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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-10
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Cattle receipts
500 market steady. Beeves, $1,000
1866; Texas steers, $435@7.5o; west
ern steers, s5.5o@7.2o; stockers and
feeders. ST. ,; COWS and heif-
ers, s2.75@7.40 calves, s6.50@10.75.
Hog receipts 10000; market 100
l5c under yesterdays average. Light,
S7.4o@8.0o; mixed, s755@8.10; heavy,
s74o@8.1O; rough, s7.40@7.60; pigs,
s5.0o@6.s5; bulk of sales. $7.75@8.O0.
Sheep receipts 2oo0 market
steady. Native, s3.50@4.6o; western,
s3.so@4.5o yearlings, s4.To@5.s5,
lambs, native, $5.5O@7.5o; western,
s5.e5@7.40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-10
c., 3. & @. RAILWAY CO.


Berths and tickets. Fifth and John.
son streets.
southbound.
SNo. 8, st. Louis, west and
south leaves ............ IL: dam
xNo. L.. st. Louis, Kansas
City. west and south, leaves s: 5oam
NNo. 4 arrives ............. 1:22pm
Leaves MISUNDERSTANDING. 1.32pm
NO 10, Quincy, Hannibal and
Kansas City, arrives. ...... s:25pm
mo. 10 leaves ............. S:35pm
Northbound.
xNo. z. st. Paul and points
west, leaves ......-....... 2:35am
xNo. 13, Chicago, ST. Paul and
points west, leaves. ....... 7:s5pm
4No. 3 Burlington, Cricago
and east, arrives. ......... 1;32pm
xNo. !, Burlington and Chi
cago, leaves .......... 7:25am
mo. 81, Donnelison, c., B. &
K. G. and North road, leaves 3:30pm
mo. 80, from Donnellson, c.,
4 B. & X. G. and North road
!. arrives ..-................. IL: 30am
mo. |, K. & w, west, leaves S:4oam
No. 5, Centerville. leaves Sun
day only ... 7:s5pm
NO ), Centerville, leaves =. 9:1G2m
*No, 4. from Centerville and
points intermediate arrives 1:15pm
*No. 2, from Centerviile and
points west arrives. s:i0pm
! No. 8, from Centerville, ar
riyes. SUNDAYS only II: 55am
Daily. 'Daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-10
st. Louis Hay.

ST, LOUIS, Nov. 9.-Hay marke,
dull on timothy and clover mixed
caused by heavy receipts. Timothy
in good demand. Ordinary hay is slow
sale. Mixed clover, s9.00@1350; tim
othy $12O0@1500; prairie, $4,000
1850; clover, s1s.oo@17oo; alfalfa,
s14.0o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-10
New York Produce.

new YORK TFOQuCc.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Butter mar
ket firm and unchanged; receipts a.
AIS tubs. Creamery extras, 331ac;
state dairy finest, 31@31sc.
Cheese market steady and unchang-
ed; receipts 2.474 boxes. Weekly ex-
ports, none.
Egg market firm and unchanged;
receipts 5000 cases.
Live poultry market steady West
ern chickens. 13@14c; fowls, 1870
14c; turkeys, 1Sc.
Dressed poultry market unsettled
Fresh killsd western chickens, 12@
1Sc; fowls, 14q17c; turkeys, 16@24c,
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Nov. 9-Butter market
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-10

Trains leave from the Union uepot.
Berths and tickets. Fifth and John.
son streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
COMMITTEE NAMED
 ID SELECT PASTOR
South Highlands Presbyte- rian Has No Minister in
 View Now

Immediately following the morni irg < services at the South Highlands Presby- terian church yesterday the congrega- ton went into session to discuss the lues- ton of securing a pastor for the smurch. The pulpit of the South Highlands church at present is vacant, owing to the sudden death of the Rev Dr. J. r. Plunket, a few weeks ago, and since that time several different clergymen have occupied the pulpit at the Sunday services.
 At yesterdays meeting no direct action was taken towards calling any particular minister to the pulpit of the South High- lands church. The congregation. after brief discussion on new pastor, elected the following committee with authority to select a minister to hl the pulpit of the church--the congregation to ratify the choice of the committee: A. II. Ford. chairman; John W. Sibley and II. R. Dodd, from the elders of the church: Borden Burr, Sydnie J. Bowie, dnd $. W. Lee. from the deacons of the church Henry l.. Badham. r. F. Glass and Rob- ert Calhoun, from the congregation of the church.
 The committee will immediately take action looking forward to the appoint ment of q man to the vacant pastorate. The committee at present has no one in view for the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
WILL SEEK ANOTHER
 CHURCH LOCATION
Committee Named by the Handley Memorial Con-
 gregation Yesterday m

To seek location for a new church. a committee was appointed yesterday morning when the question of the sale of the Handley Memorial Presbyterian church, on the corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, was submitted to the congregation.
 After a short morning service Dr. R. L, Bell. the pastor, announced the subject open for discussion. John R. HornadN offered a resolution to the effect that a committee be appointed to investigate a suitable site and the cost of a new build ing. in order that they might act fnteIlt- gently, before any negotiations be entered into regarding the sale. the committee to report at a future meeting the result of their findings. This was seconded by w. c. Montgomery and the matter was dis- cussed at length.
 A substitute to the resolution seeking to defer the matter for two years was lost and the original motion ns offered by MT. Hornady was carried almost unanimously.
 Dr Bell, who presided over the meet ing, appointed the following committee: r. T. Ericsson. James Bailey, w. c. Rob inson, A. c. Chesney and A. w. Miller, who will make the necessary mvestiga- tion and report back 10 the congregation as soon as practical, when final action will probably he taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
LOCAL SURGEONS ID
 ATTEND MEETING
Dr. Mason and Dr. Talley Will Read Papers at As
 sOciatiOn Meeting

This morning a party of local surgeons will leave to attend the twenty fifth an- nual session of the Southern Surgical and Genealogical association, which takes place at Old Point Comfort, Va, be- ginning its sessions tomorrow. Among those who will leave this morning are. pr. l.. c. Norris pr. r.. A. Luyton, pr. D. r. Talley and Dr. J. M. Mason The meeting will last three days, December r, IS and 19.
 Two important papers will be read at the session by Birmingham surgeons. Dr. D. r. Talley will present d paper on Report of Case Of Large Cyst of the Uterus," and Dr. J. M. Mason will read paper on Acute Hematogenous Affec- ton of the Kidney" These two papers are expected to attract wide attention from the members of the association as Dr. Talley and Dr. Mason have gone into their subject thoroughly.
 Among the Birmingham members of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological as- sociation are Dr. R. NJ. Cunningham, pr. J. D. $. Davis, Dr. E. P. Hogan, Dr. William Jordan, Dr. w. r. McAdory, pr. Gaston Torrance. Dr. Wyatt Henn and Dr. Mack Rogers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
Buchanan Held for Murder

Jim Buchanan. negro, is held at the city jail on a charge of murder, the arrest growing out of the killing of Tom Cum, alias Big Barber" in a barbershop at 112 North Eighteenth street Saturday night. Buchanan was q
 shoe sinner in the barbershop and 1t Is said that he had q quarrel with Big Barber" Saturday night and left the shop. sending another negro by the name of Hard into the shop 10 get his shining tools. While Hard was fin the shop a shot was fired through the open door. striking Gum in the stom- aeh. He died at the hospital. The po- lice say Buchanan was on the outside of the shop when the shot was fired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
"Whistle It, Tardy"

There is d good story going the rounds about C. NJ. Tardy. the pre- mier salesman of the Alabama Grocery company of this city. It seems that at a banquet to which MT. Tardy was in vited and also placed on the list of speakers he got someone 10 prepare a speech for him. The speech was writ ten and delivered to Mir. Tardy who proceeded to commit 1t to memory.
 On the eevning Of the banquet Mr. Tardy was letter perfect in his speech and looked forward to the admiration of his friends at his oratorical powers. At the banquet MT. Tardy was placed near Turkey" Johnson, another com mercial marauders of the Alabama Gro cery company, who piled MT. Tardy with sundry questions and other things which made MT Tardy forget his speech. At the proper time the toast master introduced MT. Tardy. who rose and bowed-and continued to bow. His stuttering finally got on the nerves of Mr Turkey" Johnson. who hoarseiy stage whispered: ''Whistle it, Tardy, whistle it. And Tardy did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
BLRr1ZNGyzAN1y 7RANEZA\G SALES'1EN

On account of the approaching eelebra- ton in honor of the Prince of Peace trav- cling men of Birmingham have for the time being ceased firing.
 From the present until the new year the travellers who are usually on the road will engage in those frivolities that mark the festive Christmas. During the present week 1t Is improbable than half dozen Birmingham travelling men will budge from this city. The only exception that is probable are visits that will be made to the old folks residing elsewhere than in the Magic City.
 Few years have been so full of busl- ness activities as the year 1912 Trade in all lines, travelling men assert, has been excellent. and they have every req son to be entirely satisfied with the net result in their years work. Tie growth of Birmingham as a center for commercial wholesale activity has kept pace with other developments here, and everyone connected with the travelling men is prepared to pass the Christmas holidays entirely satisfied with the year work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
Another Poem

The following Is credited to Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the famous autEoress of poems of passion and other lyrical didoes Poetess Wilcox must have known intimately several Atlanta tray cling men or she never would have had the inspiration to write the following: our mothers won't have him come
 calling;
 He's no earthly good as catch His morals (they saS) are appalling; His finances usually match. He's rollicking, restless, uncaring, Lives but for the hour or the day. He's dubious, dangerous. daring Not fit for a husband. they say.
 But somehow we girls are forgiving; Perhaps he needs us the more,
 Because he goes wrong in the living And knows this old world to the core. So we pass up the dude and the schemer Who leads in societys van,
 And cherish the thinker and dreamer Enshrined In the travelling man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16

A MACHINE DEFECTIVE
By CHARLES H. MANDY

of the car the coins that stick to the bell cord goes to the company. those that come down go to me"
 A number of stories were told of the methods of the "strikebreakers" who re- placed the striking motormen and eon- duetors during the street car strike in Birmingham a few years ago. One new conductor, just from the farm, divided his receipts with the company on the theory that he had always worked his farm on the half share plan and thought it good one. Another "importation," when asked by an official why he did not ring up the fares he collected, replied that he had come to run the car and not ring up fares, but the limit was reached when an- other strikebreaker took the car back to the barn after a day run, and without turning in nickel told the foreman, "he was much obliged for the use of the car"
 One night last week four negroes board ed the Tidewater car at the same time. Each deposited a coin in the. register and took a seat In the car. When the conductor had closed the door he saw in the cash box three niekels and a penny. Being somewhat of a judge of human na- ture the conductor glanced over the ne- groes, and noticing one who looked rather suspicious. went up to him and asked what he meant by dropping a penny in the register.
 'Who tole yo ah trapped In a penny 9" asked the negro.
 That cash register" replied the con duetor, pointing to the device,
 How come?'
 Because it never lies, so cough Up a niekle."
 The negro gazed at the register in won- derment not unmixed with awe and fished q nickel out of his pocket, which the conductor made him drop in the box. As he resumed his seat he said to his com pannions;
 .Ef dat don beat de band. When dey puts CT machinery teetive on CT kyar dey is nary CT chanst ter beat yo' way. Desc Titanic folkes tTtanie being the name mestowed by tho negroes on the Tide water lines) shore has got CT ngger's goat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
AUTOMOBILE BADLY
 INJURIES GUS CAMP
Was Struck by w. H. Dewey's Car at Five Points--Both Attempted
 to Dodge

Augustus J. Camp of the Southern Audit company, who was seriously injured late Saturday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by W. II. Dewey, is not fatally injured, as was at first feared His condition is improving.
 The accident occurred in front of Ter race Court at Five Points. Mir. Camp had taken his automobile to the Highland gar age and was returning home on foot when the Dewey machine bore down on him. Witnesses say that Mir. Camp dodged the machine, which in turn tried to dodge him, but both lodged the same way.
 MT. Dewey's wife and daughter were in the car with him at the time. MT. Camp was taken to the St. Vincent hos- pital by MT. Dewey in his automobile He was badly shaken up and bruised, but it was stated at the hospital last night that his Injuries were not believed to be dangerous, although they were quite seri- ous. Mir. Dewey's car was stopping as it struck MT. Camp, or his injuries would have been worse, witnesses state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
Boosting Birmingham

\. Jax Davis. secretary of the local council of the United Commercial Tray elers is an ardent booster of the Magic City and is always on the lookout for an idea that will be productive of more publicity for Birmingham. MT. Davis last week. with special photographer, managed to secure a very excellent pho tograph of the busy downtown district, from Third avenue looking south on Twentieth street
 The photograph was mailed by MT. Davis to the editor of The Sample Case" the official organ of the United ICommercia1 Travellers of America. In reply to MT. Davis letter and photo graph the editor stated that he would use the photograph for front cover of his magazine in an early number. As the magazine has circulation of appro ximately 10000 throughout the United States and Canada, the publicity thereby attained will mean much for this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
AT THE HOTELS

E. M. Lewis of Cincinnati, J. l.. Rodney of Kansas City, and H. B. Herod Of Nashville are stopping at the HilIman.
 c. P. Phillips of Mulga, F. H. Randall of Mobile and c. A. Fox of Richmond Va. are registered at the Birmingham
 H. S. Long of Jasper, J. W. Roberts of Montgomery and J. R. Bartlett of Boa7 are slipping at the Florence.
 J. s. Billings of Marvel, Fred Tanksley of Nashville, and J. c. Conner of Macon Ga, are registered at the Morris.
 J. H. Edwards of Decatur, J. c. Craig of Montgomery and Leon c. Palmer of Montgomery are stopping at the Metro politan.
 c. H. Armstrong of Meridian, R. J. Lil- ley of Jackson, and T. A. Wiggs of At tala are registered at the Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
RATE EVIDENCE IS
 VERY VOLUMINOUS
Court Reporter BrazeltOn States Ex- hibits on Record Would
 Fill Car

A. W. Brazelton, the well known court reporter who is engaged in taking" the Louisville and Nashville rate case in Montgomery, spent yesterday at home He returned to Montgomery yesterday afternoon. Mir. Brazeton said in all his experience as court reporter he had never been engaged on such a case. in- volving. as he said, "dray loads of testl- mony'
 We have now" said Mir. Brazelton, "exhibits on record that would fill street car. The case will continue until Febrn- ary, l expect, when the mass of docu- ments introduced will be shipped by freight If they are ever shipped any. where. The case is the same old story about the rate problem that required three years to try soon after the last Conner legislature.
 We had Arthur smith of the Louisville and Nashville railroad on the stand for three days, during which time he talked surely volume. l know that it required one hour and 90 minutes for Mir Smith 10 answer one question that was asked him by the attorneys. His reply would fill book, almost"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
CHAMBER WILL BE
 QUIET THIS WEEK Excursion to the American Trust Tuesday and Com
 mittee Meetings

This will be rather a slow week for neaness of Christmas and the consequent home activities of the members. Very few meetings are on the programme for the week-the two important ones being that of the committee on bylaws and revision of the constitution Wednesday and the board of directors meeting on Friday. The committee on bylaws will report to the board of directors Friday
 The board of directors in their regular monthly meeting will receive the reports of many committees which have been appointed for various purposes through out the month by President John w. Sbley. Among the important reports that will come up for consideration Will be that of the "Pot-Latch" committee which will submit favorable recom- mendation 10 the board that they ac- lively take up Oscar c. Turner's idea of having an elaborate celebration dur ing the coming spring to commemorate the prosperity of Birmingham.
 Tuesday the entire membership of the Chamer of Cbommerce will make another of their noted tours of inspection. This time the place to be visited will be the American Trust X Savings bank sky scraper building. which will be officially opened to the public at that time. The management of the American Trust build Ing has arranged a pleasant programme for the reception of the Chamber Of Commerce and the event is looked for ward to by many members
 It is quite probable that during the week the Chamber of Commerce will take some action towards further eo-ope- ration with Congressman Oscar w. Un- derwood to help in passing the special bill introduced in Congress appropriating s1 100000 for n new postofhee and addi- tonal land 10 the site now already owned by the government in Birming- ham. Secretary Radcliffe favor5 the idea of having an entire city block for the postoffice site and there to build magnificent building that would be adequate to the needs of the local post office for the next score years. He believes such building in the central part of the city would make an excellent nucleus for a civic center
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
HARDING WOULD REPEAL SHERMAN
 ANTITRUST LAW Says Much SOlicitude is Felt Over Recent "Trust
 Busting Events
HAS TALKED WITH
 EASTERN BANKERS
First National President Returns from New York and Gives His Views on Industrial and Political
 Conditions

President W. P. c. Harding of the First National bank has returned from trip east. having spent the greater part of the time in New York.
 During weeks visit to New York l saw number of bankers and dis cussed the situation with them from financial. industrial and political standpoint" said Mir. Harding. "All agreed that in view of the enormous crops which have been harvested, that underlying conditions were sound, but good deal of solicitude was expressed as to the political situation. There has recently been bad break in the stock market, due to the decision that was handed down by the supreme court Of the United States ordering a dissolu- tion of the Union Paeific-Southern Pa eific railroad merger. in language which foreshadows other dissolutions not hitherto generally expected. This de- cline in the market is in itself of small consequence except to those directly interested. but the cause of which it is the effect maybe of great importance to us all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
NASHVILLE MEN
 ENTERTAINED HERE

Yesterday r. s. Shannon, secretary of the Nashville Board of Trade, and A, H. Williams, president of the Boost CTS " club of Nashville, were the guests of MT. Radcliffe, and spent the day in motoring to the various points of in- terest in and about Birmingham.
 MT. Shannon and Mir. Williams were highly pleased with their reception and before leaving last evening for Nash vile extended an invitation to MT. Rad cliffe and members of the Chamber of Commerce to attend the annual dinner of the Boosters of Nashville, which takes place next Saturday night in Nashville. A number of members Of the local civic chamber vii attend, as the affair will be a notable one and of especial interest to Chamber of Com merce men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
Business Is Good

Charles Campbell has returned for the week end from his commercial marauding and reports excellent busi- ness in the country districts. MT. Camp bell said: Business is showing extra ordinary strength at this period of the season-so near Christmas Collections according to all reports. are still com ing in handily. Cotton in the country districts Is very nearly all marketed with the exception of a few cotton growers who are holding back await ling 15 cent cotton which is a possibil- ity in the near future. 1t has been my personal observation that everything seems very prosperous throughout the rural districts and q happy Christmas awaits the farmers and country mer- chants of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16
"CarusO" Maxim

". II. Maxim, president and general manager of the Tennessee Milling com pany of Morris avenue has thrust busi- ness aside temporarily for the next 10 days in view of the fact that he has elected to warble "Christmas Carols to the congregation of the Highland Methodist church on Christmas morn ing. Mir. Maxim Is busily preparing for his yocalistic effort under the tutorship of various and sundry instructors in the vocal art. Mir Maxim has been singing in the choir of the Highland church for some time, but his efforts as soloist are awaited with some anxiety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-16

Many and various have been the devices used on street cars for registering the fares paid by the passengers, but for a device that is almost diabolical in its in- genuity the small cash register recently installed on the Tidewater takes the doughnut.
 It is no more reflection on the honesty of the conductors on the car line to in stall this register than is the cash reg ister in the drug store or mercantile busi- ness on their clerks, for in almost every large store the double system is used, the clerk rarely handling the money, for pay the cashier is the general rule.
 The Tidewater cars are novel in many respeets-they are roomy, comfortable and ride like a Pullman. The races are di- vided, which meets the approval of all; the whites are not compelled to ride be- hind a bunch of negroes that sometimes emit an effluvia that is disagreeable to say the least and the negroes them selves are more satisfied, for they are more free to converse and enjoy them selves.
 Coming back to the cash register and
 
 the fare until it has passed through the device Pay as you enter is the rule on these cars. The passenger deposits his nickel in small hopper" the coin falls on q receptacle in plain view of the con- ductor. but nothing short of a stick of dynamite or a sledge hammer can get at the coin until the conductor turns a lever which rings up each fare and registers the amount. The coin then drops in his hand.
 The device has been the subject of much comment among the passengers since their installation. and many stories have been told of the methods used by con ductors in times past to get a little change" at the expense of the street car company. Of course, the old story was told of passenger conductor on a main line who when asked how he divided with the company on his cash fares, re- piled: q throw the money up to the top