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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
AVIATION AT LOTHIAN
By ANGUS A. AGREE

Birmingham had a dose of aviation dur ing the state fair last fall: during De- cember, 1910 Los Angeles had her little fling of the same thing; both Chicago and New York have had an epidemic; l; Atlanta, Macon and Albany, Ga., have had the aviators and once upon time Savannah had @ few down there; 1t was even alleged that one or two went to Philadelphia, But it is a safe bet that not one of these places entirely suspended business and everything else owing 10 the coming of the birdmen,
 But their case is not the case with De- ,than, a thriving little city of 12,OO0 people down in the Wiregrass. When the news came that an aviator would pass through Dothan. things went upright straight up --and according to papers from down there have not come down yet,
 In his transcontinental flight Robert C., Fowler. the aviator, gave 1t out that he would pass through Troy, about 50 miles above Dothan. Dothan's civic body got busy and in few hours they had the names of every man who was on tho "Who's Who" list on a piece of paper to give Ceftdln sum lo lluutS MI roh- Ter to come to Dothan,
 The paper was forwarded to MT. Fowler and he sent his advance agent ahead to arrange the details and make sure that the coin was ''sure Eng" This latter person found out that 1t was and wired Fowler to the effect, So MT, Fowler said he would come. Said he would be there Monday.
 On Monday the busniess houses took q vacation; even Blumberg. the corner bar' gain merchant was on hour late in open ing up; the schools vacated and from Kinsey to Garrard's Cross Roads. from Richards Springs to Brannan's Stand, the country folk came there on buggies, wagons feet, horses. mules. OK carts, mo- torcycles and not Il few in automobiles, to see MT. Fowler. They waited and waited and waited and then some, About o'clock fin the afternoon telegram was received from Georgiana that MT, Fowler had broken propeller and would not be there that day
 The faces of the people In that country fell like a chunk of lead, but they sym pathized with the poof fellow in his bad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
OF PAYING
 DyNAM|T|NG CREW
Grand Jury Hears Evidence. Dynamite Found at
 Salt Lake City

Indianapolis, January 26.-Facts about J. J. McNamara's expense in paying his "dynamitng crew. and in buying ex- plosives for more than two years before his arrest, were made available to the federal grand jury today through Leo M. Rappaport, formerly an attorney for McNamara.
 Rappaport told the grand jury the names of those to whom had been en- trusted all the check book stubs and cancelled checks which showed McNa- maras financial dealings from 1909 to the day of his arrest, April 22, 1911, and which also showed what disposal the dynamter had made of the 5000 a month allowed him In his capacity as secre- tary-treasurer of the International Asso- citation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
 Rappaport at first refused to testify, but after Federal Judge Anderson had ruled that he would be compelled to pro- duce theNbooks If he had them, or to tell who had them. Rappaport consented to answer questions.
 ''Thls investigation Is not to be delayed by any trivial matter" said the court. 'erhe jury has been sitting for weeks, and 1t Is not going to be marched up and down hill for nothing.'"
 District Attorney Miller said 1t had been shown before the grand jury that McNamara used the S1000 allowance to ship dynamite and nitroglyrecin about the country and to pay men to set of explosions,
 Salt Lake City, January 26.-A suitcase containing IS pounds of dynamite. a box of caps and 150 feet of fuse was found in storage house here today by the detectives.
 Records show the case was stored ir october, 1909, by a man giving the name of H. G. Botts. The ease had beer onened afterwards, as a portion Of the dynamite was wrapped in a newspapers date November 2s, 1908.
 Detectives believe the dyanmite removed was used in the attempt to destroy the Hotel Utah in December. 1909.
 The name of H. G. Botts does not ap' near in the directory. Two police off cials are now in Indianapolis as wit nesses before the federal grand jury re- garding the Hotel Utah explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Nezvs of Ensley

Detectives Wiggins and Granger have captured Ben Williams, charging him with stealing watch from Farley Bray. The alleged theft occurred Monday night and Williams was captured Thursday. He got the watch from the home of Bray Frank Trlmble, charged with robblng the saloon of Tony Salcia at Pratt City, will be tried thls morning.
 At St. Johns Episcopal church tomor- row morning Sunday school will be held at 9:45 and at il o'clock the rec tor, the Rev. H. T, Walden. will take for his subject "The Man Who Was a sinner" from St. Luke, ninth chapter and third and fourth verses. At the even- ing services the subject will be "The Man of Christ In Nature
 The citizens of Wylam held a. Robbie Burns celebration Thursday night and large number attended the festivities. Songs and story telling of the life of the great poet were features. The affair last cd until the wee sma' hours,
 The baraea class of the Ensley Meth odlst church announces that R. c, Barton, secretary of the Men and Religion Forward Movement will deliver an address on the work at 9;45 o'clock Sunday morning. Mir, Barton will discuss the work in the Bir- mingham district
 Under the auspices of the Ensey club d committee plans to advertise in the To- cal papers getting forth the advantages of the Steel City from all standpolnts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
PERSONAL

Stuart Allen, general agent of the freight department for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad. was here yes- terday.
 MT. N. Berry of the B. & B. Shoe Co.,. of this city, has left for Boston, to per- manently represent this concern at the eastern shoe market. MT. Berrys part ner, MT. Baitchman, will have charge of the business here.
 The friends of Mrs. A. G. Frey, S24 South Twenty-first street. will regret to know that she was taken to St. Vncent's hospital yesterday afternoon in Shaw's ambulance where she will undergo an operation. It is said that the operation is of A. serious nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
HEADS HIS
 PATRONS INSTITUTE

New York, January 26.-At a meeting of the general education board of the Rockefeller foundation here today Fred erick T. Gates was elected chairman and Wallace Buttrick secretary for 1912. These two officers, together with Robert C. Og- den, Walter H. Page, John D. Rockefel- Ter, Jr., Starr J. Murphy and Edgar L. Marston, were elected members of the executive committed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
THE NAVY DOES NOT
 WANT RESTAURANT

New York, January 26-It became known today that a committee of naval officers appointed to look Into the matter had reported adversely on the question of the government taking over the Brooklyn navy yard restaurant established there three years ago by Miss Anne Morgan. The restaurant has been running at Il profit and 1t is understood that the offl- cers decided against navy management on the ground that 1t would necessitate commissioned officer taking charge and the employment of additional help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
BURGLARS ENTER
 WARREN STORE

Burglars entered th- store of Warren Bros., 2O12 Second avenue, Friday morn- ing and stole a great quantity of cheap knives and 22 calbre rifles, Also ammuni- tion to fit the rifles wss stolen, The firm thinks that the robbehg was committed by small boys, judging from the nature of the goods stolen, The police are work ing on the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
A Visiting Corset DemOnStratOr Here

set-well fitting-is absolutely essential.
 The corset is the foundation necessary to mould the figure-and it depends the fit of your gown as well as ease and health.
 La Victoire stands -eminently in the lead to form the new figure fashion-for and comfort either sittng-standng or waxing-it cannot be ex- celled-even in the longest models.
 It will prove to be Interestingly educational to you to talk with this demonstrator, due to arrive here Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
For Control of Banana Trade

Mobile, January 20,-Mobile will In all probability get another steamship line with sl5,00o.060 capital and backed by large resources of the Hamburg-American Steamship line, the Atlantic Steamship and Bavaria company is making a bid to control the banane business, As a result vessels may enter the port of Mo- bile as competitor of the United Fruit company,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Sheriff Inyents Lock

Decatur. January 2G-(speclal.)- l.)-sheriff McCulloch has invented a lock which he believes cannot be picked by anyone, Ow- ing to the numerous escapes from the county jail here, caused by prisoners plck- ing locks, the sheriff got his inventive genius together and has invented a lock. Experts who have seen the drawings of the lock say that they can see no way in which the lock can be picked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Player Breaks Arm

Greenville, January 6.-tSpecial )- Hale Thomas, a member of the Green vile High school boys basketball team, while playing in a match game on the school campus yesterday afternoon fell and his left arm was broken at the elbow. He was playing one of the for wards and was attempting to make goal throw when he fell. Just one year ago to the day the same arm was brok
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
w. l.. Henderson Here

w. L. Henderson, land and industrial agent of the Southern and Mobile and Ohio railways, with headquarters in Mo- bile, is in this city for a few days to look over the lecai field for prospective industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27

Cardinal O'Connell, with his suite will reach Boston January 29 aboard the Canopic, of the White Star line A warm reception, like that accorded Cardinal Farley in New York, awaits the new Cardinal at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27

have given the subject sufficient study to convince myself that the new rates of the Birmingham Railway, Light anu Power company are lower than the rates in those cities, though Atlanta has a water power plant. Very truly,
 ''R. F. MEADE" Birmingham, January 26, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Queensberry a Bankrupt

London. January 28.--A receivers or- der was made today by the bankruptcy court against the Marquis of Queens berry upon the petition of money lender. No figures were dlvulged,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27

doing our duty in opposing the contract. We think they should have given the case of the people their first consid eration. We deplore the apparent hos tility of these commissioners to the best interests of the people, and their will ingness to lend themselves to the pur poses of a tyrannical monopoly,
 "All Should Vote"
 "This is our first referendum under the commission law. It is important that we show our interest by going to the polls. A small vote will lay us open to the charge that we do not aR- preciate the privilege of self govern ment. By virtue of the referendum and recall. the citizens are now in con- trol of city affairs. If we have bad gov ernment, it will be our own fault. Let us give the most careful attention to matters affecting the city. and do all We can to make our government efficient and clean.
 "The lighting monopoly is trying to win this election. It is spending great deal of money in advertising and re- turning deposits to consumers for the purpose of influencing the result. The company knows that it has put over an outrageous deal. It Is the duty of every citizen to go to the polls and cast his ballot against the contract. We cannot too strongly urge upon you the great importance of Mondays election. Go and vote. Respectfully,
 "GEORGE HUDDLESTON,
 IF. D. M'ARTHUR,
 "R. DUPONT THOMPSON,
 BEN DAVIS,
 w. B. DICKERSON,
 "B. A. THOMPSON,
 "W. R. STEWART,
 "SAM'L B. STERN,
 ID. c. BALL,
 "R. H. HAGOOD,
 IN. B. STACK"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
FrdncO-Itdlidn Incident
 Settled Satisfactorily

ond is that of the Manouba. The second paragraph says the French government shall be responsible that necessary meas ures are taken to prevent Turks captured on board the Manouba, who do not be- long to the Red Crescent, but to combat ant branches of the Turkish army, from proceeding from French port to Tunis or the seat of the war.
 France has obtained all she stood out for, for the incident is now restored to the status and all questions arising from 1t may be referred to The Hague.
 The settlement comes in good reason, for the long deliberations of the diplomats was beginning to provoke the spirit of evaporation on the part of both the pub lie and politicians.
 News received tonight of the capture of Tunis by the Italians of the French steamer Tavignano, coming on top of the announcement of the settlement of the Carthage and Manouba incident, caused lie opinion Is disposed to await further details before discussing probable out comes of the seizure.
 Tunis, January 26-The small French passenger steamer Tavgnano, be- longing to the Mixie Navigation company of Marseilles, which takes the mails from Tuns to Sfax. Ousa, Zarzis and Biban all on the east coast of Tunis, was arrested last night 10 miles off Biban by Italian torpedo boats and taken 10 Tripoli, where she is being held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27

Reports current in Wall street, New York, that there has been falling out between Theodore P. Shonts and Ed win Hawley, who have been close financial associates for many years, are denied by friends of both men, but 1t is strongly intimated that in the near future Mir. Shonts would dissociate himself from the railway properties in which he and Mir. Hawley are inter- ested.
 Mir. Shonts is president of two of the so-called Hawley roads. the Toledo, St. Louis and Western and the Chicago and Alton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Buster Brown Stockings

At all times carry a large and complete line of these celebrated Stoekngs-Wear like iron-Bes semer iron at that!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27

To attain a perfect figure-to give distinc- ton to the poise and bearing-a proper cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
Throttle Competition"

"(6) The real purpose of the lighting company is to throttle competition, The company has already made special con- tracts with the large consumers, and has bound them to 1t for terms of years By making the contract with the city, the largest consumer of all-$55,000 a syear-will be taken out of she market. There will be left only the small con sumers for a competing company. No company can afford to construct plant merely for the purpose of competing for the custom of the small consumers. The new contract will throttle all com petition for 10 years.
 "(7) The contract is full of 'iok CTS full of complicated terms and hidden and dangerous meanings, understood only by the company and its attorneys who prepared the contract. We insist that all instruments affecting the pub lie welfare should be in plain langua ge, and be drawn by public officers, and not by the private attorneys of the companies who expect to be benefited,
 The question submitted to the peo- ple is whether the city government shall be dominated by the people or from the office of the street car com pany. We think the people should rule, and that the city should be res- cued from the clutches of a foreign corporation managed by foreign stock holders, who have no local sympathies.
 we deplore the action of two of the commissioners in casting their for tunes with the company. We deplore their willingness to give the weight of their names to the company's fight on the people. Our opposition to the light ing contract Is not personal to the commissioners. If they choose to make the company's cause their personal cause, this shall not prevent us from
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
Mems s Suits

Lot 3137. 32 Suits Black Cheviot, splendid style, regular "A 0E price $22.50 Sale Price. x .fsOO
 Lot 4403. 20 Suits Fancy Striped Grey, regular value $500, Q An Sale Price ....Oe1V
 Lot 4435. 19 Suits Brown Striped Cheviot, neat and fine tailored, regular lar pri.1 price sl'''o' Sale $40
 Lot 52O5 31 Suits Brown Check Worsted, regular value 1Q OE $22.OO; Sale Price ....... X XOsOO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
THE PLANET MARS.

It's Orbit and Its Distance From the
Sun and Earth.
While the astronomers are stiIl de
batting and weighing the problem Of
Mars and its inha bitants a few words
about the distance Of the planet from
the sun and earth may be Of interest.
The average distance Of Mars from
the sun is 141 100000 miles. The dis
lance from earth to sun Is 90, ZOO, 900
miles. When sun, earth and Mars are
in line, with the sun and Mars on op-
posite sidos of the earth, Mars is said
to be in Opposition" and it is then
closest to the earth. If earth and
Mars both moved In circles about the
sun the distance from earth to Mars
at opposition would be forty-eight and
a half Q41E1+99 million miles. But
neither of the orbits is circular, that
Of Mars being much more elliptical
than that Of the earth. with the re-
suit that at opposition Mars may be
as far away as 81 600, 900 miles from
the earth when there Is an unfavora-
BILE opposition, or Mars may come as
close as IS, 100000 miles away, when
It is as near as 1t can possibly come
to the earth, and its opposition is then
the most favorable possible. At such
times Mars il brigs test in the sky and
appears of greatest size.-New York
World s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
69TH REGIMENT TO
HOLD ITS REUNION
Famous Fighting Command
Survivors to Gather Here
on Wednesday.

One of the most interesting of the
conventions which are being held in
this city during September is the 18th
annual reunion of the seth Regimental
association which will be held on We'd
nesday, the 25th.
Colonel Oran Perry, one of the best
known G. A. R. men in the country,
and formerly a resident of this city, is
president. and Major M. M. Lacey, is
the secretary.
The meetings will be held in the
court house. At eleven o'clock prompt
ly there will be an automobile ride, if
the weather is favorable, and the Wo-
mems Relief Corps will serve lunch at
noon. There will be session of the
Association and a campfire in the aft
ernoon but there will be no evening
meeting.
SThe 69th, which did distinguished
service in the Civil war, was mustered
into the United States service August
10th, 1862, and fought it's first battle
on August 30th, 1862, at Richmond,
Kentucky, SO that this reunion will
really be its fiftieth anniversary.
The majority of the members of the
regiment were furloughed and came
back to Camp Wayne in November,
1862. Later the regiment went down
the rover and were with Sherman in
the rear of Vicksburg and went up the
Yazoo river, where repulsed, going,
afterdard, up the White river in Ar
kansas where they took the rebel
post, Fort Arkansas, where two thous-
and prisoners were taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
CONFRONT GIBSON
WITH new CHARGE
Former Murder He Was Ac-
quilted of Will Be lnves-
tigated Once More.

NEW YORK, Sept 24-A quiet in
vestigation conducted since the
charge of murder was lodged against
Attorney Burton W. Gibson in con-
nection with the death Of Countess
Szabo has resulted in a decision to re-
open the charge made against Gibson
when Mrs. Alice Kinnan was murder
ed in 1907.
Gibson was charged with her death
at that time but secured his release on
writ of habeas corpus. Mrs. Kinnan
was killed on the porch of her home
in the Bronx. having been hit with a
piece of pipe. Gibson was held by the
coroner after a witness had testified
that the dying woman's words were.
the lawyer struck me-"
DIR. Mcdonald, who was coroner of
the Bronx at the time and who inves-
tigated the case revealed today for the
first time the fact that Gibson is al
legged to have threatened him with vi
olence and that he believed Gibson
responsible for vicious attack made
upon him one night in the dark.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
HANDLES TEMPER.
sorely Tried by a Joses~ Who Know the
Composers Weakness.

sorely Tried by Jesssr Who Know the
Composers Weakness.
The celebrated composer Handel had
such a remarkable irritation of nerves
that he could not bear to hear the tun
ing Of instruments, and therefore this
was always done before he arrived at
the theater.
A musical wag who knew how to
extract some mirth from Handel's
Feasibility Of temper stole into the
orchestra on night when the Prince
Of Wales was to be present and nm
tuned all the instruments. AS soon
as the prince arrived Handel gave the
signal of beginning, con spirito, but
such was the horrible discord that the
enraged musician started up from his
seat, and, having overturned a double
bass, which stood in his way. he seized
a kettledrum, which he threw with
such violence at the leader Of the band
that he lost his full bottomed wig In
the effort.
Without waiting to replace it he
advanced bnreheaded to the front Of
the orchestra, breathing vengeance,
but so much choHcd with passion that
utterance was denied him. In this
ridiculous attitude he stood staring
and stamping for some moments
amid a CONFUSION of laughter, nor
could he be prevailed upon to resume
his seat until the prince went in per.
son and appeased his wrath.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
PROMPT STEPS TO
STOP An EPIDEMIC
Fatality from Diphtheria at
Hagerstown Causes Clos
ing of School.
Palladium Specially

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Sept. "a
Fear of diphtheira epidemic among
the thirty pupils in one room of the
public school here has resulted in the
school being closed for ten days.
Charles Maginske, aged seven, a pupil
of the first grade room, was taken ill
in school last week. and died Sunday
Of diphtheria. Many other school chill
dren were exposed.
Acting county health officer Davis
ordered the other Maginske children
closely guaranteed and the school
room thoroughly cleansed and fumi-
gated before school is opened again.
Local physicians have arranged to
take specimens from the throat of
each pupil in the room the specimens
to be sent to Indianapolis for medical
analysis.
The little victim of the dread dis
ease was a son of Theodore Maginske
1t is thought that the radical steps ia
ken by the health officer and school
board to prevent an epidemic, will re-
suit in the checking of any such con-
tagion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-24
TO MAKE BID FOR
WATER CONTRACT
Although Company Is Not
Highly Pleased with the
City's Proposal.

The Richmond City Water Works
company will submit bid for the wa
ter works contract on the date set for
receiving bids, October 80, 1912, Su-
perintendent Howard Dill stated this
morning, but whether the rates would
be increased or decreased in the bid
of that company under the conditions
provided by the city authorities, he
said he was unable to state now. The
board of directors of the company will
soon be called together to consider
the matter, after which the work of
preparing a bid will be undertaken.
It would have been much more sat
isfactory, to the company II 1t could
have had the opportunity to bid on a
proposal which did not provide for
free water for the city's use, Mr.. Dill
said. He stated that the water the city
used would have to be paid for by
some one, and that the other consum-
ers, the citizens, would be the ones
to foot the bill.
The provision in the city's proposal
which requires the water works COM
pany to furnish without cost water
used in automatic sprinkling devices,
for fire protection only, will have
some effect on the bids. Mr.. Dill also
stated The Issuance of bonds for the
$4,000 or more which the successful
bidder will have to place to make the
improvement required under the con-
tract proposal, will also be factor
entering into the water rate question,
Mr. Dill stated.