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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
PLEASED TO KNOW
BEN-HUR is COMING
Mr.. Claybrook Says Play Is Helpful
and Elevating to Anyone Who
Witnesses 1t

The announced engagement Of klaw &
Erlanger's spectacle, "Ben-Hur' at the
Jefferson theatre for next Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Tuesday matinee,
brought forth the following letter from
the Rev. w. N. Claybrook, rector of st.
Mary's church of this CITY, IN "flleh ne
highly praises the famous prouuctloh'
"Mr. r. S. Douglas:
"Dear Sir-I am glad to see that the play
sBen-Hur' is to be presented at the JeI-
ferson Monday and Tuesday OF next week.
-. .ren-H,ir, needs no commendation, as
II is too we'll known to be great, stirring
and elevating The production of this
play under the management of Messrs.
Klaw & Erlanger is simply exquisite ana
cannot but be helpful and elevating TO
anvone who witnesses 1t. Very truly
yours, w. N LIN Di'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
COLORED MASONIC
LODGE PROSPERING
Organization in Good Shape and on
Sound Financial Basis, Accord
ing to Reports

Montgomery, December 2-(Special)
The Alabama grand lodge, Negro Free and
Accepted Masons, are in good shape and
on sound financial basis, according to the
report of the auditing committee given out
at a meeting held in Montgomery Mon
day. The books of r. B. Hudson, treas
urer of the endowment department, made
the following showing:
Received since August 81, 1918 :. $17, ,929. 70
Amount on hand August II, 191S.. 1904 65
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S37 0l4. 40
Disbursements Observation-Disclosures. 21,S50. 90
Balance on hand ................. SIS, 164. 4G
Bal. on hand, CIR. Treas Diffay.. 1000. 90
Grand total on hand Nov. 10, 1913 Sl6,36l 40
The report of the endowment treas
urer showed that As claims have been paid
during the last few months to November
10. Twenty-three additional claims We're
passed for payment amounting TO $1,000 for
which checks will be issued Immediately.
This Is regarded the best showing of
the grand lodge for any quarter in the
history OF the organization, and is due, it
is said, to the management of the new
grand master, w. Il. Wood OF Mobile
Grand Master Wood stated today that he
would examine other claims and order
their payment in a few weeks
The meeting was attended by Grand
Master Wood. Past Grand Master J. T..
Gregory of Greenville, Charles Hendley
of Huntsville Secretary Peter j. Clark
of Birmingham and ]. B. Ramsey of Tus-
kegee auditors, and r.. b. Hudson OF
Selma, A. A. Peters of Girard, C. N Nc
Daniels of Bartselle, grand secretary. and
j. o. Diffay of Birmingham.
The balance, s1100, due on the Masonic
Widows and Orphans home located at
Bessemer will be paid in December, ac-
cordlng to a statement made by En-
lowment Treasurer r. B. Hudson.
During their meeting in Montgomery the
committee was entertained by the local
lodges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
FREE To MEN

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owners and distributors of the Sander valizer.
mechanical appliance for the Of seeking
molo vital strength. have issued little illustrated
book called NATURE which they offer to send In
perfectly plain sealed envelope to any man any
where who writes for It, This booklet of 5000 words
~ pages and containing so half photo reproduc-
tions. IL meant guide to all men. young or
elderly single married. who profit by knowing
real truth in reference to manly strength Its pre-
serVaton. and possible sefrestoraton IL deals with
facts just as they and Just as they should be
known. The Sanden yitalizer. which the book In one
part describes. is little lightweight Appliance which
You night. 1t sends a stream uf energy and
nerve force into your blood. and while
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03

auditorium in tie near future for the
benefit of the association. An elabor-
ate programme WAS arranged Of whicn
the feature will be a number of drills
in which all the children of the school
will take part
A we'll attended meeting of the Hob
son club was held last night in the
rooms of the Ensloy inferior eourt. W.
K. Stewart. president Of the club Was
in the chair. Tts formation of a mem
bership committee and the plans OF
operation were among the matters dis
cussed. Mr.. Stewart stated that an
active campaign would be made In be-
nalf of Captain t1obson's candidacy in
the steel City and vicinity and that a
number of meetings have been planned.
While cooking dinner yesterday morn
ing Mrs. n. {. Mitchell, who lives OF
Ensey Highlands, overturned one of her
vessels that she was cooking something
In and painfully burned her right foot.
The Alabama Lot company filed ineor-
poration papers Yesterday morning in the
probate court. The company was newly
formed by several of the business men OF
Tnsley. The following are tho officers:
J. II. Perkins. president b. r. Pesram.
vice president. and II. S Meade, secre-
tary- treasurer.
A union and report prayer service will
be held at the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow night, beginning at 7:45 o'clock.
The service will be ccndue;el by DR.. I.
=. Hay and Albert c, RiciSs Several
musical numbers will be rendered.
The F,nsley High School Improvement
association held an important meeting
yesterday afternoon at the High school
building. A good attendance was on hand
and much business was transacted. a
report was made by the lunch room COM
mittee, which was very satisfactory. The
association has decided to have an edu-
cational banquet every year in the early
part of February. ROYAL Weleh Sisters
viii be at the Ensley High school audi
torium January i. under the auspices OF
The associat ton.
The st, Anthony's Social club will give
q parts and dance tonight at $40 o'clock
at its hall on the corner of Avenue II
and Twenty street. The public Is
invited to attend.
Mrs. Kyle Lawson will entertain the
members OF the Recreation club of Fair
view at it's December meeting Wednes-
day afternoon at her home on Browns
avenue The programme will be taken
from the works of Tennyson and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox
Mr.. and Mrs. John Guthrie entertained
the members of Mrs. John Farrow's sun
day school class last evening at their
/ homo In Wylam. Refreshments were
| served and am enjoyable time was had
by those present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
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Yon are asked to take Mayr's Wonderful
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
New Bank at Belmont. Miss

Red Bay, December 2.-(Speeial.)-Th
business men of Belmont. Miss, opened
bank today with.a capital stock of $4,000.
all paid in. The deposits for the day
We're $l0.5l0. Dr.O Copeland is president,
l.. p. Allen vice president, DR.. l.. Green
ca shier. Belmont is thriving little town
on the Illinois Central railroad. An up
to-date telephone system has recently
been established there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03

Steel city lodge. Woodrhen of the
World. held an important meeting last
night, al which the officers for the en-
suing year were elected. a large num-
ber of members We're present. Two can
didates were initiated into the order and
several applications for membership We're
pesented to the lodge. The officers were
elected as follows G. II. Younger, con-
SUI commander: NJ. II Wood. advisory
Lieutenant; T. c. Hard wick. banker. 2.
4. Walker clerk: G. p. Thomas escort:
p. Davis watehman; George Brlmmer,
sentry. The officers-eleet wili be publicly
installed on the night Of the first Nor
day in january.
Yesterday morning about 50 o'clock
Hayden Eennet, a young White man, em-
ployed at the blast furnaces, had his right
arm broken while at work on a ire
boz. lie was ar work repairing the fire
box when large arehrick fell from .he
ROOF and struck his arm. lie was taken
to the emergency hospital at the plant
where an X-ray picture was taken o.
his arm showing that both bones were
broken below the elbow,
On Thursday afternoon ;he Elks' min
strels will parade through the business
section of Ensley. dressed in their min
strel costumes and headed by the Ten
nessee Company's brass band Many OF
the members OF the order will join III
the parade in automobiles. Hugh Iln.
one OF the principals of the show ana
director general, states that the coming
performance will surpsss any of tho pre-
V!ous efforts of the lodge, both In the
variety and excellence of the acts The
proceeds OF The snow 20 to provide a
Christmas tree for the poor children o.
the city.
The remains of Mrs. Byrd NJ Williams,
who died al her home on Warrior avenue
yesterday morning al 10 O'Clock will be
sent today at noon TO Jasper, her former
home.l by Echols & Angwin. Mrs Williams
died of pneumonia, after a brief illness
She is survived by hsr husband and two
small boys She had many friends in
Ensley.
Tile Minor School Fairgrounds asso-
citation met last night at the Minor
school. Gnsley and adopted the new
constitution and bylaws of the asso-
citation. The meeting was well attend
ed 1t was decided to give an enter
tainment at the Ensley High school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
FORCE" ORDINANCE WILL BE
READY FOR ADOPTION IN FEW
DISAGREEMENT ALMOST
REACHED, IT is SAID

Within 10 days the force ordinance
for viaduct at First avenue and Twen-
ty-seventh street will be ready for adop-
ton.
Indications are that the railroads will
comply with 1t.
Such information was given out at the
city hall yesterday. conference was
held between Commissioner James Weath-
erly. City Attorney Romano Boyd, and
the engineering department Monday even
ing and tho engineering department prom
ised Mr.. Weatherly, he says, that the
ordinance would be ready IN 10 days.
1t will be practically the same as the
Twenty-seventh street and FIRST avenue
part of the viaduct plan as submitted to
the railroads by City Engineer Kifkpat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
THREE KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK

Pensacola. Fla, December 2.-Nine cars
of logging train near Aycock. Fla.
broke from the train on an incline and
dashed down hill into a work train,
killing three men an injuring seven
others, according to reports made here
today. The dead are Logging Superin-
tendent Ezell Woods Of the Aycock Lum
Der company, Fireman Walter Hovey of
the work train, and an unnamed negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
Building Active at Loxley

Bay Minette, December 2.-(SpecialD
Albert N. Bliss, one of the leading citi-
zens of the Loxley, who was here today,
reports that there were six new homes
in course of construction at or near LoX-
ley, besides the creamery which is being
erected by the farmers in general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03

FOSS' CAMPAIGN
EXPENSES REPORTED

Boston, December Ex-Governor Foss
unsuccessful campaign as an Independent
candidate for reelection cost s4225, ac-
cording to returns filed today. The COVER
nor's personal contribution was $3460.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
sissippi and District Judge David ID.
shelby of Huntsville.

Sissippi and District Judge David ID
shelby of Huntsville.
Argument Heard in Birmingham
Argnnien. in the South and North Ala
Rama railroad rate case %as heard III
Birmingham by Judges Shelby. GTuoo
and Niles October l. following the tom
porary restraining order of Judge Grupo
allowing the railroad 20 resist the ORDER
oe the Alabama railroad commission 1of
q lower rate until the case could Dc
heard by three federal judges.
The substance of Judge Grubhs opinion
Is that the railroad had failed TO make
ont n case of confiscGtion in the matter
of lover rates. This was the chief ques-
ton raiseo by the South and North Aln-
hama railroad that a 2l2 cents passenger
rate was confiscatory.
The opinion is similar in many respects
to the opinions rendered In the LoulsVlhe
and Nashville, the Western Railway Oh
Alabama and the Central or Georgia
Railroad company all of which have es-
tablished lower passenger rate as the
result fthe railroad commissions ORDER
One Case More Remains
Only one more case remains to be passed
upon This is the Nashville. Chattanoosa
and St Louis Railroad company, SUD
S1di2rV llnQ OF lie lJOuloNlliS oiiNt -tN'-f+
VILE. which was heard by the railroad
commission several months ago. The com
mission has not yet rendered an order
I'm the case but it is expected that the
commissions decision viii be in conform
ity with the opinions rendered in the other
cases. It is also probable that the rail-
road company will ask Tor temporary
restraining order against the enforcement
of the. commissions order should it de-
mond lower rates and the litigation WAL
be the same as in the otlier cases.
The South ana North Alabama Railroad
company Is now owned by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. IT operates be-
tween Montgomery and Decatur on the
Louisville and Nashville line
In the litigation to secure lower pas
senger rates. as ordered by the commits
sion, the state was represented by Attor-
ney Robert C. Brickell, il. c. Selheimer
of Birmingham and Judge Samuel D.
Weakley of Birmingham. The lower pas
senger rate will be put into effect jan
uary 1, according to Judge Grubbs de-
cision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
CRAIG Prosecuted
DECLARES DEFENSE
Attorneys for Indiana Doc
tor Begin Fight for
His Life

Shelbyville. Ind. December 2.-The de-
Tense had its inning today in the trial OF
DR.. William b. Craig for the murder of
DR.. Helene Knabe. At the morning ses-
sion, vigorous assault was directed
against the states case, as outlined yes
terdgty. In a three hour address by Henry
\. Spaan. OF counsel for the defense.
DR.. Craig was pictured as a prosecuted
man, who not only could establish a repu-
tation for clean living through the testi
mony of 100 witnesses, but who also could
produce other witnesses to swear that
he was elsewhere until late hour, at
least, on the night he is alleged to have
killed DR.. Knabe IN her flat.
When the prosecution again assumed
the aggressive, at the afternoon session
and began the Introduction of witnesses
in support of its case the defense met the
attack boldly. The hypothesis of murder
on the one side was pitted against the
suicide theory on the other and when the
day ended there was no testimony before
the jury to show by what means DR..
Knabe met her death.
Says No Motive Shown
MI. Gpddll ueCIdItu llitTS WIS iOthiil5
in the relations OF his client with DR..
l<nabe to furnish motive for the crime
with which Craig was charged. They
We're never more than friends, he said,
and DR.. Craig could have had no reason
for desiring the womans death. DR..
Knabe, he pictured, as q failure in her
professional life and grown Respondent
through a succession of reverses in her
business career. He said that many Cir
cumstances would be introduced to sus-
tain the probability that she died by her
own hand.
-Four physicians testified this after
noon. All declared they had been sum-
moned' to DIR. <nabe's apartment on the
morning hess bvaysewas found there and
described the gaping wound in the wom-
ans throat and the slash on ner left
arm. The state has contended that the
latter wound was received by DR. Knabe
in futile effort to ward off. the blow
dealt by her slayer. According to the
defense theory she inflicted the wound on
herself in the convulsion of the death
struggle. On cross-eXamination, none of
the witnesses would say that the cut
might not have been made in that way
A pairing knife found on the chiffonier
tore no blood stains, the witnesses testi-
fled. The instruments kept in a sur
geon's case We're in the usual place with
no indications of recent use, they said
No other instrument with which the fatal
wound might have been made was dis
covered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-03
NEWS OF ENSLEY

auditorium in tie near future for the
benefit of the association. An elabor-
ate programme WAS arranged Of when
the feature will be a number of drills
in which all the children of the school
will take part.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-17
FOUR INJURED BY TORNADO
Barns Destroyed by Storm
Near Beloit

Beloit. - Four persons hurt. two
houses blown down, four barns de-
stroyed, many outhouses obliterated
and wide path cut through the trees
along Rock river is the damage done
by tornado which struck in the vi
cinity of town line bridge, seven miles
north of here.
The farm homes of Arthur jackson
and Len McCrea were wrecked. Mrs.
McCrea suffered a broken arm, and
three of the Jackson family were In
jured. Mrs. Jackson was pinned I'M
der the wreckage and narrowly escap-
ed being burned to death when the
ruins of the house caught fire from
the kitchen stove. Mr. McCrea was
in his barn when the storm struck. He
crawled to the house and helped dig
his wife and little girl, Hyla, from the
wreck of his home.
A lot of livestock was killed. barns
and stacks on other farms were blown
down. 1t is feared much injury was
done further west of the city. All
wires were put down and steam and
electric roads tied up
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-17
MAKE WAR ON HOG CHOLERA
University Regents Provide for Spe-
cial Farmers Institutes to Deal with
Checking Epidemic Spread.

Madison.-On account of the prevail
ence of hog cholera in the state, the
board Of regents of the University of
Wisconsin has made provisions for
special feature institutes to be held
to spread knowledge Of the best meth
DDS for control and eradication. The
regents also ordered special feature
institutes on the subject of alfalfa.
Plans were authorized for the holding
of twelve farmers courses, twelve
schools and twenty bankers pure-bred
seed methods under the agricultural
extension service.
The board instructed the soils de-
partment to require deposit fee of
$25 on the receipt of a petition ask
ing for the preparation of preliminary
plans for the organization of drainage
districts. This fee will be included
and assessed in the total cost of dis
tricts until such projects are finally
contaminated
In his report to the regents. Presi
dent Van Hise of the State university
showed that $1,003,OO0 will be avail.
able Tor constitutional development
of the university in the next three
years. Of this amount, $4,000 Is i'm
mediately available. and on March /,
1914, an additional $2S2.000 will be
available for educational buildings
and equipment
A site for the new 100000 physics
building has been selected. 1t will be
located opposite the biology building
in the north of the court of honor. The
new mems dormitory will be erected
on the lake shore near agricultural
hall.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-17
CALLS PROFITS TO LARGE
Attorney General Owen Says Wells
Fargo Line Cleared $s2,574 in
One Year in State.

Madison. That the Wells-Fargo Ex
press company received $S2,574 in a
single year on its Wisconsin business
after allowing a reasonable cost, ex-
pense, interest and profits is the bur.
den of the answer of Attorney Gen.
eral Owen, filed in the express rate
cases
The railroad commission directed an
order against the six express com.
panies Of the state reducing their
rates approximately 90 per cent. All
'of the companies filed suit against
the order and it was decided to make
the Wells-Fargo the test case.
Attorney Mack of Milwaukee in the
complaint Of the Wells-Fargo company
says the business is operated In Wis.
consin at loss of 100000. and II the
railroad commissions order becomes
effective it win lose an additional $50,
600.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-17
STORM WRECKS
MANY BUILDINGS
PROPERTY IN SOUTHWEST WIS
coNSiN SUFFERS HEAVY DAM
AGE FROM WIND.
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
Full Force of Tornado Felt at Tomah.
Sparta and Mauston and Surround.
ing Territory-Tobaceo Warehouses
Blown Down Near Vroqua.

La Crosse.--Reports of the storm
which swept the part of the state on
October 10 show great damage to prop
erty. No loss of life is reported, but
many persons received injuries.
The full force of the wind was felt
at Tomah. Part of the roof of the
frog factory of the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway was lifted off and
carried block. The big Heinz pickle
factory was unroofed At the Butts
farm on the outskirts of Tomah a
buggy shed was RACED and three men
who had taken refuge in 1t seriously
hurt, sustaining broken arms and ribs
At Sparta, trees. fences, chimneys
and small buildings went down. A
barn belonging to George Hall was
struck by lightning and a COW was
killed. All the rural telephone wires
out of Sparta are still out of commits
sion so that the full extent OF the
! damage Is unknown, but struggling re.
ports are coming in of windmills, silos,
barns and houses being blown down.
On the farm of Fred SchendaI at Big
Creek, near Sparta, barn 3S by SO
feet was lifted off its foundations and
spread over the farm like kindling
wood, the roof of 1t being found 800
feet away. Four men who sought ref
uge in the basement were unhurt.
The tornado is estimated to have
done 100000 damage at Mansion
where great balloons of crumbled tin
signs, fragments of awnings, branches
of trees, robes from wagons and auto
mobiles and many other things were
blown along the streets. The debris
crashed through big windows, smash.
ed up against buildings and added
noise to the roaring of the wind and
the din Of rending trees and collaps-
ing houses.
Severe damage was sustained by
farmers in the neighborhood of Sum
nit, Norwalk and Kendall on the
Northwestern line between Elroy and
Sparta
At West Salem the lighting plant
was put out of commission tempo.
rarily. From Trempealeau, Gales.
vile, Lansing, Ia, Dakota, Mimi; On
alaska, Ferryville, Prairie du CHEN,
Viola, Viroqua, Westby and other
points in this neighborhood come re-
ports of buildings RACED and stock
killed.
Virqoua.- city was also In
the path of the tornado. Two hundred
tobacco warehouses were blown down
and hanging crops of tobacco injured.
The damage will be close to $500, 600.
w. l.. Tate, rural mail driver. was
struck by falling barn and had three
ribs broken.