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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
TIME HAS COME 10. DEVELOP RESOURCES.

Washington, December 5.--Senator Poin-
 dexter of Washington, in an. address here today before the national rivers and har-
 bors congress, declared that the time had come for the development of every
 resource in this country and emphasized waterway development as one of the country's most important needs, because the railways alone cannot handle the trade.
 Harold F. Mccormick. vice president
 and treasurer of the International liar vester company. expressed the opinion that, as with the Panama canal, large
 bond issue should be created for the pur-
 pose of improving on a large scale the waterways of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
WEST END LEAGUE
 WILL MEET TONIGHT

Tonight the West End league will meet in the Odd Fellows hall at West End station. The special subject for discus sion will be the repairing of the streets in that section of the city, which are said to be in bad condition
 Notices and invitations have been mailed to citizens to attend this meeting, and it is expected a large number of West Enders will attend. Dr. w. c. Gewin will preside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
FILE PAPERS IN
 BANKRUPTCY CASE

Papers of involuntary bankruptcy were filed yesterday in the federal court against the Long, Richardson Mercantile company of Jasper. John S. Cox of I3ir- mingham and D. A. McGregor of Jasper were appointed receivers by Alex c. A5irch, referee in bankruptcy for this district. The receivers will operate the business until the court matters are strengthened out.
 The company's assets include about $32, 900 in notes and mortgages and about s10,0o0 in mercantile goods.
 c. D. Long and J. J. Long, members of the bankrupt corporation, and the Cowera Fertilizer company of Newman. Ga, are the petitioners in the bankruptcy pro- ceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 5.-Fofeeast Tor Alabama: Clearing and colder Friday; Saturday fair and colder.
 Tennessee: Fair and decidedly colder Friday; Saturday fair.
 Mississippi: Clearing and much colder Friday; Saturday fair; colder in south portion.
 Georgia: Local rains Friday; colder at night; Saturday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
REPORTERS MAKE
 GOOD DETECTIVES

Cleveland, O., December 5.-Concernine a proposal of Safety Director Stage that s1O,0O0- be appropriated in the first hali of next year to organize and maintain a separate detective department, Chief oi Police Kohler said this afternoon:
 q think newspaper reporters would make good detectives. They are accus- toned to be on the alert. Their wits are sharpened by constant search for news, they realize the value of time because the office expects them to be in at a given minutes With our men it is different. They take their own time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Refrigeration Engineers Meet

Atlanta, December 5.-For the first time since its organization three years ago. the Practical Refrigerating Engineers as- sociation, which began three days ses- sion here today, is holding it's annual con- vention east of the Mississippi river Technical papers on refrigeration will bs read and discussed. The association has about 150 members. The president is F. H. Ladd of Tampa, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
WILLINGHAM GOES TO
 JACKSONVILLE FAIR

Montgomery. December 5.--(Special.)- Superintendent of Education Henry J. Wilingham left Montgomery Thursday afternoon to visit the Calhoun county school fair. which is in progress at Jack sonville. Mir. Willingham will deliver an address at the fair, and will go from Jacksonville to St. Clair county on lusi- ness connected with the educational de- partment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

 torpedo boats and submarines, the Secre- tary expresses the belief that until more of the old battleships are replaced 1t IS wiser to build battleships than smaller vessels.
 Need for Swift Cruisers
 As to the need of battle cruisers, the swifter ships of the first line of defense, Secretary Meyer quotes the naval general board:
 The United States has no vessels of this type. They have military value not possible to obtain from other types or combinations of types. To further neg lect their necessity is to deliberately weaken our naval strength. The para mount need of the navy is however, for battleships, and the board does not recom- mend any modification of the building programme by which preference in build ing is given to battle cruisers or other fleet units and auxiliaries, which will in terfere with the ultimate battleship strength"
 Battle practice has brought the existing fleet to a state of complete readiness for Instant service, says Secretary Meyer in commenting on the navy's condition. Reserve as well as active vessels are kept in condition for any contingency; ana the navy's gunners have during the year made records that more than sustain the high standards of the service.
 Aeroplanc Equipment Inadequate Aeroplane equipment is entirely made quate at the present time according to Secretary Meyer. He points out that while the United States spent only $l4o,- coo for this purpose last year, Japan spent s60O,OOO and five European nations spent individual sums ranging from S2,0Vo, 600 to s6000,0OO the latter being the ex- penditure of France. Secretary Meyer says there should be no limitation upon the progressive development of naval av- iation.
 1 He recommends the creation of a naval reserve of about 10000 men, 25000 to be se- cured from the honorably discharged men | of the navy, the naval militia, and various mechanical trades of civil life; the other | 25. 900 from among sailors of the merchant | marine.
 | The application of the eight hour law to all shipyards says Secretary Meyer, will probably cause an increase in the appro- priation necessary to build ships of a given type As to small American navy yards. Secretary Meyer makes no definite recommendations for their abolishment, | but suggests that if the American fleet is to spend part of it's time on the Pacific coast after the Panama acanal opens, some of the navy yards on the eastern coast will automatically close from lack | of work. As to the first class yards. he adopts the recommendation of the general beard that all their channels be dredged to depth of at least 40 feet and min | mum width of 750 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
ALABAMIANS IN
 NATIONS CAPITAL

Washington, December 5.--(Special) l.. Sevier, E. T. Steele and c. H. Pear son are in Washington attending an important conference at the offices of the Southern railway relative 10 the farm improvement movement inaugura- ted by President Finley, and other mat ters.
 First National bank, and Robert Jem- son. Sr., of Birmingham, and John B. Knox of Anniston, were interested par ticipants in the rivers and harbo~s congress in this city today. MT. Hard ing leaves tomorrow for New York, where he goes to attend a meeting of the interests looking to a reorgan- ization of the Southern Iron and Steel company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
IS LIFE OF OIL KING
 BEING THREATENED?

New York, December 5.-Wrtten direc- tions to the house of John D. Rockefeller at Pocantido Hills. N. Y. and notes de- scribing a method by which entrance tc the mllionaires mansion could be ef- fected. were found on man arrested by the police charged with burglary, in High wood N J. The man, who gave the name of Michael Ryan. carried kit of burglar tools and dynamite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Committee Spent s12.272

Washington December 5.@The state ment of receipts and expenditures of the democratic national congressional committee. showing $12.645 in contri- buttons and balance on hand of $s73 was filed with the House today just within the time limit fixed by law. Most of the contributions were in small amounts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Newspaper Men Barred

Oklahoma City, December 5-By a vote of 25 to F the Oklahoma senate today declined to permit newspaper represen- tatives to be present at executive sessions. It was declared if newspaper reporters were allowed to remain in the senate chamber during the executive sessions they could without violating any confi- dence publish the proceedlngs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
GEORGIA PLANTER
 GORED TO DEATH

Athens, Ga, December 5.-J. A. Smith. aged so, a prominent planter. was gored to death late today by a Jersey bull. The planter was passing through pad dock. where the bull was confined, when attacked by the animal. After making a vain attempt to escape, the aged man turned and faced the bull in an effort to frighten the animal away. He was practically disemboweled by the infuriated beast. Death was instan- taneOuS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Jurist Reserves Decision

Vancouver, B. C.. December 5.-Justice Morrison of the supreme court reserved decision on the application to set aside the extradition order in the case of Mrs. Lorena Matthews, wanted in Oklahoma on the charge of having murdered her husband today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
FAIR ID BE HELD AT
 MARION NEXT YEAR
Perry County Association Is Launched-Temporary
 Organization

Marion, December 5.-(Special. )--The Perry County Fair association has finally
 been launched. It is proposed to incor- porate with 800 shares of stock at 5 each,
 total of s25oo. The temporary organiza- tion has R. l.. Mlree president; J. F. Sut- tie, first vice president; A. F. Armstrong,
 second vice president; E. I.-Woodfin, sec retary, and J. M. Moore, treasurer. The jury commission was in session this week and completed the venires for the spring term of the circuit court Dr. w. T. Downey of the commission is candi- date for reappointment in January. The Marion Central bank has moved into it's new banking house, and the old building is being repaired for mercantile purposes.
 The Perry County Medical society met this week and elected pr. R. c. Hanna president, pr. W. T. Downey, vice presi-
 dent; pr. J. B. Holtchite, secretary-treas-
 urer, and pr. C. B. Robinson, county health officer.
 J. c. Dew has sold his interest In the drug firm of w o. Shivers & Co. and has
 purchased the Marion pharmacy from J.
 B. Blalock
 The board of county commissioners
 made appropriation for school libraries this week. All bids received for county
 convicts were deferred until December 16. The Revs. J. W. Frazer and w. F. Floyd are attending the South Alabama Metho- dist conference at Union Springs. The S. A. Nelms residence near Judson college has been sold to J. V. Howell of Scotts station, who with his family will move to Marion on January l. | The annual students bazaar of Judson
 college will be given next Monday even- l ing.
 At a meeting of the board of trade, the 1 committee appointed to secure the neces- sary funds to complete the preliminary work for the new railway reported the work progressing well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Colquitt to Pardon Conyicts

Austin. Tex, December 5.--Gov. O. R. Colquitt announced today that he would give 32 convicts their freedom as Christmas gifts. The pardons will be conditional on good behavior in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

The jury commission was in session this week and completed the venires for the spring term of the circuit court. Dr. w. T. Downey of the commission is a candi- date for reappointment in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ' p. m. De
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
MEYER PLEADS FOR
 MORE BATTLESHIPS
 IN ANNUAL REPORT
tContiuued From Page One)

(COnf1uued FTOm FHge OHeJ
  the navy department would welcome more torpedo boats and submarines, the Secre- tary expresses the belief that until more of the old battleships are replaced 1t IS wiser to build battleships than smaller Nessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

The Marion Central bank has moved into it's new banking house, and the old building is being repaired for mercantile purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

Wet weather has placed some of the streets in bad condition, but the inn provement of slag on Twelfth and Tus- caloosa streets is standing up well, and more of this class of work prob- ably will be done in a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

To perfect the organization of the Striplin School Improvement association a meeting of the teachers and parents will be held tomorrow afternoon al 8 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

The new 75-ton locomotives are at Chattanooga and soon will be put in use on the Alabama Southern, or tag" line. For several months the road has leased a locomotive from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

Mrs. J. R. Cooper and her son, Joe, left here today for Wilmington, $. C., where her son, W. T. Cooper. travelling
 freight and passenger agent for the N. and W. is critically i'll, having un- dergone an operation for appendicitis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29
CHICAGO DoINGs BRIEFLY TOLD


with record, arrested yesterday
while trying to pass a bogus sill
yer dollar. Police found 1877
counterfeit coins in his store.
Marty Bergharner, Sox second
basernan, turned over to Birming-
ham of the Southern League.
Marty was not in the same class
with Morris Rath, the Baltimore
boy, who has the keystone job
cinched.
William Stanley, 119 So. Peo-
ria street, died at the county hos
pital ofhydrophobia. Shortly be-
fore death he attempted to leap
from a third story window. He
was bitten by. a dog six weeks
ago, but was not taken sick until
Wednesday.
Ralph ]. Raymond, fireman, ar
rested yesterday, suspected of
rif1ing pockets of Joseph SEhaefer
Wednesday after latter had been
killed by c., M. & St, R. switch
engine on which Raymond was
working.
William Lambert, shot twice in
abdomen by Detective John Len
ahan, died at>Bridewell hospital
Lenahan will recover from knife
wounds inflicted by Lambert.
Manager Chance of the Cubs
has released Infelder Orr and
Catcher Chapman, Orr going to
Salt Lake and Chapman to To-
peka. Fred Toney may be turned
over to Louisville club during the
Cubs stay in the Kentucky city.
The papers say Sassiety turned
out big at the dog show yester-
4 4 L..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29

wife of Samuel LaBow, 1851 N.
Irving avenue, arrested in aroom
in the Hotel Sherman with a man
said to be Abraham R. Fifer, a
real estate man, 1888 w. 18th
blvd. The couple registered at
the hotel as "A. Stein and wife.
They were traced to the hotel by
the woman,s husband.
On account of damage to roll
ing stock and shrinkagefin reve-
nue., owing to the shipments
strike, it is reported that the Hi
nois Central will be forced into
the hands of a receiver. IL is said,
other roads have contributed
$15,0oo,0o0to help the l. c. in the
strike.
Milk wagon drivers, 1900
strong, adopted resolutions to de-
clare strike unless their de-
mands for increased wages are
granted at once. The men de-
mand.a raise of from S18 to 81
a week.
. Emma Waltz disappeared from
Chicago Heights last week.
Found yesterday at Dyer, Ind,
with Diltz, who was under bail
at Chicago Heights for horse
stealing. Girl was dressed in
boys clothes, and passed as
, Diltz's son. Diltz arrested on
charge of abduction,
Mrs. ]. H. Skaggs, Oak Park,
recovered $500 set of fursJ stolen
six months ago, when she saw
them on a girl in the lop district.
Man whom the girl said gave her
t.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

and most unfortunate. It should
be given to the people of the
whole world.
"Of course, the discoverer is
entitled to all consideration and
honor. AS a humane person,
however he. will be willing to
have his discovery be of the larg-
est benefit to mankind.
There is no way in which this
could be done better than to have
the discovery brought to the
United States, if possible, under
government auspices, should the
tests now in progress justify such
action"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

a knife probably ages before he.
thought of forks. Nowadays,
you are unrefned if you do not
taboo the knife and cut things
with fork, which was not made
for cutting.
Don't shovel your food in with
your knife! is universally a So
cial dictum, but the same authori-
ties will order you to fold up your
victuals and carry them inside on
"a fork, like the storing away of
hay in a barn loft. Storing away
food with ones fingers is obiec-
tionable for sanitary reasons and
looks bad even to semi-barbar-
ians, but the fork is but a substi-
tute for fingers, and it IS difficult
to perceive why pitchforking
things into ones face should be
less Objectionable than shoveling
them in.
Heather and other ignorant
animals would laugh to see US
cutting things with an edge-less
fork, with knife at hand. But
we risk the heathen's ridicule and
sometimes sacrifice sense and JUS
tice for what is called propriety's,
sake.
However, the edict is issued.
Fold your lettuce up on the bias,
in neat packages, and carry it on
your fork. You'll get past the
lettuce quicker, anyhow, and
they haven't yet forbidden you to
saw at your meat, if any, with
your knife.
-O-o-
e
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28
IT'S THE THING, ANYWAY

y III HIM. E41N w "A
One of those dear persons who
want US to be more cultured at
our meals, writes: Lettuce
leaves should not be cut with the
knife, but folded up with the fork
and then carried to the mouth. "
We're going to try that on the
lettuce, pancakes, dumplings, pie
and other articles that we've been
carving with the knife before car
rying to the mouth. Folding up
the piece of pie, for instance, and
moving it away before the chill
dren can ask for a part of it has
evident advantages, but what at
tracts our thought in these spe-
cia1 social instructions as to the
lettuce is that the knife seems to
be becoming obsolete.
Why is it that one cannot be
socially refined and perform so
few gastronomic feats with the
knife? The knife is an honorable
and ancient tool. Man could al
ways fork things with his fingers,
but he couldn't cut them with his
fingers, and 50 he made himself
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

'Bilkins has Just returned"
Where has he been?" TO Monte
Carlo, to win enough to pay his
wedding expenses" "And the
wedding?" Has been postponed
for two years"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

him the more began to agree with
Brundage that it was time he was in
vestigated.
l put DawsoE to work On the young
engineer. Dawson rented a little mo-
tor boat, got permission to tie 1t mp
beside the flfty-fooser in the young
mans charge, and began to overhaul
his engine. as II preparing for q cruise
This gave him an opportunity to Dor
row wrenches and oils from the larg-
er boat, to buy drinks ind cigars to
pay for the favors, and SO to strike
up q close Acquaintance With the man
he was after.
Had that young man been strictly
temperate 1t Is doubtful IL the Brun-
dage Novelty Company case ever would
have become a credit to the Burns
Agency. Dawson Piled him steadily
with liquid refreshment In the saloons
along the water front, aad the young
man began to talk about his employer.
Hes a queer crab" said the en-
zineer "He makes me keep this
boat In running order day and aight
makes me stay by 1t ready to re-
paint It at minutes notice. Now
what In the devil would a man want
to have his boat repainted SO sud
denly for?"
'T couldn't guess" said Dawson.
Then again." went On the intern
perate engineer. "his name is Gerber
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

.. ne yourw nan ~eo sa1 beet &c
% see u~roeT.
He's The engineer c. = any foos
rnacasns lAu.ca. the Nadine. Tat -
rytnx II the Hn6son opposite Forty
sscc1d street. p~waon reported &c
BOATS owrsr In said to &c Mr.. Rns
ses-
said 90 ber-
Tea: because hung around .n1
wornsd CO; . description O. this Rus
ser from q lot Of elbows hanging
around the docks. and Ae comes pretty
close % looking like Mr.. Gerber. II
these fellows we're right"
stu. this meant nothing 80 far -
any case was concerned But wien
/ made enquiries about the once 10
aud out N Gerber vent in for motor
boating. and found Re had expressed
himself n having al aversion 10 the
water, the thing began TO look Is n
thsre might be sem, thing in IL II
the boat. The Nadine. belonged 10 Ger
Der. he was keeping IL sec-et: ana
II he had secrets they might DC COLI
nscted with Brundage's suspicious OF
something wrong IN the firm
Strange TO say. as ] continued TO
watch Gerber. | too. began TO acquire
q suspicious feeling toward him. just
a the senior partner had done. There
was no tangible reason why this
should be so. His actions apparently
were what they should be. But there
was something wrong with the man.
That 10 as yell as | am able TO ex'
plain It. He wasn't right / have
felt this intuition-or "hunch," in de
tective parlance-several times In my
career; and the experiences have con
vinced me that the detection OF crime
could be made an exact psychological
science, that each and every guilty
person carries about him certain signs
or possibly an aura-which distin
guishes him from the normal being
For guilt of crime of any Sort after
all, Is an aDnormality.
Gerber. in his Office. and in his life
after business hours, apparently went
along as an honest man in his posi-
ton should. But the moro / studied
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29

left the building I gave Dawson the
signal to follow him. My nam picked
up the trail like q hound. and we'll sat
ished that the mysterious young man
would be followed to his destination.
I turned back to my pretended occu.
patton.
Mind, all this work was being done
without any sane or definite reason
for doing 1t. We didn't know whether
Gerber was guilty OF anything, or If
he was guilty, OF what 1t might be.
We were working for Brundage, who
had a suspicion. and 80 long az he
paid the bill, and We had nothing
more important to do, We would con-
tinue on the job.
I suggested to Mr.. Brundage that
he examine the books Of the company
for indications Of anything wrong.
Il had thought OF that long ago."
said he. But Mr. Gerber has all the
books In his personal charge. He
locks them up every evening. To Sc
cure them for an Investigation it
would be necessary to make demand
upon Mr.. Gerber. and this naturally
would arouse his suspicion. No. We
will go on as We have begun. I am
satisfied. II anything IL wrong it viii
be shown, for Mr.. Gerber IL not per
mitted to remove the books from this
Office"
That evening got Dawson's report