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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
AN OKLAHOMA MOB LYNCHES
 NEGRO FOR MURDER AND RAPE

Sallisaw, Okla, December 31-For the murder with an ax of George Casey, a white farmer living near Muldrow, 12 miles east of here. and the criminal assault on the farmers wife Saturday night, a negro named Turner was taken Sunday morning from the farmers home, where he lay in bed in a drunk en stupor. and lynehed in the streets of Muldrow by an infuriated mob of white men. He was strung up to telephone pole Sheriff Johnson of Sequoyah heard of the proceedings In Sallisaw and hurried to Muldrow. but arrived after the lynching had taken place.
 The negro had invaded the home of Casey about midnight Saturday after he had stolen an engine in the round- house of the Iron Mountain railroad at Van Buren, Ark. Saturday evening and driven 1t to Muldrow, Okla, where the agent, who had been advised of a run away engine, turned it onto a siding, derailing 1t. The negro, seeing that he was trapped, deserted the engine and continued his way on foot for about two miles until he came to the Casey home.
 When the negro knocked at the door of the house Casey got up from bed and allowed him to enter. after he had made a plea of being frozen Fur ner, the negro, sat down near the stove
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
COLD STORAGE PLANT
 TO BE NEW INDUSTRY
DonahoO Announces One Will Be Built in Connection With
 New Brewery

Announcement was made yesterday that the Imperial City Brewery and Ice com pany will add cold storage plant to the brewery and ice plant in Birmingham. J. r. Donahoo, president, discussing the industry last night, said:
 We will give Birmingham for the New Year 1912, in addition to our brewery and ice plant, one of the most modern cold storage plants in the country today. The rate charges for space will be the same as those made by cold storage plants in such cities as Memphis, St. Louis, New Orleans. and the capacity of the plans will supply the wants of the merchants and shippers of the present Birmingham as we'll as the future
 This plant will be located short dis tance north of the Terminal station, with track facilities for all roads entering the city. The estimated cost of these com bined plants will be s75O,o00 The lee ana cold storage plants will be the first to be completed and the product Of the Ice plant put on the market at $250 per ton or 12h cents per hundred
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Pioneer BeSsener JlIlzen
 Dies At AdOanced Age

Bessemer. December S1.-6SpeciaI.)-T.
 Y. Huffman. who was one of the oldest and best known citizens of Jefferson county, and who died yesterday afternoon at s:s0 o'clock at his country home at Old Jonesboro, one mile west of Besse- mer. had a romantic career MT. Huff man was born on April 1, 1851, near Me- Calla and attended schooI at Pleasant Hill under Prof. I. w. McAdory, after wards going to Lebanon, Tenn. Tn 1876 he married Ida M. Spencer, daughter of Alfred and Mary I. Spencer and niece Of Chambers McAdory. After the death of Mrs. Spencer in 1882. Mr. Huffman bought from her estate 6i0 acres where Bessemer is now situated. In 1887 the late H. r. DeBardeleben purchased a part of this tract of land and founded Bessemer
 When the city of Bsssemer was incor- porated MT. Huffman served as a mem- Der of the first board of aldermen and his names with those of the other coun- cilmen, Is inscribed on the cornerstone
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and Casey went back to bed. A few minutes later the negro arose and started to leave, but going outside the door, he found an aX and, turning to the bed, he struck Casey several times on the head, killing him instantly. He then compelled Mrs Casey to submit to his attack.
 After accomplishing his purpose the negro, who, 1t Is said, was drunk, soon fell asleep and Mrs. Casey, slipping from the house, ran all the way to Muldrow in her night dress, informing men there of the murder and assault. A posse was formed quickly and hurried to the Casey home, finding the negro asleep. He was taken back to Muldrow, where a mob in a few moments formed and it was decided to lynch the black. A rope was secured ant he was strung up to the telephone wires in the main street of the town and was hardly dead before Sheriff Johnson arrived from Sallisaw. The men had dispersed and no effort was made to arrest any of the participants. None of them wore a mask.
 Afterward Mrs. Casey was taken back to Muldrow and she identified the dead negro as the one who had killed her husband and committed the assault. The woman, before the death of the ne- gro, held up bravely and was able to walk to the place where he was lynch ed in order to identify him, but after ward she swooned and her condition now is precarious. It is believed that she will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
WOMAN MURDERS
 HER SON-|N-LAW

Mobile, December 3l.-Arrested within a few minutes after the bloody remains of her son-in-law, Fredriek Wasserlaben had been found in a pond near the west ern city limits, Mrs. Mary T. Godau to- night made a full confession of the deed Wasserlaben had been shot three times twice through the head and once through the arm. The killing occurred at the home of Wasserlaben following, accord ing to the confession, insulting remarks made to Mrs. Godau. Following the in suit, Mrs Godau says she saw Wasser- laben's gun on d hall rack, picked it up and returned to the room. "T raised thc pistol and, looking him straight in the face, pulled the trigger. I thought I would do a good job while was at it, so l pulled the trigger again.
 Subsequently, Mrs. Godau took the body in wagon and dumped it into the pona where 1t was discovered.
 Mrs. Godau has been married three times. Joseph Godau, her last husband. was murdered in a manner similar to the deed of today and although circum- stantial evidence against Mrs. Godau was strong. the grand jury failed to indict. Another husband, named Steiner, myste- riously disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
NJ CLEMEENlCC|Y' FOR FOR
 CHARLES W. MORSE

Washington. December 3f.--1t was an- nounced at tine White House tonight that the report of the army medical officers who have examined Charles w. Morse convicted New York banker, serving sentence in the Atlanta federal penitcn- tiary, does not warrant immediate in reference by the President, and the par don will not be granted at this time.
 The physicians made a physical exam ination of Morse in the military hospital at Fort McPherson, where the banker is being treated under guard. They also studied his mental condition and trans- mitted their findings to President Taft through Surgeon General Torney yester- day.
 The physicians find that Morse is suf- fering from aTterio sclerosis, valvular trouble of the heart. Bright's disease and has but recently suffered from an acute attack of congestion of the kidneys. They found no paralysis.
 The doctors pronounce Morse's condi- ton necessarily incurable, but do not an- ticipiate immediate death. Their reconi- mendations are such that President Taft found no reason to depart from the atti- tude he has assumed in the Morse case.
 It Is generally understood that Presi- dent Taft is unwilling that Morse die prisoner. but that he does not intend to grant the pardon until he is convinced that the prisoner is in dying condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
.UU NUI ASK "545" WHERE IS F|RE?" Bennett Makes New Years
 Resolution TO STOP NUISANCE Inquiries Have Become so Numerous as to Interfere With the Proper
 Work of the Fire De-
 partment

Anropos to New Year "swearoffs, Chief A. V. Bennett of the fire depart ment has sworn never again" to give information to dlsinterested persons concerning a fire when the call is made over No. 545.
 "One of the greatest nuisances the department has to contend with says Chief Bennett, 'is the everlasting call ing over the fire phone to find out where the fire is just after the bell hits. When we get an alarm the horses are punched out and the big bell Tn the tower strikes. Just as soon as this Is heard. if we could see all the city, we could see people in all parts of tho city rushing to the telephone to find out about the fire when the mat ter does not concern them one whit.
 ",rhis practice has all of the bad ef- fleets and none of the good ones, and we are going to cut 1t out. When the phone rings now, as 1t Is, the man on watch does not know whether or not it is for a fire or merely someone wanting to know where fire is or someone else to hold friendly con- versation Consequently the men are liable to grow lax and disgusted II is just case of the shepherd boy and the wolf.
 Again, as soon as the bell hits and the phone begins to ring, both phones, too, it is absolutely impossible to get any of the other stations on the line. All companies are sent out by No. in many cases and 1t is necessary that we get them at once in order to att tend to fires. For instance. the other night when the Mountain Terrace fire broke out, Captain Middleton wanted to dispatch No. TO- the Avondale com pany, to the fire, but was unable to get them because both phones were busy with people wanting to know about the fire.
 We have 545 for strictly fire use and from now on we intend to use 1t as such l am going to invoke the aid of the telephone people as Is the | custom in other cities. When per- son calls 545 the operator asks the person talking if 1t Is fire alarms
 If 1t is not, they do not get the nums Der, but must call over the private phone. Every station on the 545 line is equipped with private phone and it must be used for information pur- poses and social conversation. 'I want all parties to take warning of this change for we do not want to hurt anyones feelings, but this rule must and is going to be strictly en- forced"
 This new order Is received with well come by the men at the central station, for, as they express 1t, they are wor- rled nearly to death with people call- ing to know about a fire when it does not concern them.
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"Gentlemen, l want this pistol and gun toting in the city stopped. I am going to do my level best to curtail the amount of homicldes in this city as much as possible and by arresting every person who unlawfully carries a gun. I firmly believe we may do this; also, l want every vagrant in the city arrested and put in jail. We will find work for them This petty stealing and grand larceny has got to stopl' was the emphatic order given by Chief Bodeker last night to the policemen of the morning shift, in out lining his policy for the new year
 Continuing, the chief gave few in- stances in which tho men were to use their discretion in arresting person Tor carrying a gun in the city. He stateG that 1t was the custom and the great delight of a certain element of negroes to carry rides on their shoulders around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
GADSDEN SOLONS ID MEET TOMORROW

Gadsden, December l.-lSpeeial. )-The license schedule and budget for the city of Gadsden for the year 1912 will be made final at a meeting of the city council to be held on Tuesday night of next wee'- The budget has about been com plets5, and it is found that the total revenue of the city will be $l23,2co. This leaves an excess of $9235. which will be used for running expenses that are not anticipated at this time. The report of the auditor shows that the total assets of the city amount to ssS2,1S3. while the liabilities are set down as $619,33. The report of the auditor also shows that the new waterworlxs plant is on a pay ing basis, and will be money maker for the year 1912.
 Information that Congressman Under wood is i'll in Washington has been re- ceived here with profound regret. The career of MT. Underwood Is being closely watched by men of affairs of Etowah county, and he has the undivided moral support of the people.
 Luther Farley, i9-year-old boy, was killed by the accidental discharge or shotgun near Boaz. While hunting in the wooks eight miles south Of Boaz Friday afternoon he dropped the gun. It was discharged, the charge striking him 
 in the side. He lived until Saturday. when he passed away, according to inror- nation received here late Saturday aft ernoon Josiah Densen, ts years old, was killed in the same neighborhood on Thurs day by the accidental discharge of q gun.
 Prof S. c. McDanlei"has announced as a candidate for superintendent of edu- cation of Etowah county. Only one other announcement has been made as candl- date for county office. and that is Ed win Stewart of Attalla, who is in the field for tax collector. Several announce ments are expected next week.
 A message received here from Decatur states that Solicitor Sam Blackwell of Decatur. Morgan county, will be can didate for Congress from that district, in or position to Congressman Johnson. l is denied that he will be a candidate for congressman at large.
 Confederate pensioners will be given their warrants at the office of the pro- bate judge on Monday. There are the usual number of pensions to be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
NEW YEAR IN CHURCHES
Pastors Generally Referred to New
 Year in Sermons Yesterday

The advent of 191s among the churches in Birmingham was quiet with the ex- cepton of the usual Sunday evening serv- ices with sermons. but the congregation of the Simpson Methodist church and the Salvation Army held their watch night services in observance of the dying 1911.
 Tho Epworth League of the simpson Methodist church, at the conclusion of the regular evening worship, held New Year exercises of an informal nature. A. D. Peck presided over this service and tho topic of discussion was Reasoning From q Blessed Present to a Glorious Future Several impr0mptu talks made by ;he league members. hymnal music and an ex- change of religious experiences completed the programme at this church.
 The Salvation Army held their watch night services al the corner of Third avenue and Twentieth street
 The numerous churches of the city ex- pressed cognizance of the New Year in their sermon texts and prepared special sermons for the last day. which was CO., incident with Sunday. of the new year of history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
Deaths and Funerals
Thomas Yancey Huffman

Thomas Yancey Huffman, aged 6l years, died at his residence in old Jonesboro yesterday afternoon at S;3o o'clock. Mr. Huffman had been a resident of Jones' boro for some time and is well known. He leaves q widow and six children, three sons and three daughters. They are: Ray J. Huffman of Bessemer, Cleve r. Huffman and Roy T. Huffman; Mrs. Ce- cil Cowan. Mrs. Eugene Rarden and Miss Doris Huffman. The funeral will be held this afternoon at o'clock from the res idence, interment being held in Cedar Hill cemetery.
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of the city hall. Later he became asso- ciated with Mir. DeBardelebensin the To- cation and development of coal fields of the district and was with him great part of the time up to MT. DeBafdeleben' s death. MT. Huffman was sent to the leg isiature from this district and served one term. He was charter member of the Masonic order of this city and was one of the largest individual contributors 10 the First Methodist church in Hessemer.
 MT. Huffman leaves widow and six children, Gray J. Huffman, Cleve s. Huff man, Roy T. Huffman. Mrs. Gladys Cow an, Mrs. R. E. Rarden and Doris Huff man, all of Bessemer and Birmingham. The funeral will take place Monday at 8 O. clock at the home and internent will take place at Cedar Hill cemetery with the Masons in charge.
 The honorary pallbearers will be T. J. Batson, l.. w Johns, William MeCrossin, Capt w S. Hanby. Active pallbearers, Judge ]. S. Green. Judge William Jack son, J. w. Rarden, E. A. Little, w. D. Taylor, pr. ]. w. Carter, pr. T. r. Rob inson. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the whole community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
BODEKER TO HIS MEN

the city, in an attempt to evade the pistol law. These. too. says the chief, are to be arrested and no mercy shown them. OF course, he said, d huntsman with his shot gun Is to go unmoested, but that police- men are expected to use their best juds- ment in matters of this kind.
 In reference to negro pool rooms, which he said were the birthplaces of crime in the city. were to be regulated. Negro hangers on are to be cleared out and put to work. If they refuse to work as free labor. then they must work at the South side jail.
 The voice of the chief rang loud and clear and there was no mistaklng the earnestness in his tone. He meant busi- ness and says that business must result from tho order.
 A copy of the order which was made general was sent to each of the pre- cincts. Every policeman is held person. ally responsible for strict enforcement of these two statutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
Mrs. Wright's Funeral

4 large number of neighbors and friends attended the funeral of Mrs E. A Wright at the family residence, 121a Thirty-second street, north, yesterday afternoon. The services were conduct ed by the Rev Dr. j.. c. Branscomb, pastor of the First Methodist church, and hes was assisted by the Rev. Rob- crt F. Tyler, pastor of the Norwood Methodist church, Dr. Branscomb read the scripture lessons and made short address His words, spoken quietly, were full of grace and tenderness. He told of Mrs. Wright's noble Christian character. This lady. he said. was not only a member of the church, but her religion was true and real. Hers had been a beautiful life of ministry and service. The body was laid to rest fin Oak Hill cemetery and the new mound was covered with flowers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
A Little Early, Huh!

A cent fare to Ensley was refused this morning, JanuarD1 1. 1912.
 At 12:02 a party of young men boarded North Ensley car, outgoing, and just ;l few moments later the fare was ten dered.
 .Nothing doing. mister. Ten cents or walk" said Conductor No. 544
 .'I thought the cent fare began Jan uary 1, 1912, though" expostulated the hapless young man who didn't have but nickie; he said, What are you going, to do about il?
 "I've done my do. said the conductor. Now you do yours. All the way? A-a- all right, there you are,' handing him Q red ticket.
 The order, the conductor said. for cent fares to Ensley is to begin this aft ernoon when the evening shift goes to work. Beyond that, he said. he knew nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N. Y, Members New York Cotton Ex- change New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- ciation. orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special att tention and liberal terms given for com signments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspondence invited.
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Mrs. John Fox

Mrs John Fox, aged G5 years, died Sat urday night at 1l:30 o'clock, at the fam fly residence 1900 Eleventh avenue, south. She is survived by her husband and three sons, pr, Bert Fox, Dr. Carl Fox and Louis J. Fox and two daughters, Mrs. Mae Snyder and Mrs. Charles Benjamin of New Orleans. She had been a resi- dent of Birmingham for 24 years She was born in Cincinnati, o. The funeral will be held this morning at the resi- dence at 10 o'clock. The following gem tlemen will act as pallbearers: Joe Belt man, Sam Swope, Dr. Samuel Ullman, James Robinson. Judge I. II. Benrers, Marcus Well. Emil Lesser and Abe Wein- stein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
BETWEEN
 REBELS AND MANCHUS SLOW

Picking, December 3l-Negotiations be- tween Shanghai and Picking continue, but apparently there has been no develop ment in the situation during the past 2i hours. The imperials are endeayoring to delay matters, hoping that time will Ia vor them; the rebels seem desirous of forcing the issue, but neither side Is will ing to terminate the negotiations.
 Soldiers from the Japanese legation came into conflict yesterday and also to- day with Yuan Shi Kai's body guard. Bayonets and swords were used and six or more Japanese were wounded. It is reported that more than that number of Chinese were injured. The Japanese, as well ass the Chinese soldiers, were of duty at the time of the clashes, but tht Japanese legation sent out company
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with officers to rescue it's men. The incl dents are not believed to have any sig nificance politically.
 Sheng Huan Hut minister of posts and writes to a friend here saying that the rebels are sequestering his extensive property at Shanghai. They allege, he says. that the foreign na- tions' group of financiers heavily bribed him for favoring them in connection with the currency and railway loans. This he emphatically denies.
 dispatch from HanlSow says that three soldiers have been court martialed and beheaded because they were suspected of attempt to assassinate General Ii Ylen Hang. the commander of the revolution
 sts. They were captured with revolvers in their hands standing close to the gen. eral. Rife fire began again yesterday.
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Service at St. Mary's Today

The feast of the Crcumsion will bs observed with holy communion at St. Mary's on the Highlands Episcopas church this morning at 10 o'clock. Al. though the Episcopal church makes no recognition of the first day of the secular year. this celebration is annually held on the first of January. The rector, Rev. w. N. Claybrook, will officiate and make brief comment upon the occasion.
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ment to centralize both education centers and their management. MT. Boykin notes that the former inclination to multiply the number of state normal schools has waned perceptibly. only two new ones being established in 1911. namely, one in Maine and one in California
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ToOLATE ID CLASSIFY

LOsT-Sunday morning, small black purse containing s2o, on North 18th street at
 Capital park. Finder please return to 12o9 North 10th street and receive re-
 ward. 1-l-2t
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REV. BEDFORD DEAD

Beloit. Wis, December 31.-- Rev. B. C. Bedford. field agent of the Tuskegee institute. Tus- kegee. Ala. died suddenly today in Los Angeles. Cal, according to telegram. He was gradu- ated from Beloit college in 1872 and made his home here. He was G6 years old.
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PERSONAL

Dr. M. A. Copeland has returned from Chicago. where he has been doing spe- cial work.
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JOHNS Undertaking O.. Phones icoa
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LICE LoY, Undertaken. Phones 7sa

SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones ..
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 -For sob time the practice has been growing Hecially in rural communities, of consoliQing a large number of weak . sshools inl given district into a smaller number oiEong ones. Mir. Boylxin notes that nnqr of state legislatures havo passed lawn 1911 which directly facil- itate this ftice. Thus additional pro- vision was tde during the year for the free transpf tion of pupils living at :, distance IN the consolidated school. South Dako oted to pay a child's own parents Hlging him to school, the amount or compensation varying from 10 eHto 45 cents per day of actual atte3 ce. In Minnesota the school boal q consolidated district was authof to pay a reasonable amount TOT and lodging in lieu of transporta,..H HOther states granting transpor'at include Iowa. Califor- nia, Kansas6Esouri Nevy uannsbire and PennsylW
 '"Wjth the Xaization of the schoo, district mas corresponding cen- traiizatlon management as was evidenced os passed in Oklahoma, creating one education board 10 take the pia no less than II other bodies then g. Tn line with the same tendehc proportion of school xpense porhe e state tends steadily z increase. authority to certify te compftehc eachers is gradually nsing trapsier bm the local author siAs to those ted by tile state. As ther hdtcn the growing move