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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

man ex-officer. Lieutenant Nlemala, against whom a warrant is out
 man named Stallman, the leader, was arrested, but managed to escape. He Was traced to Cape Town and thence to Chi cutta, where on the application of the German government he was taken into custody by the Indian authorities. He was released on bail and nothing more has been heard of him.
 The count had a man named Bujes in the dock beside him. Tn the course of the proceedings strange episode occurred, Bujes had been attempting to persuade the bench that rouge ct noir was game in which skill was a decisive element, and to test his theory the presiding judge pro- posed that round should be played then and there Accordingly a pack of cards was fetched and 'Bujes was invited to step out of the dock and approach the judges table.
 The president took the cards and shuffled them, while counsel and reporters crowded around in the excitement Of cu- riosity As the judge handled the cards he said to the prisoner. Look here, Buies, one can also do this if one is banker; one can press some of these cards together as one shuffles, so that the upper portion of the pack is slightly curved. Then one lets the other player cut. He naturally lifts up the cards that are bent"
 The accused replied, with sarcastic smile. "The president seems to know all about it." To this the judge responded "Yes, but got all my information from the documents of this case" Then, amid the tense silence of the on-lookers, judge and prisoner proceeded to play rouge ct noir for imaginary stakes across the judi cial table.
 The game was so far in the prisoner favor that he was declared the winner Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Breaks Bank

Monte Carlo, March 23.-(Special 1-- The Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch has accomplished the feat generally de- scribed as breaking the bank" al the roulette table at the casino at Monte Carlo. He handed the attendant slS0 with instructions to divide the sum into three lots and place them round the number 22. Another s1S0 was sim- larly staked on the other tableau of the same table. The grand duke then walk ed off and played at another table. Meanwhile the wheel spun round and the ball dropped into No. 22-the grand duke thus winning s6120 or IT times his original stake. The head croupier was obliged to send for an extra Sl0.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Husband Sells Wife

Geneva, March 23.-(Special.)- .)-In tho village of Utznach, near St. Gall, a woman has been "sold," with her con- sent, to another man by her husband. The buyer, an Italian and friend of the Swiss couple, thought he was "le- galizing" the sale by procuring two witnesses and having the contract writ ten on stamped government paper. The Italian told his Swiss friend that he wanted wife, and the Swiss promptly offered to sell him his own at a bar gain price, which was then discussed and fixed at s4. All the persons con- nected with this curious sale belong to the working class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Room for Expansion in America

From CaSSlerS Magazine.
 The older countries of Europe are seek ing opportunities for expansion to find the means for meeting the pressure of growing population and developing indus tries, while. at the same time. they are dependent upon outside resources for portion of the supply of the necessaries of life. France and Italy are reaching out into northern Africa, while Germany is endeavoring to get whatever territory may properly he secured to meet these deinands. These things are subjects of political discussion and form lading top ics in the current newspapers and mag azines, while little is said about the vast areas of fertile land vet available for development within the limits of the United States.
 The single state of Texas. for example, Is of greater area than France or of the entire German empire. the figures being, in round numbers about 20i.000 square miles for France, 209.oo0 square miles for Germany and 262,000 square miles for Texas. Thus 1t will be seen that either of these great countries of Europe might be placed in the middle of this single one of the United States, with ample mar gin all around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
A Bird. All Right

From the New York Evening Sun.
 The class in French was reciting and the man who was admittedly the bright est in the class and who today has a national reputation had been translat- ing. His rendition of the difficult French into English had been almost perfect. but he had maoe one slip. The French word velour he translated bird.
 Not a bird, you dummy; it means thief" whispered his next neighbor ex- citedly But the brightest man kept on with his translation, serenely ignor- ing the slip. When he paused the pro- lessor was waiting for him.
 "Ah. monsieur" he demanded and low did you translate ze word 'veleur?7
 Bird replied tn -brghtest man 
 An wat kind of bird. monster may I ask?''
 Jail bird"
 And the professor was silent. The brightest man had sfored again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
GERMAN NAVAL
 PLANS UNCHANGED Haldane's Visit Seems To
 Be Without Effect COUNT IS ON TRIAL Accused of Being Leader of Card Sharping Gang - Gypsy Band
 Terrorizes COuntry-kaiser
 Favors Athletic Association
COUNT IS ON TRIAL
By MALCOLM CLARKE

Berlin, March 30.-(Special.)-So far as causing any change in Germany's naval programme in the direction of fewer ships of the line is concerned the recent visit of Lord Haldane, the British war min ister. and the interchange of friendly as surances between the two governments, has been of no effect.
 As a matter of fact there is to be building programme. When completely organized the German battle fleet will comprise one flagship and five squadrons of battleships each of eight ships, 10 large and 90 small cruisers. and the foreign service fleet to consist of 10 large and 10 small cruisers. Hitherto the battle fleet has consisted of two fiagships and four sauardrons of battleships, eight large and 24 small cruisers, and the foreign fleet of eight large aud 10 small cruisers.
 The material reserve of four battle ships and four large and four small cruisers will be abandoned. The first three squadrons will form the active fleet and the fourth and fifth the reserve fleet. Under the existing law half the battle ships and half the cruisers of the reserve fleet must be kept constantly in com mission, but this provision has never been carried out.
 It will be seen, therefore. that Ger ,nanys effective sea fighting force will consist of fl battleships. 5S large cruisers many of them fit for the first line, and t1o small cruisers for scouting and other fleet purposes This will place Germany well ahead of any other nation except England as to a homogeneous sea fighting force.
 The affairs of Count Gisbert Wolff Met tenich, nephew of the German ambassa- dor. have again been occupying the Der lin courts, where he was on trial for card sharping. A year ago he was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for fraud while quite recently he was fined for in- sulting a girl telephone operator. In the present case he has pleaded for far trial on the ground that if he is found guilty his wife. leading viennese chan teuse, intends to divorce him.
 The police allege that the card sharping gang of which young kettenich is alleged 10 have been member. was organized on the most systematic lines, indeed Hike a limited liability company" and was di- vided into sections of few members each, to which particular spheres of activity were allotted by the central management. One party would be dispatched to Barrirz, another to Calcutta, third to Sydney, and so on.
 Al intervals general meetings were held fin London or Paris and the spoils distrib- uted in regular proportions The band is said to have included the notorious Mar ouis de la Rance" an Englishman call "a ssipnself. Captain Newton. and Ger
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
ALL SIGNS POINT.
 ID GOOD BUSINESS Southern Cotton Men Re-
 port More Activity
EMPLOYES ARE LOYAL
Bonds Amounting to Great Sum Ma ture Before End of Year-Har- riman Official States Bus
 mess in West Booming

New York, March 30.-(Special.)-A Wall street authority made the statement the other day that taking one hundred inn portant corporations, it will be found that the average percentage of corpora tions per capacity Is between 75 and 80 per cent From another source it is learned that the westbound goods tonnage traffic on the railroads showed in Jan uary an increase of l2.4 per cent While the most recent reports of railroad earn ings shows a genuine increase in gross loss, not confined to any particular fav- ored area, but extending throughout the country. Of course, a good deal of this indicates the increased movement of traf- fic in desentangling the freight which was tied up in the first six weeks of the year. Bank clearings show a satisfactory in- crease about proportinate to the growth of the country and It's population, but all in the right direction and showing that. failing the chapter of accidents business may be described as essentially sound and moving in the right direction. It Is only moving slowly, but we have no right to demand excessive speed even if we had the capacity to handle it., which we certaily have not. Commercially. in- dustrialy and financially, the cooler heads are running the business of the country.
 There is no doubt but general business is consistently improving. It is the same story the country over, although naturall ly the betterment Is more decided in some lines than others.
 Southern cotton men, both mill and commission men. report much more &C., tivity and higher price. In fact east cot ton goods are moving more freely at higher values. Copper holds strong, and the tone in iron and steel is better.
 Those people who believe that no de- cided improvement could occur in the situation until labor had liquidated are changing their minds. It looks now like higher wages and consequently advanced prices for finished goods. The recent strikes have not been against reduced wages, but for an increase in the wage scale.
 No important change is yet noted in the retail trade, but with warmer weather much greater activity is expect ed.
 short time ago an eastern railroad man was forced to spend night at a junction point on the Great Northern in northern Idaho Most of the population consisted of Great Northern employees, and the conversation was of nothing but the Great Northern, its greatness, past, present and future.
 The customer fraternized with J. J. Hin's railroaders and swapped yarns far into the night Speaking Of the exper- fence he said Never have l seen such loyalty and interest in work. From, the division superintendent down. to the Jap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

One of the most interesting develop ments in the stock market of late is the Increase of odd lot buying, for invest ment Every substantial house has notic- ed it; and with firms the average daily business of that kind is now running to several hundred shares. In this total. only investment buying is counted, and by investment buying is meant purchases by people who pas in full for what they buy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

children are attending local school. An carly rises. Malley is still active farm CT, and is much interested in the progress of his early spring work His only physi- cal defect is q slight deafness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
HOME RULEFUNDS
 EAS| |LY SECURED Police Round Up Goats and DOnkeys-Dublin Hotel
 Planned

Dublin, March Especial )-Nationalist of the parliamentary party for funds to the final campaign for home rule and there is every reason to believe that the party war chest will be well supplied for the battle which is yet to come be- fore the parliament in Dublin is an ac- complished fact. Not only in Ireland it. self but in the Irelands over the seas the response for funds has been met with promptness and liberality.
 According to fastest estimates, the con- land to the Irish national exchequer will total about s15o.000 pr. N. M. O'Donnell in proposing vote of thanks to the Irish ambassadors stated that the sixty meet ings held in Victoria would return total of sS0.0O0 which sum has been, in the main, contributed by the working classes Up to the present, he added $11OOO0 has been received from all sources, and after the other states-New South Wales, Tas- mania, and Western Australia, had been visited the total would not be less than S1 ,50e,0oo. Prelates, priests. anH federal and state leaders have joined in the vel come to the Irish envoys. Mr w A. Red mond, M. P. recalled at one meeting that he and his colleagues had been saluted by the Archbishop of Melbourne as the heralds of victory in the home rule cause The Ulster rreconcilables are said to have raised nearly s1,00o,O00 to fight home rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

anese engine hostlers every one seemed chock full of suggestions and plans for of the esprit de corps that prevails along the whole system no wonder Great North- ern S rivals are having such difficulty in keeping up to the pace it is setting this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
CLINT F. ALLGOOD
Candidate for Board of

Revenue
 He is one of Birmingham $ successful business men, ca pablo of handling intelligently the finances of J e f f CT s o n county.
 He is indorsed by several hundred bushes men of Jeffer- son county and will be nom mated Monday.
 A vote for him is a vote for the winner,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

n. q. HEWITT CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY SUPER INTUNDENT OF EDUCATION.
 VOTE FOR HIM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31


 spectators with a roar of laughter
 A band of gypsies have terrorized the countryside in the mountainous district of Fulda, in Hesse, and 400 troops and gendarmerie, fully equipped for field serV- ice, surrounded them. The desperadoes were led by Wilhelm Ebender. who shot and killed gendarme, his own father, and a forest guard.
 The gypses, who robbed farm houses and threatened the inmates with death, engaged in fights with gendarmes and armed peasants, in which guns and revol- vers were used. They attacked remote farms, compelled the inmates at the rifles mouth to give them food and money. held up a factory and raided poultry farms
 The Kaiser has come to the conclusion that the introduction of field and track athletics into the German colleges will be a good thing for the youth of Germany and when the Kaiser makes up his mind that a thing is desirable for Germany that thing is mighty likely to happen. Steps have already been taken to form the Ger man equivalent of an Intercollegiate Ath- letic association. l understand that a number of American athletes who will at- tend the Olympic games at Stockholm will be invited to Germany to help put the movement on firm foundation,
 Laced boots with spats have been at- thorized by the Kaiser with the undress uniforms of German soldiers.
 A dog which accompanied its masters funeral procession at Allenstein Germany, clung with such persistence to the coffin that 1t had to be bindfolded while the burial took place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Comical scenes were witnessed at Ball inlassy. near Athlone. in connection with as evfcted farm formerly occupied by Peter Gavin. and now in the hands of the land commission. The newly ap- pointed caretaker Kelley. observed that a number of donkeys and goats had been turned upon the farm, and he had them removed with the aid of the police. There was witnessed in the town this interest ing procession, which excited no little amusement
 Four goats. four asses five policemen. two workingmen and Kelley, the care taker.
 Each policeman was armed with load ed rifle and as they marched behind the obstinate "jinneys'' there was a great deal of banter to the accompaniment or "The Bansha Peeler" and many laugh able allusions to the 'Peeler and the Goat'' until the pound was finally reach ed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

remarkable example of longevity is to be found in the west of Ireland, in the case of Thomas Maley. farmer who lives within view of the Atlantic waves. at the village of Ailebrack. about eight miles from Clifden. and who has just celebrated his 1O6th birthday. Still hale and hearty with the prospect of more Connemara winters before him. Malley has son who is now qualified for an cid age pension. and his great grand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Traders have lately become impressed with the fact that stocks stay solid That was not the case a few months ago. Then the only buying was by speculators, who looked for quick turn of a point or two, and who lost no time in getting out as soon as they saw profit of that kind, or cut their losses short of the stock moved the other way. Now, those who buy stocks show disposition to hold on Traders who at first failed to recognize the change in the character of the buying. and who sold their stocks In the expectation of recovering them at lower price, have since either gone without them. or have brought them back at a higher level. So strong position has not been seen in Wall street in many a day as exists right now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

S3oO. This result was received by the spectators with a roar of laughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

It is rumored that well-known Irish American has identified himself with project for building in Dublin new hotel which will be the largest and best equip ped in the British Isles
 The money involved in the undertaking Is said to be s1. .250,0O0 and it is also stated that the schem has been Initiated in anticipation of a home rule government sitting in the Irish capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Laced boots with spats have been au- by the Kaiser with the undreSs uniforms of German soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Although buying of mules and horses by the south during the last five weeks has been on record a sale, the aggregate seasons trade at Kansas City and St Louis with cotton state will fall 33 per cent below the total of preceding year. Reduced purchases, smallest in three years. reflect tendency in south to de- crease cotton acreage for 1912. Sales of mules show largest reduction. as the cot ton mule bring about twice as much as the average southern horses. Louisiana is the only state that has purchased more mules and horses than last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

There are close to sl5O.Ooo.oo0 bonds and notes of the industrial and public utility companies of the country that mature before the end of next year. This amount added to the $407 100000 of maturing rail- road bonds and notes given in detail yes terday makes a grand total of s546, 6,619.so0 of maturing securities that will have to be provided for before the end of 1913.
 Actual corporate financing in the past two years has amounted to something over three billion of dollars. Within less than two more years one-sixth as much financing as that will have to be done for refundng purposes. The great est amount of refunding will come In 1913, when the record total of s3760o0. 600 of corporate securities will fall due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

R. S. Lovett, Julius Kruttschnitt, and Louis J. Spence. head executive officers of the Hartman system, are in New York after an ispection trip over the lines.
 vice-President Kruttchnitt said that financial and business conditions in the west may be summed up in one sentence: Business throughout the west is better than it has been for months,' said he Tt is not matter of prospects or out look but of actual fact. It is fact reg istered by the number of loaded freight cars our engines are hauling. By way of supplement. I may add that the re- ports of our officials throughout the broad territory we cover are unanimous in in dicating an optimistic sentiment among business men generally west of the Miss ississippi river.
 "As for crops, the basis for a large out put was never more solid. The country has been covered with snow from the Mis- souri river to the Sierras In California, the only section where moisture has been needed, there were copous rains shortly after our arrival. which gave a boost to sentiment in that region, rains which, of course, were not unwelcome to Southern Pacific officials.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-07
Japan's ROYAL Oxen.

The black oxen employed to draw
the funeral car of the bate mikado are
of select gems which for centuries
has been employed solely for the nsc
of the Japanese imperial family NJ
other race Of draught animals can
show such record ri "vclusivenpss
The cream colnre1 horses reserved
for the English roynl family run them
close. but some If these had onre to
wear the yoke Of u foreign ruler
When Napoleon occupied Hanover he
seized all the cream colored horses In
the royal stables and took them to
Paris The state carriage Mt his coro
nntinn was drawn by eight ~ these
animnls. which the rnrisiaus called
"les chevniix cnfe an Init Their EN-
ployment IN this OCCASION 90 irritated
George III that hc gave MP nsinR the
OF hers of the breed stabbed In London
Until the fan of Napoleon the state
conrh was always drawn nv black
horses whom George or his son opened
narliarncnt 6rdo" Graphic
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-07

kogee, q protege Of "Choc" Kelley, the
famous Indian quarterback OF A. and
NJ, Is another new man that Is show
ing up good.
Cushman Of last years squad and
Shaw, new man from Fort Worth
High School, are prospective centers,
with the advantage at present in favor
of Cushman. Lyles, seasoned 1T"
man, and Miller, sturdy 195-pound
man from Thurber, will probably hold
down the positions at guard most of
the time. In addition to Lambert and
Bowler for tackles, Bryant, who
played two years on the Grayson Col
lege team, and Parker, former Aus
tin College star barred by the eligible
ity rules last year, are available.
There is no dearth of material for
ends. The proposition that confronts
Coach Moran is to make a choice OF
the best men. helms, a fast little man
from Dallas, who was on the squad
last year, has done effective work,
particularly on defensive. Morrison,
catcher on the baseball team; Ev-
erett, fast track man; Withers, who
was on the squad last lear; and
Bryan, new man with preparatory
school training. are all working hard
for these positions, and it seems
toss up to decide which pair it will be.
Kern and Grissom may fill the posi-
tions when they are not put behind
the line.
]. p. Peutet, well developed
Frenchman who halls from Paris,
France, and who has played associa-
ton football, is doing earnest, con-
scientious work, but lacks experience.
Indy Millender, the famous yell
leader of former years, will not be in
college this year, and Rusty" Dowell
has been elected to lead the cheering.
The cadets have assembled every aft
ernoon for yell and song practice, and
great enthusiasm has been aroused.
All are loking forward with eager
ness to the opening game with Daniel
Baker College at Kyle Field next Sat-
urday. The West Texas school is re-
ported to have a strong team this
Iyear, and as they have Freeland,
star under McGugin at Vanderbilt, as
coach, it is expected that they will
put up a pretty game fight.
The big game with Arkansas at the
Dallas fair, scheduled for October rs,
is beginning to excite considerable
comment. The entire corps and fac
ulty will go on the trip, and great
exhibition of genuine college spirit
may be expected. Special songs and
yells are being practiced for the occa-
sion, and a parade by the cadets in
uniform will precede the contest
Moran is coaching his men for a va.
riety of trick plays, as Bezdek, the
Arkansas coach, is noted for that
istyle of work.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-07
Cream Supper at Wellborn.

Friday night the ladies of Wellborn
gave cream supper for the benefit
of the public school. The ladies have
recently installed piano for the
school and there are large number
who are taking advantage of the OPP
portunity to take lessons. Miss Win
ME Bell Wilson teaches the class.
The enterprising spirit of the ladies
speaks well for the community.