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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-11-26
SAVES HIMSELF BY
PRESENCE OF MIND
Brakeman Under Engine Grips Brake
Beam When Another Train
Strikes the Locomotive.

Talladega. November o5.-(Special.)--
There was a wreck at the Southern depot
Friday afternoon. destroying an engine,
three cars, some cotton and some mer-
chandise. A freight train was standing on
a long siding with two cars projecting
over on the main line. A southbound
freight came whizzing down the main line.
There Is a slight curve at this point, and
the line looked clear to the coming crew,
so that the crash came without warning.
The fireman of the freight train that
was standing idly on the sidetrick was I'M
der his engine cleaning 1t when the nov
ing train struck his Hearing the crash
of the collision he reached up and hung
onto the brake beam of the locomotive
as IL moved and was saved by his rare
presence of mind Some cars were set on
fire and a fire alarm was turned In
promptly and responded to by the city
fire department. This accident Is a repe-
tition of the scene whereby J. B. Graham
lost his life.
The overhead bridge across the South
ern railroad on Spring street has been re-
paired at a cost of 800 to the city. There
is an agreement, made in former years
between the railroad and the city, In ref
erence to the bridge. that the former
would furnish the lumber for its main
tenance. while the latter paid for the
carpenter work.
Excavating Is under way to connect the
new portion of the court house with the
sanitary sewer. At portions of the limo
the ditch will be dug to the depth OF
twelve feet.
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A Safeguard Against Colds-Wou
Not Be Without Pe-ru-na.

In the transaction of regular business.
The affairs of the association are In ex-
celent condition. DIR. G. w. Read of Ems
lev is president and the Rev F. w. Bran
don of Birmingham is secretary and treas
urer. A good list of new members was
added.
At night the conference missionary an
niversary was held. The speakers of the
occasion were DR.. Seth Ward and Bishop
Warren A. Gambler and concluded with
the customary collection.
Sunday Services.
Dr. West announced the following order
of services for Sunday:
Methodist church. a. M, conference
love feast, led by the Rev. F. T. j. Bran
don; Il a. M. preaching by Bishop Gal
loway, followed by ordination Of deacons;
3 p. M, memorial services; p. M. preach
ing by DIR. Seth Ward, followed by ordina-
ton of elders.
Cumberland Presbyterian church, IL a.
m, preaching by Bishop Gambler: p. M,
preaching by the Rev. II. M. Dobbs.
Baptist church, IL a. M, preaching by
the Rev. s. e. WATSON; D. m, the Rev.
w. r. Hendrix.
Christian church. II a. M, Dr. George
w. Read; p M. the Rev. r. B. Norton
Colored Methodist church, II a. M.
the Rev. F. A. Vann; 7 p. m, the Rev.
j. w. Cady.
Central Methodist church. New Decatur.
the Rev. p. l.. Alternately.
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Atlanta, November 25-(Special with
the closing argument made to the su-
preme court today, 1t Is now with that
tribunal to render final decision in the
cases involving taxation in Georgia of
the $3oOO.OoO capital stock of the Wes-
tern railway of Alabama, half of which
is owned by the Georgia Railroad and
Banking company and half by the Cen
trail of Georgia Railway company, two
Georgia corporations.
There is every indication that the ac-
ton of the state supreme court will be
the end OF the litigation. If the decision
should chance to be against the state, the
state, of course. will have to be content
with the action of its own courts.
If the supreme court should decide
against the railroads as was done in the
court below, there would be nowhere else
for the railroads to appeal the case be-
cause the supreme court of the United
States in the Georgia railroad case has
already decided that this stock is tax
able In Georgia. 1t was for that reason
that the Central of Georgia took its in
junction suit against the collection of
these taxes out of the United States court
and brought 1t In the state courts.
The closing arguments were made for
the state by Attorney General John G..
Hart, who has given a great deal of his
attention for the last three years to this
litigation, and for the railroads by Alex
C. King of Atlanta, who has been inter
ested In 1t from its incipency. Mr.. King $
firm represents the Louisville and Nash
vile and Atlantic Coast Line railroads
here, and these are the lessees of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking company.
Under the terms of this lease 1t Is said
the lessees are required TO pay all taxes
adtudicated against the property hence
the active interest of the lessees In the
matter.
When the litigation was In tho United
States court it was brought in their name.
However, should these taxes be finally ad-
Indicated against the Georgia road, 1t Is
generally believed there would ensue a
litigation between the Georgia company
and the lessees to determine who should
be required to pay them.
Richmond and Chatham counties and
the cities of Augusta and Savannah are
deeply Interested in the outcome of this
litigation. Should the railroads lose these
counties and municipalities would be en-
titled to share In the taxation of this
stock to as great or to a greater extern
than the state. possibly. Augusta and
Richmond county are taking active part In
the fight. having employed counsel for the
purpose, while Savannah and Chatham
county are just quietly watching its pro-
gress and awaiting the outcome without
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THREE NEGROES ARE
SENTENCED TO HANG
Will Johnston Maintains He is
Innocent
DISQUE ADDRESSES MEN
Congratulates the Citizens of Etowah
County on Fact That Law Has
Been Allowed to Take
Its Course.
DlSQUE ADDRESSES MEN

Gadsden, November 5.-(Special)-Jack
Hunter, Vance Garner and VIII Johnston,
the three brutal negroes who SO cruelty
murdered and ravshed Mrs. Sarah j.
Smith, were this afternoon sentenced to
expiate their crime at the end of the
hangman's moose on Friday, December
20, between 10 a. M, and p. M, in the
county jail of Etowah.
The three negroes were brought before
the judge from the Jail handcuffed to-
gether and guarded by seven deputies.
The court room was crowded when Judge
Disque commanded the condemned men
to stand up. He told them that they had
had fair and impartial trial and that
the strong arm of the law had been
thrown around them at the time when
the passions of the people were at fever
heat. He told them of the law providing
suitable counsel and that after a fair
and impartial trial men of their own
choosing had found them guilty of the
most damnable crime ever perpetrated in
Etowah county.
At this juncture Judge Disque took &C.
casion to speak to the citizens present
of the fact of how mucn better it was to
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has done In our family. both for young
and old.
I'VE gave il to our three -months-old
babe. He was in such misery that he was
having commissions evedy few hours.
I'VE commenced giving him Peruna in
ten-drop doses and he is now strong,
healthy boy.
I'VE never fail to speak a word OF
praise for Peruna when the opportunity
affords"
Uses Pe-ru-na In His Family.
Mr. Frank w. Harris, box %. Basic
City, Va. member A r. e. A. NJ, writes;
II have used Peruna in my family with
very satisfactory results for the last two
years.
Besides. | have recommended 1t to all
whom think are in need of 1t.
81 urge all who are afflicted to buy
bottle and begin its use at once.
II have never heard of any who have
used 1t to be dissatisfied with the results"
The Family Endorses Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. Theodosia Cox, 225 Nebraska Ave.s
st. Joseph, Mo-, writes:
II can highly recommend your medicine.
Peruna as | believe 1t has done more for
me than all other medicines l have ever
taken.
you will always find me praising your
medicine and using 1t in my family. We
all endorse it."
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II think your medicine and treatment
will do just what you say they will II
your excellent advice is carefully fol-
lowed. May you prosper in your good
work.
The Many Phases of Catarrh.
Catarrh may appear in the household in
the form of a slight cold or cough, an
attack of la grippe, or even hay fever.
Peruna meets these invasions squarely
and repuse the enemy before 1t gains
foothold.
Therefore, Peruna is a household rem
edy. Used at the correct time II often
obviates the necessity of continued doc
tering.
Perhaps in no other way can the wis
dom of economy and foresight be so
forcibly expressed as in keeping on hand
a bottle of Peruna to protect the various
members of the family against the en-
croachments of catarrh.
We have on file thousands of testimo-
malls from heads of families, located north
and south, east and west.
These letters praise Peruna for its eff
ficient protection of the family against
catarrh.
Young and Old Take Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. Lofty Carr, 1894 9Th avenue. Des
MONIES, Ia, writes:
ct gives me great pleasure to write
you few words of the great good Peruna
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WEEKLY AVERAGES
OF CLEARING |! HOUSE
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT NOTED
IN THE RESERVE CONDITION.
MONEY FLOW TO NEW YORK is
RESUMING.

New York, November 25.-The weekly
bank statement of clearing house banks,
issued today, is as. follows:
Loans, 1,012, 2SS, 800; decrease, s4,795.30
Deposits. 1893. 600; increase s1O6,6oo.
Circulation. s54,eo26Oo; decrease, $1,000.
Legal tenders, $74.4S4.900; increase, ST.
400, 800.
Specie 1854, 46s 900; increase, $4,S59,900
. Reserve, s25s. 95l,50o; increase. s6,26s,100.
Reserve required. s24s. 7s4 400; increase,
$27.15O.
Surplus, ss,157 1O0 increase. ss.2A,95o
Ex-United States deposits, $11. 29S, 975; in
crease, s6.241.SOO.
New York, November 25.-The F1nancier
this week says:
Last weeks official statement of the
Associated Banks indicated a further I'M
provement in their reserve condition. This
was expected from the gain in cash, which
was foreshadowed by the preliminary es-
Inmates of the movements of the money
market during the week. One encouraging
fact shown by such movement Is that 1t
quite clearly indicates the return flow
of money to this center in some volume.
anu IL tnlS SnOulu CoIitliuc III tuc hcdA
future, there will probably be no recur-
renee of monetary arrangement at least
for the remainder of the year. The cash
gain shown by the statement was &c.
269 100 and 1t would appear from the fact
that this sum is much larger than that
which was estimated from the traceable
movements that this increase was largely
due to the bringing over into last week
of averages from the previous week. The
loans were contracted by 4,795,300. which
reduction contributed to the Improvement
in the reserve Deposits were increased
through by the very moderate amount OF
s1OS, &c., so that the required reserve
against general deposits was augmented
by only $27,150.
Deducting this sum from the gain In
cash as above left 1924, $50 as the increase
in surplus reserve to 50, 157, 100. Computed
upon the basis of deposits, less those of
IS, SCI, 500 public funds. against which no
reserve is required by the treasury to be
held, the surplus is $11 .29s ,975. 1t may be
noted that the loans which in the previous
week were $1S014. 900 in excess OF deposits.
were last week $13, ITO, 700 in excess thereof.
The daily average of bank clearings
shown by last weeks statement was $685.
100000 as against 10000. 900 In the previous
week.
The exchanges on Saturday, rejecting
Fridays business were 1912 .067,135. Com
PARSONS of loans by individual banks in
dictate that six institutions decreased this
item by $3,5O0,000 net. seven banks
gained "a, 250, 900 net cash.
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CHILD is KILLED.
Is Struck by Engine While Playing on
the Track. -

Selma November Observation-Disclosures
senger train No. 16 on the Southern rail-
way, from Meridian, struck little year
old child at Toomsuba. Miss, this morn
ing, causing practically instant death.
The little one was playing along the track
as the train rounded the curve near the
station which is between Meridian and
York Engineer John Smith was at the
trottle and saw the child too late 10
avert the accident. the curve obstructins
the view
The child seemed to be lying upon the
track when observed, with Its hands upon
the rail and started to get up just as
it was struck.
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May Get New Road.

Meridian. Miss, November 25.-(SpeciaD
1t has developed that the smoker by the
board of trade and cotton exchange sched-
uled for Tuesday night. next may result
In arrangements being completed for the
construction of a branch line by the Gulf
and Ship Island railroad from Mendenhal
to this city President Jones of the rail-
road, is quoted being in favor of the
proposed construction. Many prominent
railroad men will be the guests of the
organization at the smoker, including the
highest officials of the Gulf and Ship
Island and the Mobile. Jackson and Kan
sas City systems.
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FAMOUS RAILROAD CAUSE
UP TO SUPREME COURT

going to any unnecessary expense or cre-
ating any unnecessary antagonisms.
The state, county and municipal taxes
involved in this litigation are said to be
somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000
900. The state claims back taxes of 1888.
amounting to n total of about s125,00 from
each railroad The city and county claims
make up the rest of the million.
1t Is believed final decision In this
case will be reached by the supreme court
sometime In December. 1t may be later
than this since many Legal points arc In
volved. But 1t is generally thought the
court will decide the cases before the new
wear
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allow the law to take it's course and pun
ish the guilty ones. He said that the
majesty of the law had been indicated
and that the people were to be congrat-
ulated that the world knew that mob law
would not prevail in Etowah county.
Hunter Has Nothing to Say.
Jack Hunter was first to be sentenced
and he had nothing to say Vance Gar
ner said he was not guilty of the crime.
VIII Johnston, who Is the most inteili-
gent of the three. stated:
Most honorable Judge, and white folks.
/ am innocent. but as you have got me
L guess l will have to 60"
To this Judge Disque stated that from
the testimony of VIII Johnston himself
and of witnesses, Johnston was guilty be-
ycnd any doubt and that he was present
and took part in this revolving crime.
The death watch has been set and guards
are on duty day and night. There will
be no appeal taken and the negroes Will
be hung on the date set.
Given Twenty Years.
Frank Hughes, white, aged 20, was given
twenty years in the penitentiary this al
ternoon for highway robbery. 1t was charg-
ed that he and Walter Huggin on May
last, assaulted and robbed Cleveland
Radcliffe, white aged Is, In swamp near
the Alabama Great Southern depot in At
talla where they had allured him on
the pretense of taking walk. His SEN
tence was very light He Is notorious
character and has served term In prison.
r he man assaulted had his Skull tract
ured
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Neoro ls Drowned.

Pratt City November 25.-(Special.)-
John Allen, negro employed at the fur
naces in Ensley. was drowned tonight
in Village creek while on his way home
from work.
He was crossing the creek on log
with some companions when he slipped
and fell into the water drowning before
his companions could save him.
The body was recovered and carried to
Sam Foley's undertaking establishment
and was prepared for burial
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TO MERCHANTs.

GAUCC1v0 WORH0oSHoyS UOVs.
18th. 1O:25 a. m. Dessemer
freight train will 60 to Bes-
senior via South Bessemer
line and return via North
Bessemer line.
Birmingham Railway, Light
F Power Company.
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Have YOU Been Through Our Store Lately!

fyou the hundreds who kind things
it
youhav len BIG
week, possibly There
hemipheres
Holiday
Holidays
undgned scramble crowded.
easily, carefully
6t shopping
shall of
F. w. BROMBERG, gEwEzER
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Habby Family kept We'll and Hearty By Taking Peswn0
Mr.. and Mrs. PIamann and Chlldre

ANha P1 m u
now aeto 10 rag h
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An Enemy to the Home.

HATARRH is the natural climatic enc
~ my of every home.
Over every home hangs the inevitable
certainty of catarrhal invasion
NO home is entirely free from 1t. Every
person is subject to it.
1t would be no exaggeratfon to say that
two-thirds of the homes of America have
suffered more or less from this Invisible,
almost omnipresent enemy catarrh
Peruna Is the natural protection OF the
household
1t is intended to relieve catarrh and ca
tarrhal diseases in any and all of their
phases.
A Safeguard Against Colds-Would
Not Be Without Pe-ru-na.
Mrs Anna McSweeney., 235 N. Sth street,
Kansas City, Kas., writes:
'I would not for anything do without
a bottle of your Peruna and Manalin in
the house.
your medicine is a safeguard against
colds, for l have given 1t to my children
and they are in the best of health.
my little daughter. Catherine, the one
you have been treating, has such an APP
petite that / enjoy watching her eat
Before taking your treatment she
would eat scarcely anything. can never
be grateful enough for what you have
done for our darling. Catherine.
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InterestIno statlstlcs

The Conference Brotherhood. mutua
Insurance. Association, met at o'cloc
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20
TaE DAIRY BUSINESS.

Dalrying is disllked by many farm
ers for several reasons. 1t ls claimed
that 1t Is dirty work: that 1t ties
man down for every day In the year.
and 80 on. The way some dairies are
run it Is slavery, filthy type of bond
age every way dete!table. But there
Is better way. The Danes, the Dutch
In Holland, the French and the most
up to date dairymen in our own eoun-
try have found 1t out. Just as soon as
dairyman understands that absolute
and superlative cleanliness is indispen-
sable to success I'm the business most
Of the difficulty Is removed. When n
man has to take an old peg milk stool,
palt on pair Of rubber boots and milk
dirty COW In drt.er COW yard 1t is
nasty business, but that Is not the
right way even II 1t is SO common. The
Hollanders make their dairy barns the
show places OF the farm homestead,
taking precedence Of the family par
lor. As soon as dairying Is taken up
scientifically and senslbly with the
right sort Of dairy animals and con-
Quoted as 1t may and should be every
objection to II rs business is at once
removed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20


The big problem for man with a
wet farm is to get the land well
drained. Wet farms In combination
with wet seasons have been the cause
or more mortgage foreclosures and
farm failures than any other one thing
In the northwest. Because these fiat
wet farms Will grow fine crop In
dry season, there remains the constant
temptation to cultivate them, which Is
all mistake. for In their undralned
condition they should be kept In grass
and never be touched with a ploW.
When these lands are tile drained they
become the most productive lands in
the country. and the first thing Is to
plan how best to get them thoroughly
drained. These lands as they now are
are worth on an average about $40 an
acre for pasture, When tile drained
they are easily worth and will pay
good Interest on 500 per acre. 1t will
cost from $40 to SIS per acre to prop
erly drain them. Better sell one half
OF the farm and get the other half
drained. II 1t can be done In no other
way.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20
Camping Party.

Misses Nell and Louise Stiers,
of Haydenyille, Miss Phil Brooke,
of Logan, and Misses Ethel Sisson
and Josephine Quest, of Nelson.
vile, camped last week on the
river near the Stiers' farm, at
Haydenville. They closed the
week with dance and chicken
supper, Saturday night, at which
u large number of guests were
present, including the following:
Henry Woodwork and wife, Mr..
John Jones, Miss McLain, Mr..
and Mrs. Campbell and Mr..
Pearly, of Haydenville; Messrs.
Fred Alderman and John Preston,
of Athens; and goodly delega-
tion from Nelsonville. A FIVE
piece band orchestra from Nelson
Vile was engaged for the occasion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20

Persian lawn, Paris muslin and bobi-
nette all vie in favor with organdle and
chiffon. Silk Is too elaborate and old
unless 1t be a simple dress of white
china silk.
A gown OF china silk Is very dainty
made with full gathered skirt trim
med with tucks running above deep
hem almost to the waist ltae' In grad
uated widths from two to half inch
deep. The bloused waist Is tucked horl
zontally above the deep glrdle to within
an inch OF the round yoke of val lace.
The elbow puff sleeves are finished
with two very full tucked ruffies. 4
This Idea might be carried out I'm apy
OF the above mentioned tub materiais
and varied by putting insertions of lace
between the tucks.
Gloves and shoes worn with the grind.
uation costume will OF course be white.
the gloves long mousquetajres and the
shoes or slippers of suede or soft white
kid.
The gown pictured is of white Per-
Sian lawn. On each of the three ruffies
forming the skirt are rows of lace In
sertion scalloped on the edge. The
yoke and choker are made of herring
boned bands OF lawn, mingled with a
scroll design Of lace. The sleeves are
made Of alternating pufrs ard bands of
Insertion to the elbow.
... JUDO CHOLLET.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20

and recognized ability. During
the six years he has served as
county examiner he has given uni
versal satisfaction, and he stands
in the front rank OF his profession
in this county. He will assist in
one more examination before leay-
ing Logan.
We commend Mr.. Nunemaker to
the best graces of the people of
New Holland, with the assurance
that he will worthily fulfil their
expectations. The loss to Hook
ing is the gain to Pickaway, and
in enlarging his field of work Mr..
Nunemaker is but using in
greater way the talents and know
ledge 50 eminently displayed
among his native hills.
The New Holland schools com.
prise five years of primary work,
four grammar grades, and a three
year high school course, and EN-.
brace very complete and excel
lent curriculum. Mr.. Nunemaker
will be principal of the high
school, as we'll as superintendent
of all the other departments.