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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
SUFFRAGETTES PLAN
 TO EVADE CENSUS

London, April -(SpeciaD-The suf- fragettes have organized to have great sport while walking in the streets to evade the Census tomorrow night From 1:30 D. m. to 12:30 a. m. they will cir culate in Trafalgar Square. At 1 a. m. there will be d varied programme in the Scala thea tre. Mrs. Pankhurst will be in the chair. The march of the wo- men will be sung with Ethel Smyth as conductor and Miss Peppercorn at the piano. There will be supper and break fast at 2 a. m and 8 a. m. :; there will be races in the Aldwich skating rink Several members will give all night at homes
 The suffra gists say that legal pun ishment is impossible owing to the faulty wording of the act of parlia- ment.
 John Burns is in an awkward posi- tion. He has charge of the census but is unwilling to prosecute and probably there will be no prosecution owing to the fact that the few thousand women involved will be returned as warrants by the police who are instructed to count all persons in the streets on Sun day night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
ALONZO REED IS
 AGAIN A FUGITIVE

Atlantic City, April (Special)-- Alonzo Reed, captured in Yakima, Wash. after Wharton Stokes, a young. attorney of this city. had trafled him through Europe and this country, has again disappeared.
 Reed was released through habea $ corpus proceedings after Stokes had left Yakima for this city. to report to Reeds wife. who employed stokes to find her husband.
 Detective Bob Miller, who went to bring Reed here. found his mdn gone. Stokes and Miller have trailed him, to Seattle. Colorado Springs. an3 to Ia coma. and believe he has kiled for Honolulu with d woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
SAYS NEW YORK IS 4 NAUGHTY TOWN Attacks Mayor Gaynor With Criminal
 Statistics

New York, April 2.-(Special)-A the weekly luncheon of the City club yes terday Magistrate Joseph Corrigan chal- lenged Mayor Gaynor to substantiate his claim that New York is the most orderly large city in the world"
 The magistrate. by quoting statistics and delivering figures, sought to prove that Mayor Gaynor is either misinformed or misrepresents the facts.
 Magistrate Corrigans figures show a tremendous falling off in 1910 for arrests for gambling, homicide, larceny, vagran- cy and excise violations.
 In the course of his address the magis- trate went into the details relative to his charge that the city is vice ridden and the police force demoralzed. He gave the names Of scores of criminals of both sex, well known to the police, who are living and praticing their profession in New York, gave the addresses of dives and dis orderly places; declared there are 800 un- licensed saloons in the city, that no at tempt is made to enforce the excise laws, and asserted that graft is being paid to police officers by proprietors of gambling kouses and disorderly places.
 The success of police department" said agistrate Corrigan, lis measured by the ratio of arrests to complaints. 1 defy Mayor Gaynor and his police commission CT to show the sequal book in which complaints are entered, and compare it with the pink slips of detectives who make their reports on such complaints
 Magistrate Corrigan quoted from an ar ticle written by Mayor Gaynor while justice of the supreme court, which ap- peared in the North American Review in February, 1903 In this article the right of judges to criticise officials and condi- tions is upheld.
 There has been no more persistent champion of free speech than Mayor Gay nor,'' he said. He then recalled to his hearers that Mayor Gaynor has classed him with certain magistrates who had been relieved from office in Brooklyn. He asked if Mayor Gaynor classed with per jury the offense of telling of conditions as they are. In this connection he said he defed Mayor Gaynor to remove him from office.
 After giving names and locations of dives, disorderly psnces, Magistrate Cor rigan read the statistics.
 "The arrests for felonies in 1909 were 24,000 for nlisdemeanors, 192,00O, makir g a total of 216000, resulting in 123,0t0 con- victions, or about 60 per cent. In 1910 the arrests TOT lelOnltS were 1vsVuu, TUT HIS demeanors. 1S7,000. making total of 157, coo, resulting in 940oO convictions, or about GO per cent.
 "These figures are exclusive of juvenile delinquency"
 As Magistrate Corrigan finished his speech, a little before o'clock. Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn led a raid on an alleged gambling house at 100 West F'orty-third street, only a block and half away from the club.
 Many of those who had listened to the magistrate rushed out and joined the matinee crowds stalled the taxis and trucks that surrounded the scene. Five thousand people watched the raid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, April 2-The cotton goods markets have been generally quiet follow ing the uncertainty caused by the radi- cal revision in bleached cottons and wide sheetings Hope A bleached goods were bought so freely at the revised prise that they were placed at value after large engagements had been booked.
 Fruit of the Loom 4-4 bleached were also sold in large volume, and in accord ance with the statement issued when the cut was made, future business is only be- ing accepted on a basis of S3@c, and that price will soon be formally established and maintained until June 10
 There have been more steadiness in other cotton goods lines, some of which will not be revised downward at the present time This is particularly true of leading brands of tickings denims and other heavy branded cottons
 Sales at Fall River last week reached 5000 pieces, of which 40,000 were for spot deliveries. The export business with China has now reached volume of b, ,O0O bales in the current movement and further orders in small parcels are being con- sidered.
 It is strongly emphasized in mercantile circles that the business passing the cot ton goods is being done at the expense of values, and the buyers of the country are charged with attempting to discount a 1600O, ,0O0-bale cotton crop before the crop is planted.
 Mills are being forced to curtail pro- duction more and more as the cotton year goes on, while prices for goods are shrink ing, without a corresponding lessenfng in the value of raw materials and other cosCs of production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
MOBILE TRIMS
 COTTON PACKERS

Mobile, April 2.-The Mobile Southern League club played rings around the Hat tiesburg Cotton States League club to- day, winning the game to 1. Mobile hit the Hattiesburg pitchers at will ana ran wild on the bases, while four double plays. three of them made by the locals, feat ured the first Sunday game in Mobile In several years the pastime on the sao- bath now being legalized by a bill recently passed by the legislature. Hattiesburg tried out a. local battery, Fry and Bene- dict, who showed up fairly well. Score:
 nt R. II. Mobile ................... 010 030 21"-s II 3 Hatflesburg .,.....-.-;, oO0 010 0O0-1 I 1 Batteries: Campbell, Manuel ana Dunn; Threlkeld, Fry and Benedict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
TIE AGRICULTURAL
 YEARBOOK IS READY
Governments Best Seller"
 on Way to the Public
IS A FARMERS BOOK
Farmers All Over Country Are Writ ing for Copies-Is Real and En- tertaining Story of What
 the Farmers Are Doing
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, April 2.-(Special)-The governments 'best seller" the Agricul- tural Yearbook, is on its way to the pub lie. Half a million copies will be ready for distribution about April 9o it was announced today at the department of agriculture.
 The Agricultural Yearbook is known as the best seller among the government employees who handle public documents. Senator's secretaries. congressmen s clerks, employees in the folding rooms, and Joseph A. Arnold, chief of the di- vision of publication in the department of agriculture and those in his division realize that while the trade may oeea- sionally run off after strange and new volumes, the Agricultural Yearbook is the most consistently popular publication of the government.
 There was, for example, noted report of the immigration commission, senate document, that was believed-and was not as spicy as the latest and most popular and best selling novel. It went like hot cakes, which are proverbially swift in ex- ecution as slow in digestibilty. But that publication Is nigh forgotten. and the Yearbook stands firm Farmers, mer- chants, professional men, mechanics, ar tisans, laborers and clergymen in every state in the Union are now anticipating its issue and are writing to their con- greSSmen to send copies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
SUBMIT PLANS FOR
 NEW DREADNAUGHTS

Rome, April 2-(SpeciaD D-At the re- quest of the minister of marine the Ansaldo Odoro ship-building yards and five naval engineers have submitted plans for improved dreadnaughts of from 25.9o0 to 27,0o0 tons displacement Tine vessel is to carry twelve 14-inct guns and the cost is not to exceed $15,000, GOO. The plans will be explained by the superior council of the navy. Four ships of this kind will be laid down as soon as the pIans are appro vea and provision has been made for all expenditure of S60.000.000 on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, April ?, p. m.-Fai and warmer weather prevails throughout the cotton belt, lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys It is decidedly colder in the upper Rocky mountains states. These temperature conditions have been caused by the decidedly low pressure area cen- tral in New Mexico and influencing the weather over two-thirds of the country. The warm weather in the east and south were due to the warm southerly winds in these regions moving towards the low" Likewise the cold change in the northern Rockies has been brought about by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
WAS BIG DAY IN WASHINGTON
 FOR DEMOCRATIC POLITICS

Washington, April 2.-(Special.) )-Demo- cratic national politics boomed big in Washington today. The presence of Champ Clark of Missouri and his 2O0odd democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives was not the onliy attrac- ton, as w. J. Bryan and Governor liar mon both arrived, the former to attend a banquet in his honor tomorrow nlght and the latter to appear before the su- preme court to file a writ of certiorari in tine case. of McKell vs the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, the governor having been retained by the railroad several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

the tendrils we walked across 3-acre field of alfalfa.
 1t is a poem.
 It was almost ready for the first cut ting, though it had been grazed very freely during the winter by mules, cattle, hogs and turkeys.
 Turkeys want no other attention if they are given access to a patch of alfalfa. They lay and hatch among the plants and then fatten for the market on the foliage Dr. Cook cannot supply all the demand he has for turkeys.
 Here is a good suggestion for a farm speciality in the alfalfa belt Now, don't everybody raise turkeys and glut the market.
 That reminds me of the experience of the radish growers of Butler county. All the growers in that section, numbering several hundred this year saw an oppor- unity to get off an extra early crop of radishes. Everybody planted radishes and planted early. Everybody wanted to get on the market first As result a mon ster crop has matured all at one time Hundreds of cars are ready for shipment and the market is glutted. Prices are 700 low for profit.
 IL seems to the thinking man that a little cooperative care in dversihcaton and succession of crops would have pre- vented such a condition, but every man wanted to be first with a big crop, so there you are.
 pr. Cook Of Cochrane keeps books of ac- count on his farm At the end of each year he knows exactly what he has done. He knows where and how to account for profit and loss.
 For instance. his 25 acres of alfalfa brought an actual net profit of S29. 50 an acre. This is hay sold from the field. Charged against the crop was every ex- penSe, even a fair rental for the land He estimates that the increase in fertility of the soil by reason of the life-givlng properties of the alfalfa plant and the grazing of cattle on the land during the winter and fall balances the rental charge, though these items are not so credited.
 The value of the cattle and stock so grazed and the alfalfa consumed in graz ing are not considered in the estimate
 The S5S7.50 profit on the 9 acres of land is a fair return on an investment of s60OO
 Yet there are thousands of acres in Ala bama that may be made just as produc- tive as these that are being deserted. butchered or otherwise neglected.
 Dr. Cook is ready for the boil weevil He will continue to grow cotton and be- levcs that he can do it in spite of the boil weevi He will. But his living and his prosperity will not be dependent upon cotton-growing. He is raising as me wheat and oats as can be grown in Ten nessee or any other state. He is grow ing corn and other food crops. He is also raising some fine mules-mules that are better for this section than any that may be imported from Tennessee or any other state. Mules that are raised at home are acclimated and it has been thor oughly demonstrated that they are better for all purposes
 Dr. Cook, who. by the way, claims no relationship with a certain other public celebrity of the same name, is a good farmer, a good citizen and one of the best and most enthusiastic turkey hunters 1t has been my pleasure to meet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

MT. Bryan expressed himself as high ly gratifed over the result of the cau- GUS. Tt was splendid exhibition of harmony" said he tonight, and 1t -augurs well for the future. It should encourage every democrat in the country"
 Governor Harmon also thought the dem ocrats had made fine start. T am glad" said the governor, that the democratic Congress commences by cutting down the enormous expenses of running the House. It Is good show to make to the people,"
 Governor Harmon returns home tomor- row night. MT. Bryan will remain here to sec the democrats take charge of the House Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
PLAN FOR
 POLITICAL PUBLICITY

Washingt ton, April 2.AThe democratic House caucus having decided to consider during the extra session a. bill requiring the publicity of campaign contributions in congressional elections prior to the elec- tion the executive committee of the Ma tional Publicity Law association, of which Perry Belmont is president. held meet ing here today at which it was decided to support vigorously the plan of securing action at the extra session in both the House and the Senate.
 Some 20 states already have laws requir- ing publicity after election. The publicity association thinks it will be an easy mat ter to get these states to adopt amend ments providing for publicity before cleo tion if Congress would blaze the way with national law to that effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

ernoon in a loosely played 10-inning game, 4 to 2. Waddell was effective until the sixth, when two hits, three errors, two made by Waddell himself, and one by Rightfielder Rossman, let in two runs. Memphis tied the score in the eighth. Con- two flies to drop in the tenth, let in the winning Minneapolis run.
 Batteries: Waddell and Smith; Dickson, Finlayson and Donohue.
 The Minneapolis players return to their training camp at Hickman, Ky.,s tomor- row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
French Lick Is "Wet"

Indianapolis. Ind. April 2-West Baden's votes made French Lick wet against It's will in an option election to- day. Both the towns, which are sites of mineral spring resorts. are in French Lick township of Orange county. West Baden returned a majority of 143 votes in the affirmative and French Lick a majority of 23 in the negative, providing town ship majority of 120 for the "wets"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Strikers Throw Bombs

Muscatlne. Iowa, April 2.-Three bombs were thrown early today at the homes of button workers who have taken the places of some of the 5000 button factory employees who have been on strike for five weeks. No one was hurt but the houses were damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Newspaper Man Dies

Daytona, Fla, April 2.-F. R. Swift owner of the Bridgeport and Waterbury Herald of Connecticut, died at his home here today after brief illness. MT. Swift has not been actively connected with his paper for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

cold winds from Canada also blowing to- wards the center of the low
 There was not much rain during the past "A hours. The principal rain areas were the southern plateau states. Flor ida and the states immediately south and west of the great lakes. Amounts were generally light.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, April ?, 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Weather Forecast

Washington, April 2,-Forecast for Ala bame and Mississippi: Increasing cloudi- ness Monday; rain at night or Tuesday; cooler Tuesday, moderate south winds.
 Tennesese: Rain Monday afternoon or night and Tuesday; colder Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Agricultural Bible

That's why the Agricultural Yearbook retains it's position. It is sort of agri- cultural Bible; it's sent out and read out and worn out, and another years takes it's place; and nobody remarks it's popu- larity. When copies for free dstribu- ton are gone other copies may be had from the superintendent of documents for small price.
 But the agricultural departments pub lications are all about the most popular of the government. The department dis tributes 26,000,OO0 documents every year now, and most of them are farmers bui- letins. They are commentaries on the Yearbook Each of them, written by a person who has made the subject treated his, or hers-for many of them are writ ten by women-special study, carries a message of cheer and intelligence. They are narratives of past accomplishments on the farm and of future hopes. One tells how to manage the place, another how to care for the stock, another how to plant the staple crop of wheat or cot ton or corn; yet another will tell the farmers wife how to make her kitchen garden thrive, and the farmers daughter how to do best by old Moody, and the farmers son how to make the hogs big ger and better than ever, or how to train that fine young colt. Perhaps the most popular or recent farmers bulletins was one that got to be known as the COOK Book Before a great many had been sent out congressman were so impor- tuned for them that a big edition was run out of the Government Printing Of- flee and given place in the folding room. It is notable that most of them were sent to farmers wives who did their own cooking.
 Scientific farming, you sec is not alto gether fine theory.
 The present is the rush season of pub lications of the agricultural department. Bulletins are being sent out by thou sands. The movement, it was said today. is not larger than in previous years.
 Everybody is getting ready for spring planting. The agricultural department is every mans neighbor and has to pause at his door to help him along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Scott Funeral Held

Memphis, Apri, 2.-John A. Scott, gen eral passenger agent for the Illinois Gen. tral lines, south was buried nere today Railroad officials from all parts of the country attended the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
WADDELL SHOWS
 FORM IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, April 2--The Minneapolis team of the American association defeated the Memphis Southern league team this aft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
Farmers Are Anxious

They arc also writing to the agricul- tural department for copies. When is it coming out?" is in the agricultural de- partment a question that is proverbial of the college annual in the fresh water lat itudes. But of the 500,000 copies the az ricultural department retains only 30,000 it's agents and reporters in various fields. The other copes-470, ,000-go to congress- men.
 Each congressman gets a quota of about 900 to "his credit in the folding room at the capitol The quota is mono too large for him. The Yearbook is just the thing to catch the ballot of the kind known as the American farmer. The farmer likes it Tine Agricultural Year hook is not merely a compilation of fig ures showing that the department is com posed of a certain number of bureaus composed of a certain number of diyi- sions, having done in the last 12-month a certain percentage of vague, undeseribed month. It is a real, live and compara- lively lively narrative of things that men have done with earth and tools and that other men can do. It is a story of how men have prospered and made life more Ileasuraple and useful and socially, leis- urely.
 It is just like Q visit from Secretary Wilson and the smart fellows with him. They drop in of a gentle spring night to talk crops and best methods of farming and living. And living is a large part of life-itS greatest problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

Observations taken D. seventy-dr,n meridian
 IsoBARs continuous nos through points equal air
  ines through of equal tenn they will be drawn only for freezing % and 0 SYMBOLS indicate state of weather clear; partly fly wind First figure tempereture hours second rainfall if equals inch, third. wind velocity of 10 miles hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03

While yet the dew was sparkling among
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-13

were busy on the upper floors of the building.
 The building will be rapidly pushed to completion now, and it is not be- iiaved the noise made by the work men will in any way interfere with the legislative deliberations.
 In honor of the opening of the new statehouse, the city council of Little Rock has changed the name of Fifth street to Capitol avenue. Numerous improvements are planned in the im- mediate vicinity of tne new building, and the entire landscape will prob ably soon be changed.
 The opening sessions of both bod ies were taken up With the work Of organization Over the selection of the presiding officer there was no contest in either branch of the legis- lature Senator H. K. Toney was elected president Of the senate and Judge R. F. Milwee speaker of the house-both by exclamation.
 Over the minor officers there were Iong-draWn-out contests. Especially was this true in the house, where nine ballots were required to select a seygeant-at t-arms. There were 10 candidates It was agreed that after each ballot the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes should drop out. Not until the ninth ballot, when but two candidates-W. S. Allen and w. II. Harrell--remained, was the former chosen.
 The senators met in secret caucu? in the afternoon and tho work of selecting officers progressed much faster than in the house.
 It is probable that Governor Don agheys message will be read Wednes- lay or Thursday, after which the work cf grinding out legislation will be taken up.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-13
ARKANSAS MAGNIFICENT NEW sTATEHoUsE.

Twenty-seventh-A. c. Martin oi Conway.
 Thirtieth-W. N. Deaton of Delight
 Thirty-second-J. II. McBee of Earle
 Thirty-fourth-J. A Rodgers ot Gravette
 After the reading of the list ot newly-elected senators, Chief Justice McCulloeh swore them in in groups of three.
 The most important ballot taken was that for secretary of the senate. There were three candidates in the race-George H. Trevathan of Bates vile, E. L. McHaney of Little Rock and Bruce Greeson of Conway It re quired two ballots to elect Mir. Ire yathan.
 The other officers were elected on from one to three ballots.