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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Washington, August 15.-(Spe cial9 9-Pres- ident Taft is sore. He feels that he IS .,eing made the goat. Standing nobly by the interests" he has proceeded to veto the tariff bills that democratic Congress has passed and wormed through the Sen ate by the aid of the insurgents, and as he supposed, saved the day for the pro- fected manufacturers. But behold, the democrats in the House proceeded to do something never before done in history, and passed tariff bills over his veto, and the President is huffy.
 Tt is said that he lays the blame on absert republicans who are at home look Ing after their own affairs instead of being in Washington attending to the duties for which they were elected,
 It is practically agreed that two of the big bills will never get out of conference, they are the sugar bills and the excise bill 1t appears that the Senate and House are hopelessly at loggerheads and can not reach any kind of a compromise.
 Nevertheless adjournment is not in sight. Some declare that the session will come to all end next week, others that we will be here until September l, even lcnger.
 It is conceded that there is little hope for the wool and steel bills being passed ever the Presidents veto in the Senate unless standpat senators adopt the same tactics that some of them adopted pre- ViouslS and absent themselves and let combination of democrats and insurgents pass the measure.
 The cotton bill will probably be agreed to in conference and 1t is prob able that it will reach the President, who in the face of the veto of the wool and steel schedules being run over him in the House may let it become law without his signature.
 There is much discussion of nigh browed and learned nature by the great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Los Angeles, August 15.-Nat .. Goodwin, the actor! was seriously and probably fatally injured about noon to- day at Rocky Point 12 miles south of Hueneme, by first being thrown from a skiff on the rocks by the breakers and then being struck by the boat It. self as 1t was dashed ashore
 Goodwin and a woman of his com pany engaged the launch Nora, Capt. Albert Hyder, to make q trip up the coast today with a view of locating some land which, Goodwin said, he wished to buy and convert into sum mer resort
 The woman had a note which she told Captain Hyder was for an Indian who lived near Hueneme and when a spot 1e miles south of that place had been reached she espied an Indian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
COLUMBUS VOTES RAILROAD BONDS $5O,OOO Will! Be Given C. M. & G. for Terminal
 Facilities

Columbus. Miss, August l5.-(Special9 Columbus voted s5o,eo0 today to be given the Columbus. Memphis and Gulf rail- road for terminal facilities and right of way into this city. This IS the road which will run from Okolona to Aper- deen and thence to Columbus and then southeast 10 Pickensville. Alabama.
 The road will open a new territory which is practically without railroad ia cilities and will fill long felt want this entire section. Other cities along this line have already voted bonds for similar purposes and 1t Is ex- pected that work will begin in the near future.
 G. r. Heard. one of the builders of the Columbus Street railway is at the head of this enterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
LONE ROBBER HOLDS
 UP EXPRESS AGENT
Obtains 5000 and Locks the Messenger in
 Chest

Asheville, N. C., August 15-A lone train robber, masked and armed, board- ed Southern railway train No. 13, Spar tansburg to Asheville, at 10:30 o'clock tonightfas it was leaving Biltmore. ing the express messenger, l.. F. Carr, of Marion with d revolver, secured a package containing s3Ooo in bills. The robber then commanded Carr to get In the express chest, which he had just rifled, and locked him in it. It is presumed that the robber left the train as 1t slowed up for the Asheville yards.
 When the train arrived at the Ashe- vile station express employees found Carr locked in the chest. When re- leased the express messenger was un- able to give Q description of his as- sallant, saying the latter was com- pleteIy masked A
 The train was an hour late at Bilt- more, a fact which the local police department say the robber was aware of. Messenger Carr says he had just finished arranging his packages. pre- paratory 10 leaving the train at Ashe- vlle. when he was confronted by masked stranger with a loaded re- volver who demanded his money. Carr states that the robber than bound his hands and forced him (Carr) to get into the chest which he locked.
 The alarm was quickly given at Asheville and several policemen were rushed toward Biltmore on a special train. Other members of the force boarded train No. 35 which leaves Asheville at 0:5O. It was thought that the robber might have attempted to escape on this train At midnight to- night the police and express officials were still without Q clue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
WHITE ANNOUNCES
 TEN COMMITTEES
List Given Out by Secretary of the State Bar
 Association

Montgomery, August 15.-tSpeeialb } Ten standing committees of the State Bar association have been announced by Frank S White of Birmingham presi- dent of the association. President Whites appointments were given out to- day by Colonel Alexander Troy, seere- tary of the State Bar association, and are as follows:
 Committee on jurisprudence and law reform: F. R. Campbell, chairman. Blr- mingham; W. A. Gunter, Jr.., of Mont gomery; II. c. Selheimer. Birmingham. s. s. Peasants. Huntsville, and s. A. Lynne. Decatur.
 Judicial hdmnstration and remedial procedure. N D. Denson, chairman. La fayette; s. II. Sprott, Livingston; W. H. Tayloe, Uniontown: Thomas w. Cole man. Jr.. Annston and Mike sollie, ozark.
 Legal education and admission to the bar; Isaac R. Hinton, chairman. Carroll Lton; Fleetwood Rice. Tuscaloosa; W. [. Crumpton, Evergreen; E. w Faith, Mo- bile, and Turner Petty. Huntsville. Correspondence: Julius Sternfeld. chairman. Selma; David A. Grayson. tlhhtSAhitf V. IT. oleis lJttutuir w. :. cebb, Tuskegee; o. M. Alexander. An- niston.
 Legislation: John M Chiffon. chair man, Montgomery; Geo. J. Sullivan, Mo- bile Daniel Partridge, Jr.. Selma; A. II. Carmichael Tuscumbia, and C. S. Me Dowell, Jr. Eufaula.
 Publication; l.. B. Rainey, chairman. l Gadsden; w. B. Harrison, Talladega; H. l.. Martin, Ozark; W. W. Sanders, FL ba; Samuel L. Jones, Camden.
 Local bar association: W. O. Mulkey, chairman, Geneva; J. B. Barnett, Mon roeviHe; D. P. Foster, Mobile; Frank W. LulL Wetampka and II. A. Bradshaw. Florence.
 Legislative enactment: Thomas S. Fra ser, chairman, Uniontown; w. w. Law ender, Centerville, and F. w Mccarthy. Ensley.
 Violation of the code of ethics: B. P. Crum, chairman, Montgomery; Henry R. Howze, Birmingham; George Huddleston, Birmingham
 Delegates to American Bar Associa- ton: John Pelham, Anniston; R. B. Evins, Greensboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
THURSDAY PAY DAY AT CAMP BREWER  S15,000 Distributed to Sol diers-Final Dance
 Given

Columbus, Miss, August 15.-(Special) Today was pay day at Camp Brewer, and about $15,0O0 was distributed by pay masters Mayo and Goodman. The cav airy troop from Macon left for home this afternoon.
 The Seventeenth Infantry leave Satur- day morning on their 200 mile walk to Anniston, Alabama, from which place they go via rail to Fort McPherson, Ga-
 There was no dress parade this after noon This morning another sham battle held forth.
 Tonight the last dance was given at Lake park pavilion. At II o'clock the dance given by the Mississippi. officers to the officers from the Seventeenth In fantry and the members of the local Choctaw club was commenced. This sec ond dance will last rn.il o'clock to- morrow.
 Rain poured this afternoon for an hour but Camp Brewer is built on sandy soil and it was enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
 IN MISSISSIPPI

Columbus, Miss. August 15.-(Speeial)- k Y. Taylor, vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Ohio, was m the city today and announced that in the next week or so the Southern Railway in Mississippi would put on an extra ae- commodation train. leaving Winona about t.S0 a. nl reaching Columbus about 9;o. Returning this train will leave Columbus aDout 4:30 D. m.. reaching Winona about 7.20 D. m.
 This will enable people living between Winona and Columbus to come to. Co., lsnbus and do shopping. returning the same afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
NAT GOODWIN INJURED
 WHILE PLAYING HERO

hut and demanded that Captain Hyder take her note ashore and give 1t 10 the Indian. Hyder refused be- cause of the strong tide and rough breakers. Goodwin. taking off his coat and vest, grabbed the note and jumped into a rowboat.
 As the boat reached the breakers line it was overturned. Goodwin was thrown upon shore and stunned. With the next roll of breakers the boat was thrown upon Goodwin.
 Hyder got Goodwin into the launch and hurried to Santa Monica, where the actor was placed in a hospital.
 Late tonight, after thorough examina- ton, Goodwin's physicians announce the. patient's injuries were not so serious as at first thought and that MT. Goodwin would not be confined to the hospital be- yond tonight. Bruises and cuts constituted the most serious of the actors injures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
TAFT IS VERY SORE BECAUSE
 STANDPATTERS DESERTED
ny c. E. STEWART

lawyers and statesmen of the Senate over the Panama canal bill, over
 whether or not provisions in bhes bill
 violate the Hay -Pauncefote treaty.
 In discussing it recently one of the greatest lawyers in the House said:
 The assumption that such an act of perfidy is in contemplation affords a
 basis for the disquieting cry that Con
 gress is going to involve the county in a general tariff war. No one has | forgotten the feeling of apprehension growing out of tine passage of the max mum clause in the Payne -A1drich tar if bill, yet the law was carried out
 without a snarl in the negotiations, and certainly if there ever was a reasona- ble excuse for bringing on a tariff war with foreign nations, the Payne Aldrich tariff law furnished that excuse.
 AS to the contention that the canal tolls clause discriminates against foreign
 nations in favor of American shipping, is not that fiatly disproved by the fact that more of our ships are denied free passage, or, indeed the use of the
 canal on any terms, than are ex- i empted from paying their way through
 The use of the canal is not deried to any class of foreign vessels. -fhc only provision In the bill that is cited as discriminatory is that which seems to put American owned ships, foreign
 built, on footing with American built ships engaged in our coastwise trade. It is possible that this provision will be eliminated in the conference shoull
 the conferees ever agree at alls'
 The little legislation remaining on 1 the programme for enactment durin E
 the present session could easily be dis posed of in a few days if r,ere was
 not such a hopeless snarl of different political interests involved ard each trying to get some advantage In the pending bills.
 The democrats believe that they are doing the right thing for the country and for the party, and they are patient 1 ly waiting until the other fellows de- stroy each other. and they seem to be doing their very best toward such a
 conSummation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
NATURALLY

Mobile. August 15.-(Speciai.1- United States army men stationed at Fort Morgan hailed with delight the news that the United States Senate had at last passed the army appropriation bill These men hayo received no pay since Jnnes or nothing for their ser vices since their May salaries. Officers testing bitterly against their treat ment President Taft has yet to sign the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
INSTITUTE GREAT
 SUCCESS IN LOWNDES
Immense Gathering Attends Sessions at Fort Deposit-Prominent
 Educators Speak Today

Fort Deposit. Z August 15.--tSpeeial) Judging by the immense crowd that daily attends the Lowndes county, teachers in- stitute and the large enrolment of teach CTS and the presence of SO many prom inent county and state officials, 1t is justly conceded to be the best ever held in this county.
 Every days programme has been ex- eeptionaAy interesting and instructive.
 Friday is considered the banner day. as the county board of education and members of the local board of trustees will be present as well as Hon H. J. Wfilingham Dr. J. W. Abercrombie. N, R. Baker, state rural school supervisor and Prof. R. NJ Hobdy, president of the Alabama Educational association and other prominent men who win make edu- cational addresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
Band Programme

Nappfs band will render the follow ing programme in Capitol park to- night from to 10 o'clock:
 March. "Sadowa," Millars.
 Overture, -Nabucodonosor." Verdi Waltz Pleasures of the Past' Waldtenfel.
 Selection, Alma. Where Do You Live" Brionet
 Solo. Maria Mari" sia Nappi,
 Overture, "Morning, Noon and Night. Selection. The Red Widow" Gebst. Reyerie. Spring Song" Mendelssohn. Selection. "The Merry Widow, Lehard.
 Dream picture. Uncle Toms Cobin,' Aampe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
HASTINGS BECOMES
 ASSISTANT CLERK

Montgomery, August 15.-(special) The appointment Of J B. Hastings. Jr, of Montgomery, as assistant clerk of the court of appeals, to succeed w. l.. Cha1dler. resigned was announced today by cpl. Alexander Troy, clerk of the court MT. Hastings was formerly in the drug business in this city. and is a young man of marked ability. He en- tered upon his new field of labors Thurs day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheun

It is the rarest thing that Birmlng- ham audiences wake up to an act and applaud 1t as the orpheum audiences are doing Alfredo this week. But 1t Is just as rare that a musical genius comes along and makes such a hit. only two have done so this year. The remainder of the bill is also classy in every sense. with the wonderful Yoscarrys doing comedy acrobatic stunts. and Eldrid and com pany offering ''Won by a Leg the best comedy of thenseason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION
 VACANCY EXPECTED
Sam Will John Going to Massillon. Several Mentioned to Suc-
 ceed Him.

On account of the removal from Bir- mingham of Col. Sam Will John. who in the future will reside at Massillon, there will probably be vacancy on the board of education. The city has not been officially informed as yet of the removal of Colonel John.
 Sidney J. Bowie. Jelks Cabaniss, Prof. l. w. McAdory, Dr. Cunningham Will son and others are mentioned as the probable successor of Colonel John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
BesSener News

Bessemer, August 15.-( Especially terday afternoon the preliminaryNhearing of Heck Hopkins, who Is charged with perjury was heard before Judge E. H. Lopez, the accused being bound oyer to the grand jury under $500 bond It is alleged that Hopkins gave false testi- mony in the preliminary trial of Will Wright who Is charged with the killing of Robert Foster at Virginia mines sev- eral weeks ago.
 The record of serving warrapts was broken yesterday by the sheriff's force of the Besseruer office when seventy-one Warrants were executed. It is claimed by the officers that this is the largest number of warrants ever served out Of that office in one day A large number of these warrants charged the defend- ants with the violation of the liquor law and the cases will probably be set for trial at the fall term of court.
 
 Officers Bishop and Parrott today ar rested Bessie Williams. girl of nine teen who was found on Twenty-first street at the request of fhe Atlanta au- thorities The Atlanta police ailege that the girl purchased diamond ring val ued at s10O from an Atlanta dealer, and after paying s15 on it pawned 1t and left the city coming to Bessemer At the request of the state authorities Ida Mansfield was arrested by Officer Hous- ton She is but eighteen years of age and had escaped recently from the Pis- gah home for girls at Birmingham.
 A large crowd enjoyed the Trip Around the World,' which was given to. night by the pastors helpers of the First Methodist church. The cars left the home of Kew Frank Brandon on Arling- ton avenue and visited the following countries at the following homes The home of Mrs. ". H. Brannon represented Ireland; the home of Mrs. B. c. Jones, ''The Land of the Lotus Eaters; the home of Mrs. John C. Lewis. India; Mrs T. r. Robinson's hone. Japan. and Miss Mary E. Lovetts home, America. At each home young girls, wearing the dress Of the country represented. escorted the visitors around and served light refresh- ments. A neat sum was realized which will go toward the organ fund.
 Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Reno Solo, mon and Miss Clara Shelby saidat to be from Birmingham were united in mar riage by Judge, S. J. Tillman in his of flee, in the presence of a number of witnesses that had gathered from the offices adjoining. The couple drove out in a big touring car unaccompanied by any friends. As soon as the words were pronounced and the certificate secured the young couple left for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
East Lake Park

The masquerade carnival in the skat- ing rink at East Lake park, which came to a close last night. was a great success The rink, which was decor ated in the typical carnival style, pre- sented beautiful scene. The . pro- grammes. which were brimful of prize winning events, were exceptionally good The regular Thursday evening dance, which was held in the pavilion. was well attended. These dances. given every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday evening, are increasing in attendance at each session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
CONSCIENCE

Mobile, August 15.-Cspecial)-J. c. Rich general counsel for the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago railroad received s4 from a stranger today who gave his req son for presenting the money that he had been converted by an evangelist. The stranger related that he had won in the courts seven years ago sS0 for the death by train of a horse for which he could not get $35. MT. Rich will not reveal the name of the stranger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
ONE HOMICIDE A
 MONTH IN ETOWAH Report Forwarded to Gov ernor-Rolling Mill Put
 in Operation

Gadsden. August 15.-(speciaD-one homicide for each month infthe year is the record of E,towah county during the last 12 months This is the report made by Sheriff Lister to Governor O'Neal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
Majestic

The show at the Majestic continues to draw large crowds at every perform ance Hundreds have been turned away as usual, but all those who have seen it. are more 6an delighted with the en- tire programme Perhaps the most unique. most wonderful offering of the season Is the Indian princess We Mo- Ma, in her original dance of death" in den of vicious rattlesnakes Twist ing squirmng, darting swift as light ming. these horrible reptile monsters strike with all their power in an attempt to hang their fangs into the flesh of this daring little lady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
AND WOLGAST SIGN
 ARTICLES TO MEET THIS FALL

Jones, Is in California and the champion took charge of his own end of the ne gotlations.
 The terms provide that Wolgast's share will be $l5,0O0 with a controlling interest share of the pictures Mcfarland is to get 1715 per cent of the receipts and ten per cent of the picture money.
 Wogast consented to allow Mcfarland to weigh in at 135 pounds at three o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Cadillac, Mich, August l5.-After months of negotiations Ad Wolgast, champion lightweight pugilist and Emil Thiry of Chicago, representing Packey Mcfarland, tonight signed articles sior a ten round no-decision fight between wolgast and Mcfarland before the Madi- son Square Athletic club. New York, on 27 Wolgasts manager. Tom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
PERSONAL

Miss Lila Kittledrew of Newton, Ala, is a guest of Mrs. w. D. Wood, 2So9 Highland avenue.
 Ben l.. Loventhal after three months r~n ton. spent in Chicago, Louisville, Clay land, Detroit. Buffalo and Nash
 has returned to the city. MT. Low ~ill soon engage in business here yhl make his home at 122V Ash stre-, Jsouth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Business interests working for a new commercial organization have reached sn agreement and mass meeting for this purpose has been called to meet Monday night In the Stocks building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

our chests. And now we have come entirely to the consciousness of the new day. There are not going to De any more nightmares.
 Tt is going to be a daytime all the time and somebody is going to be on the lookout all the time to see that ths thing does not happen again. and what we are trying for in this campaign is Dereiy this. Who of you, how many of you, who of you. have enlisted for the 1ghtI I believe that 1t is going to be one oe these general recruitments when you don't need e have recruiting offices.
 'I believe that there is going to be great, handsome. peaceful, hopeful revo- luton on the fifth day of November 1912. and that after that revolution has been accomplished men will go about their business saying: What was 1t that we feai ed2 We feared chains and we have won liberty. We feared to touch any thing for fear we should mar It, and now everything wears tho bright face of pros perity and we know that the right is also the profitable thing. and that nobody can serve a nation without serving also him self'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
Fighting Jack Hayes Dead

Morgantown, N. q, August 15.-Brlg. Gen. Edwin. Mortimer Hayes. r. s. A.. retired, famlliarlys known as Fight ing Jack" Hayes, died here today. He was n years old and a native of New York. where he resided after his re- tirement General Hayes served in the civil war. on the frontier in many ln- dian campaigns and in Cuba and the Philippines He is survived by a wife and four children, one of whom is Lieut. Jack Hayes of the Sixteenth in- fantry. The burial will be In Arlington National cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

tCOnttnucd rom faEe oheI
 prohibits any ship from passing through that canal which is owned by any Amer ican railway company You see the oD- ject of that. We don't want the railways to compete with themselves because we understand that kind of competition. We want the water carriage to compete wlth the land carriage so as to be perfectly sure that you are going to get better rates around by the canal than you would across the continent
 The Parcels Post ~~
 Then there Is another thing in whicn you ought to be deeply interested. which is in the programme of the great party belong to. That Is the parcels post. This is the only civilized country in the world where the government does not see to IL that these, established by the government enable men to ship their goods, large and small. as they please from one end of the continent to the other. We have no par cells post because-may l conjecture the reason = because there are certain ex- press companies which object
 Now l move that the objections or all private enterprises to be overruled I Inove that we establish parliamentary procedure by which they will not even be considered. not in order that men who have made legitimate investments of cap ital may not have their proper returns for it. but in order that they may not look to the government for their proper return for it. The trouble with the busi- ness of the United States. under the tariff is that men think they can't make money without the assistance of the gov ernment And as long as you allow them to think that, then. every -nothers son of us was tied to the apronstrlngs of the old grandmother sitting in the capitol at Washington.
 But, I want at every turn of every argument that I make of this nature to say that the legitimate business enter prises of this country have absolutely nothing to fear provided they will stand on their own bottoms. but that they have everything to fear if all they have un- der them is the prop of tax which every body is obliged to pay in order that they may be able to conduct their business