The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Paris-Ratincation of the Franeo-Ger- man treaty respecting Morocco was made at the foreign office tonight.
 Union. S C.-Fourth district delegates to republican national convention, F. ]. Young and Thomas J. Brier, uninstructed.
 Greenwood, s. C.-Third district South Carolina delegates to the republican na- tional convention, R. R. Tolbert and Ernest F. Cochran. Instructed for Taft. Los Angeles Howard Morrow of Syra- cuse, N Y, who has been under the tute- lage of Tommy Ryan, is the latest entry in the middle weight elimination tourna- ment of San Francisco and Los Angeles promoters.
 San Antonio When the Philadelphia American league team abandons its train ing quarters here March 20 the Chicago Americans probably will move to San An tonic from Waco, where they began their spring practice.
 Nashington.-Why negroes in Georgia should be prevented from using the name Knights of Pythias" as q part of title to some of their organizations in that state was the basis for printed argu- ment submitted today to the supreme court of the United States.
 Detroit to the jury in the trial of the so-called bath tub trust pro- gressed rapidly today. Government dt- torneys completed their opening addresses and Attorney Honeyman for the defense advanced far enough in his argument to make almost certain that the defense will close it's case at the opening session to- morrow.
 Berlin-The reichstag today adopted resolution asking the government to prepare comparative statistics on production as preliminary to the negotia- tions of future commercial treaties The statistics shall also include costs of pro- ducation, raw materials and land, wages the cost of living, social reforms on the tax burdens in the countries chiefly com peting with Germany
 Boston-The resolution ratifying the in- come tax amendment to the federal con-
  house today by the joint committee On federal relations. The resolution has been defeated twice before
 Sacramento, March 12.-Petitions to place the name of Theodore Roosevelt upon presidential preference primary ballot at the election on May II will be filed In all the II congressional dis tricts in the state by tomorrow after aprnr6inp a rpnOrt received today by Governor Johnson.
 Tobruk, Tripoli.-A strong force Of Turks and Arabs yesterday attacked the works which the Italians were throwing up outside the town They de- lvered assault after assault but the superiority of the Italian artillery finally told. After five hours of fight ing the Turks and Arabs retired. The Italians lost IS men killed and 7s wounded.
 St. Louis, Mo.-Two women investors in the securities of the St. Louis Pub fishing company testified today in the trial of A. G. Lewis, on charge of using the mails to defraud, about their experiences in trying to get their money back.
 Chattanooga-The executive commit tee of the National Funeral Directors Association of the United States met here today and fixed October 22-25 as the dates for the national convention in this city Six hundred delegates are expected to attend.
 New Orleans.--The joint convention of the American Boiler Manufacturers association the American Boiler Sup ply Mems association. was called to order here today. More than 150 man ufacturers and supply men had regis tered before today's session ended
 Geneva. N Y.-Dr. William R. Brooks, director of Smith observatory and pro- lessor of astronomy in Hobart college. has been awarded the comet medal or the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for his discovery of the Brooks comet of 1911.
 Rome. Ga.-In a jealous rage, James Campbell shot and killed Samuel and James Gibbson, brothers, and wounded Susie Gibbs at the home of the young woman at Wax, In remote section or