the right to have a
voice in the making of his candidates
and his laws.
'These politicians say frankly, and
President Taft has strongly inferred it,
that the people cannot be trusted to
make their own laws or choose their
own candidates.
They must have trustees, and these
trustees are picked in the present in
stance as delegates to the convention.
For this reason we are extremely anx-
ious to get the State committee to agree
to direct expression of the people at
the coming primaries in order that we
may know definitely how the people OF
the State feel in regard to Mr.. Roose-
welt or MIR. TAFT.
1--WE are perfectly willing to abide by
the results. The politicians do not ap.
pear to be.
GAS an instance of the manner in
which the prejudiced newspapers are
trying to fool the people, in an account
they gave last week of Secretary Nagel's
speech in Indianapolis in favor of Mr..
Taft, they declared that thousands OF
people could not get in the hall. AS q
matter of fact, there were but 400 peo-
pie in the hall and only forty on the
stage, whereas provisions were made or
the stage for 400.
"Such is the sentiment of the coun-
try, we are convinced, that if President
Taft is nominated the people will choose
a Democratic President. -Boston Jour.
nal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
Taft Leaders Concede Maine TO
Roosevelt, Declares
Mccormick.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, March "a. We'll
pleased with the results of his trip
to Portland, Me-, Col. Roosevelt re-
turned to Oyster Bay this evening for
few hours rest before plunging again
into his campaign. He said that he
would see no one to night, and early in
the morning would go to New York to
confer with a number of politicians.
In the evening he will make five cam
paign speeches in Manhattan and the
Bronx.
On reaching New York, Col. Roose-
welt went at once to the train for
Oyster Bay. He would not talk of his
trip to Portland beyond saying that he
was greatly pleased by his reception.
Judge Lindsay discussed with Col.
Roosevelt the situation in several
western States.
Mr.. Mccormick gave out a statement
in which he said that Roosevelt move
ment to embrace the entire State OF
Maine was formed while Col. Roose-
welt was in Portland.
ut should be noted" the statement
said, that over half of the delegates
already elected are instructed fol-
Roosevelt, while the remaining dele
gates are uninstructed.
Saturday night the Taft leaders
privately conceded the State to Roose'
welt. During the several days that
have been in New England have con-
ferred with the Roosevelt leaders from
New Hampshire, Massachusetts ano
Maine. These men have carefully can
vassed the three States. They are I'M
animous in reporting that the rank ano
file of Republicans are from two to one
to six to one in favor of Col. Roosevelt's
nomination. boston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
Independence of the Philippines

Congress is about to take genuine
step toward the independence of the
Philippine islands. 1t is extremely I'M
likely that the measure will very soon
become a law; but who can tell? Elk
perience in the islands has convinced
many Republicans. as well as Demo
Gratis, that the taking of those islands
was a great mistake. There is no doubt
that they have been great financial
drain to US without compensating ad-
vantages. Nobody pretends that the
Filipinos are any more reconciled to
American rule now than they were in
the beginning. Senior Quezon, their
representative in Congress, has made
this perfectly plain, as have their ma
tive assemblies.
Such a measure as Mr.. McCall's
seems to be reasonable. 1t would be
rather curious if, with the great Chinese
republic before them, the Filipinos
should not regard this great exempar
of the republican Chinese as nation of
oppressors!-B Boston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
115 HORSES DIE IN FIRES.
Chief Wagner Reports on Losses
in Stable Blazes for Three
Years

Within the last three years 81 stables
have been destroyed by fires in the Dis
trict of Columbia, according to a state
ment submitted to the commissioners
yesterday by Frank j. Wagner. chief
engineer of the fire department.
The report was due to request from
Representative Ben Johnson, chairman
of the House District committee, for in
formation regarding stables in the Dis
trict. A bill was introduced in Congress
by Representative johnson, making it an
offense for any one to keep horses on any
but the first or ground floor of stables.
Chief Wagner reports that 10 of the 81
stables that burned were of frame con-
struction. In all, horses were stabbed
only on the ground floor. Sixty-five were
burned to death.
The IA remaining stables were brick
buildings, in three Of which horses were
stabbed above the ground floor. In the
fires that occurred in the brick stables so
horses were burned TO death.
The records of the building department.
do not show the number of horses housed
on the different floors of stables.
The Washington Humane society re
Gently made general inspection OF sta
bles, revealing the fact that, of the 3, 500
horses stabbed, 64S are kept on the second
and third floors. Twenty-Five horses
are stabbed in easements.
Section 143 of the building regulations
of the District restricts the housing of
horses on any but the main floor Of
buildings, by providing that no building
for the stabling of animals above the
ground floor shall be erected, altered,
reconstructed, or undergo extensive re-
pairs unless the building is made abso-
lutely fireproof.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

The following names we have seen
mentioned by the papers of the State as
candidates for Congress to fill the place
of the Hon. D. ]. Foster, deceased:
Judge George M. Powers of Morrisville,
Frank L. Greene of st. Adams, Warren
R. Austin of St. Adams, Max L. Powell
of Burlington, and Roger w. Hulburd of
Hyde Park.
All the names are good, but there is
no man mentioned, as we understand,
that would be more capable to fill this
vacancy than that of the Hon. GEORGE
M. POWERS of Lamoille County.