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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
LOS ANGELES MEN
 WILL TAKE STAND IN THE DYNAMITE TRIAL


 Indianapolis. Ind, November 17.-Fif- teen witnesses from California, who were to have testified at the trial at Los Angeles had the McNamara broth CTS not pleaded guilty to causing ex- p1osions there. will be examined by the government when the dynamite con- spiracy trial" Is resumed tomorrow.
 The witnesses are persons who had personal dealings with James B. Me- Namara, dynamiter of the Los Angeles Times building and his alleged accom- pliees and include Arthur L. Veltch, deputy district attorney of Los Angeles county. and oscar Lawler, assistant to the attorney general.
 The Los Angeles explosions is one in cident of a conspiracy to illegally trans port explosives on passenger trains, in which 45 men now on trial are alleged to be implicated. Ortie E. McManigal, later Is to continue his confession, be- ginning with his hiding in the Wiscon- sin woods in December 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
UNION ART

years old I have played before the crowned heads of Europe" said Dillon.
 And the bald heads of America, answered Schlieht "This artist talk Is not business. 1 wish to see non union instruments discarded
 Do you mean to tell me l should throw away my .5tradt' because 1t has not union label?" demanded Dillon.
 You are not musicians, but me chanics and artisans. You don't under stand what a musician needs"
 Don't let's hear any more about artists" said Delegate Ward of the band instrument makers union This artist talk makes us tired. Music from tin pan would sound sweet to true union man if the union label were on the tin pan"
 The trouble was stayed for the time by the appointment of a committee of two each from the Federation of Labor and the different unions of musical in- strument makers to meet with the. ex- ecutive board of the Chicago Fedora tion of Musicians and try to effect a settlement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
J. B. DRAKE SHOT
 IN THE ABDOMEN
Police State J. L. Lively Did Shoot.
 ing At Gate City

J. B. Drake of Gate City was shot in the abdomen and seriously wounded late yesterday afternoon near Scott sta tion. on the Gate City car line. The police are on the lookout for G. L. Live ly of woodlawn, whom they believe did the shooting.
 Drake, who was taken to St. Vincent's hospital in Woodin's ambulance, for over two hours refused to allow the physicians to operate on him to get the bullet from his body. His father and mother, both of whom live at Gate City. were brought to plead with him before he would allow the doctors to proceed. It was stated at the infirm- ary last evening that this delay had endangered the young mans life.
 The cause of the shooting is unknown at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
WOMAN SLAYER TELLSOF HER DEEDS Murdered Two Women In MissOuri-C0nfessed to
 Killing Them

Sedalia, Mo, November 17.-Mrs Pany Lesh, who confessed November ? at Los Angeles to murdering two wom- en in Missouri arrived here today in custody of Sheriff M. T. Henderson To newspaper men, Mrs. Lesh talked freely today She related the stories as told the Los Angeles police of how she had administered poison to Mrs D. M. ouaintance at Green Ridge, Mo- in 1904 and to Mrs Eliza Coe at sedalia in 1905. She repeated that her confes- sion had been hastened by threats Of her husband to tell the story of her crimes.
 T have never regretted my confes- sion to the Los Angeles police. and am prepared to take my punishment, what ever that may be- she said. It al most broke my heart to leave my 2 year-old boy and my husband, but there was nothing else to do-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Bessenler News

Ressemer. November 17.-(Special.)- )-lhe nlans for the new Catholic school pulio- ing have been completed and the various contractors in Bessemer are getting up their bids. and they will be submitted to the building committee, composeo ol II. F. Mundie, chairman; Steve purlch' Jim Sullivan, John Haggerty and j. D. o,Gera. at a special meeting on Wednes- day night.
 Father M. P. Kittrick stated that as soon as the contract is let. work VIII be started on the foundation The pulio- ing committee intends to push the work on the building, which will cost lppFoSi- mately s13,0oo or s14ooo. The present. quarters of the school has been out grown and the enrolment continues to increase The entire congregation or SI Aloysius church is cooperating with Father Eittrick and the building com mittee in ther plans.
 The hearng of the Bessemer depot case by the Alabama railroad commission pe- fore Judge H. A. Sharpe will take place Monday. November IS. The proceedings were instituted for the purpose of forc- ing the Alabama Great Southern rail- roads. the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic. the Louisville and Nashville and the Southern railroads to build a union station at Bessemer adequate~to the in creasing needs of the city
 Cant H. W. Crook, president or the Bessemer Board of Trade, has announced that there will be special meeting on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock Tor the purpose of electing a secretary to HI the vacancy made by the resignation of Prof. W. P. Gum. They will also dis cuss plans by which the board of trade may be put into condition to be or some service to the city.
 On Friday evening, November p, the pupils of the Grove School of Music will give a recital at the high school audi torium. Among those taking part are; Misses Fife Carlisle, Berney Gillen, Eliza beth Wiser. Lulu J. Little, Evie Craig. Hattie Pennington, Nellie Vogtie, Gladys Martin, Nellie Adams Mildred Larsen, Bertha AclSer. Katie Long, Irene Car roll, Willetta Martin. Bertha Williams, Marjorie Wood, Carl simmons, Edna Walls Auleen Randle. Etoile McCorkle. Mckinney Allaway, Edna Kyser vesta Carlisle, Judson Carlisle, Hattie Walker and Autie Ratcliffe The programme will consist of vocal and piano numbers. This afternoon at o'clock the first ser- vice for the week of prayer for tho Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church was held at the high school auditorium. The meeting was pre- sided over by Mrs. F. A. Thompson, dis trict secretary for the foreign work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18

Chicago. November 17.-Trouple started in the Chicago Federation of Labor today because of the discovery that some violinists in the musicians union were playing old cremona vioiins Instead of violins with union labels m them. Formal complaint was sent In by the instrument makers union
 q move that the communication De laid on the table, said B. c. Dillon' member of the violinists' unioh' play an instrument that cost me s1oo, It is a 'Stradt' and l wouldn't chanse it for 10000 union labels. wouidn give it for a carload of union idoeiieU instruments"
 "The position of the delegate Is un- tenable,' replied Delegate Sehicht oi the plano makers union. It IS pre- nosterous to suppose that union men cannot make as good instruments as
 .T suppose you think you are an art ist," he concluded.
 q have been playing since l was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Whisky Stolen

large quantity of whisky and bot tied goods was stolen from the window of the Jefferson hotel bar, at Twenty fourth street and Second avenue, last evening about S:SO o'clock when the plate glass was smashed by an un- known burglar. negro, arrested seme time later by Officers Fully and Mar tin, named Fred Williams, was con fined in the city Jail on charges oi grand larceny and burglary and the police believe that he is accountable for the robbery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Wire Sparks

Akron, O.--Dr. A. B. Church, D. D.
 IL D., president of Buchtel college,
 died at his home here today of pneu-
 monia, the result of a cold contracted
 recently, while watching one of the
 colleges football games. He had been ! i'll less than a week.
 Merryville, La.--No disorder occurred
 here today despite the fact that 1900 employees of the American Lumber
 company are on strike. The company
 of militia which arrived Friday de-
 parted today for Lake Charles. After
 the soldiers had left an effort was made
 to have them ordered back, but no ao- tion had been taken late tonight. | Clay City, Ky.-Former Sheriff Will liam Bowen was shot and killed, and Henry Skidmore was shot and fatally wounded in a street duel at Filson, Powell county, today. Skidmore is said to have fired the bullet that killed
 Bowen. Rees Bowen. brother of the
 former sheriff was charged with shoot l ing Skidmore.
 Key West, Fla.-After lghtering 1S0t
 bales of cotton th8 Mallory line steamer Colorado (Captain Schlemeier), which went aground near here Tueshday night, was floated early today. The steamer is being reloaded and will sail for New York tomorrow. No. material damages was sustained.
 | Sault Ste Marie, Mich-A heavy rain, | turning to a bindng snow storm, ac- companied by a 30 mile gale and fall 1 ing temeprature, make navigation In the upper lake region tonight prac- l tica1ly impossible.
 Nashville, Tenn-wil Burnett, a negro chauffeur aged 25 years, tonight shot and
 killed Daisy Lee Crowley colored, and committed suicide This Is the second tragedy of the kind here within the past three days and a third was averted by the presence of mind of woman. Kershaw, S. C.-Fire of unknown origin today partly destroyed the plant of the
 Kershaw oil Mill and totally destroyed
 the meal and seed houses. including 25,o0o tons of cotton seed. The loss Is estimated
 at between s6oo00 and s75.0o0. partly cov-
 cred by insurance.
 Beaumont, Tex.-A dispatch tonight | from Merryville. La, where 1900 mem-
 bers of the Brotherhood of Timber Work | CTS are on StrliNe, Stdteu tnal tic toWn
 was quiet and that apparently the local authorities had the situation well in hand. | Company K, Louisiana national guard,
 which was sent to Merryville from Lake | Charles several days ago, in anticipa-
 tion that rioting would occur, entrained
 for home late today.
 l Richmond, Va.-F'ire tonight destroyed the plant of the Manchester Board and | r9.. IIt1l an
 The main factory building with smaller | structures and the entire stock of paper boxes and material were destroyed. The
 loss is estimated at s75,000 covered by
 insurance. A fireman and a spectator
 were slightly injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
FOURTEEN PROMINENT MEN
 ARE ARRESTED IN PORTLAND

Portland, ore, November 17.-Four- teen men, a number of them prominent in the business and professional life of Portland, are under arrest tonight as the result of an investigation set in motion by the confession of a boy ar raigned in the delinquency court. More arrests are promised by the prosecut- ing attorney.
 ". H. Allen. prominently connected with Y. M. C. A. work in this city. Is in a local hospital suffering from tho effects of poison, said to have been taken by him last night when he learned that his name was connected with the Investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
JANUS MAKES I'll
 MILES IN IA HOURS

St. Louis, November 17.--Tony Jan nus, in his hydro-aeroplane, made the s6 miles from St. Charles to St. Louis today in two easy jumps. He now has covered TT miles of the distance from Omaha to New Orleans and his actual flying time has ibeen an even IA hours
 The aviator left St. Charles at 9 o'clock this morning and flew the IA miles to Alton, IL, in IS minutes. At $40 o'clock this afternoon he departed from Alton and in 20 minutes hnd made the 22 miles to St. Louis. Jannus will remain in St, Louis until Thursday when he will resume his journey, his next objective point being Cape Girar- deau 120 miles down the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18

Dr. F. II. Hodman and pr. Harry A. Stuart were arrested today. Stuart is in jail in default of s50oO bail, but pr. Hodman was released on his own reeog- nizance. Others in jail are men holding positions or trust in business houses, and the expose has caused profound astonishment. Every effort was made to keep the arrests a secret, but the finding of Allen in his rooms. nearly dead resulted in the first publicity of the flair.
 Six of those arrested are said to have confessed and to have implicated many others.
 Among those in jail is "Gipsy" Rigo, the violinist, who eloped some years ago with the Princess Chimay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Big Potatoes in Dallas

To the Editor of The Age-H Herald:
 notice clipping in your valued paper that the former demonstrator of Fayette county raised a potato weighing S9-16 pounds. Beg to say that the writer has raised two, and are now in his posses sion, weighing 111h and 91a pounds. and they both came out of the same hill. write you this for your own informa- ton. These are the largest potatoes that have ever been grown in Dallas county. Yours truly, VIM. c. WARD, sJR.
 Selma, November 15, 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
WORDS OF PARENT
 CAUSE BOYS DEATH

Mount Vernon, Ind. November H. Parental admonition resulted in the death today of. Ralph Conner, aged II. The boy and Ais brother, Mckinley. aged IA, were going nutting. The father urged the older boy to take gun with them to be used in case they should meet a mad dog that had been terorizing the neighborhood
 The boys had filled their sacks and Mckinley had picked up the gun to start home, when it was discharged, the con tents striking the younger brother in the neck. He died in 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Louis w. Goldberg

Louis W. Goldberg, aged 55 years, died Saturday evening at 1o:30 o'clock at Metcalfe, Ga, according to tele- grams received here yesterday by rela- lives in this city. The remains will reach Birmingham today at noon over the Louisville and Nashville railroad. from where they will be taken to the parlors of the Johns Undertaking con- pany until the hour for the funeral services at 1.30 o'clock, which will occur at the chapel of the Jewish ceme- tery. on the Northside.
 The deceased is survived by one brother, B. H. Goldberg of Jacksonville Fla, and two daughters, Mrs. B. Hynes of Birmingham and Mrs. M. Foote of Atlanta, Ga Rabbi Newfield will of ficate al the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
MONARCH SINKS OFF
 BOCA GRANDE BAR

Tampa, Fla. November 17.-With the hull sternpost and rudder stove in the seagoing tug Monarch, from Pensacola to Tampa, sank early today off Boca Grande bar The Monarch, towing sev- eral barges. went aground at 2;30 this morning. A government dredge went to her assistance, but was unable to prevent the tug from sinking. All of the crew of the tug were rescued and the barges were towed inside the har- bor. It is believed the Monarch will be total loss although she sank in shall low water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18

Outside of the canal proper the reports show that work has been going on rap fly in preparing harbors for the shelter of ships. At each end of the waterway the work of fertilization has also been progressing well, nearly half million yards of concrete having been placed in the motor pits and gun emplacements during the last year.
 The sanitation of the isthmus also has been maintained at the high level set by Col. William C. Georgas, the chief sanitary officer, from the beginning. Con trary to the common impression, the sanitary work in the way of clearing land does not extend over the entire zone but less than 1900 of the 27S,S4S acres in the tract are kept clear for sanitary pur- poses and almost the entire zone Is in it's original condition as regards brush and jungle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
One Negro Shoots Another

Garfield McCowen, a negro, shot and seriously wounded another negro Louis Miller, yesterday afternoon. near the corner of Sixty third street and Fourth avenue Woodlawn. Miller was shot in the head and arm. Constables Tucker and Lavender of the Woodlawn precinct arrested McCowen on charges of an assault with intent to murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. William H. Locke

Mrs. William II Locke of Eufaula, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at her residence in that city She was well known in this city. She is sur vived by one daughter, Mrs. John c. smith. and two sons. Charles o., and Roscoe Locke. all of Birmingham. The services will be conducted some time later this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
ROBBED OF PIN
Woman Says She Was Held Up At
 Point of Gun

Mrs J, R. smith of Avondale was held up and robbed near the corner of Forty-fourth street and Eighth avenue by an unknown white man about 7:50 o'clock yesterday evening of diamond stick pin. valued by the owner at about $2o. Mrs. Smith claims that she was forced to hold up her hands at the point of revolver. The lady was unable to give a description of her aesai1aut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
John F. Patterson

Services over the remains of John B. Patterson, aged 35 years. who died No- vember 1S, at Sarasota, Fla. was held yesterday morning at II o'clock from the residence of his mother, Mrs. E. P. Patterson, Seventy eighth street and Seventh avenue. north. East Lake, the intermefit taking place in the East Lake cemetery. S. w. Woodin Undertaking company of Woodiawn had charge of the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Mrs. Harriet Cooper

Mrs. Harriet Cooper aged 56 years, died Saturday evening at her late resi- dence, 2016 North Fourth avenue, after lingering illness of over one year. The remains will be sent to Adams vile, this morning at o'clock over the Frisco railroad by Lge Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
FAVORABLE COTTON
 RECEIPTS IN SELMA
Predict 100000 Bales for the Year. Editor h.
 spects Farms

Selma, November 17.-(special. )-The cotton receipts of Selma for the pres ent commercial year which began on September 1 compares very favorable with the receipts of the previous year. The cotton crop this year was several weeks later than it was last year. and because of unfavorable weather eondi- tions and overflows last spring 1t has been figured the crop this year would be considerable less than the preceding year Since September 1 there has been received in sema 65,533 bales of cotton against S5,205 for the same period last year. During the past commercial year there was received in Selma more than I50. .0OO bales of cotton, and it is esti-' mated by cotton men that the receipts of the city this year will be more than 100000 bales.
 j. II. Carse, editor Of the Twentieth Century Farmer published at Omaha. Neb., Is spending a few days in central Alabama viewing the farms of this sec tion of the state. Mir Carse will spend the next few days in this section. MT. Carse has expressed himself as being highly pleased with conditions in this section of the state as he has seen them and believes that central Alabama IS destined to become one of the greatest agricultural centers in the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
More Difficulties

More Difficulties
 All this work is done electrically and here again the engineers were confronted with new difficulties. owing to the ape- culiar climatic conditions on the Isthmus with tropical heat and extreme humidity and the deteriorating effect of these coli ditionss on the insulation of electrical ma chafnery the ordinary insulation proved unreliable and the engineers found 1t necessary to make a great number of experiments. no less than sixteen sample motors being pitted against one another. It was an awful test for dynamo and motor builders to have their machines required to operate for period of ten days in d building flied with steam al temperature of 50 degrees centigrade and having the motor cases filled with water for five hours at 90 degrees, put finally the American Motor builders re- sponded and suitable apparatus is being installed
 Thus electric motors under tests are now swinging the great gates of the canal, each weighing very many tons and as tall and broad as great sky scrap ing building, in the remarkable time of one minute and forty eight seconds. Incidentally it appears that to make | these gates the iron workers must drive and head 5,750,oOo rtets. The pivots of these great locks are being made of a special grade of steel and bronze, net ! only for strength, but to protect them against corroson a very necessary pre- caution in view of the fact that they will always he submerged in sea water after the canal is open. To guard against ealvanic action zinc rings are also placed on the bronze bushings.
 Electric Power House
 Tp supply the power to operate the gates and sluice valves in the locks and furnish current for the monster electric locomotives which are to tow the steam ships through the locks, great hydro electric station Is being erected adjacent to the spillway in Gatun dam. There are three 2250 lkilowatt water turbines and three 9Ooo kilowatt generators with suit able auXiliaries.
 l There will be enough available water l from the storage in Lake Gatun to war rant the installation of 6000 klowatt gen erators though in the dry season it will be necessary to draw upon the storage Altogether, 1t is figured that for this elee- | tric work per cent of the minimum water system of the canal will be re- 1 quired A part of the electricity is to be used for lighting the line of the cana There will be concrete lamp posts 10t feet apart throughout the entire length
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18

snlley. Gaudin-smIth co. Phones .
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JOHNS Undertaking co. Phones locz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
Harbors Being Repaired

of each lock wall Altogether TOGO lamp
 will be installed at the locks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
ISTHMUS OF PANAMA BY ANOTHER YEAR
 WILL CEASE TO BE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18

------~-~-~--s--- but commonplace work of excavation in culebra cut was the work of construct ing the great locks at Gatun and Mira flores and Pedro Miguel for their many novel problems have been solved and lock machinery constructed of special designs and of d magnitude never before heard of For instance. so big gre the valves at the sides of the locks that a test showed sthat it required a pull of over ten tons on the stem to open one of tbpse valves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
LICE JOY. Undertaken. Phones lcs.

SHAW. tbe unaertalser. Phones 3.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16

over, shall, upon making proof of such
facts, according to such rules and reg
nlations as the secretary of the interi-
or may provide be placed upon the
pension roll and be entitled to receive
q pension as follows: In case such
person has reached the age of Sc
years and served ninety days, $l3 Per
month; six months, $3.50 per month;
one year, $1,000 per month; one and
one-half years, $14.50 per month; two
years, SIS per month; two and one
half years, $3.50 per month; three
years OF over, SIC per month. In case
such person has reached the age of &c
years and served ninety days, $15 per
month; six months, $3.50 per month ;
one year, SIG per month; one and one
half years, $3.50 per month; two
years, ST. per month; two and one
half years, $18 per month; three years
or over, $40 per month. In case such
person has reached the age of 70 years
and served ninety days, SIS per
month; six months, $40 per month ;
one year, $40 per month; one and one
half years, $3.50 per month; two
years, $23 per month; two and one
half years, $24 per month; three years
or over, $25 per month. in case such
person has reached the age of IS
years and served ninety days, $21 per
month; six months, $22.5O per month;
one year, $24 per month; one and one
half years, $27 per month; two years,
or over, $50 per month. That any
person who served in the military or
naval service Of the United States
during the civil war and received an