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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
CYRUS B. BROWN
 WILL BE CANDIDATE
State Official to Run for
 Railroad Commissioner
A SPLENDID RECORD
Announces No Platform Other Than to State He Would Look After Alabama's Interest Zeal
 ously and Untiringly

Montgomery, January -(Special.) ) Political bees which have been on a hum drum buzz in Alabama ever since the state democratic executive commit tee met in Birmingham several weeks ago and ordered state primary on April |, were set to buzzing in earnest today, when Cyrus B. Brown, secre- tary of state and one of Alabama S foremost young politicians, formally announced his candidacy for the of fee of president of the state railroad commission. For some time it has been known that Secretary Brown intended making the race for the office, but not until today did he announce formally for the office
 "Yes,9 said Mir. Brown, on the eve of making trip 10 Atlanta on busi- ness, you may state that 1 am going to make the race" He announced no platform other than to state that he would look after Alabama's interests zealously and untiringly.
 At the present time the office of president of the railroad commission Is held by Charles Henderson of Troy who is likewise in the race for re- election to his high office. No other candidates have as yet offered for the office, the prevalent opinion being that the fight is to rest between the two already announced candidates for of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
THE REASON WHY

New York, January 16.-The current number of Harpers Weekly contains the following editorial announcement:
 "To our readers: We make the fol- lowing reply to many inquiries from readers of Harper's Weekly:
 The name of Woodrow Wilson as our candidate for President was taken down from the head of these columns in response to a statement made to us directly by Governor Wilson, to the ef- feet that our support was affecting his candidacy injuriously.
 The only course left open to us, in simple fairness to Mr. Wilson, no less than in consideration Of our own self respect, was to cease to advocate his nomination.
 We make this explanation with great reluctance and the deepest regret. But we cannot estimate the conclusion that very considerable number of our read CTS, who have co-operated earnestly and Loyalty in advocating movement which was inugurated solely in the hope of rendering high public service. are clearly entitled to this information
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
MANY HUNT WITHOUT
 LICENSES IN 1911

Montgomery, January 1G.-fSpecial)- State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace, Jr.. has received from o. E. Williams, game warden for Houston coun- ty, who is also president of the Third Ma tion bank of Dothan. report of the con viction of William Griffin, Walter Griffin and Henry Carter for hunting withour licenses. The fine imposed was s10 each. aggregating s30
 These convictions were had on Decem- Der 29, which makes a total of 1S7 convic- tions had for the year 1911, the highest number reported to the department of game and fish for any one year since it's creation. The total number of convictions which has been had aggregates 723, with a large number of cases pending in the various counties of the state, in which convictions are certain
 Thus it will be seen that from a stand point of securing convictions 1911 was the banner year of the department of game and fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

the operation of the game law is palpa-
 hle.
 ''ln the first place" he states. the great
 army of market hunters, that formerly
 searched field and fell for every species Of saleable game, eager to exterminata il even in the most murderous way. has been disbanded. Since there is no safe for game in Alabama and by reason II the fact that the small amount Of game that is attempted to be sold must be .1is- posed of so surreptitiously for fear Of apprehension, and by reason of :he further fac, that the game wardens of | the state have all of the pot hunters spot ted they have abandoned the pursuit of
 their pernicious vocation and have there l fore ceased to purchase firearms.
 "The license feature in our game law connected with the proposition that writ
 ten permission Is required of persons who hunt on the lands of others, has caused the negroes of the state and the wanton and worthless who loaf around the small towns to cease to invade the fields of the honest farmers of the state and
 under the euise of hunting shoot up their
 stock, knock out his cotton and purloln
 every portable thing of value that could
 be seized and transported without detec-
 ton. This class no longer purchases guns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
O'NEAL APPOINTS ROE ENSLEY JUDGE New Jurist Succeeds Judge c. K. Camp of the In-
 feriOr Court

Montgomery January --tSpecial) Gov. Emmet ONeal tonight announced the appointment of Thomas ]. Roe of Ensley as judge of the inferior court of that city. He succeeds Judge c. E. Camp, against whom impeachment pro- eeedings were pending until his reslg nation was received several days ago at which time Judge Camp also paid in- to the state certain sums of money al legged 10 be due.
 The race for Judge Camps office was a lively scramble for while, until end ed by the governor in his appointment.
 Judge Thomas Roe is one Of Ensleys most progressive young business men and has been connected with the Ensley Wood Working company for many years. He holds the position of secretary treasurer of that corporation.
 He has been resident of Ensley for more than 15 years and is prominent member of the local order of Elks and other secret orders or Ensley. The selse- tion of Judge Roe by Governor o'Neal will no doubt meet with the hearty ap- proval of the business men of Ensley.
 Judge Roe will at once assume the duties Of his office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
WILL NOMINATE
 FOR CIVIC BODY
Nominating Committee of Chamber of Commerce Meets Today to
 Look Over Candidates

| A conference that bears within its discussion of presidential timber for Chamber Of Commerce the latent de- velopment of this body for the next 12 months will be that of nom mating committee this morning in the office of T. A. Weller in the First Ma
 tional bank building. The gentlemen who hold within their power the choice
 successor to President Richard w. Mas sey were nominated from the floor at
 the last general meeting of this body
 and are NJ F. Messer, chairman; j. A
 Gorham, E. M. Tutwilder, Jr, T. A. Vel
 Ter and George B. Ward
 The slate of officials, which will in-
 clude the president. several trustees
 and directors, will hardly be completed at the consultation to be held this
 morning. The regulations of the organ ization read that the decision of this
 committee Is to be posted at the Cham
 Der of Commerce headquarters 10 days before the election day, Friday, Feb
 ruary ?.
 The manner of filling the positions
 of first and second vice presidents elifn- mates the necessity of an election to
 these offices as the retiring president becomes nrst vice presldent. ana at the end of the first years service in this rank. becomes second vice president. A. II. Ford. chief executive just pre- vious to Richard W. Massey is now first first vice president and will become second vice president with the installa tion of the new administration.
 | Naturally the gossip is rife as to who will wear the toga as president of this commercial organization for the next term. Among the most talked of can
 didates yet showing up in the limelight
 are sydney J. Bowie, well known legal
 counsel of this city, ana Oscar C. Tur- ner, one of the most popular of the newcomers, who has figured actively In
 some of the larger efforts of the Cham l Der of Commerce since his initiation | into this Association two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
PERSONAL

Mrs l.. C. Branscomb, wife of the pas tor of the First Methodist church, was operated on for appendicitis yesterday afternoon a. 2 o'clock at Robinson's in- fiin.ary. Her many friends will be glad to know that she was resting well last night.
 Frank Cunningham, son Of MT. and Mrs J. ". Cunningham. 2130 Seventh avenue. is home from the Virginia Mii- tary institute on account or illness. It was stated last night that he had had an operation performed at E. N. Robinson E infirmary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
\ Splendid Record

MT. Brown, who today announced his candidacy. Is one of the states young est politicians, and one of its wisest thinkers. In the last gubernatorial primary he offered for the office of secretary of state, his first political fight and succeeded in winning over the field by a handsome and overwhelm- ing majority. He is a son of form er Attorney General Brown of this state, and Is prominently connected through out Alabama.
 Prior to accepting state office as sec retary of state. MT. Brown was chief clerk in the office of the secretary of state, in which capacity he was em- ployed at the time of resignation of Frank N. Julian to accept the office of associate railroad commissioner. MT. Brown was appointed by Governor Conner to fill the vacancy, since which time he has been in office.
 During all of the legislatures of the past decade Mir. Brown has been one of the guiding forces. He is supposed to be better acquainted with legislation in the state than any other man in Ala bama, while he Is universally recog- nized as an authority on house and senate journals and records.
 During his two years occupancy of the office of secretary of state he has made an enviable record for him self
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
MESSEROLE HOME
 IS BADLY BURNED.
Fire on South Eighteenth Street Causes About
 5000 Damage

Tho home of Walter Messerole, on Eighteenth street between Avenues c and IT, was partially destroyed by fire last night about 9:55 o'clock and good DOT ton of the furniture of the house was burned The damage sustained was about s1ooO
 The fire had q good headway before the fire department was notified. The en- tire roof of the house was burned. It is not known how the blaze started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
OPINION IS DIVIDED
 AMONG LEADERS OF
 THE MINE WORKERS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

tA
 
 forts to throw off the yoke of industrial bondage.
 "In West Virginia and various other states the armed guard or thug is given police power and protected in his work of assault and intimidation. Many of our men have been brutally assaulted and in some instances murdered by these law protected assassins. This form of respec- table anarchy is quite common in pract- lcally all the non-union fields, and. so far, these crimes, committed in the name of 1 capital have met with little or no at tention from the public defenders of law and order
 "Government by injunction Is another favorite formula prescribed by corpora tion owned courts for the special benefit of organized labor.
 These evils are essentially political in character, and are due. primarily to the indifference of the workers on the politi- cal field An intelligent use of the ballot will solve in the immediate present many of the evils complained of by our mem bership.' Describing trip to Mexico with "Mother" Jones, in October last, and an interview with President Madero on be- half of the Mexican miners, MT. Hayes said;
 Talk With Madero
 "We explained to President Madero the purpose of our movement and that our object was to raise the standard of liv- ing among the Mexican miners, who are veritabe slaves today, all of which met with his approval and support He re- lated some of his own experiences in the recent revolution, which deposed the ty- rant. Diaz, and said he was at all times anxious for his people, especially the te ... t.... ht<xt& -N.frI ard of life, agreeing with our view that such a state of affairs could only be brought about by agitation, organization and education. If he stands by these be- liefs, as expressed to us, seemingly in all sincerity, we will he in a position in the next few years to effectively deal with the Mexican problem
 Perry's Report
 In presenting his financial report to the convention of the United Mine Work CTS of America today, Secretary Treasurer Edwin Perry called attention to the fact that while on April 1, last, 17000 coal miners were on strike, requiring an ex- perditure for aid of s40,000 a week, the only strikes now in progress are in Colo rado and at a few mines in Tennessee and Missouri.
 For the last year the secretary reported that income was in excess of disburse- ments $36.422, and added: "In this connec- tion, let me say that l have done all in my power to minimize the cost of main tninng the organization and the several strikes in progress consistent with the dignity of the organization and the rights of the men who have so bravely fought the battles for human rights. In this work have received the mutual cooperation to ths<fullest extent from my associate officers
 The report of the finances of the organ zation for the last year follows:
 INCOME.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Statute Requirement

Mir. Browns candidacy for the office of president of the railroad commission at this time Is directly due to require ment of the statutes, which provides that "no two of said railroad commis- sioners shall be elected or appointed from the same congressional district" ]" MT. Brown, as a resident of Montgom- cry, lives in the second Alabama con gressional district, as does MT. Hen derson, who resides in Troy.
 If Mir. Brown did not make the race at this time. as a consequence he could not make the race before 1916, going into office, if elected in 1917. He re- tires from office as secretary of state in 1915, hence his candidacy at this time.
 The fight between MT. Brown and MT. Henderson bids fair to be the fea- ture of the April primary. While sew eral other officials are to be elected at that time, the race for presidency of the railroad commission Is looked upon as the most interesting one. A state fish and game commissioner is to be elected in the April l primary. as well as congressman and convention delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
INITIAL YEAR OF GOV. .O' NEAL s TERM OVER
Many Important Acts Ac-
 cOmplished in 12 Months
SUMMARY OF WORK
One of Most Significant Changes Brought About Has Been Over throw of Statewide Prohibit
 tion-Mansion Bought

Montgomery. January 16.-(Special)- Turning of the noon hour in Alabama today marked the first year of the ad- ministration of Gov. Emmet O'Neal as chief executive of this state. One year ago, on Monday, January 16. Governor O'Neal took the oath of office which placed the affairs of the state in his hands, and at the same time there re- tired from office Braxton Bragg Conner, who had held office from 1907 to 1911.
 Probably no single year in the history of the commonwealth has been so fruit full in constructive work as the past year. Neither has there been in many a decade a first administration that was more ac- tive or more stormy. From the very be- ginning of his inauguration as governor the states present chief executive has has the congestion of state affairs been overcome.
 One of the most significant changes brought about during the past year has been the overthrow of statewide prohi- bition and the operation of a local option law in the state. The measure was passed and became operative before the first six months of the year had passed into his tory. During the past year, also, the court of appeals was established a state banking department; active immigration work, and various new ventures that are materially tending to upbuild the com monwealth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Mansion Purchased

Of patriotic importance was the pur- chase by the state of a governors man sion and the construction of a north wing to the capitol, which, when completed. will have cost the state about $75,000. Outside of this various changes in the education system of the state have been established and large sums of moneys advanced for educational institutions.
 During the P months the governor has been extraordinarily busy, being present Tt the capitol pretty much every day, with several absences on speech making tours. By virtue of the appointive power vested in him the city has not been lacking a delegation two weeks in succession.
 One of the greatest of the appointive powers during the past year was that of providing executives for commission gov ernment and excise commissionershp to control the liquor situation Practically all of these appointments have now been made, hence the governor is this year looking forward 10 a season of greater peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Building Permits Issued

Building Inspector D. o. Mathews Is sued the following permit yesterday morning:
 SlO00-To R. D. Burnett for brick building at 207 Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails fo cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrud- ing Piles in c to 14 days soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02

New Orleans.-Dr. E. NJ. Parham,
has completed an operation whereby
he made a new lower jaw for pa
tient from other parts Of the mans
body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF
CHURCHES OF CHRIST.

The Federal council of the Churches
of Christ in America, representing g
denominations, will meet in Chicago
December to 9, inclusive, to hold It's
first convention to review federation
work on nationwide scale. More
than. 100000 church members arc
represented by the delegates.
Formal adoption of a new socla
creed, which is to be the social work
standard of all the churches belonging
to the federation, is to be one Of the
most important acts of the conference
New features of the social creed are;
"The church must stand:
"For the protection of the family by
the single standard of purity, rcgula,
ton of marriage, and proper housing
"For fullest development If the chic
by education and recreation.
"For the abatement and prevention
of poverty.
"For the conservation of health.
"For safeguarding the right OF al
men to an opportunity for seIf-lnaln-
tenance and for protectionof workers
from the hardship of enforced un'
employment"
In commenting on the new provls-
inns of the social creed, the coElmlt'
tee on social service will say in It's re-
port:
eve record with deep regret the III
creasing prodigality on the part OF
irresponsible men and women o. iarg>
possessions. We would point out the
intimate relation between reckless
display of wealth and the revolution
ary and defiant attitude of the multi
tude who feel, rightly or wrongly, thai
It is at their expense. We deplore the
defiance Of sobriety and order on the
part of any clement of human society
and wish to fix the blame where i
belongs"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02
MEETING OF CONGRESS
TODAY.

Congress reassembled today. The
following measures are to be consid.
cred:
Fifteen general appropriation bills
carrying a total of $1,000,O00,000 fol-
support of government.
Omnibus public building bill, carry
ing upwards of s3O,0OO,O0O, for work
already authorized.
Bill to create Department of Labor
Bill to prevent shipment of liquors
into "dry" states.
Bill applying the literacy test to
immigrants.
Amendment to Constitution limiting
Presidents to one term of six years OF
two terms of four years each.
Resolution to change date of inau-
guration.
Archibald impeachment trial in Sen
ate.
Selection of a President pro tempore
in Senate.
Continuation of the "money trust
inquiry.
Hearings before House judiciary
committee on subject of antitrus: leg
islation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02
sANGUINARY SCENES
INCIDENT TO WAR.

Macedonia is being drenched with
blood as the result of atrocities com.
mitted by Bulgarian irregulars. It il
lamentable that responsibility for sc
many of these atrocities lies at the
door of a Christian race. The Bull,
CARS, needing the regulars in Thrace
practically left Macedonia in the care
of the irregulars. Besides the massa-
cres already reported at Kavala and
Serres,, there has been an enormous
amount of killing in the district OF
Avrethissar, where scarcely a single
Moslem has been left alive.
Mohammedan bandits are adding
their quota to the general destruc-
ton. Whole villages have been de-
populated as the result of their saw
agery. Albanian bands are al
so taking part.
The Servians have better record
Apart from the slaughter ia num-
Der of Moslems, principally by irregu-
lars, at Uskup, little complaint has
been made against them.
No maSsacrcs are charged to the
Greeks.
Further light on the kavala n1assa-
cres show that Armenians who joined
the Bulgarian army as volunteers com
mitted them, being led by man whose
family was killed in the Adana mas
sacre.
Travellers from Dcdcaghatch des.
cribe the massacre Of Moslems by
the Bulgarians when they entered tina;
town. The first Bulgarians to enter
were an irregular band. A shot wa;
fired from the Mosque, which was fly
ing the white flag, whereupon the Bull
gsrians demolished the mosque bJ
bombs and burned and looted the Tur
kish quarter and massacred 500 per
sons. More than 100 bodies were
counted in the streets, some OF whict
were those of Christians.
All Turkish shops were piunderet
and afterwards burned. The Greel
bishop acted with courage and sent
boat to Beisk Bay to request help
The foreign warships sent severa
boats into the harbor at night.
Dedeaghacht was garrisoned onl.
by irregulars. The last trains dc
parting before the Bulgarian arriva
were stormed by fugitives. One 0
the engineers was bitten on the hand
and legs by frenzied women who trie'
to climb into the engine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02

cd that Peters, faith fail not in the
confirming of his brethren and feed
ing his lambs and his sheep with
Christ's doctrine. Christ promised
his abiding presence to assist him as
teacher and pastor.
"The society which Christ founded
was to continue until time should be
no more. Lambs and sheep would
need feeding. The prerogative of
Peter must needs descend upon his
successors, as it was an official, not a
personal gift, only.
"If the successors could teach err
ror, Christ's prayer would be a fail
Ere. So reason and revelation de-
manded that the teacher Of Christs
doctrine and morality should be pro-
tected when he speaks as headmaster
and church which refuses infalli-
bility must admit its utter helpless
ness to teach the ways of God to
men,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-02

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