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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

According TO the bold records il is not
cApl;inc'. why the valet could not have
iad" personal examination AZ once but
g ran over to his wifcs 1dslns. which
VAS near at hand. ana tod her in great
alarln that hc was uneasy concerning
Lady Mazcl. He gave his wife some
money which he badc her 70 sccrcte ana
then Went back again meeting tn, SER
wants who We're much aIitatcd When
one Of them cried ont her fears l.cBrtn
exclaimed that ii might bc very Serious
as ne found the street door open last
night after every one was in bed"
y message was at once dispatched TO
Lady Mazcl's son. NJ 40 Savoiic,c. who
thought his mother must have had an
attack Of apoplcNy, but no entrance TO
the room could lie effected until a lock-
smith was sent for
The heavy, old fashioned door was
broken open finally amid much excite
mcnt, and LcE'run. rushing "a the bed,
threw back the heavy cnnopy-curtains.
he sight that met his gaze Was enough
I" alright the stnutcs, heart The Lady
MaH"l was dead The murder had been
most brutal for the i,ody Was covered
With some nifty wounds that must have
been made in an insane hysteria There
was evidence of a horrible struggle With
me assassin but not until She had made
a desperate effort to reach the bell
which was q heavy tasscled cord that
now appeared to have been twisted and
swung out IF her reach In the bed was
found part Of a cravat and a night can
that had been fashioned out of table
napkin Meanwhile LcRrun called at
tention To the wardrobe or cupboard
that contained Il heavy box filled with
money and jewels: that it had appar-
entity not been touched and so it
seemed plain that robbery was not the
cause Of the murder
was then observed (and not until
mem that tho key had been taken from
us usual place on the chair. Further
examination disclosed that a knife with
a partly consumed handle was found in
the Fireplace.
the valet was, Of course. the center
or all interest now. for he it was who
had kept the latest vigil and was the
earliest riser Eie said that when he
hade good night to the maids on the
stairs. he went to the Kitchen and fell
which must nave lasted about
an hour; then going To lock the street
door found it opcn. then locked it and
look the key with him to his bedroom
After this statement he was searched
and key was found in his pocket that
had been altered hy filing, that now
httcd not only tho front door but the
antl-cllambcrs and both of the doors in
Lady MaZcl's bedroom!
It was next ascertained that the
bloody nightcap fitted the head Of
LcBrun. although this was nimsy enough
evidence, for it is obvious that the i'm
proviscd cap might have fitted most
anybody's head. But the circumstance
was weighed in with the rest Of the tcs-
tnnony ana the valet was committed to
prison.
The trial created moro than ordinary
interest. 1T seems to have appeared in
the thoroughly circumstnntal evidence
Continued on Inside of Back Covcr.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
WHAT IS DOING ON GRIDIRON ANDTHE WORLD OF SPORTS
POT CALLS THE
 KETTLE BLACK

Chicago. October 28,---Ban E. John son, president of the American league and member of the national baseball commission. who returned from New York yesterday is not pleased over the manner in which the tickets to the worlds series were handled in New York.
 Its been an unfortunate series, for besides the nasty weather there's been lot of scandal connected with the games" said Johnson. There's chance though for such a thing to put an end to the worlds series, for there's too much Interest in it and the players are settfng so much money.
 However. the way the scalpers got control of the tickets in New ork was scandalous. It waA even worse than it was here in 1908, Had we gone through with our investigation at that time and put one or two men out of baseball the present ticket scandal would never have taken place. The scalpers in New Tor; had all the tickets they wanted. You could buy any number of seats in one bunch. How they got them cannot explain. There may be something important to develop from the present scandal but we have no titne to take that up now"
 Johnson will return to New York today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
EVIDENCE READY
 FOR INSPECTION Stallings Will Take Copy of Gas Stock Proceedings
 to the Capitol

The evidence addueed as a result of the investigation into the alleged sales Of gas stock by officials of the O'Neal administration, has been transcribed by Jack stallings. official stenographer, and will be placed in the hands of the governors legal adviser. R. B. Ev- ins, in Montgomery today.
 MT. Stallings will carry the testi- mony to Montgomery this morning.
 MT. Eyins and the attorney general. R. c. Brickell, will go carefully into the transcribed evidence, and will rem der an opinion to the governor. While in Birmingham the other day, MT. Ev- ins stated that he thought the opin- ion could be prepared by the con- clusion of this week.
 It is thought probable. however, that the decision of the governor will nor be rendered until toward the conclu- . sion of next week. At the present time he is in Florence on personal business From Florence he will go to Selma where he will make a speech before the annual convention of the Alabama Good Roads association. He will prob ably get the testimony the first of next week and will probably require sev- eral days'to investigate it carefully. Since the conclusion of the investi- gation very little discussion has fol, lowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
The Great serihs NIarred

The series between the Giants and the Athletics promised to, be the most wonderful ever played. The promise was that the gayses womadsbe the hard est fought aad the most spectacular; that the most intense interest would be maintained: that thef gate. receipts would be larger than hny previous series eV4er drew.
 By the rainfa1l.s sneeessitating aces sation of hestilities. many things have happersed. Unquestlonably interest has Jagged. There were pdle hands and the evil genius found work for them to do. Tn the first place Snodgrass of New Yor1S, who spikeh Baker of Phil adeIphia in the last game played, was sought for so persistently by indig- nant Philadelphia fans that MeGraw thought it adbisab1e td send him post haste to New York. In ilne second place disputes have followe0f between the New York Giants and tn e national com mission The criticism has been made that the managements Of the teams were in partnership with the ticket scalpers The players, lcrazed by the isight of so much money, openly crit ,fcized the national commission because rhey were not to receive a portion or the bonus to be paid bysmoVing picture. operating companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
SPORTING NEWS AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

The sun shines in Philadelphia and the chances are that for the first time in week a baseball game will occur fin the city of Brotherly Love this aft ernoon.
 Although the standing a1rthe present time, expressed in games won, is two to one fin favor of the Athletics. prac- tieally speaking. the big series will be commenced all over again today. The Giants are far from being con- ouered, although but for the perod of rainfall they would havesbeen beat en out of their boots.
 In the game this afternoon it Is very. probable th2t tbe opposing box men will be the big Indian, Bender, and the big American, Msthewson. When the two met before "a magnifi- cent pitchers battle followed. The oddssfavusr neither aggregation to win today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
YALE BULLDOG IS
 BADLY BATTERED

New Haven, Conn, October 2S-Yale's battered eleven was back in New Haven today after one of the most discouraging games Q Yale football team has played in several seasons. The defeat at the hands of the Army is felt keenly, but Captain Howe and Walter Camp both feel that had the playing conditions been better the game might have resulted diff ferently
 Several of the Yale players were used up in trying 10 do battle with the elements and the soldiers, and it will take some time for the first string men to get into fighting shape again.
 The trouble with Yale, it is pointed out. Is that the team had too much of @ pie nIc in the four early season games and had no opportunity for a real try out. The Army game was needed to demon. strate that Yale 8 line. which had been re- garded as of the stonewall variety, is not impregnable. The ends are extremely weak for Yale ends; the backs fail to work as a unit and there are several other positions that were shown to be weak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
GAME AGAIN POSTPONED

terrific and both are anxious again to face the New Workers. It would not be surprising if Mack sent them in in an attempt to repeat the brl.Alant per formance of the Polo Grounds last Tuesday.
 While the Philadelp lphians were go- ing through the limbering up process Manager McGraw had his men out tor a lengthy practice at the National league grounds. He followed practt- cally the same line of practice as adopted by Manager Mack. With Ames. Crandall and Wiltse serV. ing an assortment of deceptive curves the New York players got in shooting gallery practice. If they hit the bulls eye tomorrow as they did this after noon it will give the Philadelphia en- thusiasts many a heartache. While they batted all over the big lot Mathew son and Marquard warmed up with Catcher Myers Both National piten- CTS seemed in splendid shape.
 AIathewson. as is his custom did not attempt to use all his ammunition, but occa casionaliy would shoot a fast one oyer from the magazine just to show manager McGraw that his arsenal is in perfect condition.
 Marquard had plenty of speed. When he turned loose all of it the big left handler made Manager McGraw smile watching Myers face. While both managers positively refused to state who will be the batteries selections for the fourth game 1t is reasonably assured that Bender and Mathewson vii again face each other.
 The weather forecast is for a clear, crisp day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Judge Bilbro's Charge

Gadsden, October 2S.--(Special l-- When the grand jury was reassembled this morning, Judge Bilbro of the crim- inal court delivered a charge in which he declared that any member who was not in sympathy with the enforcement of the law as 1t was written on the statute books had better say so and go home, making room for juror who believed that the laws should be enforced so long as they were not re- pealed. He insisted that the men who were violating the Sunday closing laws be indicted; that the violators of the liquor laws be indicted. and that men who were known to have information that would help the jury in ferreting out the guilty and who went on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Cotton Crop About Decatur

Decatur. october 23-(Special.) blowing to the fine weather which has prevailed this fall fully three-fourths of the cotton crop of this section has been picked and ginned. Some fields that have been culti vated by the government method of farm ing have made from a bale to two bales of cotton to the acre. Other fields that have been cultivated in the old way have made from quarter to half bale to the acre. Many of the farmers are sell Ing their cotton as fast as they pick 1t. while others are holding for better prices If the weather continues favorable prac- tically all of the cotton crop of this sec- tloE of the state will have been picked within the next two weeks,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
BURTON BUSY !. SIGNING CHECKS

B. B. Burton, president of the Alabama State Fair association, is busy signing checks for the premiums awarded at the recent Alabama State Fair He reached the woman's department yesterday and seemingly placed his "John Hancock on the checks with much pleasure.
 MT. Burton states that full report of the result of the Fair. financial and oth- erwise, will be made at meeting of the board of directors that will be held early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Honest Rivalry Versus Greed

The world series,is an institution based on the jealousy which exists between the two greatest baseball organizations, the American and the National leagues. Orig inally the pennant winning teams of each aggregation met and eontended against each other because each desired to prove 10 the world that lt was the stronger of the two. ThespriTna ry.motiTe at the pres ent, however, 4s one which has at its end g. money bag.
 There is no osspecial<necessity for mob of 10000 people to fight to witness a game between two rival teams. Some Of these days the attendance will be liTn- fred to so many people from each city holding membership in the American and National leagues.
 This attendance will guarantee to the players a neat little sum, and will guar entee to the commission that it will not lose nothing in staging the big battles.
 Then honest rivalry will again be the motive, and not the gathering in of a hushei ofsshekels~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
SCRAP FOR GRAFT CRUMBS
 MARKING THE GREAT SERIES

and the commission and the Giants. Is due 10 money In the world series of today there Is 100 much money The players receive too much reward sor the services rendered.
 For instance. when the fourth game be tween the Athletics and the Giants is played. it is probable that each player Of the two teams will pull down cool S40O0 Many of these players do not make that much money as result Of seasons work. II is readily perceived that dan ger is standing ahead and that some of these fine days a real. live graft story will be uncorked. Some of these days So much money Is going to produce seah- dal Then the powers which be will proceed to abolish the world series, or to put them on a saner basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
 HUMANE OFFICER HAS MOTORCYCLE

The Birmingham Humane society has purchased an Indian motorcycle for the use of Special Humane Officer Patton. The cycle was much needed ,as MT. Pat ton Is frequently called to the outlying districts of Birmingham to investigate cases of alleged cruelty. The vehicle will enable him to arrive on the scene with little or no delay and before the cause for the call has disappeared. us was often the case before the advent of tbe motorcycle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
GRUBB REVIEWING
 MUDD HEIRS CASE

Judge William I. Grubb is engaged in reviewing the evidence in the case of the Mudd heirs of St. Louis against the Gal- ioway coay company. The suit involves q large amount of valuable coal lands in the Blocton field and the decision of Judge Grubb is awaited with keen interest.
 The testimony in the case was taked by Q commissioner appointed by the court and the work has taken up several months time. The briefs in the case are yet to be filed and read by Judge Grubb before decision Is reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Let's Save the Boys

Something will have to be done. Every boy in America at the present time is preparing himself to star on the baseball field, in the hope of being able to com pete in world series of the future.
 Something swill have to be done The boys do not dream any npre of hecom- ing presidents of the United States, bank .ers, lawyers, doctors, candpestick makers and toilers of the fields. They are pre- pairing themselves to take Bakers place as the finest specimen of the home run swatter.
 And while we are saving the boys we might be doing the legitimate ball player a good turn at the same time. In base ball there Is room at the top of the lad der of course, but the ladder is one of only certain number of rungs, and each rung provides standing room for lirn- ited number only. H. w. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Negro Killed With Shovel

Gadsden, October 23--(Special.) 1.-Two negroes Enoch and Son Kyle, Saturday night brained another negro, Tom Rogers. with shovel. Rogers was fireman on the Louisville and Nashville railroad and tho murder was committed at the Ninth rtreet yards. What led up to the murder is not known. It is said that one of the Kyles held the victim while the other slasned him over the head with shovel until dead,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
NEW REAL ESTATE
 COMPANY FORMED

The certificate of incorporation of the Clements Real Estate company was filed yesterday in the probate court. The pur- pose of the company is to carry on all forms of business connected with the pur- chase, ownership. sale, renting. lease and use of real estate. The capital of the company is fixed at s1o,ooo and the incor- porators. directors, and officers are F. B. Clements, Birmingham, president; Mrs. Clara A. Smith. Demopolis. vice president. and A. R. Smith, Demopolis. secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Furniture Men Organize

The final step in the organization of the Alabama State Association of Furni- ture Dealers was consummated at re- cent meeting when the report of the com mittee on constitution and bylaws made it's report, which was unanimously adopt ed, Tho committee was composed of E.. D. Brown, IL. F. Morgan and F. A. Lit- tie. The organization starts out under the most favorable circumstances and with membership composed of nearly all the furniture dealers in the state,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Record Corn Yield

Montgomery. October 23,.--( (SpecIal.o Two hundred and twenty-feur bushels of corn and three peclss constituted the yield from one acre of land in this state, according to figures given out by E. A. Marlborough of Alexander City, who was at the state fair held in this city last week. The corn was person ally superintended by the Tallapoosa county farmer and was grown between the dates of May IS and September 2s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Assaulted and Robbed

Jacksonville. Fla. October 23.--Henry H: Deen, Jr., a young man who was assaulted and robbed by highwayman in the riverside section of the city Sat urday night died in the hospital tonight without having regained consciousness. His skull had been fractured by the blow. The police have no clue as to the identity of his assailants,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24


 The photographs herewith weretakeni during the first game of the worlds, series in New York, which resulted in a victory for the Giants. Fifty-fiveI thousand fans" witnessed the contest inside the Polo Ground, but there were quite & few who, either through lack of the price of admission or for some other reason, were unable to see the game from the inside. Nothing daunts the New York ''fan," however, as will be seen by these pictures. Note the perilous position on a bridge in the elI vicinity of the ball grounds, on which some of them perched for hours to see the great "Matty" pitch their favorites to victory.
 Vendors of flags bearing the names of both teams thronged the bridge, but the Coogan's Buffers were looking for q man with an X-ray telescope, calcu- Lated to pierce a thousand feet of lum- Der and corrugated iron and the backs of couple of thousand spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24

witness stand and declared that they did not know anything of interest 10 the jury be indicted for perjury. He also called attention to the fact that witnesses were being intimidated by threats of violence in ease certain tes- timony was given and asked that all sucb instances be reported to him to be dealt with according to law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Better POstoffice Facilities

Montgomery. october 2S.-(S Special ) Two additional postoffice clerks have been authorized by the United States department to aid in the handling Of mail in this city. The change is to Dc effective from November U The anon will be put to work in tie city delivery department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-24
Money the Scandal Producer

Practically all the corruption of the world has occurred as a9result of greed for money. The trouble between the teams, the players and the commission
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-18

Shortly before Christmas the orches
ira went out on a shorter, but none
the less daring expedition, the word
daring being used because Chicago, the
home of one of the most famous of the
worlds orchestras was on the timer
airy. In invading Chicago where the
Thomas orchestra for years has been
thrilling the hearts of music lovers. the
st. Paul Symphony orchestra's friends
believed a long chance was being
taken. There was great deal of an
xiety in st. Paul concerning the OUT
come of the venture. Walter Henry
Rothwell, conductor and Charles L.
Wagner, manager had no fears They
knew their orchestra knew what every
player could do and would do and their
predictions that the st. Paul SYM
phony. orchestra would come out of
Chicago, the home of the great
Thomas orchestra, covered with glory
1t did. Before visiting Chicago the
orchestra had gone to Des Moines and
Dubuque, la. These cities are small,
but they have among their inhabitants
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-18
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES
For the Fargo College Conservatory
Musical Feast, March 80, 81 and
April I, at A. C. Armory.

Mr.. Boehmer, acting director of the
Fargo College conservatory, announces
the following outline of programmes
for the festival:
Thursday evening, March 80, Miss
Haines of Chicago will give lecture
recital explaining all the compositions
to be rendered during the festival
This recital will be in the Presbyter-
ian church, First avenue north
Friday afternoon, at the A. c. ar
mory, the st. Paul orchestra will rem
der Beethoven's Eighth Symphony in
F major. Wagner's Prelude from Der
Meistersinger, and other beautiful
numbers, Mr.. Rothwell conducting.
Nine Harriet Orendorf, soprano and
George Harris, jr., tenor, will sing arias
with orchestral accompaniment.
Friday evening is Schumann- Heink
evening. The madam will give a mag
niticent programme of seventeen songs
most of them in English. Besides
these numbers the orchestra will play
the Sakuntala overture and The En-
trance Of the Gods into Valhalla, by
Wagner. and Accomplishments h
Saturday afternoon will be Chill
dren's Day The orchestra will play
several selections and Children's
chorus of $50 voices will render Be-
motifs Into the World Besides Nine.
Harriet Orendorf and Louise Barnolt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-18

best of the symphony orchestras in
this country. Organized four, years
ago with small body of fifty men of
varying capabilities, 1t has grown to
the standard proportions Of a sym
phony orchestra and includes among
its seventy eight members many of
the best known and most proficient
players in the country
The orchestra now has a guarantee
fund of $4,000 annually for a period
of five years and is on solid financial
footing. To the efforts of Charles
Wagner, manager, st. Paul gives due
credit for the financial standing of the
organization, but from a musical sense
it is Walter Henry Rothwell, conduc-
tor, who gets the great credit. 1t was
he who brought the orchestra from
a small body of more or less capable
men to a splendid band of seventy
eight thoroughly proficient musicians.
A pupil of Gustav Mailer at Hamburg.
where he was assistant conductor, Mr..
Rothwell started right and although
his experiences at times since he came