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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
COMMISSION BUSY
 IN JEFFERSON C0.

Montgomery, February 29.-tSpecial.) The state tax commission will on next Monday begin getting up its schedule of intangible assessments of the public service corporations of the state. The members of the commission have been very busy for the past few months go- ing over figures with a view to de- irving at correct assessments against the utility corporations in Alabama, and it will probably be April before the schedule will be completed.
 Members of the commission have been busy in Jefferson county for the past few weeks preparing list of assess ments of the various corporations in that county. Chairman Lee Long of the commission and Secretary Will Lloyd are at present in Birmingham, where they are maintaining an office during the performance of their official duties in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
THREE DEMURRRERS DENIED IN
 KNIGHT-YANCEY CREDITORS CASE

In the trial of the knight-Yancey cred itors' cases yesterday against the Louis vile and Nashville and Southern rail- way, the court upheld the demurrers of the companies in all counts excepting counts two, three and seven of the com plaint. The demurrers to the remain ing counts were sustained but counsel for the plaintiff will this afternoon sub init amendments to those minor imper- factions upon which the court passed yesterday.
 The progress of the case, involving claims of millions of dollars against the two railroads, was rapid yesterday. Coun- selor Harrington of New York city opened the session. speaking for the creditors for two hours. He flayed the railroad companies and gave an analysis of the entire situation. He charged the com panes with having participated in the gigantic issuance of Illegal bills of lad ings.
 Augustus Benners, of Percy, Benners X. Burr, attorneys for the plaintiff, spoke for two hours and thirty minutes and was followed by Gregory l.. Smith for the Louisville and Nashville, who spoke for three hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01

tion to the press that illustrates the vic iousness and persistency of the attack. This last letter is not entirely anonymous. Across the top of the first page is the following ndorsement: ''From the Daily and Trade News Bureau, Southern Build ing, Washington, D. e.
 Attack Reproduced
 To show the nature of this fresh assault the matter pushed under the doors Of the correspondents tonight is here reproduced:
 "The resignation of Dr. Harvey w. Wiley will not satisfy those who are at tacking him because of certain acts m the administration of the pure food act. They regard it probable that Dr. Wiley would resign rather than face an inves- tieation of the bureau of chemistry, and his actions as chief of that bureau, but if they can prevent it he will not be per nlitted to resign until after an investiga- tion is had either by the direction of President Taft or by a congressional com mittee which will probe the charges made against Wiley. Secretary Wilson, Solicitor McCabe and others to the bottom.
 statements have appeared that Dr. Wiley has demanded of Secretary Wilson an investigation of the alleged leak in the department through which correspondence and official records were made public, showing that in several Instances Drs. Wiley and DOolittle had secured the aDdte- ment of cases where prosecution was con- templated because of the presence of lead in baking powders.
 Wilson Contradicts Wiley
 Secretary Wilson has been in Washing ton constantly for the past two weeks and says that he has received no such demand from Wiley either oral or in writing. It would thus appear that no such demand has been made, and Dr. Wiley's opponents frankly say that he will make no such demand, for if he did the investigation could not be confined to the mere locating of the leak but would be extended to an investigation of the bureau of chemistry itself to avoid which, they say, Wiley would rather resign. The story that Wiley might become the vice presidential possibility on the democratic ticket is regarded as a clever move to head off an investigation by the democratic commit tee of the House. Dr. Wiley has been so widely advertised and popular throughout the country that the suggestion might meet with sufficient favor to at least pre- vent an investigation. It is charged that Dr. Wiley has written portion of a statement criticising Secretary Wilson and his associates. This charge, it is claimed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
THE CHICAGO TEAM
 IS ON WAY TO WACO

Chicago February 29.-Three veter- ans of the Chicago American league Chicago tonight on board a special train for Waco, Tex, to begin spring training. The party. including players, newspaper men and guests of President Comiskey, numbered 43.
 Leo Tannehill. one of the veterans, was unable to make the trip, on ac- count of spraincd ankle. He will join the team, however, within two weeks. Pat Dougherty, another veteran, has re- tired from the game. Matty Mcintyre. outfielder had not signed for the 1912 season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
MILLIONAIRE FINED
 ONE CENT AND COSTS

Montgomery, February 29.-(Special)- Richard Tilis. millionaire owner of the Montgomery Light and Traction company was convicted by a jury in the city court of trespassing on property after warning. and was fined cent and costs Thursday. County Solicitor Temple Seibels in his charge to the jury declared he would ask for a hard labor sentence if Tillis was brought before the court again.
 Tillis attempted to make a right of way across negro womans property without entering condemnation proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
BLAIR GOES TO BOOST
 IRON PIPE SALES

To promote sales of the products of .he American Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company on the Pacific coast, J. w Blair. sales manager for that territory, left yes terday at noon over the Frisco lines for San Francisco. gsas FYs
 As announced a few mornings ago the company will establish sales agencies at Salt Lake City, Los Angeles. Seattle and Sanfrancisco. At the latter point Mir. Blair will maintain his office with salesmen io- cated at the other points on the Pacific coast.
 Birmingham iron pipe has enjoyed a tremendous sale on the Pacific coast The American Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company believes that the future holds m intimate amount of work in that section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
KRAUS TRANSFERRED
 TO BIRMINGHAM

Selma, February Especial )-Leo s. kraus. who for the past IS years has been connected with the Mobile di- vision of the Southern railway. will leave here Friday for Birmingham to take a position of train dispatcher on the Birmingham division under Super intendent J. H. Stanfil
 kraus has been employed as dis patcher on the Mobile division of the Southern railway for number of years past and is considered one of the best and most careful employees of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01

The case was passed over until this afternoon at o'clock when the amend ments of technical imperfections will be permitted by the court and doubtless the railroad companies will file demur- rers to them. In the opinion of some of the attorneys the case will be con- cluded today, but others think the argu- ments will not close until tomorrow aft ernoon.
 The counts sustained by the court. namely. two, three and seven, allege that the company issued bills of lading for cotton which was never received by the companies and to that extent were par ticipants in the irregularities charged as resulting from such bills of lading.
 Mir Benners, in his argument, laid bare in a very conclusive and convincing man ner his theory of the entire case with particular emphasis upon his contention that the two companies permitted the Irregularities to continue for a very long term of months.
 The court in sustaining the complaint as refers to counts two, three and seven held that the complaint was good grounds for recovery of damages and that if 1t were proven that the companies is- sued bills of lading for cotton never de- livered and issued receipts without the actual receipt of the cotton, the cred itors were entitled to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
ATTACKS ON DR. WILEY ASSUMING VICIOUS ASPECT Dr. Wiley Denies RumOr That He Will Resign
 Position ANOTHER LETTER
 FOLLOWS DENIAL Last Letter Written on Paper of The Daily and Trade, News Bureau. The Attacks Are Still
 More VitriOlic
By WALTER HARPER

 ehe y1Washington, February 29.-(Special,) debatdes renewed attack on Dr. Harvey w. the a4 ey, chief of the bureau of chemistry, MayPi assumed most sensational propor- .al, LIS. The attack Is from under cover charceIs cannot be directly traced though himselfs generally accepted by those who which hin position to observe the work ,',1 ,ns a'i 2 that it comes from well organ
 element of food manufacturers Mn the have long sought the undoing of Ne Mowiley
 Yee rle new campaign started few ls l.na ago by the circulation of anony- ma rs letters placed under the doors of neAspaper offices. There letters were well prepared, in typewriter form but of the most vicous nature.
 Denies Story
 Newspapers this morning carried a story to the effect that Dr. Wiley is preparing to resign his office and run for Vice President on the democratic #f ticket. The story appearing in dif- ferent papers were so similarly worded that it was apparent that they came from the same source and yet pr. Wiley and his friends knew nothing of the rumor until they read the story in the newspapers this morning. The
 
 story was promptly denied by Dr. Wiley today.
 He characterized preposterous and pure fiction the rumors to the effect that he was considering such action, and that he probably would come out with a statement attacking Secretary s Wilson and the administrations Dr. Wiley declared the rumors were emanating from enemies who recently had attacked him in other ways As to the report that after he resigned lie would be candidate for Vice Presi- dent on the democratic ticket the ex- pert laughed. He said:
 h T could not run on that ticket am a whole democrat not ward poii- tician; that is. the others are semi democrats of the byproduct. believe in the rights of men, the right or women as well as of men to vote. Therefore, am whole democrat
 He has no intention of resigning from his office. He made this clear in the same statement today Yet tonight the organ fxation, person or persons, who seek his | ruin issue another letter or communica-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
CINCINNATI REDS
 OFF FOR TRAINING

Cincinnati, February 29-Seven vet erans of the Cincinnati National league baseball team left here today for Col umbus. Ga. to join the pitchers and re cruits who have been praSticing there for week under the direction of Man aSer ODay.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29
SUFFRAGETTES SPEAK ON
STREET CORNERS

Women Sufragists of Chicago,
encouraged by the action of the
Michigan legislature in submit
ting to referendum vote a con
stitutional amendment providing
for votes for women, redoubled
their efforts in spreading the Cos
pei of equal rights today.
= Yesterday the women made
several campaign speeches at
street corners on the West Side,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29

and these will be continued in
other parts of the city, until all
the voters have been told of the
plea of the women.
Madison and Halsted was the
corner selected for the most Wig
orous work, and the ever chang
ing. crowd gave the women lee
turers larger audience than they
could have secured in a hall. Fac
tory employees at noontime were
asked to vote Eyes" on the ques-
ton of woman suffrage, and thou
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29

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THE EDUCATION THEY FED MISS MERCY
x
Now we're beginning to find out what an education IS
The female educators the Chicago university evil
IDENTIFY wanted tell Miss Mercy what kind of hats when
put her kmono what kind of fall in love with and
when hef fellow
girl ought to learn whole lot that educational joint
No doubt she could find when proper mashed
potatoes with knife what kind of toothpase whether
east when out of the rain and whether
wear peekaboo lawnaree red flannel undershirts.
We don't know how far they with this stuff but may be
girl has hold her hand and ask teacher when she go
Dean Talbot who be the main She that school
intellectual hgbrow she told Miss Mercy the university
pleased have young students engaged she
and accepting from their admirers and she didn't like
have Miss Mercy wearing 500 or $3.50 hats
The it would probably strike the average that
Miss Mercy to that university buy an education She
didn't there buy hats stockings cabbage wenies
And of Dean Tabots business what clothes
wore what her religion who her fellow who loved
who gave her presents whom she going marry.
And if she did down breakfast kmono
of herself the swell the
400 do when they dress expose their persons grand
of the lobster palaces the loop district
SUFFRAGETTES SPEAK ON and these will be continued in
other of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
C0NN0LLY'S advice TO UMPS

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
ZBYSZCKO BEATS
ITALIAN MAT MAN
Big Pole Has a Hard Job,
Though, Fall Consuming
Almost 90 Minutes.

New York. y. Y. Feb. 13-Stanislaus
Zbyszcko, the big Polish wrestler, de-
feated Giovanni Raicevich, the Italian,
in a bout at Madison Square Garden
last night
IT was to have been a finish affair
at catch weights, best two falls in
three Only one fall was required,
however, for after the Pole had downed
the Italian with a half-Nelson with leg
and inside crotch hold. Raicevich was
unable again to come to the scratch
and Tom Jenkins, the referee, declared
ZbyszckO the winner.
The leg hold closely resembled the
famous toe hold Of Frank Gotch and
when his shoulders touched the mat,
Raicevich lay writing in pain. The
fall was secured after "a minutes, 50
seconds Of wrestling.
Raioevich was the aggressor nearly
all the way through and some times
had the big Pole in a tight position,
once with a half Nelson and leg hold
Just barely missing putting his Shout
ders to the mat
A large crowd witnessed the bout.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
MORRIS HAS BETTER
OF STEWART BATTLE
Oklahoma Giant Forces the
Fight at All Times and
Has EASY Work.

New York, n 7, Feb. 13.-CarI Nor
ris, the Oklahoma giant, had the better
OF every round in a 10 round bout with
Jim Stewart, the Brooklyn heavy
eight, in Brooklyn last night.
Although Stewart had been hailed
as an even match for Morris. he lasted
out the 10 rounds only by holding on
and running away. Morris did about
all the fighting, chasing Stewart, about
the ring and cOrnering him in almost
every round. It seemed the general
opinion that Stewart would have been
knocked out had he stood up and
fought Morris was cool and steady at
all stages and showed greater &C
curscy than usual In the sixth round
he cut open Stewards lips with a hard
punch Norris weighed IN at 230
pounds, and had IS pounds the better
Of the Brooklyn man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13

sir, a nice logical little excuse why he
should have another try at the black
SAYS jim; Twas not right that day
SOMEBODY put something into my
SOUP or words TO that effect.
Think Of that Right in his soup
" asnt somebody the mean laIagaloop.
Otherwise and inferentialiy, We are TO
oeileFe that Jim would have had EN-
taking Jack out Of the ring with the
aid Of an undertaken.
No. jim, you don't want another
crack at Johnson and nobody wants
you to have It It wasn't so much
what someone put in your soup" as
what you put in your stomach for
eight years prior and up to that bur-
All in favor Of Jeffries again meet
ing johnson say aye; opposed. nay"
The nays have It unanimously.
The sporting world was almost cleo
trocuted sometime back when Il was
announced that sam Langford had been
beaten by Sam McVey. The fight
took place in Australia and following
that defeat LangfOrd fought several
other orange-hued battles before the
antipodeans.
Comes the report yesterday that
Langford fought 20 rounds with Jim
Barry Of Chicago and was only a de-
cision winner
1t was less than q year ago that
l-ang1ord was considered possibly the
best fighter in the world, many say
ing that they believed him TO be the
superior OF Johnson and that a battle
between the two would be the best
that the game could afford
The way LangfOrd used to wade
through the hopes" on this side o.
the water was a caution. He had the
quick knockout act memorized and the
man who stood up against this suuatrv
negro for more than five rounds was
congratulated Is II possible that the
BoStonian is on the rollers or is it
possibly, another case OF the Amer
leans general inability to make good
athletically on the big island. as wit
ness the defeat Of our national tennis
team2
For everything a system is q good
thing except TO beat the ponies.
Despite the miserable existence that
an umpire is popularity supposed to
i've, 1 notice that the presidents OF
the many leagues OF the country have
more applications for jobs than they
can handle
Possibly it's on the old American
assumption that some people will do
anything to get the coin.
It Is said that when the Ringing
6rothers first put on. the automobile
loop the loop act with woman in
the car that on the day the auto
tailed TO follow the track and the
woman was killed, that there was more
than a score Of applications for her
position.
Umpires are paid well, and if a man
can dodge pop bottles and has the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
ByLewis Arms

! pedal ability to keep so yards ahead
OF a zVO horsepower pursuing mob why
not umpire2
some OF these baseball magnates who
Geslre bit more publicity might try
putuhS over pennant winning team
as method.
Los Angeles has given Abe Atteu
the critical eye and calculates that he
should lie a to / favorite over Johnny
hiloane for their battle Of Feb. p Not
oelng biased by close proximity, the
writer cllngs to the opinion that Kill
i pane mas an excellent chance against
the Alddisher on George Washington's
birthday and that AtteU win have to
TaEei mighty fast II he beats the
CleYelander out Of a decision
see.
-, The new celebrity of the weIters.
Ing to get crack al Willie Lewis this
week Lewis has rolled about in the
WeIter division for many seasons
Sometimes he has been good, more
de and Harry Lewis at one time had
the best claim TO the weller title
1ney Fought so many draws that they
were booked about the country under
ters."
Willie Lewis has a lot Of experience
IN his favor, but If Gibbon is the man
whom they think he is IN the east he
VIII outpoint Lewis at the least.
All Is pacific now in the home Of
McGraw- The Giants look mighty
good on paper, too, for the 1912 sea
son.
Bobbie Wallice one Of the veteran
ball players Of the American league
circuit. who covered the short field
Tor the St Louis Browns for years and
years, receives the reward Of long and
faithful service this season, he having
been put at the helm Of the St. Louis
CLUB II Wallace makes good this sea
son he will be good for several years
as manager Of the Browns. as that
club has ben ingloriously in the rear
since the season that Detroit. Chicago.
cleveland and st. Louis fought * out
Tor the pennant. the flag being won in
the last two games Of play.
st. Louis is too good a ball town to
always be stigmatized by losing teams
Roger Bresnahan has done pretty well
with the Cardinals and is expected to
do even better this season. The Cards
set the league afire for awhile last
season, but were not seasoned enough
TO cling to the advantage when they
had it
W z. Hasha Of Dallas. Texas. was
covering considerable ground at Los
Angeles when he made a mile astride
q motor cycle in SO 3-5 seconds. That /
is within 10 seconds Of the fastest au-
tOmObils time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
WELL, WELL, WELL;
NEW LEAGUE AWAY
The Columbian Organization
Names It's Cities and
Team Owners.

ST. Louis, Mo, Feb. 13.-The Column
bian baseball league was organized here
last night Franchises were awarded
to eight cities. and John T. Powers, Of
Chicago, was elected president for one
year.
The league will begin playing the
latter part of April and will continue
until the latter part of September or
the early part OF October.
The cities in the league and owners
of the franchises follows:
Kansas CITY c. Masker.
ChicagO-William Nfessen.
St LOuis-Otto Stifel and former gov
ernOr Lon V stephens
Louisville-Garnett ZOrn, Walter Il
Pearce and George B. COder
IndianapOlis+W A. Matthews
DetrOit-JOhn Roesink.
CleVeland-Nat Hinkel
Milwaukee-Judge William Melville.
Danny Shay or Warren Gill is slated
to be manager OF the Kansas City
team: Ed Mexican Of the Cleveland
team; Thomas Hackett. now catcher Of
the Spokane team. Of the St. Louis team,
and either Germany" Schaefer, Artie
Hoffman or Chick Fraser will be
manager OF the Louisville team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
- Tom S. An@eWs.l


According to papers just at hand
from Australia, the recent battle be
tween sam OIcvey and Sam Langford
was billed as a worlds championship
affair. the reason for this action being
the refusal Of Jack Johnson, the cham
pion, to keep his engagement with Nc
Vey in Sydney.
Johnson. II seems, had signed con-
tract with Hugh Mcintosh in London to
meet any man the Australian might
select for a championship battle IN
Sydney, but the negro champion repu-
dated his contract with the Australian
promoter, and instead of sailing from
England for the land Of the southern
cross, he came back TO the United
According to ring ethics, johnson
would forfeit his title by not keeping
his agreement to defend his title, put
nowadays championships are not
recognized when won on mere tech
nicalities, and McVey would find II
hard matter to try and make the pub
lie believe or think he IS champion
while johnson is prancing about, even
though his claim might be legitimate
II Is too bad that there IS no inter
national board in boxing, the same as
in New York state, that could make
Johnson toe the mark for such viola
lions OF contracts. When John l. Sui
livan had his run-in. with Jake Kilrain
and Richard K Fox about fighting for
the ponce Gazette Dell5 ana Ine 4alLeI
publication claimed the championship
for Kflrain, the public pOoh-poohed the
idea and refused to recognize the Bal
timore boxer as q champion
It was the same when Jimmy Britt
claimed the title from Joe Cans and
again when Marvin Hart claimed it
from Jeffries- 1t is the man who fights
and wins his title in the ring that the
public look to, but even the public be-
comes tired q c times and refuses to be
the goat for boxers who decline TO
defend their title when challenged In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
ELEVENTH SERIES
BASKETBALL PLAY

Inc 18th series Of basketball games
IN the Commercial league at the W
oo,.tt % paved tonight The opening
CoItesl between the Shelton-Pavn
and the Wall team should be easv for
the Sneltons. The SCRAP OF the 1fFbr
vii W De the central game in which the
- - - fle-no company and the BRYAN
L lalr5y matched in strength. and can
snap siHser anu
In the final contest thu po-,,,.--
the FL Paso Household F' - an
company line up against one aDofbeT
LAls game may spring a s1IrDrise or
sEo. Each side has beaten the Other
49, gu ~ liat9Tally both are keen to
s o'clock III Deslh at