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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
c. P. TAFT ELECTED TO
 ADVISORY BOARD

New York January 9s.-charles T. Taft of Cincinnati, and Representative Richard Bartholdt of Missouri were elect ed members of the advisory committee of the National German A merlean Teach CTS association here today. The com mittee was organized some time ago to carry ont plans for the proposed trip to Germany in July next of B body Of American teachers. A score of German cities will be visited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
NEW WINTERURDANS
 FOR CHATTANOOGA
Proposed Lines Will Neces sitate an Expenditure
 Probably $10,000,001

Chattanooga, January 2s.-f The action of the city cor in passing the James frsa but slight amendments pr9 antees Chattanooga her
 bans. The proposed lines
 tate an expenditure of at
 as now contemplated af
 here Is that $lO,000,O0O pended before the main lin ramifcatiOns reach their u tinations. According to present plans
 have Cleveland, Tenn, a di miles, as its terminus. anotht Dayton, Tenn, a distance of while a third will have Dalto distance of approximately 20 fourth line will extend from tho the new summer resort being ere the same capitalists upon the brds Waldens ridge near the famous Interse. club. This intcrurban. so it Is intimate will be ultimately continued to Nashville, as from the brow of the ridges the cap ital of the state will not be more than 90 miles distant or a total of practically l0G miles from this city. while the pres ent railroad follows cireultous route 15l miles in length, passing through north eru Alabama and Georgia.
 The capitalists behind the new ventura are headed by Anthony Brady the well known New York tnancier, and are prac- ticaly the same as those who have financed the stupeudous lock and dam at Hale's Bar Tenn, which will shortly turn 50O0 horsepower of electrical current into Chattanooga. The new lines will be used to utilize the tremendous current gener- ated.
 The new interurbans are but the first of the innny Improvements which the city expects as the result of the ao0.000 horse power in electrical current which is short ly to reach here from three lock and dams as 1t is felt that the eastern capitalists will provide mnumerable enterprises to utilize the current and provide q revenue upon their huge investments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST
 FROM ASHVILLE
St. Clair Farmers Preparing for CrOps-Ragland Glassworks As-
 sured-Bankers Meet

Ashville, January s-tspeclal)-Tn an interview with W. A. Hood, farm demon stration agent for St. Clair county, he states he Is having much success in get ting the farmers to try the demonstra- ton works in their fields this year owing to the great success of last year. He says he hardly thinks as much cotton will be raised this year as last, but more land will be devoted to diversified farming.
 The farmers of this section of the coun- ty began this week to prepare their lands for the crops of the summer.
 The Ragland Glass works is now an as- sured thing for Ragland The promoters of this plant held meeting fin Birming- ham a few days ago and elected officers. The plant has a capital stock of s5O0,000.
 It will now be only short while be- fore dirt will be broken for the work.
 The sixth annual meeting of the Ash vile Savings bank was held in the presi- dents room today. More than majority were present. The affairs of the bank wers looked into and found in I, first class condition. win Forman was officially elected assistant cashier. A 10 per cent dividend was declared. The officers for the ensuing year were elected.
 The St. Clair county grand jury will be called to meet the second Monday in March. Their chief work will be the investigation of the Lutes murder Judge Blackwood has already said that he would charge the grand jury to investigate the case. Etowah county has been investl- gatng this case for some time.
 
 The pension board of St Clair county has been in session here during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
Laughlin Coming to Meridian

Meridian, Miss, January 2-(Special.)- |Secretary NJ. c. Moore of the Meridian
 board of trade and cotton exchange. has received information to the effect that ar Arrangements have been made for J. Law |rence Laughlin of the Chicago university
 Ito lecture in Meridian on February 10 on |the monetary question. There is consid- |erable interest in the lecture and the
 |speaker will no doubt receive a great ova- |tion here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
Busy Day at Greenyille

Greenville January 2S.-(Special.)- saturday was an unusually busy day with the cotton seed dealers here. Many tons of the seed were exchanged for cash and !n many instances they were exchanged for fertilizer. The roads are in excellent condition. making 1t possible for them to ret the fertilizer to their farms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
CnuNTY TREAsrRER

The Age-Herald is authorized to an nounce Dr. John s. Gillespy as a can didate for Treasurer of Jefferson coun- ty, subject to the action of the demo- cratic primary. April l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
DECIDE HIGH SCHOOL
 QUESTION SHORTLY
Selma Council to Vote on $35, ,000 Bond Issue Wednesday-Bright
 Prospects for Road

Selma, January 2s.-.(Special.) )-The ques- ton of the city of Selma issuing bonds to the amount of 25oO0 with which to will be ts at 8 meeting of the city council wh, n will be held next Wednes- day night. This question was to have been threshed out at a special meeting of the council Friday night, but as no quor- lim was present the issue went over until next Wednesday night.
 There was some disappointment among residents because the question was not acted upon Ly the council Friday night Several residents who opposed and fa- vored the issue were present 10 attend the meeting and to make addresses upon thelr sides of the question. but were unable to dc so.
 There is something doing regarding the building of the projected railroad from Selma to Birmingham up the survey of the Cahaba valley. Terminal rights were secured fer Q period of three years with out cost and to any railroad would be worth many thousands of dollars.
 Mir Ernest Lamar and his associates who secured these rights and have in hard the building ofithls road are reticent to every question that is propounded 10 them regarding the status of the pro- Jected road
 A case of the unnecessary expenditure of labor with but little reward was brought to light during the session of the recorders court here Saturday morn- ing. when Clarence Evans and William berry, two negroes. were tried and con- vieted on the charge of burglary. The arrest of the two negroes was made Friday afternoon by Police Officer Blan tot, who worked Up the case against the negroes which had been reported to the lolice department that morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

The Age Herald is authorized to an- nounce J. K. P. Laird candidate for member of Board of Revenue of Jeff ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary. Platform Good Roads. Residence 15 miles west of Bessemer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

Cal L. Dabbs of Bessemer IS a candi- date for member of Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, subject to the ac- tion of the democratic primary. 1919. Will appreciate your support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
ATLANTA WANTS
 LOWER LIGHT RATES Fight May Be Instituted
 Against Corporation
RATES ARE EXCESSIVE
Feasibility of Atlanta Maintaining Own Light Plant Will Be Looked Into-Atlanta Now Paying
 Various Rates for Lights


 l tions are that one of the earliest fights that will come before the state railroad commission will be that instituted by the city of Atlanta against the Georgia Rail- way and Electric company, upon the ground that it's rates for current for light ing and power are too high.
 This contest has been gradually taking shape and all indications now point to the fact that 1t is coming to head.
 Fund for Investigation
 The city council has just appropriated $5ooo to be used in making an investiga- ton to ascertain whether it would be re- muneratiye from public standpoint to establish and maintain its own electric plant The outlook is that a considerable proportion of this money will be expended in ascertainng whether the Georgia Rail- way and Electric company is charging too high rates for the service it is rendering the people and the city.
 Following a secret meeting of the cleo tric lights committee of the city council 1t was learned that steps had been taken to use a portion of this S50O0 in employing an expert electrician to make an inVesti- gation and report upon these two proposi- ltions-first as to the reasonableness of the charges made by this company, and sec ond as to the feasibility of the city main l taining it's own plant
 The city's expert may be able to furnish a fairly accurate appraisement or the value of the companys property and he may be able to report in a general way | as to the reasonableness of the rates; but | the city can have no access of it's own motion to the companys books, in order l to find out what are it's earnings, net and gross, and it's operating expenses, because it has no authority in law for that pro- ceeding And to get at an accurate de termination of that proposition it should l have an expert audit of the books. 1 The only way in which this can be se- cured is through the state railroad com- I mission. The commission has the author I ity to demand the company's books and | to make an audit of them. Whatever the | city may do, therefore, in the matter of employing an expert to advise il, if it | goes to the bottom of the matter it will ultimately have to call on the railroad con mission.
 Atlanta could do that immediately and have these questions determined far more speedily and more expeditiously than it can by moving alone; and it could have 1t done, also, with far more authority of law.
 In any event. however, the proceeding will be an interesting one, and Atlanta's experience will be viewed somewhat in the light of a precedent by other cities in the state.
 DutA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR BOARD OF REVENUE

The Age-Herald Is hereby authorized to announce the candidacy of Captain H. w. Crook of Bessemer Ala. for the office of the Board of Revenue of Jef- ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary. April l, 19l2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

UPHOLD THE CITY COMMISSION
 \ VOTE FOR THE CONTRACT TO- DAY MEANS A VOTE OF CONFI- DENCE IN THE COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

The two Girard merchants Wilson X Smith, who were found guilty in the law and equity court of Lee county Friday of burglarizing a car of dry goods were yes terday sentenced to two years each in tn. penitentiary. They refused to have any legal advice, conducting their own case, and would not tell anything at all to the court, but after they were found guilty they talked very freely to the of fcers who had them in charge, telling what they claim to he the true story of how they came to be in possession of the goods that had been taken from the car saying that the goods were brought to them by other parties and they paid for them, not dreaming they had been stolen.
 Wilson was one of the most prominent men in town, and is one of the aldermen of the city, as well as filling other respon- sible positions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

The Age-Herald Is authorized to am nounce the candidacy of Hugh McGeever for the board of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
Paying Various Rates

Atlanta is now paying all sorts of rates for electric current, but the general rate to the public is 10 cents per ldlomatt hour for lighting and cents for power. Lower rates are made on large contracts It Is claimed by some that the actual cost of this current to the company for produc- ton and distribution is somewhere around 2 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
PHENIX CITY GIRL
 IS BADLY BURNED
Two Girard Merchants Get Two Years for Burglary-Russell Regis
 trars Appointed

Girard. January 2s.-(Special.)-Miss Cobb, daughter of Mrs. Ida Cobb of Phe- nix City, was so badly burned at her mothers home this morning that the at tending physician despairs of her life.
 Miss Cobb had poured some gasoline in a stove to kindle a fire, and in doing so got some of the fluid on her clothes, and when she came near the fire her clothes ignited. and before help could reach her she was severely burned, the flames having spread quickly all over her body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

Russell county registrars appointed by the governor yesterday are G. P. Walker, Hurtsboro: T. P. Potts, Girard; W. II. Chadwick, Scale. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

The pension board of St. Clair county has been in session here during the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
FIRST COLD SNAP
OF THE SEASON
New Workers Were on the Run Today
to Keep From Getting
Cold Feet.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-There were
few loiterers in the streets Of New
York today. Speed was at a premium
because the first real cold snap Of the
winter had set In. Preceded by high
winds that came directly out Of the
west and attained velocity of nearly
so miles an hour early today, the cold
wave enveloped the city but the
weather prediction Of snow failed to
materialize. At Z o'clock the official
temperature at the weather bureau
was IL degrees and an hour later the
mercury had dropped a full degree
and was still slowly settling. although
a bright sun was expected to check
the downward progress before noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
steamer is Safe.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Positive de-
nial that anything whatever had hap
pened to the steamer Mauretania of
the Cunard line was made at the local
Offices of the company this afternoon.
1t was stated that they had received
message stating that the leviathian
had wirelessed at noon today that
she was then 565 miles from Queens
town and that all on board were we'll.
At the Cunard Offices 1t was stated
that none there had any .lea where
the rumor originated in Paris, that the
liner was in trouble, had come from.
Todays regular wireless report, it was
said, showed that there was absolute
" no basis for the rumor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
They DO tho Weighing and Have
Scales Which Always Give
Them the Best
OF It
THERE IS NO REDRESS
Charge Is Made That tho Roads Have
Been unIustIy Obtaining Mil
lions of Dol
lars.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The charge
that railroads Of the country nave
been unjustly obtaining millions an
nually from shippers through over
weighing carload lots OF various
classes of goods, was made before
Special Examiner Edward Prouty OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, during hearing here today
Witnesses who testified as to the un-
earned profits of the railroads, declar-
ed relief would be possible only by
the federal government taking charge
of the weighing of shipments. 1t was
stated that under the preesnt system
Of the railroads having charge OF the
weighing and inspection bureaus,
shippers who are over-charged, have
no redress.
w. r. Jones, traffic manager OF the
John Deere Plow Company, declared
it would be Lore profitable to ship
pers to allow the railroads to raise
their rates than to permit them to
continue the practice of overwetghing
Jones said his records showed that
the weights were frequently as high
as 5000 to 5000 pounds greater
than the actual weights Of the con
/ tents Of cars.
Some Of our goods going to south
/ ern territory are charged at a, rate q
l ST. hundred pounds and this makes
a difference of from $50 to $40
car" said Jones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Result Was That Zion City Young
Man Died After One Month
Of Terrible
Torture.
The Faithful Dowleltes Are Charged
With Being NegleotfuI in
Other Cases Than
This.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, Dec. 9.--At-
taches of the coroner's office. and po-
lice officials this afternoon went to
Zion City, the former abode OF John
Alexander Dowie, and began an in
vestigation of the death of Arthur
Reed, %. follower OF Voliva, who Is
Dowie's successor. According to in.
formation given the police, Reed was
permitted to suffer for one month
and then die of blood poisoning with
out being attended by physician.
Prayers were offered for his recov-
cry by the faithful and Reed
steadily grew worse until death came.
The authorities have evidence # sew
eral other cases in Zion City where
death they say. could have been pre-
vented II doctor had been called.
Reed was injured on November
when he slipped on the floor Of the
Zion City creamery and fell so that
his arm was thrust through the glass
of window
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
FRIDAY VOTED
Fer BY THE PEOPLE

So far the governor has absolutely
refused to interfere in the executions.
Several months ago he reprieved
the five men until after the people of
Oregon could vote upon constitution
al amendment abolishing capital pun
ishment. When they defeated the
amendment, the governor decided to
have all five men hanged on the same
day ''to let the people OF the state
have their bloody Friday If they want
1t" West himself is strongly opposed
to the death penalty but says he cam
not interfere in the face of the popu-
lar verdict in favor of capital punish.
ment
The new petitioners will ask him to
Ireprieve the FIVE men again until the
newly enfranchised women of the
state can vote on the proposition to
abolish the gallows,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
SPEND CHRISTMAS
DOWN AT PANAMA
President Taft May Take Trip
to the Canal, Leaving
Next Friday.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-President
Taft. i. was announced at the white
house, will decide definitely this aft
ernoon whether he will make final
trip as chief executive to the Panama
canal aboard the U. S. S. Arkansas
sailing from Key West on December
II. Should the president determine
to make the trip he will leave Wash
dng.on Friday.
The Arkansas, the rastest ship In
the navy, now at Hampton Roads, is
being over-hauled and stocked today
with list of supplies and Injuries,
brought by the presidents yacht, the
Mayflower, from New York. These
supplies, 1t was said, include a bath
tub and bed, both Of sufficient size to
accommodate the presidents portly
frame.
5 Special arrangements are also
being made to accommodate several
stenographers and wireless operators
SO that the president may keep in
touch with Washington at all times.
(. The Arkansas will be accompanied
to Panama by the Delaware. another
dreadnaught, which will house the
overflow of the presidents party
This party as outlined today will in.
cu1ed the presidents brother, Charles
.P. Taft, and his wife; Secretary tc
the President, Charles D. Hilles
Major Rhodes, the presidents army
guide; Lieutenant Commander Tim
mons, naval aide, and possibly mem
bers OF the canal commission.
The scheduled trip will take abou
two weeks and will include genera
inspection of The entire canal.
the trip is made the party plans t
spend Christmas at Christobal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
GAYNOR'S REPLY
IN LIBEL SUIT.
Pleaded justification lritlns the
Letter In Which Accused
an Aldermys j 18th Be
Ing IS after.
NEWS STAND PERMITS
Method Used Was to Give Certificate
to Go-Between Who Would
Then Sell at High
Price.

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NEW YORK, Dec. $50 far as
Mayor Gaynor is concerned he made
it very plain today, in an answer filed
in the supreme court, that he has
withdrawn none of his opinions re-
garding the alleged grating proclivi-
ties Of certain members OF the New
York city board of aldermen. Reply
ing to Alderman Henry D. Curran's
suit for 100000 for libel because he
i(Gaynor) wrote letter accusing the
alderman who is head of the police
probe of being a CRATER, Gaynor to-
day pleaded justification.
AT the outset he denied the con.
tention that Curran was OF good
name, Aame and standing" in the COM
smunity. Then he declared that every
one of the statements complained OF
were true. Prior to Sept. 8, 1912, de.
clared the mayor, he had gone on
record as calling the attention Of the
aldermen to he miserable grating
of some Of the members.
On July l5, 1910. Gaynor says. ne
called attention to letter showing
that e woman was held up by ar
alderman for newsstand permit. He
gives the names Of eight aldermen II
his answer who, he says, have traf
| ficked in stand permits. The methot
used, he said, was TO give the certni
cate upon which a stand permit wal
/ issued to go-between who in turf
/ would sell to the person who gave
UP" for the document.
1 In conclusion the mayor says tha
/ he gave out the letter in pursuanc,
of "his duty as a public official
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
POWER OF PRAYER USED
TO END MEXICAN REVOLT

special mass was said in every Catho-
olic church in the country for divine
Intervention in Mexico. The mass
began at midnight and at the same
hour in Rome, the pope added his
prayer for the restoration of peace.
Secretary of the Interior Hern-
andez appealed to Monsignor Bog.
giana, apostolic delegate, to invoke
the power of the church to assist in
restoring order. The rebels have -e-
Gently become exceedingly active
again, and Hernandez has admitted
that the regular army is not able to
give protection that should be given
against the reyolutionists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
WIFE CONFESSES TO
NUMBERING HUSBAND
Cut His Throat and Put Three
Bullets Into His
Body.

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DANvILLE, H., Dec. 9.-Mrs. Char
les Smith confessed today to killing
her husband, found in his home with
three bullet wounds and his throat
cut. She says he attacked her with
revolver and g. knife, but that she
wrenched both weapons from him and
used them in self defense. She Is un-
der arrest.
I The house showed evidences of a
recent carousal. Smith had peniten-
tiary record Of nine years in Tennes-
see for murder. Mrs. Smith, the. po-
lice say, served a term In Michigan
City for the robbery of the Cohen
store, Indianapolis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
The Fourth Witness.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 9.--The
fourth witness was placed on the
stand today in the National Cash Reg
lister trial, which began its fourth
week in United States district court.
]. R. Walter sales agent for the
American Cash Register Company. in
Los Angeles, Calf, was on the stand
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
ARMED
WITH IRON BAR
Ran Amuck in Prison Corridor and
Laid Out Over Dozen
People.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
LIMA, o. Dec s.--Armed with a
heavy iron bar with which he felled
prisoners right and left Herbert
Mowery, 35, crazed demoniac, ran
amuck in the outer corridor OF the
city prison and workhouse today and
after wounding Superintendent w. n.
Workman and a dozen prisoners,
jumped through window and escap-
ed. Police later captured him after
he had terrorized pedestrians in the
public square. Workman and three
prisoners are in critical condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
JEWELRY STORE
ROBBED OF $4,000
Two Masked Men Hold Up the
Place in Broad Day
light.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CINCINNATI, o. Dec. 9.-Two men.
aiming revolvers at those in the
place held up Adoiph Wiebells jewel
ry store here shortly after noon to-
day and escaped with jewe.ry valued
at $4,000.
The men, who wore masks, entered
the store and asked Edward Rocker,
II, clerk about fixing sink in a
rear room. AS Rocker started back
the men rushed behind the counter
and choked him. They tied him with
ropes taken from their pockets.