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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Not as Important a Post as It Was Last
 Year
MAY ATTEMPT TO
 STARVE OUT REBELS
Next Step of Government Not Made Public-Capture of Juarez Will
 Put New Animation Into Re- <. yolt-Washington Relieved

F1 Paso, February 27--The Xasquistas i rebel element which took possession or Ciudad Juarez this morning about 1o;So o'clock. after firing single yolley, plans | next to capture the city of Chihuahua i Tomorrow morning the march of Generai Campa's forces on the capital or the state will begin, according to announce ment made by the commander tonight ] Colonel Antonio Rojas with Do rebels ar rived at Bauche shortly after noon and stopped his march there, unaware or the developments at Juarez. Campa notified l him to resume his march and Rojas is ! expected to arrive some time during the night.
 900 Rebels in Juarez
 General Campa4 declares there are 900 rebels already in Juarez. and that the arrival Of the Rojas group will give him the total of 1900, which he said recently he would have in Juarez. He says that Mai Tomas Ioza will remain at Juarez with 300 men and that the remainder will proceed southward over the line of the National railway early tomorrow for an assault on Chihuahua. which IS being held by General Pascual Orozco.
 General Campa said he did not believe the report that Col. Francisco Villa, with his loyal insurrectos was coming to Juarez. and that he considers the town safe from assault by federals.
 After the seizure of the town today the vasqustas set about the task of estab- fishing new municipal government and of maintaining perfect order.
 LOza Is Mayor
 General Salazar commanding the rebel forces at Juarez, appointed Maj. Tomas Loza. secretary to Col. Demetrio Ponce, one of tho rebel leaders, mayor of the city. Loza was installed as municipal chief shortly after noon today and inn mediately began organizing police force. His first order was that the saloons be kept closed. The result was that there were only minor disturbances. Every step taken by lhe rebels apparently is with, a NiESs 10 5vaidnig I- NY SFiiS iss ioss tsyyF' might cause trouble with the United States government.
 Communication between Fl paso and Juarez was suspended almost entirely during the day, the crossing of the inter national line by individuals being limited to bearers of passes It was announced tonight that communication would be re- stored and street car service resumed be- tween the two cities tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Purchase Timber Lands

Six hundred and forty acres of yaia . able timber lands In Tuscaloosa coun- ty. 1t was stated yesterday. had been purchased by the Reid Lumber com pany of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Number of Miners Quit

Between 30.000 and 10000 miners in Derbyshire and Notnghamshire ceased work today. in accordance with no- tees previously given and it is now quite evident that as the time limit provided for in the notices expires the men will lay down their tools and await the action Of the miners federation
 Whatever progress had been made in the negotiations they at least have not advanced 10 that stage where it Is deemed advisable that the members of the cabinet and representatives of own CTS and the miners should meet to- gether. II had previously been expect ed that there will be such a meeting this afternoon. The position of the miners representatives Is much simpler than that of the owners. The former are authorized by the National Miners federation practically to present the ultimatum:
 "A national minimum wage or n na- tional strike"
 concede the minimum wage principle 1t is obvious that nothing can be ac- complished by bringing the dlsputants together. From the fact that this has not been done it is inferred that the cabine ct has not succeeded In inducing the owners Welsh as well as Eng fish, to make that concession
 That the sanguine expectations, wide ly held of ultimate success, are not yet altogether justified is shown by the answer given by James Haslam. member of parliament. and leader of the Derbyshire miners. who attended the conference. to interviewers in re- look
 There is no outlook at present |" said MT. Haslam. The government seems to have gone as far as 1t can go. The ministers are very anxious, just as We are"
 In parliamentary circles, where pre- sumably inside informstio has been obtained, there is an undeniable feel ing of optimisms.3 but if government intervention fails by Friday mornin g practically every colliery in the land will be shut down. Meanwhile many thousand miners are making ready to strike and the time left to accomplish anything by negotiations is alarming ly short.
 The negotiations continued until near midnight. Premier Asquith had another conference at his official residence with the owners committee after o'clock and neither the premier. Chancellor Lloyd George nor the president of the board of trade. Sydney Buxton. was able to appear in the house of commons tonight because of the coal situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Barnes Raps Roosevelt

Unannounced in republican political circles and his arrival apparently unex- pected except at the White House. where he dined with President Taft and Sec retary Hilles. William Barns, Jr., chair man of the New York state republican committee. came to Washington tonight His appearance gave rise to all sorts of rumors. but the one which was given greatest credence was that he would take direct management of President Tafts candidacy in New York state
 Before going to the White House, Mir. Barnes gave to the Associated Press a statement assailng the recent speech made at Columbus. O.. by Colonel Roose- welt, He made a point of the fact that the statement was issued in advance of
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Report in Part

The report says in part: By treaty entered into between the government of the United States and the Creek Nation, said Creek tribe of Indians ceded to the United States all of their land east of the Mississippi river. A further treaty entered into between the government of the United States and the said Creek Ma tion, or tribe of Indians, on the 7th day these lands There were certain reserva- tions in the original treaty on behalf of the chiefs of tribes. the heads of families and orphan children.
 These reservations were to be disposed of by the chiefs and heads of families within a period of five years from March a. 1892, by private sale, subject to the approval of the President of the United States. The sections reserved for the or plan children were to be retained or dis posed of for their benefit under the direc- ton of the President. There were further provisions to the effect that at the end of the five years all the Creeks entitled to select these reservations and desiring to remain in Alabama should receive pat ents therefor from the United States. It further appears that by the act approved sst'lf.fi' !, 4s-sFt isie tfisisiS ' ss anttit' ized to sell all of the re ersauoHs re- training unsoll on the 4;h day of April 1887, at public auction in tlfe Creek coun- try and to cause patents 10 be issued
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
BACON WISHES ID
 POSTPONE MEETING
Democrats Meet Too Soon
 After Republicans
N. E. MACK DISSENTS
National Chairman Sees No Reason to Postpone Meeting of Conyen- t0n-JohnsOn and Taggart
 Agree With Bacon

Washington. February 27.-Senator Ba- con of Georgia. one of the democratic leaders in the Senate, today declared m favor of postponing the democratic con- vention in Baltimore, which has been called for June 25 until a later date, be- cause as now arranged it would be held only week after the republican conyen- tion in Chicago.
 'The entrance of Mir Roosevelt to the ,.ee.test~far tss~a -rrap't YoneinsAor s,- the presldency,p said Senator Bacon, 'has go complicated things that I think the democratic national committee should take steps to postpone the time for holding the democratic convention.
 '"rhe republican convention is called for June IS and the democratic convention June %, just a week later. At best there cannot be more than three days between the adjournment of the republican con- yention and the meeting of the democratic convention Who knows that there VIII not be such d conflict of views as to the platform and aspirations of candidates as to prolong the republican convention be- yond the time of the meeting of the dem ocratic convention? In that event the democrats would be in no posltionsto give proper consideration of this situation nnf I think the meeting of our convention should be deferred for two or three weeks beyond the date now fixed, to insure such an opportunity. in case it is presented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Mack Not Enthusiastic

This Is the first I have heard Of such a suggestion and as yet l don't see any need of postponement, said Norman r. Mack, chairman of the dem ocratic national committee. whose at tention was called tonight 10 Senator Bacon's declaration in favor of later date for the democratic convention. our convention is to be held week later than that of the republicans and any emergency arising through the action of the republican gathering. a postponement for a week of the dem ocratic convention could be arranged for then. While not desiring to take any issue with the senator, my personal opinion is that there is no need for any such arrangement now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
NO SETTLEMENT OF
 THE COAL DISPUTE Various Conferences Held
 Are Unfruitful TO MEET AGAIN TODAY
Party of 30,000 Miners Lay Down Their Tools and Quit-Others Will Follow on Friday Unless
 Compromise Is Effected

London, February 27.--No settlement of the coal dispute was reached al the various conferences in which Premier Asquith and members of his cabinet and representatives of the mine own CTS and the miners participated to- day.
 The official statement of the pro- ceedings issued tonight, which some predicted would report that an agree ment had been reachea. merely records the Tact that various conferences too< place, but tells nothing of what was done or said at any of them.
 It concludes with the announcement that the conferences will be resumed tomorrow from which all that can be deducted Is that the government still Is striving to avert stoppage of the gigantic industry on which the coun- trys commercial supremacy is based
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

Boston, February 27.--The political situation in New England was can vassed today at length by Colonel Roosevelt and the men who are lead ing the Roosevelt movement in the northeastern states. Governor Bass of New Hampshire, Fred r. Hale of Port land, Me. son of former United states Senator Hale, and score of other men active in politics attended a conference at the home of Grafton D. Cushing, speaker of the Massachusetts house.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Indian Titles Irsalidated

Tn the opinion of the department of been the title of the Indians prior to the expiration of the five-year period liked by the treaty of March 24, 1882, all claim, right, title and interest of the Indians were after that. divested out of them.
 Representatives of the land and Indian offices who appeared before the commit tee state that theer were about 990 cases involved in which purchases had been made in good faith and the money paid, but patents were for some reason not is- sued. They further stated that out of the total number of cases the record disclosed only IA which did not appear to have a perfect contract right under the law, and that even in those cases a further inves- tigation would probably disclose that the original purchaser had bought in good faith. These lands for the most part were bought more than 70 years ago, and the present claimants have been in bona fide, open and notorious possession, pay ing taxes thereon during long period of time, either by themselves or through those under whom they claim.
 During all these years these lands have not been treated as a part of the public domain. They have not been subject to homestead entry. All of these people who own and occupy these lands have believed that they had a perfect right to them, and none of them had any thought to the contrary until just prior to a recent ac- tion of ejectment which was brought by the government against the holder of ona nf those tracts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
No Title to Lands

''The government of the United States has no equitable right or title to these lands. At most, it has merely d technical legal title owing. to the fact that patents which ought to have heretofore issued have not been issued. And it Is proper to say in this connection that even this merely technical title has not been at tempted to be asserted by the govern ment during the laps of about three-quar- ters of a century
 In view of the fact that the Creek title whatever left in them your commit tee is of the opinion that the government should quit claim whatever title remains in it.
 "1n other words the committee is of the opinion that. so far as the govern ment of the United States Is concerned there should be a complete relinuuisll- ment of it's ttle.''
 The Senate committee on Indian ar- fairs today also made favorable re- port on the bill recently introduced by Senator Johnston asking for an iu- vcstigation of the titles to Creek h. dian lands in Alabama. The commit tees recommendation goes farther than contemplated by Senator Johnston and recommends that the government re- linquish all claim to the lands involved and that clear title be invested in those who have clear title through possess sion and that those who have no clear title be given an opportunity to cor rect title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

"l am not exaggerating the situation. He is perfectly sincere, and his motive is not a. corrupt one, and he will do this because he is possessed with a mad fancy that this Is and ought to be an executive government that the powers of the executive ought to override those of the legislative and judicial branches of the public service.
 He will then, in the pursuit of his own unsuitable ambition, possess de- gree of autocratic power that no Presi- dent of these United States has ever at taned or would have over dared to exer- cise except at the risk of impea chment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Has Made No Selection

| Several other names were suggested | to MT. Roosevelt. but he said he had no idea as to who would be selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Reason for Sacrifice

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
SAVED BY CARRIER PIGEON

A bird was recently the means OF
summoning a doctor to the Scottish
mainland, to attend to an injured
man. A carrier pigeon conveyed the
news that an accident had taken place
on Ailsa Craig Almost at the same
moment as the lookout man at Cir
van. Ayrshire. some ten miles away.
had noticed the tlame-thc usual sig
nal that a doctor is reQuired-the p's.
con arrived with 4 message. stating
that man had been badly injured.
A boat with a doctor put off at once,
and 1t was found that a lahorer en-
Dloyed by the Ailsa Craig Granite
company had >allen down IL cliff
md had been seriously injured. The
man left the Worknl&n's huts for the
purpose Of collecting birds eggs, and.
as he did not return. a search party
WAS organized, and he was found I'M
conscious at the bottom Of cliff.
with his legs badly injured He had
Lain where he was found all night, in
fl torrential rainstorm. \ number OF
carrier pigeons are kept and trained
on tue rock so :-aat urgent messages
may lie sent to the mainland
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
KEEP SCISSORS IN KITCHEN
InnumerabIe Ways In Which They
May Be Of Far Greater Service
Than the Knife.

A pair of scissors in the kitchen are
OF invaluable assistance-not the lamp
scissors or the dull pair that is black
with age, nor the garden pair, nor yet
those with the missing points. but a
new. sharp, shiny pair that will cut.
1t is difficult matter, for instance,
to remove the white pith from grape
fruit with a knife; one digs and jabs.
and finally cuts out the offending CEN
ter and, incidentally. makes a hole in
the fruit through which the Juice
drips onto the plate. Not 80 with the
scissors. A snip, a pull, and there it is
without trouble or mutilation.
And bacon! How few women can
slice off the slippery r1nd. while with
scissors every morsel can be quickly
pared away without q vestige Of
waste. In cutting of the legs Of =
lobster, in breaking open the claws
and cutting through the tall the scis-
sors Will do the work uncomplainingly
without the aid Of the hammer and ice
pick.
In preparing vegetables they are in
comparable. Try them in cutting the
roots from spinach. trimming rusty
lettuce leaves, shaping f1owerets Of
caulif1ower, and cutting up asparagus.
Dice up the pineapple with them. cut
up the meat and fish for salads, re-
move the veins from shrimps, use
them for the fish fins and save your
fingers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
ORGAN CACTUS OF MEXICO

The giant organ cactus gives Il pic
tulrsque setting to tue desert region
Of western Mexico. These thorn
species of vegetation often tower to
heights of 20 to 40 feet, their sym
metrical columns rising upward in
clusters, giving the tree a unique and
attractive appearance. This particu-
lar cactus is OF very slow growth, and
some OF the trees in the Pacific coast
country OF Mexico are said to be sew
eral hundred "ca-s old. The trunk
is often three or four feet in diameter
and the limbs 20 which the columns OF
tbOrny branches aSe attached extend
outward in 4 regular and Well formed
fashion 70 the native MeXicans
this cactus is often food and drink as
we'll as fuel. The more tender por-
tons OF the plant contain bountiful
supply of pure water which may be
had by tapping or cutting them, and
each season they bear large quantities
OF edible food. The trunk makes good
fuel and is often used for that pur-
pees.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
Novel Trimmings.

Many OF the smartest hats have
very tiny bunch of flowers placed in
the most careless manner anywhere
on the bcim, just at the edge One
made of dalicate lavender mousseline,
with goffered frills covering the brim,
has tiny pink rose trimmed with for
get-me-nots on the extreme edge of
the brim at the left side.
wreath of oats, mingled with fiat
rosettes of very bright blue forget
me-nots, looks charming on a hat OF
the picture type carried out in white
chip. Royal blue velvet strings COM
pie the decoration of the model.
Field flowers are greatly liked, but
they are of an immense size, which is
very noticeable on a black Tagal
straw hat, of round shape, trimmed
with loose bunch Of Clocks" pop-
pies and corn flowers rising to a great
height at one side.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
OLD MILL OF new LONDON

The old town mill at New London,
Conn, was built by Gov. John Win
throp, the founder of New London, in
1851. The stream on which 1t was
pulit was called Mill river, although
scarcely deserving to be called river.
1t Is still, however, considerable of
stream and still turns the great over
shot wheel that runs the mill to grind
the town corn, for the mill is still in
operation and grinds the corn in the
same primitive fashion of two CEN
turtles ago. The shadowy, rocky glen
IN which it is situated has no appear
ance of ever having been disturbed
since the founders time, and one
could scarcely imagine that the glen
was more wild or primeval or It's
gloom more deep when the first few
inhabitants Of the town assembled IN
1861 to build the dam than it is at
present
THAI monopolies are net Of the
present day alone is told by the fol-
lowing, taken from the history of New
london. When Gov. John Winthrop
built his mill this clause was incorpo-
rated in the bargain: Farther it is
agreed that no person or persons shall
set up any other milne to grind corn
Tor the town Of Pequett (now New
London) within the limits of the town
either for the present or the future so
long as John Winthrop or his heirs
DO uphold milne to grind the town
corn"
The mill being a monopoly could not
fail of becoming grievance 1t soon
became insufficient for growing COM
munl;y. 1t was leased to other par
ties and they failing to satisfy the
townspeople, a complaint was made to
the courts that they were not duly
served and were much damified there
by" and In 1912 the monopoly was
broken and other mills built.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
TOWEL DESIGNS ARE PRETTY
Effect, and Results Speak for
Themselves.

When the dainty cross stitch designs
in natural colors were fashioned in
garlands from flowers and bowknots on
towels last year many declared moth
ing could be prettier, but now the
darn stitch and the bias stitch, also
in natural colors, have been intro
duced and they certainly are attrac'
tive.
At the present moment, however, nc
towels are meeting with popular favor
like these variously termed the 'medi.
eval design" the "20th century design"
and Venetian point" -designationx
that are confusing in both period and
place. There is some excuse for this.
as the designs show the influence OF
lace's evolution and do not cling to
any one decided type, but borrow
beauty from ALL The work is done in
a sort of buttonhole stitch. combined
with punch work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

position, and often it slips down, or
possibly, the article which is acting as
support may be required, and this
means an interruption which is not al
ways agreeable, especially so when
the time for reading &, perhaps very
limited.
For making the simple table book
rest shown in the accompanying
sketch, no knowledge of carpentry is
necessary as it merely consists of
three pieces of wood joined togeth-
er with nails or screws and loop of
elastic fastened across the front un-
der which the book or paper may be
slipped and held in it's place. About
twelve inches In length and nine or
ten inches In height, is a good size In
which to carry it out, and this should
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
CLOTHES AS AN ATTRACTION
Admittedly Important, but Not Always
the First Thing That Catches
Mans Eyes.

A writer on women's fashions re-
Gently declared that dress has become
so important a factor nowadays that
men notice a woman'S dress before her
face. and pretty woman badly dress
ed is often passed by. A number of
opinions on the subject from men are
here given. A few are of opinion that
a w1r.n's hat and clothes would be
the first thing they would notice.
Others, however. think that woman's
face ard hair would be the predomi-
mating factors OF attraction. "Woman's
dress is undoubtedly becoming a
strong attraction to meL's eyes," said
one. Il think, however, 1t is an out
door attraction, for woman's clothes
indoors do not, at first sight. attract
a. man. l care not whether the face
is pretty, so long as 1t is not positive.
IS ugly. 1 am attracted. A woman
who knows how to dress is bound to
be interesting" A sportsman attributes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
HOLLOW LOG TRAPS FISH

A hollow log sunk in the Forked
Deer river, near Humboldt, Tenn.,
forms one Of the most efficient fsh
traps imaginable, and for many years
it has yielded P. L. Draper and J. l..
Henderson, near whose farms 1t is 10
Gated, all the fish they cared to use
and left some over for their neighbors.
Recently they took fifty-four pounds
Of catfish from the log at one haul.
one weighing thirty-six pounds anc
another eighteen pounds.
A1essrs. Draper and Henderson
claim that they are violating no anti.
trapping game law In taking fish
from the hollow log, as they did not
put it in the river and are not to
blame for the fish getting into the los: