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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
INSTITUTE WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS

Huntsville, February 5.-(Special 1.-THE
teachers of Madison county adjourned
the most successful institute that they
have ever held here yesterday afternoon.
Every teacher In the county actively en-
gagged in the work of teaching was pres
ent except two or three, who are ILL.,.
The address of Prof L. N. Duncan of
the Alabama Polytechnic institute urg-
ing the organization of boys corn clubs
In every school district, was feature of
the gathering He made a strong argu-
ment for the encouragement of the study
of agriculture among the boys of the
country and the teachers will do all in
their power from now on to encourage
the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

Considerable interest is being mani
Tested in this city in the meeting of
the Eastern league magnates at Bal
timore tomorrow, subject to the call of
the president, Edward Barrow, for the
purpose of mapping out a schedule for
the coming season. Shortly after this
schedule is decided upon Manager John
III. Camel of the Rochester Hustlers
will bring his men here to enter train
ing, and from his castaways 1t is hoped
to get some good material for the An
niston Southeastern league team.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
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Funeral of Mrs. woodruff

Huntsville, February 5.-tSpecial)---
The body of Mrs. e. H. Woodruff, for
merly of this city, was brought hero
from Tuscumbia yesterday afternoon
and Inferred in Maple Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Woodruff was daughter of Mrs.
Salle McCravey and leaves her husband
and two daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
Decatur Pastors Conference

Decatur, February 5.-(Special)--A
number of the pastors of the various
churches of the two Decaturs have or
ganized Pastors conference, the pur-
pose of which is to promote the general
welfare of the churches. Regular meet
ings will be held twice each month. The
members of the conference invite all min
listers and church laymen to attend these
ti-monthly meetings. |
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
Legislator Lawler Ill

Huntsville. February 5.-(SpeciaL)--
Representative Robert T. Lawler of
Madison county has returned from
MONTGOMERY where he has been attend
ing the sessions Of the legislature and
Is quite sick. He will undergo an
operation for appendicitis in the next
few days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
Wood would be Manager

George S. Wood, who has managed
college and semi-professional teams in
Alabama and Georgia for several years.
has made application for the position
of manager of the Admission Southeast
ern league team. He and HERE Meek
are the only applicants thus far. Woods
proposition is more attractive from a
salary standpoint. and he is looked
upon with favor by the Admission fans.
as he has always put out a winning
team.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

Decatur, February 5.-(Special.)--
A contract has just been let by John
Hartung, well known foreman at the
Louisville and Nashville railroad shops
in New Decatur. for the building of a
handsome home in New Decatur, at the
corner OF Second avenue and Prospect
drive. The residence will cost about
$4,000 and the contract hassbeen let to
w. Z. Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
lsusiness Lenruc Meets

Decatur. February 5.-tSpecial.)-
There will be an adjourned annual
meeting of the Development company
of the DecaturSAin New Decatur tomor-
row night TINS is the business mems
organization of the two Decaturs and
it has been doing great deal recently
toward the development of the Twin
Cities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

Huntsville, February 5.-(Special)--
Arvie Lee Payne. aged "a years. died
last night at his home in Merrimack
after an illntss of several months with
tuberculosis. He is survived by his
four sisters. t.af
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

The rod mill of the Southern Iron and
Steel company has been close for a few
DAYS. but will resume operations next
week Only two open hearth furnaces
have been in operation for some time, but
a third will go in commission at once.
The company has good line of orders
on its books and will be kept busy for
several months to come If no new busl-
ness is taken. There Is a brisk demand
for skilled labor and even common labor
,n not as plentiful as 1t should be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

The coroner's jury investigating the
cause of the death of Henry F. Bessiere,
who was found dead beside the tracks of
the interurban railway company between
this city and Alabama City has taken
recess until Monday. Some 20 witnesses
have been examined, but so far the mat
ter still remains mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06
GADSDEN PLANS TO
SECURE ENTERPRISES
Business Mems Club to Raise
$150,O00 Fund
BIBB JAIL INSPECTED
Coroner's Jury Adjourns In Bessiere
Case and Matter Still Remains
Mystery-Southern Iron and
steel to Open Rod Mill

Gadsden. February 5.-tSpecial)-At a
meeting of the Gadsden Business Mems
club yesterday the organization Endorsed
plan for raising a fund to secure new
enterprises that il carried out will mean
much for the future of the city. 1t is
proposed to have subscribed a contingent
fund of $4,000 payable in installments as
called for to be offered as a bonus for
the location of industries, no bonus to
be in excess of 10 per cent of the actual
capital of the enterprise receiving it. The
plan was devised by J. Nader. It's SIM
plicity and feasibility at once commended
it to the business mems organization and
1t is pretty certain that the club will
carry it into execution. A committee has
been appointed to look after subscrip-
ton to the fund under the plan proposed,
and If the public responds as is antici-
pated the fund should be raised in a few
weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

Judge l.. L. Herzberg of the probate
court and Commissioner Kirby returned
last night from Centrevlle, where they
had gone to inspect a new jail In order to
be in better position to decide on what
was needed in this county. They report
that they are not satisfied that they
know any more about the matter than be-
fore they went They feel that the
structure inspected costs entirely too
much money and do not feel justified in
duplicating 1t here. 1t is altogether like
ly that some further investigation will
be made before a decision in the matter is
reached.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

According to the footings of the tax
collector the number of poll taxes paid
for the year 1910 is 1921, as against 1889
for the year 1909. The amounts collected
were s3,0165O for 1910 and s4s7S for the
preceding year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

At a meeting of the Etowah County
Farmers union, held in this city yester-
day. a resolution was passed indorsing
prohibition and calling on the represen-
tatiyes from this county to the legislature
To use their best efforts in maintaining
the statewide laws.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-06

We found real character In j.
Smith. patriarchal veteran with wide,
flowing white beard and eyes as keen as
the stars.
He settled on this farm which is fiuted
by the rocky foothills about 30 years ago,
and has managed to force through the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
BFLMONT CO. DECLARES DIVIDEND OF
NO VACANT
HOUSES FOR
RENT HERE

One can always gauge the pros
perity and advancement of a city or
town by the vacant houses therein.
At the present time there is a
scarcity of furnished houses in To-
nopah. Three months ago they were
a drug with real estate agents, but
today you are fortunate, if house
hunting, to secure furnished
house. The cause of the scarcity of
these honres is the increased popu-
lation of Tonopah in the past six
months. With the building of
three new stamp mills in our city,
it has brought many families into
our midst who will make their
homes here. Besides the scarcity
of residences many new ones have
been built during the past few
months and today there is niue
building going on in Tonopah In
fact there is not an idle carpenter
in this city Tonopah today is the
second largest city in Nevada ana
inside of a year will lead all others
i'll population. The amount of new
development work under way and
that mapped out is population
maker. Dent worry, just watch us
grow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
ANOTHER TRIAL
GRANTED MIST

OLYMPIA, Wash. Nov 27.-The
supreme court today reversed the
verdict OF King county court
which convicted AXtel Mist Of muir
der in the second degree. for the
staying Of Policeman Judson z.
Davis in Seattle on the night
February 90, 1911, and granted
Mist a new trial.
Mist ana John Ford set out or
tht night to hold up and rob men
on the streets, according to
ante-mortem statement of Ford
Mist. was unarmed. Policemen
Davis halted the men and Ford an
Davis engaged in a pistol due
which resulted in the deaE
both. Mist fed and was captured
The supreme court ruled that
dying mans statement cannot b.
used except as against one OF
opponents in a fight. Thus Davis
if not killed instantly, might have
made. a valid statement agai
Mist, but the statement of
partner is barred.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
CARSON GIRL HAD TO
LACE HUBBY'S SHOES

Adp,ira Rafetto, the actress, did
more when she left the stage to be-
come the wife of o. j. Crossfield,
manager of the Thompson Bridge
Construction company, than darn
socks. She testified before Judge
Harris in Oakland yesterday that
she get up in the morning at $50
in the cold and made the fire while
her husband stayed in bed until the
house was thoroughly warmed.
Aside from this, Mrs. Crossfeld
explained that she filled her hus-
bands pipe with tobacco, laced and
unlaced his shoes and gave him his
baths.
In return, she testified, he abused
her, called her names, refused tC
provide her with sufficient mone7
to meet her bills and finally at
tempted to put her aside through
the medium OF suit to annul theil
marriage.
Crossfield asserts that his actres
spouse abused him, called hi
names and bought him Christina
presents and had them charged t
his accounts.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
YOUNG SINGER
WILL RETURN TO
The BUTLER

The Butler theatcr management
has arranged for a return engage
mclt Of that popular tenor singer
Master Price. who opens week $
engagement in this popular place Of
amusement tonight. This wonder
tai singer will be heard in new
songs each evening. The pictures
fer tonight are as follows "a
splendid Vitigraph comedy entitled
Wsa Vas or boys viii be boys.
Lei them be natural and we will
have men and not molly-coddle .
The Mexican" a Lubin drama
IAN Episode Under Henry III"
and splendid Essanay drama en-
titled The Girl Back East. This
is absolutely one of the very be
programs shown here in quite
while and one must see it to
preciate it. Come early and get a
seat as the crowd will be out f,
night. The admission as usual
| I 0 cents
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
SICKNESS AND DEATH HAS
FOLLOWED M'NAMARA TRIAL

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 25.-The
seventh week of the Mcnamara
murder trial closed here today in d
cloud of sickness and death which
has been spreading ever since IT,
first juror was selected. There are
new eight jurors and one talesman
passed for cause by both sides
awaiting the introduction of evil
dence in the trial of James b. Nc.
Namara
A brother of Juror j. B. Sexton
died Saturday and court adjourned
until today out of respect to the
afflicted juror. The wife of Juror
f. ID. Green has been i'll a long
time and sinking steadily. 1t +
feared she will not live through the
trial
Juror Byron Lisk has eye
trouble, which is not serious al
present, and Juror J. II. Coke, a
gentle old man, may have to be eX-
cused before long because of in
firmities.
Nothing unfavorable is known
concerning the health of Robert +
Balm, William Andre, F. A. BrodC
or G. S. Bisbee, the remainder
sworn jurors, and II. s. Beaman
the juror accepted as to cause, /!
we'll, although this does not max,
any particular difference, as h,
probably will be excused perempt
orliy by the defense.
Attorney LeCompte Davis of tn,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
CHINESE REBELS
ARE STILL MAKING
GREAT GAINS
Important Fort Com
manding River on
Approach to Nam
king Taken.

SHANGHAI, Nov. PA brief
message was receive here Saturday
by wireless from Nanking announce
ing the capture of the Tiger Hill
fort by the republican army and
the surrender of the imperialist de-
tenders, but no details are given.
Tiger Hill is the most important
fort outside Marking 1t is well
fortified and contains big guns
which menaced the approach of the
rebel fleet, and commanded the
lower section of the city. Lien Hill
fort, at the lower end of the town,
is within the wall.
This important victory and the
surrender of the imperialist SOL
diers, indicates the desperate posi-
tion of General Chang, commander
q the imperial troops With the
attacking force occupying Purple
llill, TO the southwest, the entire
city now is at the mercy of the
bombarders.
General Chang's force is made
quate to defend the walls of the
city, which are % miles in circum-
ference. The imperial commander
possibly has escaped, in which case
Marking may surrender, and this.
coupled with the reported victcry
OF the rebels at Hankow, would
place an entirely new aspect on the
situation
kilograms received through re-
form services from WI Chang re-
port the compelte route Of the i'm
perialists at Hankow
The republicans are said to have
regained all the positions on the
| Hankow side of the Yang Ese and
Han rivers. Wireless reports say
there was heavy fighting with great
losses on both sides. There is rea-
son to believe that the reports are
much exaggerated, however, as
strict censorship is maintained at
the telegraph offices controlled by
both the rebels and the govern
ment.
The Rev. John Wesley Hill, pres
! ident of the International Peace
Forum, arrived at Shanghai Satur-
day from Japan, and was heartily
welcomed. He saw WI Ting Fang,
the former representative at Wash
ington, who is now allied with the
revolutionary movement, and re-
ceived assurances of the determine
tion of the reformers to advance a
united China to the forefront OF
the nations, and to respect the
rights of foreigners and particularly
of Americans.
At Dr. Hills suggestion WI Ting
1 Fang wrote to General Ii Yuen
Heng, commander-in-chief of the
Irebels at WI Chang, requesting
that proclamation be issued and
circulated throughout the country
urging that foreigners be respected
and unharmed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
SAYS THAT TONOPAH
is BETTER THAN EVER

G. w. Summerfieldl returned yes
terday from Tonopah, where he has
been for a week looking after his
extensive interests. Mr.. Summerfield
says that Tonopah is looking bet
ter than ever in its history, and he
was there during the biggest boom
that the camp had. A large amount
of building is going on, more men
are employed than ever before in
the camps history, business is good
in all lines and the belief is general
that Tonopah is entering upon the
most prosperous era since it's dis
covery and that the good times will
be long continued Humboldt Star
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27

defense was forced to appear in a
federal court today to replace his
law partner, Jud Rush, who was
suddenly taken i'll.
AS to excuses, except on the
ground of personal illness, the de-
fense has hardened it's. heart refus-
ing to consent to the removal of
either Sexton or Green permanent
ly from the box at present. Al
though this has been postponed
formally, Clarence Darrow, chief OF
before either of these men is re-
placed another of his previous
seven remaining peremptory ehal-
lenges probably would have to be
used to keep an undesirable tales
man out of the vacancy and EC
does not believe he can afford this
That most of the jurors are
somewhere about 60 years of ag
is said to be considered a favorable
circumstance by the defense. ant
while counsel refuses to discuss Tho
subject from that angle, it i!
known that the psychological eff
upon a jurors heart of persona
| bereavement has been taken int
account by attorneys of the statt
Except Jurors Sexton and Greer
who were allowed to visit the
families, the jurors were taken TO
an automobile ride Saturday ant
Sunday afternoons.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
LOOKS LIKE GIANT
WILL "COME BACK

At the Giant property below Cen
tral, where work was started about
two weeks ago, the prospects are
becoming brighter every day that a
arge mine will be opened there
with greater depth. At the 65-foot
level, where a crosscut was run to
explore the ledge, an ore body four
feet wide was cut. Three feet CT
this was ore that gave an average
value of $22 per ton.
During the boom days of the
camp the Giant was considered one
of the big things of the district
and some very rich specimens were
found on the surface. A large
amount of stock was foated and a
neat sum was in the treasury al
one time with which to further de-
velopment. The company did con
siderable work, but it was another
case of poor management, as in the
case of a number of other leca
properties, and the company, heay
lily in debt, allowed the ground tC
be sold at sheriffs sale. 1t is nov
owned by w. A. Berry, of Tonopah
and associates. Post.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
IS severely
INJURED in A
GAS EXPLOSION

This forenoon while Charles Ben
son was making repairs on a gaso-
line auto engine at the Nevada
Sheet Metal Works shops, the vapor
in the gasoline tank became ignited
from the flame from the solderin5
blower, which he was holding =
his hand, and exploded. The force
of the explosion threw Mr.. Benson
several feet from the auto, badly
burning his hand and breaking Il
bone in his wrist. The tank was
reduced to fragments. 1t was only
4 miracle that Mr.. Benson was not
killed outright and he may con-
slider himself a lucky man. As it
is he will be around in few days
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
BIGAMY HAS
BEEN CHARGED
AGAINST DURBIN

j. H. Durbin was arrested in
Wabuska last week Friday and.
brought to Yerington, where he
was arraigned on charge of big
amy. He was placed in the county
Jail and his hearing set for yester-
day at 10 o'clock. Durbin's arrest
was made on information ana be
lief by Deputy Sheriff Simpson.
Some three weeks ago Durbin
was united in marriage to Miss
Rose Martin, of this valley, and To-
Gated in Thompson, where he was
employed by the smelter company.
1t now transpires that he had
wife and three children in Utah
when he married Miss Martin. Mrs.
Durbin No. l and her children ar
rived here from Salt Lake Thursday
morning with the view of prosecut-
ing Durbin on the charge against
! him. Notwithstanding the fact that
Durbin claimed, when arrested, I
to have been married to Mrs. Dur
| bin No /, she has marriage cer-
tificate which shows that she was
married to Durbin in Utah in 1906
Durbin came to Mason Valley
some three months ago and went tc
work on the tramway at the Masor
Valley mine as carpenter. He il!
about 33 or "a years of age and of
pleasant appearance, making friends
easily with women representing
himself to be single man.
Mrs. Durbin, who was Rose Mar
tin, has many friends here who
sympathize with her in her trouble
She is, evidently, infatuated with
Durbin, and asserts that she will
stay with him through thick and
thin.
Mrs. Durbin No i, at the present
: time, is firmly of the opinion the
she will prosecute Durbin to the
+ full extent of the law.
At the hearing before Justice
Blanchard yesterday Warren Hausel
represented Durbin, and Deputy
. District Attorney Willis the prose
cution. There was very little to the
case. Mrs. Durbin No. 1 gave hel
testimony as to when she was mar
ried to Durbin in Utah and there
was testimony to the fact that Dur
: bin and Miss Martin were duly mar
ried in Yerington. There was nC
testimony to show that Durbin wa
D divorced from his first wife befor,
e he was married second time. A
the conclusion of the testimony Jus
tice Blanchard held Durbin to ap
i, pear before the grand jury an'
fixed his bail at $4,000. Durbin ha
not yet furnished bail, and Ian
guishes in jail.-Yerington Times
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
DRUG VICTIMS
Are CAPTURED

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 Tive
hundred victims of the drug habit
We're arrested last night in So
Francisco's Chinatown in raid
conducted by 100 special and regu-
lar police officers. The raid, WI
was the largest in the history OF
the city, was conducted under the
pharmacy.
Morphine, cocoaine and opi
fiends are crowding the city prisa
to capacity tonight. or the 200
prisoners but two are women and
Is Caucasians. The others are
Chinese and negroes.
Under a recent state law the con-
yicted drug fiends shall be sent to
state asylums for treatment.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27

The TonCpah Belmont Develop
ment company today at directors
meeting declared their regular
quarterly dividend of 25 cents per
share The amount to be paid
through this dividend will be $375,-
600, making total paid in diyi-
dends by this company OF $2,465,-
600. The books close December
-. 1911, and the dividend is pay
able January I. 1912.
The mine has never locked bet
ter There is an abundance of ore
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27

Total Dividends Paid to Date
So, 4o5 ,0O0---L Months
Production $4,000.

ready TO be knocked down for the
mill when called for. The develop
ment work is supplying the mill at
Millers with ore The new mill be-
ing constructed at the mine is pro-
crossing toward completion very
nicely In the month of October
the net earnings of the mine were
$1Gl.000. This Is a nice profit in
Itself 1t is estimated that there
is 100000 shares of Belmont stock
held by Toncpah people and this
dividend will be a nice New Years
gift to the lucky ones.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
WILL HOLD ORE SHIPMENTS.

The smelter to which the MeXi-
can Mining company has made nu
merous shipments of highgrade ore
pending the completion Of its OWL
mill, which is named the Morocco
which is an abbreviation of Noun
tain Copper company, owner of the
plant. Several cars of rich ore are
now in transit or in the process Of
settlement, but the time. for start
ing the Mexican mill is so close at
hand that no more shipments ".
be made.-Chronicle.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
WICKERSHAM
SENDS ORDER
FOX ATTORNEY
Los ANGELES. Nov.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 81
Mccormick, United States district
attorney in Les Angeles, recey
message today from Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham at Washington
summoning him to the nationa.
capital for an important conference
at once 1t was said that the con
ference might relate to a probable
request upon the part of District
Attorney Fred2ricks for the Aa
and records of the iron Workers
union. now in possession of the fed
eral authorities at Indianapolis
Mccormick started east tonight.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-27
"NOSEY" STILL FAILS TO
ANSWER ROLL CALL

"Nosey' Wilson is still among
the missing and will probably not
be recaptured until he breaks into
another prison. The general belief
is that the convicts escaping from
the prison camp are furnished with
outside aid and are rnshed into an
other state or held in seclusion un-
til the active chase has been stop
ped. Carson News.