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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
News of Ensley

The sale of Red Cross seals in the west ern districts has been placed in the hands of Mrs. z. T. Fuqua, who will make an active campaign. Booths will be placed in number of the principal business houses of Ensley, where the seals will be for sale. The seals are also on sale in Wylam and Pratt City A number of Ensley women will assist Mrs. Fuqua. The proceeds of the sale of seals will be devoted to tbe operation of the tubercu- losis camp on Red mountain.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Ensley High School Improvement associa- ton will be held this afternoon at the school building at o'clock.
 The meeting of the Order of the East ern Star was held last night in the new Masonic temple on Avenue E. The mem bers of this order were of great as- sistance in the work of decorating the new quarters, and 1t is planned to hold a house warming when all the new furni- ture Is installed.
 Thursday night at 7:SO the Boys of WOodcra1t VIII meet III the hnlBntS or Pythias hall.
 Mrs. J. H. Bates of Mulberry is vis- ting her mother. Mrs. l.. F. Burden. who has been i'll for some time.
 The funeral of David Alexander, S5 years of age, was held at Pratt City yester- day afternoon at o'clock He Is survived by four sons and a number of grand children.
 The semi-annual business meeting of the Corey Booklovers club will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. William M. Person. Election of of- hcers and other matters of importance will be on order of business.
 Tho annual week of prayer of the Womans Missionary society will begin next Monday afternoon at the Ensley Methodist church. A different leader for each day has been appointed to conduct the services. Miss Grim will be the lead CT for Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Steel Making Records Were
 Smashed During Noven1ber

EIGHT departments of the Tennessee Coal Iron and
 Railroad company last month the best records in the history of local operations were made.
 Records which have remained untouched for time were smashed" by the operations last month, tabshing figures that will require extraordinary efforts to equal n the future From the data given out the steel ingot production shown to be 64580 tons against 59,511 ons which the former record. In the bloom ing mill 0422 tons the record established against 49,O29, the best previous record.
 The operations of the Ensey division have been grati- flying all during the year. but the phenomenal results for November created considerable eation among the ployes who helped to produce the results.
 The results given out follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the office of the probate clerk:
 Edgas s. Payne of Birmingham and Miss Alice Maude oaks.
 J. II. Sheppard of Collinsville and Mrs. Vandie Smiard.
 Nathan o. Newman of Birmingham and Miss Rose Mackley.
 s. R. Brame of Birmingham and Miss Mary Lee Welborn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
INSPECTION OF NORTH ALA BAMA PROPERTIES POST TONED WILL LEAVE FOR NEW YORK TOMORROW

The greatest satisfaction over the prog ress of work at Lock 12 was expressed yesterday by James Mitchell of London, president of Alabama Interstate Power company, who was in the city all day after looking over his companys work at Ocampo with w. W. Freeman, managing director, and John White, director from London.
 MT. Mitchell and his associates in speeted the Tallapoosa basin and there was no hesitency on the part of Mir. Freeman in saying that dam and gem erating plant would be erected at that place during the next few years.
 MT. Mitchell gave up his intended trip of inspection over the North Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
THE TUTWILER HOTEL
 BIDS ARE OPENED

At the offices of President George c. Crawford, bids were yesterday opened for the construction of the Tutwiler hotel. The officials were engaged yes terday in compiling the bids submitted and no award will be given out until late this afternoon or tomorrow.
 The compilation of the bids involves much detail work which Is being done under the direction of William Leslie Welton. local architect, and W. L.. Stoddard, the New York architect. who has designed the Tutwiler hotel. 1t is expected that an announcement in ref erence to the successful builder will be made no later than tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
WEATHERLY EXPECTS NO MORE
 DELAY IN VIADUCT MATTER

not carry an indication that the posi- ton of his company was changed. It was stated that the Southern railway simply said that that line always had been ready to build the viaduct, so per cent of the cost to be paid by the Southern and D per cent by the other two lines. The can cellation of various franchises of the Southern recently suggested by MT. Weatherly were not referred to.
 It is believed that the Southern railway will not consent to participate in the con struction of the viaduct except under a competitive bid contract So much has been intimated before by MT. Sevier. 1t is said, that the work cannot be started by December 10, and for that reason 1t ia reported that MT. Weatherly will have some additional "big stick work to per form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
POT LATCH COMMITTEE
 TO MEET THURSDAY

Chairman Oscar c. Turner of the Pot Latch committee of the Chamber Of Commerce. has called a meeting of the full committee for Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce building. The matter of working out the details of the programme for the proposed celebration will be thoroughly discussed and from this meeting it is proposed that the Pot Latch celebration will become an assured event for next spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
COUNTY COURTS
 RESUME WORK

All divisions of the civil and criminal courts of Jefferson county resumed oper- ations yesterday morning after the re- cess taken under the provisions of the Morrow bill. Judge Samuel E. Greene organized the juries for the week in the criminal court and took up the capital docket set in the first division. Judge w. F. Fort will preside over the second division
 Judge John II. Miller organized five juries for the city court, Judge E. c. Crow the juries for the circuit court. There were several jurors absent in the city court and additional jurors had to be drawn. Judge Miller cited some of the absentees to appear in court and show cause why they should not be fined for contempt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
WALLACE IS KILLED
 BY FREIGHT TRAIN

The funeral of Ed Wallace will be held at Pratt City today. Wallace. who was 22 years of age. was switchman for the Birmingham Southern. and was killed Sunday night.
 It IS said that, he was standing on top of some freight cars and in some way fell and was run over by the train. He is survived by a widowed mother and several brothers and sisters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
SOUTHERN DAIRY CAR
 GOING TO DEMOPOIIS

Demopolis. December 2.--(Special.)- The dairy instruction car provided by the Southern railway and operated on it's lines for the benefit of farmers and dairymen is to be in Demopolis De- cember 1. There will be opportunity to hear lectures on all features of dairy work by experts from the state and national departments of agriculture. and an exposition of modern dairylng appliances and methods that should prove of the greatest interest and ben eft to all who own dairy cattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Hearing First Case

Judge Clair B. Smith is presiding over his first case before jury in the second division of the circuit court since his elevation to the bench. The case is tha; of F. F. Evans, who is suing the Sea board Air Line Railroad company for $500 for the loss of hunting dog which the plaintiff alleges was run over and killed by an engine belonging to the company. The case is still on trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
MASONIC NOTICE

MEMBERS OF BIRMINGHAM ITEM PIE AND KING SOLOMON LODGES THE FUNERAL OF BROTHER Y. M LONG OF GREENING LODGE, NO. 5a A. r. AND A. M., EVERGREEN, ALA- WILL TAKE PLACE FROM THE RES IDENCE OF MIR. sHUGARMAN, I4f7 EIGHTH AVENUE, NORTH, AT I. O'CLOCK TO-DAY. MASONS WILL MEET AT MASONIC TEMPLE AT ti O'CLOCK TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL IN A BODY.
 WALTER METCALF. ". M.
 WALTER K. M'ADORK, SEC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
GIRL s DEATH DUE
 ID AN OPEN CRATE

Monday morning at 10 o'clock the fti- neral of the little 6-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. w. Giley of Pratt City took place from the residence.
 The little girl died Sunday after being burned the previous Friday. Her cloth ing caught from an open grate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03


 chief officio, pro tenn. acted as sexton in the woods in beat 22 for the pur- pose of opening a grave, while Dep uties Hartsfield Curl, Steele and otn- CTS from the sheriff's office prepared to act as chief mourners. Coroner Brasher naturally took his position, oook III hand. at the head of the grave. ihe only word spoken when the skeleton of a COW came to light was that or the coroner and that was, "The big eest dam in the state is that of the Alabama Interstate Power company Dairyman Marshall, being a fancier Of fine stock, was the only one to sheu real tears The sexton was so thorough 1v disgusted that he forgot to i'll the grave.
 few of the good citizens Of the surrounding country, fearing, in some future day that some notoriety seeker finding the open grave might asaiii rush to the sheriff with some horripie tale "of an open grave, prepared TOT an assassin's yictim." or something eoually as incorrect, met Sunday att ernoon and filled the grave, that lu- turo generations, should occasion eyer reouire it. might know the spot, marhed it as above.
 Tbe real truth of the whole matter Is that some months ago the co" oi negro living in the neighborhood Was stricken and died. He was requeSteu U bv some one to bury the body. rms bo consented to do and buried her where she fell. This was known to any number of people residing rouho ahout there and no mystery was con recfed with the matter until Dairy man Marshall happened along. our constable Mir. F. Y. Lovett, than whoHi no more courteous, rehned or brave officer can be found in Alabama today. lsnaw all of the facts in the case, he passing in sight of the spot twice eacn dav in going to and from his worK.
 So much for the grave or a cow put if teaches us one lesson. and we are thankful for this demonstratioh' not that we had any doubts heretofore that our sheriff and his able corps Of depu- ties are ready and anxious to assist the good people of this ers.wniIe ''' lrou blesome section in every way possiple to bring to justice any who may have so far escaped the draenet of the law that has been so persistently held tightly around us.
 We have gained an unenviable repu- tatton for crime but we are trying to live 1t down and appeal to all good citizens and to the press or our couh- try to assist us in our honest en- deavors To the good people we ask you to visit us. come to our churches. visit our schools and our homes. at tend our lodge meetings and public eatherings: you will not he contam- mated or molested. To the press 1t is an affront that is as irritating to us ss d red blanket to an enraRed bull to sreak of our section as bloody beat P. We appeal to you. as good citizens. to aid us in our attempt to uplift our section and do not add another stone 70 the great wall of odium that has SO effectually surrounded us and marked us as fit subjects for the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Daniel Miller

Annston, December 2.-tSpecial.) Ed ward Miller of Anniston and Miss Rose Daniel of Tallapoosa Ga, were married at the office of the probate judge Monday morning, thus being Judge Cooper's sec ond ceremony since he asumed charge of the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

tempt of the world by the further use of that offensive term. Thanking you. Mir. Editor for the space given this, am, very truly yours,
 A. C. WATTS. M D. Birmingham. December 2. 1912. R. F. b. No. (.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Charities Committee to Meet

Fred M Jackson has called a meeting of the charities committee to meet ir the directors room of the Chamber oi Commerce this afternoon at o'clock. A thorough discussion will take place oi the work that has been done and what Is proposed to be done during the com ing years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
ELEVATOR KILLS
 WITNESS BROOKS
 AT COURTHOUSE Terrible Accident Occurred Yesterday Morning About
 II O'Clock
EVIDENTLY THOUGHT
 THE CAR WAS FALLING
Was Miner Living at Crocker Mines and Had Been Witness in Court. Elevator Stuck Above the
 Fourth Floor

 lyears, living near the crocker mines, was crushed to death yesterday morning at 11:1O o'clock by an eleva- tor at the county courthouse. being caught between the elevator and the sill of the fourth floor. The corridors of the courthouse were crowded at the time of the accident and scores of peo- pie were witnesses of the horrible ac- lcident.
 Elevator Stuck
 According to the story of eye wit nesses the elevator, with Pete Burton, the negro operator. Jay Brooks, John Bradley, John Abbott. W. M. Burgin. Rev. J. H. A. Smith and Miss Rosa Michler, assistant clerk to the board of revenue, had ascended to the fourth floor. the boy operating the elevator running it little above the floor. In |attempting to bring the car down even with the fourth floor the machinery became clogged or damned and refused to work. Burton, the negro operator. then got out of the car and went to the basement of the building to re- pair the machinery the other people re- amining in the car.
 While working at the machinery in the basement. it is stated, that the ele- vator four floors above began to de- scend with the passengers still in it and the operator below. In passing the ing that the elevator was falling. grasped the steel grating of the door and held on tightly, his feet leaving the floor of the elevator and the top of the car crushing his head against the sill of the floor.
 The car continued downward, the top passing on down over Brooks chest, crushing practically every bone in it. His neck was broken.
 Girl Paints
 Miss Michler tainted while the cries of the occupants of the ear and the screams of other witnesses brought a large crowd to the scene The body was sent to the Lige Loy morgue Brooks had been a witness in a case in Judge Forts court during the day. His son, Jim Brooks, was also a wit ness and was on the fourth floor when his father was killed. Imemdiately after the accident Judge Fort suspend ed operations of his court until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Brooks was employed as a miner in the Crocker mines and lived a short distance from there. He leaves widow and three children. Jim Brooks, Am prose Brooks and Mrs. Daisy Lynn The body will be sent to Crocker Junction today for burial. Coroner Brasher will investigate the accident within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
| Must Be Taking Cold

You say as you cough. The pesky germs have been multi plying in you long before you coughed or snuffled.
 Get one of those portly look ing brown bottles of creamy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

That the Norwood viaduct situation was satisfactory and that he believed the work would start without further delay, was the opinion yesterday of Commissioner James Weatherly. His optimistic utter ance followed a call from J. H. Daughty, general manager of the Belt railroad, and E. F. Stovall of the Illinois Central.
 The two general representatives came to an agreement several days ago and 1t was a letter from l.. Sevier, general manager of the Southern railway, which caused MT. Weatherly to say that every thing was first class at this time The note of MT. Sevier did not commit that company to start work December 10. as MT. Weatherly has demanded. It was said that the letter of MT. Sevier's did
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
LABEL TO SHOW
SCHOOL'SSTATUS

Washington, d. c., Ocr. 2S.-Label-
ing country schoolhouses so that ev-
cry citizen may know whether his
school is I'D to the-stapdard is the de
vice of the Illinois state school author
tiles, according to a bulletin issued
by the United State bureau of educa-
ton.
The schools, are inspected as to
grounds, building, furnishings, heat
ing, ventilation, library, water supply,
sanitation and qualifications of the
teacher. If the essentials of a good
school are found present a diploma is
granted the district and a plate is
placed above the door of the school
house designating it at a standard
school" Upon fulfillment of certain
further requirements a higher dip.o-
ma will be issued and the plate will
read superior school"
Already 657 of the 1882 one room
schoolhouses in Illinois have earned
the right to be called standard schools
and display the plate accordingly.
This interesting device is a part Of
vigorous campaign waged by the
state of Illinois in behalf of rural
schools. Two experts on rural educa-
ton, U. ]. Hoffman and W. S. Booth,
under the direction of F. G. Blair,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, are devoting their entire time to
the country and village schools.
Illinois does not merely ask that
the schools be brought up to standard; /;
the state tells how 1t can be done.
In a bulletin sent to every teacher in
the state the requirements for stan,
dard school are set forth.
| Among the specifications are: An
ample playground; good approaches
TO the school; convenient fuel house
the building, sound, in good repair,
and painted; improved heating ar
rangements-a jacketed stove in the
corner of the room instead of an un
protected stove in the center; floor
and interior of the building clean and
tidy; suitable desks for children of all
aegs properly placed; a good collec
tion of juvenile books, maps, and die
tionaries; a sanitary water supply
the school well organized, with regu
| lar attendance, and at least sever
months schooling every year; the
teacher must have a high school edu
cation. receive a salary of at leas
$3.50 a year, and be ranked by thC
county superintendent as a good OIL
superior teacher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
AUTO KILLS MAN.:
CORPSE is HIDDEN

Glen Rock, N. Y, Oct 2s.-Au auto
mobile containing three women and
three men killed George Price, a con-
tractor here last night, and after the
men had carried the body into the
weeds at the side OF the road entered
the car and drove off. A 9-year-o.d
boy who was a witness OF the acci-
dent told the police and the authori-
ties Of nearby towns were notified, but
the party escaped.
Belvidere, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-Four
members OF an automobile party
bound for Shawnee, Pa, from Noble,
Pa, were drowned in the Delaware
river yesterday while being ferried
across from Delaware, N. J. The
dead are:
MRS. LEON II. GILBERT.
MISS REBECCA TYSON.
MRS. H. w. TRUMP.
LEON GILBERT, JR., seven years
old.
There were eight members in the
party in two aumobiles. In one ma
chine were Leon II. Gilbert, his wife,
te1u6htCl 4h II ldLlg anu Sui III
the other machine were Mrs. H. w
Trump. Miss Tyson, and Nathan
Trump.
When the middle OF the stream was
reached the boat was struck and
knocked from its course by raft
I The motorists were thrown into the
water. l.. II. Trump and II. w Trump
| swimming to the Pennsylvania shore,
while Miss Gilbert and Nathan Trump
I waded 10 the New Jersey shore. The
/ others went down.
Mrs GilbeTt's body was recovered
near the scene OF the accident, and
/ Miss Tyson's body was found about a
quarter of a mile below. Search Is
being made for the bodies Of Mrs. II.
/ w. Trump and Leon Gilbert, Jr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
DRINKS-SMOKES
ON The INCREASE

Washington, Oct. 2S.-The American
people are drinking more whisky and
beer and smoking more cigars and
cigarets than ever before IN history,
according to the tax returns of the
internal revenue bureau. From July
to Oct. l, 1912. more than three bill
lion eight hundred million cigarets
Were smoked, an increase of a billion
over the corresponding period of the
previous year, which broke all rec
ords.
The nation consumed 33,150,000 gal
Ions of whisky in July, August and
September, an increase of 100000 gal
Ions compared with the same months
of 1911, while 1850, 100000 cigars were
smoked in that time. Beer consump-
ton was 19,SOO,0OO barrels, which is
$4,000 greater than for the same per-
iod of 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
M'COMBS IN
APPEAL FOR
AFULL VOTE

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Chairman Nc
Combs issued a statement today con-
tanning the last weekly forecast and
exhortation in behalf of the election
OF Woodrow Wilson. Inside informa-
tion," declares McCOmbs, gives US
final proof that the party which polled
more than six million votes four years
ago will pool nearly third more this
year and that the numiir will be made
up OF many republicans. Defeat now
is virtually inconceivabIe."
He warns his followers they must
not lay down arms till the election is
past, and must be prepared for the elev-
enth hour efforts OF their opponents.
Taft is called inefficient but well mean
ing and Roosevelt's followers are de-
clared TO have tried Yainly 10 'capi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
Young Wisconsin Farmer,
Denied Wife, Kills
Her Relatives
SAVE WOMAN AND BABE
Hide for Hours in Closet After
Tragedy-SIayer'S Body
Hanging to Tree.

Sheboygan, Mich, Oct. 2s.-Alvin
Roehr, SS. a farmer of Plymouth, Sun
day afternoon shot and killed his faith
er-in-law, Phillip OFT, Mrs. OFT and
Mrs. Otis father, Fred Haut, 80, when
he was refused permission to see his
wife, with whom he has not been liv-
ing. Mrs. Roehr and baby escaped
by hiding for three hours.
OLD MAN FALLS FIRST.
Late yesterday afternoon Roehr
went across the road to his father-in-
laws home and demanded to see his
wife. The grandfather answered the
door and refused the young man ad-
mtttance. Roehr went back home and
returned 10 minutes later with a shot
gun. AS the grandfather, Fred Haut,
went into a dairy shed, Roehr shot
and killed him instantly. AS Mr.. OFT
and his wife came out a door Roehr
shot them to death.
Roehr then entered the house in
search of his wife. She heard him
and had taken her baby and hidden
in a chimney cupboard, where she
stayed over three hours.
FATHER A SUICIDE.
Shortly after 8 she slipped out and
gave the alarm. There was no trace
of Roehr this morning. The only wit
ness of the triple crime was a 4-year-
I old adopted son Of OFT. who was at
milk shed. Thinking the entire fam
| lily killed, he went upstairs and hid
in bed, where he was found by a
Il father committed suicide
/ FIVE years ago. OFT was one OF the
most prominent farmers and stock
raisers of this county.
Roehrs body was found this fore
noon hanging to tree in the woods
quarter mile from the tragedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
BUILDS FIRE IN A CELL
Indiana Man Causes Panic Because Of
Rage Over Arrest.

Lafayette, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Enraged
because he had been placed in jail
charged with carrying a rife and
threatening to shoot whoever happen
ed within range, Oscar Hoffman piled
ali the bed clothing in corner of his
cell and touched match to it, Smoke
caused a panic in the jail. The inter
ior of the building was damaged and
Hoffman was almost suffocated.