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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Trade in the
Nearest
Market

The nearest market to so per cent of the retail
dealers of Alabama and adjoining states is Bir-
mingham The railroad facilities of this city are
such that they place the retailer in direct constant
and quick touch with the wholesale houses here
Especially is this true of the retail dealer handling
hardware of any and every kind.
The Moore Handley Hardware Company has
taken advantage of these facts to develop the
largest wholesale hardware business in this ter
ritory. The merchant trading in Birmingham and
buying from the Moore-H anoley Hardware Com
pany enjoys advantages not to be derived in any
other way The service is prompt the market is
the nearest, the quality is unquestioned and trade
relations have existed satisfactorily for more
than quarter of a century with many customers
In placing your next order for hardware, we
solicit the opportunity of serving you, feeling con-
fident of ability to give you that class of
vice which will meet with your requirements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
M'GOVERN BLAMES HOUSER
FOR LAFOLLETTE'S DEFEAT

should be disqualified until lawfully
seated-and I should have SO ruled
there of course would have been an APP
peal from the decision but to support
this appeal there were only $50 Taft
delegates, while to sustain the chair
the Roosevelt, Cummins and LaFollette
delegates would have been united and
the chair would have been sustained.
The contests would thereupon have
been referred TO the committee on Gre
dentials which would have brought, as
1t did majority and minority reports.
The Taft men would have tried to force
the adoption of the majority report in
each instance, but without assistance,
they had not votes enogh TO accom-
plish this result.
The Roosevelt men would have tried
in each instance to get the adoption
of the minority rule but in like man
ner without assistance, but they had not
votes enough to do so. Who held the
balance of power? Clearly it was the
LaFollette delegates"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
EVERY HOUR ADDS
To TOLL OF DEAD.
Seventeen Bodies Recovered
From River
NO DOCK INSPECTION
Survivors of Disaster Tell Pitiful
Stories of Seeing Families Swept
to Death While They
Are Helpless

Buffalo. June 24.-Every hour today
added to the toll of dead in last nights
accident at Eagle Park, Grand Island.
when 30 feet Of an excursion dock col
lapsed and dropped 100 persons into the
Niagara river The semi-darkness. the
10 mile current of the river at that point
and the confusion served to cover up
for time the full extent of the catastro-
phe. Up to nightfall IT bodies had
been recovered and identified. and there
was a list of II more who were known TO
have been at the park and had not yet
been accounted for
There was considerable disorder at
Eagle park after the accident. Employees
of the place refused to lend any al to
DIR. Stocker, the deputy medical examiner,
in his efforts to recover bodies and his
Investigations were hampered by drunken
men. No representative of the sheriff ap-
peared, and DR.. Stocker finally ordered
that all bodies be sent to Buffalo as rap
idly as recovered. j..
The accident has brought out strikingly
the entire absence of dock inspection. + ed
eral authorities deny any responsibility
in this respect, stating that their duty
ends with steamboat inspection. There
is no county official charged with the re-
sponsibility of seeing that the ttcks at
river resorts are in proper condition.
District Attorney Dudley visited the
scene today, but he will take no ASTON
until an inquest is held
Survivors tell pitiful stories of how
death reached in and separated families
after 100 or more persons had been -,st
into the river
George Richmeyer who lost his wife and
10-year-old son, saw them carried clear of
the wreckage by the current that swept
past the dock Tt runs at the rate of 10
miles per hour He was c1inginS to a
spike, holding his infant, son, in his
arms and could do nothing to save the
other members OF his family.
George Mckee who also lost his wife
and infant son, saw them go down In
the mass of struggling people and they did
not reappear. Many others. 1t Is feared.
were swept away and until careff
canvass is made of the city the exact
number of dead will not be known. 4
The platform of the dock which gave
way was about so feet in length and rs
feet wide The coroner who examined the
wreckage at dawn found that many of
the broken planks were rotten ana that
directly beneath the collapsed portion of
the structure there were no supporting
piles.
on cedar beams laid across the full width
of the dock, and many of these showed
signs of decay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
CHAMPION
is DISQUALIFIED

Deppe, France, June 24-Georges Car
pentier. the middleweight champion of
France and England was disqualified In
the 18th round of his fight with Frank
today. a
Both men were rough and Klaus worked
his elbows into the Frenchmans face
and body in the clinches. In the 18th.
Carpenters manager, believing that
Klaus had struck the Frenchman foul
blow in the chin with his elbow jumped
into the ring and threw up the sponge.
Carpenter protested that he was able
and willing to finish. but owing to the
interference of his manager, the referee
disqualified Carpenter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
THE ARKANSAS MAKES
SPLENDID SHOWING
Official Figures Show Battleship
Better Than the Contracts
Requirements

Rockland, Me-. June 24.-Official fig
ures of the recent builders acceptance
trials of the battleship Arkansas, the
worlds fastest and biggest completed
battleshlp, were received today from
M mbers of the trial board. All fig
ures were better than the contract re-
quirements. which include an average
speed of o01a knots per hour for four
hours. The figures follow; Fastest mile
on Standardization trial course, 2149s;
average of five high-speed runs. 21,153;
average on two hours run, 20.9S9; max
avera ge on two-hour run, 20.9S9; man.
imum horsepower developed, 29.2f1.
The Arkansas sister ship, the Wyom-
ing. built at Philadelphia. will undergo
trials here on July is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
.LLOYD-GEORGE WILL
REDUCE THE DEBT
Chancellor of Exchequer
Announces $25,OO0,OOO
VIII Be Used

London, June 24.-The rumors that
David Lloyd-George. chancellor OF the
exchequer. proposed to devote part Of
the surplus of ss2.5Oo,Ooo TO the reduction
of the national debt, which led to an I'M
provement IN the price of consols in the
worlds markets, were confirmed today
when the chancellor announced in the
House of Commons that $250o0,oOo was
to be used in the reduction of the debt
and ss.oooOoo for the construction of addi-
tional ships for the navy IN the year IN
order to meet Germany's naval increase
This, he said, would involve ..e.yier con-
ditions being imposed. Later he declared
the other 81, 100000 is to be devoted to the
resources of cotton of Uganda and Brit
ish, East Afriea's zone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
WILSON ANSWERS
FOOD COMMITTEE

New York, June 24.-The food commit
tee of the National Consumers league
made public today a letter received from
Governor woodrow Wilson in response
to a set of questions sent out recently
asking him and other presidential cam
didates to outline their attitude toward
pure food legislation
ST do not feel that 1t would be proper
for me TO answer the questions, says
the governors reply, because to answer
them would seem to assume that | was
to have the opportunity to determine the
method in which the laws of the United
States are to be enforced. | can only
assure you that 1 cannot see any ex-
cuse of any kind for relaxation in the
enforcement of a definite law and that
my Judgment and sympathy both are alb
solutely with the pure food laws"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
DYNAMITE USED IN
CHINESE TONG WAR

New York, June 24-Dynamite was Used
for the first time in the history of local
Chinese hostilities when an attempt was
made last night to destroy the headquar-
tiers of the On Long Tong. by placing a
bomb in front of an altar in a meeting
room on the fourth floor. No one was
injured. The explosion shattered windows
ornaments and studded the walls
with nails and iron fragments with which
the bomb was loaded. A Chinese god.
oUBo years old, according to celestials,
was overturned and damaged.
Earlier In the evening in nearby re-
sort Wong Wong, a member of the Hip
Sing Tong, was shot and dangerously
wounded.
IL. chinese were arrested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Flick's Claim Dismissed

Cincinnati, June 24-The claim of
Player Carl Flick. who was released by
the Detroit American league club to Chat
tanooga. and later recalled and released
to New Haven for salary from April IL
tional Baseball commission today and a
counter claim against the player by the
Chattanooga club for sS5 borrowed money
was allowed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Mrs. Pennybacker Writes History

Austin, Tex, June 24-Mrs. Percy V.
Pennybacker. candidate for the presidency
of the National Federation of Women's
clubs, which convened at San FrapcisD
today. Is the author of the text book of
Texas history now being used in the
public schools of the state. Mrs. Penny
hacker was formerly president of the Tex
as State Federation of Women's clubs.
She is well known as a writer on his
torical subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
.SELMADEC|DESTO
HOLD FAIR NEXTFALL
Attractive Premiums Ar
ranged by Directors
CITY COURT IN SESSION
New Corporation Formed in Selma
Ames Arrested Charged With
Violating Child Labor Act.
Tick Fight Progressing
CITY COURT IN SESSION

Selma. June 24-(Special)--It Is now
a certainty that the largest fair ever
held within the history of Selma will
be held here this fall by the central
Alabama fair. 1t was not decided until
saturday night that the fair should be
held and now that 1t has been agreed
upon, the preliminary work Will be
started at once and will not stop until
after the great event.
During the past week committee
from the board of directors Of the fair
has been soliciting from the business
concerns Of the city $4,000. which will
be used with other money for pre-
NUNS for agricultural, live stock and
various other exhibits. All of, this $4,000
has not been subscribed as yet, but
enough of it has to assure that the
fair can be held and that the premiums
will be promptly paid.
New Corporation
Papers Incorporating the Selma
Typewriting exchange have been nled
for record in the office of Probate Judge
p H. Pitts. In the papers hied IL Is
set forth that the concern Will engage
In a general business. such as selling
and repairing typewriters, adding ma
chimes. sewing machines, bicycles. mo-
torcycles. The capital stock Of the con-
Germ is named as $4,000, but business
will be engag ed 10 with a paid-in cap
ilal of $1,000. The incorporates are
named as George l. Norman. w. 5.
Monk and Elmira Norman.
Violated Child Labor Act
j. F. Ames, president of the Selma
Manufacturing company, was arrested
here Saturday night by Deputy Snerfn
A. s. William for violation of the child
labor law of the state. 1t was the first
arrest for the violation of the act ever
made in Selma. After his arrest Mr.
Ames made bond.
Criminal Docket Taken Up
The second week of the summer term of
the city court of Selma convened Monday
morning at II o'clock. with Judge j. w.
Mabry presiding. After the converting OF
the court and the impanalin of the
Jurors for the week the criminal docket
of the court was taken up.
Tick Eradication Progressing
The work of graduating the cattle ticks
from Dallas county is progressing at q
most satisfactory rate. according TO the
government experts who have charge OF
the work. This work is progressing at a
better rate in that part Of the county
north of the Alabama river and from tna'
section it is anticipated the government
will raise the cattle quarantine during
the coming fall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
MASONIC NOTICE

MASONIC NOTICE
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS OF
KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 400 A. #.
A A. NJ, TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH, :
u. VI. ADDRESS BY PAST GRAND
MASTER MEYERHART OF GEORGIA.
ALL MASTER MAsoNs INVITED TO
ATTEND.
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ROOSEVELT WILL
FIGHT TO THE END
Will Not Be Influenced by
Baltimore Convention
COMMITTEE is NAMED
Illinois Leaders in New Party Expect
to Place Complete State Ticket in
Field-Leaders Hold Confer
ences With Roosevelt

Chicago, June 24-The announcement
cratic presidential nominee at Baltimore
will not change the Roosevelt plans for
a new party A positive statement came
from Mr.. Roosevelt on the subject after
there had been some discussion on the
possibility that a known progressive
might receive the democratic presidential
nomination. In answer to the question
will your position be influenced by any
act of the Baltimore convention? Col.
Roosevelt said:
1T will not be. shall not depart from
what said on Saturday night 1 shall
accept the progressive nomination on a
progressive platform and shall fight the
battle through to the end
Committee Named
Gov. Johnson of California, announced
the personnel of the committee on organi-
cation which for the present will be the
managing committee of the new party.
Gov johnson named 49, all of whom it
was announced had been notified and had
accepted their appointment. The COM
mittee is headed by Gov. Johnson, who
will be acting chairman. The other men,
Senator j. NJ Dixon. Montana, Senator
Miles Poindexter, Washington, Governor
G. A. Aldrich, New Jersey. Gov. r. S.
Vessey. South Dakota, e. A. VanVallxen-
burg. editor of the Philadelphia worth
American, Col. W. r. Nelson. owner and
publisher Kansas City Star; former Con-
gresham r.. Pearson North Carolina;
VIM. Pendergast, New Jersey; JAS Gar
field, Ohio; VIM. Allen White, Kansas;
Clifford Pinchot. California; Judge B. b.
Lindsey, Colorado; Matthew Hale Massa-
ehusetts George l.. Record, New Jersey;
Charles N Thompson, Vermont; Col. e.
c. Darlington. Maryland.
The committee, Governor johnson de-
clared. was merely temporary and would
be added to from time to time. No date
for meeting of the committee has been
set and the understanding is that the
members will correspond as soon as coz
ditions in the several states are ascer-
tanned definitely
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their. CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
SOOTHES the CHILD, sOFTENS the GUMS.
ALLAYS all PAIN CURES WIND COLO, aud
is the best remedy for DIARRHdsA. 1t is alb
soiuteiy harmless Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no other
kind. Twenty five cents bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Leaders Hold Conferences

Leaders held informal conferences with
their chief. No statements for THE new
party's plans were given before the col
onel set away for Oyster Bay. 1t is
the expectation of Illinois leaders in the
new party to place a complete state
ticket in the field from governor down,
including congressional and legislative
candidates.
Roosevelt men from Oklahoma, Ohio,
Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Maine and West
Virginia were present. 1t had been ex-
pected that some move would be made
to commit the entire body to the support
of President Taft, but nothing of the
kind developed.
In the Fight to Win
Crowds gathered at the station and
cheered the ex-President. He bowed ac-
acknowledgements and as the train pulled
out he stood on the buck platform and
shouted. Il am in the l%ht to win.'
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The second week of the summer term of
the city court of Selma convened Monday
morning at II o'clock. with Judge j. w.
Mabry presiding. After the converting OF
the court and the impanalin of the
jurors for the week the criminal docket
of the court was taken up.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11

ges. For causing the death Of one
OF his converts and passengers by
failing to furnish sufficient provis-
ions at sea he has been sent to the
penltentiary at Atlanta for ten years.
We would not have minded it if the
term had been twenty years. Yet the
man seemed to be entirely sincere
and left for prison with the air and
words of a martyr to a cause in
which he believed thoroughly or,
with logged persistence processes to
believe. That is one of the places
where sense must come in and in
terfere with law. Under the law
this man, according to his religious
belief, had the right to go to sea, if
he chose, trusting to the Almighty
to furnish him water, provisions and
medicine and steering gear. Com
mon sense says that a man who has
got that kind of fool belief and the
magnetism or other power to induce
people to go with him and to give
up their money in his cause, had
better be locked up as a public men
ace. And common sense is right.
The locking up is a good job-Ro-
anoke News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11
Conducted by
AGNES WATSON LEE

dor that ever lived. Once or twice
the bull caught him. and he was
badly gored, but he has escaped
hero's death only to realize that
man Of American birth has no
chance of hitting success in the Mex
lean bull rings. He has been the vic
tim of many intrigues, and at last
has decided to give it up and go
back to his original trade of rail-
reading.
On the whole, his fellow country
men will be glad for his decision.
Bullfghting is pretty bad business
for a man of northern blood to en-
gage in. 1t is cruel and dirty work,
and the exhibition appeals only to
the worst human passions. Lee has
cut off his coleta (the braided knot
Of hair which is a matador's badge
of distinction) and will wear oyeralls
instead of tight breeches and a short
jacket while he is at work hereafter,
and we cannot help thinking that
his conscience has impelled him to
give up the inspiration of the ear
splitting arena more, than any fear
of his jealous rivals. He has proved
that an American can face an infuri-
ated bull as bravely as a Mexican Or
a Spaniard. and now he does we'll
to go back to clean and useful work.
New York Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11
FAMOUS MATADOR A YANKEE.

Probably the most famous bull
lighter in all Mexico until the other
day was an American, by name Har-
per b. Lee. No matador of Spanish
Or mingled Spanish and Indian
blood has excelled him in placing
the banderil1as or killing the bull
with the first sword thrust. Only
few, like Antonio Fuentes and
Monies have equaled him. Indeed,
Lee has the reputation of being the
only bullfghter who has placed the
short banderillias in the neck of the
bull while standing in the middle
Of the ring. A bullighter's repute is
not easily won. He must court
danger, and must always treat his
bull fairly, according to the ideas
of fairness to a bull which prevail in
bu1ldghting in countries. Of course,
the poor bull never has a chance for
his life. He cannot escape, and
though he may kill dozen horses, a
picador Or two, and even the mata-
dor las he does sometimes) there is
but one way for him to leave the
ring after he has entered it-drag-
ged out by team of mules.
What induced our fellow citizen
Lee to take up the matador's job is
not known. He appeared first in the
great amphitheatre of Mexico City
in May, 1909, covering the ring with
blood and himself with glory. He
had then had a year or so of expert
ence, and was as alert in action, as
sure footed, as daring as any mata-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11
HOW FAR MAY RELIGIOUS FA-
NATTCTSM COP

This Is q land of religious liberty,
but the question is how far religious
faHaticism should be permitted to go.
Most OF US remember the case of
DoWie, who presented himself as
reincarnation of the Prophet Elijah,
founded Zion City and swind1ed and
ruined large number Of sincere be-
levers. AS matter Of fact under
strict construction of our constitu-
ton, the Mormons have just as much
right to preach their doctrine and to
practice their rites as any Of us, so
long as they assert it to be all done
in the guise of religious belief. Yet
the general American instinct for
morality and propriety and the rights
Of WomanhoOd lies against them.
Here comes another somewhat SINH
lar case in the "Holy Ghost and Us"
SOciety-an organization the very
name of which is horribly blasphe-
nous and an offense to people of or
thodox habit of thought and speech.
The head of this concern went on a
crazy expedition to sea, taking with
him a number of unfortunate con-
Verts, men and women, and engage
ing even more unfortunate sailors.
He undertook to visit Africa and
Alaska. His boats were i'll provis-
Toned, badly steered, unprovided
with competent navigators.. Some
Of them were wrecked, others were
stranded, in some cases his passen-
gers were cast ashore among sava-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11
THE COMING CRINOLTNE.

That sensible part of the world
which for over year has denounced
the "hobble' skirt may now have the
comfort of complete change in the
object of it's invective; crinoline,
that strange revival of the antique
hoop" is said to be coming in again
Some one might we'll make a study
Of those few fundamental styles
which underlia all costume, and to
which fashion regularly returns. One
is the swelling skirt. Skirts swelled
unanimously in the sixteenth cen
tury in the days of good Queen Bess;
in the eighteenth century Sir Roger
de Coverley spoke of hoop skirts as
at once a new fashion and as an old
one revived. One Of the splendors of
Versailles was the great garden stair
case, where sixty ladies with hoop
skirts tWenty-fOur feet in cErcum-
ference could move easily. In Lon
don the vogue Of the hoOp-skirt was
extraordinary, for these heavily
Whale-boned petticOats grew so vast
that architects began to allow for
their passage up stairways by curving
the balusters outward. In the nine
teenth century, the Empress Eugene
rescued them from over a half-centuy
Of forgetfulness, and she decreed also
that muslins should be the material
for ball gowns, fabric unadapted TO
hOop-skirts. Ante-bellum beauties
relate that they had to wear fourteen,
or even sixteen, stiffy starched petit
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-01-11
WAYS OF SERVING CT
PEPPERS.
GREEN

In selecting your peppers, choose a
uniform size. Let them stand in cold
sailed water, after cutting off the
smaller ends, and removing the seeds.
The shells can be used more than
once by washing and keeping in
cold place in salt and water, and any
of the following filings may be used:
Salmon Shells.
Remove all skin bones and oil
from one pound can of salmon.
Break into bits. Add a chopped boiled
egg. The same amount Of bread Zone
day old) Stir into thickened cream,
a cupful for this amount. Fill shells.
Top off with butter, and bread or
cracker crumbs. Bake till brown,
and serve.
Shrimp Cups.
Shell and strip with a fork one
pint of fresh shrimps. Mix to a pasts,
the yolks Of two hard boiled eggs
with tablespoon of butter, and stir
into one cupful of thick milk gravy.
season highly; and add (if it is
Hked) one pimento. Fold into gravy.
Fill shells, and bake. This is good
served either hot Or cold; if, as
salad, with the addition Of a spoon
full Of mayonnaise to each top.
Encased Chicken.
Make hash of chopped cooked
chicken; third as much chopped
celery, and one pimento. Season we'll.
Attach the little pepper top with
toothpicks. and bake until hot. Gar
nish with parsley and serve.-Good
Housekeeping Magazine.