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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
HOLLIS NOMINATED
BY THE DEMOCRATS

Concord, N. H., January s.-Henry F.
Hollis of Concord, was nominated for
United States senator at a caucus of
democratic members of the legislature
tonight. The republicans voted in caucus
late today to make no nomination for
United States senator, leaving each men,
ber free to act as he chooses.
AS the progressives, holding the bal
ance of power in the Legislature voted
yesterday to support former Governor
Robert p. Bass for senator, deadlock
appears certain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
BOSTON DEATH RATE
WAS LOW IN 1912

Boston. January s.--Boston's death rate
for 1912 was the lowest in the history of
the city. according to a report of the
board of health made public today. There
were II, ,634 deaths. or rate of 1916 per
Thousand, as against 1l,767 deaths last
year More persons died from heart dis
ease than for any other cause. These
statistics show 1900 deaths from heart
disease. as compared with 1898 from tu-
berculosis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
"Prince of Pilsen"

Henry w. Savage's big revival of Tine
Prince of Pilsen'' will be seen at the
Jefferson theatre next Friday matinee
and night January IL For the inteipre-
tation of .The Prince of Pilsen MI.
Savage has selected "A cast from the
numerous companies which played the
piece in America and Europe Seat sale
next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS
Anylin in Green Stockings"

Green Stockings, a new and original
comedy, by A. T.. w. Mason, prlhSs
Margaret Anglin in role unlike any
with which she has been associated IN
the past few years. Miss Apglin VIII
appear here at the Jefferson theatre this
afternoon and tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Chinese Bandits Kill Infant

Peking, January S.-Chinese bandits
shot and killed John, the infant son of
Methodist mission. a party of mission
aries were returning by boat to the
town of Tzeliut-Sung when they were
attacked by the robbers between Chen
tn and Chung-Kin in the province of
Sze- -Chuen. A robber was captured but
the others escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
A VICE PRESIDENT
OF FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

Washington, January S.-"one of the
great battles in the fight for eonserYa-
tion is just ahead by many artisans
today declared clifford Pinchot at the
annual meeting or the American Fer
estry association.
The speaker attacked a movement
which he said was afoot to wipe cut
the old dividing line between state End
national action in conserving national
resources and to turn the natural for
ests over to the states artificially
Pack of the stalking horses of state
rights there is preparing a most danger
Gus attack on the whole policy of con-
selVation,n Mr.. Pinchot added. 1t Is an
attack In which men of high principle
arc fighting side by side with men whose
principles live dormant in their pocket
books, and for that reason ii is doubly
to be feared from stultihcation. From the
beginning 1t was upon the forest service
that the burden of defending the conser-
vation policy chiefly lay and nestled. 1t
is upon the firing line now. Its defeat
would mean the encompassing defeat OF
the whole policy of conservation.
The association concluded its convention
with the election of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
"Baby Nine

What is conceded to be the oest play
that the Bijou theatre has offered In sev-
eral seasons is BABY Mine, the big
company with Walter Jones and ether
stars There are matinees Thursday and
Saturday, and performances nightly this
week. The coming attraction is "lu Old
Kentucky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Redmond,s Daughter Weds

London, January S.-The marriage
took place today of Max Green. chair
man of the Irish prisons board, and
Miss Johanna Redmond, youngest
daughter of John Z. Redmond, leader
of the Irish nationalist party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Majestic

Every act this week at the Majestic is
good. The bill is evenly balanced, filled
with dancing. singing. acrobatic features.
pretty girls and good pusic. There is a
matinee every afternoon at 2:So and two
performances every night at 7:SO and 8
O'Clock Box seats may be reserved in
advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
MARGARET Ellington

Margaret Ellington will be the attrac-
ton at the jefferson theatre SATURDAY
matinee and night in Charles Kenyon $
gripping play. "Kindling, Under tue
management of Edward j. Bowes.
Miss Illingtons success in this play is
said to be unusual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Robson Candidate for Senate

Little Rock. January S.--Goy.-elect j
T. Robson formally announced his can
didacy for the United States Senate t,
succeed the late JEFF Davis today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Laroe Teachers Salaries

Another striking feature which inn
presses itself upon the reader when
comparing Alabamas public school sys-
tenn with the systems or all the other
states, is the fact that 80 per cent Of
the money used annually for school
purposes In this state is expended for
teachers salaries, whereas no 9th sr
state, except Virginia. with 80 per cent
of its revenue, even approXimates these
figures In practically all the states
except Alabama the people by local tax
alton secure a considerable part of the
money used in erecting and equipping
school houses as well as i'm maintain
ling in part the annual expenses Of
teachers salaries. our constitution de-
MES to our people the privilege of say
ing by their vote whether they are will
| ing to levy any tax either by districts
or by counties for the purpose of pro-
viding school houses or for assisting the
Estate in maintaining the school terms
! a reasonable period each year. APP
lparently our people in Alabama are not
considered safe. trustworthy or suf-
Efficiently civilized to be allowed TO as
sist in maintaining public school sys-
TEN. 1t Is particularly unfortunate for
! Alabama. therefore, to be paraded in
1.-The daily press throughout the United
states as having the poorest provision
| for public education of all the states.
when in fact. our own constitution
doesn't allow us to have any part
I through local taxation in assisting the
/ state government toward providing rea-
lsonable facilities for educational pur-
poses, except in the levying of the
Ione-mill county tax, all OF which IS re-
quired 10 be expended for teachers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
Compulsory Attendance

"The time has come also for the enact
ment of a reasonable law on compulsory
attendance. The public schools for whites
last year was maintained six and one
half months on the average throughout
the state: IS per cent of the white chill
dren were enrolled in those schools, and
yet the attendance among those same
wEite children who were enrolled aver
aged only 50 days. The teacher received
a salary for working six and one-haii
months, and she could have taught with
out any further expense all the children
who enrolled every day even more easily
than she could instruct them through such
irregular attendance as averaged only
50 days for those enrolled. The teacher
was there and she was paid to teach
them. The children ought TO have been
required to be regular in order to get the
Benefit of the school. AS an economic
proposition, therefore, compulsory at
tendance is justified. law on this sub
jecr has no effect whatever on people
who do their duty in sending to school
Its only effect will be to require the 9TH
eis to do their duty also. The perpetuity
of our institutions. the welfare of our
state the prosperity of our people should
put an end to the paltry, squeamish ex-
cuses sometimes heard against the law
on this subject. Only the states of South
Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama. Mis-
sssippi and Texas remain without any
law on this subject The report under
discussion and the United States census
verfies it, shows that the negroes of
Alabama. taken as a whole. are in more
dense ignorance than are the negroes of
any other state in the union, with the sin
gle exception of Louisiana
"Our white people made progress in the
matter of iliteracy durging the past ten
years. because in 1900 we stood above
only the states of South Carolina and
Louisiana, while the census of 1910 shows
that our percentage of illiteracy among
white people places us above those same
two states with the addition now of
North Carolina and a tie with Kentucky
for fourth place above the bottom.
White people, if it is passed, Will frame
the law ON compulsory attendance. White
people also will enforce 1t. Under these
conditions. judging by all laws on our
statute books, can anyone suppose that
reasonable statute on the subject of
compulsory education would be enforced
in such a manner as to be detrimental
to the white children and at the same
time helpful to the negroes? Such con-
clusion would be preposterous. II we are
capable of government let us assert
ourselves and secure local taxation and
con- pulsory education"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

Officers of the American Forestry asso-
citation We're elected as follows:
Henry 5. Drinker. Lehigh university
president; vice presidents, Joseph y. Neal
chairman Oregon conservation commits
sion' Joshua L. Bailey, Pennsylvania ;
Frederick L. Delano, president wabash
Railroad company; DR.. Charles ". Eliot
president emeritus Harvard university :
DR.. B. Il. Fernow, dean Forestry uni
versity of Toronto. Walter L. Fisher oi
the interior department: Asbury F. Lever
South Carolina: Henry s. Graves, ehiet
forestry service. John r. clancy, New
York; Curtis Guild, ambassador TO Rus
sia; Everitt c. Grisgs. president Nationai
Lumber Manufacturers association; Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson, California; Thomas
l.. Marshall. Illinois: Clifford Pinehot,
Washington, d. c.. Representative oscar
w. Underwood of Alabama, DR.. J. I.
Rothrock, secretary Pennsylvania state
forest commission DR.. Fiibert Roth, dean
of forestdy, University of Michigan; and
Dr. Robert S. Woodward. president car
negie institute. Washington, D. c.
In his address Secretary Fisher an
nounced the fact that one of the large
western water power companies had after
long negotiations with the department o.
the interior. accepted government super
vision of the rates charged the public
for service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09
A Proper Basis Needed

Through the ravages of war. followed
by the equally severe ravages of recon
struction. our section has been rendered
too poor to compete with the northern
and western states in the volume of
money expended for educational pur-
poses. hut certainly Alabamians are
sufficiently intelligent TO be allowed
to place their public school system on
= proper basis, that oil assisting locally
the state government in the maintain
ing of the kind of system Which all the
states except Alabama have shown by
their own actions they believe to be
a correct basis. that of requiring the
state to do its part. the county its
part and the district its part surely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-09

the unfortunate and widely extended
advertising which Alabama received
last Sunday in all the daily papers of
the United States Will cause our peo-
pie to determine to take the matter
into their own hands and throw off
some of the shackles which our present
constitutions placed upon us in not
allowing the counties and the districts
to have a rightful share in the main
tenance of an efficient public school
system.
Remake School System
Surely the shock of this deplorsble
advertising which Alabama has thus re-
ceived will cause some ambitious
statesman to select this subject as his
paramount issue in the race for gov
ernor at the next election. The remak-
ing of our public school system GER
tainly appears a more important meas
ure than the regulation either OF the
railroads or of the whisky traffic and
| call upon Alabamians everywhere to
see to ii that no man is elected for
governor next time who does not In
clude this issue in his platform. For ~
years considerable portion of our peo-
pie have recognized local taxation as
an absolute necessity If our school sys-
tenn is to keep pace with our industrial
progress The sentiment has been grow
ing gradually with each passing year.
In my opinion the people are now ready
for the issue and against 1t there is
absolutely no argument which VIII
stand the light of reason. The issue
must be made; the issue will be made
and il will win
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
Another Fish Story.

George Williams is good little
lsh story teller in fact. we long ago
gave the hcnors To hm--but there
" newspaper correspondent down at
Hcnion lIarbOr who can go him one
or two better, Here is what this i'm
aginatiyc genius vrctc to all the biz
newspapers which grabbed "a it iky
70 hungry trout AT big, fat worm:
Paul Nickels. s;odus township far.
mrr is ~ human aquarium. For sew
eral days he has lcon coughing up
small-siZcd brook trout from two to
i've inches la lenglh.
For woeks Nickcls has been suffer
my fr"m severe stomach complaint,
which banlcd physicians ana threat
cn"d his HE. Recently he was seized
with violent coughing spell ana
,oughed M u li.mch fish. Several
ether coughing spells have followed.
and each time the fumcr has emitted
fish
Attending ply sirians explain the
phenomenon 10y declaring Nickcls
swallowed tiny minncWs. which lived
md grew i'm his stomach. NicEcls is
recovering RAPIDLY"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
FORM SWIMMING CLASSES
TO AID IN LIFE SAVING
FREE INSTRUCTIONS WILL Sc
GIVEN TO CALUMET
SCHOOL BOYS.

Recognizing the fact that every boy
and young man should Re taught
swimming. primarily as matter of
life saving. Prof John tombstone ct
The y, NJ. {. y. viii inGugulatc At free
school OF instruction Tor all boys of the
sixth, seventh ana eighth grades in the
Calumet public schools. This cam
paign viii be launched the last wcel;
in June and will continue until the
hrst week IN July, under the dircc
tion of Prof tombstone, an expert
swimmer who possesses medals and
certificates for life saving
The number Of fatalities each sum
mor by drowning, can DE greatly lc-
duccd If boys and young men are
taught To swim, according to Mr..
tombstone. Evidence of this was wit
ucsscd 10y HIM last summer while
camping at Kankal<cc. Ill., where q
youth was drowned because mono of
's companions were taught the at.
of swimming.
The method which Mr.. tombstone
viii employ will be the crawl stroke.
Before entering the natatorium, boys
viii he taught the land drill and will
hc shown the practicability of water
wings. one half hour will he devoted
10 each boy until he is able to swim.
Twenty boys will constitute each
class ard every boy viii receive per
sonal instruction.
Parents of the boys i'm these grades
will receive letters and cards VIII he
presented to boys upon producing the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
RETURNS FROM DAYTON.

Joseph Chynuweth. delegate To the
state Encampment conycrtion I'm lower
Michigan from Calumet lincampmcnt,
No. ~ /. % -. +. has returned after
q weeks visit in Dayton ohio MIR
ChynoNcth tells of reclamation of IA,
city ana evidence of thorough efforts
Ia rebuild Is everywhere manifest
\ mass meeting was held in Dayton
Sunday which Mr.. Chyuowcth attend
cd. and more than tw" million dollars
was subscribed toward rebuilding the
city.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
a Musical Flat.

When we 80 To New York city to
leave we are going to have HAT Ike
the one Fannie Hurst writes OF III
her great story. Monsieur Pompa-
duus," i'm the June issue of the sat
urdav Evening Post. This story says,
punctuation aud all:
THE nrty- floor apartment, like the
four rcplicas beneath it. began AUS
piciuuslV enough in an limitations
mahogany vclous- upholstered sittlhs
room. with 4 mandolin attachment.
n,rieht pianu. and a brown plaster
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
Teach EN- to Ride.

rms Is from "l'rcebootcrs Of the
Wilderness" written by AGNES G.
i'ut aud which may he obtained at
the g. ~ H. library.
1t had always been one of the ali.
sufdltlcs Sho WAS going to reform.
That people used canned milk in "a COW
country hut unfortunately the OBJ
S'a''" To that reform was that cows
could not be mill,cd on hurschack."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

exclaimed Five cents short ere;
somebody's got to get holt"
y city chap found employment ON a
'"r'n' lie slept in" the first morn
'hf and promptly cat 3.3O a. M his
employer wrapped on his door
Nh1t smaltcr," asked the chap.
Yet up we're goiu' to cut timothy
said tn" farmer.
can't you cut that kind in the day
'Iino' drowsily asked the {. e..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
In the Army.

~ the army one must use brcvity
ia verbal and written reports. \
regular telling what he knew of n
Sun explosion. said II was standing
h'Slde the gun. there was an awful
racket an the doctoc said, Sit up and
take this"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

YOU can help the playground move
ment 10y taking a $lo0 membership.
You will find committees ut the First
Natioual Bank of Calumet and at the
First National Bank of laurium on
Saturday June 1ith. Ady.-13
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
JUST DOPE
Ak-A Little Awful Stuff by the Staff

Those Tamarack kids who put the
,phones out of commission by swip-
inc the cable created the first wireless
telephone used in this community.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
Some Gat, This,

From "A Certain Rich Man writ
ten by William Allen White.
Tie WIS a handsome figure the day
Do tool, the stage in his high hat ana
bis rulllcd shirt and broad cOattails.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
Why Not?

They were discussing the procuring
of new and clean sand for the Laur-
um playground. Whats the matter
with the old sand" said one. rs
dirty" said another, Might contain
disease germs said n third. Cant
the, fumisate it," asked the first one.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

parents signatures Tins card viii
bear the date aud time when the hold
crs will receive instructions aud must
be presented each time
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

From the activity of John T. Rowe
and few other deputies we have ar
rived at the opinion that the poor
food laws are getting better.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

Divorces annuallt dverag - t. each
lro,Ooo Of population Iu the United
Stnins. In AmstriA the ANnrngc Is ono.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
No Fancy Speech.

Nd which appeared this week in
uupor peninsula paper: Wanted-A
Euod plain English speaking cook. APP
liy etc.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
tThc cnd)

Teacher-Iohune, make w a sen
tenCc with "Chagrin" ina il.
Johnnie. after thinking / put sug-
arm my coffee this morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
a Hero

During ON daily work we read of
many notable acts of bravery, but
right now We gladly pin medal ON
the breast Of the new poundmastcr at
crystal Fails Just listen To- this story
d his ralor from the Diamond
Drill Tom Conlon's newsy sheet:
Joe Eabichaud celebrated his ap-
roiutmcnt as poundmaster by en-
pounding as COW No. | his mother in
laws prize mixer. joe says that all
COWS look alike 20 him and the fact
that Mrs. Johnson owned the COW he
trH got his peppers on didn't at
f.,t his duty as an officer"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

steve Nallc of Laurium took walk
down To- his garden patch east of Lau-
RUM ana was accompanied by friend.
am freshman.
"Whots thim voincs?' qGcricd the
freshman,
Those are cucumbcrs," said Steve.
"CoWCumbers, is ot, an thot they
uuz pickle voines"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
Our Short Story.

Twas a wild and woullN night. The
docp-dvcd darkness threw Gtfu shad-
ovs oven the group and the gale blew
the cand!c-li"ht about. you've al
ways cot To have cundlc-ligLt, cspc-
ciallv in II dark tale. 50 YOU can see
as far ahead as the endD All at once
there came a humble and "a roar.
"Nirc's asleep, said HaIloran. Il
hear her snoring. Let's have little
game" Right" said Clcary. You
deal" said Riley. Sell me a dollars
worth" ''Iacl>pots, deuce wild, cv-
crvbody in. Give me two "Onc
for me" Take three. myself Bet
we Up I've "I;aise YOU ten '
Ten more" See YOU" same here.
"Whatcha cot" -Four mines" NO
good, got four queens. oh, YOU lad
les. and not deuce" What's mat
ter. got three DANES an a pair o
mines myself" Ding TIA ding ding
'Sa piuUchlc deck"
(Thp cud)
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

Wash day with Eve was not real toll,
She said: There's nothing in IT,"
But here is where we draw the line,
II only took "minnit.'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

Nother-Jimmy, I'm surprised to
sec Won smoking cigarcts again. Don't
YOU know where all the bad little boys
who smoke cigarcts go?
Jmmy--Nes. ma.
Nothor--Whcre?
limmy---3ack of the barn
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

This village is only half red, but
perhaps thc trcmcn will finish the Job
during their tourney.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
First.CIass.

Hello, is this the postothce? Well
can YOU tell me whether this is u first
class ctlicc''
W. it isn't, bat we do first class
work
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12
The MARSHALL Job.

Would 7 like to he the marshal
Well new, Just let me think,
v Ibis mighty town official
Has got To be some gink.
,lr's got to be strong arm
Md quick, with judgment cool;
sometimes he's truant officer
Nud takes The kids To school.
ilr.s got to Ice Il fireman
And otttimcs he's the chief,
Md sometimes street commlssioner-
II sure is my belief
The marshal's work is not cinch'
Though soft his job may sound.
~, goes around collecting COWS
Mud puts Them in the pound;
lie makes you pay your dog tax,
Tie serves the garnishee.
sud rings the curfew bell at night
busy MAN is he
lir gets complaints from all the town
Md settles scraps and tights
y member of the health board, he
md stays awake at nights,
While vou and I are snoOzing
Tu keep the rowdics straight
Nnd he must get NJ quite earIN
Though h. goes to bed 50 late'
'ir * the Dire warden
Mud inspccts the blooming town
For buildings must he put up risht
or maybe they'll burn down.
No. wouldn't be the marshal
so not for twice his pay
lies welcome To the coin ne gets
And earns it. | should say
L. W. II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

green" conductor. not 'o's
from Lands End, struggled NaiianuS
at the bell cord I'm HouShtoh ca
The other day and between STOPS "o
counted his change Suddenly WI"
hook that foretold he was short ne
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

Carcssing 2ephyrs blew down the
glrn, birds flew high in the air and
the evening was beautiful" Adam
had Just flushed his nftcr-dinner ci-
gar auj proposed a stroll
No' said Eve, II have nothing to
wear
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

one Of the force has just returned
from Minneapolis. lie dropped us a
line before he lett for home aud said
"rhc main street in Minneapolis Geo,
YOU ought to see the crowds Fifth
street, Red Jacket. ON a pay day sat
urday night can't compare with it. at
all"
Hos right
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

our idea of what a joke amt is
that stale. bewhiskcrrd, mumilied,
summed up ana thumbed UP torn at
the edges and fraNcd along the back
bit of alleged nonsense and humor
our best friend springs every time he
meets us. The deuce OF it is we told
it TO him. first.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

What is SO rare as a day in June? -
Uuo in January.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-12

Yep. Saturday there was baseball az
the park, but not much of a crown III
III" grandstand The Sranusta"o
proved quite ~ frost, IN iact' W.
cause Of the frigid weather. ha'
Har' Har,
Hush, Clarence