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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
POLL TAXES FULLY
 PAID IN PIKE COUNTY
Fourteen Hundred and Twenty Four Paid for l9ll-Missionary Con-
 ference in Troy

Troy, February 4.-(Specia1)-Po taxes have been as fully paid in the county of Pike this year as last was the state ment of the tax collector. Last year there were ls27 poll taxes paid G91o) and l424 for the year 1911. The road tax of the county has also been well paid as there was no extension of time after February l.
 The Methodist Episcopal church is hold ing a missionary conference in the local church in which many of the expert speakers and authorities commission work in that church at large will be the lead ing speakers of the occSsion. Among those present to begin the work today were DTS. C. r. Reid. Pisson, Head and Latham. This foreign mission conference will continue through Sunday next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
KENYON'S RETURN TO
 CHICAGO DELAYED

Chicago, February 4.-Important1 links in the governments case against the il- dicted Chicago packers now on trial will, 1t is said, be completed during the coming week.
 United States District Attorney Wilker- son and his assistants today went over large amount of evidence in an effort to discover ways of expediting the trial which started December g.
 United States Senator W. s. Eor expected to resume his place vii the sct ernrnent lawyers tomorrow. b ateio. ments in the Lorimer inquiry 2 ninS ton will delay his return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
CIVIL LEAGUE MEETS
 AT CARROLLTON

carrollton February i.-(Special.)- )-Quita an interesting meeting of the Carroliton Improvement association was held in ,he school building yesterday afternoon. This association has for it's officers Mrs. II. Fl. King, president; Miss Lyda Latham, vice president; Mrs. w. P. Noland, secretary and treasurer.
 The purpose of this organization is to get the parents of the pupils more inter- ested in the work of the school and to make necessary Improvements in ana around the school building which will add to the attractveness and comfort of tae school children.
 The association has already planned to erect a fence around the school building, and to make some needed Improvements in the interior of the building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

Birmingham, February f, 1912.-G p. m.)- Very cold weather in general east of the Rocky mountains, where it did not rise above freezing throughout the day, ex- cept along the gulf coast and in Florida. Notwithstanding the general cold weather, only a few zero readings were reported. Warmer weather has set in over the Mis- souri and western Mississippi valley, and this will probably extend farther east ward and southward during the next day or two A slight warming up may occur in Alabama Monday, although 1t will ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Interest in Corn Clubs

Anniston. February 4.-(Special)-J. B.. Hobdy former president of the Albertvillc Agricultural college at Albertvile. now in charge of the government agricultural de- pertinent at the Alabama Polytechnic i.- stitute. stated in an interview here Satur- day that he has rarely seen such enthusi- asm as was manifested in the Boys Corn club movement here. and as an evidence of the growth of the movement in 'he state he cited the fact that the members ship of the clubs in the several clubs from 70 in 1911 10 .5oo at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

Dan Williams, Tom Fuller, c. E. Rogers James King, A. D. Williams, Dan Farmer, z. E. Cheatam and E. P. Bellis.
 Headquarters for the Blue section will be in tie office of the Board of Revenue in the courthouse. That of the White section will be at the office of Robert W. Ewing.
 The travelling statesmen of this district recently came into the most effective recognition from Birmingham business men of any organzatio ton here for the req son that they are accredited with the power of building up a community as no other interest can do single handed. The ambition of the association to further it's organization by new members which will have for it's ultimate result great benefits for Birmingham will excite in terest in the local commercial world. There is said to be a large number of men here eligible for membership in the travelling mems organization and these will be ferreted out and appealed to for the joint interest of the person, the as- sociation and Birmingham.
 A committee composed of o. P. Fon- taine Harry R. Todd and c. B. Rogers was appointed to thank the Chamber eff Commerce for the courtesy shown by that organization in the use of the meet ing rooms there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
WORKING ON PLANS
 NEW COURTHOUSE

cullnan, February 4.-(Special,)-Con tractor w. A Schlosser is now working ol the plans for the new courthouse whicl will be erected here soon. It is said thd the walls O fthe old building are in sucl condition that it will be necessary to ted them down and rebuilt out and out Tb plans now being made by Mir. Schlossd will make the new building considera bl
 larger than the old one. which has Cd many years been inadequate to meet tl1 demands of the county. The plans wi
 be ready for submission to the count commissioners within the next few dayl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
PARSONAGE BURNS
 AT HANCEVILLE
Methodists Suffer Heavy Loss Fri day-Man Loses Right Arm
 in Slave Factory

Cullmaiis February 3.-(Special.) )-Hance vile. the next largest city in this coun- ty, had it's first big fire Friday night when the Methodist parsonage. which is large, two story frame structure. was burned to the ground at 10 o'clock the origin of the fire being unknownl though it is supposed to have been from defective flue. There was small in1 surance.
 A serious. if not fatal accident hapl pened to John Gibbs, a popular young man of the town of Hanceville, who losI his right arm in the blaming room oI the Southern Slave and Heading coml pany's factory there today. The youni man jerked his arm off the planer and it was cut smoothly off. otherwlse hf would have lost his llfe.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Weather Forecast

Washington. February 4.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Monday and Tuesday; rising temperature Mon day: light, variable winds.
 Georgia: Fair Monday and Tuesday rising temperature Monday, north portion; light, northwest winds becoming variable.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday and Tuesday; rising temperature Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

"Established March l, 1911, 574 men and women have passed through the home to date many of them being slaves to cocaine, morphine, liquor snuff and tobacco" says pr. Oxnam.
 "Pisgah Home is taxed to its utmost capacity nightly and we need clothing shoes, underwear and food It costs over s200 per month to run the two hom-s. Our work is past the experi- mental stage and we have not only clearly demonstrated the necessity or place where all outcasts, men and women, not cripples or diseased, may obtain immediate relief without red tape or delay, but we have shown our ability to intelligently administer our trust.
 When we first came to Birmingham. we were forced to go out on the streets and hunt for friendless men, but that is all changed now.
 Our work is so well known here, that business men, housewives, city of ficials and police send destitute peo- pie to us, knowing they will be well cared for. As the work has been sup ported by voluntary contributions, We have had to spend about half our time soliciting funds to meet our fixed ob- legations.
 s''The demands upon our time have grown so large that the work is suf- fering through the lack of support. It is desired to secure 100 firms or indi- yiduals who will subscribe S1 per month to the Pisgah work, and thus relieve us of the strain of constantly trying g to make both ends meet Will you help?
 Make all checks payable to c. o. OK nam and mail to 104 Cotton avenue. My associate, MT. Squire, or myself, will be glad to furnish references from some of the best people in our city. "Thanking those butchers, bakers and merchants who haved helped us, I re- main,
 "Yours for lost humanity, 1 CHARLES O. OXNAM, "E,lder in Charge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

ern increased previous orders by 12,o0o tons.
 The McClintick- Marshall Construction company, which was awarded the gen eral contract for the Hell Gate bridge approaches in December. gave the order for the 10000 tons of steel required to the Carnegie Steel company.
 Cast iron pipe manufacturers placed contracts for 75.08O tons of pig iron pst week, mainly with southern furnaces, causing the latter to advance prices 25l to % cents per ton. Otherwise pig iron transactions were again light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Four Arrests

Greenville. February 4-(Speclal.)- negroes and one white man have been ar rested in the eastern part of the county charged with violating the prohibition laws. These arrests are the first for this offense that have been made in q num- Der of months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
PRISONER BROUGHT
 FROM PENSACOLA
Rice Threshing Becomes Popular in
 Lower Baldwin-Masons to Organize at Foley

Bay Minette, February 4-(Special.)- Deputy Sheriff Charles Eubanks returned from Pensacola yesterday and brought with him one Rena Flowers colored, who has been eluding the local authorities since it was discovered that he was oper- ating a blind tiger near Perdido. He left the county but was captured without much trouble. He will be tried Monday.
 Rice threshing has become quite popu- lar in the lower end of the county, and number of threshers are being kept busy br those who raised fields of rice during the past summer. The rice industry is rapidly gaining a hold in the county, and i. is thought in few years that great deal will be grown.
 meeting was held at Foley this even- ing for the purpose of taking preliminary steps toward the organization of Ma sonic lodge at that place. The town has quite a number of new settlers who are Mesons, and these are anxious to see a lodge organized there.
 w. W. Booth of this place, W. T. Kee Of Lillian and C. Y. Hall of Tensay have been notified of their appointment as reg istrars for the county for the next four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

below freezing during much of the day
 Light snowfall was reported in the lake and Atlantic coast states during the past l2 hours, and a general rain is falling on the North Pacific coast. Fair weather prevailed in nearly all other districts.
 Fair and continued cold weather is indi- cated for Alabama Monday
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations February 1, 1912:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Disease Habit

"Perhaps the most common of disease inviting habits is Encouragement. I dare say we have all been on intimate terms with it one time or another and while we have never found 1t cheerful company, We have not looked upon 1t as a sinister visitor Yet that is just what Christian Science shows it to be. Did you ever know anyone to accom- plish anything while in the grip of dis couragement? It paralyzes effort, stu pefies thought and dissIpates purpose.
 More than all of this Christian Sci ence discloses that the man habitually discouraged is not only an inviting tar
 get for disease, but is already striped
 with the colors of unbelief, for he
 gloomily distrusts the power and good
 ness of God Himself.
 T would not have you confound doubt
 with sdiscourage cement for they are wide apart in nature and effect. Doubt asks
 questions where discouragement only
 sighs Doubt wants reasons, discour- Iugement drops reason in the mud
 Doubt says "I wonder" discouragement Says I don't believe it..
 An effective plan to drive out dis couragement is to bring in measure of gratitude or praise. There can al- ways be found something to be grate- ful for If we will hunt for it. Along every mans pathway in life there are blooming flowers of gratitude and II he will but stoop and pull one and wear it he will find it's fragrance q magic dispcller of Encouragement The Christian Science method of getting rid Of things that are wrong is to intro duce things that are right. This is not fighting evil but destroying 1t. Il has been proven in millions of in. stances that wrong thought which IS the father of a wrong action will in- varably vanish into nothingness if you will but introduce a right thought il iits place. Good destroys evil as surely and as quickly as light destroys dark ness.
 ''Every time your thought drops tt the level of the beast lift it as near tho stars as you can raise it. If thought. unclean, unjust, dishonorable are there bring in something of purity, of justice of probity. When you have done youl best in this line of noble endeavor, yol will have accomplished much. Yot have taken step, q little one to b, sure, but it leads in the direction o the understanding of God-the knowl edge of Him, whom to know alright i. life eternal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
DR. OXNAM MAKES
 MONTHLY REPORT Shows 1892 Free Beds and S7O Free Meals Fur
 nished in January

The report of Pisgah Home for Jan iary, 1912. submitted by pr. Charles Q. )xnam the elder in charge shows the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

E. c. HORTON. Local Forecaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Local Data
Weather Conditions

L. c. HORTON. Local Forecsster.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
GASOLINE PERMIT
REQUEST KILLED
Fire Committee Decides Ap-
pIiCatiOn Not Regular.

At what was to have been a Spe-
cIal meeting OF the board uf aldermen
but turned out to- be a session OF the
fire committee because of non-attend
ance of other aldermen, a decision
was handed down in the matter OF
the application of Lawrence M. Chris
tenSen for permit to store gasoline
In quantities greater than thirty gal
Ions. Chairman Fred Horsefield read
the following statement
'In the matter of the application
of Lawrence NJ Christensen the Fire
committee find on a strict examina-
ton of the ordinances of the town
covering such cases and upon ad
vice of our counsel that the applica
tion has not been properly made and
further that it has been Improperly
referred. The ordinances state specif-
ically that the mayor shall issue a
permit for the storage of gasoline,
benzine, ETC., in quantities of more
than thirty gallons and after such
permit has been issued the fire COM
mittee and chief engineer shall pass
on any location where such gasoline,
benzine, ETC., are to be stored. In
the case before us no permit has
been applied for or issued consequent
ly the fire committee has not the
jurisdiction to pass on this location.
In conclusion we repeat that mas
much as no permit has been issued
by the mayor the fire committee is
powerless to take any action in this
matter. This hearing is hereby de-
clared adjourned
This statement brought out a pro-
test from Charlton A. Reed, repre-
senting Mr.. Christensen, who said
that it was not necessary to first
get permit before the location was
passed upon and declared that such
a procedure would be ridiculous.
Town Counsel Edward X Mills
called upon for his opinion, said that
the committee was proceeding ac.
cording 10 the letter OF the ordinance
but that the common sense way
would be for the mayor and fire com
mittee to confer over the matter.
THE mayor says he would not
grant such a permit and that, to my
mind, settles the matter" said Al
derman William II. Linder.
Mr.. Reed asked the committee to
pass upon the location and not, as
he expressed it, leave it to look as
though the committee was anxious
to avoid taking a stand.
Alderman B. w. Clifford jumped ul
and said the ordinance was perfect
~ plain as to its provisions, that il
had not been complied with and that
IL was not right for counsel to ac.
ouse the committee of trying to
crawl" for he and the other mem.
bers We're perfectly willing to pass
upon the matter when brought in
proper form.
Alderman Horsefield again declared
the hearing adjourned and upon Mr.
Reeds question as to when, replied
when a permit is secured from the
mayor"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
QUITS NEW TROLLEY SCHEDULE
Twenty-Minute Service for Madison
and Summit Abandoned.

The attempt to provide a twenty
minute trolley service between Madi
son and Maplewood and Elizabeth
has been abandoned by the Morris
County Traction company. The cars
was operated last week for a
few hours under the new schedule
without hitch, until one of the com
pany's construction cars became dis
abled in Chatham. This accident tied
up the whole line for about a half
hour.
Owing to the fact that there is
only one switch near River road
Chatham, and the other turnout at
the Railway Valley railroad station
near Overlook road, Summit, the
switches being more than a mile
apart, the traction company found
that it would be impossible to main
tain a twenty-minute service with
five cars.
The traction company officials say
that spur will be built from Maple
street to Springfield avenue within
the next ten days and that this would
relieve the situation sufficiently to
put the twenty-minute schedule in
operation permanently. The company
Is now using its own power from the
Chatham plant, instead of taking the
service of the Millburn Electric com
pany.
The cars are being operated on the
old schedule, a half hour service be-
tween Summit and Madison and be-
tween Summit and Maplewood and
Elizabeth.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
OPENING GAME WON
BY MORRISTOWN
Orange Team Beaten by Seven
to Three Score.

Mayor Arthur s. Pierson formally
opened the baseball season Saturday
at Speedwell field when he threw the
first ball over the plate in the open
ing game between the Morristown A.
A. and the Orange B. B. c. Fred Jag
gers went on the mound for Norris
town and proved his mettle, holding
the Orange batters to five hits, one
or two of which We're scratchy, and
tanning twelve batters. Other new
faces on the Morristown team were
Green, formerly of Seton Hall college;
Andy McDevitt, who used to play
here on the Morristown B. B. c.;
and Abeles, who had tryout with
the Newark team this summer and
baked at being farmed out to Mobile.
Abeles and McDevitt were in the out
field, as was Maloney who was re-
placed by Green at first
The locals started off the first in
ming to win the game Maloney
singled, stole second and went on to
third on Machette's wild heaye to
center field. West poled out two
bagger, scoring Maloney and denting
the rubber himself on Hillock's
single. The second baseman stole
second and getting the sign from Cap
tain Doyle went right on when Nc
Dewitt sacrificed. Jaggers held down
Orange until the third when West
made bad throw of Totten's roller
and Steiner poled fly to right field
that Maloney misjudged and went for
two-bagger, scoring Totten. Steiner
tailed on Evans sacrifice fly. Or
ange tied the score in the seventh
on Billow's single, wild pitch and
Machette's two-base swat.
Morristown came right back in the
seventh and pushed ahead again.
Abeles singled and went around to
third on Totten's wild heave of his
hit which bounced off the pitchers
shins. Green singled, scoring Abeles
and Ahles drew a pass. A double
steal was pulled off and after Jaggers
tailed O'Connor let Doyle's hot roll
Ter through his legs and Green and
Ahles tailed. Just to show they
could make more il necessary the
locals pushed another over the pan
in the eighth. McDevitt hitting for
base and making the circuit on
Totten's wild heave to first to field
Abeles' grounder.
The scorer
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
PAVING OF 16-FooT WIDTH.
Western Avenue Will Not Be Repaved
for Full Width of Street.

After agreeing to pay a part of the
cost of repaving Western avenue so
that the full width of the street
would be covered with amiesite sew
eral of the property owners have
changed their minds and in conse-
quence the street will be paved for
q width of sixteen feet only.
DR.. Clifford Mills and his colleagues
of the aldermanic street committee
gave a hearing Monday evening to
property owners of Western avneue
regarding the re-paving of that thor
oughfare. The committee proposed
to use amiesite for the paving and to
extend the curb on the western side
of the street eighteen inches into
the road, thus leaving plenty of room
for the many trees that line that
street. A similar course was to be fol-
lowed with the east side provided
the property owners agree. The prop
erty owners were asked to pay thirty
five cents per foot towards the work
e. III. Tomlinson was the principal
speaker and he asserted it to be an
outrage to ask the citizens to pay a
cent toward the improvement of the
thoroughfare. When told that the
town did not have the money to do
more than strip sixteen feet wide
unless the property owners helped
out, he retorted that the aldermen
last year went ahead and did things
even if they did not have the money
to pay. The proposition was thor
oughly discussed pro and con and
ended with the property owners all
agreeing to bear their share of the
improvement
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
WILLIAM |. R. LYND
GRAND JURY FOREMAN
Justice Parker Charges on Au-
tOmobiIe Negligence.

With William l.. R. Lynd. of Dover
as its foreman the May grand jury
was sworn in this morning and be-
gan its labors. e. Allan Carpenter
and Lewis F. Dempsey are the Nor
ristown men on the grand inquest
and Joseph F. Burke from Morris
township.
The other members are:-
Lloyd w. Smith, Florham Park;
John S. Dickerson, Rockaway town
ship; Guido c. Hinchman, Dover;
Giles E. Miller, Boonton Town; Franl
M. Buck, Roxbury; Ransom Burd
Washington; Edwin w. Kimball, Han
over; Raymond E. Dixon, Randolph
Serene s. Smith, Wharton; Edward
Miller, Madison; Thomas j. Cliff, Net
cong; Allen LOCKER, jr., Butler; j.
Briant Bowman, Mendham borough
William S. Howell, Chester; Julius
T. Wagner, Chatham township; Ed
ward Ehlers, Rockaway borough; !;
Harry A. Moore, Passaic; James M
Conover, Mt. Olive; Jesse Baldwin
Montville.
In his charge to the grand jury
Justice Parker paid the county a
compliment saying that the peace OF
the county on the whole was very
good and not often are there serious
crimes in Morris county and during
the past year there has been a grad.
ual improvement, homicide cases be-
ing infrequent. There was one homi
eide case, however, to be considered
at this term, the automobile accident
at Rockaway resulting in the death
of Ralph Hedden Justice Parker de-
fined involuntary mapslaughter as
negligence without regard for human
life. Driving the high powered auto
mobiles at high speed he considered
comes under the head of involuntary
manslaughter when someone is killed
and it makes no difference whether
the person killed is a party to the
negligence.
The usual grist of liquor cases JUS
tice Parker said, would be before the
grand jury and his past experience
with Morris county juries led him to
believe that justice would be done.
Justice Parker touched upon the
Joseph Harris case, saying that the
question of territorial jurisdiction
was not involved. Harris is accused
of receiving at his store in Rock
away goods stolen in New York and
Justice Parker said the question was
whether the receiving was in Morris
county and not as to where the goods
were stolen from.
The grand jury chose Samuel
Leonard and James s. Brant, con-
stables, as its attendants and Vim
cent Azzara and Emil Greenberger
were sworn in as interpreters.
Justice Parker called the Supreme
court cases as follows:-
Ready-Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, IL,
IA, Is, Is. Off for term Nos. l, 7,
12, IA. Settled, No. 8. No answer,
No. 13.
Circuit court-Ready, Nos. 20, %,
%, %, 26, 27. Off for term, Nos.
81, "a.