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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
t. W. VANDERBILT DIES SUDDENLY
 IN WASHINGTON Noted Millionaire, Sports man and PhilanthrOpist Succumbs to Heart
 Failure

Weshingtoa. March 6--George W. Van derbilt, 52. millionaire, philanthro- pist and sportsman of international rep luatiop. died here at l o'clock this aft 'ernoon from heart failure, following an operation for appendicitis Tuesday His death came suddenly.
 Although seriously i'll for sometime. MT. Wander bit had sustained the operation and continued to show signs of improve ment until complications unexpectedly arose. Previous to their appearance no alarm had been felt for his recovery and physicians said his condition was improving. Mrs. Vanderbilt, who for merly was Miss Edith Dresser of New York, had been in constant attendance. She was almost prostrated by her hus- bands sudden death At the palatial residence which MT. Vanderbilt occupied here his winter residence. it was said tonight no announcement would be made until the wishes of MT. Vanderbilt S relatives had been ascertained. 1t was understood, however, that the funeral arrangements would be announced to, morrow, when Frederick Vanderbilt, a brother. will reach Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
RUSHTON ENTERS RACE FOR SHORT
 SENATORIAL TERM
Formally Announces Candi- dacy to Succeed Late Sen atOr JOhnstOn-Out-
 lines Platform

Montsonasfss MsreL spesiaI0-De- claring that the people of Alabama, next to having laws that will protect them in their lives. liberty and property. are most interested in educating their chill dren, the care of the Confederate sol diers, the establishment of rural credits, the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the construction and maintenance of good roads, Ray Rushton of Mont, gomery. one of the leading lawyers of the state. today announced his candi- dacy for United States senator from Alabama to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Joseph Forney John ston.
 Mr Rushton made public his announc- ment immediately after his return from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
.DR. ANNA H. SHAW
 WILL NOT COME HERE.
Injuries From Fall Prevent Noted Suffragette From
 Making Trip

New York, March 6.--Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Ameri- can Woman Suffrage association. today said that she would be unable to partici- pate personally in the suffrage campaign the association is about to undertake in the south. An accident Dr. Shaw suf- fered several weeks ago compelled her to remain at home.
 1t was announced that Jane Addams, first vice president of the association. had given up her plans to take va cation and had decided to take Dr Shaw's place on the southern trip. Miss Addams will speak at Birming- ham during the conference there March and 10, and at the conference ct Att lanta March Il and 12.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
TAX BIDS FAIR TO
 RAISE S5O,OOO,OOO ANNUALLY
More Than 100000 Individuals Make Returns-Coection More Than S4OOOOO00 Will Be Had--Actual Results
 Will Be Close to the Estimates

It has been the opinion among offi- cials that thousands of individuals would take advantage of the 30 days extension time granted in cases of absence and sickness and they expect | the final fig- ures to show at least 25,000 more report ing than were given in the preliminary lists from collectors If they are not mistaken in this view the actual results will be close to the estimates made at the time the legislation was before Con- gress. This agreement officials are in clined to believe will not only include the number subject to the tax but the amount to be collected.
 Including the corporation tax as amend ed in the present law. it was estimated that the annual revenue from this source would amount to about $s5,00o,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
ENGINEER KILLS
 FIREMAN IN FIGHT

Mobile. March G.-Followlng q sensa- tional fight in the cab Of a locomotive on d Mobile and Ohio northbound freight train at Shubuta. Miss, last night Mar shall Baskin, engineer, shot and instantly killed M. E. Cole. the fireman The fight began in the cab. The men jumped from the engine, and Baskin Immediately drew 8 pistol and shot. He claims that Cole drove him from the car with a coal pick A new crew was sent from Mobile to take charge of the train. Both lived in Meridian Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Road's accounts mislead public, is
 charge.
 Lacy's statement causes widespread
 comment
 Vanderbilt dies suddenly at Wash
 ington.
 Congress begins work on canal tolls. Works attacks Mexican policy. 2-District visitors bring in Underwood
 news. 3-Returns from income tax guesswork. 4-Editoral comment 5--See new equipment on Birmingham
 Railway. Light and Power company lines.
 More comment on rate compromise. Morning medley of days doings. City declines to accept proposals of
 railroads. G-Soeiety. Sports S-Temple Emanu-El dedicated. 9-Burnett and Rainey will have de-
 bate 11-Markets. 12-Storm interferes with business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07

Greenville. where he delivered an address today in the interest of Oscar W. Under woods campaign for the long senatorial term He was the third to qualify with Chairman Tyler Goodwyn of the state democratic executive committe as a candidate for the short term Capt. Frank S. White of Birmingham and State Sem ator Watt T. Brown of Ragland, St. Clair county. both having qualified earlier in the day.
 Issues Statement
 In making public his announcement Mir Rushton issued a statement setting forth the leading blanks in his platform. He declared that the man chosen to repre- sent the state in the Senate for the unexpired term should be free from any entangling political alliances that would line at once to carry out MT. Wilson s programme at Washington
 MT. Rushton declared that reform Is the watchword of the hour, and called attention to the great work of Oscar Underwood. "The passing of the Under wood tariff bill laid an excellent founda- tion on which to build,' ne said. "The currency bill makes good second rail. We can now build with hope and con- fidence. if we keep our alignment true' MT. Rushton further declared for the improvement of the great arteries of com merce, the establishment or postoffices and post roads. and recommends that the revenues derived from the income
 
 wD---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
CABINET MEMBERS
 ENTERTAIN WILSON

Washington, March 6.--Membcrs of the. cabinet and their wives entertained President Wilson and his family to- night at dinner at hotel on the am niversary of the first cabinet meeting of the present administration. Mrs. Will son. who has been slightly i'll for sew eral days, was unable to go, but the Misses Margaret and Eleanor Wilson and their cousin. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, accompanied the President. The Secretary of the President and Mrs. Tumulty were the only other guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07

Washington, March 6.-The income tax law bids fair to live up to the expecta- tions of the administration by producing about s500oO,ooO annually in revenue paid by close to 425,0O0 individuals. Although treasury officials decided tonight not to make public for the present the reports income tax, it became known that more than 100000 individuals had made re- turns in the 6S collection districts up to Monday, midnight, when the time limit expired. From these individuals it was understood the government probably would collect more than $400O0.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
Academy Presented FJap

Annapolis, Md, March 6.-The flag which went down with the United States steamship Trenton off Apia, Samoa, 24 years ago, when that vessel and the Nandalia were sunk and the Nipsie driven ashore in a hurricane, has been pre- scented to the Naval academy by Lieut. s. l.. Graham. United States navy, re- tired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
Born at New York

New York, March 6.-Mr. Vanderbilt was born in the old Vanderbilt home at New Dorp, Staten Island, November 14 1862. In 1885 he became interested In the wild mountain region of western North Carolina and by successive pur- chases he accumulated an estate of 100, 900 acres on the French Broad river and laid out there vast park and erected buildings on a scale which has seldom been equaled in the country. MT. Van derbilt devoted most of his time to the personal supervision of this estate. In the valley he built a model town and called it Biltmore. His farms were filled with blooded stock and he devoted thou sands of dollars to the scientific con- servation of the forests which covered the greater part of his property. s
 George Vanderbilts fortune was never factor in Wall street. He was sup posed. however, to be one of America s wealthiest men.
 He had number of charities and he spent money without stint upon the de- velopment of his mountain estate. He seldom came to New York, but spent part of his summers at Bar Harbor, Me, where he had a handsome home.
 In 1898 MT. Vanderbilt married Miss Edith Stuyvesant Dresser. Mrs. Van- derbilt and one child. a daughter sur yiye him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
JUSTICE CLABAUGH DEAD

Washington, March 6.--Chief James Harry IT. Clabaugh of the supreme court of the District of Columbia died suddenly here tonight of heart failure. He was 5s years old-r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
CENTIPEDES A FOOT LONG
Giant Insects of the Tropics Have
Forty-Two Feet, and Every
Claw Is Poisonous.

The giant centipede of Trinidad and
Venezuela is sometimes foot long.
and can do very serious harm. It's
foremost pair of feet are modified into
supplementary jaws, which are fang
like. and may infiict a powerful bite;
furthermore, each has a poison gland
at it's base, that sends into the wound
a venom deadly to small creatures,
and very painful even to mankind.
Moreover the sharp claw of each OF
the AZ feet is poisonous likewise, so
that when the animal crawls over the
soft skin of the human arm, it leaves
a trail of red, infamed spots. 1t is
dangerous to knock the centipede off,
for instantly the creature drives the
claws more deeply int the flesh, and
sends a greater amount of venom
into each puncture; it may also take
hold with its jaws.
When the centipede seizes it's prey,
or is itself caught by an enemy. it
coils itself round its antagonist, and
grips it tenaciously with all its legs.
Many myriapods are brightly banded
with black and yellow, contrasting
tints that show conspicuously against
the dark soil of the forests where
they abound. The giant centipede is
a shining mahogany brown, with the
legs blush and ringed with yellow
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Music an Intoxicant
Rather Than Food
BY Nathan Haskell Dole. Boston. Mass.

this benefcen effect Andrew
marquis Montose about wise who
beved that permitted to make all the ballads ne need
not who should make the laws of a nation"
persons stirred that rise to unusual
accomplishment Greeks recognized this and noted
Idan the Dorian NODES What
Certain combinations of sounds
of instruments stimulated bravery ae others anguorous
and idleness.
No doubt e Shrek cmba clash and trumpet bare to drum
aon stir the feelings The beating the tomtom the wild rhythm
horns sometimes called music but after all the regular accent
any melody stimulates It not music modern
of the word.
The Greek myths seem to symbolic popular notion that
practical Amphon. He the of Zeus by
Anope daughter King Nyeu The He and his brother Zhos
justified jealous wrath of her earthly husband They
brought Shepherds taught Amphon the art of play
the Tyre His brother became great huntsman and breeder of
they learn Of their royal they went to claim
the throne They killed King Ios and they tied his second wife, Dke
the bull to be torn pieces Then wishing to surround the city with
walls Amphon took his Tyre and played The great cycopean stones
when they heard the strains jumped of their accord and ranged
themselves orderly aya method of contracting a would make
the fortune of the builders Of modern subway and canals
probably signifies that the slaves who really worked at the task
encouraged and instrumental music just as sailors
heave the anchor while Of their number sings chany
music words from the crude rhyhms of the
march the waltz marked by the wneced fife the banging drum
simply sensual emotional perhaps intellectual pleasure Ii
very well with the results of possibly barometer
civilization may pleasure to and pain Others just
would great not to have it. its Gull
sotens cheers perhaps inspire hope sens
tive souls but that it causes progress
can hardly be maintained NaA[a,~hae4&<&ZNE<
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19

auto bed and is looking out at the
passing scenes. 1t is the happiest &C.
cupant of the vehicle. There is not
an animal. not even man, that en-
joys ride in an auto as much as a
dog does. Note the bright CLEAN of
it's eye, the smile on it's whole visage,
as the machine sweeps down the
street A dog is very like man-it
likes to be going somewhere. and
likes to be going fast. 1t doesn't care
for any speed law and therein, again.
it is very like man. If an auto is
filled with people and even with daz-
zling damsels and there is dog stand
ing on his hind feet and looking out
upon the fieeting world, the canine gets
all the attention. The women are
hardly noticed, as it is in the street
where a woman is carrying or leading
a dog-she is eclipsed by the canine
Columbus Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
BY JOHN CHEBLE.

Copyright 1914. by w. G. ChapmanC
Miss Adilah Plumtree, the postm1s-
tress of Four Falls, sat staring at
letter in her hand. The letter was
not addressed to her, but it had come
unfastened In the post, and so she had
exercised the prerogative which is
generally ascribed to postmistresses.
1t was addressed to Mr.. Charles
Black, and was signed by Andrew
Usher. The sentence which was burn
ing itself into Miss Plumtree's brain
was as follows:
II have told my wife that have
been called away on business till Mon
day, which is true in a certain sense
have brought Lily down here for
couple of days. She is the smartest
little thing you can image, Charley
and as fast as they make them. For
heavens sake throw Rose off the scent
in case she suspects anything"
Miss Adilah read and re-read this
epistle, and then she folded her hands
and uttered calm, benignant, L told
you So"
Everybody in Four Falls had pro
phesied what would happen when pref
ty Rose Black married a travelling
man. Charles, her brother, had brought
him to the house, and he had fallen
violently in love with Rose. They had
been married nearly year now. No
body knew for what firm Andrew
Usher travelled, except Charles, and
he seemed completely under the spell
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Importance Of Free Meals
in Our Schools
By ]. BAILEY RUSHING. Chicago

They given the middle of the forenoon each school day
for weeks the raons consisting of such nutrients corn mu
oatmeal and RICE with pint of milk daily for each child
direction the experiment tried does
essential point that the 113 children gained 25O pounds
during the weeks Importance the fact that they
gained far in scholarship.
that the improvement in their work
much children who did not receive the cereals
and milk.
Learning hard for children of weak bodies They need full supply
which makes strength of brain well OF body
Chicago educators have noted this in their experiments with pupils
low vitality supply fresh increased together with
proper feeding.
The question arises course whether profitable to make large
school equipment and teaching forces for pupils physically
unable to make efficient of them
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19

in the afternoon half the gossips In the
village knew. By six all the gossips
we're waiting on the station platform
to see Mr. and Mrs. Usher return
They were enjoying their anticipa-
tions. And when Charley Black put
in an appearance, looking decidedly
downcast, they nudged each other and
chuckled.
The train drew in. There were only
a few passengers descending at Four
Falls. Duly arriving among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Usher-radiant.
Charley Black ran toward them, a
word passed, and he wrung his broth
er-in-law's hand warmly. And the
smiles on the three faces, which had
only been normal smiles of happy peo-
pie, broadened as the three encoun-
tered the onlookers, until they became
regular grins.
"This is quite a gathering" said
Andrew Usher, addressing the post
mistress. Waiting to meet some
body?"
Don't you dare speak to me-" said
the offended woman. II know all about
you, IL you think I don't And let me
tell you this, Four Falls is moral
village, and we won't stand for any OF
your denominations"
"Ha!" exclaimed Andrew Usher,
briskly. Been opening letters. eh?
"How dare you!" cried Miss Adilah
well, all ] can say is that those
two unfastened letters were III the
right envelopes when they left my
hands," answered the bad man, be
cause l took pains to have witness
present. You laid a little trap, MISS
Plumtree, but it was / who set the
spring"
He turned to the onlookers.
hope you are all satisfied he said.
Perhaps it will be little lesson to
some of you. Mrs. Usher knew all
about the matter, but she was foollshly
afraid of the village opinion. told her
the village opinion was that of a lot OF
| female rattlesnakes, due to the TACT
that there is superfuity of female
rattlesnakes over male rattlesnakes IN
these parts, the men having emigrated
and | don't blame them"
The spectators fell back with angry,
| inarticulate gasps.
But who is Lily?" gabbled dame,
whose curiosity was too strong for her
discretion.
"The tilly that won twenty Thousand
dollars in a canter this afternoon,
answered Andrew. Mine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Wireless Worries.

Wireless telegraphy has done much
for us, and will probably-or rather,
surely-do a great deal more for the
benefit of humanity at large.
But, if they could speak, many birds
would probably tell you that they don't
approve of this new invention in the
least. For in the parts Of the world
where there are large number OF
wireless stations observations have
been made which seem to indicate
that birds are disturbed in very curl
Gus way by the wireless waves.
The unoffending sea gull is one OF
the chief sufferers, as also is the harm
less dove.
This strange state of things is at
tributed in some way to an effect OF
the ether waves, though how it is
brought about is not yet understood
Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Eoibles.

The dictionary informs us that a
foible is "a moral weakness, a weak
point" If this be true, one of the
moral weaknesses of that most famous
Baltimorean, Edgar Allen Poe, was
that he was inordinately proud of his
feet and slept with his cat. But other
well-known American literary men
had their foibles as we'll as Poe. Ma
thaniel Hawthorne always washed his
hands before reading letter from his
wife, and delighted in looking over
old advertisements in the newspaper
files. Longfellow only cared for walk
ing either at sunrise or sunset, while
Oliver Wendell Holmes always car
ried a horsechestnut in one pocket
and a potato in another to ward off
rheumatism. But as half our misery
from our foibles springs" why con
tinue the sad tale?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
dl Chess Serves to
Exercise the T aculties
By HUGH UNDERWOOD. indianapolis. Ind.

gent person take to chess The game is complicated
1t requires sku playing rapid and exact calculations IN mentally
strongest.
It requires science the knowledge Of principles OF play Foresight
and ingenuity other assets of the good chess players
the faculties used chess playing
diversified entertainment is derived
It is inexpensive pastme, too.
have friends who play chess books be had at the public
library.
poor rule may work both ways but bad rule won't work at all
One neutral feel sorry for everybody concerned
coming suppose shoes will disappear
The Industrious pray for work; the lazy man for snap
And sometimes siver-ongued orator has lots of BRASS
We hope the will change the of Przemys. too
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Newsies Are High Gamblers.

Patrolman Hook was walking along
Broadway between Fifth and Sixth
streets the other day when he heard
the shriI cry: "Give two, I got high
game"
Gimme low
Gimme Jack"
"Aw. how much you got for gamer
And then came great dispute over
% and "a and other totals.
The patrolman looked all around,
for those are the disputes OF card
nlavers. He could see no one. The
wrangle continued. 1t seemed to be
coming from above.
He Investigated, and on the roof OF
the building at $40 broadway he found
. game in full progress, newsboys con-
testing every point that might be de-
bated.
The boys were arrested and several
decks of cards confiscated.-Lo An
geles Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-11-19
Proper Dances for
Our Factory Gins
By FRED S. SCHRAM. Boston. Mass.

professional trio furnished instrumental and vocal music and
hundred young employed the tobaoppng
department danced the big hall that the show places OF the
building Spanish dances given two of the young features
Of the occasion
dancing by the girls to the music of piano has beer
INDUCED daily since the big factory opened last January
several occasions professional have assisted the merry
making
popular that the management decided to make
them a permanent feature.
Various ohestras and other entertainers Will be pese
Monday from until the
also planned by the have dancing master pese
girls the proper steps of the modern dances