davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
SENATOR SMITH HAS BILL
 TO REFORM COTTON CONTRACTS

Washington. May 15.-tSpecial)- Reformation of contracts for the flu lure delivery of cotton is provided for in a bill by Senator Smith of South Carolina favorably reported to the Sen ate yesterday by the committee on ag- riculture, which the author believes will meet the approval of both mill men and farmers.
 The bill provides that every contract for the future delivery of cotton shall specify the grade contracted for. It limits delivery to one grade above or below that contracted for and at a difference in price to be fixed by the commercial difference that ruled on the day preceding settlement of the future contract.
 In explaining his bill Senator Smith said:
 Tt represents an effort to introduce honesty into these future contracts. It will not interfere with hedging or le- gitinate speculation. but will make a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS
Bernhardt Motion Pictures

Probably the triumph of the motion picture art has been reached in the pictures of Sarah Bernhardt In Ca mille,'' which are being shown at the Bijou this week for the first time in Birmingham. The pictures are wonder fully realistic and many who have seen them prefer the death scene in pictures to the same scene in actual acting. The other films, those of Ma dame Rejane in Madame Sans-Gene,' are equally as wonderful, although dif- ferent entirely. There Is a matinee every afternoon this week and per formance nightly every night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16

future contract as valuable as the cot- ton is represents if the purchaser knows he can demand in settlement spinnable cotton. At present under the rules of the New York exchange the seller can deliver anything down to the lowest grade they recognize, paying the arbitrary fixed differences they inn pose on these grades. It is like buy ing $200 horse and having crow bait delivered on the trade. If you want a horse you can't use crow bait"
 There was a sharp contest in the committee before the bill was reported. Several members sought to delay ac- tion. The bill is similar to one report- ed to the House two weeks ago It provides for the adoption of governs ment standards and the provision that no grades are to be recognized above the present grade of middling fair or below that of strict good ordinary
 Severe penalties are provided for vio- lations, both on part of the parties to the contracts, and those handling any message relating to such contracts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
COLUMBUS SECURES
 LOWER LIGHT RATE
Satisfactory Agreement Is Reached Between Council
 and Power Officials

Columbus Miss. May 15-(Specal.)- After several months of contention and proposition and counter proposition be- tween the city council and mayor and the officials of the Columbus Railway, Light and Power company, only source of light and gas in this city "a satisfactory agree nlent. which is said to be suitable to all parties concerned, and will also be pleas ing to the general public, has been 1eached The maximum domestic rate has been reduced from 17 cents to F cents per K. w., and the patrons of electric service will, it is estimated. get a reduction of about 20 per cent, taking the whole grad uated scale into consideration. The street lights will in the future cost the city $50 per annum while the cost has been 500 per annum for each light. This con tract which has been or will be within the next few days, drawn and signed by both parties is for period of five years. It has been figured that during this period the city of Columbus will save in street lighting about $5e0O, while the general public will save about sl4000 on their bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
BELIEVED NEW HIGH SCHOOL
 WILL BE ERECTED WITHIN YEAR

It is stated that the board of education will ask one high school and perhaps a grammer school or two to be erected as soon as possible. If such a request
 is made and no other plans can be mapped out, it is believed that a bond issue will be called for that purpose.
 The conference Saturday as announced is for the purpose of going over the gen eral situation and while nothing definite has been given out it is the conviction Of those in touch with affairs at the city hall that some bond issue develop ments will be announced shortly after the conference has been concluded. The two bodies will meet Saturday at 10 o'clock and will be in session several hours, it is stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16

Mexico s, North Carolina s, and Mary land3.
 The convention was formally opened with the singing of "old-tme" hymns and scriptural reading by Rev. pr. R. c. Buckner of Dallas. Tex. The dele gates were welcomed by pr Carter H.. Jones, the local pastor. President w. Y Lowry of Blue Mountain college, Mississippi, responded.
 The report of the Sunday school board was presented by Rev. Dr. !. Nj. Frost of Nashville, Tenn, secretary of the board.
 The board also announced the ap pointment of the following lesson com mittee:
 Rev Dr. Dargan of Georgia. Rev. Dr. J P Green of Missouri, Rev. B. w. Spillman of North Carolina. Rev. pr. B. H. Dement, of Kentucky. Rev. Dr. !. NJ. Frost of Tennessee. Rev. pr. I. J. Sampey of Kentucky.
 During the year one member of the board died, pr. A. J. Harris
 Home Mission Report
 Dev B. D. Gray of Atlanta, Ga. read inc report Of the board on home mis- sious. It showed that during the year four ana ont-idil tiiiieS hs mum "ds given to home missions as 10 years ago The board asks the permission of pur- chasing property at Atlanta for per manent headquarters. The death of Rev pr. H. A. Sumral of Shreveport, La, a uenher of the board, was announced.
 Tine report of the foreign missions board was presented by Rev Dr. R I Willingham of Richmond, Vas, sec retary of the board. Four new mission aries went out this year, the board re mort ed. five resigned and four have died. Tn theological seimnaries in for eign fields 245 ministerial students arc enrolled and S12 women are in th' training schools. The board owns 2l' houses of worship. which are fast be coming self-sustaining. and maintai. '1lsS preaching stations. The necessity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Mrs cowart entertained a coterie of friends at forty-two at her home at Shady Side yesterday afternoon.
 Miss Hazel Enochs, the young daugh- ter of MT and Mrs. c. J. Enochs. is quite i'll at the home of her parents at Shady Side
 Miss Margaret Spradling of Ensley de- liyered an address before the dlstrief Epworth league at Five Points last night. Miss Spradling is member of the public school teachers corps.
 The w. C. T. |. will meet at the lia- brary Thursday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock.
 For the benefit of their employes, the Barrett Manufacturing company will erect a handsome bath house in comes ton with it's large new plant near Wy lam Rapid work is being accomplished on the erection of the main building. lt is stated that the officials are very anxious for the completion of the plant in order that operations can begin as quickly as possible. The company has q large number of orders for the southern territory which 1t desires filled at the Ensley plant. injured include c. N. Buckner, baggage master and John Blackburn, negro fireman. The accident was due to split switch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
SEVEN CHARRED
 BODIES ARE FOUND

oacoma, s. D.. May 15.-The charred. bodies of seven persons were found to-. day in the ruins of the home of Chris. Petersen, near the town of Lund, in. Lyman county. The bodies are sup |
 posed to be those of Petersen, his wife, and five children. Whether they were murdered and their bodies burned or they lost their lives in a fire Is not
 known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
Orpheum-Vaudeville

Immense crowds, taxing the capacity of the Orpheum every night at both performances. are witnessing this weeks good vaudeville bill of five acts, with "Visions d'Art' as the headline feature. brilliant and beautiful series of posed pictures. The comedy act of Gray and Graham; the acrobatics Of Piquo. and the songs and stories of the other acts make an excellent inn pression. There is matinee every aft ernoon at 2:30 at the Orpheum and two performances every night. at 7;So and @ o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
TAFT MEN CALL ATTENTION
 TO CONDITIONS IN ALABAMA

enue collector who Is referred to as chairman of the Roosevelt state com : mittee, Is now charged with the respon- : sibility for special call for mass meeting on May in Chiffon county to select delegates to Roosevelt state convention" The call is signed by Charles W. Reynolds, who is said to have been defeated in his aspirations to be postmaster at Clanton.
 The meeting is to be held in the store of B. P. Cullom. postmaster at Jem- ison. All of these facts are considered important by the Taft managers as bearing upon the charge of abuse of patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16

Washington. May 15.-(Special)- Taft national headquarters in state ment today answering MT. Roosevelt s charge that the patronage club IS be- ing swung in the south to defeat nm for the nomination calls attention 10 the activity of certain federal office holders for Roosevelt
 It is stated that the regular repuo- lican state convention held Tn Birmihs ham on March selected six delegates to inc Chicago convention pledged to President Taft.
 ]. o. Thompson. international rev
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
STANDARD PAYS BIG
 FINE IN MISSOURI

Jefferson City. Mo, May 15.-The Standard oil company paid a fine of $50. 900 to the clerk of the district su- preme court here today as result or being prosecuted as a trust. There IS a motion pending before the court ask Ing that the company be permitted 10 pay the fine, together with all costs of the prosecution and that the order oustinr if from the state be withheld so long as 1t obeys the laws
 The Republic oil company, "nici, also was. found guilty, is now expected fn. nav its fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
SHERMAN SIGNS
 JOINT RESOLUTION

Washington, May 15.-Vfce President sherman. as presiding officer of the Senate, today signed the joint resoiu- tion for constitutional amendment for direct election of United States sena- tors.
 secretary Knox now will present the amendment to the states for three fourths ratification
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
HUNDRED THAT BOND ISSUE WILL BE CALLED AS RESULT OF MEETING TO BE HELD SATURDAY

It is believed that new high school will be erected here before the year is past which is expected to be authorized at the conference of the city commission and board of education Saturday.
 It is stated that the two official bodies will enter into a discussion of what is needed and will take steps to provide adequate arrangements to care for the rapidly growing number of school pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
CAMORRA PRISONER
 DIES AT VITERBO

Gargiulo, one of the Camorra prison CTS. died in prison today of heart dis ease. The other Camorra prisoners or hearing of his death mutinied creat- ing a great disturbance. Enrico Al fano. known as "Erricone." sprans upon Gennaro Abbattemagio, the in. former, shouting: You killed my broth CT and Nalparcel. Now you have killed Gargiulo. All three of them were fath CTS of families. May God punish youi infamyn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
 SPENT 1925, ,332.64 PAST YEAR

engineer. This report was submitted to Governor ONeal a short time ago, but has since been printed and Is now being distributed throughout the state.
 The report shows that the sum of s1s,000 has been appropriated to coun- ties out of the state aid fund. $2000 having been given to each of nine counties, in which state aid roads have been constructed. The remaining ST. 332.64 went for salaries, travelling ex- penses and for the printing of sup plies, bulletins and reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
TWO KILLED IN
 SOUTHERN WRECK

c,arlotte. N. C., May 15.-Engineer F. P. Smith and an unknown negro si,i were killed and three others inJufeu
 when Southern railway passenger tram No. Il. running between sahspury anu anu ,sha,,,,,e was wrecked near Connally Strings shortly after noon today. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
To Wed at Carrollton

Carrolton. May 15.-tspeciai)-Cards lave been issued to out of town friends announcing the marriage of Miss Anna Ruth Hodge to James A. Lee. both of this city, which event will be celebrated at the home of the bride-to-be on the morning of Wednesday. May 9, at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
JURY FAILS TO AGREE
 IN MURDER CASE

The jury in the case of Ben Watson, a negro, on trial in the first division of the criminal court charged with the murder of Amy Bowers, a negro woman, failed to reach verdict yesterday afternoon, but on the order of Judge Samuel F. Greene was sent back to the jury room and kept out all night The case was on trial all day yesterday in the criminal court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
CITY ITEMS
Furniture Dealers to Meet

The members of the local Furniture Dealers association will meet in regu- lar session this afternoon at 3 o'clock, room 234 Clarke building. The topic for discussion will.-9be. ,"The Compet- itor's Code of Honor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
Pastors Union to Meet

The Birmingham Pastors union will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist Episcopal church to take action on moving picture shows operating on Sunday. It is stated that the union will strongly condemn the practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
Direetnrs Meet

The board of directors of the Henley Ala-Cola company met in their office at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and transacted business of importance. Be fore adjourning they elected A. O. Lane vice president and director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
Railroad Official Dead

Rochester N. Y, May l5.-Barrett D. Mitchell, s5 years old, assistant president of the New York Central railroad lines, died suddenly at the Glen Springs sani- tarium in Watkins during the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
Major Bailey Dead

Paris, Tex, May 15.-Maj. F. H. Baile,
 former president of the Interstate Ma
 tional Cotton Seed Crushers associa
 tion, died here suddenly today. He was a native of Houston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16


 of additional chapel buildings is point ed out.
 In foreign fields there are IT male missionaries, 151 female, 112 ordained natives and 465 unordained native helpers The total contributions up to March were s5So,4O Of this amount Texas telegraphed $4s,ooo at one time. Contributions from women totalled S156S46.41, Efghty-three cents of each dollar contributed, 1t was shown, reaches the foreign field.
 Zach of the S6i district associations are urged hereafter to elect its own vice president of foreign missions
 Vacancies on School Board
 The Southern Baptist Theological sem mary reported nine vacancies on it's board. sa
 The field secretaries concluded their n, eling today with the election of the following officers: | President Rev. B. w. Spilman, Kings | dleton of North Carolina | land. Opclika, Ala; secretary, F.. l.. Mid dleton of North aCrolina. | Rev. F.. r Cody of Greenvile $. C.. editor of the Baptist Courier. preached | tho annual sermon tonight. | At the close of the sermon, Dr. F. c. | Dargan read a report on "a conference l on faith and order" This was in reply tc an overture from the Protestant Epis- | copal commission on the subject.
 The report favored all possible Chris
 ton unions. but did not indorse any ef- | fort to federate.
 l A conference for free and fraternal dis cussion was suggested. The same com
 mittee was continued for another year
 A wave of sympathy swept the audience a, the close when a telegram was pre- sented announcing. to. the song leader | Robert Cole, business manager of the Baptist Standard Dallas, Tex. that his | father died tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16

Montgomery, May 15.-(speciaL)-- Expenditures of the state highway de- partment for the year ending March 1 amounted to $25,S32,64, nearly two- thirds of which represent the amounts appropriated to counties out of the state aid fund
 These figures are contained in the first annual report of the state high way commission, which has just been issued by w. s. Keller, state highway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16

- LEW p fAORIoM ss. s-s .-..aa President United will his eighth birthday Thursday May 16 his will be determined by
  ing a only o family invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
TWO CONFERENCES
 ARE IN SESSION AND
 THIRD MEETS TODAY

tContinued From Page One)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
ARBITRATION FOR MINERS
House Committee to Report Bill
Extending Erdman Act.
From the Tribune Bureau.

Washington, June 4.--The House Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
voted to-day to report In modified form
the Lee bill extending the Erdman act to
coal mine operators and employees. The
bill. as amended, virtually repeats and re-
enacts the Erdman law by providing that
labor disputes affecting both railroads and
coal mines shall be subject hereafter to ar
bitration.
As amended. the Lee bill creates COM
mission of mediation and concilation to
consist Of three members appointed by the
President by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. The creation Of such
a commission was urged by DR.. Charles =.
Neill Commissioner of Labor, who ap-
reared before the House Committee when
the Lee bill was Under consideration.
II is provided that i'm case Of labor dis
putes affecting railroads coal mines
either party to the dispute may appeal to
the commission. In the event the commits
sion is unable to bring about An amicaoie
adjustment. the hill provides that the con-
troyersy may be submitted to an arbitra-
ton board of three or five persons, selected
Jointly by the parties to the dispute VINO
shall name one each Of the arbitrators,
those two to name the remaining member
or members of the arbitration board. II
no selection can he made by the initial
arbitrator, the remaining members neces-
sary shall be named by the commission on
mediation and Cancellation, which shall lie
a permanent commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Eorecast.-Wsshin ton.
June 4-Inseasonably warm weather continues
over the Pacific slope and warmer weather Is
in progress over the Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions The weather Is cooler over
the Northern states, east ~ the Rocky Noun
tains. ard normal temperatures prevail In the
south Atlantic and Gulf states. The disturb
ance that was over the Great Lakes generally
is now passing down the II. Lawrence Valley.
II has been attended by scattered local rains IN
the middle Atlantic and New England states
and the region Of the Great Lakes. showers
are also reported from the south Atlantic and
Gulf states Generally fair weather continued
through the Western districts
Tho indications are that the weather VIII
continue fair throughout the country Wednes-
day and Thursday except that local rains are
probable in the south Atlantic and Gulf states.
Temperatures will be somewhat lower
wednesday I'm the middle Atlantic and New
England states. while general change 10
warmer weather viii overspread the great cen
trail valleys, the lake regions and The North
western states Wednesday and Thursday
The winds along the New England and mid
die Atlantic coasts vi1 10 "oderate west;
south Atlantic. east Gulf anu west Gulf coasts,
liCht variable. and the lower ana upper
lakes light to moderate variable winds.
Steamers departing wednesday for Euro
pean ports win have moderate west winds and
fair weather 10 the Grand Banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
TELLS OF SUGAR REBATES
Morey Says Colorado Dealers
Got Back 20-Cent Increase.

The beet sugar industry and the CONSOLE
dation Of the Western retineries under the
guidance OF ". o. Havemeyer were again
inquired into yesterday at the hearing IN
the governments suit for the dissolution or
the American Sugar Refining Company.
chester s Morey. president OF the Great
Western Sugar Company, was again the
witness
When the question OF Relating came UP
Mr. Morey said that at one time the Great
Western sold sugar to members or the
Colorado Wholesale Grocers' Association at
- cents above former rates, while the
wholesalers sold the sugar at cost price
and had the ~ cents refunded later on
This arrangement was made at the request
Of the grocers, Mr.. Morey said.
Asked whether he refused TO sell TO gro
GERS not members of the association, MT
Morey said that they always sold to whole
salers. Mr. Knapp then produced letter
OF II. o. Havemeyer I'm which the latter IN
formed Mr.. Morey about the complaint oil
Joseph H. McCord. OF St Joseph. Mo- that
the Great Western refused TO sell TO him
Five days later Mr.. Morey had replied to
this letter:
Both Mr. Howe and myself have felt that
80 long a. the McCords are not doing busi-
ness as wholesale grocers I'm Denver u
would be unNise To sell the sugar. | have
a feeling that the wholesale dealers in this
state are doing everything they can TO in
crease the sale OF beet sugar. I am pleased
TO report 10 you that ST. per cent Of the
sugar used In Colorado In the month OF
December. 1895 was beet sugar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
CITY SUFFERS AS PARTNER
Report on Interest in Ferry Busi-
ness Unsatisfactory.

Partnership I'm the ferry business would
seem To be most unsatisfactory for the city
according to Il report submitted To Mayor
Gaynor Yesterday by Raymond h. fosdl'h'
Commissioner Of Accounts. 1t was on an
examination Of the accounts of IN" Roose-
volt street ferry one Of two operated ny
tho RrookIvn and Manhattan Ferry COM
many II runs from Broadway, BROOKLYN
,o Roosevelt street Manhattan, while the
other line runs from the same place To sd
street, Manhattan
some time ago the company. having aban-
doned the operation Of tho ferries on the
ground that they were Improbable, entered
into A contract with the city to operate
the I'D street line. paying An annual rentai
Of 81 a wear 10 the city. and 10 operate the
RooseveIt street line under AN agreement
by which the city put in $1,000 month and
divided the net profits with the company.
The agreement is for ten years
As a result Of the first nine months oper-
alton. ended December ~, the company sent
+, check to the city for Sl9,l7' AZ II was
stated that the city's share OF the prohts
WAS t}9 80 ~. but from this certain deduc-
tinus amounting to tl3,07i 50 We're made.
commissioner Fosdick after examining
I'm. accounts. declared the city should have
received s35. 80 ~. He found that certain
operat,ng expenses which should have been
shared by the 23d street line were charged
to the Roosevelt street line alone. The
Commissioner said the officers salaries were
excessive. criticised the loose construction
of the contract and recommended that II
the matter could not bc referred to an arbl-
trating committee. the Corporation Counsel
bring a suit In equity for an accounting.