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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
MISSISSIPPI RACE
 IS SC[OSE CONTEST

Jackson, Miss, July G.-F'ormer Gov. James K. Vardaman will lead in the first primary, there will be landslide for C. H. Alexander and United States Sem ator Leroy Percy will be found with the leaders when the votes are counted-these are the claims being made by -he cam paign managers of the three candidates who would represent Mississippi in ths United States Senate and who. seek pre- ferment at the hands of the voters in the state primary which will be held next Tuesday. Each candidate is still stump ing the state. Monday night the cam
 paign will end with rallies in east and west Jackson, where MT Vardaman and
 Mir. Alexander will present their cases to
 the voters for the last time. MT. Percy will also close his campaign Monday in Greenvile, his home
 Meanwhile political lines are being
 drawn more tightly than ever. Recos-
 nizing the situation the three candidates
 have appealed to their supporters to sc conduct themselves that law and order
 may be maintained at the polls.
 There was a slight ripple on the surface here today when Chairman Jayne of tha
 didate for representative, clashed. MT Jayne was incensed because Mir. Wade
 in his paper, criticised the board. Bio xs
 were exchanged but friends prevented 1 further trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
BUSY POISONING
 THE ECATERPILLARS Example of Butler County,s Good Roads Building.
 One Mile a Day

Greenville. July ll--oh
 next Monday there will be celebration at the plantation of George SearceN' labout eight miles from Geenville, when 15O private citizens will begin lo-hiiie
 stretch of good roads to GreenVilie. On account of the small probability
 of Butler having good roads III the
 near future from a bond issue eoin-
 mittee from the farmers situated on ! the Glasgow road went around anu go. subscriptions and names of the men who would work. A good sum was raised to buy the necessary tools and 172 names wer placed on the ast 10 work on the road one week each, the men to go to work on Monday morning An sengineer from Birmingham has been at work for the past day or SO and vii be ready for the men when they start work The services of the road builder from Conecuh county have been secured and he will oversee the work.
 Nearly every farmer and blow Land on the whole road will be at work and their teams will move the dirt. There will be two traction engines to help do the pulling. They have no modern road machines, but will use the split 1og drag, It is estimated that the lDV hleil at work will build about a mile or road a day. This Is a conservtive estlma - as this road is in bad condition, eat when they get through With It there will be none better in the state.
 This road will be built without any help at all from the county or the com missioners The sewer piping Was promised by the county, but even that has not been given. Complaints are ee- Ing heard from all over the county critclsing the county commissioners, ana it Is probable that the farmers on an- other road leading west will soon oo as those east of town will do
 Open bolls of cotton have been proushi into town from the plantations of MT Beeland and also from that of MT. Burnett and others. The bolls are fully developed and the plants are loaded. The boIls brought in yesterday arc ten days earlier than last year and 1t is es.i- mated that within the next ten days or two weeks Butler county will have a bale ready.
 Today the farmers who found caterpii- lars in their cotton were out early spread- ing Paris green over the infested places to destroy the worms.
 They number from one to 20 to plant and it is said that unless something is done for the cotton that week Will see the breeding of the third which Is the destructive generation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
DYER SURRENDERS
 AND IS SENTENCED

New York, July 2.-Phillip s. Dyer, sec retary and treasurer of the American Horseshoe company, who was indicted for being a member of the pool known as the Horseshoe Manufacturers asso- citation, today appeared in the United states circuit court and withdrawing lis original plea of not guilty, entered a plea of nolo eontendre. Dyer was fine.i 5000.
 The fines thus far imposed on 3S de fendsnts who have entered the plea 10 tai s4S,00o.
 Similar pleas of nolo contendre We're accepted this afternoon by Judge Archi- bald from Dana R. Bullan, head Of ..'r Isupply department of the General Elec- tric company and Wallace S. Clarke, his assistant and from Henry A. Reed and Henry D. Reed of the Bishop Gutta Percha company. These men were fined s1GG0 each. l similar plea by means of power of at- torney was received from Richard W. l Comstock, vice president of the Rhode Island Perkins Horseshoe company, wto is said to be sick A fine of 5000 was irl- posed.
 Similar pleas by powers of attorney were offered in the absence of Francis W. Carpenter, president of the Rhode 1sland- Perkins Horseshoe company, and Herbert Phillips, of the Phillips Insulated Wire company, but on objection by United States Assistant District Attorney Crnr the pleas were not accepted and have been held in abeyanee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
CAMP ROBERT 2. LIE NEWLY ORGANIZED Chiffon County Veterans Meet at Clanton for First
 Time to Organize

1 Clanton, July 27-(Special)-At the re-
 quest of more than 40 old soldiers Dr. W. H. Caffey of Verbena called a
 meeting of all the old soldiers of Chill
 ton county to assemble in Clanton to- day for the purpose of organizing camp. More than three-seore responded to the call.
 Dr. Caffey called the assembly to or der in the county court room and MT. Lee Hayes was made temporary secre- ! tary
 After the telling of few experiences of the late war between the states pr. Caffey was elected as commander of the camp. Lee Hayes was made permanent secretary. E. H. Smith adjutant and the Rev. I. 0. Rutherford chaplain. When it came to the selection of a name for the camp there was spirited rivalry. between the old soldiers to confer that honor upon the colonel or genefal under whom each served. More than a dozen names were suggested, each of which was lauded as the most gallant of all the brave sol- diers in the lost cause.
 Pettus. Gordon, Morgan, Oracle. Pelham and others were mentioned but the acinp settled upon the peerless name of R. r.. Lee as the one by which the Chiltcn county organization shall be known.
 The secretary was instructed to im- mediately notify the commanding gen eral of the state organization and the adjutant general that a camp had been regularly organized here and make re- quest for enrolment among the camps of the state.
 A committee consisting of Messrs. Lee Hayes, R. H. Gaines, G. ". Reed and Rev. F. NJ. Woods was appointed to draft constitution and bylaws and to report the same to a meeting of tha camp to be held the first Thursray in Oc- tober.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
MINE RESUMPT|O BRINGS OPTIMISM Blue Creek Will Employ
 About 500 BESSEMER IS VICTOR Defeats Ensley Electrics By Score of to 3-Society and General
 News of Interest in
 Bessemer
BESSEMER IS VICTOR

Bessemer, July 27.-(Special.) )-with- in the optimistic predictions of the re- sumption of the coal mines of the Blue Creek district will become facts as the slopes at Adger, Sumpter and Johns will be running with full forces and at full times Preparations saIe under way for thoroughly overhauling the Adger mine after an adleness of six months, Johns is now operating at full time and Sumpter which is now onN consuming half time, is expected to be in full blast soon.
 This will mean employment for near ly GOO men, a rapid influx of business for this city as the camps practically consider this the trade center, and even the railroad circles will have an in- creased traffic over the locals as a result of the bringing to this district of many families connected with these industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
GERARD COMMISSION
 LAST APPOINTED

Montgomery, July 27.-(Specall l-Rapid- Ny clearing away the atmosphere insofar as leftover appointments are concerned, .he governor within the past week has named three excise commissions. The | Montgomery commission was announced on last Saturday, the Mobile commission on Monday and the Girard commission was announced on Thursday i The Girsrd commission, the latest to b, appointed, consists of w. M. Moses, chair man, three-year term; J. B. Clay, two year term, and Deronda Levy, for tn, pne-year term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Weather conditions, Birmingham, Ala. July 27, 1911, D. m:
 Under the influence of low pressure area central near the headwaters of the Mississippi river, and the gradual sub sidence of the wave of high pressure i'll the east, rising temperature occurred dur ing the past 24 hours in the interior valleys, gulf states, and the Appalachian mountains. It is little cooler along most |of the Atlantic coast region, and decid- edly cooler in Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas, immediately westward of the center of the northwestern low pres- sure area. The temperature rises just noted were not great, being only a few degrees in the lower Mississippi valley and gulf states. They were little more, S to 10 degrees. in the Ohio valley aad laSe states.
 |. Sporadic showers occurred in North Carolina, upper lakes and upper plains states, and also in the southern plateau and lower Pacific coast region. Amounts were light and unimportant except thar Dodge City, Kan. reported a a4-hour to- tai of loo inhc:
 The indications point to continuation of fair weather and moderate tempera- lures, slightly low for the season, in Alabama Friday.
 Summary of observation made at United States weather bureau station, July 27: Tanp ature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
ALLEGED SHORTAGE NOW ADJUSTED

Montgomery, July 27.-(Special.)- )-What- ever shortage might have existed or been alleged against Probate Judge A. E. Sin gleton has been satisfactorily accounted for and settled, according to Gov. Em- met O'Neal. More than one month ago Assistant Examiner of Public Accounts J. T. German reported to the governor on the books of the county officials of Bull lock county, submitting complimentary reports in every instance save that of the probate judge.
 It was alleged at the time that the ru- mored shortage was several thousand dol lars, but the satisfactory agreement that has been reached is taken to mean that whatever shortage might have existed was purely technical. At any rate, all accounts, both with the state and coun- ty, have been adjusted agreeably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
VANDIVER WAS NOT.
 HURT IN ACCIDENT
Telegraphs That He Was Not Injured in Automobile. Collision
 Yesterday

Information was received in Bir- mingham yesterday that R. M Van diver, a we'll known business man os Birmingham, had been in a serious au- tomobile accident near Harrison. N. J. However. Mir vandiver sent the follow ing message to Chief of Police Bod eker last night.
 Nothing to accident; no one hurti car slightly damaged
 "R NJ. vANDIvEE"
 According to the earlier reports re- ceived here Mr. yandiver had head on collision with another automobile. In the car with MT. yandiver was H. l.. Foster of Montgomery. They have been absent from Alabama for some time and have been making a tour Of the country.
 Montgomery, July 27.-(Special.)-Mr Vandiver, who was hurt in the New Jer- sey wreck this morning, spent most of lis life in this city, where his family has long conducted one of the largest whole sale grocery stores in the south. M. L. Foster or Doe Foster, as nc IS familiarly known here, has for years been in the automobile business In Mont Mrs. Foster. wife of the injured man, ,eft Montromery tonight for New Jer- sey to attend at the bedside or her hus- band. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Bessemer Defeats Electrics

r Dessemer defeated the Electrics of the Ensley league this afternoon in the City League park here by a score of to 3. Stolen bases, humorous plays and disputes with the umpire were the principal performances of the contest Ensley made its trio of scores in the first inning on two errors and a hit, and kept raising the hopes of their fans by almost but not quite, scoring again Bessemer tied with the bright ones sn the fifth when Johnson and Trotter beat 1t home In this inni' g Joplin the elastic limbed shortstop. starring with the visitors, was caught mapping on first base and starting for second was overtaken and put out by Big Houston just as he was within two feet and an inch of his goal. Roberson, pitching a good game today, was keen on watching first base, and in the sev- enth gave Randle putout while he was trying to get a lead to second. wiggans could toss until the bases were filled, then he became nervous, but he was well supported by his team.
 The lineup: Bessemer: Chaig, left field; Perkins, shortstop; Hurd, third base: Houston, first base; Bumgardner, center field Robertson, pitcher; Trotter, catcher Williams, right field; Johnson, second base,
 Electrics: Randle. center field; Rags dale, left field: Joplin, shortstop: Kibby, second base: Swartz. first base; Hamil- ton, right field; Eubanks, third base Hudson. catcher; Wiggans, pitcher. Um- pire Crittenden.
 Score by innings:
 Bessemer .....4.................0 GOO 002 110--i Electrics ......................30 300 00O 0O0-3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Pratt City News

Both Local Option and Saloon Dp- position leagues have been formed at Pratt City and the fight is now on. From present indications the campaign in that district will be a warm one. for both sides are prepared to fight to the last ditch and have systematically mapped out the work with that end ;n view. The Saloon Oppositionists are arranging to have some noted prohi- bitionists on hand to address the club at an carly date.
 A local option club was formed re- gently with membership of more than 100 and plans were discussed rela- tive to the coming campaign. While they are making no provisions for speakers they are working just the same and will hold meetings from time to time.
 The medical men of Pratt City pro- nounce the epidemic of infantile pa . 1ralysis well under control No new cases have been reported lately and those previously reported are pro-
 gressing nicely. The maximum num- Der of cases were found In the neigh borhood of Pratt City so that the an nouncement of the control at that place means that it will soon be wiped ort
 of the Blrming ham district A surprise party was given Miss Hattie Bell Payne at her home on East l Highlands recently and was very much 1 enjoyed by all present. Watermelon was served and music was furnished by
 Misses Payne, McPherson, Culpeppcr, Downs and Sullivan. Others present
 were Misses Della Santinger, Effie Mil l Ter, Fannie Hoffman, Nellie Corn, Mat | tie Atkinson and Ellen Flynn; Messrs. Romayne Whorton, Claud Bradley,
 John Malone, T. NJ Adair, oscar Phil | ips, Wallace Adair, Carl Huffman, Will | Morrison, Thomas Sanders, Virgil Hartfield, Willie Custard. Sandy Smith, Claud Edwards, Charles Smith and John | Cumbers.
 Miss Susie Strickland Is confined 10 her home by sickness.
 Miss Bettie Thomas who has been
 visiting friends in Virginia, Is now vi.-
 iting Miss P. E. Kennedy on Highland
 avenue.
 E. E. Gale and wife are visiting in | south Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Veterans Treatment Defended

Washington, July 27.-Branding as false in every particular the charges that 50,000 disabled volunteer soldiers of the civil and Spanish wars in the National Soldiers homes in various parts of the country receive neglectful and inhumane treatment, President Taft today made public lengthy report from J. w. Wadsworth, president of the board of managers of the National homes. General Wadsworth says the old soldiers in general are contented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
O'NEAL WITH BOARD
 AT TALLADEGA
A Strong Effort Is Being Made to Win Favor of High School
 Commission

Talladega, July 7.--(Special) )-Upon the arrival of Governor O'Neal and the high school commission in Talladega Wednes- day afternoon from Lincoln. they were immediately driven to the. site offered by the citizens for the school building. From thonce the party went to the public li- brary, where number of citizens had assembled. J. K. Dixon, on behalf of Talladega, presented the claims of this city for the proposed school.
 At the close of MT. Dixons argument Governor O'Neal was called for, and he made a pleasant, humorous speech of 10 or 12 minutes, but without declaring him. self as to his choice. Superintendent Will lingham was called for by the audience and he frankly stated that he was dis appointed at Talladega's offer of but $700 with which to erect school building, entirely ignoring the offer of the Graham school building and grounds.
 Several citizens in the audience were called to their feet to answer questions and M. D. Ivey made a short speech, insisting that Talladega was the proper place for the school. In the evening a reception was held at the central build ing of the State Deaf institute, which was attended by number who called to pay their respects 10 the visiting off, cials.'
 The first day of the Talladega postal savings bank was busy one. the de- posits amounting to $10S.20. Monday being volume of business, but each day since the bank has done good business. As- sistant Postmaster Joseph s. Chambers Is In rt,arOn of the hank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
YACHT SAFE OVER
 TREACHEROUS TRIP

Duluth. July 2.-After the longest cruise ever made by yacht of her size without a hired crew and after fac iur the treacherous squalls and hi,,h winds of the great lakes, the new yachs Hesperia. owned by c. A. Congdon has teen safely anchored in Duluth harbor. having come all the way from Bathe, Me. The boat is 53 feet long, 12 feet beam and has a 6O-horsepower engine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Turpish Massacre Reported

Tehcran, Persia, July 27-The Turko- man tribesmen, followers of Mohammed Ali Mirza. the deposed shah. have pill fered Sha Rud, where they made the first halt on the march from Astrabad to the capital It is said they massacred men, women and children. It is under stood that England asked Russia to join her in representing to the ex-shah tna. he ought to withdraw from Persia ana that Russia refused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Ship Laconia Launched

Wallsand. on Tyne, England, July 27. The Laconia, sister ship to the Francoia, built for the Cunard Steam : ship company. was launched here today. The vessel was christened by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid who was accompanied from London by the ambassador The Laconia is equipped with anti-rolling tanks to give greater steadiness in rough weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Cane Haytien Is Quiet

Cape Haytien, Hayti, July 27-This city is again quiet and 1t is expected that work on the railway which is be- ing constructed by American interests will be resumed tomorrow. General Leconte. the revolutionary leader, has
 promised to see that the workers are not disturbed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
BAY ANNETTE NEWS


 Bay Minette, July 27.--(Special)- Fred c. Hall secretary of the Farmers Rural Telephone company of the Brady road district, stated that the phones were in working order and that town connections would be completed this afternoon. number of new settlers have expressed their intention of put ting in phones in the near future.
 J. c. Griffin of Loxley states that he fully expects to get two bales to the acre from an eight-acre patch If the weather in the future is in any re- spects favorable to the development of the crop. He has found no weevils nor insects of any sort to bother the crop. He states that he used a new com bination of fertilizer which he com pounded himself and finds it ideal for the crop. His cotton has been the sub ject of much comment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28

Robinson hospital yesterday to the home of his daughter on Fifth avenue.
 Mrs. R. F.. McTyeire yesterday returned from a family reunion at the home of Mrs. Lewis at Tuskegee.
 Miss Lena Terry has as her guest the Misses Lacy of Browns Station.
 Mrs. II. Firstbrook, little son and niece, will return from Biloxi, Miss, Saturday after a stay of two months there.
 MT. and Mn. J. F. Cannon are ex- pected to return home from visit to relatives in Indiana Monday. ,
 Miss Mamie Johnson will leave Monday for an extended visit to Chicago and Northern Michigan resorts.
 Mrs. F.. l.. Thornburg has returned from visit to Savansah, Tenn, and hss as her guests Mrs. Krause and E. G. Reed of Birmingham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
SAY JOKE WAS ON OFFICER WILLIAMS Dog Cause of Near-Ri0t on Third Avenue
  WAS A LIVELY CHASE
"Yaller" Cur Made Its Escape and WiIlia ms Had to Answer Whole Lot of Embarrassing
 Questions

 Officer Teddy Roosevelt Nllllai"' and waller cur dog figured very rrominentlv in near-riot yesterday ais crnoon on Third avenue. Neither the or hcer nor the dog was seriously H. sU' although for few minutes l' "as f,I- that there would be an eNplosio" = lowed immediately by a vacancy " police force. ,.... ,e rnicer Williams, while in the prime 'i life and on the sunny side Of 3o ls' to p''' if mildly. slightly corpulent. He mas io- ,aan u,orlxinp Third avenue leng ana ls unaccustomed to rapid navigation on crowded sidewalk. IncidentaliY' II inis"- he stated that when he does gel Tn h''- tion ;t is about as easy to halt him us ,o tackle a full grown locomotive Ali of which is preliminary 10 the rlet. williams was standing at the corner or Second alley and Nineteenth street yes terdav afternoon about o'clock when ne rped the aforementioned cur dog. l'e dog was muzzleless, which is Nioiaeioia of the law.
 Williams eyed the dog for few secohns nnd the dog returned his gaze uneasiiy Williams sidled closer to the dog. The dog edged toward Third avenue. Williams made a grab at the dog. The dog Geluy eluding the grasping hand dashed toward Third avenue. Williams paused a mo- Inent. settled his helmet OH his heed, srasped his club more firmly and gave chase.
 Fl .Ig .af tGen. Lew Wallace, the race was on, The dog seurred along with even ana anon a backward glance. At the corner he turned up Third avenue Officer Viii Hams did not get up a full head of steara urt' Aturned the corner, but that once
 Nhed. he began to show his real
 q avenue was crowded. Vi,-
 ost as broad as he is long.
 is natural. The way he
 ! that crowd would have
 steam roller at full
 state what effect the
 man madly dashlng
 rect would hay~on
 say that in about
 larger crowd at
 ,re was in front
 ne should ask
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 erhaul him. | him. The M "dander' ro g we'll. A tr thea --str. ladies bo '9 Vohl pariso, .' 70 the lad. Il foot in The dog
 going and
 that surrou had been c. m de termination. question that were hur Ipeared pecu liarly irritating.
 what is it?" "who was he?' 'eWha aid he do?" Somebody get help, he mus not escape were few of the interro gations hurled at his helpless head. / red-faced young man. evidently with al oyergrown sense of his own worth, pushed through the crowd and said: Mister do that again, my wife didn't see you. Williams glared a him, speeches., whil, he fighting for breath. After SC we're struggle with himself he withheld the crushing retort he had framed. | was at this point that the explosion was expected.
 The climax was capped when a little blond man with sideburns piped up from the edge of the crowd
 'ohicer. what did you do that for?" By this time Williams had recovered most of his dignity and part of his breath He turned toward the speaker and an- swered with majestic distinctness: T was posing for a lashlight of Re- becca at the we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Weather FOrecas.

Washington. July 27.-Weatber fore cast:
 Alabama and ssissippi-Probabl bly, fair Friday and Saturday; moderate variable winds becoming south
 Tennessee-Fair Friday; Saturday in creasing cloudiness; probably followed by local showers in west portion.