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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
'NOLWESLOST IN
 CINCINNATI FIRE
Damage from Blaze Esti- mated at Nearly a Mil
 lion Dollars

Cincinnati, O.. December 1l.-Firemen until late today continued to throw water into the mouldering ruins of the Gibson hotel the Rendigs-Lothmann department store. the N. L. Douglass shoe store and the upper ' stories of the Union Trust building, which were destroyed by fire last night.
 The fire menaced the heart of Cin- oinnatis down-town district and losses estimated at from sso0oOO to Sl.O0o,O0o were suffered. So far as known there was no loss of life, but nine persons are reported injured. none seriously.
 Scores of persons were imperiled. but heroic work by. volunteer rescuers saved them Forty-five scrub women were in the Union Trust building r stories high when the fire started, and score or these were actual prisoners of the flames until reseuers ran the elevators through the smoke and fire 10 the hysteliacl women. All the guests of the Gibson hotel escaped. They we're notified of the fire in ample time to reach places Of safety.
 work of the new portion of the Gibson hotel, which had been partially torn down to permit of reconstruction. The torch of a workman or neglected bonfire of used to warm laberers it is believed to have been the cause. The fire spread with lightning rapidity in all directions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
M'K|NNON RESUMES
 WITNESS STAND

New York, December 11.-John Me Kinnon, secretary and treasurer of the various mining companies promoted by Julian Hawthorne, resumed the witness stand today at the trial of Hawthorne Josiah Quincy and others on charge of using the mails to defraud. Contin- uing his story of how the money sub scribed for the stock of the several companies was used, Mckinnon said that of the s9o,0o0 subscribed for Elk Lake Cobalt stock, 2a40o was paid to Louis N. spalding of Buffalo. as the purchase price of the company's prop erty.
 on cross-examination the witness said the system of bookkeeping used by the companies was so involved that in the spring of 1909 he had to make two trips of seven weeks each to Can ada to "break in" the Canadian book keepers.
 McKinnon was asked whether either pr. w. j. Morton or Albert Freeman, defendants in the case, had ever sold any of their personal holding Of ELK Lake stock. He said he could not rec ollect that they personally held any stock in the enterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
TO IMPROVE SPANISH
 RATE OF EXCHANGE

Madrid December 1.-The minister ol finance today introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to improve the rate of exchange. It provides for the creation of a central fund of s4OOOO,ooo' half of the amount to be contributed by the Bank of Spain, and half by the treasury. and the whole to be devoted to buying and selling bills of exchange and gold bonds on foreign bourses-
 This fund may be raised to SSooVo,ooo by means of loan issued by the state. The bill also provides for the demoneti- zation of the surplus and silver, and the government is authorized to estap- fish a gold standard as soon as it IS deemed advisable.
 As soon as the bill becomes law, the mint will coin as much gold as is delivered to it. The expense and loss caused by the demonetization of the surplus silver will be divided be- tween the Bank of Spain and the treas ury. .,...
 Commenting on the bill the premier said today that it would result in me establishment of gold standard within three years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
CLAIM FORTUNE OF
 WEALTHY RECLUSE

Kansas City, December 11.-Sixteen heirs of Mrs. Jane Perkins, who died In Unicoi county Tennessee, 8 years ago. brought suit in the circuit court here yesterday to obtain possession of the S325,00O estate of Nathaniel r. Simpson, q recluse. who died here last December. The petition asserts that Mrs. Perkins accumulated sl1S,OO0 in Central City Colo rado wehre she kept a boarding house for miners and had the privilege of goth erlng waste gold from the sluice boxes at the mines. Nathaniel P. Simpson, a miner, boarded at her tavern and be- came her business manager. In 1873, ac- companied by simpson, Mrs Perkins re- moved to Tennessee Simpson had in- duced her to invest her money in securi ties and when she died the petition re- lates he left there taking all the valu- q ble papers with him and for over sO years Mrs Perkins heirs were unable to find him. When they read in the papers of the death of Nathaniel P. Simpson here they began an inquiry and now claim he was the same man that acted as Mrs. Perkins manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
MEN DENY WRITING LETTERS ID WILSON When Arraigned They Deny Any Knowledge of
 Letters

Newark. N. J.. December 1.-The three so-ealled mountaineers arrested at Dover. N. J.. last night charged with writing threatening letters to Wood row Wilson, are locked up as federal prisoners here today. awaiting pre- liminary examination on Monday.
 Two of the men are brothers, Peter and Jacob Dunn. 24 and 26 years old, respectively
 The other Is Seeley Davenport. l2 years old. According to the postoffics inspectors who made the arrest Peter accuses his brother Jacob of having done the writing. Words written py Jacob at the dietation of the in- spectors are said to have tallied in pe- culiarties and misspelling with the letters sent to the President-elect. These letters were mailed apparently at an out of the way rural free de- livery station In front of deserted house and the inspectors say they have evidence that Jacob Dunn bought from mall carrier paper Identical with that on which the Wilson letters were written and deposited in the box. When arraigned last night all of the pris- oners protested ignorance of tho charges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
Speech Suppressed

Boise, Ida, December n.-Readers of the Capital News, the afternoon paper here, did not see Inc text of Colonel Roosevelt's remarks at Chicago yester- day concerning the action of the Idaho supreme court in citing the Capital News for contempt of court. A full report of the colonels speech denouncing the court was in the offices If the newspaper, but only the introduction was printed with this addition:
 "Thc Associated PYese report of Colonel Roosevelts speech st this point contained his further reference to the above de- cision and the fact his message to the people of Idaho was published in the Capital News of Boise and that the pub fisher and editor were cited for con- tempt
 Hrhe report was submitted to the attor- neys for the Capital News and acting upon their advice that it's publication in Idaho would be further and additional contempt punishment by the supreme court of this state as they construed the law as laid down by that court and act ing upon their instructions, the balance of the speech is herewith suppressed"
 The morning paper today, however. printed the full report Of Colonel Roose- velt's speech.
 Colonel Roosevelt in Che evening ad- dressed q gathering of progressives at the LaSa1le hotel.
 This has been ' friendly confer enee,' he said. 'an1 l am glad to Do here. This movement has been fraught with good for the country, which has been the case with no other movemen. for the last IS years One Of the great things about it is that it is for all the people of the entire country.
 'It has been called to my attention that an effort has been made to form clubs under the name of Roosevelt Progressive clubs. I ask you not to do it. This is not cne-man movement but movement for principle. Don | ever name any progressive club after man who is not dead. As soon as he is dead he ceases 10 excite antagonisnI. We are moi in this light to further the fortunes of any one man"
 The colonel's remarks were greeted with cheers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
FAREWELL SERVICE
 TO MISSIONARIES

A farewell service for the Rev. and Mrs. L. D. Patterson was given last night in the Sunday school room. of the First Methodist church. Rev. and Mrs. Pat terson leave January for China as mis- sionares. having been appointed at the recent conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church. south.
 pr. L. c. Branscomb, presiding elder of the Birmingham district, presided last night, and speeches were made by the Rev R. M. Archibald. Mrs. Oscar Rein hart and others. Both MT. and Mrs. Pat terson made few touching remarks of farewell to their friends here. The Rev. Patterson formerly was pastor of the Jonesboro Methodist church. He is a graduate of Birmingham college and Van derbilt university. Mrs. Patterson is a sister of Bishop J. 1T. Mccoy, and IS 8 graduate of the Athens Female college and the Scarritt Bible and Training school, Kansas City, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
BORDER DISPUTE IS
 LEFT UNSETTLED

Washington, December ll.-Ihe supreme court Of the United States will leave unsettled for the present the dispute over whether the chamizal Strip at El Paso, Tex is in the United States or Mexico. The court today sent back to the federal court for-western Texas the Gaspar Cue case in which the question of title or the two nations to the strip was raised because of failure to print the record. The Texas court held that the dispute was a matter for diplomatic and not for judicial determination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
THRUSTON WILLS
 MONEY TO CHARITY

Nashville December 1.-The will of the late General Gates P. Thruston was ad- mitted to probate here today. Among the public bequests are sl0,ooo each to the Society of the Army of the cumber- land, the Tennessee Historical society. | the Nashville Art association and 5000 each to the United charities, the Protes- tant Orphan asylum, the Monroe Harding Orphanage and Watkins institute, all To- cal institutions. General Thrustons col lection of atiquities, very valuable one, is beuueathed to Vanderbilt university To cousin, Henry w. Morgan, is given the original colonial commission issued by Governor F'anquier of Virginia in 175s to w. NJ. Morgan. an officer of the Co., lonal army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
LAMP NOT OSPREY'S
Identity of Steamer Sunk by Battle
 ship Not Established

Weymouth. England, December H. The vessel sunk Tuesday by the Brit ish battleship centurian in the English channel is believed here to have been the small steamer Osprey, from Water ford. Ireland, which was due 10 ar rive here yesterday forenoon.
 owners of the steamer Osprey re- port that the lamp found on the Gen. turian after the collision is not the Osprey's. A report to IJoyds says that the Osprey was sighted off Portland 4ill tonig5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
LINE OF RUSSIAN
 SUCCESSION CHANGED

London, December 12.--The Daily Ea- press this morning revives the story that Crown Prince Alexis of Russia was the victim of nihilism- II asserts that he Is suffering from the effects of a wound made by trusted attendant, who has since proved to be Nihilist.
 The wound says the Express, is of such a nature that the Prince is incapa- hle of continuing in the line of succession to the throne and therefore the appoint tpent of an heir. designate is being dis cussed in court circles. as Emperor Nicholas brother. Grand Duke Michel, has renounced his. rights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
DAYS SALE NETS
 ONLY S149,893

Paris. December 11.-A small and miscellaneous collection of old masters occupied the third day of the Henri Rouart sale. No notable pictures were sold and the total receipts for the day amounted to only $149.S93
 The highest price realized was $31, 240, which was paid by Sir Hugh Lane of Dublin, for Goya's Spanish Wom. en-. two Fragonards, Halt During Flight into Egypt and a landscape. brought respectively s1G,500 and s15,- 100.
 Fl Greco's Apostle fetched SIS, 200 and his "Apparition of the Virgin" $72O0 Prudhen's Abundance" was sold to a representative of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for s594o. Portrait of d Man" attributed to Velasquez. sold for xf166
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. James Hayes

Mrs. James Hayes died at the family residence, 3915 Avenue C, at an early hour this morning, after short attack of pneumonia. She is survived by her hus- band and six children. George Hayes, Mrs Ellis Griswod of this city and Mrs ". 1T. Owens of Richmond. Va, Mrs. w. II. Ball of Montgomery Mrs. r. A. Griswold of Atlanta and Miss Edith Hayes, who is a missionary in Choo- Chow, China.
 Mrs. James Hayes was a consecrated Christian and was president of the Wom- ans Missionary society of the Methodist church.
 The funeral will be held from the Avondale Methodist church at o'clock this afternoon, interment to take place in ca IIlll cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12

Thomas Clark Bundy, joint holder with Maurice F. Mclaughlin of the na tional championship in tennis doubles. and Miss May Sutton, formerly worlds champion in women's singles, are to be married in Los Angeles. Cal. De. ,ember II.
 Miss Sutton, after defeating all rivals in this country, went abroad and won the worlds title in women's singles losing 1t after two years by default.
 Mir Bundy ha~ won distinction in the Eastern championships in the last three seasons, his eliminating triumph being the victory in the national doubles al Newcort this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
CHICAGO TO HAVE
 WOMAN JUDGE

Chicago, December 11.-Miss Mary NJ Bartelme, for IS years public guardian of Cook county, tomorrow will be in- augurated as Chicago's first woman judge. She was the choice of the judges of the circuit court who considered sev- eral other women lawyers for the place. She will assist Judge Pinckney in the juvenile court, and will direct most of her attention, to girls who come under the courts jurisdiction.
 Thousands of young girls came under her attention as public guardian. and she IS referred to them 'As Mother Bar telme.' My idea of being a judge" Miss Bartelme said, lis not so much to pass judgment as to assist unfortunates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
Adopt Miss Addams' Plan

The executive committee adopted the principles contained .n the Jane Addams plan for the organization and financing of the progressive campaign The Addams plan was not adopted in its entirety because it was believed to be too large an undertaking at this time.
 For the immediate financing of head quarters and bureaus 1t was decided % ask for one hundred subscriptions of $500 each per annum. Six of these were subscribed tonight. They came from the state organizations of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Vermont Del aware and Pennsylvania. It is proposed 10 get 42 more of these $500 subscrip- tions from the remaining state organi- zations and get the rest from individ- uals within the progressive party
 Matthew Hale of Massachusetts an- nounced he would guarantee slO00 per year for financing the work of the head quarters and bureau.
 Chairman Dixon announced that the national committee had put into effect the recall in it's own affairs through d resolution presented by MT. Hale.
 This resolution provides:
 That 3 per cent. of the membership of the national committee may join in petition requesting the chairman of the executive committee to adopt some pol icy or motive and if said chairman and executive committee fails or refuses to accept such recommendations, the peti- tioning members may call upon the sec retary of the committee to issue d call for meeting of the national commit tee to be held within not to exceed thirty days for the purpose of acting upon such recommendations
 Further: That any officer or cont mittee of the progressive national party may be recalled by majority vote of the entire committee, special meet ing for the purpose of acting upon such recall shall be called by the secretary upon request of the chairman of 25 per cent. of the membership of such com mttee."
 T. H. Wanamaker was named to sue ceed H. Sherwood Dunne as national committeeman from South Carolina.
 Chairman Dixon vas empowered to take action in the matter of the contempt charges made by the Idaho state supreme court against certain Idaho progreshves lecause of criticism of the presidential electors decision.
 Colonel Roosevelt remained in Chicago, tonight for further conferences with mem- ters of the national committee. He Is scheduled to depart for New York at 1o;3O o'clock tomorrow morning. He was the guest of Miss Jane Addams at dinner attended by thirty progressives tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
Rich Youth a Coalpasser

Ffym the B0stOn Post
 One o< the coalpassers of the Bucknall Line steamer katuna is AI A. shah son of a wealthy horse dealer of Lahore, h. dia. Shah has just finished four year course at Oxford University paying for his tuition from his own earnings,
 fc start ed to work his way back home and got as far as Port Said when he met the Katuna, on which he expects eventu- ally to reach Calcutta. His present pay is si month. He carries an order fof S2.5c0 which was sent to him by his father, but has thus far refused to have 1t cashed. depending entirely upon his own resources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
---.s.---------- CHARLES SPRINKLE
 BLOWN TO PIECES

Winstonsalem, N. C.. December H. Charles Sprinkle, 90 years old, was blown to pieces by an explosion of dynamite here today. only a foot and a hand of the dead man were recovered
 Sprinkle was dynamiting stumps and was Investigating why q charge he had placed under Il stump had not exploded after what he thought was sufficient time. While he was Investigating the dynamited exploded.
 He leaves a family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
Mai. J. N. Strohbar

Montgomery. December 1l.-lSpecial.1- News has reached Montgomery of the death of Mai. J. N. Strohbar, which oe- cured at Ocean Beach, near San Diego. Cal. on Tuesday Major Strohbar was for years a prominent attache of the Plant system of railroads in Florida having moved to that state from Mont gomery.
 He Is survived by the following chil- dren: William P. Strohbar and Miss Mary Strohbar Montgomery. Miss Ethel and Miss Cornelia Strohbar of Ocean Beach. Cal, and x. A Strohbar of Montgom- cry.
 Ocean Beach. though it Is announced that the final resting place of Major Strohbar will be at Savannah, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
WOLGAST JOINS THE NEVER AGAIN CLUB Lost $SO00 on Flynn-Mc- Carty BOut-NO More
 Betting

Los Angeles, December 11.-Ad Vol Sast, recently defeated lightweight champion, and his manager, Tom Jones' lost nearly-SSOO0 on the Flynn McCarty fight last night and the for mer champion told his friends today he never would bet another penny on a fight.
 Wolgast and Jones made several trips to McCarty's training quarters before the day of the fight to see Me- Carty's workouts and on each occasion the young Missourian seemed to box very carelessly.
 Wolgast gave out statement be- fore the fight that Mccarty did not even know how to hold his hands and predicted an easy victory for Flynn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
WEBER DENIES
 REPUD|ATING STORY

New York, December 11.-"Bridgie" Webber. one of the four informers in the Rosenthal murder case, reported yesterday repudiating his testimony given at the trial of Lieutenant Beck CT and the four "gunmen" in saying there was no plot to slay Herman Rosenthal, sent q letter to District At torney Whitman today, saying that the statements attributed to him were ab- solnely erroneous Any time you wish me 10 make an sll'ldavit' he added. T shall be glad to do 1t. Mrs. Web Der will corroborate all."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkan- sas are attending the meeting.
 Galveston, Tex.-Joint sessions of the Southwestern Passenger Agents assoeia- ton began here today with l. E. Han negan of St. Louis. president of the Southwestern association, presiding. The business sessions are executive
 ington.-Among the nominations sent to the Senate today by President Taft was the reappontment of Frederick Cubberly, United States attorney for the northern district of Florida.
 Pittsburg.-With the melting pot at white heat and molds waiting for the liquid metal Giacinto DeCarrio and his wife were arrested today at their home in Braddock by secret service men. The officers confiscated 100 counterfeit half dollars.
 Atlanta.-H Holding a doll in her arms. Ava Beachamp, g years old. was run down and instantly killed by an automo- bile truck as she was crossing a street. The doll was intended for a Christmas tree on Christmas morning at the girls home.
 N dcO. leN.--hiS. JOilD Dell ol ton, Wis, was seriously injured ard seven other passengers were slightly hurt when a northbound Missouri, Kan X Texas passenger train was derailed near Waco late today.
 London.-The Chinese government Is instituting audit and sales departments to be conducted with the aid of foreign advisers, according to Peking dis patch to the Times.
 Nashville.-That furniture prices must advance immediately as a protec- tion to the manufacturer against the steadily climbing prices Of timber ana the general high price of labor, was the consensus of opinion expressed here Wednesday following a meeting al local hotel of manufacturers repre- senting practically the entire middl south
 NashVille.-A man answering the de scription of Tom Mcdowell. now being sought for by the local police was ar rested tonight at Dickson, Tenn. Ac- cording to the police a man giving the name of Tom Mcdowell. victimized Columbia. Tenn, bank and local firm of jewellers in sum aggregatine 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
TEA WAS NOT POPULAR IN 1753
"The Banc of Good Housewifery," an
 Old Woman's Paper Said
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle
 A description of q model country rec tors household in an issue of the World for 1753. shows that tea-drnking was then far from general:
 His only article of luxury is tea, but the doctor says he would forbid that If his wife could forget her London edu- cation However. they seldom offer it but to the best company, and less than d pound will last them twelve-month.
 A few years prior to this the Female Spectator declared that the tea table costs more to support than would main- tain two children at nurse; 1t is the utter destruction of all economy, the bane of good housewfery, and the source of idIeness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
DEBATERS EGGED
 AFTER VICTORY

El Dorado, Kan. December n.-The rrineipal of the Leon, Kan, schools and 8 of his pupils were egged while they were on their way home from this town after winning debate with the Hi Dorado school last night. Detectives x ere employed today to learn who threw the eggs. Only two persons out Of the rarty escaped being hit. A bitter feel ing has existed between the two towns since last summer when El Dorado voths who were calling on Leon girls were attacked by Leon youths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
PRINCE REGENT OF
 BAVARIA WORSE

Munich Bavaria, December 1.-The condition of the aged prince regent of Bavaria Prince Luitpold, who has been ill for some time. has become worse during the past few days, according to an official bulletin issued by the court physicians today. He Is suffering from an attack of bronchial catarrh and Eouty affection of the right hand
 The prince sleeps very poorly and his appetite has diminished. He has no fever, but his heart action at times Is irregular,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-12
WALL STREET HAS
 MOST EXCITING DAY
 IN SEVERAL MONTHS
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supplemental outlines of reorganization or the railroad properties in accordance with the supreme courts decree
 Today's conference was the first of an expected long series of discussions be- tween Attorney General Wickersham and representatives or the Union and South ern Pacific railroads in an effort to agree upon the terms of the decree of dis solution It is anticipated that the rail- roads will submit the draft of their de- cree to the four judges of the circuit court at St. Louis within three months. Department of justice officials do not ex- pect the raising in the case. as in the st. Louis bridge case. of the question whether the circuit judges or one district judge shall enter the decree.