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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
ATLANTA IN GRIP
 OF CRIMINAL WAVE All Sorts of Bold RObberies Being Perpetrated in
 Georgia Capital

Atlanta December 10.-(Speeia).- At lanta is in the grip of crime wave, of the burglar type.
 With the approach of Christmas it would seem that every petty thief in the city is going out to get holiday mon ey by taking it or by taking the possess sions of some one else.
 The boldest of all the robberies hap pened on Tuesday night when apparently the same band got to work three times within few hours, shot one man, held up three Cubans and took away their money at the point of a gun. and then went into store and secured all the cash there at the point of a pistol. However the great majority of the l thefts up to date have not been. quite 1 so bold in character. It is the annoying pickpocket. and the more dangerous sec ond story man that is keeping the police worried and the beads of the departments busy making explanations. Up to date they have made few or no arrests and in many of the cases that have been made tile evidence will not be sufficient to convict.
 Chief Beavers frankly acknowledges the seriousness of the situation. but declares that the only thing to be done is to make the force larger. With this in view ne has already asked for 25 additional oft cers, but it is not known at the present time. whether he will get this sum or not as the finances of the city may not per init.
 Tn the meantime to add to the troubles of the officers, Jack the Ripper breaks loose occasionally, with another murder of a negro woman
 His last outrage was on Thursday night when negro woman was found with her head mashed in. and with several knife cuts about her head and her arms.
 There have been many who questioned tie Ripper story; who claimed that it was the work of separate negroes, and that no one man was responsible for all the crimes that have about scared the negro women to death.
 This is not the view however of Chief Beavers and of Captain Mayor. both of whom have expressed their opinion that the majority of the murders were prob- ably the work of one man.
 "A murder maniac is the way Chief Beavers put it the other day.
 Thursdays crime made the 1ith case so whether it is one Ripper or half dozen the officers would gain little in public opinion for up to date. while there have been a number of arrests, there has not been single conviction for any of these murders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
MIR. VAN ANTWERP
 DIES AT MOBILE A Prominent Citizen and Druggist Expired
 Yesterday

Mobile, December 10.-(Special) )-Garrett Van Antwerp, for over half a century one of the most prominent men of Mo bile, passed away this morning at the family residence on State street. MT. Van Antwerp had been continuous resident of Mobile since 1858, when he came to Mobile as clerk in a drug store
 After service through the war in the Confederate army, he returned to Mobile and, in 1888, started in the drug busi- ness on his own account. In 1869 he was married to Miss Catherine Lain of this city, by whom he had five sons and three daughters.
 At the time of his death he was pres ident of the Van Antwerp Drug cor poration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
WHICH IS TO BE DOMINATING
 ISSUE, TRUSTS OR TARIFF?
By RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

at any time to present for discussion a series of tariff bills which will be passed by the House in short order.
 The big thing In politics next week will be the meeting of the republican national committee, which gathers Tues- day. Already many members of the commmttee are here and naturally re- publican politics are generally discussed among them. The best impression now is that Chicago will be selected as the meet ing place for the convention, and the last week in June as the time.
 There is a strong movement in favor of selecting Secretary Hiles a chair man of the committee next week.
 The announcement that Vice President Sherman had decided he would not seek renomination has set tongues waggIng as to who will be President Taft's run ming mate next year. It is generally ac- cepted among politicians here except the radical progressives that Mir Taft will be named to succeed himself.
 The impression now is that either the Rocky mountain or Pacific states will fur nish the man who will take Mr. Sher- mans place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
JOSEPH WILSON IS
 GIVEN LIFE TERM
Found Guilty at ClantOn for Murder. An Appeal Will Be
 Taken

Clanton, December 1o.- Especial )-The jury in the case of the state against Jo- seph Wilson charged with the murder of James I.eming, returned a verdict at midnight Saturday night. finding the prisoner guilty and sentencing him to life imprisonment. An appeal will be taken tn the supreme court. This is the second time that Wilson has been found guilty. the same sentence being imposed in each instance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
Daubert Chosen Field Leader

Chattanooga, December 10.-(Special.)- )- Bob Higgins, the former local receiver, who was drafted by Brooklyn and will appea, as second receiver for the Dodg- CTS next season, states that Jake Dau- bert will be the captain and field leader of of the Superbas in 1912. Higgins states that he received his information direct from Dahlen. The entire regular team will be composed of Southern leaguers with the exception of Tooley at short.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
LeJeune May Retire

Chattanooga, December 1O.-(Special)- Larry LeJeune. the worlds long distance thrower, who is wintering here after his dismal season with the Lookouts this past season, still reiterates that he will retire from the national pastime Larry state sthat he has received a large an nuity and that he doesn't care whether he Is believed or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
POOR PROSPECTOR
 STRIKES IT RICH

Bedding, Cal. December 10.-tSpecial.)- A prospector named A. Belli took $3o,O0O from a pocket near Careyville in three months. Belli discovered the pocket in the same mineral belt as the Bonanza King mine and about TWO miles from that property. Three months ago he was a poor man. His tunnel is not in 100 feet and the ledge two feet in width bristles with gold Belli has dug hole about 40 feet long and from six to eight feet wide He is running a tunnel on the ledge and has refused S25,00O for his claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
STORK CERTAINLY
 IS GOING SOME

Chicago, December 1o.-tspecial)-The stork went some yesterday morning when. he delivered fine baby girl to Mrs. Bernard Ulrich in a dra wing rvom on. the Pennsylvania's IS hour train going 60 miles an hour, just outside of Chicago. Mrs. Ulrich who is the wife of the manager of the Chicago Grand Opera company, had left Baltimore, where she had been visiting her people, yesterday about noon. She was accompanied by d maid and trained nurse.
 It was neal Hamlet. Ind, that the stork caught up with the railroad train A telegram had been sent Mir Uli'ich in Milwaukee. and he met the train at En- glewood and rode to the union station. Here an automobile ambulance was wait ing and Mrs Glrich and her daughter were rushel to their new home. 5SI3 Cor nell avenue,
 Miss Uhich i. awarded the speed record for hour old hapes having travelled 50 miles in the first 60 minutes of her life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
GEORGE w. HOLLEY
 DIES NEAR ROANOKE
We'll Known Planter Succumbs to Typhoid-Man Found on the
 Railroad Track

Roanoke, December 10.- (Special.)- George W. Holley well known planter and ginner, died at his home in Rock Mills, four miles east of Roanoke, Sat urday after two weeks illness of typhoid fever He was 34 years of age, leav- ing a wife and five little girls, beside his mother, Mrs. M F. Holley of At lanta one brother and five sisters. The interment was at Rock Mills cemetery Sunday afternoon, the funeral services be- ing conducted at the Methodist church at that place at O'clock by the Rev. G. M Bynum, assisted by Dr. s. l.. Dobbs.
 County Commissioner H. M. Mickle is seriously i'll at his country home near town.
 J. T. Baird was called to Glenn. Ga, Saturday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Lena Pearsons who died In Atlanta Friday. He was accompanied by his son, Dallas.
 The w. O. W. camp is booming at this place. Especially interesting work was done in the morning degree' Friday night, and many applications are now pending the action of the sovereign body.
 Information was received to the effect that a white man named w. H. Kelley had been found dead near the track of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic line bout one mile from Cragford. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by being struck by a train some time during the night previous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
POSTAL SAVINGS
 BANK AT TUSKEGEE
Postoffice There Will Receive De- posits in January-Famers May
 Reduce Cotton Acreage

Tuskegee, December 1O..(Special 1.-The government has designated the postoffce at Tuslxegee as a postal savings bank, the institution to be opened to the pub lie on January 2 next year This office has gradually increased in business from year to year, having an increase of about 20 per cent this year. The rural busi- ness is also on the upward trend, and with the establishment of the banking department it will place this office on Il par with those of cities much larger than Tuskegee. Having such facilities for saving should induce many citizens to make deposits who have heretofore not done so.
 There is some movement on foot on the part of the farmers and business men of Macon county to reduce the acreage of cotton next year. A meeting mas been called at the courthouse on Deceh- her 16 for the purpose of having some concert of action and every farmer should attend this meeting for his own good.
 The Tuskegee High school has two literary societies, one for the boys anu thu other for the girls. which should De tn, center of attraction to those m ,eres. ed in the development of the young
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
ANDREWS GOING'TO
 LEAGUE MEETING

Chattanooga, December 1o.-(Speciai'- President Andrews of the local cIup VIII leave for Nashville December F 10 at tend the league meeting which Will De gin there December 15. The local presl- dent will in all probability seek to nave the entire managers salary excluded rom the salary limit and also support tne dual system of umpires. Manager Biiiy smith will not be in attendance al the meeting as he will not come south be fore J anuary. He is wintering at Spring field. O. ai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
Mohawk Starts Training

Milwaukee, December 10.-(Special.)- Bob Mohawk, who recently broke his hand in a bou. with Billy Papke. started training today far bouts in Boston and Pittsburg, but again injured the same had and will not be able to engage in any matches until after the first of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11

w. B. withsrspoon. state secretary of home missions for the Presbyterian church, with headquarters at Hunts vile, has been spending some time in the county looking over the missionary field with the view of organizing missions. He stated that he had received calls from new settlers and those who contemplated making this county their homes. asking that he do what he can for the county. He states that his faith will probably es- tablish missions at Foley and other south ern points in the county which will later develop into active churches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11
IMPROVING LANDS
 AT BAY ANNETTE
Stumps Now Being Cleared Away Rapidly-May Organize Mis-
 siOns in Baldwin

Bay Minette, December 10.-(Special.)- w. H. Fortenberry, who is employed by the Yaryan Mississippi, Naval Stores company, and who had charge of the clearing of the stumps from the land of the Bay Minette Land company around this place, is in town on his way back to Mississippi, after looking over a large tract of land near Loxley and StapIeton, in the central portion of the county, With the view of establishing plant for the purpose of reducing the turpentine from the stumps remaining on the land. The Yaryan Naval Stores company expects to send force of men here during the month of February and to take on the force which operated for them here and begin operations from Loxley, if the pres ent plans for the taking off of the stumps do not miscarry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11

CHRISTMAS JEWELRy AT PRICES YOU WON'T FIND ELSEWHERE. A. $. SMITHS NEW STORE, :521 N. 18TH STREET.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-11

County Commissioner H. M. Mickle Is seriously i'll at his country home near town.
The Dickinson press., 1911-10-21

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
THE PROPOSED GETTYSBURG BILL.

A Dill IL to be presented to the state
legislature appropriating money suf
Acient to pay the expenses of every
and who now resides in this state to
at end the semi-centennial of the bat
tie which will be held next year. The
plan Is to make the celebration the
greatest since the close of the civil
war. The bill includes every veteran
In the free trip.
1t 10 not good bill, however
good It's motive and intent. First
because it appropriates the states
funds for particular list Of per-
sons and for purpose not at all
public necessity. Moreover, 1t Is to be
considered that the majority Of veter-
anse are able financially to pay their
own expenses. Thousands Of them are
well to do, many of them are wealthy.
Some veterans are members Of insti-
tutions erected and maintained for
their benefit. not as a charity be It
UNDERSTOOD, Out ds an ooiiSdticn tHus
payable from the state to those who
choose or by necessity take advantage
of 1t. The state is bound to make the
declining days of all veterans within
it's borders comfortable That is the
sense Of all Iowa. There might be
found many who would favor an ap-
preparation even TO pay the expenses
of those veterans who could get to the
Gettysburg anniversary celebration no
other way But there will not be any
considera BILE agreement with the pro-
visions of this bill. And among those
who are in disa greerent will be most
Of the veterans themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
Iona Newspapers
THE NEW SPELLING.
Britt TrlpNre1

The editor has Il daughter who has
been attending the state normal school
at Cedar Falls and she now receives
business letters from the faculty with
thru and tho" and "ure" and other
words spelled just like any common
fool will spell them because he does
not know any better. If these fanatic
fellows could be taken by the slack 81
the trousers and pitched into Cedar
river just above the falls. it would
suit the editor to a r. OF course ''yf
spells wife and mt empty. 1t also
describes the brain pan of a spec
tacled professor teaching pupil TO
spell by sound. What in thunder do
we pay tuition for our children for?
To be instructed in what will be a
shame to them to be practiced in every
day life" Teach the spelling book and
English language. Who in Jericho
cares what Wadsworth wrote? Not
one business man or woman ever fool
ed away their time reading Wadsworsh
or cares whether he lived, died or own
ed laundry. Why don't teachers OF
Iowa PROFOUND a few questions to the
modern nincompoops? For instance:
Was Jobs turkey a hen or a gobbler.
and Why" What did Caesars wife
say TO Cleopatra when Caesar seized
her"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
CLARIFIES AND TAFT1TES.

The Missouri democratic state COM
Inittee had q meeting the other day
and adjourned without issuing the an
ticipated call for state primary 20
determine whether Folk or Clark
should be the presidential candidate
/ for that state. The neglect in this
particular is comforting to the Taft
supporters in Iowa who have been
looking for ali possible excuses FOR not
having a republican presidential pri-
mary in Iowa. The precise reason for
the neglect is not clear but it does APP
pear that the state committee in its or
ganization was controlled on the Clark
side. white it was from the Folk side
| that the challenge for the primary had
! come. Perhaps the Clarkites coaclud-
ed that they did not care for state
primary: but if that was their con-
clusion they We're a degree better off
| in resDect to the matter than have
! teen the Taft crowd in Iowa: for the
! Clarkites have only shirked a test to
! which they were invited. while the
! Taftites in Iowa have f'unked on test
/ for which they them selves issued the
challenge. But Clark is not st all like
I ~ to be nominated. anyhow: so the
Missouri business does not much mat
ter. Also on the republican side there
! is not near the danger now of Taft
I denomination that there seemed to be
a few weeks ago; but all the same,
what is needed in the republican party
is an effective demonstration OF no"
Taft really stands with the people. and
the Taft side should not be permitted
: to get away from the demonstration
as the Clark crowd in Missouri seem
to be in the way of doing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
RACE OR CASTE PREJUDICE?

Professor Steiner who is to make
plea for the foreign born before the
Searchlight Club tomorrow evening
should find something to please him
and his clients in the lineup of the
football game between Ames and Ne
braska. The names OF Chauner.
Shonka, Hornberger and Lofgren bal
ance those Of Elliott. Pearson, Warner
and Purdy on the Nebraska team
leaving the doubtful names of Harmon
Ringheim, Juhl, Burgo and Weyrauch,
Mcdonald and Capped are set against
Hunt. Rutledge, Hurst and Harte on
the Iowa eleven. These are typica!
middle west schools, the colleges of the
commonalty Of the Mississippi valley.
Surely the good Herr Professor shall
be satisfied with the lineup of their
football teams. How is the bitterness
OF race prejudice manifest there
Heinr
Perhaps our prejudices in the mid
Ole west are not so much Of race as of
casta Baumgartner came across the
plank Ut Castle Garden in his wooden
Shoes with q gaudy bundle on his back
wonAsring and frightened forty ODD
yeaW ago. He suffered much contumely
anA Nv under considerable contenut as
oFeea dutchmAn In the farming com
g. At tSA
eHeo0 employment as month hand
q less than half the wage of other
1hgD hands who knew United States
ana could speak its language. But
Homng Baumgartner, who is in the
Aaaki1g business, recently married
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06

Heliose We're De vere Young Baum
gartner is the son Of the successful and
wealthy stock buyer and farm owner
who was the son Of Dutch Gottlieb."
who came into Castle Garden with the
wooden shoes and a bundle.
Then there was Dinnis Dineen who
came over in sailing vessel nanny
NANNY years ago. He could neither
read nor write. 1t was his pick handle
which thumped on the ties Of the first
railroad west of Chicago when rose the
rescue cry Of Connaught, Cork or Far
Down Ovid Dennis Dineen was a
'shanty Irishman," but Hon Dennis
Dineen, son of Dennis Dineen who was
the owldest son Of Ovid Denny Deneen,
was graduated at Notre Dame, fin
ished at Yale and is governor Of big
state. And other grandsons of other
races are carrying the ball in all the
college. commercial and professional
matches of this country. Nobody is
particularly interested as to whether
his name is Wurtzburger I.olinski or
Jones. If he can make a touchdown.
carry the ball past the $25o.O0o line he
may call himself by whatever pat
ronynlic he pleases.
Perhaps in some quarters prejudice
has grown against certain races, but it
is not SO much a prejudice of blood or
Of religion as of competition and caste.
There may be prejudice or pity be-
tween the American and the husky
but there can be little compa nionship
and common interest. 1t requires at
least three generations to turn wooden
shoes and dutch breeches into patent
feathers and evening clothes and
change Dinny Dineens pick handle in
to governors baton: but America
accomplishes the transmutation. Read
the wedding notices, the real estate
transfers and the football lineups If
You require corroborative evidence
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK,

Last weeks business is reported OF
fair amount of growing and quick
ened character in the dry goods trade
the lowered prices on cotton and cot
ton goods assisted to enliver trade and
resulted in large sales of printcoths for
future delivery Woolens and worsteds
and earpetings show marked improve
ment. Increasing orders for rails and
cars from the railroads has given the
iron and steel markets a stronger turn
and the big business reported for Oc-
tober by the leading producer OF steel
has had strengthening effect. Rail-
road earnings increased. Winter wheat
prospects are good There is small
complaint as yet over the corn crop.
There is nothing definite in the out
look which should cause lack Of con-
fdence. The big trusts are making
loud outcry and legitimate business is
listening to them to its own loss by
reason Of its own timidity. The one
quite as seriously affected by the Sher-
HAL ACt dS day cSiiVA SiioNSo ilNeAi l.
thirty millions net earnings for the last
quarter, larger earnings than had been
shown by the two previous quarters.
There is no lack OF money when we
can finance the needs of Europe by an
imposing total Of loans which is as
great or greater than has ever been
known. There are no unsold stocks on
the shelves Of merchants speaking
generally OF the country. Failures in
October OF 1911 were fewer than in
October Of last year.
Mainly such sluggishness and dis
quiet as obtains in the middle west
at least is attributed by the exper,
observers of business conditions to a
certain / : of confidence caused by
readjustment CT prices and the outcrE
Of the trusts which are being attacked
under the Sherman law. The business
is here and ready for tie activity which
GENES with confidence. The main rea-
son 1t is not in full volume and at full
profit between the big mountain ra ges
IS that business tinidity is stepping
on it's own toes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06

out the trouble of. informing the voters
or asking them to SO 10 the polls. That
is the old method-the method with
which the Hawkeye and it's kind have
been 10th to part. but 1t no longer has
any binding force upon republicans.
The fact that the voters of Iowa might
be able to exert bis influence in
nominating president would be In
centive enough to get out the voters.
They can read or their neighbors can
read. No money need be spent to in
form them or to get a respectable
number Of them out to vote in pri-
mary election. There is no argument
Of weight against the voluntary pri-
mary unless we admit that few po-
,ltical bosses can do better job than
the voters themselves. The Sun re-
fuses to admit 1t.