davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
THE MAENNERCHOR
 WON FIRST HONOR
Turn Verein Party Returned Last Night in Good Spirits-Rock
 Thrown at Train

The singing section of the Birmingham Turn verein--the Maennerchor-has re- turned from the Mobile Saengerfest in the highest spirits, it won first honors in the musical contest.
 The society sang in Tuesdays matinee ''Wach Auf'' by Baldamus, in which there is soprano solo, This solo was sung by Mrs. c. Julius Severin. and was re- ceived with loud and prolonged applause, and as the public demanded a repeti- tion. the same song was rendered again at the Tuesday night concert. Mrs. Sew erin simply carried the people away with enthusiasm
 MT. Chaddick, was honored by being se- lected as the baritone soloist in the Gries number. In response to hearty encore part of MT. chaddicl's solo had to be repeated. The soloists, and especially the efficient maennerchor conductor, MT. Paul cebrat, as well as all of the members of Birmingham Maennerchor. were the recip- ients of many congratulations. The fes- tival director. Professor Engel of New Orleans, declared openly that the Bir- mingham Maennerchor had rendered by far the best separate chorus numbers of the entire Saengerfest.
 On the way home in the vicinity of Siuria a rock was thrown in the special car in which the singers travelled. The glass was shattered and 1t is said that several persons escaped serious injury only by a miracle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23

Fabens, Tex, May 22.-Details received today show that the cool judgment of a United States army lieutenant and the aggressive stand of two Texas rangers in the face of 200 Mexican rebels advanc- ing on the American boundary line prob ,bly prevented serious complications when troop B, Fourth United States cav airy. turned the band of liberal soldiers across the border here yesterday.
 .,Death to them" cried the Mexicans as they charged forward to wagon road where Lieut.. c. A. Dougherty and 25 men of troop had stationed them selves. their rifles pointed toward Mexico. c. E. webster and Charles Moore of the Texas Rangers, who have been accom- panying the American troops on their border patrol, spurred forward.
 '.If you dare to come across this wagon road we'll arrest your whole army. This road is the boundary line.' shouted Web- ster in Spanish to advancing rebels who formed into fighting line. Webster de- manded at the same time that the rebels send out their chiefs for barley. Colonels lose Cordova and Charles Bustamente, i'll command of the rebels, who were moving on Guadaloupe, dismounted and came forward
 Lieutenant Dougherty defined what he believed to be the American line and the rebel leaders turned their troops and headed eastward toward Guadaloupe.
 JIminez. Mexico, May 22.-To prove their questioned loyalty to the cause of the Mexican rebellion IA prominent men of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
FOURTH METHODIST
 BISHOP ELECTED Bryan Tells Ministers He is Not a Candidate For
 Nomination

Minneapolis May 22.--Dr. N. Laccock pastor of the Hyde Park church, Kansas City. is the fourth bishop of the eight to be elected at the present session of the general conference of the Methodist Epis- | copal church here.
 | This was the result of the fifteenth ballot announced late today, Dr. Luccock receiving 54S votes, 34 more than neces- sary to elect. Those who have thus far been elected at the conference are Dr. Homer c. Stuntz, New York; Dr. T. s. Henderson, Brooklyn; pr. ". o. Shepard. Chicago, and Dr. Luccock.
 Another ballot was taken and It was announced the result would be made known later.
 w. J. Bryan, in a speech before the conference reiterated his recent statement that he is a candidate for no office and did not expect to be.
 '1 hope that no unfriendly newspaper" he said, will say that am candidate for bishop" He urged all church mem- bers to get into politics for the benefit of public morality and good government. 'I got into politics when young and expect to stay until I die, he declared but l don't want you to believe that I am, or ever expect to be a candidate l fcan do more by remaining in politics as a private citizen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
COL. W. A. PERCY
 DIES AT NASHVILLE
Was Brother of Walker Percy and Well Known
 in Birmingham

Nashville. May 22.-W A. Percy of Memphis, brother of United States Sen ator Leroy Percy of Mississippi. who was stricken i'll while attending a po- litical committee meeting here May lo, died tonight at local hotel MT. Percy at times seemed to regain conscious ness after he was stricken, but his condition was regarded as hopeless by physicians and Senator Percy and other relatives have remained constantly at his bedside expecting his death at any moment MT. Percy was successful lawyer and has been prominent in Ten nessee politics for many years.
 Word was received in Birmingham yesterday from Walker Percy of this city to the effect that Col. William Percy, his brother, was in very crit ical condition at Nashville and was not expected to recover.
 Mr Percy was well known in Bir- mingham was prominent attorney or Memphis and the news of his death will be received with. genuine regret
 Walker Percy of Birmingham and Senator Leroy Percy of Mississippi were constantly at the bedside of their brotn- CT during his Illness and at the time oi his death, No information has been received here as to the funeral ar engagements. assfsss fss#H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
COMPLICATIONS
 NARROWLY ESCAPED TUESDAY

Chihuahua, two of them judges of the supreme court are carrying rifles as com mon soldiers in General Orozco's ranks.
 When they were charged with compile ity in a plot against the leaders of the rebellion they denied their guilt and after they reached here under guard they begged to be allowed to prove their all legiance. They received permission to enlist They probably would have been executed if they had not. The men were charged with plotting to kidnap the sec retary general of the revolution, the gov ernor of the state and the chief of arms in Chihuahua, and to attempt to hold to the city of Chihuahua for the federal gov ernment while Orozco was absent on his expedition against the federals under General Huerta.
 Tn addition to this they were charged with being responsible for the recent bridge burning along the line of the Mex lean Central railway.
 Fabens, Texas, May 22-tAmerican Headquarters)-To keep Mexicans from invading American territory In their bat tie around Guadaloupe, Mexico, Col. E. Steever of the Fourth United States cav airy today early ordered two troops of cavalry to follow along the frontier sev- eral miles to the east, parallel to, any fighting fnat may occur among the Mex icanized troops.
 The confusion of the troops over the imaginary line nearly caused an interna- tional episode yesterday. The American commander is determined to definitely mark the frontier by string of olive drab uniformed soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
Fight for Convention Hat

Dallas. Tex. May 22.-Huge feet were
 found stencilled all over downtown streets this morning each bearing an
 inscription. This was Beat it to Tor onto in 1913" It was Toronto's latest contribution in her effort to secure the Associated Advertising Clubs of Amer
 ca's next convention. The next host
 will be selveted tomorrow.
 Baltimore and San Francisco adver- Using men have started talking cam paigns to aid their more spectacular efforts of earlier in the week to land the next convention for the turned brass rule artists ~ This forenoon the delegates went to
 Fort Worth for an outing. Bruce Kennedy said Montgomery would give way ton of literature ad- vertsing the capital of Alabama This campaign begins Friday. The Chattanooga advertising men said they had discovered so many Tex
 ans who had come originally from Ten nessee that this fact alone ought to
 help in the competition for market for Tennessees products aside from Jo- seph Bailey originally hailing from Ala bama.
 The Birminghamer, a pamphlet pub llished in Birmingham, carried a full
 page advertisement in the local papers. It contains much data of valuable character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
CAPTAIN F|NEDFOR LACK OF WIRELESS
 OPERATOR ON SHIP

New York, May 22.-For sailing from New York December 26 without a wire less operator, Capt. E. D. Johnstone of the steamship Sabine of the Mallory line, was fined s10o today by Judge Mayer in the United States district court. Captain Johnstone pleaded guilty.
 The Sabine. outward bound from New York to gulf ports. anchored at Quaran- tine and there awaited her wireless opera tor until nightfall. The man failed to appear and rather than lay at anchor over night, Captain Jonhstone decided 70 proceed without him, leaving instructions that the operator should go by rail to Brunswick, Ga, which was the first port of call of the Sabine. The operator did this. but as the law requires wireless operator where 50 or more passengers are carried more than 200 miles without land- ing, Captain Johnstone had technically violated the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
COKE COMMITTEE
 ID INSPECT OVENS

The coke committee of the United states Steel corporation will reach Birmingham this afternoon from the east. The com mittee is composed of IA experts from the steel corporation, who are to inspect the newly completed coke ovens at Corey' which are now operating satisfactorily The committee has been here before tc . look over the coke properties or ths Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com pany but have never looked over the Hopper ovens in this community
 The officers will be extended the usual courtesies by local officials of the steel corporation. They will be taken to the plant at Corey in the private car Tenn nessee." It is probable that the visitors will look over other properties while here.
 The coke committee will have apart ments at the Hllman hotel while in Br- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

that vessel had experienced fair weather and sighted no ice.
 Pittsburg.- William Pastorius. aged 24. graduate of the University of Heidelburg. an accomplished musician and law stu dent was convicted here today of send ing an internal machine through the mats in an attempt to extort 5000 from Alex ander R. Peacock, multi-milionaire, of this city. Sentence will be pronounced later. the extreme penalty under the law being six years in the penitentiary.
 Austin. n.--Unfavorable replies from eight of the 13 southern governors invited by Governor Colqutt to meet in conference in Galveston next Saturday to discuss plans for boosting the prcie of cotton in- duced the Texas executive this morning to postpone the meeting.
 Budapest, Hungary.-The socialist union at a prolonged meeting tonight resolved to proclaim strike tomor- row of all unionist workmen in Buda- pest with the exception of municipal employees as protest against the cleo ton of Count Tisza today as president of the lower house.
 Port au Prince. Hayti.--The law for bidding Syrians to carry on commer-
 
 effect May 31 and all stores conduct ed by Syrian merchants who have not obtained a license will be closed. London.-Commend Eduardo de Martino. the marine artist. died to- day. Eduardo de Martino was marine painter in ordinary to the late Queen Victoria. He was born at Meta. near Naples, Italy. Among his paintings' is series of four pictures of the battle of Trafalgar.
 New York.--A document written in the year 1904 was produced in the case of the so-called sugar trust today. It said We are open for contracts" The dissolution suit was held in two sec tions after recesses. The document was from MT. Havemeyer and in 1t personal matters were discussed, MT. Have meyers representative in the Colorado beef field was mentioned
 London.-No progress has been made toward a settlement of the London port strike. Twenty thousand men are out. Annapolis, Md.-A furry was created among members of the marine garrison attached to the naval academy barracks s here tonight when orders were dis patched to all marines fin town on leave to report at the barracks at once. It is said unofficially that regiment is being formed to leave for duty on the Mexican border or in Cuba within the next ] , hours.
 Atlanta.-A s4.oO0,OoO merger of Georgia cotton seed oil mills was an- nounced here today by local capitalists who financed the transactions. Mills in Atlanta. va1dosta, Dublin, Bainbridge, Madison and other towns, have been taken over The new corporation is known as the Empire Cotton Oil com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
S3OOO WORTHOF
 JEWELRY STOLEN

Burglars entered the home of ]. Mer- cer Barnett. 2120 Rose avenue, Tues day night and robbed him of about S3O00 worth of jewelry, according to q report received by the police depart ment It Is said that no clue was left by the intruder Several family heir looms, said to be priceless in value, were among articles stolen. Detectives Murphy and Mcdonald are working the case for the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
CROWS ACTION IS
 CAUSE 0F COMMENT
Clerks Are Much Exercised. Some Statistics of the
 Docket

The action of Judge E. C. Crow of the first division of the circuit court in or dering continued all cases set for Mednes- day, Thursday and Friday on the May and June docket of the court over which he presided caused much comment yes- terday and his action was generally com mended.
 When asked yesterday in reference to the order of Judge Crow, Clerk William Waldrop said that he had no statement 10 make In justice to MT. Waldrop it is said that Judge Crow had ordered more cases to be set on the bar docket, and that the clerk thought he was carry ing out the order of the court
 In the office of the clerk of the city court two of the deputy clerks seemed much exercised at the statement that the docket of the said court was "loaded." ," The bar docket revealed the fact that 1o2 cases were set in the four divisions of the court for the week commencing May 20 as follows In the first division, pre- sided over by Judge Sharpe, there were 47 cases docketed for four days; in the second division, presided over by Judge Ferguson. 23 cases; and in the third dl- vision. presided over by Judge Walker, 26 cases, making in all 96 cases in three di- visions set tor jury trial. Judge Ne- smith took up the non-iury docket, in which 56 cases were set. One of the dep uty clerks stated that Judge Walker had completed his docket up to date. and that Judge Nesmith had disposed of 46 cases
 DO Tad son was not mentioned When asked by a reporter how many of these cases had been finally disposed of, the deputy clerk was silent. One of the bystanders stated that it would be interesting to publish the cases finally disposed of in the city court for the current week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
S8O00 IS LOSS IN
 WEST END FIRE
Flames Damaged Three Residences on Cotton Avenue Tuesday
 Night

A loss which 1t is said, will reach $500 was incurred by fire in West End Tues day night when the home of Mrs. Mildred w. Wood. 709 Cotton avenue, caught fire. The flames spread and TOT Cotton avenue n vacant house, was also badly damaged and the home of Dr. l.. A. Fealey. 91l Cotton avenue. was damaged to certain extent The fire department rendered eff ficient service, but the alarm came In toe late for them to check the damage be- fore it had mounted high.
 Dr. Fealey was a loser by about $500 while the vacant house suffered damage of about $500 The damage to the Wood home is estimated at $500 They are owned by w. l.. Miller of Talladega who carries insurance on them to the extent of s25oo on each house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
TO TAKE UP FIVE
 POINTS MAIL BOX

Effective Sunday the mail box at Five Points In connection with the sub-station there will be taken up at o'clock D. m in order to be more convenient for the residents of South Highlands. As the new plan works letters may be mailed Sunday afternoon at Five Points and will be deposited in the central office very soon thereafter.
 postoffice, T. H. Aldrich, postmaster, yesterday announced that only two deiiv- cries would be made in the business cen ter May 30 which Is Decoration Day. The rural carriers on that holiday will have a convention in Birmingham. while the other employees will give their annual picnic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23

washington-The republican major ity of the Senate committee on finance at a conference tonight decided to re- port adversely tomorrow the House wool tariff revision bill and not to attempt to recommend any substitute at present. No progress was made in the effort to agree on substitute
 Norfolk, Va.-The advance guard of the democratic state convention, which meets here tomorrow for the election of Virginia's 24 delegates to the Bal timore convention, arrived today in large numbers Headquarters have been opened up by Wilson, Clark and Under wood supporters Indications are that Virginias delegation will go unin- structed but efforts will be made to put through a Wilson preferential resolu- tion.
 Dayton. Ohio-The first change in the condition of Wilbur Wright. who is seriously i'll with typhoid fever, was for the worse, and his physician. pr. H. IB. Conklin. said tonight: This has been the worst day yet and the case is very uncertain"
 Philadelphia.-After being idle for A working days the 170,000 mine work CTS throughout the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania for 30 miles square resumed work during the day under the new wage agreement
 hicago-More than 800 prisoners In the city workhouse fought in their cells and pleaded for release while flames tonight destroyed the institutions s leather and broom factory, 20 feet from the cellhouse The loss was s5o,oo0- Iondon.--The national conference of the Miners Federation. which has been meeting this week to discuss the oper- ation of the recently enacted wage act for miners, adjourned today after pass ing a resolution which indicates that the men are spelling for another fight"
 New York-In order to prevent any diliatory tactics, United States District Attorney Wise today filed an expediting certificate in the governments suit against Herman Sielcken and other members of the Brazilian coffee valor- ization scheme.
 Rio de Janeiro-That the carrying out of the plan of valorization of coffee can not be regarded as the formation of a trust is the gist of an editorial appear ing here this morning in the Journal of Commerce.
 Chicago Judge Carpenter de- cded this afternoon he had no authority to direct the government to participate in a suit to establish the title of valuable lake front lands in Chicago. which are claimed by representatives of Indian tribes They are now occupied by the railroads.
 Monte Carlo-Count Nicolai Dmitrijav- itch von Der Osten Sachen. Russian ann bassador to Germany and dean of the dip lomatic corps in Berlin. died here today m his eighty-second year.
 Clevelapd.-An earthquake of some vio- lence and long duration was recorded at the St. Ignatius observatory here to- night. It began at 9:15 o'clock snd con tinued until 9:50. the maxium vibration being at $40. No estimate of the remote ness of the disturbance was gwen. washington.-Th scout cruiser Bir- mingham the first vessel of the ice pa trol, arrived today on her station off the Grand Banks. and reported by radio to ! Captain Knapp, the naval Photographer. announcing that she had spoken the liner Olympic tn latitude $ north and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
POWDER FACTORY
 TO BE BUILT SOON

It was announced yesterday by officials of that company that the factory of the Utahnite company would be under course of construction within the next few days The factory where the new explosive will be manufactured will be located very close to the" city, but the exact loca- tion has not been announced. It is stated that the plant and equipment will involve a considerable outlay of money, and will be one of the smaller industries which the business men of Birmingham have been seeking for some time-
 The machinery for the new plant has been ordered and will arrive in Birming- ham during the week. Titles for the new factory site are being looked over and when passed upon work will ~on- mence without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
RE|CHSTAG'S LAST
 SESSION IS LIVELY

Berlin, May 22.--The final session of the rechstag today prior to adjournment to November 29 was @ stormy one. The social-democratic leader, George Lede- bour. in referring to the Emperors re- cent threat at banquet at St:asburg that he would incorporate Alsace-Lor- raine into Prussia, declared:
 "A people like the English would In a parallel case either have smashed the throne to fragments or have confined q monarch making such remarks in some quiet castle in the same way as had been done to the mad king of Bavaria and ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid"
 Dr. von Bethmann-H Hollweg, the 1nl- perial chancellor, rose excitedly from his seat and declared the nation which was devoted to the Emperor would know how properly to resent such attacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
BOSTON PARTY OF
 ADVERTISING MEN
 MAY VISIT HERE
(Continued From Page One)


 ~~~~~~~~~-~~~-~>~-~~-~~~ ~~~ ly they had hand out" from a 'chuck wagon and made a trip through the packing establishments of Fort Worth. The delegates were guests at an inform al dinner tonight. Among the speakers were James Schermerhorn of Detroit. Charles Frederick Higham of London and Charles Ousley, editor of the Fort Worth Record. IkltUKl Mir. Schermerhorn said in part:
 Publicity can do for us what the light that fell upon the Damascus road did for Saul, it can save us from ourselves. It is the searchlight turned back upon our own purposes and methods. It can save nations, states and parties by uncovering the refuge of deceit and the hiding place of duplicity. Some far sighted corpora tions are beginning to love light rather than darkness. They are coming out of their secret places to give their side of the case to the common people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
-----ss--- ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheum-Vaudeville

The vaudeville taste that cannot be satisfied with this weeks offering at the Orpheum is hard one to please. The bill includes five excellent numbers. every one good. It is well balanced, filled with good music comedy and acrobatic stunts, with an electrical act as a novelty. The bill includes Swor and Mack. black face comedians; Dr. Macdonald wizard of electricity: Gertrude Dudley and com pany, singers; Barto and Clark. singers anddancers. and Dennis brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
TOPROTEST FRIDAY AGAINST TAX RAISE Committee Met Yesterday and Arranged to Take
 Definite Action

The executive committee appointed at the mass meeting of the citizens of Bir- mingham Monday afternoon for the pur- pose of protesting the tax raises of lief ferson county, held short session yes terday afternoon in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce. The com lnittee adjourned to meet at 3;3O o'clock Friday afternoon, at which time num- Der of prominent men will be present and definite steps toward protesting agains' the raises will be made The executive committee is composed of J. s. Gillespie J. D. Moore, Robert Jemison E. l.. Brown and Frank Nelson, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
SCHMALL LAUDS
 ATLANTA BLONDES

pretty blondes and consumes more soft drinks than any city in the country. according to Joseph Schmall of Laredo, Tex. who represents a syrup house
 Maybe the blondes are responsible for the heavy consumption of the soda water" says Mir. Schmall, Tn any event, a slough of 1t is drunk here. Out in Dallas I believe there are just as many good looking brunettes as there are here. but the Atlanta blondes cannot be matched"