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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06

Penrose of Pennsylvania, and former Sem ator Hemingway of Indiana. This meet ingtook place in ap rivate house and it vas said the purpose whatever it was, had not succeeded.
 During the dinner hour Senator Lodge was with former Secretary Meyer the leader of the forces seeking the republic an nomination for Colonel Roosevelt, and tonight there were conferences between Senator Lodge and other Roosevelt ad- herents.
 Estimates by republican leaders give Roosevelt not more than 150 votes on the first ballot. Leaders say the convention cannot be stampeded for the colonel, but they admitted tonight that if a state like Massachusetts were to swing to him on the second or third ballot it might be embarrassing and significant.
 After the last Lodge-Perkins conference It was said that no definite proposal had been made from either faction and that only two names, Roosevelt and Hughes, were discussed. It was also said that the Roosevelt men had made very strong showing regarding possibility of Roosevelts capturing the republican nom- nation and had submitted figures to the republican leaders to support their claims
 NO DEFINITE RESULTS
 No definite results were admitted to have resulted from the nights confer. ences, which, it was said, would be con tinued tomorrow.
 That both sides were awaiting the coming of two unnamed prominent repub- lcan leaders was another report. eman- ating from high progressive leader
 Some of the republican leaders who talked tonight with Mr. Perkins are con- vinced that no matter what the leaders would prefer to do the rank and file of the progressive party is determined to nominate Roosevelt. They predict thai this would be done before the republi- can convention nominates and that if the republicans name Justice Hughes and he accepts, thepe will again be three parties in the field.
 Some of the republicans feel that with the progressive nomination, Mr. Roose- Welt might be willing to declare support of Root They point out Roosevelt might so declare himself and decline to take the progressive nomination. If he did this. they say the colonel would be in a position in 1920 to demand consideration from reunited party.
 According to these leaders a nomi- nation of Hughes means three parties in the field and they feel that tne progress sives will fight for Roosevelt to the last ditch The conferences today were said to have been called in the interest of harmony. but when candidates were men, tioned the talk on the progressive side always turned to Roosevelt
 call that Charles D. Hilles, William B. Mckinley and Senators Shoot and Oliver paid Mr. Perkins during the even ing led to reports that they urged the selection of dark horse" candida te. They had decided, the reports which emanated from progressive sources said, that Colonel Roosevelt had been elimi- mated and therefore it behooved the progressives and republicans to get to- gether. This, it was said, precipitated a heated retort from MT. Perkins
 MT. Hilles denied that they went for any other purpose than to pay their re- spects. and that any dark horse' had been nominated while he was present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Irhy Hall. Ir.

Gadsden. June 5.-(Special.) .)-Irby Hall, Jr., s-months old son of MT. and Mrs. Irby Hall, died in local sanitorium after weeks illness. He had whoopings cough, which developed into pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Deaths and Funerals
Margaret Mile Mathews

Funeral services for Margaret Mile, infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. L. M. Mathews, who died Monday at the family residence, Woodawn. will be conducted from the residence at p. m. this after noon. Tnterment will be at Forest Hill cemetery. The Rev. l.. F. Whitton will offciate
 The following little girls will act as pallbearers: Evaloe Summers, Ida Bell Holton, Katherine Sibley and Floyd Boyd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
J. R. Rhea

Gada6fn, June 5.-tSpecial)--J. R. Rhea, pioneer of Attalla, died suddenly Sunday at noon of heart disease. He was well known and much loved in this section, The funeral was conducted this afternoon at the home by Rev. J. D. Hunter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Mildred Duke

the IS months old daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Duke. died at the home of her parents on Chestnut street Saturday aft ernoon and was buried Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
Seaboard Puts On Wrightsville
 . Rates

$l5.50 round trip; on sale Saturdays; good F days. Through sleeper leaves 3:10 D. m. Seaboard 5-3l-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
". H. Benefield

Gadsden, June 5.-(Specia,)--J H. Bene- field, 96 years old. Confederate vet
 eran widely known and respected. died
 at his home at Ball Play Saturday and was buried Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
NEWSOF ENSLEY

The funeral services of Jesse E. Me. Cauley, aged p, who was electrocutet at the by-product plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company al Fairfield on Sunday night. will be held at the residence of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Sam k. McCauley 2901 Avenue q, Ensey. The Rev B. T. Waites, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate and interment will follow at the Oak land cemetery. The following friends will act as pallbearers: Earl Snebbin. Joe Wood, Tom Hendricks, Charles Rose, L. M. McCrary, A. w. Hipp.
 The deceased met his death last Sunday about midnight by coming in contact with live wire while following his occupa- tion as an electrician As he was working alone at the time the details of the accident could not be learned, for, although alive when found, he was un- conscious, and never recovered. His death was a great shock to his parents as we'll as to wide circle of acquaint- ances With whom he was very popular.
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SENATOR LODGE TO
 BE FOR ROOSEVELT
tcontinued from Page one,

tor Weeks. l am going to nominate him and support him. Other than voting for Senator Weeks. my mind is open. wish to deny that I have said to anyone that I would vote for anyone than Senator Weeks
 with George w. Perkins, head of the Roosevelt adherents. It was said then that the meeting was in the interest ot harmony and that no candidates were discussed. Neither of the participants would go further.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
MONTGOMERY PARTY

! The party leaving Montgomery was
 composed of Richard w. Massey of Bir-
 mingham, president of the Forrest
 Highway association; P. A. Wheeling of Rome, secretary; w. G. Bellinger of
 Gadsden, T. L. Simpson of Rome and
 Judge J. L. Perring of Ashville, mem
 bers of the executive committee of the association, and State Highway Engi- neer w. $. Keller Others who accom-
 panied the party from Montgomery were James K. Kyser of Monroe, 1 l.. J. Bragg of Monroeville, Col. Allen Crenshaw of Andalusia, c. l.. Ribb of
 Andalusia and Dr. T. Q. Ray of Anda- | lusia.
 | The highway pathfinders made their l first stop at Fort Deposit, 35 miles | from Montgomery, and drove from that town to Greenville, where they were l entertained at lunch by citizens of th<c 1 city.
 l Prob Greenville the party came to lMonroeville, stopping at Midway, Burntcorn and Peterman, at all of which places they were entertained. | At Greenville the party was met by
 Mayor Edward Windler, w. c. Coker, l J. H. Dunklin, John s. Golson, A. Stein lhart, State Senator Fred Winkler and
 F. w. Stanley. Theye gentlemen acted
 as hosts at an elaborate luncheon ten dered the visiting party.
 l Among the speakers were President
 Massey of the association. Secretary Wheeler, State Engineer Keller and others. Mir. Steinhart presided At Burntcorn, the next place where 1.-the party stopped for any length of time, J. K. Kyser and other citizens of that town acted as hosts, and an hour or more was spent at that place. From Burntcorn the party drove to Monroe> vile, stopping at Peterman for short while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
AUTO ACCIDENT

Jimmy Little, 405 South Third street, Pratt City, and Will Hurly, 2210 Ave- nue F, Ensley were painfully injured yesterday morning at 1 o'clock when the five-passenger Overland automo- bile in which they were riding Collided with North Bessemer street car at Fifth street and Third avenue, north. The automobile was demolished. Little and Hurly went to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's emer- gency hospital at Ensley to have their wounds dressed. Little was arrested by sergeant of police at Ensfey yesterday morning at 3 o'clock on q charge of reckless driving of an automobile.
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Republican National Con- mittee Adjourns to Meet
 Tomorrow Morning
TO HEAR PETITIONS
 OF THE SUFFRAGISTS
Advocates of Preparedness Will Also Be Given Show if Request of the Committee Is Complied With.
 Close Attention to Details

Chicago, June 5.-The republican na- tional committee adjourned at o'clock tonight after disposing of 62 contests for seats in the Coliseum convention During the last four hours of the four days session the most interesting de- cisions were made. They included these things:
 Seating of both delegations from Louisiana, each member with half a vote and requesting the delegation to select Armand Romain of New Or leans as national committeeman in the place of Victor Loisel
 Refusal to place on the temporary roll of the convention any member oi the three contesting delegations from the District of Columbia
 Decision that the committee on reso- lutions be asked to receive delegations from the suffrage convention and con ference, and from preparedness organ iZationS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
MEETING OF LEADERS

Earlier in the day MT. Perkins met l.. A. Van Valkenburg of Philadelphia, John T. King of Bridgeport. Conn: Senator
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
ROADS IN GOOD SHAPE

The roads between Montgomery and Monroeville, with the exception of a few miles, are in fine condition. From Montgomery to Fort Deposit, in Lowndes county, the road is graveled all the way, but there is 8 bad stretch between Fort Deposit and Greenville. However the Greenville citizens gave assurance that this road will be built within the near future. The highway from Greenville to the Wilcox county line needs little improvement and is in keeping with most of the highway travelled over today, but from the Will COX line to Midway, Monroe county, the road is in poor condition.> particularly
 in Wilcox. This road also Will be con- structed, it was declared.
 In Monroe county the scouting party travelled over some of the best roads in the state. The county has let a con tract for the construction of a road running north and south through the county, distance of about 80 miles, and only short stretches of these roads have been completed. None of it has as yet been graveled.
 But the road gives promise of be-
 ing the finest highway in Alabama. This correspondent has travelled in an automobile over every highway in the state, but none that offers greater pos abilities. The road has a 50-foot right of way, is evenly graded throughout and when fraveled will be the finest stretch of highway in Alabama.
 The scouting party was met at Mon- |roeville tonight by the entire member ship of the board of revenue, composed of J. U. Blackshire, J. B. Barnett, T. T. Ivy, c. J. Jackson and J. R. Eddins; c. E., Barker. county engineer; B. H. Stall worth and others. The party was en- tertained at dinner tonight by citizens of Monroeville.
 Tomorrow the party will go to Bay Minette, stopping at noon to accept the hospitality of MT. Blackshere, who will |entertain the visitors at fis<sry and barbecue. The return trip will N made over the eastern route, which proposes to take in the cities of Brewton, Anda- lusia and Luverne. The highway scouts will spend Wednesday at Andalusia re- turning to Montgomery Thursday aft ernoon.
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Mrs. Susan Parker Wentworth
 Mrs. Susan Parker Wentworth, aged "A, of Pensacola, Fla. died yesterday
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
ORKNEY ISLANDERS.

Proud of Their Morse Descent and Pre-.
fer Scenery to Trees.
Miss lllinor Root. who has been visit
ing In the little known Orkney Islands,
tells uS that the natives arc very proud
of their NCrSc origin, Indignantly repu
dating the idea that their forbears
were Scottish,
People do not speak here With near
ly so broad an accent as the people in
Scotland" Miss Root remarked to her
hostess, "and notice the names do not
sound Scotch-Cuit. Twa,t, Flett, Cur
sitor, and so on How Is thatY"
My hostess stiIfcned visIbly
"lhoy are not Scotch We are not
Scotch We did not couic from Scot
land Have yc never heard Of the
No~cmcn from beyond the sca"t We
are the DESCENDANTS of them We are
not Of Scotch blood We IA Hal call the
Irish English; yerr not TO caIl us
Scotchr
u beg your pardon" rrMMcd hum
bly,, anil 10 change the sU&h, plunged
into the theme of ur rpstuinu lJe
venture was an unfortunate une MS
trees refuse to grow IN the islands
"'rrces spoil the scenery" declared
my hostess, we would not have them
II we could. If yc 80 to the southland
ye cannot see anything Of the sccncY
for tie trcps We ltkr to spe scruery
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
DEAN SWIFT AND HIS CHOIR.
Singers, Like Poets, Must Be Very
Good, He Wrote.

Singers, Like Poets, Must Be Very
Good, He Wrote.
A characteristic letter written by
Dean Swift In reference to an applica-
ton by Mr.. Loyelace for vacant
place In the choir of St. Patrick's cathe-
dral, Dublin, appears in the appendix
to the thirteenth report of the histor-
Ical MSS commission. Musical News
gives an extract:
II desire you will ask my Lord Ok
ford whether his brother Nathaniel un-
derstands musick; If he does and rec
ommends Mr.. Lovelace particularly
from bis own knowledge, something
may be said. have the honour to be
captain Of Il band of nineteen musi-
clans dncluding boys; but my quire is
SO degenerated under the reigns of for.
mer Deans Of famous memory that the
race Of people called Gentlemen Lovers
Of Musick tell me that l must be very
careful in supplying two vacancyes,
which have been two years endeavor-
Ing to do SO.
"For you are to understand that in
disposing the musical employments I
determine to act directly contrary to
Ministers of State by giving them to
those who best deserve. If you had
recommended a person to me for
Church-living in my gift would be
less curious; because an Indifferent par
son may do well enough. If he be hon.
est; but Singers, like their brothers the
Poets, must be very good. or they are
good for nothing"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
Notice of Sale.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of

In the County Court of the State OF
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
Alexander Kinnear. Incompetent.
In pursuance of a license to sell
granted by the atove named court on
the 28th day of nber. 1915, l.,
Margaret Kinnear. guardian of the
person and property of Alexander
Kinnear, an incompetent, will proceed
to sell to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing described realty. towit: The
south one-half ~ of the southwest
one-fourth W of section twenty two
(22) township four (4), north of range
thirty five 1857, E. W. NJ, Umatilla
, county, Oregon.
That bids upon said land may be
made and left with my attorney,
Homer |. Watts, at his office in Ath-
ena Oregon. from and after this 30th
day of Deoem ber, 1915. up to and ir-
elusive of Saturday. the goth day of
January, 1916, at the hour of ten
O'Clock a. M, on said date, at which
time l will then sell to the highest
bidder. all the right, title, interest and
estate of said Alexander Kinnear. in
and to said described realty.
Terms of payment $4,000. 90 to $I0,-
100000 in cash, the balance on time
at Teasonabl rate of interest upon
first class security.
Dated this 30th day of Deoem ber,
1915. Margaret Kinnear,
Guardian OF the person and property
of Alexander Kinnaar, Incompetent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
SONG OF THE CARROT.

Tribute to a Modest Vegetable the
Poets Have Neglected.
Why does no poet arise to sing the
song Of the carrot, the hardest worked
vegetable in the kingdom? Much is
said in favor OF the plethoric pump
kin, the gathering Of corn is COM
monplace theme but the poor carrot
has been neglected-yes, even scorned.
For diversity of use the carrot has
pumpkin and corn backed over the
garden wall. Men feed carrots to cat
tie, increasing the dairy output. They
feed them to other stock sometimes,
improving its temper. A carrot arti-
ficially followed with knife makes
an elegant japanese vase. Sufficiently
hardened by harsh contact with the
world, carrot may be used for
weapon, either operated like a mallet
with handle or hurled like Russian
bomb.
Carrots are sometimes even used for
food by human beings They are a
chief Ingredient In vegetable soup.
Mixed with butter they improve its
color They make better pumpkin pie
than pumpkins themselves. Served as
Hubbard squash they make one wonder
why squashes were invented.
The answer to the high cost Of living
cry is carrots. Johnson had bis Bos-
well. Whom will the carrot have?-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14

described realty: The W. 4 of the
s. e. ID and the s. X of the N. E. ID
of Sec. 10, I. 5, N. R. 85, E. W. M. i,
Umatilla county. Oregon, containing
160 acres more or less.
That bids upon said land may be
made and left with my attorney,
Homer ]. Watts, at his Office in Ath-
ena, Oregon, from and after this 18th
day of December 1915, up to and in
elusive of Saturday, January 18th,
1915, until the hour of o'olnck p. m.
ON said date, at which time l will
then sell to the highest bidder for
cash, all the right title, interest, and
estate of said s. M. White, deceased.
in and to the atova described realty.
Said realty was appraised at $1400. 90.
by the appraisers in the estate herein.
Dated this nth day of ecember.
1915. Matilda R. White,
Adininistratrix of the Estate of
S. M. White, deceased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
GOOD BOOKS.
When Personally Owned They Gather
Wealth of Association.

When Personally Owned They Gather
Wealth of Association.
Cultivated men and women have al
ways good books among their most
valued possessions. and one cannot be-
lieve that this taste can he sacrificed
without definite loss to our civilization.
The spoken word can never supplant
the written word, and in fact the pres
ent tendency Is all toward substituting
print for speech. Nor can reading in
public places take the place Of reading
ones own books in the quiet Of ones
home. Books that are owned wait pa
tiently on the readers leisure, and to
have just the book one wants when
one wants it must remain one Of the
supreme luxuries of Il cultivated life.
Books, too. when personally owned,
writes Earl Barnes in the Atlantic,
gather around themselves wealth of
personal associations. The very bind
ing, paper and title page recall the con.
ditions under which the book came into
our possession AS we open its pages
we remember the last time we read 1t,
the place and circumstances and the
people with whom we discussed 1t.
Books have personality, and they must
always remain the warm friends Of
their posses"ors
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
FURNISHING A ROOM.
Try to Convey the Impression Of Re.
pose and Hominess.

Try to Convey the Impression Of Re-
pose and Hominess.
The furniture which we select should
be designed for Its livable qualities. 1t
is not question of whether the room
Is furnished consistently with Louis
XVI. furniture or with empire or with
something else, but whether the furni-
ture combines with the walls and floors
and ceiling to complete room with
single SHORTCOMINGS, restful-
ness, repose.
Now, repose and restfulness depend
very largely upon color harmonies, and
1t is therefore well that our furniture
harmonic In this respect. A room
which contains chair or two in wal
nut. others in mahogany and fumed
oak and sofa in golden oak cannot
help being bad. Such a room is bound
to affect the nerves of every sensitive
person who comes into the room
For this reason a room should be
very predominantly mahogany In color,
very predominantly ftlmed oak or very
predominantly something else, but 1t
should not be mixture. With PAN
eled interior Of gray, mahogany will 60
very beautifully, whether 1t be Chip
pendale. Sheraton or colonial or all
three mixed = Lionel Robertson and
T. G. O'Donnell In Good Health
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
Tha Black Maria.

The repulsive looking, hearselike van
used for the conveyance Of prisoners
Is universally known as the "black
Maria" The term originated In Amer
lea, When that country was filling
with immigrants from England a ne
gress named Maria Lee kept sailors
boarding house in Boston. She was a
woman Of amazonian strength and,
according to the author of More Anec-
dotes of Bench and Bar" helped the
authorities to keep the peace. Ere
quently the constables invoked her aid,
and the saying, Send for black
Maria," came to mean Take him to
prison" The sailors returning to Eng
land frequently used the phrase, and
so in the course Of time the name of
black Maria Lee, shortened and altered
to black Maria, became the name Of
the prison van and remains so to this
Globe.
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sunday, well and good; no one should
or will interfere with him. But IL
he elects to attend OF take part in a
ball game, we believe that he should
be equally entitled to do so without in
reference, juGt so long as he conducts
himself in proper aud lawful man
ner. The entire question is. of course,
varied and vexatious one, and has
been variously argued and interpreted.
However constitutional it may be, the
''blue law" has al ways been more or
less ignored by many Ut our very best
citizens and business men-presumably
without any serious qualms Of con-
science. Prohibition is indubitably a
measure Of vast benefit to the race,
and Oregon did well to adopt 1t. A
tight Sunday lid is not. Oregon will
do we'll tc become as broad minded
and tolerant along this liue as its Wis
ion will permit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14

- 70 no Nu'n "oin' noie' ao
ouauos o:a,4 =" 'n' u.u ,'"e'f' 'na' 'ne
"'' ~ ''o "'t"'Ain
I'nheu upon 'ne Will uaeR OF MS
iuoioiai oehon jugs hionatus mas
tnls inspiration tag: The Best Way
~ ooi' nosu sano.uln tneEe is one
,eauius, Noan was ooo ieafs oiu
Doiole ~ hearheu " Duiiu 1ne ARK
uon iose your grip onaKe' Judge
%
II were you. la never believe the
lnermometer readings down at the
ins'anoe' ~ just nanoy enough Ior
oiu AUS 70 stand around with a
poA Vi inaeohes 10 one hand ana
nuna VI SNOW ID tne otner. lie could
touon tne nuln OH with either hand,
you KNOW.
on
over In Walla Walla lives 40 old
maid named Sally Pumphandle, (get
on to the handl') who is coyly at
taoneu 10 oachelor Irlend or mine.
ior ions .ime sne nas oeen pesteilng
INN WIN at'entions 6y mall ana now
tnht leap year IS here-l am prepared
ior tue WORST. wnile noping Tor the
oest'
Oh
Ihe boys tell ME that there was n
ieiier IN the movies down at the
Dieamland Ihaater Saturday night
VINO had OIL 'Sniv" frayed to a frazzle
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
A Little loo Much.

One evening little boy entered q
grocery store aud handed the clerk a
note which read: 81 am poor woman
and have no money. My children and
| are starving. Won't you give us
something to eat?"
The kind hearted clerk filled large
basket with food and gave It to the
boy, who quickly departed
In few minutes he again entered
the store,
whats the trouble now?" said the
clerk.
MA sent me back to get the trad
Ing stamps" the lad replied Every
body's