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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

 pointed his finger in the direction of the questioner
 You Foolish Creature You cant ask me question, you foolish creature. that I can't answer he said. T will answer you by quoting the words of President Taft's father about the third term" He then read the letter written by Judge Alphonso Taft, the Presidents father. to the Cincinnati Ere quirer. After quoting Judge Tafts opin- ion in referring to Grants candidacy for a third term, that the only danger lay in the use or federal patronage for the purpose of procuring third consecutive term, he said Judge Taft's name headed the list of members of a Grant third term club.
 Down among the list of members comes the name of a bright young repre- sentative of the family. Charles P. Taft. The whole Taft family was In that move ment. l will appeal from son to the father and ask you to accept the sound common sense which the father spoke as to the ridiculous folly of raising any talk about a third term when the terms are not consecutive, and the man out of power has no earthly means of influencing a single officeholder or single privileged representative of the privileged class"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER ALLEN PREPARING SCHEDULE OF SMALLER RAISES

That the state tax commissioners and they alone are responsible for the s4l, ,000- : 00c tax raise, is the statement of County Tax Commissioner Joseph Y. Allen and the several members of the county board oe revenue Neither was taken into con stituton by the state tax commissioners, and neither knew of the proposed increase urtil after the raises were made and announced to the board of revenue.
 Ir is understood that many of the large corporations will fight the proposed raises as being excessive and disproportionate. They propose to take the matter up with tne state tax commission and if the mat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

Traffic, health, comfort, beauty, the tax rate = the things which make city grow and prosper and determine it's rank among municipalities are all embodied in the mate rials with which its streets are paved and in the manner in which those materials are handled.
 Do your own thinking for a minute, and the truth of thls statenient will be clear. You will also see that as a citizen you have a personal as well as community interest in paving, and will desire to know what constitutes the perfect or ideal pavement, in order that you may talk and act senslbly whenever the matter is pre- sented to you, either as the sub- ject of conversation or as an issue.
 Now let us endeavor to grasp the essentials of the 1OO- point, or perfect pavement, as laid down by the highest au- thorities. Here they are: CD Cheapness first cost). CD Desirabliity.
 z (3) Ease of Maintenance. (4) Ease of Cleaning. (5) Low Traction Resistance. (6) Freedom From Slipper
 mess. (Average of Con-
 ditions.)
 (7) Favorableness to Travel
 Chiefly D ep e n d en t
 Upon Smoothness and
 Freedom From Dust and
 Il ud.
 (s) Responsibility, Which I'm
 plies the Minimum of
 Noise, R eflection of
 Light, Radiation of Heat,
 Emission of Unpleasant
 Odors, etc.
 (9) The Sanitary Quality. Manifestly the pavement that is the closest approximation to the Hotpoint standard is the one-a and only one-which the citizen, as a citizen, a member of the community, and inter ested in it's general we'll being,
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cal contracts in this section amounting to $l,50O,Oo0 within the next three months.
 From present indications the Ala bama monument which is being erected at Chickamauga park under the5 au- spices of the Alabama Daughters of the Confederacy will be dedicated June 3, as was originally planned The shaft will he inspected shortly by Mrs Towns Lee of Montgomery, president of the association .....,
 The shaft which, will be the first Alabama one erected in. the park is situated on the ridge 9s yards soutE of the Thirty-sixth Ohio monument of Turchins brigade. It win be 30 feet high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Deaths and Funerals
Dr. John w. Howard

Dr. John w. Howard. aged 5S years. died yesterday morning at clock at his late residence at Irondale. Funeral ser vices will be held this afternoon from the residence at Irondale at l o'clock Interment will be made in Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
COBB SUSPENDED

Philadelphia. Pa, May 16.-Man- ager Jennings tonight received mo- tice from President Johnson, of the indefinite suspension of Ty Cobb. the star outfielder. Jennings would not comment upon the suspension, but Cobb said that he thought he had been unfairly dealt with. T should at least have had an opportunity to state my case said Cobb. T feel that a great injustice has been done me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Maryland for Clark

Baltimore, May 16-Eight delegates at
 large and 24 district delegates each with half vote were elected to the democratic national convention by Maryland demo- crats in convention here today, pledged to support Speaker Champ Clark 'as long as there is a chance for his nomona- tion." Mayor James H. Preston of Balti- more was unanimously indorsed for the vice presidency.
 The proceedings were marked by the utmost harmony. United States Senator Smith heads the list of delegates at large Associated with him are United States Senator Rayner, Mayor Preston of Baltl- more, Congressman J. F. C. Talbot, Ar thur P. Gormman, Jr., former Congress- man Miles, John J, Malone and Jasper N. Wilson.
 Resolutions declared in favor of one six year term for the President and com mended the policies and acts or the dem- ocratic House of Representatives.
 Cleveland. May 16.-President Taft to- night received telegrams from his secre- tary, C. D. Hilles, and Director William
 B. Mckinley of the Taft bureau, claiming 5f3 delegates to the Chicago convention
 for Taft. Five hundred and forty Is a majority in the convention. The telegrams stated that the President had 5i3 delegates, counting four from Idaho.
 The President had nothing to add to his statement earlier today regarding the del egates to Chicago.
 Minneapolis, May 16.-with more than
 sGo delegates of the approximately 10Sl delegates to the state republican conven- tion supporters of former President | Roosevelt. the convention today indorsed Roosevelt and his principles and instruct ed the Minnesota delegation of 24 to vote for him first. last and all the time" l Burlington, la, May 1s-The Iowa dem ocratic state convention today instruct ei the 26 delegates to the national con vention to vote for Champ Clark under l tho unit rule. The Clark forces won a victory over the Wilson supporters by a vote ot 6Ss1s to 3s7l1.
 | The Wilson adherents made a fight to prevent the application of the unit rule | to the national delegates and were sup | ported by many friends of Bryan and 1 friends of Harmon.
 | The convention adopted platform de- claring for the nomination of all public officers by direct vote, including the Pres | dent The principle of the initiative and
 referendum was indorsed and the repub- | lican tariff described as "a masterpiece of | injustice involving remorseless exactions 1 from the many to enrich the few. | Dallas, Tex, May 16.-The Taft mer
 al ew first victory at the Twelfth district convention in Fort Worth, the executive
 committee refusing to seat the TarranI
 cornty Roosevelt delegation over which tf.ere was contest. A Roosevelt ma jcrity of one in the convention still re-
 I1ains.
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Mrs. Mittie Fulton Albright

Mrs. Mittie Fulton Albright, aged Sl years. died at the residence. 113s North Twentieth street, last night at o'clock The remains will be sent to Dora, Ala, to- day at F o'clock by the Johns unoer- taking establishment, where interment will take place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

ceived With. 3f3a precincts complete out of the total of more than 3700, Col onel Roosevelt has a ma tority of 25,S59 over Taft and Senator LaFollette. Champ Clark's lead over Woodrow Wilson now figures 21,771 votes, Clark having been given S9..2S6 and Wilson l11515.
 Raleigh. N. C., May t6.-Two sets of delegates were elected to the repub- | lican national convention in contesting z lconventions of the Third district, held in Goldsboro today.
 | The regularly called convention elect cd Marion Butler and ". s. O'B Robin son as delegates, instructed for Roose- welt
 An unseated delegation from Carteret county, with additions from other coun- ! ties. held a convention and elected John l. Mazengo and 4. |. Wilson, un- instructed, but understood to be for Taft
 | Dallas. Tex. May 1s.-Contesting del egstions to the republican national con lveDtion were named in two congress sional districts of Texas today and in two other districts the supporters ol former President Roosevelt held con- | trol and delegates were chosen in- structed for the colonel. ! Separate conventions were held Dy tho supporters of President Taft and former President Roosevelt in the Eighth and Fourteenth districts. The Twelfth and Sixteenth district conventions instructed for Roosevelt.
 Roosevelt Defeated | Livingston. Mont. May 16.-Roosevel' forces were defeated at every turn IT the republican state convention held hers today.
 The Montana delegation, eight in mum Der, will go to Chicago with recon mendation to use every effort to brins about the renomination of President Tart The delegates received 42 votes to thei
 opponents 235.
 Richmond. May 16.--One hundred an' eight negroes and 70 white men held al | insurgent republican convention here to day and elected four delegates at large u
 the national convention with instruction
 to support Theodore Roosevelt. The ac
 tion of the state convention. held in Ro anoke in March. was condemned. Tn
 new organization will endeavor to hay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

BIRMINGHAM TURN vEREIN
 ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF Oufs LATE MEMBER, G. AUGUST sCHiL- LINGER, THIS AFTEHNOON AT O.CI.OCK FROM THE HOUSE OF NOURNyNG, 1902 SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET. E. LESSER,
 PRESIDENTs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

Washington. May 16.-No formal state ment claiming a majority of delegates at the Chicago convention for President Taft was Issued by Director Mckinley tonight, but the officials of the national Taft ou- real were counting on 5i3 by this reckon- ing: Total counted for Taft up to today, 527: counted in today. Arkansas, 4; Mon- tana &; Idaho. 4: total 54s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Roosevelt Leading

San Francisco. May 16.-Roosevelt.i lead in California over President Taft steadily increases as primary returns from the outlying precincts are re
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

Little Rock. Ark, May 1s-separate conventions were held by the supporters of President Taft and former President Roosevelt in the Second and Fourth Ar kansas congressional districts today and contesting delegations were named to the Chicago convention. Tn the First district the convention instructed for Taft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
WHyW00DbLOCkS?
Every Good Citizen Should Know What Constitutes
 The Best Pavement

The Life of a City is Depend ent Upon the Condition of Its Streets, Just As the Vi tality of the Body is Affect ed By Its Arteries.
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it's delegation recognized and seated il Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
GEORGIA BEATS TECH

Atlanta. May 16 --tSpecial) )-Georgia de- fes ted Tech here today in their first game for the State college championship when Captain Brannen of Georgia stolal home The score was S to A. The batting of McWhorter, Thompson and Sloan and the fielding of Hubert were the features.
 The score: R.H.E. Georgia .........-....... GOO Oo2 202-6 l3 3 Tech ..................... oo1 oo1 2oo-4 s ?
 Batteries: Bedingfield, Brannen and Bcwden; Hubert and Montague. Umpire, Turner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
TAFT SAYS CLAIM
 OF 522 DELEGATES
 BY T. R. IS FALSE
You Foolish Creature
(Continucd From Page one)

pointed his finger in the direction of tn Questioner:
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smiley-caudin-s Smith Co.,. Phones 6
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JOHNS Undertaking cs.. rnonss loos

SHAW. tn. Undertaker. Phonss "
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
COTTON MARKET
CLOSES QUIET
~ Associated Press.

New York. April s0.--cotton futures
opened steady at an advance of from 4
20 Z points on better, cables than ex-
pected, but met very heavy offerings and
within the first half hour broke to a
net loss of from 8 to points. Stop
orders were uncovered and after their
execution the market turned steadier on
covering and fresh long buying. Prices
during the middle OF the morning were
about 10 points higher.
The market Ilrmed after execution OF
stor orders on the early decline which
sdsmed temporarily to relieve pressure
OF long cotton. Expectation Of a bullish
weekly weather report added to the dis
position to cover recent sales or take
the long side for rally. During the
middle Of the day, prices were to 10
points net higher.
The weather weekly report was con-
sidered about standoff and the market
continued quiet. with prices holding
steady at a net advance OF 9Q10 points
on scattering covering.
Cotton spot closed quiet: 10 points
higher. middling uplands. lilo; middling
gulf, ii.s5. Sales, 800 bales
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01

Furnished by the local oficc, weather
bureau. United States department OF
agriculture, under the direction of VIII
lis L. Moore. chief Of bureau, Washing
ton. D. c.
PensaeoIa's Temperature Data.
Highest on record for April. 90 de-
grees.
Lowest on record for April, 50 de-
grees.
Average OF the highest daily temper
atures for April, "A degrees.
Average Of the lowest daily temper
aturcs for April, 81 degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday. 70
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday morn
ing, 81 degrees.
Pensaeela's Rainfall Data.
Normal rainfall for the month OF
April 3.16 inches.
Total rainfall this April TO %. m.
HOP inches.
Total excess, January LIST 70 March
31st, 6.96 inches
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
Liverpool Market.

Liverpool April 30.-Closing: Cotton
spot In fair demand: prices points
lower. American middiing fair. 7.03;
good middling. 6.65 middling, 6.u; low
middling. 6.iii goodordinary, $50; ord
mary, 5.35.
Of which 1000 were for speculation and
export and included $500 American.
Receipts $4,000 bales all American.
Futures opened and closed steady.
May, May-June, 6.22; June July, 5.23;
July-August s24; AugustlSeptember,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, s.1a. October-No
vember. SIT: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SHY; overwhelmingly, 6.14h; Janu-
ary-February 6.14h: February March,
SIS; March-April. 6.i5h
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans, April 30.--Cotton futures
opened steady ut an advance of 2 to 8
points on good cables. The weather map
was more favorable than expected but
did not lead to much selling on the fire.
call Immediately after the call the
trading months were 8 to points up
and at this level offerings increased ma
terially, orders coming from both sides.
Gossip said that large lines of long cot
ton were being liquidared. The market
weakened under the pressure and at the
end of the first half hour of business
was to points under the close of yes
terday.
The weather forecast OF showers for
the western half of the cotton belt
checked selling and started buying
wave. The weekly summary OF weather
conditions over the belt increased the
buyang TO a marked extent: shorts were
thrown into confusion and IT was ru-
mo4ed that strong bull interests were
again heavy buyers. The weekly sum-
mary WIS generally regarded as con-
flrming builish statements regarding the
backwardness Of new crop preparations.
The market at noon was very steady at
q net advance Of 10 to IL points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
At McMillan's Great Sale,
8 o'clock tomorrow morning,
Ladies' long Kimonas 25c.
JUDGE WEBER
is FOUND DEAD
Bullet Hole IN Head Testified to His
Having Carried Threat to Suicide.
O AssocIated Preaa

Natchez. Miss, April 30.-Judge
Thomas Reber. age SO was found dead
on his lawn early today with a bullet
wound In the head. He left n note
saying he contemplated suicide on ac-
count OF lapse OF memory and unbid-
den strage illusions of the brain made
him fear he would become insane.
Judge Reber was a native of San
duslxy, Ohio, and came south with the
Union army during the war between
the states. He was prominent in state
civic and political AFFAIRS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01

If you miss your paper,
phone (1500) before ten
o'clock, and one will be de-
livered you by special carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
CONTRADICT
MR.. TAFT AGAIN
The Colonel Gives His Side Concern
ing the international Harvester
Question.
By Associated press.

New York, April Cool. Roosevelt
again contradicted President Taft in
a statement today regarding the So
called harvester trust coses Colonel
Roosevelt said:
II was positive that the harvester
trust matter had been discussed in full
at least once at a cabinet meeting afs
ter Mr.. Taft returned. Mr.. Bonapartn
now sends me the following telegram
Baltimore, April 20. Date of cabinet
meeting when harvester trust discuss
ed either II or q January, 1908. prob
ably former. (Charles ]. Bonaparte.'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
BIG RIVER YET
ON RAMPAGE
Water Flowing over Illinois Lowsands,
Promising Worst Flood In History.
BY Associated Press.

Cairo, Ill, April 30.-The Mississippi
river has passed the flood stage at this
point and water is flowing over low lands
which only last week shed the waters OF
the most disastrous flood within memory.
The drainage district north OF the city
is under four feet OF water. The river
gauge registered 45.5 feet and Is ex-
pected to record 4S feet before the
present rise recedes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
NAVAL STORES
MARKET FIRM

Savannah, April so.-The spirits Of
turpentfne market opened firm this
morning at IS to 4sh with no sales. The
close aEas at k9 to 1914. with sales OF
272 caaiks. Receipts were 1850 casks,
shipme2fs 1908 casks and stocks 19,44e
casks.
The rosin market opened and closed
Arm Sales were 2.061 barrels, receipts
s,s4s barrels, shipments 1,422 barrels and
stocks Of 1874 barrels.
nuenfnQ dfrofaffons were.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
HOUSE AIDS
GOOD ROADS
nv Associated Press.

Washington. April 30.-The house to-
day aided the National Good Roads
movement by passing a provision in
ths. postofice appropriation bill which
would grant subsidy to all highways
used in the rural free delivery mail
service. These roads would be di-
vided in three classes with subsidies
OF S25, $50 and SIS a mile. 1t is es-
tllnated the cost the first year would
be $4,000. 900 to $1s.000,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
NEGRO SHOOTS -FOUR.

Jackson, Miss, April S0.-Walter
jackson, a negro, probably fatally shot
his father-in-law, Ernest Ellis. and
his mother-in-law, and seriously
wounded their three little children at
the town of Flora, near here. early
today. The negro and his wife had
quarreled and she went to her fathers
home. Jackson followed with a shot
gun and ran amuck- His wife escaped.
The negro has not been captured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-01
DELEGATION FOR
WOODROW WILSON
Delaware Delegates Are unlnstrueted
But Are Known TO Favor the New
Jersey Man.
Rv Associated Pre.,.

Dover, Del, April 20.--woodrow Will
son will have a solid delegation from
Delaware to the Democratic national
convention. The delegates are unin-
structed, but are known to favor VIII
sons nomination.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-21
KEEN INTEREST IN
ROOSEVELT ADDRESS

Columbus. o.. Feb. 2o.- The most
intense interest Is manifested ~ pol.
itical circles throughout Ohio and
practically throughout the country In
tomorrow 3 session OF the Ohio Con
stitutional co%nventaion. owing 10 the
announcement, that Mr.. Roosevelt
will deliver an address before that
bod which. II Is believed. will BE- ~
the greatest significance In view ~
Mr.. Rooseyelt's possible candidacy
for the presidency.
A short time ago Governor Har-
mon addressed the convention and
declared against the initiative and
referendum Il Is believed that Mr.
Roosevelt viii declare himself In
favor OF both these policies and viii
submit arruu ents 10 show that while
ne Is a progressive both President
Taft and Governor Harmon are re-
dictionaries. Among the most arden;
Roosevelt supporters there are even
some who express the opinion that
Mr.. Ro%osevclt's speech will practi
cally embody tho platform on which
be- would stand II he should be nom.
mated for the presidency
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-21
OPEN INTERNATIONAL
CHECKER TOURNAMENT

New York. Feb, p0.-The annual
international checker tournament
opened here today at Lyric Hall in
the presence Of a large gallery Of
spectators The games were not. as
formerly PLAYED on the regulation
boards, but upon a giant cnecke-
board, "a feet square, laid ont on the
iloor of the hall and clearly visible
10 the spectators In eycr, part OF
the hail The checkers we're OF paper
mache, weighed one pound each and
were moved by the players by means
ot long poles
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-21
CHANGES IN RACING
RULES ARE PLANNED

Chicago. Ill.,, Feb 2O.-The Amer
lean Trotting Association, the con-
trolling organization Of the Western
turf. began its biennial congress IN
Chicago today with all signs pointing
to a session of more than ordinary
interest and importance The asso-
citation will consider and act upon a
number OF changes proposed by the
Rule Committee. some OF which are
Of a more or less radical character
A most radical ohanpe proposed Is
intended to absolutely divorce the
Judges stand from the betting ring.
II this rule should ne adopted, II
would mean that the judges would
take no notice whatever Of the speed
iation end Of the meeting, and that
whenever officials declared off bets
thew would do so on their W ac-
count and not as an enforcement Of a
prescribed rule in turf statutes The
rule now IN force AGAINST the use Of
hobbies probably will be repealed and
similar action Is expected to be taxi
On I'm regards 10 the rule forbiddine
drivers TO carry watches In their
hands While participating in a race.
Still another matter Of Importance 70
ue acted on Is the proposition TO de-
eide money winners not according to
their position in the summaries, a
is the present ard lonc-accepted Gus.
tom, hut after n horse has won most
of the heats and the race, second
third and forrth money winners to
he selected as per the total sum o.
their standing in the summary.