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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
HUNTING PARTY
 HAS GOOD LUCK
Baldwin Sportsmen Bag Deer, Tur- '. keys and Coons Besides Catching
 Numerous Fisi,

Bay Minette December 12.-(Special)- The hunting party which has been in the northern end of the county for the past week on deer and bear hunt, has re- turned and all report that they had an excellent time and killed plenty of game to eat Their hunt resulted in the kill ing of one fine deer, two turkeys, sev- eral hundred squirrels, a number of coons and the catching of large numbers of fish.
 Preparatory to letting out the contract for the erection of the new jail, several workmen have been put to work burning out the stumps on the lot recently pur- chased as the site for the jail The com missioners are due to hold a special ses- sion late today to take into consideration the bids for the erection of the building and settle the question which has been asitated for number of years, that of having place strong enough to hold the prisoners of this county.
 large force of men began this morn ing laying the foundation for the new brick block being constructed on the courthouse square by J. o. Batson beside the courthouse. The building will be rushed to completion at once and will be occupied by the first of the year by the City Barber shop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
METHODISTS PLAN
 WASHINGTON CHURCH
Committee Confers on Plans to Raise Funds for New Church
 Building

The committee of Methodist ministers and laymen of the North Alabama confer ence named to formulate plans and devise
 methods for the financial cooperation of every church of this conference towards
 the erection of a representative house of
 worship at Washington, held a meeting | in this city yesterday morning in the study of pr. l.. c. Branscomb, pastor of the First Methodist church. This com
 nittee was appointed at the recent con-
 ycntion of the North Alabama conference held at Florence to carry out the confer
 ence ruling to assit in securing funds for this structure.
 The general conference of the southern
 Methodists announced their decision to
 build a very fine church in Washington to cost s375, 900 when completed and fur nished. They requested the churches in all parts of the south to lend their aid in this undertaking. The North Alabama conference voted to comply with this re- quest and contributions will be asked from every church in the conference. The committee selected to effect this were
 four ministers, S. L. Dobbs, c. w. Read, Frank w. Brandon, l.. t. BTdnSconD ana
 four laymen, R. S. Munger, Walter K McAdory, Jas. w. Woodroof and T. c. Banks.
 The committee Is enthusiastic In their
 belief that Alabama Methodists will do their part in making possible this church | in Washington as $24, ,100 has already been | collected from other states.
 | pr. George Sexton of Dallas, Tex, who has been named as the promoter of the movement and who had remarkable success in interesting the churches in the cause, conferred with the committee | in their deliberations and stated that southern Methodists believe they will have under way within few months the | construction of a building that will he
 a credit to their denomination. 1 The out of town members of the com
 mittee, after saying many good things about Birmingham, left on an afternoon l train for their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
W. W. DUBOIS BODY
 HORRIBLY MANG[ED
Found on Frisco Tracks. Is Claimed That Freight
 Train Hit Him

With both legs dangling from his
 body, left arm in the same condition,
 jaw broken and head bruised, ". w. DuBois, about 40 years of age, was picked up last night about 7:3o o'clock at Ninth avenue and Fifteenth street
 in a dying condition as a result of being struck by Frisco freight train. The ambulance of the Johns Under
 taking company took him to the Hill
 man hospital where he lived only half an hour without regaining conscious
 ness sufficiently to tell of the acci- dent.
 It Is stated that MT. Dubois was crossing the railroad when an inbound freight train on the Frisco road was coming in from Ensley. The engineer saw him just before the train struck him, but was not able to stop his train
 in time to prevent the accident. il is claimed.
 The deceased man lived at 2019 Sec ond avenue, Ensley, and was sales man of aluminium cooking utensils. His right arm had been amputated from his body several years ago. He had a brother in Odenville named J. c. Du- Bois, Jr, who Is cashier of the Bank of Odenville. A card from his brother informing him that he would be in Birmingham Sunday to visit him was found in MT. Dubois pocket.
 The family at Ensley was notified. as was also the brother at Odenville by the Johns Undertaking company, to which establishment the body was
 taken Funeral arrangements will not be made until today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
CLASS FOOTBALL
 AT UNIVERSITY Games This Year to Be Paved Between Now and
 the Holidays

University, December 12.-(Special)- cupied the time between January and the opening of the baseball season, is going to be pulled off before the holidays this year and all of the teams are out practicing hard for the games, which are to be played during the latter part of this week. The change was made neces- sary on account of the change in the examination schedule. Heretofore the midyear examinations have been held just before Christmas, but this year they will be held in February. Then, too. the uni versty will, in all probability, put bas- ketball team in the field this year, and the time after the holidays will be needed for that sport.
 The games this year promise to be some of the best ever played between the classes, despite the fact that the men have had only short time to practice and get into good condition. The scrap of the season will, as usual, be the game between the sophomores and freshmen, and the team that comes off the field victorious after this encounter will un- doubtedly conquer the winners of the junior-senior battle. The juniors and se- niors will play Thursday, the sophomores and freshmen Friday and the winners will hang up on Monday
 There is quite a bit of material among the classes that looks good for varsity next season. On the freshman team, espe- cially, are some men whose showing so far gives them a fair bid for the team next year.
 None of the teams have elected cap- | tains yet. The coaches are as follows 1 Seniors, Moody; juniors, Mcdowell; i; sophomores, Countess; and the freshmen, Barnett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
1. & N. ID ENLARGE MONTGOMERY YARD Reported $500,000 Is to Be Expended Next Year
 on Improvements

Montgomery. December 12.-(Special)- One-half million dollars will be expended in Montgomery by the Louisville and Nashville railroad within the next year, according to a well authenticated report in this city. The expenditure of this sum will enable the railway company to ex- tend it's yard to cover an acreage of all most twice it's present size, while 1t will at the same time allow for the construc- tiozf of gu undeEpass for track, at at which point there will be subway station. hump system of switching cars, it is said. will likewise be installed.
 Further report has it that the railroad is now contemplating double tracking the road from Montgomery to Calera. which will establish a double track on almost every mile of the system between this city and Birmingham, where traffic is extraordinarily heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
MOBILE PUBLISHER
 DIES SUDDENLY

Mobile, December 12.-Captain John F. Cochrane, president of the Item Jublsn- ing company, died shortly after o'clocl: this afternoon of heart failure. He was taken i'll immediately after attending the funeral of Garrett Van Antwerp, d life long friend, Monday. Capt. Cochrane was born in Perry county, Alabama in 1S3i and started in life as gally boy on the Marion News. He was the organizer of the Item Publishing company, its head for the past 30 years, and was wideiy known to the newspaper fraternity throughout the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Local Data
LOcal DaLa the 2i hours ending at p. m. De-
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, September 12.-G p. m.)- An extensive area of high pressure covers the entire central portion of the country from the Pacific to the Appa- lachians. Along the northern and south ern borders and also along the Appala- chiaas are restricted areas of low pres sure. Snow has fallen throughout the Rockies, the upper Missouri and Mssis- sippi river valleys Rain has fallen from Texas along the western slope of the Alle- ehanes and as far north as Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
No Confirmatory Information

Washington, December 12.-Emphatic disclaimers were made today at the state war and navy departments of the poses- sion of any information confirmatory of the statement of Ex-Consul A. c. Brice that he was warned of the approaching destruction of the Maine two days in ad- vance by Cuban sympathizer in Matan- zas Admiral Wainwright, who was eex- cutive officer of the Maine when the ship was destroyed, also says that no warning reached him.. It Is the opinion of officials that only through death bed confession, if at all, will the secret be disclosed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
PARTICULARS ID
 BE ANNOUNCED
O'NEAL WILL APPOINT
 COTTON COMMISSIONERS

New York. December 12.-Gov. Emmet O'Neal of Alabama said to- day that he would appoint three
 members to compose Aiabama's , commission to handle the $5o,000,0o0
 cotton fund, which. 1t Is said, will be furnished by New York bankers
 to finance the cotton crop. Cover
 { nor O.Neal was not prepared to an- , nounce the rersonnel of the con-
 } mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Girl Burned to Death

Munfordviile. Ky, December R.-Ths 4-year-old daughter of William Bostici was burned to death and her 6-year-olc sister fatally burned when fire destroyed the Bostick cabin near here this morning Awakening to find his home In flames Bostick carried his wife, who is seriously i'll with typhoid fever to a place of safety The older child rushed out of the hous, with them. Returning to get her sister the older child was fatally burned in { vain attempt to reach her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

Rainfalls exceeding one inch occurred at Memphis and Louisville. Temperatures have fallen quite gener- ally throughout the Mississippi valley and lake region. over the Rocky Mountain plateau a slight rise has occerred. In the gulf states rain has continued from Texas to Alabama. Temperatures were stationary along the gulf and in central Texas and Oklahoma and have fallen from degrees in the southern sec tions to 10 degrees in Kentucky and Ten neSSee.
 Summary of observations made at Unit ed States weather bureau stations, De- cember 12:
 Temp'ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Weather Forecast

Washngtory- December 12.-Forecast Tor Alabama: Local rains and cool Wednes- day; Thursday fair; light to moderate north winds.
 For Georgia: Local rains Wednesday,; slightly colder in north and west portions Thursday unsettled; colder in southeast portion; light to moderate northeast and east winds.
 For Tennessee: Fair in west; rain in east portions; Wednesday colder in cen tral and east portions; Thursday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Montgomery. December 12.-(specia

Montgomery. December Especially Pending conference to be held in this city tomorrow between Commissioner of Agriculture Reuben F. Kolb and Will liam H. Stayton, personal representa- tive of Col. Robert M. Thompson. who. is said to be back of the financial prof ect. po direct announcement can be made of the movement, insofar as Ala bama Is concerned It is expected, how ever that definite announcement of the scheme will be made tomorrow.
 Some of the best known bankers in Alabama are believed to be in thor ough sympathy with the movement, their views being that the bankers who finance the scheme are entitled to handsome profit for undertaking such huge risks. It is contended that if the farmers can save $10 bale on their staple by means of holding, they should avail themselves of the opportunity. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Pension Bill Denounced

Washington, December 12-The Sher- wood pension bill. establishing an in crease of Civil war pensions based on the tenure of service in that war, was taken up in the House today with the expectation of leaders that it would be passed late today.
 It is estimated to involve expenditures or 100000 or upward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Hear Grand Opera

Greenville, December 12.-(Special.) )- A large number of the Greenville mu- sic lovers left today for Montgomery to hear Savage's production of Gia- coma PuccinYs Girl of the Golden West that will be sung at the Grand theatre tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
MOOre-Winkler

Greenvile, December 12.-(SpeeiaD.- Mr. and Mrs. August G. Winkler have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter Elsie, to MT. James Carney Moore on the evening of Thursday, De- cember 2S, at o'clock at Saint ThomasS church, Greenville, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

the shooting. She corroborated Miss Graham's version of Stokes alleged at- tack, the struggle for the gun and the wounding of Stokes. I struck at the gun in Mir. Stokes hand with chair and 1t went off. Then I got my own pistol and cried Drop that gun, or I'll shoot" He fired again and the gun I had went off,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

sideration because of the great part they play in our national prosperity. I firmly believe that everything will adjust itself for fine season almost immediately fol- lowing the holidays"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Commissioners Meet

Greenville, December 12-(Special.)-- The Butler county board of commis- s;oners is in session here today. The commissioners have quite large omount of work before them, including many improvements for the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

The George Wallace plantation on the lower Greensboro road has been purchased by Mrs Maggie Scott at $3O per acre, which is an increase of about 100 per cent in the past five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Tax on Professional Men

Montgomery, December 12-SpeciaD.- All professional men of Montgomery have been cited by Tax Commissioner John Hardaway, of this city. to appear before him at an early date to show cause why they should not respond at once to the mandates of the recently enacted revenue measure, which requires a tax of $5 per man on each professional man in the state. In Montgomery county it is es- timated, there are about 1150 such law yers, doctors and dentists and other pro- fessional men, Ministers are exempted.
 PILES CURED IN c TO IA DAYS
 Your druggist will refund money if PAZO aOINTM ENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrud- ing Piles in 6 to IA days. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

The Marion Female seminary gave it's day evening. the class. fn expression pre- senting the humorous play After the Game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
ANNUAL BAZAAR AT
 HUDSON COLLEGE
Snug Sum Realized to Purchase Seats for Recitation Halls-Recital
 Monday

Marion December 12.-(Special) 1.-The annual bazaar was given at Judson col lege last night and several hundred dol lars were realized to purchase new seats for the recitation halls. A very pleasing feature of the evening was a vaudeville performance by number of Judson girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13

Observations fsken ats P seventy-Hth meridian Ume
 or continuous lines through points equal a V'fsoI,1, =. ceraure thoy will be drawn only for freezing
 SYMBOLS indicate state of weather Q clear; B partly S'oudy' 0 cloudy, @rsin' @ snowi Q report missing. Aows fly with the wind figure maximum tenperaturs for hoursi second. 2hour rainfa If 1t equas M inch Ghird wind velocity of 10 miles per hour 0 mora
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30
IN GOOD ROADS WORK
Wake Association Elects IFS Off
GERS for the Year

July FTrst-Join the State Association
| Endorse Bond Issue for $500, 600 for Good
Roads and q New Registration.
The Wake County Good Roads Associa-
ton held an enthusiastic meeting yester-
day at which officers were elected In the
permanent organization and various mat
tiers pertaining to the cause Of good roads
were discussed.
On motion of Mr.. W. n. Jones the as
ISOLATION elected DR.. J. NJ. Templeton.- OF
Cary, as president. AS secretary and
elected with Mr.. j. Y. Simms as assist
ant.
Three ballots were required to elect a
vice president, the selection finally being
Mr.. NJ. A. Griffin. of Wendell the others
nominated being DR.. G.. NJ. Bell, of Wake
field. and Mr.. X. B. johnson. Of Cardenas.
On motion Of Mr.. E. e. Britton the
constitution was amended 50 as to have
township vice-presidents. To select these
a committee Of three was named, MeSSrs.
W. G. Crowder, T.. V. Judd and Joseph
L. Pogue.
There was discussion at length. par
t~icipated in by all of the members. con
corning the matter Of joining the State
association and securing the southern
Good CO. md aSads Of m MT W' for Jones all m fse ssc.
rotary was directed to have membership
secured in the State association and sub
Scrlptlon TO the magazine, 20 cents per
member to be paid.
During the meeting Mr.. James A. Wei
Ions. of Smithfield was called on to speak
on this matter and he told Of the value
He is q member Of the State Central
Highway Trustees and he told Of work
being done for this. that in Johnston coun-
End to prepare for the big meetings on
July fourth and the work on the road on
July fifth. His remarks were enthusiastic
as to the outlook for the Central High
way.
On motion Of Mr.. f. E. Britton the
Central Highway movement was endorsed
n and the . cppm president " was fen authorized It'll cn'oner to at it
spoke spe "0 Of the hs'lesI need of securing 'dns
a q plan Of m esgtematia w anf for 9utl thfs'
each member to secure ten other members.
The association endorsed the plan he sub
mitted for a quick campaign to the first
OF July to secure 500 members and on
motion Of Col. Joseph E. Pogue placed
the matter in the hands of a committee
eonsisting Of Messrs; z. V. Judd N. A.
the association to cooperate; as well as
all the members.
The association delegated to any mem
bers Of the association who desired to at
tend the right to become delegates to the
meeting Of the State association in Win
ston on June fourteen.
on hand subscribed for entertainment Of
the Central Highway Trustees and good
roads work. His offer to turn this over
to be held for good road purposes.
Mr.. NJ. A. Griffin called attention to the
purpose Of the Wake Good Roads Council
sue u Of $500 600, " With aes a new ~ re = stna
On his motion the association endorsed
the bond issue and the new registration
that is asked for.
The association then adjourned subject
to the call Of the chairman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30

shall be the choice Of the people IT is
imperative tina there should be W
primaries. In one Of these all four
of the candidates should be voted
for. and in the second only the two
highest. l believe any other arrange
ment will be entirely unsatisfactory.
second primary should be after
the general election.
1t would accomplish no good, and
harm to have one primary,
and then throw the contest into the
LEGISLATURE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30
WILL ESTABLISH GREAT
SANITARIUM IN RICHMOND.
Able n Experienced North Carolina
Specialists Have the
Magnificent Ginter Homo at Rich
~n-d

News has been received hat DR..
PAUL Y. Anderson n DR.. Hall, who
are physicians in the State Hospital
at Morganton, and DR.. Gayle have
purchased the magnificent Ginter
place at RiclApond, Va, for a SANTA
rum for nervous patients. DR.. An
derson graduated at Trinity College,
DR.. Hall and DR.. Gayle-at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, and have en-
joyed the best medical training. all
having had long experience at Nor
canton. DR.. Gayle is now at Bonnie
Brae Hospital, Philadelphia, one of the
most famous hospitals for nervous
troubles. These three physicians are
we'll known to their profession and
stand among the leading specialists
in the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30
$25, 900 APPROPRIATION FOR
INVESTTG ALTON STEEL TRUST

Washington, May 26.-The House
today authorized $4,000 for the ex-
penses Of the steel trust" ~investga-
ing committee. The committee will
begin open hearings tomorrow by
querying John w. Gates. regarding
the taking yer of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron company by the steel Cor
poration, Mr.. Gates having been heav-
lily interested in the coal and iron com
pany.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30
FIRST DAY OF De
Ia BARRA IN OFFICE
Measures for Disposition
lnsurrecto Army
CLAIMS BY FOREIGNERS

Various Ifsa tons Have Already Re-.
gun Arranging Claims 10 BE Made
Against Mexican GOyernment-ln-
demnity Claims by Chinese Indi-
v:dually Will Collectively BE Very
Heavy-23S Were Massacred Ii l.,
Claimed-DiplOnlatic Corps Pay
Respects to New PreSident-Dean
Wilson, American Ambassador, De-
1iyered Address.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-30
(By the Associated Press.

Mexico City. May 27.-MeasUreS fp-
the ultimate disposition Of the Insur-
recto army and for the payment OK
he costs Of the war were the first
matters to which the newly created
executive. DE La Barra devoted hs
official attention today.
notwithstanding a formal call nJ
the diplomatic corps to present feIlci-
tationS, the administration of the o3tG
CT office to the new secretary OF tina
treasury, Ernesto Madero. and inter
ruption by scores of officials ant
friends who came to c~ongratUIata
him, President De La BarTa fount
time today to formulate plans Tor add
justment Of the most immediate press
ing problems confronting the atioE
To Augment Ranks of Ruralce.
He proposes to dissolve at once %
ranks Of the revolutionary forc~s.
using a portion of them to augment
the ranks Of the Rurales, that pictur-
esque body of troops organized ~
Gen. DiaZ many years age out oil tn
country's bandits. The remainder Wi
be given every assistance to set en-
ployment or TO return to their homes
in the-variOus States, and ali VIII be
paid off as though having been mus
tered out of the regular army. This
is in line with the suggestion BY Fran
cisco /. Madero, in his address to hs
troops at Juarez.
To Rid Country of BanditS Now.
By utilizing the best of the insuT-
rectos in the corps of rurales, tao
believes it will be awaiting
itself Of a force well able to rid the
country Of bandits within a short
President De La Barra is now con
a measure which he Will pro-
pose to the chamber of deputies, pro
for immediate protection OF all
claims made n proved against the
government.
Diplomats estimate that the war n
Mexico las cost 0 less than $50
100000 gold, and that perhaps one
tenth of this is due to damages SGS-
by foreigners. Half OF this
anoun is said on high authority ID
be loss suffered by Americans.
Claims Against Government.
In tho various legations foreigners
already begun arranging claims
to be made against the Mexican gov
eminent, although the greater part
to be filed. The claims OF
the Chinese nation will be remarkable
for h number of individuals de-
handing indemnity. Almost all Of
these will come from the states OF
Sonora and Coahuifa, where the Chi
nese were victims of mobs in numer-
Gus instances.
Reports received today from Tor
reron by the Chinese legation state
the umbe of dead as the resIi.
or the massacre in that town May Is,
Was 238.
The claims of Japan will be based On
deaths Of seven Japanese III Tor
reron during the massacre.
The second member of the new cab
net was sworn in at 1910 today.
me diplomatic corps today Officially
pald Its respects to the new Pres
dent. Henry Lane Wilson. the Amer
can ambassador, as dean Of the corps.
delivered the address, which was re-
sponded to by President De La Barra