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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
SHOOTING AFFRAY
 IN TALLAPOOSA

Dadevlle, November 1.-(Special.)-An other shooting affray is reported from the southern rart of the county, which occurred yesterday morning when Jack Hornsby was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by William Ruff. Ruff was on his wagon going to TalIassee when met by Hornsby and his brother, also in their wagon. Eye witnesses report that the Hornsbys got off their wagon and were throwing rocks at Ruff when he fired at them from the top of bale of cot ton on which he was riding The bullet struck Jack Hornsby in the stomach and penetrated the intestines Ruff gave himself up to officers. Both are married men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
MACON IS PLEASED BY GRUBB'S MANNER
Affability and Courtesy in Conducting Court Com
 mented On by Papers

The democratic manner of Judge Nil- liam l. Grubb In handing the federal court in Macon is evidently making a great impression on the newspapers and people of that city. The Birmingham jLrist has been presiding in Macon for several weeks now, and clippings of new wspapers have been received here tell
 ing of the fine impression that Judge Grubb has made in Macon.
 A considerable amount of attention is paid to the affable treatment that Judge Grubb has given the attorneys.
 A clipping from a Macon newspaper has this to say of Judge Grubb
 "The opening of the district United marked by revolutionary change in the method of conducting this court. The session was featured by a tone of sim plicity a spirit of congeniality, and a desire on the part of all concerned to do as much work as possible. There was no pomp, no frills, no excessive formal ities, no scriptural quotations-and no forced and perfunctory laughs at feeble and threadbare puns.
  absence of Judge Emory Speer. Judge Grubb is from Birmingham, and as one of the lawyers remarked, He must be a democrat.
 Judge Grubb will preside over d- vision courts for the southern district of Georgia for the next four weeks, He will hold court here for two weeks and will be busy in Albany for two weeks. Criminal cases will be tried largely by him, but, he announced this morning, he is willing to consider all civil cases in which motions may be made or take up bankruptcy matters. There will not be an assignment of the civil docket.
 "Another very noticeable change was made in the hours of the court. Hereto fore court has convened at 10 or II o'clock, or at the pleasure of the judge and after noon sessions were rare, indeed. This morning Judge Grubb startled the lawyers by announcing that he would convene court this afternon at o'clock and con- vene in the mornings at o'clock. Con gressman Charles l.. Bartlett, who repre- sented several defendants in criminal cases, laughingly demurred to the early hour, saying that in these times of few cooks it was hard for man to get to the courthouse before 9 o'clock.
 Well, if you can't get breakfast ae your house, come to tie hotel anu nave breakfast with me- suggested Judge Grubb.
 This. by the way was Judge Bartlett's first appearance in the federal court in several years.
 ..The members of the bar were mani festly delighted with Judge Grubb's methods, and they were especially pleased with his affability. They were especially gratlfied at the ease they had in ap- preaching him. No countersigns, or sen tiIes, or coldness of demeanor, or solemn and chilling dignity barred their way. If they had anything to say to him, they said it with freedom, and were graciously and courteously answered..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Society
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 ~e-->-----~--~>-~>- sive bunco, were black witches tied with yellow ribbon.
 The two successful players were re- warded with a silver knife and a pair of brass candlesticlss. Each guest was given as a favor a paper cap of black, yellow or white.
 Chocolate cream was served in yellow paper cups.
 Those invited were: The guests of honor, Miss Mary Constantine and Miss Etta Constantine and Miss Mary Dun can Miss Ethel Johnston, Miss Mabel Herbert Miss Carrie Kent Miss Marion Kent, Miss Bessie Lovett, Jeanette All len, Miss Willie Gray Allen, Miss Aieen Curry, Miss Mary Reynolds, Miss Mar garet Ruff, Miss Katherine Adams, Miss Julia Shackelford, Miss Ida Winters Miss Minnie Leake, Miss Elizabeth Duncan, MT Fred Bailey, MT. Harper MT Pickett MT Walston, Dr. Clay. pr. Harris, Dr. Porter MT. Robert Simpson, MT Edward Caba- miss, MT Claud Batson, MT. Jim Donald son, MT. Joyce Curry, MT. Bradshaw, MT Eagin. MT. Smith, Mir. Edwin Winters MT. Jim Lovett pr. Price, MT. Bum gardener, Mir Coker, pr. Jack Glidwell, MT. Argo, MT. Boyd, Dr. Coleman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
MURDERER BELIEVES
 IN OLD MOSAIC LAW

Fort Smith Ark, November 1.-'T be- lieve in the old Mosaic law of An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth and a nail for a nail. !" With the foregoing sen tenee upon his lips, Ferdinand Glaub- litz, aged 65 years of Alixs, was hanged at Ozark for killing his wife in August. He is the first man executed in Arkansas who pleaded guilty to charge of first degree murder. Glaublitz stabbed and shot his wife. He then split her skull with a pickaxe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
PETITION
 FILED IN CAPITAL

Washington November IA petition was filed with the interstate commerce com mission today which constitutes record respects
 It contains the names of 1562 separate complanants. who are business men of the state of Montana, and it demands reparation in the sum of $5O0,00o.
 The complaint was directed against the Northern Pacific railway and seventy five other carriers. which operate between the Atlantic seaboard and the Rocky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs Frances Patterson Walker and her mother, Mrs Patterson, of Montgom- cry will be the guests of Mrs. A C.. Birch on 1roquois next week.
 Mrs. R. P. MeDavid will have as guest Mrs R. II. Wilkins of Tullahoma, Tenn. She will arrive today.
 Mrs. Wooten of Florida is the guest of her sister, Miss Janet Heriot, at her home on South Eleventh avenue,
 Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan, who has spent month in New York and Phiadel- phia is expected home tooay. After Mon day pr. and Mrs, Jordan will be in their home on Avalon street. At present they are with her parents. Judge and Mrs Zel Gaston
 Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Jones are at home for the winter with Mrs B. l.. Atkins on South Eleventh avenue.
 Mrs. J. E. Miles of Columbiana Is in the city visiting her daughters.
 Miss Kate Hemphiil Perry wlll leave today for Tuscaloosa to visit Miss Mary Bacon Duncan and Mss Julia Nuzum. Both of these popular Tuscaloosa girls will be visitors to Birmingham within the month, the former coming to be Miss Perry's guest during Thanksgiving, the latter to come as sponsor for Alabama In the game on the 18th. Miss Perry and Miss Edith Thompson will be her maids.
 Mrs, Hunter smith has returned from Tennessee,
 Mrs, R. r, Mcpayid will return today from a visit to Mrs. Smith In Tennessee.
 
 Miss MarIory Lent of New York will visit Miss Leila Smith some time In No- vember,
 The friends of Miss Fay Winn, the daughter of Mrs. Roberta Vim, will re- gret to learn of her Illness at her home.
 Mrs, Hunter Smith will return today from Tennessee,
 Mir Haywood Martin ef New York will arrive Saturday to be guest of the Woodsens.
 Miss Lydia fsust;s. Miss Anita Eussis, Miss Bessie Foster, Miss lreia Mccress- in. Miss Mary Sibley. Miss Mary streit, Miss Doris Moughen and Miss Oriine Barnett are among the young ladies in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
OLSON CANDIDATE
 FOR REELECTION Asks Chief Justices Seat in
 Chicago Court
IS WELL KNOWN HERE
Spoke in City On Judicial Reform. Campaign Literature Received Here Throws Light on Work
 ing of Municipal Court

Friends in the city have received cam paign matter in reference to the candi- dacy of Judge Harry Olson, who is a candidate for reelection as chief justice of the municipal court of Chicago.
 Judge olson will be remembered by many of the members of the Birming- ham bar, having visited the city in the spring and made an address at the Chamber ofe Commerce auditorium in which he explained the organization and workings of the court over which he pre- sided as chief justice.
 Judge Olson is the nominee of the re- publican party and has also been in- dorsed by the progressives. He also re- ceived the indorsement of the commit tee of 100' which has in hand the moral uplift Of the great western city.
 Judge olsons address here made a pro- found impression on his hearers as the movement for law reform was well un- der way at that time.
 He somewhat startled his hearers by the assertion that lawyers are not to be de- pended upon to reform judicial procedure without outside help. He stated that all efforts at law reform in Chicago went for naught until the leaders of the move ments joined hands with the business organization and commercial bodies of that city. The combination made possi- a mn of x1,hf has been described as "an institution of justice organized on modern business lines
 Gives Three Reasons
 He gave the following three reasons for his contention:
 l. The lawyer like the man in other professions, likes to keep on doing things in the customed way and is opposed to changes.
 ?. The more experienced the lawyer is the less inclined he feels to surrender the advantage which experience gives him through his command of all the technical ities of procedure. Were the procedure simplfed he feels instinctively that q large share of the benefits of his costly education and experience would be wasted
 B. The busy lawyer dislikes the idea of having to master a new procedure. He thinks he can't spare the time to learn.
 These criticisms were made by Judge Olson, who is recognized as a lawyer of ability and who before his election to the bench was the chief figure in the state attorneys office where he made a brilliant record as a prosecutor
 In view of the action of the supreme court of the state which proposes to make reforms and the local agitation for reform of practice and procedure the following extracts from the book issued by the campaign committee indorsng Judge Olson might be timely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

vited to go on the special car with the high school football team, who will play the Alabama reserves in Tuscaloosa Sat urday
 Miss Mary Constantine and Miss Etta Constantine arrived yesterday rom An niston 10 visit Miss Elizabeth Curry of Besemer.
 Mrs. oscar Underwood has returned to the city from Tate Spring.
 Miss Julia May Henderson and Mrs William Oates of Montgomery were in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

weekly session on Wednesday afternoon. Very little business was transacted. and the meeting was brief
 Three new cottages are being erected in Sheffield, one for Irl Johnson, on the corner of Ninth street and Raleigh ave- nue. the contract being let to Bennett & Phillips.
 Adjoining this Claude -Williford will erect one, Austin X Co.,, of Florence hav- ing this contract.
 On Twelfth street and Atlanta ave- nue Ollie Swain has a cottage almost completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Predicts Record Grain Yield

Minneapolis. Minn., November 1.-That the grain yield Of the northwest this year would exceed all records by 95, 0oo,ooo bushels. was the prediction today of c, II, Tuneii, chief deputy grain in- speeter, Mr, Tuneil based his prediction on present conditions in the Dakotas. Montana and Minnesota. and on the un- usually large amount of grain already handled by ths state inspection depart meat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

mountains Freight rates on all classes and commodities are attacked as unrea- sonable, exorbitant and discriminatory; the commission is asked 10 reduce the rates from p to 50 per cent. according to the character of the articles trans ported; and damages in the sum men toned are demanded for alleged exces- sive charges on shipments during the Years 1910 and 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
MISS SEEBODE IN
 "BIINTY PULLS THE STRINGS"

The following card has been received:
 "The Temple Emanu-El chapter will introduce Miss Norma Seebode in a play recital, Bunty Pulls the Strings, on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 6, T. S:30 O o'clock, Phoenix club. You are cor dially invited. Mrs. M Y. Joseph, Mrs. Morris Marx"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

the city wednesday en route to their homes after resting at Blount Springs for short time.
 Miss Virginia Underwood left yesterday for Nashville where she will attend the Vanderbilt Virginia football game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST
 FROM SHEFFIELD

Sheffield. November 1.-(speeia1)-Th city commissioners held their regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Improving Judicial Machinery

Our judicial machinery as a whole has not kept pace with the general march of improvement. 1t may be true that some judges do not do the best they car, with such machinery as they have; but even the abest, most learned and con scientious judge is often poweress to do much better. Chicago was the first Amer ican city to perceive that the machinery of the criminal court was an unwieldly bit of mediaevalsm. From this discov- cry was evolved the Chicago children's court, a notable and permanent contribu- tion to judicial procedure and organiza- tion. In taking youthful offenders out of the category of criminals and com hitting them to the charge of court that is essentially paternal, equipped. too, with an educative and custodial ju- venile court building, Chicago fired a shot heard round the world. Scarcely a week passes in which an echo does not come from other American cities or from Great Britain and the continent.
 Now the same city has demonstrated the value of reorganizng it's judicial sys- tenn. Ii put its finger on the weakest part of the whole-the municipal court. 1t was slow. expensive and inefficient The criminal courts were four and five years behind the calendar. It was of no use to try to remedy the creakng machinery by little more oil; what was needed was new instrument and new method One was worked out which. compared with the method displaced, is like an ocean greyhound alongside the bowl of the wise men of Gotham. It provided municipal court with chief justice and 27 asso- ciates. Taxpayers were Frightened at the idea of 2S judges; but 1t was perfectly clear to the courageous framers of the scheme that if they were to have a new judicial Mauretania, they must have a
 laRo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02
Justified It's c }ation

"The work of the cour )n the five years of it's existence has full/ /justified it's crea- tion. It has obiviated [ h abuses Incident to the old system of Segregated courts has kept abreast of it's work and ma terially relieved the pressure and delay in other tribunals, has developed clerity and efficiency, and eliminated waste Leg islative correction and amendment have come from the inside by recommendation of the judges. This shows more health ful condition than legislative restriction born of outside grievance
 Tn this day of tagging justice 1t is a comfort to be reminded that In the six months ended May sl, 1912. the municipal court, at the end of five and one halr years of operation. was able to speed the disposition of business so that it actually disposed of 95l more cases than were fled These figures are 7s.s2s cases filed 74,79 cases disposed of
 '"rhere are some other features of ne work of this great court which MT. announcing that the money Judgments or the court during the last year amounted to over s4.O00O00 he adds that this total is greater than the total of judgments entered by all the courts fin the circuit, superior and county courts of Cook eoun- ty and all the circuit and county courts of the state down to Cairo Of the munl- clpal courts methods of dealing with criminal cases Mir. Crossley writeH that they tend to reduce crime because or swift judgment Eighty per cent of the criminal and auas criminal cases are disposed af within 2I hours after arr est and 90 per cent of all the cases are cis- posed of within two weeks.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

Mir. Haywood Martin ef New York will arrive Saturday to be guest of the Woodsons,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

Miss Lydia sust;s, Miss Anita Eussfs, Miss Bessie Foster. Miss lreta Mccress- iR Miss Mary Sibiey, Miss Mary streit Miss Doris Moughen and Miss Oriine Barnett are among the young ladies in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

Mrs Frances Patterson Walker anG her mother, Mrs. Patterson, of Montgom- cry will be the guests of Mrs. A. .. Birch on lroquois next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

The friends of Miss Fay Winn, the daughter of Mrs. Roberta Winn, will re- gret to learn of her Illness 1t her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

MT. and Mrs. J w. Jones are at home for the winter with Mrs B. l.. Atkins on South Eleventh avenue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
KIDNAPPED BYJEALOUS LOVER
Oshkosh Man Accused of Imprison-
ing Girl in Boathouse for Forty
Hours Without Food.

Oshkosh.-Edward Pohl has beer
arrested on the charge of kidnapping
Odelia Spanbauer, aged "a, his sweet
heart. Hell is in jail in default of
$4,000 bonds.
According to Miss Spanbauer's
story she and Pohl went to dance
and had trouble. AS a result, she
went home with another young man.
Shortly after arriving home, Pohl
called to her and when she went out
doors to speak to him she says he
forced her to accompany him to his
boathouse on the river, where he
locked her inside and left her for
forty and one-half hours without
food and without protection from the
cold. When rescued by the police
she was on the verge of collapse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
ROBERTS AND ENDlCOTT WIN
Capture Pabst Blue Ribbon and Wis
consin Motor Challenge Trophies
at Milwaukee Auto Races.

Milwaukee. - Driving furious
race, in which his gameness proved
a winning card, Mort Roberts in a
Mason, carried off the Pabst trophy
event on the WauwatOsa course,
earning the laurels of victory in a
contest so racking on the contesting
speed wagons that of the field of
eight but three finished.
simultaneously with the running
Of the Pabst race, Harry Endicott in
another Mason chugged off with the
Wisconsin Motor Challenge trophy,
winning with miles to spare. But
three cars started in this race. 1t
was simply a joyride for the gaunt
Hoosier driver, and he won as he
pleased.
Both races were started on a
water-soaked track, which made rec
ord time out of the question, Rob-
erts averaging 1878 miles per hour
for 220 miles while Endicott bolted
over the track at an average speed
of 556 miles an hour for 173 miles
in the Wisconsin event.
A crowd estimated at 900 wit
messed the races.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
LAFOLLETTE RAPs M'GOVERN
Says Wisconsin's Progressive Cause
Has Survived Even Greater
Msfortunes.

Madison. Senator La Toilette in
his weekly magazine makes this ref
erence to Gov. McGovern on his dec
laration in favor of Roosevelt:
'Since the last issue Of La Fol-
lette's, McGovern has plunged bod
lily into the Roosevelt tar barrel.
eff anything were needed to in
terpret the true significance of his
course at Chicago, his action at this
time is quite conclusive.
''The act was performed with brav-
ado. But it would have been a finer
example of courage to have taken
his high dive before he was nomin-
ated.
cit muses. him up shockfngly as
a progressive republican candidate
for governor of Wisconsin.
But in the face of even greater
misfortunes than this the Wisconsin
progressive cause has survived and
steadily advanced"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
1900 GREEKS GO TO WAR
Members of Milwaukee Colony to
Start for Native Land = Have
Organized Military Company.

Milwaukee. 80 Milwaukee Greeks
are incensed over the treatment their
countrymen are receiving at the
hands of the Turks and have held a
meeting at which it was decided to
wait for three days and if in that
time Turkey did not stop the per-
secution of the people of the Bal
kan states, that 1900 of their num-
Der would start for Greece to join
the army and carry war to the Turks.
The Greeks of Milwaukee and
throughout the United States have
been preparing for war of this kind
and have organized military compan-
les, fully equipped for service at the
'front.' There are about 5000 Greeks
in Milwaukee and about half OF these
are ready to join the army.
There are about 800, 900 Greeks in
the United States and of these it is
thought that 100000 will join the
homeward bound army. A Greek
battleship has started for the United
States and will meet the men and
take many of them direct to Athens,
where they will be enrolled in the
army. Others will not wait for this
boat, but will reach their native land
by other means.
The countries comprising the Bal
kan states, with which Turkey is at
war, are Bulgaria, Servia, Monte
negro and Greece.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
Trough for Chickens.

through the ceiling board between the
Rtudding and take out the board. Put
two small hinges on it, replace, and
FIX q button to hold it in place. Next
cut slit about two inches wide and
nearly to the studding on both sides,
about foot above the floor. Insert
trough running back, and slanting to
the outside clapboards. Allow the
front edge Of the trough to come lit
tie above the opening in the wall so
the feed viii not oYerrun. With coal
scuttle the trough may be easily
filed, and the hens cannot waste, or
get on top Of the trough and foul it.
I have three in my house for grit.
shell and bran, during the winter.
Where one feeds grains and thinks
it best to keep a hopper before the
fowls all the time, this plan will be
liked, as it takes up no room what
ever. If ones house is not ceiled the
boxes may be put on the outside or
the troughs running through. The tops
of the boxes should slant so the rain
will run off, These, Of course, will
have to be filed from the outside.
With this plant the feed drops down
as fast as the hens remove it from
the troughs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
EVANSVILLE HAS A
MURDER MYSTERY
Two Boys Held in Death Of
Matilda Beresterman.
MAKE PARTIAL 0NFEss!0N
Harry Reager, Aged 10. and Ed.
Meyer. Aged Fl ADMIT They We're
With Woman on Fatal Night and
That They Left Her Dead.

Additional mystery
Bereresterman, who was supposed to
have been murdered in the kitchen
OF her fathers home, resulted in the
arrest of Harry Berger, II years old,
and Edwin Meyer, 10 years, in con-
nection with the case. Fred Berest-
erman, the father, is now in jail,
charged with his daughters death.
The two young men tell a story,
in a signed statement, which COIN
cides to some extent with that told
by Bereresterman. They say they met
Bere sherman, who was on his way
home while in an intoxicated condi-
ton, and that they assisted him to
his house, which is on the outskirts
of the city.
Arriving there, they were met by
Miss Bereresterman, with whom they
admit having improper relations.
They retired to the rear part OF the
house, and according to their story,
the young woman became uncon-
scious and, thinking she was dead,
they carried her into the front room
where they placed her on a couch,
after telling the father of her condi-
ton. Then they went to their homes.
When the police arrived at the
house the following morning, after
being notified 9of the young woman's
death by the father, her face was
battered and her body showed
numerous bruises as though she had
been kicked. A bloody hammer,
with which it is supposed she was
struck in the face, was found in the
house
Berger and Meyer are unable to
account for the condition of the
young woman's body when found by
the police, but they say it is possible
that she was mistreated by her father
after they left the house.