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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

Ark; Frank Stahl. Dayton, Ky; John W. Clark, Canton, O.; Oscar Jacobs, Aberdeen, Md; Frank Moore B. ]. Grif- fin, Pensacola, Fla; George r. Coleman, Govars, Md; Oscar Hett, Toronto, Can ada, and Frank Ott. formerly with Jack son, Miss, in Cotton States League
 k. M. Denny has been signed to play first base. He comes with good rec ord. Others who have been signed but whose positions have not been made known are Arthur Mathers, sherman Damel, Paul Pierce, Erin Halfile, Con Ryan, Carlyle Frank, Joseph Lisk, Will liam E. Hamerly, John A. Connolly, John Mohlther, R. Delaney and Pres ton Krebs.
 These men will begin to report for practice about the first of March. k. k. Kennedy, the new manager of the Me ridian club, will also report for duty at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
It's Not q Bit Too Soon for You Also
 10 Anticipate Vhe Gebruarp Jfurniture Sale

As for us our Furniture Store quvers with excited iov as our preparations near the climax.
 Special furniture bought months ago comes rolling into our busy warehouses; hands are busy putting on the new red tags, which adequately tell the story cf the low prices that will prevail in the February Sale
 This Furniture Sale is going to walk into February with it's head held high remembering with certain pride t.e first February Furniture Sale introduced to Birmingham some 15 years ago. It is satisfaction, too to this February Sale to the other little sales that have sprung up under the same name in sincera compliment to its good success
 Bat, as we started out to say: Not bit too'soon to take stock of your furniture needs-jus week from today we will be quite ready.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Succumbs to Injuries

Anniston, January 24.-(Special l)-Dave Coker, sJr, a young white man of Pied mont, died at the Anniston hospital Tues day afternoon, after suffering for sev- eral months with gunshot wounds in both knees He was shot while attempting to enter the store of J. w. Wolfe x Co, at sledmont, the occupants of the store believing that he was a burglar,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Reedus Fined Heavily

Anniston, January 4.-tSpecial-)-Henry Reedus, arrested for second time within a week on charge of selling liquor at the theatre building soft drink stand, was fined s10o and given three months on the streets by Recorder Green Wednesday. He has appealed his case and made bond of s1NO for his appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Barry Defeats Lang

sydney, Australia, January 24.-James Barry, the heavyweight pugilist of Chi aga, defeated William Lang of Victoria, former heavyweight champion of Aus tralia, at the Stadium heer today. The contest lasted the whole of the scheduled 20 rounds. Barry eventually won on points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

Mine. But that is not because the talking machine a nuisance; it is because there people who can always be depended upon to vugarize and abuse any thing matter how good it may he of itself The fact remains that the talking machine has made good music possible to thousands. If your children plague you almost to distraction with their ragtime records, it should not be forgotten that the talking ma chine can do quite another thing if you wish It can sing to you with the voices of the great artists whom you hear it give you the tones of the vio lin and of the orchestra, not merely for your amusement, but nsensiby training your ear to some comprehension of the great world of tone No matter where you live you be part of the awakening of
 ke American public to the beauty of music It is all in how you the talking machine It offers you what you will.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Chance to Play First

Chicago, January 2i-Frank l.. Chance. manager Of the National baseball club, who was "heaned' so many times last year that he was compelled to quit tho game in August, has written 10 the sport ing editor of a newspaper here from his California farm, saying that he will be en first base again when the season opens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Alleged Tigers Acquitted

Anniston, January 2f- Special )-Will Mayfield and R. J. Berry, who were ar rested by the Anniston police in West Anniston on last Sunday evening on charges of ciolating the prohibition law,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

large amount of intoxcants being cap tured at the time. were acquitted when arraigned before Recorder J. F. Green Wednesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

First Presbyterian church in this city for the past four days, came to an end on Wednesday evening when P. E. Green of the Christian church. L. c. Palmer and Mrs. S. P Moore of the State Sunday School association, were the speakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

ATTENTION DAIRyMEN FOR ONE WEEK WE WILL SELL SOUND LOOSE (. $. HULLS AT S5.00 PER TON AT OUR MILL, IN ANY QUANTITY.
 THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL co.
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Sunday School Institute Closes

Anniston, January 24.-tSpeeial)-The nterdenominational Sunday school instt-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
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I0V16l;lMildilinilJ0 1l;lil iliil Joseph S 5Loeb
Clipt From the Editorial Columns o
 The 1lradies' bome Journal

Just see what we have done with the Talking Machine. Here is a marvellous invention; wonderful in its possibilities for good. But what do we do with it? First we consider 1t a trib- ute to our musical knowledge to speak of it's results in derision as canned music Next we pervert its possibilities by in- sisting that we shall be furnished with the meaningless ditties and worthless music of the streets and the musical comedies. There is no doubt that summer even ings have been made hideous to many of us by a Victor on one side of us grinding out The Virginia Rag and a Columbia on the other side of us torturing every nerve with There's a Lemon on Every Tree But
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
COMPLIMENTARY STATEMENT ISSUED Defend Recently Signed Ten
 Year Contract ADDRESS TO VOTERS Give Their Reasons for Believing the Contract Desirable and Tell Citi- zens Why They Think It
 Should Be Ratified
ADDRESS TO VOTERS

C. Exum, president of the commission, and James Weathery, associate commis- sioner, issued the following statement yesterday in defense of the 10 year con tract entered into by the city and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which contract will be the is sue of the refendum election to be held next Monday:
 ''sTo the Citizens of Birmingham:
 We are about to go on trial for our conduct in making the two contracts with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Our conduct and the contracts themselves have been persistent ly and grossly misrepresented. We are entitled to a hearing and we ask you to read what we have to say.
 'The controversy began with the intro duction by Commissioner Lane of an ordi- nance undertaking to require the com pany to grant a cent fare without trans fers from Wylam, Ensley and Pratt City to Birmingham The company replied that it was protected in charging 10 cent fare by a contract with the city, but offered to sell communication tickets at about cents each.
 "The ordinance was then amended so IS to request, instead of require, the com pany to reduce the fare to cents With out transfers, for the reason that 1t was found that the commission had no legal power or authority to regulate the com pany's street car fares; and the ordinance as amended was unanimously adopted. The company declined to comply with this request and negotiations between the com pany and the commission followed, in which the company proposed to grant the request of the commission, with the excep tion of Wylam, if the city would enter at the same time into 10 year lighting con tract whereby the rates to private con sumers and to the city itself would be sufficiently fixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Company's Proposition

'It was represented to us by the com pany that it would make a most liberal proposition on lighting rates; that apart from its contract rights to a 10 cent fare it could not, in justice to itself, grant the cent fare until the territory be- tween Birmingham and Ensley was more thickly populated, but that the reduction in the rate of fare was the subject of az itation which was becoming bitter; also that there was then some agitation con corning the lighting rates which would naturally grow: that the settlement of each matter would involve the loss of large revenue to the company, and that it could not therefore, in prudence, agree to the certain large loss from the set clement we desired of one controversy without knowing at the same time what settlement (and the resulting loss) could be obtained of the other controversy; but that it would settle both matters together and more literally than either on it's merits would be separately entitled in order to satisfy the public and to secure a period of peace.
 we therefore set on foot an exhaustive investigation of the proposed rates, com pairing them with many other cities, and we secured the services of Martin J. Lide, an officer of the city, who Is a rec ognized expert in such matters, and who has also had extensive practical eXperi- ence. MT. I1de spent two weeks or more in Investigating the proposition of the company, including it's claim that the new rates would work d positive and sub stantial saving to the city and every private consumer, and his report was highly and entirely favorable.
 "At the request of the commission, the attorney of the company prepared the proposed, contracts for consideration by the members of the commission. Both of these contracts were submitted together and to every member of the commission at the same time. They were then both published together and at length in the newspapers, and we invited public dis cussion. There were many interviews pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25

A visit to the Third Floor Music Room of Loveman, Joseph 6 Loeb will convince you of the wonderful charm of the Victor or Columbia when used as they should be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Public Sentiment


 After about two weeks it was our judg- ment that public sentiment on the whole favored the contracts, and that the ob- the failure of the fare contract to include transfers to and from the Ensley lines. This was an entirely new matter, for transfers had not been requested by the citizens of Ensley, when they first came before us, and they were expressly eX- oepted from Judge Lanes resolution, but we set about securing the transfers. We stated to the representatives of the com pany that, as we interpreted the senti- ment of the community, it would be well satisfied if transfers were included, but not otherwise. and the company finally yielded the point.
 We had no interest but to serve the public no motive but to serve the public, and we employed every possible means to ascertain the public sentiment, with the sole view of governing our action ac- cordingly, and felt that when we had se- cured the further concession of universal transfers we had laid the ground work for a highly desirable agreement with the company.
 Tt is a curious fact that the few citf- zens who fought the fare contract to the last-and their objections were directed solely to the point that Wylam was not included-are now the most insistent that the two contracts do not stand or fall together, and now demand that the fare contract be kept in force, regardless of the fare of the lighting contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25


 '"The citizens of Ensley who first ap- peared before us in regard to the cent fare did not mention Vivian and did not mention transfers. Judge Lanes original resolution did not include Wylam and expressly excepted transfers. The citi- zens of Ensley who appeared at the meet ing, when the contracts were executed. made their fight upon including Wylam. and for the first time, but they now re- sent any suggestion that the fare con tract can be withdrawn, if the lighting contract falls.
 AS a result of the cent fare con- tract, the cent fare zone extends from Gate City, East Lake and North Bir- mingham to Ensley, Martins station North Bessemer line) and Travellick sta ton (South Bessemer line), an area about B or IA miles long. which includes about 90 per cent of the population of the city
 ''The city was under contract until Sep terber 1, 1915, for arc lights at S70 per arc Beginning April 1 next it will secure arcs under the new contract at $62 50 per arc. and it's Tungsten lamps at $24 in- stead of s2S per lamp. The city will save for itself in actual money about sl750C in street lighting, in the unexpired three and one-half years of the old contract which could not have been saved in any other possible way.
 ..The citizens will save about $0,00C her anrr,,m during the next three and one half years, this claim on the part of the company having been substantially veri- fled by MT. Lide, and never disputed by any one who has any Knowledge of the real facts. Suppose we consider only the three and one-half years period for which the city was under contract and assume that at the end of that time we should have lower rates. In that time the city viii have saved for itself sl7.5o0, and the citizens s2so,0oo a total of $29s,5oo
 "In order for the city to come out even
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-10
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

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Judgment, he seized her hands in his
own and pressed them warmly. He
bent his head to hers. and but for her
sudden withdrawal would have kissed
her lips.
Next instant, realizing what he had
done, he started to his feet, and, his
face scarlet, and with eyes upon the
ground awaited the contemptuous
words that he anticipated. But none
came. The lady only looked at him
reproachfuIly; yet. II he had dared to
observe her. he might have seen the
faintest suspicion of q smile upon her
countenance. But, while both still
kept silent, there came a ring at the
door, and Jocelyn stepped forward
and opened 1t.
Outside stood Talbot. q policeman
at bis side.
There she is" cried his servitor,
addressing the officer and indicating
the lady within. 'Harrest her, con
stable-I mean hoficer. That's the
himpostress was telling habout."
What the deuce does this mean 2
cried Jocelyn angrily, stepping for
ward so as to interpose himself be
tween his fair guest and the police
man.
beg pardon. sir. but the sergeant
sent me round here a. your servants
request to arrest woman thief who
had entered your apartment undel
false pretenfss." said the policeman
is this the womanf"
at Is not" cried Jocelyn- -Thii
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4You-you-what do you meanG.'

"You-you-what do you mean?"
she gasped. !.
II mean that am Lord Jocelyn and
that you have overplayed your hand
You Lord Jocelyn?" she cried,
starting back and stretching out her
hands to feel for the support Of the
wall. "Then who is my husbandT Tell
me that. Tell me that!" she continued
in agitation, pacing up and down the
room rapidly She came to stop in
front of him and grasped his arm
fercely, her lips quivering. Who Is
nv busband?" she demanded.
Her obvious sincerity moved Joce-
Ign to pity.
How long have you been married,
may / ask" he said.
only since this morning. Our court
ship was a brief one. He wooed me
under the name OF Jocelyn-Lord
Jocclyn, of Doublewith Manor, Stock
ton. England-and married me not two
hours ago."
But how did you come here?" cried
Jocelyn.
HE sent me here. He told me that
his servant, Talbot, had received in
stfHetians about me, that he had been
called away downtown upon an urgent
summons which, not attended to,
would mean the loss Of his entire for
tune. He begged me to forgive him II
he left me for awhile, and told me
that he would follow me here at the
earliest moment possible. o, If you
are indeed Lord Jocelyn, tell me who
. husband isl"
Hes probably Jones, the gas man,
thought Jocelyn, but he did not give
utterance to his thought. Indeed, he
extended his hand soothingly toward
his fair visitor.
Perhaps he is not as wicked as he
seems" he said.
"Wicked?" the lady cried. my hus-
band wicked? How dare you call him
such a word? o, If he we're here to
protect me from INSULT But he does
not come. am an abandoned wife
and only two hours married. And
! thought Richard the soul Of honor
And sinking into a chair, she buried
her face in her hands and wept bit
terly.
Lord Jocelyn was overwhelmed with
sympathy and grief. He seated him
self upon the arm Of the chair beside
her and sought to console her. 1T viii
be all right" he stammered. He will
come| know he will; and then We
shall have complete solution Of the
mystery. Perhaps there are two LORD
Jocelyns," he said with a happy
thought. Though 1t does seem {
stretch of the Imagination to suppose
that they both live at Doublewith Ma
nor, stockton" he added, mentally
Courage, my dear lady" he contin
ued. Let us wait here until he comei
and hear what he has to say for him
self. He must have known that live
here. If your husband we're an i'm
poster, why should he have given yoV
my address,"
4 DO you think so?" murmured thu
lady behind her handkerchief. ID
you really think so? o, you are 81
comforting" She raised her face ant
smiled pitifully at him.
Lord Joceiyn. in whom her emotion
had produced a very similar effect
perceived two beautiful eyes smiling
at him through their mist Of tears
Then, moved by an unlucky impulse
! impelled irresistibly. even against hi
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police station and bring a man round
here to arrest her. It's the most
brazen impudence ever heard Of"
yes, sir, very good, sir" answered
Talbot. and. putting on his hat, he left
the apartment just as the lady re-
turned.
"You are quite sure you don't want
to leave the money with met" she
asked again. You see"
yes, madam replied Jocelyn po-
litely. though he felt his anger rising
rapidly.
The fact is." she confided. my
husband is Of very jealous DISPOSE
ton, and II he were to come in and
find me chatting with a stranger !
don't know what he would say to me.
Mr.. Jones. won't you oblige me and
come back some other timer"
Jocelyn. utterly at loss. surveyed
this singular woman In astonishment
not unmingled with admiration. A lit.
tie past thirty. he would have judged
her; her maturity Of figure only lent
additional charm to face Of singular
beauty. Under other circumstances
his sentiments Of romance. always lat,
emit. might have developed into crisis
Of an amatory nature. But at being
ordered out Of his apartment his an
noyance gained the mastery over him
Look here. young woman" he said
you've made a mistake. advise you
TO get out OF here as soon as you pos
sibly can. for have sent my man tc
the police station"
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copyright. by W. @. Chapman)

utes. Neither she's a himposter, sir, or
she's what they calls"
Il know-mentally deranged. Now
listen, Talbot. Well take stock Of
her. You've never seen me before.
My name is Jones and I'm friend OF
Lord northumberland"
Yes, sir, by hall means, sir"
"Then let me in," said Jocelyn. And.
I ia Louder voice, he added;
my name is Jones. Lord Jocelyn
specially requested that If ! came
while he was out / was to walt for
him. It's about-er-the gas meter"
Yes, Mr.. Jones; walk in, please,
sir" said Talbot. and ushered Lord
Jocelyn into the sitting room, wheE
he found his pseudo-wife inspecting
his book case. They bowed politeF,
to one another.
Have the pleasure of addressing
Lady Jocelyn?" asked Jocelyn.
81 am Lady Jocelyn," the lady re-
turned, surveying him with smile
in which something of amusement
lurked. MY husband is not here at
present, but / am expecting him
shortly, Mr.-er-?"
Jones'" answered Jocelyn prompt
ly. Pardon me for intruding on you,
butt is a little matter about the
gas meter"
IF II is BILL" said the lady. per
haps | can settle It and save you the
trouble of waiting. We have only come
home to our apartment and 1t may
have been overlooked"
"No-ah-it's about a refund" said
Jocelyn, on the spur Of the moment
Lord Jocelyn paid us too much
through an error In the accounts, and
wish to return 1t to him."
"Give it to me-" replied the lady. =
act for Lord Jocelyn."
Lord Jocelyn was nonplussed for 6
moment. while the lady, smiling ma
liciously, surveyed him with a COO
stare.
with your permission I'll wait.
said Jocelyn. 81 have to obtain his per
sonal signature"
20, very weIl," said the lady. "Pra,
be seated Mr.-the name was Jones
was it not?-Please look through
these magazines; am sure Lore
Jocelyn viii offer no objection" And
handing him some of the curren
periodicals, she went through hi
apartment to the kitchen, where, |
moment later, Jocelyn heard her or
dering Talbot to go to the fish marke
and purchase pair of,soles.
What am Hi to do. sir?" aske,
Talbot, coming in In agitation.
Lord Jocelyn's amusement was fas
changing to anger.
She's a thief" he said. go to tn
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nervous, Richard decidedly sheepish,
and the lady casting quite embarrass-
ing smiles at him.
you see, Richard" the viscount
volunteered, smacking his lips over q
glass Of his sons Burgundy. you see,
my boy. didn't quite know how you
would take the news that had mar
ried again. and so. though In sense
It was an object lesson to you for your
own dilatoriness In finding a bride.
decided to send Lady Jocelyn ahead
to make peace between US. She knew
you from your photograph"
And Mr.. Jones received me exceed
ingly H." said the new viscountess,
pouting.
You knew me all the timer" asked
Richard. struggling with his vexation.
"The minute you set your foot M
side the apartment" the viscountesa
answered. But. Of course. when you
denied yourself It wasn't for me to
contradict you Besides. was a little
afraid Of my new stepson-"
But why did you deceive met"
my dear boy. didn't deceive you
you deceived yourself told you ]
was Lady Jocelyn--and am not?'
But you wept or pretended &c
weep" said Richard holly. And / wal
naturally very much perturbed."
You tell him. whispered the Wis
countess to her husband.
After dinner" said yiscount Joce
Ign. in some confusion.
And now" said the viscountess, :,