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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
COTTON TIES MAY l BE MANUF FACTURED RumOr Current That Aban- dOned Mills at Helena May
 Be Resumed

It was rumored in industrial circles yes- terday that the abandoned mills at Helena would shortly be resumed in making cot ton ties for the first time in this dis trict
 It is stated that the Southern Iron and Steel company has rolled large tonnage of billets for the Helena mill, and that un- less plans have been altered the work would be started very soon
 The Helena mills are equipped with very fine machinery, but have been down for a great many months. The operation of the plant, however, has been carried on from time to time on moderate scale.
 On account of the fact that ties were placed on the tariff free list, and that they have never been made in this inn mediate district, adds more than usual interest to the report that they will be made at Helena.
 These plans were formulated before the tariff schedule was announced. It was impossible yesterday to secure an an nouncement as to whether they have been changed since the position of the ways and means committee was made clear by Congressman Underwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
TRIAL OF ROBERT
 ALEXANDER MONDAY
Is Charged With Killing A. o. Lid don at the Florence
 Corner

Robert H. Alexander charged with killing A. O. Liddon, will be tried on next Monday morning, beginning the sec ond week of the double-header capital docket in the criminal court. The case was docketed for yesterday, but was passed.
 The defendant will be represented by Allen Bell, and the counsel will enter plea of self-defense in his behalf Alex ander is charged with having killed Lid don about a week after Liddon killed the brother of the defendant, the affair occurring at Second avenue and Nine. teenth street Alexander has been oui on bond, to which he was allowed fol- lowing a preliminary hearing. A suit has been filed against him by the widow of Liddon to recover damages for the death of her husband.
 The case of M c. Screws, charged with killing a man named O'Rourke. was nolle pressed yesterday in the criminal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
PROGRAMME FOR
 MEMORIAL DAY. J. F. Foster and John G. Smith Will Be Princi-
 pal Speakers

The programme for the Memorial Day services to be held Sunday after-, noon at o'clock at Oak Hill cemetery has been completed and the list of those who will receive crosses of honor arr ranged. The veterans. school children and others who are to participate in the exercises will meet at Capitol park at 2:3o o'clock and march from there | in a body to Oak Hill cemetery. | The formation of the procession will be under the direction of Adjutant J. Lawler Darby. who will also act as
 marshal of the day. Following the exercises at the cemetery crosses of
 honor will be delivered to the follow
 ing: H. N. Binford, J. R. Acuff, H. Duke,
 Elwell Eastman. s. A. Flippin, A. J.
 Little, B. D. McGehee, C. w. Mitchell. i John Morris, J. M. Robinson and pr. I E. H. Sholl.
 The programme has been arranged as follows:
 Invocation, Dr. J. T. Plunket; memo- rial address in behalf of veterans, J. Fleetwood Foster; address in behalf of the Daughters of the Confederacy, skeaper to be announced later; distri- button of crosses of honor, Pelham chapter; benediction, Rev. LA Bryant; decoration of graves.
 A committee representing Camp Hardee, composed of D. R. Bize and j.. F. Mclaughlin, will meet a committees representing the Daughters on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Norton's drug store, corner Twentieth street and Sec ond avenue, and proceed to Elmwood cemetery to decorate the graves. Cap tain John G. Smith will deliver the ora- tion at this decoration. ss
 The public has been cordially in- vited to attend the exercises and es- pecially the school children and other young folk. The committees are anXi- ous to have the graves all covered with flowers and have asked that each one bring as large a floral offering as pos sble,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
R. W. THOMPSON IS FOUND NOT GUILTY Jury in Case Out Thirty Five Minutes Before
 Returning Verdict

The jury in the case of Robert W. Thompson, charged with killing Ebert W. Robertson about two years ago in Housmans Pharmacy, were out 35 min utes yesterday afternoon before they re- turned with a verdict of mot guilty" The trial was begun on Monday last and had progressed but slowly to its finish yesterday.
 The case had created a widespread ii,- terest among the people of Birmingham, both because of the circumstances of the tragedy and because of the legal questions that were involved. Many of the young attorneys of the Birmingham bar were watching the proceedings who had remained assiduously at the former trial.
 On the claim of self-defense the de- fendant had entered a plea of not guilty and the main effort of his counsel had been to introduce all of the incidents of the afternoon preceding the killing, so as to show the motive for the shooting on the assumption that the whole diff culty, which began with quarrel. fol- lowed later by fight in Capitol park, was one continuous affair.
 The attorneys for the defense brought fin the testimony of Miss Kate McDon- ough, the young lady over whom Thomp- son and Robertson. the deceased, are said to have had the difficulty, and she testified that the latter had threatened in her presence to kill Thompson should he continue to pay her attentions.
 The argument for the defense was closed by B. M. Allen of the firm of Allen & Bell, who represented Thompson, while the argument for the state was wound up by Assistant Solicitor Ed Winston, who with Assistant Solicitor Hugh Locke, conducted the prosecution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
POLICE WERE VERY
 ACTIVE IN MARCH Total Number of Arrests
 Was 1185 BODEKER'S REPORT Thirty Blind Tiger Keepers Were Ar rosfod and Twautv four Cou.
BODEKER'S REPORT
Thirty Blind Tiger Keepers Were Ar rested and Twenty-four Con- victed-One Hundred and
 Five Gamblers

The number of arrests made during the month of March was 11S5, the convictions 955, and the stolen property recovered amounted to s525.S0, according to the report of Chief of Police George H. Bodeker, submitted yesterday to Commissioner Lane
 The number of convictions during the past month is record for the police de- partment. The percentage of convictions secured is S0.5, and the highest percent- age ever secured before was 76 and frac- tion Chief Bodeker was greatly pleased with the report and was complimentary toward the members of the police de- partment
 The value of the stolen property recov- cred is also large, although not a record. The wardens and clerks collected $4l92 .15 in fines during the month. The report shows that F fugitives from Justice were captured in Birmingham by the police during the month and three murderers were arrested and turned over to the county authorities.
 Some interesting figures in the report are as follows: Arrests for disorderly conduct 299, convictions 262; drunk 125, convictions Ill; gaming 105, convictions 94; violating the prohibition law 30, convic- tions "A.
 The report in full is as follows: Birmingham, Ala, April l, 1911. Honorable Board of Commissioners, City. Gentlemen: I beg to submit herewith | report of the police department for the month ending March 31, 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
AND NASHVILLE
 AFFECTED BY GULF STORM

that the damage in the region of New Or leans has seriously affected the Louisville and Nashville and that operations will be detoured for several days. This res port lacked verifcation last night.
 The Louisville and Nashville suffered over S2,0O0,00O worth of damage last year by a typhoon' raging in that territory, according to the opinion here, and a repetition of the same trouble was en- tirely unlocked for by the officials.
 The statement is made that the man. agement will undertake to remedy the delays as rapidly as possible.
 Official announcements by the Queen and Crescent route indicated that the storm did not damage their property to any extent. It was added that through operations were maintained last night and the morning train had been reported out of Hattiesburg on time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27

Local Louisville and Nashville officials stated yesterday that the company did not have any connection with New Or leans on account of the severe storm near that city and Mobile and that trains and telegraph wires were almost aban- doned in that territory.
 On this account, it was stated, no through trains would pass Birmingham today from New Orleans unless the havoc created by the storm was repaired with remarkable speed and operations re- stunned, which is not at all probable.
 It is stated that a train was made up in the Montgomery division last night and operated through here as limited No. 4, scheduled at S:S7 o'clock, but that vas all that could be learned. No through cars are being handled at this time.
 In local railroad circles it is stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
SUNDAY
 ON PRISON WORK J. Lee Pendley to Speak at
 the BijOu WAS A LIFE CONVICT Ministers of the City and Many Prominent Citizens Indorse the work and Will Occupy
 Seats on Stage
WAS A LIFE CONVICT

J. Lee Pendley, former life convict at Flat Top, woh recently secured his pardon, has started a career of prison re- form work in Alabama, and will deliver his first lecture at the Bijou theatre Sun day afternoon at 3:SO o'clock
 MT. Pendley has enlisted the interest of many prominent ministers, public offi- cials and citizens of Birmingham, and all have subscribed liberally to his project with their aid and encoura cement. Ad- dresses will be made at the meeting Sun day by several well known ministers and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
DEPUTIES RAID
 ILLICIT STILLS

Deputy Sheriffs Walker and Spires raided two illicit stills yesterday morn ing between Dora and Empire. and af- ter the arrival of the revenue off, cers destroyed both stills and all the whisky on hand. Only one arrest was made by the deputies. The raid was made yesterday morning at o'clock and the revenue officers came out 9:3q when the stills were destroyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Abernethy-Grace Company

Papers of incorporation Of the Abe-- nethy-Grace company were filed in the probate court Wednesday. The com rany will have its headquarters In Birmingham and will engage in a gen. eral brokerage business on an author ized capital of S1S,000. Seven thousand and two hundred dollars of the author ized capital has alrea.y been paid in. Officers elected for the first years bus mess are: Albert Blanton. presidents. w. II. Abernethy, vice president; L. F.. Grace, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27


 lu .ss Adelaid Ducker
 ~~~~~~-~~~~-~-~~~-~-~- every mine and become so efficient that they will be experts at this work in a marvelously short time. We have the keenest desire to promote the work here, and would be more than willing to take up any class from whatever mine. When this district reaches the point that com potent set of rescue men are stationed at each mine, all confident of their ability and fearless of their work, then the work of rescuing men will be improved 10 a great degree.
 There cannot be any serious idea that this work should not go forward now. As long as human effort is directed to the robbing of mother earth of the black jew els hidden within her spacious under ground dungeons, just so long will life be sacrificed to this work. Human endeavor should be directed not to the absolute pre- vention of such human tragedies, but to the perfection of forces to combat such likely explosions and the rendition of such degree of aid as will reduce the death loss to the lowest point
 NO person of average intelligence can accuse the mine rescuers of hoping to prevent regretable explosions No sys- tenn or human ingenuity can do this. We can, however, so drill our men and workers that they will render service to the other fellow in the time of awful peril and assist in saving the lives of many men.
 Doing this calls for time and studious application. The men cannot do it on their own initiative, but they can do so if the industrial companies will direct them and cooperate with them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Bonds Must Be Good

Chief BodelSer in letter to the po- lice department yesterday again called their attention to the order permitting the patrolmen to approve bonds only W hen the arrests were made by the of- fcer approving the bond. Chief Bod eker said that he wanted the bonds to be good when they were approved, n1 matter who approved them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27

The police department is in re- ceipt of telegram from the Stan dard Coal and iron company of Denver stating that Henry Pell of Birmingham was dead in Denver and that they had been unable to get in communication with his rel atives Chief Bodeker was asked to locate them. The body is being held at Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
suffragette Bill Introduced

Madison. Mich. April 26.-The James woman suffragette bill Was introduced in the assembly today by vote of by to 20. The measure has already passed the senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Red Tape Lacking

The absence of any formality in get ting before one of the commissioners, the ease with which they receive cit izen and the immediate dispatch to get at the facts is rendering the commits sion form of government decidedly pop ular among the people. There is . marked absence of red tape, no petit tions are necessary, no long tedious waits like those the council formerly eyacted, to get at the bottom of a com plaint
 Every energy is put out to satisfy the individual and in most instances 1t is effective.
 The commissioners will meet in ad- journed session this morning at II o'clock. A great deal of routine mat ter has come up for consideration and this may consume the time of the board. The financial statement is in- complete yet although every energy is being put forth to get the data before the governing body as early as possi- l,la
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Marriage License Issued

The following marriage license was filed in the probate court Wednesday,;
 c. A. Gyher of Seligman, Ariz., to lu .ss Adelaid Ducker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27

Hoping the above will meet with you approval, I am very respectively.
 GEORGE H. BODEKER,
 Chief of Police. Comniled hv B. c. Phillips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
An Educative Trip

The general impression seemed to be yesterday that the commissioners re- ceived valuable information as to the real conditions in the city. They are now most familiar with what the city is most in need of physically and can dispose with questions which may arise with positive Knowledge of the cir cumstances.
 After completing their trip over the city yesterday, which covered quite a number of square miles, the commits sioners returned to their offices in the city hall. Awaiting them were sev- eral private citizens who possessed cer- tain complaints relative to street con ditions and other questions trouble some to the average individual.
 No trouble is encountered in getting before one of the commissioners and laying a complaint. Yesterday after noon Commissioner Weatherly received several as to the street conditions. He wrote down the data regarding them, assured the complaining citizens that everything would be done to give them relief and the compliments were placed immediately at ease. A few minutes later an inquiry was under way partment the question entered into and by this morning an answer will be ready at the city hall should the com plaining citizens desire the opinion of the commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
INSPECTION TOUR OF THE PROVINCES Commissioners Take a Trip
 Over the City MANY LOCAL MATTERS The Board Seeks to Get in Touch With Conditions Peculiar to the
 Various Localities of the
 Big City
MANY LOCAL MATTERS

Despite the displeasing frown of the elements Birmingham's three commission CTS made an extended tour of the prov inces yesterday In an automobile. The board left the city hall sharply at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for East Lake. They were accompanied only by Maury Nicholson, city engineer, who remained with the commissioners until they re- turned yesterday afternoon. Although the assertion was made that the commits sicners would have q day off it developed that they spent rather active few hours looking into various questions which called for study on the ground.
 The commissioners travelled from East Lake back west through Woodlawn, Avondale, by the proposed viaduct site near Sloss furnace, to Elyton, Owenton Graymont, Pratt City, Ensley, Wylam Fairview, Smithfeld, and through the Glen Iris district into the southside of Birmingham thence to the city hall.
 They looked carefully into the stock law issue in the neighborhood of Ensley and their accumulated data of yesterday is expected to guide them in the final so- lution of that mooted question. Temper arly the stock laws have been suspended and stock is permitted to graze peace fully in the dells about Ensey. Numer- ous lovers of flower gardens, lawns and parks have protested bitterly against the four-footed ravagers of their property, hence the matter is up to the commits ksioners.
 However, the average family about the neighborhood affected depends to a very considerable extent upon the cows for pure milk and butter, which two items seriously figure in the high cost of living. In the affected region it is stated there IS a considerable area of unused and iso- lated meadows where the cattle may graze undisturbed by the noise of the city and from desire to trespass upon the lawns of the citizens. It is highly prob able that the commissioners in recog- hilton of this will stpulate that the cat tie may be allowed to roam, provided, however, that a guardian be provided for them to see that no trespassing is com mitted on the property of the complaining citizens. Again the commissioners may rule that the cattle should not be allowed off the premises of the owners.
 The commissioners gathered information as to the main thoroughfares of the city, and the streets which require immediate attention and those which may need work further along in the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
Soon Become Expert

'rhe companies of the district have arM opportunity to have men drilled from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
RELATIONS OF
 HENRY FELL SOUGHT

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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-30
The Call of the Brilte.

Vice Admiral Won Ahlefeid, reir-
ed naval officer of Germany, has writ
ten an article on "WorlG Peace,
which concludes as follows:
According TO natural Jaws only
the weaker and Inferior will and
must go down. That this is
so is salutary from the po.nS OF view
of the perfection of the human race,
and who the weaker is can be deter
mined only by war, never by court
of arbitration. People who are well
acquainted with the African hunting
grounds assure us that game thriVes
best when it grows up with beasts
of prey. AS soon, however, as other
wise man kills off the predatory ami
mails for the sake of eternal peace
the high-class game also disappears.
In this case, too, nature teaches that
fighting ennobles while peace leads
t. degeneration. Our view is, there
fore, expressed in few words:
Comprehersive world courts of arbi-
tration are an absolute impossibility;
if they were possible they would not
give us world peace, and if they gave
us world peace it would be misfor-
tune for the perfection of the human
race"
This quotation, which we clip from
The Com1noner, Mr.. Bryan says is
published in his paper that its read
ers may see to what degre dations the
war spirit can bring a. human be-
ing. The idea that war ennobles----
that man would become degenerate
unless kept up to battle-tension by
an occasional blood-letting---this idea
belongs to the past. The German ad-
miral is a survival of the dark ages.
TO be a man it is no more necessary
to fight like a dog than it is to eat
like q hog or below like g. bull.
There is q moral realm which Ahle-
field he's not eXplored---he is OF the
brute, british.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-30
Her FRIENDS
GOOD ADVICE
The Results Made This NeWbur9
Lady Glad She Followed
Suggestion.

Newburg, Ala.-"For more than q
year." writes Myrtle Cothrum, of this
place, II suffered with terrible pains in
my back and head I had sallow
complexion, and my face was covered
with pimples. Our family doctor only
gave me temporary relief.
A friend of mine advised me to try
Cardui, so I began taking it, at once,
and with the best results, for l was
cured after taking two bottles. My
mother and my aunt have also used
Cardui and we're greatly benefited.
| shall always praise Ca"dui to sick
and suffering women"
Cardui is a purely vegetable, per.
fectly harmless, tonic remedy for wo-
men, and will benefit young and old.
Its ingredients are mild herbs, hay
ing a gentle, tonic effect, on the Wo-
manly constitution.
Cardui has helped q million women
back to health and strength.
Have you tried it? II not. please
do. 1t may be just what you need.
N B.-Nritc 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chata;;
nooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga Tenn. for Nprcit
Instructions. anL hi-paSc l'Ook. Home Treatment
for Women. sen, in pam wrapper. on request.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-30
Developing Feeble Minds.

The success of the methods en-
ployed in some institutions to develop
the intellect of feebleminded children
Is most gratifying. Many children
who under the old system Of neglect
or brutal treatment would have lap
sed into hopeless idiocy or violent in
sanity have been converted into self
supporting and useful members Of So
ciety. And yet the methods employ
ed are so natural and simple that one
wonders that they were not adopted
many years ago. In the main they
consist of patience, common sense
treatment, and a discernment that
seeks for an opening in the feeble
mind through which entrance may be
made to awaken intelligence and in
terest. This is done by observing
what one thing attracts the patients
interest and then concentrating ev-
erything to the development Of that
one faculty which is thus revealed.
If the many thousands Of harmless
feeble-minded children now outside
such institutions, and whose condi-
lion through neglect and ignorance
goes rapidly from bad to worse, could
be placed within tha and treated
as. indicated above the number OF
mental uafortunates would be mater
iallv decreased and society would be
co much the gamer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-30

bers of bankers and merchants have
been chosen as delegates to the con-
vention. The business ability OF the
South whether engaged in farming,
banking or merchandising, is united
on the cotton question, as it should
be. There was a time in Couth Car
lima when movements of farmers pro-
ceeded on the theory, preached by
politicians who were seeking office.
that bankers and town men, were
their natural enemies, but Of those
movements only the office seekers OBJ
tained benefits. The eyes of the hard
working farmers OF today are open
ed, and they and the business men
are making common cause. Their in
terests are inseperabIe---practically
Identical.