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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
NATIONAL FARMERS
 UNION IN SESSION
Discuss Rural Credit Sys- tenn and Marketing of
 Farm Products

Chattanooga. September 3. - The eighth annual national convention or , the Farmers union convened here to- day. About 500 delegates are In at | tendance representing every state
 west of the Ohio and south of the Po- tomac rivers. The convention is one of the largest in the history of the or l ganization.
 l The morning session was an open
 session. There were addresses of wei come by the mayor, the state president, L. M Rhodes, and responses and ad-
 dresses which revealed that the or
 ganization never was in more pros
 porous condition.
 This afternoon the delegates went | into executive session and views of gen eral interest were under discussion.
 Among the most important questions
 discussed were the rural credit system
 and better conditions for marketing Of 1 the farm products.
 During the discussion of the need of ! developing the science of marketing and the failure of the House to re- spond to legislative demands of the farmers for this and other legislation, l the question of the leaders and mem bership taking some such hand in prac- American politics as that taken by the Amercan Federation of Labor and pre- vious farmers organizations became
 very lively topic
 Col. R. F. Duckworth of Union city, Ga. editor of the Farmers Union News, one of the leading spirits of te 1 convention and ex-national president, went the full limit in denouncing the action of the present democratic House | in dealing with the farmers and its re- | fusal to join the Senate in establish | ing a division that would speed up the
 marketing process and bring about closer relationship between the pro ducer and the consumer.
 | The colonel finished his argument amid the cheers of the delegates with 1 the statement:
 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia put 1 through the republican Senate three | times a bill this last session for the l esta blishment of a bureau of markets, l only to have it turned down each time | by the democratic House Do not mis- understand me. I have always been q democrat, but at the masthead of our l individual and collective activities should be nailed the welfare of the | farmers and the principles of this or | ganization first, last and always.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
MASSACHUSETTS TEAM WINS SADLER TROPHY
 AT THE RIFLE RANGE

Rifle Range, Sea girt N. J., September 2. The Massachusetts state rifle team won the Sadler trophy match, the feature of the days competitions in the annual Sea girt shooting tournament scoring 17ol cut of possible 2000 points. Iowa was second, District of Columbia, third New Jersey fourth. Maryland fifth, United States marines corps sixth, 1883 and Texas seventh, 1559
 Rain fell steadily nearly all day. The only other event concluded was the Spen- cer 1200 yard silhouette team match, won by the United States marine corps team. scoring four hits,
 Each member of the team received d gold medal. Members of the New York state team, which finished second with three hits. received silver medals. The District of Columbia team was third with two hits.
 owing to the rain the owl match, on illuminated targets, scheduled for tonight, was postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
SHAKE-UP EXPECTED
 IN CAPITAL POLICE
Business Mems League Will
 Probably Take Action in Situation

Montgomery September 3.-(SpeciaD
 Considerable speculation is rife in
 Montgomery regarding the probable &C.,
 tion of the Business Mems league with
 reference to the police situation of the city. The league has held several meetings recently behind closed doors, and while nothing of definite nature
 has been given out, it Is understood that the league will address a communi-
 cation to President William A. Gunter,
 Jr, of the city commission, asking that c. P Mcintyre be requested to retire
 from the office of head of the police department and to assume some other
 office in the city government.
 This report has not been denied by members of the league. Commissioner McIntyres conduct of the affairs of his office has given rise to great deal of
 comment during the past few months, and much of this comment has been of a rather severe nature. It has been
 charged that the police of the city have been in connivance with blind tigers and operators of gambling resorts, and that efforts to relieve the situation have
 been of rather tardy nature.
 on the other hand, number of prom 1ment members or the league are Salu
 to be opposed to the action of the di- rectors of the league in the stand they
 are taking with reference to the police situation, maintaining that the league should not enter politics. It is under stood that 80 members of the league will sever their connection with that organization because of the stand that body has taken. and it is rumored that at least 25 or 30 other members will re- sign.
 The situation is causing considerable gossip in the city. many holding that it is one of the functions of the league
 to endeavor to rectify municipal evils, while others hold that in doing so the
 league is converting itself into politi- cal machine. and In that way losing
 of I1sAfulneSs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
CHICAGO DEFENDER IS ALTERED FOR THE
 AVIATION TOURNEY

Chicago, September 3.--Alteratlons on the S15,0OO Chicago defender aeroplane de- signed to represent America in the Gordon Bennett worlds championship race have been completed and the first trials of the machine will be made today or to- morrow when probably it will be deter mined whether the machine which was built to make 125 miles an hour will par ticipate in the race.
 When the aeroplane was taken to the Cicero flying field two weeks ago aviators declared the craft unsafe and immediate steps were taken to remodel the machine in time for the race on September 9. Jules Vedrines. Maurice Pl evost and Andre Frey. comprising the French team which will try to life the prize cup, are expected to arrive in Chicago today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
KOLb |NSPECTS THE CROP 0NSTATEFARM Declares Products Best He Has Ever Seen at
 Speigners

Montgomery. September S.-(Special)- Capt Reuben F. Kolb commissioner of agriculture and industries declares that the crop on the state farm at Speigners is the best he has ever seen at that place. Captain Kolb inspected this crop on Mon day, and was most enthusiastic on his return in regard to the fine, healthy condition of the cotton and corn, as well as the various other farm products which are grown.
 According to Captain Kolb. the state has TOO acres planted in cotton. which the commissioner of agriculture be- lieyes to be among the best he has ever seen in that section of the state He Is of the opinion that 500 bales of cotton will be raised, which is more than three times the quantity of cot ton raised on the state farm last year.
 In reference to the corn and sugar cane, Captain Kolb was also most en- thusiastic, declaring that each of these products was doing finely. The same was said with reference to the other farm products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
COTTON TWO DOLLARS
 HIGHER THAN FRIDAY

New York, September 3.-The govern ment's crop figures, published today, was both preceded and followed by sensa- tional activity and excitement in the cot ton market here. General covering move ments developed at the opening on re- ports that crop prospects were deteriorat-
 ing rapidly because of dry, hot weather, and prices were about s2 a bale higher than Fridays closing before the report was issued. The official condition of .4.S per cent as of August 25. proved fully as favorable as was anticipated. 1t was followed by a sudden break of about $1 .5O per bale, but an enormous demand was encountered on this setback and within 90 minutes the list had recovered all but 1 to 15 points of the loss. The large trade interests credited with being leading bears on the recent decline of nearly 2la cents per pound. were reported large pur- chaSerS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
SELMA PREPARES ID GREET THE VETERANS Committee on Publicity Ap- pointed Tuesday by
 Chairman Scott

Selma. September 3.-(Special. )-Gen eral Chairman D. M. Scott of the com mittee which has in charge the arrange ments for the annual reunion of the Con- federate veterans of Alabama, which will be held in Selma on October 16 and IT. Tuesday appointed a committee on pub licity. This committee will immediately start the work of giving the approach ing reunion as wide notice as possible, and will be the means of inducing 10 come to Selma to attend the reunion a large number of citizens from all parts of the state This committee was ap- pointed as follows R. E.. L. Mel, chair man; P B. Sheppard and Morgan Rich ards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
ROOSEVELT REPLIES
 TO WILSON'S ATTACK
(Continued From Page One)

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 -~-~-~--~--------------- and ought to be done. Evidently MT. Wilson has not studied the conditions about the labor of women in factories.
 Asks for Remedy
 MT. Wilson comes out squarely against our proposal to regulate the trusts. Ho has not anything to put in its place ex- cept a statement that he stands by the great democratic thinkers who have made the democratic platform on this subject.
 MT. Wilson has been governor of New Jersey for nearly two years. If the Bal timore platform really offers any hope for the trust solution why during these two years has nothing been done by Nsw Jersey under MT Wilson's lead for reg ulation of the trusts? The answer Is be- cause the states by themselves cannot get at the difficulty and 1t Is pure tory ism of the most backward kind to SUD- pose that they can and incidentally any such policy would have the grinning sup port of every law breaking trust
 INT. Wilson seems to forget that part of our programme is to give to inc people themselves direct control over their own government. When the people themselves thus effectively con- trol thir own government and the gov ernment in its turn controls the big corporations it seems to me the veriest folly of fear to express apprehension lest under such a system the chief em- blowers, as Mir. Wilson says, because they have this tremendous authority behind them may oppress the wage workers We have genuine con- structive policy MT. Wilson's plan as far as I can gather is merely to con tinue the present futile system, adding fresh and empty protestations of hos tility to the trusts but giving no hint as to any method by which these pro- ltestations can become more than pro- testations. We must supplement the antitrust law by the kind of real and efficient governmental control advo- cated in the progressive national plat form or we will not have made one step toward solving the trust question
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

plant of the Jefferson Fertilizer company will be closed down for the purpose ot making extensive repairs and improve
 ments which will cost in the nelshpor-
 hood of s25, 600 or sS0,0o0.
 In the Bessemer city court today the
 following suit was filed: Mrs. Laird Vs:
 the Alabama Great southern Haiiroaa
 company for s25e0 damages Tor alleged
 mental anguish and pain caused by be-
 ing carried beyond her destination.
 After having been closed for nearly two years the No. furnace at Robertson mas
 been blown in and is now turning out pig iron. As a result of changes on the interior of the furnace the capacity mas been increased from 150 tons to 2oo tons a day.
 On Thursday evening at o'clock the graduating exercises of the Robinson hos- pital will be held at the home of Mrs F.. | IT. Lopez on Fifth avenue. All or the physicians and surgeons of this city as well as pr. E. M Robinson and num- | Der of others from Birmingham will be | present. Rev. J. r. Sturdivant, pastor of | the First Methodist church, will preside. 1 Miss Grace Lucille Ragland, who will l graduate as a nurse, will be presented I with her diploma. All of the trustees of
 the institute will take part in the exer- l cises.
 l Early last night the store and saloon of | w. C. Harlxins at Lipscomb was broken | into and some of the goods displayed in the show window were stolen. The res- 1 taurant next door to the saloon had not vet closed and it is reported that the | owner of the cafe saw the Iobber as he ! walked away with the stolen goods in his arms, but not in time to stop him or recognize who he was.
 Charles Lane of Columbus, Ga, one of
 the most popular and widely known lec- turers of the south, will deliver his fla
 nous lecture, Talk and Takers l W Wednesday evening, September 4, at the Brighton school auditorium at s o'clock. MT. Lane is well and favorably known l throughout the country. He recently lec- tured in Bessemer, when his splendid hu-
 nor delighted all who heard him. 1 The Forty-two club has elected the fol- l lowing officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. | Mack Clay. president, and Miss Dora ] Winters, secretary. A club calendar will | be published in short time giving the l date and hostess for each meeting and l other information for the convenience of the club members.
 On Wednesday afternoon at o'clock the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

Music club will meet at the home of Mrs. George H. Stevenson at her home on Dartmouth avenue. The meeting was to have been held at the home of Mrs, Cecil Cowan on Clarendon avenue. but was changed on account of the illness of her sister Mrs. Eugene Karoen. The study period, which continues through the win ter, will begin in October. A club calen- dar will be arranged for the convenience of the members, and will give each hos tess in their turn and an outline of the years work. Mrs. E.. l.. Huey was re- gently elected president of the club to succeed Mrs w. B. Rue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
CONNECTS AT WETUMPKA FORM
 STATE PRISON REFORM LEAGUE

deriving principle of which seems to be
 Obedience"
 The rules adopted by the organizatio
 are as follows: l. To obey cheerfully the rules and regulations of the state officials under whose care and charge we are placed. 3. To never abuse the confidence and
 trust placed in us by any of the prison
 authorities. 3. To start reformation of our pres ent and future lives. 4. To use our efforts by words and
 examples to influence our fellow pris-
 oners to a higher order of man in every | respect.
 5. To honor and discharge the duties
 of religious nature imposed upon us by the president of this order. 6. To attend all meetings religiously when in our power to do so. [. To cultivate and cherish a love for
 all mankind especially those of our or der. The following are the officers of the | league: simon P. Bryant of Geneva, president; William Hereford of Hunts vile. vice president; John Stamford
 of Mobile, chaplain; T. l.. Palmer. sec
 retary, and Henry NJ. Dell of Annis- l ton, assistant secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

Montgomery, September 3.-(Special) Asserting that they wish to reform their lives and to redeem themselves from "the lo,v state of degradation to which they have fallen. the convicts Of the state prison at Wetumpka have or ganized themselves into "rhe Alabama State Prison Reform League have elected officers, and have drawn up a series of rules for their guidance.
 "The Alabama state Prison Reform league is perhaps the latest organiza- tion to be formed in the state. The league was organized on Sunday. Au- gust 25, and few days later copy of the covenant of agreement was sent to President James G. Oakley or the state convict board.
 The communication to President Oak ley sets out at length the purposes of the league, gives list of the officers elected, and contains a draft of the rules adopted for the conduct and guidance of the members. These rules seem to be in strict conformity with the spirit of the organization, the un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

Expert tru z < f { i q r l n charge of our Truss Depart ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

We carry the most complete stock of drugs in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

plant of the Jefferson Fertilizer company will be closed down for the purpose or making extensive repairs and improve ments, which will cost in the nelshpor- hood of s25 900 or $30,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

and ought to be done Evidently N Wilson has not studied the conditio about the labor of women in factori
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29
Stick to the secret Ballot.

Des Moines Evening Tribune, May
| 17.-"Webster county supervisors
this afternoon declared the mulct pc
tition of consent sufficient. The sa-
looms probably will open on Monday
morning after securing new permits
from the city council. The drys will
appeal TO the district court. The de-
cision says that ninety-three more
than a majority of the voters at the
last city election signed the petition.
NJ. S. Odle, attorney for the drys, at
tempted to have 100 names thrown
off on technicalities, but was unsuc-
cessful-Fort Dodge Special in The
Register and Leader.
1t must be plain to everybody that
the petition, as means of securing
an expression of public opinion, is a
failure. Wherever there has been
any difference of opinion at all the
saloon petition has given rise to
charges of fraud and to litigation.
We have spent several hundred
years in perfecting the secret ballot,
There is practically no dispute fol-
lowing a formal election anywhere
in the United States. Why should
machinery that works so Well, and
has cost so much to perfect be
thrown away?
If il Is sought to make voting the
saloon difficult let majority OF 65
per cent of the voters be required.
But let us not abandon the secret
ballot If we wish to have the people
decide peaceably an1 gently on the
y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29
TO THE VOTERS OF
WINNESHIEK COUNTY

State of Iowa,
Winneshiek County.
Office of County Auditor, DEBORAH.
Notice is hereby given that a Prim-
airy Election in accordance with the
provisions of the Primary Election
Law of this State will be held in
this County on the Third Day of
June, 1912. Polling places will be
open in each voting precinct at the
usual places for holding elections.
The polls will be open as required by
Section 10S7-a6 of the Supplement-
1907 of the Code as amended by
Section 8, Chapter SO, Acts of the
33rd General Assembly, which pro-
vides in effect that in all cities of
$500 population or over the polls
shall be open from a. m. to 8
p. m. and in all other precincts from
8 a. m. to p. m.
The various offices to be filled are
as follows:
United States Senator
Presidential rs-at-large-two
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Auditor of State
Treasurer of State
Attorney General
uperintendent of Public Instruction
Railroad Commissioner
Presidential Elector 4th District
Representative in Congress 4th Dis
trict
State Representative Dist District
County Auditor
County Treasurer
Clerk of the District Court
County Sheriff
County Recorder
County Attorney
County Superintendent
County Coroner
Member Board of Supervisors End
District
Member Board of Supervisors 4th
District
Member Board of Supervisors 5th
District
Two Justices of the Peace from each
township.
Two Constables from each Township
Three Trustees from each Township
Township Clerk
Township Assessor
Member of the County Central Com
mittee
Delegates to the County Convention
Signed this 14th day of May, 1912.
21-2 E. w. CHRISTOPHER,
County Auditor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29
Bomb Fails to Go OF.

Last Wednesday night at about
1870, four sticks of dynamite 1.-TWO
Pounds, securely wrapped together
with burlap and paper and with a
fuse about seven inches long, were
thrown through second story win
dow of the residence of w. H. Dodge
at Estherville, Iowa. All the occu-
pants of the house were asleep, with
the exception of two persons down
stairs, who heard the missile crash
through the upstairs window. They
rushed upstairs to see the cause of
the noise, and found the bomb lying
on the floor. The fuse had burned a
short distance and had for some un-
known reason gone out.
The police were notified but as yet
no trace of the person has been
found. A reward will probably be
offered for the capture of the bomb
thrower.
The cause of such an act is entire
ly beyond the knowledge of the citi-
zens OF Estherville. for as far as any
one knows, Mr. Dodge has not an
enemy in the city or elsewhere. Some
interesting developments are antici-
pated
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29
TUBERCULOSIS IN IOWA.
the Spread of the Great
White Plague.

Recent developments throughout
the state indicate that still greater
fight is to be waged against the white
plague in Iowa. tuberculosis is COM
ing to be regarded as the most de-
structive and wasteful disease in the
catalogue of preventable maladies.
1t is now determined that intelligent
cooperative measures shall be insti-
tuted by communities to throttle this
monster and effectually restrict It.
Indeed, many cities are planning for
the establishment of camps or re-
treats where advanced consumptives
can have adequate care and treat
ment. The people are awakening to
the perilous situation. They have
found that the neglected, uncared for
person suffering with tuberculosis, is
a great danger to the entire neigh
borhood, that they can no longer af-
ford to be Indifferent to the eminent
danger which may be found in most
every community throughout the
state.
Nor is the establishment of suit
able hospital care for the consump-
tive class the only consideration, but
many communities are arousing
themselves to the necessity for prop
er medical supervision of the chill
dren in the public schools. That
many children are early infected with
tuberculosis is now well established.
This is due to the fact that they are
low in vitality induced by some ply
steal defect perhaps, which might be
removed by competent medical super
vision. Out of graduating class in
enc town in Iowa of about thou
sand inha bitants, three members have
already died of tuberculosis and the
fourth is in dying condition. Ma
turally the people of that city are
much agitated and are studying the
conditions which have produced such
fatal consequences. Many other in
cidents could be written, perhaps not
so bad as this but full of tragedy
nevertheless. Economically consider
ed, Iowa has been sustaining an APP
palling loss which her intelligence
no longer can endure.
A vigorous fight is being waged
again this year against the common
house fly, the mos dangerous carrier
of germs known in this latitude.
Cities and towns are making war on
the fly as community problem.
Swat the fly is the slogan, but the
best way to swat the fly is to clean
up alleys and yards of debris and
garbage and to remove the Matching
places. These hygenic precautions
together with screened houses, fly
traps, fly poisons and fly swatters,
will make the campaign against this
pest most effective
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29
Primary Election Monday.

The primary election this year
comes on next Monday, June Sd. The
polls open at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing and close at o'clock in the eve
ming. Because of the frequent inter-
ruption to farm work this year, a
fair day might mean tendency to a
light vote by the farmers, but
with this duty falling but once in
two years we believe there will be a
general recognition of the import
ance of exercising the right and res
possibility of the franchise. Fair
or foul the weather, there can be no
excuse for light vote in the towns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-29

Fort Dodge, Ia, May 27.-Frank
Worrell, farmer 40 years old, suf-
fered an attack of neart trouble
while driving team of young colts,
and, losing the strength of his arms
and hands, relaxed ms control. I'm
mediately the colts ran away and
threw the sick man into a ditch
where he was found unconscious
shortly afterward. The fall so in
jured him that his entire left side is
paralyzed his right leg below the
knee is useless and he has internal
injuries. Mr. Worrell's voice is also
gone and he has been unable to ex-
plain about the accident, even when
conscious at times. Physicians say
he may die.