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The La Jara chronicle., 1911-03-24
THE MEXICAN MUDDLE

While dispatches are coming
in every hour giving perfectly
fresh and infallibly authentic "
explanation of the concentration
Of American troops on the Mexi-
can border, it may be well to stop
and figure out few Of the limit
ed number of certainties in this
perpleXing business.
The first certainty is that Ja-
pan is not involved in the bust
ness. Japan will not get a war
station in Magdalena bay, for
the good and sufficient reason
that it would be no use to her
if she did get it. If Japan is go
ing to fight us, she will not send
her ships on a 5,000-mile detour
clean out of their way, to a post
destitute of forts, mechanics or
supplies. The troop movement
has nothing to do with Japan.
Next: The troop movement is
not made with the notion of en-
couraging the Diaz government
to increased barbarities in fight
ing the insurrectos. The Diaz
government needs no encourage
ment in that line. The declara-
ton that the federal troops will
give no quarter from now on is
joke. They have never given
quarter. They were never intend
ed to give quarter. And as for
the suspension of certain con
stitutional guarantees, there
are on constitutional guaran-
tees in Mexico that have
ever been worth a can
celled postage stamp. When Diaz
tells the rebels that he will kill
them if he can, he is merely tell
ing them something they knew
when they began to fight him.
American troops are not rushing
southwark to encourage whole
sale executions.
These two things are certain.
This farther thing is extremely
probable: That American troops
will not be used to crush the
Mexican insurrection unless that
insurrection attacks the lives ard
property of Americans in Mex
leo. Doubtless the presence of
troops on the border will stop
the smuggling of arms and there
by embarrass to some extent
the insurrecto forces, but they
must have anticipated that con
dition from the first. So long
as we are at peace with the
present government of Mexico,
we are legally and morally bound
not to smuggle arms to those
who are attacking that govern
ment.
The News some days ago sug
gested an explanation of the
movement of our troops which re-
mains by odds the most probable
one. We pointed out that Diaz
is unquestionably near the end
of his power and perhaps Of his
life. We pointed out that the
death of a man so hated is very
likely to be the signal for a ma
tion-wide explosion in the ex-
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-03-24
POINTS ON ALFALFA
GROWING IN COLORADO
Securing a Stand Of Alfalfa
The Presence of Moisture the
Key to Success.

|. Moisture in the subSoil Is
as essential as the moisture for
termination. to insure a stand
of alfalfa. If the subsoil is dry,
there must be irrigation soon aft
er seeding.
z. Sow only on well pre-
pared, settled seed bed; loose,
newly plowed soil is a hazardous
risk, unless the soil is Immediate
ly settled by heavy rains or irri-
CATION.
B. Sow alfalfa seed early if
moisture is available; if not,
SOW at the season when there is
the greatest prospect for moisture
from rains or irrigation.
4. Sow alfalfa seed shallow,
not more than one inch deep.
Broadcast and then narrowing is
usually successful method, if
moisture is present, but a press
shoe-drill seeding, about an inch
in depth, would be an ideal meth
cd of seeding broadcast fields for
hay production.
3. Sow northern, acclimated
strains of alfalfa. The Arabian
and any of the tropical strains of
alfalfa are not hardy in southern
Colorado.
6. Ten or twelve pounds of
firstgrade seed is plenty to SOW
per acre; that will be at least
fifty seeds per square foot, which
will be ample if conditions are
right. Thorough preparation is
cheaper than twenty or thirty
pounds sown where the conditions
are uncertain.
Z. Sow with nurse crop only
when there is plenty of water
for irrigation. Oats, barley and
wheat are good nurse crops, but
should be sown at least two
thirds of usual seeding for
grain.
8. Spring seeded nurse crops
should be cut for hay, rather than
left to ripen for grain, as the
young alfalfa will usually suffer
for water before the grain is ripe
and the field cleared and irri-
gated.
9. On land inclined to blow
sow alfalfa in grain or cane stub
BILE without plowing. The stubble
checks the wind and does not
rob the plant for moisture.
TO- Irrigate often, and do not
fail to irrigate in late summer
and fall, if you want the best re-
suits from your stand of young al,
fGlfa.
IL. Keep down the weeds. Bet
ter seed alfalfa on clean land
but cut off with a mower il
the weeds get started. DO NOT
CLIP ALFALFA UNTIL THE
CROWN BUDS HAVE DEVEL'
OPED. Grasshoppers often in
jure a stand of alfalfa by eating
off the leaves and top before
the buds have started at the sur
face of the ground. Early seed
ing is preferred on this account
Securir G the Highest Yields Of
Alfal a Hay-Proper Applica
ton of Water the Secret OF
Success.
l. 1rrigate frequently rather
than by long continued soakings
over watering excludes air and
compacts the soil.
2. An irrigation in the fall, to
insure soil moisture over winter
Is worth two irrigations in the
spring after the soil has been
dry all winter. If moisture is
present over winter, the alfalfa
plant makes root and bud growth
preparatory for next season S
crop. If the soil is dry, the plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
LESS ACTIVE TRADE
 IN COTTON GOODS

New York, December 3.-An unstable cotton market and the observance of the holiday caused less active trade in primary cotton goods markets last week. but the trading was still of a very fair volume, and of a broadening character.
 Revisions in wide sheetings and bleach cd cotton that have been looked for were made. Fruit of the loom A muslins were priced at 712c per yard, which is the lowest level touched on this staple. This is the lowest since 1905 That cotton goods values are at the bottom for some little time to come is now the firm belief of leading merchants and they are prepared to see more active operations during the current month on the part of the larger distributors of the country.
 China advices state business is stag nant there, but the miscellaneous ex- port trade is good and the shipments are a third fin excess of year ago for a similar period.
 Of the 100000 pieces of print cloths sold at Fall River for the week about 75, 900 were for spot delivery. These sales were in excess of the productions owing to the observance of the holiday.
 Sheetings, drills and several lines of print cloth numbers still hold their value better than finer cloths. On the whole there is broader measure of confidence expressed in primary circles concern Ing the volume of trade possible in the next three months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
NORMAL WEATHER. FOR COMING WEEK

Washington, December 3.-There are no indications of unusually low tenn peratures the coming week in any part of the country, according to the weekly bulletin of the weather bureau, issued tonight
 Temperatures will average near or above the normal in all districts and the only change to colder weather in sight" says the bulletin, will occur
 in the northeastern districts Monday, following the eastward movement of a disturbance that was over the Ohio valley Sunday. Aside from the precipi-
 tation attending this storm, the next
 several days will give fair weather in practically all districts east of the Rockies.
 "The next disturbance of importance to cross the United States will appear on the north Pacific coast Tuesday or Wednesday, cross the middle west Thursday or Friday and the eastern states at the close of the week. this disturbance will be preceded by a gen. eral rise in temperature and be attend ed by rains in southern and rains or snows in northern districts from the Pacific coast eastward and will be fol- | lowed by a change to colder weather which will appear in the northwest at l the close of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
HEAVY TONNAGE OF.
 P|G IRON PLACED
Pressure to Sell Is Little Short of DemOrali-
 ZatiOn

New York, December 3.-A very heavy
 tonnage of pig iron was placed under l contract last week in all distributing districts and temporarily the pressure to sell v-as little short of demoralization,
 bringing about the lowest prices for both foundry and basic iron in seven years. Southern iron was sold as low as $9.25 Birmingham, but some sales were made
 as high as s9.75. In the northern terri tory there was much irregularity, No. foundry selling as low as $12.75 and as high as Sl3.75 at Buffalo. Eastern Penn sylvenia furnaces sold as low as s13.5O for New England shipment and s13.75 for business in their immediate territory. The west basic iron was again sold at
 $12.25 valley furnace. Transactions ag-
 gregated Ro,0o0 tons, including 12S,00o tons
 in the eastern territory. Pipe worksswere again the heaviest purchasers, eastern
 works alone buying 60,000 tons additional. Basic sales on the central west aggre-
 gated 50,eo0 tons. Buying was very gen.
 eral througho1t the country ana 100000
 tons more are under negotiations. Mo-
 vember contracts, 100000 tons, were the
 largest gonthly sales since July, 1909.
 The principal developments in finished steel products were the decline of g
 to A per ton in the price of steel pipe, effective December l and the advance of S1 to S2 per ton in the price of steel
 bars for December and the first quar- ter of 1912 delivery.
 Railroad purchases of cars were rela- tiYely light the principal rail contract being 10,0o0 tons for the Delaware & Hud- son and the car orders 7500.
 The principal structural orders last
 week were 5000 tons for the New York
 subway, section 15, and 1000 tons for bridges for the Northern Pacific, Chesa-
 peake x Ohio and Burlington. Novem-
 Der contracts aggregated 14,000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
DEPARTMENT HAD BUI.F0UR CALLS
 rs is $2OO Roof Fire on Highland Avenue the Most I'm a
 p0rtant

Despite the fact that it has been grow ing colder for the last 36 hours the num- Der of fires yesterday was only four, and none of them incurred enough damage to be recored. G~M
 Yesterday morning at S:25 o'clock the | first alarm came in from 2227 Avenue N,
 the house occupied by M P. Nottington.
 Stations Nos. and answered the alarm
 but there was no damage, the extent of the fire being a spark on the roof. Scarcely had they gotten back to their
 stations when they were called back 10
 South Highlands, this time to 22lO High
 land avenue, the house occupied by Mrsl
 John White. A roof fire, amounting .4 approximately $2O0. was the cause of the alarm. ff 1s Station. Mo- ? was called to Avenue Al and Sixteenth street by attendants at the Louisville and Nashville yards to put out some grass, which was afire The grass was burning between Avenue A and Rail- road avenue and the men were afraid that the box scars standing near would catch. A K k ... T
 At tsAveaae D and SIxteenth street, al
 spark on the roof of, q negro house called Station No A2sout again. station No. l also
 answered this alarm. This fire was ex- tinguished with babcocks. xT.,si s This low number of fires for d cold day is regarded as a new record for the fire department for it usually escapes with not less than half dozen runs to various parts of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
ADMIRAL WILDE
 DIES SUDDENLY

Northeastern, Mass, December B. Death came suddenly here today to Rear Admiral George c. Francis Fax on-Wilde, U. s. N, retired. He suffer- ed from heart disease. He was 67 years of age.
 He commanded the United States ma rfnes during the boxer uprising in China. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1864 and in 1865 was on the flagship Susquehanna when she went to Havana for the Confederate ram Stonewall Jackson. He command ed the United States Steamship Dolphin on her cruise around the world which was finished in 1885.
 As Secretary of the Lighthouse Board Admiral Wilde introduced gas buoys on the rGeat Lakes, established an cleo tric light vessel on the Diamond Shoals and introduced the installation and op- eration of telephones connecting the vessel with the shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
"The New Bohemian Girl.

The crowning effort of Milton and Sar- gent Aborn's career as producers of grand opera in English will be seen at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday and Thursday matinee. The spectacular pro- duction of Balfes masterpiece, ''The Bo- hemian Girl,' which promises to be a most unique attraction. In addition to 6 musical ensemble of grand opera strength and effectiveness, engaging up- wards of 100 people, Messrs Aborn pro- vide proper scenic investitude, the in- cidental scenes of which employ trained horses and a band of acrobats These features are introduced without inter- fering with the musicianly presentation of The Bohemian Girl" written nearly 70 years ago, before the days of ragtime and other popular" music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Schriver Killed

San Juan, P. R.. December S.-Tod Schriver, well known American aviator, was killed last evening in an exhibition flight which he was making at Ponce. Schriver fell from a height of 200 feet into canefeld, and died within an hour while on the way to a hospital Thou sands of spectators witnessed the acci- @erft. Schriver ascended over Ponce in q Baldwin 'aeroplane and went through with a number of evolutions. Apparently he lost control of the machine in mak- ing turn. The machine landed with a crash, Schriver being buried in tke wreekage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Mrs. Wiggs" at Biiou

The play that appeals most powerfully to the sympathies of the audience is the play which is usually the greatest sue cess, and none can question the appeal in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch The success of the play has been phe- nomenal, this being it's tenth Season, and 1t is today as great a drawing card as it ever was. The producers have secured as many of the original company as possible Miss Blanche Chapman again heads the company, and her seven years in the one part signifies her fitness for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
ANNUAL CONVENTION
 OF SEAMEN'S UNION

Baltimore, December 3.-The 16th annual convention of the International Seamen's Union of America will assemble here to- morrow for two weeks session with delegates present from the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.
 A bill embodying desired changes for the benefit of seamen is pending in Con- gress and the delegates some time during the next fortnight will go to Washington in a body to urge it's enactment into law.
 While primarily intended to abolish what the union leaders declare to be a condition of involuntary servitude imposed upon seamen, the advocates of the bill claim that it's enactment would do more to promote the safety of life and property at sea than has ever been done before in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
SAME OLD STORY

New Albany, Ind, December 3.-Mrs Edward Case died today, her daughter, Mrs Nora Lynch and her son, Raymond Case, aged 10, are said to be dying, and a second son. John Case, aged IT, Is severely burned as result of the mother ,t1 lnpting to start a fire with coal oil at her. home four miles north of here, late last night.
 The oil can exploded in the mother E hand and in an instant she was wrapped in flames. The children rushed to her aid. Mrs. Lylch and the younger son inhaled the flames.
 Will Tracy, railroad watchman, at tracted by the screams, extinguished the f1re.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Local Data
Weather Conditions

The banl. of high pressure over the west has settled down over the inter- for, now GOV ering a good portion of the interior valleys. It is not very ener- getic, however, causing only moderate temperature fall in the interior states. It is slightly cooler in north Alabama tonight, but in the southern and middle portions of the state scarcely any change was noted It is not likely that any material change in the temperature will occur in Alabama Monday
 Fair weather and clear skies prevail east of the Rockies. except in the lakes Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states where low temperature with one to five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Bessener News

Bessemer, December s.-(SpeciaD In was held this afternoon at the Elks hall which was beautifully decorated for the occasion by Mrs. J. s. Winters. A large attendance of Elks and their friends were present and an impressive and interesting service was held.
 e. The address of the afternoon was deliv- cred by Theo J. Lamar. An excellent programme which is as follows was rem dered: bers B. P. o. F.
 Invocation-Rev. M. K. Thornton.
 Nearer My God to Thee-Quartette, Wal Ter, Whittle, Read and Baty
 Solo-Selected, Mrs. w. B. Rue.
 Address, -Elkdom, T. J. Lamar.
 Solo-Singing in Gods Acre, Miss Min nie Cahill.
 Violin solo-Evening song, Mrs. Ike Marks
 bers of lodge
 Doxology-Audience and lodge. Benedction-Rev. I. O. Adams. Accompanist-Miss Inez Lopez. | The police department was very busy today having made 24 arrests. crar | game was raided on Twenty-second streel ! this afternoon about 8 o'clock and five | negroes were arrested for Sunday gam l ing. About 2:30 o'clock this afternoon l the house known as the Live Wire club 1 negro club house, was raided and ar arrest made for violation of the prohi hition law.
 ] Mrs. Fred Watercutter, aged P years ] died at her home at Virginia Mines yes
 terday afternoon after an Illness of three months of tuberculosis The funeral will
 be preached at o'clock at the churcl
 at Hueytown cemetery. Interment wil
 be at Hueytown cemetery! Mrs. Water
 cutter is survived by husband. l The women of the Presbyterian Mis- 4 sionary society and the members of thu
 church who have mite boxes are request ed to bring them or send them in ol Wednesday. December 6. There will be
 meeting of the society in the churcl
 parIors at o'clock on that day. | After the opening of the mite boxes
 social hour will be held and light re 2 treatments served. This will be the las
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
----e<---------- ADJUSTMENTS
Al H. Wilson

Al H. Wilson, the German dialect come dian, who has probably made as many people laugh as any comedian on the stage, and whose songs are to be found among the nursery rhymes in many households, is underlined for an appear ance at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night. when he will present his new sing ing comedy. "A German Prince which is said to be novel departure from pre- vious Wilson plays. In the character of Metz Won Arhmien. the German prince who agrees to exchange his title for American gold by marrying a widow whom he has never seen, Mir. Wilson is probably seen at his best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Social and Personal


 Mrs. Will Warner who has been ill at the Robinson hospital for the past week will be taken home Wednesday. Miss Lucia Bruns is the guest of Mrs. Neese in Selma for a few days. J. B. Anderson Is at the Robinson hos pftal where he was taken for treatment. | Mrs. A. w. Duncan and little son Ham, l ilton have returned to their home at Greenville. Ky, after a very pleasant visit to Rev. and Mrs. I. T. Swallow. MT. Bum who suffered broken shoul- der from fall on the pavement was taken to his home from the Robinson hos pital yesterday. | Mrs M. c. Terry is critically ill at her home on Berkley avenue. | Fred Gum who is ill at the Robinson hospital is reported better today. l Charles Long, Grady Mims, Chester Tubb Sam Huey and Robert Bumgardner who have been spending the week end with their parents in this city, will re- l turn to Tuscaloosa where they are at l tending the University tomorrow. | Mrs w. c. McTyiere who has been the guest of her son. Dr. R. r. McTyiere for the past two weeks Is now the guest of her son, Dr. H. N. McTyiere in Bir' l mingham
 l Dr. R. w. Waldrop has gone to Balti more to be with his cousin, pr. William WaIQTOD, WHO uIiucIWtIlJ du OPCA A0tioi yesterday morning. f' l Mrs. R. s. Moon of Jonesboro has as her guests for a few days Mrs. J. A. Mil ner and little son and Mrs. Hawkins ol | West End.
 David Trotter. who has been spending 2 | few days with his parents, will return te Anniston tomorrow where he is attending school.
 Bessemer Lodge No. 109 I: O. O. F., vii 1 hold it's regular meeting tomorrow night A full attendance is urged.
 The Epworth league will hold it's regular meeting tomorrow evening at the Higl school auditorium All members are re. quested to be present.
 The United Daughters of the Confed eracy will meet tomorrow afternoon al o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. w 1 Carter on Fourth avenue.
 The Christian Workers of the Firs Christian church will open their bazal tomorrow morning on Second avenue be. tween Nineteenth and Twentieth steets The bazaar will last three days and din. ner will. be served each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04

A pitiful case of poverty, wherein the mother of three small children and wife of an invalid donned male attire in order to obtain work, has just come to light in Chicago. Mrs. Anna God frey Is the heroic wo~-~ who went to r''"h extremes to earn mono- sufficient r. keep her family from starvation. So muc' attention has A4racted to the plight of the family that assistance Is pouring in and -~e congenial em- ployment will be fov~d for Dtler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Free Use of Canal

Washington, D. C., December 3.--A plea for the free use by all nations of the completed Panama canal is made by John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American union, in statement to be published tomorrow in the official or gan of the Pan-American union. MT. Barrett has made a study of the canal situation in it's relation to all the re- publcs in North and South America. He will urge Congress to make the canal free to all commerce. In case such a plan is not favored he urges a minimum toll rate not to exceed 50 or 75 cents per net ton For foreign trade, and free pas sage for all American ships engaged in coast traffic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
New Cruiser

Cologne, December 3.-The military au- thorities are planning to build a cruiser with a carrying power of 300 persons and speed of 50 miles an hour. It's gas capacity will be 10000 cubic meters. The plan is the outcome of the aerial maneu- vers just ended, which are unusually satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Advisory Council for Japan

San Francisco, December 3.-An ad : visory council for the Japan society of New York has been organized here Lindsay Russell. president of the SO ciety. and Hamilton Holt, editor of the New York Independents, supervised the organization. The purpose of the so- ciety is to encourage international good will between the people of this country and those of Japan. Russell and Holt recently arrived here from TOkio, where an advisory council similar to the one formed here was organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Miss Nobody From Starland,

Miss Nobody from Starland," the big gest musical revue that Chicago ever pro- duced. comes direct to the Jefferson the atre Saturday. matinee and night, from the Princess theatre, where it has had consecutive run of 900 performances. In the cast is Miss Olive Vail, the clever prima donna, who for the past five years has been affiliated in all the big musical comedy successes from the metropolis of the west.
 Miss Nobody from Starland' has 20 catchy and melodious musical numbers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
Fire Does Damage.

Goldf1eld. Nev. December s-Flre originating in the mill of the Florence Goldfeld mining property destroyed the mill. machinery and outbuildings last night. The loss is estimated at $4OO, ,O00. An explosion of oil in the refinery caused the fire and no water was avaiiablej The underground workers escaped. .d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04

inches of snow was quite general and moderate rains occurred at the middle Atlantic coast stations Beyond the Rockies Is is generally cloudy. but no precipitation was reported from those states.
 It seems probable that fair and pleas ant weather will prevail in Alabama Monday
 Summary of observations made at United States Weather bureau stations December 5 1911, p. m.
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