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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
DECORATE FOR THE
 STATE FAIR WEEK
Fair Association Officials Make Request to Bir-
 mingham Merchants

President Holcombc and Secretary. General Manager Frank P. Chaffee. of the Alabama State Fair, have issued call to the business men of Birmingham to begin decorating their places of busi- ness in honor of the fair. which opens Thursday of next week.
 A few weeks ago. many of the mer- chants of the city signed agreements to decorate their places of business, among which were the leading concerns of the city. In the call to tine business men to decorate. Secretary General Manager Chaffee said T would like for all the business men who have kindly promised to decorate their places of business and help the city to present a gala attire in State Fair, to begin decorating now and thus infuse the spirit of decoration among all of the business men-those who have not promised. but who, no doubt. intend to-
 MT. P A. O'Connor. the official decor at the fair, and Is engaged in decorating out there. He has a large force of men well as large line of decorations and is in a position to do this work at only a nominal price.
 ''I hope, by the last of this week, to see the entire city in festive garb. cele- bratipg the biggest event that Alabama has every year. Let's see which of the large business houses Is first to decorate their places"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
NO UNRIPE FRUIT
 CAN BE SHIPPED
Local Dealer Advised of Test Case Made in Florida by Arrest
 of Shippers

That immature fruit will not be per mtted to leave Florida this season to be sold here unripened Is indicated in dis patch to Florida newspaper received here by Horace K. Shropshire, Jr., who represents several orange growers and general fruit brokers in that state. The dispatch sent from Miami. says:
 "The first seizure of citrus fruit to be made locally this season under the state law prohibiting shipment of immature citrus fruit occurred here yesterday af- ternoon when 300 boxes of grapefruit in the Hearn packing house were seized, on the opinion of State Chemist R. E. Rose, that the fruit was immature and that it's shipment would. therefore, be illegal The fruit is being held pending the decision of Commissioner of Agriculture McRae, to whom box of the fruit has been ex- pressed to Tallahassee The two Hearns. father and son, were placed under ar- rest.
 'No test as to acid has been made. The shippers ,claim there can be no test, as fruit
 There is feeling among local ship pers that the arrest of the two Hearns is unjust. Friends of the Florida Citrus Exchange. which organization is striving to prevent shipment of unripe fruit, feel that there is ground for the charges against the Hearns. Some feel that the law will not hold. while others are just as confident that it will.
 While the state law does not specify just what Is ripe fruit, 1t is the under standing that the commissioner of agri- culture and the state chemist shall be the determining factors. Moreover, the re- cent convention of growers adopted an acid content test to apply.
 "The law relating to shipment of inn mature citrus fruit reads as follows:
 '' Section 1. That it shall be unlaw- full for anyone to sell. offer for sale. ship or deliver for shipment any citrus fruits which are immature otherwise unfit for consumption. and for any one to re- ceive any such fruits under contract Of sale. or for the purpose of sale, or Of offering for sale, or for shipment. or for delivery for shipment. This section shall Of citrus fruits on the trees under this the provisions of thfs act shall be pun ished by a fine not exceeding s1o00 or by Imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and impris- onment.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
LETTERS TO EDITOR
TELEPHONE SERVICE
South Alaba ma Planter Tells Some of
 His Interesting Experiences

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 l notice in your paper of this date President Gentrys letter to Manager Turn5ull of your city, wherein MT. Gen try discusses at length various causes that prevent the Southern Bell Telephone company from giving perfect telephone service to the Birmingham subscribers.
 I am a native Alabamian. born and reared in Shelby county. I am and have been for past seven years living on and developing my farming lands near Auburn. but I know the telephone and telegraph business from A to z. and tlis letter is Intended as heart to heart talk to all parties using Bell or inde- pendent telephones. They will find it rather rambling as I wrote 1t while seated on a barrel top in the rear end of a coun- try blacksmith shop while waiting for re- pairs to he made on a wheel from my sawinll
 am the pioneer independent telephone man of the state. I gave Monteyallo Girls Industrial school their entire eiec- trical apparatus to establish the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
AUDITORS REPORT EXPECTED
 TO SHOW $225, ,OOO DEFICIT

The city commissioners expect a
 financial statement next Monday, and
 at a meeting one week hence it may be
 submitted. The indications are now, ac- cording to unofficial information at the city hall, that the city will face a
 deficit of approximately $225,o0o. The commissioners have been in office about 19 months, during which time bond Issue of $1,O00,000 was asked for and voted. That was expended in payment of debts found by the commissioners when they went into office. Despite the utmost frugality of management and the ceaseless welding of the affical ax decapitating official after official, there Is said to be deficit of nearly s250,000. The commissioners, it is said, recognize the financial peril of the city and Will not be surprised when the auditing department gives out the figures. It Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
LOWERING IS NOT
 TAKEN SERIOUSLY

Washington, September 23-Government 23 engineers familiar with the progress of the work on the Panama canal do not regard seriously the opinion expressed by Henry Lowering. a Nicaraguan mining engineer. who is quoted as saying that vessels will never pass through the canal Mir Lowering is quoted as saying: They have never struck bottom in the culebra cut, and i. is doubtful if they ever will
 ''The fact that the work is going stead fly forward on the canal and that it is now planned to open it for traffic earlier than was at first deemed possible, con- stitutes the best refutation of MT Low erings assertion" said Major F. C. Boggs, chief officer of the isthmus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
MEXICAN WEEV|L FOUND IN MARENGO Farm DemOnstratOr Blake Reaches Selma With
 Specimens

Selma. September 2S.-(special )-Farp' Demonstrator John Blake of Dallas couh- ty returned to Selma this morning rom Marengo county, and reports that ne found the Mexican boil weevl in great quantities on the plantation or ID. d. Meador. near Myrtlewood. The pests were also found in large numbers on all oi the plantations in that part of Marengo county.
 MT. Blake reported that the farmers In central and western Marengo county were very blue oyer the outlook
 MT. Blake is of the opinion that the boil weevil will reach the southern portion of Dallas county this fall before all of the present cotton crop has been gathered.
 MT. Blake brought back with him from Marengo county number of tho weevils which he found there Saturday Ine pests were found in such numbers tha' five could easily be counted on larse number of stalks of cotton in the helds.
 Alex Wilkinson an old negro man oi about 70 years was run over and instant ly killed sunday morning by the Louis- vile and Nashville train which reached here from Myrtlewood at S:45 o'clocE. The accident occurred on a trestle about mile beyond Thomaston, in Marengc county.
 It appears that the old negro was walk iog along the track of the Louisville and Nashville toward Thomaston. Because of age and infrmities he was nearly bent double and walked very slow When he came to the trestle he started 10 walk across and was caught by the train
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24

President Holcombe of the Alabama State Fair Is manager of large con- cern which Is fixing to move its place of business. The Alabama State Fair, the presidents duties of which is big job itself, Is enough to keep any ordi- nary man busy. But then President Holcombe is not an ordinary man. He is very extraordinary and has mar velous capacity for hard and intricate work.
 On top of all this. President Hoi- combe was recently honored by his land and country by being made United States juror in the court or Judge w l. Grubb. He Is still Juror
 Now the thing which has been prln- cipally distracting President Holcomoe lately is one A. Liberati director or the principal band at the state fair this fall signor Liberatfs business manager wired President Holcomoe that the band could not attend tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
THE NEW CHINESE LOAN ACTUAL FACT Half of the Loan Will Be Opened for Subscription
 This Week

London, September 23.-Half of the Chinese loan of s50,O0o00o is to be offered in London for subscription on Thursday or Friday of this week, according to Charles Birch Crisp. head of the Anglo Russia bank, who has been prominent Tn the negotiations. -Lloyd's bank Is sup posed to stand sponsor for the loan Cap italists here have hesitated to believe that the independent group of bankers has been able to cut the ground from un- der the feet of the six-power combination representing the United States, Great Britain, France. Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan The latest advices from Pekin appear to be convincing on this point. The British government has re- treated from the position supporting the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank as re- suit of the press attacks which accused it of backing a monopoly. The issue or the independent loan is largely due to the efforts of pr. George Morrison, for mer correspondent of the London Times in Peking, and now political, adviser to the president of the Chinese republic. He spent a month in London consulting financiers and politicians of widespread reputation.
 The contract between the Chinese gov- ernment and the fnanciers provides that the proceeds of the loan shall be used for the -eBment of existing loans, for the no, reor the. e.tion nro of the Government and TOT
 Ind ee>} is redoemable in 40 years and 1epa1 ane of the, principal is to begin in the elt pefh year. China. however. may redeem era loan at the end of 15 years on payi t of 21A per cent premium on the price .S 100 sterling bonds and after 25 years without payment of a premium.
 Provision is made to prevent the impair ment of the security by the issue of fu- ture loans, and the contract safeguards ,bondholders in event of any revision of the customs or of any increase or abol- ton of the likin ttransit dutv).
 There is no clause releasing either China or the bankers from performance of the contract in the event of any gov ernment assuming an attitude Of disap- proval tward the transaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
EAST LAKES BIG CLOSING
 CARNIVAL BEGINS TODAY

Everything Is in readiness for the grand opening of the carnival week at East Lake park, which will be the closing Of this seasons festivities. All the tents have been pitched, riding devices erected, all the stands built, and in fact every thing is in tip top shape for the grand opening which will take place this after noon at one o'clock. With all the tents put up over the grounds the park pre- sents an entirely different picture and will be hardly recognizable.
 The carnival week which will start this afternoon will mark the closing of this seasons festivities at this popular place of amusement It will be an event in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24

said the matter cannot be remedied.
 The city is at this time running be- hind the budget prepared January 1, when a new fiscal year was created. However the commissioners have been unable to find any place where economy could be exercised or where any fur ther pruning of the official tree could ke done. It is claimed that the out look is anything but reassuring.
 Commissioner Weatherly will not dis cuss the question of finances, but 1t IS said he recognizes the failure of the city to live within its income and sees no remedy but that of creating a sep arate taxing district, or that of mak- ing Birmingham county within it. self. thus getting the benefit of all taxes It is either of the two or an increase of the tax rate. The latter Idea Is not at all popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
LIBERATPS COMING

Alabama state Fair this fall. as Signor Liberatl had contracted a sick head ache, stomachache or something, and his musical temperament was plum Spilled"
 When President Holcombe received this telegram he got peevish and Sec retary Chaffee softly "cussed' sweet refrain. They both got together and cussed and it sounded better. Then they sent for former President Burton. who is experienced in cussin' recalei- trant amusements, and they all three cussed. They called up Vice Pres ident George Blinn over the phone and Mir Blinn lent his voice to the din and by this time there was some cussin
 Sienor Liberati's manager must have heard the "oussin" or have felt 1t in his bones for he showed up in Bir- mingham yesterday morning and after he heard two or three rounds he said that he would go back and bring his boss and his band to Birmingham. So Liberati will be here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Georgia Itinerary

Atlanta, September 23.-"No entertain ment" Is the word received by local lead CTS of the progressive party in connection with preparations for Colonel Roose- velt's visit here next Saturday and Sun day. The Colonels only official appear ance will be atyt4le auditorium, where he will speak Saturday night.
 A reception committee of Georgians will meet the candidate at Montgomery The first stop in Georgia will be at Columbus, where he will spend a few minutes at noon Saturday. At Macon, the next stop, he will remain forty minutes, com ing thence to Atlanta.
 On Sunday conference between Col onel Roosevelt and southern progressive leaders is scheduled and he will leave at 4:50 o'clock for Chattanooga. It is stated that plans will be discussed to have the ex-President return to Georgia some time in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24

which the management offers the people of Birmingham week of fun In which all may join in the confetti parade and visit the many attractions feeling that nothing will be permitted that could In any way offend the most particular. The management assures all that there will be no rowdyism or boisterousness.
 Besides the carnival feature, the regu- lar park concessions will be on in full blast" and all the many places of amuse- ment will take on new life, vim and vigor. It is the intention of Manager Gould to close this park this year with a grand week of fun and frivolty such as has never been known in the history of East Lake park.
 Prize dances will be held each night in the pavilion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
To Aid Chamber of Commerce

Washington, September 23.-The American Association of Commercial Executives, in annual session here to- day voted to aid the chamber of com merce of the United States in obtain ing federal charter from Congress. President Taft will receive the mem bers of the association in body to- morrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Game Warden Appointed

Montgomery. September 2S-(Speoial.)-. John H. Wallace, Jr.. state game and fish commissioner, today appointed J. H. Kelton of oneonta game warden of Blount county. to succeed J. B. Sloan, resigned. MT. Sloan was former state senator from his district. but recently re- signed as a member of the legislature to accept the appointment of United States district attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
SENATE COMMITTEE
 ASKS TESTIMONY
Will Probe Contribution of Insurance Companies
 to 1904 Fund

Washington. September 25.-The Senate committee Investigating campaign expen- ditures has called on the secretary of state of New YorsS for transcript of the testimony taken during the Armstrong insurance investigation in 1905 and 1906, at which it was disclosed that leading insurance companies had made large con- tributions to the presidential campaign fund of 1904.
 It is understood Chairman Clapp re- quested the certified copies of the New York records after it became apparent that information brought out in the in- vestigation would be useful in the probe that the Senate committee will renew next week George B. Cortelyou repup- lcan national chairman In 1901, testified in July that his only knowledge of these contributions came from the insurance companies, where it was disclosed some companies had made contributions of $2i,000 to s50,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

WANTED-Two bright boys IT years old to work In orchard, one as manager. Call at Hotel Empire, ?. in.. not a sec ond sooner.
 FOR SALE-s5O Pierce bicycle. good as new Will sell for S25 Can be seen at 17le 18th avenue, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Taft Men Are Yellow

When the coloned reached Springfield he found another large Taft banner and saw a number of men who were wear ing Taft badges.
 T have noticed several Taft badges in your town,' he said in his speech, and they are the appropriate color of yellow.
 There never was a yellower perform ance than that of the republican man. agers at the Chicago convention, and the badges are just the right color The man who puts one on shows that he has a yellow streak somewhere
 The colonel attacked the republican national committee in his speech at Jop- lin.
 "The republican national committee, " he said, 'is composed of 53 men, most of them shady"
 "All of them,' a man in the crowd shouted.
 Well, practically nearly all the col onel said There were just about enough of the othSr kind to have saved sodom and Gomofrah.''
 Colonel Roosevelt left here for Okla homa tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
ROOSEVELT EXPECTS
 SUPPORT OF HADLEY
Attacks Action of Republi-
 can Committee
TAFT BANNERS SHOWN
Talk Heard of Making Straus Regu- lar Republican Nominee for Gov ernor-No Entertainment for
 the Colonel in Georgia

Joplin. Mo, September 2s-Govern- Colonel Roosevelt. as he expressed 1t
 today. will join the progressive party
 In the national campaign
 "I not merely hope, but believe said
 Colonel Roosevelt that Governor Had
 ley will yet decide to stand with us.'s
 Colonel Roosevelt saw nothing of the
 governor during his trip through the
 state. When he went to St. Louis to
 speak at the beginning of his tour the statement was published that he had
 received a letter from the governor.
 The colonel would say nothing about it. Governor Hadley has already said
 he would soon make a public state | ment of his position.
 l Speaks at Springfield and Joplin Beginning the day in Kansas Colonel Roosevelt came into Missouri and spoke at Springfield and Joplin with num- 1 Der of short speeches from the train at other points. He attacked the re- publican national committee, saying it I had forever separated the people from 1 the republican party. and had board l ed up the party until you could not get
 into 1t with jimmy" He told the peo-
 pie in Speaker Champ Clerks home l state that Mir. Clark had been beaten l in the democratic convention, although he had defeated Goverinor Wilson in | the primaries.
 | In the crowd at Lamar there was a man with huge banner bearing the words We want Taft, let well enough alone" The banner attracted Colonel
 Roosevelt's attention. Bending over l the railing of his car, he pointed to 1 the man with the banner and said Any man who supports the re- oeiver of stolen goods stands on level with the receiver of the stolen goods, 1 He is a dishonest man and unfit to as- i sociate with honest men,
 | As the train drew out, Colonel Roosevelt called to the crowd: "Goodby. honest men"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-28

IS 1T A FAIR DEAL?
In a speech some time ago
Warden lyman of the Colorado
penitentiary told of police perse-
cution of men once convicted of
crime. - -
There was a fine instance of
private detective agency and mu
nicipal persecution, Of such a man
in Chicago today.
In, March, 1910, Bennett Bren-
ner,- a waiter, was, arrested,
charged with shoplifting. He was
convicted and sent to the Bride
we'll.
Last Thursday afternoon Bren-
ner went into the Boston store to
buy socks.
While he was standing at the
hosiery counter Edward Nc
Guire, head of the detective agen-
cy of Mcclure & White, which
watches for theft in rnostaof the
downtown department stores,
grabbed him. T.
Brenher says that Mcclure
took him to an office on one of the
upper floors Of the store and there
struck Him. e
Whether this be so or not does
not matter in this case. Bremen
was turned over to the police,
and this morning was arraigned
in the. South Clark street police
court before Judge Wells.
There was no evidence against
Bremen. Mcclure admitted that
he had watched Bremen for sew
eral minutes before. arresting him
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-28

no evidence against Bremen, but
he, said that a city ordinance for
babe a convicted theft to loiter in
a department store and imposed a
fine for one doing so.
There is such an ordinance, but
it doesn't quite read that way. 1t
reads that no convicted thief shall
loiter in a crowd in store.
e Bremen was not lettering in
the store in the first place. Ac-
cording to the evidence he was
trying to buy socks. In the sec
ond place he certainly was not
lettering in a crowd, because the
time he was in the store was 5 40
o'clock in the afternoon, and
there was hardly another person
in the store.
Bremen is married. His wife
has. been an-invaid for two years.
If Bremen is convicted he, unable
to pay his fine, will have to go to
the Bridewell.
While Bremen is in the Bride
well, what is going to become of
his invalid wife?
To. the plain, ordinary layman
it doesn't seem like Bremen got a
fair deal either from Mcclure or
Wells.
Butler-There's man below
to see you, sir. Sir George
What did you tell him? Butler
l told him you told me if it was a
lady to say you were in, and if it
was man to say you were ont.
Sic Canrora INbo4 d;J he eSxy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-28

In one year the cotton crop of
Egypt amounted to .z5z350000
pounds.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-26
- The -
Scrap Book
How Could she2

A bright spirit Of earlier days. Char
lev McKeand, an advocate ready for
any emergency, dropped into court too
late one day to read the dispositions and
found himself faced with the duty OF
defending woman for stealing pair
of boots, He burst into a moving Ia
rancue and said be would read the very
words of her defense on arrest since
they bore 1.-The stamp OF conscious IN
noeence.' He seized the dispositions
and went on: "Ha! Here we are. Oh,
HIM" He faltered a little when he
saw them. well. gentlemen. this I'M
educated woman does not put 1t as you
or | would put 1t. but l said l would
read her words. and | will. What she
says is: How the - could have the
- boots when he was wearing them 2
And. gentlemen" continued McKeand
in a concluding burst of eloquence, Il
ask you with some confidence. how the
could sheT'
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-26
Wanted II Anyhow.

There recently sought the services OF
a dentist a quaint young Swede. " a@.
at the urgent insistence Of his new )
acquired wife, came to get his mal-.
fixed"
There were a number Of teeth -.
far gone to be filed. Accord 70
these were extracted, and then r-e
dentist made an appointment with the
Swede for further sittings, when rha
filing would be done. Instead of leay-
ing the Office Olaf hung about expect
antly.
rs there something more you want
donep finally asked the dentist
''vell, dunno" said Olaf, lookinE
doubtfully at the ceiling. st tank
maybe like leedle. gas. My meesis
tole me I how TO TAX some for my
toots. Eef she don't hort too moch l
tank maybe I better hov about TWEEN
ty-h' cants' worth."-New York Press,