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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
SAID HE WOULD GET
MONEY FOR HEIRS
Dallas Man Is Charged With Using the
Mails to Defraud Descendants
of New Yorker.

New York, July 12.-W. H. Atwell
United States district attorney at Dali
las, Tex, visited the office of the CO.
register here today to gather informa-
ton, which he expects to use in eonnee-
ton with the prosecution of Joseph L.,
Cowan OF Dallas under indictment
charged with using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
The alleged frauds were committed in
soliciting and receiving payments from
the heirs of James Hartsfield, who died
in this city many years ago for the pur-
pose of establishing a claim to a tract of
land along the east side of Central park.
New York now worth hundreds of mil
lions of dollars. 1t is charged that Cowan
represented that an original lease of nine
ty-nine years on the property had ex-
PRED and that 1t should now revert to
Hartsield's heirs. 1t Is said that there
are hundreds of those heirs in the south
and southwest
1t is charged that Cowan has received
about 81, 100000 as a result of the plan.
The prosecution charges that there is no
ground whatever for Cowan's contention
that Hartsfields heirs are entitled to the
real estate in question.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
NEWS OF CoDEN.
Fishing Is Unusually Good On the
Coast This Season.

Coden July Especial THE extreme
in this favored region only by those
who are so unfortunate as to be forced
to labor in the sunshine of the back
woods. The coast is cool and breezy at
all hours of the day and night, and the
visitors from the up country are loud In
their praises of the health-giving breezes
of the gulf coast
w. E. Taylor returned few days sinco
from a visit to relatives in Talladeg0.
and says there is no comparison between
the mountains and the seacoast in sum-
mer.
Miss Jean Mapes of Montgomery is
spending several weeks at villa Alba"
the guest of Miss Sophia Alba.
A party of Brewtonites, consisting of
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Strong, Miss Vonceil
Strong and Miss Sumter Martin. were re-
cent visitors to VILLA Alba" on a tour OF
the gulf coast resorts. 1t is gratifying
that the party concede to Coden more at
fractions and comforts than any place
they visited.
The many friends of Capt. p F. Alba
are gratifed to see him out again after
nearly six months confinement to his
home from the effects of fall, compli-
Gated with rheumatism.
II. II. Boyer of Pensacola spent few
hours in Coden recently visiting friends.
The fishing season is remarkably good,
and many visitors from the interior will
return home primed with true fish stories
for the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
MRS. HARTJE SPRINGS SURPRISE
Denies Authorship of Star Letter In
Divorce Suit.

Pittsburg, July 12.-Mrs. Mary Scott
the suit for divorce entered by her hus-
band. Augustus Hartje. the millionaire
paper manufacturer. exploded a surprise
on the counsel for her husband when the
trial of the case was resumed today,
Mrs. Hartje went on the stand and as
a preliminary to the testimony of David
N. Carvalho, the New York handwriting
expert, repudiated the testimony she had
given last week. and denied the author
ship of the Susie Wagner letter. This
letter is one of the standards in the
case, and is one of the letters on which
the experts for Hartje base the assump-
ton that Mrs. Hartje wrote the famous
forty letters.
Expert Carvalho who followed Mrs.
Hartje on the stand, testified that the
same hand that wrote the Wagner let
ter wrote tho letter which Edward G.
Hartje found in the ash pile in the Hart
je barn, and also wrote others of the let
tiers.
Apparently the testimony disconnected
the attorneys for Hartje and they Sc
cured a hurried adjournment of court I'M
til this afternoon
When court reconvened after the re-
cess, Mr. Carvalho was put under a
searching Characterization which failed
to shake his testimony OF early in the
day. He was followed by Mr.. Ewell who
was on the stand the remainder of the
day.
Mr. Ewell sustained Mr.. Carvalho' s
opinion regarding the letters being es-
pecially emphatic In his opinion as to
| the exhibit So. Both these experts will
| go on the stand tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
w. C. DAVIS is CANDIDATE.
Jasper Man Will Oppose Col. L. M.
Leith for Senator.

Jasper, July aL)-William c..
Davis. prominent attorney Of Jasper
has announced that he will be a candidate
for senator from this senatorial district
before the democratic primary on Au-
gust q. Mr.. Davis opposes Col. M. L.
Leith, who has been in the race for sew
eral months Both men have strong sup
porters in the counties composing the
district: Walker, Fayette and Lamar, and
the race will probably attract consider
able attention. The two candidates will
probably begin a series of joint debates
within a short time Mr.. Davis formerly
resided in Marion county but has lived
I'm Jasper for several years and has many
friends in this county. He was elected to
the legislature from Marion county for
three terms. He is regarded as one of the
best campaign speakers in the county
and will doubtless make a vigorous race
before the coming election.
William c. Chiekering, newsboy on
the Frisco train No. 205 was arrested at
Horse Creek yesterday afternoon by City
Marshal Bartain, upon Geographic in
struetions from Sheriff Jack Moore. who
was on the train that reached Birming-
ham at o'clock. 1t was claimed that
young Chickering was caught trying to
beat a passenger out of a $40 bill. When
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
COMBINE FORMED
TO MAKE BOXES
ARKANSAS MAN CLAIMS SET OF
CONCERNS HAS TRADE SEWED
UP AND CHARGES WHAT 1T
PLEAsEs.

Chicago. July 12.-William B. Beckman
OF Blytheville, Ark, today filed a bill in
the United States circuit court asking
for an accounting with, and receiver for
the Chicago MIL and Lumber company
and an injunction against the Pecke-
Leycht Lumber company, American Box
company Packing Box company, Marked
Tree Lumber company, Herman Paepcke,
Edward A. Leicht, William Wins,
Charles Wledman and all unknown Off
GERS and stockholders of the Chicago Mill
Lumber company, restraining them from
acting In a combination in restraint of
trade.
Becknan, in his BILL alleges that there
has been in existence since 1900 "a pool
trust, agreement or understanding. un-
lawfully to regulate and fix the prices
of boxes In the United States. He de-
elares that the trust, which he declares
in his bill, has been formed, has no ac-
tual name. but that the agreement to
create a monopoly includes by far the
great majority of manufacturers and
dealers in boxes in Illinois, Indiana Mis-
souri,, Tennessee. Arkansas, Mississippi
Louisiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Michigan and Minnesota He declares
that the combination parcels out the ter
ritories in the several states to certain
members of the organization so that one
or more members shall have a monopoly
on the product in that territory and can
fix prices and stifle competition. The
bill declares the alleged combination to
be violation OF the interstate commerce
act the Sherman anti-trust law, and the
trust laws of the state of Illinois. Ac-
cording to the bill, the alleged combna-
ton represents a capital of 20o.000,000,
land possibly twice as much with an
annual output valued at $25, 100000. Beck
man asserts that he is a stakeholder in
the Chicago Mill and Lumber company,
and has never received any dividends,
although the company has made a great
deal of money
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
TOWN DESTROYED
BY CLOUDBURST
Landslide In Mexico Also Gave Valu-
able Assistance In the Work
of Destruction.

Ell Paso, Tex. July ia cloudburst and
landslide on July 10 at Ocampel (Jesus
Maria) Chihuahua, Mexico, almost COM
pletely destroyed the city and killed seven
or more persons. Many others were in
jured and 1t is expected some of them
will die. All the killed and injured are
Mexicans
The American residents are alternating
the suffering of the wounded and are re-
covering the bodies of the dead as rapidly
as possible. Robert Brooks. general man
ager for the w. c. Greene Gold and Silver
company, at Ocampo, Is in charge and is
handling matters satisfactorily. The
Greene company's office and corral were
swept away, but all It's American EN-
ployes escaped. The Watterson company,
the only other concera owning extensive
interests in the camp, suffered a loss of
about $4,000, its reduction works and Of
fees being destroyed.
News of the disaster reached Ell Paso
today in a telegram to W. c. Green's Of
fee in this city from the point nearest
Ocampo having Telegraph facilities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
Surveying for New Road.

jackson, Miss, July 12.-Mr. Fred Her
rick and the other northern capitalists
who recently paid more than half mil
lion dollars for a large body of land lying
up Pearl river from this city. have al
ready begun surveying the route of the
Pearl River Valley railroad, and propose
to push 1t for all they are worth and as
fast as abundant means will permit. The
surveying corps has started from the
vicinity of the Illinois Central railroad
north of the city of Jackson, the idea
being to locate the best line on which
to get out of the city and dodge the Dig
hills on the Kinds county side of Inc
river. Jackson has every reason to be-
leve that the road is assured, and in the
very near future, the men who are at
the head of 1t having moved their families
to Jackson and purchased homes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
WATER COMPANY MUST
FURNISH PRESSURE
Florida Court Allows Damages Because
Pressure Was insufficient at
Time of Fire.

Tallahassee, Fla, July 12.-The Florida
supreme court has decided that the water
works company is liable for damages for
failure to supply sufficient water pres
sure to exdngulsh fire. Robert Mugge,
the Tampa brewer. sued the water works
company for $4,000 damages because of
the loss of his brick building through
alleged lack of water pressure. The cir
cult court decided the case against him.
He took an appeal to the supreme court,
and Justice Herker now decides that the
water works company is liable; that the
Circuit judge erred in his decision, which
is reversed at the cost of the defendant,
and remanded the case for further pro-
ceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
YOUNG Man 10 Assaulted.

Gadsden, July 12.-(SpeciaD.-o Nc
Cormick, a young white man. was found
near the Walnut street bridge at a late
hour last night in an unconscious condi-
ton. He was later removed to his home
His wounds are very painful, but it is
not thought they will prove fatal. Nc
Cormick states that he was assaulted by
several men, but he did not know what
their motive was.
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Married Near Gadsden.

Gadsden July 12.-(SpeciaD.-A mar
rage of note was that of Joseph Thorn
ton and Miss Burdette Mccluney, at the
residence of the brides father, Mr. Joseph
A. McCluney, near this city, yesterday
evening at o'clock. Rev. Ira f. Haw
kins of this city performed the ceremony
In the presence of the relatives and a
few special. friends. The young people
belong to the best families of this city and
section. The groom holds a position with
the B. M Stewart Sons Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
Public Barred From Trial.

Meridian, Miss, July 2.-(SpeciaD. The
trial OF Neil Henderson, charged with
assault. began today, the entire morning
Being consumed In obtaining the jury.
The first witness on the stand was the
alleged victim, Mrs. Minnie Howard. The
trial is creating a sensation. and the pub
lie has been barred from the court room
during the hearing of the testimony.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
Sunday School Convention In Bullock

Union Springs. July 12-(SpeciaD. The
Bullock county Sunday school conven-
tion held an interesting session two days
this week, Tuesday and Wednesday, at
Midway While the attendance was not
as large as usual. the reports of the Sec
rotary and treasurer showing considerable
increase in interest and growth in the
Sunday school work throughout the coun-
ty during the past conventional year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
Unknown Negro Is Lynched.

Shreveport, July 12.-The body of an
unknown negro was found hanging to a
tree in the northeastern part of Clai-
borne parish this morning, having been
lynched by a mob who took him from
officers. The lynching occurred a few
miles south of Junction City. Ark, where
the negro attempted a criminal assault
on the sister of Ned Thompson, a promi-
nent farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p Messer and their
three little daughters left the city yes
terday for Asheville, n. c. They will also
visit Hendersonville and other points IN
the North Carolina mountains and Mrs
Messer and the children will remain there
the entire summer but Mr.. Messer will
return in three or four weeks.
Miss Dean will leave shortly for New
York and Boston to be gone several
! weeks
Mr. Robert Jemison. Jr., has returned
from Asheville
Miss Susie Dexter is visiting her sis
ter at Oberiln and will start next week
for tour through the west.
Miss Julia Ballard of Marion. Ala, ar
rived yesterday and is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. WEIGH on St. Charles street
Mr. and Mrs. John London, Jr., have
leased Mrs. Virginia Heads home on syc-
amore street for the summer. Mrs. Head
and Miss Head are with Mrs. John Kaul
In Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Underwood have
| returned from Mentone.
Miss Wingfield of Washington, ID. c,
who has been visiting her brother, Mr.
T. ]. Winghed, left the city Wednesday
for Omaha, but will return to Birming-
ham for another weeks visit before go
| ing back to Washington.
Miss Snyder of Louisville is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Clement c. Gazzam. Mr..
and Mrs. Gazzam have recently com
pleted their new home, charming little
cottage on Iroquois street overlooking
Highland avenue. on a superb site, one
of the highest points on the hills slope.
Gen. Louis v Clark his little daugh-
ter, Miss Augusta, and his nephew Mr..
Russell Brooks, have returned from Per-
dido Bay.
Mrs. L. A. Townley and her children
have gone to Ann Arbor, Mich, for the
summer.
Miss Marie Smith and Mrs. Robert
Cecil are visiting relatives in Athens
Ala.
Miss George Weatherly is entertaining
her cousin, Miss Flora Orr. Miss Orr will
return to Mentone in few days
Judge Samuel l.. Weaver has COMO to
Hull on a short fishing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Danforth have
returned from Montgomery where they
have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. William NJ. Lindsay and her
daughter, Miss Marie Lindsay have gone
to Tennessee for a months visit.
Miss Grace Steele, a member of the
faculty of the Pollock stephens institute
has gone to Chautauqua to remain until
the fall.
Miss Townley will leave in a few weeks
for Detroit, Mich. where the family will
reside permanently.
Miss Tenie Snoddy of Geiges. Ala, is
the guest OF her friend, Miss Viola Cook.
Mrs. George w. Scholar and her daugh-
| ter Miss Bessie, went by the Frisco train
Yesterday to California, where they will
| spend month They go to visit, Mrs.
| Parker. a sister OF Mrs. Scholar. Mr..
| Parker Is general manager of railroad
that extends westward from Eureka, a
port about 100 miles north of San Fran
cisco.
Miss Caroline Holiday of Richmond,
Va, is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. W. e..
Leake at their home on Nineteenth street.
| south.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin r. Fleming will leave
tomorrow morning for Bayou Labatre,
where they will spend two weeks.
Mrs Wooten NJ Stone of Texas, accom-
panied by her children, is the guest of her
sister on Sycamore street
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Debate the BiaIystok Affair.

St. Petersburg. July 12.-Although to-
day is the festival Of st. Peter and St.
Paul. and general holiday. the lower
house or Parliament met as usual and
resumed the debate on the Bialystok
affalS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
BETHEL FEMALE COLLEGE,

Select School for young ladies. Beau
tiful grounds. Instruction In Music.
Languages, Literature and Science
unsurpassed. SD sessions opens Sep
TEMPER g. Write for catalogue.
EDMUND HARRISON, A. M, LID.
6-A1-18t-mon-wed-fr President
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Fire In Chile Town,

Iquique, Chile. July 12,-Part of the
commercial quarter of this city was de-
stroyed by fire today.
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
cHAs C. THAcH NJ A LII d. PRESIDENT
MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE
Marion. Alabama.

College courses leading to the degree
of Bachelor Of Arts and Bachelor of Sci
ence. Special training for business and
the study of law. medicine and engineer
ing. Advanced laboratory courses in cleo
tricity and chemistry. 7-4-su-wed-fr-tl
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ELIZABETH COLLEGE
And Conservatory Of Music,
Charlotte, N. c.
A HIGH GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Ideal climate-midway between Asheville
and Pinehurst. New York and Florida
Beautiful suburban location. overlooking
the city. Twenty acres of campus, $780,
900 college plant, fireproof buildings; twen-
ty experienced, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. teach
e.s. A. b. and Elective graduate courses.
Music, Art. Expression. Write for cata-
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11


HDon't fear. The match will come
off. Berthe is their only child and they
will sacrifice themselves to get a ris-
ing man into their family"
-" How They Woo in France. =;
So much for the palmer girls. There
are, however, lovely creatures capable
of turning young men s heads, and any
quantity of just nice girls, with money
or without. it. When the young man
falls in; love with one of these, he does
not 60. and say * L love you! = =, y. ~,
First-Her parents would consider it
dishonorable. 4. s--. g. :. - e.. i.s..s.
Second-It might make her. faint
Third He does not get the chance
Instead, he goes and tells his mother
+ His mother tells his father. -.,s =.
+ His, father takes bath, hunts nE
his brother or his business partner
and together they call on relative Of
good friend of the parents Of the girl
They have a, talk and go away. This
friend or relative has a talk with thu
parents Of The girl. i If all goes we'll
notes are exchanged by the same in
termediary, notes concerning fortune
| family and position It is only. afte
making sure that real appropriateness
exists that they meet. .-. ....
| Who's Why, the parents. T.Es,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
Parliament Striving to Remove Some Of
the Many Barriers on the Way
to Matrimony.
Now There's Six Months Between the
Kiss ON the Hand and the Kiss
on the Cheek!

still weigh heavily In favor of ODE
know their sons and daughters are free
at the age of 81. This will do away
with many tyrannies. What would you
think, for example, Of the mother of an
engaged girl .interposing six months be
tween the kiss on the hand and the kiss
on the cheekq ~ s a2
s Finding the Husband.
:. In. the ideal paternal system of old
France, the marriageable girl says to.
her father: Il sEz..' S Z. =. ~ ~. .E
II have always been, obedient.. i
have ,effaced myself. z i have kept my
eyes on the ground. I am now entitled
to husband. Find me one. - 'z. e
Thousands Of girls are saying it, with
variations, at the present hour; and
the lifework of father and mother since
the girls birth has been to fit them
selves to give satisfactory answer,
such as: $*
Patience, you shall have your little
husband. You know we give you l00,.
900 francs of dot. We have right to
be exacting as to the young man. Pa
thence, we are occupied with your af-
fair ~ s.. .--. .:.-~' -. : =.
The plain girl with rich parents oc-
cupies situation Of superiority. Young
men, who could not nerve themselves
to make long love to, that plain face
and snappy disposition, find it easier
to plunge into one act of heroism-the
demanding Of her hand outright, with
;. out preliminaries, from her father.
Yet perhaps it is the girls Of moder.
ate fortune who most profit by the sys-
TEN. All over France, where prudent
marriages and prudent. living have
raised up a uniquely numerous class
of small but sufficient incomes from
investments, manageable girls are
ticketed with the exact figure of their
dot-the family sinking fund. \ =
| :. According to the Dot. -, i - =.
4 When gossips canvass them, there is
no lack of data, as: ~.
/ ".suzanne? She is proud, now that
/ her father has refused the doctor: She
told Marie that with $4,000 francs OF
dot her mother thinks she ought to get
} a rising politicians. -; @,'.~ 4.t.+ =
/ elbow about Berthe? Oh, her fathe,
! courts the new young notary, who has
just bought old Vasseur's practice, Bu
- what will you? The practice cost hin
. $4,000 francs Therefore he ought t,
marry 100000 francs of dot, ought h,
, notg'' L. Z - 5.a.-s - ~.
: "And Berthe's: dot is only 1900
francs9' ~ z7~.~& 3~r<4 80 49,. -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
BY Sterling Heilig.

Special Correspondence Of The Journal.
~ ARTS, Feb. 26.-Ten thousand en-
- gagged girls in France rejoiced
a when they read, yesterday, that
the judicial reforms commission OF the
chamber of deputies had approved the
report of M. Deribere-Desgardes:
Ten thousand other girls who have
sneaking fancy for 10000 men rejoiced
at the same time; and all the men con-
cerned-or most of them-and $4,000
other girls and $4,000 candid youths
will rejoice with them. The report IA
vors the Lemire law, which is to make
courtship and marriage easier in
France. >..%:. ,>@ =: T.:
When the Lemire law comes in force,
young folks, in France, may freely mar
ry at the age Of 81. The extraordinary
lawsuit the "respectful summons
which they have to bring against OBJ
streperous parents and which, by the
fact, prevents lnnumerable matches,
will be abolished. And one simple pub
Ecation will replace formalities which
at the present hour prevent as many
more. s.:E..
The Able Lemire, to whom future
generations of young folks in France
will render the affection and the: ven
GRAFTON of a new Ste Valentine, sits
in the chamber Of deputies as the
elected representative Of "a factory
working population in the north Of
France. Formerly he was q professor
in the Saint Francis-of-A Assist institu
tion at Hazebrouck. He is an hon
orary canon of the Cathedral of AK
And~he has written highly esteemed
books on Christian socialism. ~,
The Young Will Love the Able.
Well, the Able Lemire looked on the
young folks Of France. He saw that
thanks to the cupidity and prejudice
of parents, they were marrying less ant
less-and marrying ill. Three hundred
and fifty years ago, the French repre-
sentatives at the council of Tren
fought to have consent Of parents mad
essential to the validity of any mar
riage. What the council would not d.
for them, Napoleon > almost granted
nine French parents out of ten toda,
imagine their consent essential; and tn
civil law Of France stands by them ali
solutely till their sons are 25 year
old, and relatively, ever after by til
weight Of the 'respectful summons. -
The Able Lemire concocted his Law
When, finally, it passes, the naiority @
young. folks in France will continu
marrying with. the consent of parent
yes, because affection and respect wi