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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11

arrest. Thirty were captured at this place and put under bond. They were all white
 In connection with the raid complete outfit, consisting of fine roulette wheel many decks of cards, about 100 pairs of dice, faro outfit and about 300 poker chips, beside some money. were taken in charge by the two officers.
 Closely following this, an hour or two later. Deputy Sheriffs McDuff. Hartsield, Turner and Rafe entered the Undine club 1915 Second avenue, an alleged gambling hall, and there placed B white men and boys under arrest. These men also were placed under bond.
 Yesterday afternoon, near Red Moun- tain. Deputy Sherffs Steele, Chew, Met ealfe, Curl and Helton ran up on 23 ne- groes indulging in the pleasant pastime of seven come leben" They were ar- rested. During the customary search Deputy Steele says that "wheelbarrow load of pistols were taken off the mem- bers of the party, and Deputy Charles Helton was deputized to roll them in.
 Yesterday morning early the Southside VI precinct No. l, raided craps game among seven negroes and sent them to the city jail
 Yesterday afternoon at precinct No. {, West End, Sergeant Buckalew and Offi- cers Alexander and Hancock arrested eight negroes for shooting craps on Sun- day and sent them to town.
 Last night while taking a social stroll on the Southside Deputy Sheriffs Steele and Chew "heard the rattle of the bones'' and after nosing around for few min- utes found big craps game in full oper- ation by 12 Hamites. They were run in, too.
 There were in all S3 white men and boys and 50 negroes arrested for gam- ing, making a grand total of 133, the largest number ever captured in Bir- mingham in the same length of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
WAITE IS ENGINEER
 OF CINCINNATI
Former Birmingham Man Gets Inn pOrtant Position in Big
 Ohio City

Henry M Waite, former superintend- ent of the Seaboard Air Line in Birming- ham. and one of the best known and most popular men of Birmingham, has been appointed chief city engineer of the city of Cincinnati. He resigns his po- sition as vice president and chief en- gineer of the Cinchfield Coal company to accept the new work.
 The appointment of MT. White was an- nounced in Birmingham yesterday. h. formation was received that MT. Waite had notified Mayor-elect Hunt of Cincin- natl that he would take up the work.
 In the years 190S-9 MT. Waite was sta tioned in Birmingham as superintendent of the Birmingham division of the Sea- board He resigned the position here when the regime of President w. A. Garrett left the management of the Seaboard Air Line. He was popular in Birmingham and known in the very best circles. He is an intimate friend of A.. Ii. ("Rick') Woodward and other, lead ing industrial men of Birmingham MT. Waite is we'll known in all railroads circles.
 MT. Waite has a brother, Morrison K. Waite, himself a prominent attorney and public man of Cincinnati, who re- sides on Resor avenue in that city.
 MT. Waite will succeed as chief engineer H. F. Shipley, a widely known engineer. The salary is $6000 per year.
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WILL HAVE CHARGE
 OF WORK AT HOLT
M. P. Ayers Named Superintendent and Chief Engineer of Central
 Foundry Company

The announcement of the appointment of M. P. Ayers as superintendent and chief engineer of the Central Foundry company at Holt has been authorized. Ii is understood thatN Mir. Ayers will have direct charge of the engineering work con- nected with the improvements that ace 10 be made at Holt. MT. Ayers has been for some time chief engineer at Holt for the Central Iron and Coal company, the former company being the parent company of the latter.
 It is understood in industrial circles that the improvements which are to be made at Holt will start at once. It is reported that transportation experts have been en- gagged to secure owrkmen for the new construction which will start in earnest by January 1. The improvements include the doubling of the capacity of the foun- dry plant at Holt and the enlargement of other units of the plant.
 Mir Ayers who is to have charge of the engineering work and who will be the permanent superintendent of the plant is well known in Birmingham and is con sidered one of the best engineers in the state. He has assumed his new work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
ID ANSWER CREE[
 STORY TOMORROW
Senator LeRoy Percy Will Address Senate on Mag
 azine Article

LeRoy Percy, United States senator from Mississippi, will deliver speech on the floor of the Senate in Washington to- morrow about the Mississippi situation politically and with special reference to an article in the Metropolitan magazine written by George Greet. Representative Walker Percy of this city, a brother ot the senator from Mississippi did not hes itate last night to confirm a rumor to that effect MT. Percy of Birmingham, however would not go into any details, merely saying that his brother intended to make a statement tomorrow as to the situation.
 The speech of Senator Percy is expected to be one of the most scathing arraign- ments of a magazine writer ever delivered on the floor of the federal Senate. In Birmingham it is known among maga- zinc readers that the Greet article was bristling with yelled allegations that were very serious in nature. MT. Percy at the time the publication was circulated gave out a statement denouncing the articles and saying that he intended to make a full statement in the Senate later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
TO ELECT POTENTATE
 FOR PANDORA TEMPLE

The election of potentate for Zamora temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is scheduled for Wednesday night. The meeting will be held at the Orpheum the atre It is generally conceded that J. D. Matlock, a very popular. Noble, will be invested with the high office. He will succeed Potentate Frank B. Keiser, who has been 'it'' for the past F months, and who is unable to succeed himself un- der the temple rules. MT. Matlock has been a 32 degree Mason and Shriner fo4 several years.
 In addition to the election of the po- tentate for the shrine another election of importance will be that of Southern club president the same night at the club. President J. Rivers Carter will per haps succeed himself in that position.
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INTERVIEW WITH VARDAMAN

>At present have forgotten politics and am out trying to make a living,'' said Senator-elect James K Vardaman Of Mississippi when seen at the Morris last night. MT Vardaman would not discuss any of his political affairs of the last few months and would make no statement concerning the recent atorial election in his own state.
 For the past ten days I have been delivering lectures through the north ern part of Alabama and Tennessee,' he said. q arrived in Birmingham yes- terday morning from Lebanon, Term, where l leetured Saturday night"
 lie stated that the nature of these lectures was not political, but that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
GAMING ARRESTS
 BREAK RECORDS
Police and Deputy Sheriffs Round Up Grand Total
 of 133 Men

All previous records were smashed yes- terday and Saturday night by officers working in the city of Greater Birming- ham on arrests of gamblers and raids on alleged gambling joints in the city. Beginning about S:3O Saturday night and continuing all through yesterday both black and white gamesters were arrested, Many of them were placed in jail unable to make bond, while others were allowed bond on the outside. A grand total, by both deputy sheriffs and police, of 133 were arrested during this time and will have to stand trial on the charge of gam ing.
 The first shot was fired about S:30 Sat- urday night when Officers Daly and War ren of precinct No. 1, Birmingham, raided an alleged gambling dive at the corner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street, over the old Pastime theatre, known to the police as the Peerless" This has been long regarded as one of the most difficult places in the city to raid, ow- ing to the system of alarm bells main tained there. However, the officers made a rush on them last night and succeeded in holding up the crowd before they had chance to scatter. They ran in and scared the elevator boy out of his car, ran the car to the second floor them selves and before the merrymakers knew what was happening, they were under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
HOLD FOREIGN MISSIONARY
 RALLY AT FIRST CHRISTIAN

A foreign missionary rally will be held at the First Christian church today be- ginning at 10 o'clock for the general pub lice with no admission fees or pledges.
 The missionary conferences and school Of methods will be under the direction of A. Mclean, president of the Christian Foreign Missionary society. Accompany ing him will be William Erskine who has resided in Japan for many years as a missionary. His residence in the Sun- rise Kingdom has been replete with good works and out of his experiences he will weave most interesting narrative of the Japanese.
 Dr. Royal J. Dye, who is one of the founders of the African mission of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
WHITE PLAGUE FILM
 TO BE SHOWN TODAY
Awakening of John Bond" Demon strates How All Can Aid in
 Tuberculosis Fight

The anti-tuberculosis photo play, "The Awakening of John Bond,'' will be shown today at the Princess theatre and tomor-
 row at the Amuse-U theatre. This will be the only opportunity for Birmingham people to see this Edison film that has been prepared especially to aid in the fight against the white plague and is brought here by the womens auxiliary of the ant-tuberculosis association of Jef- ferson county as a preliminary tb their Red Cross Christmas seals sale which be- gins Thursday to continue for a week. The story of the play is as follows: The leading characters in the story are Bond, political boss, his wife, Grace, and Nellie O'Brien, aged IS. living on the lower East Side of New York. The O'Brlens, large family, live in mis- erably kept tenement owned by Bond who refuses to do anything to clean ID his building for fear of losing money Bond is married and sails with his wife on a cruise for a wedding trip, taking with him as a deckhand George O'Brien, Nellie's brother, who has consumption. On
 the cruise George fails rapidly and finally dies; Bonds wife having nursed hin, during his sickness and being with him at the last so takes his deathbed nes- sages. As a result of this close com
 munication with George, Mrs. Bond con- tracts tuberculosis from him, and is brought back to New York for treatment
 On her arrival home. she sends for Nell lie to give her Georges dying messages,
 and there Nellie sees>and denounces Bond as the murderer of her brother, because he refused to clean up the tenement in which they lived, or to help secure a hos pital where consumptives might receive free treatment.
 Meanwhile, Bond has been trying to find sanatorium where he may place his wife, but to his horror, finds every private sanatorium full, and no room for more patients. He then proceeds to the tuberculosis society and finds that there is no public place because he voted against it. He tries to bribe the secretary to make a place for his wife, but the official takes his money and gives him a
 package of Red Cross seals. Bond is at first angry, but when he learns what tIlc Iteu OTOSSS Sedl InedHS, lc WIlteS Oul check for $15OOOO for the campaign and agrees to support the hospital bill. The secretary then shows Bond tuberculosis exhibit and an open air school, and ar | ranges for the placing of his wife and the O'Brien children, who also have tu- | berculosis, in a sanatorum. The last scene shows Bonds wife and the O'Bren children recovered, playing in Bonds | parlor, and committee waiting on Bond, | showing how his candidate is being sup ported because he believes in the tuber-
 culosis hospital.
 The film will be shown in thousands of
 moving picture theatres during December and will be used by tuberculosis societies [" tho wear round. The picture is pro 9Q..sd atssse tse super, ision of the Ma i5i'N AsAuesaiini far Ire Study and Pre-
 v..ltlpn cf guigs pinsis and the New York eonninitte Hrai ntion of Tuberc,- fo f.
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they were delivered more from a chau- tauquas standpoint. While in the city MT. Vardaman was the center of an in- teresting group of notables at the hotel among them being John Temple Graves, editor of the Hearst papers. r. G. Bowman and others. MT Vardaman left last night at 10 o'clock for his home in Meridian, Miss.
 q do not know just when I will leave to take up my senatorial duties at tie national capitol,' he said
 No, l won't talk about Senator Percy and I don't know when he's going to make speech
 What's that? No, I said I'm busy and haven't word to say. Not word young man, not word, I say I'm busy Im--no, not a word. Goodbye" And the cub reporter slunk away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
INFANTRY SCHOOL TO
 BE HELD TONIGHT

A company inspection and non-com- mssioned officers school will be held in the armory of Company G, Fourth In fantry regiment, A. N. G., on Monday evening, December Il, at o'clock.
 All members of the company have been ordered to be present for inspection. A non-commissoned officer from the regu- lar army will be present and hold a school of instruction in the new infantry tactics that has been recently adopted by the war department. The officers of the company are Capt. C. H. Mandy and Iieuts J. c. Michael and Arthur Seed binder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
WILL
 BE B|G SAVING Cut City Expenses $5OOO or
 5000 a Month MOTOR EQUIPMENT Weatherly States That After Com- mission Succeeds in Getting
 Crematories City May
 Use Motor Wagons

The erection of a crematory and the probable inauguration of motor apparatus in the street department is expected to save the city $5O00 and maybe $60o0 per month, according to a statement made by Commissioner James Weatherly of that department yesterday. He has made no official announcement yet as to those two reformations of the department except as to the crematory. However it is expected that MT. Weatherly will take steps imme- diately to arrange for motor equipment and mules, the cost of which for feed and maintenance is very heavy.
 The plan now, it is said, is to thorough y test out the crematory at the city jail site and then put the motor equip ment in the street department.
 MT. Weatherly said yesterday in this connection:
 Tt has not escaped attention that Mir. Exum has very wonderfully reduced the cost of his fire department by installing motor equipment. The ruinous feed bills, the loss on other items entering into the maintenance of horses, have cost the city large amount. I have been considering the motorization of the street department There we have a great number of horses and mules, which, if we did not have to feed, would cut down our bills immensely. I believe that with the crematories which I hope the commissioners will see fit to authorize and the motor equipment Of the street department, we can save per- haps $5000 per month and maybe $6O0O
 Must Be More Saving
 "The commissioners realize that some ad- ditional savings must be made. At this time the budget is exceeded every month in several departments. MT. Gafford and I have cut and slashed the street depart ment to great extent. The only recourse that is now open which appeals to me is the inauguration of the motor equipment and the crematory. There are many ways that savings will result and the sum I have given is a fair estimate of what may be saved.
 ."rhe age of motors is upon us and the people who operate large businesses real ize that the fire department has been wonderfully benefited by motor trucks and and I am informed that the same fine results are to be had in the use of other forms of vehicles propelled by motor power'
 At the commission meeting tomorrow morning, as previously announced, the resolution of Commissioner Weatherly providing for a city crematory at the city jail site will be up for consideration. It is believed that the commission will au- thorze Mr. Weatherly to proceed with that work and that the construction will be under headway within a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
ALL COURTS WILL
 CONVENE TODAY

The several city and circuit courts will convene this morning and take up the weeks docket. In the civil courts a number of important damage suits will come up for hearing. Both divisions of the criminal court will be occupied with the capital docket, no less than, 16 cases having been set for this week, F for murder and four for highway robbery.
 The court of common pleas will hear e number of preliminary examinations, which include the trial of Thomas Hagan, now being heard by Judge Aber- nethy and that of Andy Moss, who shot Hagerty at North Birmingham a few Sundays ago.
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Christian church and a medical mission ary of renown, will speak during the day upon African conditions and the mission ary field there.
 The walls of the church will be strewn with charts, maps descriptive literature Curios from many lands will be placed on exhibit and in the afternoon a special lecture will be delivered concerning these at 4:15 o'clock, for the children.
 At 6:15 o'clock this evening a banquet for men will be beld at which the mls- sionaries will speak briefly. After the banquet there will be a mass meeting with motion pictures and stereoptican views as well as interesting addresses by the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
EXPECT LIGHT CONTRACT
 REFERENDUM THIS WEEK

It is generally understood at the city hall that no legal opinion will sway the commissioners in granting the petition for referendum. Mr. Lane will be for it, MT. Weatherly declares that he has no desire to be technical, and 1t Is ex- pected that MT Exum feels the same way about it, although he has made no official comment on the referendum.
 The election on the contract, if such is called, is not expected to take place until the latter part of January, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
DIED SUDDENLY
"Acute Indigestion the Causc"-H0W often Do We Read This Heading
 In Our Daily Paper

Dear reader, if your food does not di- gest properly, but stays in your stomach, causing much misery, shortness of breath and Fermentation. you arc the one that should constantly have with you box of MEDINA stomach tablets.
 Two little MEDINA tablets taken at the first sign of distress would have kept many death notice out of the papers.
 If you have stomach trouble of any k.nd, start to get rid of it today. One 50 cent box of MEDINA stomach tablets will make you feel like a new man. Two weeks treatment will make any abused, out of order stomach strong and virog- aus.
 Guaranteed. mind you, for indigestion, dizziness. billiousness. bad dreams. They clear the skin and brighten the eyes. A box for only 50 cents at Norton's Drue store and druggists everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
To Expel Italians

Constantinople, December 10.-Constan- tinople papers announce that the Turkish government has decided to expel most of the Italians from the Gallpoli Peninsula, the territory around the Dardanelles and Symrna. It is understood the expulsion will become operative first in all fortified places.
 The police authorities have issued or ders for the departure of all Italians from this district within five days.
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speak this morning. He will be fol- lowed by B. M. Allen or c. P. Beddow, and the closing argument for the state will be made by Solicitor II. P. Hefin
 The trial has been on since last Tuesday and has been hard fought Iy opposing attorneys. While no limit has been set as to the time consumed by the speakers it Is thought that the case will reach the Jury tonight
 The defendant, Eldridge Parker, is charged with the murder of his father in-law, D. P. Brown.
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While no official announcement or noti- fication has been given, the city com- missoners anticipate that a petition for a referendum in regard to the Birmng- ham Railway, Light and Power company light contract will be presented to them this week. It is stated that over 1000 qual- flied electors have signed the petition for the election and that it will be given Judge J. P. Stiles to pass upon today or tomorrow. Shortly thereafter 1t will be taken before the commissioners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
BOWMAN WILL OPEN ARGUMENTS
 IN THE PARKER TRIAL TODAY

Colonel Peyton G. Bowman will open the argument for the defense in the Parker case in the first division of the criminal court immediately after the court convenes this morning.
 According to an agreement between the opposing counsel and Judge Samuel E. Greene each side will be limited to two arguments.
 Assistant Solicitor Edward Winston made the opening argument for the state Saturday. Colonel Bowman vii.
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not what you confess, what you believe or what you say, but it is what you act ually do that stands you in good stead in the final hour. I believe that men should have faith, it makes them go out into the world and preach, 1t makes them undertake gigantic structures that they would not consider but your deeds will be the counting scores on judgment day. It is true that mans life is not much better than he believes but at the heav- enly throne of judgment you will be asked what you have done to make another happy, how you have assisted in lifting mankind to Christianity or what good you have done for humanity. Service and not creeds will ultimately settle your fate and remember to ask. 'Lord what you'd you have me to do?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
BIG GAINS
 IN BUILDING OPERATIONS

Building operations
  of 
 
  increase the buildings more than nehaf show while SS show loss It
  scale The 1911 will of e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
Killed at Dance

Huntsville, December 10.-(Special)- Mack Stanford, negro laborer, was shot and instantly killed at negro dance in the Patton addition Saturday night by Artie Cole. negro street em- ploye. Cole took flight after the kill- iny and has not since been seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
EUFAULA MAY HAVE
 GREAT WHITE WAY
Suggestion Being Met With Serious Consideration-Episcopal Bazar
 Success

Eufaula, December 10.-(Special )-The gas plant. which has been undergoing some extensive improvements here for the past two weeks or more, will soon be in excellent condition, and promises to be much more literally patronized. Work on the municipal electric plant will soon begin and will be pushed to com pletion as rapidly as possible, The mat ter of erecting a large electric sign for the city and inaugurating great white way along Broad street that will ex- tend to the depot is also meeting with serious consideration. which it is thought will be put into effect.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church here closed their bazaar Saturday evening with splendid results. Their net proceeds for the two days reached the nice sum of $255, which will materially aid in liquidat- ing a small outstanding debt on the new edifce
 The Rev. T. H. Johnston rector of St.. James Episcopal church here, is preparing to issue a church monthly, which will make it's appearance within the next two weeks, in the form of a three column folio and will be known as the St. James Parish Bulletin. The sheet will contain in addition to the regular church cal endar of guild meetings and other im- portant announcements, contributions on timely topics by the publisher and prom ises to mark a departure in church work in this city.
 mn Al. ': will hold their annual bazar in a vacant store house on Broad street next Thurs day preparations for which are already being made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
Thirty-six Indictments Returned

Laredo, Tex, December 1O--Private ao- vices from Brownsville, Tex, state that the federal grand jury at that place has rendered 36 gd nfa D eo1uf ioil with the Key sia fpvrmelE ffe ir'iet- ments includ ie ne of Jose At7i'rii- mayor, who atpfr h,ie a we !. lgp while engage ~ tn lfsed atsspitt ia crsss to ElnAiea h .i1iat:on | tHe Cnlied state nirslliy sNa.