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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
L|CHTNER GOES T0 NEW ORLEANS TODAY

A. D. Lightner of this city, recently ap- pointed general agent for the Frisco lines with headquarters in New Orleans, will leave this afternoon for that city for an other conference with officials of the Frisco. He will return home Wedpes- day morning.
 It is stated that Mir. Lightner will de- vide his time between this city and New Orleans until successor is appointed
 here. At the meeting Monday several matters of importance in New Orleans
 will be taken up.
 As an indication of the Friscos ac- tivities at New Orleans. 1t was learned here yesterday, although unofficial. thas the Frisco had applied for 16o0 feet of wharfage at New Orleans. It is taken that the company will either form traffic connections with a steamship line from Boston and New York or will inauguratc a new one. Coastwise business from the east would be handled in that way and eastbound business diverted to that con- nection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
GEN. CLARKE WILL
 PLANT PECAN GROVE

What is said to be the first car load of high grade budded and grafted pa- pershell pecan trees ever received in Birmingham reached here in an ex- press car yesterday morning for Gen. Louis V. Clarke. from the J. E. Bass & Son Pecan Co. of Lumberton, Miss.
 General Clarke is having 800 large trees planted on his new farm near Trussville in the latest and most ap- proved manner. These trees are of the very best papershell variety. Nuts from such varieties readily sell at from 60 cents to s1.50 per pound.
 The orchard has been carefully laid off by an engineer and holes for trees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will be held in the offices of the company tomor- TOW. After the directors of the com pany are reelected the officers will be named, and it is probable that the city's trouble with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will be aired before the family circle
 The meeting coming Monday preced- ing the session of the city commission Tuesday has created the impression that the recent referendum election may be talked over and a course of action decided upon. The officials of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Alfonso in Stricken City

Seville, Spain, February liking Alfonso and Premier CanaleJas' Who arrived here today, found the people suffering much privation owing to the flooding of their houses. Thousands Of mon have ben thrown out of employ ment. but despite their misery thous- ands gathered along the streets and greeted the King as he went to visit houses in the poor neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
SLOSS co. ERECTING
 HOSTING ENGINE

At cost of $15,000, approximately, the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron com pany is erecting a new hoisting engine and performing other work at Sloss mine No. 2 of the ore mines.
 Work has been progressing very rap idly on the new improvements at Sless and it is expected that before summer the job will be completed. It is stated that a far greater tonnage will be de- rived when the Improvements are com pleted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
CHARGES ARE
 AIRED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

The investigation began shortly after noon today and continued until o'clock this afternoon, during which time seven or eight witnesses for the state were exam ined, and statements were heard rro-1 each of the three Goshen commissioners in reference to the sensational bribery charges. At the conclusion of the con- ference Governor O'Neal declared that he was not prepared then to make any statement. The governor declared that the report of the investigation was in the hands of the stenographer, and he pre- ferred seeing a typewritten copy of the proceedings before giving out any state ment for the papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
B. R., L. &c P. co. WILL HOLD ITS
 ANNUAL MEETING TOMORROW

ths company would not talk yesterday in reference to the meeting or the com mission meeting Tuesday No indiea - tion has been given as to the attitude to be assumed by the Birmingham Rail way, light and Power company when the ordinance of Commissioner Lane reducing electric service charges is adopted, as it will be, according to the programme.
 It is stated that the commissioners have not invited any representatives of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to be present and thai unless the commission expresses the wish to hear from the company nc official will be at the meeting of the commission Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
FAIR ASSOCIATION
 WILL MEET TUESDAY

On Tuesday evening, February 13. there will be meeting of the Alabama State Fair and Exhibit association at the di- rectors' room of tho Business Mems league. At this meeting the officers and board of directors will be elected and other business of the association taken up.
 B. B. Burton, president of the associa- tion will preside and the preliminary plans for, the fall fair outlined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
SalVeS Can't Cure Eczema

germs and destroys them, then soothes ant heals the skin as nothing. else has ever done.
 A 9 cent trial bottle will start the cure and give you instant relief.
 We have made fast friends of more than one family by recommending this D.D.D. Prescription to a skin sufferer here and there, and we want you 10 try it now on our positive no pay guarantee.
 Collier Drug Co.,, Birmingham: ". D. Taylor, druggist Bessemer; Lewis Drug Co.,, Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

In regard 10 skin diseases, medical authorities are now agreed on this:
 Don't imprison the disease germs In your skin by the use of greasy salVes' and thus encourage them to multiply. A true cure of all eczematous diseases can be brought about only by using the heal ing agents in the form of a liquid
 WASH THE GERMS OUT.
 A simple wash: A compound of oil of Wintergreen. Thymol and other ingred- tents as combined in the D.D.D. Prescrip- tion This penetrates to the disease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
To the Democratic Voters of Jefferson County Alabama

, this court. under appointment made by
 Judges Sharpe, Ferguson and Nesmth,
 such appointment having been made
 necessary by the illness of the other judge of thek court.
 In 1895 I graduated in the law depart
 ment of our State University, and since that time have continuously practiced law in the courts of Alabama. All of my life
 has been spent in this county. and hope that it has sufficiently commended itself to the voters of the county to warrant them in supporting me for this office. sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Joy Company Interested

| "Scott Joy and T. H. Joy of the l Joy Construction company have also | evinced a most kindly interest in the project going so far as to proffer their assistance in experimenting the con struction.
 The motive ,impelling me to make | this plan to the association, and l might say here that what l Will do will be very little as the credit Is to be given the labor unions and ma terial companies for their very neces- sary help, is my desire to do something g for humanity for once in my life. My alma mater has the motto, 'Hhelp the Other Fellow Help Himself,' and Iwant to do one act in line with that if l never accomplish anything else" In speaking of the new plans for the camp Sydney J. Bowie, president of the Anti Tuberculosis association said last evening: T am very sanguine about the building of the new camp to be secured by the combination of sev- eral of the most powerful forces in the city=those being architecture, ma terial and labor.
 We had planned to build the very muchly needed adminstrat ton and re creation buildings with the funds al ready on hand but will defer this now | as the success of the new proposition which. r believe, will meet with sue cess. .will only mean duplication. MT Salie is to be the architect and | general overseer, so to speak, but we | will all aid him in every way possible | and trust that the labor unions ano
 supply men will also catch Mir Salie't enthusiasm to have the Magic City
 be among the foremost in the way ol
 tuberculosis camp facilities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

Railroad avenue. stated that bay horse hitehed to a black sewing machine buggy was stolen from him yesterday. It IS claimed that. the horse and buggy were stolen from him by Will Sadler, negro who is now in the city jail, but that the animal was subsequently stolen from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Safe Robber at Eutaw

Eutaw, February 10.-(Special )-Ths safe in the office of Mckinley Mcqueen, Hawkins & Snow, lawyers, at this place was robbed of something like s150 some time during Friday night. Quite number of valuable papers were strewn about the place. though as far as is known none of these are missing. There are no clues as to the guilty parties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

hereby announce my candidacy TOT the office of a judge of the ctiy court of Birmingham in the approaching dem ocratic primary to be held on April l CT this year. If elected to this high onice' promise to discharge the duties thereon with fairness, diligence, and to the best of my ability.
 It will be impossible for me to make an active campaign for the nomination for this office. as I am now steadily en- gagged in holding court as special judge O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Long Shot

"sportleigh is to be married today a high noon."
 That's an appropriate hour" ''How so?"
 Hes taking . P to chance.'e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

The Packard is the prevailing at touring centers m our own country as you will see from the following.
 Here the list of motor registrations at the Hotel E on Waterbury Conn., from figures furnished by the ment and published in the New York Herald The Hotel Elton marks the initial the Ideal Tour the White Noun tho1n nf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

will admit that Americans who tour abroad can afford any make of It reasonable to suppose that they best Note the following. Here IS the list of American tourists abroad who registered in Paris from April lst to July st 191 reported in the Paris Edition of the New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

VIM. M. WALKER
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

cises toward the nature lodge Commit
tees have been formed for the selection
Of site, and plans are being drawn for
the lodge.
John a. Chamberlain, supervisor OF
manual training and director of voca-
tional schools. was born in the beautiful
hill country Of Petersham. Mass. When
seven years of age he removed to the
city of Worcester, where he attended the
public schools. graduating with -honors
from high school in 1883. The next four
years were spent at the Worcester Poly
technic Institute. and he received the
.B. S. degree for mechanical engineering
from this institution.
After graduating he came directly to
Washington and established the thorough
and far-reaching system of manual train
ing now in operation in the schools. He
broadened and dignified the course in
high schools. and instituted and system
affixed the work IN elementary schools.
He and five other young Worcester Tech
men were pioneers OF this work in WASH
ington, and in every move toward the
uplift and progress of manual training
Mr.. Chamberlain has been the silent,
though effective, motive power.
Through his effort and ability, McKin-
ley Manual Training School came into
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
REAL UTOPIA IN OUR MIDST;
TALE OF CAPITOL HEIGHTS
'Tis Called Peaceful Farming Community" but 1t Is
Progressive.

was a wilderness. now II is a growing
village with 500 houses and 1000 popu-
iation, where the cost of living isn't
such a big thing. and where. amid the
undulating hills of Maryland. a breath
Of real fresh air can be secured, and
where q man can vote every once In a
while for somebody's candidate
The social life Of the community cen
tiers about the town hall. where dances,
plays and fairs are frequently given.
The town boasts a Ladies' Improvement
League, whose duty II is 10 see that
the lights are lighted every night so that
their husbands can find the way home.
and a citizens association which accom-
plishes progressive legislation. On moon
light nights the Ladies' Improvement As
ISOLATION realizes a big saving In coal
oil, because hubby finds his way to his
own doorstep in the hight OF the moon.
There is also an athletic club, with we'll
fitted quarters.
Every denomination Is represented in
the Capitol Heights churches, with the
single exception that there is no Jewish
synagogue. It Is expected, however, that
q synagogue will be erected shortly. as
the Hebrew population is rapidly increas-
ing.
1t is a shame TO think that the pro-
gressive little town will be before long
swallowed up by the spreading city. but
while II retains its individuality. there
Is Utopia out there.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
NEWS NOTES FROM THE SCHOOLS

Next to the summer vacation no holi-
day is so heartily welcomed. nor so much
needed for rest and recreation and play
as the spring holiday" just beginning.
OficiaIs, teachers. and children are tired,
and the sudden advent of summer heat
right out of wintry weather, makes study
burden, and order and discipline task
So the Schoolroom doors are closed, and
nature invites each and all to study her
mysteries in wood and field and stream.
In the first four grades, where Miss
Elizabeth Brown supervises school work,
the making of Easter baskets has given
the children great pleasure. Cut from
delicately tinted card board and filled
with dainty spring flowers, they make
a sweet offering to parent or friend. An
especially pretty one, seen at the Frank
lin School, was edged with fluffy catkins.
and in the middle masses of spring
beauty. blue and white hepatica and
blood root were heaped.
Live ducklings. rabbits, and baby
chickens were to be found in almost
every schooIroom, and little children had
a lovely time watching them swim and
eat. Animals were cut from paper and
Easter eggs galore were made from clay
and dyed with the vivid colors dear to
childish fancy. Whole woodland scenes
were MADE on Sandb0aroS, with plenty
OF pullball chickens, lop-eared rabbits,
and fuzzy duckIings peeping from behind
trees or guarding nests crowded with
Easter eggs.
Thursday was payday in the schools,
and the temporary change from the sixth
Of the month made il possible for holi-
day trips TO be taken without cutting
into bank accounts or requiring teachers
personally receive their checks
A packed house greeted Prof. Edward
Avis at Mckinley Hall Thursday after
noon. when he initiated songs of wild
birds and gave beautifully Illustrated
talk to the school children of Wash
ington. A much larger hall would have
added to the comfort OF both lecturer
and listeners.
1t has been definitely decided that
the competitive drill of high school ca
dets will be hold on two separate days,
probably May 2S and 2s9 No board of
judges could be found who would find
IL possible to devote a whole day to such
arduous duty
Miss Ruth Fitton. cashier of Washing
ton Cd. c. High School Bank, presented
her monthly statement at a meeting Of
the board OF directors, held Wednesday
afternoon The net deposits alone
amount TO S.So2G, IN increase for the
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

1t has been claimed that you can find
about anything you want in Washing
ton. from armadillos to zithers, but what
resident of our fair city ever suspected
that We have, right in our very midst, a
peaceful farming community. the resi-
dents OF which have perfectly fresh eggs
for breakfast every day in the week with
never a care whether the market price
is so cents a dozen or not?
And who ever thought, that within the
shadow of the dome OF the Capitol, there
is a community of 1000 souls. to which
even the omnipresent moving picture
theater mas never percolated? Who would
believe that in a locality not far removed
from Washington. and peopled by WASH
ingtonians, the romantic straw ride still
exists, and the historic town hall is the
center of social activity And that the
quilting bee is stiIl am accepted method
OF passing the long winter evenings?
Where is this Utopia, where taffy pulls
and lantern parties are still an accepted
means of entertainment. you ask.
Well, MS easy to get there. Just get
on a Columbia line car marked "Dis-
trict line" and ask the conductor to let
you off at Sixty-hrst street northeast.
Then follow your nose, according to the
following directions, and you will be
there.
Leaving the car. you first take a sniff
OF the fresh air. to sharpen your scent
for the place for which you are looking.
Making your way down the road to
little south of v street. you come to
bridge. IL Is not a large bridge. and II
would require no Steve Brodie to take
a chance on jumping on. but then II Is
a picturesque structure, and smacks or
the rural life for which you are looking.
Keeping down the road, you cross two
more bridges, similar to the first. At the
end Of the third bridge there Is n tele-
graph pole. and on that pole Is the sign.
District Boulevard" And. the first thing
you know you are right In the heart OF
Utopia. town hall and all. You are in
Capitol Heights. Nd. IL is unfortunate
that you should have to cross the line to
reach Capitol Heights. By all rights
II should be a part Of the District. for
It Is populated by wasumgronIans, and
It's citizenefor the most part have their
business IN this city.
They have real chickens In Capitol
Heights. hens that lay eggs. and roosters
that crow like all get out at daybreak
every morning. Seven years ago the town
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

been redecorated, and four rooms ut the
Seaton were completed last week. Mas
terpieces in sculpture and painting are
placed in the corridors and assembly
halls through the generosity of this
league.
Juniors Of the Normal School went to
the National Museum Wednesday after
noon to study the Roosevelt collection
of animals Miss Wise. instructor in
Zoology, accompanied the girls.
The high school indoor rifle shooting
tournament will be held at the National
Guard Armory on the evenings Of May
81 and June L ~ 81
Local chapters of the d. A. r. have
proffered the H d. Cooke. School q
framed copy of the Declaration of In
dependence. which has been accepted
with thanks.
Up to March % the income to school
funds from nonresident tuition was
8. 1.Ss470, the largest sum ever realized
at this season of the year. r
Miss Watkins, director of kindergarten
schools. has been granted permission by
the board of education to attend the In
ternational convention to be held in Des
Moines, Iowa, April q to May 6.
Washington Chamber of Commerce will
be represented at the Southern CONNER
cial Congress by Mr.. Place. who will
give a special report on public schools
of the Capital City.
Judge Kimball is to be the speaker at
the next meeting of the Central Home
Association. April, 16. 1t will be held at
Business High School and the speaker
will tell Of his trip to the Panama Canal
A Shakespeare evening. celebrating
the recurrence Of Shakespeare's Birth
day anniversary, is to be given by the
Central High Dramatic Association April
3. The proceeds win be given to play
grounds.
Mr. Edwin W. Foot, formerly teacher
at Business High School and now con-
nected with the De Witt Clinton School
of New York City, made an address to
the board of directors of Pupils Bank
on the duties and responsibilities OF Of
fcers.
A native lodge" as an accessory of
study and recreation for normal school
students has become an established fact
At recent class meeting the girls
voted mo class day this year. and will
contribute the usual cost Of such exer-
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
) SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

showalter. state commander OF West
Virginia, and A. W. Frye. supreme pick
et. Of Newark. N. j., as the guests OF
the tent, with visitors from other tents
In the city. Mount Vernon Tent No. 4.
meets IN regular review. at Northeast
Temple, and will visit National Tent In
q body. Anacostia Tent, No' !, VIII
hold its regular review in Masonic Hail.
in Anacostia, and initiate a candidate
by the full amplihed form.
Tuesday night Brightwood Tent. No.
5. X. o. T. NJ, will meet IN regular re-
view, at Maccabee Hall, at Georgia ave-
nue. and I.ongfellow street. with c. c.
Showalter, state commander Of West
Virginia: A. w. Frye. supreme picket
and state commander OF New Jersey,
and d. W. Gall. deputy supreme COM
mander for the District OF Columbia
and Virginia, as the invited guests OF
the tent. at which time a class OF at
least fifteen candidates will be Initiated
by the degree team OF the tent.
Thursday night District Tent, No. &
X. o. 7. NJ, meets in regular review,
and will initiate one candidate.
Monday night National Tent, No. /.
x. o. T. NJ. held its regular meeting. at
old Masonic Temple. with an unusually
large attendance. and the preliminary
steps were completed for the rally at
the tent tomorrow night. TO which all
members OF the tent are urged TO be
present. and Invitations have gone out
to all the tents in the city to attend the
meeting.
Mount Vernon Tent No. 4. held
largely attended meeting at Northeast
Temple, where the degree team had
some practice.
Golden Rule Tent. No. ). X. o. T. NJ.
held its regular review with a fairly good
attendance.
District Tent. No. 5. X. o. T. NJ, met
at its hail and arranged for the initiation
OF candidate at the following meeting
and took steps to attend the rally meet
ings Monday and Tuesday nights.
Metropolitan Tent. No. IL, X. o. T. NJ.
met in its hall. in Pythian Temple, with
an unusual good attendance. and spent
the evening receiving some instruction
from the deputy supreme commander.
who took part of his time in telling how
things should be done, under the new
rules, which was received in a spirit
that betokens good TO the tent This
tent appointed a committee 10 arrange TO
have the degree team Of Brightwood Tent
at the hall on the night of the 18th 10
initiate a number of candidates for the
tent.
Georgetown Tent. No. 9. K. o. T. NJ.
held its regular semi-monthly meeting
Friday night in It's lodge room. NJ
street and Wisconsin avenue northwest
with q very good attendance