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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

Tomorrow's Age-Herald will contain an unusually interesting array of feat ures.
 Bin Vines writes on Tides. Mostly Yule-Tides."
 Dolly Dalrymple has as her subject "The Christmas Bells of Madame La Princesse."
 Hugh W. Roberts has a graphically il- lustratd Christmas story entitled, "The Gtosts of Yesterday"
 Frank G. Carpenter tells some more of his trip among the Guatemala Indians.
 A classic in a page s one of the famous old stories of English literature, ""f1le Mourning Bride" by William Congreye.
 Andrew Carnegie will contribute d not able article under the title, our ocean Trade Pays Blk Taxes to Foreign Bank ers."
 Laura Jean Libbey tomorrow will have two timely articles in juXtaposition of which is entitled, What to Give Sw eetheart for Christmas" and other, What to Give Your Beau ae Christmas"
 Marion Harland, the great write sa household topics. writes under the f. "The Post-christmas Reaction"
 One of the most striking articles m to- nlorrow's issue will be the story of Sophia Yovanovitsch. the Joan of Are of scrvia This Is the Belgrade society girl who disguised herself as n man, enlisted in the Servian army and played dra- matlc part in the battle of Lule Bnrgas.
 Mai J. T. German, state examiner of public accounts, writes tomorrow on Ala bama's Educational Problems and Their Soluticn"
 Louis Hyde writes on Sir Edward Speyer, Londons Traffic King Who Now Wears the Crown Charles T. Yerkes Fashioned. and Which J. r. Morgan Wanted"
 Julius Ostman writes on Count Witta, Nov the Most Hated Man in All Russia,' It is a striking story of one of the famous figures at the Portsmouth peace confer ence.
 C. F. Markell writes timely article on "The Swing Around the Arctic Circle on Christmas Eve
 Mrs. J. B. Reid writes on "The Moun- taineers' First Santa Claus"
 The Age-Herald's editorial feature page tomorrow will contain among other things Heart to Heart Talks" by Edwin A, Nye, The Making of Life Insurance President" by Richard Spillane, God Bless Us, Every One" by Dr. George Eaves, and Men Who Have Made Ala- bama, Joshua l.. Martin by Dr. B. r. Riley; Ground Plans" by A. B. Bealle.
 The Sunday Age-Heralds comic sec tion, in colors, contains Old Doc Yak and the other funny people for the children. i The Age-Herald Is the only Sunday paper in Birmingham printing the dis patches of the Associated Press, the greatest newsgathering agency in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21

New York, December 0.-Gold mine stock. which is alleged to have realized s3eO000 on sales. although the promoters had spent only $i6,400 upon the mine it. self the previous year, was told of today by George w. stork, federal accountant who testified in the trial of A. L. Wis- ner and John J Meyers The defendants are charged with fraudulent use of the mails in promoting the mining property of A. L. wisner and company.
 stork described his examination of the books of the Manhattan Nevada Gold Mines company. of which the defendants were financial agents. He said 2.l6s, iS2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
OSCAR UNDERWOOD HAS SEVERE COLD Nothing Serious, Say Doc tOrs-Leaves for Home
 in Few Days

Washington, December 20.-Representa- tive oscar W. Underwood, leader of the House. Is confined to his home here by severe cold He has not attended to his duties on the ways and means committee, of which he is chairman, for several days. but his physicians de- clare there is nothing to be feared from his indisposition Mir. Underwood and his family expect to leave within the next day or so for their home in Birmingham for the Christmas holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
SOLD STOCK FOR $36O,OOO;
 SPENT BUT $16, 400 ON MINE

shares of this stock were sold for cash, lo01 shares were given away as Christ mas presents. 22000 shares were distrlb- uted abroad and 1900 exchanged for ad- vertising. For stock sold for cash in the United States alone, he testified. the de- fendants received nearly $360,G0.
 Counsel for the defense sought to show thaf Wisner. applied large sums to the work of reopening of the mines after they were closed. The government al- leges the aeis D worthless
 D.. l.. k4isa 10 was secretary for the Wiss eY, testified that the board of ( IS pi ted for them all and that ma ad dummy directors when or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Difficulty Ayerted

1 Constantinople. December 20.--In- Attractions telegraphed to Rechad Pasha, the leader of the Turkish peace dele gAtion in London today, authorize him tcJ treat with the Greek delegates with out their previous signature of the ar &nistice. In authoritative circles 1t is dAxplained the change of the Turkish altitude toward Greece is the result of the fact that the situation in order tG Greece has now turned so much to th{e advantage of the Mussulman that fhde Turkish government would demand ex'ceptioral conditions before signing aniy armistice.
 \ NThe Turkish flagship Kheyr- Ed Din which, according to reports fro4n Athens. was practically destroyed by Greek shells during the recent fight of the Dardanelles. was presented to- >~~~Ac-~~~~-~~~~~~~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Government Handling
 Mexican Situation Wit
 Deliberati0n and Care
CONDITIONS ARE
 GROWING WOR
Brigandage and Kidnapping of Am 2 cans on Williams Tells of Damage to Mining Prop
 erty by Bandits

Washington. December 2o.-llenry Laue Wilson. the American ambassador to Mexico who has been here in con ference with state department officials regarding conditions growing out of the Mexican revolution. left today for New York preparatory to sailing for his post, without the expected note Of representations which this government is preparing 10 be sent to the Mexican government demanding protection for American citizens and property
 This action Is taken as a further evidence of the intention of the ad- ministration to deal with this delieate and difficult situation with clrras's~ spection and in q spirit of del ton The communication is beim pared with the greatest care a state department and will be mitted to the American smba shortly after his arrival in Mexitz early in January.
 The dellberation with which ficials are moving in the prepl of the case of the United Stat4a .s.- Mexico Is expected to result n the production of a brief that is expected to be we'll nigh unaswerable except l-y a promise of prompt and adequate ac- ton on the part of the Mexican gov- ernment to fairly and fully meet the demands of the United states in tue matter of the protection of the Ameri- can interests in Mexico.
 Conditions Are Worse
 Justification for this demand by the United States government is declared to be found in the numerous reports to the state department from every quarter to tho general effect that con- ditions in Mexico have grown worse since the dispatch of Secretary knoNs note of protest last September. and that there has been marked increase in brigaudage and in the kidnapipg of Americans for ransom, and in the leyy- ing of forced war loans by the rcDeIs upon American mines and plantations.
 Senator Stone of Missouri, who Is a member of the foreign relations coin- mittee, issued a statement today in which he expressed the opinion that the present administration should leave tho Mexican situation "in statu quo until Governor Wilson assumes the presidency"
 The Senate subcommittee on foreign relations. which has been engaged n Investigating conditions along tho Mexican border, held meeting today to afford an opportunity to Gsofgo Fred Williams of Boston to lay before 1t number of letters bearing upon the situation MT. Williams Is president of the Los Areos Smelting and MfGins company, which has extensive prfner- ties 50 miles from Toluca in of Mexico. The letters present. from q MT. Traeger. managef es Los Arcos company. and des Aes3 condition of continued turbuleH 8Na battling with bandits for tb ei4ss ffat or five months.
 MT. Traegar declared the soldiers which were sent 10 his assistance by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
MEMORIAL FOR LATE
 AMBASSADOR REID Congregation of 2500 Meets
 in Westminster Abbey ROYALTY ATTENDS
ROYALTY
Great Organ Played by Sir Frederick Bridge - The Government and Representatives of Every
 Class of Life Present

London, December 20-Aremorial services for the late Ambassador Whitelaw Reid celebrated today in ceremony. The honor of such a serv- ice in Great Britains most historic ca thedral has on only few occasions been accorded to any but British subjects of great distinction.
 In the congregation of 2500 which assembled this forenoon. nearly half were American residents in England in- cluding the staff of the American em- bassy and consul general. Royalty, the government and every class of public life together with the artistic and lit- erary worlds were represented.
 The day was gray and gloomy one, typical of a London winter. All the congregation were dressed in the deep est black The robes of the clergy and the choir and the flames from the clus- ters of candles before the altar were the only spots of color against the dark stone walls lined with tablets and busts of the noted dead.
 Royal Representatives
 Funeral marches were played while the great congregation assembled. Prince Arthur of Connaught, as rep resentative of King George and Queen Mary; Lord Howe, representing Queen Mother Alexandra, the representatives of other royal personages, the Duke of Argyll Prince Louis of Battenberg, the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the vice chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge universities were present with Pre- mier Asquith and Sir Edward Grey, Home Secretary Reginald Mckenna, Colonial Secretary Lewis Harcourt, Lord President of the Council Viscount Morley, Indian Secretary the Marquis of Crews and President of the Board of Trade Sidney Buxton. These were seated in the front pews of the chan eel.
 Others present included Attorney General Sir Rufus 1saacs, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. the Duchess of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Defendants of Complaint

Following is the full list of defendants:
 The Southern Pacific company the Southern Pacific Railroad company, the Kern Trading and oil company, the i,s- sociated oil company, the Southern la cifc Land company, the Central Trust company Of New York, Homer S King. the St Paul Consolidated on company, the Seler oil company, the Coalinga oil and Gas company, the Guthrey oil coni- pany, the Confidence oil company. the Associated Pipe Line company, the Sec tion Seven oil company, r. c. Iredel, J. l.. Brlner, Julius Fried, J. J. Vincent. c. E. Short Oren c. Myers, w. s. Porter. 0. Schribner C. A. Murdoch. George W. C. Baker, w. W. Machom. M. L. Woy aud M Madison.
 All the co-defendants are alleged by the government to hold leases on Southern Pacific lands and to be participators in profits from their mineral yield.
 The contested patent was issued July 10. 1sel The patent was accepted. says the complaint, with full acquiescence in the statutory exception of mineral bearing lands.
 In charging fraudulent practices on the part of the railroad company in securing tho patent the complaint says:
 Tt was also the secret and fraudulent purpose of said Southern Pacific railroad and its officers and agents to conceal from this plaintiff the true facts in the prem ises until more than six years had elapsed from the date of the issuance of said patent to the end that the plaintiff should be delayed in the institution of judicial proceedings"
 The Southern Pacific Land company is described as a dummy corporation. Each of the defendants, with the excep- ton of the Central Trust company of New York and Homer $. King Is alleged to have extracted large quaDtltes of min erals from the lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
TAFT FEL|C|TATES SOUTH ON ELECTION Predicts Nation Wide PrOs- perity Under Wilson CHEERED TO THE ECHO Purpose of His Present Panama Trip Is To Determine If Canal Zone
 Is Ready For the Civil
 Government

St. Augustine, Fla, December 20.-- President Taft in a speech here to- night congratulated the south upon the election of a democratic President. pre- dieted nationwide prosperity under the new administration and spoke with pride of the way this nation takes the quadrennial verdict of the people at the polls.
 The President spoke In the Masonic temple and the crowd which listened to his words cheered him to the echo He gave bis philosophy of politics and closed with remark that swept the hall with laughter:
 '"rhe only sorrow I have" he said, lis the thought that there will break in upon the people, and some individuals the fact that there are not enough offices to go around"
 President Taft said in part:
 Your distinguished chairman, Sen ator Fletcher. has said something about the relations of the north to the south and has read from one of my addresses with reference to the recent election. l meant every word I said. l am not taking back word. only l want you  part of philosopher and was attempt ing to find good out Of something which might have been different.
 T had occasion to say when l visited the south during a previous election campaign that l ventured to think a great many of my audience would vote one way and pray another
 No Kick Anywhere
 T did not think that was the case in the last campaign-at least. there was nothing to indicate 1t. The morn ing after the election everything was settled, everybody aeauieseed and there was not in what colloquial terms would be called kick anywhere"
 President Taft then reiterated some of his former utterances in regard to the prosperity of the United States. and added:
 Now, we are going on, l hope. to get prosperity; we have great crops
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Tribute to Supreme Court

"confidence, general public confidence
 in the learning" he said, "impartiality and integrity of the justices of the supreme court has made possible the continued exercise by them of the jur- sdictlon We have been considering No one can imagine that if these judges had been chosen by popular election for short terms they could possibly have maintained the high standard Of impartiality and freedom from the in fluence of monetary popular prejudice which has characterized this great tri- bunal from it's foundation
 Surely, it Is humanly possible to establish aud maintain tribunal of equal merit for the purpose of deciding questions arising between soyereignties less closely united than the states of the American union.
 Were not the justices of the su- preme court of the United States great ly occupied with the enormous pres sure of business in that tribunal prob ably no more satisfactory standing tribunal for the determination Of mat ters of difference arising between the nations could be found, together with similar tribunals in other countries such as the high court of Justice of Great Britain or the judicial eommit- tee of the privy council, with provl- sions for selecting from these bodies. appropriately distributed. the members of an international court"
 The Attorney General said. however, that the great pressure of business upon the supreme court would operate to make it impossible for the justices of that tribunal to serve as members of an international court
 Peace Must Be Imposing The element which must be brought into being to effect friendly settlement of international disputes must be some thing having the pompousness and scenic effect of war. according 10 Gov. Simeon F, Baldwin of Connecticut, who presided at tonights conference. While ---~-- (Confinued on Page TweIye)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
GOVERNMENT SEEKS . ID RECOVER LANDS
Files Suit Against Southern
 Pacific and Subsidiaries
CHARGE OF FRAUD
Title of 25O,OOO,OOO Worth of Min eral Bearing Lands Involved--Con- cealed Nature of Land for Six
 Years, Says Complaint

Los Angeles, December 20.--The com plaint in the long expected suit of the federal government against the Southern Pacific railroad, involving title 10 s2bo,coN
 O00 worth of supposed mineral bearing lands in Fresno county. was filed here today in the United States district court for the southern district Of California Other suits are to follow in which the government will contest the ownership of a total of s750,000,000 worth of lands, ac- cording to E. D. Townsend. special assist ant to the Attorney General of the United States. MT. Townsend, with T. ]. Butler, also a special assistant, will prosecute the suit. The latter filed the complaint.
 The suit is brought under the act of Congress passed July 2, 1866, requiring the department of the interior 10 exempt mineral bearing lands in Issuing patents to railroads. The government will eon- tend that of 440.000 acres of land on tLe main line of the Southern Pacific in Cali fornia, i5,726 acres are mineral bearing, and must revert to the public domain. The land is for the most part in the Coalinga oil field, and Is under the lease to the Kern Trading and Oil company, a subsidiary corporation of the Southern Pacific and a joint defendant in the suit.
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-20

70 80 the lake ana 600 ne snunaa.
tions.
The holding up Of = rsp0zt e gos-
ernment englneeEs at tAe insfasakinn
OF land companies br0zgak o. he re-
cess scandal sefH freah IN the minde
of ali.
The country AZ large may have
formed the idea that the plan 60
reclaim the Everglades - = chim-
erscaa one. but Florida people believe
Otherwise. The scandal canmA stop
the really merftorioas enterprise OF
opening for agricultural use much OF
the rich alluviaa land IN the Ever
SHADES region. OF course there - also
great area that cannot be reclaimed
Governor Albert w. GRchrbt has
roandly criticised Representative
Clark for involving his state In scan
aal, bat Il seems the general opiniOn
that Clark did well to turn On the
casRe1zing. but pu-1fy ng aght OF pub
lSci<y."
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-20

81 can tell at a glance said the
heavyweight thinker. that the baby
is going to grow up an economical
Kan
Because be Is biting his pink little
to- .
Exactly Hes trying to make both
ends meet.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-20
The old.Time Rarner

Old-time BARRIERS had 10 display
more variety than their successors. A
EOTk published in 1882 describes a
harber's greeting 10 a customer: 'Sir,
XII you have your hair cut after the
Italian manner. short and round and
then frounst with the curling irons to
make il look like half moon in a
mist, or like Spaniard, long at the
ears and curled like the two ends of
an Old periwig, or viii you be French
lfied With lovelock down to your
shoulders? The English cut is base.
and gentlemen scorn it; novelty ia
dainty. Speak the word, sir, my scts.
sors are ready to execute your wor-
shiD's will
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-20
SAYS PoSInAsIrRs Of STATE
STAND fOg PRESIDENT TAFT
SAYS FEDERAL PATRONAGE OF
FLORIDA IS DISPENSED BY
CHAIRMAN cAuss or REPue
LIcAN COMMITTEES.


McNlEx writes as follows:
The PoStmasteEs' ProSecs i've As
sociauo0 OF Florida Will do It's duty
by President TAFT al the Chscago
convention with the votes of their
delegates.
That is 10 say. Taft VIII get the
votes m case the COW ens5on mach n
cry Is n the hands OF his frieaxiS
\ contesting delegation viii so 10 \
Chicago TO vote for Roosevelt and I
the contest WiA. OF course, be dc
cSded. not on its merits, but IN &C
covdaGsce with the wishes OF the dom
nans faction
''As you may already guessed, the
desire OF the 10000 common, every
day republicans OF Florida are nos
even taken in<o coasideraSi ion. TIE
posomastezs Protective assn i.at On
has usurped the place OF the par,y
L doesn't want any party, EXCEPT Il
name.
Il The state central COMM tee CON
pTiseS thirty members, OF whom four
teen are poStnAasteTs. Two are United
States marshals, one is a receiver
for the United States hand office, oue
a collector OF customs, enc a colIec-
tor Of internal revenue, one q DIS
trbct attorney. one a census super
VISOR, and six are negro federal en-
pAoyes ia uZIsuSl positions.
The members OF the commi>tee
draw a total Of $5S,S4S in sa.aries
from UTsole sam yearly.
The state convention was held Al
Palatka IN February. General con
test Sng delegations were on hand, the
efforts OF the poStmaSters 10 steam
ron the state for Taft having met
with opposition II many PAGES.
Roosevelt IS the popular choice, and
is even the fayorite of many Florida
democrats, but the pos m&sse -s cared
never a fig for that
The contests were settled with
amazing case. The method adopset
might well be employed al Chicago.
The committee decided to allow
who did not have ticket TheI
tickets were issued to such delegate
as favored Taft. All the rest had L
stay outside.
The delegates who were barre,
out with a chance TO establish It's
justice Of their claims hired d hal
he'd convention Of their own, al,
chose a delegation of ten 10 50 Z
Chicago and vote for Roosevelt.
''Negroes have not yet been els
franchised in Florida, although tie
are not exactly encouraged 70 VOC
The Pos1mas1ers Protective asso~ia
ton lets the colored brother IL o
the ground floor n poGtlcs-R hen u
colored brother seems wiling 70 3
along and do as he IS told
4 One negro Office holder, Joe Les
| has become 50 powerful thai IN
| postmasters are d little afraid Of hin
| He is a collector 81 internal reyelu.
| and he performs his work 50 We
Il that there Is no chance 20 get hi
Il removed, He Is an exert park
Il mentarian, and can oo2dlct co1vei
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'ANs $500 No--@- = - = :, ,,--,.,,
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time he could start row that Won
De felt IN Washington.
The patronage Of Florida Is d
$500 .e,.,.h II : C,r.-th M o77
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-24

By Tip Wright.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 24.-"The
best son in the worldP'
A title worth working for,
isn't it.
Johnny Kilbane, conqueror of
Abe Attell, and thereby winner of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-24

the featherweight boxing cham!
tpionship, feels prouder of thi9
eulogy of his father, quoteP
above, than he does of his newly
won Queensbury honors. 80
Kilbane senior is proud of hisp
boy. and he has always been
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1912-11-20
eMARRIRGES.R

The marriage of Miss Garnette
Robinson to Prof. Walter D. Hop
per will be solemnized at the
home of the brides mother. on
West High street today. Only
the relatives will be present.
One of the most beautiful we'd
|dings of the season will be cele-
brated November 28th at the
Christian Church when Miss Julia
Morris Trimble becomes the bride
of Mr.. Alfred G. Gates, of In
dianapolis, Ind. The bride is one
of Mt. Sterling's most popular
young women, and her approach
ing marriage is being looked for
ward to with much interest.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1912-11-20
eTHE SIck.a

The condition of gMr. J..NM.
Pierstt remains critical.
Master Duerson Prewittsis con-
valescent after an attack Of diph-
iberia.
Master Reid Prewitt, whoawas
threatened with diphtheria, is able
to be up and will soon be out
again.
Mrs. H. G. Tabb and little son,
Langdon, who have been squite
sick for several weeks past, are
getting along nicely.