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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
ST. LOUIS BALLOONS
 WIN IN THE GREAT ,
 ELIMINATION RACE
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 Our ballast was soon exhausted and we were carried down without being able to check the balloon. We decided to make a landing although 1t was 3 o'clock and so dark we could not see.
 We were dragged nearly a mile be- fore being able to allow the gas to escape"
 the hot rays of the sun were rapidly ex- banding. Before the valve stuck the aeronauts encountered a thunderstorm and they rose to a higher stratum to find better sailing. By throwing out bal last the ascent was speedily accomplished, but when Pilot Jacobs found the level desired he was unable to prevent his craft from going higher. Suddenly Elmer son reeled and fell senseless in the bot tom of the basket. Then Jacobs realized that quick action was necessary and he gently pulled the rip cord and he and Emerson were soon on the ground.
 Cleveland, O., July 1.-The Million Population club balloon, the only one re- maning in the race which started from Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday, it is be- lieved here, is soaring over Lake Erie in a northeasterly direction tonight A num- Der of Clevelanders saw a bright moving light in the sky about 10 o'clock. The wireless station here has been communi- eating with vessels on the lake In an attempt to confirm the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Pratt City News

Mrs. c. F. Twitt and her little daughter left yesterday for her home iD Tampa, Fla.
 The Sallator club recently gave a delightful dance at A. O. H. hall on North Highlands A large crowd was present and had an enjoyable time. q. Miss Nellie Boiselle is quite ill at her home on the south side of town.
 Mrs J. s. Edwards on Vine street is i'll.
 The Protheon Sunday sSpool class be- gan Its new membership contest Sun day. All are very enthusiastic and an ttcipate a large enrolment for this month.
 At recent meeting of the Palm ito camp No. 52, w. O. w., one member was reinstated and other business was transacted Job Going of Birmin gham was present and made interesting talk Music was furnished by the boys of the Woodcraft band. f'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
MAURICE WILLOWS
 CALLED TO CANADA

Maurice Willows. former supern- tendent of the Boys Club and Chil- dren's Aid society, left last night with his family for Blith, Ontario, where he was summoned by the death of his father, Phillip Willows.
 MT Willows father, who was 69 years old, had been in failing health for several months, b"t his death, which occurred yesterday morning at 2.30 o'clock, was unexpected Many expressions of coincidence were ex- tended MT, Willows by his large num- Der of friends yesterday. MT Willows and Mrs. George J. Latham of this city and three other children survive their father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
EXPERTS DISCUSS TECHNICAL SIDE OF
 TEACHING PROBLEM
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 to prevail: First. to keep all children as nearly as possible at the average, keep. inS those that are dull up to the average holding those that are precocious down. The other tendency is to let these chill d1en that are very backward go, and not giving them the attention they need They are, as result, farther back than their mentality really warrants, or on the up- per scale, children who are a little pre- cocious and encouraged and spurred on and placed in classes that are even higher than their mental attachments can reach This is an injustice in both cases
 Tn this displacement of children, get ting them too high or too low for their mental capacity, is to be sought large explanation of truancy and incorrigibi- ity, also the fact that precocious children ofter break down. It is not because they are precocious.s but because their pre- cocity leads teachers and parents to push them too far ahead. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the following real estate transfers, in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved, were filed in the probate court Tuesday,: ~
 $l4O00-T. r. Johnson to Thomas Crate Bar company, block 29-C. survey of East Birmingham Land company.
 S295O--J. s. Marks Jr., ct al. to Mrs. Ruby A. Kennybrook lots +, block 3-A, survey of Woodlawn made by Walker Land company. M $3000-L. s. Russell to Mrs. M E. May, lot 12 of H. D. Cowins survey int the northeast >quarter of the southwest quar- fer of section 21, township 1T, range west. sk s,s
 $1173-S. D. Murphy ct al. to Mrs Maude S. Going, the southeast quarter of. the southeast quarter Of section 3, township IS south, range west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Train President Uses

Washington. July 11.-President Taft uses the federal express many times daring the year on various trips to Beverly and to other points in the east. President Taft has not been in or near any accident during his many trips throughout the country and heretofore il has not been thought that special precautions should be taken on the double track roads of the east and central west when he travelled It is F ore than likely that when the Pres ioent, next goes to Boston or Beverly pilot engine will procede the train to which his car is attached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Will Soon Hit Full Stride

Industrial conditions are showing a marked improvement at Ensley and the town will soon hit its full stride. A full, payday will soon be made by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com ra n.y., which will do much towards bet terins business conditions. The real es- ta'c men report the market to be good and few houses are bearing the "To Let. sign.
 The steel mill Is turning out steel rapid l. 3nd it Is being shipped to various points. An army of men are being stead fly employed and in a short time others will be given work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Interest in Five-Cent Fare

Ersley people are anxiously awaiting the result of the action taken by the com missloners in regard to the 5-cent fare The matter will probably he brought to d lead this morning, when the commis- sioners will have another conference with tho street railway officials
 "A reduction of the fare would mean much to the Steel City. large num- b9r of the Ensley people have business interests in Birmingham necessitating a lafSe amount of travelling on the street cars. A lowering of the fare would he a great inducement for many to make E.nsley their home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Will Settle School Question

The Board of Education will take up the E.f sley school question with the commis- s;oners this morning and urge the com p.etion of the new high school building. .h member of the Board of Education said recently that he thought the com nr'ssioners would be willing to help finish the building and vote the needed. addi- ten. The school patrons are very anx- iou5' for the job to be completed before the beginning of school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Ball Players Help in Rescue

Many a victim of the wreck pinned beneath the debris owes his life to the promptness of the members of the St. Louis National league baseball club. The ball players were riding in the last two cars which remained on the track. When the crash came, they piled out in their pajamas and several of them were bleeding from cuts about the feet. caused by racing over the sharp wreckage. =
 ''I was in the next to the last car" said Roger Bresnahan. the teams man aSer. "I was smoking at the time the spill came and I grabbed hold of some thing and held on. l got out all right Not one of our men was hurt, but on the other hand our baggage is gone"
 The ball players left for Boston, where they play today on a special train at 30 o clock.
 One of the remarkable incidents was when the firemen cut hole in the roof of the coach which was lying on its side and a man crawled out dragging his suitcase after him. He said he had net even a scratch. He dropped the case and immediately assisted in aiding those less fortunate.
 Just behind the locomotive three cars were piled, one ab<ve the other. At the bottom of the heap was the day coach and a majority of the dead were taken from this car The mass or wreckage did not catch fire but the fircmen who were called to the scene of the disaster had plenty of work with their axes chopping into the over turned cars and assisting passengers to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ella Wideman

The funeral of Mrs Ella, Wideman, ths wife of MT. J. c. Wideman who died Sunday at her late residence near Iron ddit was held yesterday afternoon at 4.51 o'clock. After the services at the family residence the interment was made in Esss cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Grocery Company Incorporates

Papers of incorporation were filed in the probate court Tuesday by M. J. Collins Grocery company, Inc, the authorized capital being $15.000 The firm will engage in both a wholesale and retail grocery busi- ness and will have it's headquarters in Birmingham Officers are M. J. Collins. president; w. d. Phillips, vice president, and O. G. Coe, secretary and treasurer. The company will begin business with paid-up capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
PERSONALS

Frank N. Julian, railroad commissioner, WI leave this afternoon for several towns in southwest Alabama, where he will in vestigate certain charges made against the railroads.
 The friends of Mrs. l.. c, Camp will regret to learn of her critical illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Towers. Mrs. Camp has not been strong for some time and on Saturday last be- came much weaker so much so that her son, A. J. Camp, and granddaughter. Miss Laura Mel Towers who were ab- seLt, were called to her bedside,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
New Attraction on Hand

The Miller Comedy and Dramatic com peny has arrived in the city and will ada their show to the list of other at fractions. MT. Miller, the manager of the show, was once a resident of Ensley and is, well known. He was formerly con- nected with various dry goods stores in the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Revival Meetings Being Held

series of revival meetings is being he'd or Avenue F and Fourteenth street. Ire meetings are being conducted by the Rev. Lancaster. The people are taking great deal of interest in the meetings and the tent is taxed to it's utmost ca pacity at each service. A large number of converts have been enrolled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
WARPED RAILS ARE
 CAUSE 0F WRECK

Dalles, Ore, July 1.-The warping of the rails by heat on the Oregon Trunk railroad yesterday caused the wreck of southbound passenger train.
 Louis Rising, storekeeper at the Warm Springs Indian school, was Killed, his wife perhaps fatally injured and 20 others seriously hurt. The en- zine left the track and rolled down a 4O- foot enyba nkment. A day coach fol- lowed and fell on the engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Mrs. DriskelI Phillips

Mrs. Driskell Phillips, the wife of M. l. Philips, died yesterday morning al Il o'clock at her late residence on Boyles HlSii'a lands The deceased is survived by net huspahd and several other relatives I-l remains will be sent to Sylacauga thls afternoon for nterment bv Johns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Receives Appointment

j. B. DuPuy. who has been in the ei1p.oy of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and hallroad company for the past year as a civil engineer, has just received an ap- pGiniment to position in Porto Rico with the government. He will leave to- day to take charge of his rev position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Emerson Rendered Unconscious

Laharpe, H.. July 1.-The balloon Topeka IT. landed three miles west of here today after thrilling adventures so many thousand feet above the earth that the recording instrument did not fix the distance. Ralph Emerson, aide, was made unconscious
 The high ascent was due to valve in the balloon sticking and making it inn possible to release some of the gas which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
Identification Difficult

Many of the dead were so mutilated that the work of Identification pro- eressed slowly Two bodies were found, one with its head severed and the other irnpaled on a splinter.
 The positions of the bodies of the engine crew indicated that both had jumped when their locomotive left the r;,ls.
 The Federal express ran with ev- ely berth and every seat full last night.
 G. s. Rogers, an electrician, sergeant in the United States coast artillery, who had been transferred from Vir- ginia to Maine, was travelling with his wife and two little children. Mrs. Rog- CTS was crushed and her tiny baby was k killed by her side. Sergeant Rogers was fearfully hurt and his other child was severely injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
INDICTED WIRE MEN
 PLEAD NOT GUILTY

New York, July 11.-Six more members of the alleged wire pools, ' who were indicted on the charge of conspiring to restrain trade in wire products, appeared
 today before Judge Archibald in the federal court and entered pleas of not guilty. They were
 given until September 1 to enter
 demurrer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
12 ARE DEAD AS
 RESULT OF WRECK
 OF FAST PASSENGER
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">-S~~->~S-S-~-> sixth and seventh cars, leaving three sleepers upright on the embankment two of them still on the rails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12

LICC LoY. Undertaken. Phones 7a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-12
SHAW. Tn. Undertaken. enon.s !

GREEN Undertaking Co. Phones 100,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-11
PURELY PERSONAL

C. M. Axes had business at Davis
City Monday.
F. J. Honnold had business a,
Pleasanton Tuesday.
c. M. Wheeler, of Pleasanton, had
bushes in Leon today.
w. H. Snyder went to Corydon
Friday for short visit.
DR.. o. w. Foxworthy had business
at Davis City last Friday.
Uriah Acton went to Davis City
Tuesday evening for a visit.
James Lake, of Decatur City, had
business in this city Tuesday.
Miss Lulu Shuts, of Weldon, was
q visitor in this city Saturday.
DR.. F. G. Hume had professional
business at Davis City Monday.
Mrs. A. o. Patterson, of Davis City
was visitor in this city Monday.
Miss Minnie Hogue, of Davis City
was visiting in this city Monday.
DR.. J. o. Woodmansee had bust
ness at Lamont Friday evening.
NOVA S. Beavers, of Woodland
had business in this city Monday.
Mrs. Gilruth Pierce, of Van Vert
was a visitor in this city Monday.
Miss Grace Lake, of Decatur City
was a visitor in this city Saturday.
Miss Ona Riley, of Decatur City,
was a visitor in this city Tuesday.
j. M. Eiker, of Decatur City, had
business in this city last Thursday
Ralph Sears left Friday for few
days visit with friends at Cedar Falls.
d. c. Cowles, of Davis City, was a
business visitor in this city Tuesday
William Burrell, of Davis City, was
. visitor in this city last Thursday.
Attorney Marion F. Stookey had
legal bushes at Pleasanton last Mon
day.
L. D. Kelly, of Van Vert, was a
business visitor in this city Satur-
day.
Mrs. Nellie McCully, of Davis City,
was visitor in this city last Satur-
day.
Dennis Grogan, of Beaconsfeld,
was visitor in this city last Satur-
day.
Miss Agnes Shell, of Decatur City
Nas a visitor in this citt last Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. E. Brewer, of Decatur
City, was visitor in this city Tues
day.
Claude Robinson was visiting with
his parents at Davis City last Tues
day.
. Mrs. R. M. Black, of Davis City,
was visitor in this city last Thurs
day.
u Mrs. Bernice Keefe, of Davis City,
was a visitor in this city last Thurs
day.
,~ S. L. Wood, of Davis City, was a
business visitor in this city Thurs
Gay.
!: Mrs. J. FL Robinson, of Davis City,
, was visitor in this city last Thurs
day.
J. Wesley Chew, of Pleasanton,
was a business visitor in this city to-
day.
( Mrs. L. A. Blackman, of Blockley,
was visitor in this city last Thurs
day.
J. G. Flora, of Davis City, was a
business visitor in this city Thurs
day.
; Mrs. Ed Sharp returned Thursday
evening from few days visit at De-
kalb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-11

Orville Spencer came up from
Plasanton Thursday and visited a
couple of days with relatives in this
city:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-11

Mrs. J. A. Cornett, of Bethany,
Mo-. who was visiting with relatives
in this vicinity, returned home Mon
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
VOTE FOR BILL
For Canadian Reciprocity Dc
All the West Virginia
Members Present.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The en-
tire West Virginia delegation in the
House of Representatives voted yes
terday for the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, with the exception Of
Congressman Hughes, who was not
present. Mr.. Hughes has been away
for some time on account of his
health and is paired. The DEM
ocratic members of the West Virginia
delegation voted solidly for the
measure. None of them spoke on It
but the attitude of the delegation
was well known, the members being
in favor of the agreement and OPP
posing any amendment of it on the
ground that it was an agreement
reached between two countries and
should be ratified or rejected. Yea
and nay votes were not taken on tbs
amendments offered but the West
virginians being opposed to amend
ments were understood to have op.
posed all amendments to the bill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
And is Heard by a Large and
Appreciative Audience of
Young People.

Prof. d. w. Working, of the agri-
cultural extension department of the
state university, delivered a stere-
opticon lecture on the subject Of
Corn Growing" before an appre-
ciative audience of over two hun
dred boys and girls at the court
house Friday night. Several
'grown-ups" were also present.
Pictures illustrating various
phases of corn growing were
thrown on the screen and explained
by Mr.. Working. One picture was
OF an ingenious corn rack used by
many farmers in drying and pro,
tecting seed corn, and others showed
prize ears OF corn exhibited in pre-,
vious contests. In connection with
the pictures Mr.. Working explained
t,;c. I, grow good corn it was nee
essary to have good seed and good
soil. In the pictures shown Of ears
and grains OF corn he pointed on
the imperfections and defects whicl
were to be avoided in choosing see,
corn and prize ears.
A table of statistics was shown il
which the lecturer polated out tn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
VIII Sing Here.

The many friends of Mrs. Grace
Finnell Hutchinson. of Parkersburg,
will be glad to know she will sing in
the musical services at Christ Bpis-
copal church tomorrow morning at
II o'clock and at o'clock in the
afternoon services, The numbers
will include a seleced solo, and also
a duet with Mrs, Mcchord Austin.
Gounod's Oh, Deyine Redeemer.
Mrs. Hutchinson was formerly OF
Clarksburg and is remembered with
a great deal of pleasure by her old
friends who will enjoy hearing her
rich contralto voice once more in
the church choir of which she was so
long a member.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
Recital at st. Paul's.

The recital at ST. Paufs Methodist
Episcopal church. South, Friday
evening was one Of more than usual
interest, owing to the personal
makeup OF the program. From all
parts of the city were assembled
twelve OF the best musicians aud
singers in Clarksburg, and every
number was of the highest order.
The readings by Miss Humphreys
was a prominent feature. Her
clever fmpersonations and her deli
cate touches of pathos prove Miss
Humphreys to be an artist in her
line. The ladies of the church are
to be congratulated on having had
such an excellent entertainment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
FINE IS LECTURE
ON CORN GROWING

fact that the value of the United
States corn crop was one and half
billions of dollars, while the value
of the total crops OF wheat, oats,
barley, rice, rye, buckwheat and po-
.tatoes combined was considerably
less, being one and a third billions.
An enlarged diagram of seed corn
was shown, giving the structure and
the arrangement Of the germ, hull,
starch and other parts of corn kerr
mel. This was followed by pictures.
prepared by MIR. Working, of actual
grains, moistened and split, showing
the same parts in the real corn. a
series OF seven slides presented the
development and growth of four or
five grains, from the time they were
first put into the ground until the
stalks were fully grown.
The flashing OF several pictures Of
pigs and cows on the screen was the
occasion of much amusement and
excitement among the young folk ii
the audience, and the speaker ex.
planned that most OF the corn grow.
ing was for the purpose OF feeding
1t to the stock. The audience wildly
aprlauded this simple fact until tn,
county superintendent was Obliged
to restore order.
I, Other pictures were OF prize win
ners in corn growing contests. ant
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
BEGELEY WANTS
Congress to Pass a Bill Estab-
fishing a Federal Build
ing at That Place.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-GeOrge
W. Williams, OF Beckley, member Of
the house of delegates of Raleigh
county, is in Washington in con-
nection with the plan to have a fed
eral building erected at Beckley.
Two bills providing for the erection
of such a building have been intro
duced, one by Congressman Little
page and the other by Mr.. Hughes.
The people of Beckley are much in
terested in the matter and propose to
assist in any way possible to get one
or the other of the bills through the
House.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
note Fof airs 6ti.

4 ,SGTClN. b. 20. Aps.
AlFs. Matthew T. scott. newly elected
4 President General o. the Daughters
Of the Amerlcan Revolution, was the
choice OF the delegates from West viz
ginia for the position. Under state
Regent Mrs Btmondson the delega-
ton marched in a body to the polls
and voted solldly for Mrs.. Scott and
her ticket.
The others elected were: Vlce-pres-
ident general. IN charge OF orsaniza-
ton Of chapters. Mrs. Henry L. Mann;
4chapiain general Miss Elizabeth
Pierce; recording secretary general
Mrs. Howard T. Hodgklns: cores
tponding secretary general. Mrs. VIII
liam Dennis; registrar general. Mrs.
Gaius Brumbaugh; treasurer general.
Ms. William D. Hoover; historian
general, Mrs. Charles Bassett; assist
ant historian general, Mrs. Eleanor
IS. Thompson; and librarian general,
Miss Amaryllls Gillette, all residents
Of the, district of Columbia except
MIS-. Basset' Maryland, and Mrs.
lThompson, Massachusetts.
The nine vice-presidents declared
elected. in the order elected. are:
Miss sophie NAPLES. Delaware:
Mrs. layton R. Truesdale. Ohio; Mrs.
Allen P Rerley, Pennsylvania; Mrs.
James P. Brayton. Michigan; Mrs.
Ben Gray, Jr, Missouri; Mrs. James
VI. Fowler Indiana; Mrs. Edwin c.
Gregory, North Carolina; Mrs. Chas.
B. Bryan, Tennessee; and Mrs. R. H.
Edmonson, West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
SOCIAL
aeaoaonaana9anppurann
Mrs. DeBot State Regent.

FAqRMoNT, ARRBL 22-Mrs
George DeBolt, OF this city. was
made state regent of the West vir-
glnia Daughters OF the American
revolution at a meeting held in
Washington Thursday by the West
Virginia chapters. in connection
with the national congress in ges-
sion there the last several DAYS.
Mrs. H. C. Stoetzer, vice regent of
the William Raymond chapter Of
Fairmont. made the nomination of
Mrs. DeBolt. The members OF the
local chapter and many friends of
Mrs. DeBoit are greatly pleased
over her election. She has been re-
gent ofthe local chapter, and is well
qualified 70 fill her state position
Mrs. r. r. Edmondson. OF Morgan
towR. IS the retiring state regent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
Club Recital.

This afternoon the Marcato Music
Club gave its last club recital for this
season in the assembly room of the
Waldo. "a Flower Day program,
which was in charge of Mrs. William
Harrington was well rendered by a
number of its members, including an
interesting study on Modern opera
from 1926 to the present time by
Mrs. Frank L. Grove.