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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
BIG CROWDS ARE
 NOW PAYING TAXES

As the close of the year rapidly ap- breaches, the tax collectors and tax as- .sessor's offices are fairly besieged from early morn until late in the evening with crowds of people who are desirous of paying their state and county taxes be- fore the first of the year, in order to escape the fees and penalties provided by law against those who allow their taxes to become delinquent.
 Tax Collector George Tarrant and an increased force of assistants are kept busy during the hours the office is open, as is also Frank Hewitt and his force in the assessors office. The collections up to date are in advance of those of previous years, yet there are still many unpaid taxes on the books.
 There has been a perceptible falling off in the payment of poll tax, and while there Is a longer time allowed for it's payment than that of the property tax, the intending voters of the county are being urged to pay This tax as many inn portant elections will occur in the year 1912. In addition to the usual methods of urging the payment of poll tax, the various billboards throughout the county are displaying large posters calling the attention of the people to the fact that poll tax is now due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
GOING TO MEETING
 OF SUBCOMMITTEE
Gardner Greene Says Agreement Will Be Reached on Assessment of
 Candidates

En route to Montgomery for the pur- pose of attending the first meeting of the subcommittee of the state democratic executive committee. Tom L. Long of Jasper and Gardner Greene of Pell City, members, reached Birmingham last night
 "The meeting,7' said Mir. Greene, Is for the purpose of reaching an agreement concerning the assessment of the various candidates who will participate in the primary of April 1 and of taking such other preliminary action as may be deemed proper and wise. The meeting, it is believed. will be of a perfunctory nature. A statement will be issued as to what takes place."
 The other members of the committee are Chairman Tyler Goodwin of Mont gomery, John Gamble of Pike, E. P. Wilson of Clarke. and Kelley Dixon of Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
COURT LOOKS VERY
 MUCH DESERTED

With the exception of the tax colec- tors and tax assessors office, the county courthouse at this time presents. soli- tude like unto Goldsmith's Deserted Vil- lage." The corridors of the courthouse, that on ordinary occasions present a scene of activity, with the many court attaches and the numerous jurors and witnesses, are empty and still and one might imagine he had wandered into a disused mansion or an abandoned public building. The offices of the several court clerks are open, however, and the forces in each are busy preparing the papers and summonses for the next term of the court, which reopens on January 1. From the indications around the clerk g office, there is much business on hand in each court while from the large num- Ter of witnesses that are being summoned to appear before the grand jury, which also convenes on January 1. that body will hold a busy session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
CARL MORRIS WINS
 OVER TOM KENNEDY
New York Heavyweight Is
 Beaten in Eight Rounds
FIGHT DISAPPOINTS
Neither of the White Hopes Showed Any Advancement to Raise Their Aspirations of Some Day
 Whipping Jack Johnson

New York, December 27.-Carl Morris, the Oklahoma engineer, outfought Tom Kennedy. the New York heavyweight, in eight rounds of a 10 round bout at the Empire Athletic club tonight In the general opinion of those at the ringside neither of the white hopes showed any advancement tonight toward their as pirations of some day wrestling the worlds championship from Jack Johnson. The heavier Oklahoma man, weighing 22S pounds, as compared with Kennedy's 225 much praised foot work proved a disap- pointment.
 The New York man showed great game ness in taking punishment He had so much the worst of it in the later rounds that many of the spectators shouted 10 the referee to stop the bout. The first round was even with Morris best lefts and rights to the body and Ken nedy's left jabs to the face. Morris rush. ed in the second with left to the face followed by lefts and rights to the head and stomach. Kennedy sent back a cou- pie of left jabs to the face.
 Morris kept forcing through the third IOuHu Nltu anu lcllo lO AlS bOuS and left to the face. Kennedy also got in a singing left to the westerner's face and followed with a left swing to the jaw. They exchanged body blows and were in the midst of a rally at the bell. It was Morris round.
 Morris was the aggressor again in the fourth but in the fifth honors went to Kennedy. After taking right and left to the head and being forced into a neutral corner Kennedy exchanged left hooks with Morris and got bloody nose. Kennedy came back, however, with a shot of his right to the jaw, staggering Morris to the ropes at the end of the round.
 Morris in the sixth punished Kennedy severely by short arm jolts, half upper cuts and a straight left on Kennedy'5 nose which made it bleed the more. From this on Morris was all over his man with Kennedy fighting back as gamely as he could. The bout ended with rally in which both were doing in-fghting. They clinched several times and in the break aways Morris got in the more telling blows. The only damage Morris showed was puffing of his lips while Kennedy was bleeding profusely at the nose and was severely battered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
FINAL APPEARANCE
 0F G0TCH ON MAT

Kansas City, December 27.-FranS Gotch, worlds champion wrestler, defea,- ed Alec Munro, the English champion here tonight. The first fall came in 12 min utes and the second in eight minutes, five seconds, each with a half Nelson and crotch hold.
 After the decision Gotch came over to the ropes and smiingly said to the news paper men:
 Boys. I'm done. This was my last ap- pearance on the mat" 1t was the easiest match Gotch has had for several years. The Englishman displayed but scanty knowledge of the game. The champion secured his first fall by getting half Nelson while he was raising Munro high in the air. Gotch brought the Englishman down to the mat and after fixing the crotch held easily gained the fall In 12 minutes flat. The second fall was even easier, the cham pion still adherring to the successful
 hold of the first fall. The time was eight minutes and five seconds. England for mine," said Munro. "l was completely outcassed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
BULLET WAS FIRED FROM NORTHS|DE Explanation of Death of
 Motion Boy
WAS FACING NORTH
Rifle Bullet Lodged About Three Quarters of an Inch to Rear
 of Center of Base of the Skull

In view of the widespread interest in the subject, the details concerning the death of the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Motion, which oc- cured Monday, were furnished upon request by The Age-Herald last night by Dr. w. P. McAdory, the attending physician, as follows:
 From reached the sidewalk in front of the Jefferson theatre just as the crowd which attended the performance was coming out of the playhouse. He was standing, as soon as he arrived, on the outer curbing of the sidewalk, facing north, bareheaded, looking up ward into the theatre entrance, ex- pecting the possible appearance of his mother
 AS he held the hand of his aunt, Mrs. Charles Smith, he sank to the ground. It was discovered that he was desperately wounded and medical attention was sought. He subsequently, died, as is known, without having re- gained consciousness.
 "The bullet entered the top of the head about one-eighth of an inch to the left and front of the center of the skull, passed through the brain and lodged one-half inch to the left and three quarters of an inch to the rear of the center of the base of the skull.
 We know that the bullet was fired from a Al calfbre rifle. There is no doubt concerning the calibre of the barrel from which the bullet came, and as the bullet was plainly 'rifled' every indication points to a rifle as the weapon used.
 "The shot was fired from the north side, 1t is in all respects probable. The boy was facing north and had the shot come from the south side it would have struck to the rear of the cen ter of the skull and would have ranged toward the front and not the rear of the head.
 There is no doubt but that the shot was fired without the man firing it having any idea where the bullet would fall. When the rifle was fired it was pointed almost straight into the air. There is no way of estimating from what a height the bullet descended.
 Had the boy been wearing his cap at the time of the accident the result would have been the same.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
ROBERT w. EWING, President
the business of the concern purchased to be included in the merger

Chicago, December 27.-Steady increase
 in Chicago's fresh meat industry is shown in the annual report of the unions yards
 and transit issued today by the official statistician. It shows that 2O,000 car
 loads more of live stock were received
 last year than the year before. The total receipts was 271,000 cars.
 In addition the horse market here was larger, 22,oO0 head more being shipped to
 the Chicago market in 1911 than in 1910.
 Prices also were higher.
 Prices for cattle and hogs decreased in 1910 compared with the previous 12 months. For beef cattle the price per 100
 pounds is given as 35 cents less With hoks the average price last year was $670. while a year ago it was approximately
 s6.90.
 In numbers, beef cattle receipts fell off 123,000 head from the preceding year,
 a total number of 2,S3000O appearing for slaughter. This is attributed to the cru sade against the high cost of living, | which hit the fresh meat industry hard. More calves were received, however, by 1 32.o00 head, there being 532,00O head | brought in. In the sheep division re- ceipts were 5,140OO. nearly half million more than in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
NESBITT LAUDS
 MINING LAWS
Chief State Mine Inspector Declares Alabama Laws Compare Very
 Favorably With Others

Alabama state mining laws rank high in comparison with those of other states when one considers them from the standpoint of explicitness and clar- ity," said Chief State Mine Inspector Nesbitt yesterday.
 We are making a collection of the statute books covering laws pertain ing to the duties, regulations and re- strictions of mines in every state in the union and those which have arrived up to date disclose the fact that this state is to be commended for the ex- eellence of legislation in this depart ment. While each chief mine inspector of all the states has not mailed us their last record of constitutional and amended laws, sufficient number have been received to give fair judgment of the average state mining provisions. Among the many that have been sent us in exchange for a copy of our own that are deserving of special mention are those of Ohio, West Virginia and Tennessee, which is remarkably well framed with legislative measures for the preevntion of accidents and wide range of power to the inspectors to enforce any rule that they might deem necessary for the sake of precaution
 The purpose of the state mining department in securing these statute books of other state governments is to compare the statutes of Alabama to others in the matter of proper laws for mines. Each set of measures will be carefully gone over with view to dis covering any additional section that might be beneficial to this state and suggestive of a change that might be made to bring the Alabama statutes to a still higher plane of perfection. With a few alterations, which can easily be made at the next session of the legislature, the Alabama laws will bear comparison with those of any state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
KINDRED RECORDS BROKEN
 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Won by J. B. Haycock, Pennsylvania university, I. J. Levell, Irish Americar Athletic club, second; w. F. Potter, un- attached, third. Time, g 4-5 seconds.
 Hop. step and jump tjuniorl Won by A. Almleaf, Swedish-American Ath- letic club, A feet 31s inches; T. l. Rooney, Dominican Lyceum. second, 4S feet E inches; G. E. Brickley, liar yard Athletic club, third, 4S feet inches.
 440 yard hurdle race (senior): Won by L. B. Dorland, unattached; D. Val entine, Irish American Athletic club, second: J. Lowell, Irish-American Attn letic club, third. Time, 59 seconds.
 Runnig high jump (junior): Won by ". Oler, Jr., New fork Athletic club feet Is inch; E. Koechlein, St. George Athletic club, second, feet Il F inches; A. W. Moffatt. Harvard Athletic club. third. 5 feet 1O1s inches.
 500 yard run (senior): Won by A. R. Kiviat, Irish-American Athletic club; O. W. Degrouchy, New York Ath- letic club, second; H. H. Irishon, Irish American Athletic club, third. Time, ] minute, IA seconds.
 SO yard dash (senior): Won by A. T. Meyer, Irish-American Athletic club C. B. Clarke. Xavier Athletic club, sec ond; F. B. O'Hara, Boston Athletic club. third. Time, 3-5 seconds.
 Three standing jumps (senior): Won by P W. Adams, New York Athletic club, S3 feet l inch; L. Goehring, Mo- hawk Athletic club, second, 33 feet; Platt Adams, New York Athletic club, third, 32 feet inches.
 Putting 24 pound shot (senior): Won by P. Mcdonald, American Ath- letic club, 9S feet l inch; J. R. Kil- patrick, New York Athletic club, sec ond S2 feet E inch; H. c. Kalges, third. 80 feet 61a inches.
 Five mile run (senior): Won by W. J. Kramer, Long Island Athletic club T. J. Collins, Irish-American Athletic club, second; Louis Tewanina, Carlisle Indian school, third. Time, 25 minutes 12 4-5 seconds. (New A. A. U. cham pionship record. Old record. 25 minutes 19 2-5 seconds, made by T. J. Collins, in 190S.)
 Pole vault for height (senior): Won by G. B. Dubes, New York Athletic club, II feet inches; w. Hapenny, Montreal Athletic club, second, II feet; J. Bredemus, unattached, third, 10 feet inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
THOMPSON BLAMES SOUTHERN PLANTER
Syndicate Still Ready To
 Proceed With Plan
COUNTRY THE LOSER
Colonel Thompson Declares Southern Farmers Opposed Plan Because They Didn't Understand It.
 South Rejected Plan

Washington, December 27-Col Rob- ert M. Thompson of New York, head of the syndicate which proposed to ad- vance $50,0O0,0O0 for the purpose of handling the southern cotton crop planes the southern planter for the delay in putting the scheme into ef- feet. He declared here today that the syndicate still was ready to proceed with the plan which, he said, meant everything to the southern farmer.
 We did not reject the plan,' he declared. "It was the south which re- jected it. and the southern farmers are opposed to it only because they do not understand it. They will have to be educated into the knowledge that our scheme Is not a speculative one, as they have been led by certain inter ested parties in the south to believe.
 eve would be willing today to put through the plan which we proposed some time ago to the committee from the south which met in New York ana talked over the proposition. We are not trying to urge the south to accept something it does not want, but if 1t should appoint a committee and send It 10 us we would see to IL ihoe thy plan we suggested was put through.
 "As it is, number of individual farmers of the south have expressed their desire to let us handle their crop for them on the plan which we pro- posed for the entire south. This will be a test which will show the rest of the south just what we intended; and it is probable that by next year others will be willing to fall in with the scheme.
 "The southern cotton farmers this year will lose s300,000,000; and the trouble is that at least $200,000,000 of this will go abroad. The whole coun- try. not only the south, will be the loser by the souths refusal to accept the economic proposition we sub mitted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

New York, December 27.-One hundred records were broken in a series of well contested events that wound up the two nights indoor championship meet in Mad ison Square Garden tonight A few rec ords were equaled among those being for the 15oo yard run and the 600 yard run in the senior events.
 The record sent flying was the five mile run, which was the star feature Of the evening, and aroused great enthu- siasm. ". J. Cramer set the mark at 9 minutes, 14 seconds. after grand race, in which the two first mile firsts and another of the five leaders set the pace The old Amateur Athletic union championship record was 25 minutes, 19 seconds, made in 1908 by T. J. Collins, who finished second in tonight's race.
 15o yard run (senior): Final heat won by A. T. Meyer, Irish-American Athletic club; J. M. Rosenberger, Irish-American Athletic club, second; J. J. Archer, Irish American Athletic club, third. Time, 15 4-5 seconds.
 One mile run Gunior): Won by c. P. Kimball, Boston Athletic association; E. R Moran, New York Athletic club, sec ond J. F. McCabe, Dominion Lyceum, third Time, 4 minutes, 29 3-5 seconds.
 Throwing 56-pound weight for height dunior): T. Cabeles. Harvard Athletic as- sociation, won, 14 feet, 6 inches; J. Ca- hill. Irish-American Athletic club, second, 14 feet, inches; E. N. Paine, unattached, third, IA feet.
 Standing high jump (senior): Won by P. Adams, New York Athletic club, 5 feet, IS inches; P. w. Adams, New York Athletic club, second, feet IA inch; L.. Goehring, Mohawk Athletic club, third, feet, 11% inches.
 Three-mile walk (senior): Won by F. M. Kaiser, New York Athletic club; A. Pense, Mohawk Athletic club, second; s. Schwartz, Pastime Athletic club, third. Time 22 minutes 55 3-5 seconds.
 Seventy-five yard dash 0unior): Final heat won by C. B. Clarke Xavier Ath- letic association; H. Heiland, Xavier Ath- letic association, second; I. Glutsch, Pas time Athletic club, third. Time, 8 seconds.
 70 yard hurdles Cjunior), final heat:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
PRINCE WILLIAM MAY LEAVE DANS|G

Berlin December 27.-The possibility that Grown Prince Frederick William, who was prevented by a catarrhal cold from coming to Berlin from Dansig to be present when the crown Princess Cecilia gave birth to her fourth son on December 19 and also at Christmas will abandon Dansig as a residence dur ing the winter, is being discussed in court circles.
 The climate of Dansig, where the Crown Prince is serving in the army as colonel in command of the Deaths Head Hussars, is, owing to it's prox- unity to the Baltic sea, rather raw and trying and Is said by his physicians to be unsuitable In winter for the heir to the throne.
 The Grown Prince today took his first airing in the garden since the first se- we're symptoms of cold made their ap- pesrance- He will come to Berlin in a day or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
STREET TAX IS
 AGAIN IMPOSED

Montgomery, December H.-(Special)- By ordinance adopted by the city com mssioners of Montgomery there is re- vived for the year of 1912 the street tax levy of s, which is annually imposed upon the citizens of Montgomery as a means of helping defray the current ex- penses of the government. One of the main reasons announced by the commis- sion for the levy of the tax is that the failure of the s25O,000 bond issue to carry several months ago has necessitated fur- ther imposition of the tax.
 Constitutionality of the street tax Jaw has been tested time and again In the supreme court, always holding good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
BOXING AMONG
 GIRLS UNDER BAN

Los Angeles, December 27.-Boxing among the girls of the Los Angeles high school was put under a ban to- day. pr. E. c. Beach. physician Of city high schools, said it was not the aim of the instructors to turn out generation of feminine fighters.
 Suppose a pretty girls nose was broken while boxing?" said Dr. Beach. Tt probably would mean disagreement and might seriously injure her social prospects"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
SERGEANT WRIGHT
 TO VISIT THE CITY

Sergt. Horton Wright of the regular army will arrive in Birmingham on Jan uary 1 for the purpose of giving instruc- ton to the companies of the Fourth in- fantry, Alabama National Guards.
 Instruction will be given in the new infantry drill regulation and company ad- minstration. Sergeant Wright will spend a week with Company c of Birmingham commencing on January and on the fol lowing Monday will meet with Company L of East Lake, under command of Capt Tom Huey.
 Orders have been issued to the mem bers of the above commands to meet al their respective armories on the dates above specified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
MOBILE CASES POSTPONED
Captain Kolb Is to Attend Meeting in
 Birmingham Today

Montgomery, December 2I-(Spe- cial lowing to enforced absence of Commissioner of Agriculture Reuben F. Kolb from the capitol on Thursday the cases against various Mobile firms in which infraction of the pure food laws of Alabama is alleged, have been postponed until next Tuesday. Captain KoIb's trip to Birmingham is in in- terest of better methods and means for the control of the cotton crop, the ex- ecutive committee of the state Farm ers' union meeting on Thursday to dis cuss and formulate plans. Special in- yitation was sent to Captain Kolb to be present.
 The Mobile firms that were cited be- fore the pure food department are the American Grain and Feeding company, the Drago Grain company and John A Laney, special agent of the Ziliak X Schafer Milling Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Westergar Wins Match

Knoxville, December 27-Jess West ergard won his match with Zbyszko the Polish wrestler, tonight. The lat ter was to throw Westergard twice In an hour. but in the 60 minutes was unable to gain even one fall. In tho last 10 minutes of the match Wester- gard had all the best of it and had his man on the mat all the time. When time was called he had Zbyszko in d dangerous position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Poultry Show Suggested

Montgomery, December 27.-(Special.)- On Friday night of this week the auvls- ability of holding big poultry show in this city during the aviation and auto meet will be discussed by the members of the Alabama Poultry and Pet Stock association. The meeting has been called by President G. M. Williams, who is en- tkusiastc over the project. The aviation and auto week designated for Montgom- cry begins here January 29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Mrs. Tice Dead

Montgomery, December 27.-(Specai)- Mrs. w. H. Tice, one of Montgomery's S well known and estimable women, is dead at her home on South Court street. fol- lowing upon an illness of several weeks Her funeral will be held tomorrow. Mrs. Tice is survived by her husband, Coroner w. IT. Tice, a well known undertaken of the city. and by several members of her immediate family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
CAL|FORN|AFRU LITTLE DAMAGED Citrus Crop Not As Badly Hurt As Thought.
 Snow Falls

San Francisco, December 27.-Follow- ing the low barometer of yesterday, a rainstorm swept through the northern and central portions of the state today. The storm shaded into snow in the mountain foothills. with unusually heavy fall in the higher attitudes of the Siskiyou and Sierra mountains
 According to the chief of the govern ment weather bureau here, there is lit- tie danger of further frost damage.
 Los Angeles, December 27.-That citrus fruit was not as badly damaged by the cold of the last few nights as at first believed nor as badly as two years ago, was said tonight by grow CTS after they had made careful ex- animation of their trees.
 Last nights temperatures were much higher than those of the night before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
STENZEL'S
 ECZEMA LIQUID

A clear white liquid for cleansing, puri- flying and healing skin and scalp dis cases. Stops itching instantly; cures per- ,nanently A few days after using the disease begins to disappear. Price. $1 eold in Birmingham by Jacobs Phar- macy and Patton-Pops Drug Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
B. K. Ponder Dead

Montgomery, December 27.-(Special)- B. K. Ponder of Verbena. who for many years lived in this city, is dead at d local infirmary. His health had been fail ing him for more than a year.