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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
CHARGES AGAINST
 ELLIOTT QUASHED Government Says No Intent Was Shown to Defraud
 Government

Washington. August Establishments against Charles G. Elliott, former chief drainage engineer of the department of agriculture, A. N. Moorehouse, his assist ant, F. E. Singleton, chief accountant of the department, and R. r. Teele, formerly an accountant, charging them with hav- ing approved and presented false vouch- CTS against the government. and for which they were dismissed from the service, were quashed today by request of the government. The indictments grew out of the Florida everglades land inquiry, and pertained especially to payments for drainage in North Carolina and Gala homa The government in asking that the indictments be quashed stated that Inquiry. showed there was no intent to defraud the government In both major ity and minority reports of the Moss com mittee. which investigated the Florida everglades affair, Engineer Elliott and his associates were declared to have been too severely disciplined by the depart ment In dismssing them for technical vio- lation of the law. Elliott incurred the enmity of certain land agents through the issuance of circular letter. declar- ing the government survey of the ever giades had not proceeded far enough to determine the agricultural value of the land in question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
WOOD ARRESTED ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE Alleged He Was Implicated in Planting of Dynamite
 in Lawrence

Boston. August so.-wm. M. Wood nresident of the American Woolen com nany was placed under arrest today charged with conspiracy in connection with the planting of dynamite in the city of Lawrence during the textile striKe herd last winter It is charged that the dynamite was secreted with the intention of dlscrediting the strikers by implying that the explosive was to be used ny them to destroy property of the manu- lecturers.
 MT. Wood who is one of the leading manufacturers of woolen goods of the country was at once released on S5ooC tail.
 The indictment against MT. Wood was one of three returned by the grand jury yesterday In connection with its investi gation of the alleged conspiracy Detsc- tiyes connected with the offices of At tornev Pelletier today visited the fash ionable home In Brooklyne Of proni- nent business man who Is named in one of the Indictments, He was found to be i'll and with the understanding that he is to surrender next week service or the indictment was not made. The third person indicted, Dennis J. Collins of Cambridge, was arrested yesterday and is in jail in default of bail.
 District Attorney Pelletier said tonigh' that he believed he had a strong case in support of the indictments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
GRAFT HEARING
 AGAIN POSTPONED

I Detroit. August 3o.-The preliminary examination of Aldermen Hindle. Skrzycki, Merritt and Zoeller, charged with promising to accept bribes, were to- day continued to September g, because Edward R. Schreiter, one of the principal
 witnesses for the prosecution, was not on hand to testify Scnreitsr. under ar rest on conspiracy charge, and who
 made what he termed a full confess
 sion." duplicating number of alder men, was recently granted permission to deliver a lecture on good government at Ludington. When court convened this afternoon. Schreiter was reported to have still been absent from the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31


 The revival of the monthly "stags at the Birmingham Athletic club occurred last night when several bouts were pre- sented before fair sized audience. As each of the bouts were secured without any expenditures, the stag was not up to the standard formerly maintained but was yet fair.
 The main bout was a four round fight between Peter James, the Greek wres.- Ter and Bob Brown. James made his debut as a fighter and did not show as well as on the mat. but Brown had a ard time gaining the decision over fhc wrestler as he was aggressive and tire less. Brown put up good defense but did not carry the fight to James. He was awarded the decision on points.
 Eiwyn Cobbs outpointed George Barn ard in three round bout which was very ably effected from the two boxers. Cobbs. the younger of the two, fought In ex- oellent style Barnard also put up 8 very good scrap.
 Tommy McGowan and John Harmon fought to a draw in three rounds. The toxers were well matched and fought with enthusiasm and gameness. me diocre amateur wrestling match con cluded the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
COFFEEE. JACKSON
 :, DIES IN DEGk4VR
Former Birmingham Ald, 'eF' man Succumbs After
 Long Illness

News was received in Birmingham lacs right of the death of Coffee E. JacksoA at the home, of his sister Mrs. J. H4 Calvin in Decatur after a long illness
 The funeral will be held this Afternoon and interment will be made at Hartselle at o'clock. MT. Jackson leaves a num- Ter of relatives in Decatur and Hartselle-
 MT. Jackson was formerly one of the rest known citizens of Birmingham. He was member of the board of aldcrmen and was for several years traveling bas- senger agent of the Southern Railway. with headquarters in Birmingham He was Shriner and was otherwise active in fraternal circles.
 After giving up his railroad work Mir. Jackson went into the real estate and in- surance business in Birmingham.
 He had been in falling health for the past two years and had been failing steadily for about six months prior to his death which came last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
At the MaiestH

The show this week is one of the best attractions for the children yet presented at the Majestic, and hundreds of little ones are expected to attend the matinee today. Special souvenirs will be given each little girl and boy by the manager. Something which they will appreciate and always keep it is the desire of Manager Whitfield to become better ac- ouainted with all his little patrons. so that he will be in a position to please them in every way. and make the Ma iestic the home of amusement for the children of Birmingham. This week the bill is headed by Lordy's Great Dog Ac- tors. one of the most unique and really most remarkably well trained animal acts in America. Every child will be more than delighted with this offering
 Lew Wilson of Wilson and Lenore Sis ters, will please with his artistic double tone whstling. and the other acts will be found unusually interesting Matinee today at 2:3o. Evening 80 and 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
COLQUITT SUGGESTS
 COTTON CONFERENCE

Montgomery, August 3o.-(Special.)- Governor ONeal has received request from Governor O. B. Coquitt of Texas tc name delegates to a congress of the governors and commissioners of agricul- ture of the cotton growing states, to be held sometime during the present year, to consider the question of eliminating the per cent tare on cotton exported from this country to foreign countries.
 Governor Colquitt asked Governor O'Neal to write him as to what h. thought of the advisability of such a con gress, and in the event the project met with his approval to appoint as delegates. the state commissioner of agriculture three other prominent men of the s5
 The governor of Texas said ha lieved this per cent tare shou saved to the farmer and he advised crnor O'Neal that the plan had met with favor with all to whom he had suggested the project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Deaths and Funerals
Charles D. WOrsham

Charles D. Worsham, sr., aged 7S years, a well known Confederate vet eran, died yesterday morning at o'clock at his late residence, 1922 North Thir- teenth avenue. The .uneral service will be conducted by the Johns Undertaking company from the residence this after noon at o'clock The interment will be made at Elmwood cemetery. The de- ceased is survived by his wife.
 The following pail bearers have been announced:
 Honorary. Confederate veterans: Geo. H. Henning. A. Coxford, N. A. Graham Nj. A. McCracken, w. K. Douglass, c. NJ. sjturgis. T. A. Hamilton, E. R. Dunlap J. Lawler Darby, J. F. Mclaughlin,
 Active: N. w. Parsons, II. c. West J. E. Carson, Lige Lambert, w. w. Standiford. s. F. Vance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
TIBETS FUTURE TO BE
 BONE OF CONTENTION

London, August 3o.-Tibet's future promises to become as great a bone of contention as that of Persia 1t was said today. The same section of the liberal party which accuses Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey of sacrificing Persia and incidentally W. Morgan Shuster to Russian interests declares that Great Britain's Tibetan policy Is on parallel lines. The conservatives who support Sir Edward more strongly than do the members of his own party approve of his ultimatum to China The desirability of having buffer state between India and China furnishes ground for his ac- ton in their view. Predictions are made of another British expedition to L'Hassa from northeastern India in order to pro- tect the Tibetan ministers from Chinese
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
NEARLY 16,OOO HAVE ENTERED RICKWOOD TO SEE THE GULLS
 AND BARONS PLAY SERIES

the return of the Barons to meet the GuIls but this series has more than met the occasion to make up for the poor attendance.
 It Is extremely probable that Bir- mingham will lead the Southern this season again in attendance and if the crowd comes up to expectation on the following days of the season Birming ham will smash all records for at tendance that have ever been made Tn the Southern league.
 It is thought that at least 6Oou VIII nav their way into the park. The aver age number of passed spectators. VIII arrive near 300 day.
 Yesterday for the first time in some months ladies occupied seats In tne bleaehers. More than 50 ladies were seated in the .bleacher stands While nearly 200 viewed the game from seats on the grass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN
 AND AROUND TUSCALOOSA

the Tuscaloosa Mineral and IS now re- ceiving bids for sub-contracts by Ius- caloosa contractors, and the actual work of construction will begin within few weeks.
 The county commissioners and board of public works have completed an h. spection of the Crabb road, 2i miles In length and found the highway unsur- passed by any similar division In the state. The work has been done entirely by state convicts and & stretch of eight miles of thoroughly modern road has been built, and the condition of the con- victs thus employed was found to be per- feet.
 The Rosenau company bought the first bale of cotton of the season yesterday from Mir B. Melton of Taylorville and paid Pc a pound for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
At the Biiou

Commencing with special Labor Day matinee Monday afternoon at 23o and special performance Monday night at S:S0, the season at the Bijou will be inaugurated with B2rtley Camp bells great drama of the south before the war, "The White Slave This is considered the best opening attraction the Bijou has ever had, and there is already large advance sale or seats including packed houses at each Labor Day performance. The Bijou will be well cooled by electric fans and the ex- cellent ventilation. and the audiences will find the place comfortable. There will be matinees next week on Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and performances every night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

ayune and won for himself many plau4 dits of merit on account of his lucid accounts of the suffering among the people of that section. However, his newspaper work was not limited to the yellow fever period. He served pondent for a matter of 12 years, be- sides being city editor of a local sheet.
 During his stay In Ocean Springs, Miss, he was president of the board of health of the city and was prom inently associated with the secret orL ders of that place. When he left thero he was senior warden of the Masonic lodge, past chancellor of the Knights of Pytlias, a member of the Mississippi grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, and, last but not least an Elk.
 As to the trend of his politics. Dr. Halstead Ssays: T was born and reared a republican, but I had not been in the south two weeks before I voted for Cleveland" ,.
 How old are you. pr. Halsteadf he was asked.
 "old enough he growled. On tna question of age, Dr. Halstead reticent as an old maid. When he M, asked how long he had been @ chick en crank" he merely replied, history stateth not"
 pr. Halstead is now international president of the American Buff Orping- ton Duck club, proprietor of the Hal stead poultry yards of Woodlawn and 0 director of the Alabama Poultry as- sociation. He is also associated with the New York Life Insurance com- pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Although every seat. chair and avail able spot was occupied and the crowd oyerflowed into the field but 5615 saw the game yesterday, besides those who entered on passes. Twelve hundred of these rabid fans were ladies, while 4515 entered on paid admissions. As the result of this wonderful crowd a total of 15,975 has paid to see the Gulls and the Barons meet in the hectic series
 It is probable that the largest crowd of the season will enter the park this afternoon to view the Barons cinch the Southern league pennant. Should 5000 wend their way through the gates this afternoon then all records for single series will have been smashed by the Birmingham public. Interest in base ball waned about two weeks before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Tuscaloosa, August 20. - (Special.)- Messrs. Fleetwood Rice and J. P. Burch- field have sold to M. P. Jemison 60 acres of land lying on the Warrior river sev- eral miles from town and known as Riverview. The property was bought three months ago for s3oo0 and sold to MT. Jemison for ss700, or an increase Of Do per cent
 The Chambers Realty company with c. B. Werner president purchased the cid Chambers place between Holt and Tuscaloosa yesterday for the sum or s2ooO0, and R. E. Rodes has been elected secretary and manager of the company
 A. M. wallxup of Richmond, va, has been awarded the contract for the build ing of the handsome s45,Ooo station TOT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
BISHOP GRAFTON
 DIES IN FOND DU LAC

Fond du Lac. WIS, August S-Bishop Charles c. Grafton of the Fond du Lac Episcopal diocese died here today.
 Members of Bishop Grafton's household were beside the bed as he died. The end apparently was peaceful the aged prelate passing away with a smile.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday morn- ing with services at St. Pauls cathedral The Rev Joseph Huntington of New York. head of the Holy Cross order which Bishop Grafton founded will de- liver the funeral sermon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
DIR. HALSTEAD IS FAMOUS.
 FOR HIS LOVE OF POJLTR

pr. Hal F. Halstead, superintendent of the poultry department of the Ala bama State Fair, If one can get him to talk, is an exceedingly interesting individual. But that Is his one great failing--modesty. To get him to talk about himself is a matter not to be reckoned with lightly.
 To begin with, Dr. Halstead is a prince of good fellows Young and en- ergetic, he has brought the poultry de- partment of the Alabama State Fair from matter of secondary import ance and considera tion to one of the most highly prlzed assets of the fair Just how much he knows about chick ems Is not recorded for there is too much of it. He looks at a chicken and tells one what 1t is where it came from, just what breed and cross-b breed it is and points out the distinguishing characteristics of it.
 But. together with his being a pro- nounced chicken crank, the career of the afrable Doc" has been, and still is, an extremely interesting, If not har- rowing, one.
 pr. Halstead originally came from northwest Iowa and is a true Hawk eye He received his medical training al the Rush Medical college of Chicago wher he became an M D. At the Chi cago College of Pharmacy he came off with a sheepskin proclaiming him to be Ph. D. So much for the deriva- ton of his title.
 He came south in 1888 and made straightaway for southern Mississippi where he engaged in the practice of his profession. He located in Ocean Springs, a beautiful summer resort pr. Halstead was not content to mere ly minister to those with real and imaginary ills, so he went in for pol ltics. For many, many months he was the ruling factor of the aldermanic board of the resort, but pr. Halste9d says that it brought him nothing but empty honors. "No poodle there" he laughed.
 In 1907, when the terrible yellow fe- yer epidemic broke out along the low CT Mississippi valley, Dr. Halstead was serving in the marine hospital serv- ice and spent many weeks among the sufferers of the dread malady, reliev- 1 ing them where he could and in most cases restoring them to their former health.
 xDuring this time he was doubly worked because he was special staff correspondent of the New Orleans Pic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
RIOT IN PRISON
 ON FOOD QUESTION

Jackson, Mich. August 30.--Despite the refusal of the officials of the state prison to discuss the riot among the prisoners that broke out in the dining room of the institution today it is generally admitted that the trouble started over complaints of the inmates in regard to the food served them. When Steward Coffin en- tered the dining room he was greeted by g shower of dishes. vegetables and meat and for few minutes there was cons fusion. The trouble was soon quietoA and the steward was not seriovs}Y hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Wilson Funeral Held

Terrell, Texas, August 30.-The funeral of c. c. Wilson, the wireless promoter who obtained prominence in New York. and who died early this week in the federal prison at Atlanta, was held here today. Wilson resided here for many years before going into the east for busi- ness purposes He left many acquain- tances here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
At the Opheum

Ice cream will be served the children at the Orpheum at the matinee this aft ernoon and they will be invited on the stage to meet Jimmie Rosen, the orisi- nal Buster Brown and the baby in the Newly Weeds; and also to see Al Ray nos wonderful Boston terriers, the gentlest of all dogs. These two great attractions for children, and the ice cream festival will serve to pack the popular. safe. comfortable and cool the atre to the doors for the children's per formance of the week, the Saturday matinee. There Is a matinee daily at 2:3O and two performances nightly, at 7:3O and goo o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
ADJUSTMENTS
The Balkan Princess

Julia Clifford (the Princess Stephanie of Balaria). accompanied by her royal escort. a retinue of 75. which includes the chorus of 40 Balkanese beauties. IF making a tour of America. After reigning supreme in London for one en- fire year and at the Herald Square and Casino theatres, New York, "The Balk an Princess" Is meeting with royal ovations In the principal cities or the Tinted States She will hold her first reception in this city on next Wednes- day at s:15, and will sojourn but for two nights and Thursday matinee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Midshipmen Return

Annapolis. August So-Nine ships of the Atlantic fleet arrived here today. It cisembarked all members of the first and second classes Of midshipmen who ha just completed their annual summer practice cruise The cadets will remain CD leave until the last of September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Rate Increase Suspended

Washington, August 3o-Increases of the transportation rates on furniture in car loads, ranging from to Is per cent. throughout the middle western states and some of the southern states to points as far north and east as the District of Columbia. were suspended today by the interstate commerce commission from September until March 3. An inquiry is being made by the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Charles F. Horst

Charles F. Horst died yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock at his residence. 23s1 Eighth avenue, after a six months ill., ness Mir. Horst was born in Mobile but had resided in. Birmingham IS years. He is survived by his widow and two Gaughters, Mrs. H. C. Flemming, and Mss Odalie Horst and three sons Charles F. Horst, o. L.sHorst and F. M. Horst
 The funeral will be at o'clock this 4 ffernoon from St. Paul's church In forment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
MONTHLY STAGS
 REVIVED AT B. A. c.

Big Bill'' McGilvray, the premier first sacker of the Bold Barons. en- loved the unique distinction of ref ereeing a battle royal between a half dozen husky ebony hued deni- zens at the monthly stag of the Athletic club last evening. Big Bill" thoroughly enjoyed the cxpe- rience and when the battle Jagged slowly he mixed in himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Lefty Louie Seen Again

Durango, Col, August 30. Lefty Louie'' or man answering very closely 10 the descroption and pictures of him sent out from New. York is now or near Durango. Yesterday he stopped at the house of w. c. Chapman and asked for a pair of shoes
 The same man was seen at La P1atta City Wednesday by a prospector who recognized the resemblance of the stran- ger to the description of Lefty Louie"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
George Martakos

xGeorge Martakos a Greek. aged 65
 ,kars, died yesterday morning at 9 ' yklock at his residence, 2Soo North Sec Ied avenue. The funeral services will [la held tomorrow afternoon from the peeidence at 2:3o o'clock. Interment will .5s made at Elmwood cemetery by the Jdhns Undertaking company.