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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22

gressive cattle raiser Is rapidly laying plans to rid the state of that pest.
 Professor Gray's Views
 In his introduction Professor Gray says: "At the present time the south produces but small proportion of the meat that her people consume. In Alabama there are but 544, 900 head of cattle other than milk animals; or. in other words, there are about 1.2 head of cattle in the state to each family. If no outside meats were shipped into the state the people would consume all of this beef in less than years time. There is wide field open to the southern farmer who wishes to produce beef.
 There are many reasons why the south ern states should raise more beef cattle than are being raised at the present time. First, the south. under the present sys- tenn of farming, has thousands of acres and goods one too-which are not being used at all. Statistics tell us that only about 40 per cent of the tillable or arable land of the south is being used Sixty per cent of the land is lying idle and re- turns to the owner not cent in wealth. All of the lands cannot be used as cotton lands, because, first, there are not enough people to work the lands in any such way, and second, many of these pauper acres are not suitable for cultivation. In fact many acres that are now under cotton cultivation should be turned into permanent pastures and grazed with live stock No state can become wealthy when. only 40 per cent of the land capital is being used The grocer, or the banker, or the hardware merchant. could not possibly make profit on his business if he used only 40 per cent of his capital. And the farmer cannot hope to be successful in his operations until he begins to make use of at least a reasonable proportion of his capital. No farming business can be made successful when only $4000 out of a possible sl0,000 is being used.
 Then, again, beef cattle should be more generally introduced because of the good they do in building up and maintain- ing soils. Under the present system of cotton farming the soils are becoming poorer and poorer. With the introduction of cattle the soil will begin to be built llD"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
Bishop Heslin Dying

Natchez Miss. February 21.-Right Rev. Thomas Heslin, bishop of the dio- oese of Natchez. who is lying at the point of death here, is reported today as gradually growing weaker. The bishops physician stated today that ere was little chance for his re- covery, but he may live 24 hours or more
 York city He said he came to the city every few days and was in touch with his friends at all times
 ''Dr. Cook is the real finder of the pole in my judgment. If he did not find it he is honestly mistaken. and was swept off his feet by the people receiving him so overwhelmingly while crazed by suf- fering
 "IIe is now poor dscredited man who, although giving to the world a great fact. is called faker wherever the English language is spoken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
RECORD OF DAY IN
 THE CIVIL COURTS

A verdict in favor of the defendant was rendered yesterday in the case of w M. Collier against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in Judge A. O. Lanes division of the cir cult court. a
 Suit for $1o,000 damages was filed yester- Aay in the circuit court by John A. Car ter against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company for alleged assault and battery committed on him by an agent of the company while he was a pas eenger.
 Alleging that the Birmingham Water Works company negligently left uncov- cred trench dug across the public road into which his horse fell, causing him per- sonal injuries, L. " vaught filed suit for $10o0 damages against the company.
 John Maze filed suit for $2O, 900 damages against the Alabama Great Southern Rail- road company for alleged personal in- juries received while unloading car cars.
 Suit for $7OO was filed by the Empire Im- provement company against Oscar Floyd for the recovery of the rent of room
 Daniel J. Walker filed suit in the city court yesterday against the Birmingham Southern Railroad company for the re- covery of land.
 Claiming that he was personally injured when an auto delivery truck was struck by street car at Rising station on Feb ruary Il, Anderson Walker filed suit for e300o damages against Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
 Suit for $50oO damages was filed by Du- wall Jackson against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company for alleged personal injuries received while in the employ of the company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
Letters to the Editor
Commission Government

To the Editor of The Age-Hera1d
 The citizens of Birmingham should cer- tainly be thankful that we are going to have q commission.
 The aldermen have given us their val uable time for nothing so long that 1t is really an imposition on our part to allow them to serve any longer. Not long ago the property owners on Avenue E learned that the City Council was getting ready to pave their street. Now, Avenue E Is a railroad avenue and there is little or no traffic on 1t. A storm sewer has just been built along 1t and the street was badly torn up. The committee from the City Council having this work in charge looked after the interests of the citizens and property owners well that they al- lowed the contractors to leave Avenue E
 in a very bad condition. We did not know why they did this until the paving matter came up. As stated befNre, Ave- nue E is a railroad avenue and needs no paving; few vehicles ever drive over
 it and the only object there can be in paving it Is to give some one a profit. A petition signed by all of the property own CTS along Avenue E protesting against this paving was presented to the street committee and they let the matter drop until the property owners were not look ing, and then they slipped the ordinance over. Of course they have only the in terest of the people at heart. This is only one incident; there are hundreds of others. and let me say for the property owners along Avenue E that we sincerely trust the contractor who takes the job will get enough profit out of it to pay for the gray hairs, wrinkles and head aches we are going to cause If the City Council paves Avenue E from Eighteenth street to Twenty-fourth street over the protest of all of the property owners along that street they are going to have one most beautiful time.
 I am certainly glad we are going to have commission soon.
 SIDNEY LAZARUS. Birmingham. February 21, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
REYNOLDS BOUND
 OVER TO GRAND JURY

A. J. Reynolds, charged with forgery was given a preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the second di- ernoon. He was bound over to await the action of the grand Jury. The amount of his bond will be fixed later. Key holds was represented by Attorney J. T. Roach.
 Edward B. Crawford, assistant cashier of the American Trust and Savings bank, rest, claiming that he had cashed a bogus check, drawn on a Chicago house. Key holds, it is said, is wanted in other cities for similar offenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
CHINESE ADMITTED
 TO WEST POINT

Washington, February 21.-A joint reso- lution authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the Vest point Military academy two Chinese to be designated by that government was passed by the House today Chairman Hull of the military affairs committee said that refusal of the House to act favorably on the bill would constitute an attitude of hostility to China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
New Real Estate Company

Papers of incorporation of the Whitte- more & Williams Realty Co.,, Inc, were yesterday filed in the office of the probate court. The new firm will conduct a gen. eral real estate business on an author ized capital of 5000, and of this amount s15oo has already been paid in. Head quarters will be in Birmingham. Officers elected for the first yearS business are: H. D. Williams, president; L. D. Will iiams,, vice president; G. H. whittemore, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses have been issued from the office of the pro- bate court:
 H. E. Newman of Birmingham to Miss Henrietta M. Chiles.
 c. c. Gaines of Dennis Mills, La, to Miss Alice M. Merrill.
 J. l.. Banks of Wylam to Miss Virginia May House.
 J. T. Collins of Birmingham to Miss Kathleen Nixon.
 Elliott Miller of Ensley to Miss Mabel Kinsella.
 J. w. Wilkey of Cohort to Miss Alice Aarons
 Ernest Nail of Birmingham to Miss Hilda Speakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
WITNESSES
 FAIL TO APPEAR

Several cases against parties charged with violating the prohibition laws were nolle pressed in the first division of the criminal court yesterday before Judge w. F. McCrossin, mainly on account of the absence of witnesses.
 Louis Turner. charged with carrying concealed pistol. and Will Moore, charged with violating the prohibition laws, were both acquitted by the jury. The business of the court was handled in brisk manner yesterday and the ses- sion was adjourned about the middle of the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
.||q .E||quiipOise
 Shoes
A New Great Idea In
 Men s Footwear

This is not a clumsy, built-in aarch support affair, but a scientifi- cally constructed shoe which relieves tired feet by giving them proper exercise. The heel is curved so that it throws the foot unconsciously (and without attract ing attention) into the correct position.
 A surgeon of this city declares that Cit saved his lifeo as he is on his feet so much. The head of a department in a large Birmingham store is equally enthusiastic. So, too, will you be, if you ever have pedal troubles. These shoes are made of black vici kid and sell for $6.50 at the only local agency which is
 BLACH'S
 3rd Ave. at 18th
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Raid On Denver Next.

Denyer-Denver has been selected
IS the next point to be raided by gov
eminent agents in the war for the
extinction of bucket-shops. Secret
agents of the federal government
have been working in a number of
so-called brokerage houses in this city
for the last three weeks as telegraph
operators, and this fact became known
when several of them left for the
East. Since the raid on the Chicago
bucket shops, on December 10th, the
efforts of the federal secret agents
have been concentrated on Denver.
At that time it was announced that
the shops had been cleared out as
far west as Denver. The plan is to
push them into the Pacific ocean.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
WASHINGTON.

Oscar Solomon Straus of New York,
former cabinet minister and for more
than eighteen months American am
bassadCr to Turkey, has resigned.
Secretary MacVeagh's plan to stop
coinage of gold and permit the treas
ury to issue gold certificates against
gold bullion and foreign gold promises
to become law at this session of Con
gress.
Representatives Smith of Iowa and
Boutell of Illinois are under considera-
ton by President Taft for iudseships,
the former to succeed Judge Willis
Van Devanter, recently promoted to
the Supreme Court, on the Circuit
Bench, and Mr.. Boutell to take the
place on the Court of Customs appeals
made vacant by the promotion of
Judge William H. Hunt tc the Court
of Commerce.
President Taft has denied an appli-
cation for Communication of sentence in
the case of w. S. Harlan, manager OF
4 great lumber and turpentine COM
pany doing business in Florida and
Alabama, who was indicted and con-
victed on a charge of conspiracy to
violate the peOnage statute of Florida.
Harlan must serve a term of eighteen
months Imprisonment in addition to
paying fine of $4,000.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
GENERAL.

Florida, the land of flowers and sun
shine is in the grip of frigid weather
Suits against five salary loan COM
panies were started recently under
the supervision of the Russell Sage
foundation.
Six deaths have occurred and many
persons in Telferer, Victoria county,
Texas, are i'll as a result of eating
bread containing poison.
Census returns from Illinois:
Wheaton, population in 1910, 3,432;
1900, 2,345. Decatur City, population
in 1910, $3.50; in 1900 24,S62.
William E. Corey of New York,
president of the United States Steei
Corporation, resigned, and it is prob
able he will have no successor.
Eight new indictments, one of them
superseding the original, were found
against Joseph G.. Robin, the banker
and promoter, in New York
Uncle Sam set new record in rap
Id postal service when he delivered
recently at YOnkers a letter sent FROM
Geneva, New York, April 29, 1888.
Activities of the geological survey
IN the classification and valuation of
the governments West coal lands be-
gun in 1908, have resulted in an in
crease of the price set upon the lands
OF more than $400,00O,00O according
to statement issued by that bureau
recently.
A third bank across which the shad-
ow of Joseph G. Robin, the indicted
promoter had fallen, closed its doors
in New York and the state superin-
tendent of banks is in possession of
the Carnegie Trust Company, an in
stitution with wide Southern and
Western affiliations. United States
bankruptcy money, state and city
funds, are all tied up bonded in vary
ing degrees of sufficiency.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West
Virginia is dead. At his bedside were
bis wife, his daughter Katherine and
four sons, David, Richard, Stephen
and Blaine, and the physician. Death
was due to septacaemia or blood p0is-
oning. He was conscious until within
/; half hour of death. Senator Elkins
became i'll in the early summer at his
home in Elkins, w. Va. He was kept
in strict confinement there and only
the members of his immediate family
were allowed to see him. November
9th, when he was removed tn Wash
ingtOn in private car, he was re-
ported considerably improved. Ply
sicians declared that he might pos
sibly be able tc take his seat in the
Senate at the opening OF Congress.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
COLORADO IS
OUT OF RACE
EUMORS SAY STATE WILL NOT
GET FEDERAL JUDGE
SHIP.
FOR SEVERAL REASONS
NORTH DAKOTA MAN SEEMS
NOW TO BE FIRST
CHOICE.

Washington.-Colorado will not get
the place left vacant in the Circuit
Court of the United States through
the elevation of Justice Van Devan-
ter to the Supreme Bench. This for
several reasons: In the first place
Colorado failed to return to the Re
publican column, and party govern
ment must take recognition of such
POLITICAL incidences. In the next place
Der of the Federal District Bench
an elevation.
Judge r. E. Lewis of Colorado has
not served long enough to be eligible
and certain decisions of his, rendered
with respect to the uses or abuses of
public lands, are not popular in quar-
ters which have influence at the
White House.
Colorado being out of the race, or
almost so, Judge Charles F. Amidon
of North Dakota, federal judge,
seems to be first choice, with Judge
Marshall of Utah, also on the Federal
ocrat, and his elevation might intro
duce church politics into the matter.
1t may be of moment to know that
Judge Bliss of the District Court of
Denver came close to securing the
position, as two of his close friends
are in the Taft Kitchen cabinet.
This would have been something of a
surprise to the Denver man himself,
as he was not an active participant.
= On account of the demand for
economy in all federal affairs, the
ITuning knife being actively at work,
{, second Judge for the Federal bench
in Colorado is not in prospect at the
present session. The claim of the
state is recognized, but economy is
the demand.
1t will be pleasing to his many
friends to know that United States
Marshal D. G. Bailey will be reap
pointed without opposition. 1t is ex-
pected that his nomination will go to
the United States Senate any day
now. He has made good record and
his friends are many at Washington.
This will be third term for him.
His friends expect him to break
it, however, and to retire to become a
candidate for mayor in about fifteen
months.
Receiver Lambert and Register Alb
bey of the Pueblo land office retire
soon. Neither is candidate for re-
appointment. Colonel Lambert is well
up in years and is not in need of the
salary. And the same holds good as
to the others. There are twenty to
thirty applicants for the places from
that district
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUE OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN.

Three masked men entered saloon
at Inlay, shot the owner dead and
wounded his wife in the back. She
is believed to be fatally injured. The
robbers took $1,000 in cash and de-
parted.
A small part of a human body was
found a quarter of a mile from the
scene of the disastrous explosion in
the smelter Stag dump near Ell Paso.
This is the first trace found of the
three men known to have been in the
wrecked tunnel
Hungry and thirsty, but otherwise
unharmed, nine miners, entombed for
twenty hours two miles under ground
in the Morning mine, at Wallace,
Idaho, were reached and given food
and water through a small opening,
by the untiring efforts of rescuers.
1t has been figured up in Los An
geles that Jim Jeffries is worth about
S275,000, invested in real estate and
farm lands Jeffries, it is said is
through with public exhibitions of any
kind, and from now on he will lead
the life of a moneyed man.
The grand jury in the Los Angeles
Times explosion case returned twenty
two indictments. All of the indict
ments charge murder or connection
with that crime. 1t is not likely that
the names of any of the indicted per-
sons will be made public until after
arrests have been made. 1t is be-
l1eved large number of San Fran
Ciscans have been indicted. Whole
sale murder the outcome of a dyna-
mite plot, is understood to be the
charge set forth in all the indict-
ments, but it is believed not more
than three or four men are named in
the true bills.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION BY
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS AT
STATE HOUSE.
IS A MILD SENSATION
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMIT
TEE ACCEPTED AND FILED
WITH THE COURT.

Denver.-While the District Court
grand jury was investigating the op-
Grafton of the liquor laws and ordi-
hances and indicting saloonkeepers
for their violation, and the fire and
police board for granting a saloon IL
Cense that remained open on Sunday,
forsooth, its committee of expert ac-
countants was digging into affairs at
the statehouse and smashing peo-
pies idols right and left This report
of the committee, which was accept
ed by the grand jury and filed in the
District Court before the inquisitorial
body finally adjourned, was the real
sensation.
The grand jury's indictments were
of secondary Importance. To a great
extent they covered technical Of
fenses.
From governor to factory inspector.
from governor to kitchen cabinet"
from the Seventeenth General Assem-
bly, with its enormous appropriations
to the erstwhile watchdog of the
Il easury," Auditor Kenehan, all were
bowled over in that stinging report
A transaction connected with the
purchase of land for the State Mu-
scum, in which the name of the gov
ernor and MessrS. r. H. Malone and
w. H. Malone, the last two named be-
ing business partner and secretary re-
spectively to the state executive, will
merit attention. This land, across
from the south side of the Capitol
building, was purchased by a local
firm of three and sold to the state,
and in a few months profit of $12,-
500 was made on $4,000 transac-
ton.
AS for State Auditor Kenehan, he
is raked fore and aft by this commit
tee, not for what he did himself, but
for what he allowed other officers to
do. His reports are condemned. In
stead of there being a surplus of
$1S0,000 at the close of the biennial
period there is said to be shortage
OF 100000. This is due to the over
appropriations made by the Seven
teenth General Assembly and ap-
proved by the governor.
With one exception, every depart
ment of state government examined
is condemned for violation of the
spirit of the law and for eXtrava-
eance 1t is the most severe arraign-
ment of the Shafroth administration
that has been made-nothing like it
III exposure was attempted by the
most partisan orator in the recent
campaign. And through lack of time
not one-half of the institutions and
departments of the state were inves-
tigated.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Wants People to Elect Delegates.

Madison, Wis.-Senator La Toilette
fired the first gun in the contest to
give the people the right to elect dele
gates to the national convention of
1912 by direct vote. In a recent is
sue of La Toilette Weekly Magazine,
Senator La Toilette declares that
wall street has already selected the
presidential candidates of both par
ties There is just time to defeat the
Wall street plan. Let the people or
ganize and demand of every legisla-
ture the enactment of primary law
for the election of delegates for the
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
FOREIGN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Nelson, aged 80
and 72, were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed their home in
Yankton, S. D.
A dispatch from Copenhagen re-
ports balloon supposed to be the
German Hilderbrant, missing since
December 29th, passed over Hoeg-
anaes, Sweden.
A message from Tashkent, Russian
Turkestan, says there are uncon-
flrmed rumors that the towns of
Irzhevalsk and Pishpek, in the ter
ritory of Seminyetchensk, were de-
stroyed by an earthquake and that a
lake was formed on the site of the
former place. Each town has a popu-
lation of about 5000.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
SPORT.

Frank Gotch, retired worlds cham
pion, confers the championship hon.
ors upon Mahmout, the Turkish
wrestler.
George Hackenschmidt, who passed
through Kansas City recently, stated
positively that he will not wrestle
Yussiff Mahmout.
Arthur Shafer, the little utility in
fielder of the New York Giants, has
been engaged as professional base
ball coach to develop the players of
the Wasedt college of Toxic. Shafer
has already left for the Orient, where
he will be for the next two months
at least.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Botanical Laboratory for Denver.

Washington. = Representative Tay-
lor introduced in the House a bill au-
thorizing the secretary of agriculture
to establish botanical laboratory in
Denver. The bill is similar to the one
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Guggenheim and the Colorado House
and Senate delegations will cooperate
in efforts to secure the desired legis-
lation at this session of Congress.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
AeropIane Scares Texas Governor.

Dallas, TeX.-While Gov.-elect Col
quit. of Texas was seated in John
Frisbie's aeroplane here to have his
picture taken, the machine became
unmanageable and ran away. With
the governor holding to the seat for
life, and Frisbie being dragged on the
ground, but trying to get to the con-
troll lever, the craft bounded along the
track for several hundred feet Final
ly Frisbie broke the wire that held
the throttle open and the machine
stopped.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
w & 6 ER ~
MINING NEWS
IN . r | z F

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
Silver 545s
Copper ...........S1 125Om1275
Lead S4.45 a ASS
Spelter ........,,,, S525
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Davis Elkins Succeeds Father.

Washington.-Davis Elkins has been
sworn in as senator from West Vir-
resented the third generation of his
family in the upper branch of Con
gress, being the eldest son of the late
Senator Stephen B. Elkins and the
grandson on his mothers side of for.
mer Senator Henry G. Davis.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Trains Are Snowbound.

Detroit. = Passenger trains were
snowbound in heavy drifts in Michigan
and traffic suffered serious delays
throughout the state
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
I'M BRIEF
IN BRIEF

COMING EVENTS IN ARIZONA.
Feb. ELECTION to ratify or reject the
state constitution.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
Illinois Census EiuureS.

ashington.-Census returns from
Illinois: Wheaton, population in 1910,
E,432; 1900, 2,345. Decatur City, popu-
:ation in 1870 $3.50; in 1900, 24,S62.