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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26

Everybody on the train registered with
the exception of the President. He was
being entertained at Inner and couldn' I
slip away with all the rest. After regis
tering and swearing and paying the -
cents the party was told that the appli-
cations they had made for 1ti' acres of
land apiece would he forwarded to Greg
ory. There they would be ming ed with
only about .psn0 other applications for
the ;HsD tracts available for distrihu-
lion. Then "A little girl would pick out
the fortunate ones.
The land lottery began at Gregory
Tuesday. Yesterday and today the presi-
dental town scanned the newspapers TO
see which ones of them would get the
more desirable sections. There We're only
$50 drawings published and not presi-
Dental fn lower was In the list. The sad
blow came on top of the information i'm
parted just before leaving Rapid City that
only the first 10 sections really would
make il worth while for a man who as
pired To become millionaire TO pull up
stakes in the cast and seek his fortune in
the rolling west.
Anybody who mentioned agriculture on
the Presidents train today was in danger
of his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26
FARM HOPES FADE
Presidential Party Loses in
Homestead Drawings.
PLANS FOR CARE-FREE LIFE
Visions of Would-Be Farmers to Be.
come Millionaires Blasted.
ALL TAKE CHANCE FOR LAND
But When Successful Ones Are An
nounced None Finds His Name
in the List.
PLANS FOR CARE-FREE LIFE
ALL TAKE CHANCE FOR LAND

GREEN BAY. Wis, October 26.-There
were lot of disappointed would-be farm
srs on board President Tafts special
train when it passed through here today.
Among them were White House ste
nographers. presidential secretaries, milf
tary aids. official physicians. secret sery-
Ice men, messengers. newspaper CORE
spondents and Pullman pOrters Visions
of ranch life. of tilling the soil, of indie
pendence. wealth, automobiles and all
that goes TO make up the happy estate of
the modern farmer had been rudely
brushed away and the disconsolate party
was on its way back to Washington,
where its members will resume the vo-
cations they have followed these many
years.
Many Of the men in the Presidents
party had never been in the real west he
fore. Whether as result of their own
Investigations or what they beheld from
the car windows. or the wonderful taies
poured into their credulous ears by the
boosters" IF the great western country
all the way 70 California and back again,
nearly all of them had become impressed
with the fact that ranch somewhere
west Of the Mississippi or Missouri river
would be just about ideal. Secretary
Hilles had prepared to leave politics for
ever and TO settle down to the calm, care
free life of the alfalfa fields.
Mai. Archie Butt, presidential aid, was
surprised TO learn that he could become
q mill onaire and quit living on army ra-
tons in little or no time.
Mai. Thomas l.. RhoadeS. the PTesi-
dents physician, thought that in addition
to becoming wealthy farmer he could
soon build up country praetice that
would make his army pay look like
widows mite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26
FOUR TALESMEN LEFT
IN M'NAMARA CASE
Venire of 125 Is Almost Ex-
hausted in Famous Muir
der Trial.

Los ANGELES. Cal, October Co
Four talesmen, subject only to per-
emptory challenges. one whose chal-
lenge for cause was under considera
ton and one whose cNaminat on was
uucompleted were all that were left
out OF a venire of I25 men summoned
IN the Mcnamara murder trial when
court opened today. In reality only
forty-five talesmen have been eX-
amined since the trial began, the
mainder having been weeded out in "a
preliminary examination conducted by
Judge Bordwell, which went into ex
traneous reasons only. leaving TO coun-
sci the work of finding out the state of
mind OF each talesman after the trial
formally opened sixteen days ago.
Several ATTIC neys In the case figured
out today that at the present rate IL
would take about fortytwo weeks 70
get "A Jury. No one. however, is max
ing estimates longer than that OF At
torney Clarence 5 barrow. who said
that the jury box would be tlled in
about two months.
District Attorney John n. Fredericks
refused today TO make a prediction.
"By the end of the week" he said
1--WE may be able TO make one"
New Venire Likely.
Unless there is objection, il seemed
likely today that further yeniremen would
be secured by calling into Judge Bord-
wells court those awaiting jury service
In other branches Of the superior court
The alternative to this was summonina
a new venire. and this was considered
entirely possible. No secret was made
today of the fact that opposing counsel
have been investigating the antecedents
<nf yer tn thar nd n,
all persons whose names were drawn FOL
jury service January 1. 1911.
In this connection legal point raised
as to qualification was still unsettled to
day.
The law provides that no man shall
serve as a juror whose name is not on
the county assessment roll.
The point came up in the examination
OF Charles +. Binder, and he was ex-
cused but at that time Judge Bordwel
expressed doubt as TO whether Binder:
case was covered by the intent of the
lew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26

stories by Harrison Rhodes. Kate Jor.
dan. Ellen Mackubin and Jeffery Farnol
In our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26
Go Back to the Soil"

So it was all along the line. Everybody
OH board the presidential train had deter
mined that the thing to do was to give
up real work and go back to the soil
President Taft helped matters along oc-
casionaily by preaching the doctrine Of
scientific agriculture and intensified farm
ing. recommended by Uncle Jimmie"
Wilson at Washington.
This was the state of mind of the Taft
encourage when his tran slowly puffed
its way into Rapid City, :. D., last Sat
urday night. President Taft made a good
impression on the people of Rapid City,
but nothing like the impression that was
made upon the members of his party by
sign right across the street from the
speaking stand.
u. $. Registration Office II read.
Then the word was passed around that
the government was giving away hun
dreds upon hundreds OF acres of valuable
land in the Rosebud and Pine Ridge res
ervations of South Dakota.
All you had to do was to register Your
name. pay - cents to notary public
and swear that you didn't own 1t0 acres
az land anywhere csc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
GEORGIA SCHOOL TEACHERS WONDER Now Puzzled Over the Sal ary They Will Receive
 From the State

Atlanta December 9.-(Special.) )- Georgia school teachers are now pug zling over the question of how much money they will receive from the state.
 When the legislature was in session last summer every effort was made to give the schools a big slice of the money coming from the taxes of Geor : gia At one time much larger sum was appropriated then was finally pass cd up.
 To even up for the amount cut down the legislature provided for contin- sent sum of s30,000 This money was 10 be paid In 1912, provided that there was the money to do it with at the dispdsal of the state.
 At present no one knows whether there will be this amount or not in the state treasury. If it isn't, then the schools will get $10O,000 in 1913, but that won't help very much for this year.
 Not knowing whether the money would be available or not, however, State School Superintendent Britain has during the week sent out to all the county school superintendents let ters telling what their counties get this year under the apportionment and in this sum he has included the S5O,O00 At the last meeting of the legisla . ture the sum of $2,500,000 was ap- propriated without any strings tied to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Official Report

Nashville, December 9.-The Cross Mountain mine No l.. where the miners are entombed employees a day shift of 126 men, according to the records kept at the minin bureau here.
 The mine has twice been inspected since Inspector Sylvester assumed office. The first inspection by James Richards on August 31 and the second on October 90. At the time of the last Inspection the mine was reported as properly sprinkled and that the entries, haulways, and work ings, were kept free from dust. No dan- gerous conditions were noted.
 The mine is in class and under the regulations of the mining bureau is in- spected every 60 days. However. it was learned that the mine had not been n- spected this year prior to the time that Inspector Sylvester assumed office.
 This is the first mine explosion in Ten nessee since Inspector Sylvester assumed office. Sylvester was at Redwood when he was notified of the explosion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Mattress and Spring Co.

the contracts they have sold to the mills, because the mills are going to have the
 cotton. They cannot spin hedges.
 Regarding the financing of the cotton,
 I am persuaded that it is a simple ques-
 tion of individual credit. A good man
 can get money whether he has cotton or
 not A man who is known to be lax in
 his fnaacial obligations cannot get money
 even with the cotton. What We want
 is men who can get the money and hold
 their cotton. If they mortgage the cot
 ton they lose control of it. This cotton
 must be held on the farm or in a good fireDroof warehouse. where it can be in- sured. To sell spot cotton and buy fu-
 lures or hedges against it is the worst
 possible folly, because the short traders
 will take the actual spot cotton and run
 you out of the market with it. Let every creditor any every debtor get to- gether and keep the burden of the held cotton off the market. They have done
 so in 1904-5 and In 190S-9 and advanced
 the market from s15 to $35 per bale. The south was never in better condition to
 do this than today There is hardly any man who has even one bale of cotton but
 can get accommodations for awhile that will prevent the sacrifice of his cotton | This is a campaign that appeals to the l unselfish interests and al the same time | selfish interest of every person in the | south if not the entlfe ndIlOn. The Wei fare of all the people in the cotton states l is affected, and their welfare should be one of national concern. Therefore. il behooves everybody to talk high priced cotton and assist in holding movement by making extensions in every direction The planter can well afford to pay in- terest to keep from sacrificing his cot
 ton. On the other hand, if the balance of this crop is sold in the nine months that must intervene before another cror | is planted about one-ninth of the bal ance each month it will keep the con-
 sumers eager for it, and the spinners
 would prefer to pay s5 per bale more | for cotton when they can get it as they
 need it, instead of being compelled tc buy a years supply in three or foul i months. Let us sell a years supply of | cotton in F months Any sane mar 1 knows that any market will stagger un- i der an offering of a F months supply | in three or four months. A simple plar 1 of cooperation and sympathetic concert
 of action between the bankers, merchants
 and planters. the trinity of the south's
 prosperity, will do the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

New York, December 9.-The best 10 lawn tennis players in the country were officially rated today in the annual report made by the ranking committee to the United States Lawn Tennis association. The players, named in order, are: w. A. Larned, M. E. Mclaughlin, T. V. Brad ley. G. F. Touchard, M. R. Long, N. Ms Niles, T. R. Pell, R. D. Littleton, R. II. Behr and w. M. Hall.
 Instead of naming the other 90 leading players in their numerical rank, the com mittee this year ranked only p in threu classes and announced that the men in each class were supposed to be of rela-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

first ten is:
 Class A-Reed Bishop, G. NJ. Church, A. s. Dabney, G. R. Gardner, k. A. Holden, Jr r. c. Inman, J. D. Jones and E. P. Larned.
 Class B-C M Bull, IT., G. P. Gard ner. Jr., w. T. Hayes, l.. E. Mahan, Dean Mathey. G. c. Shafer, P, D. SiVerd, l.. H. Waidner, w. NJ. Washburn
 Glass C-J. O. Ames Heath Byford, E. T. Groess, F. II. Harrison, Wallace John son. R. H. Palmer, R. c. Seaver, E.. H. Whitney.
 The best ten doubles teams are ranked in order:
 T. C. Bundley and M. E. Mclaughlin; H. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexander; T. R Pell and L. E Mahan: H. H. Hatcketl and R. D. Little: c. B. Doyle and F Doyle: B. C \, l1snt and N. W. Niles; C. M Bull, Jr.. and H. C Martin; Otto IIinck and H. Terrence, Jr.; G. M. Church | and Dean -5Mathey.
 The ranking committee this year is Henry w. Strun, Miles c. Charlock ano
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
 IN PARKER TRIAL Assistant Prosecutor Win stOn Argues for State MIR. PARKER ON STAND Claims He Shot His Father-in-Law, D. P. Brown, in Self Defense.
 Deceased's Son Testifies
 in Defendants Behalf
MIR. PARKER ON STAND

| Assistant Solicitor Ed Winston opened
 the arguments yesterday in the case oi
 the state of Alabama vs. Eldridge P. Par.
 ker on trial in the first division of the
 criminal court before Samuel E. Irene
 on a charge of murdering his father-in-
 law. D. P. Brown.
 The examination of witnesses was co1l- | cluded Saturday afternoon about : o'clock and at 3:30 MT. Winston began | his argument. He contended the state | had made cut a strong case against the defendant and Asked that he be given the extreme penalty of the law. His ad- dress to the jury lasted until the ed journment of the court.
 In his arguments, Mir Winston contend- ed that the defendants plea of self de- fense was not borne out by the evidence and insisted that the killing was mali ciously done He read many decisions of the supreme opurt to substantiate his argument and reviewed the testimony or the witnesses at length. Mir. Winston spoke for nearly two hours and clearly and forcefully presented the states case to the jury.
 The trial of Parker was on practically all of last week and many witnesses
 have been examined, large number Of them were character witnesses, however.
 the principal witnesses being members
 of the family of the deceased. Yesterday MT. Parker took the stand in his own behalf and contended that he fired the fatal shots in the defense of his own life Shelly E. Brown, a son Of the deceased, testified as to his fathers phy sical condition at the time of the Nill ing, his testimony being favorable to the defendant.
 The defense sought to establish the fact
 that the deceased was of a quarrelsome
 disposition which caused the state to
 introduce a number of character wit
 nesses in rebuttal which included Judge
 J. M. Dupuy. l.. A. Davis, J. H. Me
 Mulinf A. G. Matheson and officers
 Byrum, Brown and Williams. The last
 witness examined was David II. Brown,
 the youngest son of the man who was
 killed and who was the only member of
 the family to testify for the state He
 took an active part in the case.
 The arguments will be continued to-
 morrow morning when the court con venes, and it is Understood that Colonel Bowman will make the opening argument for the defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
SECOND CAPITAL
 DOCKET TO BEGIN

The second capital docket for the month has been set in the first division of the criminal court and twelve murder cases and four of highway robbery will be on the calendar next week. Judge Frank Cahalan will occupy the bench Monday morning and take up the cases.
 The list of cases set for trial next week is as follows: Tom Crane, murder: Gull
 lom Ray, murder; George w. Alexander, murder; Richard Gray, murder; Arthur N. Gilbert, robbery; John Hubbard mur- der; Elmore Austin, murder: George Dewyer, murder; Moliie Wright and Jul lia Norman, robbery; Charley Melton. murder; Johnny Johnson, murder; Will Harris, murder; Will Harris, robbery: Ali Haynes, murder w. E. Daniels, mur- der; A. N. Gilbert, robbery (second case) i; Leo Matthews, murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
LIQUOR MEN ENTER
 INTO COMPROMISE

Chattanooga, December 9.-(Special) twithstanding the fact that Tennes- gee is dry. according to the law, the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton coun- ty has just entered into compro- mise agreement with all the local wholesale whisky dealers whereby they will pay license of s700 per annum. This figure will net the city and coun- ty coffers $15,000. The last term of the Tennessee legislature while it pass ed law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of whisky and beer at the same time fixed a license. Whisky men at first refused to pay this on the grounds that it was illegal but have now ea tered into the compromise in ques- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
To Meet in Tuskegee

Opelika, December 9.-(Special.)-At tha meeting of the executive eomlhttee of the Tuskegee Baptist association in Ope- ika, Tuskegee was selected as the meet- ing place in 1912. W. w. Campbell was reelected chairman, N. M. Hopson treas- urer and J. H. Wallace secretary of the executive committee. The committee re- porte dthe following interesting statistics for the year just closed of. the assoeia- ton, which eomprises 2s Baptist churches in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
THE BEST TEN LAWN TENNIS
 PLAYERS IN UNITED STATES

| lively equal ability. These names are given alphabetically.
 Two of three committeeman express doubt regarding the usefulness ot, rank ing players and recommend that the ad- visibility of continuing the system be brought before the next annual meet Ing of the association.
 The committee announced that no play CT has been ranked unless he participated in at least three tournaments held un- der the auspices of the association and based it's report solidly upon actual rec ords An exception to the three tour nament rule is w. A. Larned, national champion, who played in but one tourna- ment.
 Ine classification of players below the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Run Over By Train

Jackson, Miss, December 9-(SpeciaD.- The body of G. B. Merrill, d prominent millman killed by an Illinois Central train at Tickfaw, La, yesterday afternoon, is .,eing taken to Lockhaven, Pa, the old nome of the family, for intcrment, accom- panied by his son. Phil S. Merrill and other relatives of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Want Greater Concession

Chattanooga, December 9.-(Special l. } The attitude of the city of Chat.a- nooga in refusing the railroads enter ing here further franchises has already cost the city improvements upcn the terminal property of the Southern rail way here in the extent of S100,o00 Of icials of the road state that they will snend no further money here upon tl.e development of the property until they arc given greater concession. Trouble with the roads over viaducts has led 70 the citys attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Chattanooga Man Indicted

Chattanooga, (SpeciaD.-M lton A. Schmidt, under indictment at Los Angeles in connection with the dynamiting of the Times building was fornnely a resident Of Chattanooga He was engaged by the local traction company. Schmidt fled to this city shortly after the Cali fornia outrage but fled from here to the north when he learned that detectives were on his trail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Redmond to Meet MandOt

Milwaukee, December 9.-Jack Red- mond, Milwaukee's leading lightweight moxer. was mathed this afternoon to meet Joe Mandot at Memphis December l1S A slight difference on the weight question remains to be settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

Raymond D. Little, all of New York.
 MT. Charlock dissents from the majority report and favors the ranking system.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-30
Sale Register.

Monday, April 10.-Mrs. Peter
Scheldelman will sell at her resi-
dence four miles north of Nc.
Connellsburg, l horse, buggy,
sleigh, harness, COW, all her
household goods, including can
ned goods, bacon and lard. Sale
at 10 o'clock. A. L, While, auc.
tloneer.
Tuesday, April IL, Grant Baker
will sell at his residence, mile
north of Knobsville, horses, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, farming imple'
ments, harness. A general farm
sale. Everything will be sold
rain or shine. Sale begins at 10
o'clock. A. l.. While, auctioneer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-30
WELL S TANNERY.

Mrs Catherine Spangler has gone to
make her home with her daughter Lau'
ra, Mrs. w. Il. Hoke, near Norris
town, Pa. Her many friends here re-
gret her going away, but hope she
may find her surroundings pleasant.
Mrs. Jennie Greenland, of Saltillo,
is a guest in the home of G. w. Sipe
Mrs. j. G. Kirk, Harold and Mar
lorie, Saxton, were guests In the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Greenland last
week.
Mrs. V. d. Schenck and Harry WIS.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs, George Schenck at
Crystal Springs last week.
We are pleased to learn that we
shall be visited by three earnest Sun
day school workers on the 18th. These
meetings will be held in Pine Grove
church and not Sunday school work
er in the Valley can afford to be alb
sent.
Mrs. Benz. Alexander is visiting her
father Walter Woodcock in Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs Louvina Farley is visiting her
mother Mrs. Orth, and other relatives
at Fort Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Baumgardner
visited the latter's parents at Saxton
Sunday and Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-30
SlDELlNG HILL.

Mrs. job Garland has gone to
Cum berland, Md, where she will
spend some time with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Reub ben Karns.
Lemuel Smith attended Mr..
Isaiah Layton's sale IN Whips
Cove last Thursday.
Howard Bernhard has moved
onto the farm belonging to Job
Garland.
Sherman Bernhard, who Is
teaching IN Maryland, is spend
ing a few days with his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Alex Bernhard.
Quite mum ber Of our people
we've IN McConnellsburg last
week attending court.
William Palmer and wife. of
Pigeon Cove, visited Mrs. Nora
Akers last Sunday.
Chas. Lynch, Of CAPSULE, Pa,
visited his mother, Mrs. Cathar-
inc Lynch, recently.
Sunday school will open at
Bedford's Chapel M. E. church,
April End at 8 o'clock.
Ottie Hill teacher Of Gordon's
school spent from Friday until
Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. F. B. Hill at this
place.
job Garland and wife have
moved into Cne OF Job Hills
houses.
Gayle Fisher spent Sunday
with Shelley Hill.
Alexander Bernhard spentSun-
day with the family of J. G. Fish
er.
Ben Morris, of Whips Cove,
has moved his sawmlll onto the
farm of Lemuel Smith where he
is saving a bill of lumber for MIR.
Smiths, house and barn.
Amos Layton and wife are on
the sick list.
We are all IN hopes the tele-
phone will be built to this town"
soon.
This week Frank Fost expects
to move on the farm he recently
purchased from Gilbert j. Mel.
lott.
The families of VIM. CARMEL
and J. Riley Lynch are having
quitea time with whooping cough.
Joe Winter, of illinois, passed
through here enroute to Whips
Cove.
Ed McQuay spent Sunday at
Frank Dlehl's. "Llsten for wed.
ding BELLS"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-30
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