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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
MARCHING CLUB FOR UNDERWOOD
 STARTS ID WORK Oscar c. Turner Elected President at Conference
 Held Last Night 2OOO ALABAMIANS TO
 STORM BALTIMORE Feature of Meeting Last Night Was Address by Mayor Hillary Howse of Nashville = The Com
 mittees Are Named

The Underwood Marching Club of Ala bama was organized last night. Oscar C. Turner was elected president. Committees were appointed for the pnr- pose of nominating additional officers and of drafting bylaws.
 Plans were discussed and adopted as result of which a delegation of 20O0 Alabamians, enthusiastic for Underwood, will attend the national convention in Baltimore June 25.
 Immediately the committees appointed will meet and when their reports are prepared President Turner will call the second meeting of the club. By that date it is expected that the organization will number probably 1000 members. It is the intention of the club to extend it. self into every county of Alabama and to enroll as members every Alabamian who is an advocate of the nomination and election of MT. Underwood sss Pres ident of the United States
 The meeting last night was enthusias- tie A score of impromptu speeches were delivered, and each speaker told news or the widespread boom in favor of MT. Un- derwood. The entire membership Of the club is strong in the belief that MT. Underwood not only has a chance to se- cure the nomination, but that his chance is a mighty good one.
 The feature of the meeting last night was the speech of Mayor Hillary Howse of Nashville. MT. Howse has become convinced that Underwood is the logical
 l.. I,ttcf fo ct O- claimed his conviction last night.
 q will return to Tennessee" said he, and organize the first Underwood club of that state I believe that as a result I can promise you the delegation of Ten- nessee." City Attorney Albert Ewing, Jr., of Nashville also spoke concerning Un- derwood, whom he indorsed, and whose election he predicted.
 The club was organized under the fol- lowing report of a committee composed of J. A. Gorham, John w. Sibley, B. M. Allen, E. w. Barrett and Solon Ja- cobs:
 '1 That this organization shall be known as the Underwood Marching Club of Alabama.
 70 That it shall have the following officers-a president two vice presidents from Jefferson county, secretary and treasurer.
 8. That oscar c. Turner be nominated as president.
 4. That the president be authorized to select a committee of five to draft con- stitution and bylaws which shall report at the next meeting of the club.
 "5. That the following committee of five be appointed which, with the chairman, shall nominate other officers: N. l.. Mill Ter. R. F. Johnston, John W. Sbley, Sol Csheen and Harry Jones.
 e. That all affiliated Underwood clubs in the state be entitled to designate two of their members to serve as vice pres idents of this club.'
 Following the adoption of this report Mir Turner named committee on by laws and constitution, which will prob ably meet today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
EQUIPMENT TRUST
 FOR FIVE RAILWAYS

Trenton, N. J., January 17,-For the pur- pose of furnishing the New York Cen tra and Hudson River Railway company, the Lake Short and Michigan, Southern Railway company, the Michigan Central railway and the Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis railway with ad- dtional equipment, an agreement was filed in the secretary of states office here to- day under which there is to be created the New York Central Lines Equipment trust. Certificates are to be issued to the amount of s15. 000,0OO as fast as the equipment is secured and turned over to the railroads.
 The agreement provides that the plan shall be carried ont with John Carsten- sen, Alfred H. Smith and Edward l.. Ros- sitter as vendors and the Guaranty Trust company of New York as trustees.
 The certificates bear 41s per cent Inter- est.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
ZaCSnith Stationery
 Co.,.
2024 First Avenue Birmingham, Ala.
STUDENTS FAVOR
 PEACE TREATIES

Cleveland, January IA mass meeting took place tonight at Western Reserve university, under the auspices of the Cleveland branch of the American Peace society at which the general arbitration treaties between the United States and England and France were discussed and commended.
 A number of letters and telegrams ex- pressing best wishes for those gathered at the meeting were received, among them being communicatins from President Taft, Andrew Carnegie and Senator Bur ton MT. Carnegies telegram read as follows:
 I've are with you, friends of peace, to- night, in your determination to pass the treaty of peace. sinking all party isues as relatively unimportant compared to the banishment of war. Man killing man is the foulest fiend ever loosened from hell.
 ANDREW CARNEGIE" :. " 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
AVONDALE FIRE
 DEPARTMENT BUSY

Capt W. E. Hanlin and his crew, at fire station No. 10. Avondale, have also entered into the spirit of the occasion with the companies of the old city and are answering fire alarms right along.
 Yesterday this company of fire scrappers saved two houses from destrucEon by quick work and judgment. The first alarm came in at 6:f0 o'clock yesterday morn ing and called the company to 1925 North Thirty-sixth street, which is owned and occupied by T. Kosch. The fire wa. caused by spark on the roof and tho damage was confined to only sl The fire was extinguished with single babcock
 The second occurred at 1o;4o o'clock yes terday morning. when a spark from the chimney Of 3s2o Avenue D set fire to the roof The house is owned by Mrs. D. C. Cooke and Is occupied by R. l.. Blair This fire was also extinguished with bab- cocks and the damage here amounted to only $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
kTWATER TO COMPETE X IN AVIATION MEET
bur Women to Take Part in the Meet & at Los Angeles--Several Nations
 Are Represented

|z Los Angeles, January F.-W. B. At 6NlAter. New York lawyer. and his wife '<lho was the wife of the late United &tates Senator Thomas C. Platt of New 3Xprk, have sent their signed applications m Contestants in the Los Angeles Inter l1otional aviation meet, which is to be- X &fn here January 20. These applications
 bring the total number up to 46, includ- dpg those of four women-Mrs. Atwater, Miss Scott, Miss Quimby and Miss Moi Sant. Another entry received was that of Tom Gunn a Chinaman. T will fly in tI.e name of the new republic of China, skis letter, dated San Francisco. stated. The programme for the first day n-
 cludes an international race to be partici- lafed in by a Japanese, a Chinese, a H'renchman, a Swede, a Russian, a Ger Ivltr4 and ore American.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Face Paint Tabooed;
 Remove Skin Instead

"A few years ago only one class of women painted their faces" says Dolly Madison in Chicago News. It was sign of social ostracism and was tabooed> in refined circles The GUS tom has become so universal we must admit 1t is to be deplored and to be shelved as soon as possible.
 How foolish to seek artificial beauty of this sort, obnoxious from artistic and moral standpoints, when 1t is easy to obtain a truly natural complexion by the use of ordinary mer- colized wax. An ounce of mercolized wax, obtainable at any drug store, will cause such a transformation. no one need think of using anything else for the purpose. Applied like cold cream at night and washed off in the morning, it at once begins to show it's remark able rejuvenating effects. It gently ab- sorbs the lifefess surface skin in tiny particles. revealing the fresher. livelier, beautiful underskin. Naturally it takes with 1t all surface defects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
FIRE DESTROYS
 INSANE ASYLUM

Chicago January 11.-Flre today de- stroyed the infrmary of the Cunning fn- sane asylum at the outskirts of the city and caused attendants much trouble in restraining 1900 excited patients, none of whom was hurt. The loss was s35.O0o.
 The burned building housed soo per- sons, most of whom had to be aided 10 the other parts of the institution. Lack of water and difficulty in getting fire ap- paratus to the remote grounds threatened five other adjoining buildings, which shel- tered nearly 1000 patients. All of these were made to don wraps and leave the building standing in the open air under the guard Of attendants until firemen had the flames under control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
HAMBURG LINE TO
 INCREASE CAPITAL
Panama Canal Offers Added Oppor.
 tunities to Shippers

Hamburg. January 17.-The directors of the Hamburg American Steamship com pany propose to the stockholders an in- crease in the capital of the company by $G, ,250Ooo, thus bringing 1t up to ss7. .500 o0O The dividend this year is g per cent against s per cent last year and s7,25O O0O is transferred to the reserve and deprecia- tion account
 The directors attribute the necessity for the increase in capital particularly to important opportunities in connection with the operation of the Panama canal. The increase will make the liquid resources of the company $ll.750O0O in spite of the spending of s7,5OO,0OO during the past year on the augmentation of the fleet.
 The gross profits for 1911 were sl0 .925 OOo compared with S10,0O0,O00 in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
NOW REIGNS AMONG
 THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS

Nashville. January 17-Harmony reigns tonight in the democratic organizations In Tennessee.
 After deliberations and conferences last ing most of the day. the Vertrees and Barton state committees reached an agreement for the settlement of their dif- ferences.
 The Nertrees overtures to the Barton committee were accepted with some amendments. Under the compromise pla., the state primary of April 27 will be held under primary board of three members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
FILE SUIT AGAINST
 JOHN H. HAMMOND

New York. January lk-A suit aganist John. Hays Hammond was filed in the supreme court by Jesse r. Turner today to recover $17,365, which Turner says is due to him as an organizer of republican clubs in the various states in connec- ton with the National Republican league. of which, Hammond is president
 Turner alleges he was employed by Hammond on April ', 1909, at a salary of s10OO month and expenses to continue until the close of the first term of Presi- dent Taft on March 4, 1913, but was ds~ missed on September 10, 1910. without just cause and that the sum sued for is due him.
 Hammond's answer is general denial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
HIGH SCORES IN
 SHOOTING CONTESTS

Washington, January 17.-In the first weeks competition of the intercollegiate Rifle Shotting league. the l2 universities and colleges entered registered high scores. With the highest possible scoie Tor a team, 1o00 points, Massachusetts Agricultural college scored S93 against the University of Pennsylvania S7l HIar- yard S93 against Delaware college 727; Princeton university ST against New Hampshire college 7i6. Norwich university S6S. West Virginia university S6l; North Georgia Agricultural college S56. Louis- jana State university Si9: United States College of Veterinary Surgeons sli Mary land Agricultural college SSi.
 Iowa City High school With a score of 936, Salt Lake City High school 903. Deer ing High school. Portland Me-. 902 arc the leading high school teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
3NKNOWN MOB FIRES x IN NEGRO LABORERS

iMccomb City. Miss, January 17.-A tel ephone message from Summit, two miles north of this place, tonight, reported that n crowd of negro laborers returning to their homes from work in the Illinois Cen.
 tral railroad shops here were fired upon by unknown persons. Five were wounded one mortally, and one is missing Posses spere hurried to the scene, but at mid 71j4kyht no arrests had been made. The mil |4lary is still guarding theshops here and tie situation is tranquil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

F'HO1l fAtsE lt depressed. From various parts of the islands reports have been received that many planters who heretofore had been afraid to begin grinding, now intend to put their mills-into immediate operation. This will have the excellent effect of giving employment in the fields and mills to thousands now dissatisfied and liable quence of lack of work. All parts of the peaceful conditions at the present time.
 Andrade's Comment
 Commenting on Secretary Knoxs note General Freye Andrade. former secre- tary of the interior said:
 Tt is a sad blow to all good Cubans, but we must hope it will sound note of warning. All must join in a patri- otic effort to do their utmost to save the country"
 So sudden was the action taken by the state department at Washington that Gen. Manuel Sanguilly, secretary of state, last night absolutely refused to believe that intervention was threatened until some hours after Secretary Knox's note had been presented to President Gomez.
 The meeting of the council of the Vet erans' association, which was called last night, adjour1ed early this morning. No policy was outlined or adopted at the meeting which was sparsely attended, the conservatives being conspicuously absent
 No hour has yet been fixed for the con ference between President Gomez and leaders of the political parties and the veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
ALL-OKLAHOMA
 LEAGUE PLANNED

Tulsa. okla. January 17.-Baseball men from half dozen Oklahoma baseball towns met informally today and made plans flor an AIl-Oklahoma league. Def mite action will be taken at a meeting in Tulsa on January go
 i. It has been suggested that a league be organized to include Oklahoma. Arkansas and Missouri cities as a successor to the disbanded Western association. The movement failed and instead a state league is proposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
FLAGMAN SHOT

Mobile, January n.-H B. Dunn. flag man in the employ of the Southern rail- way, running between Mobile and Sel- ma, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon as the train was passing Wagar. The shooting is said to have been done by Ada Keeber. a school girl. who, it is alleged, was firing at the train with a. rifle. The killing was accidental. Dunn leaves a wife and one child, residents of Thomasyille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

named by the vertrees committee. three named by the Barton committee and a seventh named by the other six
 The democratic state convention or May 16 will name a new state executive committee of 20 members. two from each congressional district, the district deie- gates naming the members of the com mittee.
 The basis for representation in the convention is to be one delegate for every 100 votes cast for Bryan and Kern In 1908. Chairman Vertrees of the Vertrees committee is to be chairman of the con- Vention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Mexicans Are Bitter

Mexico City. Mex, January t.-tn nta- ,niliar with the exact terms of the Platt amendment. providing1 under certain circumstances, for intervention in Cuba, Mexicans generally appeared today to believe the United States Is wholly un- justified in the threat to invade cuba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
BesSen1er News

Bessemer, January 1T.-(SpeciaL)- The executive committee met last night and set the city primary election for March 1. The plans of the election were placed in the hands of a sub committee composed of F. A. Little, ]. D. DeJarnett and Frank ORourke to report back at the adjourned meeting to be held next Wednesday night, Jan- uary 24. when the clerks and mana gers of the election will be named and the date set for registration. On the ticket will be placed the city clerk and treasurer, chief of police, city attorney, street superintendent, license collector, city physician. day warden and sanl- tary inspector
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Mexican Veteran Dead

Chattanooga, January 17.-A. Silyely, one of two surviving Mexican war veter- ans of Hamilton county. died last night aged s5 years. He served under General Winfield and was also a Confederate vet erau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Mayor Gaynor Speaks

Middlemeu, or at least some persons 10 distribute farm products as middle men. are necessities, according to Mayo William Gaynor of New York city. wns also spoke tonight.
 Mayor Gaynor, in his speech, told of the complaint in the city about high prices and told of committees that wait ed on him and demanded that the mii- dlemen bc abolished. but his investiga- ton of the middleman, he said, dis closed that on the average these men made only 3 per cent on tho goods they handled. He told of the necessity for some one to distribute product and said that farmers might do 1t them selves only if they had any goods lett they would have to hire store, pay rent and erect cold storage plants to protect their goods"
 He advocated tho organization by farmers. of agencies for distributing their products "to our bascmentsa
 When prices are high and rising he went on, .'thc country is prosperous the reason for the high price is the enormous output of gold. Prices arc not high; money is low and the fall in prices will be reached only with d lall Tn the production of gold.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

dealers. thus demonstrating that the difference between the producers and consumer is entirely too great.
 "I am a firm believer in the munic- ipal purchasing agent idea. Place a man in the markets of the various cities whose duty it will be to see that the market Is supplied with all commodities at all times and l believe steady prices will prevail. As yet we have no municipal purchasing agent in Indianapolis, but 1 hope to have. ono soon. An ordinance providing for one Is pending in the city council and hope if wlu pass. l have a man in my cmptoy however who is looking after this matter and all he lacks Is the title"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Out of Potato Business

temporarily l have abandoned the potato bnvtress because of lack of facilities for handling the vegetables in freezing weather. l have not been idle, however, for l have disposed of of turkeys and chickens and tons of nuts and mince meat af prices below those charged by the regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR
 ANNISTON MASEUVER SITE

, Washington. January 17.-(Spe- , cial. .)-The House committee on
 , military affairs today made a fa- , vorable report on the bill of Con , gressman Blackmon looking to the
 location of a military maneuver ; camp at Annisten. The camp Is to accommodate troops from the states of Kentucky. Tennessee, ] Mississippi. Alabama, Flordia, , Georgia, North and South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Bought Potatoes

Word reached mo to the effect that in Micltisan the best grades of pota- toes could be bought at 75 cents a bushe1. l sent q man into the field and two days later he wired me he could buy in car load lots at 60 cents busheI f. 0. b. Indianapolis. | instructed him 10 buy, and two days later the first car arrived or course efforts were made to discredt the value of the stock but the consumers were anxious to buv placed the potatoes on sale in the city market and within short time the car had been sold and at the rate of 75 cents q bushel. Where delivery was required I charged S5 cents. | conducted this sale myself and during the time it was in progress regular dealers dropped their price Co SliO q busheL
 Prices advanced as soon as my sup ply had been exhausted, however tfp 10 the present l have disposed of 2J car loads and have the satisfaction Of seeing prices reach lofnt near their natural level. On November 10, 1911. potatoes were retailing at $i a bushel and this price, or very near it, prevails at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Permanent Plan Needed

"To my mind, the greatest gift tha can come to the American people is some permanent plan whereby the con sumner can be brought into closer touch with the producer. When this is done, lower prices of food products will pre- vail. In my own way I am trying to bring about this condition of affairs. do not assert my plan is the best or that it will be successful everywherc. but one thing l do know. and that is that lower prices now prevail in my home town. I presume practically all of you are familiar with my efforts in Indianapolis In nutshell my plnn Is to buy from the producer and sell direct to the consumer.
 For long time the high cost Of living has been discussed by the rich and poor alike. Many theories have been advanced and many plans suggest ed, but no practical steps taken Along about the middle of September last The thought occurred to me that f. was time to do something. on September 22 found Indanapol commission men were paying st0j q bushel for potatoes which, according to the market quota tions, cost the consumer from sl.60 to S2.0O bushel. This despite the fact that the crop appeared to be about as large as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
PRESIDENT GOMEZ
 AND LEADERS HAVE
 LENGTHY MEETING

CONTINUED FROM PAGE n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
At Attractive Prices

These instruments were accepted in exchange dur ing our Club Sale. Included are such well known makes
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30
up.to-Date Versions.

Mother, may I go out to swlm?'
''Yes, my darling daughter;
Trot right off to school, my DEAR
And learn the way you oughters"
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner
Eating Christmas pie.
He stuck in his thumb
And pulled out plum
And said: IF there are germs
on this I'll die"
The dew was falling fast,
The stars began to blink,
/ heard q voice that said,
Drink, pretty creature, drink
But "Baa!" the lamb replied
II will not take one sup
Till you provide an in -
Diyidual drinking cup
Board of Health Bulletin.