davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Organized in 1889

The Woodlown Methodist church was first organized in the early part of 1889,
 as a misison, with membership of Ia by
 the Rev. J. l.. Ferguson. pastor The district was then known as the Bessemer
 district. The official roll of the Wood
 lawn Methodist church as it was original ly organized was as follows: The Rev.
 T. G. Slaughter presiding elder, the Rev, ]. l.. Ferguson pastor; stewards R. A. Gilbert, T. c. Morgan. J. C. Hara and
 E. N. Wood. trustees. R. A. Gilbert. T. G.
 Morgan, ]. C. O'Hara. F.. N. Wood and
 J. NJ. Mze superintendent of the Sunday
 school, J. C. O'Hara.
 When the annual conference convened in 1887 the district was changed from the
 Bessemer to the South Birmingham dis trict and the Rev. T G. Slaughter was returned as presiding elder, and the Rev R. T. Bentley was sent to Woodlawn Methodist church as pastor. The first quarterly conference for 1888 was held on March g. and as the Woodlawn Methodist church had no home of worship a com mttte, consisting of R. A. Gilbert. F. N. Wood and P. G. Morgan. was appoint
 ed to raise funds. secure lot and build a church. The second quarterly confer ence was held on May 19 of the same year ana the committee reported having secured a lot and were in posses on of the title pa pers of the same. As the Woodlawn Methodist church was still without an
 edidce of worship all the services were held in the old wooden school building To- cated on the lot where now stands the
 central school building.
 The Rev. Z A Parker was the donor of the church lot near Fifty third street
 on First avenue, and r. O. Sherrod was the donor of the lot on Third avenue, north. and W. J. Vann also was the
 donor of lot the committee exchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

heavy line, and fast back field. The good work of Coach Kunchinski is very evident, and it is expected the How ard team will have to put up a hard fight to down the high school. The Ressemer lineup is as follows: Rags dale, left end Batson, left tackle; Mar tin, left guard; Sinand, center; Lee. right guard; Wood, right tackle; Bry- ant, right end. Vogle, quarter back i; Huges. left half back; smith, right half back Martin, fullback.
 Miss Bessie May Lovett was charm : ing hostess today at her home at an Ideal Halloween party. The Forty-two club was the especial guests, but a number of other friends were included in the hospitality. Score was kept oa beautiful hand-painted pumpkins by Misses Isabel Currey and Ruby Rags dale At the conclusion of the games 1t was found that Mrs. John Neal had cap tured the first prize, while the guests prize a salad bowl, fell to Mrs. Lacey Edmunson. A pumpkin full of candy was drawn from large pumpkin by Mrs J. S. Winters. The favors as well as the decorations were suggestive of Halloween being witches, black cats and hobgoblins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
REPUBLICANS FILE
 FUND STATEMENT
econtirued from Page one,

burg, S5O00 William Whitman of Boston, s2509; Mitteton Burrill of New York $500; Senator Wefmpre of Rhode Island S59o; Hubert Taft of Cincinnati $500. Sam. uel Mather of Cleve;and. sl000: Henry Clews of New York $500; Secretary Fish CT of the interior department $500: Secre- tafy Stilnson of the war department, S50o
 or the total contributions, s92.Sl was received at the Chicago headquarters The balance received at the New Yorl headquarters showed that s2,7II.59 had been received in amounts of less than so, The names of these contributors were not included in the 1200 in the report. Several names represented contributions of or ganizations. An aggregate of less than slooc0 was. recorded under several con trihutions such as Cash and .'' Friend.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
NORMAL TRAINING CLASS FOR PIANO TEACHERS
Opens Saturday, November 2, Acad- emy of Music, Watts Building.
 Miss Daisy Woodruff Rowley, Director

This normal training class is for teach CTS, or for those who wish to become teachers, and for the convenience of those out of the city, this class will be con iucted only on Saturdays.
 The latest and best thoughts on music will be presented and discussed.
 At the close of each lecture the work is further Illustrated by a pupil doing the work as the lecturer directs. thus giving the class the opportunity to witness the actual application of principles in the lecture Members of the class are then required to reproduce the lecture with original illustrations
 If you are a piano teacher do you know exactly what to give beginners for the first lesson9
 Every piano teacher should be well prepared to teach the first four pri- mary grades there being a larger per cent of pupils in these than in the higher grades and also because the fundamental work Is the most impor talt.
 Are you prepared to advance your pupils step by step, with correct fin- ger exercises, scale work etudes, sona- tinas. sonatas and appropriate pieces?
 , How many of your pupils are ad- vanced enough to play the studies you generally pursue when you go away foi a summer eourse2
 The director selects pupil who has never had piano lesson and her les sons are given in the presence of the training class-the class getting the practical experience of witnessing every lesson given, which Is fully explained The opus and number of every finger exercise scale. etude, sunitina, sonata and teaching piece for several grades are
 fully written. out.
 A complete course in elementary the cry is also given, besides the important dictaticn, including the analysis of the work in each grade. Teachers com, pleting the work are given certit- cate from this institution. Applica ion for admission Is to be
 made to the director who win chee. fully give any information desired. l Address Miss Daisy Woodruff Rowley director of Academy of Music. Birmng- ham. Ala.--Advertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

IS also making the cdstHBS loI tHe waterworks at Woodward.
 That the Sioss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company will build some furnaces in Bessemer Is a rumor not yet con- frmed Ideal sites are owned by the company right at the mines, and here there would be no outlay for water, for deep down in the mines is stream that Is one of the best and purest in the district It is in such volume that it would operate a half dozen plants. These rumors that are in circulation lave not been confirmed, but it Is stated that the officials are seriously consider ing it.
 At a:45 a. m. the Christian Bible school will meet at the First Chris tian church.. At the morning service, W hich will be held at II o'clock. the subject will be The All Consecrated Church. In the evening the sermon will be on The Church of Christi
 The football team of the Bessenier high school will play it's opening game Monday afternoon when it will meet the eleven from Howard college at East Lake. Bessemer has an exceptionally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
ADRIANOPLE IS
 EXPECTED TO FALL
 BEFORE BULGARIANS
tContinned from Pngc One)

~>--<>~>|->>~~--~-~~~-~->-
 itza the Servians captured 13 big guns and four Maxims.
 Four thousand Turks were in the lighting in this district They are ac- onsed of mas assacreing many women and children before they left the town. Tho most prominent Slav inhabitants were imprisoned, but were rescued by the
 first Servlan soldiers who entered. A body of 300 Arnauts and Turks raised their caps on their bayonets as sign of surrender and the Servian commander gave the order to cease firing. When the Servians were within 1 fifteen paces the enemy opened fire. Whereupon the Servians charged and killed them all at the point of the bay onet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Adriannnln Rurninc

Sofia October 26.--A portion of the town of Adranople has been set on fire by the Bulgarian artillery, accord 2 ing to private dispatches received here from the vicinity The Bulgaria n troops have taken the outlying forts of Maras, HaVaras and Sufitar, lying to the north and northeast of the city and also have captured railroad sta tion in the extreme outskirts of tho town Eighteen hundred prisoners have fallen into their hands. The S60 pria- oners who arrived here yesterday from Mustapha Pasha were captured in some of the smaller towns taken by the Bull Rarians.
 The entire absence of Turkish of. fcers among the prisoners captured at Kirk -Kilisseh Is much commented on as the first reports represented that the whole mobilization at the garrison had been taken. The Bulgarian army Is reported to be advancing along the entire front and a dispatch to the gov. eTnment organ. The Mir. says the Turks arc retreating in panic while the civil Ian population Is fleeing toward Con- stantnople. The village of Kotchavl was captured by the Bulgarians Friday after severe fighting at the bayonet point.
 Adranope, now virtually surrounded by the Bulgarian troops Is the principal for thed city of European Turkey, and Is relied on by the Turks to prevent hos tile army approaching Constantinople In 1895, the Bugarians sent a great army against 1t, and won a victory over the Emperor Baldwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Americans Safe

Washington, october 26-The state de- partment was advised today by the Amer ican embassy at Constantinople that re- ports to Ambassador RoclShill indicate Americans in the interior of the country are in no danger. tf..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

is also making the castings for the waterworks at Woodward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Bishop E. R. Hendrix Will Preach the .IntrOduc-
 tory Sermon
HISTORY OF CHURCH
 FROM FOUNDATION
The Rev. J. s. Glasgow, Who Was Pastor in 1891, Again Fills Pnlpit. Bishop Hendrix Was Himself
 Once Pastor There
By R. F. LUssIER

The handsome new Woodlawn Metho- dist church opens it's portals for the first time this morning at Ii o'clock, and will be dedicated amidst an imposing pro- gramme. Bishop E. R. Hendrix of Kan sas City will preach the introductory serA mon.
 The new church is situated at First avenue and F'ifty-fourth street, and erect ed at total cost of $50,000. The corner stone was laid in 1907 and actual eonstruc- ton begun in 1909. Whitestone is the principal building material used on the church. The basement is made of brown stone and art glass windows adorn the building, while every modern feature of churches has been added to make the structure a truly ideal place of worship
 The ceiling of the new church is of steel and the indirect lighting system is used, so that none of the lamps are visi- ble and with the exception of the large pipe organ, which is being manufactured especially for the Woodawn church, all furniture and appointments are complete in every detail. The seating capacity is limited to 1500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
SerYians Take Uskun

Constantinople, October 26,-lt is an- nounced here that the Turks suffered a severe defeat at uskup, which was cap- tured today by the Servians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Ask Protection

Belgrade. October 26.--The foreign consuls at Uskup have requested the Servian army to protect the inhabitants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

Constantnople, october 2e.-According 10 official information q bi; lattle has been proceeding all day to the south of Kirk k-Kilsseh. The Bulgarians have been attempting a turning movement sin the neighhorho7d of Visa, to the south east of Kirk -Kilisseh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Stronghold of Christianity

It was a stronghold of Christianity until 1861, and often offered it's hospitality to the crusaders, especially those from Ger many. In that year, however, the Moslem Turks took the city and 1t was the chief city of their empire until 1i53. when they captured Constantinople and made their capital there.
 The Russians have occupied Adrianople twice, the first time in 1929. when they forced Turkey 10 sign a treaty, giving in- dependence to Greece. Again, during the Russo-Turkish war of 1878, the Russians took the town without resistance.
 The modern Adrianople is a scattered, uncaIed for city which has lost all of it's former splen9or, although some of it's 10 mosques are fine examples or archi. lecture. Its people number about SO,0Oo, half Turks, the rest Armenians, Israeli ties and Creeks. except for handful of Catholics and Protestants.
 The Qualifications are very strong. They are composed of A modern forts in n semj-clrcle running round the northern part from east to west, with minor forts between. The south Is the weakest spot, being guarded practically only by the river. but there are treacherous marshes on that side.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
The Danger of La Grippe

Is its fatal tendency to pneumonia.
To cure your la grippe coughs take
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
r. e. Fisher, Washington, Kas., says:
II was troubled with a severe attack
of la grippe and nothing l used did
me any good and l was threatened
with pneumonia. A friend advised
me to use Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound and I got some at once.
I was relieved from the very first.
By the time | had taken three bot
ties my Ia grippe was gone. l be-
lieve Foleys Honey and Tar Conn
pound to be the best medicine l ever
used and always keep a bottle with
me" For sale by North Yakima Drug
Store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
NOTICES-(Continued)

things, for an order of distribution
of the residuum of said estate
among the persons thereto entitled;
1t is ordered that Monday, March
18th, 1912, at the hour of 10 o'clock
A. M. of said day at the court room
at the court house in North Yakima.
Yakima County, Washington, be and
the same is hereby appointed as the
time and place for the hearing and
setting of said final account and pc
tition for distribution and discharge;
1t is further ordered that all per-
sons interested in the estate of Spen-
Ger w. Vestal, deceased, be and APP
pear before said Superior Court of
the State of Washington, in and for
the County of Yakima, at the time
and place aforesaid then and there
TO snow cause why said account
should not be settled and why an or
der of distribution should not be
made of the residuum of said estate
among the heirs of said deceased, or
their assigns, according to law;
1t is further ordered that the clerk
of this court and said administrators
give notice of said hearing by caus-
ing notice thereof to be posted in at
least three public places in Yakima
County, Washington, and by causing
said notice to be published for four
SttceSSiNe WEEKS before the SalQ lltn
day of March, 1912, in the Yakima
Herald, newspaper printed and
published and of general circulation
in said Yakima County, Washington.
Dated this 3rd day of February,
1912.
(Sighed) Z. B. PREBLE,
Superior Judge.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the above entitled order of said
Court, that the final account of Vir-
ginia L. Vestal, Administrative of the
estate of Spencer w. Vestal, deceased,
has been rendered and filed in the
above entitled court for settlement,
and petition for the final distribu-
ton of said estate has been filed
with said account, and that Monday,
March IL, 1912, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
at the court room of said court in
North Yakima, Yakima County,
Washington, has been duly appointed
by the above court as the time and
place for the settlement of said ac-
count and hearing of said petition.
at which time any person interested
in said estate may appear and file
objections or exceptions in writing, TO
said account and petition and con-
test the same.
In witness whereof each of the UNI
dersigned hereunto sets his hand and
seal this Bird day of February, 1912.
(SeaD VIRGINIA l.. vESTAL,
Administrative of estate of Spencer
w. Vestal, deceased.
A. w. BARR, County Clerk,
tSean By BESSIE McPHEE, Deputy.
Feb 7-14-21 rs Mar. 3.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
BURD|CK HEARS OF
LAST YEARS TRAVEL
Figures Sent Him by Steamship
Company Interesting in View
of Panama Talk

Five hundred thousand foreigners,
it is estimated, will be landed annu-
ally at ports on the Pacific coast after
the Panama canal has been complet-
ed and the steamship service which it
will mean with the Pacific coast has
been inaugurated. Various public
speakers and writers in forecasting
the conditions which will come under
til influence of the canal have fixed
the number of newcomers from for
egn lands at the above figure.
General Agent G. c. Burdick of the
Northern Pacific railway has recent
ly received from the Hamburg Amer
lean steamship line statement of the
number of cabin and steerage pas
sengers landed at the port of New
York during the ear 1911 by the va
rious steamship lines plying to that
port The total shows an aggregate
of S45,510 of whom 149,173 were first
and 1S5,772 We're second cabin pas
sengers and 510,5O5 We're steerage.
The number of trips made by the
steamers was 2.2S0.
South America furnished nearly
1000 of the total number of new
corners and over 100, 900 were from
Mediterranean ports and nearly 200,-
600 came through British ports, the
balance coming from Hamburg, Brem-
en-. Havre, Antwerp. Rotterdam, FL
ume, Trieste, Libau, Copenhagen. The
number placed as miscellaneous is
g. 33 and all the figures are those
given out by William C. Moore who
is landing agent at Ellis Island, New
York.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
GOOD ROAD PROBLEMS
BEING INVESTIGATED
Statistics Issued to Show Total
Mileage in the Nation and
Percentage Improved

WASHINGTON, Feb 23-Eyen
with high powered automobile that
could keep up a pace of sc miles a
day indefinitely, it would take a man
more than 65 years to cover all the
public roads in the United States
young man of twenty starting out to
accomplish this tremendous task
would be So before he had covered
the last mile of public highway in
this country.
After an investigation extending
over many months, Logan Waller
Page, director of the Office of public
roads, has ascertained that there are
now 2,199, As miles of public roads in
the United States. The figures in
clude all the new roads built up to
the year 1909. In 1904 there We're eX-
actly 2,151,3 1t is apparent, there
fore, that the Increased mileage Of
new roads within a period of about
five years has been 1872 6.
Small Per Cent Improved
"The investigation just concluded
said Director Page, in an interview,
"shows conclusively that the move
ment for the improvement of public
highways which We're really improved,
amounted to TIA in 1904, while in
1909, to which year statistics are now
available, the percentage was S.66.
at is interesting to observe the
growth of improved methods in 1904
was 36,S1S, while in 1909 it was So
237 The total mileage of gravel
roads in 1904 was 109,905, While in
1869 it was only 102,S70. This de-
erase in gravel roads, however, was
due to a Redistribution of roads.
Many of those reported in 1904 to he
gravel proved to be of some other
substance, while eXaggerations were
eliminated.
improvements Increasing
1.-THE total mileage of sand-clap,
brick, bituminous- macadam and 9TH
err improved roads in 1904 was 6,S06,
while in 1909 the mileage reached
2S,372."
The office of public roads has just
issued a table showing the states hav-
ing the largest mileage of improved
roads:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
NOTICE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
= -NVI NVtI IttIIU.
Under Highline Project.

NOu coal lana.
Under Highine Project
Department of the Interior, u. S
Land Office at North Yakima
Washington, February 8, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Will
liam H. Wetherington, of North
Yakima. Washington, who, on Octo-
Der 4, 1906, made Homestead Entry
No. 5279, Serial No. 01S93, for E u
NEA and NEA SEA of Section 2S
Township 13 North, Range 20 East
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make Final Commu.
tation Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register
and Receiver of the u. S. Land office
at North Yakima, Washington, on the
goth day of March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Werle, of North Yakima
Washington. Cornelius Williams, OF
North Yakima, Washington; Lao Hig.
ley, of North Yakima, Washington;
Elizabeth Higley, of North Yakima
Washington.
HARRY Y. SAINT,
Register
Feb. 14-21-2S Mar. 6-13
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Under Highline Project.
department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at North Yakima
Washington, January 81, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Ole
Frederick Leland, of North Yakima,
Washington, who, on April 3, 1906,
made Homestead Entry No. 5OS5, Sc
rial No. 01S22, for So NEA and Ne
SEA of Section "a, Township IA N,
Range 10 e. w. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Reg
lister and Receiver of the U. S. Land
Office, at North Yakima, Washington,
on the 4th day of March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jacob Van Dalpsen, of North Yak
ina, Washington; John w. Withers.
of North Yakima Washington; Henry
c. Reecks of North Yakima, WASH
ington; John d. Viers, of North Yak
ina, Washington.
HARRY Y. SAINT,
Register.
Feb. 7-14-21-oS Mar &
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
CLASS RATES
ARE REDUCED
Traffic Manager of the O.-W. R.
& N. Says New Tariff Is
Effective on March l
LESS THAN CARLOAD LOTS
AT MUCH LOWER PRICE
Rate Applies From Terminal
Points to the Interior and Fig
ures From Portland 10 Yakima
Are Given

Traffic Manager c. F. VanDeWater
of the O. w. r. 81 n. railway an
nounces that there will be a change,
beginning March 1st in the railroad
tariff class rates from terminal points
in the West to interior points in this
state. MIR. NandaWater had not re-
ceived the tariff from Seattle but that
from Portland, effective on the same
date, shows reduction in first class
rates from $1.09 to 80 cents. In the
second elias the reduction is from 80
to 20 cents. In the third class the
reduction is from II to 81 cents and
in the fourth class from 65 to SO
cents. This tariff applies practically
to everything in les> than carload lots
The rates from Seati<I to North Yaki-
ma, while not yet announced will show
corresponding decrease with those
from Portland.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
NOTICE


Public notice is hereby given that
the North Mckee Telephone Compa-
ny, corporation duly organized and
existing under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Washington, has
heretofore made application to the
Board of County Commissioners of
Yakima County, State of Washington.
Tor authority to construct maintain
and operate. for public and private
USE a telephone line or a telephone
system. together with such poles. wires
and other appurtenances, upon.
along and across certain public roads
ana highways or county roads, in the
county or Yakima State of Washing
ton, by the said North Mckee Tele-
phone Company, its successors and
assigns, for the period of fifty wears
CO.. years. which said county roads
or public roads are described as fol-
lows, to-Wit; All of the county roads
in said county lying and being in Sec
tions Twenty, Twenty-one and Twenty
TWO all being in Township Thirteen.
North, Range Nineteen East of Will
annette Meridian; and also upon all
the county roads or public roads w.
ing and being in Sections Fifteen. six
teen and Twenty-three, all in Town
ship Thirteen, North. Range Nineteen
East of Willamette Meridian. which
4leS anu are III terrace Heights Suh-
divisions numbers One and Two, North
Yakima, Wash.
And in pursuance of said applica-
ton, the said Board of County Com
missioners have duly made an order
fNlng Monday March 18th, 1912, at
ll'oo O'Clock a. m. in the forenoon.
IN the room of the County Commits
sioners in the Court House in the civ
OF North Yakima, Yakima County.
state of Washington. as the time and
place for the hearing of said applica-
ton, which said hearing may be adj
Journed from time to time by order
of the Board of County Commission
ers
In Witness Whereof, / have here
unto subscribed my lame and affixed
my Official seal this 18th day OF Feb
ruary. 1912
~ T. NEWCUMB
County Auditor and Ex-Orfiefo
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Yakima
County. State of Washington.
Feb 21-2S-Mch b