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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
LEGAL. NOTICE.

Annie Webb, complainant. vs. Corinthia O. Burnett and c. B. Burnett, her hus-
 band, Columbia E. Mccoy and Benj. H Mccoy, her husband. Columbia E. Mccoy as executrix of the last will and testament of John B. Webb and Colum- bia E. Mccoy, as guardian of Sarah Annie Mccoy, minor. Valentine Emma Mccoy, minor, Mabel Euell Mccoy. minor Corinthia Odessa Mccoy, minor, Nellie Louise Mccoy, minor, and Webb Brady Mccoy, minor, and also Sarah Annie Mccoy, minor, Valentine Emma Mccoy, minor. Mabel Euel Mccoy, minor, Corintha Odessa Mccoy, minor. Webb Brady Mccoy minor and Nellie Louise Mccoy, minor.
 The State of Alabama. Jefferson County City Court of Birmingham. in Chancery. No 3302.
 In this cause 1t being made to appear to the judge of this court in term time by the affidavit of Joseph T. Collins. Jr., solicitor and agent for complainant that the defendants, Corinthia O. Burnett and C. B, Burnett. her husband, Columbia E. Mccoy and Benj. H. Mccoy. her husband. Columbia E. Mccoy as executrix of the last will and testament of John B. Webb. and Columbia E. Mccoy as guardian of Sarah Annie Mccoy, minor, Valentine Emma Mccoy, minor Mabel Euell Me Coy. minor, Corinthia Odessa Mccoy. minor Nellie Louise Mccoy, minor. and Webb Brady Mccoy. minor. and also Sarah Annie Mccoy. minor. Valentine Emma Mccoy. minor. Mabel Euell Mccoy. minor, Corinthia odessa Mccoy, minor. Webb Brady Mccoy minor. Nellie Louise Mccoy minor, are all non-residents of the state of Alabama and Corinthia O. Burnett and C. B. Burnett. her husband. reside in St. Augustine Florida, and all the other defendants reside In Plant City. Hillsborough county, Florida, and fur tber that in the belief of said afhant. the defendants are over the aga of 21 years. except said minors, who are under 4 years of age.
 It is therefore ordered that publication be made in The Birmingham Age-Herald, A newspaper published in Jefferson coun- ty. Alabama once a week for four consec- utive weeks, requiring them, the said defendants to answer. plead or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 16th day of February 1903 or after thirty days therefrom decree pro-confesso may be taken against the adult defendants. It is further ordered that a copy of this order be sent to BenJ. H. Mccoy and Columbia F. Mccoy, as the parents of the above named minors and at the address, or residence above named.
 This 6th day of January, 1903,
 CHARLES A. SENN, Judge of the City Court of Birmingham.
 Filed in office this sth day of January. 1905 JOHN S. GILLEsPY.
 1-t0-4t-sat Clerk and Register.
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would only burn the furniture in it. It could not get through the floor. for the wooden floor rests on a concrete surface.
 The designs for all the three sSy-scrap- CTS of Birmingham were drawn by Will liam c. Weston. Yesterday he made a rough estimate that the average number of men at work on the building varied from POO to 800, and that they made an average of $50 a week each. This would make ar average weekly payroll from one of these buildings of from 5000 to S15.lGd Most of this money Is spent in Birmingham. Most of the carpenters and briclSlayers are Birmingham men. The structural workmen the finishers and specialists for this kind of work are im- ported.
 It is probable that number of the men used In the gangs on the Woodward building Will be used i'll the construction of the fil st National ban'S building. They will begin to arrive IS sooi as the foun- dations are completed and the caissons are made.
 The entire weight of these steel build ings is supported by steel columns. The walls are not relied on to support ar y weight, and the walls to the upper stories are frequently filled in before those of tho lower stories, as Is shown in the &C., co conpanying Illustration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
DELEGATES LEAVE FOR INDIANAPOLIS National Convention of Miners
 Meets on Monday NO DEFINITE PROGRAMME President Mitchell Has Been Too Busy to Issue an Address-His Salary
 Will Probably Be
 Raised.
NO DEFINITE PROGRAMME

The delegates chosen to represent Ala bama District No 20, United Mine Work CTS of America, in the national conven- tion of the organization which meets in Indianapolis next Monday, will leave by the Louisville and Nashville at 912 o'clock tonight.
 The delegation will number nineteen or twenty and will include District President Ed Flynn, National Board Member w. R. Fairley and District Secretary Treasurer J. L. Clemo.
 District organzer Joseph Hallier who was elected alternate auditor for the national convention, left for Indianapolis Thursday night in response to a command from headquarters. The amount of auditing to be done was found to be so extensive that the three auditors elected could not keep up with it and 1t was, therefore, necessary for them to call on MT. Hallier.
 The convention will be in session for a week or ten days and after 1t adjourns the joint scale conference will be held, in which only the four competitive states Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, will be represented.
 The conference will probably be in ses- | sion for two or three weeks but as Ala bama Is not interested in the scale ques- ton to be discussed and acted upon in Indianapolis, the delegates from this dis trict will not participate in 1t and most of them will return home soon after the convention closes.
 It has been President John Mitchells custom to send to the locals in advance of the annual convention, a list of recom- mendatlons to be made to the body. But he was too busy to do so this year, and in the absence of an outline of the bus mess to be proposed members here can not say or even guess what will come up.
 MT. Clemo said last night that he and all the other delegates with whom he had talked were in favor of increasing the salary of President Mitchell and the salary of Secretary-Treasurer Wilson. Mitchell has been getting only $500 a year and Wilson only sl50O
 President Wilson will make recommen- dations in his address which will be read | immediately upon the opening of the con- vention. There will probably be few changes in the bylaws, but 1t is thought that no radical resolutions will be seri- ousy considered.
 Alabama District No. 20 will have It's scale convention in Birmingham June 1t for the purpose of adapting wage scale to be presented to the operators in joint conference on or before July 1. The na- tional organization of United Mine Work CTS has no voice in the wage question ir this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
COMMITTEE WILL
 FORM QUESTIONS
REPRESENTATIVES OF BOARD OF TRADE AND GRocERS' ASSociA- TON WILL MEET THIS AFTER NOON TO DISCUSS SITUATION.

At o'clock this afternoon the commit tee of five, appointed at the joint meeting of the Board of Trade, the Wholesale and Retail Grocers' associations and the Lum- Der Dealers and Shippers association last Wednesday will meet and discuss what questions they will ask the various aldermanie candidates in the coming cleo tion. The meeting will be in the Tomlin- son building.
 It is more than probable they will ask the candidates to pledge themselves to support a motion that all the city con- tracts for food, equipment and other things shall be let by bid, and not given to one firm. They will include in this re- quest that the lowest bidder be given the contract. This is one of the many ques- lions they will ask, but they consider it of the most important.
 Other questions will be in regard to mu- nicipal ownership of the water works. They will ask the candidates 10 promise that they will not vote for meters in pri- vate residences unless the water works is owned by the city.
 It Is said that these are the most im- portant questions that the committee will ask, but that there will probably be a large number of others. One of these would probably be in regard to a larger police force and a better police protection for the city.
 | The committee is composed of John w. | O'Neill, chairman, representing the Board of Trade; T. II. Spencer of the Retail Grocers' association. Sibley King of the Lumber Dealers. W. s. Brown of the Board of Trade and the Wholesale Gro. cers' aasociation, and Sid Lee of tht | Wholesale Grocers' association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday:
 Walker Land company to D. H. Gun ningham, lot and the east half of lot g. block S52. with all improvements, $500.
 Mary R. Brannon, salie R. Barker. Willie R. Howes, Lily Reynolds, to the Title Guarantee Loan and Trust con- pany, trustees, lots and 8. except the south 32-3 feet, block 135, $2O 25o.
 Della E. Clapp to Thomas Fl. c. Staple ton and Gertrued H. c. Stapleton, and un divided one-half interest in part of blocl SOP, s35OO.
 Mrs. Harriet J. White to J. W. King lot 10, block 3, Kingston, s1250. J. w. Parden and wife. M B. Parder to J. w. Carter, lot 27 block 241, Bessemel | 5000
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H HE committee appointed by the \0 city democratic executive commit
 tee at it's meeting Monday night to draw up resolutions relating to the coming primary to be submitted at a meeting of the committee to be held next Monday night, met last night at the city hall.
 It was decided to present five resolu- tions, one providing for the names of candidates for mayor, aldermen, police commissioners, and chief of police to go on the ticket; one providing that a pri- mary be held on the 2nd of March; one that the committee endorses municipal ownership of water works system; an- other resolution to the erect that the committee recommends the abolishment of the police commission, and that the question be submitted to the people for a vote, and the fifth that the commit tee endorses the movement for Greater Birmingham.
 Two of the resolutions are practically the same as the ones presented at the meeting of the executive committee re- lating to the chief of police going on the ticket and recommendations in reference to the police commission. At the meet ing of the executive committee it was decided to have the names of candidates for chief of police go before the people. In the committee meeting last night it was decided to present a resolution cover- ing this peint, and to not recommend that the candidates for captain and lieuten- ant of police go on the ticket.
 Those Present.
 There were present at the meeting last night H. B. Abernathy, w. N. Newton, Dr. Charles Whelen and Harry White. B. A. Thompson was unavoidably absent. He was the only member of the committee not present.
 H. B. Abernathy was elected chairman in the absence of MT. Thompson, and MT. White was elected secretary. The chair- man stated that the object of the meeting was to draft resolutions to be presented to the executive committee at It's meet ing Monday night.
 After a short discussion it was decided to present the resolution in regard to the names of candidates for chief of police going on the ticket, and to strike out of the original resolution. as presented at the executive committee meeting last Monday night the clause relating to the candidates for captain and lieutenant of police.
 The following resolution was then adopted:
 The Resolution.
 Whereas, We understand it to have been the specific purpose and intention of the framers of our new constitution for the state in adopting those ordinances pertaining to suffrage and election to in- franchise only those citizens having the adequate mental and moral capacity to govern themselves, and disfranchise those not having the above qualifications, and
 Whereas, It has been fully demon strated in our last state democratic pri- mary election and the rules governing the same having been set by the state exec utive committee have been fully endorsed and approved of by the qualified voters of this state and county.
 Therefore be it resolved, That we, the city democratic executive committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
OR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES AN ADDRESS Discusses Effect of Environ
 ment on Mankind VISITS HOWARD COLLEGE Students Attend Address On the sup Iect of "NaturaI Laws as Factors m
 Mans DestIny"-Heredl-
 tary Influences.

Dr. R. M. Cunningham, lieutenant gov ernor-elect. addressed the students ol Howard college at East Lake yesterday afternoon on "Natural Laws as Factors in Mans Destiny" Besides the students there were probably 100 people present. pr. Cunninghams address was com nar,son of the environment of the civi- 1izea and uncivilized man, and he ex- nlained that while the former was not resnnsible for the conditions caused by bis ancestors he was responsible for his ourn behavior, and that 1t was his duty to know himself and endeavor to re- strain his evil tendencies and to strength en his good qualities.
 His address was listened to with close attention.
 In part, Dr. Cunningham spoke as fol- lows:
 Material Matter.
 ''The body of man and his environments are wholly material. The phenomena they produce are results of material agencies. Therefore they are controlled by natural law. When we consider the part that man plays in history, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
RELIEF FUND OF
 POLICE IS LARGE
REPORT SHOWS ASSOCIATION TO BE IN GOOD FINANCIAL cONDlTlON-OFF GERS ELECTED FOR YEAR.

The annual meeting of the Birmingham Police Relief association was held yes terday afternoon at o'clock in the police roll call room and officers for the ensu- ing year were nominated and elected.
 The report of the treasurer showed that the association was in good condition and that it had a large amount of money in the bank after having paid for the mon- ument over the grave of Policeman w.. P. Walton, who was shot and killed last March by a negro named Jim Webb.
 The result of the election of officers was as follows:
 President, C. ". Austin.
 First vice president Capt. W. E. Wier.
 Second vice president, Patrolman A. D. Brown.
 Treasurer, Patrolman James H. Rich ardson.
 Secretary, Patrolman William Murphy
 Board of Trustees, Lieut.. John S John son, chairman, and Patrolmen Nix, Gun ningham and Devinne.
 Finance committee, Patrolman Bodeker, chairman, and Patrolmen Hagood and Vandiver.
 Sick committee, Patrolman Waley, chairman, and Patrolmen Armstrong and Thomson.
 Auditing committee, Patrolman Hagood, chairman, and Patrolman Hamilton and Desk Sergeant Chambers.
 The object of the association is to rem der aid to the policemen who are sick and to provide an adequate amount for their 1 funeral services and something to bt given to the widow or orphans. Nearly all the patrolmen are members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

influence that environment has upon it's action, and that all of these are con- trolled by natural law, we form some ideas of the importance of laws of na- ture as factors in mans destiny.
 ''No one will deny that all things ma- terial are controlled by natural iaw nor will any one deny that the conception. gestation, birth, growth and decay of. or ganic entities are all in obedience to the laws of nature While we contemplate for moment the great part these play in human history, we cannot otherwise conclude than that the study of these laws as effecting mans destiny cannot be overestimated.
 He said that the laws of nature are divided into two classes, the construc- tive and destructive. lie explained that by these terms he did not mean creation or annihilation, for nature cannot create or destroy, but the putting together and arranging elements and compounds in such a way as to produce the greatest result as expressed in energy and ac- tion. By destructive is meant the, decom- position of compounds into elements, or a change in their physical and chemical natures in such a way as to produce de- cay or death.
 He then stated that the unit of all physical life is the cell and that in or der for that to live there must be life, food and environment. We are able to learn nothing of the life of a cell, there- fore we can only learn of the history of a living cell, elementary and compound, and 1of1 nJoa lso1 to the tissue, organs and systems of all animal and vegetable life, as a whole or an individual unity, for example-man
 Law of Increase.
 Dr. Cunningham then stated that the universal law of nature is increase. He said that this applied to all life, and that environment had a great deal to do with it. The kind of ground wheat is sowed in decided what shall be the class of the wheat which grows from the seed. So the environment decides the class of wheat and also the class of man. A man in the highest ranks may degenerate if placed in the wrong environment or a man in the lowest ranks may rise to the top. It is all environment
 second law of nature is work He said that work is necessary for increase. Work increases the glands and organs in all branches of life, but overwork re- tards growth and leads to decay
 Therefore another great law of nature is rest. All organs need rest. for they de- pend on themselves for reproduction, nu- triton and specialized functions. The or gans or cells must therefore have rest during which to repair themselves. Those things which favor cell growth and func- ton are conducive of health; while those things which restrain it are conducive of decline and death. It, therefore, follows
 (colntlnued on Eighth Paee.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
FEELS ENCoURAGED.t
J. w. Howard Thinks His Brother Will
 Be Acquitted.

J. II. Howard has returned from Athens, where he has been for several days to assist In making preparations for the trial of his brother, Robert Howard, charged with the murder of Frank Bowen. a baseball player. The trail was set for this week but continued until the April term of court.
 MT. Howard said yesterday that he was much encouraged and that he felt sure his brother had every chance for ac- quittal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. H. E. Thompson.

Mrs. H. E. Thompson, aged 77 years. died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia at her residence, 1900 Eighth avenue. She Is survived by seven children, B. A. Thompson. T. c. Thompson. W. II. Thompson. Mrs. Mary E. Kelley Miss cornelia Thompson, Mrs. T. l.. zeigler of Hartselle. Ala, and Mrs. J. H. Yam of Valley Head. The funeral arrange ments have not yet been decided on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

If your stomach is dlsordered. bowels irregular and you don't feel well. you need Prickly Ash Bitters. It is very effec- five in removing this condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-17

G HE committee appointed by the " city democratic executive commit
 tee at it's meeting Monday night
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10
GROTON.

Mrs. B. M. Kicker and daughter
went to Shamrock, r. l., on Friday
for a short visit.
F. A. Garter of st. Johsnbury was
in town on Saturday.
The water supply at Rickers mills
is rapidly growing less. The ponds
are very low owing to the continued
dry weather, and it is impossible to
run the electric light plant.
Miss Jennie Rinkle went to ST.
Johnsbury on Wednesday tor an ex-
| tended visit.
Mrs. Orange G. Frost, who has been
threatened with pneumonia, is much
better.
rhe village school opened on Mon
day with full attendance. The in
structors are the same as last term.
Mrs. William Dunn is quite ill with
measles.
Alexander Cochran was in Wells
River on Saturday.
The scarcity of water among the
! farmers il causing much extra work,
as many are obliged to drive their
stock long distance to drink. The
supply at the village is sufficient at
this writing.
The regular meeting of the Knights
of Pythias will be held on Wednesday
evening, Dec. 8. The third degree
will be conferred.
J. r. Darling is quite i'll.
The Christmas exercises of the Meth.
! odist church will be held, THURSDAY
evening. Dec "a.
Rev. W. X. Davenport of Montpelier
will speak in the Baptist church on
the morning of Dec. 10, in the even
ing at the Methodist church. He comes
in the interests of the Anti-Saloor
| League.
The Boston Minstrels gave an enter.
tainment in town, Friday evening
A good sized audience was in attend.
ance. 1t was hardly popular attrao'
| ton.
Mrs. Russell Moore of Wells River
| was in town ON Saturday the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs A. R. Taylor.
The Knights of Pythias are about to
move into their new hall which il
nearing completion. The hall is over
the creamery and when finished prob
ably will be the finest one in town.
The main hall is AZ feet long, 81 feet
vide and about 10 feet in height
The walls and ceiling are finished in
Georgia pine and the floor is uf maple.
Two ante rooms open from the mair
hall one of which will be used fol
storing the regalia and the other,
which ia large room, will be used
for q banquet room. This room will
be closed from the main hall, by five
folding doors which can be thrown
back making one large hall. The seat
ing capacity is about $50 under thil
arrangement There is also portable
stage which can be used when dra
matte entertainments are given. The
lodge holds lease of the hall for tel
years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10
A LASTING EFFECT
This Evidence Should Prove
Every Claim Made for DOan's
Kidney Pills in Montpelier,

Relief from pains and aches of bad
back is always welcome to every back
ache sufferer, but to cure lame,
weak or aching back is what's want
ed. Cure it SO it will stay cured. 1t
can be done. Here's the strongest evil
dence to prove it.
w. H. Green, iron polisber in the
Cotton Mfg, Co., residing at Z Pros
pect street, says: "When living at
26 Prospect street, in the winter of
1897, l had an attack of wea kness
across my back, sharp pains over my
hips and in the joints particularly if l
over exerteo myself. grew so bad
could scarcely stand 1t. Plasters
and ordinary household remedies were
useless and l finally went to W. e.
Poole's drug store for Doan's Kidney
Pills. "A course of treatment stopped
the attack. stated so publicly through
our newspapers at the time, and during
the five years which have elapsed l
have not had any reason to alter my
opinion about that remedy. You are
at liberty to continue my endorsement
of it. -
Sold by all dealers Price 80 cents
per box. Foster Milburn Co., Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10
UPHELD FREE SPEECH.

Durham, N. c., Dec. 4.-The board
of trustees of Trinity College, after a
session lasting until 2 80 O'Clock yes
terday morning, declined to accept
the resignation of Prof. j. s. Bassett.
1t had been rendered because of the
criticism following a recent declara-
tion by the professor that Booker T..
Washington is the greatest man born
in the south, with the exception of
Gen. Lee, in the las. century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10
ESTATE OF ARLOA McELRoY.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, SIS.

In Probate Court, held in Montpelier, I'm and for
said District. on the Both day of November. A. d.
1908:
William u. McEroy, Administrator Of the estate of
ARLOA MCELROY late of Middesex, in said Dis
trict, deceased, presents his administration account
for examination and allowance,a and makes applca-
tion for decree of distribution and partition Of the
estate Of said deceased.
Whereupon It is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in said
Montpelier, on the 2nd day of JAN A. ID. 1904, for
hearing and decision thereon; And IL is further
dered that notice hereof be given to all persons in
terested. by publication of the same three weeks
successfully In the VERMONT WATCHMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL, newspaper published at Mont
pelier In this State previous to said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at said time
and place, and, show cause, If any they may have.
why said account should not be allowed. and such
decree made.
by the Court,-Attest.
1910 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge