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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
SOME RACE

Atlanta. May 25.-An automobile ambu- lance in a race with the stork today ran down Mrs. J. B. Northcutt of Ackworth, Ga. and caused P. R. Miller to forget all about a bag containing 30 which he dropped to the sidewalk when he rushed to the woman's assistance. Another passerby who witnessed the occurrence picked up the money after Miller walked away and took it to the Third National bank. where it later was recovered by Miller. Mrs. Northcutt was accompanied by her grandchild. Miller's quick ac- tion saved the life of child. but Mrs. Northcutt was severely injured. The am- hulance. bearing Mrs. Alice Stewart of Oakland City. a suburb, beat the storlS to the hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
c COMMENCEMENT BEGINS TODAY
 AT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

meeting of the society of the alumni. in Morgan hall: Il a. m, oration before the society of the alumni Richmond Pear son Hobson member of Congress from the Sixth district of Alabama, in Morgan hall; 1 p. m., alumni banquet. in Mor- gan hall; 4 D. m., baseball game, Central university of Kentucky vs. Alabama; | to D. m.. inspection of buildings, libra ries and laboratories; s D. m., Glee club concert. in the Elks auditorium. Tusea- loosa
 Wednesday. aMy 29-9 a. m., annual meeting of the board of trustees; 10.3o a. m. commencement address, President Dr. s. c. Mitchell. P. H. D. IL. D.. Uii- versity of South Carolina. in Morgan hall; Ii 30 d. m., comforting of degrees by the president of the university, in Morgan hall p. m, baseball game, Central unl- versity of Kentucky vs. Alabama; D. m., university reception. in Woods hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

The smallest number Is from Lauder dale county which has only nine con- tes.ants. Blount county has 10 entries for the prizes offered by the department of agriculture.
 The prizes are offered by the depait- ment for the purpose of encouraging the growing of corn in Alabama. To the farmer in the state producing the largest yield this year on one acre of land n prize of S250 will be awarded. The prize for the second largest yield in the staie Is Si5n and the third prize is for s100.
 In addition to the state prizes. county premiums of $25 will be awarded to the boy growing the most corn in each county of the state.
 As on indication of the growth of n -,r terest in tho corn contest, the number If entries this year Is six times as mary as the number in 19lf when there were only l5a0 entries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
AMATEUR PLAY IS
 GIVEN AT WINFIELD

Winfield. May 25.-tSpecial.)-T anna tuer entertainment entitled "Out in the Streets" was given here last night unde: the direction of the Winfield public school. The chapel hall at the school building was filled to overflowing and the play was acted by members of the Suligent School Improvement club.
 The play was preceded by musical programme lasting 30 minutes, under the dif ection of pr. J. T. Dunn of Sulligept and Miss Werner Miller, accompanist.
 Those who took part in the play were g. q. Johnson, Lucien Hill, H. c. Burke, Pete Hollis. Otto Priddy. Misses Dena Bennicter. Lucy Clark, Ruth clark and Beatrice Priddy.
 Friday afternoon the Winfield baseball team crossed bats with the Suligent team and won the game by score of to {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Travers Again Champion

Short Hills. N. J., May 25.-For the second year in succession and the fourth time in his career. Jerome D. Travers of Upper Monelair. won the Metropolitan golf championship today by defeating oswald Kirby of Engle- wood in the 36-hole round over the links of the Baltusrol Golf club, 9 up and 8 to play Travers was champion in 1906 1907 and 1911.
 feature today was the great im- provement in the driving of Travers. Kirby was unable to gain anything in driving and was at q disadvantage. for Travers was unapproachable with the iron clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

Tuscaloosa. May 25.-(special.) .)-The pro- grainnle of the University of Alabama's eighty-first annual commencement is as follows:
 Sunday, May 26-11 a. m, commence ment sermon, Rev J. IT. Plunket, D. D., pastor South Highlands Presbyterian church, Birmingham, in Morgan hall.
 Monday, aATy 27-1o a. m, annual con test in oratory for Lomax prize, in Nor gan hall; II a. m, presentation of DOT trait of the late Senator John T. Morgan by Sam Will John 11:30 a. m, address Iy Emmet O'Neal, governor of Alabama ; { ?. n: baseball bame, Central univer- sily of Kentucky vs. Alabama; S30 D. m. presidents reception, in the president S mansion.
 Tuesday, May 2s-s a. m, business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
MISS TALBOT IS
 DENIED NEW TRIAL

Chicago. May 25.-Miss Esther Mercy. former student at the University of Chi- cago who some time ago was awarded a verdict of $500 damages against Miss Marion Talbot. dean of women at the university, for alleged slander, obtained further legal support today when a mo- ton for new trial was denied by Cir cult Judge Pomeroy. Counsel for Miss Talbot, who argued that Miss Mercy's re- marks and gestures In court were sui ficient ground for a new trial announced that the case would be appealed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
OIL WE'LL No. 8
More Good News for the Stockholders the Five Rivers Oil &
 Gas Company
Gas Company

MT. w. w. Silk wires President William Hood of the drilling in of well number three-A BIG ONE Will report production soon as it is gotten under control and connected up with tank. They immediately bought ad- ditional land adjoining this tract as an offset. Well No. expected in by June 5. Well No. 5 begun yesterday. Will start three more wells at once.
 This company secured leases on S2o acres new land this week in this won derful field. regarded by all men as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Mesh Purse Found

Desk Sergeant Donelson at the cen trel police station states that lady's silver mesh purse. engraved "L. l. s." Is in his charge and that the owner may call at the desk sergeants office at any time and procure 1t by describ- ing if and contents. It was found on the streets last night by a detective.
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certain. Drilling will be started on it in the near future.
 In keeping with the action of the directors on the 14th, President Hood has decided to let the stock remain at fifty cents per share for two days only, Monday and Tuesday, May 27 and 2S, at which time the gusher will be under control and its production known. The man will be fortunate, indeed. who in vests his money in this stock now at fifty cents. The stock will be sold for all cash. no extended payments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
An Endless Chain

FTOn1 1OufIB lTdBEiIIIIt.
 My mothers awful generous said the New Boy. She knows I hate to take my eodlver oil. so she gives me nickel every time I take it.
 How often do you take it?" queried the Other Boy.
 Three times day
 "Geer' sighed the other in hopeless envy of such wealth. Fifteen cents q day. How do you ever spend it acT
 'J don't. She takes care of 1t for me. And when there are enough nickels to make dollar. she-''
 Hands it over to you?''
 No. She buys me another sl bottle of codligor oiI.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
AMATEUR GAMES

Moore & Handley baseball team de- feated Crane company yesterday by the score of s to 4. Tom Jones was in rare form striking out 10 men, while Frazier fielded in sensational style, Score: R H F. M. & H. Co....... Oil 400 20s--S 10 3 Crane Co. ....... 100 0S0 000-4 ?
 Batteries: Jones and Partridge; Spen- cer, Miller and Donaldson Umpire, Har- ry Jones'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
American Association
STANDING

At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 4, Kan sas City 10
 At st. Paul St. Paul 3. Milwaukee 2 (f2 innings)
 At indianapolis: Indianapolis 3, To- iedo 2.
 At Louisville: Louisville 5 colum- bus t12 innings).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

Miss Carrie Lightman of Nashville, Tenn. is visiting MT. and Mrs. Her man Rich.
 MT. and Mrs Eugene Jacobs leave to- day for Mt Clemens, Mich, 10 be gone two weeks on a rest trip.
 Mrs. Walter Fowlkes will leave Thursday of this week for her sum mer home on Shades mountain. Mrs Fowlkes will be accompanied by her family
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
PROHIBITION RALLY HAD AT TUSCALOOSA Number of Speeches Made
 Yesterday Morning ELECTION ON JUNE g Corner Lot in Business Section Pur- chased by I. Rosenfeld for s26, ,00O.
 $500 for Schools-Grand
 Jury Recesses

Tuscaloosa. May 2o.-(speciall l-rhe rus- oaloosa county prohibitionists held their first rally in this city this morning at Il o'clock with addresses by L. H. Maxwell chairman of the committee, Henry A. Jones. Judge Bernard Harwood and Wal ter D. Seed followed by Borden Burr Of Birmingham. Mir. Maxwell presided over the meeting and introduced the speakers taking occasion to relate instances of the present liquor fight now being car ried on here and bespeaking the interest of all present to work actively against the return of the open saloon in Tusca- loosa
 W. D. Seed lieutenant governor of the state, made short talk on the different liquor fights waged over the state. and cited conditions as they existed in several places where the open saloon holds sway. He pledged his support to the prohi- bitonists. MT. Henry A, Jones cautioned the prohibitionists not to rest too easy as regards the outcome of the fight. He said the whisky men would fight hard and carefully. closing with plea that Tuscaloosa roll up big majority against the liquor traffic on June %. Borden Burr of Birmingham made a clear, concise talk regarding the liquor traffic as 1t would be if allowed to return to Tuscaloosa county.
 Big Real Estate Deal One of the biggest deals in real estate occurring in this city in some time was made yesterday when I. Rosenfeld bought from MT. Kirkham corner lot in the business section, 22 by 80 feet and paying therefor the the sum of $26.O0o, or s1250 per front foot. Mir. Rosenfeld, who is the proprietor of large mercantile house in this city, will hold the property as an in vestment. already having a long time lease on the house in which his business is located. The property is considered one of the best business sites in the city.
 $500 for Schools
 The city commissioners on yesterday made an appropriation of $500 to the board of education with which to meet current expenses of the terms just closed. The matter of sufficient moneys with which to conduct the schools of the city is one of vital interest at this time, and while nothing definite has been agreed on 1t has been suggested that a special act be passed by the legislature to allow of a direct taxation. The city commissioners yesterday gave the board of education power to go ahead with plans for the next year. promising to see that the necessary funds were provided.
 Grand Jury Recesses
 The circuit grand jury. which has been in session here for the past week. took q recess yesterday afternoon to reassem- ble some time next week to complete their labors. No report was submitted by. the body, but 1t is understood that IS true bills have been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
$500 for Schools
Grand Jury Recesses

The circuit grand jury, which has been in session here for the past week, took q recess yesterday afternoon to reassem- ble some time next week to complete their labors No report was submitted by. the body, but 1t is understood that 7s true bills have been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
PERSONALS

teries. Hinton and Smith: Voss,
 ,n and KahllSoff. Umpire, Clarke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
TO SAVE ICE AND PRESERVE
FOOD.

A series OF refrigerator "don't's"
for hot weather was outlined by A.
S. Klein of Cleveland, Ohio, at a
meeting of the American Refrigerator
Manufacturers Association in Chicago
the other day. The "dont's," he said,
are designed to save ice and keep food
in the best state of preservation. They
are as follows:
b Don't open the ice compartment
door except to put in ice or take 1t
out. Keep that door locked if possible.
Opening the lower door twenty times
will not melt the ice as fast as to
open the ice door once.''
Don't put food or water next the
ice. This interferes with the circula-
ton of the refrigerator and requires
frequent opening of the ice compart-
ment door,
Don't allow the ice to run low.
Keep the compartment filled, as the
ice melts faster with less effect when
it is low"
Don't use paper or other means to
keep the ice from melting. If the ice
did not melt it would have no cool
ing effect"
Don't allow refuse or .contamina-
ted matter to accumulate in the re-
frigerator. Sanitation in an ice box is
absolutely necessary. Keep the box
as clean as possible"
BY following these rules you will
lower the cost of your ice"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
Take Your Vacation.

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Take vacation, everybody We have
but one life here on earth to live and
it is but an indeterminate lease we
have on that. The worker at manual
labor needs the rest and the cultiva-
ton of mind that moving about the
country will give him. The worker at
the desk needs the renewal Of physi-
cal force which an outing will bring.
The woman in the home no matter
how much she may be surrounded
with Injuries and comforts Graves a
change. Scientists have long known
that the monotony OF the farm recruits
abnormally among the women for the
insane asylums
Change of scene, change of occupa-
tion, variety is the spice Of life, and
life, like food, without its seasoning,
is tasteless.
Men and women Of the towns should
seek the country. the woods and the
lakes. Those of the country should
not argue that they do not need their
vacations because the country is with
them always, but they should seek the
cities and know first hand what is go
ing on in the world.
Move about Become cosmopolitan
Rest a week or month in year,
and do enough more work to make up
for loss of time, Professional men
and wage workers hesitate at the loss
of income, but if the vacation is plan
ned throughout the year ways can be
devised to bridge over the gap. The
thing to be considered is to know
what we are living for, to be strong.
alert, healthy, efficient and happy or
to be part of mere treadmill of ex-
istence and wear out at the bearings
for our neglect to shut down during
short periods for repairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
A Roosevelt campaiqn Scheme,

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The story
sent out from Washington about a
nationwide movement to urge Taft
to withdraw from the race in favor OF
some compromise candidate is a
sample Of the style of publicity cam
paigning which the Roosevelt hackers
expect to do. It is a clever scheme by
which the great news agencies can be
used to poison the minds of the people
with the ideas antagonistic to the Re.
publican party and its candidates. II
Is utter nonsense to suppose either
Taft or his supporters would listen to
such fool proposition, which comes
not from the party candidate for minor
offices, but from the political schemers
Iof the Roosevelt movement. 1t is q
confession that their cause Is hopeless
lin square, open fight and that under
handed cans, by which the popular
mind can be poisoned against Taft
must be resorted to.
AS an example of the effect of the
broadcast publication of this fool story
from Washington, note the following
headlines in the Des Moines Daily
Capital last evening:
"TAFT'S FRIENDS ASK HIM TIC
WITHDRAW TO PREVENT
PARTY RUIN
Large Number OF Officeholders Pro
! pose to Circulate Petitions in
Hope of Healing Breach in
Party Ranks
Other papers, especially progressive
Republican and independent publica
lions. are printing cartoons and edi
ltorials gleefully telling their readers
that the Republican party is trying t.
get rid of its candidate.
1 The absurdity of the story is ex
posed in the Associated Press dis
patches printed this morning, which
state that the proposition was nothin:
more than a scheme. talked owe
among some of the progressive con
gressmen-men who never have beef
friends of Taft and who have tough
him throughout his entire administra
ton. No regular Republicans consid
cred it for moment, none Of then
I knew anything about it until 1t Wa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
APPLYING THE TEST.

Advertising in newspapers by prac-
tical test secures the best results, a
fact all newspaper men have known,
and is now being realized by the ad-
vertiser himself. The Henderson
Motor Car company of indianapolis,
tried the experiment to their satisfac-
ton and are not chary in their praise
OF the result in achievement. R. P.
Henderson, general manager, says:
The returns from this starting OF
our campaign we're simply wonderful
We were forced to add and keep add
ing to our stenographic and clerical
force until we were working almost
twice as many stenographers as any
automobile concern in Indiana. And
still we were behind. 1t has simply
been impossible to take immediate
care of the food of telegrams and
letters of application for the Hender
son agency which we have been re
ceiving''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
The Man For the Place.

Macomb Journal: Woodrow Wilson,
the people will agree, is a man Of ex-
cellent schoolmaster ability; but when
1T comes to choosing for President,
the gentleman who most measures UP
to that size of anybody in the United
States is William Howard Taft, the
man who brought peace and amity in
the Philippines; who corrected the
laundering of others in the Panama
canal enterprise. and who has turned
the former hit-and-miss work on that
great waterway into one of mighty
uniform driving business-conducted
movement. that will finish the great
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
THE CIRCUIT SERVANT PLAN.

Miss Ruth Hagerty, professor of
cooking in the Chicago School of Do
nestle Art and Science, has declared
in favor of the cooperative servant
as means of reducing the cost of
living. Her plan is to have servants
go from one house to another and
perform the household work for each
family.
In a published interview Miss Hag-
erty says that she saw no reason why
one servant should not be hired by a
dozen families to wash their dishes.
Each family could stack the dishes
in pan of water until the maid got
around to do them. She claims there
are number of Chicago families who
are solving the increased cost of liv-
ing and the servant problem by this
means. The result was said to be all
that one could wish. Continuing
Miss Hagerty said:
AS for Homework. I can see nc
reson why the plan should not work
The housegirl is soon through with
/ ici Moih one Can tneH 90 on TO an
other home. The same may be said
of any other form OF domestic EN-
ployment
1 The servant problem Is as vita
today as the meat-cost problem. The
average person can scarcely meet
4 the domestic labor demands. The
cooperative scheme has been the SO
luton. can not see why more d.
not try it. If twelve families had 81,
servants at the rate for domesti,
service, each family would be payin.
1 for but half a servant"
She also suggested that one train
/ ed marketer, one cook to do specia
orders, one man with vacuum
cleaner. one entertainer for the Chi
dren, one dishwashes and laundres
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
THAT SILVER PLATE. AGAIN.

THAT "sILvER PLATE" AGAIN.
The following dispatch appeared in
The Gate City and other papers on
Tuesday of the present week:
CHICAGO, July George A. Kim
mel, the Miles, Michigan, man of mys-
terry, is again about to lose his mem
DRY. He will have his head opened
again within the next few days and
the silver plate will be put back in
place to keep his mind from slipping.
Another operation is necessary ac-
cording to DR.. Loren Wider, today, be-
cause lightning stunned the Niles,
Mich, man as he sat on the porch of
his Cousins house, near his old home.
kimmel was at the Robert Burns hos
pital today making ready for the sec
sond operation on his skull. He saiu
that the lightning struck a. tree about
thirty feet from where he was sitting,
one fork Of the bolt glancing onto the
porch and knocking him down, dislodg-
ing the silver plate in his head"
We have heard a good deal from
time to time about the Innate Per-
yersity Of Inanimate Things, but it
isn't to be mentioned in the same
breath with the Persistent Reappear-
ance of the Untrue. Early in newspa-
per history some reporter got 1t into
his head that following an operation
on the Uranium it was necessary to
insert silver plate to prevent the
brains from obtruding through the
opening, and he accordingly recorded
Its use. Ever since then, for some
reason or other probably to attest
his knowledge of surgical procedures,
practically every other reporter has
followed his example. In its salient
| feature the case is parallel with the
history of the city that was built along
the crooked path first traversed by a
calf in its wanderings some two hun
dred years previously. 1t will be re-
called that the thoroughfare in ques-
ton was first a calf path, then in turn
a human trail, a country road, vii
/ lage street, and finally the main
avenue of a great metropolitan be
cause of the tendency to follow in
others footsteps
AS matter of fact there is not
recorded in any reputable medical or
surgical history single instance OF
| a silver plate being used in connection
with operations upon the skull. There
is no need of anything of the kind, and
such assumed use is purely a Pigment
OF the reporters imagination. Apropos
this tendency toward repetition of err
ror. did anybody ever read of a person
having committed suicide by shooting
with revolver other than thirty
two calibre?" Such instances are
links of the same newspaper sausage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11

The senate library committee has
reported favorably upon a resolution
offered by Senator Root for the cree
ton Of building ITO commemorate
the services and sacrifices of the loyal
women of the United States during
the civil war; Miss Mabel Boardman
Of the Red Cross..Society has taken
much interest in this memorial and
worked to interest senators in it. The
building is to cost not less than $780,
600, of which the government is to
give 100000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11

Not all the heroes died on the I'll.
tanic An eastern contemporary tells
of two men working in trench in
Cincinnati who were buried by a
cave-in. The first man who was reach
Led said to the rescuers: Don't mind
me. Save the other fellow. He has a
wife and children It is with the ut
most satisfaction that we learn that
the man who waived his chance of life
for the sake OF the other mans wife
and babies was also saved. 1t has
been truthfully said that William Dietz
showed as knightly a spirit as Sir
Philip Sydney, who, wounded on the
battlefield, passed to dying soldier
the water that had been brought to
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
who could also mend, could be EN-.
ployed by number Of families.
FEWER FOURTH CASUALTIES.

Lists of Fourth of July fatalities
gathered by the newspapers Thursday
gave the total number of dead as II
and the number OF injured as S2c. In
this. list seven were killed by firearms
and runaways, which might have hap
pened on any holiday pr any other
day. The figures necessarily are not
complete, but it is believed that the
final results will show that the sane
Fourth" campaign has materially re-
duced the holiday casualties. The
Journal of the American Medical as
sociation has published in August for
several years past list of the Fourth
Of July dead and injured. The list
covering the period from 1908 to 1911
follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11

! Teething children have more or
less diarrhoea, which can be CONTROL
ed by giving Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All
that Is necessary is to give the pre-.
scribed dose after each operation OF
the bowels more than natural and
then castor oil to cleanse the system.
1t is safe and sure. Sold by Wilkin.
son & Co. Pharmacy, and ]. F. Kied-
aisch & Son.