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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

The decision of the State Su
preme Court that a negro on tria
for his life is entitled to discover
through his counsel whether th,
jurors who are to be impanneleC
to try him are free from bias Of
prejudice against him, for the rea
son that he is a negro, is fair deal.
ing and good policy. 1t may be
used as a check on prompt court
administration where there is, in
fact, no bias or prejudice. But
the ruling will generally and ben
efcially temper any violations die
tated by rycial feeling, of the
principle Of equality of all me1
before the courts. - Vicksburg
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
Improving submarlnea


3he day is approaching when sea
going submarines of high surface
speed viii accompany the main feet
on the high seas, Large vessels OF
.nlS type, Of p knots speed, have
peeh designed for the United States
=. navy, Great Britain is building, in
the Nautilus, the largest submarine In
existence, which is intended to be as
sea"orthy while on the surface as the
latest type of destroyer. It's surface
speed viii be not less than 81 knots,
Inu II Will have a submerged speed
OF from 10 to Is knots; it will CARR
Blk TORPEDO tubes, and the surface dis.
placement win be about one thousand
ave hundred tons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

The use Of the huge new locomo.
tives and the long and heavy trains,
against which the Brotherhoods OF
freight trainmen, who are asking an
enormous increase in wages, protest
so vigorously seems to have resulted
In a rapid decrease in accidents TO
railroad employees, and a decided in.
crease in their safety. The number
Of railway employees killed in ser.
vice diminished from 62O in 1911 te
452 in 1914, and the number of in
iursd from 1901 to 4s23,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
Rank Nonsense.

It is the rankest nonsense for The
Trainman to pretend that the public
has nothing to do with this business.
The public has everything to do with
it, as the brotherhoods will find, if
they refuse arbitration and cast con
seryatism TO the winds. The most
cowardly government could not, in
that case, shrink from its supreme
duty of keeping the national high
ways open to commerce. New Or.
aeans Times-Picayune. IS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

road from Brundidge to Ozark
there were seen stacks Of peanuts,
barns luu of peanuts. outbouses
mil of peanuts and bales Of pea
nut hay stored even on the front
porthes of some of the houses
The barns and silos showed a
prosperous farming people. There
were number of peanut oil mills
passed on the road. Mr.. Ward
concludes:
Everybody seemed to have
raised a crop of peanuts. We
heard of a farmer in Barbour
county who planted 10 acres
in peanuts this year and who
averaged 20 bushels to the
acre, and sold his crop at
Sl15 per bushel, netting him
over $1,000. Just think of
it! Lots of our farmers in
this county did not make 3
bales Of cotton on 10 acres of
land.
From the appearance of things,
the peanut is about to be king in
Alabama.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
Does Science Pay?

y - ----
The man on the farm is inclined
to smile at the theories of tn,
man in the lecture room or the Ii
brary. he knows that no ONT
can make a successful farmer sim
ply by studying books; but he
should remember that the really
scientific student of agriculture is
today much more than a man Of
books. The scientific student is
also a man or the laboratory and
the experiment station, His
theories are rigidIy tested in the
fields before they reach the farm
er. Moreover, the farm agent has
cont in to explain the new meth
DDS in person and to help the
farmer to apply them,
A Southern banker, whose bus
mess depends in large measure
upon the prosperity Of farmers
has recently testified to some OF
the results in the South. Since
the farm agents began their work,
1900 fam clubs with $4,000 mem.
bers have been organized in the
Southern States; $4,000 meetings
with a total attendance of 81,
100000 have been held, and more
than 1000, 600 government bulle.
tins dealing with the farmers
problems have been distributed.
Nearly 10000 boys and girls,
moreover, have been enrolled in
clubs at which they discuss such
subjects as the proper rotation of
crops and getting the best yield
from an acre.
Did the meetings and discus,
sions amount to anything?
The bankers answer is very
confident. He says that 'pmpre
than $4,000 pure-bred or high
grade animals have been imported
into the states as a result of the
new interest in better farming-a
step of especial Importance in
view Of the fact that during the
last fifteen years live stock has
tended to decrease in that region.
Some 10000 farmers had faith
enough in demonstration methods
to try them last year, with the
result that their production TO
the acre was distinctly higher
than the average and that the in
crease in the product of their
farms was estimated at "a, 500, 600
in cotton and S., 100000 in corn.
AS long as the demonstration
farms can, on the average, raise
1917 pounds of seed cotton to the
acre as against 623 pounds on or.
farms, their neighbors will
have under their eyes a standing
Illustration Of the fact that the
best crops are fertilized with.
brains.
1t is worth noting again that
the facts were brought out at a
convention of Investment bankers
and have been city in a proml-
nent financial journal. The pro
gressive banker aealizes as never
before that his own success is
closely related to the prosperity
Of the farmer. On his side, the
,armer must realize that the man |
Who is alert to learn and to use |
he best methods in his farmingI
viii find it most easy to get credit. |
Youths COMPANION.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
For RENT

240 acres Of land we'll improved, wei
located and in a nice state Of cultiva-
ton; on gravel road and at railroad
station, for one year or term of years
This land will be rented in tracts of 50
acres up, Will furnish money to right
party, W.. GAYDEN,
Greenwood Miss,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
LIVE EXPOSITION NOTES

Contracts were let the first Of
this week for a number of the
largest buildings on the Exposi.
tion grounds. In these were in.
cluded the Coliseum and the Mis-.
sissippi building to be erected by
the state. The Coliseum will be
the largest and best assembled
hall in the south. The Mississip.
pi building will be 100x300 feet
and used for permanent exhibits
from the various counties of the
state. The others are the Manu-.
facturers' Boys and Girls, Wo-
mems, Efficiency and Applied
Arts. The longest time required
for building will be the Coliseum,
which must be ready for use by
the first of July next year.
To the comparatively new coun
ty of George is due the credit of
sending the first warrant for par.
ticipation in the big birthday
party. The appropriation made
by the Board of Supervisors will
be supplemented by towns, cor.
poratiOns and individuals and an
excellent showing made. The ex-
hibit will be made in a handsome
glass case and good for many
years. 1t will be available for
the expositions to be held annual
ly as for the thousands of north.
ern visitors who will visit the
coast during each winter.
Louisiana has an appropriation
from Its legislature for participa-
ton in the Exposition that can
be supplemented by the parishes,
Towns ana oIheTs' together with a
COMMISSION authorized to solicit
!U"oS lor one erectlon OF a build
my ana making OF an exhibit 1t
10 d HIue-a"aNe clVlzehshlp pos
SeSseu oy our sister state and Mis-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08
Peanuts Versus Cotton.

the crop only two ploughingS, anC
did not hoe the peanuts at all and
his yield was $50 bushels and Is
tons of hay. He received over
$500 for the crop. That's ever Sc
much better than boil weeyiled
! cotton.
The Eutaw Wing and Observer
also has something to say on the
subject, upon being informed by
Mr. John Rogers, who has recent.
| ly travelled in east Alabama and
investigated the growing of pea
nuts for the market, looking at it
from the farmers point of view.
Mr., Rogers letter is of iyeliest
interest. AS a general thing,
everybody in the cotton region
towns of the state is interested in
peanuts; and Mr.. Rogers went out
and talked to and with the farm
ers and their wives, the people
who do their own work. He says;
I found without a single ex,
ceptiOn that those who grow
'Pinders" ale out of debt. |
found, without a single ex
ceptiOn, that those whose
main crop is cotton, are still
in debt and that this debt is
growing bigger
Apparently, no high grade or
"modern" farming is required;
and no new machinery; so that
changing from cotton to peanuts
no revolution in farming and calls
for no advance expenditure of un.
obtainable capital. Mr.. Rogers
says further;
iouuu InaV Vae IenCeI Palu
for each fifteen acres, or dou.
BILE what is charged for rent
in Greene and Sumter coun-
ties, and that the renters
peanuts cost them thirty five
cents an acre to grow. This
includes all costs from start
to finish, fIom the breaking
81 the land through cultiva-
tion and harvest to the cash.
ing the check after the sale of
the nuts.
found that not one faamer
in twenty had any other
plans for cultiyating and
harvesting peanuts than those
they use in growing cotton
and corn.
Mr.. Rogers refers to business
mon in Rrurdi5oo ond 40 f,r,,or,
= D;I-a - ~ $50 l''I
~ my iol ooIio0ol "Oion' ne
cites H. y. Adams, farmer, of
Brundidge, who says he made cot.
ton all his life and was never ont
If daht siroo bo oon ror,o,,,l,o,.,,,,
=, tr,;a...a,,a5 4,-. "a 80
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

Gold fish, 10 cents each, at G. L.
Heinrich's Crystal and China Palace.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

Busy housewives can purchase
threaded machine bobbins at A. Klaus
n ca e
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

Far ppnt The Schimmel place copfainir,,
W '~l't 722 acres four miles east Of Macon
Good residence and Clubhouse. win rent aI mr.
part Apply to d. e. IRON or A. n. DENT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

Cord wood wanted al City light &
Water plant. w. T. BTsH
C1Dt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

G. L. Heinrich says to get your tops.
dolls etc, before the stock is picked
over.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-12-08

and FOr NaIp-S0 acres tmberad land +
@"''N VI 'u't mile north Of Masbulayile
described as follows E SEA, "a. Is. Is. Apply
70 or address JNO A. TYSON. JR'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Chief Justice Anderson Would Accept Federal
 Judgeship, Is Thought

Montgomery. October 3-(Special)- friends of John c. Anderson. chief justice of the Alabama supreme court, in all probability will ask his appointment as district federal judge at Mobile to suc- ceed Judge Harry T. Toulmin of the Gulf City. who today retired. after be- ing in service fully 25 years.
 Immediately after it became known that Judge Toulmin had determined to relin- quish the office, friends of Justice An derson called him by long distance tele- phone and urged him to allow his name to be presented Judge Anderson resides iE the southern district of Alabama and would be eligible for the appointment in every respect
 While Justice Anderson would make no definite statement. he indicated that he Is in a receptive mood and if ten dered the place would accept it. It is considered more than likely by those close to him that he may make application, although his efforts to secure the appoint ment may not be along aggressive lines, in keeping with the dignity of the office he now holds
 Justice Anderson is from Marengo coun- ty and has been on the bench 20 years. He served nine years as judge of the First judicial circuit and 10 years as asso- ciate judge of the supreme court. For more than year he has held the highest judicial office in Alabama, that of chief justice of the supreme court
 According to advices received here the official notice of Judge Toulmin's retire. ment was received in Washington today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
TWO ARE KILLED w HEN CROWDED
 TROLLEYS COLLIDE
Continued from Page one)

1 a northbound car reached the same point. The runaway car jumped the track and struck the northbound car. 1 The combined weight of the two cars and the shock of the collision was too
 much for the wooden bridge, which sagged and fellA
 l Edna Washington, telephone opera l tor employed by the Erie railroad, saw | the accident from where she sat at her 1 switchboard and turned in a call for am- balances, doctors and the fire department 1 Hundreds within earshot of the scene l heard the shrieks and cries of pain and l terror as the cars carried their burden, | for the most part women, to death or ir | jury, and the work of rescue began at once. Those who had not been seriously hurt extricated themselves and gave aid l to those less fortunate. It was not long until 90 had been taken out and carried | to hospitals. Some of these probably are | fatally injured
 l Mayor Harry L. Davis and Public Utilities Director Thomas S. Farrell ans nounced that an inquiry in an effort to place the responsibility for the disaster would be held
 Motorman H. T. Daniel of the south- bound runaway car escaped serious in- jury, but his conductor Is among the dead Daniel says the brakes Of his car failed to work.
 The southbound car was sma shed flat by the force of the crash. There Is no part of it's frame work left intact. The northbound car was badly damaged. A delivery wagon and horse manned by a
 driver, which was on the collapsed por- tion of the bridge, also went down with the structure, The fate of the driver has not been determined. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad and all street traffic on this side is suspended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
ALL STATE TROOPS
 WILL SEE SERVICE
 ON BOUNDARY LINE
tcontinued from Page One,

No. 1, and First regiment cavalry.
 Georgia: Brigade headquarters; First, Second and Fifth infantry; Second squad ron cavalry; Troop A, cavalry, and Field hospital No l.
 Florida First field hospital.
 North Carolina: Companies A and B engineers.
 South Carolina: Company A engineers.
 Tennessee: Troops c and D cavalry.
 Virginia: First squadron cavalry; Con- pany A engineers; Field hospital and signal corps.
 Mississippi First infantry.
 The departments announcement says that the deficit report of muster Of the troops named in North and South Carolina and Tennessee, is not a matter of record" but the report says the troops will be sent to the border.
 While it had been understood for sev- eral weeks that all units of the Na- tional Guard which were called out for service on the border would be sent there before being mustered out, Secretary Ba- ker's statement was the first official an- nouncement that the war department had adopted policy calling for border service for all of the troops. Department officials expect the last of the units to be nov ing toward the border within the next week or 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
POLICE NOTES

W. J. Spence, 5O3 North Forty seventh street, Woodlawn, was knocked in the head with blunt instrument and robbed of $6 and a gold watch at 11:45 o'clock last night by an unidentified negro man at Seventeenth street and Avenue B. The robbery was reported to police headquar- ters. but at an arly hour this morning the negro had not been apprenended. MT. Spence furnished the police with a good description of his assailant.
 Detective F. w. Stevens of Wichita, Kan. arrived here yesterday afternoon for Louis Poleski, a Pole, who was ar rested last week by City Detective Harry Goldstein on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense and robbery. De- tective Stevens will return to Wichita with his prisoner tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Report of Auditor Reveals the Exact Shortage of
 Bessemer Treasurer
ELECTION DEFERRED
First Meeting of New City Council Held and Much Business Is Trans acted-City to Live Within
 Its Income

Bessemer, October 3.-(SpeciaL)-The re- port of H. l.. Todd, who has just com pleted the audit of the city's books, was read at the regular meeting of the city council tonight, and shows the exact amount of the shortage of former Clerk and Treasurer James B. Houston of the city of Bessemer amounted to s8734 .13. MT Todd has been at work on the books since the confession of Mir. Houston of hts shortage about a month ago. His report was very long and showed that the city of Bessemer was not living within it's income.
 The initial meeting of the newly elected aldermen of the city of Bessemer was held tonight and was called to order by President George Ross, with all members present. After the reading of the min utes the report of the treasurer for the month of September was read, as was the report of Chief of Police R. M. Chil- dress for the month of September, and both were received as information. A petition signed by 74 citizens in the neighborhood of Twelfth avenue, asking that the council request the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to stop all passenger cars at Twenty fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets, was referred to the street railway com mittee. MT. Todd then read his report, after which he presented his bill for S3l0 which was allowed Under the head of ne wbusiness the election of officers was taken up and Mayor B. Clay Jones stated that he had been at work for the past week investigating the income of the city, and that as the city must live within its revenue, he could not see any use in electing men and fixing salaries unt:l the approximate income of the city was ascertaned. He stated he was in favor of allowing the present officers to work until Friday night. when the council would hold an adjourned meeting and elect officers and name budgets. The mayors suggestion was carried out. A motion was then made that President Ross appoint his committees and that each get busy and prepare budgets Tor consideration at the meeting Friday night. The committees were appointed as follows: Judiciary. J. M. Lowery, w.. R. Parker and J. w. Austin; finance, E. Clay Jones, A. J. McCampbell and Will Terry; schools N. B. Parker. B. H. Till- man and J. H. Edwards; fire departmeRt l.. F. Ling, N. B. Parker and Will Terry; market A. J. McCampbell. B. H. Tili- man and J. W. Austin; street railway, W. R. Parker, J. H. Edwards and l.. F. Ling; waterworks, B. H. Tillman, J. NJ. Iowery and w. A. Simmons; sanitary, w. J. Austin, W. R. Parker and A. J. Me Campbell; public buildings, J. H. Ed wards, J. NJ. Lowery and l.. E. Ling grievance, w. c. Terry, w. J. Austin and N. B. Parker: building, N. B. Par ker, W. A. Simmons and A. J. McCamp- bell; streets and lights, B. c. Jones, l.. E. Ling and J. H. Edwards: police, w C. Terry. A J. McCampbell and w A. Simmons; miscellaneous. N. B. Parker,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
FRENCH-ENGL|SH MEXICAN INTERESTS
 ENTER PROTESTS
European Embassies Call Attention to Seizure of Property by Govern
 ment of CarranZa

Washington. October s.-Strong protests have been made to the state department by the British and French embassies against the action of the Carranza gov ernment in Mexico in seizing the assets of British and French institutions in the Mexican capital.
 These banks are closed as the result of the Carranza decrees, and it is de- clared that the interests of British and French stockholders have been affected seriously. Because the French financial interests in the banks are much larger than the British, France has taken the lead in the protests, but the British em- bassy has notified the state department that it is in full sympathy with them.
 So far the state department has given no indication of what 1t will do, but 1t is believed that they probably will be transmitted first to the American mem bers of the joint commission, now in ses- sion at Atlantic City.
 Mir. Hosler. the British charge of the legation in Mexico City, is in Wash ington now for a conference with the embassy officials here regarding condi- tions in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
.VIRCINIA REAIjTIESn
University of Virginia Opens

Charlottesville, Va, October 3.--Coinci- dent with the opening of the ninety third year of the University of Virginia today, announcement was made by Presi- dent Alderman of gift of $250,O0O to the university by man who requested that his name be withheld. The sum-, according to President Alderman, was made without solicitation, and was to be used according to the discretion of the president. The student enrolment this year is the lar gest of any in the history of the institution, and indicates an en- rollment of HOO next June The principal address at the opening exercises today was made by Representative Carter Glass, his subject being Financial Free dom.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
IIMousINE FOR SALE

Would you present your wife with a handsome six-cyllnder. 65-h0rse- power limousine aut0mObflef 1t has had little usage and splendid care. Engine thoroughly overhauled last week and every detail of car i'm perfect cOndi- tton. Aluminium seven-passenger body, seating five inside, upholstered In light gray English whipcOrd. Body alone cost &i4OO. Can he seen and demonstrated Wednesday, giving my test or tryout purchaser desires. Owner must sell by Thursday. Will take 5000 cash. Unless you can pay cash please do not ask for denomination. Address, "Lim0usine Owner" care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
STRAND
TO-DAY

Wm. A Brady, fin association with the World Pictures. presents Frances Nell son and Arthur Ashley i'm s"rhe Revolt" The new picture version of one of the most sensatiOnally successful spoken dramas ever prcsented upon the Amerf- can stage. vfrile and blOOd-stirring story upon theme that is up~t0-the- minute. Of tremendous interest to men and women alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Cane Sugar Advances

San Francisco. October 3--Prices of cane sugar registered another advance here today. the new quotations being $7l0 per 100 pounds wholesale and s7.60 retail The increase today marked an advance of 15 cents above the, price the consumer has paid for the last 10 days and total increase of 65 cents since September 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Negroes Leaying Troy

Troy, October 3.-(SpeciaL )--About
 150 negroes, mostly men, have left Troy in the past week for the north and east, going principally to New Jersey. About 130 left Sunday. The tickets were bought to Montgomery, where labor agents routed the negroes to points in the north and east This is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 3.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Wednes- day and Thursday.
 Georgia: Fair west; rain in east DOT ton Wednesday,; Thursday fair.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day; cooler Thursday in west portion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Fire at West End

The residence of J. E. Cravey, 227 North Pearl street. West End, was badly dam- aged by fire early yesterday morning. It is said the cause of the fire was due to a defective flue. The loss is estimated at $1OO0 The residence was insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
REOOTIIONS@ @ [@ .AnD 2SGREEN v
By "DUGr

ultimate contrition, inspired by realization of the fact that his activities have caused poverty in the home of Major Ainslee, whose daughter he loves. Many of the race track.
 VIRGINIA BEAUTIES
 High-cl vaudeville and fea- ture picture show is the bill at the Colonial this week. Herman Lewis presents the Virginia Beauties," featuring the Old Dominion quar- tet, and Laughing Lester Richards, blackface comedian. There are lots of shapely girls and catchy music and the performance proved high ly pleasing to the crowds yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
"A WOMAN,S DARING"

Miss Winefield Greenwood. 8 local favorite. will appear in "A Woman's Daring" at the Trianon today. This Is a Blue Bird feature and is considered one of the best recently released. The story af- lords fine opportunity for the talent of Miss Greenwood and should prove a big drawing card.