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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
Bay Minette Items

Bay Minette, December 27.-(speciaI) )- In celebration of the completion Of then new home, MT. and Mrs. Sumner Staple ton gave house warming entertain ment last evening
 Attorney s. c. Jinkins entertained a large number of his young friends to a party at his home this evening. He made several addresses appropriate to the ap- proach of the new year and gave out a lot of good advice.
 Mir and Mrs. Will Schumacher of In- diana have moved here and will locate in the county permanently.
 The work of construction of the new brick building of the Bay Minette Land company, which will be used as their of flee, is being pushed as rapidly as pos sible.
 The officers of the Dyas Land company. whose headquarters are at Dyas, this county, have announced that the officials Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company have granted the erection of a third-class depot at that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
BAD NEGRO MAKES
 ANOTHER ESCAPE

Charles Adams, alias Little Red," has again escaped from the police au- thorities. The negro slipped the hand cuffs from his hands yesterday while en route to the Southside prison and succeeded in escaping. A reward of s1GG is offered by the police for his capture.
 The negro has escaped once before from the officials and Is regarded as one of the most daring that has ever been arrested by the police depart ment He was first arrested July 20, 1907, charged with shooting at an of- ficer. He was sentenced to S90 and lS0 days in jail. On August he es- capped from the Southside prison and freed 12 other prisoners at the same ti,ne He was arrested Christmas day and was sentenced yesterday, making his escape the same day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28

Washing ton, December 27.-(Speciao The more one investigates the uses of the land the clearer becomes the con- viction that anywhere and everywhere in this country land in Its productive ness is just what the cultivator makes it, provided he starts with reason ably good soil.
 By combining thorough tillage. crop rotation, barnyard manure and ju- dicious use of commercial fertilizer, w. H. Dubose of Brundidge, Ala, has suc- ceeded in producing seven bales of cot .on from a three-acre tract, using rothing but the ordinary cotton seed. the cost per acre being $3S.50, as fol- lows: Breaking the land, $3.50; rebed- ding. $2; hoeing, $1.50; cultivating, $S; picking, SIG; ginning. s4.5o; and haul ing, $3.
 On the three-acre tract MT Dubose cleared over $450. In a recent letter to the Southern Commercial congress,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
TAX COLLECTOR IS
 HAVING BUSY TIME
City Hall damned Yesterday With Property Owners Who Want to
 Pay Their Taxes

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 Had City Attorney Romaine Boyd been detained in the hospital at Baltimore just one week longer than he was during Mo- vember the city of Birmingham would have lost s10O,0OO. Upon his return he pointed out that, under the new code, the city could make assessments on the 1910 tax books, instead of the 1909 figures. The city hall was damned yesterday with property owners seeking to pay their taxes. It begins to appear necessary to enlarge the force in the tax collectors office to enable the department to re- ceive all the taxes before they become delinquent on the first of the month.
 While there was a disposition at first to contest the city's assessments, nearly all of the property owners are paying promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
This Man Is Young at 55 Years

Years count for nothing if you have the vital force My Health Belt. nights. pours great quantities electro vitality your blood nerves and organs. It gives the vgor of u giant the fire of youth; you will feel young the balance of your life; it weak, lame back in one lay {: your old courage soon returns: you will have AS much vital visor as the biggest. fullest-b -blooded man you know and answer. FEELING FINE to any one. Women and men will be at- tracted to you; your will sparkle with health
 Iii short, you will be complete and perfect man.
 Cures rheumatism. kidney. liver stomach disorders A MEMS BOOK C.. L. She'll Mddleport, N ON STRENGTH Y.. wrtes-f'Your Health Belt
 FREE. made of me- after all else failed" Call write for free book. sent scaled by mail. It gives much private information and fully describes my Health Belt DR. F. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
ALABAMA MAN MAKES
 SEVEN BALES OF COTTON
 ON THREE ACRES OF LAND

Washington, D. C., Mir. Dubose gives full details as to the method of cul- tivation used by him, copy of which will be furnished upon request.
 All through the south farmers and planters are getting similar excellent results with various other crops. It all depends upon the man who gets the land If he knows his business gem .erous nature will return him such rs- waId ds for his industry as is not now possible in any other line of effort. It is inst a question of mixing brains with the soil.
 Several profitable bulletins on cot ton growing have been issued by the United States department of .agricul- ture, one of the most instructive be- ing bulletin No. 346, "A Profitable Cot ton Farm" which describes in detail the various steps to success. This bull lctin can be obtained upon request from the Southern Commercial congress or from the Secretary of Agriculture, de- partment of agriculture, Washington. D. c. -stt ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28


 It has been announced by w. L.. seddon, chief engineer for the Sea board Air Line railroad, that Roper tunnel, which burned and then caved in December IA, 1909, is about con- pleted. Attached to that fire, which blocked traffic on the Seaboard com pletelv for three or four days, is a series of events different from almost any other accident ever occurring on a southern line.
 It is we'll remembered here that a train narrowly escaped being caught in the fire that was raging In the tunnel of which there were no signs in the direction from which the train was coming The tunnel was built ia the ordinary way and when the tim hers were burned the roof of dirt fe" to the tracks. The seaboard built a line over Roper mountain and has been nerating trains over that route since rho work of concreting the tunnel start ed.
 The tunnel is about 360 feet long and is being lined with concrete by an engineering firm of Richmond. It is said this work will be done within few weeks now. The workmen start ed on the tunnel imm ediately after the fire was extinsuished, which was three months after it started. It burned day and night. It was an impossibility to get inside to fight the flames.
 A camp was established at Roper and work has not let up since the work men started The entire tunnel Is be- ing treated with view to permanency and the future The workmen began at each end laying concrete sections. Finally a pointsanear the center was reached when a cave-in resulted. A steel car was standing under the dirt when it fell and this was crushed like an eggshell The engineers of the firm doing the work say 1t has been one of the most risky pieces of construc- ton they have ever tackled. Several months have been required to repair the caye-in All that remains to be done now Is to fill in this hole and the trains will be operated through the tunnel again.
 The narrow escapes from death in Roper tunnel have been many. The turnel has been full of deadly gas and many workmen have been affect ed by it. The engineers say if the work can be ompleted without death it will be the first time a similar task has been free of fatal accidents.
 In the burning of this tunnel one of the best possible lessons was taught the Seaboard and from it they have ret.ped a harvest of wisdom, and as result every tunnel on the system Is being lined with concrete. There are four on the Seaboard between this city aud Atlanta.
 Vice President and General Manager Charles H. Hix said here a short time ago that Roper tunnel had proven to be one of the most irritating problems on the Seaboard Air Line. And with its cave-in the company had decided to spend several hundred thousand dol iars in perfeoting the system as far as q tunnel is concerned.
 The Seaboard will be free of tunnel risks when the concrete Things have been completed. The work is being rushed to completion and 1t is ex- pected all of the work will be done by spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
ALL DAY RECEPTION
Unique Entertainment at Third Pres-
 byterian Church Today

An all-day reception will be held to- day at the lecture room of the Third Presbyterian church, corner Avenue G and Twenty-second street, of which Rev. J. A. Bryan is pastor. It will continue from a. m. to 10 p. m. and while it Is primarily for the friends of the church especial invitation is ex- tended to members and families of the following: Birmingham fire department, police department, printers, barbers and street railway employees. Refresh anents will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
Christmas Trees Held

Anniston, December 27.-(Special)-T annual Christmas trees for the poor by the Free Kindergarten association and the Young Woman's Christian associa- ton were held Monday and Tuesday when large numbers were recipients of the bounty of Anniston's charitably inclined men and women, gifts In presents and money having been received in liberal con trbutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
MOTHER LOOKING
 FOR RUNAWAY SON

Mrs. l.. D. Rowland of Tuscumhia has written to the police asking their aid in locating her son Lorenzo Dow Howland, Jr., who escaped from tl.e reform school at East Lake on De- cenlber IS. Mrs. Rowland states that she has not heard from him since and is very anxious to locate him, as she is uneasy about him.
 He. Is described as IA years old, brown eyes. brown hair, tall for his age and slender form. The police have been instructed to be on the lookout for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
Marriage Licenses Issued

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the office of the pro- bate court:
 Thomas Harrison of Birmingham to Miss Maude Riddle. - J. I. McCormack of Littleton to Mrs. Flora A. Mckinney.
 ]. A. Hollis of Oxmoor to Miss May Campbell.
 J. l.. Warren of New Orleans to Miss Fife Bradshaw.
 Mosely Shugerman of Birmingham to Miss Celia Adelson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
K. A. Men Dine Hobson

Anniston, December 27.-(Special.)-On his arrival in the city for a lecture at tue Noble street theatre on Tuesday even ing, Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson was met at the sb ton by committee of Kappa Alpha fraternity men, consisting of Capt. w. F. Johnston, Prof. w. A. White and Walker Reynolds, who escort ed him to the Alabama hotel, where he was their guest at a delightful course banquet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
Score. in Revolver -match..

Springfield, Mass. December T.-Un- official returns from the first round matches in the Indoor League race of the United States Revolver association were announced today by Secretary c. s. Ak tell of this city. The Manhattan Revol- yer club of New York shot the highest score of the round with HOS, and the St. Louis and the Smith and Wesson of Springfield were tied for second with 1oe1 points. e r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
woman Charged With Murder

F Sarah Wade, negro woman. was arrested last night by Officers Jones and Taylor, charged with murder. It is charged that she killed her husband, John Wade, several days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
ROPER TUNNEL HAS
 BEEN GREAT JONAH Concrete Lining Will Soon Be
 Completed LONG SERIES OF MISHAPS Timbering Caught Fire and It Was sey- eral Months Before It Could Re ENtinguished-This Was Fol-
 lowed By Cave-in
LONG SERIES OF MISHAPs
BY CLYDE W. ENNIS
DATA ON ROPER TUNNEL

% DATA ON ROPER TUNNEL ~ Seventeen miles from Birming- ;
 ' ham.
 ' Burned December 14, 1909. ' Three hundred and sixty feet
 ' long. < Under a mountain about as high ;
 ' as the woodward
 . Burned three months without ' stopping. < Has cost about $100,00o to repair. % Has tied up traffic through 1t for < F months. ' Engaged the attention of noted ; . engineers of the south. . Required many thousand feet of ! ' concrete to line. . Cave-ins have crushed steel cars < ' like eggshells. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days. soc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
MACHINE RUNS
VERY SMOOTHLY
PRIMARIES THIS EVENING AND ARE
PRACTICALLY WITHOUT CoNTEsTs-THAYER TO BE THE
CHOICE FOR COUNTY ATToRNEY-sLATEs GOING THROUGH
EVERYWHERE

R. H. Trent today made a formal
announcement of his candidacy to sue
ceed himself as treasurer. 1t is con-
ceded that the Democrats will nomi-
nate him, and Trent sets at rest all
reports of his seeking any other office
by this announcement. There is con-
siderable Republican talk of having
Bob" Shingle run against him, but
Shingle has not yet got the fever
Supervisor Mcclellan also announces
himself out for his present office and
no other. He says he cannot run for
the Senate for business reasons.
Though the Democrats have a surplus
of candidates willing to be supervi-
sors, McClallan appears to have a
good chanme of a denomination from
his party
The Democrats of Oahu will go into
their primary elections this evening
with sure prospects of carrying a we'll
defined machine or organization slate.
The party leaders could tell today just
a'uLt what the tmbersGip OF the Ter.
,itorial and courty conventions will
br. In few precincts are there any
ON ests. and whore there are con.
tests, the machine is not worrying
bit.
The party is practically unanimous
as to three Offices, aside from Link
McCandless' cinch on the nomination
for delegate. Fern will be .renominat-
ed for mayor, Jarrett for sheriff and
Trent for treasurer
w. w. Thayer is also a strong pro-
liability for county attorney, though
there may be a contest for Edings.
Following are some of the nomina-
tions to be voted on this evening:
First Precinct, Fourth District: Ter
ritorial cOnvention-Keiki, Hiram Aka
C. NJ. Lawelawe, II. NJ. Ayres, John
Bell; County-Fred Terrill, Charles
Ku!yuluohilli, Dave Martin, Sam Har-
desty, NJ H. Saunders, C. X. Quinn,
B. Ready, Henry Bell, David Harvest
Antoine Faria, w. NJ Make, Sol Ma
heula.
Fifth of the fourth For territorial
convention: VIM. Wolters, Henry Geh-
ring, c. w. Ashford. ]. w Asch; for
county conventions M. Watson, A..
r. Rowat, c. ]. Mccarthy, j. f. Col
burn, w. c. Wilder, F. J. Asch, Thos
Young, p. McGrath, F j. Fitzpatrick
W. w. Klein.
lJinth of the fourth: For the terri
torial convention: NJ. E. Silva, w.
Mcclellan, Chas. Spencer, G. II. Nahu-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
WANTS TO TAKE
PUBLIC LAND &
THEN LEASE It
HILo MAN PROTESTS AGAINST
MAIN FEATURES OF THE NEW
HOMESTEAD LAW.

The land Office has received a pro-
test from E. B. Nalima of Hi o, against
the terms on which he is allowed to
take up public lands. Nalima writes
that the price is too high, he objects
to the provision that he cannot imme-
diately lease government land when
he takes it up, and he says it is a
great hardship" to have to live on the
Ian continuously until his title is per-
fected, AS the whole intention of the
land laws is to prevent leasing of
lands taken up, and to compel resi-
dence on the land, Nalima's kick is
to be answered by simply calling his
attention to the provsons of the law.
Nalima's letter indicates that he would
like to take up some government land
as a citizen, and then lease it for
enough to pay for it and give him an
income, and until he gets title.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25

The folltwing are the important fea-
lures of the report of Secretary H. P.
Wood to the Promotion Committee,
which was submitted before the meet
ing of the commissioners this after
noon:
1t IS now seven years since the or
sanization of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee; years of earnest intelli-
gent effort on the part of the men,
who Eave composed the several differ
ent Committees. During this period,
the work has gradually and systemati
Cally developed until the whole earth
has been made to hear of Hawaii;
and yet it is but a faint echo that has
reached many places, and we have but
laid the foundation for future effort.
CANNOT ESCAPE DESTINY.
American travel to Europe has prac-
tically reached high tide, the Pacific
Ocean and it's shores is becoming the
center of interest, a condition that the
trans continental railways are now
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
INCREASE MILITARY IN HAWAII
NUUANU DAM is GETTING FIRST TESTS
HACKFELO PROBABLY
STILL The AGENTS

According to Hackfeld & Co., local
agents for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
steamship company no official word
has been received relative to the re-
ported break between the Pacific Mail
and the former company on the first
of the year. Mr., Klebahn, agent IN
charge of the steamship department
stated this morning that he had heard
nothing about a change of agency for
the company, and what was more did
not know officially that there was any
chance of the two companies working
separately after the first of the year as
reported in the mainland papers.
"The news of break between the
two lines has not been, and will not
be thought of, until we hear from the
head offices of both lines. l have read
good deal on the subject in both the
local and mainland papers, but as far
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25

as we know the two lines are the same
as ever. If change is made | am
unable to state who will be the agent
for the japanese line after the first of
next year"
Hackfeld & Company have been the
agents for the three transpacific COM
panies ever since their entry on this
trade, and it is considered very likely
among the business men of the city
that they will continue to be even if
the Japanese line breaks from the
management of the Pacific Mail. Ac.
cording to the mainland press, the new
arrangement with the Gould lines will
take effect on the first of the year. AS
far as could be learned from the Off
GERS of the Tenyo Maru, there is no
chance of the port of Honolulu being
cut out in the 1911 schedule of the
line.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
ANNUAL REPORT OF
PROMOTION SECRET AIRY

beginning to prepare to take
advantage of it. 1t is safe
to say that there were, seven
years ago, there was but a handful of
men Interested in travel to Hawaii,
today every line of railway of any con-
sequence, operating in the United
States and Canada, has or l5 about to
include Hawaii in it's field of opera
tions
There is not an excursion or steam
ship agency or hotel information bur-
eau the world over that is not supplied
with data concerning Hawaii. Our
advertising matter is being sought for
on eve"y hand.
No lecturer on travel fails to in
clude Hawaii in his talk.
MORE HOTELS NEEDED SOON.
Where the Territory could accom-
modate one guest comfortably seven
,
commodations for one hundred but the
strain upon us is going to be much
greater in the immediate future and it
is not too early to plan for additional
hotel accommodation on a large scale.
We are fortunate in having sa many
desirable home hotels or mainly board
ing hOuses in addition tO orr larger
hostelries, which aid materially in
making the stranger comfortable, and
what is said OF Honolulu applies.to all
of the Islands.
SCOPE Or WORK EXTENDED
During the past year the Hawaii
Promotion Committee has extended
the scope of its activities in a mprked
degree. On the Pacific Coast a num-
Der of innovations have increased the
efficiency of the work. Instea Of
cOnGning our efforts to Southern Cali
fcrnia, we are now eXpending CTR
energies Trre equally along the entire
coast. and especially in Che ricA re-
giun of the American and Cana1icI
Northwest Mrs. Frances X. Heaiiee,
WHO tas for the past two years 50
well represented us in Los Angeles.
was, on May 1st, transferred to seat
tie, from which point she is effectively
covering with her illustrated lectures,
the cities of Washington, Oregon, and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
SIX FEET RISE IN
NUUANU DAM WATER.
transform THE PAST TwENTYFoUR HOURS ADDS IMMENSE
WATER TO THE NEW RBsEREoIR-MAY REACH
HIGH WATER I CoNTINUEs-No DANGER


The last twenty-four hours have seen
the heaviest rainstorm since the com
pletion of the Nuuanu dam, and the
result was shown this morning in a
rise of six feet of water over an area
of about 35 acres, making the total
supply in the new reservoir something
like three hundred million gallons. In
cidentally, the rapid rise is very salts
factory to the advocates of the dam
in that it tends to settle doubts as to
the supply, for it has shown that the
rainfall is in the right place to reach
the reservoir.
The big dam is now getting its first
real test. This morning there we're
43 feet of water at the tower in the
middle of the new reservoir. Fifty
five feet is the limit, so that if the
storm should continue and the water
keep on rising at anything like the
rate it has risen for the past twenty
four hours, the reservoir will be full in
a few days, and waste water will be
flowing over the spillway.
There does not appear to be the
slightest nervousness now as to the
safety of the dam so much discussed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
GENERAL BARRY
FOR MORE TROOPS
IN THE ISLANDS
ASSOCIATED Press Gable to The Starr

SAN FRANCISCO August 25-The report of General Barry
retiring commander of the Department California; includes
Hawaii contains recommendations involving increase in the
military forces in the Hawaiian Islands.
General Barry recommends that
trict under the Department
by bSader general He recommends further that number
troops in the islands be materially atonin
of several complete regiments in the islands.
General be
tai post with regiment of infantry He urges the stationng
full regiment of cavalry
pane of Coast Artillery separate
of the artillery service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
A GOOD INVESTMENT.

1t costs but a small amount to keep
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera, and
Diarrhoea Remedy always on hand,
and it is economy in the end For
sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith &
Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25

ina, James Tripp, James Mcdonald,
Jno, Townsend; for the county CON
vention: w. H. Mcclellan NJ. E.
Silva, S. Gumpfer, Benz. Dole, r. A
Heffernan, E. K. Macfarlane, E. b.
Friel, Alex. Tripp, A. H. Keohokalole.
T. NJ, Harrison, James Mcdonald,
Mike Pae, John K. Cook, David Kamu
cha, James Haughton, w. S. Edings,
George Hookano.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
SATURDAY
MORNING SPECIALS

The Saturday Specials at Sachs will
be unusually attractive this week.
There is 80 in. Victoria Madras usual
ly selling at 25c special 15c, and a
great many other bargains. Remem-
ber the store closes at one o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-25
GREAT FIRE
DYING OUT AND
new ONE STARTS
ASSOCIATED Press Gable 10 The Starr

SPOKANE WASH August 25The of members of
the forest service known in the great
Northwest cOnagaton is Sc They forest paomen
by the federal reserves when
the fire started and cut off their is
expected that bodies recovered missing
have not yet been accounted for.
The fires subsiding
SEATTLE Wash, August 25FOrest fires raging 2G miles
east of here Several towns threatened with destruction