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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
.JOE SHANEYFE[T| IS
 SLOWLY IMPROVING
The Ensley Club to Meet. Palmer Burglar at
 Work Again

Joe Shaneyfelt, who was seriously in Iured in fight with Tom Hightower Sat urday, is reported as getting along nicely at the Cunningham hospital The oper- alton on his skull was complete sue cess and the doctors say that he has an excellent chance for recovery if no com plcations set in. There is danger of men ingitis for several days yet, 1t is said
 Hightower has engaged a lawyer and held long talk with him in the jail yesterday morning. The charge against him at present is assault with attempt to com rnt murder. A second charge against him is that of having a concealed weapon If shaneyfelt's injuries should prove fatal the charge will be changed to one of mur- der
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

its popularity will not prove less dur ing this stay than on former appear ances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
BASKETBALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL Organize Class of Drawing g
 and Music THE PECAN HARVEST Production of Pecans Is Greatest in the History of the County
 and the Quality Is
 Excellent
THE PECAN HARVEST

Bay Minette. October f6.-(Special)- Trainer Ira B. Thompson of the local high school has been busy all day to- day laying out a basketball court for the boys of the school and for the games which will be played here dur ing the season. He reports that the boys are taking to the game like ducks to water" and that it will be but a short time before they will be pre- pared to schedule some games The girls, too, are anxious to get into the game and are making their playing costumes.
 Mrs. Maud E. Truitt of Mobile in- structor in music, organized class of music and drawing here al the local high school Saturday. consisting prn- cipally of the teachers. Those who are teachers in the local school have all joined and several of the graduates have enrolled for the course. Miss Pearl Campbell of Silver Hill and Miss Ethel Moore of Stockton are also in the class. The lessons wills be con- ducted twice a month. on Saturdays, and 1t is expected that by next week the number in the class will have in- creased to 20
 Quite a number of the older farm CTS of this place have reported that the peacan harvest this year will be an unusually good one and that the quality of the null Is excellent. There is not a great acreage of them in this immediate locality of trees that are bearing, but 1t will not be long until many of the trees which have been set out by newcomers will begin bear ing. Throughout the county there are hundreds of acres of the nuts and all the growers report that their trees are loaded and that in many cases they are gathering them. The yield will be by far the greatest in the history of the county and since the market price is good the trees prove them selves to be remarkable money makers for those who have them on their places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

St. Margaret's Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. John Morrison, Ensley Highlands, Wednesday afternoon at 3:3o o'clock. Every member Is urged to be present.
 Steel City Lodge No. 19o Knights of Pythias, will hold initiation this evening at 7:3o o'clock. Six candidates will fur nish the sport after which refreshments and general good time will be on the bill of fare. The lodges of Pratt City Fairview and Wylam will be guests at this meeting.
 The Fairview School Improvement as- sociation will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the school building.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs Walter Davis at ehe corner of Twenty-first street and Ave- nue D.
 Mrs. F. c. Fonville will give a novelty shower for Miss Ann3e Averyt Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. C. Barrett will enter tain for Miss Ayeryt on Friday after noon.
 After several days of idleness the Palmer burglar is again back on the job. The home of Mrs. Winnings was broken into on last Friday but it was only discovered yesterday. There was no one in the house on Friday and it Is supposed the thief was abroad then. Another house was broken into between Il and o'clock Sunday The burglar had used a rock to break a front window and had left the rock on a bed inside the house. The name of the last victim could not be learned.
 The month old baby of, MT. and Mrs. Farrell of Wylam was buried at Oak land yesterday afternoon.
 The revival meetings conducted by the Rev. Fitzgerald at the Grace Pres byterian church are drawing large crowds. The first meeting was held Sunday night and they will continue all this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

There will be a meeting of the Ensley club tonight in the inferior court room, at which the telephone situation will be given another airing. Although the club has been very successful in its campaign for the Peoples phones, it is thought best to talk the question over again and pre- pare for further work. There will be other business to come up before the club
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26

BUXTON, Hatteras Island.-Here's the
picture of the doctor who rides the long
est and the narrowest territory covered
by any doctor in America This is DR..
Augustus Sutton, of Buxton, Hatteras
Island. who rides up and down 60 miles
of sandbar in his ministrations.
One Of the men in a life-saving crew
to the north of Buxton was afflicted with
a cough that somehow wouldn't cure up.
DR.. Sutton visited him from time to time.
1t was a two-day journey, that go miles
there and back through the soft sand. On
one of these visits the doctor hitched
his chair in front of the sick mans knees
and looked him square in the eyes.
"Jone," he said, II have to charge you
S. for every time / come-it takes two
days-and / know you can't afford 1t.
But 1 want to tell you, Jone. I'm not
doing you any good. never can. You've
got consumption"
The life saver took his death sentence
without culver.
IAN right doc. I'm glad you told me.
Five dollars is a good deal to me, and l
reckon I'll have to save now. So you'd
better not come any more
A year later the man died
That's the kind of man the doctor is
who rides the 6O-mile stretch of the Hat
teras sands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
SEA ISLAND PLANTERS
MEET AT CHARLESTON

GALVESTON, May 24.-One of the
most important agricultural meetings
ever held in this section of the south
was that of the South Carolina Planters
of Sea Island or long staple cotton, over
100 of whom gathered here yesterday for
a session which lasted nearly six hours.
The meeting came as the result of the
long cotton planters decision that some
action would have to be taken to secure
steady and reasonable market for the
staple.
It was decided at the meeting to
commence the campaign for a better
marketing condition by combining with
the National Farmers union, and at
tempting to have that body cooperate
with the planters in marketing their
crop at a profit. President c. S. Barrett.
of Union City, Ca, who was present.
assured the planters of the co-opera-
ton of the national body. 1t is also pos
sible that the sea island planters may
adopt the Mississippi warehouse system
as a method for selling their product
directly.
Several addresses were made,< among
the speakers being President Barrett, R.
A. N. Wilson. of Mississippi. one of the
prime movers in the warehouse, and j.
W. Read, secretary of the South Car
DINA branch of the Farmers union.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
IMPORTANT TAX PROBLEM
IS RAISED by RAILROAD
Claims Net Earnings of LeaS-
ed Lines Should Not Be
Separately Taxed
(Hy Associated Press. J


NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 24-The
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railway company is to raise with the
federal autho rities an important ques-
tion under the law lately decided con-
stitutional imposing a tax of 1 per
cent on the net earnings of corporations
The federal authorities claim that in
the case of leased railway lines the tax
is to be imposed on the net return, If
any, to the lessee over and above the
rental and charges ON the leased line,
which is thus treated practically as a
separate corporation.
The New Haven company holds, on the
other hand, that as leased lines do no
separate business and are operated by
the leasing company the net profits, II
any, of such lines go into the general
account of the lessee corporation, whose
net general income is taxed in the full
annual accounting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
TAFT's MILITARY AIDE
MAY Be A BRIDEGROOM
Major Butt May Marry Mrs,
Taft'S SiSter-He Denies
the Report


WASHINGTON, d. c.. May ga
Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald says Maj. Archibald w. Butt,
formerly of Augusta and, well known in
Atlanta, who is military aide to Pres
ident Taft, is shortly to marry Mrs.
Lucy Hays Heron Laughlin. of Pitts
burg, Mrs. Tafts sister.
The special follows: Maj Archibald
w. Butt, military aide to President
Taft. is shortly to marry the sister of
Mrs. Taft. is the rumor tonight preva-
lent in local society. The statement is
made that the engagement of Major
Butt to Mrs Lucy Hays Heron Laugh
lin. of Pittsburg, will be announced
shortly Friends and acquaintance
think they have verification for the
statement in the alleged fact that the
major is busy purchasing expensive bed
quilts and other household necessities.
Members of society here also point
to the fact that Major Butt has been
attentive to Mrs. Laughlin for more
than a year. OF course, it might be ex-
planned by the fact that during the
illness of Mrs. Taft her sister has spent
much time at the White House and has
been threwn into the company of Major
Butt"
The woman who may be the bride of
the army officer is the widow of Thomas
K. Laughlin. She is the daughter or
John Heron, of Cincinnati, and an ar
dent athlete. She is a splendid tennis
player and enjoys all outdoor sports. So
does Major Butt. She has two children
and is wealthy, having inherited most
of her husbands wealth."
Upon his return from New York this
morning, where he has been with the
president, Maj Archibald w. Butt oe-
clared that there is no word of truth
in the report hat he is to marry Mrs.
Lucy Hayes Heron Laughlin, of
Pittsburg, sister of Mrs. Taft.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
BEAUCHAMP Is CLEARED
BY JURY AT VALD0STA

vALDOSTA, Ca. May 24.-Dr. L. B.
Beauchamp was indicted by the grand
jury at the present term of court for vio-
lating the prohibition law. but he came
off with flying colors before the trial
jury The chief witness against him had
quart bottle nearly full of brown
liquid which he swore he bought from the
defendant, but when DIR. Beauchamp told
the jury that he never saw the witness
before, never saw the bottle before and
that the man had never been to his place,
the jury promptly returned verdict of
mot guilty"
collection for DR.. Beauchamp and gave
him a considerable sum of money after
his confession of sin and his promise not
to do so again,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
SENATE is AFTER
SCALP OF OCTOPUS

WASHINGTON. May 2l-Informatioa
as to what steps had been taken for tina
criminal prosecution of the officers or
the Standard Oil company under the re-
cent decision of the supreme court was
demanded of the encouragement today
by the senate. which adopted withour
debate a resolution of inquiry offered
by Senator Pomerene. The resoluticn
names specifically John d. Rockefeller.
William f. Rockefeller, Henry ". Rog-
ers.N Henry NJ. Fiagler, John D. Arch
bold. Oliver J. Payne and Charles III.
Pratt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
The Horse and Mule Problem in Georgia

worth $50. or $3.50 for the two. Suppose
each animal lose colt and that other
troubles overtake the owner stu there
is a wide margin of profit left to pay for
the feed and care after allowing the
owner 500 for his original investment
and good interest on his money for the
period of time indicated. In other words
a colt in the autumn is worth as much
as a bale Of cotton. vet il will not cost
much more TO feed and raise a colt than
TO produce a bale OF cotton. The far
mer, therefore. who cuts down his cotton
area somewhat and gives a little more
attention 10 producing work stock, not
only for himself. but a surplus for his
neighbors as well. has a golden oppor-
tunity opened UP TO him. He may build
up his land because OF necessity, he must
increase his area in pasture; he has a
safe and profitable investment as WELL
and when his work stock wear out, he
has the animals available to take their
place and can occasionally sell two or
three-year-old team at from 500 to
$500.
Why not give a little more attention
TO the breeding OF horses and mules in
Georgia? II will call for a cooperative
effort on the part Of the farmers in many
communities. since a sire can not be pur-
chased by a man who has only one or
field of profit and opportunity opening
up in this line of industry, and surely
our farmers will take advantage of it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
TWO GOVERNORS SPEAK
AT ERECTION OF SHAT

vICKsBURG. Miss, May 24-Two gov
errors, McGovern, of Wisconsin, and
Noel, of Mississippi, recounted the siege
of Vicksburg from different standpoints
yesterday afternoon incidental to the
dedication of Wisconsin's memorial to
the troops of that state in Vicksburg ma
tional military park
Governor McGovern recalled that it was
Captain Green, of the Third Wisconsin,
who conducted the Confederate officers
defending, Vicksburg to the headquarters
of the Union army under a flag of truce.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26

ing season and reduces the crop yield
very considerably. On sandy land put
400 pounds Of the above mixture under
the drill row, using 100 to 200 pounds as
a side application comparatively early
in the season, and 100 pounds of sulphate
of ammonia as top dressing at the
time indicated The sulphate of ammonia
has been suggested because of the high
per cent of nitrogen which it carries. OF
course, nitrate of soda or blood may be
used, but they do not contain so much
plant food per 100 pounds as the sui
phate.
H. w. p, Temple, Ga, writes: l want
some information in regard to raising
alfalfa, the preparation of the land,
amount of seed per acre, and time to
plant, Also wish to know. the best va
rietiee of strawberries and time to set
out.
~ is too late for the spring seeding
of alfalfa, but~you might sow the land
now which you intend TO devote to this
crop to cowpeas and pillow them under
about the first of September. The peas
should be fortified with not less than
500 pounds of a 10-1-5, unIes the land
is unusually rich. Subsoil the Iano
we'll when turning it in the fall. Apply
900 pounds of 1885 fertilizer and
SOW 20 pounds of choice American al
falfa seed per acre, about the first of
October if the weather conditions are
at all favorable. Thirty days should
elapse between the application of the
fertilizer and the nme. 1t is important
to SOW alfalfa rather early in the fall
to give 1t a good start before freezing
weather. The cowpeas should be grown
a nd to
ply vegetable matter and also act as a
smoth crop to destroy the weeds and
grass. One of the worst enemies of al
falfa is crab grass and unless you can
sold it in check or eradicate 1T from
your land, it will eventually destroy
your alfalfa even though you secure
a good stand to commence with.
Any soil adapted to the growing of
truck crops will serve for strawberries.
The land should be plowed deep and
thoroughly rolled and narrowed until
well pulverized. Too much stable ma
nure cannot be used. Supplement with
about 1000 pounds per acre of a COM
mercial fertilizer containing Z per cent
of phosphoric acid, per cent of nitro
gen and per cent of potash. Straw
berry plants do best when set out late
in the fall or early in the spring VIE
the plants are in a dormant condition.
Set the plants in rows three and half
to four feet apart and Is 10 is inches
in the row. The first spring. the bios
SONS should be remover, so that the
plant will put all the energy into
growth. The ground must be thorough
ly cultivated during the entire growing
season to keep it loose and friable. The
dust mulch will retain the moisture by
preventing evaporation from the sur,
face and continual cultivation VIII keep
the ground free from weeds.
The varieties recommended for cal
ly fruit are Early Ozark, MicheTs Ear
". Lady Thompson and Klondike. For
late use, the Candy and Brandywine al e
favorites with the shippers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
Mot a Patent Medicine

Bodi-Tone, the tablet medicine which is
becoming so popular through its cures.
is not patent medicine. It's ingredients
are not a secret 1t contains Iron Phos-
phate, Gentian, Lithia, Chinese Rhubarb,
Peruvian Bark, Nux Vomica, Oregon
Grape Root, Cascara, Capsicum, Sarsa-
parilla and Golden Seal. Such ingredients
guarantee it's merit. Read the trial offer
on last page.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
BIB COUNTY TO HAVE
NEW BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

MACON, May A.-At the melting of
the board of education Monday night,
plans were set in motion for the extern
sion of the school system of Bibb coun-
ty, and a resolution adopted petitioning
the county commissioners to levy tax
sufficient to raise. 100000. covering a
period of three years. The money thus
secured will be used in building a new
Boys High school and making other inn
provements in the system of public
schools of Bibb county.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
VETERAN DIES
AT MARIETTA

MARIETTA, Ca. May 24-Capt A. S.
Mitchell, a we'll known citizen. died last
night at o'clock. He was 20 years
of age. was in Anderson's brigade dur
ing the war. He will be buried Wednes-
gay at Sparta, his old home
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
Plot at Pekin

VICTORIA, B. c.. May 24.-News was
brought by the Tamba Maru yesterday
of the discovery of a plot at, Pekin to
assassinate the Chinese court, Seventy
Chinese were arrested at a theater in
the coup.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26

lenable Farmer GRADE COTTON
CORRECTLY know what a grade worth
sending grades with the seal of the Government them at
20
Deep which expensive and unhnd for Farmer Our
TO 4inches
DIFFER
lin of
by
porance @
cotton Grader
Cotton Graders and
Weekly Journal Both for Only $500
The Cotton Grader $4,000 has bale of
to SELL
Send and they going fast
BELOW
To the Semi eekly journal,
Atlanta
Gentlemen
Enclosed $4Oo please Journal
Grader with full instructions
NAME Observation-Disclosures.
TOWN STATE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
AGRICULTURAL
R:5.5EDUCATIoN
> ANDREW n. S0ULE
SUCCESSFUL FARNaING

eheerrus ntormAuon Let
NJ
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26

The velvet bean is undoubtedly enc OF
the best legumes which can be cultivated
In this state for the Improvement of thin
lands. 1t is a hardy, vigorous plant and
viii grow and thrive under variety of
soil conditions to which cowpeas and
soy beans are not so well adapted. 1t can
be used with great advantage on all lands
where IL is desired to grow crop to be
plowed under for soil impro. ement. In
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-26
PREPARING A HIGH GRADE FOR
MI1I.A

c. L. w, Grayson, Ga, writes: WIN
you please give me formula for mixing
cottonseed meal and acid for cotton on
gray sandy land? 1 want an extra high
grade fertilizer. 1 have the 1874 acid and
some meal. Should I put anything else
with it, and how much?
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1911-01-01

dHu ming liCI idlluS, TIC CYL
IDENTIFY thought they were too
beautiful to be pulled that way.
These hedges are wonder to the
stranger over and over, and even
a kamaaina never tires of them.
The day, too, is not too warm,
just delightful to go about.
What pleasant stories they
must have to relate to their
friends of the hours spent in Ho-
nolulu. They will likely tell of
the time at the postoffice, the
buying and mailing of cards, and
the pleasant chat with sea COM
panions, of the stroll about the
town, and the beautiful shop
windows, of all the nice clerks
that waited on them so cheer
fully, of the long ride, the hill
tops, the beach and the Aquar-
ium; and of the trifing outlay, it
may be.
Doubtless some of them, and
possibly many, leave a good deal
of money behind them, where
they expend lavishly.
Our own people are now Civ
ing good and generous patronage
to the stores, and contentment
seems to be the guest of every
large place of retail goods. The
firms seem placid and satisfied,
and we hope it will continue that
way until late into the winter.
The importations are very
heavy at this time and all must
turn their money in ready sales,
in order to make good.
These firms invest often in
choice goods, hoping to suit their
customers and not to keep the
goods on their hands. They take
big risks, and we hope not one
firm will be disappointed or meet
with misfortune.
We trust it will be to everyone
of them a Merry Christmas.
December II.
We are having a spell of the
most charming weather and it
makes the shopkeepers' hearts re-
ioice when they see the crowd of
buyers all day long.
Every place excepting the Iron
Works, perhaps, savors of Christ
mas.
DR.. Scudder's talk of Florence
last night was full of vim, and the
Italian names seemed as pat to
him as that of P. c. Jones or any
other easy.
At nine o'clock the assemblage
knew quite CHAPTER of Michael
Angelo, Dante and Savonarola.
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1911-01-01

At least so floats for the Floral
Parade.
This is the announcement made
by John A. Hughes, chairman of
the committee on floats. More
over, Mr.. Hughes and the men,
bers of his committee are conf
dent that they can carry out their
aim to make the float section of
the parade the most important in
the entire procession.
The people will never tire of
looking at floats, and we can but
hope there will be enough in
numbers to represent all the col
leges and schools and all the in
dustries of the city and island,
mechanical and otherwise.
Every store on Bishop, Fort,
ETC., could make a grand display;
the Cable office, the Promotion
Committee rooms, even the law
yers and doctors, the Mayor and
all Supervisors should, so it seems
to us, get up and make each fine
float.
This would be a great encour-
agement to John Hughes and the
directors, who are ambitious to
make a very stirring parade for
the new year.
If all will try, there could be at
least hundred floats in the pro-
cession.
And many of them could be
made very striking. Humor and
mirth could also find a place.
December 10.
Last night there was rain
bow and sunset of great splen-
dor, and later on a heavy rain
that washed all nature thorough
ly. Today is one of Our most
brilliant days, and the stretch of
land and sea at Waikiki glorious
to behold.
The town was full of travellers
from the two steamers, Zealandia
and the Asia. They seemed to be
enjoying every minute of their
stay on land, and the cars were
crowded with men, women and
children. AS one conductor re-
marked, "They struck a pretty
day" And, indeed, the day is
nicture and must seem a truly
Paradise of the Pacific coming off
the shin in the early morning, to
greet so lovely a town. 1t must
seem a marvel to them, in it's
highest tropical and most superb
arrav of ereenery and flowers.
We noticed one gentleman who
seemed amazed as he watched
three little girls picking the hi