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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29

Total value. 1910 ........s 7s.57o.5oo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29

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office
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
NO COMMISSION
 SESSION TODAY Members Will Be at Office But No Meeting Is
 Scheduled

There will be no storm of retrenchment at the city hall today because the com mission will not meet formally. But to- morrow meeting will be held at which anything may happen, provided it Is without expense to the city, and saves the aforesaid city something resembling cash.
 The three commissioners will be at their respective offices this morning. The lat ter have been carpeted, provided with desks and Ice water and are now being occupied by the commissioners daily.
 The board will receive from different portions of the city various delegations recommending their pet propositions, and it Is possible that an extended inspection trip will be made during the day. Other than these possible actions very little of special interest is anticipated.
 Tuesday, however, is expected to be diff ferent. No one yet located has sufficient deductive powers to tell In advance what the commissioners may do. No hints are given out, and 1t Is difficult to analyze any question as 1t will finally be until one of the three men rises and succeeds in putting over a resolution of about 25 words abolishng every job in reach
 The record was broken when the com missoners abolished the office of Julian Kendrick at the time he was in Vancouv- CT, British Columbia. They may take another transcontinental swipe at most any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
Secret Service at Bijou

The Classy Schiller Players are present. ing this week at the Bijou the famous civil war drama. Secret Service,'' in which William Gillette made his greatest reputation. The performance tonight will serve to introduce to Birmingham the- atre-goers Clifford Burce. permanent leading man of the Schiller Players, and for the past season leading man with MT. Gillette at the Empire theatre. New York, in revivals of Secret Service"
 Sherlock Holmes" and other great plays. MT. Bruce arrived in Birmingham yes- terday from New York, bringing with him his large touring car and an in- mense wardrobe of costumes, which will be used in the various parts he will play this season. The story of Secret Serv- ice" Is well known to theatre-goers. It is dramatic, the war atmosphere is ever present, and the action of the play Is fast and exciting. There are perform ances every night and popular price mat inees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS
"The House That Jack Built"

The concluding performance of the mu- sieal extravaganza. ''The House That Jack Built" will be given at the Orpheum the- atre tonight. large company of young ladies and gentlemen of all ages, have been crefully trained for this presenta- ton and the two performances given Saturday won much favorable comment. There are a great many characters, em- bracing familiar nursery types, and the costumes are on an elobarte scale. Some extremely novel and effective ensemhss. are made possible. The musical numbers are put on with a care to detail and . finish of execution that are unusual in amateur performances Those who go to see "The House That Jack Built to- night will be sure to get their moneys worth. Besides, the extravaganza Is be- ing given for very worthy object, the prevention of infant mortality. and Is under the auspices of the United Char ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
LEG|SLATORSA ARE
 STILL STEADF AST
Tennesseans Reiterate h. tention of Staying to
 the Bitter End

The fusonist party from the Tennes- see legislature has not yet shown any signs of discontentment at their en- forced sojourn in Birmingham. All members are still in the city except Representative Jesse Groner of Knox county, who went to Pensacola yes terday for the benefit of his health.
 Various members of the fusionist party stated yesterday that they were not thinking of removing from Bir- mingham as everybody was delighted with the city and the people here. Many of them assert with vehemence that their intention is to stick the fight out to the end should such action en- tail a personal expense running into thousands of dollars.
 Yesterday was marked by no event. full developments other than the In creased number of letters of encour- agement pouring in by every mail from the constituents and personal friends of the legislators. It is the general opinion of the delegation that the party will in all Likelihood return to Ten nessee after May s, when the present general election board, which is to eppoint the county commissioners, has thus insured them of a solid political standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
STATE PRISONS
 ABOVE AVERAGE J. Lee Pendley in Lecture at Bijou Says Conditions
 Are Fair

J. Lee Pendley, the former life-sentenced convict at Flat Top mines, whose exem- nIary conduct and intelligence effected his pardon, spoke as scheduled yester- day afternoon at the Bijou theatre at S:oo o'clock on the subject of prison reform, which he has undertaken as his life work.
 Several prominent ministers and citi- zens were on the stage with MT. Pendley, who was introduced by the Rev. 5. A Kimbrough, associate state chaplain Ill terms very highly commendatory Of the young man and the vocation which mas called him. Chaplain Kimbrough was himself introduced to the people Of Bir- mingham by pr. W. E. Evans
 On account of indispostion Mr. Pend jew confined himself to few well directed remarks in which he took occasion to as- sert that the prisons in Alabama were without doubt better than in other south ern states. The speaker said that he nad not in all his prison life ever known of a. case of harsh or severe punishment or A prisoner unless the mans bad conduct had occasioned such disciplining.
 He went on to show how necessary 1t Is for strong men to visit criminals in their cells and encourage and argue with them to live down the old life and try to rise to something better. And yet, he reminded his hearers, how natural 1t is for such men when liberated to fall back into the old ways when they come out into the world penniless and empty-hand- ed. His whole scheme is to help the pris- oner to live down the evil influences of the past and give him the wherewithal to be- gin a newer life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
COMPTROLLER NAY OF
 ROCK ISLAND HERE

F. Nay, comptroller of the Rock Island railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday for several hours. He was en route to Chicago from New Orleans, where he has been attending a convention. MT Nay left on the Seminole limited for Chi cago in his private car
 Birmingham is to my mind, city with more possibilities than any point in the entire southeast" said MT. Nay. "We have looked over the district today and I am perfectly astounded at the re- markable evidences of greatness apparent here. Birmingham has been attacting widespread attention and I have been interested in the district by such notices. I was prepared to see quite fine city, but nothing as remarkable as l confess Birmingham has proven to be. I hope to see the city grow to such greatness as it's industrial supremacy warrants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the following real estate transfers, in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved, have been filed in the probate court:
 s5200-Fannie I. Wahli to w. c. Beck lot "A, block IA, survey of West End Land and Improvement company.
 2,5O0-Cantrell Land company to Steiner Brothers, part of the south west quarter of section z, township IT, range west.
 $4O00-Birmingha Realty company to H. R. Lewis ct al lot 1 and part of lot 2, block 7S5, survey of Bir- mingham.
 $2500--I. l.. Mackey to James T Yielding, lot ? and part of lot l, block 121, survey of North Birmingham.
 $140O-M. A. Hines to N. H. Carpen- ter, part of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the north west quarter of section 26, township IT, range 8 west. $35OO-Bessie A. Long Richardson to Callie A. Finn, lot 10, block 26, sur vey of East Birmingham Land com pany.
 $2500-L. E. Long to Callie A. Zinn lot IS, block 25, survey of East Bir- mingham Land company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
PERCY SAYS HE
 FEELS BULLY Shows Live Interest in the Work of His Pet COm-
 mission Scheme

Representative Walker Percy, whose indispositon necessitated his leaving Bir- mingham for rest several weeks ago, returned home yesterday feeling bully" as he expressed it. Mr. Percy has been at Hot Springs, Va, since leaving here, where he played golf constantly, and while absent for the rest gained several pounds in weight and is now perfectly restored to his former good health.
 T am perfectly well again." said MT. Percy yesterday, land I have enjoyed the rest very much indeed. After leaving Birmingham I went to Hot Springs, Va, where the air is splendid and spent as much time as possible playing golf and resting. I am as a consequence very much improved. am deeply appreviatlve of the many kind expressions made upon my illness by the people of this state. Their solicitude and good feeling is very gratifying to me and I wish to offer my since thanks to them.''
 In speaking of Birmingham's commits sion government, MT. Percy, who drafted the measure now operative, said:
 ''While absent from Birmingham I re- ceived messages and papers telling me of the way the commissioners were after affairs here. It is immensely gratifying to me personally that the commission has launched the trial upon such broad sound business basis as is evident by their work. The absolute divorce of pol itics from municipal government, I take it, was essential for the right kind of government. I am deeply interested in their work, and as far as they have pro- gressed I am very much pleased with the commission law. The people of Bir- mingham are certainly to be congrat- ulated upon the city being placed under the administration of three men so ca pablo, sound and just as MT. Exum, MT Weatherly and Judge Lane. They are men that cannot be swayed by any con- sideration except right and they will, believe, cleanse Birmingham of all un- satisfactory conditions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
FINE MEMORIAL ]
 DAY EXERCISES J. F. Foster and Harry Up- son Sims Were the
 Chief Speakers !

A large crowd turned out yesterday to participate in the Memorial Day ex- ercises at Oak Hill cemetery. which comprised the addresses made in be- half of the Veterans and the Sons and Daughters of the Confectionery, the dec- orating of graves and the bestowal of crosses of honor. Camp Hardee was all present and accounted for.
 The weather was most propitious for the occasion and as a result the crowd which witnessed the ceremonies yesterday was much larger than on former celebrations Adjt J. Lawler Darby was marshal of the day and di- rected the formation of the procession which marched from Capitol park to Oak Hill cemetery.
 ]. Fleetwood Foster delivered the an- nual address in -ehalf of the Confed- crate veterans and his eloquence stirred all of his hearers. The speaker rep resenting the Daughters of the Con- federacy and the Sons was Harry U. Sims, son of former Governor Sims of Mississippi. He achieved a splendid suc- cess in his address on yesterdays oc- casion.
 Perhaps the most appropriate fea- ture of the programme was the read ing by Dr. J. A. Plunket of a beau tiful poem written by Miss Minnie C. Foster. Following the decoration of tha graves, which were literally heaped with flowers, the distribution of the crosses of honor was made on the part of Pelham chapter to the following N N. Binford, J. R. Acuff, H. Duke. El- well Eastman, S. A. Flippin, A. J. Lit tie, B. E. McGehee, c. w. Mitchell, John Morris, J. M. Robinson and pr. E. H. Sholl.
 The firing of the salutes wa.s--nna5< | by Battery B, First artillery of tn, Alabama National Guard. The exercise. were most impressive and the large I number of people who witnessed the occasion were more than gratified over the successful outcome of the celebra- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
GR|GGS' LECTURES BEGIN NEXT MONDAY
Deliver Afternoon Course on Browning and Also
 Evening Lectures

The annual lecture course by Edward Griggs will open in the auditorium of the Central High school at 3:So p. m. Monday May 8. MT Griggs will deliver two lectures daily during the week. The afternoon lectures will begin at 3:3O and the evening lectures at S:30.
 The theme of the afternoon series will be "The Poetry and Philosophy of Browning" The themes of the evening lectures will be selected by MT. Griggs.
 MT. Griggs has given series of lec- lures in Birmingham regularly for a number of years past, among them being ''The Ethics of Personal Life, Moral Leaders, "The Divine Comedy of Dante and "Goethe's Faust.'
 increased from year to year. The ''Browning' series which will be given as an afternoon course this year is out lined as follows:
 Monday, ''The Positive Message: Rabbi Ben Ezra
 Tuesday: "Browning's Philosophy of Music: Apt vogler."
 Wednesday, 'The Study of Personality; Andrea del Sarto.'
 Thursday, ''rhe Portrayal of Failure: Cleon.s
 Friday, s"rne Browning Revelation of Manhood: The Ring and the Book Ca ponsacchi."
 Saturday, "Browning's Interpretation of Womanhood: The Ring and the Book: Pompilia.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
IMMENSE INDUSTRIAL
 IMPROVEMENTS ON FOOT
Glance At Activities Now In Progress In Birmingham District Shows Rough Total Of Over Thirteen Million
 Dollars Being Invested

All in all. it is questionable if the Bir- mingham district has entered upon any summer with such a large amount of industrial work under way or prospec- tive. The recent necessary cessation of work at local plant has turned inquiry more pointedly than in the past to a study of what was being done in Bir- mingham.
 The gross amount is so monumental as almost to stagger the investigators. A careful compilation of announced im- provements. from men who do not mis- lead results in the conservative state ment that s13,275, 900 Is being invested In work now under way or about to begin.
 It is seldom that summer months are chosen for any extended industrial ac- tivities, but this seems to be an excep- ton.
 The work now known to be under way follows:
 Tennessee company by-product plant. s2.5o0,OOo
 Tuscaloosa Mineral railroad. s1.0Oo,0oo.
 Louisville and Nashville double-track- ing, s3,0Oo0O0.
 Louisville and Nashville shops at Boyles, s1,000,0O0
 Woodward Iron company (coke plants), s1,500.0o0.
 Frank Nelson, Jr., Bryan Coal land development. s5Oo.Ooo. prospective.
 Galloway Coal company improvements, s1O0,ooO.
 Red Ash Coal company; opening new property, s500.0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01

Pratt Consolidated Long Estate coal lands, s25o,o0o.
 Sewer construction, Southside. $225,ooo.
 Portland cement. addition to plant, s1oo,- 900.
 Tennessee company, odd appropriations, s1.50o00o.
 Gas development at Fayette, s10o,000.
 Scattered railroad work in Birming- ham, $1,o00,000.
 Total. s1S.275,oOo.
 The above examples of Birmingham in- dustrial activity do not include the mon- umehtal reservoir waterworks of the Ten- nessee company in 'Possum valley. Keith. CT does the list include the many and varied small industrial plants going up in many sections of the city.
 The real estate developments herea,bout involving the expenditure of immense sums of money, provide residences for the great number of people continually 10. eating here are items that would tend to send the aggregate amount of work here much higher In no place can there be found any greater or more compre- hensive real estate developments. The rapid sales of small homes and building sites daily recorded emphasize the finan- cial looseness of the Birmingham dis. trict.
 The summer in Birmingham for those forced to stay at home rather than idle by the seashore or in the mountain re- sorts will be continually busy. Plants of small capacity are being completed daily to give added workmen to the dis. trict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
ROBERT JEMISON. JR..
 MORE OPTIMISTIC
Returns From a Trip to New York City on Business
 Matters

Robert Jemison, Jr., president Of the Jemison companies and the founder of Corey, returned last night from trip to New York city. He is decidedly optimis- tic and will perhaps give out a state- ment today relative to the industrial sit- uation here, in which he is decidedly in terested.
 Mir Jemison in passing said yesterday that he had just reached home, was much fatisued and wished to be excused from an interview.
 II am decidedly better pleased now than during the past few days" said Mr. Jemison. q cannot see anything but the very greatest things in store for this city and the district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
SPECIAL RATES ID
 ROADS CONGRESS Round Trip Rate Is Three
 Cents Per Mile COMMITTEES NAMED Advisory Board Appoints Citizens to Raise Funds for Entertainment
 of Guests at the COnven-
 ton in May

The Southea stern association and the different railroads entering Birming- ham announce the reduced railroad rates for the national good roads con- eress. which meets in Birmingham on May 21, 22, 23, final limits for tickets mile round trip. The railroads will at once commence to advertise and an- nounce this rate. It Is expected that large crowds of people will take ad- vantage of the same and come to the good roads congress. The local mer- chants will immediately begin special advertising In view of the congress and the special rates.
 Secretary J. A. Rountree is In receipt of letter from Alex Rowland, pri- vate secretary of Governor Blease, stat ing that he is directed by Governor Blease to say that he will positively attend the national good roads congress on May 25 and s6. He will be un- able to be in attendance on the first two days. Governor Noel also writes that he will be unable to attend the first days session, but will be in at- tendance on May 24 and 25.
 The local advisory board of the na- tional good roads congress has ap- pointed the following committees to raise funds for the entertainments of the national good roads congress These committees will start active work Mon- day morning so as to be ready to re- port at general meeting during the week. The committee is as follows:
 Committee to call on Chamber of Commerce: Job Going, chairman; J. H. Holcomb, John w. ONeil, L. A. White head, B. F. Moore.
 Louis Pizitz, chairman; John w. O'Neill, L. W. Johns. Hugh McGeever. F. Gaf- ford, Emmet Collins.
 Committee to call on good roads machinery and materials: A. T. Newell, D. B. Dimmick, J. W. Minor, J. A. Millson, w. R. Starbuck.
 Committee to call on corporations and banks: J. T. Copeland, chairman; Culpepper Exum, Judge w. I. Grubbs, A. H. Ford, J. w. Mcqueen.
 Committee to call on banks: H. B. Gray, chairman; L. Sevier, Sterling Wood, D. E. Monasco, J. o. Tn ompson, Jones G. Moore.
 Committee to call on real estate firms and bankers: R. A. Brown, chairman; w. B. Leedy, Solon Jacobs, R. w. Mas sey, Eugene E. Fies.
 The Federation of Labor has ap- pointed the following delegation to att tend the national good roads congress, which meets in Birmingham on May 23-26:
 M. T. Judge, P. J. Doherty, J. B. Wimpee and George w. Jones, Mobile; Jack Davis, Florence; H. P. Higgins, Decatur; Joseph German, Sheffield; H. B. Krebs, Selma; H. w. Carruth, Pell City; A. L. Oden, w. F. Mccartney, M. A. Morton and J. S. Turner, Anniston; James B. Drake, R. E. Smoot H. P. Davis, Andy Marx, J. H. F. Mosely, J. B. Woods. T. w. Stone, J. A. Hydes and J. T. Musselwhite, Birmingham.
 Secretary J. A. Rountree has wired an invitation to the state division of the Travellers Protective association, inviting that body to select 25 dele- gates to attend the national good roads congress.
 Every day from now until the con- vention assemble will be strenuous work in pushing the details of the con- gress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
Sunday School Council

There will be a regular monthly meet ing of the board of directors of the Epis- copal Sunday school council in the office of it's president Robert J. Williams, No. 315 Woodward building, tomorrow, May 2, at 8 o'clock sharp.
 The directors of this council comprise the superintendents and assistant su- pernitendents of the Episcopal Sunday schools in the district, and the rectors of the Episcopal churches are ex-officio members.
 Business of importance is to come be- fore the meeting, and large attendance is desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-01
STORM DAMAGE TO L. &c N. WILL
 BE REPAIRED BY THURSDAY

of the trouble. It is believed the dam age resulting from the typhoon will reach almost s500,00o, although no definite figure can be secured at this time. It is stated that 600 feet of the bridge used by tho Louisville and Nashville was swept away. Construction gangs have been constantly at work trying to restore the wreckage.
 The bridge which has caused trouble for the past few years can be con- sctructed of ordinary wooden supports, concrete and steel being impracticable at this point. Last season the storms swept the same bridge away with ad- ditional ones, causing a total loss of ap- proximately $2.0Oo.0OO, but the one this season did not range with the same fury or quite as long as the one at that time.