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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
.RUMORS OF OPPONENT
 ID EARL BREWER Not Credited By Brewers Mis-
 sissippi Friends NEGRO IS ARRESTED Negro Accused of Murdering White Man Is Caught By Detective Ligon. Many Pardons Are Sought
 From Governor
NEGRO IS ARRESTED

Jackson, Miss, December 21.-(Special) Word reaches here from Memphis that the headquarters for Mississippi politics the past several days has been at the Peabody hotel in that city, and that great pressure was being brought to bear on certain distinguished citizens of this state to enter the lists for governor against Earl Brewer of Coahoma, the only man now in the race.
 Since the announcement from Charles Scott of Bolivar that he was no longer a candidate there have been suggestions here that some other candidate should gubernatorial race five years hence than with any expectation of defeating Mir. Brewer. This Memphis news is to the effect that demands have been made on Congressman Sisson, on Chancellor Kin cannon of the university, on B. G. Low cry of Blue Mountain college fame, but that so far none of them had shown a disposition to get in the limelight. This same authority has it that these reports are denied with equal emphasis.
 This report has been discussed gener- e1hJ hCiC toudy by iiioSo Wiio dio dC- quainted with Missssippi's political af- fairs, and who know them to be badly muddled without any contest over the governorship. Some seem to believe it possible that two or three Mississppians have happened to meet in the lobby or the Memphis hotel and that the gubernatorial situation was discussed. That would be the most natural thing in the world. It has been done in the Hobbies of the hotels of this state and city since the with drawal of MT. Scott, but there has been no organized effort here to induce can didate to announce against Earl Brewer. It is known of all men that MT. Brewer is not running for the governorship as Vardaman man. and yet many of the supporters of Major Vardaman are also the friends and admirers Of MT. Brewer. This proposition may be turned around and found to fit just as well-that is, that Mr. Brewer is not running as an anti-Vardaman man.
 Should another candidate for governor appear on the field the lines would doubt less be drawn taut, and both forced to declare themselves on the senatorial race, whether for or against Vardaman, and sink or swim, survive or perish with him.
 But Mississippi likes the game of poll tics, and if it is possible to scare up an- ether gubernatorial candidate it will be done, of course, but a candidate matched at Memphis would stand no more show than a snowball in the good old summer time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

eral delegates from this state. President Taft and Goyernor-elect Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will be in attendance on this meeting, and will speak from the same platform on the evening of March 10. The Presidents subject will be "A Greater Nation Through Greater South.'
 The purpose of this congress Is to pro- mote commercial, agricultural, industrial and financial development of the south; and to demonstrate that, by reason of the ratural resources of the south in coast line. harbors, rivers, forests, water pow CT. minerals, rainfall and growing hours the south has within it the essentials of national leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
NEWS OF HUNTSVILLE
Business Men Will Take Census-CIarlx
 Arrested for Passing Bad Money

Huntsville, December 21.-(SpeciaL)- J. Not satisfied on the population of Huntsville, the Business Mems club to- night appointed a committee, headed by Mayor R. E. Smith, to make an enum- eration some time next week. The club claims more than 11,000 in the restrict ed city limits and is anxious for an other count.
 Thomas Clark, a Lawrence county farmer, was brought to Huntsville to- day on a charge O, passing counterfeit money in Tuscumbia and other nearby towns. He was found with several spurious $5 bills in his pockets. Com missioner Greenleaf committed Clark to jail to await the action of the federal grand jury and his bond was fixed at S15c0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
FEDERAL PRISONERS
 WILL BE PAROLED


 Atlanta, December 21.-(Special.)-As a Christmas gift eight prisoners at the federal prison will get their liberty be- tween now and next Saturday. Their release comes through the parole sys- tenn, these prisoners being the first to benefit by it at the local prison. Acting on rule recently made, the warden here refuses the names of the men freed. Green and Gaynor, who are in prison on the charge of defrauding the govern ment in harbor work at Savannah, will net be among the number, altohugh it is understood that their names were fa- vorably considered by the parole board and will be passed upon later by the att torney general. In all forty-eight in- mates of the pen will be freed within the next few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

New Orleans, December 2l-Ivan Cox and Fred Goodyear were today held for trial without bail in the district criminal court on the charge of murder growing out of a joy ride which proved fatal to Tessie Smith Tuesday morning. The ma chine in which the party of young people were enjoying a ride about the city dashed into the old basin canal and the woman was drowned. This is the second recent fatal joy ride, which has resulted in Goodyear being charged with murder. Later Cox was released on bond in the sum of $10,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
J. F. Witherspoon Testifies

New Orleans, December 21.-The federal grand jury, which has been engaged for the past ten days in Investigating alleged frauds in sugar importations at this port had before 1t today as a witness J. T. Witherspoon, general manager of the Louisiana properties of the American Su- gar Refining company. MT. Witherspoon was before the inquisitorial body about two hours w. T. Dennison, the special assistant to the Attorney General who had hand in the sugar fraud trials in New York, assisted in the examination of witnesses before the grand jury today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
sauce Factory Burned

Centreville, Miss, December 21.-Fire early this morning destroyed the Red Snapper Sauce company's plant, worth s12, ,5O0, and $25,O0O worth of stored stock. The plant will not be rebuilt. Insurance amounting to s10,000 was carried. The company will move to Pensacola, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Negro Arrested for Murder

Detective w. J. Ligon made an impor- tant and interesting arrest last night at the door of the negro theatre here. where "Black Patti' was holding forth before hundreds of her color, when he slapped the handcuffs on John c. Boon, a ne- gro wanted at Greenville, Miss, for the murder of w. A. Biggs, white man, and a negro woman, who went by the name of Pearl Boon and was supposed at that time to be the wife of the murderer. That killing took place in November, 1908, both bodies being discovered in one room the morning after. Boon made his escape from the town and since that time has travelled all around over the country with some little vaudeville show, as is shown by several letters and telegrams now in the hands of Detective Ligon. One of these is from another wife in Mobile, and is evidently in response to one he wrote her asking her to apply for a di- vorce. She told him to go ahead and get the divorce himself, that she was per fectly willing, as he hao never contrib uted to her support, anyhow.
 Boon left here in charge of Detective w. H. Chipman of Greenville. Biggs, the white man alleged to have been killed by Boon at Greenville, was a native of this county, and his father is said to live near Dry Grove.
 State Treasurer Edwards has been making the Confederate veterans who happen to be on the pension rolls pre- ferled creditors at his counter, and when the bank runners come in with a batch of warrants he goes through them to pick out all pension warrants. These are cashed first and then if he has any money left he pays others. In this way most of the pensioners have gotten their money in time for Christmas, and only about s5O000 worth of warrants are left outstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Joy Riders Held for Murder

cd paving contracts aggregatinl $225, ,0O0."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

Emilio Riggs, Fred Tagorto and Tony Ross. The three are employed at the lock and dam at Guild, Tenn, about 15 miles from Chattanooga on the Tennes see river, and are charged with robbing w. H. Anderson, an American CO., worker. The robbery took place at the foot of Lookout mountain while the four men were en route on foot from Guild to Chattanooga last Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
War Vessel Christened

Bath, Me-, December H.-Christened by Mrs. John S. Hyde, wife of the president of the Bath Iron works, the builders, the torpedo boat destroyer Trippe was launched today The Trippe must average at least 295 knots an hour for four hours on her official trials, which will be held in February or later. She Is 29S feet long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Many Pardons Sought

Once more Governor Noel makes 1t plain that those seeking pardons at his hands must have the indorsement of the judge or the district attorney who tried the case before he will consider the ap- plication. There has been veritable flood of pardon petitions here of late, as is always the case just before Christmas, but applicants and their friends might just as well understand that the gov- ernor accepts the decisions of the courts and the juries as legal settlements of the questions before him, unless it can be shown by clearly proved after-developed facts-not before the court-that a diff ferent result would have been had in court had those facts been presented and that the failure to present them was not due to the negligence of the defend- ant or his attorneys.
 The merchants of this city have been doing land office business the past sev- eral days, especially this week, and all seem to be satisfied that their Christmas trade will be the largest in their his- tory. At the several places where Santa Claus has made his headquarters there is a jam from early morning till late at night, hundreds of shoppers being from neighboring towns.
 Asked hom business had been one of the largest firms in the city stated {: we have had all we could possibly do Even with a largely increased force of salcspeople we do not see how we could have done any more. Everybody in the house Is run to death"
 Governor Noel has been invited to at tend the meeting of the Southern Com mercial congress to meet in Atlanta March to 10 next. and also to name sev-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Missing Mans Body Found

Orange, N. J., December 21.-A boy coasting at East Orange today tumbled off his sled in horror at the sight of human hand protruding from the ice cov- ering a swamp at the bottom of a hill. The police unearthed the body of Harry P. Wicks, who disappeared November 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS GIFT

A beautiful and complete stock of Christmas jewelry- gold cuff links, signet rings, stick pins, etc.-S2.50 gold rings 50c up. Everything highest quality. Stock must be sold by January l.
 A. s. SMITH, Mgr.
 102 N. 20th Street.
 Southern Railway
 for Florida points.
 Through Sleepers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
PRINT CLOTH MARKET.
1By Telegraph to The Tribune. !

.1 4EltkTabu I'd me 4TlDlHG.
Fall River, Mass. Sept THE total
amount OF print cloth which was sold last
week in this market was the largest in
several weeks. the aggregate sales amount
ing 70 more than 1890 pieces. There was
good trading in wide and medium wide
goods and a shading Of q sixteenth Of a
cent was made There was fair inquiry for
50 inch 6Sx72s, and a stable business was
accomplished. There was some call for So
inch goods. although the volume Of bust
ness executed was not large. The narrow
end Of the market displayed some activity,
and 2I-inch goods came in for much con-
sideration on the part Of buyers. Although
business was comparatively good last week,
there stiu exists a small margin Of profit
between the cost Of cotton and the selling
values Of goods, and because Of this mill
treasurers are not forcing themselves on
the part
The latest move on the part Of II c. D.
Borden, of New York, owner OF the big
Fail River Iron Works mills and the Amer
lean Printing Company in producing a new
printed fabric. 10 be known as Pilgrim, is
destined 10 have some effect on the trade.
For a great number Of years the Iron Works
mills have produced strictly narrow stand
a-ds-namely. IS inch 64x64s, seven yards 10
viii mean a changing over OF some of the
ls.01o looms, so that q inch, 56x52s. nine
wards 10 the pound, viii be made
sateens and twiils have been in good de-
mand and several thousand pieces were
sold The contracts entered into call for
deliveries during the remaining months
Of the year. OF the total sales about 5000
pieces were spots. The quotations are as
follows: g inch exits. 5s4 cents; IS inch
s4x6Os. IS cents, = inch 6sX60s, 3iz cents;
n inch 56x5ss, 3 Sic cents; $50 inch S4A6is
So cents and 80 inch 68X72s. 81 cents.
The American Printing Company viii
resume operations tomorrow, after be
ing Idle for seventeen weeks. About so
0Deratives Wil be benefited This Il the
first time IN the history or the priptery
that II stopped Tor such long period II
DrintetE. has about 60o.GD9 pieces Of print
cloth ia stock, which viii be printed by the
American Assuming that all this cloth Is
narrow standards, II has g market yalua-
ton Of sl,l25.o 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
LIGHT ON SCHOOL LAGGAa
Municipal Research Bureau Gets
Letters from Many Cities.

The Bureau Of Municipal Research is
finding cut what is being done in I'VE hun
dred cities for school children who are
not promoted Letters have been received
from school officials all over the country.
Of one group of ninety-eight superin-
tendents written TO Eixty-three report that
children must be interviewed by principals
before marked for non promotion. fifty
I'VE Others SAY that their teachers must
give in writing their reasons for recon-
menoing non-promotion. seventy-four re-
port that they require individual explana-
tions as 70 each child held back and forty
i've expressed their purpose TO discuss non
promotion IN their next annual reports
Twenty cities have special "catch-up"
work for backward pupils
New York City, the bureau says, had
more than 10000 non promotions in Janu-
airy and the same number in June Yet
IL IS not known how many fail once q
year only, how many fail twice or why
they do so One superintendent SAYS that
some Of the '1eftbacks" are of average
ability. but have not been properly In
structed, either through the inefhctency or
frequent absence Of their teachers New
Tork's non-pTomotion percentage was II
in January and June. Many cities have
averages as low as g. I. and II per cent.
Some keep al children moving upward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
Of Interest 80 cComen
THE ALL-|MPORTANT BAG
II Gives the Touch That Makes a
Costume Complete.

1t is beginning to be understood in these
days that no detail of a woman's dress is
so trifling as TO be without influence on
the effect of the whole For this reason
bags are receiving more attention than
ever before, and they are made in so many
different forms and materials that in order
to find one that will give Just the right
touch TO any particular costume IT is only
necessary to have the perseverance to look
for it and the intelligence to recognize 1t
when found.
In leather bags alone there is the great
est variety of color and texture. Some
smart new ones shown by a S4th street shop
are made of ecrase, or. in other words,
polished calf. This leather, which is a
French product, is an especially serviceable
one, because the surface is so highly pol
ished that it does not soil easily. 1t is
dyed in shades of green, brown. purple and
blue, the colors being slightly notified
All the different skins have their own Pc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

This is the time of the year for 'gloat
parties'' These are gatherings Of re
turned travellers. to which each one brings
the treasures she has picked I'd during the
summer and gloats over them in the pres
ence of her friends, who admire rapturous-
ly and wonder why in the world they didn't
think to go there. too.
The most exclusive "gloat parties allow
as members only those who have some
thing to contribute to the evenings exhibit
ton. A stay-at-home can butt in only
on the tacit understanding with the hostess
that she is TO admire everything impartially
and enthusiastically. II The company be
of we'll assorted tastes and represents
travel in different countries however. she
finds the occasion very profitable, for she
can learn where to buy pictures. where are
the best bargains in gloves. what are the
cutest curios from Switzerland. and how
much one has TO pay for postcards in Flor
ence. All of which the stay-at-home tries
TO remember in case she should go abroad
next year.
The "gloaters" do not begrudge her that;
in fact, they quite overlook her in their
enthusiasm, while comparing the quality OF
linen bought in rival shops, the price of
photographs in London and in Paris or the
merits or souvenir spoons from ' ehlEe anu
Rome. Each one is proud of her specially,
and the envious stay-at-hOme thinks that
nothing could be more agreeable than 10
cart a heavy bit OF bronze bric-a-brac all
over Europe and then hear ones friends
exclaim over It at a "gloat party
At a recent gathering Of this kind one
woman exhibited with much pride little
sewing case she picked up IN Italy. It was
a hollow wooden cylinder, Inside it had
an upright piece of wood. shaped like
thieI6set corkscrew, around which thread
was TO be wound. This screw also was hol-
low and had removable top just the shape
OF a thimhe When this top was taken
of there was revealed space for needles.
Then the proud possessor proceeded TO
demonstrate the way in which 20 use her
treasure. She tucked several needles into
their little nook inside the screw, put on the
little cover and fitted her thimbIe on top OF
II, wound thread around the screw and fast
ened on the outside cover of the cylinder
The admiring company exhausted their sup
ply OF appropriate edjectives, and then the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
"MONKEYED" WITH HIS TAIL
Practical Joke Causes General
Fight IN Simian Colony.

To the amusement Of 2 great many per
sons ~ Bronx Park YESTERDAY am ICON. 2
monkey PLAYED practical Joke o. other
sln-an that brought on q great i Of
strife and turmoil il one # the c. n
fact & looked for 4 time as if SOM II the
contestants engaged in the battle that en-
sued would cash in
Il al came about through the trustful-
ness OF one Of the monkeys Regardless OF
dozens Of sdmiring youngsters peeTing
through the bars ~ them, the monkeys.
al except the one made the butt Of
TIE Joke. were sleeping or chstterfng IN
The Usar II the cage. He was sitting On
one Of the perches having 2 snooze, and,
contrary 70 monkey habits. he let his tail
dsngle down from the bar Il was long
tsil, TOO
As it hung down. gently wagging to and
FRO The temptation 10 give 1T q pull was
too great for one of the frtsky fnha bitsnts
Of ire cage Sneaking UP II grabbed
the tail with both hands. gave il an aw-
I'll tug. and down came the monkey 10 the
foor- he scampered after the youngster
that pulled him OF the perch. and was
seemingly getting the better Of him, when
a. the others jumped into tae fray. scratch
Ing and biting
around the cage they went fighting
friends and foes alike. This continued Tor
few moments, ard then q keeper attract
e hy Tire crowd around The cage. came Up
ard qulsted them with q menacirg FIST
The monkey that had pulled the other one's
-aI then Vge-- back into q corner 70 nurse
his wounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

culiar charm, and some beaver bags were
noticed that were exquisitely soft in tone.
Leather bags, like those Of other materials,
are made in a variety of shapes and sizes,
all OF which show a wonderful capacity
for slowing away such conveniences- as
change purses, powder puffs, card cases.
mirrors, writing tablets and vinaigrettes.
Some new features in the 1nishinss OF
bags are shell tops TO the metal frames and
silver mountings for the little tongues that
facilitate their opening. The straps by
which leather bags are carried are longer
and narrower than formerly, initiating the
cordeIiAre in effect. For lining the fash
ionabIs MORE is often used in tones 10
match or harmonic with the bag
Among the bags that are most popular
this autumn are those made from the gen
uine old Paisley shawls- The designs on
these are all so beautiful thar the task OF
deciding which to buy is extremely dImculJ.
The cords of which the handles are made
may be of mingled threads reproducing the
celors in the bag, or they may be in some
solid color.
In choosing a bag of this kind the color
of the cord must always be taken into con
sideration, as IL is an important factor IN
bringing about harmonious relations with
the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
Some Ways Of fbe World

hostess sprang another surprise. She
turned the thing upside down and IN
screwed an unsupported detachable bot
tom, inside which was a hollow just big
enough for a bit of sealing wax
The whole thing was only about four
inches Ions. and seemed 10 be the cleverest
device on the market for saving space when
travelling in a suit case
To be convinced that "old age has gone
completely out Of fashion" one need only
glance through the list of fashion maya
zines and women's papers. There Is hardly
one which is complete nowadays without
a page or two on fashions for the ma
tron' or the middle aged woman's ward
robe" \ close study OF these models re-
veals the fact that the middle aged wom-
an wears exactly the same styles as her
younger sister. The only difference is in
the extent of her waist measure and the
placid, we'll fed look on the matrOnIy feat
ures. Why II is that no fashion paper has
pictured a thin woman OF mature years is
hard to understand. a sylphlike figure
would show of styles for the middle
aged" just as we'll as it does STYLES for
sweet young things" and fat woman of
twenty is no more an impossihIllty Of nat
ure than IS a thin one Of sixty one sees
plenty Of both on the streets. but none in
the women's magazines.
However, the we'll developed. motherly
figure has all the seasons favorite FASH
ions To choose from, and as for gray hairs.
these are one OF the elderly wOman's
greatest assets. The womeu's magazine
has another page telling her how TO ar
range them to best ADVANTAGE. and then
she goes forth To lead her little circle,
confident that they will win for her the
respect due TO one OF wide experience
and ideas worth listening to.
II would perhaps he truer to say that
''old age has come into fashion It never
was in before. so IL can't have gone
out" but II is getting in now. The mex
perienced young thing in a pink gown
sits unnoticed. while her mother IN a
siIvery gray gown lust matching her hair,
holds the attention of the whole dinner
party. Here's 10 the woman Of fifty has
taken on added significance since it was
arst put in the Old toast just 10 supply
the needed rhyme