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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Knight And LoOell
 Are Sued For $08,OOO

Alleging that 7S00 bales of purchased cotton were seized when Knight, Yan- cey & Co. were made bankrupts, several creditors of that firm yesterday filed suit in the federal court for the equivalent value of the cotton, set at s9S,O05.5S. which they claim is due them.
 The suit is directed against John w. Knight of Knight. Yancey & Co. and w. s. Lowell of Birmingham, who acted as receiver and is now trustee for the Decatur bankrupt cotton firm.
 The compliments are several German firms. a. few American cotton operators and others who are said to have paid for cotton upon bills of lading, which was shipped but afterward seized by the receivers for Knight. Yancey & Go.
 The allegation is made in the volumi- nous complaint that the plaintiffs deliv- cred to their agent, H. Van Gerpen of New York, drafts upon 1900 bills of lad ing in April, 1910. They allege that pay ment was made to Knight, Yancey & Co. of s9s000, or approximately that sum, which was for the cotton shipped, but never received. The claim is made that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
OFFICIAL CALL FOR GOOD ROADS MEET AnnOuhcement Bears Sigma lures of State, City and
 Other Officials

An official call bearing the signatures of the chief executives of Alabama. the city officials and the officers of the be sent out over the United States to- day through the local committee of which J. A. Rountree is secretary.
 Mayor Exum has invited the mayors of all prominent cities in the country to be present and many have accepted his invitation. President A. c. Jack son of the Good Roads association will arrive in Birmingham to confer with the various good roads officers of the Alabama and county associations in re- gard to the coming convention. Many of the good roads officials will reach Birmingham tonight for this confer ence at which the civic organizations of Birmingham will also be repre- scented.
 A meeting of the executive committee of the Jefferson County Good Roads as sociation has been called for Monday together with the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce.. the Board of Trade, the Business Mems League, the Board of Revenue, the advisory board of the National Good Roads associa- ton, Mayor Exum and others, for dis cussing and arranging the details of the entertainment of the delegates and guests of the congress. The meeting will be held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
MRS. MAY WOODS HAS FINE
 ART EXHIBIT AT THE HILLMAN

A notable exhibit of beautiful tapes tries, paintings and designs done iR leather, all by Mrs. May Woods of Port land, O., was open to the public yester- day at the IIillman hotel. It so hap pened that Mrs. Woods collection was put on display at the same time which the Birmingham Art club chose for their exhibit and the public had the advan- tage of seeing both at the same time.
 A large number of visitors called at Mrs. Woods exhibit yesterday and spoke most highly of her work. Among the paintings of this artist there is copy of a Rembrandt Portrait of Man." 6one with such skill as to receive the recognition of the Metropolitan mus cum, where the work was copied. TO the original elements of Rembrandts work Mrs. Wood has so well added the element of time that the work at once suggests the original itself
 Among the others 8hat the artist has copied from the famous originals at the Metropolitan is ''The Storm,' by Cot,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31

the bills of lading were spurious, and were not issued in good faith.
 The prayer is made that inasmuch as the plaintiffs paid out this sum of money and never received their purchased cot ton that refund should be made of that sum, or that the cotton should be delivered to them.
 This case is the last of a great many important cases which have been filed in the badly mixed litigation
 W. S. Lowell, trustee for the bank rupt, who is a. joint defendant in this case, said yesterday.
 ''Well, let them sue. I have no possi- ble objections. The gist of the matter is this. They wished me to turn over the seized cotton to them without for mality and credit 1t to their special ac- count Instead of doing that, which would have been f1agrantly and manifest ly wrong, I turned the proceeds of the cotton sale into the general funds for the relief of all the creditors. l acted in that, matter justly, and have no cause to anticipate any serious result of the suit I have not yet received any com plaint, but am not surprised in the prem iseS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
START JOBBING
 BUSINESS HERE
J. Blach X Sons Announce the Open ing of New Feature of Their
 Concern

J. Blach & Sons of Birmingham have added a new and important branch to their business at Nineteenth street and Third avenue.
 This enterprising firm has recog nized the need of larger wholesale bus mess in Birmingham, the natural trad ing center of a large and growing ter rltory. The fact that large part of the wholesale business of this territory Is going to other states does not speak well for the good judgment of the peo- pie it is argued and there has been for some time considerable agitation among merchants and others for the estab- lishment of more wholesale and job ping houses representing all lines of trade.
 J. Blach S Sons are handling special standard lines of mems furnishings and have already placer several men on the road to cover Alabama and parts of adjoining states. They propose to han dle nothing but first class standard goods that have already been we'll es- tablished in the trade and with which the dealers are familiar.
 It is pointed out by W. s. Schen- berger buyer and manager of the job ping department that the merchants of the Birmingham district and other con tiguous territory will be able to save freight, get goods quicker and with much better satisfaction by buying in Birmingham.
 Part of the third floor and all of the fourth floor of the store at Nineteenth street and Third avenue have been set aside for the jobbing department and already a considerable stock of all lines to be handled has been shelved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Methodists Refused Harvard

Newark, N. J., March 30-In addressing the Newark conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today. Rev. pr. Frank lin Hamilton. chancellor of the American university at Washington, declared it had been in the power of the Methodist church to secure control of Harvard university had it so desired. It was not generally known. he said, but it was a fact that if the Methodist church had accepted the proposition Harvard university would now be under Methodist domination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
May Justify Alleged Kidnapping

St. Louis. March 30.-Richard B. Stack, the wealthy Escanaba (Mich.) lumber man, who is on trial here on charge of Kidnapping his son. John King Stack III, from the home of his former wife's rela- tives here, will attempt to justify him self, 1t became evident today, on the ground that his former wife, Mrs. Roy Burbank had declared that the boy should never again visit his home in Michigan. In an interview Stack said that he has no objection to letting his former wife see their child, but would not tell where he is concealing his son. A writ of habeas corpus is expected to pro- duce the boy in court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31

more familiarly known as Paul and Vir- ginia." An original work especially note- worthy is painting entitled "The Hop Gatherers," in which there is dellcacy and realism combiped.
 There are also two interesting studies of an Indian chief, "Old Joseph" and an Indian squaw, Princess Angeline," both famed throughout the west In the first the painter has very effectively portrayed broken-hearted warrior, and in the second sympathetic savage na- ture. In the collection there are also many beautiful designs in leather. useful as we'll as unique.
 The exhibit will be removed today to the rooms of Madame Bassette, 215 Clark building. Mrs. Woods has been most favorably impressed with the artistic taste of the people of Birmingham, and she may probably remain in this city permanently if it is justifable. Mrs Woods Is an artist of much accomplish ment, having had the advantage of studying under Chase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
GRAY SAYS O'NEAL WILL SURELY SIGN
 COMMISSION BILL

Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray returned last night from Montgomery where he has been for few days. He said there were no new. developments on the Birmnbham commission meaA ure' but that he could see no possible reason for the governor to fail in gv- ing his approval.
 Governor O'Neal has several days in which to sign the bill." said Governor Gray. There has been only one legis- lative day since he has had the bill this last time. There can be little doubt that it will be signed. I see no req son for the present lineup to miscarry. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Deaths and Funerals
Matthias Bass

Matthias Bass, aged 5S years, died yes terday morning at o'clock at his late residence, 531 Miller avenue, Earle Place, after an illness of several months. The funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at 2:So o'clock. lnterment will be in Oak Hill cemetery MT. Bass is survived by the following children and his widow: Mrs IT. M. Well, Mrs. P. H. Lynnd, Miss Caroline Bass, Charles F. Bass and Fred w. Bass of nessemer. MT. Bass was a native of Whittenburg, Germany, and has been a resident of Birmingham for a number of years. The Rev. F. A. Ebinger of the German Lutheran church will con- duct the services
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
PRESIDENT TAFT
 IS NAMED HEIR

New Haven. Conn. March 30-When the estate of Mrs. H. Globensky of this city was presented in the probate court here, in order to comply with the state law, it was necessary to name the heirs and two of those mentioned were Pres ident Taft and his brother Charles.
 According to Connecticut laws the hus- band secures one-nalf of the estate and the heirs-at-law the remainder.
 Mrs. Globensky's maiden name was Caroline Elizabeth Taft and according to the paper filed in court she was a first cousin to President Taft While the value of the estate is not given, it is be- lieved to be small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31

The blast furnace committee of the United States Steel corporation, which has been in session here for the past few days, made trip over the company properties yesterday for general ob- servation. The trip was made in the private car of the Birmingham Southern railroad and stops were made at the va rious points where the Tennessee com- pany are performing wonderful indus trial deeds.
 The trip was made also by many local officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, who pointed out the various steps that have been taken here recently by the company.
 IT. A. Meissner, chairman of the com mittee, who was stationed in Birmingham several years ago, said yesterday the in dustrial supremacy of the Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
BOARD SITS AGAIN
 AFTER TEN DAYS

After recess of ten days the Board of Revenue re-convened yesterday and begun the routine work, which consisted mainly in passing on claims against the county. The board will today let the contracts for the construction of 13 bridges. During their recess the members of the board spent considerable time in inspecting the places where the county engineer had recommended that the bridges be built.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the following real estate transfers, in which amounts of s1Oo0 or more were involved, have been filed in the office of the probate court
 sl100-George Trbble to Joe l.. Oliver, lot IA, block 10, w. J. Mann survey of Woodlawn.
 s1Ooo-Bertha E. Hargrave to r. D. Me- Lain. lot IS, block 75. survey of BirminE- ham, -Ensley Land and Improvement com pany.
 sS5O0-Leslie Brand to Edward Brand, lots II. 12 and 13. block 246, survey of Ely ton Land company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
'WRAY AND BLACK NOT
 GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
Judge Crow Dismisses Case for Lack of Evidence-Suits
 Filed


 After hearing the testimony in the black, charged with violating the pro hibition injunctions, Judge E. c. TOW. discharged the defendants on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence in the case. The trial was in the nature of contempt proceealngs, and was instituted through the issuance ipf rules nisi.
 l Suits Filed, Yesterday
 Tom Greenwood filed suit for $500 Manages against H. M. Atkinson as re- ceiver for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company for alleged personal injuries received while in the employ of the company.
 Mrs. Edith whittemore led suit for .y10, ,000 damages against the yBirming- ham Water Work company for alleged cutting off of water which, 1t is claimed, was paid for as per contract.
 Suit for $3500 was filed against the city of Birmingham by Mrs. D. J. Lamp kin for alleged damages uone property by the construction of an embankment in East Lake.
 For alleged personal injuries received while in the employ of the company, Kelly Leverton filed suit for $10,000 damages against tf1e- Republic Iron and Steel company.
 The firm of Ager & Kline filed suit for $400 dama ges against the Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Rail- road company for alleged failure to deliver goods within reasonable time
 E. D. Bates, pro ami, R. F. Bates, filed suit for $30.000 damages against the Birming am oil company for al- legged personal injuries received while in the employ of the company. It is cia.n1ed that the plaintiff suffered s7 different bruises on his person.
 Suit for $25,000 damages was filed yesterday in the city court against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany by Willie Minniefield for alleged personal injuries received when thrown from train near Flomaton. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
OF BLAST FURNACE
 COMMITTEE LAUDS BIRMINGHAM

 district was wonderful to behold, and that he was never more surprised in the growth of any city than he was in that of Birmingham
 q marvel at the changes that time and man have wrought here" said MT. Meissner.
 "A few years ago before I went to New YorR, Birmingham lacked a great deal of being any formidable competitor of other great industrial districts Such is not the case now This district is a wonder, and I share the opinion of the many that Birmingham will continue to astound the onlookers by her triumphal march to greater things.'
 The blast furnace committee will per haps end their labors here today, after which they will return to the east to look over other plants of the Steel corpora tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
STAGGS IS BOUND
 OVER UNDER BOND
Amount Named As 5000 By Judge Benners in Preliminary
 Trial

The preliminary hearing in the case against Constable w. l.. Staggs, charged with robbery, before Judge I. H. Ben ners in the first division of the in ferior court yesterday, resulted in his being bound over on a bond of 5000 to await the action of the grand jury.
 The prisoner was charged with rob bery committed on Wiley Mitchell, a negro. near the home of the latter at Palos, last Sunday night. The negro swore out warrant before Justice of the Peace H. P. Berry for the arrest of the constable, and the paper was made Ieturnable to Judge Benners who held the preliminary hearing yesterday and bound the prisoner over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Erect Soldiers. Monument

Springfield. Mass, March 30.-Fifty years after the opening of the struggle between the south and north, the mem- bers of A. P. Hill camp of Confederate Veterans. of Petersburg, Va, have given to Massachusetts plot of ground near that city for the erection of a memorial to Bay State soldiers who were killed in front of Petersburg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Railroad Sued

Dallas, Tex. March So.-The Southern Kansas Railway of Texas and the Atch- ison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads are made defendants in q suit brought by United States district attorney Atwel to- day for alleged violations of the 16-hour law. which regulates the continuous time train crews shall work. The aggregate penalties amount to $13,0oo. The offense Is alleged to have occurred at Amerillo, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Staggs Makes Bond

w. L. Stages the constable recently arrested on charge of highway rob- bery, was allowed bond yesterday in the sum of 5000. He made it yesterday aft ernoon and was released from the county jail, where he had been confined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Mrs. Beatrice Miller

Mrs. Beatrice Miller, aged 5S years, died yesterday at local infirmary after a short illness. The funeral services will be conducted this morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel of the Johns Undertake ing company. Interment will be in Elm wood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Miss Lizzie Hawkins

The funeral services over the body of Miss Lizzie Hawkins, who died Wednes- day morning at her late residence in Oak Grove, were held yesterday morn ing at Il o'clock in the chapel of Elm wood cemetery. Interment was in Elm wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
TWO MORE DAYS HERE

Wlth a pig JeWeIry StOcK on hand. This is your last chance to get something in the jewelry line for almost nothing. I will quit the business after Satur- day night. Get your repair work left here, as I will have no store. A. s. Smith, 1O2 N. 2Oth street. Open until 10 p. m. Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Grocery Store Robbed

The store of the Botsford Grocery com pany, 103l Thirteenth street, north, was broken into by thieves some time dur ing Wednesday night and the following articles stolen: Six 10-pound buckets of lard, 10 17-pound hams
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Ranger Goes Insane

Burlington, Wash, March 30.-William
 a rancher of South Prairie. be- came violently insane today and, taking 8 rifle, went out on county road and shot and killed the first three passers-by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Marriage License Issued

The following marriage license has been issued from the office of the probate court:
 w. c. Rust of Bessemer to Miss Ana McLemore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31
Capital Stock Increased

Certificate of increase of capital stock of the Dewberry and Montgomery Sta tionary company from $15.oO0 to $2O,OOO was filed in the probate court Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-31

He spoke nomnally of his visit here.
 He spoke casually of his visit here,
 "Mr Smith and I are simply making a round of the line to get in touch with things There is nothing of special inn portance connected with our journey. It Is customary to make a trip of inspection every once in a while and this is not an exception,
 q have no desire to discuss any rail- road matters at this time"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-22
CABINET MEMBERS BEATEN.

While Lsaur4er is safe In two coun-
! Ties the conservatives made the great
J harvest in ministerial heads. Thirteen
members of the Laurier cabinet sought
recollection and seven were deIeatea,
as follows: Minister Of Finance Field
ing. Minister OF Customs Paterson,
Minister of Militia Frederick Borden,
Minister OF Labor King, Minister OF
Agriculture Fisher. Minister Of RAN
ways Graham and Minister of Inland
Revenue Tenpleton.
The conservatives are committed 70
d policy Of trade expansion within the
arnpirs paa q closed door against the
United states. The defeat of the lib
eral party means the retirement from
public life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who
FOR nearly two decades has directed the
destiny or the dominion. Laurier to-
night declared: There Is no doubt we
have been decisively defeated" He
said in making the reciprocity agree
ment he believed he had done some
thing that would greatly benefit the
people Of Canada but the electors had
declared otherwise and he bowed to
their decision.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-22
HE IS
REAL KlNMEL
THE IMAM OF MYSTERY" SAYS If
HE CAN TALK WITH MOTHER
HE CAN CONVINCE HER HE Is
NOT AN IMPosTER.
au As.ooIat.d Press.

Niles, Mich, Sept 21.-Niles's man
of mystery whose alleged Identity has
been repudiated by the aged woman
whom he claims is his mother, pre-
pared for another cross examination
today.
"I have in mind a hundred or more
details Of my early life which win con-
vince my mother that I am the real
George Kimmel," declared the man this
morning, whose story only half the
residents of this town believe.
Mrs. Kimmel still insisted today that
her real son is dead and that this man
has appeared merely to deprive her Of
$4,000 life insurance which she already
has received and to prevent the pay
ment of $50, 900 more to her daughter
and other relatives. The insurance
company has refused the payment Of
the $20, 900 on the ground that the man
is not dead, but that the present Kim
MEL is he
Mrs. Kimmel, who is 20 years old,
has asserted she can find in this man
no family resemblance, although she
remembers vividly the appearance OF
her son when he disappeared thirteen
years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-22

Kalamazoo, Mich, Sept z1.-Presi-
dent Taft brought to a close his four
days swing through Michigan here to-
day and headed for the west Today
Grand Rapids. Battle Creek and Kala-
mazoo. His Grand Rapids address was
one Of his set speeches on the tariff
and his veto OF the woolen and farmers
free list bills. In Battle Creek he
talked of Canadian reciprocity and the
annexation bogie, and in Kalamazoo
he made a speech on peace and arbi-
tration.
At Grand Rapids the president at
tackled the Democrats and insurgent
Republicans in the senate and house
who put those bills through congress
at the special session; defended his
own course In vetoing them and de-
clared that he was unalterably opposed
to revision OF the tariff except upon
information secured by the tariff board.
He defined clearly his own position
with regard to tariff revision and made
II plain that even II political defeat
stared him in the face, he would not
alter his policy.
The president predicted that revising
the tariff with Blacksmith tools" such
as. he said, ''the coalition of Democrats
and insurgents" used would lead in
evitably to q revulsion OF FEELING and
recurrence OF higher rates and the
old system OF high tariff"
This" said the president. Il would
deprecate and so far as can with the
powers given me by the constitution. I
propose to stop such a movement and
secure a reduction in accordance with
the principles OF the Republican plat
form and on information accurate and
impartial. II that policy is not ap-
proved by the electorate then. OF
course. those of us who are now in Of
fee must give way 20 men who win
we are in office our position ought
clearly to be understood
I'VE follow this policy not only be-
cause we are pledged to It. but because
we believe II right, because we believe
that a full discussion and a close per-
ception on the part Of the people Will
convince them ultimately to approve
and adopt It"
President Taft quoted from the plat
form OF the Republican party in Ohio,
New York, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kan
sas to show that his party In those
states had adopted the idea OF per-
manent body which would make a
scientific Investigation OF the tariff and
upon whose researches and data future
revisions should be based.
In effect he charged the insurgents
with bad faith in having advocated
the creation OF the tariff board and
then with not wishing to wait for its
report In speaking Of his efforts for
such q board, the president said:
II have had in the past the hearty
support, not onply of the regular Repub-
licans, but also with more emphasis,
those who call themselves progressive
Republicans"