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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15

man questioned, "are they republicans or are they democrats?'
 They are republicans" the boy an- | swered quickly and with conviction. Much pleased the gentleman bought one of them. Two weeks later the boy met the same man and tried to sell him an- other puppy. Well" asked the man, what kind of puppies have you today?' He glanced into the basket and saw that they were from the same lot as that of his recent purchase.
 Democrats" the little fellow responded promptly.
 "Ah," the man exclaimed, but two weeks ago I had one from the same family, and you said that they were re- publican puppies. How do you account for that?'
 70! Oh! Mister. you see they have their eyes open now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
NEGRO ACCUSED OF
 ATTEMPTED MURDER
Police Have Very Strong Chain
 of Evidence
ARRESTED AT ENSLEY
.Jopesboro and Bessemer Fathers Dis cuss ConsoIidation-Negro Killed By Coal Cars-The Jonesboro
 Schools Open Monday

Bessemer, September 14.-(Special.)- )- Sam Murphy a well-known negro about
 town, Is in the city jail charged with
 the attempted assassination of Tom
 Herring last Saturday night.
 The police authorities have almost in-
 disputable evidence that Murphy Is the
 guilty party. The negro was arrested
 in Ensley by Detective White on
 charge of public drunk. He had in
 his possession Swiss army rifle. which showed unmistakable evidence of hav- ing been recently fired. Detective
 White notified the Bessemer authori-
 ties of the arrest and he was brought here and lodged in jail. Chief Detec- tive Patton and Acting Chief of Police succeeded in securing a chain Of evil
 dence strongly pointing to the guilt or
 the accused. The rife in his possession
 bore evidence of having been In the
 mud and was scratched in several places as though with a barbed wire.
 It will be remembered the assassin of Saturday night had laid in the mud
 behind a wire fence on Twelfth ave nue waiting for his victim. The
 ground showed the imprint of the mans feet quite plainly and this afternoon the shoes that Murphy was wearing were taken to the ground and, ac- cording to the statement of several cit- izens who were present with the or 6cers. fitted the imprints exactly. IL also developed that Murphy had stolen the rife from a negro named Jonn Ellis and that he'd had been drinking on Saturday
 Several other arrests have been made and the officers believe that they can
 secure additional evidence that will strengthen the case against the ac- cused. The condition of MT. Herring continues to show improvement and the physicians are of the opinion that unless complications arise he will re- cover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
shafroth Renominated

Denver, Col. September 14.-Gov. John H. Shafroth was nominated for reelection by close margin on the first ballot by the democratic state con- vention. The unofficial count showed 564 votes for Shafroth and 537 for pr. B. L. Jefferson, with 551 necessary to a choice. Justice W. Steele of Denver was renominated for justice of the state court. and Congressman Taylor of Glenwood Springs was renominated for congressman-at- -large.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
What Else Could He Dor

From Success Magazine.
 At breakfast, recently, Andrew Car negie indulged In a piece of pie. A diet reformer present remonstrated.
 Why, MT. Carnegie" he said, do you eat pie?"
 "Of course" replied the noted philan- thropist benignly, what do you do with it?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Literary Notes

Y LIDTdTy.
 Shakespeare is perhaps the greatest writer who never lived.
 The critics now question the veracity of Baron Munchausen.
 Elinor Glyn's classic will not be exten- sively used next year as a text book in the theological seminaries.
 Henceforth A. Conan Doyle is to devote his attention exclusively to stories of the detective type.
 Aldrich plays gently on the heartstrings but John Kendrick Bangs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Makes q Difference

From the National Monthly.
 Some years ago in a southern state, a small boy had some puppies in basket and he was trying to persuade a man to purchase one of them.
 swouldn't you like to buy puppy, sir?'' he asked
 "What are your puppies, my boy,'' the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Considerate
From Success Magazine.

From SUCCESS Magaz1ne.
 At the time of King Edwards fu- neral a large crowd was assembled near Victoria Station as King George was driving by to meet the Kaiser Take off yer hat. Johnny" said a British workman to his small son, fer this Is the new King a-coming an wouldn't like i'm to think e wasn't wanted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Negro Killed By Cars

A negro named John Jackson was killed this morning at the Robertstown coke ovens He was ran over by train of coal cars and literally torn to pieces. His remains were taken in charge by the Kennedy Undertaking establishment. Coroner Brasher will hold an inquest at p o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15

publican contest for the United States senatorship. The friends of Governor Stokes are claiming that he is the high man. Many of the returns are either un- official or estimated, and it Is next to inn possible to form an accurate conclusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Weddinx of Intereat

The following invitation has been re- ceived by many friends In Bessemer:
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse T. Barrett request the honor of your presence at the mar riage of their daughter, Nettie to MT. John Franklin Cannon, on Saturday, September 25 at their home in Butler. Ill.,"
 MT Cannon is the manager of the Bessemer water works and stands high in the community. The bride-elect has been for several years head milliner for the firm of Erlick & I>efkovits. MT. and Mrs. Cannon will be at home in Bes- semer after October 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Jope.boro Schools to Open

The Jonesboro school will be opened Monday morning. September 19, at o'clock. Nearly 300 pupils have been enrolled. The public is invited to att tend the opening exercises. Addresses will be made by the Rev. L. w. Car lisle, the Rev. J. M. McCleskey, G. W. Gilbert, Mayor J. D. Martin and others.
 Examination for promotion will be held at the school building on Monday and Tuesday. All the teachers are present and are ready for duty. The fee for the entire session will be $1.50. The facul- ty is J. A. Morgan, superintendent. Teach CTS: Miss Ella Dobbs. Miss Verda Moore, Miss Fife Shaw. Miss Katie Ward, Mrs. Oliva Green; Miss Katie O'Donnell, mu- sic teacher; Miss Margaret McAdory. su- pervisor of drawing; Mrs. Thomas R. Walker, supervisor of music. The first faculty meeting will be held Saturday afternoon at the school building at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
All the Difference

From September Lippincott's.
 'I shouldn't mind having my contribu- tions paid for on publication, were 1t not"
 ''What?'
 That my meals have to be paid for on acceptance" fs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
Consolidation Discussed

A meeting of the members Of the city council of Bessemer and representatives of the Jonesboro council was held this afternoon In the council chamber, to con sider the proposed annexation of Jones boro to Bessemer. Mayor l. A. Lewis and Mayor J. D. Martin were present. also several of the members of the new city council. The terms of annexation were discussed, but no definite action taken The plan of consolidation seems satisfactory to both interests and 1t Is m to the voters of Jonesboro to de- eide the question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
School Notes

The board of education met last night at the High school building. There were present Dr. E. P. Lacy. president; G. T. Goodwyn, T. T. Huey, R. W. Waldrop and T. J. Fitzpatrick. A contract for plumbing supplies was let to the Long, Lewis Hardware company.
 An additional teacher was elected TOT the colored school The furniture and equipment for the department of arts and sciences has been installed
 The examination of pupils for promo ton will be held Thursday and Friday in the High school building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
DEMOCRAT WILL
 SUCCEED HALE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.)
 
 to come In slowly, and 1t probably will require the official count to determine whether former Governor Stokes or for mer Governor Murphy leads in the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15

$5.25 Atlanta and return, 16, IT, IS, good limit, via Southern Railway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25

From the Philadelphia Record.
Cotton used TO bring in 10 the South
$500 900 or a little over. Lately the
crops have grown bigger and prices are
running higher and the cotton crops have
averaged to the South more than $500 Co.,
coo. The present crop will not run much
under 2,00o,O 600 bales and while the price
is liable to f1uctuate, SO d bale is not an
unreasonable estimate, and when the
value Of the seed, d waste many years
ago. is included the aggregate value Of
the crop 10 the South is Likely To approach
500 100000. While the value OF this
money crop" has been expanding the
South has been Increasing its independ-
ence hy raising corn and hogs. so that
the planters have TO buy less supplies
and there has been a rapid growth of cot
ton manufacturing, so that the South
Is not only getting the profit OF raising the
crop. but IL is getting a substantial frac-
ton Of the profits of manufacturing IT,
For twenty years after the war the
South complnined. not without reason. OF
poverty. But for twenty-five years that
part of the country has been rapidly
growing rich and no part of the United
states nov Is more prosperous
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
CROPS OF 1910
SHOW DECREASE
Larger Yield but Lower
Prices at the Farm.

The farmers of the United States plant
ed more acres and grew bigger crops
last year than they did in 1903 and got
less money for them. That is the pith OF
the story that the crop reporting board
had 10 tell the country in their report
from the Bureau of Statistics of the De-
partment Of Agriculture on December Is
of this year.
The column headed farm value. De
cembcr I" shows that the price at the
farm is less for all agricultural products.
with the exception-ef flaXseed. barley,
hay. and potatoes in which latter there
is a decrease OF nearly 100000 bushels
with a rise Of slx-tenths Of a cent a
bushel In price.
In the farm value Of the products there
is decrease in value OF S3Si. $500 from
the value OF a smaller aggregate crop in
1905
The hay crop is reported az 60,91S,00
tons. which is a decrease Of about 4,000,-
geo from the yield OF 1908 The value Of
this at the farm is set AZ S1226 a ton, as
against Sl06 a ton in 1905
Potatoes yielded SIS, All,0o0 bushels. with
a value placed al 500 cents bushel and
a total valuation Of S1S7. SS5, 90 as against
316537. 900 bushels at JI9 cents d bushel
and d total of So. $500 i'm 1865.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
A new DIRIGIBLB
TO BE TRIED OUT
The Diroplane Com bineS Bal
loon and AerOplane.

San Antonio, Tex. Dec. A-Capt. II
E. Honeywell. OF St. Louis, a famous
aero pilot. and widely known. having
been the pilot of the balloon Fielding
San Antonio" which, with DR.. +. 7
Fielding. Of this city, as owner and aid.
broke the worlds record for flight from
Chicago, July 4. 1896 has arrived TO spend
the winter here with the view Of making
flights, with this city as starting
point, in his dlroplane
The diroplane is differently arranged
from all other dirigibIes, having the ap-
pearance Of a whale in the water. and
with the propelling power at the ex-
IRENE rear His present machine is a
one-man affair. but he has made such
successful flights in il that he viii build
larger one, holding two or three men,
and will make a trip 10 New York from
ST Louis. The framework IS of very
hight steel tubing, the bag being com
posed OF high grade OF silk and cotton
mixed. Hydrogen gas is used. the bag
containing 1900 cubic feet The lifting
power OF the present small machine is
more than Co pounds. IL has a T.
horsepower motor. Capt Honeywell
says II IS his intention to bring a big
spherical balloon here next spring and
make a trial for worlds record for
distance. this being the ideal starting
point, because OF the trade winds from
the southeast and the freedom Of the
country north OF here from mountain
ranges.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
S2OO,1OO,OOO IN PENSIONS.
Under Proposed Law Recipient May
Have Seen No Service Whatever.
From the Chicago Reeord Herald

Under Proposed Law Recipient May
Have Seen No Service Whatever.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
A dozen years ago there were confident
predictions Of diminishing expenditures on
pensions. The high-water mark, $l5S0O0,-
coo, had been reached in 1899. There was
a decline 10 SIS, 100000. and the proba-
bilities We're cited to show that it would
continue
But there was a new high-water mark
in 19O9-s162, 900 900. And now the House
Committee on Pensions has agreed on a
bill which, il is estimated. would increase
the expenditures 10 nearly $200,0O,OO0 an
nualy by increasing the service pension
rate
Under the proposed law the applicant
would not have to furnish proof of dis
ability. Every honorably discharged SOL
der who served not less than ninety days
in the civil war or sixty days in the
Mexican war would be entitled TO a pen
sion on reaching the age of sixty-two,
and the rates are graded at s15. so. So
and So a month. according TO age, not
rank, as against old rates of So, SIS,
and $40
II is obvious that the recipient OF a
pension under such a law might have
seen no service whatever IN the strict
sense OF the term; that his experience ia
the war might have consisted Of an inter
esting diversion of three months from the
routine of business. He would be pen
stoned at a high rate for having been
available. so TO speak. and he might or
might not need the money. =
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK Dec 4-MILLFEED- Slow and UNI
settled. Spring bran. $50; standard middngs.
&.51; Western Ted dog. $50; winter wheat bran.
IN l0olb sacks. to arrive. $50; city bran. in bulk
30
OATS Steady; slow. No. white %; No. 8
white, 50; standards 5s1z elevator basis; white on
track SsAaM
FLOUR Steady; demand lifeiess Kansas
straghts L7la490 in sacks; soft suaights T. i0ai Co.
il barrels arring patents 5S5a565, in barrels; spring
clears seal. 90
BUCKwHEAT FLOUR-scaTce: slow. Choice
quoted az Z5
RYE FLOUR-Steady but neglected Choice
brands quoted at Al0a4.5J
CORNAiEAL-Steady: demand is hfciess Kiln
dried for export 80; coarse meal in bags llsaI 49,
HAY-Boeeipts, SO tens: unsettled; inquiry Is life
LEES. Quotations are. Prime timothy Ll0; No J.
1.C7Eall0. No. 3 S5a100. No g. S5a90
STRAW-Recepts. 10 toHs; SLOW trade Long rye
quoted al 55a5o
BEEF Steady; small demand. Packet, lAO0allO0;
family l6.5al950
PORK-Fm; small supply. Mes. a5Oa2200:
family. 2.0oa2i00
LARD Neglected. Prime Western. uS5; city.
1915 refined continent I.55: South American. 200:
refined Brazilian, in kegs. 1880. oleosteaTine. ga
lard stearine slow; Ncw York, l2l2'z.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.

GaIIinGer Amendment May Make
Plan More Acceptable 20 CONGRESS.
From the Chicago Evening Post
Mr. Rockefellers Foundation. through
which that benevolent bIilonare had
planned 20 distribute his vast wealth for
the ION going of the social process has
been revived in a form which snould be
much more acceptable TO Congress than
was the initial draft presented last year.
AT that time, il viii be recalled, con-
siderable opposition was raised 10 the
foundation on the grounds that 1t was
against public policy TO perpetuate in
power an irresponsible body, armed with
enormous funds and corresponding infiu-
ence. 1t was said that there was moth
Ing in the foundation 90 prevent the fu-
ture trustees from using that power TO
block the popular will or 90 be an actual
menace 10 the democratic form of govern
ment.
But the amendments proposed By Sen
ator Gallinger indicate that Mr.. Rookie
feller and his associates have seen a
new light and are willing 10 follow H.
They coucede that Congress shall have
the right at any time 90 impose limita-
tons upon the enterprise OF the foun-
dation in the interests of public welfare
Before any members Of the corporation
are elected. the names Of the prospective
trustees must be submitted 20 the Presi-
dent, the Chief Justice, the President Of
the Senate. the Speaker OF the House,
and the presidents Of Harvard. Vale, Co
lumbia Johns Hopkins and Chicago uni
yersities. A majority blackban defeats
the trustee. II IS agreed, furthermore.
that the funds shall not be allowed 10
exceed 100000 and that IN fifty years
the whole thing may be wound Up by a
two-thirds vote Of the trustees.
With these notifications most of the
original objections TO the foundation are
eliminated. and the thing seems in a fair
way 20 70 through. The notifications
are so distinctly farsighted and in the
public interest that every one must re-
joice that the original plan was blocked
long enough 10 bring them forth The
foundation might easily have proved a
Frankenstein instead OF the great IN.
strument for good which Mr.. Rockefeller
intended.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
ASTOR DEPLORES DOLLARS.
speaks Of "Demorali1inE Effect OF
Foreign Gold DictatOrx."

From the Chicago Eacurd- Herald
II YOU want 20 lose your bearings com
pletely. get into the thick of a political
campaign. If you want TO be branded
for utter Inconsistency, let that cam
paign be one carried on in the land Of
your fervid adoption.
Young Mr.. Astor has been returned"
10 Parliament by the Tory vote Of
Plymouth Mr. Balfour congratulated
him in "a special telegram. The success
ful candidate was moved TO reply as fol-
lows. "UuiOnisIs OF Plymouth unani-
mOusly depl0re the demoraliZing effect
OF foreign gold in the hands of a dollar
dictator" In the crude language of the
country which Mr.. Aston has deserted,
Can you beat it,
The metamorphosis Of this triumphing
youth seems complete. He Is now more
royalist than the King. more English
than the English. more Astorian even
than that eminent Aston his father
whose gold brought about the result
His mental disioCation is complete
Again, We ask, can you beat il?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROWING.
There Are 997 Churches with n Fol-
lowing of About $4,000.

from Ihc thltaso Record Herald.
1t is idle talk to say that with the
death Of Mrs. Eddy, the Christian
Science Church viii be disintegrated and
will disappear. This church is a much
more powerful one in a physical sense
than most people think. There are 81
churches and societies of this faith here
and in foreign countries. The APPROX
mate number of those who follow Chris
tian Science is about $4,000
There are four churches In Africa,
one in Asia, one in the Philippine Is
lands, four in Australia, six in Ger
many, one in the Channel Islands. three
in Ireland. three in Scotland. one in
Wales. two in Holland. one in Italy. two
in Switzerland. one in the Bahama Is
lands. three in Canada. one in Panama.
one in Porto Rico. and two in the Ar
gentine Republic There are fifty
churches in England proper.
In the United States and Canada there
are 3, 5G5 pracIicing healers. There are
296 in foreign countries. Healers are
registered in practically every country
in the northern hemisphere. Every
State in the Union has nj least one
Christian Science Church
The approximate value Of edifces be
longing 10 the Christian Scientists in
America alone is $2SOO0.000
This growth and strength is remark
able when il is remembered that
Christian Science is a comparatively
new faith. and has achieved It's princi-
pal growth in the last two decades.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
GRAND TRUNK TO
CROSS ROCKIES
Construction Has Reached
YellOWhead Pass.

Chicago, Dec 2I-Contractors Of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway will have
the line completed next summer to yell
lowhead Pass through the Rockies and
already have passed the Athahaska River
aG the entrance TO the pass Supplies
for the difficult section between Yellow
head Pass and Hazleton will thereafter
be RATED down the Fraser River, put
ting an end to the hazards Of consuuc-
ton work in Businesses between the
Rockies and the Pacific Coast. which the
new transeontinental viii open up for
settlement.
Steel for the new line reached the Atha-
baska River during tne autumn and $500
men and 500 teams rushed the work from
the Mcleod River and the Athabaska,
making splendid progress. The entire
route has again been reconnoitered by
Jack Stewart, of the firm of Foley,
Welsh & Stewart, which has the princi-
pal contracts for the construction. His
statements of the progress TO the interior
show that Fort George and its surround
ng country will be in close touch with
outside markets next summer and the
days OF packing grub through the noun
tains on snOWshoes 10 caches will be at
an end
Land settled Ahead.
The extension of the national trans
continental Is Transforming the region
traversed. for settlers have gone in ahead
of construction 70 such an extent that
quite "a population is found in the dis
tricts which were primevaI wilderness
and unpeopled prairies FIVE years ago
Il is said that 80 new post-offices out OF
the DO which viii be established by the
Dominion government during the next
eighteen months will be located IN that
region, most OF the balance being in North
ern Ontario and Western Quebec. Every
effort Is being made 10 insure the building
Of a station and an elevator at each
new town in the prairie district and to
secure the promise OF a schoolhouse from
the government Immediately thereafter
Comparatively little has been known OF
the territory between the Rockies and
the coast, although the region was thor
oughly reconnoitered before the present
route of the Grand Trunk Pacific was
chosen, Seventy-dve miles from Prince
Rupert the line pcnetrates a gigantic
terrace Of mountains having an elevation
of 1900 feet, with corrugated walls and
numerous ravines. Kitseas Canyon,
through which the road viii run. is about
mile long and seldom more than 100
feet wide with sheer walls rising 10 six
and seven thousand feet Along the
Lower Skeena River the scenery. in col
oring. numbers of cataracts and noun
tain lakes, is said TO resemble the most
picturesque districts Of the Alps OF OF
Norway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
Emergency Lights at Sea.

From the Scientific American.
To add TO the horrors of a steamship
collision at night it often happens that
the water reaches the dynamos, Putting
the lighting system out OF commission
and making it impossible for the terrified
passengers to find their way about. In
order 10 prevent such an occurrence. one
Of the lake steamboats, has recently in
stalled an emergency electric lighting
system, connected with a storage battery
which is placed on one of the upper
decks. The hatterieS~are charged during
the day, when the regular lighting sys-
tenn is not in use. In this connection it
is interesting To note that some of the
theaters in Europe are using storage bat
teries TO furnish the power for the lights
at the exits and that a Chicago theater
has just installed a similar system In
this way a more reliable lighting system
is assured. the necessity of which was
very forcibly shown in the Iroquois The
alter disaster