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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
LISA. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD CONFINES Dr. George Trull Speaks on
 Missionary Work TODAY'S PROGRAMME Several Notable Out of Town Minis ters Here to Address Synod To-
 day-Mass Meeting to Be
 Held Tonight
TODAY'S PROGRAMME

With a prelude to the institute, con sisting of service on the missionary phase of the Sabbath school at which pr George Trull of New York city was the principal speaker, the annual ses- sion of the Alabama synod of the Presbyterian church, U. S. A, opened last night at the Fifth avenue church. The Rev. Walter Bruce of Montgom- was followed by the synod organization and enrolment.
 Despite the indictment weather the church was partially filled at the day services yesterday and rne visiting min isters and elders and the speakers of repute from other cities began to ar rive early in the morning. pr. George Trull. Sabbath school secretary of the board of foreign missions. with head quarters in New York city; pr. W. A. Provine, superintendent of the Sunday school work of the south and south west and located at Nashville, and pr. s. F. Vance, professor of the English Bible at Lane Seminary of Cincinnati O., are among the most distinguished ministers who will be in attendance and address the synod.
 "The Forward Movement in Sunday School Work" was the initial subject Of the morning and was handled by Rev. Provine and pr. George Trull. At noon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
DETERMINE TO LEAVE
 CANADA FREE

London. November 7.-Determination to leave Canada an entire free hand in dealing with the United States in mat ters concerning the Dominion was in- dicated today by Sir Edward Grey's an- swer in the house of commons to ques- ton regarding the American activities on Lake Michigan.
 Rowland Hunt, unionist member, sug- gested that the making of a naval sta- tion there might be a breach of the Rush. Bagot treaty and wished Ambassador Bryce instructed to ascertain the facts The foreign secretary refused to do so without communication with the Cana dians, who were most directly concerned, and whose interests were chiefly af- fected.
 He added; 'I propose to leave to the Canadian government the initiative and thereby show our desire to act in har- mony, sympathy and cooperation with them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
MEMBERS RETURN
 FROM PANAMA Are Perfectly Satisfied the Canal Will Be Open
 By 1913

New York, November 7.-All but lwo members of the congressional committee tsat went to the Isthmus of Panama last month returned here today They are all satisfied that President Taft's prediction would be fulfilled and the canal would be open for business by 1913
 The party included senators Brandigee of Connecticut, chairman of the inter- oceanic canals committee, Bristow of Kansas, Cummns of Iowa, Page of Yer mont, and Overman of North Carolina and Representative Higgins of Connecti- cut.
 Senators Wetmore of Rhode Island and Thornton of Louisiana were on the 1sth- mus with the party but Senator Wetmore remained there owing to an attack of bronchitis and Senator Thornton returned to New Orleans by another steamer
 Brandigee said "The progress of the work since my last visit two years ago is remarkable and it looks as though the canal would be opened. for business in 1913. It will be finished within the esti. mated cost of s375,OOoOoO."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
FIRST SESSION OF ! J. ). [. AT RICHMOND
Richmond People Forced to Leave Because of the
 Crowded Theatre!

Richmond Va, November With 5000 persons, mostly women, trying to force
 their way into a theatre which would seat a quarter of that number, the pre- liminary session of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy at the Academy Of Music was delayed two hours tonight while police officers were doing their ut
 most to clear the building.
 Under the city law persons are not per
 mitted to stand in the aisles of a theatre, but the crowd surged in when the doors were opened, completely filling every available space to the danger point. In the face of these conditions the house management refused to allow the cur tain to rise, while Chief of Police War ner, assisted by a squad of men, at tempted to clear the aisles and Hobbies. Speaking from one of the boxes a dele gate to the convention requested Rich mond people to leave so that the visiting daughters might attend the welcoming ceremony held in their honor. Immediate
 ly the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
 and the Richmond Howitzers, invited to
 receive special war flags, which were to
 pc presented Dy hTS. CtoItNeh "oSh'oii
 and Mrs. J. F. B. Stewart, arose and
 finally managed to reach the street
 Two hours after the doors were opened the academy had assumed normal propor-
 tions and the meeting proceeded.
 Addresses of welcome were delivered
 by Governor Mann and Mayor Richard son. to which Mrs Daisy McLaurin Ste
 vens of Mississippi responded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Onera Season Opens

Baltimore, November 7.-Baltimore' s grand opera season was auspicuously opened tonight with a production of Massanet's "Thais,' by the Chicago was large, socially and beautifully cos- tuned, while the company gave a most effective and exceptional production Of Messanet's score. Mary Garden sang the title role and had splendid support in Hector Dufranne. vino was the "Athanael," and Edmond E. Warnery, the Meals" Other singers in the cast were Messrs. Rosetta and Nicolay and Mines. Marie Cavan and Giacon1a Campanini directed anu a portion of the applause of the evening was in tended for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
PUGILISM IS AS
 GOOD AS AVIATION

New York, November 7.-Pugilism is equal to aviation and football declared a prominent member of Harvard faculty be fore sailing around the world. pr. Elliot was the speaker. He sails as the repre- sentative of the Carnegie endowment. an organization the aims of which he is to explain to Asiatic countries. The matter of sports came up when an interviewel ventured to ask the distinguished educa- tor what he thought of Harvard's defeat by Princeton.
 1T don't take much interest in football, he said. 'Is there anything to your mind verse than football, beyond aviation which is demoralizing to the spectators They don't go to see the aeronaut in flight but with the anticipation of seeing him killed like a prize fighter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
News of Forst Deposit

Fort Deposit. November 7.--CSpecial)- The cotton stalks on all uplands have put on a new growth, caused by the heavy rains in October, and many fields are as green as they were in June. The farmers are entertaining grave apprehen- sion for a cotton crop another year, be- cause with the advent of this second growth of cotton the army worm can be found feeding upon 1t in large num- bers and if the weather conditions con tinue favorable 10 days longer this sec tion of Lowndes county can supply a sufficient number of cocoons to raise worms enough to destroy all the cot ton planted in this vicinity another sea son.
 Planting oats, digging potatoes and making syrup seems to be the order of the day on all farms around Fort De- posit, and from all reports the farmers will be kept busy for quite while, as the unusually big crops are exceptionally fine, the potatoes being sound and free from dry rot, which affects them dur ing a Cry fall. The sugar cane will make larger per cent of syrup than has been known for years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Crop Diversification urged

Union City, Ga, November 7.-Crop diversification as, a means of securing better prices for cotton is urged .In an appeal issued today by the Georgia committee of the Southern Congress to the cotton producers of Georgia. The letter says the raising of cereals and live stock by the planters is the only solution of the cotton problem and add 5 that this can be done without reducing the amount of cotton produced. Tho letter concludes with an indorsement of the campaign for the holding of. cotton and the reduction of acreage inaugur- ated several days ago by ELI Watson commissioner of agriculture. of South Carolina and president of the Southern, Cotton congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
EVA TANGUAY TONIGHT
Highest Priced Vaudeville Star to Ap-
 pear at Jefferson Tonight

The real important theatrical event Of the local season will occur tonight and tomorrow matinee and night at the Jeff ferson theater, when Eva Tanguay, rec cenized as the worlds greatest vaudeville star will be seen in the latest musical gaiety. Little Miss Fix It. with all it's excellence of cast and elaborate stage settings that was seen for three months in New York City and for the entire sum irer past in Chicago.
 About once in decade a new musical play comes around so full of catchy songs and witty dialogue that everybody declares it the ''best thing they ever saw Such piece, according to the yer- diet of the western and eastern metrop- oils, is Little Miss Fix It. in which the famous Eva Tanguay, the sensation of the vaudeville world, is doing her unrival- ed sspecialty.
 This attraction glories in two rather ex- traordinary novelties. The first is Miss Tanguay's specially that will be present. ed here in its entirety. Her act is sort Of composite and most unique entertain- n7ent of song, recitation and dance. Some of her. most popular songs are Funny what Suit of Clothes Win Do' Who's .Loony Now?" Give an Imitation of Me-" .s.If Don't Care.''
 - Another added feature is the widely &d- vertised and much talked about Turkey TYot''-a dance that is full of cunning and seductive movements that society las fsken up and initiated the country over. s.Turkey Trot' parties have been the rage in Chicago ever since the dance was :frtroduced by this company
 7 Foremost in the cast are Lionel Walsh, James Lane, Frank shannon, Grace Field, Fauline DeLorme, Mary Johnston, Grace Brown and a host of others of equal pfominence- A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Appeals From Eddy Will

Concord, N H.. November 7.-Geo w. Glover of Lead, s. D. has filed petition in the superior court for permission to appeal from the probate of the will of his mother, Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. The pes tition states that Glover did not contest the probate of the will within the time limits oG, his right to appeal because the information and belief that the bequests made to the first church of Christ Scien- list in Boston are illegal and contrary to public policy and were secured by fraud and undue influence. did not come to lin until after bis. right tesappeal had sex- pred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Bowels are Basis
 of Child Health

and similar things. which are altogether too powerful for a child. The homes of Mrs. Geo. Henningsen, TIA Piety St., New Orleans, La, and Mrs. L. W. Brown, Cuba, Ala, are always supplied with pr. Caldwel1s Syrup Pepsin, and with them, as with thousands of others, there is no substitute for this grand laxative. It is really more than a laxative, for 1t contains superior tonkc properties which he1p to tone and strengthen the stomach, use of it all laxatives can be dispensed with and nature will do its own work.
 Anyone wishing to make a trial of this remedy before buying it In the reg ular way of a druggist at fifty cents or can have a free sample bottle sent to the home free of charge by simply ad- dressing pr. w. E. Caldwell, 405 Wash ington St, Monticello, Ill. Your name and address on postal card will do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
OTHERS IMPLICATED
 IN POISONING CASE

Chicago, November Mrs. Louise Vermilya, charged with poisoning Policeman Arthur Bissonnette and sus- pected of having caused the death of at least half dozen others, is today in the county jail here. where she will res Der 2S.
 That some other person may be con- nected with her was indicated by statement of Assistant States Attorney Burnham, who said that in all proba- bility Mrs. vermilya and others would be indicted by the November grand jury, which will meet next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Noble Prize Awarded

Stockhom, November 1.-The Noble prize for chemistry has been awarded Skod- owaska Curie and the University of Paris. Curie is the chief professor of sciences in the University of Paris. She was the #co-discoverer with her husband, professor Perre Curie of radium, and in 1903, shared with him half of the Nobel prize for phy- sics, the other half being awarded to Professor Antoine Henri Becquerel. Each O. the five Nobel prizes awarded annually amounts to s40,00O.
 Recently mention was made of the suc- cess of Curie in producing polonium .'a new element possessing radioactiyity superior to radium." tt s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Suicide Pact

Cleveland, O., November 7.--As a re- suit of what, it is believed was sui eide pact the body of H. L. Wester- man, 25 years old, a machinist, was found in a local hotel today soon aft CT he had learned that his wife, 22 years cid, had committed suicide at another hotel. Both died from cyanide ana potassium poisoning. Westerman tel ephoned his wife's hotel frequently dur ing the day to ask whether she was in. In reply to his last call he waa told that she had been found dead. A .ittlo later Westerman's body was dis covered Mrs. Westerman left a let ter saying that her husband was in financial difficulties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
JACK COOMBS LEADS ALL
 AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHERS

Chicago III, November 7.-Piteher
 combs of Philadelphia who figured n 40 ames, winning 2S of them, is fifth n list of pitchers for the past season in the American League according to the official records made public today.
 Coombs' percentage is even TOO.
 Philadelphia has three pitchers in the first i've in Bender, who pitched in % games, being second with 77S; Plank 90 games is fourth with .79S per cent. Gov ington of Detroit heads the list with percentage of .S75. Covington pitched in eight games. He was taken out of six of them.
 E. Walsh of Chicago pitched in 40 games losing eighteen of them, and is thirteenth in the list with 500 per cent. Walsh pitched more innings than any other American League pitcher in the past sea- sor. or 36S 2-3 as total.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08

The careful mother who watches closely the physical peculiarities of her children, will soon discover that the most important thing in connection with B child's constant good health is to keep the bowels regularly open. Sluggish bowels will be followed by loss of appe- tite. restlessness during sleep, irrita- bility and dozen and one similar evil lences of physical disorder.
 At the first sign of such disorder give the child a teaspoonfu1 of pr. Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsln at night on retiring and repeat the dose the following night if n1oessary-more than that will scarcely A needed. You will find that the child Glll recover its accustomed good spirits at once and will eat and sleep normally.
 This remedy is a vast improvement over salts, cathartics, laxative waters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
REVOLT AMONG NATIVES OF AFRICA Blacks Burning and PiIlag- ing Everything in
 Their Path

Lisbon (via. frontier), November 7.-Se- ricus news is received daily from Angola, the Portugese possession in western Afri- ca. revolt among the natives is spread ing rapidly. The blacks are burning and pillaging everything in their path. A number of Europeans were massacred af- ter being subjected to terrible tortures There is great terror among the set ! tiers who are abandoning their properties and accompanied by their women and children are finding refuge in the towns, where entrenching themselves they await the attack of the savages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08

sociation will meet tomorrow after noon at 2:30 o'clock at the school build ing. A large attendance is requested.
 The Ensley high school football team will play the Richmond high school Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The game will be played at the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad con- panY's grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
JOHN DEAD
 OF PNEUMONIA

Salt Lake City, November 7.--John Smith, for 30 years the presiding patriarch of the Norman church, nephew of it's founder and first president. Joseph Smith, Is dead here after a three days illness of pneumonia He was 79 years old. He was born at Kirtland, Lake county, Ohio, in 1882, and when Is years old came west with the hand cart party. passing through Nauvoo, H., the scene of the attack which resulted in the death of his father and his uncle the preceding year.
 Patriarch Smith was the sixth to be chosen to his office, the only hereditary one within the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
NATIONAL SANITARY
 CONFERENCE OPENS

Paris, November 1.-The national san- itary conference under the auspices of the French was opened today by the minister of foreign affairs, M. Leselves. The French ambassador to Italy, M. Bar rere, presided. The purpose of the con ference is to increase the obligations on nations to make public the fact of the existence of plaques and pests in their territories, to improve the medicinal serv- ice afforded on transatlantic and coast steamers and oblige steamship companies 10 observe stricter sanitary measures on their vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Surveying for Aviation Field

Gadsden, November 7.-(SpeciaD.- MT W. E. Quinn. representing the Bloom Aviation company of Chicago, arrived in the city today and is engaged in look ing over sites for starting field If a survey shows that q field of the proper requirements is available he will then, faSe the matter tip with the citizens for holding an aviation meet here some time this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Head-on Collision of Trains

Ardmore, Okla, November 7.--Several passengers are reported slightly in- 1ured and the engineer of one of the locomotives probably fatally hurt in a headon collision between passenge, trains near Arbuckle, Okla, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad today. A misunderstanding of orders IS blamed for the accident. Physicians were sent to the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Figures Compiled

Bay Minette, November T.-(SpeciaD- I,,tesesting figures relative to the wealth of fhis town have been compiled from rfe assessment books covering city prop serty, which show that according to the 5Sino If <the town, the value of the land 6oofeined in it and the improvements on .< rn&ke it an aggregate of over s1,000 0O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
Testimony Completed

fJontgomery, Ala, November 7--Testi- fSndy In the case of Detective Will s. 1ieebeo of Birmingham, accused of per frfxs iii, connection with the conviction Fl 1ecrris Brown, negro, on the charge 16 kfain wrecking, was completed in the 5SHfx court of Montgomery today Areu-
 11fe in the case will be heard tomor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08

 luncheon was served to the visitors oy ladies of the church in the basement a custom which will be in practice throughout the synod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08

The Ensley club has received an invi- tation from the directors of the land show of the United States Land and Irrigation Exposition, to attend the exposition on Alabama day. November % Special ex- ercises will be held on this day in the lecture room of the Coliseum at Chi cago. Governor O'Neal has been invited to attend and an effort will be made to have d large Alabama delegation present.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

Y oA8le - "a lax i Ia
ing families of Europe. To speak
! plainly. the matter duplicates the
great House of Ormstein, hereditary
kings of Bohemia"
Il was also aware of that muir
mured Holmes, settling himself down
in his armchair and closing his eyes
Our visitor glanced with some APP
parent surprise at the lanSuid, loung-
ing figure of the man who had been
no doubt depicted to him as the most
agent in Europe. Holmes slowly re-
| opened his eyes and locke impa-
tiently at his gigantic client.
If your Majesty would condescend
to state your case he remarked. IT
| should be better able 10 advise YOU
and paced up and down the room in
uncomfortable agitation. Then,
| with a gesture of desperation, he tore
the mask from his face and hurled il
he cried; 4 am the King. Why
should l attempt to conceal 1t
why, indeed?" m Holmes.
Continued on Page Five.)
Your Majesty had not spoken be-
fore / was aware that l was address,
ing Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond
Won Ormstein, Grand Duke OF Cas-
sel-Felstein, and hereditary King OF
Bohemia
But you can understand" said
our strange visitor, sitting down nee
more and passing his hand orer his
high, white forehead, you can IN
derstand that 1 am not accustomed
to doing such business in my own
things, SO that it was difficult to name
person. Yet the matter was SO deli
cate that I could not confide it to an
agent without putting myself in his
W l have come ~incognito from
Prague for the purpose of consulting
you
Then, pray consult said Holmes,
shutting his eyes once more.
The facts are briefly these: Some
five years ago., during a lengthy visit
Of the ~well-known ADVENTURES, Irene
Adler. The name is no doubt ia
miliar to you"
Kindly look her UP in my index,
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opening his eyes. For many Years
all paragraphs concerning men and
a subject or a person on which he
could not at once furnish fnforma-
ton. In this case / found her bio
graphy sandwiched in between that
Of a Hebrew Rabbi and that of a
staff-commander who had written a
monograph upon the deep-sea fishes.
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Evening journal., 1911-02-15
ARCHBISHOP RYAN
NJ. c. Robbins.

We have lost our much-loved Bishop,
We must lay him i'm the tomb,
And our hearts are filed with Sadness
And our days are filed with gloom
Gloom-oh no, no, gloom could linger'
Round a memory so sweet,
We can live upon its fragrance
Till beyond the stars we meet.
We have lost him from our earth-life,
But his influence will remain,
IL will teach US to step heayenWardi
How to live without a stair
He was always in the front ranks,
Just where duty called was found,
To the world he was a blessing,
There was no uncertain sound.
Ie has labored for his master,
All along his well-spent life,
nd his harvest will be pleanteous,
Il will be with honors rife,
With his earthly honors ended,
He has calmly entered rest,
4e will wear a crown immortal,
In the mansions Of the blest.
Oh his mission was so holy,
Twas TO heal the broken heart
And unto the wounded spirit,
He could peace and strength impart
All his earthly steps were taken,
Meath the shadow of the cross,
Worldly things to him were worthless
Evening journal., 1911-02-15

long as possible and prevent the DEM
ocratic Sixty-second Congress from
grabbing them. But the Democrats are
after the places and propose TO graD
them when the Congress conyenes, be
fore next December, they hope. If the
special session can be STAYED of the
Republicans will hold on until almost
the end Of the year.
There are SIS employees OF the House
Of Representative and in addition 221
secretaries to the now members. The
Speaker, the sergeant at arms, the
clerk Of the House, the doorkeeper, the
postmaster of the House and the chair
men Of the various committees dis
tribute the SIS jobs in the House.
Champ Clark, who will be Speaker
of the next Congress, has eighteen
places to give out himself, the aggre-
gate salaries of which amount to $685.
$40. Former Representative Trimble'
Of Kentucky. is to be clerk OF the
House, and he will have seventy-hve
places, with salaries amounting to
S33.990 a year. The sergeant at arms
will have places carrying salaries
amounting TO sS4,665 a year. Former
Representative Ryan. of Buffalo prob
ably will be sergeant at arms.