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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
WARNING ABOUT
CHRISTMAS TREES
EVERY PARENT ASKED TO DO HIS
OR HER SHARE TO MAKE THIS
CHRISTMAS A MERRY ONE BY
HELPING TO PREVENT NEED.
LESS FIRES.

In the North Dakota Fire Prevention
Magazine. issued today, Is the follow
ing warning:
The following warnings issued by the
National Fire Protection association,
OF which the North Dakota state as
ISOLATION IL a member, will help (if fol-
lowed out by you) in making the 1911
Christmas the merriest of them all.
Stores, Churches and Razaars.
Holiday fires in these while filled
with people are usually holocausts.
Light. in1amable decorations make
fires easy to start and easy to spread.
A match, a gas flame or an electrical
effect may do it.
Watch gas jets! Decorations may be
carried against them by air currents.
Watch smokers! Do not permit them
to light cigars inside buildings.
Do not make the slightest change in
electric wiring without consulting cleo
tricaI inspector.
Warnings for Home.
Every year In America many chit
dren are burned to death by fire from
Christmas candles.
DO not decorate your Christmas tree
with paper, cotton, or any other in
fiamable material
Use metallic tinsel and other nom
infasrmable decorations only, and set
the three securely so that the children
in reaching for things cannot tip IL
over.
DO not use cotton to represent snow.
II you must have snow use asbestos
fibre.
Do not permit children to light or
'relight the candles while parents are
not present. They frequently set IRE
to their clothing instead. The tree
itself will burn when needles have be-
come dry.
DO not leave matches within reach
Of children at holiday time. Candles
are meant to be lighted, and Ii the
children can get matches they will ex-
pertinent with them. They initiate
their elders.
Read insurance policiesI
Before attempting any hasty or III
advised decoration which may cause
IRE examine your insurance contracts
and see X the policies contain any~
thing like this:
This entire policy unless otherwise
provided by agreement Endorsed here
on Or added hereto, shall be void. etc.
III the hazard be increased BY any
means within the control or knowledge
of the insured"
r. YOU burn, you want your indenn-
ity: do nothing therefore to impair
your contract.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

The Ford was protested on the
ground that 1t had no right to carry a
muffier cut-out nor TO have its stear-
ing gear wound with tape. The ref
cree allowed the protest and gave the
prize to another car. which had been
penalized in the technical examination.
Thereupon the entrant Of the Ford car
carried the case to the contest board
Of the American Automobile associa-
ton, and that court has just reversed
the decision of the referee, which re-
stores to the Ford Model T the laurels
of victory 1t earned In such spectac-
ular fashion after one of the hardest
reliability tests of the year.
Too much can not be said in praise
of Bruce Brown. There were other
drivers in the race who drove just as
game and heady a race as did Brown.
But Brown won, and that Is the ans
wer.
The average piled up by the win
ners surpassed the great record held
by Nazearro in the Targa Florio race
in Italy few years ago. The dis
tances were about the same. or
course, 1t is absurd to figure the Santa
Monia average of 74.6 miles an hour
in the same class as the average OF
the Grand Prize. The Santa Monica
distance was just half that Of the big
Savannah race. The 1872 average
which Hearne maintained past the
202 mile mark of the Grand Prize is
the average which must be compared
with the California record. AT that,
believe the same cars that were In
the Grand Prize would have piled up
an average of rs miles an hour over
the California course event at the Ais
miles distance. 7 would like to see
the Grand Prize go to Santa Monica
IL it is abandoned by Savannah, and
I have heard some rumors around the
Georgia city to the effect that there
would be no racing carnival next year.
/ have read quite a few articles to
the effect that automobile racing Is
gradually dying out. In fact. have
had many letters from my readers
asking my opinion on the subject.
Many writer's have pointed out the
condition or the racing sport in Eu-
rope as an indication OF what Is sure
ito follow lii America. Automobile
racing is not on the decline that liz,
SO far as the public Is concerned
Larger crowds are being attracted to
each successive road or track race
meet. The appetite Of the speed fans
seems to be Just as keen for the sem
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

many instances the benefit was hard
TO locate. Racing made possible the
success Of many concerns standing
at the top today. But the sport has
outlived It's usefulness. There are
more than half a dozen events each
year that can be used as good adver-
Using publicity by the makers Of the
winning car. Where do the makers
OF the hundred or so cars come In?
Racing today is solely sport for the
promoter and should be figured on
that basis. To my mind, the maker
who abandons the racing game is most
wise.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16


The curtain has just been rung down
on the Anal event Of the racing season.
Hurry and set the stage for the open
ing event OF next year. For it will
soon be time for a Florida beach meet
at either Jacksonville or Daytona. I
believe the former city should be Sc
lected as the scene OF the competition
events and straightaway champion
ships. on account of the location and
the hotel facilities AFFORDED the visit
ors. IL it be necessary to use Day.
tona beach for some extreme speed
trials for mile or so, an extra few
days could be spent at Daytona by
the record smashers. But Jacksonville
should be the scene Of the 1912 beach
meet.
Although the recent grand prize
race was not sanctioned by the Ameri-
can Automobile association, there win
not be any OF the drivers "outlawed''
by the Triple-A's contest board. But
few motorists know that the A.. Al. A.
has absolutely nothing to do with the
running OF the grand prize event. The
great race Ii under the sole control
and sanction of the Automobile Club
of America, which organization, by
the way, Is the only body in America
recognized or AFFILIATED with theInter-
national Federation of Automobile
clubs The grand prize is the spoils Of
war marking the victory Of the Al. G.
a. over the "a. IA. "A. In bitter fight
some three years ago. When the
smoke cleared away, the Al. a. Al. was
lying PROSTATE with the A. G. A. wav-
Ing its war club the grand prize gold
cup. But ais the Automobile Club Of
America Is not q boastful organization
and as the A. A. Al. is q bit sensitive
about the subject, the public - seldom
reminded of the fact that the grand
prize Is run free from Three-A inter-
ference.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

Too much can not be said in praise
of Bruce Brown. There were other
drivers in the race who drove just as
game and heady race as did Brown.
But Brown won. and that is the ans
Wer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

A Christmas Gift from FelIer's
is sure to please-as our stock
contains all useful articles, and
gifts of real worth are becom-
ing more popular each year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

Do your Xmas shopping early,
as the rush of the last day or
two makes selections more diff
hcult, and the clerks are all
worn out and unable to give
you their best attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the following real estate transfers, in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved have been filed in the office of the probate court:
 s15oO-L. H. Howard to Annie Dixson, lot Il, block s, Tribble's first division.
 3i5oo-T. N. Norris to o. P. What ley, lot A, block lS G, Walker Land com pany's survey of East Woodlawn. ; S10,143. .5o-Shades Mountain Land and Development company to Seminole Land company, mineral rights in part of sec ton 31, township IS south, range west.
 $49s5 .50--Shades Mountain Land and De- velopment company to Seminole Land company, all the mineral rights in the east half of the northeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the northeast quar- tor, the northwest quarter of the north west quarter, and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 1, township 19 south, range west.
 $100O-Mattie Dodge to B. Alden Thomp- son. lots 113 and IA. block ', Powells ad- dition to Birmingham.
 $100o-Martha Hays to Matte Dodge, lots 11S and IA, block 7, Powell's addition to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

plained,' was that which incapacitated children tor future service because of its fearful consumption of nervous en- ergy through the wear and tear of operating high power machinery. She gave as an instance the. fact that q girl of IA years, operating high power machine, stitching $500 stitches minutes, is usually a physical wreck at the end of a year.
 Miss Kelley was followed by Miss Jean Gordon of New Orleans. whose ad7 dress was on the Disadvantages Due to Varying Standards" Her talk bore largely with the importance of having competent men appointed as factory inspectors, and she plead for a wider interest on the partS of the educated classes. The official photographer of the national committee gave an inter esting sketch of various incidents within his experience which has to do with the conditions of child labor in the factories and the mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
PLAN EXTENSION
 OF LOCKWOOD LINE
Brazelton Says Arrangements Are Being Made. to Carry Line to
 Shades Cliff

That the Edgewood car line would be extended to the top of Shades mountain to Shades Cliff was the announcement made yesterday by G. T. Brazelton. vice president of the Birmingham Edge ood car line. He said the line was practically completed to within one mile of the top of the mountain and that active arrange ments were being made to extend the line to the top.
 It is stated that several large property holders in that vicinity have agreed among themselves to assist in the exten- sion of the car line to the top of the sec ond mountain range south of Brmins ham. The line has already bridled the frst-Red mountain.
 The plan as now understood is to run the line on the crest of Shades mountain to the hotel or even further should it be deemed expedient to do so. MT. Brazel- ton said:
 "The Edgewood car line is now all but completed to the site of the artificial lake, work upon which is fast nearing completion. We have tentatively prom ised to permit the extension of our line to the top of Shades mountain and this will be pretty easy to do, considering that we are now within mile of the crest. The line will enter our properties and may loop down the crest of that magnificent mountain.
 we have the matter under considera- ton and hope to have something very definite to announce soon.'
 It is stated that the line to Edgewood will be ready for traffic within few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
BILL REMOVES
 BIRMINGHAM AUTO LICENSE

political sinecure, as 1t provides that 15 per cent of the gross revenue be paid an officer under the secretary of state, and it is estimated such payment would net the officer to be appointed approximately $40o0 per annum.
 In talking of the bill yesterday Mir. Boggan said
 ''Step by step the legislature is crip- bling the city of Birmingham in it's annual licence schedule. By reason of the banking bill passed week before last the city will lose oyer S50OO each year in much needed license money, and now comes the new automobile bill which I understands provides for state .instead of municipal license The main force of this blow will be felt by the city of Birmingham, where already 635 automo- bile licenses have, been taken out this year and the passage of this bill will probably mean a loss to the city of over sl0,000 each year. The wear and tear on the city streets from one automobile $ greater than that from half dozen wagons and with seven or eight hun dred automobiles using the streets the license should remain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

Gano Dunn of Pittsburg, president elect of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers has accepted an invitation extended him by the steel and coal men of the district and will spend tomorrow in Birmin gham as their guest. Dr. Dunn is returning from the Southern Commercial congress at Atlanta where he was speaker on electrical matters.
 Mr Dunn will arrive In Birmingham this afternoon a 4 o'clock on the Bir- mingham Special. ne will be met by committee of industrial men and es- corted to his hotel Monday morning a luncheon will be given in his honor
 ,in l. fn cu by Henry l.. Bad ham, president of the Bessemer Coal. Iron and Land company, immediately after which a large party of prominent industrial men will be shown over the district. The trip will be made in the private car of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company.
 When in Atlanta MT. Dunn expressed desire to see the district of which he had heard so many wonderful things. This will be shown him by experts who have made the things which they exhibit. He will visit all the properties of the Tennessee com pany in the district as well as those of the other plants.
 At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening a banquet will be rendered MT. Dunn at the Hillman hotel by the coal and steel operators of the district At this banquet MT. Dunn will deliver an ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
CRIMINAL COURT
 MAKES A RECORD
NO LESS THAN TEN CAPITAL CASES WERE HEARD IN ONE WEEK AND THOSE CONVICTED SENTENCED YESTERDAY

The criminal court of Jefferson county finished it's work yesterday of imposing sentences on those prisoners who had been convicted, after having established a new weeks record for the number of capital cases tried considerably in ad- vance of all others The number of capital cases heard last week was ten
 Usually the court succeeds In complet- ing the hearing of about four or five cases whenever the capital dockets are on, and the best previous record was six cases in one week. The work of the court was handled in an unusually expeditions manner last week. This. ae- cording to the remarks heard about the courthouse, indicates the effectiveness of the combination of Judges Frank Cahal- an and w. P. McCrossin, who pre- sided respectively In the first and second divisions of the court.
 Judge McCrossin had never presided before during the hearing of a capital at the courthouse, would lead to the conclusion that he Is a veteran on the bench
 The following sentences were imposed yesterday in the first division of the criminal court: Manslaughter, Jenne Matthews, years; Robert Pollard, , years; Luther Banks, 10 years; Anderson Van Ross, 1 year and costs. In the ca 50 of Lizzie Hubbard charged with mur- der, the sentence was not imposed, pend- ing motion for a new trial Tn the case of Henry Murphy, convicted of mur der and given a life sentence, the sen tence was suspended pending a motion for a new trial as was also a two-year sentence in the case of Emanuel Pops convicted of robbery.
 With the completion of another week $ capital docket the court will take a re- cess until the first Monday in April, when a msdemeanor and felony docket will be taken up. The misdemeanor dock ct for the next term of the court has about been completed. During the rs- cess of 10 days the clerks of the court will be busy transferring to the records the dockets which will have been com pleted by that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
GANG DUNN OF PITTSBURG
 BIRMINGIIAM'S GUEST MONDAY

dress on "The Application of Electric ity to Steel Mills and Mines"
 Many men of importance industrial lyfi the district will be present to- morrow night Among those attending will be: H. c. Ryding. general man ager of the Tennessee company; H. l.. Badham, president of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company; James Bowron, vice president of the South ern Steel and Iron company; E. J. Bass, chief engineer of the Tennessee company; C. J. Barr, superintendent of the Ensley steel mill; F. M. Drennen, president of the Palos Coal and Coke company: Mayor Culpepper Exum. President A. H. Ford. of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany; H. U. Gassman, chief electrical engineer of the Tennessee company; c. w. Lutz. general manager of the Amer ican Steel and Wire company; B. A. Schroeder district manager Crock er- Wheeler @. MT. Cox, chief of the mining department of the Tennessee company; F. B. keiser. vice president of the Southern Iron and Steel com- pany; H. F'. DeBardeleben and c. F. DeBarQelepen or the AldDana uel ana Iron company; MT. Housman, chief me : chanical engineer of the Sloss- Sh ef- field Co.,; and ". L. Upton of the Sloss- Sheffield Co.,
 The visit of Mr. Dunn is looked for ward to with great interest by all in- dustrial men in the district. MT. Dunn Is considered to be the highest author ity on electricity and steel mills in the world. He designed the American Sheet and Tin Plate company al Gary. Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
WOMAN MEETSA
 HORRIBLE DEATH 
MRS. L. A. WYATT, AGED 96, IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A SWITCH ENGINE AT FIFTY FIFTH STREET

Mrs. A. l.. Wyatt, an aged white wom- an. was struck and instantly killed by an Alabama Great Southern switch en- zine at Fifty-fifth street and Third ave- Y,ue yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Her body was horribly mangled and death was Instantaneous.
 Mrs. Wyatt was 96 years of age and was totally deaf. It seems that she had been for a walk and had lost a quarter. After she returned to her home at Fifty-ffth street and Third avenue she discovered her loss and went back to look for it. She was directly on the track and failed to hear the approaching engine which struck her.
 Lige Loy's ambulance was rushed to the scene but Mrs. Wyatt was dead before they arrived. The funeral services will be held from her late residence this aft ernoon at o'clock. interment to be in either Woodlawn or Elmwood cemetery.
 The engine which struck Mrs. Wyatt was in charge of Engineer T. c. Robin son, who made the following statement to the ambulance driver: aaaf a. s..I saw her ron the track and whistled repeatedly but she did not seem to hear it. When I saw tha. she was not going to get off the track shut off and threw on the air but it was too late.' 2 Coroner B. L. Brasher was notified of the accident and will hold an investigation tomorrow or Tuesday.
 Mrs. Wyatt has no relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
DOCTOR PRAISES D. D. D.

Although an M. D., I acknowledge to my patients and patrons that your rem edy, D. D. D., reaches cases of Eczema and permanently cures thcm-Dr. Ira 1T. Gabbert, Caldwell, Kan.
 My cure began from the first appli- cation of b. D. D. My skin is now as smooth as babys. I wouldn't take 8 thousand dollars for what D. D. D. has done for me-" writes August Santo of Chillicothe, Ohio.
 These are just samples of letters we are receiving every day from grateful patients all over the country.
 ..Worth It's weight in gold All my pimples washed away by D. D. D. II found instant relief" ID. D. D. is lit- tie short of miraculous" These are the words of others in describing the great skin remedy. D. D. D.
 Proven by thousands of cures for ten years to be absolutely harmless and re- liable in every case of skin trouble. no matter what 1t Is.
 Get trial bottle today! Instant re- lief---only 25c. s ft
 Collier Drug Co, Birmingham, and w. D. Taylor. Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
WHERE CONFERENCE
 DELEGATES SPEAK
Changes Made in the List of Pulpits to Be Filled
 Today

Several changes have been made in the list of child labor conference dele gates who are. to speak at Birmingham churches today. as published In yes terdays Age Herald
 pr. Felix Adler will be unable to occu- py the pulpit of the Fifth Avenue Pres byterian church this morning as original ly announced.
 The following is the revised list:
 BAPTIST.
 First church. morning service. pr. John w. Stagg of Alabama
 Southside. morning., pr. A. J. Nickel way of Wasn't ington
 Southside, night, Mi. Owen R. Love- joy.
 Elyton, night. MT. E.. N Clopper. North Highlands, morning, MT. E. N. Clopper
 East Lake, night Dr. John W. Stagg. CHRISTIAN
 First, morning, MT. Owen R. Love .t4- CONGREGATIONAL. Pilgrim, morning, Mrs, Florence Kelley
 Pilgrim, night. no service. ' METHODIST
 First, night, Dr. A. ]. McKelway. South Highlands. morning, Miss Jean Gordon.
 South Highlands, night, Mr. J. A. Ora bery.
 Fountain Heights, night, Mrs. Flor ence Kelley.
 Eleventh Avenue, night. Mir. Charles L. Chute.
 Norwood, night. Miss Josephine Esch- enbrenner
 Simpson, morning. Mir. Maurice Will lows s4 sts,- . fs Simpson, night. MT. John Hine.
 PRESBYTERIAN
 Third, morning, MT. John Hine. Third, night, Rev. L. R. Green. Cumberland, U. s. A., night. Miss Jean Gordon.
 West End, morning MT. Charles l.. Chute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Non-Permissible Explosives
HONEST CONFESSION A Doctor Talks on Food

There are no fairer set of men on earth than the doctors. and when they find they have been in error they are usually apt to make honest and manly admission of the fact.
 A case in point is that of a practitioner. one of the good old school. who lives in Texas. His plain, unvarnished tale needs no dressing up:
 '1 had always had an intense preju- dice, which l can now see was unwar- rantable and unreasonable, against all muchly advertised foods. Hence I never read line of the many ads of Grape Nuts nor tested the food till last win ter.
 While in Corpus Christi for my health and visiting my youngest son, who has four of the ruddiest, heathest little boys ever saw, l ate my first dish of Grape Nuts food for supper with my little grandsons.
 "I became exceedingly fond of 1t and have eaten a package of it every week since, and find it a delicious. refreshing and strengthening food. leaving no ill effects whatever, causing no eructations with which I was formerly much trou- bled), no sense of fullness. nausea, nor distress of stomach in any way.
 There is no other food that agrees with me so well. or sits as lightly or pleasantly upon my stomach as this does
 '1 am stronger and more active since I began the use of Grape-Nuts than have been for 10 years and am no longer troubled with nausea and indigestion." Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek. Mich. .s.4
 Look in pkgs. for the famous little book. "The Road to Melville"
 There's a Reasonr
 Ever read the above Ietterf A new ono appears from time to time. They gre genuine, true and full of human Interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Dun Is Sales Agent

seely Dunn of New Orleans has been appointed general sales agent for the Bull lard Car Door Equipment company of Birmingham, and will at once take charge of the work of presenting to the railroad companies the new freight car door equipment manufactured by that concern. MT. Dunn is a railroad man of experience, having been for many years a superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville, and subsequently, connected in various official capacities with some of the western lines. He was more recently manager of the Southern Car Service as- oociation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
CORRECTED FIGURES
 OF COKE TONNAGE

Figures compiled by the state mine inspectors office place the total pro- duction of coke at 3,2S1,399 for the year 19iO Prior figures placed the total con siderably below this figure. The correct ed tonnage shows a gain of 1S3,SS9 tons in coke manufactured over 1909, the pre- ceding year, which was considered very good output. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Congregational Services

ss Miss Florence Kelley, delegate to the seventh annual Child Labor convention, will occupy the pulpit at the Pilgrim Con- gregational chapel this morning at Il o'clock. There will be no eevning ser vice, as the congregation will join that of the First Methodist church, where pr.
 A. J. McKelway Is to speak tonight. Bi- ble school will be held at the Congre-
 gational church at 10 a. m. The chapel is on North Nineteenth street. near Sev- enth avenue.