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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26

Birmingham paid heavy toll for the non- observance of safe and sane Christmas yesterday. Numerous acci- dents were reported and several homes had a sad Christmas as a result of the reckless use of firearms and explosives.
 Thomas H. Motion, jr., was mysteri- ously shot while leaving the Jefferson theatre matinee with his aunt. His skull was fractured and he died at Il o'clock last night. The source of the bullet has not been ascertained.
 Lonnle Mosley was badly burned about the hands, arms and face when a light wire fell upon him at S15 Third avenue.
 c. G. Dash shot and killed Jake Jones, a negro, at Third avenue and Eight eenth street last night. He claimed the negro hit him with rock.
 Teddy Shellnutt, aged 8, son of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Bullet Apparently Entered His Head From Some
 Unknown Source
NO SHOT WAS HEARD
 BY THOSE NEARBY
Top of Skull Was Fractured But the Efforts to Locate the Bullet By Probe Last Night Were
 Unsuccessful

Thomas H. Motion, Jr., the 12-year-old son of MT and Mrs. T. H. Motion, re- siding in Highland park adjoining Idle wild, died last night at il o'clock from injuries so mysterious that they have completely baffled the police force and well known physicians of Birmingham. Young Motion was injured yesterday aft ernoon about o'clock in front of the Jefferson theatre on Second avenue.
 He was leaving the matinee perform ance in company with his aunt, Mrs. c. J. Smith, when the top of his head was pierced by what is thought to have been rifle bullet fired from great distance.
 Mrs. Motion is almost prostrated by the death of her son and physicians are in constant attendance at her bedside today. The shock of the incident was more than her frail constitution could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
THREE PERSONS IN ONE BLOCK VICTIMS YESTERDAY MORN ING-BRASHER'S SON IS IN- JURED IN THE HAND

The residence of w. w.Shelnutt at 10o7 North Forty-sixth street was converted into temporary hospital yesterday morn ing when three small children living on the block were injured by toy pistols
 The first victim was Teddy Shelnutt. aged s, son of W. w. Shelnutt, who was shot through the left hand by the eXplo- sion of a blank pistol. A doctor was called and was in the act of dressing the wound when Earl Crews, aged 12 was wound in his left hand. While the doctor was waiting on the second victim, Willie Perryman, a little girl 6 years old, was brought Tn with bad wound in her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
MRS. TIPPETT DIES
 FROM HER INJURY
Was Shot in Neck Last Friday Night By a Man in Mont
 gOmery

Montgomery, December 25.-(Special) J. Arnold Gimer, a man about town of this city, against whom was lodged a charge of assault to murder, now faces charge of homicide, as result of the death in this city Of Mrs. Lucille Tippett who was shot by the young man last Friday night. The bullet penetrated the woman's neck and paralyzed her, death ensuing after an operation
 The body was today shipped to Dublin, Ga, where + was inferred Gilmer is said to have gone to the womans house on Friday night with the evident intention of killing the womans husband, but that, not finding him at home, killed the wife, presumably while in drunken condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
CHRISTMAS MADE SAD IN
 MANY HOMES YESTERDAY

Woodlawn policeman was injured about the head by toy pistol
 Earl Crews, age II, living in the same block, also had his hand injured the hand by a toy pistol
 Willie Perryman. little girl aged 6 years, was shot in the nose by an air rife and an ugly wound inflicted
 Cecil Brasher, son of Coroner B. L.. Brasher, had two fingers lacerated by a toy pistol while playing Indian.
 Lewis Cotton, a negro, was shot and killed by someone unknown at Avenue B and .Twenty-drst street yesterday aft ernoon. The shot was fired through a window.
 The little son of MT. and Mrs F. B. Evans was accidently shot with an air gun by little Randolph Dawson on South Highlands. The boys were several blocks apart, and it was stray shot that caused the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
STATEMENT ISSUED
 BY H. s. MATTHEWS
Committee Soon in Readi- ness to Declare the Mer-
 ger Effective

H. s. Matthews, president of the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron con- pany, yesterday issued the following statement:
 'It has been necessary, in order to harmonize all of the security holders of both the Alabama Consolidated and tho Southern Iron and Steel, to make sev- eral slight changes in the plans as re- gards the basis of exchange of securities between themselves.
 "All of these changes have now been agreed to and settled and all parties of interest are now satisfied with the mer- ger plan as promulgated.
 More than sufficient amount of all classes of securities have been deposited with the depostaries necessary to carry out the consolidation, and the merger committee expects to have practically all of the securities on deposit by January 2, to which date the privilege of de- posting has been extended, and after which date the delnquents will be pens alized.
 q am entirely confident that the mer- ger committee will shortly after that date have everything in readiness to for mally declare the merger effective as an operating company.
 "I hope that those who are inclined to regard the final success of the mer- ger with some doubt or impatience will realize that a deal of this. magnitude. involving so much detail and difficult complications cannot be put through hur- riedly, but must progress slowly and on definite well determined basis, if sat- isfactory results are to be expected.
 ''H s. MATTHEWS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
SHOOTS THROUGH
 WINDOW AT NEGRO
Lewis Cotton Killed By Un- known Person on Avenue
 B Yesterday

Lewis Cotton, negro, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock by someone unknown. The affair oc- cured at Avenue B and Twenty-first street. Cotton was sitting inside a house and shot was fired at him through the window. The carotid artery was pune tured.
 He was taken to the Hillman hospital rbut died almost Immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
FALL FROM SECOND
 STORY WINDOW J. H. Lancaster Cut and Bruised By Mishap
 Last Night

J. H. Lancaster sustained a bad lasce- ration above the eye and was otherwise bruised up when he jumped or fell from a second story window at First avenue and Twenty-fourth street early last night
 It is not known whether the act was intentional or accidental as he had not recovered consciousness last night. He was hurried to the Hillman hospital by Shaw X Sons ambulance and was rest ing well last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Brasher's Son Injured

terday afternoon when Cecil the little Il year old son of Coroner R. L. Brasher shot himself in the hand with one of the toys" and sustained two badly lacer- ated fingers on the right hand.
 The little fellow was playing Indian when the accident happened. The acci- dent, while painful, is not serious. and after having his hand dressed the boy was able to enjoy the Christmas fes- tivities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Little Santa Burned

Lynn, Mass, December 25.-Playing Santa Claus in flannel attire, George H. Sawyer, aged IA years, went too close to the lighted candles on the Christmas tree in his home in Cliftondale today, and suffered burns which are expected to prove fatal. His parents, MT. and Mrs. Seward Sawyer, were burned se- yerely in beating out the flames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Thos Motion, IT,, Mysteriously Killed While LedOing The Jefferson Theatre
TOY PISTOLS AND FIREARMS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES

nose, caused by being shot with an air gun in the hands of playmate. The bullet missed the little girls eye by 8 narrow margin, and although the wound is very painful 1t is not serious.
 Neither of the boys received dangerous wounds, but they are suffering quite a good deal from burns.
 W. W. Shelnutt is policeman working in Woodlawn on the morning shift
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Gives Christmas Social

The Fountain Heights Brotherhood class will give Christmas social in the basement of the church tonight at o'clock. All members and friends of the class are cordially invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
Calls for Bibles

The Salvation Army has opened a branch store at Eighth avenue and Wal ker street. There are many more calls for Bibles than they can fill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26

FOR sALE--FIyE ROOM FURNISH- ED FLAT, NO. i27% SOUTH EDITH STREET. TWO YEARS USE; COST xlsOO. WILL SELL FOR $JOOs $2OO CASH, MONTHLY NOTES DON'T CALL UNLESS YOU HAVE THE CASHs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26
NEGRO IS KILLED
 ON THIRD AVENUE c. G. Dash Placed Under Arrest-Claims He Shot
 in Self Defense

man giving his name as c. G. Dash and claiming he is representative oi the Bell-Dash Printing company of Bir- mingham was arrested at the corner of Eighteenth street and Third avenue last night about o'clock on charge of murdering Ed Jones, negro living at 2512 Avenue c.
 Although details of the shooting are rather meagTe, Dash claims he shot the negro after the negro had struck him in the neck with a rock. He bears large wound on the right side of his neck to corroborate his story. Officer Pulley, on duty on Third avenue last night, said that he saw the negro running away from Dash, but that he fell and Dash came up and fired two more shots. Even after the last two shots, the negro got up and ran away again, but fell dead few feet away. Dash was taken in charge by Pulley and taken to the police station where he put in claim of shooting in self defense. His broth CT, George Dash, said that he was a ing occurred.
 The revolver taken from Dash was a SS calibre Smith & Wesson and all six chambers were empty, the powder marks indicating that six shots had been fired.
 The body of the negro was taken to a negro undertaken last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-26

ported as being prostrated last night. MT. Motion stated last night that he was sure that there was no malice in the af- fair and was of the opinion that the boy had been injured by stray bullet from some rife.
 Mir. Motion Is one of the best known men in the state, and is representative in the legislature from Jefferson county. He is president of the Motion Realty company
 No funeral arrangements had been made last night. The stricken family had not recovered sufficiently from their grief, but these arrangements will probably be announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

MISSOURI PACIFIC TO COAST.
st. Louis to Pacific Through An-Steel
Train a Possibility.

ottawa, Kan, Aug. 29.-There is a
rurnor that a new through train from
St Louis to the coast and return will
be established within a month This
new train will be hummer, carrying
ten or twelve al1-steel coaches with
full equipments for the ease and COM
fort of tourists crossing the country
Since the first report of the train,
there have been other rumors every
few weeks regarding the train. Re-
Gently the Missouri Pacific placed an
order with a coach manufacturing
company for a large supply of all
steel coaches many of which will be
used over the western lines. This or
der will not be filled until spring.
From all reports, it seems that a
new train Will probably be put on over
this division and will run from st.
Louis to the coast. 1t will probably
be one of the all-steel trains, but I do
not expect that it will be established
until after the first of the year. was
Local Agent John SCOTS opinion when
he was talking today.
For several months extensive i'm
proven ents have been made along the
Missouri Pacific lines. The line run
ming through Ottawa has been rebal-
lasted from Kansas City to Hoising-
ton and all old and defective ties have
been removed and replaced by new
ones. Workmen are now Improving the
lines running west from Hoisington.
The most important of the work is be-
ing done near Ransom. about 20 miles
west of HOiSingto
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
WILL FILL UP THE DAM.
for Raising the Maine
Wreck About Exhausted.

Washington, Aug. 29=As much of
the wrecked battleship Maine as the
available funds will permit will be re-
moved or prepared for removal from
Havana harbor and then the nam
moth Golfer dam surrounding the
ruins will be refilled with water to
await an additional appropriation by
congress to finish the raising opera
lions.
Congress failed to act on the presi-
dents request for an additional $780,
600 and the war department has
mapped out it's plans for the expendi-
ture Of money on hand, which prob
ably viii be exhausted by the time
congress convenes in December. Be
cause of the lack of funds, even fun
eral services over the recovered re-
mains of the dead and the erection in
Arlington National cemetery of the
mast of the iI-fated vessel as a monu-
m ent to them must be postponed The
remains and the mast viii be sent to
the cemetery to be stored there until
congress acts.
The terribly wrecked forward part
of the vessel, or about two-thirds of
it, will be cut down to the levels al
ready reached by the pumpage. then
taken out and dumped into deep wa
ter outside Havana harbor. A small
cofferdam will be built inside the
main Golfer dam to a depth of about
forty feet around the forward part in
order to extricate the rest of it later.
One-third of the after portion of the
vessel, it is believed, can be floated. It
Will be pumped out and bullkheaded
but not moved pending the appropri-
alton of more money
Major George L. Irwin of the quar-
termaster's department has been or
dered TO Havana to supervise the ship
mt 70
mains recovered from the Maine. He
relieves Captain James D. Tflford
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
WILL HOLD A PRIMARY.
The Second District Committee s'Takes
1T Back"

Kansas City. Aug. ga primary
election to be held September 3 viii
name the Republican candidate for
representative in congress from the
Second Kansas district. This was de-
cided by the Second Kansas district
Republican congressional committee at
a meeting in Kansas City, Kan, last
night The place was made vacant by
the death of the late Congressman A
G. Mitchell. of Lawrence.
When the committee convened Y i'm
mediately proceeded to nominate
Ulysses S. Guyer, former Mayo #
Kansas City, Kan. The vote was II FOR
Mr.. Guyer and one not voting. After
he had been selected Mr.. Guyer ad-
dressed the committee and suggested
that in order to secure party harmony
the matter of the selection of canli-
date be left to the Republican voters
of the Second district. Mr.. Guyer de-
clareds he was willing to let his can
didacy be decided on by a primary.
The committee then agreed to the pri
mary election.
To meet the expense of holding the
primary. each candidate must post 49,
900 by August 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
DREAM SAVES FATHERS LIFE,
Girl Finds Aged and Despondent Pa.
rent InhaIing Gas.

New York. Aug. 29-If it had not
been for a vivid dream of Miss Lena
Schwartz, her aged father, Samuel
Schwartz, a retired business man.
would not be alive today. Miss
Schwartz awoke early this morning
with her mind full of a dream in which
her father had met with a serious a.
cident of some kind. She was so i'm
pressed with the dream that she hur-
ried to her fathers room.
His bed was unoccupied. and she
looked through the apartment without
finding any trace of him
Then she went to the outer hail and
found the aged man seated on the floor
with a. tube attached to a gas bracket
in his mouth. He was unconscious, but
she tore the tube from his mouth ami
summoned a physician, who revived the
man.
He had been i'll for some time and
Respondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

spent many years in travelling, salI he
was content with the present situa ton,
which he said would be straight sned
out in a way that will bring happiness
to all concerned.
THE present. . said Mr.. Kemp. s.is an
unusual situation and if the persons in
volved in it were of the usual sort
there probably would be attacks ind
determinations and recriminations Edt
we are not of that sort"
The poet said he wondered what they
thought of him in Kansas.
According to Sinclair, both his wife
and Poet Kemp are ambitious FOR a
stage career.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
WORKING ON MAIN LINE.
Missouri Pacific Hiring Men to Widen
Dangerous ssCuts.''

Salina, Kan, Aug. 29--Those one
hundred men the Missouri Pacific
wants will remove the dangerous
spots from the Missouri Pacific rail-
road in this vicinity
The section foreman already has
employed nearly half the number and
is expecting many more today.
The Missouri Pacific has a number
of cuts in this section which are often
dangerous Some of these are on the
Salina loop between Salina and Gyp-
sum City. These cuts will be widened
so that there will be no danger of
washing banks of dirt down on the
tracks when there is a flooding rain
or of filling up with snow drifts.
One of the worst of these places Is
between Gypsum and Carlton. 1t Will
be recalled that during one heavy
snow storm last year this one cut
blockaded traffic for three days,
wrecking half a dozen trains which
tried to pillow through it. This is one
of the spots to be widened and the
source of danger removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS
Assemblies i'm saith Annual Convention
at Boston, Mass.

brightest lights of the bar gathered in
Huntington hall this forenoon to listen
to the opening address of President
Edgar H. Farrar of Louisiana and the
annual report Of officers of the Amer
lean Bar association, which began it's
thirty-fourth annual meeting today.
Next in Importance to the presid ent' s
address for the first session was the
election of the general council.
The reports of the standing COM
nittees and the discussion of the
numerous recommendations will be
taken up this evening and continued
at tomorrow meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
Railroads Have Laid Off 81, $50
Men in a Year.
Action Has Been Taken by g.
Per Cent. of Roads.
OF ECONOMY
s Rapidly Spreading to the
Other Traffic Lines.
Result of Not Being Allowed to
Increase Rates.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Following a plan
for retrenchment railroads of the coun-
try in the last year have laid off $3.50
men, effecting a net annual saving m
operating expenses of $94, 600, 600, ac-
cording to a report made public today
This method of economy in operation
has been adopted by so per cent IF all
the roads and is rapidly spreading tC
the remaining lines. The decrease in
expense of maintenance is said 20 be
the result of the action of the Interstate
commerce commission which refused
to allow the roads to put into effect q
general increase of freight rates. The
largest reductions in the forces are
found among the trackmen, shopmen
and miscellaneous employees.
The report containing these figures
may, it is said, have an important
bearing on the widespread unrest eX-
listing in the ranks of the shopmen on
the Hartman lines.
That the dispute with the shopmen
on the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific.
Illinois Central and other lines may ex-
tend to other railway systems was in
dicated today when shopmen employed
are reported to have given notice that
with the expiration of the present wage
agreement next month an increase CT
pay would be demanded.
Officials of the Chicago & orthWeSt-
ern road declined to discuss the sub
ject today.
After a day of secret conferences the
executive board of Illinois Central fed
Grated workmen representing nine
trades have decided to leave the ques-
ton of calling a strike to the interna-
tional president of the different unions.
This action is taken by some to mean a
step in the direction of a peaceful set
Element of the dispute.
A letter has been forwarded to Vice
President W. L. Park and Genera!
Manager Foley of the Illinois Central
railroad asking that a conference be
arranged and a number of meetings
were held by the labor men while
ton It may take several days before
the labor men conclude their negotia-
lions with the railroad officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
SANTA F'E WORK AT ATCHIsoN.
Extension of Yards and Enlargement
Of Freight Facilities.

Atchison, Kan. Aug. 29.-In the ex-
tension of its yards and the enlarge
ment of its freight house the Santa Fe
is now doing the first big work of this
kind that has been done in AtchisoR
for twenty years When the Santa Fe
does things it does them right. Creo-
soted ties and platform supports are
being used, and the work on the ex-
tension to the freight house is of a
heavy and substantial character. What
the Santa F'e is doing it is up to the
other roads to do. The Burlington is
offering to expend $4,000 If damages
to abutting property on account Of its
proposed switch are waived, and when
the Missouri Pacific finally gets
around to the Atchison yards with its
plan of betterments great deal Of
money will be expended. Railroads
have put eff necessary yard improve
ments here just as long as possible,
because they were more urgent else
where, but we are to be taken care of
at last. No doubt the buildings of the
hardware and drug buildings has
awakened the railroads to the neces-
sity of looking into the future These
houses will add to Atchison's perma-
nency as a jobbing and manufacturing
center, and the railroads are quick to
realize it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

motion for permanent service with the
road
Steady Employment.
Having had the practical work IN all
departments he is qualified to go to
the front He has served what might
be called an apprenticeship, being given
every opportunity to learn, but better
cared for than the apprentice, he mas
sufficient salary to maintain him in
decency and respectability. His four
years have been spent in a practical un-
versity, and he has had better oppcr-
tunities than could be provided in any
technical institution IN the world. be-
cause he has met with the real thing
in very class of railroading. If he res
applied himself he is capable and vs'il
go to the front, and sooner or Letter
there will be a place higher up and
from time to time he can be advanced
But with all the instruction he has been
given he is warned that he Will not
secure advancement unless he is lelli-
peramentally fitted; unless he can con-
troll men under him and treat them SO
that he will have their loyal support
and respect. The martinez is not
wanted in any line of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
SEES GHOST; GOES CRAZY.
Dumb from Fright, Regains Speech
Only to Lose Mind.

Meriden, Conn, Aug. 29.-Physicians
here are puzzled over the case of An
thony Zuudt. of Berlin, Conn. Early
Saturday morning, Zundt thought he
saw the ghost of his friend, Anthony
Vrezia, who was murdered on July 4,
lying on a table in his home. and was
so frightened that he lost the power
of speech.
He remained dumb until he attended
mass late Sunday, when he regained
the power of speech only to lose his
mind completely. He is now declared
hopelessly insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29
dollars


The complaint against Miss Schoszer
was drawn by Miss Katherine Silver, a
young woman about the same age, who
lives in the apartment adjoining the
Schoszers in the next building
She asserts that at IL o'clock at
night. after she had gone to bed she
heard a noise in the dining room. She
at once thought that the noise was
made by a burglar and called her broth
er who found that number of articles
OF jewelry had been taken from table
near the window. He saw slim girl
leap back across the air shaft from
the window ledge.