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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
THE CALL OF THE SIREN

The men that are Investigating the that have made the name of Lewisburg a reproach, have a stern and tedious task before them In their untiring ef- forts to unravel the terrible carnival of crime that has terrorized that unhappy district for several years past. They have been taken away from their re- spective businesses that is four of them have, the other two are only newspaper men. and have spent many weary hours listening to the recital of crimes that have shocked not only the district but the entire state. A large number or witnesses have been examined and while they have kept the silence of the proverbial clam in regard to their find- ings, it is said that slowly but surely
 the tangle of murder mysteries Is being unravelled and the perpetrators of many
 of the unpunished crimes will at last
 be brought to the bar or justice, where
 jury of their peers will pass on their innocence or guilt.
 Yet, solemn and serious as is their
 duty, tedious and tiresome as Is the lthreshing out of some minute clew un-
 til 1t assumes definite shape. stern and relentless as is the purpose of their in- vestigations, they paused a moment yes terday afternon and listened to the call
 of the siren; not only that. but like the Greeks of ancient history, they listened and answered to the call
 Yesterday afternoon when every Wit ness summoned for the day had been examined and the time Tor adjournment had arrived. six weary jurymen were discussing the plans for today. The discussion was listless so far as setting
 the hour of meeting was concerned. and themselves. Suddenly someone mem
 toned the opening game at Redwood park. Instantly a change came over the six tired jurymen and the attendant of ncials. Like unto ths alertness of a trained bird dog when he strikes the scent, or the smile of a small boy at the mention of pie, was the look that trans formed their tired countenances, which
 were now overcast with eager antici- patton.
 One of the officials suggested an all
 day session for today, he narrowly es- capped being thrown from the window.
 It was decided to hold morning ses- sion and adjourn at noon in order to give them an opportunity to witness the opening game at RiclSwood Such is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
DRAINAGE CONGRESS OPENS
 FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING

10 to IS hours by floods, prevented many delegates being present to hear the opening address today of Edmund T. Perkins of Chicago, the acting pres ident a feature frequently referred to by the speaker as an object lesson now at hand.
 The addresses of welcome by Edward Wisner, chairman of the New Orleans board of control, Mayor Martin Behr- man, and of Governor Jared Y. Sand CTS, through Attorney Gereral Elliott R. G. Pleasants. were responded to by Act ing President Perkins in behalf of the delegates from 30 or more states in the winter garden. About 400 delegates registered at the congress headquarters today.
 A message was read by the acting secretary from President Taft express sing regret because of inability to att tend and the hope that much good would result from the work the con gress had undertaken.
 Governor Sanders pointed out that the meeting of the congress here was particularly timely as 1t was coincident with tremendous spring flood when the greatest artery of the greatest drainage system in the world is being taxed even beyond it's capacity to carry off the waters of it's tributaries through the Mississippi. Ohio and Missouri val leys.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
THE ODD FELLOWS CLOSE CONVENTION The Meeting Was Success in Every Particular-Order
 Benefited

|. The first session of the Jefferson Coun- ty District convention of the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, held in the Fraternal hall for the past two days, and which closed last night, proved great success and of lasting benefit to the or der generally throughout the district.
 The convention was brought about to create better and closer feeling among the many Odd Fellow lodges in the dis trict It served admirably the purpose for which it was organized and as a re- suit permanent organization has been effected that will prove of vast benefit to the cause.
 The attendance was not as large as was expected, but made up in enthu- siasm what was lacking in numbers.
 In attendance were many of the grand officers and prominent members of the order, including the grandmaster of the order, Dr. George L. Jenkins of Talla- dega and Grand Secretary H. c. Pollard of Huntsville.
 A feature of the convention was a contest between two of the degree teams from Birmingham lodge 112 and West
 
 the work in a splendid and most im- pressive manner. the Birmingham lodge, however, receiving the decision and was awarded a handsome gold medal, present. ed by F. Bromberg.
 At the morning session addresses were made by Grand Master Jenkins and Grand Warden-eleet Crumpton, on the general condition of the order. Min eral Springs was selected for the next place of meeting, which will be the sec- ond Tuesday in July.
 At the evening session, which was an open meeting, in which the Rebekahs took a part Mrs. w. c. Hamet of Myrtle lodge, presiding, speeches were made by the grand master, E. E. Howard; George Huddleston, Dr. Meadows, Drs o. T. Dozier and others. The meeting was a success in every particular and the gen. eral opinion was that the convention plan was a good one and would be of much benefit to the order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
BESSEMER WILL BE READY

The Underwood Field will be com pleted before Monday for the opening game of the Southeastern league. The grand stand is nearly completed, the bleachers are being constructed and the fence has been removed back about 10 feet Tho grounds will be fin per- feet shape and everything will be in readiness for the opener.
 After the fence was moved back the park looks very good. The grandstand will be comfortable and roomy. There
 is much space between the rows and one. will be in perfect comfort. The bleachers has been constructed with the rear facing the west and the sun will not beam down upon the brows of the morbid fans
 Manager Hickman has not yet an- nounced whom he will pitch in the opener, but it Is more than probabse that Ray Baker will be on the mound for Bessemer A catcher has not yet been secured for the team, but both Manager Hickman and President Man asco are after an able receiver. One will be landed before the season opens. A deal may be completed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
BIRMINGHAM HEADQUARTERS
 FOR BIG SAFE COMPANY

pany is the oldest and largest manu- faeturer of safes and bank vault equip ment in the world. Hundreds of Birming- ham business men are using it's safes and several of the Birmingham banks are en- tirely equipped with their vault work. The First National has a large. heavy, round door equipment and the American Trust and Savings bank, which is just building. is putting in some of the finest vaults in the country.
 Tt was the Herring-Hall- Marvin Safe company that built the heaviest bank vault ever built in the world recently erected for the Bankers Trust company in New York city. The door itself of this vault measures three feet in thickness and weighs 7S.0O0 pounds. The vestibule weighs 6S,0e0 pounds-a total of li6,0O0 pounds. The total weight of the vault put in for the Bankers Trust company was over 1000 tons. In addition to the im- mense entrances and heavy lining there were 102 safes in the vault"
 MT. Criswell said that the company had opened a store here and that it would probably establish warehouse here for assembling safes for distribution to the southern territorl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

Bob Bumgardner will be the first of the squad to bat. On account of his speed and general head work, Manager Hickman has decided that he shall lead the Marvels off It Is probable that Fred Heck will bat second, as he is a good bunter and a fast man. Clifton Johnston will probably slug next, while John Cochran will do the clean up stunt Cochran wil no doubt bat In many runs.
 The Bessemer team Is looking stronger every day, but it looks as if Johnny Selgle will have a splendid set of players at Gadsden. From the re- ports of the Barons who played against the Steelmakers Tuesday Seigle has a very strong team. Some have said that they were even stronger than Bes- semer. However this remains 10 be proven.
 There Is little doubt but that the Southeastern will have close race. Link Stickney Is said to have a very good team, while 1t is known that Fisher at Anniston, and Riggs at Huntsville. have splendid organizations. Harry Mathews has secured several capable players for the Rome team. All seem to be ready for the opening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
DALLAS ROSE HELD !.
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE.

Montgomery, April 10.-tSnecia1.)- Dallas NJ. Rose was today bound over to the fedelal grand jury on the charge of violating the white slave law It is al- legged that Rose brought Annie Jarrow. alias Annie Rose, to Montgomery from Macon. Ga, for immoral purposes.
 Special Agent J. c. Finley of Chicago has been in Montgomery 10 days work tng up the charges against Rose. He was given a preliminary hearing today before United States Commissioner John A. Emore.
 Rose was arrested last,weelS ataSwen known hotel in this city.
 When he was arraigned Rose through his attorneys, pleaded mot guilty' to the charges. Annie Rose. the woman in the case, City Detectives c. F. Watson and Frank Pettus and E. C. Taylor. manager of the hotel, appeared against Rose No witnesses were introduced in the defendants behalf.
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 foundation for belief that in two years thereafter conditions had so changed and improved that the carrier could obtain three times the net earnings than before. and on reduced rates. Interference With and Control of
 Interstate Commerce
 It has been strenuously insisted on the one side and denied on the other, that the rate statutes in these cases as to local rates necessarily affecting interstate rates on an interstate road amount to a direct regulation of, and control of interstate commerce and that the statutes are void on that ground also The argument in sup port of that contention is stated in a masterly manner by Judge Sanborn in Shepherd vs. Northern Pac. Ky. Go. ct al. 1s4 Fed 765. The master sus- tained those views and held that the state had no power to make rates on railroads engaged in interstate com meree. As I have held the rate statutes attacked in these cases void on two dis tinct grounds, I deem 1t unnecessary to go into the question of their being void on a third and distinct ground that they directly interfere with and control the interstate commerce of the complainants. This direct point is in yolved in the Minnesota case now be- fore the supreme court and will doubt less be decided within a few weeks.
 While Congress, under its power to regulate interstate commerce and to preserve its uniformity, may have the power to annul state rates which in terfere with that result, I am not sure that under the present statutes it has done so. I will. therefore, sustain ths exceptions of the respondents in the several cases to the masters findings on this point.
 Counsel for compliments may pre- pare draft of the decree in accord ance with this opinion and submit 1t to counsel for respondents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
THE HERRING-HALL-MARYIN co. OPENS STORE HERE AND MAY BUILD A WAREHOUSE TO HANDLE DISTRIBUTION

J. L. Criswell, assistant general sales manager of the Herring Hall Marvin Safe company, said yesterday Our company has made Birmingham its southern dis- tributing point because 1t believes in Blr- mingham's present greatness and future strength. It has recognized the great rail- roads feed. Several cities were considered road center that Birmingham is and the immense territory which these railroads feed. Several cities were considered in the choice of this southern distributing point and Birmingham was chosen among them alL After consulting with MT. Babb, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, the Herring Hall Marvin Safe company forgot all doubts as to establishing in Birmingham.
 "The Herring -Hall-Marvin Safe com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
NO ACTION TAKEN AS YET
 TO EXTRADITE F. 0. BEACH

Washington, April 10.-The South Caro- lina authorities have not yet communi- cated with the department of state in the case of Frederick o. Beach, for whom a"warrant is said to have been issued In Aiken, S. C., in connection with a murderous assault upon his wife at that place last winter.
 In the ordinary course, If the applica- ton for MT. Beach's extradition is re- eeived, and a sufficient prima facie case Is made, the state department will cable to the American embassies at London or Paris, wherever the couple may be at the time, asking the local authorities to detain them pending the arrival by mail of formal papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
A Pike 267 Years Old

The pike is fish for which now there is little demand. Yet Edward I, who regu- lated the prices of different fish. that his subjects might not be at the mercy of the vendors, fixed the value of pike higher than fresh salmon and at more than 10 times that of the best turbot. Pike are supposed to live longer than any other fish, in spite of their forr11er popularity as food. Gosner relates that in 1497 a pike was caught in Swabit with ring at tached, inscribed, T was first put into this lake by the hands of the governor of the universe. Frederick IT.. October. 5. l230.' 2 This Is the fish's story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

London, April 10.-Before leaving here r. o. Beach told friends this:
 ''The only basis for the charge against me Is my bloody clothes, which was the result of carrying my wife to our house after seeing her negro assailant running 'off. I brought nty wife to Europe to recuperate from her wounds"
 On receiving cablegram from New York Beach declared hA would sail on board the Mauretania April 13 to face the charges in Aiken, s. C. He told d friend that 1t was evident the detec- tives were unable to locate the negro and had determined to try and earn the large reward by fastening the crime upon him.
 After conversation with friends in Paris over the telephone. husband and wife left for the Vanderbilt mansion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
BALL CAME ID BE
 WELL POL|CED

The ball game today will be we'll poloed Besides three superior officers there will be r patrolmen in uniform. in addition to a squad of detectives.
 Chief Bodeker yesterday detailed Captains of Police Eagan and Johnston to take charge of tho squad at the game The following patrolmen have been detailed: Brannon, Byrd, Fully, Dougherty, Thornton, Crump, Puekett, Saunders, Edwards, Tyler 3Shelnutt, Moore Kicks, Alexander, Waldrop. Whitfield and Brown. Desk Sergeant of Police Donelson vii also be on the grounds in full uniform to give espe- cial attention to the ladies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
FIRST MAIL BY AIR ROUTE
 DELIVERED IN THE SOUTH

Baton Rouge, April 1o.-Carrying a pouch of mail by authority of Postmaster General Hitchcock, Aviator Mestach, in a monoplane, flew from New Orleans to Baton Rouge this afternoon and delivered it to Postmaster Brunette, who distributed it on University field, where the landing was made. Mestach left New Orleans at 4;1s p. m, and following the tracks of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, arrived here at 5:44 o'clock, thus covering tho distance of 80 miles in one hour and Sl minutes.
 In making his landing here Mestach ran his machine into a high board fence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

| He was thrown to the ground, receiving several bad cuts about the face and legs. Considerable damage was done to the machine.
 Mestach also brought message to Gov ernor Sanders from the National Drain age congress in session In New Orleans. Immediately on receipt of this message the governor sent the following telegrom to President Taft:
 Have just received by aerial mall mes sage from drainage congress which re- quests that I convey to you and indorse earnest plea that present flood situation in Mississippi valley stresses need larger federal aid to drainage and to control of floods in Mississippi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

New Orleans, April 10.-The reciam- ation of 7O,OOO,00O acres of overflowed lands in the United States and an ap- peal to the government for assistance was the subject of the second annual convention of the national drainage congress which began a four days ses- sion here today Trains delayed from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

attraction of the great national game. It will be a welcome relief to all those
 connected with the investigation to get away for few brief nours from the awful tales of blood thirsty savagery that made their investigation necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
S45OO Was Collected

The situation is one of the livest which has been developed in the recent political history of the county.
 It is known that more than s4500 was received from the candidates as an as- sessment fund for the purposes of de fraying the expenses of the campaign.
 At the present time, there Is more than s55o0 in the bank awaiting the settlement of the controversy. This money vii eventually be refunded 10 the candidates out of whose pockets it originally came
 That the county committee has as- sumed charge of the situation for the purpose of finding out whose fault. if anybody's." it is that the money has not been refunded, will serve to make cxcit- ing an already intensely interesting sltua- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The resolution of the Ensley club in con- necton with the new water rates under consideration by the city commissioners is meeting with general favor by the To- cal consumers. The club proposes to have the minimum rate set at $1.50 for the quar- ter with 20 cents excess for each 1000, gal Ions over 75000 the minimum allowance This basis rate would affect the small consumer and afford much benefit to that class The club will send a committee be- fore the commission and ask them to in- corporate their ideas in the new ordi- nance affecting the water rates.
 The rapid progress of the construction of the big plant of the Barrett Manufactur ing company below Ensley is causing much favorable comment. The contrac- tors are busy erecting the big supply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
History of Controversy

The first news of the controversy among the members concerning re- muneration came to light at the time Of the meeting of the county committee last Friday night. At that time. 1t became known that the members of the sub-com- mittee would request the county commit tee to authorize their action in paying themselves out of the funds of the candi- dates for their services to the party When an effort was made, however, to have the report acted upon, 1t was found that no quorum was present. Since then the city has been seething with runors
 It was then developed tha; in the last meeting of the subcommittee a storm has brewed It seems that Chairman Trice objected to the efforts of the com mittee to remunerate themselves and proceeded on his own initiative to draw checks payable to the candidates for the amount due them from the surplus re- nainng from the assessment fund. Fc.- lowing that action, four members of the committee appeared at tEe Jefferson County Savings Bank and demanded that payment on the checks as drawn be held iIp. This has occurred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
Hall Intimates Something


 "The members of the subcommittee will then request the bank to honor the drafts to be drawn against it in favor of the candidates. and each of them will be able to come into his own Saturday
 "A mistaken impression has gained ground" continued MT. Hall, which, in Justice to the majority of the members, should be corrected.
 at is generally said and believed that four of us requested the bank not to hon- or the checks drawn by Chairman Trice because of our desire for remuneration for our services. Statements Co this ef- feet are entirely erroneous.
 We made the request for other req sons The question of remuneration for the members of the subcommittee is en- tirely separate and apart from the matter of our action in stopping the payment of the checks.
 "Perheps this reason will be made known. At the present time, however, I desire to make no detailed explanation. q make this statement because street gossip and newspaper publications de- mand it. l dislike newspaper controver- ses However, I desire to state that In the ealy sessions of the subcommittee Chairman Trice was of the opinion that the members should be remunerated. When he made a statement to this eff feet, l declared that no members of the committee would get a cent unless the item of remuneration for members was lcontained in the financial statement. In other words, I was determined that ev- er-ything should be done in the open and l boVe board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
WOMAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

Seattle. Wash, April 10.-Miss Dora E. Keen of Philadelphia sailed for Cordova, Alaska, tonight on her way to climb Mount Black burn, 16,140 feet, a copper peak whose summit never has been reached. She will be accompanied by six Alaskans, led by John E. Barrett, superintendent of the Blackburn mine.
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tanks, buildings and laying the supply pipes over the site of the plant. The railroad connections into the place have been completed. Rapid progress is also being made in the acid plant near Corey.
 Through efforts of the Ensley club the county authorities have agreed to put in shape the road through Frenchtown lead ing into Ensley from Pratt City. Much traffic passes over this road.
 It is announced that John Thomas, the well known basso, will return to Ensley in the near future. MT. Thomas at pres ent is bass soloist in the Emory M. F. church at Pittsburg, Pa.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Willis have re-, turned from visit to Chicago.
 J. c. DeLacee is i'll at his home on Calera avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

SOUTHERN RAILWAY FOR ATLANTA;
 FIVE DAILY TRAINS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
Subcommittee Meets


 Charles K. Hall, a member of the sub committee, stated last night that the subcommittee will meet tomorrow night. He stated that at the meeting full financial statement will be sub mitted, and after its consideration SUD- mitted to the press for publication. There are still a few outstanding debts" stated MT Hall, but there Is no doubt but that when all are paid more than 50 per cent of the funds paid in by candidates will be returned to