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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

PORTLAND.-"Spec" Hardness
on the Beavers pitching staff last
year, has Joined the 'holdout club. ;
1t is said "Speck" wants an In
crease of approximately 5000 for
the season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02
Young Phillips AT
Seattle Now

young" Phillips returned to
Seattle this morning, bringing with
him Jimmy Hayes, another classy
little lightweight exponent of the
manly art. Phillips will remain in
Seattle until he receives word
from Mark Shaughnessy calling
him to San Francisco to enter the
contest for the worlds champion
ship. Both lads deplored the fact
that the lid is on In Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

CHICAGO-"Knock Out"Brown
of Chicago and Hugo Kelly, mid
dleweights, signed articles for a
ten round fight at Kenosha, Wis,
Feb. 81, at 15S pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

BY JOHN 7. POWERS.
President Columbian Baseball
League.
You have asked me to explain
the Columbian leagues position
and the hope of its promoters,
and / take this opportunity to
give the public as definite an idea
of the situation as possible.
The Columbian league is not
to be a third major league, nor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02
Olympia Boat
STEAMER MAGNOLIA

Leaving Seattle from Gal
braith Dock, Pier 3, at 500 D.
m. for Olympia direct. Return
ing leaves Olympia at Z a. m.
for Tacoma and Seattle. Ar
rtves Tacoma 9:45 a. M; leaves
10 a. m; arrives Seattle IL m.
OLYMPIA & TACOMA NAV. co
NJ. 530S. A 1905
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
COUNTER CHARGE OF
CONSPIRACY MADE

st. Louis. Mo, July so.-A counter
charge of conspiracy against H. Clay
Pierce and associates was made today by
attorneys for Henry NJ. Tilford In his ap-
plioation to the United States district
court for an order to restrain the present
management of the Waters-Pieroe Oil
company from mailing any unusual ex-
penditures or investments.
Mr.. Tilford a Waters-Pierce stocshold-
err, was not allowed TO vote his stock
at the company.s last election because
he was known as standard oil man which
it was alleged was trying to get control
OF the Waters Pierce company
Tiford's attorney charged the Pierce
interests were in conspiracy to keep
control of the company. although they
were not majority stockholders, it is de-
clared
F. n. Judson for the Pierce interests
in the argument said the court had no
power to enjoin the company against a
general course of action, but only against
specific acts
Tiford,' said Judson, SIS, standing in
the shoes of the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey"
torneys. interrupted saying nothing could
throw the -Waters-Pierce company into
bankruptcy sooner than for one-third OF
the stockholders to overrule and defeat
two-thirds. ~. So
Federal Judge Mcpherson asked both
sides to file briefs and ended the hear
ing = -.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
HALF OF SUGAR MEN
WENT BANKRUPT
Oxnard Tells How He
Fought Havemeyer in
War of 1901

san Francisco. July 3O-Robert Oxnard,
head of the American Beet Sugar com
pany. testifying in the government suit
to dissolve the sugar corporation. said
today That for 10 years privr 20 the or
eanization of the American Sugar Refin-
Ing company so per cent of the men who
ventured into the sugar business went
bankrupt.
Oxnard said the capacity Of the refin-
cries of the country was always twice
as great as the consumption in the Uni
ter States during the winter months.
In explaining under DISCRIMINATION
the manner in which he conducted the
fight against the Havemeyers in the Mis-
souri, river district in the sugar war OF
1901, Oxnard went into detail concerning
the plan of action of his independent
companies.
He said he tried to place his surplus
product in the Missouri river dictrict, but
found competition by the iIavemeyers
that finally resulted in them reducing
the price to 3ls cents a pound in that
territory. The 0xnard company then be-
gan to ship California sugar to New
York at the New York price, sending
1t by rail to Galveston and New Or
leans and transporting by steamer. This
war lasted four or five weeks.
on cross-examination Attorney Peter f.
Dunn, representing the Western Sugar
Refining company, brought out that the
outstanding of the product of Oxnard
Beet Sugar refineries during the months
of July. August and September in no way
interfered with the sale of the overstocS
of the New Orleans refnerias which was
put out from october until January l.
Oxnard said competitors retired from GER
tain territories at certain times to allow
the disposal of the surplus refined pro-
duct of the western plants and similar
concessions were made to the New Or
leans refineries.
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HUFF IS HELD ON
CONTEMPT CHARGE
Prominent Macon Man Ac-
cuses Judge Speer of
Being Corrupt

Macon, Ga. July 30.--Col. w. A. HUFF,
twice mayor of Macon. several times a
member of the Georgia general as
sembly, at present water commissioner
of the city and 81 years of age, was
today arrested on a charge'of contempt
of court by order of United states Dis
trict Judge Emory B. Speer. He was
held in a bond of $1,000 to appear be-
fore Judge Speer tomorrow morning,
The arrest followed lengthy open let
ter TO Judge speer in which he charged
him with being "venal and corrupt
Judge. The letter was delivered to
Judge Speer at his home last night and
at noon Colonel HUFF was placed under
arrest.
Colonel Huns estate has been In
bankruptcy for nearly 10 years. He al
leges that when he went into bank
ruptcy he was wealthy man, with
plenty to pay his creditors and still
leave him fortune.
He says now he is penniless; that
his estate has been eaten up in fees
and still is in bankruptcy. and that a
bank in Macon for years has had s94,
600 of his money withoua paying IN
terest on It.
Many aspersions on Judge Speer''
public and private life were also made
This afternoon Judge Speer made IL
| matter OF court record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
D|SSOLIT 0HpLAN
|SSA 5QF8RY
Wickersham Will Probably
Approve Disintegrati0n
of National Packing Co.

Washington, July s0.-The meat
packers plan for dissoHing the Ma
tional Packing company win be APP
proved. according to present Indications
nv Attorney. General wickersham. A
geners --naf1sis . sbe re,aort on the
detailed plan submitted 10 tn Attor-
ney General last Friday has teA,ded to
confirm his original opinion khat a
genuine disihte grafton in harmony with
the sherman antitrust law haf been
attempted ard that it will be unpeces-
sary for the government to file Tvs con-
templated citil suit of dissolution.
The plan indicates. it is stated, that
there VIII be competition in mahy quar-
ters where there was no competition
before.
Further reports will beefeceived from
the packers on the present situation be-
fore definite conclusion is reached.
Chicago. July 5o.-Detailed plans for
dissolution of the National Packing
company, the corporation which fig
| ured in tie recent prosecutions of the
| Chicago meat packers for alleged vio-
lation OF the antitrust law, we're SUBJ
mitted today to United States District
Attorney Wilkerson. All of the plants,
| brunch houses and selling agencies
| centrolled by the $15,000,000 corpora
ton will be turned over to Armour g.
| Co. Swift e. Co., and Morris Co.,
in the holdings in the National Packs
| ing company.
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STRICT TEST FOR
MASTERS LICENSE
Ayiators Must Stand Rigid Examina-
ton to Obtain New Rank
Among Birdmen

Chicago, July S0-First details of the
requirements TO he exacted Of American
aviators in qualifying for the new superior
brevet or master flyers license being ar
ranged for by the Aero club of America
became known here today They are de-
clared by aviation experts here 20 be
more exacting than those Of European
authorities.
First tests in America for the masters
license will be on the Cicero field here
September 10 to 20.
Following are the requirements for the
license as tentatively decided upon.
Applicant must be p years old, must
make cross country flight of 80 miles
around a point % miles away; must fly
to a height of at least 300 feet, shut off
his motor and glide 10 a point not more
than 100 metres (32S feet from a previ-
ously indicated spot and must have taken
a physical examination showing him
sound
Other tests win be held in New York
October 1920
Nine Chicago aviators filing first appli-
cations to take the tests brought the first
test trials here.
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Neutrality-suspicious.
AT SELMA ARE GOOD
Health Expert Submits an
Official Report to
Surgeon

Selma. July 30.-tSpecial.)-Dr. l.. L..
Lumsden of the United States public
health and marine hospital service. who
visited Selma on April - and spent about
two weeks here inspecting the sanitary
and public health conditions of Selma.
has made his official report 70 the surgeon
general. Copies of this report were re-
ceived in Selma yesterday by members Of
the city council and the city board Of
health. and in the report DR.. Dumsden
states with few necessary improvements
this city would be one of the healthiest
communities In the United States.
The official report which DR.. Lums-
den made to the surgeon general re-
garding his visit to Selma and the
conditions here is a lengthy one. In
it he deals with every phase of the
health conditions of the city and ex-
presses satisfaction at the general con-
ditions as he found them. He praises
the water service and the sewerage
system, but is of the opinion, that the
sewerage system should be extended so
as to reach every portion of the city.
The report which has been made by
DR.. Lumsden is most complimentary
one to the health conditions of the city.
The city water commission has recently
installed at the pumping station on Selma
avenue a new compressed air pump
The new machine Will pump $50 cubic
feet of air through the water mains
of the city per minute and will take the
place of a pump with capacity of only
coo cubic feet per minute. The new
machine also has a capacity of 100 pounds
pressure, but only 50 pounds pressure will
be used.
The water commission has also. or
dered three carloads of pipe and at an
early date will begin further improve
rent of the water system OF the city.
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o Wnnan'a World.

From the Woman's World.
Mrs. Clark, wife of the Speaker OF tns
National House of Representatives. II
credited with this story
There was a minister who believed-as
I do-that there is something good In az
men and women.
.The minister began to collect and to
lot down in his notebook SPECIFIC ms
stances One day he was paying visls
to a condemned prisoner, and a rat stole
out from his hiding place and crept w
ward the prisoner. The unhappy man
fondled the rat.
DO you love that rat. and have you
been so kind to him as to tame him com.
pletely? >, asked the minister eagerly.
"J,ove this rat?' repeated the prisoner,
why, I'd share my last crust with him.
land can you tell me, my poor fel-
low, what has put into your heart TINS
unselfish love for rat!'
".Sure answered the prisoner. TINS
rat-he bit the jailer sir!'
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want 1t distinctly understood that I would
the county; but has the board of reve-
nue. invited an investigation into the cases
that are brought there daily? Are they
quite sure that all cases that are brought
there are charity, and that physicians
who treat such cases do not collect fees
from the patients? | notice a good many
cases hurried to the Hilman hospital on
some way that ought not to be taken
care of by the county. / repeat. are all
the cases given treatment in this hos
pital, that is supposed to treat only char
ity cases, unable to pay for their keep?
One of the best reasons why the mir
lion dollar bond issue should not carry
is, this agitation for a civic center is
atteptioli. WHAT'S tho county going to
DO with a million dollar uildine IL the
civic center is removed? I don't know
that l am in favor of civic center I'M
less a plan can be worked out that VIII
cover every purpose. Captain White ad-
vanced the idea in his opposition to the
bond issue that he could not vote for
1t with a proposition floating in the air
that three counties would be made out
of Jefferson county, and that a CIVIC
center would be formed
1 don't profess to be any smarter than
anybody else but my common sense tells
me l can take s250,000 to 100000 and dc
with ii everything that is necessary to
take care of the countys interests. in
GLIDING the hospital, and I could do II
without a bond issue. The bonds will
bear interest at Az per cent. $4S,500 veal
for the next 80 years, and then owe the
million dollars. Let us keep our coun-
ty out OF more debt. Let us use tbs
means at our hands. and II temporary
assessment Is necessary, apply it.. TIT
proposition to issue $l.l00oO0 of bonds J:
matter that ought to attract the at
tention OF every voter in the county
am opposed to 1t because | think wha
| Is necessary to be done can be done with
out 1t. and I do not believe the BON
issue will carry.
| We have no assurance as to What sol
| of a courthouse this million dollars wi
| be spent on except a picture III the paper
and a promise from board of revenue
all of whose members but two go out O
| office before the house will be built.
. do not believe the people of this count
will vote on themselves a debt of 81, 1000(
on their faith in picture and promise
F. NJ. JACKSON.
Piruinaham Jl1ly 10 1912
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Onnoses the Bond Issue

IN the Editor of The Age-Herald
In introducing the address to the voters
of Jefferson county signed by the COM
mittee that was appointed by Mr. Jonn
w. sibley, at meeting held at the court
house a few days ago. you say: Men
from every beat in the county were in
vlted to attend the meeting held in the
criminal court room at the county COURT
house last week. About l25 men re-
sponded 10 the call and enthusiasm In
support of the bond issue ran high,
The impression you create in introduce
ing this article in that way, inadvertently,
| am sure, is that every beat in the
county was represented. and that there
was great enthusiasm over the bond ISSUE
The facts OF the case are. as. your re-
porter could have easily ascertained II
he had gotten his Information first hana'
that there were not exceeding 30 persons
present; that there was not any en-
thusiasm in regard to the bond ISSUE
that there were opposition speakers ana
that the motion providing for commit-
tee to present this address was. carried
very feebly, and that there were some
opposition botcs-
l gave in few words my opposition
TO the bond issue at this meeting. | said
In part that It was the judgment OF
great many voters of the county that
the bond issue would be defeated, ana
that intended to vote against 1t, because
the million dollar courthouse was not
needed. That for s25O,ooo every need of
the county in that direction could be
supplied. That a three to FIVE story build
ing directly on the corner OF twenty
first street and Fourth avenue could be
built not to exceed 10000 and give suf-
flcient room for all the courts of record
in the county. That for few thousand
dollars the old courthouse could be put
in shape that all the courts could be
accommodated That from $4,000 to $25,-
900 could be expended on the jail. and
1t could be put in as good condition as
anyone could desire. That the Hlllman
hospital could be taken care of outside
Of bond issue.
l do not want to pose as an obstruc-
ZIONIST Those who know my career know
that have had a good deal to do with
building, but when there is no necessity
to spend $4,000 in way that is pro-
posed by the county board Of revenue
then it is my business. as we'll as that
OF every other citizen who opposes. tc
speak out
In regard to the Hillman hospital:
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Two Horses Missing

Reed Hill, a negro livery man on the
Southside, is Offering SIS reward for two
bay mares that either strayed or were
stolen from the front of his establish
ment at 527 South Twenty-third street
early yesterday morning. Both mares
were between and years old, and both
had their knees skinned from a recent
accident. A negro man who lives IN the
vicinity of the stable says that he saw a
white man lead the horses away, but
thought that they were his own.
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Majestic

The present show at the Majestic the
atre is fully up to expectations OF the
mana cement. Great crowds or people
have already witnessed this performance
and every one commends It highly de-
ciaring it to be the most pretehuous
musical extravaganza ever offered at such
popular prices. Mr. Billie Friedlander and
Miss Nan Halperin, the co-stars in this
production share equal honors each being
exceptionally clever. The chorus is COM
posed OF a number OF petite attractive lit
tle ladies' with good voices.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheum

Crowds go jolly wild laughing at the
foolishness of jolly and Wild at the Or
pheuin this week, and also at watching
the antics of the acrobatic human mon
are top notchers. 1t is jolly wild show
to see, full of good comedy, plenty OF
music and other features for summertime
entertainment. There is matinee dairy
at 2:S0 and two performances nightly, at
T:30 and 8 o'clock.
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Views of Well Known Negro

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
The ousting of the colored contingent
from the bull moose convention, held re-
Gently in Birmingham, and the disap-
pointment of the appointment of clean,
clear cut DR.. L. G. Mason for the col
lectorship of internal revenue, Is an eye
opener to all negroes throughout the
United States.
Wilson and Marshall will be elected. !
am not new; convert | have battled
for democracy for rs years.
DAVID w. PARKER, (ColD
1906 Second avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
AUDITOR GILLESPY MAKES
REPORT ON COUNTY FINANCES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Observation-Disclosures.

clude the school fund. which Is dis
bursed by treasurer appointed by the
county treasurer.
The greatest item of expenditure Of
expended in keeping up the roads and
bridges of the county. For charity the
county expended s15,26o.49. This amount
includes the Hillman hospital and the
almshouse.
The county board of revenue has
spent s13.s43.03 in the maintenance of
the county courthouse, which DR. Oates
states is in a more insanitary condi-
ton than the county jail"
The elections held during the first
half of the year cost the county
r$2,476.14.
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His Treasure Store

FROM lib-bie0.
Young man recently got married
and took a cottage. determined to grow
ay,,o, oh. vegetables to keep the household
goinr. He started to dig up the garden.
and after an hours hard work was as
tonished to find a sovereign at his feet.
Then he dug with renewed ardor Sew
eral pennies, sixpence and half crown
rewarded his efforts
BLOW. If this amt a bloomin' gold
miner he said, digging away for all he
was worth; II wonder what I'll find,
next?"
His arms ached; little beads of perspira-
ton tricxleo down his nose and his necR
felt as though it was breaking. He could
stick to it no longer. He straightened
his hack at last with groan OF pain.
and at the sames instant felt something
cold sliding down his leg Tn moment
he had grasped the truth. There was =
hole in his trousers pocket.
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holiness of his motives and the mission
which he unfoldel to the audience, to the
work of Jesus, when He dashed the
money changers from the temple Verify
the chapel of which the proverb speaks
was open that day at Greensboro
DOUBTLESS the faculty.. students and
audience as they listened to the seething
hate of the baccalaureate, experienced,
although not in the same degree, some of
the emotions which swept over the audi
ence at Ford's theatre on that memorable
night when a mailman recalled q be-
loved president, flourlshed The assassin s
dagger on the stage before their eyes.
THE Southern University cannot be
held as sponsor for the baccalaureate,
although its author sought to entangle
it's good name with it's utterances by de-
liyering it there, and sending it out over
the state in thousands of supplements as
The Baccalaureate Address at Green's
boro University commencement accom-
uanving his advertisement with the pic
lure of the author and ending with the
request in large black type: Please read
and hand TO friend The baccalaureate
was not intended for commencement day.
II was delivered then only to buiid a
noble nest TO hatch and shelter n foul
bird of prey. until it could fly out from
the university walls and croal< among the
ignorant and unthinking of an apostle of
discord to bolster his constituencies pur-
suit of the qualification of his hates and
ambitions.
Interest speaks all sorts of tongues.
and plays all sorts of parts. even that of
disinterestedness and love If country.
'THOS. G JONES"
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$3.50, 024.26 SPENT ON ROADS AND
BRIDGES AND $2476.14 ON
ELECTIONS IN FIRST SIX
MONTHS

County Auditor owen Gillespy has
Just completed the semi-annual report
of the county finances and has sub
mitted the same to the board OF rev
enue. The report shows that the re-
ceipts from all sources are $63S. 1888
and the disbursements $402,o5442, as
shown by vouchers of the county treas
urer. The disbursements do not in
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A Good Excuse
From Harper's Weekly.
r. x.aa on tba SIaaninp cal

1t was on the sleeping car:
Say, mister said the man in the up
per berth to the occupant Of the lowers
quit that music, will you? What do
resa of us want to sleep
WHY the car is so stuffy." said the
warbler Il was only humming little
air.
II was then that he was hit with =
Pullman pillow, remaining unconscious fos
seven hours.
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DR.. Charles Gnasi was yesterday after.
ment and obtaining money under pre-
lenses. The warrant was sworn out be
fore Judge Abernethy by friends of Q
recent patient OF DR.. Gnasi's. He was al
lowed bond OF $500.
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Condemned Motives of Judge

'It urged the youth OF the land to take
the Judgment seat and them pollute 1t, by
condemning. in ignorance of the law and
facts of the case. the justice of decree,
and the motives of a judge. IL hacked
with poisoned dagger at the character of
men who were absent and could not be
heard. and sought in shameless profliaacy
of speech to brand a solemn proceeding
in a court OF the fathers. in which they
were actors as mere cover for the
spoilauon OF the people. to bs likened by
honest men unto a cheat nj confidence
men IN a low shell game Such were the
teachings upon which 1t erected the foun-
dations off which the future of the state
can safely live After running the gamut
OF all its passions, the paccalaureate
apotheosizes its author, and likens the
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PERSONAL

Misses Mary and Onie Lee are the
charming guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Lee at Beverly Place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mark Williams
have named their little son Edgar
Mark. Jr. Mrs. williams Is spending the
summer in Milwaukee with her par
ents.
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F'rOn1 I1lTt-
New Yorker Cat country hoteD-Any-.
body here that plays poker?
Clerk--Plenty OF EMF you don't mine
lending EN- dollar or two to start with