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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
PEACE IS PROBABLE
 IN STATE OF 0AXACA

Mexico City, November 29.-The gov ernor of the state of Oaxaca may name the jefe politco of Juchitan and incl dentally peace probably will be re- stored in that state. This was agreed upon today in a conference between President Madero, Carles Trejo, the presidents special envoy, who has just returned from a mission to Govern or Juarez of oaxaca, and a representative of the Oaxaca government
 The recent removal for political reasons of Juchitan's jefe politico named by JuareZ and the installation of a Madero apointee, caused a row be- twen Madero and the governor. Juarez refused to recognize the central gov ernment and following the lead of the executive bands have been pillaging in various sections of the commonwealth. Recently Madero sent a special envoy to Juarez, but the son of the famous Mex iean patroit refused to be placated. The envoy induced the governor to send a representative to Mexico City, discuss the situation with President Madero and endeavor to arrive at settlement. Today 1t was announced that President Madero had agreed as a result of the conference that Governor JuareZ should be allowed to name the jefe politico of Juchitan, while the envoy politico that federal troops should be left in the state to assist in crushing incipi- ent rebellions.
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Society
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)

yesterday at Miss Dorothea Orr's lovely afternoon tea. The Orr name is sym bolic of hospitality, both because of the lovely summer home of the family at Mentone and their Highland avenue residence, which are opened with the same freedom to their friends. Yester- day afternoon Miss Orr threw open it's doors to a rather limited number. Her Invitations were extended informally and to but 70 or so young women.
 The reception rooms presented a well come with their warmth, light and eheery fires-a welcome borne out by the hostess and the little party who were assisting her in hospitable offices. Flowers adorned the tables and man tels In the dining room big bronze chryanthemums were used with splen- did effect. They formed a lovely cen terpiece for the tea table which held an abundance of tempting bon bons and other sweetmeats.
 Miss Orr was assisted in receiving her guests by Miss Means and her mother Mrs. R. Preston Means, and her bridesmaids, Miss Marjorie Weatherly. Miss Belle Roberts, Miss Mary Camp bell, Miss Fannie Dunn. Miss Charlotte Hopkins, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick.
 In the dining room the callers were met by Miss Lillian Orr. Miss Edith Orr, Miss Lydia Eustis, Miss Fannie Evans, Miss Carroll Woodson, Miss Cecile Me Crossin, Miss Clara Lee Woodson and Miss Doris Weatherly.
 Among the number leaving cards were: Miss Emily Somerville, Miss May Collins, Miss Harriet Fitts. Miss Helen Eustis. Miss Isabel and Miss Le May Caldwell Miss Mary Ware. Miss Mary Ruth McLester Miss Clara Lee Wood- son, Miss Carol Woooson, Miss Vernon Marks, Miss Mary Cook Miss Elizabeth Dearborn, Miss Bessie May Thompson, Miss Kathleen VanHoose, Miss Alice Coughlan, Miss Elizabeth Morris, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
HOW GAYNOR WOULD RUN A NEWSPAPER Mayor of New York Talks on Subject When Asked
 for Interview

New York, November 29.-"A news. paper should show that there is gen. tleman in control of it.
 "A newspaper should confine express sion of opinion to the editorial columns
 Headlines should be accurate. Yer biage should be eliminated from intro- ductions.
 "lAli articles should be signed.
 News columns should carry polft- ical news without regard to party.
 Headers don't want all the testi- mony ill divorce trials and sensational criminal cases"
 These are some of the precepts that Mayor Gaynor says he would put into effect if he were running a newspaper. He gave out his expression today in answer to a series of questions pro pounded to him. Frequently in his speeches the mayor has criticised news papers as they are made.
 The mayor says advertisers should not be allowed to control news or edi- torial columns and he pleads that a decent, well bred official should not be cartooned as ruffian and toper.
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DEATH OF WOMAN
 RECALLS MASSACRE

Palmyra, Mo, November 29.-A bloody chapter in Civil war history. the Palmyra massacre, was recalled here to- day by the death of Mrs. Sarah Lee. a daughter of Andrew Alsman. It was Alsmans abduction, supposed by con federate soldiers that resulted in the shooting of 10 southern fighters after 8. demand for Alsmans return had been ignored.
 Mrs. Lee was 80 years old.
 Alsman was supposed to have been an ardent abolitionist. One morning he dis appeared. Search for him led to sus picion that he had been abducted by confederates. A demand was made upon them for Alsman's return and the union officials backed up their demand with the threat that if Alsman was not re- turned within a prescribed time limit, 10 southern soldiers would be shot.
 Alsman was not returned. True to their word, the union army officials led out 10 confederate soldiers, placed them on pin collins, then the firing squad shot.
 Alsman was never found.
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kolb Calls Meeting

Montgomery, November 29.-(SpeciaD.- Captain R. F. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture, has called for meeting of the state board of agriculture to be held at the capitol on Monday, De- cember 4 at which time Bradford Knapp of the United States department of agriculture will be in the city. The board Is composed of Captain Kolb, J. F. Duggar, L. N Duncan, W. H. Knight and J. J. Robinson, Jr. Hector Lane is secretary of the board. The board had placed at it's disposal by the recent legislature the sum of $25.000 for farm demonstration work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
A THANKSGIVING
 ADVENTURE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D


 ''The most thrilling thing I ever heard of" said the Debutante
 Perfectly stunning adventure, I should say said another.
 .It was a machine made plot" said the November Violet and Fur Girl Using the experience for a story, suggested the Debutante.
 "Certainly, said the Girl Of Adventure When Mrs. Thayer told him I was left and that I'd be on the late train, he sIg- gested meeting me and he filled in the details to suit his fancy, for story, as you say
 s.But you are wearing a Solitaire which you didn't have when you left last week, said one of the group. as the November Volet and Fur Girl pulled off her gloves. .Oh, that's a mere trifie," said she. But trifie, which may lead trifer to er-er-- be trified with' suggested an- other.
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filed here today against the German

filed here today against the German
 American company, cotton manufacture
 CTS of Draper N. C., and against whom
 g. suit in equity for the foreclosure of a S4,000,000 deed of trust In favor of the New York Trust company is now
 pending. Judge Boyd gave the defend ant company until December to show
 cause why it should not be adjudged bankrupt then. The company has liabii-
 ities of about s1,000,000, while its as-
 sets will little more than satisfy the claim of the New York Trust company.
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low, Miss Marianne Hamilton, Miss Helen Coulbourne, Miss Agnes Terrell, Miss Margaret Terrell, Miss Mary Bfbb, Miss Gamaliel Dixon, Miss Ford Miss Miner Miss Dunbar Averitt, Miss Hannah Elliott, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Serena Kirkpatrick and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
COlquitt Suggests Meetings

Austin, Tex, November Ex-Governor c. B. Colquitt of Texas, chairman of the recent cotton conference which met in New Orleans to devise means for uphold ing the price of cotton, has suggested that cotton farmers throughout the south meet in county mass meeting December 16, to perfect plans looking to the reduc- tion of acreage in 1912. Governor Colqutt has asked the governors of all cotton growing states to arrange for the meet ingS.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS


 months in the north and east. has re- turned to Birmingham. MT. and Mrs. Seals have taken the residence, III South Seventeenth street, formerly occu- pied by MT. and Mrs. A. V. Abbott. Mr. and Mrs. John Calman have named their little daughter, Frances Norden.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Hebert Scruggs and Hu- bert Scruggs, Jr., have returned from Florida after visit to Jacksonville, St. Augustine Tampa and other points.
 
 Miss Edith Bowron is the guest of friends in Nashville for Thanksgiving. She will attend the Vanderbilt lt-Sewanee football game.
 home on Highland avenue with typhoid fever. Her condition was reported more favorable yesterday to the many friends who inquired The absence of this lovable girl has been noted with regret at the various young peoples affairs the past two weeks, and she will also be sin cerely missed during the Thanksgiving functions.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Wyatt. Jr, arrived in Birmingham yesterday afternoon to visit Mrs. John F. Warren. MT. Wyatt is Mrs. Warren's nephew, whose marriage was a recent even in Marietta, Ga Mrs. Wyatt was one of the pretty visitors last evening at the Southern club reception. They will be in the city until Monday and several attractive affairs have been planned in their honor. Miss Jennie Mobley of Atlanta who is now the guest of Mrs. owen Gillespy, will be with Mrs. Elias Davis after Friday.
 Miss Katharin Lyons of Charlottes- vile, Va, is visiting Mrs. Thomas M. Bradley at her home in Idlewild.
 
 Mrs. I. C. Lebolt of Memphis is the guest of MT and Mrs. Sidney Hart. Mrs. Robert Eden Scott Rives has re- turned from a delightful eastern trip Mir. and Mrs. Rives are with Mrs. Battle on South Eighteenth street for the winter
 Mrs. David Roberts, Jr., who has been seriously ill at St. Vincent's hospital for the past few days, was reported slightly better yesterday. Many anxious inquiries were made at the hospital yes terday by her friends. Her absence from the club reception-the first in many years which she did not grace as a belle, was noted with regret. MT. and Mrs. Frederick Neil Phillips | have returned from their wedding jour ney in the east and are guests for the | present of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. | Charles H. Nabb. They will probably not | take possession of their home on Iro- l quois street until about Christmas l | Mrs. Truman Aldrich Sr., left Wash | ington a few days ago for Cincinnati where she will be the guest of MT. and | Mrs. Heron until after Christmas. She is not expected in Birmingham this win | ter.
 Mrs. Scott Joy is spending two weeks in New Jersey.
 MT. and Mrs. Roscoe Harris have re- ] turned from their wedding trip and are |. with his parents, MT and Mrs. George | Harris. on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
Must Conform to Law

Montgomery, November 29.-(SpeciaD.- Hervey W. Laird, deputy insurance com missioner of Alabama, has issued a statement to the effect that the fra ternal and kindred insurance com panies of the state must come within the folds of the law between now and January 1, or suffer the inconvenience of thorough and expensive inyestiga- tion. The act in question is known as the Mobile act, giving the state de- partment control and supervision over such companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30

BIRMINGHAM sPECIALn TO NEW YORK; THE TRAIN THAT MEETS THE DEMANDS OF ALL, Az FORDING LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODA- TIONS.
 LEAVES 9,3O A. M. EVERY DAY.
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
Brotherhood Meefs

The North Alabama Conference Broth erhood held it's annual meeting last night with pr. George W. Reac, president, in the chair E. NJ Glenn, the secretary treasurer, in his annual report, showed some s16o0 as having passed through his hands to the several beneficiaries. Three members of this Brotherhood have died during the year-Rev John R. Wates, Rev. E. 1T. Price and Rev. R. B. Baird.
 The bishop and cabinet begin work at T D. n today.
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Various Reports Heard

Under this same question 22, character was passed, and reports were had from pastors. as follows: c. H. Means, c. M. Hall J. T.. Lane, w. l.. Rice. w. K. Simpson. w. l.. Hendricks. J. F. Clark, G. M. Randle. J. Warren, w. A. Hamric, J. F. Sturdivant, R. A. Thompson, J. T. Miller J. W Akin. W. R. Beal, s. P. West, G. E. Boyd, l.. F. Parrish, R. Y. IIannon. O. N. Holmes. w. P. McGlawn, J. l.. Ferguson. c. T. Harris, T. B. 1loCain, w. M. Howell. w. B. Woodall, w. J. Reid, R. W. Anderson. l. B. Sar- gent. K. N Matthews. l.. A. Holmes, F. T. Cantrell, l.. c. Branscomb. J. F. Rudisill, S. T. Slaton. J. R. Turner, J. L. Britain. R. E. Tyler W. F. Price, j.. M. McClesky, w. E. Aldridge. l.. F. Whltten, w. W. Dorman. R. l. Walston, J. s. Glasgow, Fl. l.. Aldridge. J. c. Per- singer, $. R. Emerson, J. A. Bowen. j.. O. Hanes, J. w. Norton. J. s. Chadwick
 NJ. R. Hefilin, l.. D. Patterson, II. White head, R. M. Archibald, J. A. Duncan, J. H. Yam, D. s. McGlawn. J. M. Igon, z. A. Bowling. J. w. Newman. S. T.
 Daniel. V. O. Hawkins. w. w. Hefilin, L. R. Norton. s. B. Smith, W. M. Me- Donald J. c. Francis D. Emerson. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30

II. Pettus, I. F. Hawkins, U. H. Wells, I. N. Davidson, W. T. Haldridge, J. A. J. Brock, L. F. Stansill, J. T. MOTIFS Franklin Bennett, l.. A. Waites, r. l.. Abernathy. T. K. Roberts, c. Wolford, L. M Harris, C. L. Herring, c. w. Read, W. r. Barnes, W. w. Scott, J. A. May and A. l.. Mathison.
 w. F. Draper was elected conference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
THANKSGIVING PROGRAMME
 AT HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX

The Thanksgiving exercises at the Paul Hayne High school annex this morning at 9:30 o'clock will be especial ly pleasing. The public is invited to hear the following numbers:
 Opening, Bible reading.
 America" classes.
 Essay on Thanksgiving. Carl Jack son.
 Washingtons proclamation, Thurston Sherman.
 Presidents proclamation, Lawrence Saks.
 When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin, '' Jessamine Booth (by a violin accom- rantment, Pearl Wald).
 Our First Thanksgiving" Bessie Stuart
 Landing of the Pilgrims Madeline keene.
 TableauX, Gifts From the States.
 A Thanksgiving prayer, Mary Griggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30

The Study circle will meet tomorrow afternoon at the usual hour with Mrs. Overton Fulton.
 The Edgewood club will meet with Mrs. John Hine Eddy.
 A very important meeting of the la dies of the Church of the Advent and St. Agnes Guild is called to take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. A full attendance is urged.
 Temple Emanu-El chapter will con- duct a one day bazar at the Phoenix club Wednesday from 10:30 o'clock to midnight for the benefit of the tenn pie. A number of attractive features besides a. Christmas sale, including an afternoon card party and an evening dance. a Japanese tea garden in the afternoon and a German garden in ths evening. will make it particularly in- teresting bazaar
 A social and card party will be given this evening at 8 o'clock at Knights of Columbus hall by the Catholic ladies of the Southstde. The public is invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30
ME ETHOD|STS MEET 5 IN FLORENCE FOR
 ANNUAL SESSION North Alabama Conference
 Conyenes = Bishop
 H0ss Presides OPENING SERVICES
 VERY IMPRESSIVE Various Committees Are Appointed. Large Number Delegates in Att
 tendance-Newman Chosen Secretary

Florence, November 29.-(Special.) )-At 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, in the First Methodist church in Florence, Bishop Hoss convened the North Alabama con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal church, seuth, in it's forty-second session. Conference opened with singing, 70 for a thousand tongues to sing my great Re- deemer's praise,' and was led in prayer by Bishop Hoss. Then was sung Jesus, Lover of My Soul" The bishop read the
 first paragraph of the gospel by St. Mat thew at the seventh chapter and com mented thereupon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-30

MT. and Mrs. Roscoe Harris have re- turned from their wedding trip and are with his parents, MT. and Mrs. George Harris, on Highland avenue
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-16
THE PIGWEED

(Adolph Mattson, member of War
rem High School Botany CLASSY
The Pigweed is an annual plant
and grows TO height of four Oh five
feet. The weed grows straight in
most cases. The leaves are alter
nate on the stem. They are of an
ovate form and are two or three
inches long. The veining of the
leaves is very prominent The stems
and branches are covered with little
prickles or bristles The flowers are
very small and of a pale green color.
They are very numerous and in the
shape of compound spikes, which
grow at the ends of branches and in
the axis of leaves. Each flower has
three stiff green bracts with thin chat
fy sepals, and five stamens shorter
than the sepals. 1t also contains an
ovary or seed vessel holding a soli-
tary black shiny seed.
The root is tap rooted and grows
down six or seven inches and is of a
rosy pink color. The weed is ma
tive of tropical America. An oil is
obtained from its seed which is used
for killing worms.
The plant is found in waste places,
around the farm buildings and in the
garden. They are a pest in the gar.
den, and are more troublesome in the
potato and field root crops. They
crowd out the other plants, because
they are such vigorous growers. They
propagate by the seed which is very
very small. The wind easily blows
the plants about and when the seeds
are ripe, they fall to the ground
Sometimes man or an ANNA
knocks them down TO the ground
There are between 10000 and 1000,
600 seeds on some of the large weeds
and common pig weed contains abou
10000 seeds. When the seeds arr
embedded in the soil, they retain thei1
vitality for several years, probabl,
five in moist soil, and produce small
plants cultivated within two inches O
the surface. The pigweed as Will
other weeds, should be hoed down il
the middle of the summer and If an,
of the weeds survive the person eradi
eating them, should go over tn,
ground again from time to time in tn,
late summer months Like othe
annual weeds it can be rapidly de
stroyed by preventing the production
, of fresh supply of weed seeds.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-16
ct MANURE ON FIELDS If POS
Si1LE

There is often time during the late
fall and early winter, tosclean out the
yards and sheds before stock is put
in for the winter Experience goes
to show that there is less waste of
the fertilizing elements of manure
when it is taken directly to the fields
from the yards When spread in tha
fall, remaining frozen through thu
winter, there is very little loss of fer-
tllity and time is saved in the spring
in preparing the land for a crop.
While it is advisable to plow in the.
fall the land intended for corn, there
is often land that cannot be reached,3
on account of pressure of other work !,
and frequently piece of land is re-
served, for fodder or ensilage corn,
that is not plowed until spring Such
"a piece offers splendid opportunity
sfor dressing with manure from the
yards and also in Fastening spring
work by having the manure hauling
reduced to the minimum It is mis-
take to allow the manure to lie in the
yards from early fall until after the
crop is in the next season, or until
1t is harvested. Economy of labor
and conservation of the manurial ele-
ments demand that the manure be
spread upon the land as fast as it &C
cumulates about the barns and yards.
This practice should be followed so
far as the growth of crops and the
climatic conditions will allow-An-
drew Boss, Agriculturist, Mimi Exp.
Station.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-16

tons are favorable, give rise to new
plant
The best remedy for the Canadian
thistle is ploughing deep in summer
Just as the flowers bloom or the flow
ers may be moved and land disced
just as a new growth appears. Deep
blowing late in the autumn has been
tried also, with good results. Every
means available should be taken to
prevent the green part of the plant,
which grows above ground, from
forming; in such an event the hardy
root stalks below ground, will have to
die, because of the lack of elaborated
plant food.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-16
CANADIAN THISTLE
Inga Taralseth, member of Warren
High School Botany CLASSY

Qnga Taralseth, member of Warren
High School Botany Glass;
The Canadian thistle is perennial
plant which has deep running root
stalks. The stems grow erect and are
from two to four feet in height. The
leaves of this plant are variable in
shape, with irregular points each
bearing prickles. The flower heads
are very numerous and have large,
loose corymb tops. They are varia-
BILE in color, some are pale purple and
others are different shades of pink OF
white. The plant blooms during
June, July and August. The seeds
are about One-eighth of an inch long
They are light brown in color ana are
oblong, smooth, slightly curved but
the top is nearly fat. The seed RI
pens in July.
The Canadian thistle grows in al
most every kind of field, and is fire
Quent1y found III grass and clover, al
soi in seed oats.
The plant is very harmful, because
| it crowds out the crops and grows
very rapidly, increasing its area often
It progagates by means Of the roo
stalks and seeds. The root stalks
are from eight to fifteen inches Ions
and bear buds From each of these
buds, a new plant arises Each plan
is farther away from the origina
plant and in this way the area is in
creased. If the buds or root stalk.
were cut, the bud on it would still
grow. BY, means Of it's seeds, too, Il
is propagated. They fall to tn,
ground or are carried about and de
posted by the wind, and, Il condi
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