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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25

a severe concussion of the skull death be-
ing almost instantaneous. The accident
happened in the sight of his 12-year-old
son, Guy. He called an elder brother,
who was at the bedside of his mother who
is seriously ill.
This is the eighth violent death to take
place in the yining family in the past SO
years. When Mr. vining was a child his
sister was murdered by a negro. in order
that she would not report nearly fatal
beating he had given his wife. Since then
his brother, Wiley Vining, had been killed
in q quarrel with his brother-in-law; an
other brother, Solon vining. died sudden
ly while arising from bed: two nephews,
in railroad accidents, one at Macon, the
other at Georgetown. Ga; another rela-
tive, John Henry Shannon, was shot and
killed, and his infant child died some
years ago as the result of fatal injuries
received in falling from baby car
riaee These facts had been the subject
of comment only several days ago by Mr..
Vining who, in speaking to friend,
said that he was at a loss to account for
the strange experience of the family.
Mr. vining had lived in Barbour county
or neighboring Quitman county, Ca.
throughout his life, and there are host
of relatives and friends who mourn with
the family over his sudden death. He Is
survived by a widow, who was his sec
ond wife, and by the following children:
Mrs j. T. Stanley of Hatcher Station,
Ga; Seth, Guy, Charles and Bama Vining,
all young children; also by brother.
Robert Vining, of Atlanta, and the follow
ing sisters: Mrs. James Jones of Albany,
Ga; Mrs. Thomas Jones of Atlanta. Mrs.
Leila Chambers of Birmingham. Mrs. j.
w. Stamps of st. Augustine, Fla, and
Miss Tabbie Vining and Mrs I. F. King
of Eufaula.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
at the residence, the Rev. d. ]. Blackwell,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, to Of
ficiate
Residents of Barbour street, one of the
chief resident streets of the city, are plan
ming extensive improvements along their
property. Concrete sewer pipes are to be
laid and covered with a parking before
each residence that will be further set OFF
fwith concrete copings. This will add much
to the appearance of the street. which has
lately been improved by the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25

As the result of an investigation
conducted by Birmingham detective
into the origin of fires that have de-
stroyed several barns in the neighbor-
hood of Brownsboro Bill Jolly and
Robert Hastin. negroes, were lodged in
jail last night. They are accused of
setting fire to a barn belonging % Ben
Lawler, a prominent farmer. which re-
suited in the destruction of several
fine mules and a large quantity of
feedstuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25
EIGHTH MEMBER OF
FAMILY TO MEET
VIOLENT DEATH

Eufaula, February 4.-(Special. macon
A. Vining, aged 60 years, an employe of
the Covey Cotton Seed Oil company was
killed this morning when sapling that
he was cutting down flew back, struck him
with terrific force on the forehead, and
threw him backward over 90-foot en-
bankment. His neck was broken by the
fall and the blow on the forehead caused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
IN MARION COUNTY
Lectures and Free Treat
ment to Prevent Tubercu-
lOsis, Typhoid, Etc.

Hamilton, February A-(Special.) DOC
tors Orr and Meriwether of the state
board of health will begin campaign in
Marion county Thursday, February 26
against hookworms. typhoid and tuber-
culosis. They will deiIver lectures and
give free treatment. The campaign will
last two and one-half months.
The commissioners court has passed an
order donating the sum of $500 to aid in
the work. Much interest is being mani
Tested In the proposed work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25
JUDSON GIRLS GIVE
OPERETTA MONDAY
The College Girl and the Milk Maid
Ably Presented by the
Glee Club

Marion. February 24.-(Speeial)-The
presentation of Alfred ]. Caldicott's oper-
eta. "rhe College Girl and the Milk
Maid by Judson Glee club Monday
evening was an unqualified success.
The leading parts on the programme
were assigned to Miss Erin Blake of Shef-
field, the milk maid. and Miss McEy b.
Scott of Columbus, Ga. the college girl.
The minor solo parts Were Well Sc
lected and included numbers that We're
In tune with the individual voice, and
were so well prepared as TO be sung with
charming vivacity and grace; while the
costumes We're new and with the pretty
scenery added much to the general ef-
feet.
A characteristic song Park) Aunt
Margery." sung by Miss Agnes Mann,
thoroughly captivated the audience and
was received equally with the We'll num-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25
Starvation Will Not
Cure Dyspepsia
But n stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet VIII
Enable You to Eat Your Meals
without Suffering After
Doing So

Every person knows that to live in a
healthy, happy manner we must eat.
Diet, starvation, predigested food, ETC.,
are not the correct methods of eliminat-
ing digestion disorders.
Many dyspeptics know that they
must eat and so they go to their meals
in a half-hearted manner When they
see food before them they are made
miserable. Their judgments tell them
to eat, but their stomachs revolt at the
idea and so whatever food they con-
sumo does them more harm than good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25

State Deputy Isenahan of the Knights
of Columbus yesterday installed the
newly elected officers of Huntsville
council No 764, as follows: A. J. Muir
dock. grand knight; Louis Wise, deputy
grand knight; e. J. Mitchell, chancel-
lor George Mahoney. warden; Clarence
Grace, secretary; J. p Cooney, treas
urer; Rev. Father George Callahan,
chaplain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-25

tai, for the identification of many of the
railroad lines of the south. The stupen-
dous water power which is contained in
some of the rivers of the far west will, in
Mr.. Westinghouse opinionS ultimately be
SO utilized as to convert the energy into
electric energy sufficient for the opera
tion of many of the railroad lines be-
tween the Missouri river and the Pacific
coast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
ABOLISH MOVING DAY If
YOU'D END VICE, HE SAYS

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. 7.--Mov-
ing day was depicted as one of the
greatest foes of modern society and
one of the cardinal reasons for di-
vorce and vice by John B. Hammond,
of Des Moines, Ia. in an address be-
fore the International Purity Con-
gress here today.
The re-establishment of the Amer
lean home Is the only remedy for the
social evil and the only hope of de-
mocracy,' he said. THE constant
shifting of families from one section
10 another prohibits the long ac-
quaintance among young people
through which the proper life part
ners can be selected.
Young people are thrown into con-
tact, with strangers, become bold and
practice receptions. As the result
marriage frequently is contracted on
a guess. The receptions are discov-
cred and lead to the divorce courts
and too often to immortality"
Mr.. Hammond asserted the con-
slant diminution of home ownership
among our people. and the destruction
of the privacy Of the family life is
the greatest menace threatening our
free Institutions today.
About 20 per cent. of our people
are actual tenants and dependent on
spectators for the roofs which shell
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
BOTH PARTIES
J RETAIN RIGHT
TO RECOGNITION
Progressives and Socialists in
Ninth Congress District Scored
Sufficient Votes.

Both the Progressive and Socialist
parties polled more than 5 per cent.
ef the vote cast on Tuesday for mem
bars of the General Assembly in the
Ninth congressional district. This en-
Iit es each party to have official rec
IGNITION on the ballots TO be used to
Sc Get a successor to Congressman
Walter I. Mccoy in the Ninth con-
zTessional district. County Clerk 10
aeph McDonough in a certificate re-
eelved by City Clerk Alexander
Archibald sets forth today that each
party received several hundred votes
over the minimum count to continue
each as a party.
The highest numbe of votes east
in the district for the General Assem-
nly on Tuesday was p, 800. The high
Est vote cast for a Socialist candidate
fcp the Assembly was 1855. This is
almost 500 more than is required to
SECURE official recognition on the bal
lot
The Progressives fell behind the
Socialist party vote. Their count was
i,62I The number required is I ,Ss6
With the Progressives and Social
ists in the field as parties, the cost
Of the special election will be in
creased BY about twenty per cent.
IT was estimated yesterday tnat Szp,
900 would see the election through
with the Democrats and Republic
cans in the race.
City Clerk Archibald and County
Clerk McDonoush arc now working
IN the ballots. The primary election
IS to be held on November II and the
special election on December l.
Yesterday il was believed that both
the Socialists and the Progressive
Roosevelt parties had lost their
rights to remain on the ballot as
parties.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
ALDERMAN-ELECT
TAKES SEAT NOW
Hoffman TO Fill Term of DR..
Reed. Who Resigned from
Morristown Board.
special to the Evening star.

MORRISTOWN. Nov. Alder
man-elect Henry E. Hoffman was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Alderman r. Raj
ston Reed, NJ. D., of the First ward,
who resigned to run for mayor on the
Progressive ticket and was defeated.
Mr.. Hoffman was named by Alder
man Stephen J. Roberts, the other
member from the first, at the Novem-
Der meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night.
The board also authorized the pur-
chase of q self-starter for the Hu-
name pumping engine at a cost of
s275 on the recommendation of Fire
Chief Wilbur f. Day, jr., and or
dered that Street Commissioner Will
lam II. Frapwell attend the good
roads congress session in Chicago, ap-
propriating 800 for his expenses.
Fire Chief Day reported the in
stallation by Town Electrician Frank
f. Pierson of a new wheel for the
control box at police headquarters
The new wheel viii sound the number
5 and is the signal of a panic or an
emergency call over the fire alarm
system. All firemen are required to
assemble at their respective houses
when this number sounds. The chief
also referred to the racing to fires of
private automobiles and asked that
1t be stopped. A State law, the chief
reported, controlled the nuisance and
fixed a penalty of 800 for violation
of the law.
Street Commissioner Frapwell was
instructed to notify the owners of
the Andrew Riley property, in King
street. to lay a sidewalk and curb
along the property. Alderman Cliff
ford Mills, NJ. D., introduced a reso-
luton to that effect. saying that that
property was the only one which had
not sidewalk and curb. and it seri-
cusly affected the appearance of the
street.
Resolutions on the death of David
Connors. member of Washington En-
CINE Company. who was killed on the
night of the firemen's inspection I'M
der the wheels of the Washie tractor,
were ordered sent TO Mrs. Connors.
The election to the Resolute Hook
and Ladder Company of Edward p.
Guerin, John Mcintyre and Rev.
Theodore Walser and the expulsion
of John Barry from WASHINGTON En-
CINE Company were reported and ap-
proved. Building Inspector Romine
reported a permit granted Llewellyn
p. Tompkins for a garage in the rear
of his property. in South street to
cost $1,000. The mayor and clerk
were authorized to sign the neces-
sary papers granting the government
privilege to lay a six-foot sidewalk
along the government side of Dumont
place. where the new postotIice build
ing is to be erected A note was or
dered executed for $1,000 in anticipa-
ton of taxes and the transfer of 5000
from the sewer account TO the street
account was granted. A letter of
thanks was received from Memorial
Hospital for the eighteen bushels of
pota toes raised on the town property
at the sewer disposal plant and do
mated to the hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
Pr0gressives Divided, but
Not Dead, Declares Murdoch

WICHITA. Kan, Nov. 7.-Declaring
that the Progressive clements in
American politics were divided by
the election Tuesday, Representative
Victor Murdoch, Progressive leader in
the House and defeated candidate for
United States senator, says the next
step in political evolution is the break
ing of the "solid South" and an align
rnent that win bring progressives of
all parties together.
THE Progressive party, which so
many have declared to be dead'' he
added. was never so much alive as
today, for it is the nucleus around
which the new forces will gather.
''Of course, the reactionary forces
in. the lower end of Manhattan Island
are expecting a close Congress to
serve as a warning to President Will
son and to stay his hand. / hope they
will not be able to halt Mr.. Wilson,
and ] do not believe they Will"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
NO MORE PINK TEA,
SUFFRAGE SLOGAN
Miss La Toilette, at Convention,
Urges Personal Efforts
instead.

CAMDEN, Nov. mo more pink
teas for suffrage workers. was the
slogan promulgated by Miss F'ola La
Toilette, daughter of Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette, of Wisconsin, the
principal speaker at the session of
the twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the New Jersey Woman Suf-
frage Association, held in the Cam
den Y. NJ. c. A. building. Miss La
Toilette has done a great deal of
campaign work lately. and she as
serted that, after campaign is on,
IL is a great waste of effort for the
workers to have teas to advance the
cause. Her idea was to get more
paid workers who can give their
whole time. keeping up open-air
meetings and making personal calls.
so as to come nearer to the people
not informed on suffrage matters.
zone canvasser with a horse and
buggy, driving about the country,
any number of meetings held in the
town hail." said Miss La Toilette.
who is Mrs. George Middleton in
private life. Don't go with the au-
tomobile, that is too pretentious; the
canvasser with the buggy gets nearer
to both the farmer and his wife, and
leaves no suspicion of money power
| in their minds.
Il feel too much time has been
| wasted in the big cities of the coun-
| try. We should go after the people
not living overcrowded and oyerstim-
ulated lives Don't neglect the
| crossroads The country people live
simple lives, and once won over by
personal arguments will stay put
better than the city person, who is
moved by the opinions of every
| brass band orator that comes along"
Miss LaFollette touched the key
note of the whole meeting when she
referred to the decided preference
| suffragists now have for winning
| over men. Nearly every speaker who
either preceded or followed her had
a little to say on this subject, and
Mrs. e. f. Feickert, president Of the
! association, who introduced the
| speakers, said that from now on the
cry must he Voters first" and
added humorously, MS a hit at the
present status of women without the
vote, that no attention ought to be
paid in the coming campaign to
idiots, the insane, criminals or Other
| non-Voters.
There were several brief speeches al
the convention dinner held at the
Garden Hotel, with Rev. j. l.. Surtees
| Miss LaFollette and Miss Cornelia
bradford, the only woman member OF
| the Board of Education OF Jersey
city, as guests of honor. Miss Brad
foro spoke of the good women will be
able to do when they obtain the vote
| in New Jersey by appointing police
women and assisting in many munich.
pal affairs, .such as street cleaning
4 and public health matters.
Oficers were elected today as fol.
lovs. Mrs F. F. Feickert Plainfleld
president; Mrs. Mary 4. Calvin, Eas
Orange, first president; Mrs
Robert p Finley, Merchantville, sec
ond president; Mrs. L. II. Cum
mings, New Brunswick. recording
secretary; Mrs. Bayard Naylor
Bound Brook, corresponding secre
tary; Mrs Edward Olmstead, Eliza
beth, treasurer. and Mrs. Arthur
Hunter, Of Montclair, auditor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
KITTREDGE FREE
OF CHARGES OF
BALLOT FRAUDS
Hudson Mans Conviction Set
Aside on Technical
Point.
special to the Erenlng star.

cHetihi 10 Inc
TRENTON, Nov. THE conviction
of Alexander E. Kittredge in the Hud
son County Court for implication in
the ballot-box stuffing frauds was set
aside by the supreme Court today in
an opinion by Justice Parker.
Upon the strength of his conviction
Kittredge was sentenced to from one
to three years and was fined 1000
Kittredge, with four others. was
indicted in the Hudson Court of
Quarter Sessions for conspiring in
making false primary returns JUS
tice Parker says there is only one
point, in the opinion of the court,
that is necessary for n decision, and
that is the point relating to the suf-
ficiency of the indictment which was
raised by a motion to auash before
the jury was sworn, and by a re-
quest to direct an acquittal at the
conclusion of the testimony.
The objection to the indictment,
was, in the opinion of the court, that
il failed to state that the political
party whose primary was being held
had polled a least 5 per cent of the
vote at the preceding general cleo
ton, and it did not appear that 1t
was j political party recognized as
such by the election law and that,
therefore, that law was not shown to
have been violated.
That was the ground on which the
indictment was held to be insufficient
in the case of the State versus MI
gent, and Justice Parker held that the
decision in that case must be con-
trolling unless the Kittredge case
could be distinguished"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
ASKS RAYMOND
TO RECOGNIZE
LABOR UNIONS
Trades Council Acts on Forth
coming Appointments-Hil-
fers criticises Judge Herr.

Police Judge Charles F. Herr came
in for some criticism from Henry F.
Hilfers, secretary of the Essex
Trades Council, at its meeting last
night. Mr.. Hilfers urged that the
Trades Council request Mayor-elect
Thomas L. Raymond to appoint
police magistrates who are fair
minded and capable of administering
Justice"
In number of cases" Mr.. Hilfers
declared, Eve have appealed decisions
against union men by Judge Herr.
and we have been sustained in the
higher courts. Judge Herr has been
known to state that he did not care
Tor the law and that he would dis
pose of the cases as he saw fit"
4 committee was appointed TO walt
on Mayor-elect Raymond and request
that he recognize union labor in his
appointments of members of the Ex-
else, Education, Police, Fire and
Health Boards He will be asked to
appoint union men to some of these
boards. The resolution was presented
hy Christian Ahbe, delegate of Mu-
sicians' Union, Local l6.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ting the president TO appoint a conf
rlittee of twenty-five to be known as
the COMMITTEE of labor of the 250th
anniversary celebration of the city
Of Newark" The committee will con-
fer with Henry Hebeler. the labor rep
resentative on the Committee of One
Hundred in charge of the celebration.
and make suggestions for the part
which union labor Will take in the
celebration.
The newly-elected president, Frank
Fetridge, delegate of the Metal Lath-
ers' Union, was formally installed at
the meeting last night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
Efforts Made to
Replace LittIefield
for Clifford as Leader

For more than an hour preceding
the Common Council meeting last
night the Republican aldermen held
a secret session. Warm words could
be heard and fists came down hard
on the tables at several stages Of the
game. Although nothing definite
could be learned after the meeting, it
was rumored that the Republicans
are about to replace their leader, AL
dernan Charles w. Lift efield.
Alderman i. Garfield Clifford Is
said to be slated for the place now
held by Alderman Littlefield. Mr..
Clifford during the past year has
"ducked'' the measures fathered by
the Democrats, while Alderman Lit
tIefield brushed aside politics when q
reso luton was introduced which he
felt was in the interest of the public
good.
In spite of the fact that some are
trying TO "oust" Littlefield, it is
claimed that the task viii be too Sc
we're to be brought about
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07

ter them" he continued. Girls born
and reared In tenements are easy
marks for white AYERS, and not IN
frequently a widowed mother, ground
down by the tenantry system, Is
forced to sacrifice her virtue rather
than her children.
THE rest1essness of labor is due in
a large measure to the lack of own
ership of homes among our laborlns
men With conditions as they are
worldngmen are unable to own their
homes. Go where you will, you VIII
find the greatest degree of immoraiitY
and laWlessness where the homo Cos
population is the greatest.
As a remedy Mr.. Hammond said
he would exempt the homestead from
taxation; put the burden of taxes on
incomes and constructive ownership
OF property and re-establish a maxi
mum of rent in tenements based on
assessed valuations and graded on
sanitation and convenlences.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
DEMOCRATS HAVE
SAFE MAJORITY IN
HOUSE AND SENATE
Republicans. However, Claim
Victory on Electoral Col
lege Basis.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Z. The
Democratic and Repub lean campaign
committees are claiming senators
from Colorado and Nevada. The
Democrats say that Thomas and
Newlands are reelected. and the Re
publicans that they have elected
Work and Plat.
Phelan, of California; Husting, of
Wisconsin. and johnson, of South
Dakota, are elected to succeed Sena-
tors Perkins, Stephenson and Craw-
ford. Republicans. The Republican
candidates in California and South
Dakota concede the election of their
Democratic opponents, but the Re-
publicans still claim the election of
McGovern in Wisconsin.
The returns today indicate that
Curtis, the Republican candidate In
Kansas. has been elected over Neely,
Democrat, and Murdoch Progressive.
Giving Mr.. Curtis to the Republicans
the Senate of the next Congress will
stand: Democrats Counting Thomas,
Newlands and Husting), So; Repub
Leans, 40; Progressive, l.
This showing gives the Democrats
a majority of Is over the Republic
cans. The Democratic National Com
mittee claims a majority of so over
all other parties in the House and a
plurality of about 30 over the Repub-
leans.
The House, according to the latest
figures, stands: Democrats, go; Re-
publicans, 1876; Progressives, 7; So
cialist, 1; independents, ..
The election of Tuesday will cause
a shalSe-up in all of the House COM
mittees.
Although the Democrats profess to
see in the results of Tuesdays cleo
ton a great victory for the Wilson
the fact is that they
are bitterly disappointed.
This is particularly true in regard
TO the election returns from the States
with the big votes in the electoral
college, which are ordinarily counted
and upon which every DEM
ocratic candidate for the presidency
must depend for his election.
Such States are New York, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Ohio. In every one of
Il ese States of so great importance in
a presidential contest the Republicans.
II Is pointed out, made remarkable
gains.
These States also gave the strong
est evidence of the .disintegration of
he Bull Moose party, and Republicans
are predicting that there will not be
a vestige of third party organiza-
ton in any of them by the time the |
1916 presidential campaign rolls
around.
Republicans who were calling atten- |
ton today to the big gains made by |
the G.. o. P. in these States pointed |
put that in New York, Pennsylvania, |
Illinois and Ohio the Democrats went |
down to defeat in their senatorial
lights.
Republicans declared that the Dem
jcratic statesmen in Washington are
too prone to overlook these |
important States and magnify the |
gains made in the Senate through the |
election of a Democrat in Califor-
MIA and another in South Dakota.