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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

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 e51se on Dr 5ohn N Abercxrse- zlf, z34-.aef president Of the Oniver- sity of Alabama, is contained informa- tion to the effect that the s40,000 ap- propriation which was made by the Peabody fund to the University of Ala bama and which was recently an- nounced by Dr. George H. Denny, pres ident -elect of the university, at a re- cent banquet in Birmingham. had been hanging fire" for several months and that the university was all along scheduled for the plum. The letter con tains telegraphic correspondence had between pr. Abercrombie and Cover nor O'Neal and pr. Denny in which the former president congratulated the state upon securing pr. Denny's serv- ices. ~
 pr. Abercrombie suggests that the failure of the banquet committee to mention his name at the banquet was probably due to an oversight The let ter to Mir. Willingham follows
 Little Rock, Ark November 23, 1911. Hon. Henry J. Willingham, Montgomery,
 Ala.
 Dear Willingham: have read today the press reports of the banquet recently giv- en In honor of Dr. George H. Denny by the Birmingham chapter of the Society of the Alumni of the University of Ala bama, and I am writing to express my appreciation of your interview published in Birmingham on the 18th inst.
 pr. Denny knows my attitude toward him and his prospective administration. At the time of his election l was in Richmond, Va, from which city I sent him the following telegram:
 Have just learned of your election to the presidency of the University of Ala bama. congratulate both you and tn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

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 At the same time I sent to Governor
 Emmet O'Nea1. president of the aniver-
 sity board of trustees, the following
 message:
 Have just learned of the election of Dr. George H. Denny. A great honor
 has been most worthily' bestowed, and I congratulate both the university and
 Dr. Denny. I hope he will accept In
 that event, I shall be glad to give his administration my hearty and active
 support"
 It is gratifying that in outlining his proposed policies pr. Denny did not indicate a purpose to depart from those which have characterized the admins tration of the past nine years. It is gratifying, also, that he was able to announce the donation of $40,000, for which certain state university presi- dents have labored assiduously for sew eral years, and which was practically secured several months ago. Indeed, as you are aware, some of my friends who knew of the certainty of this do- nation suggested it as reason why should defer my resignation for a year. Each of the other state universities of the south, 10 in number, is to be the reclp- tent of a similar donation from the Pea body board of trustees.
 The press report states that my name was not mentioned by any of those who were invited to respond to toasts, and that my friends were somewhat chagrined'' on that account. Let us in- dulge the hope that this omission was not prearranged: at least. that it was not prompted by desire to discredit my services to the institution. I trust that every friend of mine will &C., cord to the incoming administration such co-operation as will render certain the continued development of our great uni- versity.
 With personal regards and best wishes, am yours cordially,
 JOHN W. ABERCROMBIE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
Ne7us of Ensley

J. M Bishop, well known young man, was shot about 10:30 o'clock last night while en route to his home on Avenue F and Twenty fourth street. The bullet, presumably Al calibre, entered the fleshy part of the lower leg and the doctors extracted the bull let today Bishop stated, according to the police, that he was walking along the avenue when his attention was called to some boys on the opposite corner who, he said, were quarreling. He stopped to listen to them and then started to resume his journey when a shot was fired, he said, and i'm mediately he discovered he was shot. l The police are Investigating the affair. 1 The deal for the sale of the lot on Nineteenth street to the Peoples Home Telephone company, which was an & nounced yesterday. is about completad and next Tuesday ground will broken for the erection of the handse l new telephone exchange building Nhe price paid for the lot was $20c cete4 Dupuy-Burke made the sale ar of was owned by J. H. Perkins fsc change will be modern irIcs'9i. a $l0.000 switchboard wilf2te i1aNi E The site of the structure tte corner between Avenv1s an3 V ea Nineteenth street. Tie erDles 3ffo,bs Telephone company WI exso#F .,et, srvice all over this .esrtsa ss the county.
 Tony Murello, an HsE sria-er va, painfully injured, ,at tsf. ...,.ss we'd. terday morning besnf f,ck by la fast moving ra lTnao cas he mar was attempting < cross {n nfvS,nt of t3e car His injuries ara Szt aerious hs was given medical feat f..Sa at the hG pital.
 This afterreo af .. sn o'clock f,e last of the wssks atstsrs Jon hoursIoj prayer will 1s ns'd et .he Methods church, Ave',zs ' sf,la 're,entieth stfet handled by sArea bte speakers Nicf success has aslsn4s < s5 week of pr{ye, and those as ave ed the serJces ance.
 Mrs. s Aqlsl Mprfow and chitrcr to frie6sds a ,,h.ts '' Mis- Virgin; Ag',.,ry of Denvar the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
COUNTY PRISONERS
 TO BE VACCINATED

Notwithstandg the fact that Sheriff Walter K McAdory has mailef out more than 700 notices to the delinquents who have failed to pay their state and coun- ty license for the year 1911. only 16s have responded A change in the law was made by the late legislature by the passage of a bill known as the revenue bill which requires the payment.o of state and county licenses within . given period of tin.s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

along the eastern slope of the Rockies and continued cool weather throughout the west. Heavy rains have been gem eral along the North Atlantic coast where the pressure continues low.
 Clear weather with practically station- ary, temperature prevailed in the cotton belt west of the Mississippi, while gen eral rain and a fall of from IS to 25 de- grees have occurred in eastern sections. At Birmingham a fall of % degrees in the last A hours is noted.
 Cold clear weather is expected in this section tonight. and Saturday, Summary of observations made at Unit ed States weather bureau stations Mo- vember 2i:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
Hog Killing Weather

Greenville., November 24.- <etalf The present, cold spell hat 3f6rf that season which the farmer {H<Iek Killing time. They are busy &(1k& out the county preparing thei ls the smoke houses. This hA 2 ,aiSisaals ". rood year for me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 24.-Forecast for Georgia-Fair Saturday, cooler on coast; Sunday fair and warmer; moder- ate northwest winds
 Tennessee-Fair weather and rising temperatures Saturday and Sunday.
 Alabama and Mississippi = Fair weather and rising temperatures Sat- urday and Sunday; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

jury at the close of court on Friday. September. 8, and in 10 minutes they reached a verdict of guilty.
 Beattie heard his doom without the slightest trace of emotion. and later. an- nounced his belief in his ultimate ac- quittal.
 The supreme court, however, refused 10 grant a stay, and when the case was put m to Governor Mann on November 10 he refused to interfere, stating that he was convinced of the prisoners guilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

large party of bankers who have been attending the American Bankers associa- tion convention in New Orleans will arrive in Birmingham this morning at 9:3O o'clock and will leave about 1 o'clock this after noon. They are travelling on two special trains of the Pennsylvania system. which are being operated over the Queen and Crescent.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Bessemer, November 2i.-(Special )-The fans of Bessemer who are very much in- terested in placing a team in the South eastern league for 1912 have been solicit ing subscriptions and have met with con siderable encouragement. Quite sum was raised today. It is understood that s3o0t has been pledged and this amount of stock will be sold if possible. It will be definite ly settled whether Bessemer will be placed in the Southeastern league or not at the meeting to be held in Birmingham to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The Christian Endeavor will meet morrow night at the First Presbyterf church.
 The Baptist Young Peoples union giIi meet tomorrow evening at o'clock at ! t:as Baptist church.
 Regular meeting of Bessemeh chg ger. No. 110, R. A, NJ, Tuesday nitht. The postmaster and most excellent rlssfa< degrees will be conferred on Grtd3 Sat son. Max H. Mayer Alex Pollo@e aud George Stoves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Well, better wits have worn plain statute caps. Loves Labor Lost.
Dr. Wiley's Best Vindication

The committee of the House that is Investigating the proposed dis missal of Dr. Wiley will not have been in vain if it will make public Dr. Wiley's defense of the employment of Dr. Rusby and Secretary Wilson's recommendation to the President in the case. The well known benzoic record of Mr. Wilson and the opinion of Attorney General Wickersham urging Dr. Wiley's dismissal are pub lie property, while all papers on the other side have been suppressed. Dr. Wiley is, it is true, to be permitted to remain at the head of the bureau of chemistry, and yet the facts in- volved should be laid before the pub lie. The House can do this.
 The entire matter relates back to the use of benzoic acid as a preserva- tive of rotten fruits and the odds and ends of a factory, and if Congress would pass an act forbidding the use of benzoic acid in canned goods or other food articles it would get at the very essence of the matter and cure it once for all No honest manufac- turer uses benzoate of soda. No can ner who handles sound products need use it. Congress can best protect the people by forbidding it's use in inter- state products altogether. This is the true remedy and this would be com plete vindication of Dr. Wiley, .anc
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Moroccan Tangle and War Cloud

France wants free hand in Moroc- co, and Germany wants more African territory. England wants no German Qualifications on the flank of hei steamship lines to the far east. These things create the present uneasiness over the Moroccan tangle, for all feel that 1t might result in a great Eu- ropean struggle. If it does England and France would fight side by side.
 No one is able to say what Ger many has up her sleeves. She may be determined to go to war and then again she may be simply endeavoring to gain all she can without the slight est intention of resorting to a war in which at sea she would be over whelmingly outranked. Russia's sym pathies would go to France, and Ger many's only possible ally would be Austria Hungary, for Italy would certainly remain neutral.
 Just at present the negotiations be- tween France and Germany seem to relate to a swapping of territory in Africa. Germany seems to be willing to leave Agadir in Morocco if she can gain the French Congo which lies just south of kamerun, now belonging to Germany. The coveted territory is also known as French Equatorial Af- rica. It is vast district reaching back from the coast to the British possessions at the head of the Nile.
 France cannot afford to hand over this valuable district to Germany even to secure Morocco, which would finely round out her great African possessions. It would be better for the Moroccans and for all the rest of the world if Morocco could pass into the hands of France, and perhaps this will be the outcome of the pending negotiations. Morocco is not fit for self government. Its condition is a constant disturbance and annoyance to the rest of the world, and if Ger many. can be negotiated out of the way Morocco would be absobed by France to the gain and advantage of all concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28

estimates that if it be made law il will save the state $2,500,000 annual. ly. There is local option feature to the bill giving each county the right to decide by a popular vote whether the law shall apply to that county.
 Georgia has no unreasonable and unexplainable constitutinal restriction to cope with, and she proceeds to legislate freely as to a subject that has become negotiable and burden some. Tennessee is another state in which county officials receive excess sive emoluments, and she, too, is pre- pairing to change them to figures that are just and reasonable.
 This question will come up in this county as soon as the constitutional amendment is adopted At present Jefferson and Winston counties are on one level, and fees cannot be in Jefferson unless they are to a like extent in Winston. This strange provision was put in the of 1901 and the people will have an opportunity at the next general election to let Jefferson out of the box in which 1t was placed by the constitution makers of 1901.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
VALUE OF FAT

Dr. Woods Hutchinson, in Outing.
 The popular view of the close connec- tion between fat and good nature and weight and balance is not wholly with out rational foundation. Fat, unpleas- ant and stodgy as it Is, Is one of the most valuable tissues in the human body. and any man who reduces hls share of it be- low a certain reasonable level not only takes the smooth edge off his temper and balance off his powers of judgment, but exposes all of his higher tissues, notably the muscular, nervous and secreting, to danger of both starvation and disease. A moderate cushion of fat Is one of the best buffers and bucklers against the 'slings and arrows of outrageous for tune" whether in the form of disease germs or in strains upon endurance. The man who makes himself into lean and hungry Cassius. even with tho best of in tentions. Is very apt to get himself Into a state of both mind and body where he is more fit for comfort. stratagem and spells than for comfort. wholesomeness and a long. happy life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
COWBOYS IN SPAIN

From the Washington Post.
 eve boast good deal about the vest ern cowboys and the wonderful feats on a horse and in rounding up the cattle" remarked Arthur s. Penniman of New .Iexico. but I was in Spain during the past winter and saw some bowboys over there that could give our western lads something to think about and to copy.
 '"rhey have about a dozen different rames for cowboys in Spain, but those down in the Andalusia region are gener- given to cattle and sheep raising, and no matter how small the ranch or farm, there are always plenty of cowboys. The ganaderos are usually tall, thin, wiry chars, who love their calling, and they ride remarkably well, the only pity being that they have poor horses. Any one who krows horses will understand me when l say that the ganadero rides high, on a large saddle with long stirrup and straight leg, using single rein. and heavy curb
 "1his bit looks rather cruel. but the gant,dero is careful and never punishes his steed with the curb. He is not so y,cr,ifuI with his spurs. for he cuts deep when riding. and the animals show tho q ,nnr lance called 'garrocha.' They Lnow hoy to use it in rounding up the rattlc They make even the most unruy hu,l come to terms and they fear the sight Of that lance, which has been in use for generations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Royal PrerOgative

Among the 631 members of the house of lords there are so few lib- erals it has been estimated that 800 new liberal peers would be required to assure safe majority. Once a man becomes peer, even though he has been a liberal, even a radical, he gradually loses his liking for the plain people and begins to stand by his own caste. He becomes in the long run tory. This is why the liberals are forced to take away the veto power of the house of lords. They are forced to do 1t in order to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28

takes a lively interest in musical matters. 1 This band numbers between 50 and 5o performers, and has the reputation Of be- ing the finest brass and reed orsanizs' tion in this country. It is seldom ai- lowed to leave Washington, and only once in 10 years does it go on anything like an extended concert tour. In order tc bring the band south MT. RadchHe had to secure permission from the Secre- tary of the navy, and the Secretary Of the Navy,s action had to be approved by the President.
 remember the United States Marine band as far back as the sos when Sousa was director. The band players received poor pay-only then such as private SOL diers or marines received. The conse- auence was that scrubs for the most part made up Sousa' forces But the March King. had so much talent as band master, and was so full Of enthusiasm that after painstaking rehearsal he pro- duced good effects and made the band sound well. Fanchuelli, an educated 1tai-> ian musician, succeeded Sousa as direc- tor. He, too, was full of enthusiasm  and the band did fairly we'll under his baton. By the way, the Marine band gave a concert. in Birmingham when Fanchuelli was director.
 'strhe Italian got In a little snarl With one of the marine. officers about the kind of music that should be played for parade and lost out, so to speak, and at the end of his enlisted term removed from Washington to New York, where he is now a popular bandmaster. After Fanchuelli came William H. santelmann as conductor of the Marine band. Soon after he had accepted the position Con eress passed bill raising the pay or the members Of the band, and making the conductor or director a lieutenant. The present pay of the musicians is sufficient to command frst-class material. Inc men are graded and the principals re. ceiye about as good pay as symphony orchestra players It is needless to say that Radcliffe will have a successful tour with Uncle Sam's crack band"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
ct the country have two great par.

let the country have two great par ties.
 William III once threatened to overcome a majority less than 30 by creating new peers, but as a matter of fact he did not assert the royal prerogative, and it never has been used for that purpose. The present mooted wholesale dilution will be avoided no doubt by an acceptance of the bill of the house of commons, and thus a revolutionary method will go unutilized.
 The authority of the King to en- noble his friends or the supporters of the ministry has never been ques- toned, but the creation of house of lords in accordance with the will of the house of commons is horse of another color. It is a revolutionary horse in revolutionary times.
 The prospective surrender of the lords will no doubt lift from the King great responsibility. Apparently he stood ready to obey the will of the people expressed in two elections, and if the lords do not accept the veto bill of the commons we will perhaps see 300 new peers going into the up- per house of parliament, each carry ing a ballot in his hand.
 A recent count shows, however, that Lord Lansdowne will have ma iority of the peers at his back should he move to accept the bill of the com mons. The peers who are willing to accept the inevitable are said to number 230, while those who adhere to the Earl of Halsbury will not ex- ceed 130, and the most of them Will find it convenient to stay away when the vote is taken.
 The lords will protest against the bill, but that will be the extent or their opposition. They will vote to accent the veto bill of the house of commons. and no new peers will be anpointed to create a liberal upper chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
PAPER ICE KEEPER
From the New York Press,


 Poor people able to buy a few cents worth of Ice esthen have now way to keep il from melting, so they get only an hour or so's good out of 1t. Anybody can make payer refrigerator by wrapping up a big chunk, or some coacoanut-sized pieces, in four or five sheets of news or manila paper, then tying 1t in a bundle with a thick. soft string. Put small wooden box in a dishpan and set the paper re- frigerator In the box to drip and draln. Meat or fish wrapped in one piece of manila can be set inside right against the ice by untylng and then tying up the aIer refrigerator again. Bottled milk. aater, lemonade or beer can be kept co'l sleeping alongside the ice inside the paper cooler. One chunk of ice the size of chuckle-headed boys coacoanut. If placed on top of four or five pounds ot fisr and then wrapped in paper and 50 set s.s to drain we'll will keep fish all right all night to fry for breakfast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-28
Georgia's Fee System

The present Georgia legislature is preparing to undo the fee system of that state. A bill has been prog ressed that provides that the highest salary of any county official shall not exceed $5000 year. Within that amount clerks, solicitors, sheriffs, tax collectors and treasurers may draw $100 each year for every 1000 population up to 15,000, $60 1000 for the second 15,000, $50 for the third, $40 for the fourth, S30 for the fifth, s2o for the sixth and $5 for each thousand in the seventh 15,000 of population. The author of the bill