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The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17

the liquor people to secure the adop-
tion of proposals which would nullify
their prohibitory laws.
"Thus "a states out of 48-one-half
of the states Of the Union-have now
declared for statewide prohibition
over 60 per cent"
Farm Vote the Factor.
There are several great outstanding
facts concerning the result Of the elec-
ton, one of which is that labor, in all
the big Industrial states except Ohio,
declined to give it's undivided support
to President Wilson despite his claim
to it on the score Of having persuaded
congress to pass the Adamson "eight-
hour" bill. New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Massachusetts,, Michigan, In
diana, all gave the Republican candl-
date pluralities, and Ohio's vote in ia
vor of Wilson is not certainly to be at
tributed to the labor vote.
Another interesting development was
the independence of the West, which is
asserting that it elected q president
without the aid of New York and Penn
sylvania and other big western and
central states. When 1t was found,
early in the evening Of election day,
that the empire state had gone for
Hughes, the newspapers of the metrop-
oils, even those that had supported
Wilson, conceded the victory to the
Republicans, without waiting to hear
from the middle West. When the re-
turns came in from these regions, 1t
was found that the farmer and stock
raiser had decided the election.
Yet another fact that calls for COM
ment is that Governor johnson Of Cal
ifornia, running on the Republican and
Progressive tickets, has been elected to
the United States senate by something
like 100000 plurality, and yet the state
went Democratic on the presidency.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17
Handear Robbers Blow Morrison Safes

Morrison.-The third "handcar rob-
berry" within week occurred at Nor
rison. Thieves broke into a mercan-
tile company store and opened the
safe by means of an explosive, but
without finding anything. They also
broke into the postoffice, but were dis
appointed there also, as the postmas-
ter had taken the money and stamps
home with him. They then escaped
on handcar which they stole from
the Colorado & Southern Toulouse.
Similar robberies were perpetrated
at Lafayette and Lyons a few days
ago. In each case the robbers es-
capped in a handcar from the railroad
Toulouse. The police believe sys.
tematic series Of robberies is being
conducted by the same gang, and have
redoubled their efforts to locate the
members.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17
Laaarita Postoffice Robbed.

Denver-Burglars who entered the
postoffice at Lagarita. Saguache coun-
ty, not only took all of the stamps
and cash in the office. but also carried
away the heavy iron safe. The post
office inspectors believe that the men
loaded the safe into large auto and
drove away with it. A check of the
postoffice funds shows that $50 in
stamps and $40 in cash is missing.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17
Pueblo Pioneer Dies.

Pueblo-David Gillespie, 70 years
old, pioneer resident of Pueblo, died
at his home in this city. He has been
a car inspector with the Santa Fe rail-
road for the past thirty-six years, and
for twenty-years was in charge of that
work at Rockvale In Fremont county.
He was prominent Mason and Odd
Fellow and is survived by his widow
and one married daughter.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17
Luther Wolfe Not Guilty.

Denver.-A directed verdict of not
guilty was returned by jury in West
Side District Court In the case of
Luther Wolfe, charged with the mur-
der of Roy Smith, one of his former
employees. Smith was killed August
last. Wolfe declared Smith had de-.
clared he would "get him." according
to the testimony.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17
Wed Twice In Two Months.

Pueblo-Henry Brill and Helen Van
Duyn were married for the second
time within two months. The license
for the first wedding was secured with
the bride using the name of her step
father. Thinking that the wedding
might be termed Illegal because of this
fact, the couple obtained another H.
cense and were remarked.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-17

*ResuIt In Minnesota, with IL votes,
will not be known until soldiers vote
is counted. 1t is possible that recount
in close states may change the total to
some extent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
A Letter Answered

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
HONEST EFFORTS

By Horace Greeley.
Moses was fated never to enter the
land of promise he so longingly viewed
afar; and Columbus never found-who
can now wish that he had?-that unim-
peded sea route westward to India that
he sought so wisely and SO daringly. Yet
still the world moves on, and by mys-
FERROUS and unexpected ways the great,
brave soul is permitted to subserve the
benignant purposes of God contemplate
ing the elevation and blessing of man.
And SO, I cannot doubt, the unselfish eff
forts in our day for the amelioration of
social hardships, though their methods
may be rejected as mistaken or defec-
tive, will yet signally conduce to their
contemplated ends. Fail not, then, hum
Bile hopper for 'the good time coming"
to lend your feeble sigh, to swell the
sails of whatever bark is freighted with
earnest efforts for the mitigation of hui
man woes, nor doubt that the divine
breath shall watt it at last to it's prayed
for haven!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
PITY THE POOR GOLDFISH

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
At last the exposed, exploited and
oppressed gold fish have had a word
said in their defense. At last reform
is reaching out for the protection of
the gold fish, and in Missouri they are
threatening Ito pass law about it,"
which is applying the American panacea
for all evils.
The National Aquarium society, in a
meeting at st. Louis, declares that
100000 gold fish are killed every year
in st. Louis through the ignorance, OF
their owners. The society demands that
the gold fish globes be abolished. Fur
thermore, the law which the society
proposes will forbid the sale of dog
biscuit, vermicelli and rice waters for
fish food.
Irwin Cobb has always had a secret
sympathy for the gold fish. The modest
gold fish. he says, never had any pri-
vacy. The secrets of his private and
family life are exposed to a rude
world and any gold fish with aretiring
disposition must feel deeply the humil-
iation of spending his nights and days
in the unfeeling gaze of coldly criti-
cal world.
Now, it appears that ignorant own
ers, in addition to destroying the home
life of the gold fish, are blindly poison
ing them by foods, which, for fish, have
too much proteids or carbohydrates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
OUT For ONE OR TEN

New York Correspondence, Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Either 81 or $40 is the stake in
new confidence game which has been
operated successfully here. The process
is for the men to make new acquaint-
ance and then to ask: I'VE want to
send $40 in a registered letter, have
you a $40 bill for $40 in changer" If the
$40 bill is produced and given to the
man with the letter he returns change
amounting to SO. If the discrepancy Is
not detected the man with the letter is
81 ahead of the game. But generally
the mistake is discovered after the let
ter has been sealed with the victims
bill inside 80 L have made a mistake
in the changer says the man with the
letter, surprised. well, we'll fix that
all right. Give me the 50 and I'll give
you back the envelope With your $40
BILL" At this juncture the envelope with
the $40 bill inside is tucked safely in
other envelope, which resembles the one
with the money, then is brought forth
from the sleeve of the schemers coat
and given to the victim. Inside this en-
velope is a blank piece of paper. Finally
the victim walks away and does not
learn of the loss of the $40 bill until
the envelope is opened. In the mean
time the two confidence men have es-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
1T IS TO LAUGH

From the Louisville Courier Journal
I1GI HE politician and the auctioneer
are of imagination all compact
One sees more mares nests than
would fill a book, or barn; the other
pinchbeck wares; and both are out for
gudgeons.-(A midsummer nights dream,
revised.
1t is the habit-nay, the business-of
the party speaker when he mounts the
raging stump to roar his platitudes into
the ears of those who have the sim
plicity and hardihood to listen, though
neither edited nor enlightened, to aver
that the horse he rides is is feet high;
that the candidate he supports is a giant;
and that he himself is no small figure of
a man.
He has been lkened to the auctioneer.
But it is the mock auctioneer whom in
reality he resembles; his stock trade
Slowly, albeit surely, the success which
at the very outset of party warfare at
tended this legalized confidence game
drew into it more and more players. For
a long time they deceived themselves as
much as other people. They had not be-
come professional. They were amateur.
Many of them played for sheer love of
the gamble There were rules to regulate
the play But as time passed and voters
increased the popular preoccupation null
tiplied the temptations and opportunities
for gain. inviting the enterprising, the
adroit and the corrupt to reconstitute pa
triotism into an asset and to organize
public opinion into a bill of lading. Thus
politics as a trade, parties as trade
marks and politicians, like harlots plying
their vocation.
Now and again an honest and brave
man appears among them who aims at
better things. In the event that fortune
favcrs him and he attains high station
he finds himself surrounded and thwart-
ed by men less honest, less able and less
courageous, who, however capable of dis
covering right from wrong and willing to
do their duty. yet wear the party collar;
owe fealty to the party machine; are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
HOTEL LOBBIES
No Overhead Exnenre

Rev Walter S. Brown, who was re-
Gently appointed superintendent of the
city relief department. has located in the
city hall. The offices of the relief de-
partment are located in rooms s and 9.
The relief fund was established for
the purpose of doing charity for those
VINO are needy and without friends" said
Mr.. Brown. The public donations re-
ceiyed will be spent for the poor and
SICK exclusively. There will be no large
overhead expense that is so prevalent
with most charitable organizations
Every penny is used for good purpose
What little expense there is attached to
this department is betrayed by the city
The relief fund has no other source
OF supply or income other than the gene
rosities of the benevolent public. Any
donations of articles of apparel, books
or other things will be used directly
not sold. The coming of cold weather will
necessitate the expenditure of every cent
We can obtain to help the persons who
are poverty stricken and cannot help
themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
THE DULLNESS OF ROUTINE

IHOTedu.
1t is remarkable how few events or
crises there are in our histories; how
little exercised we have been in our
minds; how few experiences we have
had I would fam be assured that I
am growing apace and frankly, though
my very growth disturb this dull equa-
it be with struggle
through long, dark, muggy nights or
seasons of gloom. 1t would be well if all
our lives were a divine tragedy instead
of this trivial comedy or farce. When
at rare intervals, some thought visits
one, as perchance he is walking on a
railroad, then indeed the cars go by
without his hearing them. But soon by
some inexorable law our life goes by
and the cars return.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
THE JAPS IN MEXICO

Harry I'll. Dunn in Cartoons Magazine.
A Japanese it was. who fired the first
shot at a party Of American marines
from the Annapolis at Mazatlan; three
Japanese have been killed in raiding
parties in Texas; one died with the Car
rama troopers under Felix Gomez at Car
rial, and 60 of the little brown men are
Officers in the Carranza army under
General Alvardo in Yucatan. In Mexico
today are more than 10000 Japanese,
about 1000 of them in so-called fishing
camps and on little farms on the west
coast. Neither camps nor farms produce
sufficiently for the support of 1000 Of
even these economical people.
Down the backbone of the continent.
from Juarez to Santa Lucrecia. are 1900
more, many of them living idly in the
larger cities, producing nothing. ap-
parently doing nothing. yet always well
dressed. well fed, plentifully supplied
with money and unchanged by revolu-
tion-for the Japanese are the only peo-
pie who have been neither killed nor
robbed by any faction of Mexicans in
the past six years of war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Copyright, 1916, by the Cincinnati En-
quirer).
Before he gets her he promises that he
will cleave to her. And when she gets a
Whit of his breath after he gets her she
finds that he has Glove.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who could slip his pants over his
shoes when he was undressing?
Another thing that gets our goat is to
see a big. husky dame, who looks like a
longshoreman, working the clinging vine
stunt on a little unsuspecting youth who
looks as if he hadn't been properly
weaned.
Women are great copy cats. Just be-
cause a girl who has something to demon
strate wears her waist open in front, the
girls who haven't anything to demon
strate wear Jleir waists that way, too.
The difference between a hermit and
some other men who haven't any bath
tubs either, is that the hermit keeps to
himself.
The old-fashioned woman who used to
like to have the stork call around once
in awhile now has a married daughter
who calls Fido her baby and tells him
t. come to momma when she calls him.
Every married woman has a sneaEing
suspicion that her husband makes more
money than he tells her he does and that
he holds out on her every pay day.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
But that isn't the reason why we have
ST. many divorces in this country.
The old-fashioned woman who was al
ways nagging her husband into saving
up enough money to get a home now has
a daughter ewho is always nagging her
husband to save up enough money to get
an auto.
A woman's idea of a good time is to
ret another woman and start knocking
some other woman
This is fool world. We sit down and
laugh at pictures of the fool clothes the
women wore so years ago. And so years
from now people will sit down and laugh
at the fool clothes the women wore in
1916
Nature makes lot of mistakes. lot
of inaidens are built like old married
women and a lot of old married women
are built like maidens.
1t takes widow to wear a shocked
expression when she sees a picture of a
man wearing a union suit In an under
wear advertisement.
If the waistlines get any higher a CIR
goods on the top of a skirt and cut two
armholes in the top of the skirt and
have a complete gown.
Our idea of borrowing trouble is for q
man to touch some other man for the
price of marriage license
Beauty may be only skin deep. But il
! is a hard matter to squeeze three corr
feds into the rear seat Of an automobile
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
Attractions for Fair

I'VE sold a large number of conces-
sions while attending the fair at Louis
vile this week. said Sam II. Fowlkes.
secretary of the fair association The
Louisville fair was good.
Many of the concessions are comins;
to Birmingham and number of the free
attractions have been booked for our
fair. Several fine herds of cattle and
hogs that won prizes at Louisville will
be seen here.
All indications point to one of the
best state fairs ever held in Alabama.
Everything is being put into shape at the
fairgrounds, and the association will
move its offices to the grounds Monday.
crew of men has been working on
the grounds for several weeks, and
things are getting in fine shape. We
hope to be ready for the fair at least a
week ahead of the time for the open
iug'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
AN HONEST OBITUARY

FROM the marquette IflDune.
Frank Waller was unique character
An honest comment is difficult to make
in newspaper. We do not want to say
an unkind thing about him. He put
nothing into this world and got nothing
out of it. His boarded wealth brought
him an early grave, and he could take
none of it with him. He was honest as
he saw honesty, obeyed the laws of the
land when it cost him nothing, neighbored
with no one, trusted no one got all he
could, and kept all he got. His upper
most philosophy of life was a false one
that is. that man with money in his
pocket must Of necessity have friends
and happiness. He contracted no debts,
gave nothing to charity or public enter
prise, knew nothing about the high cost
of living, travelled none, read little, never
spent a cent "foolishly,", never invested
or gambled Many lad Of 10 has seen
more of life worth living than he. He
belonged to no societies, fraternal or re-
ligious. He enjoyed making good deals
in buying and selling. He was sober, in
dustrious, independent. stickler for the
last pound of flesh allowed by law. He
has passed to his reward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
ON YOUR WRIST
From the Boston Post.

From the Boston Post.
According to the solemn expert opinion
of the American National Retail Jewel
ers' association, in convention assem-
bled the wrist watch will be more in
vogue than ever before during the coming
year. And why shouldn't it?
Time was. and not long departed, when
the tiny timepiece attached to the mas
,culine wrist was considered effeminate,
just as the severely strenuous game Of
tennis was thought to be too ladylike for
men by those who had never played it.
But not now. The athletes of decidedly
manly type and, most of all, the soldiers,
regular and state. have set an example
that the rest 4 mankind have not failed
to observe. The wrist watch is not only
convenience but in some cases neces-
sity And "a mans man for a. that
or anything else that he chooses to wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
FUN ON THE RAILROAD
From the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
George Henry Story. the artist, knew
Artemus Ward when the latter was asso-
way Me-, and he was familiar also with
the Grand Trunk railway as 1t was in
those primitive days.
Once when Ward was travelling; on it
at the rate of Is miles an hour he asked
the conductor who strolled through the
smoker: Conductor, is it ever permitted
for passengers to make suggestions?'
The conductor nodded surprised as
sent.
'Well,' said Ward, II don't see why
you have a cowcatcher on the engine, for
the train could never catch COW. But
would suggest you attach it to the
back of the train to prevent any preda-
tory COW from biting the passengers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
OUR RAW RECRUITS
the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram
Rex Beach believes that the endurance
of our militia on the Mexican border is
being strained too far. "A prize fighter
takes six weeks to get in shape" he said,
recently. What Of the fellows who yes
terday were at the desks; who have done
less than 100 hours of drill in the last
year? England gave her men year OF
hard work before sending them to the
send them into the Sahara or Arabian
Flanders front. DO you think she would
desert with less2'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
A MYSTERY
b. Whittier.

By Whittier.
The river wound as it should winds
Their place the mountains took;
The white torn fringes of their clouds
Wore no unwonted look.
Yet ne'er before that rivers rim
Was pressed by feet of mine,
Never before mine eyes had crossed
That broken mountain line.
\ presence, strange at once and known
Walked with me as my guide:
The skirts of some forgotten life
Trailed noiseless at my side.
Was it a dim remembered dream?
Or glimpse through aeons old?
The secret which the mountains kept
The river never told.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
AGAIN, some. TWO, THREE,

From the Omaha Bee.
Some comfort for the elderly and
equal confusion for the young is found
violent forms of recent date are to be
discarded for the season now at hand.
The waltz Of old Is coming back, and
the three-four time of days gone by
again will be heard where the ear is
now outraged by the syncopated abomi-
nations to the "ragtime' OF when
swings, dips. whirls and other gym
nastics of the "modern7. dance are per-
formed. Johann strauss will reign
again where Irving Berlin last year
held sway. On with the dance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
Fee for NOnresidcnts

THE levying of a fee for nonresident
school children has been in vogue here
for the past 20 years." said DIR. j. H.
Phillips, superintendent of education,
yesterday. THE recent publicity given
to the charging of a fee for all children
who are not residents of Birmingham
caused many people to believe this was
a new ruling by the board of education.
Heretofore we have been lax in en-
forcing this rule, but owing to the string
ency of the financial situation of the
city at the present time and in view of the
fact we have cut down our operating
forces this rule will be enforced rigidly
this year. The place of residence will
decide the child's eligibility to attend the
public schools If the child's parents live
outside of the city and the child is sent
here to live while school is in session the
tax will have to be paid. Practically all
cities have this rule. st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, and Detroit charge high fees for nom
resident school children, The fee in st.
Paul is 500 per year. Our fee is small
compared to this and the steps taken by
the board were absolutely necessary in
order to maintain the public school sys-
TEN this year"