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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
GERMANS CHRISTMAS TREE
Veterans of FrancO-Prussian War Hay
 Entertainment in Cullman

C,illman, December 26.-lSpecial. )-The members of the Deutscher Militaer Krie- ger Verein, or German military organiza- tion, of Cullman, although somewhat later than other people with the celebration of Christmas, gave an elaborate pro. gramme on the third floor of the Buch- mann building tonight. The chief feature of the occasion was a Christmas tree for the benefit of the children of the members and others who cared to participate. I'm mediately following the Christmas exer- oises dance was indulged in until late hour.
 The Deutscher Militaer Krieger Verein has in it's organization some 40 or 50 mem- bers. and is composed of the ex-soldiers of the Franco-Prussian war. The cus- tom has been since it's organization in Cullman to hold some sort of exercises of this nature every Christmas, and the fact that all the churches in town held their exercises Saturday and Sunday night is given as the reason why the German soldiers held theirs on Monday night.
 A large crowd, consisting largely of the German children, was present. and each received handsome present in the shape of a bag of candies and fruits of all kinds A most enjoyable time was spent by all present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
SHER|FFS ID MEET
 AT CAPITAL TODAY
Will Discuss Legislation Af-
 fecting Them
PLANS FOR INAUGURAL
Now Believed That Parade Will Be Fully Five Miles LOng--Interest
 in Anti-saIoon League Meet ing This Week

Montgomery, December 2e.-(Special.)- Sixty-seven sheriffs from that many counties of Alabama will be In session in this city at noon tomorrow, when leg islation will be discussed by the shrievalty officials that will tend to bring the office of the sheriff in closer contact with the people of the commonwealth. Sheriff Horace Hood of Montgomery county will call the meeting to order, while Walter K. McAdory of Jefferson county will act as secretary. In all probability, the re- spective officials vii be elected to their tentative offices at Tuesdays meeting.
 A matter that will be thrashed out at the meeting and that has for years been troubling the sheriffs of Alabama will be the consideration of steps that will look to an increase in the appropriation set aside by the state for the return of prts- oners to Alabama At the present time the appropriation Is so small that it in- variably gives out before half of the year is passed. AS g. consequence, when much wanted prisoner Is found in a distaht state, he is brought here either by the sheriff at his own expense or by par ties interested in the prosecution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
DIES SUDDENLY
Uohn Lloyd Had Been to Train to Meet
 Friend at CuIIman

Cullman, December 26.-(Special) )--John Lloyd, a we'll known and hard working citizen, died very suddenly at his home fin this city last night MT. Lloyd had been to the depot to meet friend who vas coming up from Birmingham to spend the holidays with him and the man was coming on the north bound train, which reaches Cullman at 1922 in the evening. Accompanied by the friend he returned to his home and had just re- tired when the visitor was alarmed by struggles from the room occupied by Lloyd, and when he reached the room Mir. Lloyd only gasped for breath a few times and was dead pr. Hays was sum- moned and pronounced the death as re- suit of heart trouble.
 MT. Lloyd had a family and has been employed for the past several months by
 ne Arnold Sash and Door factory The .uneral occurred from the residence this it1orning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Dr. J. H. Haden Drops Dead

Cullman. December 26-(Special)-Dr J. H. Haden of Hollypond, ten miles east of Cullman, died very suddenly of heart failure last night about 10 o'clock He is said to have been in apparently good health and had been out to make a call on patient and returned home, when he dropped dead. He was one of the leading
 physicians in the county and had lived
 in the neighborhood of Hollypond for the past several years, where he enjoyed a
 lucrative practice. The deceased was comparatively young man and leaves a family. The funeral will occur tomorrow at the home in Hollypond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
MANY HUNTING PARTIES
Game Said to Re Abundant Along the
 Tennessee River

Bay Minette, December 26.-(Special)- Three or four hunting parties were or ganized here this morning and all went into the lake district along the Tensaw
 iver, where game is plentiful. There were probably 90 hunters in the parties, md all are excellent shots. Late in the afternoon the first of the parties re- turned with plenty of game and report that the others have all they want and fare returning. The hunt was the largest this fall and the amount of game killed exceeds any taken this year. number of fishing parties were also out and since ithe wind was favorable their luck was also probably good.
 The Bay Minette Concrete company cement with which to finish out their contracts to lay sidewalks.
 Work Is being pushed in the grading of McMillan avenue, which street is to be made the finest residence street in town. ! The street will probably be paved in the near future as Hampton D. Ewing, owner of the Bay Minette Land company, will future and many other fine residences Fare to be built.
 The town council has finished revising the list of licenses charged for businesses conducted in this town. The list Is some what larger as new businesses have been launched into and a number of changes In the amounts have been made.
 Probate Judge J. H. H. Smith was called to his office this morning to per- 1lorm the ceremony which united John IF. Hein and Miss Anna M. Williamson, both of Foley, in marriage. The couple will reside in Foley after a short honey moon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27

Selma, December 26.--(Special--Mel Gilmer s-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. I. M. Gilner, was shot and instantly killed near Selma this afternoon about o'clock by Dr. Joseph Allen, a well-known dentist of this city. With MT. Houston Armstrong. Dr. Allen went hunting this afternoon and was accompanied by young Gilmer. who was riding his Shetland pony. The dogs with the hunters found a covey of birds just about o'clock and as pr. Allen went to dismo1nt from his horse the hammer of his gun caught in a string
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Employe. Are Remembered

Cullman, December -(Special.)-The Southern Cotton oil company of this place. which employs something like 50 men in its mills, showed their apprecia- ton of the worth of the men through the genial manager. J. D. Searcy. Christmas morning. MT. Searcy made it a point to see that each employe of the local mill force here received handsome little present. The giving of these prssnts means more to Manager Searcy and to the Southern Cotton oil company than mere Iyu the name of giving. This has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Anti-snIoon Meeting

Exactly what steps will be taken at the meeting of the Alabama Anti Saloon league, to be held this week in Birmingham, are among the fore most causes of speculation in Mont gomery at the present time. Lobbies of the city are fairly buzzing with ex- cit -ment in view of the fact that In those same lobbies are daily discus sions on the absorbing topic in the state-that of what the O'Neal admin istration is going to do with the same question. Necessarily the views are radically different.
 Dr. w. B. Crumpton, president of the Anti-Saloon league and one of the most untiring workers in that organ ization anywhere in the United States, says i've are going to fight" whenevr he is accosted for an opinion of what will be done at the session and, passing this as a foundation, that's about all the state of Alabama knows. Those who know the influence which Dr. Crumpton wields over the organiza- ton are expecting as aggressive steps as were ever taken by the associa- ton. It is certain that the order rec ognizes the fact that 1t must fight to keep from losing ground.
 Within the past week there has not been much heard as to the general ten dency of the legislature with respect to those counties of Alabama which embraced prohibition prior to the state wide legislation of several years ago, though. of course, these counties are the causes of the gravest concern. It IS considered more than probable, how ever, that they will be fully protect ed, probably by the dispensary plan, where there Is much doubt as to the real wants of the majority of each com munity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Charged with stabbing Man

Russellviile, December 6.-(Special. J. Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Wal ter Britnell brought to Russellvlle and placed in the county jail I. T. Baker of Phil Campbell. Baker Is charged with seriously stabbing man named Frank Rogers at Phil Campbell Saturday after noon and he will not be given bail until the condition of the wounded man is full 1y determined. Baker inflicted two seri- ous stab wounds on Rogers, one about the stomach. Baker surrendered himself to the officers yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Funeral of Jame. H. Gray

Decatur, December 26.-(SpeciaI.)-The funeral of James H. Gray, who died Friday. took place on Christmas day from the family residence on Line street MT Gray was one of the oldest citizens Of Decatur and for the past S5 years had conducted a general mercantile business on Bank street under the firm name of James H. Gray & Son. He leaves a widow and one married daughter, Mrs. T. M. Dix. of Decatur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27

demonstrated by the fact that many of the men who are now working at the mill have been with the company for a number of years and will possibly remain for a long time yet to come. The local plant of the company here is in a fourishing condition under the management of Mir Searcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
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 We especially want to send it to those apparently hopeless cases, where all .forms of inhalers, touches, opium preparations, fumes, patent smokes" etc, have failed. We want to show everyone at our own expense that this new method will end all difficult breath ing, all wheezing, and all those terri ble paroxysms at once and for all time.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Young Boys Fight Duel

Mobile, December 26.-Love for excite ment. superinduced by reading of Boys of 6l. was the cause of James J. Parks and Frank Tremer. 15-year-old boys, fighting a duel. here on the outskirts of the city today, Parks was wounded in the left arm, an artery being. severed, while Tremer escaped unhurt.a The boys erect ed mounds of earch- and using them as breastworks, fired at one another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
 BY HUNTER NEAR SELMA

which he had tied across his coat. The contents of the gun entered young Gil- mer's breast, killing him instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
IF YOU KNEW

the merits of Halls Texas Wonder you would never suffer from Kidney, Blad der or Rheumatic trouble. $1.Q< bottle is 50 days treatment, seldom one bottle fails to cure. Send for testimonials Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo Sold by druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Cbrf,tmas Celebrated

! With two Christmases following almost on the heels of each other Montgomery found that today was as almost univer- sally celebrated as yesterday was. Bus mess, as a consequence, was thoroughly demoralized throughout the day, vsry few of the capitol and municipal offices being so much as opened the whole of today.
 Knight Templars of the city made most merry today inasmuch as the regular Christmas gathering of that organiza- ton was called to order at the Masonic temple at Il o'clock, continuing a few hours. Sentimental respects were paid to the most eminent grand master, Will liam Cromwell Melish, in accordance with communication received from John w. Phillips, grand commander of the Mobile division.
 A number of visiting knights partici- pated in today's ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-27
Interest in Inaugural

Keen interest Is being manifested In Montgomery in the preparations which are now being made for the inaugural of Col. Emmet O'Neal, to take place in this city on January Is. Commit tees have been busily at work ar ranging details of the celebration, col lecting money for the event and gen orally creating enthusiasm. It Is learned in Montgomery that in the neigh borhood of 300 automobiles from this city and neighboring sections of Alabama will be in the line of march which is expected to be five miles long.
 Plans for the big inaugural ball are weu under way with every prospect of the occasion being the merriest in the history of Alabama.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
CHIEF JUSTICE GUMMERE
VISITS OVERLOOK.

Chief Justice Gummere visited the
Essex County Hospital for Insane at
Overlook yesterday with the commits
sioners he appointed to investigate
complaints about the construction work
there. He had not seen the buildings
before and he was surprised at tho
length of the row of low cottage struc-
lures, all of them connected.
Supervisor Baldwin, County Engineer
owen and DR.. Dill, the superintendent,
escorted the chief justice and the COM
missioners through all the cottage row,
the large administration building in
the rear, the kitchen, dining-rooms and
several detached buildings. Mr.. Bald
win gave information about the m
tracts and construction work n Mr..
owen told of the land conditions. Be
cause of the very high ground back of
the asylum buildings there is a great
flow of water to the buildings after
rains, and this caused a great deal of
snb-drainage to be don at heavy eX-
pense.
William T. Hunt, chairman of the
commission, said the object of the visit
to Overbrook was to let the chief JUS
tice and The commissioners view the
buildings, go through, examine the roof
and the copper used and to get an idea
by personal observation of conditions
at the institution, so that when wit
nesses are examined the members of
the commission will understand their
testimony, so that questions can be
asked to bring out facts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10

and two-months-old baby have shelter.
He made the woman walk the streets
until daylight with the baby, which
is sick and puny, in her arms.
The pair, with their child, were dis
possessed yesterday from a furnished
room at so Greenville avenue because of
Finigan's failure to pay, and a police
man found the woman and baby upon
the streets after midnight this morn
ing. He took them to the police sta
ton. where Finnigan told a hard-luck
story. The sergeant sent a policeman
with the woman and baby to the So
ciety home, 1853 Grand street, and Finni-
gan trailed along.
When Mrs. Read got out of bed to
receive them she said she would pro-
vide the and baby with a bed.
Where do l come in?" asked Finni-
gan.
You will have to go to a lodging
house or somewhere else" said Mrs.
Read.
eff 1 don't stay mere my wife don't
stay" said Finnigan.
Mrs. Read could not argue him out
of that attitude and the family left.
At 8 o'clock this morning another po-
liceman found the trio in Henderson
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
ELECTRIC CO.'S
BIG LIBEL CASE
IS NON-SU|1EO
Charges Against DR.. Adelbert
Benecke for Responsibility for
Paper Story Not Proven.

A ~non-suit was declared by Judge
Adams in the Supreme Court today IN
the $4,000 libel suit brought against
DR.. Adelbert Benecke by the Weston
Electrical Instrument Company.
The contest was over an article pub
lished September 20, 1907, which the
Weston Company claimed had been au-
thorized by DIR. Benecke. In Septem-
Der, 1907. DR.. Benecke instituted pro-
ceedings in the Court of Chancery to
have declared void a contract made
with the Weston Company in August,
1903. by which he had bound himself to
turn over to the company all OF his
inventions. The article in question told
of the Chancery proceedings. and also
told of Benecke's claims to h1ving been
the inventor OF an air damper device,
Il wattmeter and a voltmeter, all OIL
which Commodore edward Weston
claimed as his own inventions.
Out Of Benecke's first suit a series OF
lawsuits arose which have been in
the New Jersey and Pennsylvania
courts for the past three years. In the
suit decided today the principal wit
ness called by Franklin w. Fort, of the
firm of Mclean & Fort, counsel for
the plaintiff, l.. q. Travis, who was at
that time a reporter, testified that he
wrote the story in question, and
claimed thal he tool his article to
Benecke for approval before publish
ing it. Benecke corrected a word or
two in the article and Travis claims
that by his action signified his APP
prevail.
Chandler w. Riker, of the firm of
Riker & Riker who appeared for the
defendant, asked for a non-suit IN the
ground that the evidence in the tes-
timony did not show that Benecke had
authorized the publication.
Judge Adams granted his non-suit on
the ground hat there had not been
sufficient evidence to show that
Benecke had authorized the publica-
ton.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
MEDICAL SOCIETY
OF ESSEX COUNTY
SCORES GOV. FORT
Pass Resolutions COndemning
Executive for His Attack
on DR.. L. M. Halsey.

A very large majority of the $50 ply
sicians who are members of the Essex
County Medical Society were at a spe-
cial meeting last night when resolu-
lions were adopted condemning Gov
ernor Fort for vetoing the Ramsey
~osteopath bill. Severe criticisms were
made by James Lewis Taylor, who was
counsel for the doctors at Trenton, and
DIR. William T.. Ramsay. assemblyman
from Middlesex county, father OF the
bill. In regard to a question of veracity
between Governor Fort n DIR. l.. M.
HaIsey. the doctors who spoke said they
believed DIR. Halsey.
1t is stated in the resolution that the
doctors protest against the veto, placed
the responsibility of the failure or the
state to require reasonable quall1ca-
tions on those Who are practising or
NAV practise osteopathy, and concluded
as follows:
"Resolved, That we individually and
collectively protest against the insult
offered to the whole medical profession
NV the Governor at the public hearing
over which he presided in his official
capacity as the chosen executive of the
people. by the unjust and personal at
tack upon the integrity of the CHER
representative of the Medical Society
of the State of New Jersey, DR.. l.. M.
Halsey.
Furthermore be il resolved that we
exnress our entire confidence in the in
tegrity of DR.. l.. NJ. Halsey and our
appreciation of his labors for the pub
lie In the passage through both houses
OF the Legislature of Assembly bill No,
1885,"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10

street, the woman nearly dead from
exhaustion. He took them to the City
Hall station. Sergeant Dickson sug-
gested sending the woman and baby
to the S. p. c. c. home, but Finnigan
said he had been there and had been
denied admittance. Dickson %investi-
gated and found out the facts. He sent
the woman and baby to the home n
they remained there until late his
morning, when the woman left with her
baby to get some clothing at her for
mer address. Mrs. Read says the baby
is in need of medical attendance. The
S. p. C. C. officers will take action to
compel Finnigan to take proper care OF
his family.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
MOTHER AND BABY
Walk ALL NIGHT;
FATHER SELFISH
Jersey City Man Refuses to Let
Wife and Child Rest With
out He Does as Well.
Especial to the Newark start

JERSEY CITY, May 10.-Because
Mrs. Read, matron of the Home for the
for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, would not give him a bed
for the night, Patrick Finnigan, some
times a coal cart driver but at present
unemployed, refused to let his wife
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
JOHN LA FARGE'S
CONDITION CAUSES ALARM,

NEW YORK, May 10.-The condition
of John La Fargo, the artist, who Is in
a New York hospital suffering from a
general breakdown, was reported today
as very grave. Mr.. La Farge's heart
is not responding well to ~stimulants
and his age tells against him..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
HOLY NAME MINsTRELs A SUCCESS.

The minstrel performance given by
the st. Rose of Lima Holy Name So
ciety in their large auditorium at the
corner of Orange and Gray streets last
night was a decided success in every
way. The performance will be repeat
ed tonight. Benedict f. Gregory acted
as ~interlocutor. The end men were
Leo F. Fellinger and Thomas Casey,
Tom Rossiter and Joe Reuss.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-20
Comet specuIations.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
So much has been written about the
HALEY nomadic comet and it's mystic
rious tall that you may not wan any.
thing more for the "Rostrum" column
But a new idea may be Of interest. II
is this.
If the head of the comet has passed
over us It a height of millions of miles,
the flight was made Wednesday morn
ing when a violent fall Of rain was sud
denly precipitated from the clouds,
after which the sky in the west began
to clear and the clouds raced eastward
at great speed, evidently accelerated
by some atmospheric force-a sudden
powerful current of wind. The sun
came out and the sky was soon almost
cloudless.
At night Newarkers gazing skyward
in the hope of seeing even the tail OF
the wanderer noticed that occasionally
small white clouds sped east under
and near the moon at unusual speed.
May not the comet have been the
cause?
We certainly did not pass through
the tail of the comet Wednesday night,
and it is certain, as stated in RIOS
trum'' that day. that the astronomers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-20
NO DIRECT PRIMARIES IN NEW YORK.

GOVERNOR HUGHESS wellmeant direct primary bills have
MT gone by the board. They will be received with even less
favor if they are introduced at the next legislative session,
for by that time sufficient returns will come in from other States
where the system is in operation to convince Legislators that the
experiment is, at the least. too uncertain and risky to be adopted.
In New Jersey we have the direct primary for all elections except
those for Governor and members of Congress, and we have a law
which permits the voters in primaries to express their preferences
for United States senator. The latter is to be tried for the first
time in the primaries this year. AS for the local and legislative
nominations in primary it would be hard for anybody to point out
any improvement in the direct primary system over the old system
of nomination by delegates. In government more than in anything
else experience is the guide in making changes. The benefit or
reform to be effected must be demonstrated practically. Theories
of government are misleading. And, after all, the very best elective
system that ingenuity can devise will fail if the electorate is not
true to itself and does not conscientously fulfil the duties of ci-
zenship.