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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
BIRMINGHAM GOLFERS WIN
 SECOND PLACE IN TOURNAMENT

An elaborate luncheon was served to the entire party, which included a numA Der of ladies. Chattanooga is mentioned most favorably as the next place of meeting.
 Among the scores made were: R. H. Baugh, Birmingham, Y; J.. w. s. Rhea, Memphis, 76; c. w. Jones, Macon,' IS; I. J. Webb, Nashville. 76; Townsend Wilson, Knoxville, 79; F. G. Byrd, Atlanta, the present champion, S4; w. R. Tichenor. Atlanta, IT. tasH
 Sixty-four players were selected to play tomorrow, the 32 making the best scores to enter the championship flight. The re- mainder by sixteens will enter flights from, one to five. Handsome trophies ara on exhibition at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
Deaths and Funerals
Sudie Marie Strange

The remains of Sude Marie Strange. who died at 1 o'clock Monday morning at the residence of her grandfather, J. J. Frieize, were taken to Odenville for in torment Tuesday morning. The remains were inferred in Bethel cemetery of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
BABY HAS NARROW
 ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Got Hold of Medicinal Tablets and Ate Them With Serious
 Effect

William James Pearce, the 7-months- old sonNof MT. and Mrs. W. W. Pearce,
 is suffering from the effect of poison ac- cidentally taken yesterday morning about 10 a. m. at the residence, 2207 Fifth ave- nue.
 Mrs. Pearce had left the room in which the child was, laid the child on the bed and had given it small bottle of anti septice tablets to amuse itself with until she would return. In some way the child broke the bottle and ate few of the poisonous tablets and when Mrs. Pearce re-entered the room she saw the child lying on the bed, gasping for breath. Then, on noticing the broken bottle, she perceived what had happened and hur- riedly took the baby in her arms and carried to the Copeland-Solomon infirm- ary, which is only few blocks from the residence. Here the baby received immediate medical attention and was later taken home.
 Last night the baby was doing we'll and it is thought that it will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

SUIT CASE CONTAIN
 ING NECKLACE. BRACELET, GOLD
 PINS AND CLOTHING. PROBABLY LOST ON HIGHLAND AVENUE. REWARD IF RETURNED TO JOHN C. HENLEY, JR., BIRMINGHAM
 PUBLISHING CO, 1705 THIRD AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
Weaher Forecast

ashington, June 6.-Alabama. and sissippi-Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; light to moderate vari- able winds.
 ennessee-Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
TRUSTEES MEET
 AT OLD AUBURN Wannamaker Elected Pro-
 lessor of English AGRICULTURAL WORK Dr. Thach Makes Interesting Report and Trustees Will Back Up the
 Agricultural Endeavors
 of the Institution
AGRICULTURAL WORK

Auburn, June 6.-(Speeial. )-Completely organized, equipped with good men and with funds, the local experiment work in Alabama authorized by the present legislature, is going out from Auburn to thwart every hindrance to agricultural prosperity. Auburn's board of trustees, before it's adjournment this afternoon, effected organization of the work, adopt ing President Thach's recommendations of new men to be employed
 The most significant move, perhaps. is the employment of J. B. Hobdy, former superintendent of the Seventh District Agricultural school at Albertville, as as sistant professor of school agriculture and assistant in extension. As agricul- tural education Is going out to the ele- nentary schools and secondary schools under Prof. L. N. Duncan of Auburn, the work will be enlarged by the addi- tlon and instruction will be taken from Auburn to the individual farmer. With Professor Hobdys advent, Auburn's scope will be widened to embrace the lower school and the homes, with its instruction embodied in pamphlets, bulletins, personal letters of instruction. Later. other ex- tension departments, of horticulture, ani- nal industry, dairying and others may be added.
 The board members present were R. F. Kolb, Montgomery H. J. Willingham, superintendent of education: R. B. Barnes. Opelilxa: A. w Bell Anniston; N. D. Denson, Lafayette; w. F. Feagn, Montgomery; C. M Sherrod, Courtland;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07

Observations taken ut reventyafth meridian time
 
 through points of squei tom they will be drawn only for freezing and l SYMBOLS indicate of weather; ) clear; O partly fly wind figure, maxmum temperaturs past hours second rainfall If 1t M inch; third. wind velocity of 10 miles DOT more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
Rules and Regulations

I recommend the formal adoption by the board of trustees of the following general plan to govern the whole of the local experiment. work, this being the plan agreed upon by the president and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07

LOST-Last night be- tween Country Club and Bijou Theatre, pearl and diamond pendant set i'll platinum. Large reward given for return to Age Herald office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
Wannamaker Elected

The board elected o. D. Wannamaker of the University of Arkansas as pro- lessor of English to take over the chair occupied heretofore by President c. c. Thach. Dr. Thachs official duties were too great to allow their diversion by class room work, it was considered by the trustees.
 It had been decided at the meeting of 1910 to elect a man to fill the position, but no designation was made until this year.
 Mr Wannamaker was highly recom- mended 10 the trustees. A young South Carolinian, he was educated at Waf- ford college, al Vanderbilt, and at Har- yard, occupying positions of instruction in English at Wofford, at the Canton Christian college. Canton, China, and at the Baltimore College for Women, and at the University of Arkansas. He has acquired a reputation as a writer, pub lie speaker and lecturer. His writings embrace both the forms of prose and poetry. MT. Wannamaker will take ovei his new duties at the first of next ses- | sion.
 The board decided to meet twice year l instead of once, as now. The two times of meeting will be in November and al l commencement.
 A section of Dr. Thachs report, which was adopted by the board, and which re- veals the work which is being accom- plished in agricultural extension, is:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07

MADE IN THE LARGEST RE- FRIGERATOR FACTORY IN THE WORLD. USED IN MORE AMERICAN HOMES THAN ANY OTHER REFRIGERA- TOR, ETC. .; ': :; ::
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
LESS sNEERING AT
CONNECTICUT FARMERS.
Nowhere in New England Do Farms
Pay Better, Says Governor.

Suftield, Conn, Oct. 3.-The Siffield
Agricultural fair opened today and
Governor Baldwin was the guest of the
association. The governor in speech
referred to fairs such as the Suffiefd
fair as having many attractions in it
to all, and if there is a man, he said,
for whom it has no attraction, the
fault is his It is a good thing now
adays said the governor to be in a
horses and fruit as we have in Con-
necticut- 4 fair also gives the op-
portunity to meet old friends and to
make new ones. These fairs gave the
farmers a chance to take a day off
and that was a good thing. They tend
to bind the community together and
stimulate activity.
He said ne noticed as time went on
there was less and less sneering at the
England, he said, could farming be
made to pay better to the square acre
than in Connecticut. Connecticut is
within easy distance of all the mar
kets, so that there was not heavy ex-
penSeS of transportation. He referred
to the fact that Connecticut has an ag-
ricultural experiment station at New
Haven and another at Storrs, and con-
tinued:
Il hope the young men of this state
will stay right here in Connecticut
Connecticut has as good farms as
Manitoba and Nebraska, and the farms
III this state need no irrigation. They
raise apples that can be sent across
the Atlantic and peaches that taste like
peaches
Governor Baldwin left toward the
latter part of the afternoon for New
Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
Illinois Central Strikers and Strike Breakers
Engage in Pitched Battle
EXCHANGE OF HUNDREDS OF SHOTS
No Accurate knowledge to Number of Killed and
Wounded-Trouble Claimed to Have Been Started
by Strike Breaker Throwing Brick-Strikers Were,
all Armed and Opened Fire on Windows Of Train.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 3.--In a pitched
battle in the freight yards of the Illi-
nois Central railroad at McComb City
between strikers and strikebreakers
late today, several persons are re-
ported to have been killed and others
wounded.
Troops Hurry to Scene.
Governor Noel ordered out troops
at 7.30 O'Clock tonight and two mill
tary companies are now hurrying to
the scene. Adjutant General Fridge
with squad of the Capital light
guards left on a special train for
Brool1naven, here he will be joined
by the Brookhaven and Natchez COM
panies.
Strikebreakers Lay on Floor.
Details of the fight in the McComb
yards are difficult tc secure. The spe-
cial train bearing the strikebreakers
continued on it's journey to New Or
leans, where it is reported none was
killed. Citizens of Magnolia say that
when the train passed there at full
speed every coach window was broken
and no one was visible at the open
ings, the strikebreakers lying prone
on the floor to keep from being fired
upon.
Several Hundred Shots Exchanged.
Several hundred shots were ex-
changed during the hostilities, and
among the strikers there were nurner-
Gus bruises and broken heads. Many
of the wounded We're carried to the
headquarters of the strikers and phys
icians summoned, but it has been i'm
possible to ascertain the extent of
their injuries 1t is reported that sew
eral will die. Scores of kilograms and
telephone messages have been pour
ing into the governors office early to-
night appealing for help. The gov
ernor was informed by the authorities
at .McConb that order could be re-
stored only by the aid of troops.
Battle at Freight Shed.
The fight at McComb occurred at the
freight shed, about half a mile south
from the depot, closely following the
first encounter OF the afternoon, in
which one man was seriously wound
ed
The train bearing the strikebreakers
had pulled down, to the freight shed
and was standing on a side track.
Strikehrcsker Threw Brick.
Over one hundred strikers immedi-
ately assembled, words were exchang-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
COST HIM s1o7,7ss
TO WIN NOMINATION.
Senator stephenson's Managers Say II
Was Spent LesitimateIy.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 3.--Aside from
hearing testimony that followers of
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette in Wis
consin are known as half breeds" and
that they are the political foes of Sena :
tor Isaac Stephenson the senatorial
committee which is investigating g
charges that Senator Stephenson S
election was secured through bribery
today devoted its attention to digging
ITO campaign expense accounts.
Much of the necessity for expending
a amount as great as S107,793 to get
the nomination for Mr.. Stephenson at
the primaries in 1908 was declared by
witnesses to be due to opposition ex-
erted by Senator La Follette's follow
ers. To organize each of the 1900
precincts in the state it was necessary
to spend money literally, they said.
But all four of the Stephenson cam
paign mana gers-E. A Edmonds of
Appleton. J. II. Puelicher of Milwa ukee,
]. A. Van Glove of Marinette and Rod
ney Sackett Of Beslin-all testified
that the funds were legitimately used.
Senator Stepfenson's political slogan.
often repeated to them when he gave
the money, according to their testi-
nony, was keep within the law,
whatever you do"
. While the entire amount expended
by Senator Stephenson in the primary
campaign which resulted in his cleo
ton by the legislature in 1909 was
declared to be s107.793, no one of the
witnesses admitted having handled the
entire amount.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
BANKS TO GO INTO THE
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS
10000 of Them Will Soon Become
Competitors of Uncle Sam.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct 3.-Twenty-
six thousand bankers of the United
States, members of the American
Bankers association will go into the
money order business in the near fu-
ture, it was learned today, and bid
for the $75e,000,000 of business that
the government now handles annually.
Twenty six thousand letters, advis-
ing bankers of the new money order
plan, copies of an original dictated in
New York by Joseph T. Talbert, vice
president of the National City bank.
New York; E. D. Durham of Onaraga,
ILL., and Joseph Chapman, Jr., of Min
neapolis, will be mailed from New
York tomorrow, detailing the plan.
At past conventions of the Bankers
association the subject was discussed
and the money order committee came
into existence with power to act for
the association.
Mr.. Chapman, chairman of the COM
nittee, returned today from New York
city and said the committee had COM
pleted plans for both foreign and do
mestic orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04

ed and hostilities started, when, it
is claimed, a strikebreaker hurled q
brick among the strikers. Immediately
a fusillade of shots followed. The
strikers were in nearly every instance
armed with pistols and they opened
fire on the coach windows, at which
the heads of the strilfebreaEers could
be seen. Several fell after the first
volley was fired.
EattIe Ragged for 20 Minutes.
The occupants of the coaches imrne-
diately returned the fire through the
coach windows, keeping well scattered.
Occasionally when a. strdkebreaker,
bolder than the rest, raised his head
above the danger line, he was greeted
with a shower of bullets and other
missiles. The battle ragged for fully
twenty minutes Finally the engineer
in charge of the train made a dash
for his locomotive. managed to get
aboard while the bullets were flying
thick about his head, and pulled cut
at full speed.
Citizens Terrorized.
The train did not stop at any peint
south of McComb, going through Mag
nolia and Osyka at full speed. Real
izing the gravity of the situation and
anticipating that the strikers would
attack the machine shops, where 80
stfikebreakers are barricaded, during
the night, citizens deserted the streets
early in the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
TWO STATES FIGHT
FOR THE INHERITANCE TAX
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Lay Claim to Mrs. Eddy.

Boston. Oct. S.-Mrs Mary Baker
G. Eddy. founder of the Christian Sci
ence church, after taking up her resi-
ilence in Newton, Mass. often express
ed her intention of some time return
ing to her forrnef-hon1e, Pleasant View,
in Concord, N. H. according to testi-
mony given today by Gen. Henry NJ.
Baker of Bow, n. H, executor of Mrs.
Eddy's will. General Baker made the
declaration while being cross examin-
ed in the hearing before Judge Nor
ton of the supreme court on the ap-
peal of Attorney General James NJ.
Swift of Massachusetts from the al
lowance of ancillary proceedings by
the Suffolk county probate court on
Mrs. Eddy's will. The attorney gen
eral seeks to establish the fact that
Newton, where Mrs. Eddy died was
her legal domicile, and that the com
nonwealth of Massachusetts is enti-
tied to the Inheritance tax on her es-
tate, valued at more than $2,000,o00.
The New Hampshire authorities con-
tend that Mrs. Eddy, although she ha d
moved to Newton, remained a legal
resident of Concord, n. H, and that
the Inheritance tax should go to the
state of New Hampshire.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
MURDERER MAY BE
TRACED BY FINGERPRINTSs
Manager of School for Girls in New
York Found Dead in Bed.

New York, Oct. s.-Fingerprints on
a mirror and on silver backed hair
brush may lead to the solution of the
mysterious death of Mrs. Anita M.
Ketchun, manager of well known
school for girls, who was found dead
in bed, with one side of her face dis
colored, this morninf. The room was
in state of disorder and the conclu-
sion was drawn that she. had been
killed by burglars invading the homo
of Edwin Therne a wealthy manufac-
turer and a relative of Mrs. Ketchum,
where she was stopping. The theory
OF burglary was discarded, however,
when it was found that nothing was
missing from the house.
Experts from the bureau of fdenti-
fication photographed the fingerprints.
which, together with a partly enptied
phial of colorless liquid and the re-
port of the coroner's physician that
death was probably caused by narcotic
poisoning, constituted the only clues
which were obtainable today.
Mrs. Ketchum, who was about 45
years old, is said to have belonged to
a well known New England family.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
LESS SMUGGLING BY
AMERICAN TOURISTS.
Receipts on DutiabIe Goods Increase
$16,500 Over last Years Record.

New York, Oct. 3.-IMore than twice
as many passengers on incoming
steamships Tnadez declarations of duti-
able goods in September this year as
curing the same month a year ago, and
the amount of duty collected on the
docks showed an increase of more than
Si6,500. This difference is believed to
be due to the large number of recent
convictions for smuggling and the
knowledge that a closer watch on duti-
able baggage is being kept by customs
inspectors.
The detailed figures given out at the
custom house today showed the num-
ber of dutiable declarations in Sep
tennber was 1895 against 1859 in Sep
tennber, 1910, this with an increase in
the number of passengers arriving of
only Eats
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
WANTS HER TO PAY FOR THE
ICE CREAMS AND CARFARES.
Meridsr Man Sues the Girl Who Re-
jscted Him for Sundry Expenses.

Neriden Oct. s.-Peter e. Hall
brought suit in the police court today
AGAINST Misc Theresa Aichler TO recov-
or <12-s3 which. he says in his com
plant, he spent for her benefit while
in her company from July to %,
1910. The bill of particulars is also
fled. 1t includes numerous entries Of
carfare." evidently trolley as the
amounts are from to 25 cents. Some
of the other items are these: Ice cream
1G cents, supper As cents. breakfast at
New Haven SO cents. trolley to Savin
Rock from New Haven 10 cents, shore
dinner 81. hiring horse and wagon to
20 TO Lake Compounce $780, chocolate
So cents. hiring horse TO go from
Wiilimantic to Ashford $3.50. supper
~ Hartford so cents. tip to waiter 25
cents. supper % cents. breakfast and
supper at Ashford % cents each
lodging at Ashford 50 cents.
Mr.. Hall is a painter. II is said that
Miss Aiohler had rejected his suit.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
AVIATOR DROPS 400 FEET
AND LANDS IN SWAMP
George Sehritt Has Narrowing Ex-
perience at Danbury Fair.

Danbury. Conn. Oct. 3.-George
SCh1iitt an aviator, fell 400 feet with
his biplare here late today. and, land
ing in a swamp. escaped without serl-
Gus injury. The machine was wrecked.
Schmitt was pinned under his ma
chine and was unconscious when taken
cut. but recovered shortly afterwards.
on being examined at the hospital, TO
which ne had been hurried, it was
found that beyond q shaking up and
bruises he was uninjured- He is p
years old and belongs in New York.
Schmltt, who was flying at the Dan
bury fair. started from the crest of a
reighboring hill for flight over the
fsir grounds and the surroundip~ dis
frict. Almost from the start it was
rosiced that his engine was skipping.
te circled over the fair grounds and
stsrted on a tour over some farm land
hear by. He had been in the air about
five minutes and was flying between
400 and 500, feet high when his engine
stopped suddenly. He tried TO retain
control of his machine and glide to
earth. and for moment TO the 5000
o. more persons watching him it SEEM
cd as II he would be successful.
The biplane poised for a moment in
the air. Then Schmitt lost control of
!, and it began to drop. 1t turned over
once and then from a height of about
2or feet plunged directly headfrSt to
earth. The. wheels sank about ten
inches in the soft earth of the swamp
ana TO the fact that the body of the
machine did not strike the ground fiat
Is is attributed the saving of Schmitts
life
Frank Lee, owner of the farm on
which the swamp is was the first to
reach Schp1itt. He attempted to pull
away the wreckage. but was unable to
- so and had TO wait for assistance
9Ve other men arrived shortly after
lee and the three of them pulled away
the machine and drew out the aviator
u was at first thought that he had
been seriously injured. He regained
Consciousness few moments after be-
ing removed and was then conveyed
10 IRE hospital. The swamp is about
ralf a mile from the fair grounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
WILSON ENDORSED BY
JERSEY DEMOCRATS
State Convention Enthuses Over Gov
ernor and Platform and Euogizes
Him.

Trenton, n. J.. Oct. 3.--Gov. Wood
row Wilson was the predominating
influence in today's democratic state
convention, which met for the pur-
pose of adopting a party platform.
The convention, under the provisions
of the Geran election law, was made
up of 76 men, Governor Wilson,--th the
democratic nold-over state senators
and the democratic candidates for the
senate and for the assembly.
Platform EuIosizes Wilson.
The platform adopted was eulosis-
tic of the administration of Governor
Wilson and only the governors earn
the adoption of resolution endorsing
him for the democratic presidential
nomination next year. Mr.. Wilson ar
gued that it was contrary to the spirit
of the Geran election law for q state
convention to endorse anybody's can
didacy.
Wilson Practically Ran Convention.
The governor was chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and practi-
caliy all the work of the convention
was handled by this committee, which
was il session for three hours.
The governor was frequently cheer
ed during the proceedings of the con-
vention and acted as chairman of the
committee on resolutions during its
long session.
Platform Calls for Jury Reform.
The platform adopted by the con-
vention endorses tthe able and bril-
liant administration of Gov. Woodrow
WILSON, and sets forth certain prop
ositions upon which the democrats ask
the support of the voters in this falls
election The first proposition de-
manded a reform in the system of Sc
lecting grand juries and petit juries.
The second proposition advocated a
change in the system of taxation in
the state with q view to equalizing
taxes, but made no specific recon-
mendation.
Planks of the Platform.
Among the otne: planks in the plat
form were these:
Demanding a more rigid regulation
of corporations incorporated in New
Jersey; favoring q central board of
control of the benevolent and correc-
tional institutions of the state; favor
ing conservation of the forests and
water for the benefit of the people;
recommending the sinplification of
judicial procedure; advocating the
election of assemblynsn by districts;
favoring automobile reciprocity: IA
voring the safeguarding of railroad
travel through the passage of a full
crew bill such as failed to become a
law last year.