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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Sale of $L.5O Silk Gloves $1.OO

Compare these to Kayser Ivanhoe, Niagara Maid or any $1 silk glove you know These their equal Tn ev cry respect. 1 wheJ (Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

? to 10-yard lengths, of a good sheer qual- ity Persian lawn, for all oen eral nSpa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Charming Wash Fabrics at
 Unmatchably Low Prices

If you shop around-as you sn0u1u-yOu will find. as we have found, that these prices are llnmatchably low.
 There s reason-we bought thousands of mill lengths-10 to 30 yards each-and full pieces and grouped them with ,al ,our own broken lines.
 Choice is practically unlimited. For dmities, ba- tstes madras lawns, volIes tissues fouards organdes, etc. In white and here in wonderful variety. Choose at these half prices:
 l8c to 25c Fabrics 12 l-2c
 25c to 3Oc Fabrics 15c
 3Oc to 39c Fabrics 19c
 (Main FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
5fi94a l1fl!| !! 3S lIl!l'f
S1.50 Petticoats 98c


 Hydegrade Halcyon Messaline Understands. in all staple colors and black and white. Have deep flounce, ruffled and tucked.
 25c Table Oil Cloth
 15c
 45-inch Table Oil Cloth, in a good assort- ment of colors and pat terms. Extra quality. Ladies 10c Stock
 ing,s SEC
 Medium weight seam- less Stockings, iH black only. Have extra spliced heel and toe, with medium hem at top.
 $1.00 Bedroom
 Curtains 69c
 Ruffled Swiss and Bobinette Curtains, 38 inches wide and 21a yards long. Very de- sirable for bedrooms.
 121ac and 15c Dress Swisses So
 ? to 10-yard lengths of '5-inch Dress Swiss es. in assorted sized dots. Many pieces match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
15c to 25c Wash Fabrics.

While they last, 650o yards of 0oi white and colored Wash Fabrics 1VN will be grouped on the Round Bargain . Counter at 10c. Variously in to 10-yard lengths
 Consist of white and colored mercerized Batistes 40 in.
 Fancy embroidered Dress Swisses. White Madras in stripes, dots, etc. Black Dress Swisses all size dots. 36-in Manchester Percales.
 Colored Repps and Novelty Suitings. Choice Zephyr Ginghams 32 in. 36in. soisettes, etc, etc.
 (Round Bargain Counter Main Fioor)
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
TIE POLL. TAX.

As provided by law, the citizen
otherwise qualified who may fail or
neglect to pay his poll tax on or be
fore December 30, 1911, will disfran-
chise himself and will not be- able TO
vote at amy election until the year
1911.
The law requires chat the poll Tax
should be paid successfully from
year TO year.
For instance, The citizen who has
paid his poll lax in 1910 for 1910 aud
who may fail To pay the 1911 poll
tax on or before December 30 Of this
year, will haze forfeited his right to
vote.
Being DISTINGUISHED by his own
neglect TO reinstate himself. he will
have to pay the poll tax for 1912 and
1918 on or before the end Of Deem
Der Of these years, so as To become
qualified in 1914.
The very thought Of self-disfran-
chisement should be sufficient to
spur every good citizen TO the full
llllrneni Of ibis duty, and therefore
The purpose Of HE Caucasian is to
urge all citizens to the payment Of
the poll lax before the end of the
year.
As the 3lst Of December 1911 il on
a Sunday. the payment must be
made on December 30.
The citizens who may fail to com
ply with This requirement Of The law
will not be able TO vote at the Demo-.
cratic primaries in January and
Fehrllaf.y next, nor at any election
Tor president or congressman. nor
Judge nor district attorney in 1912
Pause for d moment and think Of
a good citizen being disqualified as
u soter until the year 1914
This all important duty Is imper-.
alive. No excuse can palliate sucll
neglect.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
LIFE AND FIFTEEN YEARS
Above Penalties Melted Out to
the McNamaras.

James b. Mcnamara was sentenced
at Los Angeles, Cal. by Judge Bord.
well to lille Imprisonment in the San
Quentin peniteutiary and John ]. Nc
Namara his brother, to fifteen years.
Nc lives were lost by the destruction
OF the Llewellyn Iron works, which
John j. Mcnamara confessed to dy-
namiting.
James B. Mcnamara made state
ment, as follows:
II James Il. Mcnamara. defendant
in the case of the people, having here
tofore pleaded guilty to the crime OF
murder, DEERE to make this statement
of facts:
And this is the truth: On the night
of September 50, 1910, at 5:45 p m. |
placed in Ink alley. portion OF the
Times building. a suit case containing
sixteen sticks of 50 per cent dynamite,
set to explode at ! o'clock the next
morning 1t was my intention to in
jure the building and scare the own
ers. | did not intend to take the life
of anyone sincerely regret that
these unfortunate men lost their lives.
IT the giving of my life would bring
them back ] would gladly give it. In
fact, in pleading guilty to murder in
the first degree. [ have placed my life
in the hands of the state.
tSignedl JAMES b. MCNAMARA y
The confession covers one side of
an ordinary sheet of paper and was
written with fountain pen supplied
by one OF the attorneys.
Clarence s. Darrow. chief of the
Mcnamara defense, got not less than
$50, 900 for his services. according to
o declaration by Secretary Morrison
of the American Federation of Lab
who was custodian of the fund. over
$500, 900 was subscribed for the de.
Tense fund, says Morrison, and pract-
cally all of this has been sent to the
attorneys and expended Money re-
ceived since the confession will be re
turned TO the contributors and the re
sidue of the fund. If any, saos the sec
rotary, will ibe redistributed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
REGIsTRATIoN-rnE LAST DAY.

As required by law tire registry of
voters must close thirty days pre-
eeding an election.
On january %, 1912, there will be
held 4 Democratic primary election
for the nomination OF stale and par
orhial officials. II follows then that
The registration OF voters must close
on Saturday. December " inclusive.
The citizen who is not registered
and who should fail toregister on or
before Deeelnbre % could not exer-
else tile right Of citizenship al
though he may he otherwise qnali-
fled by his poll Tax payment The
failure 10 register on or before Sal
nrday. December %. would only be d
temporary disqualification This re-
quirement could be fulfilled at any
Atime when lie registration should
again be opened
In the performance of this duty
the citizen should mol be misled.
The registration of voters is re-
uuired every -four years. beginning
with the incoming Of the new State
administration. 'fhe citizens who
have registered since the beginning
1T HE Sanders administration need
mol register again, but II there has
been d change III domieile from one
ward 70 another, then such transfer
becomes imperative and should be
made on application 10 the registrar
Or voters.
All young men who have reached
the age OF p years should be rigis-
tered, and being registered can vote
at the elections III January and Feb
rllary and At the Stale election in
April without having paid the poll
tax.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
GINNING FIGURES.
Up to Dec. | Number of Bales
Z Are 12,814,332.

i Up to Dec ! the census bureaus cot
ton report shows that Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina ginned
more cotton than was ever grown be.
fore within their borders.
Every cotton growing state except
Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and
Tennessee has already ginned more
cotton than was grown in the states
last year or the year before
OF the 2.SI4, s32 bales ginned up to
Dec Georgia ginned ., 337, $50 bales;
Louisiana. 3t3.614: North Carolina,
$40, 80: Oklahoma, 7S3, TAI; South
Carolina, !, $40 6l5: Texas, j, 745 $50,
The National Ginners association,
in its annual report, estimates as a
minimum that the 1911 cotton crop
will be Is. 400, 900 bales. A maximum
forecast Of Is, 700, 600 bales is also
made Estimates are exclusive Of re-
packs and linters. Five hundred thou
sand bales of linters are anticipated.
Maximum for Texas is put at 300, 900
bales and the minimum at 4. 200. 900.
For Georgia the maximum Is placed
at 2. 7S0, 600 bales and the minimum at
2, 100, 600
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
NEGROES BURNED.
Mob of White Tenants Wreak
Awful Vengeance.

Ten miles from Clifton. Tenn, in the
vicinity Of Bob's Landing. two negro
men and young negress were burned
to death by mob Of white tenants,
who objected to the occupancy of land
by negroes.
The negroes we're travelling to a gin
with d wagonload of seed cotton and
were way laid. held up and tied TO the
wagonload of cotton, it is said. and
the mob, after building fire under
the wagon, stood guard until wagon,
negroes and one of the mules burned
The other mule was shot to end its
agony
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Judicial Sale

No 1921 III tile First judicial Dis
iriet Court Of Gaddo Parish. La:
Cairaiorship 81 ] H Prescott.
By virtue OF a commission to sell
10 me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish Louisiana. in the above
numbered and entitled stii. 1 will
offer for sale at public auction for
cash and according 10 law. at the
principal front door Of The court
house Of Caddo Parish, La. during
the legal hours of sales. on
SATURDAY. Jan. 6. 1912.
Ten feet off nf lot three adjoining lot
four Of block seven of the Howard
Cole subdivision Of the City Of
SHREK enaTt. ssasl,Io Parish. Ia. Said
property to he sold as belonging IL
The above elllatorship and 10 he sold
for cash according t. law for the
purpose 81 paying debts.
i I. FIOl RNOY,
Sheriff. ex-Ollieie 4Nueiioneer
Caucasian. Dee. B, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
MINE HORROR.
Dreadful Explosion Occurs and
Results Awful.

AT an early hour Saturday a terri
fic explosion occurred under ground
at Briceville. Teun.. IN the Cross
Mountain mine of the Knoxville Iron
company, causing number of miners
to be entombed.,
Three men in one of the shafts es
capped almost simultaneously with the
explosion Federal mine rescue men
went at once to Briceville.
Up to Sunday night eight mangled
bodies had been brought up. For over
thirty-six hours rescuers had labored
TO force fresh air into the mine, Black
damp developed and retarded progress
of work.
A train with lis collins arrived from
Knoxville. Nearly every family in
the Coal Creek valley has lost loved
one, Another graveyard has been
laid out at Briceville.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Killed bx EleotrloItu.

Turning on an electric light in the
barn during Saturday $ rain. a young
man named John Prince was instant
ly killed at Cleburne. Tex. He and
his sister had just returned from their
iarm 1t was after dark when they
reached home and driving into the
barn the young man turned on the
electric light. The ground was wet
from the rain. as were his clothing
and shoes. Almost as soon as MIR
Prince touched the brass base of the
bulb he fell TO the ground His sister.
noting that the light was not burning,
called to her brother Receiving no
response she investigated and found
him on the ground. A physician was
quickly summoned and found life ex-
tinct
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12

Democrats, we're sworn in as members
of that body.
A scathing denunciation of the So
called American Anti Trust league by
Representative Littleton, Democrat,
was followed by a resolution by Re-
publican Leader Mann to appoint a
committee of seven members to inves-
tigate the attack on Mr.. Littleton. The
resolution referred to the respect in
which Mr.. Littleton is held as a rep
resentative and to the effort to black
en- his character.
The resolution was referrrd to the
rules committee.
A sensational development of the
first day in the house was the present
alton of a petition 10y Henry B. NJ ar
tin, secretary of the American Anti
Trust league asking for the impeach-
ment of Mr.. Littleton
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
FIRST MESSAGE
OF SEVERAL
Between the Opening of This
Session of Congress
AND CHRISTMAS THAT ARE
To BE Sent Is what the President
Says to the Lawmakers In His
Annual Document Antitrust
Statute Needs Strengthening.

In tran shifting his annual message
to congress Pres ident Taft states it :
one of several that he purposes send
ing in before holiday adjournment
In referring to the antitrust statute
he declares it is growing in force and
effectiveness. II should be strength
ened. he says, by supplemental leg is
Ialion and neither amended or re
pealed. Federal Incorporation is
recommended and Fedora corpora
ton commission proposed Confidence
is expressed that jail sentences will be
imposed for studied and deliberate de
lance of the law
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
MAKES OWN RATE.
Senator Tillman Cuts Cab fare
In Two.

Senator Tillman drove mp to the
white house in a gather dilapidated
cab. AS he stepped out he turned to
the driver and handed him a quaster
The cabman looked at the quarter and
then ut the senator.
''The rate is 30 cents. - he said.
What said the senator DO
you mean to say it is 80 cents from the
postoffire to the white house?"
yes, sir. said the cabman you
can look at the rates inside for your
self. :"
Well, said Senator Tilman, sit
is too much and | won't pay it Md
he walked into the white house offica
The cabman turned away laughing
but kept the quarter.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Fortune In Old Seq.

A fortune of S47. 600 has been found
In an old leather bag in the home at
Peru. Ind !. of Mrs. Salome koerner
who died few nights ago, and be-
lieved to he penniless. The treasure
was found by sister of the dead wo-
man. There was scarcely any furni-
ture in the koerner home, and neigh
bors weIe of the opinion that the wo-
man was in want. Contents OF the bag
consisted OF 81, 900 in gold and $40, 900
In government bonds.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
HUNTSVILLE PRISON
IS DAMAGED
Fire Wipes Ous Paee % STATE
PenitentiarV.
WHOLE. rOWx IN PERn
Only About VWo @vn6r0d C0Nvi TO
Within the Walls at the Time at
Early Stsge Dynamite AInoet o
Necessity EAhsu0tAd.

Fire inthe penitentiAry at Huntsville
destroyed part Of the manufacturing
portion Of the prison Everything is
gone except the Adm inistrstjon build
ing, where the officials reside, end the
actual cells Of the conviots.
Only about POO convlcts we're oithin
the walls when the fire broke out the
others having been sent out " NJ
fields early in the morning.
Financial loss to the state is great,
as no insurance was carried
houston vas telegraphed for help
and chemical apparatus sent st once
from that city.
Because of the threatening aspect
of the fire preparations were made to
dynamite buildings within Huntsville
in order to prevent spread Of the fire
and the possible destruction of the
place.
The standpipe in the prison enclos-
ure burst owing to the intense heat
and the water supply of the city i'selt
was soon exhausted.
Cells of the 200 or more convictS ~
naming within the walls were soon
destroyed, it was telegraphed out, but
they were safely removed,
The fire started in the boiler room
of the furniture factory. The textile
factory soon followed.
A large lot of new machinery had
few days before beeu instNlled in the
textile factory.
Convicts vigorously assisted in che
fight to subdue the flames.
Practically one-half Of the peniten
tiary buildings, the entire south side,
are in ruins.
Dynamite was finally used to stop
the flames, a gap being made in
row of buildings. Property loss is
put at 1900 600.
One Of the buildings bnrned was
built in 1853.
Chapel, blacksmith shop, the din
ing halls and kitchens were saved
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
stole and "snoozed."

A negro janitor at Dallas woke a
man asleep n Office of G. F. Green
wood, an attorney. Much obliged.
responded the man. as he adjusted his
derby hat. pulled down over his eyes.
Out of the hat he took q gold watch.
put 1t IN a pocket and left. going past
policeman on the corner. 1t devel-
oped that the stranger robbed the jew.
elry store of Tek4llski & Freedman. on
the ground floor OF the building, taxi
ing about $3.50 worth of watches
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
No Action.

Speaker Clark Of the national house
OF representatives announced that he
would take no action on the petition
for the impeachment and expulsion of
Representative Littleton from house
The speakers decision was based on
the ground that the petition contained
nothing OF pertinent matter oi bust
ness for the house
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
JEWELRY STOLEN.
NearlyFifty Diamond Rings Are
Made Wav With.

Front door Of the jewelry store of
Fl. w. Baunds at Dallas was priced
open with Jimmy and two trays.
each containing twenty-fonr diamond
lings, and their combined value about
ST. 600, stolen. A diamond brooch aud
eight gold watches were also taken.
Laudner's cafe was entered abont
the same time and the robbers secured
$40 ii cash.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
EIGHT THOUSAND
MANCHUS SLAIN
First Direct Uncensored News
From Sian Flu.
FOUR AMERICANS IN LIST
Chinese Revolutionists Kill Vast
Number and Several Houses Of
Missionaries Destroyed Lave
lees Element In Control.

First direct and uncensored news
from Sian Fu. China, since the recent
outbreak there was received at Pekin
by messengers. II came by letters
to the British and American legations
aud the director of posts
The letters say 8. 900 ManchuS we're
slam by Chinese and there was much
footing. Several mission houses in
the province were destroyed and also
eight foreigners, some OF them ehil.
Oven killed. Four OF the dead were
Americans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
CONGRESS C0NVENES.
Sensational Speech by Repre-.
sentative Littleton.

Hundreds of people were unable to
enter the house galleries and practi-
cally every member was on hand. The
expected speech of Representative Lit
tleton of New York regarding the
steel trust question attracted the vast
throng.
In the senate Hons Hoke Smith Of
Georgia and Gardiner OF Maine both
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Women attack Factory owners,

A mob of 800 women, survivors Of
the fire in which l46 of their sex lost
their lives last spring, attacked Isaac
Harris and Max Blanck, proprictors
appeared in court to stand trial for al
legged manslaughter All of the court
officers in the police reserves had to
be called out to check the assailants.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Alexander aa-Elaotad.

George Alexander, good government
candidate for mayor of Los Angeles.
was re elected by an overwhelming
majority over Job Hartman, Social.
ist Alexander's gain over the pri-
mary vote of October was about three
TO one
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Make. Bond.

Mrs. Earl Samuel, who some time
ago fatally shot Miss Lacie West in
theater at Nashville, Tend, the young
woman being there in company with
Samuel. appeared in court after being
indicted on the charge of murder and
gave boad in IS 900.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
four DESTROYER.

Fire, resulting from boiler exp1o.
sion in the North Pole Dye works at
Houston, destroyed that plant and also
three residences Total loss is put at
SIS, 600, with partia insurance
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Nine LNnck1ad.

Che Gomez. whose rebellion at
Juchitan. Mex, resnlted in clash
between President Madero and gov
srnor Of Oaxaca. was lynched togetl,.
sr with eight partissns, at Rincon
Antonio.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Arabs Repulsed.

Arabs made a surprise attack upon
the Italian position at Benghazi, Tri-
poll, but we're repulsed with heavy
loss. The Italians had eight casua,
ties.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
WM1ERS AND CRAY.
Doth - Tkem Ordered Feed by
High Gosase


-Four sIaborateI opinions &ore Aon9
ed dosn 10y % Ves@p aDurR 80 ermi-
nal sppeols in isscAiNg 60 eu@sIu-
sicES to dsmise = y. NOl,ers, Nseeai
of the late Anti-,RcA ihtisa e.mpsign
committee, @bd HHe of ss,e otttehe. al
the committee, ". . &r0F, zoe
the charge madeH OF contempt 0f De
Legislatures 10 Ere Ncent s@cis sss-
eion.
Judge HSrper. who @tote Dc 0A q
opinion in the Stray case, Geld tn q
the senate mad perfect right toereate
the investigation committee and con
duct an investigation into alleged
election frAudS and make rscommen-
dations, but it bad go powsS tS pun
ish for contempt anyoee except o
member of the senate, and it is also
held that siray Iwss net obsteucting
legislation.
Presiding Judge Oavid 8'otS
the main opinion in discharging Mr.
VOTERS, and held that the Legislature
had no authority to conduct the in
veStigation unless the matter had
been submitted by the governor, and
that the request of the governor for
$27, 500 for enforcement of the Nv -
could not be construed rs submitting
legislation on this subject.
Judge Harper wrote Oh elaborate
opinion in this ease also, in ehicSI he
reaches the same conclusions as did
Judge Davidson
Judge Prendergast. sho wrote the
fourth opinion. dissents in both the
Wolters and GRAY cases He holds
that the proceedings of both branches
of the legislature were regular and
that Gray and Wolters are guilty Of
obstructing legislation and that the
court of criminal SjpeaIs is abso
lutely without power to prevent the
Judgment OF the house from being en-
forced. and that the REALTORS should be
remanded to the sheriff to serve the
twenty four hours punishment that
they were sentenced to undergo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Blew Off Top of HE Head.

D. II. Dobson blew off the top O!
his head with shotgun 1t happened
at Texarkana, Ark He is believed
10 have been mentally unbalanced
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Expires From Burns.

Mrs. Myrtle Hudson of Houston ex-
pired. after lingering three days, from
burns brought about by the explosion
of lamp
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
MeNamaras g PenltentLnru.

The MeNamaras are at work ii the
su1e mill nt San Quentin penitensiary.
being taken shers SATURDAY..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
Blown Us from outelde.

That the battleship Maine was blown
mp from the outside Is the opinion Of
the max al board Of inquiry
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-08-24
Snakes Galore

AS David Frame, who lives on
the northeast slope of the Mounds,
assisted by his two sons, John and
David. were rounding up a bunch of
sheep to take to market one day
last week, they came across a lot of
rattlesnakes and made war on the
reptiles, which ended in all the
snakes being killed, 63 in all, six
grown and fifty-seven small ones.
A CHASTITY sight was beheld as the
slaughter was on, one of the old
reptiles opened wide its CHASTITY
mouth, made a hideous gurgle and
the whole flock of little ones enter
ed this cavity for protection. A
bounty of fifty cents on rattle
snakes is paid in Iowa county and
and Mr. Frame and his boys will re-
ceive $31 so for the slau ghter of the
rattlers.- Horeb Times.