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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22

1t was only after long reflection on
these c.uriollsly shaped forms that the
true solution flashed across the mind
OF the French savant: that the cancer
microbe had escaped detection hither-
to because 1T conceals itself within
the Ied corpuscles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
Cancer Germ Discovered.

DR.. CASTOR Odin Of Paris, France,
one of the younger laboratory scien-
lists, who studies, experiments and
Investigates the blood, tissues and
germs Of man and the lower animals,
is said to have At last discovered the
cause of the most fatal OF chronic
maladies writes DR.. L. r..
Hirshberg, In Technical World Maga-
zine for December.
Cancer is . generalized disease,
which may break out in q number Of
places. Hence its origin mnst be
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22

d. Whitlow Of Beresford paid Can
ton visit Friday on business and al
so called at the LEADER Office and
had the date on his paper set a year
ahead The LEADER is proud OF the
way its subscribers keep up with their
dates.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
"MADAME SHERRY"

The performances of Madame
Sherry" again confirms the wisdom OF
the acc ept-no-s ubstitute policy favor
ed BY the mana cement Of the organi-
zattoD, we have heard SO much OF the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, December 1S.-G P. M)- The area of low pressure that was oe;.- tral over the western lakes Tuesday night is now over the north Atlantic slope; the high" that was over the middle Rockies is now over western Texas and the south- west; and since Tuesday night another high has appeared on the central Fa- cific coast. and low" moving down from Canada appears over the northern Rockies. With these pressure conditions there has been general rain or snow throughout the eastern half of the coun- try during the past 24 hours, and gen. orally fair weather throughout the west ern half of the country, except over the northwest, where the influence of the low is being experienced.
 Temperature conditions show a slight but general rise throughout the Atlantic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
 REMAINS UNHALTED
Reports for the Week ShO " Industrial Impetus Un-
 hurt by Year Closing

Columbus, Ga, December 1S.-(Spe- eial. 1.-The Industrial Index says this week:
 'The activity in industrial. construc- ton and general business lines in the southeast, which has such impetus that it is not halted perceptibly by the clos ing of the year and the near approach of the holidays, is well illustrated by the reports for this week.
 Thirty three new corporations with minimum capital stocks aggregating the large sum of s3.94S,500, have been organized in the past week. 27 different lines of investment and business being represented by the organizations.
 "A notable occurrence was the pur- chase by a company of a total of 35.- OOO acres of Alabama coal lands which will be developed extensively and at a large outlay. Alabama, eastern and western investors are interested in the company.
 Among the items of construction work to be done, as reported this week, are:
 Flight two-story apartment houses, Savannah, Ga: church buildings, At lanta and Meadows. Ga, and Besse- mer and Mobile. Ala; school build ings, S1O0.000. Augusta, Ga, Condor and Springfield, Ga.. and Fayette, Ala. clubhouse, Birmingham; factory build ing, Americus. Ga; S15.0OO hotel build ing, near Gadsden, Ala; four story of flee building. St. Petersburg. Fla; wa terworks system extension, Winter Park. Fla; warehouses, Butler and Rome, Ga: steel bridge over river, Col quit county, Georiga
 "Construction contracts have been awarded a S fOllOWS
 'Bridge, s25,000 and hospital adnnis- tration building, s35.Ss0 Augusta, Ga. four reinforced concrete bridges, Tusca- loosa. Ala: hotel building, Soperton. Ga. warehouse, Gadsden, Ala; factory build ings, Atlanta, Ga. and Orlando, f1a.' bank buildings, Bronwood, Ga, and Kingsland, Ga; five story business build ing, Birmingham. Ala; settlement house, Mobile, Ala.
 Industrial plants will be established as follows
 screen door and window factory, | Thomaston Ala. brick. concrete block and tile plant, Bradentown. Fla; con crete block plant. Brewton, Ala: paint factory. Jacksonville, Fla; srist mill, ] .,mericus, Ga. Preliminary survey IS 10 be made for railway between Centre and Gadsden, Ala Electric railway will le extended in Birmingham district. Exten- sive tract near Savannah, Ga, has been purchased by company which proposed to establish plant for manufacturing air ships. The company has capital stock of $500, ,OO0 and is headed by retired army of | ticer.
 "A bank is being organized at St. Pe- | tersburg, Fla.
 | ..Springfield. Ga, and Winter Pail. Fla, have voted improvement bonds 1 Jonesboro, Ga,. will vote upon issuance of bonds of same character. and Madison | countp, Fla, will ballot upon issuance oi I s5OOOo of bonds for building courthouse.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
NO 1911 APPROPRIATION FOR. .,,,
 ROADS AVAILABLE IN 1913

Montgomery, December 1S.-(Spe- cial. )-In response to a question. from Robert E. Spra gins, chairman of the state highway commission, as to whether or not any unexpended DOT ton of the state appropriation for highway construction work for the year 1911 may be used in 1913, Attor- ney General Robert C. Bricken has ruled that such money is not avail able for such purposes after December 31, next.
 The annual appropriation for each county in the state is $2000 and, ac- cording to the law, is available within two years after it becomes due. Approx imately 30 counties in the state did not make application for the 1911 appro- prfation until late this year and since the road construction work. to which the money has been applied, together with the appropriation for the present year, will not be completed by Decem- Der 31, the highway commission res auested an opinion from M. Brickell covering the subject. His opinion will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
|. 4. SEP PAID $10O
 MONTHLY ID POLICE
Claims He Bought Immunity
 for His Hotel
OFFICER SUSPENDED
Hotel Keeper Testifies Before Alder. manic Graft Investigating COm- mittee-SOld Place But Con
 tinusd 'h.f!'asay~ents h.f!'s

New York December 1s.-A story of how graft alleged to have been paid for police protection enabled Raines Law hotel keeper in Harlem to build up such a business that finally he dis posed of his unpretentious place for $140.O0O was told to the aldermanic in- vestigating committee today.
 George A. Slipp, for 10 years keeper of the resort, gave the testimony and as a result of his revelations police in- spector, two ex-inspeetors and number of minor officers were summoned to po- lice headquarters by Commissioner Waldo A patrolman named as graft collector was suspended forthwith.
 Mentioning names and dates, Sipp tes- tified that once a month from 1905 to l9lo he paid to police officers, including Eu- gene Fox, a policeman, slOO for the pur- pose, he understood, of buying police pro- lection so that there would be no inter- ference in his hotel. Fox was described as alleged go-between for certain high po- lice officers.
 Corroboration of portions of Sipp's story was given by Thomas Dorian, assistant manager of the same hotel, after Sipp sold 1t for $140,000 to alleged members of the vice trust in control of a chain of disorderly resorts and their inmates. Dorian testified that he, too, paid money to Fox, making $100 a month tribute up to and including December, 1911, and since then $50 month, including a payment of that amount the present month. All pay ments were made to Fox, Dorian testi- fed
 The story told by Sipp brought into the aldermanic committee record again the name of Nanny" Maas, described by Mrs Mary Goode, the former re- sort keeper, who testified last week, as one of the 'Vice trust.'
 Sipp testified 1t was Maas who ap- preached him to sell the hotel he ran under alleged police protection. He dis posed of the property for $14O,O00 he stated, and continued to make $l00 monthly payments to Policeman Fox each month for time
 Sipps interest in paying tribute af- ter relinquishing ownership, he eX- plained, was because he still held mortgage on the property. Sipp said Fox told him that the new owners had been bad actors" downtown, hence the boss" would not treat directly with them but insisted on getting the money tribute through Sip himself. Asked whom he meant by 'the boss" Sipp said he referred to the police inspector, Dennis Sweeney.
 Inspector Sweeney was among those summoned to headquarters tonight by Commissioner Waldo. Former Inspectors Thompson and Hussey, now police cap tains; Captain Walsh, Policeman Fox and others whose names were mentioned in the course of the afternoons testimony, together with Sweeney, were questioned for hours. Commissioner Waldo an nounced the suspension of Fox, who will be tried on charges emanating from Sipp's testimony.
 The commissioner would not discuss hls conference with his other subordinates, but let it be understood that an investiga- ton of the facts alleged by Sipp will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
]. l. HILL AND CLARK RECALL OLD TIMES "Uncle Joe" Cannon Wan ders in With Some
 Stories

Washington, December 1S.-James J. Hill, chairman of the board of the Great Northern railroad, and Champ Clark. speaker of the House, talked over old times in the speakers private office to- day. Mir. Hill and MT. Clark have been personal friends for many years and MT Hill told the speaker about running rail- road systems. MT. Clark had few ideas of his own and the talk was reminiscent with a stretch back over politics and rail road fnancierng for several decades. The speaker summoned John J. Fitzger- aid of Brooklyn, chairman of the appro- priations committee and designated him acting speaker while the story telling went on.
 Fcrmer Speaker Cannon wandered into the speakers room and had a few stories of his own to tell Representative Lloyl Of Missouri, chairman of the democratie nate s1, congressional committee. also w4S rvsenf Mir. Hill came to Washing tan fn his rrivate car late last night to visk hls iz ghter, Mrs. Samuel Hill. He left to5iet for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
INDIAN CHIEFS CALL ON PRESIDENT TAT One Wears Rubber Over shoes to Protect His
 MOccasins

Washington, December 1S.-A dele gation of Indians. several of it's mem bers in picturesque dress, called upon President Taft today at the White House.
 one of the older chiefs started to talk to the President through an interpre- ter. He made long speech, while the President waited eXpectantly to hear it repeated. At it's conclusion the interpreter fidgeted, looked bewilde.ed and said not word 10 the President. The chief waited patiently q moment. gave a gloomy but diginified glance at the interpreter and then in English. which was surprisingly understandable, remarked to the President with ges- ture toward the interpreter: He doesn't get me-"
 It was the same chief who stopped at the doors of the executive offices on his way out to don pair of rubber overshoes to protect his moccasins,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
ONLY THREE LEFT OF
 SUFFRAGETTE ARMY
Achievements From New York Are Promised To-
 day, However

peekskill. N Y, December B.-Pilgrlms three. That was all that was left 'o-
 night of the suffragette army of s4 that started on Monday from New fork to carry a message to Albany to give Gov ernor Sulzer on his inauguration Hay' The trio, Miss Rosalie G. Jones' coHi- mander; Mrs. Ida Craft and MISS LeVl'a' Dock. trooped into this city shortly ps- fore o'clock this afternoon. Ihree or the six marchers who "bivouaced' lasr ,,,sht in ossining. deserted this morning, but protested the drizzling ram whieA soaked the dust of the Albany post road into soft, rich mud had nothing to do
 with their decision to abandon he march.
 Taleorams and letters promising re- ,nforcements from New York tomorrow hrousht courage to the hearts of the re
 maininc trio, when. hungry, wet, mI6s
 bespattered and footsore, they reaehec
 beadouarters after trudging F miles it four hours At least there will be ons
 more marcher in the ranks tomorrow, for Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs. who took
 temporary leave of her comrades. rel joined them tonight
 Today's was a forced march because 1T was found that there was no food to bs obtained on the way and for the hrst lime the army tramped to it's destira- ton without stopping to rest. The jour ney was an almost continual ovation. Anf tomobiles footed their horns and passers by of both sexes shouted words of en couragement. At least score or maj wayfarers importuned for their oplniof on wonan's suffrage, promised then votes in favor of the cause.
 Two miles out of Peekskill the marcnr CTS were met and escorted into the cnA by the local suffragettes and a lone po1 liceman. Tomorrows hike will be l6 mi'ef to Fishkill. the longest march or tns Journey thus far.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19

slope, generally cooler weather over the great central basin, and rise over the country west of the Rockies, except in the Pacific northwest, where the incom- ing high has caused a cooler change. Accompanying the last mentioned disturb ance, general rain or snow and from brisk to high winds have prevailed over the Pacific northwest.
 In the southern states weather condi- tions were generally fair at D. m., ex- cept along the Atlantic coast and in the mountain sections of Tennessee and Ken lucky. Temperatures range from to IS degrees colder than they were Tuesday night. In Birmingham there has been q fall of Il degrees. Conditions seem ia vorable for fair and cool weather Thurs day and probably Friday, in this sec ton.
 Summary of observations made at United States Weather Bureau Stations December IS, 1912:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
DEALERS WILL CUT THE PRICE OF EGGS Will Compete With Chicago Women in Fight for
 Lower Prices

Chicago, December lS.-When Chlcaso club women undertake to sell eggs at zi cents dozen in order to strike a blow at the high cost of living they will be met by competition from every retail grocer iu the city At a meeting today the retail grocers decided to cut the price or eggs during the public sale planned by the club women so as to undersell the women
 The women Will on Friday sell eggs from nine locations.
 Officials of the Chicago butter and egg board today issued statement com mending the club women's campaign Tor lower prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19

have the effect of stopping the pay ment of the 1911 appropriation after the last day of the present month.
 The counties affected by the ruling of the attorney general are Jefferson. Tuscaloosa, Mobile, Barbour. Autauga, Chiffon, Coosa, Covington Cullman, Ge- neva, St Clair Greene, Hale, Houston, Lamar, Marengo, Perry and Pike. These counties are at present engaged in road construction work, to which 1t was expected to apply the 1911 appro- priation.
 The following counties have taken no action looking to the use of the state appropriation: Chambers, Choe- taw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburn, Conecuh, Crenshaw, DeKalb. Henry, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Wilcox, Winston and Fayette.
 Altogether there are S3 counties that will lose ~ their 1911 appropriation through failure to expend the money before the close of the present year. This money will revert to the general fund and will be prorated next year among the 67 counties of the state. There will be about $66000 thus to be distributed, which will, in the long run, cause the counties to lose only 5000 of the 1911 appropriation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
Secretary of Treasury Sees No Occasion for Gov
 ernmental Relief
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
 VERY FAVORABLE
Treasury Department Is in Touch With Bankers All Over Country and There Are No Signs
 of Real Distress
By (. F. STEWART

Washington, December -(Special)- The finances of the country are in a healthy condition and the outlook for business favorable, and there is no oc- casion for the measures of governmental relief suggested by London financiers who are troubled by the European outlook.
 The treasury department of the United States has made a careful canvass of the country among the banks and the con- census of opinion is that the business out look is f1attering. The most striking fea- ture of the whole financial situation is that the banks of the country are practi- cally unanimous in expressing confidence that no immediate help is needed from the federal treasury.
 Those American banks, or, to make the application clearer, those bankers who have suggested that the treasury should make additional deposits of government funds in national banking institution, may be counted on the fingers of ons hand.
 With more than TOGO national banks in active operation throughout the country the contrast Is striking, and is regarded here as significant of confidence in the soundhess of conditions that is naturally tIa a ei,,or to fIa tfeogt,,.x- fr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
 MADE IN GREENVILLE

Greenville, December -(Special)- Officer II. H. Grant of the Greenville police force made q wholesale arrest after making raid on a qraps game in the open daylight on Commerce street yesterday Officer Grant made the ar rest without assistance, and it has been pronounced the biggest arrest without as- sistance that has been secured in Green vile in many years. The participants of the game were all young negro men, and an alley was used in which to throw their little pieces of spotted ivory. The negroes had out spies at both ends of the alley and upon the approach of any one signal was given. Officer Grant, knowing something was up, went to the top of a nearby building where he looked down upon the negroes, getting their names Then he made a rush for the scene making the arrests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
King's Library Looted

Copenhagen, December 1s.-The private library of King Christian has been the field of operations for thief. This fact was discovered today and an assistant secretary is charged with being involved. The loot included rare books, miniatures and pictures. The stolen articles were sold to dealers in second hand goods, who are said to have disposed Of large part of them in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
EMPLOYES PAID A
 WEEK IN ADVANCE

Sheffield. December -(Special.)- the Sloss- Sheffield company is pay ing off all employees a week earlier than is customary In order that they may get their money in time to do the Christmas shopping.
 H. l. Johnson has just completed a model residence on Raleigh avenue and moved his family yesterday. Many new homes attest to the growth of Shelf fiald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
Bourpeos Not a Candidate

Paris, December 1S.-Premier Poineare today made a last effort to overcome the objections of Leon Bourgeos to accept the candidacy of the presidency of the re- public. but the latter would only repea. flat it was against his conscience to ac- cept an office, the duties of which his ill health would not permit him to fullfll. 1t is reported that a candidate acceptable to all shades of republican opinion cannot be decided upon before parliament reas- sembles in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
THE GOVERNMENT
 OPENS ARGUMENT
 IN DYNAMITE CASE
Claims Defendants Were Too Brainy Not to Have Known of the
 Dynamiting

Indianapolis, December Walking delegates and officials who don't work but who use the funds of labor unions to en- nance their own power even if they must resort to crime" was the government s description in it's argument to the jury at the dynamite conspiracy trial today of the 40 men charged with complicity Tn the McNamara dynamite plots.
 Olaf A. Tveitmoe, San Francisco, was charged with helping to expend S33O, 900. "collected from honest working men," in connection with a strike at Los Angeles which eliminated in the wrecking of the Los Angeles Times builoing and all of the the funds of the Iron Workers Interna- tional union in violation of the bylaws of the union to pay dynamiters to blow up non-u union jobs.
 ",rhese men committed a crime not only against the laws of the land, but they committed a crime against their own union," said James W. Noel, special as sistant district attorney, "and these de- fendants are not working men who work with their hands. They are the walking delegates with high salaries who have brought the iron workers union into dis repute. The government makes no charge against labor unions whose purpose is legitimate and lofty, but it accuses those monsters of crime who stand at the head of the union and deceive the workingmen and use their funds for unlawful pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
Seals Sold in Tuscumbia

Tusoumbia, December 1S.-(Specia1) The sale of Red Cross seals is being pushed in Tuscumbia. Miss Farley is making an effort to lead the Tri- Cities in the sale and thus assist in fight ing the white plague
 Last night the young gentlemen of Tuscunbia gave dance at Carrs hail to the young ladies of the Tri- Cities,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 1S.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Thursday and Friday.
 For Georgia: Fair and colder Thursday; Friday fair.
 For Tennessee: Generally fair Thurs day and Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
SERIOUSLY HURT IN
 AUTO ACCIDENT

Blocton. December 1S.-(Special)- )-James Duncan, boss at No. mine, was the vic tim of a serious automobile acident on Sunday afternoon. Mir. Duncan was driy- ing his auto up a sharp incline and in at tempting to pass a buggy drove too near the edge of ravine. Car and occupants went into the ditch on the rocks and MT Duncan sustained serious injuries.
 Ben Edmonds is dangerously i'll of fever His condition is very critical though to- day he is slightly better
 The Blocton public schools close on Fri day until New Year. There are four schools Blocton, West Blocton, Smith Hill and Primitive Ridge. The attend apce has been larger than for same term of last year, and they are reported do- ing splendid work.
 The Presbyterian and Methodist churches are making plans for the chil- dren of their congregations to have Christmas trees with appropriate pro- grammes and the usual Santa Claus. The Baptists and Episcopal Sunday schools will distribute presents to the children by classes with no tree. Father Downs of the Roman Catholic church will assemble the children of his parishioners and dis tribute bags of goodies. each containing a small coin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19

Mayor Morrison will tender to the poor of Florence a Christmas dinner i on December 20 in the city hall. Ex- 1 tensive preparations are being made to make this one of the benevolent fea- l lures of the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19
PROFESSIONAL TAX
 AT FLORENCE RAISED

Florence. December 1S.-(Special.)-- The special tax of the medical. legal and dental profession was raised at q recent meeting of the city council and on last Monday night a represen- tative from each profession appeared before the board of aldermen and re- uuested that the tax should remain SIS instead of the raise of s25, but the council refused to make the desired change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19

B. R. Evans has moved his plant from Sheffield to Florence and the city council agreed to let the works remain exempt from taxation for 12 months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-19

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE AND GRIP LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine removes the cause There is only one "BROMO QUININE.r Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c.