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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
TO HONOR CAPTAIN
 OF THE CARPATHIA

Washington, April PA bill to provide medals of honor for Capt. A. H. Rostron and the officers and crew of the Cunard liner Carpathia was introduced today by Representative Francis of Ohio It would appropriate 5000 and instruct the drector of the mint to strike off suitable medal to commemorate their heroism in rescuing the Titanics survivors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
TO BE HEAVY LOSS ON ACCIDENT POLICIES

Hartford. Conn, April 22.-The Ti- tanc disaster will cost insurance com panies of Hartford nearly s1,000,000, ac- cordng to statements by officials of the companies. Loss will be chiefly on accident companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
SPEECHES AT MEETING LAST NIGHT INDICATED THAT SERI- GUS SITUATION CONFRONTS CITY AT PRESENT TIME
Via Childersberg, Sylacauga, Opelika and Columbus

That something is going to happen in Birmingham sanitary circles was indi- cated last night when the Jefferson county board of health, which embraces the county medical society, formally called upon City Health Officer Robert Nelson for report on the city's san itary conditions and needs, to be su5- mitted next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
10000 Approximately That Many Items Appear In Our Catalogue

Some idea of the immensty of the Moore Handey Hard company be obtained by the statement that caa logue carries approximately 40000 items.
 AS carry in stock nearly every item contained in the catalogue and many sizes of most of the pieces of hardware the public appreciate the of this firm and its facilities
 Of course this fact brings to light wonderful ability to customers It is doubtful if than other wholesale hardware houses in the South such stock or such wide variety.
 In order that may carry such stock and in sizes and varieties to meet all demands from trade have three warehouses that have than five of floor space practically that entire capacity filled with stock all times
 It is with this record of ability to meet their needs that go the retail hardware merchants Alabama and the adon ing states and solicit their patronage believing that better equipped to fill their orders than any other house in the territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
.GROCERS MEET IN THE CAPITAL TODAY Southern Wholesale GrO-
 cers Convene O'NEAL ON PROGRAM In Neighborhood of 500 Delegates Are Expected-Reception and Ball
 Wednesday Night-Sessions
 Open to the Public

Montgomery, April -(Specal) Southern Wholesale Grocers' association will convene in this city tomorrow for a three days session In the neighborhood of 500 delegates are expected to be in att tendance on the convention, and the meet ing promises to be one of the most in- teresting the association has ever held.
 President J. H. McLaurin of the assocla- tion and members of the board of direc- tors arrived in Montgomery today and held a meeting tonight at the Gay-Teague hotel, when plans for next years work were outlined and the reports of the diff ferent committees read.
 The sessions of the association will be held at the Grand theatre and will be open to the public. The Business Men s league of this city has appointed com mttees to meet all trains and wait upon the delegates when they reach this city, and various plans have been arranged for the entertainment of the members of the associat ation while in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
Reception at the Exchange

The entertainment plans include a big reception and ball on wednesday night at the Exchange hotel, which promises to be one of the most interesting social gather ings of the year.
 The following is the programme for the three days session.
 Tuesday, 10 a. m.-Convention called to order by Frank Harvey Miller, chairman Montgomery committee on arrangements. Invocation. Rabbi B. c. Ehrenrech. Ad- dress of welcome, Emmet O'Neal, gover- nor of Alabama. Response, J. H. McLau- rim, president Southern Wholesale Gro cers' association. Address of welcome, w. A. Gunter, Jr., president city commission. Response, Lloyd M. Hooper, first vice president Southern Wholesale Grocer5' association. Address, E. J. Meyer, pres ident Business Mems league.
 2: 30 D. m.-Annual address, President J. H. McIaurin. Annual address. First Vice President Lloyd M. Hooper. Annual address, Second Vice President F. E. Hashagen. Report of secretary. Report of treasurer. Announcement of commit tees.
 p. m.-sightseeing automobile ride for lady visitors.
 p,m-Trolley ride to Capitol brewery followed by luncheon
 p. m.--Address Col Nicholas M. Bell, president Christian Peper Tobacco com pany. subject, "The Present and Future of the Sons of the Southland.' Address, Fred Mason, vice president and general manager Shredded Wheat company. Ad- dress, J. c. Reed, vice president Corona Mills company, National Oats company. Address, R. A. Mccormick, Mccormick X Co.,, Baltimore. Address, Gen w. Jack son Hendricks, ex-attorney general of Kentucky. Address. R. H. Bond, McCor- mick & Co, Baltimore. Address George F. Thompson, president New Orleans Wholesale Grocers' association. Intro- duction of manufacturers and other visi- tors who may want to kick our dog aroun."
 Wednesday. April 2i, 10 a. m.-Report of standing committee and discussion tf same. Committee on membership. w. c. Agee, chairman. Committee on pure food Charles E. Bynum chairman. Committed on purchase discount, Max Mayer, chair man. Committee on sales discount, W. E. Small, chairman. Committee on manu- lecturers. Joseph A.. Boillin. chairman. Committee on reciprocal relations with Retail association, c. w. Earring, chair man. Committee on legislative commit ee H. A. Forchheimer, chairman. Educa- tional committee, M. NJ Cooper chair man. Committee on freight rates, F. G. Henderson, chairman. Committee on cot ton bags. D. D. Adams, chairman. Com mittee on laws and rules, A. w. Mum, chairman. Committee on bonuses, l.. B. Rogers, chairman.
 2:3o p. m.-Unfinished business; new business.
 S:3o to 11:So p. m.-Reception, Exchange hotel
 Thursday, April 25. 10 a. m.-Address, A. c. Monagle, secretary American Speciality Manufacturers association. Report of committees. Election of officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
Accept Mediation Offer

| He said No organization is so strong that it can fail to harken to
 an appeal from representatives of the federal government" and declared he
 would place the proposition before tho engineers committee with the recom mendation that 1t be accepted For this
 purpose he immediately called the com
 mittee together for an executive ses
 sion. At this meeting the committee voted to accept the offer of mediation
 made by Messrs. Knapp and Neill. Il
 was decided. however, not to make the formal announcement of this action until tomorrow.
 | Chairman Stuart of the railroad com mttee received an identical letter from Messrs. Knapp and Neill. but would not comment on what position the rail- roads would take to the tender of mediation. He immediately ordered q meeting of the committee for tomor- row, however. to consider the proposal In this manner the crisis rested to- night, still regarded by many observ- CTS as critical, but by others as prom ising some sort of adjustment. Com missioner Neill was pleased with the outlook for mediation but did not out line in just what way he expected to
 carry 1t out if both parties were con ciliatory. His colleague, Justice Knapp,
 left for Washington this evening with
 the intention, 1t is understood, of re- turning here tomorrow to take up the replies of the parties in controversy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
Many Railroads Affected

The list of affected roads includes practically all but three of the rail- roads in the territory roughly de- scribed as east of Chicago and north of the Potomac river. The three ex- captions are the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Central Vermont and Rutland railroads in Vermont.
 The engineers demands for increased pay were made upon all the railroads concerned January 22, and a committee of general managers of the railroads was appointed to confer in New York with Chief Stone and board of 50 of ficers of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive engineers. At the first conferences in March, the railroad committee an- nounced that the demands, if granted, would add to their roll $7,553,000 a year. or an increase of 17.63 per cent
 Ten days later the railroads formally rejected the demands, declaring that granting the increase would be tanta- mount to placing a lien of $1ss,S440OO on the properties which would have prefer ence over the first mortgage bonds and lessen the ability of the roads to make additional Improvements and install ad- ditional safeguards.
 It also was stated that the railroads were not making sufficient net earnings to warrant the increase, and that the ifi- crease if granted, would be fololwed by demands of other employees, which would result in actual bankruptcy to some of the railroads
 MT Stone and his lieutenant, March 26. voted to order members of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers to ballot on the situation. the question being def ipitely put whether they would authorize strike if further negotiations with the railroads should fall The result of the vote. as announced April 12, was declared to be overwhelmingly in favor of strike or by a percentage of 93.3 of the 25, 700 men.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Duke Max q Bavaria had no greater
delight than leaning over the counter OF
some small shopkeeper. talking gossip
or purchasing toys for bis great-grand-
daughters In Austria. Innumerable
stories are told illustrating his char
aeter. B. II. Goldschmidt. wealthy
banker Of Frankfurt. was once jour
neylng to Vienna. Opposite on the vel
vet cushion Of the first class car sat an
old gentleman whose dress and looks
betrayed no uncommon rank. Are
you on a pleasure trip?r asked the
bankers vls-a-vis. Yes" answered
the latter: 81 am going to visit my
daughter, who. thank God. fortunately
married the Banker Wiener in Vienna"
"IIow strange.r replied his companion.
.vrhe incentive to my trip is the same.
I am going to visit my daughter In
Vienna. Thank God. she, too. is rather
fortunately married to the emperor OF
Austria"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Canterbury cathedral. like most
great cathedrals. is decorated with In
Vulnerable inches for statues. At
Canterbury a series Of these inches is
occupied with statues Of kings and
queens OF England. and there are only
four inches left unoccupied. An old
tradition has 1t that when all the
inches are filed the throne of England
will come to an end.
Queen Victoria was approached with
a view to a statue of herself being
placed In one of the four remaining
inches. but her late majesty was aware
Of the old tradition and refused. One
wonders whether in the future there
will be four monarchs OF England
sufficiently Indifferent to superstition
to defy the tradition and allow their
effigies to oil the unoccupied spaces
London Answers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

One OF the most remarkable scientific
instruments yet devised is that con-
structed BY Professor X. W. Wood to
aid the work OF astronomers This is
an astronomical mirror the rejecting
surface Of which Is revolving mercury
elaborately protected against vibra-
tons. and It magnihes in proportion to
the speed Of It's revolutions. metal
dish containing mercury and turning
on bearings carries on its edge a series
Of magnets. Encircling. but not touch
ing them. is an iron ring. by motor
power this ring Is made to revolve
upon bearings separate from those OF
the mercury container. but its mag
nets. attracting those on the contain
er's edge. cause the latter also to re-
volve. Centrifugal force compels the
mercury to form coneave surface.
perfect so long as free from jars This
apparatus Is sunk In well fourteen
feet deep and set upon solid founda-
tIon to eliminate all ordinary Shocks
Harper's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

The Earl Of Cromer. not without
reason. described the Ulema Of Cairo
as the guardians of the citadel of
Islam" No other city in the Moslem
world has so many students Of Moslem
theology and law or pours out such
food Of Moslem literature as does
Cairo. Millions Of pages Of the Koran,
commentaries by the hundred thou
sand and scores of books attacking the
Christian faith. defending Islam or
propagating its teaching come cease
lessiy year after year from the Moslem
presses Of this great center Of Moslem
learning. Books printed In Cairo are
read by the camrilreS Of the Sahara.
in the market rlsse Of Timbuktu, un-
DEF tue very shadow Of the Kaaba,
and are treasured in the mosques Of
Java and western China --Argonaut.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Dublin Is one of the finest cities in
the British empire. and its public
buildings are second to none. Two
very dinereat men have united in its
praise Goodwin Smith said that
Phoenix park was the most beautiful
Of all the parks he had seen. and
Greville. even more enthusiastic.
wrote: 7 am greatly strrck by the
fneness of the town OF Dublin and Of
its public buildings especially. Dublin
liz. for its size. finer city than Lon
don and ! thlak they beat Us hollow
Ia their puhlis. buildings. We have no
such square rs Merton square nor
such street as Snckville street"
Sala In "Resis Of Shandon" vein re-
viewed all tiie great streets he had
prumenaded from the Nevski prospect
10 Plccndilly OF them all he says by
far the finest Is Sackville street. Dub
lin. as ii stretches from the river Liffey
to the rotunda aud lis gardens.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12
NC IS


Next time you shave cast your eye
along the edge vt the ruzor Il ap-
pears to he perfectly straight line,
but look az il under microscope and
you Will SEE that It H. really rough
and jagaed Ike nap taoihcd saw.
In the sane way a dash seems TO pre-
sent perfectly .mouih. uhtroken
surface. Through "a microscope. how
ever. you will see multitude Of tiny
cracks little hoiioWs In the surface
anu uilnute Jaws whore biz has been
Clipped These flaws are the home
and incubrt0r Of disease gems. A
chipred phee only une-hundredih Of
an inch squire will hifbor nany hun
dreds Of typhoid bacilll Cracks In
dishes or glasses that are 10 large as
to he visible ie the nnassiSted eye
hurbor thousands uf ail lnds Of germs
characterization un the bundles Of cut
lery provides the saMe breeding
grounds. ami this Is why II is better
to have only perfectly plain knives.
forks aud sno0us Disease germs live
through anything except poisons or a
long Immersion In boiling water They
are not much disturbed ny freezing
Pearson'S.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

During severe drought In a certain
section Of Australia the owner OF a
country station was sitting one even.
ing on the porch when he saw a
kangaroo lingering about alternating
approaching and retiring from the
house, as II half in doubt and fear
what to do At length she approached
the water pals and. tnklng young
one from her pouch, held Il to the
water to drink. While her baby was
satisfying its thirst the mother was
quiyering all over with apprehension.
for she was but few feet from the
porch where one OF her foes was
watching her. The baby. having I'm
ished drinking. WAS replaced in the
pouch. and the old kangaroo set on
at a rapid pace The spectator was
so much impressed by the astonishing
bravery OF the afectionate mother that
he made vow-and kept it-never
again to shoot kangaroo.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

He is a rather serious minded boy
who has more sense Of responsibility
than many grown persons. So when
he was sent to his grandmother's TO
break the news Of her aged sisters
death be did so with mnch gravity and
no little self Importance.
"Now. Alfred his mother said.
you mustn't tell grandma suddenly.
because II might shock her. even
though she knew Aunt Martha was i'll.
Tell it TO her gently"
IAN right assented Alfred. starting
out on his mission with mingled solem-
nifty and eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother's house.
he greeted her with sober "Helo"
and then proceeded to break the
news" by saying;
Aunt Maria's dead. grandma. but
You mustn't feel bad. cause she was
pretty old. anyhow You'll be the next
one. | s'pose"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12
oriain Of one Graveyard.

The family of a member of parlia-
ment from Yorkshire has private
graveyard aud has had it for several
generations. The founder Of ii was a
Quaker, and the rector of the parish
in which he lived said to him after a
dispute on religious matters. "Well II
you don't come 10 church when you
are alive you will when you arc dead"
But the Quaker thought otherwise and
founded the burial place. which is used
to this day.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12
French Revolutionary Calendar.

Beginning with Sept % the tour of
months in the French revolutionary
calendar was vendemaire. Brumaire.
Frimaire. Nivose. Piuviose. Ventose.
Germinal. Floreal. Prairial. Messidor.
Thermidor (Fervidorl and Fructidor,
which ended on Sept 10. Then fol-
lowed five days. the sansculotides.
dedicated as feasts OF reason to Les
vertus. lie Genie. lie Travail. L'0pin-
ion and Les Recompenses. Decreed
Nov. 21. 1913. this calendar was ante
dated to Sept %. 1902. 1t was abol-
ished on Nivose 10. An xiv. correspond
ing to Dec. 81. 1905.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

A suit having been brought against a
defendant, his counsel interposed de-
murrer that had the effect to throw II
out Of court. Soon afterward the same
lawyer was elected to congress. and
while at his post of duty he was sur
prlsed one day to receive letter from
his former client. saying; Il am sued
again. Please send me another one
Of them things they call demurfers.
Case and Comment.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Park Policeman twatching a gentle
man who is picking tlowersl-That fel-
low seems 70 understand how to put
flowers together When he has fin
ished the boquet I'll take his name.
confiscate the flowers and present them
to my wife tomorrow. It's her birth
day. Fliegende Blatter.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Jenks--So you and the Brayton
gisl are one? Timson-That's what |
thought when the parson married us,
but have since concluded we are ten.
Jenks-W What do you mean? Timson-
She is one and am naught. my dear
feilow
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

PA. how long ran man live on
water?-
ut depends. Willie. on whether he is
aboard a ship thai won't sink."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Governess-W Who can make sentence
with the word "grewsome" in it? Little
willie--I can. The man stopped shaw
ing and grewsome whiskers. London
Answers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Young Wrymer-I tell you. marriage
takes all the poetry out Of fellow.
Friend-Then 1t can't be failure.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Blobbs- iIardnpne says he owes ev-
erything to his wife Slobhs-Hard
nppe is double distilled nrevarics.or.
He owes f5 to me. London Tit-Biis
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-12

Everything great is not always good.
but all good things are great. Demos
themes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
LIES DID IT, SAYS SMITH
Outcome of Foolish Third Term
Cry, Declares Progressive.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Hartford, Conn, oct. l5-"What could
you expect after the way that good man
has been maligned?" was the comment on
Colonel Roosevelt's misfortune expressed
tonight by Herbert Knox Smith, who is
running for Governor on the Progressive
ticket and who used TO be federal Com
missioner OF Corporations.
Mr. Smith said he could not trust him
self to talk much about the AFFAIR. but he
did say:
a crazy man pulled the trigger, but
the deed was done by the great Interests
fighting the man who stands between
them and the American people. They
and their papers have wI.m.ly shouted
this foolish third term cry against man
who has been out OF Office for four years
and who has no second term power or
any power except the trust the American
people have In him. And then the
worked up delusion gets through the
cracked brain of Il hOmiCidal crank, as
IL was bound to do, and he gives the In
eYitablc climax. II was not an accident;
II was not an incident II was the neces-
sary outcome Of this six months Of lying
attack.
Colonel Roosovelts sister. the wife Of
Admiral William Sheffield Cowles, Of
Pennington, received a favorable tele-
gram from Chicago tonight and decided
not to 90 TO Chicago unless there was
an alarming change for the worse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
FOREICNSTOCK MARKETS
MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENT
Prices in London Close Near the Top
Berlin Ceases Liquidation and Paris
Gets Strong Buying Orders.

ure spasms in prices will be OF a less
violent character.
Mondays greatly improved tone Wns
fully maintained at the opening OF Dust
ness on the Paris Bourse yesterday.
Buying orders came to q very consid-
cradle extent, and the confidence IN
the financial position thus shown was
strengthened by the readiness with
which all shares which were onereu
were bought up. Such little hesitahcy
as was shown In a few quarters at ne
start speedily disappeared and strength
was given to the markets by news oi
the peace between Turkey and Italy
On the Berlin Boerse good tendency
also prevailed The international stu
alton is now regarded more hopefully
and a good number Of new buying or
ders were received. In addition there
was a good deal Of purchasing for pear
account, and the markets closed gen.
orally at the best prices Of the day.
these being in most cases well ABOVE
those Of Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
FOUND IN SCHRANK'S GRIP
Down with Roosevelt" Senti-
ment of His WRITINGS

Charleston, S. c., Oct l5.-"Down with
Roosevelt! We want no hng" is the
sentiment expressed in notes found in the
grip left by John schrank. Colonel Roose-
Velts assailant, at the Mosley House, I'm
this city, where he stayed from septem-
Der % TO September 25
The grip contained many pieces OF
manuscript, presumably written by
Schrank, denouncing Roosevelt It also
contained Schranks naturalization papers,
showing he was a Bavarian. Other articles
found Include a box OF Ss-calbre pistol
cartridges, a box which had contained a
pistol of the same calibre and a razor.
Schrank came TO Charleston by boat
from New York. Colonel Roosevelt had
been invited to attend the national great
council of the Improved order OF Red
Men in this city, but declined.
Schrank left Charleston for New Or
leans. The grip and its contents will be
sent TO the Milwaukee authorities to-
morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
rBy Cable to The Tribune. !

London. Oct. 16.-After hesitating
start the London stock market yes
terday soon began to improve. Berlin
ceased liquidation and seemed inclined
to buy some Of the stock thrown out
during the latter half Of last week,
and the market finished strong, with
prices near the top. The recovery Is
looked upon as the inevitable rebound
from the weekend slump. and II Is
welcomed as making much less diff
cult the lot Of those spectators VINO
were caught with lines Of stock open.
The House, however is not beguillns
itself with any undue hopes born or
one-day recovery Brokers and joboers
expect frequent recurrence Of alarms
and excursions while the position IN
Southeastern Europe remains so oo-
scure, but they believe that after the
wholesale shake out passed through by
SPECTATORS being taken unawares tut