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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
GOOD WEATHER AT
 END OF THE WEEK

Washington, December o4.-Unscttled weather during the next few days will give way to a period of more seasonable weather by the end of the week, accord ing to a bulletin issued tonight by the weather bureau. Stormy weather is also ship routes. the British isles and Eu- rope.
 ''The coldest weather of the season." the bulletin continues. now prevails in in- terior of Alaska, the lowest temperatures reached from that region being 57 degrees below zero at Panama and 46 degrees be- low zero at Eagle. The indications are that the first part of the coming week will be unsettled with snow or rain in northern and rain in southern districts east of the Rocky mountains attending the eastern movement of disturbance that now covers the middle west.
 Another disturbance will appear in the far west about the middle of the week, cross the middle west about Thursday or Friday and reach the eastern states at the close of the week. It will be attend ed by general precipitation. A pronounced change to colder weather will overspread the northwestern states Tuesday and Wednesday and advance eastward and southward over the eastern and southern states during the latter half of the week, terminating the prolonged period of un- seasonabe high temperatures in these dis tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
 OCCURS IN CRENSHAW
One Killed and Another Mortally Wounded as Result of Dis-
 pute Over Land

Luverne, December 24.-(Special) IA de- plorable tragedy occurred today 10 miles from Luverne, the result being that Hub Dendy is dead and his brother, Charlie Dendy, lies wounded with his brains shot out and with no hope for his recovery.
 James R. Ball shot both of the brothers. using as his weapon a double barrel shot gun at close range. All the parties are prominent farmers of this county, and have lived here all their lives, each of them being men with large families. Ball was severely cut by Hub Dendy, but his wounds are not considered very danger ous.
 The trouble grew out of a land transac- tion, and has been brewing for several days. The sheriff has gone to the scene of the trouble to arrest MT. Ball. but at this time he had not returned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
SENORA OUTW|TS
 PROCESS SERVERS

New York, December 24.-The siege es- tablished in front of the residence of Sonora Constance Gasenove Lee, pastor Y. de Mora, last Thursday afternoon by process servers in an effort to serve the handsome young southern woman with papers in suit for $7O0 brought aganst her by a tailor, was continued
 The wife Of the Spanish minister to China, much to the dscomforture of the process servers, did not venture out of her home, Il Fifty-fourth street, but fre- quentiy appeared at a window to watch them as they patroled the block.
 One thing that troubled the senora very much was that she would not get out and do her shopping which she had put off for the end of the week. The guard was lift ed tonight at midnight as service tomor- row and Christmas will not be legal.
 The senora stated that she would will ingly pay the bill rendered by the modste when her husband returned from Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
GENERAL REYESIS
 BEING PURSUED

Monterey, Mexico, December 24.- Somewhere about 25 miles east of Bur gas almost 100 miles from here in a southeasterly direction, toward the coast, Gen. Bernardo Reyes is being pursued by Capt. Felipe Prieto, in con- pand of one of the many scouting par ties which have ben securing the coun- try in search of the alleged rebel leader.
 Reyes escaped fronatthe Vigof ranch near here yesterday afternoon, success fully eluding troops and scouting par ties. With party of eight men, his trail extends along the Choncho river In an easterly direction. Captain Pri- etc Is pressing forward with all pos slple speed in an endeavor to over take Reyes before the coast is reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
NEW YORK'S POOR
 ARE GIVEN BASKETS

New York. December 24.-organized bestowal of Christmas gifts in the way of edibles to the city's poor began tonight with the distribution of 5000 baskets containing enough food for 10000 meals by the Volunteers of America. General Ballington Booth and Mrs. Booth assisted in the distribu- tion. The line of applicants extended for blocks.
 The Salvation Army has planned to feed at least 25.O0O hungry persons with good things tomorrow Besides the Army will distribute about 1000 toys to 1000 children. Other organiza- tions also will make extensive dis tributions of food and gifts and at dinner given by an East Side political leader, where 10000 men are to be fed, each diner vii be given a ticket en- titling him to a pair of shoes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
MOTORMAN HAS
 APOPLEXY ON CAR

on swiftly moving West Broadway street car were thrown into panic late this afternoon, when Motorman Robert Rlanford was stricken with apoplexy and sank to the floor, losing hold of the controller lever. One of the passen- gers In the vestibule opened the front doors and shouted that the motorman was dead Several women attempted to leave the moving car. but were re- strained while the conductor rushed forN ard and shut off the current.
 Blanford was carried to the offices of a nearby physician, who said he would recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Unsettled weather continued in the Middle and South Atlantic states and much of the east gulf and Ohio valley regions, where moderate precipitation, either rain or snow, occurred. Snow fell in much of the Rocky mountain section, and rain was again reported from the North Pacific states. Under the influence of high barometric pres sure moving down over the western plains a general clearing condition is noted in the western gulf states, eX- cept along the coast, and general fall in the temperature has occurred west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
TWO PINNED UNDER
 GIRDER DROWNED

Camden, N. J., December A.-Two men were killed and six others were seriously injured while placing a girder across Cooper creek on the Medford branch of New Jersey and Seashore railroad today near Haddonfield. N J. The men were swinging the grder on the main span of the bridge when they lost control of 1t and were dragged to the stream 40 feet below. William Suders, aged 43, and William
 Carey. aged 2s, were caught beneath the grder and drowned. Eight other work men were assisted to the shore, but six of them were taken to hospital suffering from broken legs. arms or severe sprains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
ATLANTA TO HAVE
 AUTOMOBILE SHOW

Atlanta, December 24.-Plans have been launched for what is expected to be the greatest automobile show ever attempted in the south, to be held at the Auditori- um-Armory here February 1O-17 Homer (. George, resident manager of the Klaw X Erlanger theatrical interests has been appointed as executive manager of the show. More than s20,000 has been pledged for the success of the enterprise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

of the Mississippi. Very cold weather prevails in the Missouri valley and northern Rocky mountain states. Zero temperature was reported from Sheri- dan, Wyo., at ' D. m. Sunday. At the same hour it was freezing westward of a line drawn from the Lake Superior region to Oklahoma City. and extend ing to the crest of the Rockies and the plateau states.
 Fair and slightly colder weather is indicated for Birmingham Christmas day.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations
 Temp'ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
All Records Broken

Huntsville, December (Speciar- All records for one days sales at the Huntsville dispensary were broken Saturday, the total footing up the sum of s2971. 15. This figure was higher than the highest estimates had been The patrons of the establishment al- most cleaned it out. The old dispen- sary that was in operation here until 1909 passed two Christmas eyes and the largest single days business was done December 24, 1908, when the sales to something over $2700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
MRS. CORD PUN
 DOWN BY AN AUTO

I,ousfille. fry Ts hmber 24.-Mrs. c. c. Corf ifiprea an8iy afternoon when run deyn in N og ded street by an automc lle ctllgefY 1agon, will spend Christmas n a hosp al bed instead of with frifads. a She and her husband, membe # the sNtei te commerce com mission had plapnf to do when they came hdne fronl Ns ington.
 Mrs. rsrd suGeNe0 fracture of the skull vhsn ahs aAld a friend Mrs. Ed ward k aanell of LoalS yille, were struck bv an automobile. Mrs. Fennell was more seriuuslv burit and may not re- cover. s1haries MnHIis driver, is under arrest. targed, aJnpi2 other tnlnss' With drunkenness. .a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

ltical blackmai. The real Chritsie, who has himself had a checkered career, and is abiectly poor, while amazed at Rajoe- vies revelations and proportion, seems to have agreed to enter into the plot. for he suddenly gaye notice to his employers.
 Then it transpires, a friend pointed out to him that he would probably gain more by exposing the imposter and getting into the latter's shoes than by working in harmony with his double. Christie took this advice, went to the police, and Rajce- vic is as a result under arrest in Bel grade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Greenville News

Greenville. December A.-(Special)- Yesterday the streets of Greenville were with people, the merchants doing large business. There has been no scenes of dsorderly conduct, and the police of- fcers have nothing to do but to patrol the streets and look wise.
 The postoffice and the express office are crowded to the limit. The business done by them is usually large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
DISTRESSING DEED
 OF INSANE WOMAN

Sandwich, Ill.,, December 24.-Before a Christmas tree which he was about to decorate, Fred Feazel, manager of a dry goods store here, was shot and killed today by his wife, who then committed suicide. She had shown tendencies to mental alteration since the birth of baby six months ago.
 Mrs Feazel shot her husband twice in the back. tclephoned to his brother to come to the house as soon as he could, lay down beside her husband. and then killed herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Japan Delighted

St. Petersburg December A.-A news agency dispatch from Dalny. Manchuria, says the Japanese do not conceal their delight at the controversy which has arisen between Russia and the United States over the Jewish question. They perceive in this a new ground for clc ser relations between Japan and Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Weather Forecast

Washington, December A-Forecast for Alabama Fair Monday and Tuesday; colder Tuesday in north portion; light va ria ble winds.
 Georgia: Fair Monday and Tuesday; moderate northeast winds.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday, colder in west; Tuesday increasing cloudiness, colder in east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Many Couples Wed

Anniston, December 24.-tSpecial.)-Up to midnight Saturday night Probate Clerk John M. Crook was one of the busint men in town. When be hn7 ceased work he looked over the is aat faund that he had issued just zi n4riass licenses during the day Fhe cpntraciiag parties Included S2 whites 4nd G eslersd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Killed in Quarry Accident

Anniston. December 24.-(Special)- News has reached here of the death of w. F. Usrey. which occurred yesterday at Rock Springs The exact manner in which Mir Usrey lost his life could. not be learned, but it is understood that he was killed in an accident at a quarry where he was employed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Santa Claus Condemned

Anniston, December 24.-(Special J. People who tell their children there is a Santa Claus and tell them stories about him are q living lie,'' said speaker at the Christmas service of the Pentecostal church, better known as the Holy Rollers. The contention was presents should be openly given by parents, and not while they are asleep, and that the children should be told why the presents are given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

FIRExVORI<S--ALL KINDS. 30J N. EDITH STREET.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

Miss Margaret Spraggins addressed the members of the Ensley Baptist Sun day school at the close of the lesson pe- riod yesterday morning which was treat to all who heard her. Miss Sprag- gins is a graduate of the First Metho- dist training class and holds certf- cate from the Birmingham Bible in- Ntitutc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
Checker Champion
Loses Out in Game
0-e Match of Twenty-Six T aged
Goes to Roberts of Council
Bluffs.

Alfred Jordan OF L ndon, champion
checker player Of Engla d, gave his eS-
hibition at the Young Mems Christian
association last evening, playing ton games
simultaneously and taking part in twenty
six games lie won eleven and drew thir-
teen and lost one. The honor Of winning
the only game lost by Jordan goes to F.
q. Roberts of Council Bluffs
Those who cotested with Mr. Jordan were
w. w. Carmichael F. A. Shoemaker, T..
w. Mosher. s. Simonson, j. W. Robbins,
w. G. Sundblad, ]. L. Wills and G. VIII
liams Of Omaha and +. G Roberts of
Council Bluffs S. w Carter OF Council
Bluffs. s. A. Wessman OF Tekamah and
]. w. Henderson of Grand Junction, Ia,
Another match is arranged for Monday
evening at o'clock at the YounE Men $
Christian association. The large crowd pres
ent cheered Mr.. Roberts for winning the
game from the champion. The offer is stiH
open OF a Young Mems Christian associa-
ton membership to any one in Omaha who
will win game from Jordan Omaha has
the honor OF being the third city in the
United States to win a game.
The public is invited to watch the exhibit
ton Monday evening as it is said to be a
rare treat to checker players to see Mr..
Jordan play
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
BELLEVUE BASE BALL MEN
ARE ALREADY AT PRACTICE
Work on the New Diamond is Com
pIete and Players Are


Bellevue college base ball is organized
and under way work on the new diamond
near Mission street having been completed
Much new material Is showing up in good
form and with several veterans Of last
years team as a nucleus a winning team
is expected OF the new material, Curtis
and Ahschuler. backstops; Halderman and
Quackenbush pitchers and Stepp and
Masten. infielders, are very promising and
will more than FIJI the places vacated by
last years graduates. Captain Fowler. who
in his two years at Bellevue has earned
the reputation OF being among the first
college first basemen in the state and who
played through the 1910 season without a
strikeout against him, will be at his old
position, and II lie holds to his old pace
viii pull the team out Of many a tight
place by his heavy hitting. There is sharp
competition, for the other positions and
not even the old men are sure Of their
jobs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
Youth Travels in
Better Time Than
Car for Six Miles
Ralph Jones Runs Ninety -TwO Blocks
in Less Than Forty
Minutes.

on wager that he could not beat the
car schedule time from the car barn az
r, .uty-fourth and Ames to Twcnty-ninth
and Dupont streets, Ralph Jones. youth
OF 49, sprinted along the tracks Of the
Hanscom Park line for distance Of nine
ty-two blocks in - minutes and forty sec
onds, winning the race by margin OF
% seconds. Jones' who is an employe -
the company, left the barn at $50 Sunday
morning. accompanied by a companion on
motorcycle. The young man at the end
Of the run showed no sign Of strain or
fatigue, though his appearance would not
indicate the constitution of an athlete. lie
resides at 1912 North Twenty-third street
Jones expects to enter in some Of the
races at the indoor meet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
Nicola Nora Under
Cross-Examination
One of Men Charged with Actual
Murder of Cuoocolo is on Stand in
Camorra Trial,

VITERBo. Italy, March 1s.-The whole OF
today's session of the trial OF the Canon
rists was occupied with the cross-eXamiha'
ton of Nicola Nora, at the conclusion or
which an adjournment was taken until
Tuesday.
Nora is one of the six Of the thirty-siN
prisoners who are charged with the actual
murder of Gennaro Cuoccolo and his wife
He was frequenter Of the Cuoccolo house,
to which he gained ready entrance after
the husband had been killed in a suburb
OF Naples.
1t is asserted that Nora and Corrado
Sortlno left their companions after the
first murder and between them accom-
pIshed the death of the woman. Later
they Joined the other assassins at the home
of Maria Stendardo. subsequently report
ing the success of their mission to Enrico
Alfano, the real head of the Camorra, who
was dining at Miml-a Mare. According to
the prosecution Nora and Sortino beat
| Cuoccolo with sticks, while the others
| stabbed him to death
Today the vile record Of Nora, including
his participation in murders, was laid bare,
| the crown prosecutor introducing much
evidence during the questioning Nora de-
MED all the accusations made against him
and roundy abused Gennaro Abbate-
magic, the informer. The latter main
tanned a derisive attitude as he heard the
denunclation by his former partner in
/ infamy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
HUGH DUFFY is STRONG FOR
WESTERN LEAGUE PLAYERS
Many Old FRvOrites VIII he seen
I'm Omaha When white SOx
Come.

When that big White sox organization
comes to Omaha April / to play the
Rourkes there will very likely be a goodly
number Of former WeStern leaguers among
the Chicago players. Hugh Duffy seems
to be strong for Western league lads and
is backed up strongly in this by President
Comiskey, hence there are a number Of
men who have played often in Omaha who
are on the White Sox list. The second
squad will come TO Omaha
Jimmie Scott pitcher, was once one of
the Wichita twirlers; W. r. Jones played
with Lincoln; G. V. Farthing. the south
paw who Is doing such good work. in
Texas right now, Is a Western Lacquer
from Lincoln; r. Corhan came from Pueblo
when that town was in the Western. and
the two pitchers, LANCE and Olmstead.
were once passing the curves on this cir
cult. Altogether, II will be pretty hard
pickings il some OF the favorites do not
play here
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
ENTRIES FROM The COLLEGES
Smaller Institutions Will Have Some
Speedy Men to Compete.
T. H. BLAND AS HANDICAPPED
Expert OF the American Amateur
Athletic Union - TO Pass ON the
Qualifications Of various
Contestants.

Smaller colleges entered in the big in
door meet at the Auditorium April I will
have a merry race for the honors. and
there will be seen some speedy athletes
among the athletic associations entered,
the Y. NJ. c.. AS and the high schools.
Theodore II. Bland. the expert hoadi-
capper Of the american Amateur Athletic
union will do the work of the handicap
ping FOR the Omaha meet.
Tarkic college and Tabor will run a
relay race. as will also the different
smaller colleges in Nebraska. Nebraska
Wesleyan, Cotner and Bellvue are re-
ported to each have strong relay teams In
training. The Tarltio athletes coming are
Harry Thompson, James Sloss, Ned Ran
kin, Lee Magl Archie MONTGOMERY and
Ebert Eller
Two interscholastc relay races will make
mp a part Of the program Of the meet.
one viii be the big tri-city relay between
Omaha. Sioux City and York High
schools and the other will be relay run
between South Omaha and Council Blutts
High schools This is the same program
that was run in the interscholasuc diVl-
sion last wear. except that Lincoln has
entered i'm place Of Siou% city and Des
Moines I'm place of York Lincoln and
luck with their indoor track teams this
season and will not enter fun teams III
the meet. II they enter at all.
Tabor High school viii enter as ono Of
its men lie Roy * Straw rumOred to BE-
the best man at 40 yards in Iowa. anc
Tabor expects to take the first honors IN
this.
The arrangements FOR the big meet VIII
be almost identically the same as those
Of last year. one notable exception VIII
be the contour Of the track. IT viii De
$50 yards around as formerly and 10 feet
wide, but the ends at the curves VIII be
raised to a height Of feet inches IN
stead Of 1 foot 6 inches used last season
The field space inside Of the track VIII
be 10 feet wide and so yards long In mere
the field events Of the meet Will be he'u
while the races are being run
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
Blooded Hounds Are
Entered for Dog Show
Famous Trailers Used in Pursuit Of
Criminals Will Be Exhibited
Here.

william Colfax, land agent Of Bassett,
Neb. has made arrangements with the
management of the dog show to bring to
Omaha the thirty large wolf hounds which
were used recently in the wolf hunt at Bas-
sett when nine wolves were captured. Ar
rangements have been made for an ex-
press car to bring down the dogs. As Sat
urday is the last day of the show, these
dogs will be used in the wolf hunt at Flor
ence next Sunday Among these dogs is
Colfaxs fine dog. Lady, which swept the
boards at the Omaha show last year.
DR. Fulton Beatrice. will exhibit two
Cuban and two English bioOdhounds
These are the noted dogs the state has
used on several occasions TO try to run
down criminals Lowrey's English blood
hounds from Fremont will also be here
Five dogs which are real champions arc
already entered at the show and some OF
the classes are just as well filled as at the
recent big Chicago show, especially the
Boston terrier classes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
University Track Athletes Practice for Early Spring Meet
Champion GOtch Has
Easy Time Throwing
Demetral, the Greek
Announcement is Made Gotch Will
Meet Anyone Within the Next
Six Months.

Frank Gotch appeared in Omaha Saturday
might in twenty-five minutes OF very pretty
wrestling. throwing William Demetral. the
Greek. in thirteen minutes and twelve
minutes, two falls The champion was
welcomed by a huge crowd. the Krug the
alter being filled to the roof with Omaha
wrestling fans
Gotch was far too big FOR DemetraI and
Il was merely skill and immense strength
in an exhibition throwing clever
wrestler Demetral stuck to his task well
and some good wrestling was seen
Announcement was made at the uug
side OF the recent contract made by tu,
champion to meet any man in the world
inside OF six months and Gotch states that
he will meet anybody Thus the Empire
club OF Chicago, with it's S2OCO contract,
may see the Gotch-IIackenschmldt match
In fast preliminary bout between two
Omaha men, Jack Meyers bested Walter
Thompson in ten minutes for the first
bout and eleven minutes for the second
Meyers was little too big for Thompson,
although the latter showed every bit as
much skill
Bud Soloman threw Fred Miudeu in two
straight fails in the other preliminary. the
first taking six minutes and the second
lin ten minutes
Farmer Burns made a short talk on the
art of wrestling.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
NO GAMBLING ON BASE BALL
Western Commission Company De-
rldes Not 20 Put Its Plans In
Operation.

CINCINNATI March 19.-tSpeCia Tele-
gramD-That they have decided not TO put
into operation the methods they advanced
several weeks ago and there viii be no
gambling on base ball games this summer
was the announcement made TODAY by GER
tain members OF the Western Commission
company. II Is said that these men have
never received any money 20 gamble on
any base ball games Soon after they
sent out their circular several weeks aeo
the national commission said they would
not tolerate any gambling on base ball
games and they took the matter by a
olrcuitous route TO the ears Of President
Taft. The result has been that the De
partment Of Justice has issued a notice
that this company is defunct
The members OF the company today
stated that they had decided not 70
place their plans IN operation. lnasmuoh
as there seemed 10 be antagonism against
their plans By the national commission.
the express companies and the federal
government"