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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

 BIRMINGHAM LADY . SHOT BY HUSBAND;
 THEN KILLS SELF MT. and Mrs. Henry Kl0ster- meyer Principals in Mari
 etta, O., Tragedy
CAUSED BY DIVORCE
 RECENTLY GIVEN
Mrs. Klostermeyer Was Only Daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. A. L. Brooks, Who Live at BPS South
 Twentieth Street

Word was received in Birmingham from Marietta, O.. last night that Henry Klos- termeyer Is dead and Mrs. Klostermeyer at the point of death as the result of a tragedy yesterday afternoon MT. Klos- terneyer first shot Mrs. Klostermeyer and inflicted a probably fatal wound and turned the weapon on himself, dying al- most immediately as a result of his shot.
 Mrs. Klostermeyer is the only daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Brooks of 929 South Twentieth street. Birmingham. MT. Brooks has been in Marietta for several days and Mrs. Brooks left for the north
 last night, following a long distance tee- phone Conversation with MT. Brooks MT. Brooks told his wife that the doctors thought Mrs. Klostermeyer had a chance to recover, but special received by The Age-Herad last night from Marietta states that she is at the point of death.
 According to the information received here Mrs Klostermeyer has not been happy with her husband and they had been living apart for some time. She was recently in Birmingham and MT. Brooks, who Is her stepfather, returned with her to Marietta about ten days ago to take the final steps in securing a divorce. A divorce was granted by the Ohio courts on March 15. Mr. Klostermeyer had been in Chicago and arrived in Marietta yes terday afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock. Mrs Klostermeyer while in Marietta had been stopping at the Wakefield hotel, but yesterday afternoon she, together with MT. Klostermeyer sister, went to the home the Klostermeyers had formerly occupied and where their furniture and household goods were still stored.
 It was while they were here that Mr. K1ostermeyer suddenly appeared appar- ently irrational. He fired upon his wife and with the statement that if Mir and Mrs Brooks had been there he would have killed them too, turned the weapon upon himself and died at once. He aimed straight for his wife's heart and 1t was understood last night inflicted a wound which Is almost certain to prove fatal
 It was further understood here last night that Mr. Brooks had remained at the hotel while the ladies went to the home and did not reach the scene until after the tragedy. He at once got into communication over long distance phone with Mrs Brooks anu she left for Mari etta last night
 The unhappiness of the Klostermeyers is said to have dated back for several months and the sympathles of MT. Klostermeyer's sisters are said to have been with Mrs. Klostermeyer in her trouble. His conduct Is said to have been a disappointment to the family connections and friends on both sides.
 Mrs Brooks before marrying MT Brooks was Mrs. Isabelle Fairbanks and her daughter before marriage was Miss Elizabeth Fairbank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
BULLETIN ISSUED
 ABOUT SOIL TESTS

Auburn, March 9.-(Speeial)-A bulletin
 which contains results of fertilizer experi- ments in the counties of the northern half of Alabama has been issued by the force of the Auburn experiment farm. lne bull letin comprises the result of an enormous task of collection and compilation of data.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

tain their friends with recital
 A May day in East park, when 800 girls of the physical training department will give the folk dances of five nations.
 The teachers and pupils of these re- spective departments are busily at work with the details of the series of enter tainments for the purpose of specializing high school work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

quarters, however, Is more conservative predicting that the majority will be be- tween 500 and 1000 votes. Should Sen ator Moody receive a majority of soc votes in Tuscaloosa county it is esti- mated that his chance of victory would be a good one.
 In Tuscaloosa city there Is no opposi- ton to Senator Moody Former Mayor Blair is a supporter of Captain Hobson, but is making no effort to take the coun- ty from Moody. G. W. Van Hoose' is supporting Hobson for personal reasons, and there are a few others. Tn North port George w Christian, a prominent merchant, and his son. T. w. Chris tian, are supporters of Hobson. But such cases are exceedingly rare.
 Prominent Leaders Active
 Every we'll known political leader in Tuscaloosa county Is actively in the cam paign for Senator Moody The Browns. the Jones, the Fosters and Mayfields. the Brandons, the Rices. the Nandegraaffs. the Verners, the Olivers, the Wymans and dozen other prominent families which have figured in all political cam paigns in Tuscaloosa county have taken their coats off for Moody. The campaign is an active one Much work is being done As this is the largest county in voting strength in the district, no vote Is being overlooked.
 It is a conservative estimate that Tus- caloosa county will poll 32Oo votes on April l. With all of Moody's lieuten- ants. the majority of whom in other campaigns have been the major gen. erals, actively in the field, it appears certain that of the 32oo votes Moody should receive at least 2O00
 Populites for Hobson
 In the rural communities, especially in the mountainous sections, there is said to be some Hobson strength. The pop ulites of the county are for Hobson. The republicans of the county are for Hobson. It is stated that one well known gentleman not too closely allied with the democratic party has taken the stump against Senator MoodX.
 The opposition of the populsts or ultra progressives of the Woodrow Wilson stripe is due to the fact that in the olden days, in the farmers alliance days it was Senator Moody and Judge James prevented Tuscaloosa from dropping into the column of the opposition. Some have not forgotten the strife of those old days, it Is said. However. as this Is practically the only opposition that has been developed against Senator Moody in the county in which he has lived all his life it is safe to make the prediction that only comparatively few votes will be cast against him April 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The chief object of these local fertilizer experiments soil tests has been to ascertain the best fertilizer or combina- ton of fertilizers for cotton, growing on each of the principal soils of the northern half of Alabama. Small lots of carefully weighed and mixed fertilizers were sup piled to each superintendent Detailed irf- structions as to how to conduct the ex- pertinent and blank forms for reporting results were also furnished. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
Dispatch From Marietta

The following dispatch, received by The Age-Herald last night from Marietta, O., gives additional details of the tragedy:
 Henry klostermeyer late this afternoon shot his wife through the right breast and, turning the weapon upon himself ended his own life with two shots. Mrs Klostermeyer last week obtained divorce from her husband on. the grounds of cruelty and non-support and upon his return from Chicago today he went inn medately to the house, called his wife to the door, and after asking her ques- ton to which she replied, No, l can't. ;" shot her The injured woman fled to the back yard, followed by the husband. In the trial she testified that her mother had supported her during her entire mar ried life. Their two children are now in Birmingham. At a local hospital to- night physicians say there is little hope that Mrs Klostermeyer will live. The shot penetrated her right lung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
Father Dies in Rome. Ga.

l.. w. Bowie. Jr., of this city received a telegram yesterday afternoon inform ing him that his father had died sud denly in Rome, Ga, at his home. MT Bowie was a prominent citizens of Rome and his death will be keenly felt by host of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Washington, March 19.-Senator Dil- linghams bill provides for the exclu- sion of races ineligible for American naturalization. It was understood that this. meant both Japanese and Chinese and later on the suggestion of Sena- tor Lodge the clause was amended so that the ssensibilities of the Jap aneSe would not be offended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
An Open Letter to the Age-Heraldl
March 18th, 1912.

Publ Birmingham Age-Hera1d,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
.HATTORR| SPEAKS ON
 THE UNITED STATES
DenOunces Senator Dilling- hams Bill on the
 Orient

Tokio, March 19.-Count Hattorri, a member of the opposition in the Jap anese house of representatives, today made a remarkable oration in the chamber In connection with an inter- pellation concerning the diplomacy of the Japanese government toward, the United States.
 Count Hattorri condemned Senator Dillingham's bill amending the immi- grafton laws of the United States as an insufferabe insult to Japan. He criticised tn the strongest terms the Japanese governments expression of its willingness 10 participate in the Pan anna exposition and as being contra dictory to Japan's honor and business interests. No reply was made from the government side. One of the cabinet members promised that a written re- sponse to the interpolation would be soon forthcoming.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
BY n. C. BYRD.

IL there is another postponement or tie
game in the post-sea son series the games
will have to be called off and not con-
cluded AS Yesterdays contest between
Ninth and Southern ended in tie and
will have to be played over. every date
is taken between now and Saturday. If
any of the other games had to be put off
for one reason or another. it would not
be played, it being impossible to post
pone the intercity series.
In the event that Southern should de-
feat Pepco today and the series be
a tie Thursday. there would be moth
ing to do but have one game decide the
issue. as was done in the class { series.
The double-header scheduled with Rich
mond for Saturday would not be called
off under any conditions.
There is not much probability. though.
that anything of such nature will have
to be put through. There is every proba-
bflity that Pepco will win from Southern
today, and the result should be that the
championship will practically be conced-
ed to Pepco, as It is now.
1t is probable that Barton will oppose
Stroebel today in the contest in which
the case then the result may be figured
right now. There is not much doubt that
Barton will get away with his game
against the railroaders. and that VIII
pretty much make the championship
Pepcos without going any further.
A win today for the Potomac Electric
team will give the committee a whole
lot of leeway if it is compelled TO call
of the series and name a winner for any
reason or other.
The New Washington Athletic Associa-
ton broke into competition yesterday for
the first time under very favorable con-
ditions. Its relay team won the senior
race, while one or two Of its members
did some good work in the individual
events.
The relay four, composed of Bowen.
Mahoney, Young and Hamilton, had lit
tie trouble winning its race. 1t defeated
the Baltimore Central Y. NJ. {. A. and
established itself about the fastest club
quartet in the south.
Johnnie Mahoney. besides running one
quarter of the relay race. took part in
the 22O-yard dash. He got second place.
out for the first place by the narrowest of
margins. Mahoney led until within a
few feet of the tape.
The game yesterday between Ninth and
Southern was called because it was not
adjudged light enough to finish the con-
test. When the game was called Ninth
had a man on third with nobody down.
Both teams played about an even class
of ball. both scoring four runs. the same
number of men faced each pitcher. and
one club made four hits. while the other
registered five The general play OF the
two mines was Of about the same char
acter.
Platz hit the longest home run made on
the grounds this year. The Southern in
fielder clouted the ball over the left-center
field fence for walk around the bases.
Johnnie Stecher also did some mighty
good work in the meet held yesterday I'm
Baltimore Stecher won the half-mile In
II, and the quarter in .55 nat. The times
Evening star., 1912-09-03
INTER SECTION SERIES MAY
POSSIBLY NOT BE COMPLETED
In Event Of Postponement or Another Tie
Game It Will Have to Be Called Off
Before Schedule Is Played Out.

for the two races while not very fast,
were good because of the poor track on
which they We're run. The track, besides
being lap and a half to the quarter.
was not in very good shape, precludng
anything like real running.
The tie yesterday between Ninth and
Southern shows that the fight between
those two clubs for second honors In the
series is going to be very close. Neither
seems to have any decided advantage OF
the other, and both appear not TO be As
strong as the Electric Power Company
If the Potomac Electric Power Company
pitches Barton today II Is probable it
will do so not because il is in fear of los
ing, but more to keep it's star finger in
good condition than for any other reason
The Electricians must depend on Barton
for the greater part the work I'm the
box in the intercitv series. and they viii
keep him in as fit shape as possible
Not man on either the Ninth or
Southern team yesterday got more than
one hit.
The fielding of Young. who PLAYED
third base for the railroad men. was one
Of the features of the game. The lanky
lad handled four rather hard chances
without the least sign of a slip-up.
Young went to Baltimore YESTERDAY
morning, ran his lap Of the relay over
in Baltimore yesterday, came back in fh@
afternoon, and put up fine game OF ball
for his team. Young also scored one "
his teams runs.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
PIRATES TRAVEL % HOURS.
Unable to Meet Chicago-Dreyfuss
Talks of Suing Road.

PITTSBURGH, September 3. The
Pittsburgh base ball team arrived home
last night after being on the road TWEEN
ty-two hours from Cincinnati. Disap-
pointment over the failure to play the
double-header with Chicago was keen.
Tickets had been sold for 10000 seats.
for all of which the money will be re-
funded.
Barney Dreyfuss said last night that
If he is convinced the Pennsylvania rail-
road could have got the team into Pitts
burgh in time to play the two games he
will sue the road to recover the amount
that would have been taken at the gate.
Fred Clarke says il the road had per-
mitted the players to walk the tracks
for four miles at Steubenville, where the
flood checked traffic, and had an engine
been at the other end of the walk. the
team would have been in Pittsburgh
early in the morning. Instead the play
ers were detoured via Coshocton and
Orrville, Ohio.
Frank Chance, when asked IL the Cubs
would claim the games on forfeit. said
that was up to the owners of the Chi
cago team. Dreyfuss says there is no
chance for such a claim. because the
Pirates cannot be held responsible for
their failure to appear
One of the postponed games of yester-
day will be played here today: the other
at Chicago September 30. when the clubs
will play a double-header.
Evening star., 1912-09-03

the bases more often. for with men on
Fosters chances for accomplishing some
thing with the stick are enhanced.
Today's game will be called at 2:3O in
order to give the team chance to take
the $50 train for Boston, where four
games are to be played Exhibition games
will be played at Albany Sunday and at
Syracuse Monday. At the latter town
the Nationals will hook up with Hank
O'Day's Cincinnati Reds.
Bill Kenworthy has played in six games
with the Nationals. and he has yet to go
through game without getting hit, a
be proud. kenworthy is fairly fast, as he
has proven by beating out several infield
grounders.
Both the morning and afternoon games
were hard fought struggles. In the MORN
ing game rally by the Nationals in the
sixth inning at the expense of Eddie
Plank came within one of teing the
score. but the locals found Bender
troublesome, but threw away a chance
to tie the score in the ninth, when. with
one out. Kenworthy got scratch hit.
Moeller was sent in to run for him, but
died stealing. and Mcbride then hit into
left for two bases. on which Moeller
could have scored from first, had he still
been on the bags.
The Athletics got two of their runs
as the result of errors. Foster and
Hughes making poor throws in the sec
ond inning when one run was scored, and
Henry muffing a foul fly. after which
base hit got Hughes in bad. The score:
Evening star., 1912-09-03
STAR SCORE BOARD
WILL REPRODUCE GAMES

While the Nationals are ON
their final trip to Boston and the
west, The Evening Stars score
board will reproduce every play
made ON foreign grounds.
Before the team returns here
late this month 1t will be def
niteIy decided whether or not 1T
will finish in second or third
place, and these games will be of
the greatest interest.
J. Ed GrlllO, The Stars sport
ing editor, will again accompany
the team, and his views Of the
games, all news Of the team and
Interesting g0ssip of the players
will appear In the daily editions
Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
SCHOFIELD WINS RUN.
Washingtonian Captures Street Race
of C. C.. G.

BALTIMORE. Nd, September 3-W.
H. Schof1eld of the Washington Gross
Country Club. running from the 2V,-y -
handicap mark, won the three-mile street
race. the feature of the first annual meet
OF the Cross Country Club yesterday -
Union League Park. covering the dis
tance in IS minutes and Z seconds.
John Kelley of the Cross Country CAB.
with a handicap of % yards. was secoId.
and w. Smith of the Mondawmn Ath-
letic Club. with 1sJ yards. was third.
John O'Callaghan, G. &. c.. was fourth.
William Klender of the Monda wmin \.
c. and Frank A. Ruth, scratch, were IN
order.
A. Frederick Warner of the Cross
Country Club won the f0-yard dash
from the half-yard mark i'm 1923 see
onds, while Ira K. Ryder OF St. John .
College of Annapolis Won the esAyard
dash from scratch in y - seconds.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
LOCAL CREWS COMMENDED
FOR CREDITABLE SHOWING
Both Potomac and Analostan Clubs Brought
Out Oarsmen Who Give Much
Promise Despite Defeats
Gossip Of the Regatta.

worth a continental and could not beat
the weakest crew on the river. The back
ers of the Potomac crews are now won
dering where the Arundel men got their
supposed Information.
judged for the last six or seven years
one of the crack quartets OF the coun-
try, was touted as easy winners OF the
senior four-oared shells yesterday. Ii
furnished big surprise to the majority
of the people when the Vesper four walk
ed away with the race. having enough
of a lead on the Baltimore men before
it got to the bridge to pass across its
bow
The vesper four won by more than a
length.
A great deal of credit should be given
the Potomac Boat Club for the manner
in which 1t entertained its guests. There
was nothing which might work for their
comfort that was overlooked. At the
clubhouse the crews were looked after
and provided with everything needed.
Mr.. Nolan, who had charge of the press
boat, was the recipient of many thanks
and remarks Of appreciation for the
manner in which he gave the newspaper
men an excellent chance to view the
races. Not only did he look after the
publicity end of the affair. but he gave
every attention to the satisfying of the
physical comforts of the reporters.
Frank Miller. who won the Junior
single SOULS as a member Of the New
York Athletic Club, rowed No. Z in the
Columbia University eight this spring.
The New York Athletic Club won two
out of three events in which it had men
entered. It's representatives got the
junior singles and the senior doubles. The
event in which 1t was defeated was the
senior singles. Smith, representing the
winged-foot aggregation, losing to Kelly
Here is list of the winners and the
organizations which they represented:
Junior single SOULS, F. Miller, N. Y. A
c., Philadelphia; senior four-oarec shells
Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia: Associa.
ton senior single sculls, Ravenswood b
c. of Long Island, N. Y: junior quadruple
sculls. Malta Boat Club of Philadelphia
senior four-oared shells. Malta B. c. oi
Philadelphia: junior eight-oared shells
Ariel r. c. Of Baltimore: intermediate
single sculls, Karl A. Graef, Vesper B. c
of Philadelphia: Junior double sculls, Tn
dine Barge Club of Philadelphia: inter
mediate four-oared gigs, Quaker City
Barge Club of Philadelphia: senior double
SOULS, Metropolitan Rowing Club of New
York intermediate eight-oared shells
New Rochelle Rowing Club of New York
intermediate quadruple SOULS, New Ro
chelle Rowing Club Of New York; senior
double sculls, New York A. c.; senior
single sculls. J. B. Kelly of Vesper B. C.
of Philadelphia; junior four-oared gigs
Fairmount Rowing Association Of Phila-
delphia; intermediate doubles, New Ro'
chelle r. C. Of New York; senior eight
cared shells, Ariel R. c. of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1912-09-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Giants Clean Up in Boston.

BOSTON. Mass. September 3.-The big
gest crowd at National League game in
this city in several years saw the Giants
take both games of the double-header
from Boston yesterday, thereby increasing
their lead in the pennant race while
Chicago loafed.
Doyle's home run, with two men on
bases won the first game in the twelfth
inning, 5 to 2. after a pitchers battle, in
which Perdue opposed first Marquard
and then Mathewson. Scores:
R.HE.
Boston,. 1000 O l o o o % Z I
R.HE.
Boston. ..... O O O IL g o
New York. .... 0 o U O-6 8 =
Evening star., 1912-09-03
Phillies and BROOKLYN Split.

PHILADELPHIA. September 3.-Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn divided the two
games here yesterday after twenty -four
innings of play Brooklyn won in the
morning in eleven innings, to p The
visitors tied the score after two were out
in the ninth inning on a home-run drive
by Erwin, a pinch hitter, and they won
the game in the eleventh inning on Mil
ler's double with two men on the bases
and two out. The batting of Magee. who
made four hits in five times at bat, was
a feature of the game. The scores:
R.H.E.
Brooklyn -. 90 100 OOO1Oo o-412 4
Philadelphia. o DO y o o o. 8 /
R.H.E.
Phila.. 10000 OOO1-2 12 O
Brooklyn 90 o 0 o o O 900 OIL 10 0
Evening star., 1912-09-03
Other American League Games.
Tigers Eat Up White Sox.

CHICAGO, September 3.-Only one
game, that of the forenoon, was played
by the White Sox and Detroit. rain pre-
venting the game scheduled for the after
noon. The contest was Suggest, with
the Tigers doing most of the slLgging.
Detroit batted Chicago's pitchers all over
the field, and won. IL to 4. The visitors
stole bases at will. getting eight in all.
Sixteen players were used by the locals.
The score: R.H.E.
Chicago. 100000 "a 10 4
Detroit OO2 222 012 IS
Evening star., 1912-09-03
Base Running of STATE Features.

The fast Fairmont A. C. defeated the
Western Buds in well played game
Labor day. by the score OF to 6. The
feature Of the game was the base
running OF H. Statz for the winners
Score:
RHE.
w. B... 0 2 00111 O-S 4
F. A. Co.. , 2 0,3 O1 x-914 0
Batteries-F. A. c., Zachary and
Shipley; w. B., Gordon and Smith. Um-
pire, Mr.. Sullivan.
Evening star., 1912-09-03

Washington. ....... Q I I u
Philadelphia o o o y | 2-J
Left on bases-Wa Washington. 10: Philadelphia,
10. First base on balls-Of Crabb. .; off Brown,
> Innings pitched-By Crabb. 3ls; by Brown.
GA. Times at bat by opponents-Against Crabf:
II: against Brown. 20. Hits-Of Crahb. ); off
Brown ). Three base ht-Baker. Two-basc hits
-I.aportc Foster. Mcbride. Ainsmith Murphy.
Sacrifice iies-iandl, Johnson - Sacrifice hits
-Gandil. Ainsmith. Maggert. Barry. Brown. Doi-
Bile play-Collins to Barry to McInnis. Hit by
pitcher.By Crabb (McBride,; by johnson tMur-
phye Wild pitches-Crabb Brown. Umpires-
Messrs. Dineen and O'Brien. Time Of game
hours and 80 minutes.