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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
IS STILL TIME FOR
 GOOD CROP YIELD

Joseph O. Thompson returned last even ing from his plantations in Barbour and Lowndes counties. He reported the farm operations far behind on account of the very bad weather He said the unfavor- able conditions could be mended if 90 days of fair weather could be secured at once. MT. Thompson pointed out that ecrops have been planted as late as the middle of May and have yielded good returns.
 "So it would seem,' MT. Thompson said, that if the farmers are 25 or 90 days be- hind, there will not be as much sui fering as was feared The important part is for the farmers to keep up their usual optimistic spirits. The great danger in a crisis of this kind is that he is apt to become discouraged and alarmed and plow-,h his lands too wet. They had better wait than to plant huriredly or on lands improperly prepared.'
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years 106 persons have been killed In de- l railments caused by rail breakages. This | is an average of less than Il a year The average number of persons killed while | trespassing on railway property has been during the same period over 14 per day In other words, while people have been
 killed at the rate of only 1o6 in 10 years by real breakages, they have been killed
 at the rate of over 40 every 10 days while trespassing
 If wreck should take place tomorrow in which IA people should die, the news of it would be widely printed over the country. Now, if the average for the last 10 years Is holding good, IA people were killed yesterday while trespassing on the railways, whose deaths were wholly unnecessary, and under proper laws might have been avoided. Fourteen
 were killed today and IA will be killed to-
 morrow. and yet chiefly because these IA people who are killed daily meet their deaths in IA different places, almost no public notice is taken nor concern man ifested. The railroads are constantly making efforts to keep the public from trespassing upon rights of way where danger of death and injury is always present, but without public support,
  firm enforcement of them, these terrible statistics show how futile the efforts of the railroads are.
 "The fact has been widely published over the country that in the year end ing June 30. 1911, 10396 people were killed on the railways of the United States. How many people know that if no tres passers had been killed the number would have been only SIP. In other words, that loo F IaI or mai
 longed to this class?
 Under these circumstances 1t would.
 therefore. seem entirely proper that se-
 rious consideration should be given to this
 subject by every public officer in whom
 is reposed any duty or responsibility re-
 latng to the regulation of our railroads
 and I feel justified in asking that you give this important matter your earnest consideration and support so that some
 thing can be done to correct these con- ditions. Yours truly, D. MILLER, President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

tS429 pounds per acre. This increase at B. .50 per hundred pounds was worth s2s 50 per acre, or a total on the S47s acres of s2i9, ,95S 50. Add to this the value of the increase in corn and we have a total in crease in crop values for the two of $371,- G73.O2.
 Reports show that 3i men on 34 acres made 4130 bushels. of corn, or an, average of 121 4 bushels per acre. Three of these passed the 200 bushel mark. Seventy-five men on 75 acres made IT bales of cotton, O. ali average of 29e4.5 pounds of seed cot ton to the acre. None of these 10 men made less than two bales, and two of them made over three bales to the acre.
 The demonstration work in Alabama has been steadily progressing, both in the area worked and the results obtained. In 1910 90 agents had a total of SS6 corn demon strations, with an area of 3039 acres, and averaging 4.4 bushels per acre; in 1911 GA agents had 1567 demonstrators, working 5473 acres and averaging 46S bushels per acre.
 With cotton in 1910 there were 934 dem onstrators, averaging 1220.2 pounds of seed cotton per acre; in 1911, 1867 demonstrators averaged. 14a2rg hounds per acre. In 1912, with an agent in each county, it is planhed te have mot less than 2000 demonstratto1s with both corn and cotton, or total of 10000 demonstration acres in each It is significant that in 1909 Ala bsma made 43,00OO0o bushels of corn; in 1910 she broke all records with 63,0W, ,0o0; and even this record was surpassed in 19ll when 66,000,000 bushels were produced There are towns in Alabama this 3year that are shipping out corn by the carload and a few more years of progress in the states corn crop, coupled with the yields of 100 bushels to the acre that are be- coming common, will serve to establish Alabama in the eyes of the world as not only a great cotton. state. but also a sec tion where the crops of the north and west can be grown with equal success and profit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
POSTPONE HOLY
 INNOCENTS' MEETING

The meeting of the general committee of the Holy Innocents' hospital for chill dren, which was to have been held yes terday at the parish house of St. Andrews church, was postponed on account of the indictment weather until next Tuesday aft ernoon at o'clock, when the report of the nominating committee for the officers of the permanent organization will be | made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MANY WITNESSES.
 IN HOLLAND CASE

About 50 witnesses have been summoned in the preliminary trial of Walter Jones. Arthur Jones and Will Watson, charged with the murder of a pegro named John Holland at Coalburg, which will be heard before Judge l. H. Benners of the conrt of common pleas this morning at lo o'clock. The accused white men were ar- rested as result of an investigation by the coroner. who summoned jury com posed of prominent business men of the district to probe the killing of the neg-o, which is said to have occurred about year ago.
 Circuit Solicitor Joseph R. Tate and Borden, Burr, -the special counsel em- plosed by Governor O'Neal to prosecute the cases growing out of the condition in the Lewisburg district, will represent the state -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
ITALIANS SHOCKED, | BY ASSASSIN AC1
Local Societies Will Prob ably Cable Congratula-
 tiOns to Emmanuel

When informed yesterday. that an at- tempt had beeus made, upon the fife of King Victor I5IAinanpel while riding with his consort to mass fors the later King Hutert, father Of the present King, 1the following tribute was paid by Sighor Mo- retti. the well lAown sculptor, who is irl Birmingham: 9Is that sod am Every sorry, dndeedI He is fine fellow. one of the best Kihgl that Italy ever bad. He Is such good, level headed man. and the Queent A jewel among women. l am thankful be- yond expression that he escaped. I sup- pose the Turks want to take Rome, the Pope and all if Emmanuel is killed.'
 Among the prominent Italians of the city news of the attempt to kill the popular Italian King was received with deep dis tress. They joined in thorough outburst of condemnation It is understood that cables of congratulations for tie. King s escape will he sent today by the proniinent Italian societies. of this city.5.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
PERSONAL

MT. A. M. Brown, a prominent distil- Ter of Louisville, Ky. and owner of the famous Big Spring distillery at Coon Hollow Ky, is spending sever days in the city at the Hiilman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Taft Gets Two Delegates

Creston, la, March 14-Eishth district delegates to the republican national con- venton; A. D. Turner, Jr., Corning. and E. F. Bamford. Centerville. were today in- structed for Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

clubs throughout this county and district Temporary organization has. been eff
 fected, and the local ground will be thor
 oughly canvassed in systematic man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Baptists Help Missions

Stirred to a sense of their obligations toward foreign missions are a series of forceful presentations of the needs of this division of gospel dispensation, local Bap- lists have contributed $26l0 toward this cause The individual subscribers were as follows: First Baptist church, S1200; Bap- tist tabernacle, $200; Central Baptist S20; East Chattanooga Baptist church. $25; Highland Park Baptist church. S250; St. Elmo Baptist church, $60; Rossville Bap- tist church, sl00; Alton Park Baptist church, S26. The foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist churches win efl- deavor to-raise this year $1o,DoO more than las
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
NEW COURTHOUSE IN
 HAMILTON COUNTY
To Erect S350,000 Building
 in Middle Tennessee
EXPECT FUNDS SOON
Roosevelt Clubs Being Organized in Hamilton = Baptists Help Mis- sions-Six Want to Be
 Americans

Chattanooga, March IA. Especial. 1.-The actual construction work upon Hamilton countys new -s35o,o0O courthouse here has been delayed for several weeks owing to the demands made by the Prevalent Bank and Trust company of Cincinnati, pur- chaser of the bonds, to have some cor rections made in the certified copy of the special legislative act authorizing their is- suance. The corrected copy has been mailed to the bank and the funds are expected shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Will Meet in October

The executive committee of the National Funeral Directors association has decided that the next annual convention shall be held in Chattanooga October 23-25, 1912, The executive committee met in this city to decide between Chattanooga and At lantic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Six Want to Be Americans

Six applications have been made in fed eral court here for naturalization papers. Judge E. T. Sanford will pass upon them at the next session. The applicants and their place of birth are as follows: Leib Lewisstein, Popellau, Russia; Allen Reed Taylor Brampton, Canada; Isadore Ere man, Pinsk, Germany Max Alvin Sproessing Neunchantz Germany; Jacob Susman. Cornostopal, Russia, and Eman- ual Heller, ToVyon, Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Capital Stock Increased

The Walsh X Weidner Boiler company. because of increased business, largely with South American and other foreign coun- tries, has increased it's capital from $150,- GOO to s200,00O. An immense addition will be made to the present plant, which is taxed to the utmost of it's capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

U. (. V. REUNION, MACON, GA. SOUTHERN RAILWAY, THE SHORTEsT. LINE;
 STOPOyER AT ATLANTA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Forming Roosevelt Clubs

Supporters of Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency, although their candidate was defeated at every angle in the re- cent congressional convention, are now busuy engaged in organizing Roosevelt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
By Sidney Smith
olD DOG YAk'S DAILY
 HINT TO TIE AFFLICTED

hERolD. rm
 TO SrRsNG THEN YuY EHS AND RID THEM DUll oyERNoRkED d TACK 8soe GolpPlH( SUBuS BAN BOUND cf AND KEEP YOUR EYE CLUE 1HE CON- AS CAR, DISAPPEARS TIE LUSH AJNp 6RILuANcY OF THE EYE WILL RETURN. Il
 BY REpEAuhG THIS Fofl SEVERAL DAYS .THE EYiJ
 BEeoMES 5 BRILLIANT AND s NAppY
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-13

tContinued Ion page ~
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of which was more generally kaoWn
by the class than the audience, per-
haps, of the future life Of each grad
uatp
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LET THE PUBLIC HAVE A WORD.

~ Y1TTIN few days the Adcrmens Taxab Committee will
w listen report which should be full Of interest and
promise for citizens of New York Col Cornell Secretary
Of the Highways Protective Society who engaged by the
mee to study taxcab conditions European cities will tell the
Aldermen axicab in London Paris
and Berlin
Such report hardly fail to open the OF those VIII
think all like New York taxcbs Even apart
from the which European capitals onefth the
scale New York tariffs foreign taxcab especially those OF
Berlin comfortable and well equipped degree
undreamt Of in this city.
Think of smooth silent well upholstered taxicabs with and
foot sliding shutter in the front glass through which
talk the chauffeur without opening door window and
schedule of and distances always before the which
the driver would think of dpung Think of taxicab
licensed and regulated that the responsibility Of drivers complete
and appeal to The nearest policeman settles everyhing
And these axicabs not They not uxure
They found exclusively front Of expensive hotels On tho
contrary they circulate freely by hundreds through the streets They
be found standing by at public stations
They offer themselves to rich and poor alike at
averaging 1895 for miles 600 cents per hour
The Aldermen have promised to investigate and regulate taxi
cabs this city, They have taken ample time to be thorough
Now the for the Of New York to show the Alder
direct personal testimony and appeal that prompt action
expected that ready and waiting to welcome and make OF
regulated tacab with reasonable rates that shall put the
city in a class with other capitals
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md ONE to suit your fancyr
There's only one gent In the whole
layout that don't look like a piece Nv
Swiss cheese. An I sampled his tribe
once an got stung. 30 I'm wise!'
What Is he--a millionaire?"
Hes a politician. An this ones got
his map trained SO that he RELY looks
onest Gee. tho hours he must "a spent
on it!''
80 you had q politician. too. for a
conquest7 Oh. Connie, with you variety
Ia certainly iife's spicel"
He wuz a district leader" she began
obediently. II met him when he come
to our house to see my brother bout
votin' Ter Dip. the dink,' fer Mayor!
An when he wuz writln' my brother's
name. his fountain pen leaked an the
ink did a reg lar eyelet design over the
white dress / had on. It wuz a bum
lookin rag tonly cost N.A. at q sale)
but made a fierce fuss about II. an
| the next day along come big box with
a peach Nv a lingery in It Unjust w
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The Conquests of Constance +
Switchboard Operator
At the Hotel Rich

cost SIS II II cost a cent? an his card.
Mr.. Tim McGrane.' lay snug on top.
NV course. by that, kind Nv noated
to the fact that the guy wuz bit
sunstruck by my dazzling smile-an' u
RELY wuz n expensive way NV showin'
II, first thing! Don't you think sor
said l did.
well. the whole family had seven
| kinds NV fits cause I had roped the dis
trict leader-they thought It wuz Just
grand An every one Nv EN- lay to- 70
make 1t easy fer him. That got my
goat in the beginning, cause en- han
die what I draw. better'n anyone en-
do It fer me!
We'll we went along smooth until
the last month before election. fuh
know I realized that distr!c' leader
has got to be friends with every one in
the distrio'. So / didn't nnnd much
| when he used to shake hands with all
kinds NV cloudy customers. He toll me
II wuxn't to his taste-but what could
he dot
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And Night Came Down.
| ND night came down over tn,
solemn waHta

A ND night came down over the
~ solemn waste,
And the two gazing hosts, and
that sole pair.
And darkened all: and q cold fog. with
nisht,
Crept from the oxus. Soon q hum
arose,
A. of great assembly ioossd. ana
Began to twinkle through the fog: for
now
Both armies moved to camp. and took
their meal;
The Persians took n on the open sands
Southwark. the Tsrtars by the river
marse;
And Rustum and his son were left
alone.
But tho majestic river noated on.
out OF the mist and hum OF that low
land,
Into the frosty starlight. and there
moved.
Rejoicing through the hushed Choir
asmian waste,
Under the solitary moon; he flowed
Right for the polar star. past orgunJe,
Brimming, and Alright and large; then
sands began
To hem his watery march. and dam his
streams.
And split his currents. that for many
a league
The shon and parcelled oxus strains
along.
Through beds of sand and matted
rushy isles.
oxus forgetting the bright speed he had
In his high mountain cradle in Pamerc
| A fOllcd circultOus wanlerer. till AT In Al
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-03
"OPEN JAILS."

- SCAPE from gao may be romantic theme The prisoner
who tunnels through twentyfoo walls and lowers himself
by bed sheets under the Of Of watchfu
gaole may few thrills Of sympathy and admiration But
shutting prison wall from stcpdder amid the Of
watchmen romantic spectacle In these prosac
days it il disgraceful
The under which Reynod Forsbrey gnman, bur-
g confined double murder charge walked out Of the Tombs
New York up and rub its eyes
ament.
The prisoner Forsbrey caught last Wednesday trying to
through Of his He removed isolated cell
supposed be the strongest in tho place. night Waterman
ordered to visit this cell every hour As additional preca on
"trusy" stationed outside the cell.
The "rusy went sleep The night watchman being drunk
went sleep The prisoner feeling wakeu wandered through
venator into storeroom thence by Of carpenter shop
where ladder wall, which he climbed and
dropped into the street
It is time for awakening in the Tombs Tombs night
Waterman drunk and asleep about the limit Of human hcom
petsnce
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whore the landscspe 10 mountainous -
hilly. For here the sewage Of one 10
cality on . higher level may trielkls
down into and contaminats the water
supply OF another situated on Q level
below and in this manner lead to an
outbreak Of an epidemic Of typhoid
fever. That this 10 true 10 frequently
demonstrated at the end OF the vaca-
ton season In the fall.
Very frequently at the end OF summsr
there appear outbreaks Of typhoid
fever among persons who have returned
from the country. This disease Is Justly
dreaded and all efforts should be made
to avoid It. Under the best Of care and
treatment some persons cannot with
stand the effects OF the typhoid poison
and must succumb to the disease.
1t does not mean. however, that per-
sons must stay away from the country.
Indeed. there Is nothing better for the
man who lives In the city for the rest
OF the year. It Is an easy matter when
in the country to demand pure, whole
some water. When such cannot be fur
nished. II IL best to drink water that
has previously been boiled The temper
AZURE OF boiling water will kill most OF
the disease germs that are apt to 10
found In II. In this manner serious
disease will often be avoided, the health
OF community maintained, general
mortality lowered and life prolonged.
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By Alma Woodward
Copyright, IgI1 " T5: Fra: P96li'hIns Co.

80 the Las month before election he
begin to hold meetin's up over saloons
an things an finally on the street cor
ners. I always stayed away. cause he
used to GO. all excited an perspired an
sloppy looiin'. an ! thought that II
seen hdm much like that. I'd stop goin'
with him. an that'd break my mother Z
heart.
But this one night I had to 30 TO the
shoemaker's to get my heels straight
ened an had TO pass the corner where
he wuz standin' up on the tail end Nv
wagon. So I stopped a minute to
listen. An say!
IT don't think he had q friend In That
crowd At first got reel mad an
wanted to stand UP fer him. against
the whole mob. Then, they got to calm
ham things Gee! what they didn't call
him wux nothin' to~nobody! An he
stood up there an went on spoutin' an
grinned like . hyena!
why. say. right there decided that
he wuzn't the prescription the doctor
ordered fer me. A guy ia want to
marry would "a done enough rough
housin' to keep a couple NV ambulances
workln' round there fer a minute OF
two. But this here gink never opened
his trap to say Stop" even!
AN / got SO disguised that helped
'em call him a few things myself-Then
I went to a movin' picture show"
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What Wellington Feared.

(SIR WILLIAM ALLAN covered q large can
= with . picture OF the Battle of Water
~ loo, which the Duke OF Wellington bought
aau Tit-Bits. His Grace asked the painter TO
call q, the Horse Guards q certain day TO
receive payment Punctually Sir William came
and the Duke began TO count out notes for the
sum agreed upon Knowing how valuable was
his time, Allan saad that he would be quite
content TO take the Dukes check
His Grace went counting and the artist.
thinking he had not been heard remarked
TT would save Your Grace time and trouble II
YOU would give me a check your bankers
Either angry at being interrupted in his count
ing or else iocularly. with . touch Of the truth
that Is sometimes spoken IN ient, the DUKE
answered;
DO you think would allow coutis th,s
banpsy) TO know what fool have beenf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-03

ter nor tho ammonia that makes the
water unhealthful and unwhoiesoms for
human consumption. Their presence IN
water, however. Is q warning or danger
signal that minute vegetable germs may
bs present In II. Among these germs
may be some that are responsible for
disease. There are a number of germs
living in water that cause diseases In
man. But the most important one for
our climate. especially in the Northern
States. is the germ which causes ty-
pho!d fever.
In the larger cities or towns OF the
United States the importance OF the
water problem has long since been REQ
ognized. Scientific filtration Of the
water supply and a scientific disposal
OF the sewage have practically rid the
inha bitants of the fear of contra citing
this severe disease. But In the rural
districts and In the farm country the
danger OF contaminated water remains
almost as great as formerly.
A we'll or spring may have communi-
cation with a source of pollution many
miles away. This is particularly true
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look like 1T Why say. I'm SO used to
big bugs that ! don't even rubber no
more when they 10 out. like used to-
This life certainly makes you biazee"
DO any OF them over speak to your
Sure" she answered Indignantly,
i've spoke to all Nv 'em. except tho
Indians. an can't get their lingo. But
say treat 'em like wuz Lady We're
do Violet I wouldn't smile-not fer a
million An when they try to get real
tete-a-tete. some Refrigerator pipes get
busy inside Nv me. an l hand 'em tho
frappayest glimpse they ever glimped!'
But surely out OF an assemblage such
a. you say you have here. you could
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beside the switch
board.
"Who all7"
"Oh. We got six
millionaires. two In
dian Princes. Q Rus
sian Grand Duke
an a bunch Nv big
politicians"
Aren't you awed
by all this great
ness?"
"who7 Ne? Do I
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Odd Facts.

Banana flour specially prepared a. q
tonic food "a making It's appearance In
Paris. within a recent period this fruit
was but little used IN France. and even
now It's consumption Is limited. How
ever. measures are being taken to Ia
crease the importation. and II is said
that seventy vessels were recently fitted
UP for bringing the fruit TO Europe.
Banana flour has much more ex-
tended use In England than on the Con-
tinent. but eff6 rts are now made 70
introduce II In France. owang TO ITS
great nutritious value.
OF the more than 81. 00o. 100000 worth 81
manufa ctures exported from the United
States during the year. those OF iron
and steel aggregated about SITS. 10000 In
value; copper and mineral oils, each
more than 500. 900 900 ana lumber and
other manufacturers Of wood. nearly
500. 900 900.
Cheese Is coming more and more IN
favor for lunches in England. In add
ton to the homemade product there was
consumed last year imported cheese taat
cost s3t.7i6.0O0.
One French scientist Is endeavortns to
bring about Q sleeping reform which
threatens TO displace the pillow. He
says II the pillow Is to be used at all
It should be placed under the feet
Nightmare and insomnia will be avoided
in this manner. he claims.
Elmer Lafonzo. a full-blooded Indian
OF the Rancho Chico. In Eutte COUNTY
was married recently to Miss Genevievs
Norton, a trained nurse o: Los Angeles
Lafonzo has been protege OF Mrs
Bidwell, owner Of the famous Rancho
|! Chiae. who AAa ais yateA klAaas1s