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The new era., 1911-11-09
PROPER FORMATION OF TREE
HEADS IN MODERN ORCHARDS
to(se
Eruit and Now Headed Much
Than Formerly to Guard Against Any
Loss by Wind Storms.

trees. these precautions are not so i'm
portant particularly In the after
pruning. At the time of forming the
head. however. this Is very important
because these trees are much moro
The new era., 1911-11-09
Harvesting sorohum.

Sorghum sown for fodder should not
be cut until cool weather comes. The
ideal time is just before the first heavy
frost. II cut before the cool weather,
there is great danger of souring and a
consequent loss OF the crop. Let the
sorghum alone until time for the firsi
frost approaches.
The new era., 1911-11-09
Involuntary.

Photographer-Say! Pardon me!
But that's the third time you've Gov
cred your face with your handkerchief
just us 1 was ready.
Subject know, but can't help
1t. I've been indicted a good deal
lately, and l got the habit trying to
dodge newspaper photographers
Puck.
The new era., 1911-11-09
A SERIOUS ERROR.

Many case of kidney disease has
proven fatal because the symptoms
were not recognized If you suffer
with backache or bladder irregulari-
The new era., 1911-11-09

Some people never go ahead be-
cause they wait too long to make sure
they are right.
The new era., 1911-11-09

The one way to help a worthless
man along is to administer a swift
kick in the proper place.
The new era., 1911-11-09

1t sometimes happens that a man
who never even saw an airship fiiVs
Just as hight and falls just as hard.
The new era., 1911-11-09

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces in1amma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The new era., 1911-11-09

Makes the laundress happy-that's Rec
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers.
The new era., 1911-11-09

It's what woman doesn't know
that worries her.
The new era., 1911-11-09

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
The new era., 1911-11-09

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers.
The new era., 1911-11-09

We are more apt to regret the
things we haven't done than those we
have.
The new era., 1911-11-09

Thousands of country people know the
value of Hamlins Wizard Oil the best
family medicine in case of accident or
sudden illness. For the safety of your
family buy bottle now.
The new era., 1911-11-09
Located.

Located.
Clerk-Where shall file the love
letters in this suit?
Lawyer-Under the head of promis-
sorry notes.
The new era., 1911-11-09

Too many homes have all the mod
ern inconvenience.
The new era., 1911-11-09
A cross.Reference.

Mistress-Have you Il reference?
Bridget-Foi9e; Oh held the poker
over her till got it.-Harper's Bazaar.
The new era., 1911-11-09
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE

Send &c stamp for i've samples OF my very choc-
est Gold Embossed Christmas and Now Yenr
Post Cards; beautiful colors and loveliest designs
Art Post Card Club 73l Juckson ST. Topeka, Kansas
The new era., 1911-11-09

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that it
The new era., 1911-11-09
WESTERN
MINING NEWS
IN BRIEF
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
Silver ....,.,........... $U.o4 "
Copper $1z. 90 q 1925
Spelter ....................$ .$6.2O
The new era., 1911-11-09
Tramp Turned Down

81 haven't a place to !ay my head"
well, you can't leave 1t here"
The new era., 1911-11-09
sunflower, Seeds Good.

SunHoWer' SEEDS GOOD.
Sunflower seeds are excellent for
molting fowls and are quite an as
sistance to the fowls in loosening the
feathers. but they should be fed spar
ingly.
The new era., 1911-11-09

have found the building shown
in the Illustration about the best and
cheapest house for poultry. says
}iter in the Farm and Home. For
'x.epg use six-inch matched lumber
SYfor the roof ordinary sheeting COW
efed with two-ply prepared roofing.
The studdings are 2x3s, which are just
as satisfactory and somewhat cheaper
than 2x4s. This house can be built
for about 500 here. 1t is built in two
units 6x12 feet each. with roosts. nests
and droppings boards in the rear. AS
many units as needed may be addeo.
The new era., 1911-11-09

The partition is of ordinary two-inch
mesh wire netting. boarded up ID
inches above the floor to prevent the
male birds from fighting. Each unit
will accommodate is birds comforta-
bly,. and 20 birds may be kept IL neo
essary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
ATTENDED MASTER
 BAKERS CONVENTION
R. C. Thompson Says Kansas City Proved Large Host to the
 Visitors

MT and Mrs. R. C. Thompson have re- turned from an extended trip through the southwest. coming from Kansas City, where the annual eons ention of the Ma tienal Associa ton of Master Bakers vas held last week.
 MT. Thompson, who has been with the American Bakeries-Candy Co. since the company was formed and who was with the Highland Bakery company prior to that time, V as at the convention repre- senting his firm.
 MT. and Mrs Thompson report a great time, especially at the convention. which lasted the week. In speaking of the con vention Mir. Thompson said;
 we had about 800 members of the as- sociation present The business sessions were unusually interesting as we had splendid papers and speeches on the in- creased consumption of bakers bread, giving reasons why it should continue 10 increase. by showing that bakers bread is more healthful and economical, and interesting ideas were exchanged as to the most sanitary and successful bread mak- ing.
 the people of the Gateway to the West was great. They gave the convention an automobile drive over many miles of their beautiful oiled boulevards, through their splendid parks. including Hyde, Penn val ley and Swope. and the mayor granted a permit for us to be driven over their famous Cliff drive, the beauty of which is unsurpassed. Over POO automobiles were required to carry our party.
 "The convention adjourned, with very elaborate banquet at the Coates House, to convene in Louisville Ky, next year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
MAY SOLVE ELSIE
 SIEGEL MYSTERY
Immigration Inspectors Find Clew in the Arrest of
 Chinese

New York. September 2.-The unsolved mystery of the murder of Elsie Siegel now more than two years old once more claimed attention today following the ar rest of Chinese by immigration inspec- tors who last night raided a restaurant in Hoboken. Although the immigration authorities declined to explain what con- nection, if any, the arrest had with the Siegel case, it was reported today that the police had found an important clue
 Ostensibly the prisoner. Gee Cow, was arrested on suspicion of having smuggled fellow countrymen into the United States in violation of the immigration laws
 Elsie Siegel was a granddaughter of General Franz Seigel. Her body, bearing Punmistakable marks of violence, was found in a trunk of a Chinese resort and the search for her murderer was con- ducted almost exclusively in Chinese set dement's throughout the country. AL though several arrests were made, no def mite clue ever has been obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
GERMANY UNVEILS STEUBEN
 STATUE, A GIFT FROM AMERICA

Berlin, September 2.-The gift of the American people to the German nation. 8 replica of the Washington statue of Gen. Baron von Steuben. the Prussian- American general. was unveiled at Pots dam today in the presence of members Of the German imperial family and large asssinblage of foreign diplomats and German statesmen. The monument was presented to Emperor William by Congressman Richard Bartholdt of Mis- sonri and C. II. Wolfram of New York, the special ambassadors Of President Taft.
 Both Mir Bartholdt in his presentation speech, and the Emperor in accepting the gift. emphasized the blood relationship Of the German and American people, and the long friendship existing between the two countries The unveiling of the statue was one Of the features of this years celebration Of the battle of Sedan, one of the principal national holidays in Germany
 The ceremony served also as a farewell to the American ambassador. David Jayne Hill, who immediately after the unveiling presented his letters of recall to Emperor William, who received him in private.
 When the Emperor had concluded his address he sgnaled that the statue should be unveiled, and stood with his officers at salute while the American anthem was played and guard of honoi filed before the statue, Prince Joachim carrying a flag between two giant non commissioned officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
BESSEMER ID SHIP
 SWEET POTATOES First Carload Goes Out
 Next Wednesday MEETING YESTERDAY Nappi's Band Will Give Last of Free Concerts in Bessemer This
 Afternoon-Other News
 of Bessemer

Bossemer, September 2.-(SpeciaO.-Wel attended by the strongest members of the organization and business men of the city the Bessemer Truck Growers association held it's initial fall meeting in the board of trade room this afternoon promptly al 8 o'clock and decided to launch Bessemel sweet potatoes on the market next | Wednesday.
 In the absence of the president w. II. Gardner, vice president, c. B. Cooper, assumed the chair and called to order the assembly of the future agriculture build CTS of this district. Announcements were made by Secretary Sterling that farm CTS institute conducted by Prof. C. A. Carey of Auburn. would be held in the board of trade room on September Sl, beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning, for a one day session and that a cotton market had been opened in Bessemer with camping ground, team shelter and buy CT. The farmers expressed their cooper ation in the cotton market. provided the buyer, Prof. P. NJ. MeNeill, would pay Birmingham prices. In reply Secretary Sterling stated that bulletin board would be placed in the board of trade room Siv- Ing the uallN rise ana Tall or the IndIhet.
 With his usual vim and enthusiasm Manager Vanderputte next addressed the farmers on the subject of sweet potatoes and he requested all those having pota- toes to ship to bring them for the loading of a car to leave here next Wednesday. The chair called for a general estimate of the sweet potato crop this season and 20000 bushels was the minimum amount, with the first carload aggregating 415 bushels.
 After the earliest sweet potato arrange ments were consummated w. w. Hol- lingsworth, president of the Bessemer State bank and member of the committee appointed by the board of trade to secure a cotton market for Bessemer. cordially and pleasantly invited the association to make this city their trading point for cotton Applause rewarded his expression of good will and interest in the allied farmers efforts.
 D. M Waldrop, a planter of the Rock Creek settlement. followed with the sug- gestion that corporation be formed of farmers and business men for the purpose of erecting an oil and cotton seed hull mill here, when the cotton market be- came flourishing.
 Upon motion made by Manager Wander butte the meeting adjourned at 4:l5 o'clock to hold an informal exchange of conver- sation that consumed the next half hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
ANOTHER STEP IN
 THE PARKER CASE
Judge Nesmith Grants Second Habeas Corpus Application-Sets Hear
 ing for Tuesday Morning

Another step was taken in the case of the state against E. P. Parker, who is being held without bail pending the in vestigation by the grand jury into the charge of murder when on yesterday Judge c. c. Nesmith granted another ap- plioation of Parkers attorneys for a writ of habeas corpus. The ground of the ap- plication was that new evidence has been discovered by the defense since the hear ing at which Judge Nesmlth denied Par ker bail, about a week ago.
 The defense claims to have discovered evidence not heretofore introduced, to ihe effect that the man who was killed by Parker. D. P. Brown, his father-in-law carried a larger stick at the time he was shot by Parker than the evidence for merly introduced would indicate.
 This is the third attempt of Parker attorneys since he was committed 10 Jail without bond after a preliminary near ing before Judge l. H. Benners to secure the accused mans liberty on bond. 4 hearing was given Parker a little moro than a week ago by Judge Nesmith on a writ of habeas corpus, and Judge Ne smith ruled that the case was not ball. able. Then an application was made be- fore Judge $. L. Weaver. who held that Parker, having had one hearing in hsheas corpus proceedings in cort of co-ordi- nate jurisdiction with his own, was 1.ot entitled to another hearing Now come. another application for habeas corpus which has been granted, in view of tho alleged newly discovered evidence.
 Judge Nesmith has set the hearing fo o'clock Tuesday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Church Notes

There will be an old fashioned singing at the Il o'clock services of the Baptist church Sunday morning, conducted by the Parsons brothers of Mud Creek. There will be no evening worship as the pasto-, Rev. Thornton, is absent from the city,
 The revival meeting now in full sway at the High school auditorium, under the auspices of the Methodists, is growing in
 interest daily and the services are planned
 to extend through the ensuing week. Sun day morning at II o'clock Presiding Elder
 Frank w Brandon will deliver a sermon.
 At 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon Rev. A. J. Notes.-The will conduct services, and
 the pastor, Rev. J. F. .Sturdvant. will preach at 7;45 o'clock in the evening. The first Sunday of the Jonesboro Bap list revival tomorrow will be opened by a sermon at Il o'clock by Rev. A. A. school. The next service will be at 3:3O
 o'clock in the afternoon, with a special
 address for young people, entitled 'The Twentieth Century Special" and every one attending is requested to bring a nail 10 be used as an illustration of a certain fea- ture of the service The evening worship will be conducted by Rev. Walker. as well as the afternoon series
 1 At the Jonesboro Methodist church Sun | day morning at II o'clock Rev. Archibald. lconference secretary of missions. will be in charge of the services and the evening services will be discontinued until the close of the Baptist revival. : At the Il o'clock services of the Pres-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

Emperor William eonversed for some time concerning the statue with the sculp- tor. Albert Jaegers. whom his majesty decorated with the Red Eagle of the fourth class, and also talked for a half hour with Americans. including David Wolff, president of the American cham Der of commerce in Berlin. and Prof. Henry Wood of Johns Hopkins univer- sity. who were presented by MT. Hill.
 After Ambassador Hilrs audience with the Emperor. luncheon was served in the marble hall of the palace. which Special Ambassador Bartholdt, Chancellor von Bethmann-H Hoilweg, the secretary of me American embassy, Irwin B. Laughlin of Missouri. and (. B. Wolfram, Foreign Minister kirelen-W aechter. and Gen. William Witherspoon attended.
 During the luncheon his majesty of fered a toast 10 President Taft, and as an expression of his gratitude for the monument called on all present to join in three hurrahs for the American Pres ident.
 This afternoon the Emperor sent the following cable message 10 President Taft.
 The Steuben monument has just been unveiled In my own name and in the name of the German people l thank you most heartily for this beautiful gift, which bears such gratifying testimony to the friendship between the German and American nations
 The Steuben monument has been erect cd In the Cemmandanteur Garden imme- diately under the walls of the Potsdam palace, from the windows of which the Empress and Mrs. Hill watched the cere- mony.
 1 liberal display Of the Stars and Stripes was used in the decorations at Potsdam and Berlin in honor of f1le un- yelling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, September 2.-0 p. mo- Barometric conditions over the southern and southeastern portions of the country remain practically unchanged since Sat urday morning, but in the northern por- tion of the country changes took place very rapidly, the depression or LOW drifting rapidly eastward to the St. Law renee valley to be followed as rapidly by an area of high" which is now located in the Dakotas. The rapid change in the areas of high and low pressure have caused correspondingly rapid changes in the weather conditions showery weather
 being changed to clearing and cooler over
 the lake sections.
 The middle gulf states. westsgulf coast and extreme south Atlantic states had moderate showers during the past 24 hours and cloudy weather continued over much of those regions Saturday night. Temperatures are practically unchanged over the south, although the 90 degree |isotherm incloses somewhat larger part of the gulf states than on Friday. It ir slightly cooler in the trans-Rocky moun- Itain states and over the northwest gener- lally, but no very marked changes are to be noted.
 | Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, h,s remp'a-ure gr Lowest ~ vaD.lt At for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Letter From J. s. Wood

The following letter IIls been received: To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 In your issue of the paper September 1st. 1911, there appeared an article regard ing my having been arrested by man by the name of Stewart of Gadsden, Ala bama. and also regarding my having been a former candidate for mayor of Jonesboro. etc I desire to admit that I have been arrested on a frivolous charge and one that has no foundation in the least, besides, this chaTg ge has been fos- tered up without the slightest chance of having a conviction or even a chance N substantiatilg the charge on any theory. I am at a loss to even conjecture Stew arts motive in making the affidavit against me, and the transaction l had with him was in the very best faith and under the very best conditions. leaving no room for such charges. As to my having been a candidate for mayor of Jonesboro, I will say l was not defeated by Smith, son or any other as l did not enter race for mayor at all. J. s. WOOD,
 Jonesboro Sept. 2, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Pratt City News

There will be no morning service at the Presbyterian church this morning but the membership will join the Methodist con-
 gregation and hold a joint service at the latter church. There will be the
 regular evening service at 7:3o o'clock by the pastor, Rev. w. l.. Bedinger.
 B. F. Floyd has been called to his old
 home in Goodwater on account of the serious illness of his wife.
 Mrs. w. W. Water and little son James
 are visiting friends at McCalla. Mises Elizabeth and Bettie Vandergraft have returned to their home at Branch field after a visit to their uncle, H. G. Nelms
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Nivel
 will be sorry to learn that their little
 daughter, Edith is quite ill., MT. and Mrs. John Breedove are visit ing friends in Talladega. Miss Constance Ellis has returned after
 an extensive visit to friends in Virginia. Mrs. A. D. Copeland and children of | Newman, Ga. arrived yesterday to take up their residence in Pratt City with Prof. | E. o. Sanders. a brother of MT. Cope | land.
 | M. Montjoy has returned after a visit
 to Hot Springs.
 Miss Annie Ruth smart IS visiting | friends at Taylorsvilea
 Miss Minnie Halloway is visiting friends
 and relatives in Montgomery. | MT and Mrs. J. R. Lowe of Montemor- alias, Mex, are visiting Mrs. Lowe s
 brother, Rev w. L.. Bedinger at his home
 on the East Highlands. They have just
 returned after long term as mission aries in that part of Mexico. l B. l.. Merkel, who has been with the | Ton n eeSse Coal Iron and Railroad conn
 pany for some time, has left to accept a position with the government at Tuscum- | bia.
 | MT. and Mrs. Bonfield and children re-
 turned yesterday from New York. Boston
 and other ca stern points. They returned via Savannah on the steamship and were | caught in the big storm on the coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Band Concert

The free band concert. rendered hy Nappi's band of Birmingham, under the auspices of the Music Study club Of that city. will be given in the City park sun day afternoon at o'clock. The pro- gramme is well selected and Is as follows: March, "The Rife Regiment Sousa.
 Overture, Poet and Peasant by re- quest.
 Selection, The Spring Maid, Reinhart.
 Selection. "Tannhauser,' Wagner.
 Intermission.
 Selection, "Cavallieri Rusticana,' by re- lquest. Mascagni.
 Paraphrase, Jerusalem the Golden, Rollison. Serenade, La Pamola,' Yradier.
 Selection Madame Sherry Hoschaa.
 Medley, Southern Plantation Songs, Conterno.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
General News

The local Frisco freight station is nov covered with tin shingles, that were laid yesterday and today and one of the first buildings to- fall in line with the move ment among the fire fighters of the district to have these shingles on every roof of the business section.
 Bessemer brains and mechanical skill evolve the machinery for the sugar mills that grind the syrup down among the sugar cane of Louisiana and in turn 3es- semer palates enjoy the products that drip from these local iron works. carload, one of six to follow, of these giant mills will leave this city tomorrow morning billed for J. H. Murphy of New Orleans, the distributing point, and were manu- factured at the Bessemer Foundry and Machine company, which has supplied a large numbe" of the Louisiana plantations with equipment this season.
 Labor Day, Monday, September 1, will be general holiday and a ball game in the afternoon here between Bessemer and the Birmingham Railway Light an Power company's team of Birmingham will be the only diversion of the day offered the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

byterian church Sunday morning the re- gently elected elders, W. NJ. Davidson snd Sam Reid. the deacons. William Burns. w. A. Cochrane and W. L. Schwartz, will be formally ordained and installed by Rev. l. F. Swallow. The evening worship will be as usual at 7:so o'clock.
 A junior Christian Endeavor society will be organized at the. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Walker, and the membership is open to children of all denominations. A Labor Day service with a sermon on '7rhe Dignity of Labor' by the pastor will be observed at the morning hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
SIX INJURED IN
 SEABOARD WRECK

Atlanta Ga, September 2.-Six persons were injured today when Seaboard Air Line passenger train No. Al collided head on with a construction train at Lilburn, 24 miles east of Atlanta.
 The injured:
 c. (. Jones, passenger engineer, Abbe- vile S. C., bruised.
 Steve Mcknight, negro fireman, Abbe- vile, leg broken.
 B. s. Williams, Pensacola. Fla. collar bone broken. Mrs. A. S. Carter, colored, Tuskegee slightly hurt. Sarah Bailey, Tuskegee. Eula Hill, colored, Atlanta. Both engines were demolished but an other locomotive pulled No. 41 into At lanta, and ambulances met it here, taking the injured to hospitals. The passenger train was an hour late and was to pass the construction train at Lilburn but crashed into 1t just as it was taking the siding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
WOMAN DISCHARGED
 HUSBANDS MURDER

Marinette. Wis, September o.-Mrs Mary Wertelewasgi, charged with the murder of her husband, who was found dead in her home in Pound, Wis, :wo weeks ago, was today discharged from custody, it having been found that the man came 10 his death from a fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
SEEK AID AGAINST
 BLACK HAND GANG

Pueblo, Cal, September 2.-An appeal for aid in combating "Black Hand' blackmailers has been sent to the de- partment of justice at Washington by local authorities, following develop ments in showing that many members of the Italian colony here are con- tributing regular monthly payments of blood money" extorted by an organ. ized gang of criminals.