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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12

proved the recommendation of the referee in bankruptcy that the offer of Nathran Frank of s4o,OOo for the Lewis interests in the St Louis Star and Bee be accepted.
 Trenton, N. J.-Gov. Woodrow Will son, upon his return here today from Pittsburg, where he spoke last night. said that the primary result in Illinois spoke for itself and that he accepted j. because he believed "tne people have the right to express themselves in mat tcrs of this kind
 Chicago-George W. Perkins, a for mer partner of J. P Morgan, defended great business interests and criticised as unfair some of the provisions of the sherman anti-trust law m an address before the Presbyterian social union here tonight Mir Perkins declared the mere size of a corporation did not ren- der it harmful or un American.
 Cheyenne, Wyom.-Chief Soarfarce, f0S years old, said 10 cave been the oldest survivor of the Arapahoe 1n- dians, died today. He vrs noted for his desire for peace with the white men and his readiness to adopt the white mems customs, He pre- ented his tribe from participating in she masscre of General Clusters soldiers.
 Newport News, Va.-Miss Power. daughter of w. H. Power, an attor- ney, who lives at Buckroe Beach, l5 miles from here, was criminally assault ed at late hour last night by John Wesley. negro, 45 years old. The girl' 5 condition Is critical. Wesley was cap tured some hours later and Is being hurried to Hampton jail by police of hcers to prevent a lynching.
 Atlanta.-In what is said to be the first decision rendered on this particular phase of the federal safety appliance law, Judge w T. Newman of the United States dls- trlct court today fined the Southern rail- way S100 for failure to have every car of a train of 25 freight cars equipped with power brakes, in such condition that the brakes could be operated by the engi- neer.
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Brother Receives News
FAMOUS ITALIAN
 LAWYER IN NEW YORK

New York, April 11.-Professor Pasauale Fiero, a member of the Italian senate and distinguished for his knowledge of International law. arrived here today on the steamship Cedric from Italy. His mission is to deliver the opening speech oh April 9 in Washington before the American Association of International Law, where he will touch on all ques- tons pertaining to the important prob lens of the day between the nations. One of his papers will be on disarmament.
 Professor Fiero said today he did not believe 1t possible for Italy to submit her difference with Turksy to arbitra- tion since the questions involved are dis tinctly political and the arbitration courts are not constituted to deal with such questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
The Oldest Metal

A recent paper presented 10 the royal institution at London in discussing the question of the metals used by the greai nations of antiquity pointed out that goib was probably the first metal known 10 man because 1t is generally found na4 tive.
 The oldest metallic objects to which vt can assign probable date are thought to be those found in a royal tomb al Nagada in Egypt supposed to have beeH that of King Menes. In one of the cham. bers were some bits of gold and q bead a button and a fine wire of nearly purs copper. If the tomb has been properly identified these objects are at least 6Sog years old Nearly all the ancient golE that has been examined contains slvel enough to give it light color. It wat gathered by the ancients in the bed 2 the Pactolus and other streams of Asia Minor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
THE WORLDS CURIOUS BOOKS
Pages of the Smallest Volume Con-
 tain Only Nine Lines
From Harper's Weekly

From Harpers Weekly
 The smallest book in the world was made in Italy. It is not much larger than a mans thumb nail. It Is 40 of an inch fin length. a quarter of an inch an width. and contains POS pages each with nine lines and from 95 to 100 letters. The text consists of letter written by the in- ventor of the pendulum clock to Mime, Christine of Lorraine in 1915.
 The next smallest book is an edition of the Divine Comedy" of Donte. This is something less than an inch wide, with type so small that microscope is needed to read it.
 There is a Hebrew Bible in the Vatican for which in the year 15l2 the Jews offered Pope Julius II it's weight in gold-$l00, oo0- but the Pope declined the offer.
 Even more costly, if not more valua hle. ia the official history of the war of the rebellion, issued by our government at a cost estimated to be nearly sS099,ol. Of this amount nearly one-half was employed
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to defray the cost of printing and bind- Ing. The remainder of this huge sum was expended for salaries of workers thereon rental of buildings and purchase of sta- tionery and supplies together with money spent in research. It took 10 years 10 conl- plete this work consisting of ll2 volumes.
 There Is in tbe Chinese department of the British museum what may correctly be termed the vastest literary work in the world. This is an encyclopedia of the lit- erature of China from the year l001 B. C. to 100 A. D. n period of 2S centuries. The copy in England was purchased for s60o9 being one of the three in existence. Forty years were consumed in the compilation of this stupendous work The task was ordered by the Emperor Kang-ho who l relgned from 1862 to i722
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COOKING FISH OUT OF DOORS
A Recipe Producing a Delicious Result
 Anyone May Obtain

Edward G. W. Ferguson in the Outing
 Magazine.
 Clean the fish but do not scale; leave head tail and fins intact and put a small strip of bacon in each of them. Dig a hole large enough for the fish to lie in with several inches to spare Build a fire in it and get a good hot bed of coals. Rake out half of them cover the remainder with an inch of grass place the fish on the grass, and pile the rest of the hot coals on top. Cover the hole with irving pan or any other handy thing, as for int stance. a flat stone.
 "In % minutes they will be cooked, and Delmonlco himself could not make them taste better. They are partly fried and partly fried steamed by the juices of the grass; the bacon fat has fried out and per- neated the flesh; the grass Juice adds pes peculiar and exceedingly pleasant navon and when taken from the hole the grass which clings to the fish can be easily pulled off and all the scales and skin VII come with It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
GETS
 NEW RAILROAD

Uniontown, April 1.--tSpecial9-At the most enthusiastic meeting Tn us ljstorv. the Boosters. club of Union- town in session here tonight voted "a subscription which assured Ohloh= town that the Gulf, Florida and Ala tama would pass this place. There were in the neighborhood of 100 business men present and they all contributed lxery liberally to the ratlroaRfund The secretary was authorized to wire the officials of the road that their propo- sftion of $50, ,0O0 stock would be accept ed and Unlontown was prepared to put lip the money when the company called for il.
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STUDENTS GO ON RAMPAGE

selves. Then the entire crowd came down town, entered theatre and caused sew eral hundred persons. including several women and children, to flee in terror. Finally the lights were turned out and the students left the building.
 Fearing to attack the students with a small force. the chief of police called on firemen to turn streams of water on the rioters. The students threatened the fire men who promptly withdrew.
 Returning 10 the college the rioters broke more windows and dragged stu dents from their beds and compelled them to take part in the demonstration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
HAS S|DNA ALLEN
 ESCAPED TOLLS?

Bristol, Tenn, April 11.-Judge N. F. Oglesby. former circuit judge of Car roll county. Virginia, now attorney for the captured members of the Allen gang indicted for the courthouse murders on March H. returned here today for a conference with Floyd Allen in the Roanoke jail and declared his belief that Sidna Allen, the leader of the out laws had made his escape from the detectives in the mountains.
 Other reports that Allen and Wesley Edwards, his companion, have left the region are frequent in the country around Hillsville. Various stories of Allen and Edwards having been seen many miles from where they are hunt cd are being told, some of them having evidences of truth
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SETTLE DIFFERENCE
 BY WAGE INCREASE

Denver. April 1l.-An agreement signed by the management of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad and the four trans portation herhoods-firemen, enSi- neers, conductors and trainmen-giye the TOO iremen of the road an increase in wages of approximately sper cent, or about 20 cents per day.
 The engineers, conductors and train men secured satisfactory concessions In working conditions.
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RULING ON USE OF
 MILEAGE TICKETS

it's Interpretation of the law governing the use of mileage. excursion or com mutation tickets for through passenger serviee over connecting lines. It was fcld that regularly established excur- sion, mileage and communication rates in accordance with tariffs lawfully filed with the commission may be used in laying fares for transportation of both passengers and their baggage the same as if the passengers held through tick cts over the entire route of their jou.- neys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
100000 SHOPMEN
 WILL ORGANIZE

Kansas City. Mo, April 11.-A territorial organization of union shopmen employed by all railroads west and south of Chl- eago. aggregating more than 10000 men, will be perfected, union men said today at meeting Of the union representatives here next Monday.
 Five crafts. boilermakers, blaeksmlths' machinists, carmen and sheet metal work CTS. will form the new organization whieh will have for it's object concerted action on the part of the union men when dls- putes arise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
HAYWARD WILL
 HEAR CONTESTS

Washington. April 1t.-William F, Hayward secretary of the republican national committee, announced here to- day that he expected to put in busy six weeks beginning May 1 with a large force at Chicago headquarters prepar- ing for contests which must ne heard by the committee prior to the coh~ yention which assemblies June IS. Gre dentials from opposing factions are all ready pouring in upon him from many states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Nethodists May Raise Band on Cardi

From the MlIWaukee SentlneL
 Eight delegates from the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal conference will 20 to tho general church conference at MiIf neapolis May l. This conference will be made up of delegates from the Methodist churches all over the world Matters Of much importance will be discussed and acted upon al the meeting.
 Several revolutionary ideas will be irr trodueed among them one recommending the annullng of the rules against dancing and card playing The measure has tho support of the younger and progressive element in the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Corelli Epigram on Love

From the Washington Star.
 Miss Marie Coreli. like all female nov- elsts. is a firm believer in marrying for love.
 The speaker. an editor of d woman magazne, continued:
 T argued and wrangled about love matches with Miss Corelli one whole day in her old fashioned Stratford homo, but she rather got the better of me at the end with the epigram:
 She who marries for love- Miss Co- relli said, enters heaven with her eyes shut. She who marrles without love en- ters hell with them open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Had No Throat Trouble

Those who had viewed the reports of General Grants recent i'll health pessim- istically said some time ago he was in a serious condition.
 He was granted leave of absence about two months ago and reports became cur rent that he was suffering from the same sort of throat trouble, a a-cancer, which caused the death of his father. This was positively denied.
 pr. Dench. one of the physicians who attended the general, is said to be a cancer specialist.
 Mrs Grant sent telegram. to her son. Captain U. S. Grant, III, in Wash ipgton, notifying him Of his father s death The coroner's office was formally notified of the generals decease and word was received that representative of the office would visit the hotel during the morning
 Lieutenant Howze announced that ar engagements for General Grants funeral would be made public at Il o'clock this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
KENTUCKY MEN
 UNABLE TO AGREE

Louisville, Ky, April n.-Failure to reach an agreement resulted again today at the joint conference of the western Kentucky coal mine operators and rep resentatives of their union miners. The operators presented counter proposition similar 10 the so-called Cleveland agree ment. which the miners have not ap- proved. This. the operators declared, was their ultimatum.
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will appropriate the money for the im- provement of the highways without the issuance of bonds, but l presume that the counties and townships will issue securities to bear their share of the eX- pense.
 "The general scheme of improve ment conprehends the rebuilding of the national turnpike in Pennsylvania, ana in this connection 1t may not be inap- propriate to observe that if the pro- posed Lincoln memorial to Gettysburg is carried to completion, it will tap the contemplated improved national road that runs through Pennsylvania, which wiu give a first class road from Wash ington all the way to Pittsburg."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12

Valparaiso Ind, April 1i.-Three thous- and students of Valparaiso university swept down on the business section of this city tonight and smashed windows fired revolvers, broke up vaudeville performance and defied the police and city fremen to check them.
 The demonstration is supposed to have resulted from the arrest of Il students recently for playing baseball in the streets.
 The trouble followed a class rush. For an hour the students fought among them
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General Grants Life

Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, eldest son of Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth Pres ident of the United States, was born al St Louis, Mo-. May 30 1850 He was with his father during part of the civil war. witnessed the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson and went with his fathers con mand through the Virginia campaign. He witnessed also the fights at Corintn, vicksburg. Nashville and Petersburg.
 After the war young Grant entered West Point and was graduated In 1871. For a year he served as a civil engineer for the Union Pacific railway and in 1872 ae- companied General Sherman on trip 10 Eurone
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GIBBONS DEFEATS
 JEFF SMITH EASILY

New York, April l1-MilSe Gibbons of St. Paul and Jeff smith of Bayonne, N. J., fought 10 rounds here tonight and Gibbons won handiiy The men weighed in al o'clock under i4s pounds. but at the ringside Gibbons weighed l52 and smith half q pound less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Heavy Snowfall at St. Louis

Since the first snow furry in October. the fall in St. Louis has been sufficient to bury a good sized boy standing erect. man of medium size barely would have his shoulders above the surfaca
 The fall is greater than was ever re- corded for the corresponding months of any winter since the Weather Bureau in 1885 began to keep record of the fall In inches, and no full year since that tinle has shown as much snow as has been seen here since Nov. 1.
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Served Against Indians

Grant served as an aide of General Sheridan and took part in the campaigns against the Indians. He served with Ma jor General Stanley in the Yellowstone ex- pedition and in 1874 in theBlack Hills eX- petition, after which he accompanied hls father around the world.
 He resigned his commission as colonel in the army in 1881 and for number oi years was engaged ir various enterprises. He was appointed minister to Austria by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Mrs. Nicodemus Acquitted

New York, April l1.-Mrs. Genevieve NieoGcmas, charged with the murder of her husband, was acquitted by jury late this afternoon on the ground of insanity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
GENERAL F. D. GRANT DIES SUDDENLY IN
 A NEW YORK HOTEL
CONTINUED FROM FACE D

Grant screamed hysterically when the doctors had told her that life was ex- tinct, and he believed she sank in state of collapse.
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Tribute to Grant

Washington, April 12.-News of tho death of General Grant was received with profound sorrow in army and of ficial circles. especially by those soldier officers with whom the general had been intimately associated for years. The announcement was not entirely un- expected fer while there had been no official notification of General Grants illness, 1t was shown several days ago ne in very grave condition. General Wood. chief of staff of the army, was one of the first to receive the news. He said:
 General Grants death will be a great loss to the service. He was one of the armys most efficient and valuable of icers."
 | Brig. Gen. Erasmus u; Weaver, chief l of coast artillery, and longtime friend of General Grant. upon whose staff he once served. said: | q always considered him to be an officer of fine executive ability, one of the most splendid officers in the entire United States army and a perfect type of gentleman"
 Brother Receives News I San Diego Cal. April 12.-U. s. Grant,
 Jr for years a resident of this city, de-
 nied himself to all visitors tonight when | he received news of the death of his el-
 der brother. Maj. Gen. Frederick D.
 Grant. It was learned that probably
 neither MT Grant nor any member of ] his family would go east to attend the generals funeral. MT. Grants health has
 been unsatisfactory of late.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
WOMAN HURLED
FROM C0lSTER CAR;
(DEATH ISFEARED
miss Jeanstte Kuhne Grew
y Dizzy in GOOD Night Ride"
at Clason Point.

"oh. let's have Just one more on che
roller coaster before we co. I love nv'
% Miss Jeanette Kuhnc and her friends,
Miss Mary Hess and Charles veiiicke,
turned beck as they were leaving Ciason
Soint Park shortly after o'clock this
morning. A few minutes later Miss
Kuhne was on her way to Fordham
Hospital. dying, It was feared. from
Internal injuries due to falling out Of the
coaster car.
The party had spent the first evening
Of summer weather at the pleasure park
and went for a final ride on the roller
coaster at ciason Point road opposite
stevens avenue. As the cars swung
round, tho last curve Miss Kuhne be-
came dizzy and toppied over the side.
At this point the car was not more
than about ten feet In the air. But II
was going at great speed and Miss
xuhne was flung with terrific violence
against the framework and fell to the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
CROWDED CARS CRASH,
PASSENGERS IN PANIC.
Thousands Hyve TO Walk Williams
burg Bridge After Collision
on the Plaza,

Considerable excitement was caused
during the early rush hour to-day by
the collision Of two crowded street cars
on the piasa Of the Williamsburg BRUCE.
No one was Injured. bat thousands on
their way to work. we're compelled TO
walk across the bridge by the tying
up Of trafhc for half an hour
A Fourth and Madison avenue car.
IN charge Of Motorman John Norris. Of
No. 27H Eighth avenue. jammed with
early morning workers.. was proceeding
toward New York when II got beyond
NorriSs control on the incline Just
above Attorney street. Directly In front
Of Il was a light Eighth street car In
charge Of Motorman James Reilly. Of
No. sA West Seventeenth street. and
Conductor Allen Kats. Of No. ia Riv.
ington street.
Kats saw the runaway car coming
and signalied Reilly to 20 ahead. BE.
fore the Eighth street car could gain
momentum. however, tho heavier car
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20

sesseh Il . sPushins NV. bsssaiag -
rear platferm completely "a aad sArvw.
ms II % the roadway.
There wa . small Sanie among the
passengers on the crowded car. women
heing knocked down and kicked during
the rush for the doors. Policeman Law.
less. Of the Clinton street station. on
duty on the bridge. Immediately sum.
moned an ambulance from the Oouver-
neur Hospital. and then ran to the
scene Of the wreck. Or. Muiford found
that all the passengers had been able
to make their way from the car and
TO climb the low parapet to the road.
vsy, 4 number were bruised and
slightly cut. but none delayed for medi-
cal treatment t..f.r
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20

srosnd. Msay wensa visasssse ~ ~
cidenk
Miss Kuhns was picked up unconscious
and carried into . private once. An
ambuiancs was called ana Dr.. Donohus
fastened with the young woman to the
Fordham Hospital. Miss Kuhne was a
miliiner. thirty years old. ard lived at
No., 3ios Third avenue. 80
Mss Hess. who tainted In the car
after her companion had falfen out. lives
at No. s22 East One Hundred and Fifty
fourth street. veiiieke, their escort,
gave his address as No. rs wales ave-
hue. the Bronx.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
We have no "syeglass sales"

We have no "eyeglass sales"
Tire tint required for q
proper examitiatiotIof your eyes
and tor perfect adjustment
OF the tranIes o. mOuntings
CANNOT tx reduced to fit an
eyeglass bargain sale.
We have never offered an
"Eyegiass Bargain we neve,
will--put to-day-rt-mOrrow--
always-at all Of our Stores
We ofe' you two dollar glasses
fos $500, and three dollar
glasses tor $500 tina, are worth
ALL Of $500 and Guarantee
them to give you Complete sat.
isfaction/
M.H.No>tds
OCAll6&s ord opaeiaMS
q East 28rd st., near Fourth Ave.
27West 8lth st., bet. 9Th and 9Th Avss.
- Wet 126th st., near Lemon Ave.
AZ Columbus Ave., Slst and Sind Sta.
10 Nassau ST., near John St.
1909 Broadway, near Willo'by, Bkiyr
$50 Fulton St., opp. A. Z g.. Bklyn
~ Broad st.. near Hahns's. Newark
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
CAR BUMPS MILK WAGON.
Driver anA Inspector 90 70 Hes.
initial After Crash In Bpsus.

pital After Crash In BSenz.
A trolley car spoiled . milk inspec-
ton at Aqueduct avenue ana One Hun
dred and Ninetieth street. Bronx. early
to-day and cent Charles Lee, thirty.
eight years old. a milk inspector. Of No.
M East One Hundred and Sixty.ninth
No S3 Third avenue. the driver. to
Lebanon Hospital.
Lee had Just gone on duty. At 3 A. NJ,
when the milk wagon came along. He
stopped Il. Soon after he got In and
began his work. the car came along
and turned them over. throwing both
men TO the street. partly wreolsinE the
wagon. spilling all the milk and In.
jurins the horse. After DR.. Donohue
got the men to the hospital he found
they were not seriously hurt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
mo Silks Like the French Silks"
And Never Sale Like This
Exquisite French Silks, Usually
$3.50 to SIS Yard, Specially
Priced Sl.5O

Men who know silk values hastened to New York
at the first announcement Of this sale-which began
this morning buy silks to sell again. Superb tafetas,
plain, changeable and striped. Soft Arcadian char
euse, the quaint jouy tafetas much used in Paris
wonderful printed chffons great grandmother checks,
and dozens of other fashionable silks in the newest
colorings-the loveest of their kind. The whole
remaining stock Of importer who supplies the fash
ionable couturiers Of New York.
80 to So inches wide $3.50, instead Of $3.50 to
SIS yard Store. Rosunda. floor. Old Building
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-20
Girls Coats $2.75 to S.
were $500 to $3.50

Choosing especially good In the assortment light
weight novelty sung pretty blue Copenhagen and brown
serges and black and white checks Some atTactvey
trimmed with brad-others have satin collars, plain
The prettcst that girls of years could want to
take araveng the mountains seashoe Not all sises
every style. Subway Old Building