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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
KN|GHTSO OF PYTH|AS CONVENE AT OXFORD Semi-Annual Convention Opened-Ab0ut Twenty
 Lodges Represented

Anniston, August 21.-tSpecial)-The semi-annual convention of the First dis trict of Knights of Pythias met at~Ox- ford this morning and brought to that city large number sof visitors. There are some 20 lodges in this district including those at Piedmont. Anniston, Hefiin, Pell City and other communities.
 Large preparations were made for the entertainment of the visitors. DC. Coop CT, Jr., was chairman of the entertain ment committee and he had a number of enthusiastic assistants.
 The convention was called to order at 10:30 this morning in Castle hall of Rath-
 bone lodge by c. l.. Stewart, president of the district. F. M. McCraw, secretary, was also at his desk. After being fully organized the body marched to the First
 Baptist church, where the public exer-
 cises were held, beginning about Il o'clock Here the address of welcome was delivered by D. C. Cooper, past grand chancellor The response was by Past Chancellor T. Ben Kerr. After this ad- dresses were made by Grand Chancellor II. R. Cobbs and others.
 About i o'clock the meeting adiO v i to partake of a splendid picnic dinua. ranged by the ladies of Oxford. one6 chief features of the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

W. S. Keller, state highway engineer while in Birmingham yesterday, stated that so interested have the people of Ala bama become in the question of good roads that his department has had its hands full in rendering the assistance required.
 l. Fall Roberson of Cropwell, member or the legislature from St. Clair county, Is in Birmingham on business. T have been interested to such an extent" said he. fin good crops that I have thought very little of the work to be done by the legislature In extraordinary session However, it is apparent that we will have to cut down expenses"
 J. c. Miner of Vernon, member of the legislature from Lamar county, was a Birmingham visitor yesterday. He is another lawmaker of the state who be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
THE W. |. T.U. WILL
 MEET IN OPEL|KA State Workers Will Convene in OctOber-BOard of
 Education Chosen

Opslilta August A.-(Special.) )LThe w
 C. T. U. of this city Is making arrange nents to entertain the state convention
 on October 23 and 24. A meeting of
 the ladies will be held this week to ap-
 point committees on arrangements. A
 cordial welcome will be extended the vis- itors at the convention and one of the Lest meetings in the history of the or
 sanization is anticipated.
 The Lee county board of education was elected by the chairmen of the boards of trustees. as follows. J. K. Evans of Ope-
 lika, R D. No. 1: J. W. Tillery of Blan- ton, W. L. Slaughter of Opeika R. C. No 2, and w. C. Hayes of Smith Station | The latter is the only new member, vice S. M Meadows, resigned.
 1 new store will be opened in West Point next month. a branch of the Hol- | lingsw orth & Normans gents furnishing establishment The local store will be continued, the new branch to be con ducted by one of the members of the
 firm.
 Both the city grammar school and the
 Lee county high school will open on Wednesday, September 4. Prof F. Hall Is
 principal of the city school and Proffessoh
 Mcleod principal of the high school Bingham, the little son of Dallas B Smith. Jr., accidentally pulled off bot tie containing iodine from q nlantel al their home this week. and was painfully although not seriously burned on the face
 and hack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Faa Mac Stefe oua,ity
GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
By CHARLES H. MANDY

A heavy docket in the recorders court yesterday crowded the dismal. little, old lumber room in the city hall used for court purposes, and long before Judge Douglas who was presiding in the ab- sence of Judge Black, opened the usual morning matinee. the standing room only sign was hung out. The witnesses in the various cases. their friends ana spectators were packed and damned In the ''parquet," while the orchestra stalls'' were filled with policemen, lawyers and other officials of the court.
 It was the usual motley crowd-dlre- lects, male and female; idle curiosity seek CTS. friends of the defendants ana sprinkling of respectable citizens were all crowded together and sat and sweitereo in the stifiing atmosphere. while the neat and odor was wellnigh intolerable. Ine monkey cage was filled with crowd or unfortunates awaiting trial, and gen eral air of discomfort pervaded the entire room.
 On the docket were several cases grow ing out of the trouble between the strik- ing moulders of one of the industrial plants ana btTlhtDftdhtiS III NhtNt %~%- - legged assault was charged. The case De- ing out of the usual order of police court cases, the proceedings were taken down bv an official stenographer, while learned counsel appeared both for the prosecution and the defense
 The limited space in front of the judge stand was so crowded with the attorneys and their clients, the stenographer and his table, that man had almost to be an acrobat to mount the witness stand. It was hot and disagreeable all right. and if everyone felt as uncomfortable as they looked they were certainly not to be envied.
 silence in the court!'' yelled Officer Todd as the scion of the house of Dous- las took his seat.
 Are you ready in this strike case?' asked the judge.
 Both sides announced ready As the trial proceeded the attorneys got hotter and hotter not figuratively speaking, for they always do that, but actually so. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
FOUR CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONER Huntsville Will Elect Suc- cessor to Humphrey VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN Negro Charged With Bootlegging, Who Conducts Own Defense,
 Freed-Youths Sent to
 Reform School

| Huntsville, August 21.-(Special. )-- The city commissioners last night is- sued call for an election to be held on Monday, September 1s, for the pur- pose of electing a successor to pr. J. D. Humphrey whose term will expire In October. There are four candida tes, Dr. Humphrey, who asks public in dorsement of his administration of one year by election to full term to sue ceed himself; Dr. F. L. Adams, M. M. Cantrell and Jesse F. Young. The cam paign is already being prosecuted viz orously
 Conducts Own Defense Jackson Clay, a negro who was in- dicted by tho last grand jury on d charge of bootlegging liquor, Is the first man who has been tried at this term of the law and equity court who has escaped conviction on this charge and, curious to relate, he conducted his own defense without a lawyer. Clay exhorted the jury in a fervid manner and was acquitted Eleven other defendants who have been tried for the same character of offense during the last three weeks have been con victed.
 Sent to Reform School Hugh Bozman and Will Baucom, 14- year-old boys, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary in the law and equity court today and were committed to tho State Reform school
 Exhibits Collected | One of the best exhibits of Mad ison county agricultural products ever shown is being collected by George l. Motz for exhibition at the state fairs | In Montgomery and Birmingham. After | the fairs are over the exhibit will be sent to Chicago for permanent exhibi- tion.
 K. E. Pettus HonOred R. E. Pettus of Huntsville has been notified by David Iubin, American del egate to the International Institute Of Agriculture at Rome, Italy, that he has been recommended for membership on the committee to represent Alabama on tour through Europe next May. which will be made for the purpose Of studying European system of agricul- ture The committee Is said to be the outgrowth of an idea presented at the southern commercial congress in Nash vile in which 27 states participated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
CATHOLICS MEET NEXT IN MILWAUKEE Final Adjournment Comes After the Election of
 Officers

Louisville August 2t.-Milwaukee was unanimously chosen today by the American Federation of Catholic so- cieties as the place for the twelfth annual convention, to take place next August After the convention city was chosen officers were elected. the pres
 dency going to Charles I. Denechaud of New Orleans.
 Final adjournment came after the convention had seen s10,000 raised in short half hour to put Into the treas ury as a fund for carrying on the fed
 erations work. had seen the launch ing of a movement which will cul- minate next summer in the organiza- ton of a national league of Catholic women and had reiterated its determin alton to bend all energies toward It's labors of moral and civil reform. Definite beginning on the organiza- tion of a National League of Catholic Women was made at the forenoon meeting. The committee on eonstitu- ton, headed by Mrs. Mary Corcoran of
 Kentucky, is composed of Mrs. Mary
 Finan of Chicago. Mrs. John Arthur of Indiana, Mrs. John Wilson of Pennsyl- vania, Mss A. McGafrroy of Louis jana. Mrs. Helen Carroll Robbins of New York and Mrs. Frank Conlon of Michigan.
 on the committee of organization is Miss T. B. Tierney of Louisiana, Miss Bertha Rue of Louisiana, Miss Flor ence Lavelle of Louisiana, Miss Fran ces Phelan of illinois, Miss Anna Ma lia of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett of Kentucky, Mrs. Mary Me Crehan of Ohio, Miss Elizabeth Don avan of Massachusetts, Mrs. T. B. Bar rett of Indiana, Mrs. J. F. Klingen- smith of Michigan and Mrs. George Ca
 bot Ward of New York.
 The womens organization while dis tinct from the federation will be af- filiated and will work toward the same end as the men. The movement started several years ago in the parish of St | Tammany, Louisiana.
 | The federation elected these officers Secretary, Anthony Matre. St. Louis
 treasurer, F. w. Hackenkamp. Quincy l Ill: marash, l. w. West, Kansas City color bearer, Chief Hollow Horn Bear Pine Ride s. D. The following six vice presidents were elected: Thomas 1 P. Flynn, Chicago; John A Golfer Shakopee, Minn.; Joseph Frey, New
 York; J. J. Hines, Buffalo, N Y.; James ]. Reagan, St. Paul; pr. P. Cans, Louis vile, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
EXPLORER RETURNS
 FROM FAR NORTH

Nome, Alaska. August 2l.-Vilhkmar stefanson. the explorer. who discovered a race of blonde Eskimos in Victoria Land, arrived here today on the revenue cutter Bear, after spending four and a half years in the Arctic.
 MT. Stefanson collected much informa- tion concerning the Eskimos of the far north and found many new tribes. He was accompanied by Dr. R. M. Anderson of Iowa. They made the journey out from the mouth of the Mackenzie river on a steam whaler as far as Point Barrow. the most northerly point of Alaska, where they boarded the Bear.
 The expedition was financed by the American Museum of Natural History and the Geological Survey of Canaqa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
WELL KNOWN ALABAMIANS
 IN BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY

lieves that the reckless passage of ap- propriation bills must cease.
 H. K. Milner of Washington county passed through Birmingham yesterday after having crossed over the greater part of the state in his automobile. He is president of the enterprise which Is hopeful of constructing a model high way from Mobile to Selma The ma. jority of the counties through which the highway will pass" he said, have already acted favorably, some of then having voted bond issues. Clarke county is a little slow, however"
 D. w. McIver. a prominent citizen o Montgomery, who was formerly wei known newspaper man of Alabama. spent yesterday in Birmingham on business.
 E. l.. Cain of Wetumpka spent yester- day In Birmingham. He was formerly a popular University of Alabama student
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
CASHIER ARRESTED
 IN NEW YORK CITY
Absconded Two Years Ago When He Was Short
 $75,000

Topeka. Kans., August H.-John A, Flack, wanted on charge Of having defaulted s75,00o Of the funds of tho Abi lene State bank at Abilene. Kans.. of which he was cashier, has been captured in New York city. TTlacls was caught after a chase of IS months. His short age was discovered two years ago,
 We first located Flack working in a sausage factory in New York city, Bank ing Commissioner Dooley said. "he moved every week and changed his name every time he moved. He received plenty of aid from the criminal element of New York. I would rather hunt for men in the wilds of Wyoming or. the hill lands of Arkansas than in New York" Flack was turned over to the surety company.
 New York. August 21.--John A. Flack, the defaulting cashier of the Amilene State bank of Abilene, Kans, was ar rested here this afternoon by detectives of a surety company. He admitted his Identity and said he would gladly go back and stand trial The shortage, he admits, Is more than s75.000. He has been biSS1HB slHce SepleHDeTt l5lU
 F1ack was taken into custody as re- suit of an advertisement in local paper. The advertisement offered employment in an Eastside establishment Flack an- swered the advertisement and was taken in charge by two detectives. Flack ad- mitted his Identity, declaring he was glad to hear his own name once more.
 i've been going under assumed names. D he said, until I am sick and tired of it. I want to be myself once more,
 I'm ready to go back to Kansas and face the music. I have no excuses to offer I did what I knew to be wrong lost my nerve at the wrong moment and now there is nothing left for me but to take my medicine
 Flack attributed his downfall to Hand fever" He took the banks funds, he said, to purchase sure things In city real estate. which later turned out to be losing propositions.
 Before l left Kansas" said E'lack, 'it was known among the officials of the bank that there was shortage in my accounts I thought. however, it was only about s30,000 or S35,000. After I came to New York to rest up mentally and physically I saw in the papers that the shortage was about $SO000 I then lost mJ head completely and couldn't sum mon the nerve to return to my home town and friends.
 With only s300 he came to New York with his wife and for the past two years he has been struggling for existence, do- ing odd jobs on the docks, in store houses and when the fear of detection was not too great. he ventured into business offices In the downtown district of the city to do clerical work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
TWO CHARGED WITH
 HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Following the efforts of City Detective Jones yesterday morning, W. H. Fields and George Moore, both of this city. were arrested and placed In the city Jai. charged with highway robbery. No bond has been allowed
 II is alleged that Moore and Fields were members of gang of four or five men who Tuesday night held up and robbed W. R. Walker on the corner of Avenue A and Twenty-second street. Walker alleges that ne was robbed of s42 in bills and silver by the men, two of whom he Identified as those arrested yesterday by Detective Jones.
 Both of the prisoners deny any connec- ton with the robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
WILSON WILL NOT
 COME ID ALABAMA Important Speaking En- agreements Prevent His
 Presence at Capital

Montgomery. August 2i.-tSpecial.) )-Gov- erpor Woodrow Wilson will not deliver an address in Alabama during his campaign. He has written to the Business Men s league that he will be unable to accept an invitation to address Alabamians dur ing the State Fair here In october. The democratic nominee for President declared that other important speaking engage ments had been made and that his cam paisn would prevent his coming to Ala bania.
 The letter was addressed to President Emil Meyer of the Business Mems league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
M'LOUGHLIN AND BUNDY WIN
 THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Newport R. l.. August 1.-The national lawn tennis championship in doubles was transferred from the east to the far west today for the first time when Mau rice E. Mclaughlin of San Francisco and Thomas c. Bundy of Los Angeles wrested the title from Raymond D. Lit ; tie and Gustav F Touchard of New York. last years winners, in four set match on the Casino courts. The scores of the match, which was played before an eager crowd of more than 2ooO were 3-6; 6-2: Gel; 7-5.
 The challengers were easily the masters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
ADDITION BEING
 MADE T0FOUNDRY Decatur Plant to Expend S5000 in Improvements.
 Run Down by Auto

Decatur, August 21.-(Special, 1.-The De- catur cornice and Roofing company have commenced work on an addition to the foundry department of their plant The new building will cost in the neighbor- hood of 5000, and will be 40 by 80 feet.
 A little negro girl whose name could not be learned was run oyer by R. G. Cortner's automobile on the Somerville pike few miles out of town and badly injured.
 Mir Cortner secured a doctor for the child and did everything possible. The accident was unavoidable.
 The ladies of St. Anns Catholic church will give big barbecue at Oakland park on Labor Day.
 Miss Alma Rittenberry of Bipmin gfnam was here Tuesday in the interest of the Jackson highwsry which is to be built pass through or near Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

of the situation, although Bundy was bothered somewhat in the first set by the fusilade of shots which Little and Touchard aimed at his side of the court In the belief that he might not have fully recovered from his Illness of yes terday. But the little Californian seemed to grow stronger as the match went on and by the middle of the second set he was scoring almost many places as Mclaughlin.
 Of the IS matches played in the sin gles tournament today, 15 in the fourth round and one in the third. 12 were de- cded in straight sets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Pocketbook Snatched

According to report filed at police headquarters yesterday morning by Louis Domitt, a pocketbook containing customer in his store at No. 226 South Twentieth street The police have the matter In hand. although Donitt was able to give very little evidence to work from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

1 torney Ben Davis mopped his perspiring dome with a handkerchief as large as a Turkish bath towel, and Attorney Sid Bowie wiped his heated and classic brow with handkerchief that looked sus- piciously like the bandanna of the demo- cratic days of Cleveland and Morton, but now swiped, like many other good things, from the democrats by the 'bull moosers"
 Judge, would like to remove my coat eased out Ben Davis in his most sauve manner and genial smile. T have been in some hot places in my life but believe me this is the limit"
 Help yourself replied Judge Douglas, who was perspiring freely himself Any one may remove his coat who wishes to-"
 No set of boys ever removed their scant apparel to plunge into the old swimming hole with greater alacricty than did that crowd, and then 1t was discovered that the judge was in distress. He was search Ing his pockets for his handkerchief, but like the booster for the recent court house bond election, it could moi be found.
 Somebody has swiped the judges hanky,' said Officer Todd in a stage whis- re" that audible all over the court room.
 someone has got my handkerchief sure. I believe I laid 1t on the desk right there.' said his honor as he pointed to the place
 lne only parties within reaching dis tance of the desk were the two attorneys and instinctively both drew out their wipes"
 Not guilty, judge" said Ben Davis, as he waved his bath towel. while Sidney J. held up his near bandanna. The judge didn't recognize either. Finally some one loaned the judge milk white flag and a brief recess was had until he dried his streaming face.
 After the judicial countenance had been sufficiently mopped. the case proceeded and was finally brought to a conclusion As one of the attorneys was leaving the room he was asked by client where he was going.
 and for once l will give you little free advice-go thou and do likewise"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

construction of a dam 150o feet in length and which will create a maximum head of "A feet Tho initial electrical installa- ton will consist of four units of 1250O lSilowats each. The development will cost S10,000 000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Not With the Goods

Not With the Goods From the New York Sun L
 Tommy: How did your mother know you went swimming? Were you caught with the goods on you? Tommy: Nav; she caught me with ths goods off.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-07
IN SPEAKING y, a.,
CONTEST ARE AWARDEB|

w. NsM H r1 q
The successful pupils Of the prize
speaking contest OF the Thirteenth Ave
nue. School appeared before II house
crowded by parents and friends at the
Warren Street School last night The
program consisted of foig 'rfanemS by the
boys and girls of the se1enfh A and
eighth d classes, two solo dances hy,
Marie Canning, a little cot Of the fourth
A class, and the Prize whining retita-
tions. is a.. rqSrn
The interest in the contest was greater
than ever before, and of the pupils who
for the contest ihirty-tw nj
them received special mention; fourteen
Others received honorable mention The
prize-winnrs were Edith Potoker, Sylvia
Kussy, Agnes Mentz, Gertrude Na6htali,
Celia Gold, Samuel L~efkowiIZ, Benjamin
Wiener, Alexander Spinner, Harry Sig
mon, Joseph Mentz.
The prizes were volumes of poems by
standard authors and, were chosen by the
winning pupils. Five pupils chose 1'cn-
nyson, four chose Longfellow and one
chose Whittier. The prizes Were awarded
by Commissioner Gaetano NJ. Belfarto,
who complimented the youthful orators
upon their success and praised their
choice of books. At the conclusion Of his
address the commissioner promised the
audience that the next annual contest
could be held in the new auditorium that
the Board of Education contemplate
building at the Thirteenth Avenue School.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-07
lifted, He
Wins

NEW YORK. June 7~.-Reengaged and
married in three hours. Ensign Herbert
Helm. U. s. N, whose bride was Miss
Corneiia Van Worst Booraem, of Es-
sex FEELS, N. j.. goes back on duty on
the battleship Michigan in the Brooklyn
navy yard. today. The marriage is n
surprise to the families of the two.
Mrs. Helm us a daughter Of Louis V.
Booraem, of Essex FEELS, and a sister
of Mrs. Harold Goodwin, of GOO West
Seventy-ffth street. Ensign Helm is
the son of Lieutenant-Colo n Otto l..
Helm. u. S. A.
Mss Booraem was in Provincetown,
Mass, two years ago, when the North
Atlantic squadron was there for target
practise. When Miss Booraem went
aboard the Michigan one night to din
ner she met the youtg ensign, and there
was a case of ~loverat first sight.
An engagement res ilted. hut last win
ter Miss Booraem broke the engage
ment.
That ended the matter Until the young
officer went to luncheon at Mrs. Good
wins. The ensign, 1t is reported, made
a proposal with the grapefruit and re-
celved an acceptance with the CON
somme.
IAN right said he as a man of &C.
ton; there is no use wasting time
now; come on"
In five minutes an unfinished luncheon
was on the table and four persons were
speeding to City Hall. After getting a
licanqa thev wore nla rried IN 81 Dat
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-07
Over as He
CrankS Own Car

BURLINGTON. June Rum over by
his own automobile as he was cranking
tie engine. Edward J. Haines, Burilng-
ton county's inspector of weights and
measures, was badly hurt in a peculiar
accident at Broad and High streets, yes
terday. The runaway car, after knock
ing down its owner, started on a wild
dash and was headed for the show
window of Williams's drug store when
Edward Deworth, of Bordentown, by n
flying leap from a passing trolley caJ,
reached the steering wheel Of the auto
and halted the machine.
Coming suddenly upon the scene Just
in time to see the young man capture
the runaway car, Mayor Farmer and
Policeman Hayes thought Dewortil was
stealing the automobile, and the police
man leaped into the ear to arrest MIN.
Later the mayor learned the truth and
highly complimented the youth for his
bravery.
Haines, bleeding about the head and
badly bruised, after the heavy touring
car passed over him, was carried TO he
Metropolitan Inn. where physicians
dressed his wounds and later Was re-
moved to his home in Mount Holly.