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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
Past Index to Future

All this will no doubt seem visionary and in the far distant future to many of your readers, but let me remind them that the changes are now coming rapidly and that what may now appear dreamy and fan tastical may also become relized fact within the next few years.
 Who would have been so bold five years ago as to venture the prediction that the leading capitalists would soon call upon the government to take charge of and reg uate their private enterprises, even to the extent of fixing the prices of their products. as E. H. Gary has recently de- clared himself in favor of doing?
 But the controlling racror in the trans formation from private ownership to so- cial ownership of the trusts, from pro- duction for the profit of the few to pro duction for the use of all is the working class. already drilled by the trusts. te work together co-operarlveIy and now awakening to consciousness of their in- terests as a class and developing their eco homie and political power upon that basis, with the one object in view of abolishing the prevailing system of pri vately owned industry and establishing in it's place the industrial democracy in which all the people shall be free to pro duce what they need to satisfy their needs and wants and free to enjoy all the bless ings of a real civilization.
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When Mrs. Zac P. Smith has anything to say on any subject, people are inter- ested.
 Her broad culture, her utilization with everything that is intellectual and uplift- ing, her keen mental aeumen, and per- sonality that is magnetic to marked de- gree, fully entities her to the attention that is paid to what she thinks and says.
 In her work with the National League for Medical Freedom, Mrs. Smith has allied herself with 8 cause, the effects of which are being felt all over the country, and while young in years the league has accomplished great results-results which hold in their grasp the welfare of human ity, from east to west, from north to south.
 In talking with Mrs. Smith yesterday about her visit to Chicago this week, where she attended the meeting of the National League for Medical Freedom, in response to some questions, she said: - T am going to answer you by asking you a question. Isn't it perfectly delight full to find body of men and women rep resenting a national organization made up already of 92 state organizations rep resenting some 3O0,OO0 earnest men and women, whose prime, sole object is to i'ro- tect individual rights and stand for indi- vidual freedom? I tell you in this age of dense materiality and avarice, 1t is abso- lutely the most refreshing experience I've had in long time. There are some who may not know now what the National League for Medical Freedom is, but each day increasing numbers are learning of
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DEBS CALLS TRUSTS NORMAL OUTGROWTH
 OF MODERN SOCIETY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)


 ulous by such a foolish utterance? No so- cialst at all; only a paragraph from his latest article on the trusts by Theodore Roosevelt Five years ago, or when he was still in office and had the power, he would not have dared to make that state ment. But he finds it politically safe and expedient to make it now. It is not at all a radical statement. On the contrary it is simply the echo of E.. H. Gary, that is to say, John Pierpont Morgan, presi- dent of all the trusts.
 MT. Roosevelt now proposes what Bis marck attempted in Germany 40 years ago to thwart the socialist movement, and that is state socialism, so called, which is in fact, the most despotic and degrad- ing form of capitalism.
 President Roosevelt, who is popularly supposed to be hostile to the trusts, is in truth their best friend. He would have the government, the capitalist govern-
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Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers of real es- tate were recorded by the probate judge yesterday:
 s1sO0--G M. Howle and wife to G. D. Howle, lot 13 in block 54 in the Birmin gham- Ensley survey.
 s150O--Laura A. Drake to Mrs. T. D. Robertson, northeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section Q, township IS, range west.
 $1000--J. W. Hagood to G. B. Me
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Suits Filed Yesterday

Suits Filed Yesterday
 The following are among the suits filed yesterday in the city and circuit courts:
 The Copper Greek, Montevallo and Ca haba Coal company vs. the Southern Rail- way company; suit filed for s500,000, amount claimed as damages for an alleged breach of contract, pertaining to the re- fusal of the railway company to operate a branch line to the plaintiff company coal mine and forcing it to cease opera tions.
 J. Van Hurn vs. the Western Union Telegraph company. The plaintiff claims 5000 damages for an alleged failure to deliver telegram announcing the serious illness of a relative. ~
 Albert Payne vs. the Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power company; SS00O damages claimed for an alleged injury re- ceived while attempting to board street car at Redwood park.
 Sam Williams, pro ami, Titus Williams, vs. the Louisville and Nashville company, for s15,eOo damages, claimed for alleged injuries received in a railway accident at Broyles.
 Annie L. Burke vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. The plaintiff claims the sum of s10,0O0 as dam ages for an alleged assault and battery by defendants servant. 4
 Will Jefferson vs. Republic Iron and Steel company The sum of S5CO0 claimed for alleged injuries received in the de- fendant company's mine at republic.
 J. D. Walter, administrator of the es- tate of Onnie Tramble, $200O0 is claimed as damages for the death of Onnie Tram ble, who wSs killed in a railroad accident near Borden Springs.
 T. l.. Bell vs. Drennen Company De partment Stores. The plaintiff claims the sum of s5o,ooO for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment.
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Indian Pays Penalty

Raleigh, N. C., November A-Hoss French, Cherokee Indian, paid the death penalty here today, in the electric chalr for the murder of Miss Ethel Shuler near Birdtown, Swain county, last September 20. After the girls body had been found Ross was placed under arrest and spirited to Asheville to prevent lynchng. The 1n- dian confessed, stating that he attempted to commit assault and then cut her throat.
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Children Crematcd

Muskogee, Okla. November 24.--A four year-old son of M. Hyatt and the five- year-old daughter of George Emmons were burned to death today A three year-old daughter of James Pierce was also probably fatally burned near Hen rietta when they crawled under large box, turned over bale of hay and set fire to the hay.
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Good Roads School

New York, November 24.--A school ef good roads will be opened at Columbia university next month to be known tech- nically as the department of highway en- cheering Funds for instructions have been donated by wealthy man who be- lfeves more attention should be given to scientific road building in the United States. There will be money enough from this source to conduct the school for
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Says Trusts Electe dTaft

fsThe campaigns of both President Taft and ex-President Roosevelt were financed mainly by the trusts. Attorney General Wickersham made. his reputation and for tune in the services of the trusts, and is it possible that for fee from the opposite side he is now going to turn about and betray his former clients?
 As for Special Attorney Kellogg, he is not only trust attorney, but the congress sional investigation of the street trust disclosed the fact that since he has been in the service of the government and drawing enormous fees for smashing the trusts he has also been receiving fees from the steel trust for serving the trusts
 With President Taft's own brother as chief attorney for the, sugar trust and another brother as the personal guest of John Piermont Morgan, in satin knee brooches, silk stockings, and golden sword, in attendance upon the coronation of foreign king, it will hardly be expected by any reasonable person that President Taft will make any savage onslaught upon the trusts.
 Workers Must Decide Issue
 On thing is certain, and that is that the trust question will never be settled upon the basis of the exploitation of the work
 ing class The trust quetsion is above all else a working class question and only an enlightened working class can finally settle it.
 Every conceivable attempt will be made to control and regulate the trusts and all will prove futile in the end; and yet all these are necessary to open the eyes of the people to what the trust actually is and to teach them how to deal with it intelligently so as to convert it from a menace into blessing to society The trust is monumental of the fact that competition has run it's course in our. industrial life and that cooperation has taken it's place as the basis of a more perfectly organized society, a higher so- cial order and more advanced ciyiliza- ton. ., 4,>ta
 People to Gain Possession The millions of workers of all kinds who are employed in these trusts and who alone are necessary to their operation are organizing industrously and politically to take possession of them in the name of the people-socialize them, in a wor,l-so that all may have the benefit of these modern social agencies of wealth produc- ton. hq s&A 4tr
 Everything about trust has been so- cially produced and everything about 1t is socially used and the character of the trust marks 1t for social ownership.
 We cannot go backward if we would. . we are pushed onward by the forces that move society even in spite of ourselves As the trusts grow more and more DOW erful and the puny attempts to shackel them become more and more futile, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
Tickets Must Quit

Houston. Tex, November 24-Judge Waller T. Burns of the United States court of the southern district of Texas today took charge of the Hartman line strike situation in Houston when he cx- plained all pickets must be discharged, but swore in eight men to act as guards. The men will go on duty tonight.
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Thomas w. Murphys somhns like while ton as to whether the sensational a surpse last week. the three days at Mneo l. month record of a11h at Allen Pa. ssy - = " " n
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only alternative left will be to socialize them. have them owned by the people, and then. and not until then, can they be successfully controlled and regulated by the government
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three or four years and if 1t succeeds permanent; endowment wili be forthcom- ing. ts,, #
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
A uniaue Tree Statute.

New Jersey. by her shade tree sta
tute. converted the rocky pioneer
trail OF the tree planter into a graded.
progress fostering roadway The law
provides for a shade tree commission
OF three freeholders. who shall serve
without compensation. The commits
sion is not only warden of the older
trees. but also planter of the new
In Newark, where Tire law has been
in force six years 1900 young trees
on 102 miles OF streets have been set
out. Picture this: One hundred and
two miles OF new paintings. adjoining
the streets. gladdening the eve. cool
ing and purifying the air. and en-
HANGING the Gays beauty and wealth.
or course. the ilcsease in growth and
beauty is nos he result merely OF
"time and aisu .iss." for a tree com.
mission is s'oq'prsd systematically tn
mulch. trim. srgscs feytilize and other
wise nurture It's young
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
Home Town
3heIps e
HOW TO BEAUTIFy YOUR LAWN
Professor Major Of University Of Mis-
souri, Gives Home Landscape
Hints In a Lecture.

Home landscape gardening-which
Is nothing more than making your
house and yard look so homelike and
Inviting that your friends instlnctively
will want to drop In as they pass the
gate-is not so difficult a matter az It
sounds. That, at least, was the i'm
preston gained by 500 fathers and
mothers and children. too. who at
tended the lecture given at Kansas
City. Mo-. by II. r. Major. Instructor
in landscape gardening at the Univer-
sity Of Missouri.
"A well arranged home is very much
like a correctly composed picture"
Mr.. Major said. The sky is the back
ground. The house. placed we'll back
In the middle distance is the focal
point-the natural resting point for
the eye.
The lawn. spreading out from the
house, is like the mat to the picture
and. like a picture mat. should be kept
simple and unbroken. Drivsways and
walks are quite necessary. but as they
are not decorative they should be kept
to one side and not too wide.
Then comes the frame for the pic-
ture. Trees and shrubs-plenty Of
them-down the driveways and about
the house. covering up the founda-
tons and the sharp corners. These
are the settings that hold the picture
together.
Then. the important thing Is to
keep the place cleaned up. Grounds
need grooming as well as horses. and
show the effects Just as much. Clean
ing up around house is like keeping
your clothes brushed-it gets to be q
habit"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25

The alfalfa weevil: Larvae attacking a
sprig Of alfalfa Natural size. larva al
right much enlarged
first eating holes therein. soon as
sumo a decidedly green color, and
when full grown are about onefourth
OF an inch long. with a white stripe
along the back and the somewhat
hooked appearance shown by some OF
those In the illustration Gig p. The
attack is now confined to the young
leaves and the crown of the plant.
thus preventing its growth, and bad
ly infested field OF alfalfa will fire.
quently attain no greater height than
about six inches. too short to NOW at
all II the field Is mown over most OF
the larvae will. OF course. be shaken
on and drop to the surface OF the
ground While some of these perish.
those that survive and live upon the
fresh growth. together with those
Matching from eggs deposited after
the moving. develop sufficient num-
bers to overwhelm and destroy the
second crop. The larvae continue to
attack the plants, being most abun'
dant during May and gradually becom'
ing less abundant throughout the
month of June As these transform,
the adults become more and more
abundant as the season advances, and
not only do they feed upon the fresh
growth. but they also eat the bark
from the stems. and thus. where ex'
cessively abundant. totally destroy the
second crop.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
Fish Thsy Use Ballast

A Gloucester fisherman. one of the
professionals against the FISH clause In
the Canadian reciprocity bill. was talk.
ing about FISH In Washington.
These balloonists and aeronauts."
he said think they are very clever
with their sand ballast. but the goldfish
has been using sand ballast since be-
fore the food.
Whenever there's a terrible scare
lty OF cod. what few you do catch
have sand in their stomachs. Why1
To weight them. so that they can sink
down to deep water. where their
friends are.
Yes. sand-filled cod means scarce
fish. IL means that the cod. for some
reason or other. are swimming deep.
their stomachs ballasted with sand to
keep them down"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25

The alfalfa weevil Phytonomus muri-
nus) Adults clustering on and attacking
sprig OF alfalfa. About natural size.
where or In what manner II was
brought to this country no one knows.
but II was first discovered In the
spring Of 1904 In a small field OF al
faifa near Salt Lake City, Utah. and
attention promptly called to it's pres
ence by the Utah agricultural expert
ment station.
The beetle itself Gig - Ia usually
less than one-fourth OF an inch In
length. varying from one-eighth to
three-sixteenths inch. and when fresh
ly emerged from the cocoon. within
which IL passes from the larva to the
pupa. is OF a plain brown color. In a
few days this brown becomes darker.
mixed with black and gray hairs,
which give ii spotted or notified ap-
pearance. as shown. much enlarged.
In Fig ,. Gradually these scales and
hairs become rubbed of. so that In
spring we frequently observe individ-
uals that appear almost entirely black.
with small. irregular gray spots upon
them.
The insect winters entirely in the
beetle stage, seeking shelter. before
the frosts OF autumn commence either
in the crowns OF alfalfa plants. close
10 the surface of the ground in the
field, or under leaves. matted grass.
weeds. and rubbish along ditch banks.
haystacks, and strawstacks Indeed.
II is oftentimes found in barns where
the hay is kept over winter When
this hay is being put into the barn in
late summer. one side of the barn has
been observed to be almost covered
with adults. and In winter and spring.
when the hay Is being fed out. the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
Pare Rapidly
! Marching
\ Into the 4
Unknown

HW0Ur has become. per-
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haps. too common as
XN ~ Memorial day ap-
tGM Eo84 proaches TO remind the
~ public and the surviv.
x&SEIS%y ing heroes OF the COS
U1kSk0 how fast the army OF
blue II marching into the unknown.
Flowers are strewn upon the graves OF
the head and statistics OF mortality
are az freely flung at the heads Of
the living soldiers. Possibly the vet.
Grams are not cheered by this sober
and convincing Information. and GER
tainly their children and grandchii.
dren give II but cold entertainment
A look at the other side. the living
side. OF the old soldiers great day
presents something OF good cheer as
well as a surprising fact-that OF the
extreme youth Of the army OF the
\Union In those days when the life Of
. q nation was at stake.
The survivors OF the Union army OF
the Civil war are known TO number
at this date 100000. and a majority
Of these men are In the active pur.
suits OF industry. Although there are
a few very old men among the vet.
Grams. the average age OF the sur.
vivors Is sixty-three years. With the
lengthening OF life which has become
a feature OF our time We ought to
have with us for many years at least
a fair remnant OF the heroes OF the
great war.
The most desperate civil war OF
modern times was fought. II Is now
realized, by boys In their teens or
barely out OF their teens. The rec
ords OF the war and navy departments
show that OF the enlistments l.I5i. AIS
were at the age OF eighteen years or
under. and that 2.i59.79s enlistments
were at the age Of twenty-one years
or under. while only 6ls.5ll OF the
total 2.77s,309 enlistments were 40
the age Of twenty-five years and over.
In decorating the graves OF the dead
and In honoring the living soldiers OF
'6i the whole nation renews yearly the
inspirations OF patriotism. This year
there are still In the land OF the living
and the country they saved more than
half a million OF the heroic boys" OF
'6l. and we are Just coming to see
that they really were boys. and boys
well worth remembering who
have answered the last roll call and
those who are yet with Va la the bat
ties Of peace.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
WILL ERECT MODEL VILLAGE
Concrete Houses Planned by Los
Angeles Women for Accommo-
dalton Of Poor.

Obstacles to the establishment of .
model village BY members of the FRI
day Morning club probably are
cleared away as far as the city coun,
Gil Is concerned.
The plan of the women contem-
plates the erection of model concrete
dwellings. to be rented at nominal
prices to the poor with a view to
lettering their condition.
The public welfare committee Is in
favor Of leasing the land lying west
OF the old Catholic cemetery for the
purpose, and Howard Robertson.
deputy city attorney. Is looking into
the matter Of the city's right to lease
land belonging to the municipality
II has been determined that the
city is forbidden to give a lease to
run more than ten years. The women
interested In the prospect seek to
have the ten-year lease with an OPP
ton of another term. AS soon as the
point whether the city has the right
to enter into a contract of this kind
is settled, a resolution will be drawn
up authorizing the council to enter
into the agreement
While the members of the public
welfare committee are willing to
grant the concessions asked. as far as
they personally are concerned. they
will have to abide by the limitations
Of the charter, but believe that IL the
nlan nroyea tn ha a succeas thera will
newer be any difficulty in obtaining
renewal OF the lease.-Los Angeles
Express
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25

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10 SO little actually
~ 40 ~ known as OF the sharp
IN ny6 shooters. At best theirs
XII M was desperate work.
AVHk& They were obliged
8Ay&AAX1kM often 20 fight from
their regiments. without any chance
OF assistance. perhaps literally sur.
rounded by the enemy And when the
end came for one OF them he must
die alone. and In time he would be
marked missing on the books and
every trace of him would be lost c.
II. Guinand. a famous shot In his day.
past commander OF the Berdan
Sharpshooters. was the hero OF many
stirring adventures OF the fighting be
fore Fredericksburg.
Few civilians or soldiers either.
for that matter. can realize what Il
meant to be a sharpshooter In such a
battle as Fredericksburg. said Mr..
Guinnnd. in recalling his experiences.
Il never knew what II was TO fight be-
side any one. had To follow my de-
tall practically alone.
During the battle OF Frederick
burg | with two other sharpshooters
was detailed to pick on a negro sharp
shooter. a Confederate. who had been
working havoc among our men. We
got a glimpse OF him now and then,
but nothing more He was crack
shot and had brought down many of.
icers and privatss. In order to get
within range OF him we had to 20 far
beyond our picket lines and beyond
any chance OF assistance. This gen.
eral region was well within range of
the enemy. position much too dan.
gerous for the regiment to venture on.
The three OF US waited for night
and then crept with the greatest eau.
ton toward the enemy's lines. BY
morning we had hidden ourselves In
trees well apart. where We awaited
Developments. We we're well enough
hidden. but the bullets whistied
through the trees and occasionally
dropped showers OF leaves on us; but
that was TO be expected Well, Il took
US all day to locate that negro. but
we got him nnally. He had hidden
himself In an old chimney, which
made pretty good defense. He would
FIRE and then duck behind the bricks
and our bullets would glance on. Dur.
ing that long wait both my com.
panions were silenced by the cross
IRE. II was two lives for one. but we
never hesitated when such = call
came"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-25
STREETS STREWN WITH DEAD
Many Die in sansuinsry Battle Be-
tween FederaIs and Rebels at
Cuautla, Mexico.

Cuernavaca. Mexico.-A sanguinary
battle is on at Cuautla. twenty miles
southeast of here. between the federal
garrison under Colonel Munguia and
a force of rebels commanded by
Colonel Zapata. Fugitives arriving
here say the streets OF Cuautla are
strewn with dead and wounded.
A commission left here for Cuautla.
carrying the news OF the armlstice.
which IL is hoped will put an end to
the fighting. General Figueroa Is
leading 5000 rebel troops from
Iguala. presumably en- route for
this city.