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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
BUSCH SECRETARY
 OF CIVIC BODY
Gadsden Chamber of Com merce Elects Officers.
 Discrimination Charged

| Gadsden, October Especial )-Lester
 c. Busch will be the new secretary of the Gadsden chamber of commerce. This wac the announcement made by President J.
 B. Wadsworth last night at the meeting of the organization. Mir. Busch has been
 secretary of the LaGrange, Ga. chamber of commerce for several years, and comes highly recommended. It was decided last
 night by the body to begin an active fight against alleged determinations of tho
 railroads against Gadsden in the matter of rates. It was announced that large
 pipe plant may be secured for the city,
 An inquiry has been received from a
 northern man who wants to lease 5G
 room hotel.
 | A tempest in teapot seems to have
 been stirred up by the protest of Henry street property owners regarding the use
 of an inferior grade of sand in cement | sidewalk construction. The council con-
 sidered the matter until a late hour, and | then referred it to the street committee.
 Black Creek sand, which has been barred l in the past, has been used in this work.
 Samples will be sent to the state chemist l
 for analysis.
 J. " ASey and his wife, who have
 been in charge of the work in Gadsden of
 the Salvation Army of America. will leave
 here for other fields
 Attalla merchants are having the most prosperous fall they have had in years Many of the stores there have averaged q daily business of s15o. The town has made much progress during the last year and
 has secured several valuable new indus tries.
 At the meeting of the council last night the firm of Goodhue, Brindey X White was chosen to act as city attorney at sCDO year, the sum formerly drawn by one man.
 Negotiations have been opened in the east for the sale of s5o.0Ce worth of bonds for the Peacock Iron works at Attalla. If ! this is successful, the company will have a working capital of $75,0e0 The plant will employ about 100 men, Charged with the robbery of the Flora,
 Tenn, postoffice, three men were arrested
 at Albertville last night by Chief of Po- | lice Amos as they arrived on Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
Tuscaloosa After Industries

The Tuscaloosa Board of Trade meet ings are the most interesting affairs in the history of Tuscaloosa just now for there are always a score or more of ln- dustries eager to locate here, and Secre- tary Little is one of the busiest men in the city trying to keep in touch with these industries and answering cores pondence relative to locations, etc. The meeting last might was no exception and a large crowd of representative citizens were In attendance and the meeting was of greatest importance.
 Much interest was manifested in the good roads tour next week from Blrming- ham to Meridian, via Tuscaloosa, and every automobile in the city will be used to meet the tourists and escort them into the city waere a luncheon will be ten- dered them by the Board of Trade and a tour of the city will be made. A number of talks were made concerning the rapid improvements in and around Tuscaloosa and great interest was manifested in every plan for the advance of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23

Everyone likes Syrup Pepsin as, 1t Is very pleasant to the taste. It is also mild and -griping and free from fn- furious ingredients.
 If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would like to make a personal trial of 1t be- fore buying it in the regular way of a druggist, send your address-a postal will do---to Dr. w. E. Caldwell, f14 Washington St, Monticello. ILL, and a free sample bottle VI Il be mailed you. Results are always guaranteed or money will be refunded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
Negro Caught in Cave-In

Doc Cook, a negro aborer, was pain fully injured today when the side of a ditch where he was working caved in on him burying him several feet with sand and rock. He was removed to the hos pital and has a chance to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
Mrs. Susan Christian Buried
Child Fatally Burned

The small child of Susan Means, a well thought of colored woman, was fla tally burned yeserday. The baby was in the care of small negro boy and her clothes ignited from an open grate and she was burned badly before the flames Mnrp mt ont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
Floridans in Tuscaloosa

Messrs. A. l.. Castalanos and Thomas Dowler of Jacksonville. Fla, are promi- nent guests in the city, having come for the purpose of securing a proper shipping point for the coal supply of Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23
TUSCALOOSA MAN
 HURT IN EXPLOSION
Clayton Strickland Horribly
 Burned at Pumphouse
HEARD SEVERAL MILES
Mrs. Susan Christian Buried-Child Fatally Burned-Negro Caught in Caye-In-Yuscaloosa Seeking
 Additional Industries

Tuscaloosa, October 22.-(Special.)- )-Clay- ton Strickland was horribly burned yes terday when the gas accommodating in the pumphouse fer the city well exploded. Mir Strickland had gone down in the man hole to examine the pump which was not workng>>properly. and the ex- | plosion occurred as he, turned on the switch.
 The streets were crowded with people and number of minor accidents hap pened Mr Strickland was rushed to local infirmary and his wounds dressed, but he is badly burned on the face, | hands and head. The explosion caused great excitement for some moments and
 was heard for several miles. Several horses standing near the man hole were burned and a number of citizens were knocked down by the force of the ex
 plosion. So far the damage done to the pump has not been ascertained.
 Mrs. Susan Christian Buried | The funeral services of Mrs. Susan Christian, who passed away yesterday after an illness of several weeks was held from the North Port Methodist i church this morning. Mrs. Christian has resided in Tuscaloosa for a long period and was one of the oldest and most be- loved women in the county. She is sur vived by seven children-Mrs. J. NJ. Daniel, Mrs. S. D. McGee, George Chris l tain of North Port, Mrs. Charles Pear son, Mrs Elizabeth Burks, James Chris tian and Miss Byrd Christian. The inter- ment was made in the old family burial ground beyond North Port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-23

J. W. Akey and his wife, who have been in charge of the work in Gadsden of the Salvation Army of America, will leave here for other fields.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
Views of an Outsider

Our interest in the affairs of our democratic friends is only neighborly. We could have no direct concern in them. But we are animated by that spirit of broad friendship which inn pels us to find cause for rejoicing in our neighbor's we'll doing.
 So, it is with a sense of gratifica- tiOn that we learn the result of the meeting yesterday for the reorganiza- tion of the democratic state com mittee. We think the qualification is shared by all healthy thinking peO- pie of not only this state but of all states to whom the news of the re- suit may come
 The overwhelming control of the committee by the conservative ele ment is additional evidence of the subsistence of that strange distemper which affected Arizona democracy a couple of wears ago. We had had earlier evidence that the disease was being brought under control. Yes terdays meeting showed that the party was approaching convalescence.
 We will here interject a few re- marks concerning democrats general ly. Democrats are constitutionally conservative Their ranks have sell dom been successfully invaded by peddlers of political nostrums. As a rule they have been too conserva- tive. Their main weakness has been their too close adhesion to the an- cient landmarks, a failure to recog- nize changing times and changing conditions.
 Two years ago the party in this state went on a hilarious, progressive spree. It was as surprising as if a Presbyterian synod had Over-indulg- ed in new wine. But, a year ago many of the leading democrats ex- hibited those signs peculiar to the morning after" and proposed to take the pledge More and more of them joined the group of the repentants. But an ever dwindling faction of ra- dicals. headed by the administration desired to prolong the debauch.
 We are pleased to note now the growing tendency to return to so- briety.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
COMMITTEE HAS TEDDY'S
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able and fair man. Hartman added: T have no candidate to urge, but trust you will not appoint Fowler 1 would like to talk with you on the telephone about this'
 Roosevelt replied the next day that it would be very unpleasant" for him, with Morton in my cabinet" to say that he had rejected Fowler merely because 'I heard he is a strong Santa Fe man." unless there was some spe- cific objection to him.
 "I need hardly tell you," the presi- dent added, that if l appointed him, would twist his neck as if he were a chicken the moment 1 found he was showing one particle of favor to the Santa Fe, or for that matter to the Southern Pacific, or any other rail- road. just as 1 would twist it if l found he was discriminating against any railroad. How would it do for me to write him this in practically these words?"
 Hartman again protested against FoWler's appointment, saying that his railroad interests, he did not believe would get a square deal in Arizona, The series of letters contained no further reply from Roosevelt. The Arizona governorship was filled by the appointment of Joseph H. Kibbey in 1905.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
Sacrifice of New Mexico

The democrats of New Mexico have already sacrificed their chances of carrying that state on November 5. They had an excellent chance at the beginning of securing the electoral vote. The republicans were not only divided as between Taft and Roose- Welt but there was friction in each of those factions.
 But the wool question is the rock upon which the New Mexican demo- eracy is being driven and it will cer- tainIy be unable to withstand the shock Sheep raising is the princi- pal industry of that state. The na tional democratic party has com mitted itself to the sharp reduction of the tariff on wool. 1t would, if possible, get along without a tariff on wool The sheepmen of New Mex leo as we'll as those of Arizona, Utah and other sheep raising states remem- Der what happened to them eighteen years ago. They fully understand what would happen to them next year if the democratic tariff policy should prevail
 The wool business is far more to the voters of New Mexico than fac tional differences of opinion. They will naturally seek refuge either in the republican policy of protection of this and other industries or else in the progressive party whose tariff program, while not so definite as that of the republicans, contemplates a protective tariff
 The sheep growing industry of this country is not to be confounded with those so-called infant industries a much abused term. It never was an infant industry and it may be said that it will never be able to stand without protection. It is also to be added that the protective tariff neces- sary to make it fairly profitable lays a burden upon consumers which they cannot feel. There has been no ad- vance in the prices of woolen clothing or in those of other articles manu- factured of wool contributing to the higher cost of living of which we complain. Yet, even a slight reduc- ton of that tariff, it has been shown, is ruinous to the sheep industry.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

was made to reconsider the action and replace the valuation upon the board. The suit grew out of the re tusal of the county board to do this.
 The state contended that the coun- ty board of equalization had exhaust ed it's power to make any further order after the order of July 20. while the board contended it had the same powers to make the August order that it possessed a the July meeting when the previous order was made
 The Revised Statutes of Arizona 1901 are here quoted in the courts record especial reference being made to paragraphs 3867, 68. 69 and 70 where the powers of the equalizing boards of the counties-are set out. In paragraph 3870 the powers of the board at the August meeting are set out in the following language, Tt shall at once proceed with the con sideration of the assessments speci- fled in the advertisement notice"
 These advertisement notices refer red to are issued should the board deem it wise to raise any assess ment. The function of lowering the assessment is confined, according to the contention of the state which is upheld, to the July meeting.
 A great deal of interest is said to be manifested in the issue which was decided yesterday in Yavapai county, where it is said the action of the county board in lowering the assess ha was very popular, However the tax commission and those who were op- posed to the reduction who were at the capital yesterday were busily en- gagged in cOngratulating General Bull lard on having won his suit. The tax commission has contended all along that should the county board of equalization be allowed to take such an action it would upset the whole financial scheme of the state.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

Now that former Senator Smith of New Jersey has gone down before the opposition manifested by Govern or Wilson, the friends of the defeated aspirant for nomination are saying ugly things about the democratic candidate for president. They declare that Smith was a good enough Unit ed States senator in 1910, when, as they allege, he aided in making Will son governor of New Jersey, and they claim that he is just as good in 1912 Some of Smiths friends are so unkind as to intimate that the governor, had Smiths influence been withheld, would have been a school master without a job" and would not now be candidate for president. Dr. Wilson's rejoinder may of course put a different complexion on the matter, but it is plainly his move.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
COMMISSION CHARTER
 ELECTION CALLED NOV. 8
Opportunity Given For Expression oi Will of People On New Basis
 L.w For City.

At the regular meeting of the city council held last night a resolution vas passed calling for an election to ratify or reject the proposed city charter for a commission foru of government The election is crjled for November S. They also passed a resolution asking the railroads on account of tha high freight rates and :hc hcav+ "eieht of the commOd.t! to transport a certain amount of the sugar cane slips needed to start the cuture of the product here, free of charge, in the interest of the upbuild- ing of the Salt River valley. It is desired to plant 1000 acres this fall.
 Attorney General Bullard appeared before the council and asked that paving be rushed on North Central avenue. He said that if he were a civil engineer he would be willing to work for nothing in order to get this needed improvement finished. The mayor explained that it was not pos sible to do anything on this before fair time Manager Conway, of the Barber Asphalt Paving company, asked that the people who delay the paving game be charged accordingly. That means they would pay for the extra expense the delap incurred.
 Charles R. Osburn, secretary of the state board of control, appeared be- fore the council with the request that he be allowed to connect the asylum to the city sewer He stated that it was not so much for the asylum that he made the request but for those who would shortly be living in that section The city engineer was in structed to investigate the feasibility of the scheme and if found possible the city and state would build the three miles of sewer in conjunction with each other
 The regulation of porch washing was placed under the supervision of the police. Two special policemen were appointed.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
Casa Grande is All Riuht

SdSS SIdnOS IS All hlSnl
 The Republican few days ago re- ferred to the swindling practices of certain land sharks, a group of whom is located at Los Angeles, another in Kansas and a third in Oklahoma. It was explained that their plan was to invite the attention of prospec- tive settlers to government land, open to entry. It was represented by the sWindlers that they were not finan- cially interested in the settlement ot these lands, but having entered land themselves they were desirous of se- curing good neighbors. Therefore, without any financial interest in the matter they would undertake to To- cate the prospective neighbor on the payment of the governments price for the land, $125 an acre.
 The prospective neighbor knowing in a general way that the govern ment was selling land at not less than S125 an acre, would accept the free and distinterested service of the land shark who would secure a de sert entry for him at twenty five cents an acre or d homestead entry at ten cents an acre, thus clearing for himself s1 or $115 an acre.
 In The Republicans story it was mentioned that some of these victims had been located on Casa Grande lands and some of them have been located on lands elsewhere. letter from a resident of Casa Grande states that the writer believes that the story has injured that country as well as real estate agents who are dealing in those lands.
 We do not see how it could have done so. In the first place it was not stated that the swindling had in the value or the character of the land. The swindling consisted wholly of the diversion to the pockets of the swindIers of money that did not be- long to them; and in charging the prospective settler lee larger than he would have to pay and in leading final.
 We will take occasion here to say that the Casa Grande country is a great and promising region and We believe that all who have secured land there are fortunate as will be those who may yet secure land there. There is little doubt that within a comparatively short time that region will be brought under a great irri- nitude to the Salt river project. At present water for irrigation is said to be easily obtainable by pumping. There is nothng the matter with the Casa Grande country
 We would say further, that no real estate agent on the ground or else where has been accused of implica- tion in such swindling as has been described. Even a dishonest real estate agent, if regularly established anywhere, could no more be implicat- ed than a thief or a burglar could set up and maintain a well-known office
 Thus, there could have been no re- flection in The Republicans story on either the lands of the Casa Grande region or the men who are in the 1 business of finding settlers for them.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
COURT IS REVERSED
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writ of mandamus but in a writ of review or certiorari Upon this question the court says: The re spondents insist that mandamus will rot lie in this case, but this is based on the assumption that the order of the board at it's August meeting was made with full power to act or at least said order was irregular-the conclusion of this court however is that the second order made at the August meeting of the county board of equalization was made without au thority in law and is. therefore, void. The board having no power to act in the premises at the August meeting and the pretended order being void and of no effect, and the July order of the board being valid, it follows as a plain duty that the board of supervisors should have obeyed the July order and caused it's clerk to carry ortO the assessment roll the valuations as fixed by the board at it's July meeting"
 The court says that the lower court in sustaining the motion of the district attorney of Yavapai county to quash the temporary writ of man damus erred as also it erred in sus- taining the demurrer
 The opinion of many interested yesterday was that the case is now settled For a while it was thought that a further appeal might be talk en, but since the supreme court of Arizona is the court of last resort in cases of this kind this action was not seriously considered. Many hold in connection with the opinion that the Yavapai board of equalization will be forced to return the amount to the books not only for the pur poses of state taxes but also for county purposes as well.
 The history of the case is by now well known, but there are many little points that did not come out in the many stories that have been publish ed Briefly it is as follows:
 on the third Monday in June 1912, the United Verde Copper cOmpany's assessor of Yavapai county. On July 20. the board of supervisors sitting as a board of equalization gave a hearing to said company and upon the hearing made an order and de- cision reducing the assessment tWen- ty-five pre- cent, below the value fixed by the assessor. Immediately after the adjournment of this meet ing the clerk thereof transmitted to the state auditor and the state board of equalization, as provided by law an abstract of the assessment roll or Yavapai county for the year 1912.
 Between this date and the II and Is days of the following August the state board examined the abstracts of all assessment rolls of all the counties and fixed the rate of tax ation for county purposes. Then the county board of equalization sitting on August 19 made an order that all producing mines belonging to the United Verde Copper company be reduced to a valuation equal to 30 per cent of the gross production of the mining claims
 At this juncture the state tax com mission protested to the county board of equalization on the ground that the action would endanger every state institution and meetings were held in Phoenix of the state board of equalization, Governor Hunt and the attorney general and the demand
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
FINANCES AND
 MARKETS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHI

NEW YORK, Sept 30.-Further heavy gold engagements abroad and another sudden advance on call loans to seven and one-half per cent the higrest rate of the year. were the conflicting features around which to- day actice, and al times a strong market reVOlved. A higher rate for call money was the natural outcome Of preparations now being made by banks at all important home centers ot finance heavy October interests, ard dividend disbursements, which will probably be much larger than last years payments. Then, too, a relatively small excess of reserves furnished another reason for action. Stocks were distinctly irregular at the opening, a condition largely resulting from d lower range of prices for Americans in London markets fol- lowed home operations with heavy sales the first hour, unloading large amounts of United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper. and Reading The market Wavered under this on slaught but went to d new level, the highest of the year. at midday under the leadership of Steel. That stock came out in enormous blocks. which seemed readily absorbed with repre- sentative issues at an advance At the final hour, however when money made it's record quotation, a heavy selling set in and prices crumbled until little was left of the rise. All foreign exchanges were adversely af- fected by the Balkan situation. The local bond market was firm with renewed demand for special rates.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

MT Roberts proposal to investigate the advisory election for national committeeman in Jerome precinct should have been made broad enough to include all the contests before the national republican convention, so that We could have a final settlement of that bitter controversy. It is a good thing to take plenty of jurisdic- ton while one is about it.