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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
|STATE GETS OUT INTERESTING BOOK. "Alabama's New Era" Pre- sents Its Advantages and
 Opportunities


 Montgomery, December 4-(speciai.) "Alabalna's New Era" is the title of
 perhaps the handsomest piece of ad- lvertising ever issued by the state and | it is now ready for distribution by the state department of immigration. The book beautifully illustrated is the publication of the state department of , immigration and is designed by Immi- | grafton Commissioner Leo Cowart ta present in most striking form the ad- Yantages and opportunities of Ala | bana.
 | 1t is a part of the aggressive oan.- naign instituted by the state immigra- | tion board to secure for Alabama more I invested capital and more settlers from other states. Commissioner Cowart be- | lieves that the new publication is quite as attractive as any issued by the west | ern states, which have for years main tained active campaigns for new cap | ital and for new immigrants, and he l is not afraid to lay it down for com 1 parison with any of the striking pub lications issued by the western states. | The outer cover is in magazine form and 1t would do credit to any of the most modern magazines. It Is beau | tified by the brunette loveliness of q young girl who is recorded as An
 alabama Girl" and who says inviting | ly, You'll like Alabama. The books title in bold letters is borne on the
 cover, "Alabama'ss New EJa.a Its sub title is "A Magazine of Progress and Development, Published by the Ala
 bama State Board of Immigration.' | The purpose of the book. MT. Cowart sets forth, is forward. This volume
 under the authority of the state of Alabama is put forth by the state de- Una If m, ami of tlnt11i pr tion a belp fO the ambitious man out of Alabama who wants to better his condition. The book has for it's purpose the presentation, necessarily inadequate, of the rare op- portunities, agricultural and industrial which Alabama, the most progressive state of the new south, is offering in it's new era of growth and prosper ity.
 In the decade between 1900 and 1910 farm lands in Alabama increased 105 per cent in value. In the same decade
 the value of farm buildings increased 116 per cent. These are the cold i'm passive figures of the census depart ment. "In other words, Alabama in 10 years doubled the value of it's farm lands, doubled the value of it's farm buildings and Improvements and prac- tically doubled the value of it's true wealth. This is a record only equalled by some of the widely advertised west ern states, Which experienced sensa-
 tional booms through their extensive advertising.
 In Alabama the sensational growth
 was not due to lover advertising" be-
 cause Alabama, in proportion to Its
 merits is the most under advertised"
 state in the union. This splendid
 growth was due primarily to the dou
 ble endowment of Alabama, it's un-
 paralleled mineral resource and the fer
 tility of it's soil.
 The book is made especially valuable
 by a series of carefully compiled sta
 tistics, showing the agricultural and
 mineral resources and showing the az
 ricultural and industrial progress of the state,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Burns Makes Charge

Cleveland, O., December At is per fectly true that the executive council of the iron workers union voted a monthly sum of 5000 to be paid to John j.. McNamara. There is evidence to sub stantiate the charge that this money was knowingly voted for the purpose of paying it to James B. McNamara and Or tie McManigal and that 1t was used by them in their dynamiting operations"
 That was the statement of Detective William J. Burns, who arrived here to- night from Akron, o.
 That he was going after the men higher up and criticism of Pres- <ient Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, were other points emphasized by MT. Burns.
 The detective spent the day in Akron where he investigated the Berger Iron works explosion of July, 1910.
 We are going after the men back of the McNamaras, said MT. Burns and the investigation will be pushed energet- cally until we bring to justice the men who are really responsible for the dy- namiting outrages over the country. I have lately come from Indianapolis where I conferred with United States District Attorney Miller. Enough evidence will be brought before the grand jury at it's meeting there December II to cause a number of indictments.
 When Samuel Gompers tells the peo- pie that lie was deceived in the McNa- maras he is utterng a lot of drivel and ,uncombe. It is Gompers who is fool ing organized labor, for he knew the McNamars were guilty and yet after we had arrested them he came -N Indian apolis and sat in conference -. ihen."
 Mir. Burns read with interest the days developments in Los Angeles, but said he had no comment to make on the ad- ded details of the Bain confession, or the rumor that the arrest of one of the counsel for the McNamaras was i'm pending. He also had nothing to say as to the reported development indicating wholesale attempts at jury bribing.
 After spending all of tomorrow in Cleveland Investigating the dynamiting cases, Mir. Burns will leave for New York there to continue his work He said the investigation would be pushed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Ryan's Statement

Chicago, December 4-Frank NJ. Ryan, international president of the Internation- al Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, of which John J. McNa- mara is secretary-treasurer, tonight gave out in Chicago the following statement:
 Not until l read today's press dis patches did I realize that have been ex- pected to make a public statement con- corning the confession of the McNamaras. The news reached me Friday evening at Atlanta, from where I had expected to go to New Orleans. I remained in At- lanta until Saturday evening and came from there directly here, arriving last night. I shall leave tomorrow for Wash ington, D. C.. and will be at headquarters in Indianapolis the latter part of the week.
 .As to the pleas of guilty entered in Los Angeles, l can only say that l was terribly surprised and shocked beyond discription
 MT McNamara has been our trusted officer for the last six years. and l all ways had implicit faith in his integrity. During my administration as president Of cur organization my mork kept me on the road nearly all the time. The affairs in the office were practically In the hands of our secretary-treasurer, and I had every reason to believe that my confidence was we'll placed.
 MT. McNamaras plea of guilty comes as a terrible personal blow to me, as I never had occasion to doubt his integrity
 'As for our organization, can say that it's aim has been 10 better the working conditions of the men employed in this most hazardous occupation and to pro- vide ways and means to preserve life. limb and property, not to destroy them and in this endeavor, we shall continue as long as we have strength to endure. We will stand by our members, and l think our members will stand by us.
 immediately after the arrest of the McNamaras we went on record through our executive committee against the use of dynamiting and other forms of violence, and this always will remain our position.
 "Much has been said in the newspapers concerning an investigation of the high er-ups.' If am in that class, well come such an Investigation, as I have nothing to fear therefrom,'
 Mir Ryan refused to answer any -ques- tions put to him, and would not discuss a report that the International Iron Workers union had appropriated $1O00 a month for the use of John J. McNamara without exacting from him an accounting therefor. To all queries he replied:
 "All have to say or will say. is con tained in the statement. That tells of my past and future movements and expresses all l desire to. say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
ALABAMA IS DUE MORE THAN S1O,O0O Despite Fact Books of Mo- bile County Officials Are
 Found Correct

Montgomery, December 4.-(Special )- Despite the fact that the books, accounts and vouchers in the offices of six of ficials of Mobile county are neatly kept, and correct, a report of Assistant EX- aminer of Public Accounts J. T. Cor man, today submitted to Governor O'Neal, shows that the state is due more than $10,oO0. Of this amount the sum of [ s9,49i.97 ais due 'sfrom escaped taxes. and $1 046.3S is due from franchise taxes. s.
 H. Smith, circuit clerk, was credited with being due the state the sum of $153.50, which was promptly paid in, and Price Williams, Jr., probate judge, was credited with owing the state $1160 which was also promptly paid, but the sum of
 S17325 is still due to the state, accord ing to the report and is charged against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Drew Bitter

New York, December 4-In behalf of the National Erectors association which employed William J. Burns to run down the perpetrators of the Los Angeles dyna- mite outrages, Walter Drew as counsel issued statement here tonight urging that the McNamara's make frank and full confession" MT. Drew says among other things that he doubts the sincerity of labor's demand in urging extreme punishment and indicates rather that those who take this attitude have an ul- terior motive MT. Drew issued the state ment in the form of a telegram to J. D. Fredericks, district attorney at Los An geles. The telegram reads as follows: "I note the many statements from labor leaders repudiating the McNamaras and demanding the infliction upon them of the extreme penalty of the law. As you know l am counsel for a group of em- ployers who have been among the chief suffers at the hands of these men, and am, perhaps as familiar as any one with the series of dynamite outrages in which they took part I deem it my duty to say to you, in order that in your discretion you may advise the court:
 "F'irst-No human life has been de- stroyed by any other explosion traceable to these men, nor do know of any such explosion which was apparently planned with the purpose of taking life, though in some instances disregard for such pos- sible consequences was shown
 "Second--The National Erector associa- tion does not join in the demand for the death penalty for the younger McNamara. believing him the weak, paid tool of others, and his actions the natural con- sequence of the doctrines taught by men who now repudiate him. We believe the punishment of both these brothers second- ary in importance to the conviction If the men behind them and we sincerely hope they will take advantage of the op- portunity now presented to perform a sig nal service for society by making full and frank confessions.
 ''rhird-luasmuch as some of the de- mands for extreme punishment come from men who must have, known of the guilt of the McNamaras, and one of them at least, I know to be implicated in several outrages with them. l sin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Butler's Denial

Buffalo, December 4.--John T. But Ter. first vice president of the Inter national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Work kers today de- clared the association had never know ingly furnished one dollar to promote dynamiting or any other form of vio- lence. Mr. Butler was at the meet ing of the executive board in Indian apolis when John J. McNamara was arrested.
 "I want to declare now" said Mir, Butler. "that I never knew the asso- citation to provide any funds for dyna- hitting and as an international officer for many years l ought to know what's going on. If there were crimes planned in the union l knew nothing of them.
 II stand ready for any investiga- tion by anybody. ] don't intend to re- sign. Organized labor and even the iron workers ought not to be blamed for the crimes of these two men. No one can tell me that the rank and file countenanced dynamiting.
 'I do not believe Detective Burns is justified in declaring that MT. Com pers knew all the time that the Me Namaras were guilty. was closer to John J. McNamara than MT. Gompers and l believed absolutely in his inno-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Hoo HOos to Meet

The Concatenated Order or Hoo Hoo will hold a social session at the Builders and Traders exchange next Thursday evening after the adjournment of the concatenation to be held for the inltla- ton of a class of 20 or more kittens Bohemian supper will be served and the amusement features of the programme will consist Of selections rendered by sev- eral well known local singers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05

in New York Boston, Chicago Indian apolis, Cleveland and elsewhere and would be thorough.
 He declined to give out any details as to his present or future p1aNs, simply saying that the dragnet would be drawn tightly and was expected to enmesh the ringeadess of the dynamiting ourages.
 Have you any fears of personal vi- , olence?" Mr. Burns was asked.
 None in the least he said. Or ganzed labor is my friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05

cerely doubt that such demands are not being made with the sole desire of aid- ing the end of justice. ((Signed),
 WALTER DREW MT. Drew said this evening that fo believed that between 20 and 30 labor leaders would be indicted as the result Of the Investigation at Indianapolis and said the ramificationS of .he inquiry would extend from Boston to the Pa cidc coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05

cence--so much that have not yet re-
 covered from the shock of his confess sion" MT Butler said that the iron work CTS had paid in a $5 assessment which totalled $50,000 for the defense fund. He expects to call for q meeting of the board at Indianapolis within a oay or two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Bank Clerks to Meet

The Birmingham Chapter of the Ameri- can Institute of Banking will meet at the F'raternal hall tomorrow night at S30 o'clock Important business is expected to come up and as many employees from out of town banks as possible are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Mary B. Lopez

Mrs. Mary B. Lopez, "A years old, died at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Lopez is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M F. Moffett of Chattanooga and Mrs. Mary T. Monroe of Indianapolis, and by one son, W. S. Lopez of Birmingham. MT. Lopez was in- formed Sunday of his mothers serious illness and left immediately Sunday night for her bedside He was with her when she died. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
Stenographic Report

'It went on to show that Franklin called at the Rains home, inquired about the Bains family finances. then
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
SCARCITY OF PIGS

A trip around the county shows .
good many corn fields but few pigs
or hogs and also few cattle. Corn is
shocked in most cases and lot Of
good feed is stored up i'm the shocks.
An occasional small lot of young
pigs rapidly fattening fol. the mark
ct is seen, showing that the owner
will soon have some first class grain
fed pork to turn of and exchange
for cash. Nothing in the pork line
could he setter than North Dakota
raised pigs. free from diseases that
offset hogs further south. The
scarcity of young pigs is noted a.
round the state and one suggestion
coming from Barnes county is for
farmers with more feed than they
can use to club together and buy
young pigs by the car load and ship
into the state dividing the pigs a
mong the shippers. Young pigs in
the south st. Paul market can be had
for from to SC pound and fat hogs
sell for &c.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
BIG TURKEY ..snooT"
Event 1t Peter Albrecht's
big Crowd and Good Time
Enjoyed

Sunday being pleasant day the
first fall turkey shoot was attended
at Peter Aabrecht's farm by large
number OF visitors both from the
country and jamestown and other
towns. The big farm yard was filled
with automobiles and other vehicles.
Seventytseven birds OF various kinds,
turkeys, ducks, geese, ETC., we're dis
posed of at short notice and as us
ual in such shoots some were lucky
and some were mot Among those
who were not was Lou Niemeyer of
Jamestown who had pity taken ON
him by one of the lucky UHes and The
was given souvenir goose that fig
MNed sat a cost OF $3.50. C. A.
Klaus secured a turkey after .stren-
Mous efforts and Mprris Beck "a gaose,
Geo. Kurtz squad. Gardner Greedy
aat the state hospital carried OF IA
feathered trophies and Bob Wallace
also took home "a good many. AL
sbrecht's annual turkey shoots are
known as spe6ml occasions for the
northern part Of the county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
WEEDY GRAIN FIELDS

Farmers from near Windsor aud
Cleveland report little fall plow1ng
done as the ground is not In GOOD
shape to plow, part of the county
having had deficient rain fall this
year. There is less fall p'ow.ns
throughout the county generally
this year than usual, and problem
exists in how to get rid of the thick
growth of cactus, pigeon grass ana
other noxious weeds which the late
rains have caused to flourish luxur-
iently. The ground is too wet 10
burn such weeds now and no farmer
desires to plow the mess under
which only loosens the soil and al
lows evaporation to carry on the
moisture more readily than other
wise. It Is q problem to get rid OF
the weeds that have taken posses
sion Of most cultivated fields this
year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
FEDERAL COURT AT M1NOT

Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 25.---The
case of Eleni Bavella against the
Great Northern railway is the first
action started for jury trial in the
federal court. In this case the
plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000
damages from the corporation as a
result of the death of her husband
who was killed in an accident in tho
Great Northern yards lin Devils Lake,
October 10, 1910.
1t appears that the plaintiff is
now in Greece and has given power
of attorney to representatives in A
merica to sue the Great Northern. In
the case Attorney Stiles of Minneap-
oils and F.. T. Cuthbert of Devils
Lake represented the plaintiff while
Attorneys Murphy and Duggan are
the case for the defendant
The jury was secured be-
fore the noon recess.
Judge Amidon denied the motion
Of Attorney Traynor for judgment
on the pleadings in the Connolly
Whipple casae.
The petit jury includes H. 8. Allen
IF jamestown, F. H. Delger, Pingree;
James Spaulding, Ypsilanu; Adam
Bolinger, Medina.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
DEMAND FOR
MANY SPEAKERS
BY PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN,
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
PRES. TAFTS WARNING f."

Washington, D. c., Oct. So
With the closing of President Taft's
tour in the west come many urgent
calls on the Progressive Re-
publican committee for speakers to
be sent to states where the president
visited and met the people. Tho
demand for speakers to attempt to
refute the excellent impression that
the president seems to have made.
where ever he appeared, began in
Michigan the first state visited by
the president. These demands show
that progressive leaders feel that
some radical steps are necessary to
undo the work of the president in
his statements of policy and of re-
cent events that concern the nation.
The president evidently feels that
the active criticism Of the admins
tration which has been diligently
set on foot by progressive candidates
may result in an entire change OF
national policy and return to a
democratic administration, unless re-
pubicans every where realize the sit
uation and agree to drop the faction
al fights of aspirants for control OF
office and support the party for the
sake Of the grave national consequent
ces involved. With this idea in mind
the president during his Chicago visit
said:
~
Now we are at what some people
think is a crisis in the Republican
party with reference to it's continu-
ance in guidance of the nation. am
hopeful that the good people Of the
country, who know good thing
when they see it, have only chas-
tened us in the of year, in order that
We may be better hereafter, but with
no intention of shifting from should
ers that are fitted to bear the bur-
dens of present problems and carry
them to a successful solution to
those which are untried and which
have a new theory of action that we
do not believe in, and that we don't
believe people believe in.
Would Acquiesce in Change
However, If so be it that they
desire to make a change, we shall
loyalty support the new government
under any conditions, with the hope
it will inure to the benefit of the
that If, after one trial, the people
think they ought to go back to the
old party that has served them SO
well in the progressive days of the
ration, they will do SO. We can
bear that, my friends, that is ALL"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02
APPOINTED JuvE-:
nile OFFICER
HUMANE OFFICER BLAKE APL
POLNUED JUVENILE Off.
GER FOR SEVERAL JU-
DICIAL DISTRICTS

State Humane Omeer Blake has
been or soon will be appointed ju-
wentae officer under Chapter III.
Laws of 1911, for several judicial
districts. Such appointment has al
ready been made by Judge Winches-
ter i0r the 9Th district, Judge Cof-
fey for the 5th, Judge Crawford for
the 10th and Judge Cowan for the
:2nd. Such juvenile uffiaer's duty is
to Investigate cases OF abandoned and
neglected children and report the
same to the court with information
>or assistance when required by the
judge; to take charge of any child
before and after any trial as direct
Led by the court; and no compensa-
1tion is allowed except necessary ex-
penses, which shall he audited by the
district judge of each ;district, and
paid by the vanious counties for
which said persons are appointed
Officer Blake had an unusual case
before him at Bismarck Saturday. A
girl named Nyrtle Randall, aged 1s
applied to the officer to be legally a.
dopted by him, so that her marriage
ITO VIM. Burrts 'cnd1h he legalized.
The girls mother was dead, the
fathers whereabouts were unknown.
The girl was marrled the same day
as adopted and married. under the
name of Myrtle Blake.
The four mouths old baby of Mrs.
Wallace Rice, formerly residing in
Jamestown, was taken sat Dickinson
from people With whom the child
had been left, its mother having died
three months ago, and the father
having disappeared and abandoned
the child. The infant was brought
to jamestown where it is s'beins cared
for. 4a
"A three year old boy sahandoned,
by the father at Bismarck, was also
assigned to the Df11cer ami the child
will be adopted by some humane
family.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-11-02

way aad few miles have been com
pleted. The grade is all ready TO,
the rails between Edgeley and James
town, and the first engine for the
line arrived at Edgeley last month
Some think it is backed by the Mil
waukee. It's plan is certainly ambi-
hous enough and IL carried out
would be of untold value to this
state.
THE last rumor of proposed rail-
road building in North Dakota comes
from an entirely new source-from
the minneapolis & st. Louis, which
has no mileage whatever in this state
the nearest point being Leola, s. D.
The report has it that this line will
extend across North Dakota into
Canada, probably in a northeasterly
direction from Leola, thus giving
much needed northeast and south
west line.
In addition to new routes, there
has been steady improvement the
last two years Of lines already in op-
Grafton. Many new stations have
been built, and the contract has just
been let for new one at Minot by
the 500. to cost, with grounds, a.
bout $135,000.
"A better feeling exists between
The railroads and the people of North
Dakota than ever before. It is real
lied that their interests are COM
mon, and they will hereafter work
together for the development Of the
resources Of the state .