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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
GERMANY AGAINST
 ANY INTERVENTION
German Historian Says U. $. Peace Talk Is a
 Great Farce

Berlin. May iL-(Special.)-Th armed intervention hy the United States in Mexico would be regarded with acute dis favor in Germany is the unavoidable IT, ference te be drawn from the remarkaply incsive and drastic expressions of opinion with which the programme of events Ill Mexico Is followed here. The charge that the United States is again seeking an oc- oasion to strengthen it's control of both the Americas to complete exclusion or other powers, both politically and com mereiaiiy. is a feature Of tke press com ments of the week.
 Not only among ardent nationalists and jingoes. but in quarters where responsl- hle judgments are 10 be expected me most cynical interpretations are on the American governments motives, sincerity and peace projects. The Koelnische zelt- ung, whose influence and close relation ship to the German foreign office are well known, says today:
 President Taft announced to the world at the peace congress in Baltimore that the United States assumes the right to intervene and help in the restoration or peace and order. Nevertheless, the Amer ican government provisorily is following a
  tion which, in the form of weapons, am munition and even money. are being car rled over the border to destroy all order, and while the nation itself watches the growing disorder with grounded arms.
 "One thing is administration Diaz must abdicate as Castro and Zelaya ab- 6icated in order to make room for man acceptable to Washington"
 The Mexican situation is used else aefat fO lowness Of American peace projects. The arm of American imperialism" it is de- clared .is again being raised. Prof. Hans Delbruck, the historian. bluntly charaeterizes tine Taft-Grey peace plans as insincere.
 Shall the great German nation, he in- quires in an article published today. let itself be permanently shut up within its continental boundaries and look on while England. Russia, France, Japan and the United States divide the world among themselves?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
DOCTORS OBJECT
 ID THIN WOMAN
Thin, Slim Women Are Sure to Be Subject to Great
 Many Ills

New York. May 14-tspeclal. )-To he slender, wand-like. etheral or-in plain English, thin-what elso has the New York woman longed for since the reign of the hipless and hobbie skirt began? With fasting, if not with prayer, she has sought the slimness, the perfect pro portions of the elegant knitting needle. Now comes Dr. c. W. Moots a western surgeon, who says a woman ought not to be thin.
 And Dr. Maude Glasgow, New York s noted woman physician. agrees. She says:
 Something is very apt to be wrong with the woman who tries to make her. self thin by unnatural and artificial means.
 "A woman should be neither thin nor fat" pr. Glasgow continued. TIT she is in proper health she will be neither plump nor scrawny.
 Think of the very fat and very thin women you know. Note how the former are wheezy and asthmatic and ire quently troubled with indigestion? II you were a physician you would prob ably find they had weak hearts. too; have apopletic tendencies and are apt to contract conta gious diseases.
 "On the other hand, the very thin woman. at first glance, seem to be much more efficient than their stout friends. They accomplish a great deal more for a time. But very often they are working almost entirely on their nerves and when the end comes it comes with a crash. They are frequently people of low vitality, with little constitutional resistence. When they are marrow chested and stoopshouldered that is sure sign of pulmonary weakness. Their circulation is poor.
 "Of course, there are exceptions. But such only prove tn general rule that either extreme means weakness.
 "The modern women nearest to physi- cal perfection is tall and strong, broad shouldered and deep -chested She has hips and a waist line, though it is an 1S-ineh affair. There is not an ounce of superflous flesh on her Her hands and feet are not large, but proportion ate to her height. The line from shoulder 10 hip is not straight like a tooth pick nor does it bow sharply like a picture. It is long, gracious curve. Bones don't show but they are merely curved. not padded. The muscles are elastic and the body is held gracefully.
 "A woman must come by this sort of figure naturally, not artificialy, by plenty of work and outdoor exercise, and plain food.
 The best way to get good figure is not to think about it. Think about working and walking, sensible hours and sensible food, and the figure will come.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Notes and Personals

Dr. W. S. Mims. Wood Price and Her bert Hicks, graduates from the dental de- partment Of Vanderbilt university, arrived home today
 Raymond Simpson, son of MT. and Mrs. R. w. Simpson. reached home today from Nashville. where he has been attending Vanderbilt
 Mir. and Mrs. Rufus Russell of Birmng- ham were the guests of friends in this city today.
 Prof. Homer Spencer of Owenton col lege delivered religious address at the Methodist church 1lere tonight.
 Mrs. E. Dorn and daughter. Miss Olga. of Birmingham, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs Griffin P. Martin at Jonesboro. Miss Johnston of Montgomery is visiting Miss Ethel Johnston at her home on Berk- ley avenue.
 Mrs. J. ". Johnson was removed from home at Brighton today to the Robinson hospital and Is reported to be improving after an operation this afternoon.
 Mrs. c. l.. Burks has been removed from the Robinson hospital to her home al Brighton. much improved in health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
THE STOCK MARKET
 PASSES SLOW WEEK
Market Appeared Indiffer- ent to All Kind of
 Developments

New York, May 14.-Dealings in stocks last week continued small and huctu- ations were narrow The slight move ments gave little indication of prospects for value. owing to the almost exclusive responsibility of operators of the profes- sonal trading class for these movements. The market seemingly was indifferent to all happenings, whether favorable or un-
 favorable. Developments Of the week as a whole was of a unsettled nature and the enertia of the market in the face of un- favorable news was accepted as demon stration of it's underlying strength.
 Perhaps the chief cause for the unset tied sentiment is to be found in news of trade.
 l Decrease in tonnage of unified orders
 of the United States Steel corporation on
 May from April 1 proved larger than was expected. The copper statistics
 showed a desirable reduction of the out put for April, but the falling of in the , total of consumption was more than suf- . hcient to offset the contraction in produc- ton, as that there was another moderate addition to stocks on hand. General . trade returns bear out these fhCtcStfUnS
 from the leading metal industries. s Chief reliance from an offsetting factor F to these dubious trade prospects is placed ; on the promise for the principal crop. | Daily news of weather conditions is now
 watched With keen attention in the stock lmarket. The excellent outlook for winter
 wheat contained in the government report
 of the condition on May has been modi- fled somewhat through later weather con- ditons not wholly favorable The pro- viding of sufficient moisture for the spring wheat crop also occasions anxiety. The
 crop situation in general, however, offers l high assurance of a prosperous yield. April agricultural exports showed an
 abrupt cessation of the heavy movement | of cotton from the country which had l formed a large factor in the demand which has kept up the price of that com
 modity in the face of heavy curtailment i by domestic textile mills That curtail-
 ment was advanced as a reason for the reduction of the Boston and Maine rail- lroad dividend of the dates and was ac- companied by a fall in the price of stock
 of the lowest figure in 40 years. Provisions for inclusion of the New
 York trust companies in the Clearing House association represents solid
 achievement for issuance of stability and
 security. Conditions fin the money mar
 ket were not changed materially during l the week.
 l The bond market continues to benefit from the easy money market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
HOOD HAS SIXTY
 DEMONSTRATORS

Ashville, May 14-(Speeial)-N. A. Hood has proved to be a fine farm demonstrator as he has secured 60 farm demonstrators. The farmers of the county are taking much interest in this work. Those who are trying out the farm demonstration methods are as follows: c. c. Wright, Route 8, Ashville; John Yarbrough. John ". Tally and J. P Forman and son of the same route: s. l.. Kirby, John w. Ford Route l, Ashville; W. NJ. and Jesse Shaw Steeles, Thomas <P. Crawford and George C. Beason. Route 1. Steeles; R. R. Hodges. Ashvile; James E. Shaw. Steeles; J w. Moore, Steeles; A. B. Thompson, Route 1, Ashville; J. P. Montgomery. Ashville; W. L. Chandler, Route l, Spring vile: J. W. l.. Jones, Route B. Ashville; Ira Robertson, Route l. Springville; w. A Langford and George B. Butram, Route 1, Springville; W. E. Braden, Springville, Route ?: E. NJ. McLendon, Route 3, Springville; J. NJ. Pressly Route 1. Truss vile; c. J. Teague and brother, Route 2 Ashyi1le: L. M. Mize. Odenville, Route l; J. A Mize, Odenville; o. L. Braden, Springville, Route 2; B. G. Sanders and ]. R. Hess. Springyille, Route T.; J. F. Blakely. Cropwell, Route 2: J. NJ C. Nor gan and j. B. Shubert. CropwelI, Route ,: J. W. Louis. Eden: J. A. Patterson. Pell City, Route 1; J. C. B. Aiverson, Pell City, Route 9: J. H. Mitchell. Rag land, Route i; T. T. McAbeer, Eden; J. s. and ". K Harmon. Route ?. Cropwell; R. F. Abbott and J. D. Maddon. Eason- vile; Sam Fowler. Ragland; H. N. Hess, Route ?, Springville: R. A. Greene, Rag land; R. l.. Savage, Pell City; R. J. Dodd, Ashville, Route 2: Buck Harrison, Rag lard Joseph Wood Ragland; ". ]. Smith and Sturgeon Gamble, Vincent. Route 9; A. J. Savage, Ragland, Route 1; l.. L.. Savage. Ragland Route l J. R. and T. F. Hollis. Eden. Route ]; ". l.. Dollar, Ash vile, Route ?.
 As shown by the above St. Clair is in the agricultural lines for the best and newest methods of farming. This county always takes an interest in this kind of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Jail Bonds IJnsold

Greenvile, May 14.-fSpeciaL) )-Yes- terday the commissioners Of Butler county adjourned until the next regular meeting in June without having taken any action on the plans for the new jail and without having sold the bonds. There is much indignation about this last, as the bonds have been sold once and bid on a second time without any action from the commissioners. They were first sold to the Bank of Green vile and the First National bank at par and s100. The banks withdrew their bid on account of one of the commissioners being connected with the bank. This week the bonds were bid on again, the bids reaching par and $500 and the com missioners indefinitely put 1t off again. The bonds were voted on last July and the people are very bitter that they have not been sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
TWO FACTORS WILL
 CONTROL COTTON Week Will Show Weather and Statistical Posi-
 tions at Work

New Orleans, May 14.-This coming week in the octton market will see two influences pulling against each other. They will be the weather and the sta tistical position. Unless some sudden change takes place in the cotton belt reports from farmers when the week opens will be extremely fiattering. The weather forecast was fair and warm weather over Sunday, just the condi- lions desired in all but very sms part of the belt. It remains to be seen whether bearish sentiment regarding the new crop will be stronger than bull ish sentiment regarding the old.
 Should the weather continue favor able, reports from the later parts of the belt will say that palting has been completed and that in others the crop has been worked out A few days of this will stimulate short selling to a great degree, especially if there is any rise in sympathy with the threatened manipulated upward movement in tha old crop. Any unfavo turn in the weather will probably cause sensa- tional rise in the new crop positions fol the growing scarity of supplies of cot
 
 large crop this season.
 This last week the visible supply wa reduced more than it was in the core spending weeks of the last two year and fhe circular writers on the bul / side of the market predicted that an other large decrease would take place this week with the result that the visi- ble supply, for the first time this sea- son, would be put below what is was last year. If this sh hould happen il would cause further rise in the near months. In the early part of the Week the trade situation in this countrt wi be watched carefully, for tkere are signs of a better business in some lines of cotton goods. Anything that will !, s r5 to strengthen belief in change
 he better in dry goods in this coun-
 y~ill be made immediately use of by ne bulls.
 Bears will gather in all the reports they can concerning the movement for 1t Is their theory that thep FemiuTn of spots over futures is dra wing cot ton from the country to the ports and that the bulk of what Is being held back on farms will be dumped on con- tracts. It may be that gossip con- cerning the amount of cotton to be rendered in July will result in causing liquidation of the interest held by weaker longs in that position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
General News

The excursion to clairmont Springs. to be given by the Masons and Odd Fellows of Brighton, will go over the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atazhtic line Saturday. May p. A spsSsal train will leave Bes- seIner st s Q clock Saturday morning and tteffound trip fare will be sl. The pro- fceeds are to be used toward the payment on the hall, recently erected by these | two fraternal orders, and the public is cordially invited.
 A certain settlement of negroes in South Bessemer are concerned over the resi- dence in their midst of a -hoodoo" man, George Wilson. His house is painted white halfway up, and if is claimed he can conjure the evil spirits at will He caused negro woman to be arrested for shooting at him Friday, as he at tempted to enter her yard. The woman claims she did not want him near as on one occasion when he placed his hand on her shoulder she had been put under a spell and could not leave her house for three days afterwards
 In the Bessemer city court Saturday Slberman and Todes filed suit against B. Levy for s24o due on account The case of M. P. Wood vs. Dr. N. C. Head for 5000 damages for personal injuries sus- tained in a collision by agreement will be granted a new trial verdict of $25 in favor of the plaintiff was handed down short time ago but this will be set aside.
 The c. w. Parks Amusement company closed their weeks engagement here last night with tThe Runaways" a comedy after producing eight melodran7as and comedies that were attractive and well patronized by the theatregoing public of this city.
 Ben Poole, the negro pickpocket ar rested Friday, was fined si09 and is0 days of hard labor extra, in both eases of robbery on a Jonesboro car 10 days aga In the mayors court Saturday morning and John Seals, white man, who was released Saturday morning on payment of B fine for drunkenness, returned at Il :50. supported by three men. and was duly incarcerated for the same offense.
 The Pleasant Hill school at McCalla will have their closing exercises next Thurs. day and basket dinner will be served. as the programme will last through the noon hour. At some time during the day the prize, a signet ring. offered by the Daugh- ters Of the Confederacy, for the best set of answers to list Of questions on the battle of Shiloh will be presented to the pupil who has submitted the best answers with the composition and spelling taken
 into consideration. One of the commit tee of judges, Mrs. J. P. Robertson, Mrs II. c. Grigsby or Dr. F. P. Lacey, will papers were sent to the committee yes- terday. The pupils of this school were very successful on flag day as they sent in 8 made by selling the flags to the U. D. C. towards the monument fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
American Owner Wins Biz Race

Paris, May 14.-For the first time this year an American owner cap tured one of the big events over the Longchamps course. Colonel Willard Hunsicker's Bolide II won the fillies' trial prize, worth s17.600, from a good field. The distance was one mile. and Bolide II finished a length in front of W. F. Latman's La Becasse and Wal purge. which finished respectively sec ond and third. The betting was 12 to 1 against Bolide II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
FATHER K|TR|CK
 IS GOING ABROAD Will Be Absent From Parish
 Three Months BIG CLASS AT MASS South Bessemer Has a Hoodoo Man Who Is Causing no End of
 Trouble Among the
 Negroes
BIG CLASS AT MASS

Bessemer. May 14-tSpeciaD-Fat NJ. E. kitrielz. who has been the pastor of St. Aoysius church for the past Us months. will sail for Europe from New York July s He has just re turned from St. Bernard college at Gull man, where he went to confer with the abbot of the Benediet;ne priests in re- gard to stationing one of them here during his absence abroad.
 Father Kitriels has planned an itiner- ary after landing at Queenstown. Ire land. that win consume about three months. A two weeks stay in Ireland will be followed by visit to England trip across the channel to Calais and then to Paris. Naples. for the grand opera. will be the last European stop before journey across the Mediter- ranean to Cairo. Alexandria, and over the Red Sea to the Holy Land. Then Germany, to sec Dresden, and the most perfect Gothic cathedral in the world at Cologne. will be the next country and The return voyage will be made from Liverpool England.
 Leaving here July ?, Father Kitriel1 will join his brother. Father F. J. Kit rick, who will accompany him. at Pitts burg and engage passage over the White Star line for Ireland.
 Today at the $ o'clock low mass at St. Aloysius church 57 children and six converts received their first holy communion, Father Kitrick officiating. The altars were prettily decorated with white flowers and the edifice was filled with friends of the communicants.
 To processions, one of boys and the other of girls. formed at the school house near the church, and proceeding g 10 the church, down the main aisle, re- eeived their first holy communion in a body at the altar rail and afterwards assisted at mass.
 The girls were attired in white, with airy veils, wreaths of white blossoms and ivory prayer books, the younger boys also in white and the older boys wore blue serge.
 The solemn beauty of the scene and the excellent manner with which the en- tire number deported themselves is due 10 the careful instruction, for the past two months, the Sisters of Mercy have imparted to them and this class was the largest in the history of the local parish.
 The enrolment of the Scapcular was made this afternoon just after litany and benediction at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
REQUEST BIG SHIP
 TO STOP LATER

Natchez, Miss. May 4.-Commercial bodies and citizens met today and ad- dressed a telegram to the Secretary of the Navy to send the battleship Idaho through to Vicksburg and stop on the return trip to make the original dates fixed for Natchez. The tragic drowning of three members of society last night had it's influence in prompting this re- quest Senators Williams and Percy and Congressman Dickson have been request ed to urge the Secretary of the Navy to grant the request. Searching parties worked unsuccessfully all last night and today to recover the bodies of Charles West, Misses Ably Darden and Kate Schwartz drowned in the river last night, and it Is feared the bodies have been carried down the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Weather Conditions

Ida and eastern North Carolina during the psst 24 hours, but 1t was fair through out the remainder of the cotton belt. Rain areas are also found in the Rocky noun tain states. upper lake region. upper Missouri valley and part of the north ern Pacific coast region. No heavy amounts occurred in any locality.
 Temperatures changed very little in the cotton belt or the Mississippi valley. They are considerably lower along the northern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Farmer Killed

Nashville, May 14.-Near Eagleville. Rutherford county. today. John Byrne farmer. was shot by Arthur Morgan and died almost instantly. Byrne killed Morgan's brother three years ago and was sentenced to one year in the peni- tentiary, but was pardoned before be- ginning his term of Imprisonment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Announcements

The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. E. ". McEeilI
 The cost for the first act of "A College Town are called for a rehearsal Monday night at the home of Miss Grace Judson.
 Bessemer lodge No. 45s. A. F. and A. M. will meet Monday night
 Woodman's circle. Bessemer Grove No. P, will meet Monday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15

and middle Atlantic coast. The atmos-i phere pressure is low in southern Flor ida and in the middle Rocky mountain section, both of which areas are produc- ing rainfalls within their regions of in- f1uence The south Florida low is giy- ing brisk to high winds along the south Atlantic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Court Takes Recess

Decatur, May 14-(SpeciaL)-The circuit court took recess yesterday until May 29. The docket is well up at this time. Several of the most important cases were continued until the next term of the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 14.-Alabama and Mis- sissippi: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday, moderate east winds.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday; Thursday ur- settled. probably showers in west DOT ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-15
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at p. m. May
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-01
En- Santa Catalina

FL Coronel Mcintyre, del Bureau dc
Asuntos Insulares de Washington, que
lego aver en- ell "Carolina ~ y es huesped
del gobernador Cotton, fu6 obsequiado
anoche con una comida en- celebration
41el dia de Acci6n de Gracias. Los CO.
mensales fueron el ComodOro Walling, y
los senores Meyer Bloomfield A. L..
Rafter, companeros de viaje del Coronel
Nclntyre en- ell "Carolina "
FL Coronel Mcintyre y el Comodoro
Walling forman una Comisi6n nombra-
ia por ell Presidente para que hagan
recomendaei0nes acerca del uso que uso
uue haya de darse 4 las propiedades ma
wales en- San Juan. Los seflores Bloom
field Rafter estan relacionados con La
.,bra, de la instruction de Ia ciudad de
Boston durante su permanencia en- La
tsla visitaran las escuelas publicas y
iparticulares del pals con el fin de estu
.iiar el sistema de instruction adoptado
IN Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-01
Domingo 0ROZCO.
En- ell Refs1gio
Nii1os Desarnparados

Aver manana sc celebr0 una intere-
sante fiesta en- ell Refugio de niilos de-
sanparados.
Asisti6 distinguida concurrencia.
Los asilados cantaron unas cuantas
canciones escolares y recitaron poesias,
demostrando alguno de ellos, recomenda-
bles aptitudes.
Hablaron con elocuencia en- dicho acto
los >senores Del Valle Atiies, C6rd0va
Davila, Rodrigo Cervantes, Falcon Y
Fernandez Juncos
Ell distinguido artista don Rafael Co.
dorado tom6 algunas vistas para Grdf-
co.
Ell acto result6 de una sencillez con-
movedora, y de una edificante ensenanza
social que merece todo g6nero de estimu-
los.
Por ell exito que tuvo felicitamos cor
dialmetne a ilustre presidente y funda-
dor del Refugio, don Manuel Fernan-
dez Juncos.