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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

The Grand theatre has arranged with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for an electric sign from which will flash the words, Grand Theatre" Th- sign will eN- tend from the top of the Elks' build ing to the top of the theatre and is five feet wide and i6 feet long. being the largest electric sign in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

ORGANIZING THE POSSE TO RUN DOWN TIE OUTLAWS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

Shortly before midnight last night the saloon of E. A. Little on Second avenue and Twentieth street was forced open but as yet nothing has been missed. It Is believed that Officer Lynch. who discovered ;-e broken lock must have frightened the would be thief away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

The play, Dot the Miners Daugh- ter which was presented at tha high school auditorium tonight under the auspices of the High School Improve ment associe tion was greeted by large audience. Miss Fife Shaw made a charming Dot" while the performa nee as a whole was fine, each person being suited to his part. neat sum was realized.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

mated thus far; but the reports indi-
cate that the combined vote for
Roosevelt and Taft will be approx
mately 100000 more than the vote
for Wilson.
The preliminary count gives Wilson
approximately As per cent of the vote,
Roosevelt 29 per cent and Taft rs per
cent. The total vote thus far report
ed is less than in 1908, while official
returns are expected to bring it above
those figures. In 1903 out OF a COM
bined vote of 14,03O,S5S cast for Taft
and Bryan, Taft received over "a per
cent.
A feature of the election was the
success Of woman's suffrage in four
of the five states where constitutional
amendments were submitted to the
people, The victory of the women
was complete in Kansas, Arizona,
Nj iChigdn AID Oregon. The PROPOSE
ton was defeated in Wisconsin.
Key Pittman, Democrat, will be Sc
lected by Nevada legislature to fill the
place in the United States senate,
formerly occupied by the late George
S. Nixon. Presidential electors who will
cast their votes for Woodrow Wilson
and Thomas Marshall were selected.
McCarran, Democrat, led his rivals for
the supreme court by a wide margin.
The Republicans have elected six
of the eight legislators in Wyoming.
making the next legislature: Repub-
licans, 43; Democrats, Al. This would
mean the reelection of Senator War
rem.
Montana will have a Democratic
senator. a Democratic governor and
two Democratic congressman, with a
Democratic majority Of twelve in the
lower house of the legislature and
three in the senate.
The Democrats are assured of big
majority in the state assembly of
Colorado, which will elect two United
States senator's
The final disposition of California's
thirteen electoral votes may be decid-
ed by the courts. Democratic man.
ayers, In the announcement of their
determination to challenge the Los
Angeles county vote in the event of
Roosevelt victory on the informal
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

derwood, chairman OF the house ways
and means committee. and father OF
the tariff measures that made up the
greater part of the work OF the pres
ent Democratic house, was made Ger
tain.
The three-cornered presidential con
test sent to the polls voters who took
an unprecedented interest in the out.
come OF campaign that has been
waged with unusual bitterness.
The Roosevelt vote was simply the
Progressive Republican vote. plus a
very small percentage OF the Demo.
cratic vote. The Taft vote was the
conservative Republican vote. minus a
small percentage OF anti-Roosevelt
votes in certain states. which went to
Wilson
Many hundreds of thousands turned
to the Democratic party who had pre-
Viously voted the Republican ticket
The Democrats held their strength.
however, and made steady, general
gains over the Bryan vote OF four
years ago. But the Republican party
split over the Chicago convention be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt divided the
vote. That Is the answer to the tabu.
lated vote that shows Governor VIII
son carried more states and got a
larger electoral vote than was ever
given any president before.
Congressman William Sulzer was
elected governor of New York over
Job e. Hedges, the Republican nomi.
nee' who, in turn. led Oscar Straus.
candidate of the Progressive ticket
Colonel Roosevelt cast his ballot AZ
oyster Bay in fire truck house. The
Progressive party nominee for presi.
dent heard the returns at his home
on Sycamore hill.
Governor Johnson, the vice-pres,.
dental nominee on the Progressive
ticket, could not return to California
in time to vote, as he filed out Col.
onei Roosevelt's speaking engage
ments in the east after the colonel
had been shot. Governor johnson
spent the day in New York City.
Governor Marshall, Democratic can.
didate for vice-president, cast his
vote in indianapolis. He walked 10
the polls with friend
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Built Her Own Home.

Miss Frances Lyon OF Westwood has
The distinction OF being the only
woman In New England who lives in
house literally built with her own
hands. Miss Lyons belongs to a club
whose members are practiclng the doc
.rine OF going back to the farm. The
club is limited to 40 members and
owns property to the amount OF 81 900
and about 10 acres OF farming land not
Tar from Westwood. Each member
holds deed to one acre and the bal.
ance OF the land is held in common to
De rented to any member who wishes
20 try farming on a larger scale.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
VIII SON AND MARSHALL
WIN SPLENDID VICTORY

those states thirty Democrats were
successful and eight Republicans and
one Progressive won-the last in
Washington.
In addition TO the election of presi-
dent and vice-president and members
Of congress. thirty-three states voted
for governor and thirty-six for legisla-
lures which will fill vacancies in the
United States senate.
Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri
has been reelected. He will undoubt-
eddy preside over the next house I'M
less induced to enter the cabinet.
But Champs ancient and honorable
foe, Uncle Joe Cannon, after thirty
eight years in the house, was defeated
by Frank T. O'Hair.
Down to defeat with Uncle Joe Can
non went Ebenezer Hill in the Fourth
Connecticut district. Representative
Hill for eighteen years has been one
of the Republican tariff experts in the
house. and member of the ways and
means committee.
The only Socialist in the present
house. Victor L. Berger, of Wisconsin.
was defeated for reelection by Rep
resentative William H. Stafford, a Re-
publican, nominated on a fusion ticket
with the Democrats supportiI him.
In majority of the statey a popu-
lar vote has only been roughly esti-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

Of 429 electoral votes. This is the
largest electoral vote ever given any
candidates.
Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive
candidate was second in the race, car
rylng six states, with a total electoral
vote of 80.
PRESIDENT Taft was third, getting a
total of twelve electoral votes, Utah.
Idaho and Vermont expressing their
confidence in the president
California, Michigan, Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wash
ington declared in favor of the Pro-
gressive electors.
Besides the presidency and vice-pres-
fdency, the Democratic party also re-
tanned the lower house of congress by
an overwhelming majority. And on top
Of that it captured the United States
senate.
"U nGnured diiu n1neIy-fOur DenIo-
Gratis, 126 Republicans and sixteen
Progressives is the promised lineup
OF the national house of representa-.
tives.
The success of Harry Lane, the Dem
ocratic candidate for the senate in Ore,
gon, assures Democratic control of the
upper house of congress and places
both branches of the national legisla-
ture and the presidency in their hands
for the first time in eighteen years.
The addition of Oregon to the Demo
cratic list gives that party forry-nine
senators, or majority of two
In addition to the election of sue
cessors to Democratic senators now sit
ting, Democrats will displace Repub-
licans in Oregon, New Jersey, Kansas,
Colorado, Montana, Delaware and Ne
vada, and will fill the vacancy in Colo
RADIO witt man of their choosing.
The co ntests in Illinois, where two
senators are to be chosen, and in Ten
nessee aid Michigan, remain to be de-
cided. The Democrats make positive
claims concerning some of these
states, but whatever the result in any
or all of them, Democratic control of
the senate is assured.
The capture of congress IN both
Its branches was not the limit of the
triumphs Of the Democrats. Thirty
nine states elected governors and in
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Colonel Says Fight viii Go On

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-The only thing
which is accepted as a settled fact at
Sycamore Hill is that the fight is to
go on. What methods Colonel .Roose.
welt will adopt are unknown even to
himself. "Of course the fight will 90
on" he said with an air Of finality
In the end the cause must triumph. !"
Close friends of Colonel Roosevelt said
he was not surprised at Governor VIII.
sons election because he was at no
time confident. they asserted, that the
new party would be able to win its
FIRST Fight.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Probably Prize Crouch.

A grouchy butcher. who had watch
ed the price OF portcrhouse steaf
climb the ladder OF fame. was deep
In the throes OF an unusually bal
crouch when a would DO customer. .
years old. approached him and handed
him a penny.
Please. mister. want 4 cent?
worth OF sausage"
Turning on the youngs,er with q
growl. he let forth this burst OF good
salesmanship:
Go smell o. the hook e. New Or
leans Daily States.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

There is no scientific instrument
the scope" character which enables
enc to see down to 30 or 60 feet under
water. When the sun shines vertical
ly over water. box or bucket with
glass bottom is often used to LOOK
into the water A cloth covering I"
exclude light from the box or buckeI
ia sometimes employed. But without
electric or some other light in the va
ter these devices are not very sauS
factory.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
RlNGW0RM ON SHOULDER

Box 1873. Downey. Calmly little
boy OF eight years had what they
called ringworm on his shoulder and
the back OF his neck. II started in n
small pimple like a blister and kent
getting larger till 1t was the size OF a
dollar. One place was az largo ma
three silver dollars. They were round
and a mass Of watery blisters. Wher-
ever the water would touch II would
cause another blister. commencing an
otner sore and go on II was verv
req and angry and would itch and
burn so badly that he could not sleen
or In fact. sit still at times. He
would cry when | would touch II
"hen he would rub or scratch II II
would look like chopped meat. Iris
clothing irritated It. tried n,aov
remedies. but 1t kept spreading and
ltcning. This was all before I used
cuticura Soap and Ointment on r.
After the first treatment with Cuti.
cura Soap and Ointment he was much
renewed, and they cured him in one
month. '"'
My husband is a plumber and bts
nanus get scratched and cut. which
means sores II not treated. so he
washes with Cuticura Soap and puts
Ontlcura Ointment on his hands every
hlght' and that keeps them Hne T"
'9lgned) Mrs. Harry West, Apr. s. ~
Outicura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
lree' with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Can't Realize That II is True.

Princeton, N, il can't realize
that it's true" Woodrow Wilson, pres
ident-elect, thus greeted forenoon visi-
tors on Wednesday who swarmed to
his house to offer congratulations.
Among them were many members of
the Princeton faculty. 81 cant rea-
lie that It's true" repeated the gov
ernor. ut has not quite dawned on
me. had been In an impersonal
atmosphere for the last three months.
reading about myself, reading that |
was to be elected. and now | can hard
~ believe It's true"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Plans for the Future.

Columbus, dedicated, but far
from discouraged, President Taft al
ready has formed plans for holding
together and Strengthening the Repub-
lican party. The plans are indefinite,
but he said Wednesday night to
friends that the party will continue
to exist; that It will be as active in
the past, and that there IL no reason
TO believe that its chances OF future
success were not excellent. The
president is convinced that the task
Of President-elect Wilson will not be
easy.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
DEMOCRATS CARRY
-M|RTY-N|NE STATES
THREE STATES REMAIN LOYAL
TO PRESIDENT TAFT, SIX
SUPPORTING ROOSEVELT.
II Was Nationwide Landslide, the
Democratic Standard Bearer Re-
ceivins Largest Electoral Vote
Ever Given Candidate.

The three-cornered fight for the
presidency has resulted in an over
whelming victory for Woodrow Wilson
OF New Jersey, who will be the TWEEN
ty-eighth president OF the United
States. Thomas Il. Marshall OF In
diana will go into the office with him
to preside over the senate as vice
president.
Wilson and Marshall were the vic
tors in thirty-nine staes, with a total
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
AND HOUSE
ALSO DEMOCRATIC
NEW ADMINISTRATION WILL BE
UNFETTERED, HAVING SAFE
WORKING MAJORITY.
For First Time in Eighteen Years the
Presidency and Both Branches of
the Legislature is in Hands
of the Democracy

count. declared their action based not
only on the alleged counting OF Pro.
gressive ballots invalidated by pencil
scratches. but on alleged errors and ir'
Irregularities of Republican judges OF
election in excluding valid Democratic
ballots.
With the assurances that the Demo
cratic candidates for the mouse
throughout the solid south" had been
elected the election OF Oscar W. Tn
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Importsnv to Mothers
Another Investigation.

Daughter. heard suspicious soun''
on the veranda last evening
Yes. mother"
Was that young man kissing so'
or swatting mosquitoes?"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

III a newly welded man has no &C.
cre's from his wife 1t is rather hard
On tne other women he might have
married. but didn't
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

Constipation causes and aggravates MAJ,
serious diseases. 1t Is thoroughly curcu ~
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The fs'o''N
family laxative. Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

A woman Is always trying to i'm.
press upon her husband that she isn't
Keeling as we'll as she ought to
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

Only a lawyer or detective ca.
mind his own business when he pi'''
Into other peoples.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

Some folks calculate to get on "
the world upon the shoulders OF o'n"
people.-Christian Herald.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
Chained Ita SpecIes

Wasn't the forbidden fruit an az
ple?" :,
Yes, but at the time Eve hanues
1t to Adam, II was q lemon.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14

Don't brag about yourself; ]o"
others into doing Il for you.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23

Bailey died I was in town for treat
ment by DIR. Knighten for stomach
trouble-the result of medicine that
my wife had surreptitiouslyg given me
1t was when l caught her at it that
we had the terrible row that started
me to drinking and kept me at it for
eight months. l finally got back my
strength and energy, but was never
cured of the stomach trouble caused
by this medicine until after l was
placed in Jail here, where have been
treated for some time. In town that
day, the I'd of September, met Mrs
Bailey st Kress' store on Texas street.
and we walked tosc: ner to the c~lrt
house dis cussing sur troubles. She
told ne that il didn't agree to put
her husband out Of he way that very
right she would take her clothes and
go back home to him. She was on
her way to see her parents in the
northern end of the parish at that
time. went back to Metcalf that
afternoon and saw Mr.. Bailey at the
house. l came very near backing
out even then, but the thought of the
woman drove ME to ito the fearful
deed upon which we agreed. You
know what Happened thereafter. J
won't talk about it any more. I
have tcld too much about that al
ready"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23
THE WOMAN
BRGED1;R|ME
CONTINUED from page ~

only 1ss-it was :ne voman's kind.
n<ss - me in my br.s Il: health that
t,i q great deal (, 90 with maxim :
r, fall in love with he l still fee
a trndernes for he, ~, have NO
btelest in Who has Ne: ritter l an
gone out Of this NO. Ia
Hand Pressure Aw0ke Passion.
Natscn, later beginning at the first
of his acquaintance with Eva Wells
Eailey, told the following story:
when I first went to live with
the Bailey family had no idea that
there was anything Of evil in Mrs
Faiiey's mind. l carried wood and
water for her. as / did for my owr
wife, and helped her about the house
considerably during the three weeks
| boarded there ct Flanagan, Texas
The flrst thing l noticed was one
aieht when I was compelled to meet
the log train to get some checks for
the men and was late getting home
for supper. She had to do some more
cooking to give me something to eat
and asked her II wasn't . lot OF
trouble. Her reply was that moth
ing could do would be any trouble
10 her. The next thing was two
weeks later, when she pressed my
hand uncommonly hard as l helped
her fran Z wagon after she had re-
turned from taking Christmas dinner
avsy from home. This was On
Christnan Day, 1911. She mot only
squeesed my hand. but she gased
into my eyes for . long time In such
4 way that couldn't help feeling
that the wild infa1nstion had be-
gun to foel for her Was being re-
ciprocated. The next thing out OF
the ordinary In our acquaintance was
on New Years Day OF 1919, when !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23

, a few days last week on account OF
illness.
Three new pupils have been enroll
ed In the fifth grade, making the en-
turned to Covington and is welcomed
rollment 81.
Master Earl Beaudreaux has re-
| turned and is heartily welcome
by all his little friends in the fourth
grade.
Little Anna Davis has been on the
sick list this week. but we are glad
to know that she is improving.
Sam, on his first day at school:
II am not coming back to school any
more for that is the meanest teacher
l ever saw" F. F. blanche, another
experienced pupil in the primary class
replied: ..Why, he must never seer
a mean teacher before"
Mrs. Park substituted for Miss
Howell during her illness.
Thus far, not nearly one-haf Of
the incidental fees have been paid
The time has come when the building
must be heated which necessitatcs
considerable cost. Would those who
have not paid, please send in this
, fee at the very earliest convenience.
Without any evil intent or without
even thinking, some OF the young
men Of the town make the school
ground a meeting place. This oc-
ours sometimes during study hours
before school, at recess time. noon
a nd after school. May we kindly
ask that this be discontinued as 1t
b as its effect upon the discipline OF
sc me of the pupils.
The enrolment to date is 349.
There will be no school on Thanks
giving nor on the Friday following
Several of our teachers have been
afflicted with bad colds and grip dur.
ing the week, almost to the point OF
having to give up this work.
This is the last week of the third
month of school. Do we feel that we
have done three months work?
Some of the pupils in the high
school department have given up
Latin to take up other work, as
arithmetic. No doubt they need the
arithmetic and that it will be great
help to them in after life, but let
Cnem hot lOSc 6ISuL VI IAC AoSt IAos
unless the Latin is regularly follow
ed, they cannot graduate. At best,
only Is units can be made in all the
high school work. IA units are re-
quired for graduation. BY omit
ting the Latin, IA units cannot be
made Again, to enter any ut the
higher institutions of the State. Ia
units are required for admission.
Think carefully before you make
your final decision ana do not 10
anything for which you will be sorry
when the time comes that you would
graduate.
Supt. Lyon has been invited to at
tend the special Agricultural Day ex4
ercises at Middle Roads school next
Wednesday, He will attend the
meeting of the School improvement
League of Slidell, next Monday, to
which he has also been invited.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS

Supt. Lyon has received an invi.
tation from Mr.. H. E. Bierly, genera
secretary of the Society for Advance.
ment of Education in the South, tc
prepare a paper or address for the
conference Of the city and county
superintendents of sixteen Southern
States. This conference will be a
part Of the meeting of the Society
for Advancement of Education in the
South, which will hold its next annual
meeting at. Chattanooga on December
81 and January l and 2. He has
also been appointed a member of the
committee to represent this State
to prepare plans and questions along
the line of supervision. The schools
OF this parish are invited to make an
exhibition of manuel training and
dome stic work
Supt. Lyon visited Talisheek We'd
nesday, Nov. 20, to place Mr.. Haney
Ihlenfaeld, of Lacombe, in charge of
his school. Miss Celeste Nesom, who
has been the teacher at Talisheek.
will open the Ward Line School ON
Monday, November Is.
A twenty dollar addition has been
ordered for the library of Pea =
Grove sfool.
The Bogalusa boys failed I; show
ZIP on Saturday. the day they vert
to have r.:yed the h:ga school boys
In 4 i.a.l etball game. They must
haze e.t.en frightened at the last
minute. It was great disappoint-
q ent to the high schools boys, as the >
expected, as they say, Ito trim them
up"
A moving picture and vaudeville
show will be given ON Thanksgiving
Day by the Senior School Improve
ment League, at the New Covington
Theart1e. Every one come, as this
show will be a good one.
The Senior girls basketball team
challenges the girls basketball team.
Of Franklinton high school to q game
in the near future.
Miss ellis of the German Settle
ment school was in Covington on last
Saturday.
The boys of the Covingtons high
school are going to organize a foot
ball team. r.
A new pupil was enrolled in the
high school last week.-Mrs. Mar
garet BUSHNELL, of Iowa.
The roll of honor for last week
in the fourth grade was: Milton
Williams, Roy Lacroix, and Milton
Lasseigne. For this week: Eugene
Maier. Eddie Quave, Joe Bernichan.
Margaret Burns, and Doris Smith.
DR.. Pigott visited the Coyington
school Tuesday.
A new pupil was enrolled in the
third grade this week, making an
enrolment Of 80.
All the pupils are busy this week
with tests.
Some improvements will be made
in the Covington high school during
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Dewey Day was awarded the blu
ribbon in the fourth grade last week
for winning the spelling match.
Miss Howell was kept out of schoo!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23
CRAZY MAN
HOLDS UP A
WH0LEbL0CK
CONTINUED from Page ~

who had been called out.
Ambulances removed the patient.
from the City Emergency Hospital
just around the corner from the
chiefs Office The hospital was
crowded with the patients injured in
last nights fire at the St. George
Hotel. So
Realizing the necessity for keep
ing the mans attention engaged un-
til the building was cleared and some
means devised for foiling his plans
Secretary Snively and detectives in
the room carried on conversation
with him.
why didn't you go down to the
Southern Pacific and blow up the
man you wanted" he was asked.
WELL" he replied thoughtfully
II thought the police could handle
it better and wanted to do good
job. I might have killed the awrone
ones otherwise"
SNAPPED BY PHOTOGRAPHER.
While the conversation was in pro.