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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
ALAbAM|ANS WILL
 EXTEND WELCOME
Scientists Furnished Data on Country From Manufac-
 turers to Birmingham

To the Editor of The Age Herald
 In the last few days you have had in your paper some notices of an in lternational geographical party which Is to visit Birmingham tomorrow. As
 these notices have been incomplete or
 inaccurate in some respects l thought
 you might be interested in some facts about this party.
 It Is the American Geographical so-
 ciety's first transcontnental excursion, organized and directed by Prof w NJ
 Davis of Harvard university, one of the
 leading members of that society They
 started from New York August % in
 special train consisting of four sleep CTS, diner and baggage car, went across to the Pacific coast by way of Chicago and Duluth are now on the way back by more southern route,
 and will disband at New York about
 the last of next week.
 I met them in Chicago on August 27.
 and there were then about 10 Europe
 ans and 20 Americans in the party. The Europeans are making the whole cir cult, while many of the Americans | travel with the train only a few hun
 dred miles, through the regions In which they are most interested The humber of Americans will probably be somewhat less in Birmingham than 1t was in Chicago, for by this time several
 of them have had to go back to the col leges where they teach
 pr. Smith and Dr. Prouty left here yesterday for Memphis, where they will
 meet the party today and accompany them to Birmingham. They will hand | to each member, with the compliments | of the geological survey a souvenir consisting of brief description of the country between Birmingham and Chat tanooga, a colored geological map of l Alabama, a photograph of relief map of northerastern Alabama modelled for
 our survey several years ago, and a list of our publications
 expect to go np to Birmingham to- night and meet the geographers when
 they arrive tomorrow morning. Re-
 spectfully R. NJ. HARPER.
 University October 2. 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
NOTED SCIENTISTS WILL
 ARRIVE HERE TO-DAY

The delegation of noted geographers will arrive in Birmingham at 7;3o o'clock this morning on special train and will be met at the Terminal station at that time by a committee of local men with automobiles About 50 or 75 men are ex- peeted in on the excursion train. After 8 short trip through the South Highlands residence district, the eXcursionists will be taken to the Country club. where breakfast will be served at S:3O o'clock. Although no definite programme has been arranged. it is probable that a number of speeches will be made at the Country club, and that at the conclusion an auto trip around the Birmingham district will be made The geographers will leave Dir mingham at ii 80 o'clock this morning over the Alabama Great Southern rail- road
 The Chamber of Commerce will furnish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BOY IS K|DNAPED Superintendent States Lad Was Taken Away in
 Automobile

Notice of the Kidnapping of a boy from the East Lake Industrial school yester- day morning has been received at police headquarters.
 F. NJ. WeaSley, superintendent of the boys school alleges that white man. driving an automobile, came to the school gates yesterday morning, called the lad. who then was jerked into the car and taken away
 The license number on the car was 2231. Alabama, states MT Weakley, and beside the gentleman in the rear, a col ored chauffeur was at the steering wheel.
 The lad who was taken was 15 years old, had dark hair, fair complexion and wore kski suit and gray cap. The au- thorities at the school refuse to diyuige his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
MAY HAVEL|GHT
 IN T|TTLESV|LLE City Can Force Lights to Be Placed, But May Have
 to Pay $7O Rate


 Hope for such as walk in darkness in Tittlesville,
 The city attorneys opinion, miscon- strued to mean that the city could not force the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company 10 install lights ate distance of more than 200 feet from it's car lines. really means thai the city can force the company to in- stall lights at any old place the city might direct.
 He believes, however. that instead of sc2. 50 per light. the city would be re- ouired by the, company to pay $lo.
 Therefore the hope for Tittlesyiiie.
 In course of an explanation on the part of the city attorney yesterday 1t developed that, whereas, the company should charge the city s7O per light, 1t charges only $62.5o.
 Some years ago, under contract, the city agreed to pay the company $1o- Then a second contract was made in which the city agreed to pay the com many s62.5O. This contract was beaten in referendum election and the old contract returned into force.
 Rut the company Is billing the city for s62.50 per light, thus ignoring the referendum election. The city attorney holds that it might be impolitic to force the company to install lights at Tit tleeville because the company migh' then determine it was to It's advantage to charge s70 per light, which. In the opinion of the city attorney, It mas perfect right to do.
 The city attorney, however, this case might be determined, is anxious to go on record as being of the opin- ion that the company is bound to in- stall a light at any place within the municipal limits which the commission CTS might designate-even in Titles vile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
COWART DISTURBED

%rIontgomery, October 9-(Special l- Commissioner of Immigration Lee Cow4 { is worried. It is not often that the eqS librlum of Commissioner Cowart is dis turbed. for the chief of the immigration bureau rarely allows himself to become upset over any occurrence. But Com missioner cowart will not tolerate any unlSind remarks against his department, neither will he permit anyone to bring the states laws into reproaeh. if he can prevent it.
 So when the new coonist from Penn sylvania wrote to MT. Cowart and com plained Of the law requiring that all able bodied men between the ages of IS and 45 years work on the public roads at least n days in the wear and intimated that he was considering writing back home and telling his friends not to come to Alabaua to live the commission of im- migration was upset.
 Mir Cowarts correspondent had been fined Si for not working on the public road The new colonist had appealed to the circuit court and that tribunal ruled against him. As final resort he wrote 10 Commissioner Cowart, declared that the law was unjust and that he was thinking of advising his friends back in Pennsylvania hot to come to Alabama to settle
 MT. Cowart wrote a most polite reply to his correspondent. He assured him that he regretted the occurrence, was most unhappy that he was dissatisfied on account of the road tax and that the fine imposed was the minimum in such cases Moreover. Commissioner Cowart told him that the law requiring work on the roads in the counties was in the nature of an appeal to the patriotism of citizens, and that he felt quite sure that If he viewed it from this standpoint he would applaud the justice of the statute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
CITY ATTORNEY BOYD POINTS OUT BIRMINGHAM WILL HAVE TO PAY ONE-EIGHTH INTER- EST ON FIFTY MILLION

Romaine Boyd, city attorney, very quietly informed member of the city commission yesterday afternoon that if S5o,0oo,000 bond issue in the interest of good roads was ever issued Birmingham would pay s per cent interest on the borrowed money and in return would reap no benefit
 This statement, in connection with the fact of the empty exchequer gave the commissioners a distinct shock. After a moments consideration, however. he re- covered sufficiently to declare that in his opinion the citizens of the. state would never authorize the borrowing of such an enormous sum of money.
 Birmingham as Is known" stated Mir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
AUTO TRUCK SKIDS
 INTO NEGRO'S WAGON
Simon Pool Seriously Hurt Tester. day Afternoon at 2:30
 O'Clock

When the automobile fire truck from fire station No. 1 skidded on all four wheels yesterday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock at the corner of Twenty first street and Fourth avenue while going to answer a call at Morris avenue and Twenty-fourth street, Simon Pool, q negro, was thrown from his wagon and 1ariously injured. He was hauling a bale of cotton for Tom Outlaw of Pratt City when the fire truck struck the wagon and he was thrown out, the wagon bed and bale of cotton fall ing on his side. He was later taken 10 the Hillman hospital
 Fireman Crossuett, who was driving the wagon, states the asphalt had just been sprinkled and in turning the cor ner at Fourth and Twenty first all four of the wheels suddenly skidded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Startling Evidence Comes
 To Light Tn, Cemetery Crime
SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING
 AGAINST BIG BOND ISSUE

Boyd, pays one-eighth of the taxes of the state. and is protesting at the present time against the current method of rat ing the value of property. Were the bond issue authorized Birmingham would pay interest on oneseighth of s5o.oo0,ooo and would not be at all bensited.
 Tn Maryland some years ago number of politicians endeavored to pass an enor- nous bond issue for good roads. As Baltimore is large and Maryland eompar- atively small the people of Baltimore became enraged. The papers of that city started a militant campaign, and as a result the issue was badly beaten
 Tn that state the advocates of the bond issue used the spacious argument that good roads would put the farmer into Baltimore But the argument failed of it's purpose.
 We are all in favor of good roads, but not s50ooo.eco worth at the present time when Birmingham, without actual benefit to itself, would be required to pay one-eighth of that enormous sum,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

entertainment for the distinguished visi- tors. The committee who will meet them at the train and take breakfast at the Country club consists of the following men:
 John l.. Parker, chairman; Cupepper Exum. James Weatherly. A. O. Lane, John w. Sibey, Robert Jemison, Sr., w W. Crawford, Frank H. Crockard, Dr. ]. H. Phillips, ]. w. McOueen, Richard w. Massey, Crawford Johnston, Erskine Ramsay, M. Y. Joseph, James Bowron, P. G. Shook w. M. Drennen, r. B. Fowlkes, L. Sevier. J. D. Kirkpatrick. w. H. Hassinger, Walter Moore, M. P. c. Hilman, J. II. Barr, C. $. Simmons, R, L. Simpson, William c. Radcliffe.
 F. l.. Jenkins of Washington, district passenger agent of the Southern Rail- way, is accompanying the party through the south. and l.. Sevier. general agent, and James Freeman. assistant general passenger agent of the Southern, have looked after the local arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday in the office of the probate clerk show Ing the following transfers of real es- tate. the consideration being 5000 or more:
 s2sOO-Ellott Knight to ]. C. Knight. part of lot l in block "c, according to the plans and surveys of Ardis Heights.
 s15,00-V l.. Mellon and wife to Gulf Refining company. part of lots 1, ?. ,. 6. and all of lot 8, in block 1S, according to the plans and surveys of the Elyton Land company.
 $2250-C. M. Green Realty company to A. J. Curry. lots 1 to 23, inclusive. in block l. according to the plans and sur veys of the C. NJ. Green Realty company.
 s14G0- Maggie Mae Mackey to Mary r. West, part of lot 1 in block 635, ac- cording to the plans and surveys of the Elyton Land company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
NEGRO AUTO DRIVER HELD BY
 CORONER ON MURDER CHARGE

on charge of murder in the second degree and allowed bond at 5000, which he was unable to make.
 Six witnesses testified that the negro driver was going at high rate or speed when his car hit Thurman and that he was wholly to blame. pr. J. D. Heacock. the owner of the car. yes terday morning expressed the deepest regret for the accident, saying that he had only employed the negro for that day.
 The remains of Mir. Turman were sent yesterday at noon to Sulligent, where the funeral services and inter ment will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
AT THE HOTELS

J. F. Graham of Fayette. s. L. Sherrill of Hartselle and O. s. Miller are stop ping at the Metropolitan. szsV. A. Eyer of Savannah. E. L. Smith of<yirginia City and H. l.. Bowden of Crowley, La, are at the Birmingham. w. A. Britain of New Decatur, c. J. Hendrix of Baltimore and W. T. Owen of Anniston are registered at the Morris.
 C. H. Rue of Louisville, George w. Banner of Oxford and L. P. Burns of aSelma are stopping at the Florence.
 I. w. Ray of Woodstock, J. J. Rafter oi Atlanta and A. c. Eclxert of New York are registered at the Hillman.
 Judge William E. Skeggs of Decatur. S. A. Carr of Selma and Dr. D. c. Jordan Of Guntersville are stopping at the Em- s pire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
TODAY IS BRASSARD DAY
 FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Ladies will offer the brassards on the downtown corners and in the prominent buildings as well as at the fair grounds. and friends of the cause are urged to pay whatever they feel like for the arm bands.
 IL is an annual feature of the Holy In- nocents' hospital work, and is one of the institution's chief sources of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

Today will be brassard day in Birming- ham, and all day long the ladies and oth- CTS interested in Holy Innocents hos pita1 will sell the little armbands. The en- tire proceeds win be used in furthering the work of the new children's hospital in Birmingham, which 1t is so generally acknowledged Is filling long felt need for such an institution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
GOODWIN BELIEVES
 ALL COUNTIES SAFE
State Chairman Back From Chiffon, Thinks That County Will Go
 Democratic All Right

Tyler Goodwin, chairman of the democratic executive compittee of the state, spent yesterday in Birmingham on business.
 That the democrats will carry prac- tically every county of the state was a statement made by the chairman.
 q have just come from Clanton, in Chiffon county" he said, and despite the large number of populites repub- licans and Rooseveltians in that coun- ty 1t appears as if the democrats will win Chiffon this year without partic- ular effort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
NEGRO WHO DROVE CAR THAT KILLED c. J. THURMAN IS HELD ON FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND

Following an inquest held by Cor oner B. L. Brasher yesterday morning over the remains of G. ]. Thurman, who was killed in an automobile accident Tuesday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock, Phil lip Osborne. the negro who was driv- ing the automobile which caused Tur- mans death was held in the county jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
DI A B F IT F e

SIMPLE HERR QUICKLY CURES THIS DREAD
 DISEASE TO STAY CURED
 Diabetes has heretofore been considered ineursole and the only hope held out 10 the afflicted has been to prolrns their years hy strict dieting
 A plant recently discovered in Mexico called Dia- netol Herb has been fand Co be specific In tho fre iimsn Of diabetes quickly reducing ths. specific ,rayity and sugar restoring sigor and building up le system.
 rhls harmless vegetable remedy will relieve the oatlenf of his symptoms. in the most aggravated rases within week. and 10 prove it we will mail first soc package for soc. with free booklet of fa value the dahete, containing latest diet list and exclusive table of food values. giving perentsxs nf starch and lcarbohydratssl in 25o dffsrns loOds.
 reli your afflicted friends Of thls offer and send ,oday for fun sized J0c package: AMES CHEIb IcAL co. Box 2s k, Whitney Point \. U.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the office of the pro- bate clerk:
 C. c. Hlldebrand of Birmingham and Mrs. Irene Young
 J. s. Grabau of Little Rock, Ark, and Miss Loula F. Keeling.
 W. P. Betz of Birmingham and Miss Etta Jeanette.
 sam Hunnicutt of Bessemer and Miss Lois Arnold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Building Permits

The following building permits were issued yesterday in the office Of the build ing inspector:
 sscO0-L. F. Harris, Thirtsenth avenue and Phelan street; two-story frame
 s1eoo-B. F. Pool North Birmingham; one-story frame.
 sl500-J, G. Whitfield. 17l7 Fourth avenue. one-story brick.
 $1sO0-J. L. Kelley. Seventeenth street and Eleventh avenue. one-story frame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Shoots Wife at Hotel

vancouver. B. C., October 9.-After sveating panic in the crowded dining room of a fashionable hotel here last night by firing two bullets into his wife g shoulder and two into his own heart. Cleo Boulanger' of Montreal died early today. Mrs. Boulanger said she had left her husband because of abuse and that he had followed her across the eonti- neut-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Incorporation

sa5Oo- Drake Knight Realty company J. P Drake, president; Elliott Knight. vice president and treasurer Ray knight, sec retary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Protect Yourself

Your business and your stock holders from any possible loss by the dedication of an un- trustworthy employe.
 Bond them with this strong, Southern Company. We afford you broad protection at reason able rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Outlines Local Work

Mrs Solon Jacobs gave brief re- sume of the work accomplished by the local suffrage body We regard our work at the State Fair as very success full" stated Mrs. Jacobs. "It has meant much work. much detail, but we feel that we have gone ahead fully five years in our work for the cause. lt would have taken fully that long to place our literature into the hands of the people of the state. The straw bal lot conducted in different parts of the fair grounds as well as within the woman's building was our only method of distributing our literature outside Of the building. While not indicating absolutely the sentiment of the people, it has in q way shown the trend of thought Every day the results have been favorable--in fact. overwhelming ly in favor of suffrage; our object, however, in conducting the straw bal lot was to make ourselves known over tine grounds"
 Mrs. Hutchenson. called upon by the chair, stated that her interest In equal suffrage began at Is. since when she has heard many lecturers and met many of its sponsors in Washington. Boston and other centcrs. "I am now almost co" continued Mrs. Hutchenson. "so you know how long l have been
 interested in the cause. If remained for me, ho oUever, to come slftIck to Ala bama to become affiliated with the league for I have never joined any as- soeiation and I will be very happy to help the cause here by my member ship as well as my efforts
 Mrs. Weisel of this city was another who spoke of her sympathy with the cause, though she has not been a mem Der of the organization Through her service on the franchise committee of the W. c. T. U. she has kept in touch with the movement. Mrs. Spencer then related an incident which occurred in the First Baptist church 20 years ago when the late Frances Willard told her that she would live to sec the day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
LIVINGSTON MEN
 SELL CATTLE HERE Julian E. Ennis Tells of De- velOpment of Cattle h.
 dustry in Sumter

Julian B. Ennis prominent citizen Of Livingston, sold in Birmingham yes- terday 75 head of cattle on hoof for 31s and cents per pound Armour Packing company made the purchase purchase.
 oscar F. Ross, also of Livingston. sold another large lot of cattle to Blr- mingham wholesale dealers
 Sumter county" said Mr Ennis, lis cattle county, raising each year three times as many head as any oth- CT county of the state. The industry is profitable and will continue to grow.
 "On account of the dipping process. We have no ticks In the stock yard today l saw tick. 1t was the first one l had seen since Sumter began dipping It's cattle. As d matter of fact the negro boy with. me inquired con corning the peculiar insect which had buried its nose in the hide of steer
 While here MT. Ennis made ar engagements whereby he will ship to Birmingham 7s head of cattle every week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
Officers Elected for State

The officers elected yesterday to serve in the Alabama Equal Suffrage association include: Mrs. Solon Jacobs, president; Miss Mary Partridge of Selma, first vice president: Mrs. r. F. Raiford of Selma. second vice president; Mrs W. l.. Mur- doeh, Birmingham. corresponding secre- tary: Mrs. Julian Parke, Selma, record ing secretary: Mrs. C. NJ. Spencer. treas urer; Mrs. Sidney NJ. Ullman, Birmng ham, auditor.
 Delegates were appointed to the na- tional convention to be held in Phiadel- phia November 2l to 26. as follows; Mrs. Solon Jacobs. Mrs. oscar Hundley, Miss Amelia Worthington, Miss Partridge Of Selma, Mrs. Dubose of Selma
 At the executive session held vester- day afternoon the standing committees were chosen. Programme committee, Mrs Solon Jacobs and Mrs. Joseph c. Wn- kins of Selma; legislative Miss Maud .dc- Lnre Kelly: literature. Miss Amelia Worthington; state press. Miss Ethel Armes; finance. Mrs. C. NJ. Spencer treas urer. This routine work concluded and cemented the formation of a state suf- frage organization for Alabama. At present there are but two local leagues. Selma and Birmingham. It is expected, however. that before the first regular meeting of the state association. to be held in Selma in January. Montgomery will sent delegation. Tuscaloosa noSv mas waiting list. Other leagues will also be formed in the smaller places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10

when she would recognize the help that the equal suffrage would be in the pi iomulgation of the principles of their organization.
 The committee on constitution returned at this point and Mrs. Murdoch read the constitution in its entirely then present. ed it article by article for adoption. The bylaws were similarly treated. and state officers were elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-04-18
State News.

There will be good roads meeting
at Benson under the auspices of
Benson Automobile club some time
in May. Engineer Cooley, r. c..
Dunn and others will deliver talks.
Farmers are being warned by the
country press to test their seed corn
before planting. Most farmers, how
ever, labor under the impression that
they know as much about seed corn
as all-wise country editors and callow
college professors. .
Almost every exchange that reaches
the u Mon Office contains from one
to half a dozen notices of auction
sales by farmers. Many farmers who
dispose of good farms in Minnesota,
thinking to better their condition else
where, will discover their mistake
later on. Climatic conditions may be
severe in Minnesota during the winter
months, but wherever one goes he will
find drawbacks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-04-18
Car of Horses Here,

A car of native horses, selected
from among hundreds, arrived at our
barns on Tuesday of this week.
They are sound, strong animals, and
every one of them is young and in
good condition. They are especially
adapted for farm work or general
purposes. It has never been our luck
to obtain such splendid bunch of
horsefesh during the whole time we
have been in business. Call and see
them and convince yourselves.
The prices are nominal and we guar
antee every horse. Besides this we
will sell them on time if the purchaser
SO desires. Il
6-tfc Aug. Rines Horse Co.