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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

Tho Dramatic Art club met Tuesday
-;,h Mrs. VIM. Hammitt, continued
~ M ! tudy Of book VI Of Paradise Lost
Vat next Tuesday with Mrs. c. G.
lr,bnson continue study of book vi.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

Mr.. Howard Griffin and his sister,
Miss Mildred Griffin spent very pleas
ant evening in Colfax last Thursday.
Thoy were the guests of Miss Eva Bell.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05
RED OAK. Ia.

Red Oak Iowa is alive this holidays
with visitors. Mrs. H. S. Martin and
mother-in-law, Mrs. Martin Brooks re-
turned home from Bedford, Iowa, Sat-
urday night after spending week with
relatives and friends. They report a
lovely time and lots Of good things to
eat
Mr.. and Mrs, Dunkins entertained
Sunday at 5 o'clock dinner in honor cf
Mrs. Martin Brooks and son Forest Of
Cedar Rapids Covers were laid for
laid for twelve. Dinner was served in
2-courses. 1t could not heip being seen
that Mr. and Mrs. Dunkins understand
the art Of entertaining. A good time
was had by all. s
Mr.. Jewett Alexander came over
from Creston to visit in Red Oak few
days.
Constipation is the cause OF many
ailments and disora"ss
Imiserable Take Chamberlain's Stom-
| ach and Liver Tablets, Aeer your poW-
els regular and you will avoid these
diseases. For sale by all dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

nm CT club will meet with Miss
Il Sv..;e i. Bell next Monday afternoon,
All members are urged to be
present.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05
CITY NEWS.

- you have relatives or
Y. !, visiting in the city or going to
s,nue visit, please inform us; We
~ ~ a,, your local news.-Ed)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

roR RENT-A five room cottage.
,,c,ire at lO4O 4th Place.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

c,t.n,s Revenge will be reproduced
4, u ,ho benefit of the Y. c M. c. A.
w.,nesday r. evening, Jan. II.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
CONSUMERS WANT
 DELIVERIES BADLY Total Railroad Orders for Month Will Be Larger
 Than Expected

New York, July 2s.-The steel mills fell farther behind in shipments on contracts last week and consumers be- came more importunate for deliveries. Some fabricators as we'll as large con suners are expediting plans for addi- tional work that would ordinarily have been postponed until the fall. Prem iums of from So to $10 per ton were paid on small structural tonnage for Most of the fabricating shops are from two to three months behind and un- able to operate at full capacity be- cause ample plain material Is not avail able.
 The railroads placed fewer contracts for equipment last week, rail orders be- ing especially light. but the total for the month will be larger than antici- pated including nearly 26,00O cars and 500 locomotives. Bridge orders to date have been about SO,000 tons.
 Larger contracts were placed for steel used in construction of conner eial building and manufacturing plants, the total being 10000 tons.
 Manufacturers of steel pipe and boil CT tubes advanced prices s2 per ton and prices of light rails were ad- vanced from 41Rc to Sc per pound, equivalent to Si to s2 per ton.
 Buying of pig iron steadily decreased in volume. With very small new or ders competition has increased among furnaces and sales have been made at 25c to soc per ton under prices asked 10 days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
ALABAMA MEN|N TRANSPORTAT|ONCO. Announced Barges to Haul Coal to New Orleans
 Contracted For

An announcement made by the recently organized Alabama and New Orleans Transportation company which proposes 10 barge coal from the Warrior river to New Orleans, discloses the fact that Breck Musgrove is a director of the com pany as well as A. S. Lyons of Mobile both of whom are well known men of this state.
 The company will barge coal from points on the river from the Birmingham dis trict to New orleans along route that is said to be 800 miles long. They will use self-propelling coal barges along ,the Warrior, Tombigbee and Alabama rivers, Mobile bay, Mississippi sound. Lake Borgc the Lake Borgne canal and the Mississippi river.
 The company has contracted with the Great Lakes Engineering company of De- troit, so it is announced, to construct l5 barges at once, although 1t is understood that 5O will be the eventual order. So these barges may be built socn, the com pany will construct. a temporary shop for the workmen on the Lake Borgne ca nal
 The first 15 barges may be completed in one year. They will ebe 2i0 feet long, according to official information, 32 feet wide and feet deep They will draw 6 feet of water. Each of the barges will be equipped with twin engines of 75-horse- power and they will run about miles per hour.
 The company proposes to place the barges, laden with coal. into New Or leans 72 hours after leaving Birmingham district The company will have streams to operate upon which the government Las expended about ss,000,0oo in improving. The officers of the Alabama and New Orleans Transportation company are:
 President F. W. Spraggin of Boston; Vincent Goldwaithe, treasurer; J. H. Bernhard of Amsterdam. general man. ager.
 The directors include: H. H. Melville of New York, Cecil A. Grenfell of London. H. s. Flemming of New York, C. K. Dunn of Detroit, G. R. Carr of Chicago, Breck Musgrove and A. s. Lyons of Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
BULL MOOSERS PLAN
 TRIP TO CHICAGO
Believed That Party Leaving Birming- ham Will Be About Twenty
 five Strong

Final plans will be completed this week by local bull moose republicans for the trip August te the national convention in Chicago. Tie indications are that 70 persons will be about the size of the party from this state leaving from Birmingham over the Illinois Central railroad. The del- egates will have One-half vote each
 The leaders are very much encouraged, and say that tine failing in line of so many prominer. citizens of this state means that the chances for Colonel Roose- welt are growing brighter every day
 Following the convention in Chicago. Chairman Perryman of the campaign com mittee will open headquarters in this city and direct an aggressive campaign. While the pull moose rsen are not serious sbout getting any grea vote in this state, they firmly believe that Colonel Roosevelt will beat President I'aft ito frazzle'' in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
JUDGE LANE IMPROVING
City Commissioner States He Had
 Good Laugh Over Dickens

City Commissioner A. o. Lane is i'm proving from his recent, illness. He was sufficiently recovered yesterday to read a little of Dickens and one passage in the Uncommercial Traveller caused the judge much mirth. Such was his reply last night in answer to q question as to what he had been doing most of the day.
 The passage that appealed to Commits sioner Lane was the dialogue between the tramp and the beadle. That rassage was as follows:
 So as I'm standing at the pump in the market, blest if there don't come up a beadle, and he says, Mustn't stand here he ses. Why not?' I ses No beggars allowed in this town he ses. Who's a beggar?' I ses. You are he ses. Who ever see me beg? Did your l ses. Then you're a tramp he ses. I'd rather be that than beadle,' l ses." (The com pany express great approvaD. Would you he ses to me Yes, would I ses to him. Well, he ses, anyhow, get out of this town Why, blow your dirty lit- tie town I ses. Who wants to be in It.? Wot does your dirty little town mean by comin' and stickin' itself in the road to anywhere? Why don't you get shovel and a barrer. and cleaf your town out O peoples way?'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29


 good temper with which he treats go ser ous a subject. but his argument fails tS sustain any one of his four propositionsy Without attempting an, off-hand reply\ to the county attorneys oprosition to the Birmingham county or separate taxing district plans 1t is perhaps sufficient to say that all of his legal objections can be swept away with proper constitutional amendments.
 The county attorney apparently over looks the fact that the new county plan was not suggested as a matter of choice. but rather as an alternative to escape increased city taxation. Birmingham has the lowest tax rate of any large city in America and 1t already had growing deficit before the inauguration of Greater Birmingham.
 By the time commission government was obtained this deficit had increased to about s1.000.000 The s1,00oooO deficiency bond issue last year alone increased the citys fixed interest charge s50,000 a year. leaving the bonds themselves to be paid or refunded at na- turity. The total property taxes annually collected by Birmingham amounts to just about half of the amounts received by Memphis and Atlanta. which cities on the other hand have to provide for only about half as mucn territory as does Greater blfminBham. It IS impossible for Blr- mingham to ever choke it's annual deficits without either an increased tax rate or the alternative of the combined city and county plan or a separate taxing district.
 A city cannot be operated indefinitely on system of deficiency bond issues. The plan of relief proposed is not so new along governmental lines as direct pri- maries, the referendum and recall or rail- road rate regulation.
 The plan proposed has saved other cities and a. committee should be appointed fo visit these cities and collect the data on which to base the wisest le gisation along these lines for the city of Birmingham The need is urgent and the plan suggested will get this relief but If there is a better feasible plan 1t will doubtless be gladly welcomed by those who realize the full seriousness of the situation.
 With the backs of the people already bending under the various ctate, county and city property and license taxes tho trite euphemism of the imperial county of Jefferson" has lost much of its former effect except to prepare the vote payers of Birmingham for an avoidable increase in the city tax rate and also to encour- age state officials in their annual scrutiny of assessed valuations in their county
 ROMAINE BOYD.
 Birmingham, July 2S 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
THE BAND MUSIC
Largest Crowd of the Summer Hears
 Band Play Sunday

An immense crowd heard Nappis band in Capitol park yesterday afternoon. IL was, in fact much the largest crowd of the summer. It was estihated that fully 5000 persons assembled to enjoy an ex- ooptiona;iv attractive programme. The best of order always prevails among the adults whc attend the open air concerts, but yesterday even the little children kept quiet while the band was playing.
 Nappi's band will render the following , programme in Capitol park tonight: e March, Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa).
 Overture, Morning. Noon and Night (Srppe).
 Intermezzo After Sunset (Pryoo.
 Calse. Bleue Margis).
 Cornet solo, Holy City, by request Sig nor NappD.
 Selection from Traviata (VerdD.
 Descriptive, Vision of Salome Oampe).
 Medley overture Remicks Hits, No. 8.
 Serenade, LaPaloma (Yradier).
 Finale, Daughters of American Revolu- tioh Q-ampe).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
AT THE HOTELS

F.. W. Linck of New Orleans, H. D. Logan of Blocton and J. c. Price of Auburn are registered at the Florence.
 E. W. Jolly of New York, G. B. Mag nuder of New Orleans and F. W. Randy of Savannah are among those stopping at the Birmingham.
 D. T. Perry of Atmore, J. G. Ham, barch of Huntsville and B. Howell of Memphis are among those registered at the Morris.
 J. B. Yates of Lineville, J. N Sapp of Atlanta and F. NJ. Dobson of Montgom- cry are among the arrivals at the Met ropolitan.
 J. w. Powell of Greenville, o. W, Jones of New Orleans and G. L. Byrum of Carrollton, Ga, are among those reg istered at the Hillman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
]. G. WEATHERLY HERE
Says Columbus Is Busy and Birming
 ham Still Growing

J. c. Weatherly. secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce of Columbus, Miss, was in Birmingham yesterday for a few hours He is a former newspaper man of this city and has host of friends in Blr- mingham. Mir Weatherly has been in Co., lumbus two years and has contributed much to the work of the business men of that city.
 Columbus is always busy" he said yesterday. We are having a fine sum- mer business, although it is usually dull everywhere in sumnf1r The outlook for fine crop this veal is good while the business interests are sanguine.
 Birmingham as usual looks to te pro gressive The indications are that you will never stop growing"
 MT. Weatherly returned to Columbus yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
BOYD FAVORS THE . SEPARATE COUNT City Attorney Answers
 Terry's Arguments IS NOT A NEW SCHE States Mir. Terry's Legal Objecl Can Be Swept Away With Col
 stitutional Amendments.
 Situation Serious
IS NOT A NEW SCHE

Under the caption. 'The City AttoI Replies to the County Attorney" Attorney Ropaine Boyd gave out st ment last night in answer to the word William K. Terry on the separate cot question.
 Captain Boyd whose investigation k financial situation here has been exhaul tive, is an authority on taxing district He suggests that committee be al pointed to visit those cities with separaN taxing district and investigate. Captai Boyd says the situation here is extremel serious and that something should | done at once;
 The statement follows:
 To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Men are never so likely to settle a ques ton rightly says Macauley, as when the discuss 1t freely, and the article of Count Attorney W. K. Terry in todays Age-Hel aid in opposition to the Birminghal county plan can be commended for tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
ABANDONED

Birmingham passed through yesterday without any man with municipal author ity being anywhere near. Nothing hap pened, however. and to all external ap- pearances the city was none the worse for the experience of being without a head for a few hours. The situation arose by-reason of the absence from Bir- mingham of President Culpepper Exum, Commissioner James Weatherly and the illness of Commissioner Lane. Mir. Exum and MT. Weatherly will both return to- day. if is understood. while the condi- tion ofvCommissioner Lane is somewhat improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
TO INFORM WILSON
Borden Burr Leaves for Seagrt With
 Important Message

To assist In informing Governor Wood row Wilson that he was chosen by the democrats in convention assembled to be the party standard bearer. Borden Burr, state member of the notification commit tee, left yesterday for the east. Mir. Burr was named as one of the notification com mittee at the recent Baltimore convention. Mir. Burr will stop over few days at Tate Spring. from which place he will go to New York. thence to Seagirt, where the ceremony will take place.
 MT. Burr said yesterday that the dem ocrats all over the country. and repub- licans as well, were awaiting the speech of acceptance of Governor Wilson with keen interest and more or less specula- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
.ORPHEUM THEATRE
 ID BE 0VERHAULED
New Interior Arrangements And Decorations Are
 Being Planned

Work will commence within the next few days on the orpheum theatre which will be completely remodeled and seating capacity enlarged The house will be made to seat over 200u people by adding logias on the orches- tra floor, increasing the size of the balcony and adding a gallery. The in- terior will be considerably altered al- so, which, it is claimed. will make the Orpheum one of the largest vaudeville houses in the south
 The plans of Jake Wells, the lessee, include a ceiling over the entire house, which Is now open to the roof. and this will be beautifully decorated. The en- tire interior decorating scheme will be done oyer and made more beautiful. The lobby will be changed so that it will be an improvement over the pres enti lobby. The work will probably commence about the middle of August and six weeks will be required to com plete it. Manager Semon. in talking g about the changes in the Orpheum yes- terday, said:
 We expect to make the Orpheum the prettiest vaudeville house in the south, and we will run the seating ca pacity up to something over 20O0. MT. Wells personal architect, MT. How ell, spent some time here week before last planning the changes. and he Is now in Richmond drawing the plans As soon as these are received, and accepted by MT. Wells. the work will commence.
 "Frequently now, with capacity of 1900 people. the orpheum is filled at night, and we have to make room for more people. We will build logias for one thing, and be able to seat approx imately 150 people in them. The bal cony will also be enlarged, with an extra seating capacity, and good gall lery will be added in the front of the house. The work will be rushed as rapidly as possible. All material will be on hand before the work com mences. and there will be no delays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
TO ACT OFFICIALLY
 ON REFERENDUM
Commissioners Will Have Water Con- tract Petition Before Them at
 Meeting Tomorrow

The city e umissioners will meet tomor- erendum petition on the water contract The election will be called for August 29 it is stated. The commissioners will give official sanction to what has been done tentatively, and there is not expected to be any objections or delays.
 The commissioners will not have any great amount of work tomorrow. The referendum election will be handled stren- uously by the managers, it is understood, from this time until the polls close on election day. Some believe that 30o0 men in Greater Birmingham will vote on the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
MIR. LONG DID NOT
 WIRE GOVERNOR
States He Will Not Attend Any In- vestigation Unless It
 Is Public

Tom L. Long of Jasper stated to Tho Age-Herald over long distance telephone last night that the Montgomery corre- spondent was mistaken in saying that he. Mir. Long. had sent a telegram to the eov- ernor in regard to the Oakley investlga- ton
 'T did not telegraph the governor . said Mir. Long. T was ready to appear in case there was public investiga- tion positively decline to appear in an investigation behind closed doors.i may have something to say about thAo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
ADJUSTMENTS
Ornheum

Five acts will be featured this week at the orpheum, commencing this aft ernoon with a matinee. The acts in- clude the wonderful Riano family of comedy pantomine acrobats. presenting an African scene Jolly and Wild two of the leading vaudeville fun makers, In one bunch of nonsense after an- ernoon; Madame Henda, the worlds greatest mental telepathist and expo nent of thought transmission; Lewis and Chapin. a pair of kids who are clever in their singing and dancing speciality: George Dixon. the musical comedian, and the Orpheum motion pic- lures, the best yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
 SOUTHERN IRON AND STEEL CASE TODAY
Grubb to Hear Request fofanjunction To Restrain Business
 Operations

A hearing of the application made by creditors of the Southern Iron and Steel company for a restraining order to pre- vent that company from operating some warehouse business will be given by Judge William l. Grubb this morning. The case has been made returnable today at which time the company will make full answer 10 the petition filled by Tllman & Wink Ter. attorneys for the creditors.
 The petition asked that the company be restrained from selling it's finished products and also stopped from hypothe- eating warehouse receipts.
 The officials of the company diselalm any grounds for the petition and state that the matter will be closed in favor of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. COMPLETE SET MAHOGANY, ITAL- IAN MARBLE AND BRONZE BANK FIXTURES, INCLUDING MOSLER VAULT DOOR. WELL SELL AT A GREAT BARGAIN.
 LOUIS V. CLARK & CO.,,
 4TH AVE. AND 2eTH ST. PHONE OO5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
Majestic

Opening today matinee at the Majes- tic theatre the management presents the greatest show of thes season, not an exclusive variety entertainment, but a big musical comedy. "The Suffra- getts,'' with the original all star New York cast of 30 people f8 girly girls) featuring that well known comedian. Billie Friedlander. and that dainty It, tie soubrette, Miss Nan Halperin. Mir Friedlander Is well known as one of the best comedians in the business, and Miss Halperin is clever little sou brette, very facinating, and has a charming personality which wins her audience at sight.
 hear Him, admit Him, and keep Him within Keep Him ever, so that you can say as Paul said. T live now. nay, not l. but Christ liveth in he,' or again as Paul said elsewhere how Paul did love the lord, Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribula- ton, or distress, or famine. or naked ness, or danger, or persecution, or the swordY I am persuaded that neither death, nor life. nor angels. nor prin- cipalities. nor powers. nor things pres ent, nor things to come, nor height, nor might. nor depth. nor any other crea- ture shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which Is Christ Jesus Our Lord"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

Birmingham. July 2s. 1912.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-20
Providing for Old Age

Before the eyes of the there but bugbear
old In these days specialization inevitable the
spectre of penness declining to be feared than
formerly by the jacks of all trades.
To the in point is information impaired to Chicago
college class by Superintendent of the King Home for
Old Men.
Only in 10000" he says lis Sefsupportng at
In the United States there 1125000 former
wageeaners sixty five and dependent upon public and
private charity $22000OO00 Moreover, there
000O00 annually.
In these days of efficiency tests when must
from 20 TO so per of perfect service hold his
dusra old many who mentally and physically
able to work
These facts and figures teach the need of training oneself
how to do what there do little better than the other fell
low The brain capable with Allowing that
have provided for old ought still to provide against
the mental poverty that the days of
physical idleness